A/N: Thanks again for all the reviews folks! Unfortunately this is as far as I got before writer's block decided to rear its ugly head again.

Chapter 3: Next Day, New Surprises

Morning came again, and May was once again sleeping in her bed after a long day. First she almost got run over by a car and got saved by a new guy who ends up being her new neighbor and classmate, he later insults her at lunchtime, then she nearly got lost in the shopping center and ran into him again, then she had a very interesting dinner with him and his mother. All in all it was a very unique day for her. But now she had to face another day and have to bear and grin more of Drew's insults towards her hairstyle.

She continued to sleep peacefully until the beeping sound of her alarm clock began to echo into her ears. Groaning she slapped her palm to silence the clock before checking the time. After a yawn and stretching her arms she got up out of bed and did her morning routine to get into her school uniform. After she dressed herself for school and brushed her hair the way she usually has it, she headed downstairs and saw that her family was up and about as usual and eating breakfast themselves.

"Good morning." May said as she sat down next to her brother.

"Morning May, did you sleep well?" Caroline asked her daughter as she was cooking breakfast.

"I did mom." May simply said with a cheerful smile, which Caroline returned.

'That's just like May,' Caroline thought, 'always cheerful every morning.'

May, for as long as she lived, has always been very cheerful in the morning even after she and her brother have their usual brother-sister moments. She was also very cheerful even when things aren't exactly going the way they should for her. For Caroline, watching May's smile disappear to a frown of any kind meant that something was very wrong with her. The thought of seeing her daughter cry also ached her painfully; to see her cry meant that May had been hurt more emotionally than anyone.

May, after eating her breakfast, had grabbed her bag and got her shoes on and began her trek to school. She would've taken an alternate route to avoid Drew, but instead she took her usual route so that she wouldn't be late. She looked around and didn't spot the green-haired boy at all.

'He probably slept in.' May thought with a grin.

She then spotted her school and several students walking or running to it preparing themselves for another day of learning. May spotted Misty waving to her and ran to her and the two of them later met up with Ash and Brock and went to their lockers to change their shoes for classes. May had talked to Misty about her family's dinner with Drew's family and had asked for her opinion on it.

"It seems to me that Drew might actually like you May." Misty giggled as the two of them were walking to their homeroom.

"Don't be ridiculous Misty!" May snapped at her with a huff. "You call him calling me names like 'Puppy-ears' making him like me?"

"Well he did say that you were an 'interesting person' so that has to count for something." Misty pointed out as the two of them reached the homeroom door.

To May's shock, Drew was already there along with a few girls surrounding him asking him lots of questions and giving him compliments. He was smirking, as usual, and answering the questions he was being given and thanking for the compliments as well. May could only grit her teeth in anger thinking only one thing, Drew had gotten to school earlier than she did. With a harrumph she went to her desk and opened it to pull out a pencil for later use but just as she opened the desk, she saw something that caught her eye. In her desk was a red rose that had the thorns cut off the stem and had been cut freshly along with a small envelope.

She pulled the two of them out delicately as if they were a fragile piece of glass and brought the rose to her nose and sniffed it; it was real. She then looked at the envelope from back to front and noticed that there was no sender or anything else for that matter. Misty saw what she was looking at and walked over to her friend's desk.

"What's that?" She asked as she looked over May's shoulder at the two objects in her hand.

"Looks like a rose and a letter." May said as she put the rose down and opened the letter. After she opened the envelope she pulled out the letter and read it.

Dear May,

I hope you read this letter because this rose and letter are for you and no one else. I couldn't help but notice how beautiful you are. I know that sounds corny, but out of all the girls in the school, you're the cutest and only a rose can compare to you. I can't tell you who I am; at least not yet. But when the two of us are ready, I will let you know who I really am. I just hope you like the rose for now.

Signed,

Your secret admirer

After she read it, May was mystified. In all her life, she had gotten letters of appreciation, letters from her friends, but she never received a love letter before. True there were some boys in her school, who probably had a crush on her, but they were only crushes and the boys ended up going out with other girls. May wasn't even a popular girl in the school, so why would anyone be in love with her, she thought. Whoever it was, had made themselves the first ones to ever send her a love letter.

"Wow, that's so romantic." Misty said with a dreamy sigh. "It looks like someone in class has a crush on you May."

"Yeah," May nodded. "But the question is, who?"

Later at lunch, May had took it upon herself to put the rose she received in her bag carefully so that the small flower would not be disturbed or ruined from the day's activities. She also brought the letter with her and read it to Ash and Brock, who were surprised to say the least. Ash nearly spit his food out onto Brock's uniform when May told them what it was. After she read it to them and explained how she found it and told them about the rose, Brock took the whole thing into consideration while Ash, on the other hand, was a little skeptical.

"I dunno, May," Ash said after taking a sip of his drink. "For all we know that letter could be a prank and that rose just maybe there to help fool you a little more."

"Even so, Ash, why would someone go through all that trouble to do that in the first place?" Brock added as he rubbed his chin with his hand. "I mean, May doesn't have anyone who would wanna hurt her feelings on purpose here in the school; that I know of anyway."

"I think it's great you guys." Misty said causing the three of them to look at her before she went into a dreamy state. "Someone may finally confess to our May that they love her and she won't be single anymore."

