Phobias
By: Aubrie1234
Anthrophobia or Anthophobia: The Fear of Flowers
May POV
There goes Grasshead again, giving me a rose and walking away to another contest. Drew, Solidad, Harley (unfortunately), and I had just competed in a contest and I had won. Afterwords, Drew gave a rose and is now walking off. He always gives me a rose, but I never give him anything except my anger because of his teasing.
Well, I think it's about time I gave him something in return! I thought, grinning.
"Are you planning on getting revenge on Drew because of his teasing, May?" someone asked behind me. I knew who it was, so I didn't turn around.
"No, I'm not, Solidad. I was just thinking of giving Drew something since he always gives me a rose but I don't give him anything back." I answered the person, a.k.a. Solidad.
"I see. How about you give him a flower, just like he does to you?" she told me.
"Okay, but I don't want to give him a rose. What other kind of flower do you think would be good?"
"Hmm... Maybe a Lilac?"
"No, too purple."
"Blue Bell?"
"No, too blue and bell-like."
"Daisies?"
"No, too white."
"Sunflowers?"
"No, too big and yellow."
"Well, what do you think he would like?"
"Something that's both green and purple."
"How about... a mix of flowers? Like Green Orchids and Lilacs together?"
"Great! But I don't want him to start thinking that I like him because of that, all right Solidad?"
"I'll make sure of that, don't worry May." Then, I heard her walk off somewhere while I continued to think about how I would give the flowers to a certain grasshead.
Several days after I talked with Solidad I managed to get to the city where the next contest was. I only had two days until the contest started, so I decided to put my plan in action. Solidad was already there, along with Drew and (ugh) Harley. Somehow, Harley had found out about our plan, but was going to help us. He went to distract Drew while me and Solidad got the flowers. Afterwords, we hid the flowers in my room just as Harley came back with Drew.
"I will never, and I MEAN never, go shopping with you ever again, Harley." Drew said as he walked in. He then walked over and sat down at one of the benches, exhausted. I whispered into Solidad's ear that this would be the perfect time for the flowers and that she and Harley try to distract him until I come back. She agreed, and by the time I came back, Drew wasn't as exhausted as before, but kept his distance from Harley. Whenever Harley moved closer, Drew tried to move away. Whenever he got farther, Drew would relax. I giggled at the sight.
Drew POV
Shopping with Harley for even an hour was a nightmare. Trust me, you don't want to know what happened. Anyway, I was talking with Solidad when I smelled something familiar. It smelled like... flowers. Oh no.
"Um, I have to go now, Solidad. It's getting late." I told her, getting up.
"Its not that late, Drew. Why do you want to leave?" she asked me, pulling me back down. I gulped. I just couldn't tell her I had Anthrophobia towards every flower except roses. It would be so embarrassing, even if I was only telling Solidad.
"Well..." I started, but was then interrupted by May. Saved by my rival, what luck! But then, I noticed the smell of flowers was stronger here. Either May is planning to give me flowers, or she has flower perfume on. Either way, I need to get away, and fast!
"Hi Drew! Nice to see you!" she told me, smiling.
"You too, June, but I need to go to my room." I told her. I saw her get red with anger, but then calm down and get a questioning look on. Oh boy.
"Why do you want to go to your room, Drew? Nothing's wrong, is it?" she asked me.
"No..."
"Drew, you're hiding something, aren't you?" Solidad interrupted. I forgot she was still here, not to mention that lunatic Harley.
"C'mon, Drew boy! Spill it! What are you hiding from us? We're a family now, so we don't keep secrets." Harley put in. Oh, I hate it when he's right. I sighed, getting ready to tell them. I knew they weren't going to give up if I lied, so I didn't have a choice.
"Well... I have Anthrophobia, the fear of flowers. Flowers were near here, so I wanted to get away from them as fast as possible. And don't say how I still give May roses, even though I'm afraid of flowers. For some strange reason, roses are the only flowers I'm not scared of." I told them. May got a sad look on her face, as Solidad got a sympathetic one.
"Oh. We're sorry that we dragged it out of you, Drew. I just wanted to give you something back for all of those roses you gave me." May said, looking down.
"What did you want to give me?" I asked her. She looked up and met my gaze before answering. The last thing I heard that night was: "Green Orchids and Lilacs."
I know, cliffy, but that's the end of this oneshot. Another will be coming up soon, so don't worry. Please Read and Review, and give me more phobias in your PMs and/or reviews.