A/N: Fun fact, this is the farthest I've ever gone in writing a fanfic. Feel special. XD
Kidding, but really! I'm in love with this story and I hope you are as well :-)
So sorry about the late update! School has started and I'm hella stressed :(
Chapter 4! Yay! Hopefully more questions will be answered! (Kind of ironic because I'm the (co)author I know what happens lol) but this is really fun to write and hopefully equally as fun for you to read :-)
This chapter is kind of a filler, so I'm sorry :/
Disclaimer: We do not own Pokémon.
May didn't know where she was, all she knew was that she was running. Along the shore of a beach she had no identity of. With him.
She felt more exhilarated than she had in years. The laughter came easily. She felt free. Happy. Like all was right in the world.
He stopped suddenly, turning around and abruptly flashing her with his too-wide grin and gray eyes alight with excitement that she adored. May didn't notice him halt and barreled into him, nearly knocking them both into the sand. He caught her before they both crashed, steadying the two of them. He couldn't help but chuckle, causing her to cock her head to the side in confusion as she looked at him.
"What's so funny?" she asked, narrowing her eyebrows slightly. "You're the one who just randomly decided to stop running!"
He just stared at her, face still split into a massive grin.
"Hello? Did you hear me?" she asked again, raising her eyebrows. He closed his eyes, raising his head slightly and taking a deep breath. She was about to protest again before he abruptly cut her off.
"Don't ruin the moment." He whispered, in the husky voice that only Brendan could use.
May swore she saw him start to lean closer-
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
May's eyes abruptly shot open, gritting her teeth and trying her hardest not to destroy her PokéNav as she answered the oh-so-conveniently timed call.
"Yes?" she nearly hissed. Wally chuckled on the other end.
"'Good morning, Wally! How are you on this fine morning?'" Wally imitated May's voice sarcastically. "What's got you in a mood?"
May groaned, pinching the bridge of her nose with her other hand and squeezing her eyes shut. "I barely slept last night." And I had a dream where I nearly kissed my best friend. Ya know, the usual.
"Something on your mind?" Wally asked, replacing the sarcastic tones with caring, slightly concerned ones.
May sighed. Wally knew her too well.
"I'll talk to you about it later." She sat up, glancing at the clock again. 8:26. She resisted the urge to groan again. Leave it to Wally to wake me up at this ungodly hour. "Do you work today?"
Wally assisted the Day Care Couple in their business. He'd train people's Pokémon, or groom them. He really enjoyed the work, and everyone who watched could tell. He'd visit the Day Care a few times a week, but when he wasn't there, he lived in an apartment in Mossdeep as well. He'd travel around, like a traveling Day Care service, and help train people's Pokémon across the region. His apartment was across the island from May, as she had to live near Steven for when he needed her, but was only about a 5-10 minute flight by her Tropius to get to his apartment. And because of this, she got to see Wally relatively often.
"I don't think so. I'm on call though, so I could need to leave at any time. That shouldn't be necessary for the rest of the week, but you know how it is." Wally explained. May nodded in understanding.
"I have to work for Steven today, but I get done with that around 2 or 3. And then I'm off for an extended weekend. I'll see you then?"
"Yeah, of course," Wally smiled. "Is everything okay? Did you finally talk to Brendan after all of this time?"
May sighed again, swinging her legs around to stand up from the bed. That dream still had her feeling a bit frazzled, and she could barely fall asleep last night because of him anyway. Naturally, she was not feeling very rested. "No, I didn't. But it's so weird, Wally. I can't stop thinking about him. I saw that news special last night and ever since, nothing but Brendan. I even had a dream about him last night. I shouldn't be doing this Wally, I have Drew. I haven't thought about Brendan like that for years. I feel awful. I don't know what to do."
The words fumbled out of her mouth all at once, but Wally understood.
"I understand. Don't let this cloud your mind May, just go to work and we'll get all of this figured out soon enough. Try to not let it distract you too much?" he requested, in his Wally way that no one could ever disagree with. May sighed.
"Thanks, Wally. I'll do my best. See you later."
Wally bid her farewell before clicking off. May groaned again, walking to the kitchen and setting her PokéNav on the counter. She grabbed a bagel from her fridge and put it in the toaster, pressing the lever. Her mind was still preoccupied from her conversation with Wally, but even more so with the dream she just had. What the hell was that?
She frowned. Wally was right. She shouldn't let this dampen her spirits too much. She'd go to his apartment later and get everything sorted out.
She glanced at the clock again, noticing it was nearing 9. Steven didn't call her in until 10 today. She turned off the alarm on her PokéNav as her bagel popped out of the toaster. She quickly added jelly to the bagel and ate her breakfast, deciding she should probably shower, and got ready for the day.
She walked out of the apartment half an hour later, her Tropius, Blaziken and Wailord on her belt in their respective poké balls. Dressed in her usual attire of an orange tunic, black bike shorts, white, green and black gloves, orange and white shoes with black socks, and a green and white bandana with a matching fanny pack, she walked without much purpose, noting she had quite a bit of time before she had to meet Steven.
She took this time to clear all thoughts of the Hoenn Champion, as best as she could. She was not about to let him take over her life.
May sighed as she closed the door of her apartment. Steven had decided he wanted to hike today, to potentially find a semi-rare stone. They didn't, however, and now May was even more exhausted than she was before.
And she still couldn't get Brendan out of her head.
She began walking to her bedroom, dialing Wally's number along the way.
"Hey, how did work go?" Wally asked.
"It was fine, I guess. I'm exhausted." She huffed as she pulled out a small bag to pack for Wally's.
"At least you have an extended weekend." Wally said, attempting to boost her spirits. May smiled slightly, despite not having the best day.
"Thanks for doing this, Wally. You're the best."
"It's what friends are for," Wally insisted. "It's about 4 now, should I order a pizza?"
"Sure, that sounds great. I'll be there soon."
Wally clicked off, and May threw her PokéNav on the bed. She changed into a large, navy blue t shirt and her favorite sweatpants, throwing her hair into a messy bun. She packed the last of her things, putting all of her Pokémon in their poké balls and attaching her belt to her bag. She removed Tropius' poké ball and grabbed her bag before leaving her apartment and locking the door. She released Tropius, smiling as the giant Pokémon greeted her.
"Hey boy," she said, laughing as he nudged her cheek with his massive head. "Ready to fly to Wally's?"
Tropius seemed excited as he lowered his back for May to get on. She climbed onto the Pokémon, directing his flight.
Soon, they arrived. May thanked Tropius and returned him to his poké ball. She grabbed her bag again and knocked on Wally's door, slightly nervous about how this was going to go.
Curse you, Brendan Birch.
A/N: Fourth chapter done! I'm sorry, not much happened and it was kind of a filler… but the exciting stuff is about to happen, I promise! Stay with me!
As always, R&R! And I'll be updating soon!
