chapter 2. drew's feelings

May was crying her eyes out as she ran into the deeper part of the woods.

"Ash." Max said looking around "Where's my sister?"

"I don't know she took off. " ash said "I'm sure she'll be back."

"I'm going after her." said drew as he stood up he was still weak but he knew he had to go after her, He ran off into the forest heading west as the rain began to fall.

May lay against a tree with her head resting on her knees and crying as she listened to the rain falling.

"May!" she heard her name being called "Come on May I'm sorry."

She recognized the voice as drew's and thought to her self what's he doing out here he should be at camp resting.

"May Where are you?" she heard him call

"I'm over here!" she yelled out as she kept crying.

He ran toward the tree where he saw her sitting against the tree, he sat down with her and said :

"May, I'm sorry. " he looked at her she wouldn't look up but he heard her tears

"I didn't mean anything by what I said."

"Then why did you say it? " she said finally looking up with her eyes still red from the tears in her eyes.

"Oh may I didn't mean it in a bad way it's just sometimes I don't get girls." he said looking at her "I really don't know why it's upset you so much."

"Because the way it sounded was like you could care less about me, and my feelings." she said tears still coming out of her eyes she shivered.

Drew took her close into his arms and held her tightly trying to keep her warm, she keep crying, then her poke ball popped open and skitty came out it crawled up on to her lap and wiped tears off of her cheek as it licked her face gently. she hugged it close to her as she pushed out of his arms.

"May you know." he started but couldn't continue.

"Isn't it beautiful." she said motioning to the forest in front of and around them.

"Yeah." he said "But not as beautiful as you." she blushed then they both burst out laughing at his bad timing.

Back at camp.

"I wonder what's taking them so long." ash said worriedly "it's been over an hour since may ran off and drew went after her. "

"Ash did you see the look in her eyes for drew?" Brock asked from were he stood leaning against the tree.

"No." ash said "Why? "

"Yeah brock why? " asked Max as he watched them

"it was same look I get when I'm around Officer Jenny or nurse Joy." brock said "Something is up with them"

"huh." said both ash and Max

"Ash I think she likes him." brock said

"What do you mean." asked Max.

Ash thought about how to explain to him best and then said "Max you remember how you felt when you meet Vivi?"

Max's face got a hurt expression on it and he said "Yeah so!" then it hit him that's how his sister felt about Drew.

"Ash I'm going to go call home. " brock said as he ran off heading to the pokemon center.

"He does that every week." says Max.

"Yeah his family means a lot to him." ash said "He took care of them until he found his dad."

"Oh I see." said Max "Do you think May and Drew will be back. "

"Yeah I do Max." ash said "When brock comes back I'm going to go call my mom and then misty."

"What's with you and Misty." asked Max

"Nothing." ash said "She's just my friend."

"Right. " Max said

Ash got mad and looked at Max and said this "Vivi."

Max's face got that hurt look on it again and he went into the tent and cried, as he thought of vivi.

To May and drew

"May. " drew said quietly "You know your friends must be getting worried."

"Yeah right." she said "besides we can't go any where until the rain stops."

"Ok." he said she shivered again and he took her into his arms holding her tightly to him to keep her warm she lay her head against his shoulder and breathed in the sent of the rain.

"I hope you don't forget about me." he says

"Why would I?" she asked

"Because I am going to have to leave soon to go to the next contest." he said

May moved away from him.

"Yeah I know. " she said

Ash was getting worried when Brock came back to camp and may and drew hadn't. Brock came back and ash told him this:

"Hey watch Max, I'm going to go call my mom and then misty." as he ran off.

"Oh Ash I didn't want you to find out this way." brock said as he stared off after his friend.

"Find out what?" asked Max

"Nothing you need to know." brock said turning to max "Go back to bed."

"No." said Max.

to May and Drew.

"May I think we can start back to camp now." said Drew "The rain has stopped."

"okay." she said as she stood up she reached out to take his hand and help him up.

"Thanks." he said

They walked through the forest heading east back to camp, when they got there brock was watching max and ash was no where in sight.

"Brock where's ash?" asked May getting the attion of brock and her brother Max, who ran over to her and hugged her.

"I thought you weren't coming back." he said

"Ash went to the pokemon center may." brock said "to call his mom and misty."

"Okay." she said "Max you should have known I'd be back."

"I guess so." he said holding his sister in a hug then letting go.

the three of them set around talking.

meanwhile down at the pokemon center.

"Hello?" came lilies voice

"Hi lilie is misty there?" ash asked

"Yeah ash she's here." Lilie said "but she won't talk to any one."

"Why?" ash asked

"I think she's sick. " Lilie said

"What! " ash said worried

"Not like that ash." lilie said "I think her heart is broken."

"Why would it be broken." ash asked.

"She just hasn't been the same since she saw you last. she was suppose to be the gym leader and now she refuses to be." she said "As far as I know she's up in her room."

Understanding what Lilie was trying to say ash said this "Lilie tell her I said I love her." and he hung up before Lilie could ask any questions, and he ran back up to camp and right into the tent when he got there. He feel right on to the sleeping bag and cried. It wasn't fair he missed misty so much. He really cared about her.

"Ash." May called out.

"Go away may. " he said

"Okay." she said "but ash there's a brown haired green eyed girl here to see you."

