At the moment, the others and I were at a local Japanese restaurant stand near the outskirts of town. I was sitting on one side of the table next to May, while Ash and Drew sat on the other side. "Mm! How delicious!" I said with a dreamy sigh. "I haven't eaten good food like this in so long."
"I know," May agreed, holding her chopsticks over her bowl. "One day I'll be just as good a chef and make wonderful food too!"
"Yeah when pigs fly," Drew commented, making May's eye twitch as she glanced towards looked at the green haired devil, peacefully eating from his bowl of rice.
"Hey I'm a good cook!" May defended in her argument.
"Actually not really," Ash agreed discretely.
"You too?" May asked with a breaking voice.
"Her cooking can't be that bad can it?" I asked with a tilted head.
"Yes it can," Drew and Ash opposed simultaneously, making me sweatdrop in the side.
"What about those veggie snacks I made last year?" May reminded.
"Like we ate those," Drew muttered before Ash elbowed him.
"Hey those are really good and nutricious!" May defended. "And they taste good too!"
"Do they really?" I spoke in question.
"Not really," Drew and Ash whispered to me, earning a repetive sweatdrop from before.
"I'm right here you know," said May in a deathly tone, spooking Ash and me.
"Is that supposed to scare me?" Drew asked with a smile while May beside me began to form a round fist.
"Then just you watch Mr. Fancy-Pants because I'm gonna be the best chef in the valley and don't you forget it!"
I didn't know whether to supposrt her or stay quiet, watching them in their hourly fight. However Ash began to speak looking up towards the wooden ceiling. "I don't know what I wanna be when I become an adult yet," Ash commented, making me glance towards him. "I'm just gonna go with the wind, travel places," he explained as he tipped his cap.
"I already know what I'm gonna be," Drew said, resuming his meal.
"What's that?" I asked curiously
"He's studying to become a lawyer," May replied to me with an eye roll. "Drew's gonna go towards the business world when he gets older. Not really my view of a fun occupation, but I can't really change his mind now can I."
"I understand."
"What about you, Misty?" asked Ash. I noticed him and Drew looking at me, awaiting my answer. I smiled wearily and looked down at my red bento. "Truthfully I've always wanted to be a marine biologist, study the water, you know?"
"Ah, so Misty enjoys the water, huh?" May said with a thoughtful look, Ash glancing me with an odd look instead.
I laughed with a nervous and trying smile. "It's a strange job, isn't it?"
"Considering the fact you can't swim I'd say so," Ash said with a glint in his eye.
"Thanks a lot, Ash," I said back.
Drew and May blinked before looking at me. "You can't swim?" they asked simultaneously in obvious shock. A girl who can't swim yet wants to study the water sounded pretty unusual to them, if not realistic.
I crossed my arms and blushed. "I have a phobia of drowing, okay? I, never really learned over the past few years."
"Wow, Misty," May said in amazement. "And you still want to become a marine biologist?"
A soft smile came onto my face and I nodded at her. "I know it's a weird choice coming from me, but it's what I want to do."
Ash smirked and nodded. "Well I'll be rootin' for ya then, Misty."
"Thanks Ash."
"She really can't swim?" May said with a doubting face, only to recieve a look from Drew.
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A new day, a new sunrise. Sitting upright in my bed, I had resumed writing in my journal.
'Hey, it's Misty again. As of now the group and I have two Pokemon, Pikachu the Electric type, and Togepi the, uh, well when I find out I'll write it here. Anyway, it's sunrise already. It's been a few days since Grandma and I moved into town, and everything's been going really nice. Ash is still the same reckless guy. And May's still as happy and perky as ever. I don't think it'd be the same if that ever changed about her. Ha, and she still argues with Drew. He's changed a bit, probably just got a bit cockier. But it's to be expected. Boys will be boys. And to think one day Ash will be like that, too. Hopefully not for the long-run, or any time soon.'
"Hey Misty!" called a voice from outside my window. I looked out all the way down and saw May's waving figure from below. It was Ash who called up to my window. "Come on out! And bring Togepi with you!"
"Pika pi!" Pikachu greeted, coming up from behind Ash and onto his shoulder.
I opened my window wider. "What's going on?" I blinked, confused as to why they were at my house so early.
