Hey, guys!
Sorry for the long wait! But i'm getting pretty stressed from finals and the holidays approaching, so i haven't had much time for writing. but i finally know exactly where i want to take this story and it will probably have about 6 or 7 chapters. i haven't decided if i'm actually going to phsyically bring Drew in, but i'm def. going to hint at a romance between him and may. Anyway... So this is a pretty cute chapter, enjoy::puts on Zelda costume:: Take it away, Link!

Link: Lina does not own Pokemon. If she tells you that she does.. she's lying.

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ENJOY!


"Misty! Hey Misty!" the all-too-familiar, raspy voice cooed from outside the door.

"DON'T' COME IN, ASH!" Misty shouted while covering her curvy body with her hands, "But what is it?"

"Well," Ash blushed at the thought of why Misty wouldn't let him in. He began to nervously laugh while continuing, "Well, Me, Brock and Max are going to head out to the restaurant.. the weather is supposed to get really bad and we want to make sure we get our reservations before the snow plows us over."

Oh, Great. Leave me to walk to the stupid restaurant with stupid May. Sometimes, Ash, I wonder if you have a brain. Misty thought while grinding her teeth. "O-okay, Ash. Us girls will just meet you there."

"Sounds great! Uhm.. see you there, Mist."

Misty listened to the creeks in the floorboards where Ash was leaving. As soon as she heard the front door shut, she sighed deeply and flung her half-naked self on the bed. She couldn't think of a single thing to wear.

"Misty? What did Ash say? I couldn't hear through the door." May sweetly asked through the bathroom door that served as the barrier between the two rival beauties.

Ugh. Misty growled to herself. Shut up, May. Why does it even matter? "It's supposed to snow, so the guys wanted to make sure to get our reservation before the snow hit. Apparently, this restaurant is so packed that if you're even a little late for your reservation, they'll give it away."

"Oh, well, we should hurry. Can I come out yet? Are you finished changing? Cause I am." May had that tone again. That irritating, I'm-so-much-better-than-you tone. Ooooh, so maybe you can get dressed faster, big deal. Misty had several cartoon daydreams of blowing May up, hitting her with a train, beating her with a frying pan...

Suddenly, May, feeling unsatisfied by Misty's lack of a response, walked out of the bathroom to see Misty lying on the bed in her bra and underwear.

"Ack! NO, I'M NOT READY!!" Misty fell off of the bed, startled at, both, the way May burst out of the bathroom and by how gorgeous she had managed to look. A pure, white, pencil dress hugged her frail body. (A/N: pencil dresses are SKIN TIGHT. They are pretty much made for skinny girls who want to look like they have curves... my fav. type of dress.o.o) Originally meant to be a summer dress, May threw a white, fuzzy winter coat to pull the outfit together. Complete with matching gloves, scarf, and cap, May looked perfect.

"Ya know..if you needed help picking out an outfit, you could have just asked me. Oh, no, wait. This IS your outfit! Uhm, I GUESS it's cute.. you might be a tad cold though.." May flashed Misty an fake, kind smile.

"Very funny, May. I just haven't gotten my dress on yet." Misty jumped up quickly and strutted over to her bag to frantically search for something decent.

Hm. No wonder Ash likes her. She has the perfect body. Ugh. Well, I'll just have to show her up! Both girls thought.

Suddenly, Misty had an idea. Mrs. Ketchum! She HAS to have some tips of what to wear!

"May, I'll be right back. You finish doing your hair." Misty smiled evilly.

"But, my hair IS done.." May scoffed.

"Oh, oops." Misty cackled and ran out the door, still wearing only her underwear. May ran for the bathroom and tried to find what was wrong with her hair.

"MRS. KETCHUM!! MRS. KEEEEETCHUMMMM!!!" Misty pounded on the bedroom door hoping that Mr. Mime would be the last Pokemon, or CREATURE, to see her in her unmentionables.

"Oh, uh, Misty!... having trouble getting ready?" Delia laughed at Misty's lack of clothes.

"Yeah..." Misty coyly blushed and looked at her feet. "I didn't bring much.. and nothing can even compare to May- uhm May flowers! Yeah. Nothing is as pretty as those May flowers!"

"Hm. Well, I'm sure you and 'May flowers' are both beautiful in your own ways.. But! I do have a little something you might like! Come on in."

Misty looked around the cozy, antique-looking room. Delia calmly searched throught her closet until she pulled out a very pale blue dress. "Here, put this on." Delia smiled and threw Misty the dress. Misty walked into the bathroom and slipped on the dress. Not only did it fit like a glove, but it was beautiful. It was shaped like a corset from the bust down to the hips, then subtle, pale blue fabric dropped right above her knees. The off-the-shoulder sleeves and corset-like bust emphasized Misty's chest in the most respectable way. She was stunned at how pretty she looked. With a smile, Misty pulled out her side ponytail and quickly used Delia's straightening iron to perfect her short, orange locks.

