It's All a Part of the Teenage Years
Boys
"May! You managed to make it through your first day then?" laughed Misty, calling May over to where her and Dawn were sitting.
"Hey! Yeah, I did, but it wasn't exactly easy," May said, placing her bag beside her chair. It was early morning, and May had just arrived at the school with just minutes to spare until the bell rang. Being late was something May was good at, but she was determined not to let herself down.
"Like I said, no ones first day is easy. So go on then, tell us how it went! Did anything interesting happen?" Dawn asked mischievously.
"Oh, nothing too interesting... apart from struggling to find every class and not knowing anybody, my first day was great!" May said sarcastically.
"Don't worry about it. Things will soon change," Misty reassured.
"Exactly! Just like I say, no need to worry!" Dawn grinned. "Oh, another thing! The boys... what do you think of them?"
"The boys?" May asked, giving Dawn a confused look. With her head focused on settling into the school, May hadn't even stopped to think about boys; in fact, she'd never really stopped to think about boys before. They just weren't something she liked to talk about.
"Wait, you're telling me you haven't laid your eyes on anyone yet?" Dawn asked, her eyes wide with surprise. It was at that moment that May realised that Dawn was obviously your stereotypical girl; fun, dramatic, and most of all, boy crazy.
"Not everyone's like you Dawn," Misty cut in, seeing that May was feeling rather uncomfortable.
"To be honest Dawn, I've been too focused on settling into this place," May said. "Besides... it's only my second day," she added, trying to make it sound as if she was interested in the conversation.
"Okay," Dawn said exasperatedly, rolling her eyes before searching through her bag for something.
"Speaking of boys, look who's just walked in," said Misty, looking over towards three boys who had just walked into their class. Dawn immediately looked up from her bag but a large scowl was soon plastered across her face, confusing May even further.
"Just looking at them frustrates me," she huffed, turning her attention back to her bag.
"What's wrong with them?" asked May, confused.
"Don't even get me started!" exclaimed Dawn, lifting her hands in the air. Misty saw that if she didn't do something soon, Dawn would go into a rant about them, so she decided to step in and explain things.
"Leave this to me Dawn," Misty said. "They're really not that bad, but you just have to be aware of their ways," she explained. "What I mean by that is that eventually, you'll discover what their true personalities are like. I'll start with the boy on the right. His name's Gary Oak, and he is the biggest player of Petalburg City High School."
"He's been out with almost every girl in our year, excluding me and Misty," Dawn added.
"Yeah. I guess he just gets lucky with girls. All he has to do is flash that flirtatious smile and give a little charm, and before you know it, he's got them wrapped around his little finger. Fortunately, we can manage to see through that charm. It's strange really... you wouldn't really think that the grandson of Professor Oak would ever be like that, don't you think?"
"He's the grandson of Professor Oak?" May gasped, her eyes wide with surprise.
"Yeah, it's hard to believe, I know," laughed Dawn. "He wants to be a Pokémon Researcher, just like Professor Oak, although I can't really imagine that happening," she frowned.
"I don't know," May said. "Some thing's telling me that he's actually a know-it-all."
"Now that's something I'd like to see," laughed Dawn.
"So, now we've told you about Gary, we come onto Ash Ketchum," Misty said. "Ash doesn't really bother us. We've always got on well with Ash... he's just that type of guy," she smiled. "He's warm-hearted, loyal and determined, but we both know he's a child at heart."
"Misty's right. His goal in life is to become a Pokémon Master, and I'll have to admit it, he's doing a great job," Dawn admitted.
"Yeah. He's a great guy, but that doesn't mean he's perfect. He can be clueless at times, not forgetting he's also argumentative," Misty sighed.
"Yeah, but Misty seems to be the only person he argues with most of the time," added Dawn.
"Yeah, that wasn't really necessary to add Dawn," Misty frowned, rolling her eyes. "Moving on," she smiled, deciding to ignore any other comments Dawn had to say. "Last but not least, we come onto Drew, Pokémon Coordinator with a confident, cocky and critical attitude," said Misty. "He's extremely popular, and he has a large group of supporters. Most of them being girls."
"It's just him altogether; good looking, laid back, confident... it's no wonder a lot of people look up to him," Dawn sighed.
"Of course, being the cocky person he is, he just has to have that signature look to him; the luscious hair, the big, deep eyes that completely hypnotise you, that star smile that makes you melt," Misty said. "But May, that's not all there is to Drew. Most of the time he's just sarcastic, ignorant and taunting, and because of his high status in the school, he's extremely full of himself."
"You've never thought that it could all be just an act?" May questioned.
"It could be," said Misty, shrugging her shoulders. "You never know what people are hiding."
"Quit the gossip. We've got company," Dawn interrupted, turning her head around to face Misty and May instead of the three boys. The other two girls glanced at the boys once again and realised what she meant, and instantly went back to minding their own business.
"It's obviously because May's here. She's the new girl, so Gary probably wants to see if he can chat her up," laughed Misty.
"I'm okay thanks," winced May, cringing at the thought of Gary trying to hit on her. Before she could say anything else, she saw the shadow of a tall, muscular boy standing next to her; she had thought too soon.
"Who's the new girl?" he asked, towering over May.
"The name's May," she answered, looking the boy up and down who was of course, Gary.
"So, are you single?"
"Honestly Gary, leave the girl alone," said a smooth voice from behind him.
"Oh, I'm sorry Drew, are you jealous or something?" he teased.
"No. I'm just saving her from your awful chat up lines," Drew smirked, flicking his hair.
"If that's the way you want to be," Gary said, turning around to leave. Before he did, he looked back at May one last time and gave her a small wink, leaving her to cringe even more.
"Never in my life am I going to step anywhere near him," May laughed.
"What did I tell you?" Misty added, joining May on the laughter.
"I can't believe you just turned down Gary," Ash said. "That never happens! Well, hardly ever," he laughed, joining in on their conversation. Pikachu, his loyal companion, sat on his shoulder and nodded in agreement.
"Well, I guess I'm just too smart for him," May smirked triumphantly. She glanced over at Drew who was leaning against the wall next to their table and saw a small smirk appear on his face, which strangely made her proud attitude falter into something much more like shyness.
"What's your name again?" he asked, quirking an eyebrow.
"It's May," she smiled. "I guess you're Drew, right?"
"Yeah," he smirked, flicking his hair. "Well May, I guess I'll see you around," he said, giving her one last glance before walking away with Ash. As she watched him leave, she found herself smiling uncontrollably.
"Well, that's something new," Dawn said, looking May up and down with raised eyebrows.
"What is?" asked May, slightly confused.
"What I mean is, it's not like Drew to be nice to someone," she frowned. "It's just... different."
"I'll have to admit, I've never seen him like that before," Misty said. "Who knows?" she smirked, raising her eyebrows, Dawn smirking in response.
"Strange..." May thought to herself. She could instantly see that Drew was without a doubt cocky, but he didn't seem to be as ignorant as what Misty and Dawn had made him out to be. Without further questions about it, May pushed the thought aside and attempted to ignore the smirks that were plastered across their faces; why they were there? She had no idea.
