A Dozen Hearts, One Plan
Me: Hi! Thanks for reviewing.
Confessions: If you didn't then you should!
Drew: Whatever.
May: Do I come in the story now?
Me: Yes.
May: Yay!
Me: Ummm… I would like to point out that May and Drew are 15 even though they should be 13/14. And… the movie set in La Rousse never happened. Sorry but I haven't seen it yet. But I've heard it's a high tech place!
Drew: So… Basically you're useless.
Me: Basically you're getting less lines now. And it's time for…
All the girls: CHAPTER 2
Drew: Whatever. A Rose for me-A Rose for you does not you doesn't own Pokemon. If she did, I'd have more brothers and sisters than Brock.
Me: And that's a lot!
Chapter 2
This is our best behavior
May sat by the window on the train. She loved to watch the countryside roll by. She saw a Butterfree hovering in a field above some roses. Roses. They always reminded her of him. Whether it was the flower, the smell or sometimes even the word, her thoughts would wander back to Drew. Maybe going to see him was a bad idea. She turned around to face the empty seat in front of her. She remembered the phone call last night.
FLASHBACK
May stood at the train station with her hands in h
er pockets. She looked at the clock. 5:30. She pulled out her Pokenav. She hesitated slightly. She pressed speed dial number 1.
"Hey it's Drew. Well, you obviously missed me so leave a message after the beep," said Drew's strong comforting voice.
Wait took a deep breath and waited for the beep. BEEP!
"Hi Drew! It's May! Umm... I guess you haven't got your Pokenav with you. Oops! I forgot! You're ahead of Petalburg. Well… gosh I have no idea how to say this. Umm… I'm coming to visit. I thought… I mean… I hoped… we could… maybe… head to Johto… together. Oh! Unless you're already there! But I'm coming to La Rousse. I should be there by tomorrow. So… yeah. Bye. I'll see you tomorrow. Maybe."
May closed the Pokenav.
'There. That wasn't so bad. Or was it? Life was a whole lot easier when I hated him and I only saw him at contests.'
END FLASHBACK
May sighed. When would they be there? As if a minder reader, the driver came on the intercom.
"We are almost in La Rousse. We will be arriving in due course."
Due course? How long was that? She looked at the ocean. It was so inviting. She wished she could just jump out of the train into the cool water. It was too hot.
"Ladies and Gentlemen… Welcome to La Rousse."
May grabbed her bag and hastily made her way to the exit. Once she was off she was hit by a sudden sense of dread.
'Well… I know I should find Drew first but… where does he live?'
She was about to call him when…
"May!"
May span around and saw Drew and what looked like… kids? An entire army of them.
"Hi Drew!" May said, dropping her bags and waving.
"Hey May. These are my brothers and sisters.
"Hiya May!" they chorused.
"Hi!"
"Wow! Drew, you said she was beautiful but you look nothing like I thought!" Lionel said.
"Beautiful? Big brother Drew really said that?" May asked, blushing.
"Uh-huh! Are you really as strong as he says?" Bob asked.
"Umm… How strong did he say?"
'I can't believe this is happening,' Drew thought, resisting the urge to run back home.
"Laurie, can you look after the baby twins? I'll get May's bags," Drew said, hanging his head slightly.
He walked past May confidently even though he wanted to crawl under a rock and die.
"I'm just going to the toilet," May said.
When May was out of earshot, Drew turned on his siblings.
"What happened to being on your best behavior?" Drew asked.
"This is our best behavior," Zara said.
"Well you've already embarrassed me so go ahead and say what you want!" Drew said sarcastically.
May returned and the older twins had a mischievous twinkle in their eyes.
"May… Drew really likes you. Do you like him?" they asked simultaneously.
"OK. Let's go," Drew said hastily, grabbing the baby twins and going.
Drew had to slow down. As much as he wanted to go home, he didn't want his secrets revealed. Soledad had already done that at the Grand festival.
"May, where are you staying?" Casey asked, holding May's hand.
"The Pokecentre," May replied.
"Why don't you stay with us?" Harry asked.
"If it's OK with Drew," May said.
"Whatever. We have plenty of rooms," Drew replied simply.
May looked at the houses. They were reflecting the clear blue sky.
