A/N: Yo people! Kas here! sorry I know I'm late but I currently am somewhere with terrible WiFi, so I'm very sorry about being late... anyway, welcome to day 3 of contestshipping week! I hope you enjoy the story!

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN POKEMON! Everything Pokemon related belongs to the rightful owners!!

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Contestshipping day 3: Fake Dating

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"C'mom Drew!!! Hurry up or we're going to miss it!!" May yelled while dragging said boy around the streets of Cherrygrove.

"Ugh! It's not my fault you decided to sleep in and we're almost going to miss the contest!" Drew said rolling his eyes.

"Just shut up Drew! Let's go! Run faster! You know this contest is important! It could be either one of our fifth ribbons!" May hurriedly continued to yell.

"I'm running as fast as I can with you yanking on my arm!" Drew yelled back.

"Ahhhhhh!! We're almost there! I can see the entrance!" May exclaimed excitedly. She sped up and headed full speed for the contest hall's automatic doors.

"My arm is about to fall off!!" Drew yelped and struggled to find his pace.

In their haste to get to the hall, they didn't realize how fast they were going and unfortunately ended up crashing straight into the doors before they could open, and falling into a heap in front of it.

"Ahh! Drew! Get off me!" May yelled! She pushed him off onto the floor and then grabbed his hand and ran into the building.

"Oh my, are you two alright?" The receptionist lady worriedly asked as she watched the two stumble up to the counter.

"...Yes…I-w-we're…fine…" May managed to pant out.

Being able to regain his composure faster, Drew continued the conversation. "We were just wondering if we could sign up for the contest today?"

"Well of course! You just made it!" She answered brightly with a smile. "Will you two be entering as a couple?" The lady asked?

"Huh?" The two answered together as they started at the last in shock and surprise.

"N-no no! Umm...not…" May exclaimed with an evident blush on her face.

"Oh I'm sorry, just I assumed you were since…" The lady pointed at May's hand which was clearly still wrapped around Drew's hand. "And this contest is for couples only." She explained.

"We are a couple." Drew hurriedly said.

"Drew! What are you doing??" May asked with a surprised look written all over her face.

"Chill May, just follow my lead." Drew whispered under her breath. He then turned to the lady again. "But we kindof wanted to keep a life profile on our…relationship." Drew lied flawlessly.

"Eh… Yeah! Uhh… We're…together… But we started out as rivals, so we still complete against each other most of the time…" May continued trying her best to come up with something on the spot.

"Well of course I know who you two are! Everyone who follows the contest world knows that you two are one of the greatest of rivals!" The receptionist grinned. "All right then, can I please see thought contest passes and then I can sign you up?" And asked with am outstretched hand.

The two teens handed their passes to the lady and once registration was done, they made their way of to the side.

"What did you do that for Drew!?" May demanded.

"I got us in?" He replied simply.

"Yeah but… But…you said…" May mumbled.

"It's ok it's only for this contest anyway." Drew said hoping for some reassurance to the brunette. "It's not like it's…real…" he said slowly. He didn't know if it was his imagination, but he swore he saw May deflate a little after he said that.

"Well I guess we'll have to work hard to make it believable right?" May asked.

"Well people won't know we're a 'couple' until the contest starts so I guess for now we can just practice teamwork or something." Drew answered simply.

"All right, well according to this guidebook the receptionist gave us, for the appeals stage, we need to come up with a two minute routine using one Pokemon from the each of us. Then for the battle rounds, it's essentially like a tag battle. We each use one of our Pokemon, different forum the first set, and the five minute limit is the same as always. If we win, we both get a ribbon and it counts towards the grand festival." May explained while reading over the guidebook.

"Sounds simple enough, but I guess this is really going to test our coordinating skills." Drew said thoughtfully.

"Then we best get right to work!" May smiled cheerfully.

The two of them spent the next few days training and trying things here and there together. They tried out many different combinations of Pokemon to see who worked well with each other the best. They practiced until they felt ready and it wasn't easy at first. Both their styles were quite different and opposite, but somehow, they made it work well together.

Three days later and the contest was underway. The contest announcer, Jillian, had started the introductions.

"Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the Cherrygrove City contest! In honour of the Cherrygrove flower festival, this contest was an exclusive for coordinating couples!" Jillian cheerfully announced. "Now let's welcome our judges…"

Backstage, May was pacing around nervously. It wasn't uncommon for her to be jittery before a contest but the fact that she had to pretend to be a couple with Drew was what really unnerved her.

A few steps away, Drew was also pacing around. He would never admit to being nervous, but he was a little anxious to see how everyone would react to their news. He decided to walk back to where May was now sitting so it wouldn't look suspicious that they were standing away from each other.

"Hey," Drew liked at May. "You nervous?" he asked.

"Well… Admittedly, yeah, a little. I mean it's my first time doing a tag-contest." May said quietly.

"It'll be fine May, just don't mess up the routine!" Drew said with a shrug.

"Oh great, like that's reassuring…" May said sarcastically and rolling her eyes.

By then, Jillian had already started the contest and the first couple was on stage starting their routine. Considering that their weren't too many people who were couples and also coordinators, it was soon May and Drew's turn. They ended up going last due to the fact they were almost late to register.

"Next up, contestant 25, two week known coordinators but a new couple, please welcome, May and Drew!" Jillian announced excitedly while the crowd was roaring and cheering.