"You'll see! Just come on!" Ash grinned. Ash and his surprises. Leaving the window I got dressed and took my small red bag, placing a now awoken Togepi inside. After rushing downstairs and out the door, I met up with Ash and May.
"Morning," May nodded. "Come on, we still have to get Drew."
"Where are we all going?" I asked as we began to run down the back into town. Once we were in the center of the valley, Ash and May stopped suddenly. I stopped too before I bumped behind them. "Huh? What is it, guys?"
They turned their heads sheepishly towards me. "We don't know where Drew lives," they said simultaneously.
"What do you mean you don't know where Drew lives!" I snapped at them both. You'd think that over all these past years of growing into our teens they would've at least gone to Drew's house at least once. And why would they tell me this now?
"We just don't!" Ash defended, nervous of getting me more upset. "Drew never did invite us over to his place for some reason."
"The three of us were supposed to meet up at the harbor this morning and then we'd go to your place, but he never showed. We figured we'd get you first and he'd catch up," May explained before sighing. "Apparently not."
"Well that's just great. Now how are we supposed to find him?" I said with a low tone. We all assumed a thinking look, including Pikachu. How do you find the house of a teenage boy?... Geez this is harder than I thought.
"Hey wait," May said suddenly. "Pikachu, you think you can sniff our Drew's scent and lead us to his house?"
"May Pikachu's not a dog," said Ash with a vein.
"Yeah but it was an idea!" May shouted in rebuttal before looking back to the yellow creature with a hopeful look. "So can you Pikachu?"
"Pikachu!" it cheered, meaning that it'd try. How we could all understand what Pokemon said, I'll never know, but complaints were unpressed at this moment.
"But do we have anything that belongs to Drew that Pikachu can follow?" I asked in realization. All of us looked at each other blinking and then we all hung our heads in disappointment.
"So much for that idea," May whined until she suddenly shot her head right back up. "Wait I got it!" She's just full of ideas today isn't she.
"Is this a plan that'll work?" Ash asked.
"Sush!" May said, face-palming Ash and knocking him to the ground. "Misty, I remember something about Drew saying how his place grows a lot of roses. We just have to look for the house in the valley with the most roses!"
"And where are we supposed to find that, exactly?" I asked with a confused face, trying to follow along with the brunette's plan.
"If I'm correct, if we take this path here then it'll lead us to the part of town that harvests flowers," May said, pointing to a conveniently placed path. "We just have to find the one with roses and we'll find Drew's place! Piece of cake."
"You sure about this, May?" Ash asked unsure, standing back up and rubbing his head. "I mean, Drew kept us out of his house all this time for a reason."
"Well whatever the reason now we can finally go see it for ourselves whether he likes it or not!" May shouted victoriously. "Let's, GO!" She began to march down the path, Pikachu, Ash, and I watching her.
"Is this how most mornings go?" I asked once she was a good four yards away.
"Only with us," replied Ash. Following the unusual path to the upper part of the valley, I began to find myself in an unfamiliar district. After we got up we stopped and gaped at the sight. In front of us was a line of huge houses. Mansions even. They were even more ordain than the compound my grandma and I lived in. The grass up here seemed much greener, and the lawns were lined with white picket fences and flower beds, one in particular being all roses.
"Was this part of town always here?" I asked, blinking in surprise. I don't know about May and Ash, but did Caden Valley always have a higher class section?
"I don't know..." Ash answered truthfully. "Is this supposed to be where Drew lives?"
"I think so," May said, snapping out of her trance. Who knew Drew was so rich? "Let's go try that house." Following May we walked up to the mansion that had the rose bushes she spoke of. It stood out well compared to the other mansions, which had a variety of decorations and many assortments of colored flowers. This house though simply had green grass and a massive collection of red.
"Drew's garden is real pretty," I noted as Togepi chirped again from my bag in agreement.
"I'm not surprised," May said with an eye roll as she rung the door bell. It made me nervous a bit, being at the presence of such a huge palace-like house. After a bit, the door opened, revealing a woman with orange-pink shaded hair and light blue eyes. "Yes can I help you?"
"Um, w-we're here to see Drew?" I spoke up, seeing as Ash and May wouldn't.
"Drew?" she repeated. "Oh, you must be the friends he's always out with."
