Hey guys, I know this is a late update, sorry! But I actually wrote the first chapter already, though then I got lazy. And then I decided I didn't really like it, and I rewrote it all today. It was just kinda hard, since I had my eye exam yesterday, and I found out my eyesight's even worse than it was before – I'm officially nearsighted. My eyesight now's as bad as my mom's was five years ago! Five years ago! So now I'm trying to prevent my eyesight from getting much worse, and I'm trying to take little breaks between every 30 minutes on my computer like the optometrist suggested. But this chapter's going to basically hit off the story, and it's for Halloween! Oh, yeah, and thank you to all the reviewers! I mean, there was a whole bunch of reviews, just for the very short prologue! Thanks so much guys!
Disclaimer: I think it's very obvious I don't own Pokemon. I mean, would I be here writing stories if I actually owned it? Oh, yeah, and I don't own the song Airplanes, either, or any other songs I might use in here. You happy, now, whoever made us do these disclaimers? God, are these just to make us feel bad or something?
Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars
I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are li –
"Hello?" May says into the cell phone.
"May?" She heard the familiar voice of a certain blunette from the other end.
"Oh, Dawn?" She asked, trying to hide the disappointment in her voice. She had been hoping – despite how small the chances were – that it was Drew. "Hey."
"Hey, May." There was a hesitant pause on the other end, as if wondering if she should continue. "I…well…I haven't seen as much of you lately…" May looked down, feeling a wave of guilt rush over her. "...I just wanted to know if you were okay…"
"I'm fine, Dawn," May assured. But Drew kept popping into her head, and she felt a lump in her throat.
"…Okay, then…" She replied unsurely. "But you know that if you ever need anything, you can just call me, right?"
May nodded, finding it hard to speak because of how much she wanted to cry. But then she realized that Dawn couldn't see her. "Yeah…I know, Dawn." She choked out.
"Okay…bye, then, May."
"Bye."
And then they hung up. May wiped her eyes, getting rid of the tears brimming in them, before breathing in and out deeply. Lately, she hadn't been hanging out with her friends as much because of how upset she was - and still is. She still was upset, and would occasionally find tears weelign up in her eyes as Drew crossed her mind. And no matter what she was thinking of, her thoughts would always end up at Drew.
"May, do you know where I put my costume?" Max, her brother, yelled from his bedroom. Ever since Halloween had been drawing nearer, he'd been keeping his costume with him 24/7 so that he wouldn't lose it like he had last Halloween. He had bawled his eyes out when he couldn't find it.
"I thought you put it on your desk chair?" She shouted back up the stairs.
"No, I – Oh. Yeah." He responded sheepishly. "Never mind!"
She shook her head, though knowing he couldn't see, and couldn't help but smile.
As Dawn hung up, she couldn't help but feel that May was hiding something from her, or that there was something she wasn't telling her.
"So did she tell you anything?" Leaf asked, walking into her room.
Dawn shook her head. "No. she said that she was fine, but I can't help but think that she was lying." She said with slightly narrowed eyes as she contemplated on their conversation.
Leaf sighed and sat beside Dawn on her bead. "Well, it's obvious that there's something wrong. I mean, she's been really distant lately and zoning off; it's not like her."
Dawn nodded in agreement. "Yeah. It's easy to tell that's for sure, considering we've known her for practically all our life. But I just can't figure out what's bothering her so much. What's so personal that she can't even tell us, her best friends since…forever?"
"Well, I think it might have to do with Drew." Misty inputted from the floor, next to Dawn's bed.
"But how can that be?" Leaf asked. "They're so perfectfor each other!"
"Well, all couples fight," Dawn pointed out. "Even perfect ones."
Leaf looked at the floor. "Well at least they don't cheat on each other." She mumbled grudgingly, though not intending for them to hear.
"What?" Misty and Dawn exploded.
"OH, GARY IS SO DEAD!" Misty screeched, marching to the door with Dawn in tow.
"Just wait'll I get my hands on him…!" Dawn added dangerously.
"No, no! Wait!" Leaf shouted, pulling her two seething friends aside. "I never said that Gary was cheating on me!"
