So because I can't sleep I decided it was time to get another chapter done. I promise that my future flashbacks won't take up nearly a whole chapter. Its just that this one needed to be in order to help learn about May's past. Just a warning, this chapter is very dark and I promise that not many chapters will be. Feel free to comment or leave a review. Enjoy

Two Years Ago

May Maple was enjoying the prime of her life. She was 16 years old and had her life set out in front of her. She was the most popular girl at Petalburg High and made friends with nearly every member of the student body. She was always willing to introduce herself to the new students and made sure to interact with everyone she could.

She had a wonderful boyfriend named Drew and they had been together for over 3 years. May was enamored with him and was excited because their 4 year anniversary of being a couple was coming up. She was nervous because she was planning to finally give in to Drew's wishes for the past year and surprise him after their dinner that night by giving him her virginity.

For the past year Drew had wanted to take the next step in his relationship with his girlfriend and after making hints towards sex, he finally mentioned it casually to May on a date one day. May told him that she would think about it, but told him that it would take some time before she would make a decision. Drew was understanding and wanted to respect his girlfriend's wishes, so he decided to wait until the time was right to mention it to her again. It had been 6 months since that day and May could tell that he was getting very anxious about it. She decided that their anniversary would be when the time was right for it.

On the night of their 4th anniversary, May was extremely stressed about what would happen that night and decided to get ready earlier than usual in order to head over to Drew's house and spend some time where they could just hangout before the date. She put on her favorite red dress and decided not to wear a bandana in public for the first time in her life. She wanted to impress Drew and was prepared to do whatever it took for it.

She walked over to Drew's at 4:30 even though their dinner reservation was at 6. She wanted to just be with him and bond with him like they had when they first started dating. He had been a little more distant in the past couple months and she assumed that it was because he was waiting on her decision and wanted to give her space to make it.

On her way over she was in a happier mood than usual. She noticed someone familiar off in the distance. It was Drew's best friend Brendan.

"Hey Brendan how's it hanging?"

"Pretty good May you look more cheerful than normal today."

"You got it! It's Drew and I's 4 year anniversary today!"

"Wow it feels like you two just started dating yesterday. Has it really been that long?"

"Haha yes it has. I can't believe it either. I plan to give him something special tonight in order to celebrate if you catch my drift."

"Wow that's a pretty big step to take. I wish you guys the best of luck." He hurriedly walked off which was unusual because he was always one to say goodbye with a hug or a firm handshake. However, this didn't bother May a whole lot as she was too excited for the night that she had planned ahead.

She kept walking ahead towards Drew's house and once she got within view of his house she noticed something different. There was a car that she had not seen before sitting in the driveway and she was instantly curious about it. She examined the bumper stickers and saw that they were for Fallarbor Volleyball, the rivals of May's team. She started to feel very uneasy as she began to have suspicions about why Drew had been acting so strange towards her, but she didn't want to believe them to be true. She knocked on the door which was strangely propped open and after a couple minutes of nobody answering it she opened it and walked inside.

May first checked the main common rooms in Drew's house and couldn't find Drew in any of them. She started walking down the hallway towards Drew's room when she started to hear voices that she couldn't quite make out. Her stomach lurched as she started moving closer towards the door where she knew if she opened it and her suspicions were true then her relationship would be over. May stepped just outside the door and heard screams coming from the inside.

"MORE DREW! I'M ALMOST THERE!"

Tears formed in May's eyes as she knew exactly what was happening on the other side of that door. The final straw happened when she heard the next voice.

"Oh yeah Ursula this is amazing! You're giving me what I never would've gotten from May for years!"

That was enough for May. It was bad enough that he was cheating on her in the first place, but with the girl she had been competing with year after year for best player in the conference? This was too much. She flung the door open with tears in her eyes.

"DREW HAYDEN WE ARE THROUGH!"