"You know about us?" Ash asked, pointing at him and us.
"To a certain extent, anyway. Come inside," she smiled. "And my name's Solidad, by the way."
"Ah, so you're Drew's foster sister?" I asked. "No wonder why you look so young."
"For a second there I thought you were his mom," Ash admitted awkwardly as he scratched the back of his head, only for me to elbow him before Solidad could hear.
"Thank you," Solidad nodded. I took in the surroundings of the place. I've never been inside a mansion before, this being my first. I'm sure it was the same for May and Ash, too. She sat us down on an elegant red couch with those fancy pillows. Solidad sat down on another couch across a glass coffee table. "Drew is probably still up in his room sleeping." I can only image his room.
"Drew oversleeps?" May asked in disbelief.
"I find it hard to believe, too," Solidad said. "But it's probably just because of his late night studies, that's all."
"What late night studies?" Ash asked. Pikachu and Togepi appeared invisible to Solidad, nor could they be heard.
Solidad starred down. "I don't know if Drew told you this, but his parents have special plans for him. They plan on his becoming a lawyer."
"We know that," May says, laying her head in her palms. "Drew's always studying about that during school it gets old sometimes."
"But as of late our parents are out of town for business, and left Drew to continue his advanced level studies. Ever since he's been up all night with his books it worries me. He doesn't even want to become a lawyer last I remember."
"He doesn't?" we all asked in surprise.
"No. He told me so a long time ago when we were kids. Drew's only doing so to please our parents." Solidad smiled wearily, reminiscing about her little foster brother, his smile. "I remember when we were little he was so carefree."
"I remember that, too," May smiled, looking down shyly. She remembered the simple early days of their youth.
"Me too," I agreed with a nod.
"Those were the good ol' days," Ash sighed. "May and Drew didn't fight as violently."
"I'm gonna pretend I didn't hear that," May death glared with a persisting fake smile, making Ash sweat with nervousness.
Solidad's smile faded away. "But as he grew up his personality changed. He doesn't talk to our parents anymore, let alone me."
"Well that sounds like Drew," May pointed out with furrowed eyebrows.
"Yeah. But I'm glad to know he's opened himself to friends like you three. he seems pretty close to you guys from what I recall."
"So do you think we can take Drew, now, Solidad?" I asked, remembering the Pokemon ordeal. "We're kind of in a hurry."
"Sure thing. Drew's room is up the stairs and first corridor on the left."
"Corridor. How can we miss that," Ash said with a face. Leaving the kitchen and Solidad we went up the marble staircase and to the first set of twin doors on the left. Who would've known that Drew was this rich? I said that before didn't I? Pushing the corridors open we arrived in Drew's bedroom. It looked like a prince's room to be honest. Regal and clean as a whistle, just as I expected from a place like this.
"Wow," Ash said. "And it's, clean."
"What I'd give to live in a room like this," I gaped.
"Drew," May gasped, seeing him laying at his desk. Books were piled up on the wooden desk and beside his chair. His eyes were closed in his arms as well. The three of us went over to him and May shook the boy's shoulder. "Drew? You still asleep?" May continued to shake his shoulder but he wouldn't wake up. "Drew come on! Stop messing around!-AH!" May had accidentally knocked Drew out of his chair, making the boy fall out of his chair. All of us yelped and jumped back, May covering her mouth from her accident.
"Gee May you sure are aggressive," Ash remarked.
"It's was an accident!" May said in a panic.
"Hey guys look," I said, catching their attention. "Drew's still asleep."
"Hm?" We all looked down at Drew, seeing him still asleep on the floor.
"Is Drew supposed to be a heavy sleeper?" Ash asked, poking him.
"I don't think so," May said as Pikachu hoped off of Ash's shoulder. Pikachu ran up to Drew and poked his head, trying to wake him up. "Okay this is really weird. If he's faking this I'm gonna kill him!" May said with a burning flame in her eyes.
"I don't think he's faking it," I opposed, kneeling down and feeling for Drew's pulse. Luckily it was still there. "You think a Pokemon could've done this? I mean, with the stuff Togepi and Pikachu can do, maybe there's a Pokemon out there who can make people fall into a deep sleep."
