Here we are again! Hope you like! School is starting soon. And I just finished summer school. Not ready to go back!
"Mr. Rose."
May smiled happily as a blush came across Drew's face. The storm had brought the two closer together and, for the first time, May was finally learning a little bit about the mysterious Drew. They had exchanged information about their past travels and a little about their childhoods too. Drew had told her that he grew up in a town filled with flowers and how he caught Budew who was now his trusted Roserade. May had told him of her town, and how she had gotten Torchic who was now a Blaziken. She felt happy being with Drew, and she felt relieved that they were finally making some progress on their friendship. Drew didn't talk much about his general feelings on the matter, but May could tell by his body language that he also felt comfortable around her. However, ever since she gave him "permission" to make fun of her, he would sometimes do it non-stop.
"Careful there clumsy."
"I am not clumsy! Why do you always call me that?"
"Well let's see...You tripped and fell in your first contest, messed up in your first contest, got defeated by me in your first contest…
"Well that was all my first contest!"
"And yet you're still clumsy."
"Shut up!"
"Make me."
"You are so, so…"
"Handsome?"
"No."
"Then how about not clumsy?"
"Just be quiet Mr. Rose!"
"Mr. Rose?"
That was May's trump card. Every time she said "Mr. Rose," Drew's face would light up. Whenever Drew was making fun of her, she would just say that and he would stop. May had fun messing with him, knowing that he didn't have any retorts to that.
"Well your one to talk Miss Tent."
Or maybe not.
May's face turned Cheri Berry read when Drew said this. Her eye fell to the ground.
"Where did you hear that, that nickname?" She asked him.
"I heard it from Coordinators, why?"
"Oh, nothing."
May sighed. She knew she couldn't keep that horrible nickname away from him forever and she also knew she was pushing her luck with the "Mr. Rose" nickname. She just wanted to forget that contest. She wished she never entered that contest. She wished that she had defeated Harley faster so he would never play that clip at that contest.
She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up. Drew was looking at her, confused.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
"F-fine," she said, walking away a little. Drew's hand feel to his side. "We should hurry. It's getting late and I think I can see the town where the next contest is at."
May turned and began to walk. "Why did I push my luck with the "Mr. Rose" nickname? So he knows about that incident. Oh I am never going to hear the end of this from him…" She kept on looking forward, refusing to look behind at Drew. She was afraid of the new insults and the teasing that he was going to put her through now. He really was always one step ahead of her.
"May? May?"
"Huh?" May turned around. "What is it Drew?"
"Well first, we're in the town. Second I'm behind you."
May whipped around. Drew was now in front of her, with his arms crossed. "Are you sure you're okay?" He asked, concern in his voice.
May nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine. You're right, I have to stop spacing out like that."
"Well now that you're done with that, the Pokemon Center is this way."
"O-okay."
They began walking, Drew leading the way and May behind him. She kept her eyes on him. "Was he always this tall?" May wondered to herself. "Did he always walk with this much confidence? Was his hair really that green? Green. Why is his hair green? I mean I don't think its weird or anything. It actually suits him nicely. His eyes are nice too. His eyes are kind of a rich green. His eyes are like..."
"Emeralds." May breathed. Drew turned his head.
"Emeralds?" He asked.
"I-I mean, emeralds are pretty stones!" May said quickly. Drew smiled.
"Yeah they are but," he said turning around. "I think sapphires are prettier."
"Sapphires?"
"Yes sapphires," he said flicking his hair. He smirked "So my eyes are like emeralds huh? It's nice to hear that coming from you. Been admiring my body haven't you?"
"W-what?" May asked. "When did I ever-?"
"Well either that or somebody else with green eyes and hair is causing you to mumble to yourself."
"I was talking to myself?" May asked, her eyes widening in disbelief. Drew smirk grew.
"Yes you were. Anyway clumsy we're here at the Pokemon Center. Try not to miss the door while admiring me." Drew turned around and entered the Center. May stood outside, shocked.
"I was really saying that aloud? W-why do all these embarrassing things keep happening to me?" She asked herself as she entered the Center.
"To be honest, I haven't given it much thought."
"I wonder if love makes you do stupid things." May said to herself. She stopped. There it was again, love. Why did that word keep on coming up? "I don't love him." May said to herself. "I'm not one of his fangirls. I'm his, his, traveling partner."
"Traveling partner. How original." May thought to herself.
As May began walking up to Drew, she heard hushed whispering coming from a few feet away. Looking for the source of the whispering May saw some girls pointing at Drew and giggling with each other. May instantly understood who they were. Fangirls.