Back in the hallway, Drew had decided to hold on to May's hand catching her by surprise.

"We need to make it believable ok?" Drew said to May. May nodded her ok to him. They then walked up to the stage and stood in the center.

"Beautifly! Masquerain! Take the stage!" They both yelled using May's catchphrase and then threw their pokeballs in the air. Masquerain and Beautifly came out in a spin of sparkles circling around each other. They then flapped their wings and spread them out.

"Wow! What a beautiful entrance!" Jillian commented. "I can't wait to see what they come up with next!"

May and Drew called out a bunch of attacks from their Pokemon that they had rehearsed so many times.

"Wow! Both Pokemon are so in sync using their attacks to work together!" Jillian exclaimed. May and Drew's performance was coming to an end and currently the stage was filled with Beautifly's morning sun and Masquerain's bubble.

"And now to finish it off," they both yelled, "Beautifly! Masquerain! silver wind!!" The two Pokemon had flown into the center of the stadium and flapped their wings in a beautiful double silver wind attack. The attack caused the bubbles to fly in all directions in the stadium along with Beautifly's morning sun sending sparkles all around the room. The two Pokemon finished a trip their trainers heads while they were talking a bow with their hands linked together.

"What a beautiful ending to a stunning performance. Now let's see what the judges think." Jillian announced gesturing towards the judges panel.

"A very enjoyable performance. Both coordinators were using their Pokemon together and we're always in sync." Mr. Contesta said bowing his head approvingly.

"Very remarkable!" Mr. Sukizo exclaimed.

"Both Pokemon and trainers were very in sync knowing exactly what to do. It shows a very healthy relationship between the two." Nurse Joy said with a smile.

"Wow, it looks like the judges liked that performance, note let's see how their points add up." Jillian turned and gestured to the scoreboard. The numbers shuffled and landed on a 30. "Oh my, a perfect score! Give them a big round of applause!" Jillian said while clapping herself.

"We did it Drew! A perfect score! Yay!" May exclaimed. She then decided that since they were supposedly dating, she could hug him. This caught Drew of guard but he hugged her back. They walked backstage hand in hand to see who would be moving on to the next round.

"Now let's take a look at who will be moving on to the second round. There will be eight couples moving on." Jillian explained.

The board lit up with faces of the contestants and May and Drew were in first. "There you go! These are the eight couples who will be moving on to the second round of the contest. Backstage, May turned and smiled at Drew and he actually gave her a genuine smile back.

The two of them ended up choosing Absol and Glaceon for the battle rounds of the contest. They blitzed through most of the rounds with teamwork so well you would never guess they were ever rivals. Their only challenge was the last round due to their opponents having a type advantage, but Absol had shielded one of the attacks from Glaceon allowing the ice type an opening to attack. This also prompted a response from Jillian saying the two Pokemon were acting like a couple just like their trainers.

They ended up winning and they both got their fifth ribbons and were now qualified to enter the grand festival.

"Yes Drew! We won! We won!" May exclaimed while jumping up and down.

"Was there ever any doubt about it?" Drew said arrogantly and flipped his hair.

"I'm so happy!!!! I'm going to the grand festival!" May said while still jumping around. After a while, she settled down and stopped jumping. "I almost can't believe it!"

"Hey May, do you maybe want to go down to the beach?" Drew asked while running his hand through his hair.

"Mm? What for?" May asked while looking up at the boy.

"I don't know, it's supposed to be nice and I heard the sunset there was pretty?" Drew answered.

"Well ok, but why bring me with you? We've already won?" May curiously said.

"It would be weird if we were supposedly a couple and people saw us celebrating separately right after the contest right?" Drew answered smoothly.

"Well ok, let's go then!" May smiled and then took Drew's hand and turned around, both of them blushing at the contact.

The two made their way to the beach where there were many pretty flowers and a beautiful sunset waiting for them. They sat on the sand and just looked out at the sun in silence. All the while their hands stayed connected.

Finally the sub had sunk beneath the horizon and the moon had come out casting a white light on the two. May shuffled a little and then turned to look at Drew.

"You know, this whole fake dating thing with you wasn't as bad as I thought it would be." May smiled at herself.

"Gee… Thanks May, I feel so honored." Drew said sarcastically.

"Well I mean…it was kinda fun… "May looked down and blushed. She didn't see but Drew was also a faint red."

Drew then turned towards May and looked at her. "Then… Why don't we make it real?" He said slightly hesitantly and turning five shades darker.

May's head whipped up and she stared right back at him. "You could at least ask properly…" she slowly said.

Drew have her a slightly incredulous look but then quickly returned to his normal expression. He then stood up and pulled May with him. Seemingly out of nowhere, he suddenly pulled out a single thornless red rose. "May… Would you… Go out with me?" He said slowly while putting the rose in front of his face.

May's face exploded with colour and at first she couldn't meet his face, but eventually, she looked up at him. "...y-yes, I will..." She said quietly but loud enough for him to hear.

Drew swiftly pulled her into a soft kiss and it felt as if a million fireworks were going off around them. They eventually pulled apart and just stared at each other. When blue meet green, there was a spark so bright, it could light up the whole city. No more faking, from now on, it was all real.

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A/N: Thanks for reading! I hope I will be able to upload the rest of the days, so for now, just keep watch for updates I guess, see you soon!