"Misty that's a ridiculous idea," Ash said witha pout.
"Says the guy with the ridiculously small brain," May remarked, causing Ash to make a face.
I tried to think. "Let's just go see my grandma. Maybe she can help."
"But what about him?" Ash reminded, pointing his thumb to the unconscious green-haired boy. "You expect us to leave him like this? Solidad's gonna find out sooner or later and I don't wanna be around when she starts asking questions."
"Maybe if we just put him in bed under the covers she'll never notice," May suggested desperately. Proceeding with May's said idea -hopefully not a bad idea- we all worked together to get Drew into a sleeping position in bed, Pikachu and Togepi watching from his wooden bed-post.
"Jeez he's heavy," May whined with a strained voice as we carried him off to the mattress.
"Almost there," I encouraged as we neared the pillow. Dropping Drew's head onto the pillow the rest of him fell in place, May bringing the red silk covers over his sleeping figure. "And there."
"That wasn't too hard," Ash sighed.
"May..." Drew moaned from his sleep. The word was barely audible, but everyone in the room had heard it, followed by a short scilence by everyone. May jumped and turned red in the face while I grew on an amused smile, and only more so with Ash as well. You ca't help it when something this amusing comes up.
"Someone's dreamin' about his crush," Ash teased with a mischevious grin. Meanwhile I giggled, trying my best to hide the action.
"Shut it, Ash," May glared deviously, though Ash was enjoying her embarrassment too much. "You too, Misty."
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"A pokemon who can make people fall asleep?" my grandma repeated, tending to the overgrowing grass outside. It was beginning to grow weeds.
"Yeah," I nodded. "Drew's asleep and he won't wake up for some reason."
"I see," she said, standing up and taking her gloves off. "It's possible that it just might be the work of an attack a Pokemon had performed."
"Figures," May said with a look. "But how are we supposed to wake him up?" Her eyes cracked. "I don't have to kiss him or anything do I?" A cliche idea, a girl kissing a boy so he can wake up. It was a very fictitious idea, but after the events of finding lost invisible creatures, anything's possible at this point.
"It'd be funny if you did have to," Ash joked, only for May to glare.
My grandmother stood up, straightening out her kimono. "Certain species of Pokeon can emit a special kind of powder essence that can be used to paralyze its enemies, or in this case put them to sleep. There's no limit as to how long your friend may be out, but it's best you treat him soon."
"And how are we supposed to do that?" I asked from the porch.
"This is only a suggestion, but perhaps if you find the Pokemon that did this to Drew, then maybe it can reverse the effect."
"You think it'll work?" Ash asked skeptically, his cap shielding the sunlight from his eyes as Pikachu starred at the elderly woman with hope.
"It just might."
"Great, another Pokemon hunt," I sighed from grief. "The things we do for Drew."
"Don't worry about it, Misty," May grinned, throwing her arm around my shoulders. "Just think, when he wakes up he'll owe us."
"Hm, I can already think of the ways he can repay us," Ash grinned, images of money flooding the inner concepts of his mind.
May and I sweatdroped. "Why couldn't that Pokemon have put him to sleep instead," I said robotic, starring at Ash. May merely nodded in agreement as Togepi blinked its eyes, blissfully unaware and wondering what was going on around its surroundings.
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"The forest," I spoke as we hiked down a dirt path. "Are you guys sure we don't need a map?" I asked with a hint of uncertainty.
"Of course not!" Ash assured with much enthusiasm. "If anything, I know this forest like the back of my hand."
"Yeah considering you're always wearing a glove you must really know what the back of your hand looks like under it," I remarked with a discouraged look.
Ash tried to think up a good comback. "...Whatever!" Afterwards we both noticed May's unusual quietness. She walked behind us, looking down at her shoes.
"Hey May you still there?" I spoke up.
"Huh?" she jumped. "Oh it's nothing don't worry about me! I'm just dozing off, you know," she laughed sheepsily, knocking on her head.
"I think she's bored without Drew around," Ash whispered to me with a sly smile.
"Shut it hat-head!" May cried out behind.
I chuckled and smiled a little. "Point blank, we'll find that Pokemon and wake Drew up soon."
"If it doesn't put us to sleep first," Ash muttered.
"Quit being such a pessimist," I glared.