"Well there you go Mr. Drew. Your registration for the contest is done. Is there anything else I can help you with?"
"Actually yes," Drew said. "I would like two-"
"Mr. Drew?"
Drew and May both looked to their left. One of the fangirls who had been giggling at Drew was now looking at him earnestly. The fangirl smiled. "You're Mr. Drew, right?"
Drew flashed the girl a smile. "Yes that's me." He said.
"Wow! This is so cool." The girl gushed. "I'm actually in the same Pokemon Center as Mr. Drew! Are you entering the contest here?"
"Yes, yes I am." Drew said.
"Well I hope you do your best." The girl said. She then looked down. "I wanted to become a coordinator after I saw you at the Grand Festival, but I don't think I can ever catch up to your level." She said sadly.
"Well I encourage you to be a coordinator. Anyone who has a passion or a drive to be one should be one."
May felt something inside her twitch a little. She had never gotten this kind of encouragement from him. All Drew did was tease her about her lack of style. She looked at the girl. She looked, stylish. A short pink dress, boots and knee length socks, all in perfect condition. May looked down at her clothes, mentally sighing. The sun had worn out the color, the rain had caused it to shrink a little, and her tumble in the mud during the storm had caused the front to become stained. The girl standing in front of her had, well, style.
"I need to wash this." May thought to herself.
While May had been looking at her outfit, Drew's fan had used this time to clarify what Drew just said.
"You really think I'll make a good coordinator?" She asked, bouncing a little.
"Yes." Drew said. May's heart twitched again. Drew had never thought she'd be a good coordinator. Wait a minute…
Her heart twitched? Why was her heart twitching? Did she feel sad?
"No. I'm just tired." May thought to herself. She walked around Drew and his fan and approached Nurse Joy at her desk.
"Welcome to the Pokemon Center." Nurse Joy said wearily. May smiled.
"Tired?" She asked. Nurse Joy nodded.
"Sorry, but could I register for the contest?"
"Oh of course, no need to apologize." Nurse Joy said. In a few seconds the registration was done. "Anything else?" She asked.
"Yeah can I have one room-"
May didn't finish her question because the next thing she knew, Drew was next to her, holding her hand tightly.
"I'm actually traveling with this girl." He said. May felt herself blush and something inside her leap a little.
"But why?" the fan girl asked.
"Because she's" Drew took a deep breath. "She's my friend and my rival and she's the one I choose to travel with."
"But," Drew's fan said. "But I want to travel with you! If I can travel with you, then you can teach me to be a coordinator. You can be my teacher!" May felt the grip around her hand tighten. She looked at Drew. The expression on his face was unreadable, but May could see a little anger in his eyes.
"You can't teach coordinating." He said slowly. "Coordinating isn't like a battle where you can use a Pokemon that has an advantage against another. Coordinating is something that has to be learned through self-experience. You have to train and bond with your Pokemon to be a good Coordinator. You have to bring out their true beauty. You have to plan ahead appeals to show case that beauty. It isn't about fighting till the end, it's about showing how much you and your Pokemon have grown. If you think that Coordinating can be taught like a subject in school." Drew's eyes narrowed and he pulled May closer to him, wrapping his other arm around her in the process. She was now leaning a little on his chest. May's face turned red as she could hear his heart beat, loud and clear. "Then you're in a worse position then when my companion here started out."
Companion. May felt herself getting goosebumps. Why did that word make her want to hug Drew all of a sudden?
A staring contest was now occurring. Drew looking at the girl, the girl staring back at Drew, and May feeling awkwardly trapped between them. Finally the girl looked down.
"Sorry Mr. Drew." The girl mumbled. May felt the grip on her hand loosen.
"It's okay." Drew said. The girl looked up and took a deep breath. She ran towards Drew, pushed May out of the way, and hugged him.
"Promise me that when I'm a coordinator we're going to battle." The girl mumbled into his shirt.
Drew looked awkwardly at May. May shook her head in the "This-is-your-problem-grasshead," type of way.
"Ah, Sure." Drew said awkwardly. The fangirl looked up, happiness in her expression.
"Oh Drew," she said. "I love-"
May could see Drew beginning to cringe when Nurse Joy cleared her throat.
"I'm sorry to interrupt." She said, a small smile on her face. "But Miss May and Mr. Drew, I have your room key."
Relief flooded Drew's face, only to be replaced by confusion. "Our room key?" he asked. Nurse Joy nodded. "Party's under four is required to share a room, and anyway there is only one room left."