"But you just did right now!" Misty said angrily. "Don't try to defend him, Leaf!"
"I'm not!" She protested. "I'm not sure if he is or isn't right now! It just seems that…he's…he's…losing interest in me." Her voice got quieter and quieter with each word, until it was just a mere whisper.
"No, Leaf! That's not true!"
Leaf shook her head sadly. "I'd caught him flirting with some other girls a few times. And they were all prettier than me, too. And you guys know what a playboy reputation he's got…"
"Leaf!" Misty shook her rapidly. "Think about it! Gary was your friend before he turned into your boyfriend, and he wouldn't have wanted to become your boyfriend just to hurt you like he does with other girls! Just ask him out or something and talk about it! I'm positive that he still likes you!"
Leaf nodded slowly. "Maybe…"
"C'mon, Leaf, we're with you every step of the way!" Dawn said cheerily, shoving her cell phone in her face. "Now just ask him to come over to your house, or something, and get it all sorted out!"
"Um…okay…" She took the phone and speed dialed Gary's number, bringing it to her ear and waiting for him to pick up.
"Hello?"
She took a deep breath, gathering up her nerves. "Hey, Gary."
"Leaf? Hey, what's up?"
"I…uh…well…"
"Is there something you need?"
"Err…do you wanna come over to my house tonight or something? I need help…with my...math."
Misty and Dawn gave her a thumbs up and a sheepish smile for at least making a half believable reason. Leaf really was bad at math, and often needed help from someone else, although everyone knew that Gary was ten times worse, which was why he started chuckling. "If you just wanted a date, all you had to do was ask, you know,"
Leaf blushed, both from his bluntness, and because she was timid when it came to relationships. "Uh…okay…? So can you come?"
"Sorry, but I don't think I can, considering –" He was going to say it was Halloween, but she cut him off before she got the chance.
"CONSIDERING WHAT?" Leaf nearly screamed into the phone, thinking he was having a girl over.
"Nothing!" He said quickly, getting scared of what she would do to him.
"Okay, so see you tonight!" She chirped. "Bye; love you!" She surprised both herself and Gary with the "love you", though it wasn't a bad thing; Gary seemed to like it.
"Love ya too, Leaf,"
Ding Dong
Leaf rushed to the door and whipped it open. "Hey, Gary!" She hugged him and dragged him into her house. They sat next to each other on a couch in front of a tv. "So, I gotta talk to you about –"
Ding Dong
Leaf sighed in frustration. "Who could that be?"
"What?" She asked in irritation as she opened the door again.
The five year olds in costumes had tears in their eyes. Leaf covered her mouth as realization dawned on her. She'd forgotten it was Halloween. "I'm so sorry!" She apologized, grabbing the basket full of candy next to her and putting candy in each of their baskets or bags.
When she turned back inside, she sat beside Gary on the couch again. "Sorry, I forgot it was Halloween and all. Do you mind helping me out in handing out candy?"
Gary shook his head. "Nah. Besides, all that matters is that I'm spending time with you, right?"
Leaf grinned and punched his shoulder. "Sweet talker," She murmured. But what he said really actually made her happy, and reassured her. Still, there was still just a small hint of that nagging feeling in the back of her head.
"May, hurry up! My friends are already here!" Max called impatiently from the door.
"Alright, alright, I'm coming! You should just be grateful I'm taking you when Mom and Dad couldn't!" She yelled, slipping on a sweater and some shoes.
But she stopped as soon as she got to the door. Max's friends were apparently a boy with jet black hair, and a girl with green hair. But it wasn't them who caught her attention. It was the teenager next to the young green haired girl.
"Drew?"
Haha, I know this is kind of short, but it was all I could get out in like an hour. See, the reason I've sorta been neglecting this lately is because I'm just really obsessed with another pairing right now, Sasusaku from Naruto. See, it all just started when I was bored and decided to check it out (that was like a week ago?) and I just think it's so cute and sweet (even if Sasuke joined the bad side just to get more power to get his revenge, and broke Sakura's heart). But I'll get it up…eventually! :P