"Just sayin'," Ash replied in his defence, holding up his gloves.
Taking a moment of silence, I glanced repeatedly left and right for any other signs of life. We're supposed to be the only ones who can see Pokemon, so we have the best chances of finding whoever did that to Drew. He'd do the same for us right?... Well at least not before arguing with us. The slow minutes passed on little by little onto hours of searching. We've went through countless bushes and trees, leaving no rock or twig unturned. The fact of not knowing exactly what we were looking for left us three at a disadvantage. All we knew was that it used a strange powder.
"Ah, I give up," I whined in lack of energy, collapsing against the trunk of a tree. I held Togepi in my arms, it practically falling asleep.
"Same," Ash agreed, sitting and falling on his behind next to my side. Pikachu was tired and laying on Ash's cap, holding on to prevent from falling off.
"Guys we have to keep looking," May tried to encourage, standing above us. "There has to be one part of this forest we haven't checked."
"Believe me, May. I know this place, and we've checked everything, even the abandoned train station. There's no other Pokemon out here," Ash told her.
"It is kinda weird though," I started. "I thought this part of Caden Valley was supposed to be filled with Pokemon, I mean with all the accounts of weird happenings in here all the time."
"Maybe they're hiding from us," Ash pondered.
"Guys," May's voice called to us, dropping her arms. She looked like she was desperate to continue the search.
"Just let us take a break first," Ash told her before grabbing his stomach. "I haven't eaten breakfast yet."
"Hm, me neither," I agreed before taking off my bag. "Let's have lunch for now. I packed some food, knowing Ash."
"I'm not even gonna say anything to that you got food!" Ash grinned, helping me instantly take out the food.
May sat down in defeat. "I guess we can eat for a little while."
I set Togepi next to Pikachu and I began to dig through my bag. I took out a small plastic box of crust-cut sandwiches, enough for all of us. "Here, dig in, guys."
"Food!" Ash cheered, taking two out of the box and feasting onto them both after removing his gloves. Figures Ash would be the one to eat first.
"Thanks, Misty. We owe you one," May smiled, taking off her gloves as well before she grabbed a sandwich from the small container.
I took one as well and broke it in half, holding them both out to the two Pokemon Togepi and Pikachu. "Here you go guys. I bet you're hungry, too." Both Pokemon took the sandwich halves and hesitated as they stared at the food. Pikachu sniffed it unlikingly while Togepi dropped it, seemingly not wanting it. "Huh, aren't you guys hungry?"
"I don't think they like your sandwhiches Misty," Ash commented.
"Wonder why. They haven't eaten since we found them now that I think about it," I said with a confused look as I sat on my knees.
"Maybe Pokemon just don't eat," Ash wondered.
"Ash's that stupid. Of course Pokemon eat something," I retorted as May gasped in remembrance. She began to reach into her phanny pack attached to her waist. Ash and I looked at her. "May what are you doing?"
"I just realized I brought some food with me, too!" May said with a smile, holding her sandwhich with her free hand. "Maybe Pikachu and Togepi will like it instead."
"Sweet you brought more food!" Ash said with a cheerful tone. However May revealed to us small different colored blocks that looked similar to gummies. It was then I saw a befallen expression come onto Ash's face. He looked, disappointed. "Huh? May you brought those?"
"My soon-to-be-world-famous Veggie Snacks!" May cheered with her hand proudly outstretched. "One hundred percent healthy!"
"Aw come on May what'd Pikachu and Togepi ever do to you?" Ash asked, only for May to become enraged as she punched the poor boy in the nose. He fell back against the tree and sat right back up holding his nose.
"If you have nothing good to say then don't say anything!" May continued angrily before putting on a cheerful smile and turning to Togepi and Pikachu. It made me wonder if they really would eat it. Maybe Pokemon are vegan. "Here guys try these if you want."
"They're not gonna eat it," Ash warned, rubbing his bruised nose with tightly closed eyes.
"Um Ash?" I asked, lifting pointing finger. Ash lifted his head up and looked at our two small companions. Pikachu and Togepi appeared to be eating the small block-shaped snacks gleefully and without question, it was rather cute, like seeing a hamster eat a sunflower seed.
"Wow," Ash said in blunt amazement.
