A Disaster in Disguise

Drew thought he had a couple more days to prepare, but he was stupid enough to just walk away yesterday, never asking when the exact date of their 'date' would occur.

But who could blame the guy, he was already past his limits.

So he was pretty much shocked out of his sanity early in the morning receiving a text from his brunette crush that she was already waiting outside the door of his house.

Good morning Drew! We have to go like immediately, it's already 8 :) and I'm hungry.

On a normal uneventful day, an early good-morning text from May would have been a perfect way to start a day. But the story here was completely different.

Not uneventful, not even normal – today was their date. Today?! That text might have well said 'Good morning! Time to be anxious about everything!'

Unluckily, he wasn't aware of that very important and life-deciding information about the exact date. When was he ever lucky when it came to May anyway?

June! Just wait there! I'm still feeding Jeremy.

He quickly scrambled out of bed and went to take a bath. Despite what he texted, he doubt if he could still find time to feed his cat, he still had to do his hair and carefully pick out his clothes and other miscellaneous things.

Wait, Jeremy?

Realizing his mistake, he got out of the bathroom fast wearing only a green towel wrapped around his lower half with a little bit of shampoo still sticking out of his hair.

I mean Dog, our cat named 'Dog'. Don't mind that 'Jeremy' it's not his previous name or anything.

After pressing the send button, he quickly went back. He was still not used calling him 'Dog'. It was just plain ole inappropriate. So he might never get used to it.

In a matter of time, he was out of his house in twenty minutes. Eight minutes fixing his hair, ten minutes picking out his clothes and two minutes for other things. Amazing, considering that was forty minutes earlier than his usual time. Especially doing his hair, or picking out his clothes.

"December! If only you informed me that-" His jaw remained hanging when he saw May standing at the front porch of his house.

He was wearing a plain red knee-length one-piece dress, a wedge sandal with intricate black and red wavy patters. The sight was so stunning the Drew almost forgot to breathe.

That was the moment Drew finally understood what 'breathtaking' meant.

It was rare to see her with her straight caramel hair down, unlike on normal occasions. But with her hair like that, he doubted if he placed an adequate amount of time doing his. As a matter fact, it was his first time seeing her hair like that. He never knew it reached past her shoulders.

Beautiful.

"Informed you that?" May broke his trance, coming over to him.

He had the sudden urge to scream 'Don't come near me you beautiful creature! I might faint!' but willed himself enough confidence and arrogance.

"Nothing." He answered as he continued locking his door. "You look good, I mean a bit better than the usual I see you." And he badly wanted to add 'And could I please have my breath back?'

"Really?!" May squeaked. "I just went random with these by the way."

It seemed that Drew wasn't able to hear her, because of course he would have raged how she was able to pick out clothes that perfectly complemented her without breaking a sweat while he tried so hard picking out which shirt would look fine on him; either the blue spotted one or the plain white one.

By the way, in the end he decided to go with a plain purple shirt topped with a blue unbuttoned polo, black jeans and red sneakers.

Damn, she really had outdone herself. I could have done better if only I had enough time.

So he was pretty much busy over thinking why he wasn't able to hear her.

After a thirty-minute bus ride, they walked along the busy sidewalk of Petalburg City.

Happiness and excitement plastered boldly on May's face, while anxiety and nervousness was on Drew's face. Ever since yesterday with May asking him to be her pretend couple, those two traits had become quite the bestfriends in him.

The whole situation looked much like a rain on a sunny day.

Drew heard May muttering out cake flavors in a sing-sang voice.

"S-so, uhh, who told you about that limited edition sale?" He asked, trying to start a conversation as they walked.

May paused her singing. "Solidad." Then she continued.

"Oh, okay." He bowed down and took interest at his red sneakers. When she mentioned Solidad, Drew somehow felt a knot twisted in his stomach.

Clearly not a good sign.

"In fact." May continued. "It was Solidad, who told me to invite you with me."

"WHAT?!" His voice came up unexpectedly high. He stopped walking. Then he cursed as he cupped his mouth immediately after attracting some unwanted attention nearby.

"Mommy, that guy screamed like my younger sister." A boy, no older than ten, tugged at the skirt of his mother.

"Come now sweetie, he sounds way girlier than your younger sister." Then the pair disappeared by the thick crowd.

"Hey! That was not intended!" Drew glared at them. "I'm gorgeously manly!"

The he turned to May. "And why would she want you to invite me?"

"She said something about dating you being a good idea." She awkwardly scratched her cheek. Then Drew's face twisted in deep horror. He couldn't believe Solidad told May that he liked her. He was betrayed! After that oath they took not to tell each other's secret.

But it was more like his secrets. Gosh darn it.

"But I'm not sure Drew, really." She then chuckled. "I was just excited about that limited edition sale." She grinned.

Of course, we're talking about The Great Maybelle Maple.

"Let's go!" She grabbed his arms and pulled him to the café about two blocks ahead.

"Good morning!" A familiar coral-haired lady in a frilly black and white maid outfit greeted them.

And Drew felt ten more knots twisted in his gut, or was it fifteen more? He definitely knew the lady.

"We would like to avail to that limited sale edition you have." May answered happily.

"So you two are a couple?" She smiled and gave Drew the best-winggirl-ever-thank-me-later wink.

But to Drew it was just a not-good-you're-definitely-screwed- bwa-ha-ha-ha wink.

"Yes!" May quickly replied.

"Could you prove it?" The lady asked.

Drew wasn't able to say anything at the moment. He was just so shocked at everything that he couldn't find the words to say. Or any words to say for that matter.

"Uhm." May then linked her arms with Drew's arms. "This!"

"Now you really do look like a couple." The lady smiled sweetly then gestured them to go past the sliding doors.

"But I'm afraid you'd have to do something better than that to avail to our limited edition sale dear costumer."

"Something better?" May pondered. "Of course we can prove it that we're a genuine couple with years of experience!"

"I would love to see that." She chuckled as she pointed to a table where May and Drew sat. "I'll be back. Once you've proven to me that you two are really a genuine couple with years of experience, the limited edition cake sale is all yours to avail."

At this point in time, Drew was starting to regret sharing passionate information about his daydreams with May to Solidad. Such as kissing her, cuddling, walking hand in hand along the seashore, exchanging monthsary gifts, May doing his hair every morning, exchanging good-night and good-morning messages and many more passionate and romantic stuffs.

He promised her that he would confess one day, and that was like three years ago. Or was it four? Five? He was no longer sure.

Solidad was definitely fed up waiting.

He never calculated that she could even come up with this level of matchmaking plan.

He was so screwed, beautifully screwed to be more accurate.

And with that 'genuine couple with years of experience.' May just blurted out, it was making the whole situation hell worse that he could no longer imagine what kind of unbearable ordeal they would have to go through.

And seeing May's oblivious and eager smile was far from helping.

"Cake! Lots and lots of cake Drew! All for me to have! I mean us!"

He didn't even know how she wasn't able to recognize that the one that attended them was Solidad.

"Doesn't she look familiar? Anyway it doesn't matter! Cake!"

Dammit Maple.

A.N: Second chapter check!ahaha I enjoyed writing this, so hopefully you readers also enjoyed reading it. Honestly I never imagined or planned to have Solidad play a role, a very important role, but I found it amusing so it's cool,xD
Reviews will be highly appreciated :D

...Kicks!