"Won't your Mom mind?" May asked.
"No. She's in Sinnoh," Laurie replied.
"Oh. So your Dad is looking after you?" May asked.
Everyone stopped in his or her tracks.
"He's… not with us anymore," Drew muttered.
They all continued to walk on. May hung her head slightly. Of all the things May could have said, that was probably the worst.
Drew's POV (When they are near the house)
I can't believe that was May at the station. There she was standing like an angel. Her elegance took my breath away; I didn't recognize her as the brunette I'd known before. She was beautiful. Her complexion glowed in the sunlight as her glossy brown hair swung over her shoulder in a wavy fashion. And her eyes...her beautiful sapphire eyes, they gleamed miraculously in the light, they reflected every emotion inside of her. Every thought, everything. Her sapphire eyes looked so blue, it was as if the sky had fallen into them and locked itself within. The beautiful colors of blue, cobalt and cerulean blended gently together creating an incredible bright blue. And she is wearing a dress. That's new. And she really pulls it off. It's red but the top half is like a top and it has like a stripy bit underneath, and the bottom is like a red ragged sort of skirt made of some material...She looked so different, she's...grown a lot too. Her figure is much more curvy and she looks very slim. Stop! It's May. Your rival. Your friend. Friends don't think that about friends. But… In general she had matured- but there was still that childish that twinkled in her eyes. This brought a grin to my face.
"Why are you smiling Drew?" Laurie asks me.
"No reason."
"Liar. It because May is here, isn't it?"
"No," I lie.
OK. In all honesty I am glad she's here. She just could have picked better timing.
Normal POV
"Wow! Look at that house! It's huge! Who lives there?" May asked.
"Us," Drew smirked.
"Wow! You guys much be rich!"
"Yeah well… with Mom being the creator of Pokeblock machines and Mark being a judge… We're pretty well off."
"Mark?" May asked.
"Our Big Big Brother. He's a jerk," Casey said.
"Sounds… familiar," May said, grinning.
"But Drew's the best! And you're going to be our new sister!" Bob said happily.
"S-s-sister?" May stuttered, blushing.
"Yeah! 'Cos Drew really, really, really likes you a whole lot! He said so! And we have to be on our very bestest behavior 'cos he doesn't want to get embarrassed," Dougie revealed proudly.
"Wow. Ummm… are we going in?" May asked, slightly embarrassed.
"Huh? Oh, yeah," Drew said.
He turned the key and entered.
"OK guys. You can go do… whatever you guys do," Drew said.
The children scattered, leaving May and Drew alone.
"So… if your parents aren't here… who's looking after you?" May asked, worriedly.
"Me. Trust me, I didn't know either."
"Huh. Well, I guess I came at a good time. You need all the help you can get family man," May said.
"May… about what they were saying before…" Drew trailed off.
"Hey, I have a little brother too, Drew. Who, by the way, isn't very happy about me coming here. They can take anything you say, manipulate it and exaggerate."
"Ooh! May's got a big, or should I say vast, vocabulary now. What did you do? Engulf a dictionary?" Drew taunted.
"OK funny guy. Prepare to die. And this time, there isn't Ash to hold me back."
May thought she saw a dark look go over his face. But that quickly past.
"Catch me if you can, May."
Laurie and Laurietta sat on the stairs.
"Wow," Laurietta gasped.
"Yeah. Drew really is in love! We've got to tell the others!" Laurie said.
"Do you think they'll get together this summer?" Laurietta asked her big sister.
"If we can do anything about it then yeah."
They giggled and ran up the stairs to gather their siblings, leaving May and Drew in there own world.
Me: Ta-da!
May: I was there!
Drew: That was a… good description. Not really true, but still good.
Me: It doesn't stop you staring at her body.
Confessions: Busted.
Me: Everyone thank Confessions for the May's great clothes and description.
Confessions: No problem!
Drew: You've kinda changed your writing style.
Me: I know. I'm experimenting with different styles.
Confessions: You should have left it!
Me: Now you tell me! OK. You know the deal. Review pretty please!
Drew: My sisters sound… evil. Are they plotting?
Me: Maybe. You'll find out soon enough. REVIEW!!!