"See they do like it!" May said boastfully with her hands planted onto her hips victoriously.
"Pokemon can't eat human food, so I guess they like all-natural stuff like May's veggie snacks," I said, picking up one of them and inspecting it.
"You really think so, Misty?" May asked with happy hope and folded hands. "Yes! I have just invented the first Pokemon food!"
"You just love acting proud don't ya," Ash said with a sweatdrop, however his embarrassed facial expression changed into that of one of realization. "H-Hey hold on a second. Pokemon food? May that's it!"
"What's it?" May asked, putting her arms back down to waist height.
"Your gross veggie snacks don't you get it?" Ash asked, sitting up on his knees with fists of determination and plan. "Pokemon like those things don't they? We'll just use it as bait to lure in the Pokemon that put Drew to sleep, and we've got it!"
"Ash that's actually a... good idea...?" I said slowly in realization of his brilliance. "What just happened.."
"You can't let me have this one can you, Misty," Ash glared. "Just lay out those blocks, May." The three of us proceeded with laying out the bait. I prayed and hoped that it would work. Within a matter of minutes, we had a small clearing in the forest of grass surrounded by trees and bushes. May set out a hand full of those colorful veggie snacks and we all hid in the bushes to wait.
"How long do you think we'll have to wait here?" asked Ash as May jumped into the bushes.
"Apparently not too long. Look." I outstretched my arm a little, pointing at something flying into sight. It looked like a giant butterfly with grey wings. Actually, it had a lot of symmetrical colorful patterns on its wings. Its eyes were a big deep blue, and its small stub-like body looked harmless as well.
"Aw, how cute!" May gasped in a whisper.
"Shh, it's taking the bait," Ash whispered, eyeing the supposed Pokemon carefully as it began to fly downwards towards May's snacks.
"I wonder what kinda Pokemon it is," I spoke quietly.
"On the count of three, we jump out and try to catch it," Ash whispered to May and I. The two of us nodded. Togepi made a small chirp from my bag and Pikachu nodding determinedly from Ash's head. "One, two, THREE GO!" We all yelled and jumped out, surprising the butterfly-Pokemon eating May's food. It jumped, looking startled, probably too surprised to run away, which was kind of surprising. I thought that it would fly off as quick as Pikachu could run, or maybe even attack us. But this Pokemon, it looked as innocent as a baby.
Before we could tackle it the three of us skidded to a stop on the grass, the Beautifly starring up at us with shining scared eyes. "Great plan Ash," I whispered, not making a move.
May gulped and stepped forward, taking a few more of her snakcs out of her pouch. "Here. You want some more? I know you like them." The Pokemon starred up at May, Ash and I standing totally still. Eventually the bug-like Pokemon chirped out a 'Beautifly' sound and flew up towards May. It landed atop her head on her bandanna. Using his curled mouth or nose, it began to eat May's veggie snacks from her hand. The brunette smiled widely. "Hey, you really do like them don't you?"
Once it was safe Ash and I walked up to her. "Looks like it's another gentle Pokemon," Ash said as Pikachu waved at it. The Butterfly Pokemon smiled with its eyes closed and saying happily and repeatedly 'Beautifly beautifly!'
"I guess you're gonna be called 'Beautifly' from now on, huh?" May smiled upwards. It continued to make that sound of its own name. It liked its givin name. "Were you the one who put my friend to sleep? The boy who lives near the roses?"
Beautifly's eyes which showed much emotion began to look downwards, and began speaking in its own Pokemon language, a language which we couldn't quiet fully interpret, but could somehow understand, like a mixture of empathy and mind translation.
"You didn't do it to hurt him?" May repeated. It continued to speak.
"Ah, you only put Drew to sleep because he was tired," Ash realized from Beautifly's explanation. "Drew was up late studying, and wouldn't go to sleep. Beautifly must've flown up to Drew's window and used some sleeping powder to make him rest for his own good."
"Doesn't surprise me it'd be Drew's own fault," May said with crossed arms and with a scrunched up look.
"Hey Beautifly, do you think you can wake up Drew for us?" I asked of it. Beautifly responded with a series of positive sounds, making me smile. "Sounds like a yes to me!"
