30 Ways to Show I Love You

Contestshipping

Approximately four more days until Contestshipping Day~!

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Giving single red roses.


Drew's POV

"Drew!"

The excited squeal echoed around the empty training ground outside the Contest Hall. I looked up to see May's bright eyes sparkling as she ran, making her way over me way, not caring if anyone saw the way she looked right now.

Honestly, she looked radiant.

She launched herself into my arms, and I had to take a step back to stabilize myself so I didn't fall back. Clearly, she was still on cloud nine and filled with energy from winning the contest that just ended fifteen minutes ago.

The excited mewling of her Skitty and trilling of Beautifly, who had been trailing after her, reached my ears as I saw them approach. The two Pokémon watched us happily while they chattered with each other.

Easing out of her embrace, I pulled out a single red rose, a vision of perfection and beauty, but worth almost nothing compared to who I was giving it to.

"Congratulations on winning the contest," I praised.

She accepted the rose with a soft smile. "Thank you."

"You were lucky I already have enough ribbons to enter the Grand Festival so you didn't end up going against me," I teased, smirking. "I'm sure the clear winner would've been me either way."

May pouted, crossing her arms. "Hey, don't ruin the moment for me."

I reached over, lifting her chin up so she would look me straight in the eye.

"I'm sorry, May. Your performance was amazing, I doubt I would have been able to come up with something like it, or even compete against it."

"Apology accepted."

Calling back her Pokémon so they could rest, May pulled me over to the nearby bench so we could sit down. Leaning her head against my shoulder, she held up the rose, twirling it in between her fingers.

"Tired?" I asked. After the excitement from winning, I knew the built up fatigue from all the prior training was bound to follow. Contests took a lot of energy after all.

"A bit," May replied. A playful grin overtook her face. "Not tired enough to fall asleep on you quite yet. So, don't worry about needing to carry me around, I know I'm heavy."

I wrapped an arm around her shoulders, pulling her closer to me. "I wouldn't mind carrying you anywhere, you're not as heavy as you think you are."

She looked at me adoringly before fondly stared at the rose I had given her. "Remember how you would always give me a rose after a contest no matter what I placed back when we weren't dating yet?"

I chuckled at the memories that were slowly seeping back into my mind. I had a vague idea at where this conversation was going.

"Of course, I was the one who was always giving them to you," I pointed out while doing a hair flick. "I can't believe you didn't know what a single red rose meant for so long."

May flushed.

"How could I have known when you always told me they were for Beautifly?" she protested.

"I thought you would notice how shy I was when it came to showing my emotions back then." Memories of me trying to so hard not to stumble on my words and maintain my cool façade as I talked to this brunette came back to me. In my many attempts of trying to congratulate her wholeheartedly, I panicked initially and claimed it was for Beautifly. Smooth, I know, but I couldn't correct myself without telling her the truth I hadn't been ready to share to her yet. "Aren't girls more perspective to feelings and things like that?"

"All I saw was how arrogant you were," May claimed. I looked at her, eyes wide, which caused her to laugh. "I'm joking. You're much more than just that, Drew. I guess most girls are, but I've been told by Max I'm pretty oblivious to romance and things like that when it comes to myself." Her voice dropped to a whisper. "I feel like I should have noticed though, Solidad mentioned to me once, you cried when you lost your first contest."

It was my turn to flush red this time. I didn't know Solidad had told May about that incident. I had been so crushed since it was my first time, and it had been so long since then, I was really hoping everyone had forgotten about it.

Looks like I was wrong.

"...and these roses." May murmured. "I know what they mean now, and I just want to let you know, I love you too."

She had taken the unspoken words right from me. Before I could say or do anything, she moved and gave me a quick kiss.

Oh, the things she could get away with.


Awww... :)

I don't know if I'm capturing Drew in the right way, but, I'm going to stick with it. After all, relationships can change people~!

Those single red roses aren't going anywhere though! XD Drew can't lose his signature hair flick and roses. ;D

Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day!

~Skitty13