Thank you Citylover for adding my story to your favorites. It does mean a lot. In the last chapter, I sorta forgot that May has that Azalea contest so I left her on the edge of Ilex forest. Bit that's just a small error please overlook it.
So here's another chapter in which Drew finally makes an appearance.
May registered her name for the Azalea town contest and pored over the guidebook sitting on a bench in the Pokemon Center. The rules were pretty much the same. Trainers can change Pokemon between rounds. But here they had double battles after the Appeal round. Much like the Grand Festival. It was a little bit more competitive.
May was so much absorbed in reading the rules that she was completely oblivious to her surroundings.
"I was expecting to see you here, May. " He was a boy of average height and chartreuse hair. His eyes were like emeralds and he wore a purple shirt jacket and a black long sleeved shirt. He wore pale turquoise trousers. He was smirking quietly as was his custom.
May looked up and saw Drew standing there. He hadn't changed much. Obviously because it had just been few weeks since they saw each other. Then May registered what he had said and the question that had been nagging at her since the inception of her journey, spilled out of her,
"How did you know I would be in Johto, Drew? "
"Brianna told me she saw you boarding the S. S. Anne bound for Hoenn. So I figured you had gone home. So I called you to ask your future plans, but you were as usual not at the right place at the tight time. Then I figured that you might be headed to Johto because that's where most trainers go after Hoenn and Kanto, you see."
"Brianna, do you mean that girl from Chrysanthemum Island? "
"Yes, that's the one. "
May wondered why Brianna had not come over to say hi. Drew sat down on the bench next to her.
"So have you decided which Pokemon to use in the Appeal round? " Drew asked with feigned vapidity but actually he was as curious as a Skitty.
"I think I would probably use Venusaur."
"Venusaur? " Drew raised an eyebrow.
"Yeah, he hasn't done anything Appeal for a long time now and I have pretty good moves in my mind too. "
"Well, good luck to you, May. I wish you luck with all my heart but I think your chances of winning are pretty slim considering I am in the contest."
There! Drew had to throw an insult right after he was as sweet as honey. May riled up.
"Yeah, you wait and watch Drew. "
Drew smiled. He loved to see May get all worked up because of what he said. She looked so cute. Drew had liked May since he saw her at the beach all those months ago. At first he just liked her as he liked any other girl but then as he watched her grow and expand in the process, he saw the similarities between him and May. He decided that she was as good as he was and maybe even better. Drew respected May as a coordinator and a person and he had never seen anyone like her. She was something special. Drew knew deep down in his heart that she was the only girl in the only girl in the whole wide world who he actually and completely admired. But his mind did not concur with his heart and he refused to believe that he loved May.
May stormed off to her room leaving Drew looking after her.
The same day May got out her Venusaur and sat in deep thought as to what to do in the Appeal round.
Then the thoughts came to her and she got the perfect combination t OK use for the Appeal. She stood up, excited.
"Venusaur, use petal dance!"
Pink petals surrounded Venusaur.
"Then use razor leaf on them! "
Each petal was shredded into two.
"Then use Solar beam! "
There was a blast of energy and the petals fell down sparkling with Venusaur in the center.
After 2 days..."Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Azalea town Pokemon Contest. I am your host Lillian. And now introducing the judges! First, the head judge, Mr. Contesta and sitting next to him is Mr. Sukizo and last but not the least is our own Azalea town's Nurse Joy."
Lillian's words were followed by a big round of applause from the audience.
"Now let's get the ball rolling but not before we say my favorite lines:Let's get busy! "
The first contestant was a girl with her Poliwal. The judges gave her 18.9 overall. As the contestants appeared one by one, May stared nervously at the screen in the Coordinators Room with Drew beside her. Finally she heard Lillian calling her name. She looked back at Drew who looked back at her. He nodded and she nodded back taking a deep breath. She called out her Venusaur and it went well. The judges gave her a score of 26.8.
Then it was Drew's turn. He was the last contestant, surprisingly.
"Butterfree! I choose you! "
The flying type Pokemon took to the stage fluttering its wings.
"Butterfree! Use stun spore! Then use gust!"
The stun spore flew around the stage with the help of gust. Then Butterfree used air slash and then finished it off with a quiver dance flying in it's own glory. It was a wondrous site to behold.
Drew achieved a score of 28.
"That was awesome Drew! " May said when he was in the Room.
"Thanks. You and Venusaur were pretty good too. "
Then the screen flashed showing the names of coordinators who had gone through to the next round. May and Drew both had qualified. Then after the Shuffle, May ended up battling someone name Jared and Drew ended up battling Sam.
Pretty boring, I guess, but I will aa see to it that the next chapter is interesting. Please review.