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We were all in Drew's bedroom again, our three Pokemon present with us. "Still asleep, I see," May said with her hands on her hips, looking at Drew's sleeping figure. "I somehow have the urge to punish him for all this un-needed trouble by drawing on his face with permanent marker."
"I wonder if he's still dreaming about you-know-who," Ash whispered to me, making me giggle.
However we quickly felt an evil glare come towards us from May as she sat down on the bed with crossed arms. "I'm gonna get back at you guys someday for all the teasing you did to me."
"Hey think of this as payback for all the time you mocked me all these years," Ash said with a grin.
Before May could respond to that we heard another mumble from Drew. Suddenly Drew's arm extened out unconsiously as he accidentally grabbed May's waist, pulling her backwards. With a yelp she landed her back near Drew in an awkward position. In the end, May was laying in place next to Drew, his arm keeping her from moving. I watched amusingly as her face turned red while Drew's remained drearily oblivious to his own actions.
I covered my mouth with my hand with a trying smile while Ash ducked forward, using both his hands to keep himself from letting out a huge endless laugh. "Oh my gosh I'm donna die!" Ash stiffled from his laughs and hands.
I pressed my lips together with a smile. "Are you okay, May?"
"What do you think?" she said in a high itched whisper, her faced too paralyzed to move as she starred at Drew's sleeping face. "Have Beautifly hurry and wake him up already."
We all looked to see where the Pokemon previously were but found only Togepi sitting on the regal rug. From behind the corridoors outside the room, laughs from Pikachu and Beautifly could be heard. I sweatdropped at the scene.
"Man this is SO awesome!" Ash finally let out, falling down.
While trying to think of something, May and I noticed Drew open his eyes suddenly. His face was voice of any emotion while May's eyes widened. "Think twice next time before you say you're gonna get back at me with markers."
Ash and I starred in disbelief while May with a loud shriek forced herself out of the bed and Drew's grip. She ended up falling out of the bed's tall height and onto the floor. Ash and I were about to go help her but she shoot back up with an obviously angry face. "WHAT THE HECK DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING YOU IDIOT?"
Drew emotionlessly sat up from bed and threw his legs off the side. "I woke up a little before you guys rushed in."
"So you were faking," Ash and I said with similar faces. Beautifly and Pikachu peeked in.
"Only just now. I was laying in bed here when I woke up. Then I heard you knumbskulls rushing up here with the Pokemon." So, the sleeping powder thing Beautifly used was only temporary...?
We didn't have to wait too long before May reverted back to her old self. By now she wwas gribbing onto Drew's green shirt with a death glare. "I CAN'T BELILEVE YOU PULLED A DIRTY STUNT LIKE TAHT ON ME!"
"SAYS YOU WHO WAS THINKING ABOUT DRAWING ON MY FACE!"
"WELL I THOUGHT ABOUT IT BUT I DIDN'T DO IT NOW DID I!"
"WELL I BET YOU WOULD'VE!"
"Looks like Drew's back," I said with a tired look while Ash nodded. May and drew contined to bicker as it echoed throughout the entire estate.
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All of us were outside Drew's house at sunset, allowing the three Pokemon to play in some fresh air with the roses in Drew's garden. We all sat among the fancy steps on Drew's porch. It's a day's worth, but we found one more Pokemon out of, who knows how many. May was currently playing with Pikachu, Togepi, and Beautifly in games, her tossing a few of her veggie snacks every now and then to them.
"So the Pokemon actually like something May made," Drew said flatly, starring at one of May's veggie snacks inbetween his thumb and index finger. "How... strange."
"Sh says she wants to call them PokeBlock," Ash informed.
"And would it kill you too give her some credit for this one?" I spoke up to Drew. "It was May's food that helped us get to Beautifly so we could wake you up. I know it was a hopeless cause but she was really determined today."
Drew closed his eyes, throwing the Pokeblock in his hand. "Whatever."
"You're really heartless," Ash remakred with a nervous look.
"May and I are rivals, Misty. We're supposed to argue," Drew said with a small smile, putting his hand back down. "It's my job to put her down, so she can try harder."
"Try harder?" I repeated in confusement.
Ash scoffed disbelievingly. "Drew has a point," he said, making me look to his side. "They drive each other to do their best somehow." He smiled down at me. "Not quite like the two of us, but rivalry seems to work for them."