May sweatdropped at her friend's dreams. "C'mon Misty, Ash could be right you know." May said waving her hands in front of her for defense. "I mean, we've been to this school long enough and I've only seen guys go for other girls like your sisters."

That made Misty stop her dream state and look at May almost furiously. "You didn't have to put it that way."

"Still, I am curious as to who sent me this letter." May pondered as she looked at the letter again.

"Well, I guess we'll know when they're ready to tell you." Brock said with a shrug of his shoulders. "Still, I think Ash may have a point, for once. So I'd suggest that you be careful and not ask around."

"Good idea." May agreed before putting the letter back in her bag and returning to her lunch.

Unbeknownst to May, Drew was watching her from his spot on the school grounds. He had hoped that May would be at school today; if she wasn't he wouldn't have any fun now would he, he thought. Still, after seeing her with the rose and letter he had a smile on his face knowing that she received them. She didn't want to tell her just yet, but ever since he first met her he had been mesmerized by her and not just because of her beauty. True that he had fan girls, but they were just fans and girls who had crushes on him not anyone he would want a relationship with.

Drew wasn't just admiring her beauty, but she had a very interesting personality compared to other girls he has met in his lifetime. Most of them wanted him because of how good-looking he was; none ever wanted him for…well…him. May, on the other hand, seemed to have ignored his charms that he always puts on for his fan girls. Not to mention she reacted more mildly compared to what other girls would react if he insulted them. If it had been another girl, they would've slapped him and slapped him hard. May just seemed to yell at him.

Deep down he wanted to admit to her that it was him who gave her the rose and letter, but he knew that if he did she would yell at him for playing with her heart; which was not true. Drew had indeed fallen in love with May, but until the time is right he would tell her. Now wasn't the right time, especially with the relationship they had now. But when the time would be right, he would admit it to her and perhaps ask her out on a date; he had already gained a little trust from her family, he just needed hers.

For the rest of the day, May kept wondering who had sent her that rose and letter. Every now and then she would stare at the rose and smell it whenever the teachers weren't looking or between classes. Part of her had wondered if it was a practical joke from Drew but she dismissed the idea; true Drew was a jerk, but it didn't seem he would stoop this low just to tease her would he? She also had hoped she would find out who gave the two objects to her soon otherwise it would drive her crazy.

It wasn't long until the end-of-school bell had rung and May was walking home from school staring at the rose while holding it in her hand. The way the rose had been cut made it seem that a professional gardener had cut it and stripped it of its thorns. May wondered who would go out of the way to give her such a perfectly picked rose and make her feel like this? Whoever it was, she wanted to make it her goal by the end of the school year to find out who he was.

"Whatcha got there puppy-ears?" A very annoying and familiar voice asked causing May to stop and hide it before turning with a look of anger.

"Stop calling me that Drew!" She yelled before turning away from him with her arms crossed. "And for your information it's none of your business!"

Drew only smirked; he was expecting her to say something like that. "Well then, I'll just be on my way."

He then walked past May, who only continued to glare at him as he walked away from her. She then continued on her way back home still grumbling about Drew and how much of a jerk he was. She spent her own grumbling long enough that she made it to her house and calmed down. After getting a few hours of studying in her room, May opened her window to let in some fresh air. Hopefully to clear her mind of Drew and his insults and back to the rose and letter she received earlier in the day. She then went to her bed and laid down on it looking at the rose.

May smiled trying to think of who might've sent her this beautiful flower and the love letter in her desk. She knew it had to be someone in the class, but the question was who? She closed her eyes to begin her wonder in her mind she thought of a boy like a prince dancing with her with a piano waltz playing in the background. It almost felt so real, so real she could almost hear the piano music. May opened her eyes slightly still hearing the piano after realizing it, she bolted upward she looked out her window towards Drew's house.

There WAS a piano playing and it was coming from HIS house. She got up out of her bed and walked over to her window to see if she could see where the music was coming from. Looking from window to window, she spotted a piano, but she didn't see who was playing it. But the music was soothing; it made May forget all of those thoughts of Drew right away and she wanted to keep listening. She didn't realize it, but May was so entranced by the music that she found herself dancing to it as if she were dancing with someone at a ball. Her moves were so graceful and fluid that if one were to look at her they would thing she was flying.

She continued this one-person waltz before she no longer heard the music and it had stopped altogether. May then looked over at the window to see who was playing the music only to see the shades of the window now closed. Disappointed she went to her desk and began her studies for her classes taking a small glance back at the rose she had received earlier that day. After a few hours, May finished her studying and did her usual evening activities; eating dinner with her family, taking a bath, and going to bed.

Before she fell asleep, however, she couldn't help but wonder the events that occurred today. First she received a love letter and rose from school, Drew bothered her again, and now she had heard a beautiful piano melody from his house. The more she thought about it, the more she continued to conclude that Drew was one enigma that needed to be solved. Was he a good-looking, arrogant young man who just took pleasure in making her life miserable; or was there something else underneath that conceded exterior of his? Either way, she didn't let it stop her from falling asleep and entered dreamland where no one bothered her.

End Chapter

A/N: Again, thanks for all the reviews. I'll see if I can find a way to finish the next chapter and hopefully finish this story.