"Misty! Come on! It started snowing! We have to gooooo!" May called from the foyer.

"Here, Misty. This should complete your outfit!" Delia quickly gushed as she saw how beautiful Misty appeared. She then handed her black stilettos and a black, winter coat. Misty hugged Delia and sprinted into the foyer.

Upon seeing her rival, May almost couldn't believe her eyes. And for a split second, she almost felt.. happy. Happy that Misty managed to look gorgeous. Happy that Ash would be pleased. But, the feeling quickly passed as Misty glared at May.

"What do you think, May?" Misty confidently asked.

"Well.. you'll definitely stop traffic..." May crinkled her nose and laughed under her breath. Misty felt slightly hurt by May's double-meaning 'compliment'. But she wouldn't let May get to her. Not tonight. Misty was going to win. Ash would be hers.

"Hm. Well, I guess we better go. Don't you want to put on a little makeup before we leave?" Misty spat.

"Well, I already put a little on, but I don't want to look like a tramp. I'm for NATURAL beauty." May retorted as lightening struck between the two girls' eyes.

"Okay girls, you better get going! Have fun!" Delia rushed in and pushed the girls out the front door, closing it behind her.

Misty and May looked up at the snow falling hard from the sky then at each other. Might as well get going, it would be bad if the snow ruined their outfits. So onward the girls went, walking at arm's length. Misty decided to throw a glare at May, when she felt her high-heels begin to slip on a patch of ice hidden under the few inches of snow. Trying to catch her balance, she clung to May, accidentally throwing her into the snow. Misty managed to stay on her feet.

"Oh my GOSH! MAY! NO, I'm SO sorry! I seriously didn't mean to– I would never–" Misty was interrupted as May flung a snowball at her face. May began to laugh hysterically and, after a few confused blinks, Misty began to join in the laughter. But behind her back, she hid a snowball and threw it right on May's head. May laughed even harder and, thus, a snowball fight began. The two were having so much fun that they didn't even notice how freezing their bare legs were. Finally, after about 20 minutes, the girls fells on their backs in the snow and giggled.

"Hey, Misty?" May said through her laughs.

"Yeah?" Misty gasped.

"I'm really sorry.. I want you to know that I don't hate you. I actually am kind of happy that you and Ash are probably going to get together. Anything that makes Ash happy, makes me happy."

The giggling between them abruptly stopped. "May, Ash doesn't like me." Misty began, turning to face May, "But I'm sorry too. I really don't know what got into me. I just got so jealous cause you really are gorgeous and.. well, I've heard rumors and.. I don't know. My emotions got the best of me."

"Okay, for one thing: you are gorgeous, too! Why do you think I'm so jealous?! And second: Ash is IN LOVE with you. He basically told me himself." May smiled.

"Wh-what? But.. I.." Misty could never finish her sentence, for at that moment Brock, Max and Ash came walking towards the freezing friends.

"Hey girls, uhm, what are you doing?!" Ash cocked his head.

"Are you two ate least getting along?" Max asked. The girls looked at each other and began to laugh ferociously.

"Guess that's a yes." Brock noted and held out his hand to May to get her off the snow. Ash, also, reached down and helped Misty up.

"More importantly, why are you guys here? Shouldn't you be at the restaurant?" Misty questioned, finally composing herself.

"They closed for the day due to bad weather. What luck, huh?" Max pouted.

"Darn. Well, I guess we better get going back.." Misty said, slightly disappointed.

"Actually, Misty," Ash started, "Can we take a walk real fast? I need to talk to you.. privately."

"Uhm, sure.. I guess." Misty blushed as Ash took her hand in his and lead her towards the snow covered park.

Misty looked back as Ash dragged her along and gave a genuine, sweet smile to May. May responded with a thumbs up and a big, happy grin.

"I wonder how long it took for them to realize they liked each other.." May rhetorically asked as she, Brock and Max walked back to Ash's house.

"Well, think of it this way, you still haven't figured out that Drew likes you." Max said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Drew?" May said, taken back by the long forgotten name. She hadn't thought about Drew in that way since she fell for Ash. She really had never thought about it before, especially since he hadn't been around much. Was that her fault?

"Yeah, that's true. I always saw chemistry between you two. Oh, well. Maybe next time we see him, you can figure it out on your own." Brock smiled and continued walking with Max and May stopped in her tracks.

"Are you SERIOUS?! Ew! Come ON!" She denied. But she couldn't help but think about it. Maybe.. maybe there was someone out there for her who wasn't Ash.

Maybe..


yay! it started snowing in my hometown, so i HAD to make a romantic, snowy setting!
next chapter will be sooooo FLUFFY! I can't wait.
Please review! i'm thinking if i get like 7 reviews, that will be enough to show that people are actually interested!
so more reviews, faster updates!