Drew wrestled himself out of his fan's hug, grabbed May's hand, and took the key. "Thanks." He said before pulling May with him and leaving his fan behind in the lobby.
"Wait!" The fan cried.
But Drew and May were already down the hall and looking for their room.
As soon as Drew found it, he opened the door and plopped himself on one of the beds. May walked over to the second bed and looked at him.
"Drew?"
"Hm?"
"Are you okay?"
Drew propped himself up and looked at May, a smirk playing at his lips. "I've been asking you that question all day, so I think you should answer first before I do."
May sighed. The room became silent. Drew was about to start talking when May began.
"Harley came up with that nickname."
"What nickname?"
"Miss Tent." May said grimacing. Drew looked confused.
"Harley?"
"Yeah Harley. You never heard of what happened at that contest?"
Drew shook his head. May sighed and began to explain to Drew the contest and what had happened. She told him of her embarrassing moment at the beach with the Tentacool. She told him how Harley humiliated her in front of the audience and began calling her "Miss Tent." She explained everything. When she finished her face was red and she was looking at her hands. May took a deep breath.
"Just laugh now," she said. "Just get it over with."
Drew didn't say anything. He just looked at May. The room became quiet again. When he spoke up, May was surprised with what he said.
"Why would I laugh?"
May looked up at Drew. Sapphires met Emeralds.
"Well," May began. 'It was something really clumsy of me to do. Swimming into a school of Tentacool. And everyone else laughed so…"
"I'm not going to laugh."
"Huh?"
"I'm not going to laugh at you." Drew said his face serious. "I don't see what's funny about that. You were scared."
"But everyone else laughed"
"Well," Drew said. 'I'm not everyone else. For one thing, I know you. And," he continued. "You didn't laugh at my fears."
They kept their gaze. May then got up and walked over to Drew's bed. She sat down on it. "Thanks." She said.
"No problem."
"Now, are you okay?"
"Yeah, why?"
"You're fan seemed to have ticked you off."
"Oh yeah her."
"Well, what did she say?" May asked. Drew sighed.
"She asked me if she could travel with me and I said no. She kept on asking me and I kept on saying no. She then brought you into the picture." He said.
Drew had been staring ahead, but now turned his head to face May. "She said how she was a better traveling companion then "that girl in the muddy clothes for example." That's when I came over to you." Drew said.
"Oh."
May looked down. "I really should wash my clothes." She grumbled.
"Yeah me too." Drew said. May looked at his clothes. Spots of mud covered his purple shirt. She held in a laugh.
"Drew?"
"Hm?"
"Thank you."
"For what?"
"For sticking up for me and for, for calling me your friend."
"Well May we are friends."
"Really?"
"Really."
They sat there, their shoulders touching. Enjoying each other's warmth. Drew then spoke up.
"You did seem pretty jealous when I was talking to that girl."
"I was not jealous!"
"You sure looked like you were."
"How could you tell? You were looking at her weren't you?"
"I was, but whenever I looked at you, you seemed pretty jealous." He flicked his hair. "Worried that someone might steal me away from you?"
"N-no."
"You're stuttering. That means you're lying."
"S-shut up!"
"More stuttering more lying."
"You're insufferable."
"And you," he said laughing a little. "Think my eyes look like emeralds."
May's face flushed. She lowered her gaze.
"I guess I should feel honored." She said.
"What?"
"That the famous "Mr. Drew" is traveling with me. Any girl would be head over heels happy."
"Yes, you should be. Glad you finally admitted it May." Drew said getting up and taking off his purple over shirt. May kept on looking down.
"Any girl would be head over heels because you're so nice with them. But with me, you seem to like teasing me. You encouraged everyone but me." May continued. Drew stopped and turned around.
"May, listen I-"
"And yet," May said. "Even though I am annoyed you encouraged everyone but me, in a way, you always encouraged me." She looked up. "Thank you for encouraging me Drew."
Drew blinked, and then smiled. He walked back over to May and placed both of his hands on the opposite side of May's legs. May blushed and looked into his eyes. Drew was smirking
"Glad you finally admitted May. Now go to your bed. Or," he said, leaning in closer to May. "Am I really that attractive you don't want to leave?"
May blush got worse. She was about to answer when Drew walked over to the other bed. Climbing into it he said, "Good Night," before switching off the light and leaving a blushing May in the darkness.
Very long, but felt satisfying. I like the last one better though COMMENT!