"Rivalry huh?" I said thinking. "How exactly did you two become rivals anyway, let alone friends?"
Ash moved closer his green-haired friend. "Yeah Drew. We never really did get how you and May met in the first place."
After shoving Ash away Drew starred at his brunette rival, playing happily with the Pokemon, gentle laughter ringing throughout his ears. "Surprisingly I remember that, how May and I met. It started when we were little, and May was wandering around town somewhere. I think I was around too with my parents on business with the mayor." He looked down and away from May, smiling. "She found this small puppy that had an injured paw in the park, and she was crying about it. She always was a crybaby when she was a kid. But... it's because of that puppy I met her."
I listened intently to Drew's story. I've never seen him look so, nostalgic before, and about May too.
"I wandered off from my parents to see what was the matter May. Somehow we came to a compromise to take care of the puppy secretly, since we knew out parents would disapprove. So, we decided to take care of the it on alternating days. And each day before sunset we would meet at the park to give the puppy to the other person."
"Aw, that's sweet," I smiled.
"Eventually the thing got better, and we let it go in the park on sunrise," Drew remembered. "But somehow, we got into some stupid argument about who took care of the puppy better and got it to heal more."
"You aregued about that?" I said with a voice.
"You too care of a puppy?" Ash interrogated Drew, who once again shoved him away.
"That was how we became rivals," Drew concluded. "Ever since we were okay friends, but we were constantly at each other's throats to try and out-do one another.
"What a facinating story," I smiled, seeing Pikachu and Togepi tackle May to the ground. I felt kinda jealous of their childhood. And knowing them, their future looked very bright, unlike mine. I did my best to hide my dark-sided thoughts, and put on a bright smile of my own.
"Maybe that explains why he was dreamin' about May," Ash remembered next to me, making me laugh again and look to Drew to see if he heard, and his reaction. The blank look on his face questioned mines. What was he thinking?
"W-What?" Drew asked Ash. I could see Drew doing his best to try and hide his curiosity, maybe emabrassment.
"You know, when you were asleep under Beautifly's sleep power and you muttered May's name," Ash continued, suddenly at Drew's side. "M-a-y..."
The boy went red with embarassment. "I did not."
"Sure you didn't," Ash smiled victoriously.
"You don't see me saying anything about you and Misty," Drew said with a glare.
Ash paused for a second, but went back to say something. "T-There's nothing to say about us!"
"Ya sure? You're kinda red Ash," Drew smirked.
The two boys started to have an argument of their own, and I sighed, placing my head on my hands. Togepi began to waddle up to me and I smiled, picking it up. "Everyone's weird today huh?"
"Togepriii!"
I smiled and stood up, taking my bag over my shoulder. "I'm gonna head home now guys. It's getting late."
The two boys, holding each other's shirts with fists paused and looked at me. "You're leaving?" Ash asked, blinking.
"Yeah. My grandma's gonna get worried if I stay out past sunset," I said, walking down Drew's yard of roses. "See you tomorrow guys!"
"B-Bye...?" Ash stuttered, starring.
"My point proven," Drew smirked, giving Ash an anime vein.
"Bye May, Pikachu, Beautifly!" I shouted, waving my arm as I started to run back towards town.
"Bye May! Walk safely!" May called out to me. The day had passed by quickly, having spent most of my time in the forest with Ash and May. Even though the sleeping powder my grandma told us about was temporary, I feel like finding Beautifly was the day's prize. That satisfied me enough for the day- a day not wasted. It's weird now, finding something to do everyday, actually making use of my time. I hugged Togepi tightly as I disappeared from the high-class district.
Hi Again!
I haven't updated since June probably. My bad ^^'
This chapter ended up longer than I intended. I felt I needed to write a chapter focusing on May and Drew at one point. The Pokemon Record by now:
1. Togepi - Normal type- Owner Misty
2. Pikachu - Electric Type -Owner Ash
3. Beautifly - Bug Type - Owner May
4. ?
I should start doing that more often. It makes me feel organized.
Anyway, until next time. Hopefully it won't be as long a wait.
And sorry for any spelling mistakes. I tend to get a lot of those no matter how many times I read it over. Oh well, I try my best.