"I don't know any brown haired green eyed girl." he said

"Yes. you do Ash ketchum." came the voice he knew so well it was Misty but the last time he had seen her she was a red head with blue eyes. He came out of the tent and stopped when he saw her.

"Misty." he said quietly

"Ash." she said as she walked in to his arms.

"I love you." ash whispered softly so that the others wouldn't hear him.

"I love you too." misty said just as quietly.

"That's misty?" Max said

"Yup." brock said

May and Drew walked away hand in hand to the lake where they sat down by the edge and he held her close. Ash and Misty walked down to a meadow in the middle of the forest and danced close, as the moon light shined down on them and then they feel to the ground laughing, Ash looked at her with a question in his eyes witch she answered by litely kissing his lips.

"Oh Drew isn't the lake beautiful? " asked May as she leaned her head against his shoulder.

"Yes it is May." he said holding her. "I'm going to miss you."

"I know I'll miss you too." she said she litely kissed his cheek and looked away from him.

"Is there something wrong May?" he asked as he looked at her.

"No it's just that I'm not sure if we'll see each other again." she said

"May if your worried I'll forget you don't be." he said "I won't and here take this." he said giving her a bracelet, and his email.

"Thank you." she said as she leaned against his shoulder again.

"Misty." ash said back in the meadow "are you leaving again?"

"No ash." she said "I'm coming with you guys."

"After this next battle I'm going home." he said

"Oh." she said "Would your mom let me stay with you guys?"

"I think she would." he said

So the last battle was two days later and everyone was headed back home, misty and ash together, drew had embarked on his own quest once again and now May felt sad and alone, she knew Max was there and would always be there. Years later Ash was still with Misty and they were in love deeply.

"Misty," ash said

"Yes ash?" she asked.

"Will you marry me." he asked down on one knee in front of a restaurant full of people.

"Oh yes." she said as he put the ring on her finger and she pulled him up off the floor and they kissed.

"I love you Misty Water flower." ash said with a sincerity that made her feel as light as air.

"I love you too Ash ketchum." she said. "lets go tell our friends."

"I got a letter in the mail today May wants us to come visit, Drew is coming back to Pedalburg and she wants her friends with her."

"Okay." Misty says "But first lets go tell, traci and the others and stop by brocks too."

"Okay." ash said as they walked out of the restaurant together after he payed the bill.

They ran all the way up to the lab were professor oak and traci lived and worked with the pokemon. Holding hands all the way there they couldn't help but be very happy.

"Professor Oak, Traci?" ash yelled as they walked in the door.

"Ash?" came the sound of traci and Professor oaks voices.

"Yes professor, yes traci." he said

"Hi traci, professor Oak." said Misty as she walked over to where traci was hiding her ring all the way and hugging him.

Traci looked surprised that misty hugged him but was more so when she walked back and kissed ash.

"What's going on?" both P. Oak and Traci said

Ash looked at misty and she looked back at him and he said "Misty and I are getting married."

Both faces of Professor Oak and Traci were priceless.

"Your really getting married?" they asked.

"Yeah we really are." said Misty as she leaned her head on his shoulder.

They walked off after an hour talking with traci and Professor Oak and asking them to please tell ash's mom the news because they were going on a trip before their wedding. Ash and Misty head first to see brock and when they got there his little brother saw them coming.

"Hey Brock! " he yelled "Ash and Misty are here."

Brock came running out of the gym with his brothers and sisters right behind him.

"What are you guys doing here. " he asked them

"Misty and I have something to tell you." ash said while misty just stood there holding his hand.

"We're engaged brock, we're getting married." misty said.

"congratulations." came a voice neither of them new but all of brocks brothers and sisters came up to the woman who had said it.

"Ash, Misty." Brock said as he put his arm around the woman. "This is my wife, Jessica. "

"It's a pleasure to meet you." she said

"We didn't know you were married Brock." ash said "it's nice to meet you too Jessica."

"It really is." Misty said

"are you going some where?" asked brock when he saw the back packs on your backs.

"Yeah we're heading out to see May and Max." ash said "May wants us there when Drew comes back."

"Why would she." he started to say then thought about it "Oh."

"What ?" asked Misty

"Well what if he comes back and tells her he doesn't want to be with her? " he said "She'd need someone there."

"You think it's us?" ash asked with his eyes on misty.

"yeah because you guys are friends." he said

They stayed at the gym that night and ate dinner with brock, his wife, and all his brothers and sisters. the next morning they ate break feast and said good bye to brock and his family as they headed off.

to pedalburg city.

"Max!" yelled may now 16 at her younger brother Max who was now 11 through the bathroom door "Come on I need to change I don't know what day he's coming and I want to look alright when ever that is."

"Okay." he said "okay I'm out." he opened the door and ran out she walked right past him and into the bath room.

May put on her long blue skirt and a tight black top, she put on light pink eye shadow and lip gloss to match, then she pulled her hair to the side and pined her bangs. Her hair was much longer now then before and her eyes had gotten darker since then, too.

She walked out to the bench and sat down first watching the birds then she looked at the fountain and found that the cool water falling like it did reminded her of the woods and the lake, she missed traveling around, she decided that after she saw drew, ash and misty again she was leaving again. she looked up when she heard the sound of foot steps on the path that lead to the fountain.