Drew and Ursula stopped what they were doing and looked up startled at the doorway. A feeling of sadness and amazement came across Drew's face as he was looking at May standing in front of him more beautiful than he had ever seen her, but at the same time he also knew that their relationship would be over. A smirk came across the face of Ursula as she wanted to see how this situation played out.

"Drew, how could you?"

"May, I'm so sorry I can explain."

"No Drew. I'm seeing enough right here. It's bad enough that you decided to cheat on me, but with the girl that I absolutely despise? I will never forgive you for this."

"May… I fucked up."

"Yes you did fuck up Drew. You just not only ruined your relationship, but also your one chance at my virginity. I was going to give myself to you tonight Drew. Now, you'll be lucky if I ever even look in your general direction again."

Drew was absolutely stunned by this statement. He was finally going to get what he had wanted for months now? Why did he have to go and f*** it up on this night of all nights?

"May give me a chance to make it up to you."

"Drew, I'm only going to ask this once and I expect an honest answer or I'm going to punch you in the face. How long has this been going on?"

"It has been going on for… about 3 months now. I'm so sorry May."

May realized that this was right after Ursula's team had knocked Petalburg out of the playoffs. It was the worst game May had ever played and it only grew worse in her mind afterwards. Ursula decided now would be her time to chime into the conversation.

"Drew saw a better player, a better body, and what he could never get from a pathetic loser like you."

Upon hearing that statement May snapped. She ran across the room towards Ursula, grabbed her by the head and started slamming her face into the window. It was the strongest she had ever felt in her life and she kept going until the window broke and the momentum was not enough to stop May's power. The window fell and Ursula went with it.

It was only a few minutes before the paramedics arrived, but to May it felt like forever. Her rage had caused her to harm someone and nearly kill them! Thankfully, Drew lived on the first floor, so Ursula didn't have any major breaks when she fell, but Ursula had landed on her head and was suffering from a massive concussion.

A long legal battle soon played out as Ursula's father, the renowned scientist Professor Cosmo was hell-bent on making sure that May spent time in jail, but thankfully for May, her father could use his connections through his friendship with Steven Stone, the champion of Hoenn, to get May out without any jail time. However, there were consequences and May was expelled from playing sports again for the rest of her high school career along with a 2 week suspension which broke not only her heart, but also her spirit.

When she came back to school, she learned that Drew had "moved" away with his aunt Jasmine, the leader of the Olivine City Gym. She was even more crushed as she wanted to get an explanation from him and give him another chance after all, but she was never going to be able to get that answer form him. As her morale was at an all-time low, May became more distant from everyone she was around and fell into a depression. She was no longer the friendly girl attempting to befriend all those around her, but she was now the girl that nobody wanted to talk to for fear of meeting the same fate as Ursula.

It was when May turned 17 that her morale was at its worst. No longer having any friends because of their fears, May decided that she would make an attempt to end her life. It was only by some stroke of luck that Brendan was the delivery boy that day for the Maple family's gym supplies and he let himself in to find May slumped on the couch not breathing. Due to his quick thinking, May was saved by the EMTs and her father decided that it was time for them to leave, but he needed clearance from the Pokémon League in order to do it.

During the year spent waiting for approval on the move, May went through counseling which worked so successfully that after 8 months her depression was receded to the point where it no longer affected her emotions in a major way. She still felt a great sadness, but she had better means and ways to deal with it compared to what she had originally done to deal with it. Her family had lost a child when she was little with her brother Max's death and she realized that she her parents needed her to be there for them as much as she needed them to be there for her.

The point finally hit where May was ready and excited for the move, but scared at the same time because she had no idea what the new place would be like and what to expect from her new classmates.

Present Day

"Dad, I know you forbid me from going on this walk, but I need some answers from Drew. I do remember what happened and I didn't forget what he did to me. I can never forget that, but I've come to the point where I can listen to what he says and decide for myself. I'm a big girl now, so give me a chance to act like it."

Right on cue, the doorbell to their house rang and Norman opened the door. Standing at the door was a nervous Drew holding a rose.

"Um… hello Mr. Maple. Is May here?"

Chapter End