A/N: So...sorry about the hold up...I was a bit busy while on vacation, and got a bit lazy after I got home...so...yeah, sorry bout that. But here's Chapter Four! And I know you're gonna like it, even though it may be just a tad short...heh heh...anyways, on with the story!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own pokemon!!

Chapter Four: A New Hobby

"So…hold up." Ash said. "Sorry, but can you explain that one more time?" Sophie sighed.

"Yes, Ash. You see Ra—Drew, and Thorn both have one thing in common. Neither of them can remember their lives before my father found them. Naturally he searched for their parents, but with no success…I think it was Thorn that was found first, right Drew?"

"Yes, that would be correct." Drew mumbled.

"Ok, so anyway…when my father couldn't find their parents he told them to think of something he could call them by. Since neither of them could remember anything but the last thing they heard before their memories mysteriously vanished, they both used the last thing they could remember—'Thorn' and 'Rat'." Sophie then turned to Drew.

"That pretty much sums it up…right?" she asked. Drew thought about it for a moment, then nodded. Sophie turned back to Ash.

"Get it now?" she asked. Ash nodded.

"I barely even met him, and now I have to call him by a new name?" May complained.

"Sophie's known me longer, that would make it harder for her, I'd think." Drew mumbled. May ignored him.

"I've never heard much about your father, Sophie. Why is that?" Max asked. Sophie's face held no expression.

"I don't know, just happened that way." She snapped.

"Ok, ok, geeze, calm down…" Max said, not wanting to get on his new friend's bad side.

"So…Drew's memory is coming back?" May asked. Everyone looked at Drew. He was deep in thought and didn't answer.

"Drew? Is that right?" Sophie asked.

"Huh…what?" Drew said, coming back to earth.

"May wondered if your memory was coming back…I would answer that but all we've heard so far is that your name is Drew…so, is your memory coming back, or isn't it?" Sophie asked.

"I don't know…it was just one memory. I wouldn't get your hopes up." Drew said dully.

"It's not just one memory though…that was your name you remembered." May said.

"Hmph. I had a replacement name, it didn't really matter." He said.

"But doesn't it feel better going by the name your mother gave you?" May asked.

"It might have been from my mom, who knows? It could've been from my dad. And for all I know, they may not have even cared about me." Drew said coldly. This shocked everyone, especially Sophie.

"Don't give us that crap! You've been wanting to know your name forever, and now that you know it…you don't care?!" Sophie cried.

"You don't get it! It would be great if it weren't for the fact that my memory was exactly how Thorn described that ridiculous dream she's been having!" Drew shouted. Now everyone but Sophie was completely confused.

"How is that bad?! That means that it really happened!" Sophie cried.

"And how is that good?!" Drew asked.

"Because, it means you're both regaining your memories!" Sophie cried.

"Which is BAD!" Drew shouted.

"Why, because of all that insanity crap my father has been drilling into your heads?!" Ash and co. didn't miss the venom in the word "father".

"No! Because…oh never mind…" Drew stood up and turned towards the forest, he started to walk away.

"And just where do you think you're going?!" Sophie cried.

"Just leave me alone, Sophie…" Drew mumbled as he continued into the trees and out of sight. All was silent then. What had just been a peaceful conversation had transformed into an explosion of shouting between Sophie and Drew so quickly, that nobody had seen it coming. Max was the first to speak.

"May and I get into arguments, but that was brutal." He said. Sophie finally turned to the others, she seemed a bit sad…and then angry again.

"I have to go cool down." She said as she walked to her sleeping bag. May stood up and started following Drew's trail.

"May, what are you doing?" Misty hissed. May turned to her friend, her face blank.

"He said for Sophie to leave him alone, I just wanna make sure he's ok." May explained. Misty nodded.

"Good idea, I'll take care of Sophie." May nodded and turned back to the forest, continuing on her way.

Drew sat on the forest floor, leaning against a tree. He loved how the forest had a way of calming you. The sound of trees rattling in the wind had always calmed him. But now he was still angry.

'Stupid Sophie…what does she know?' he thought angrily. Just as soon as he thought it, guilt washed over him. Sophie had always been like a sister to him, he knew her better than that. He knew her well enough to know that she was actually one of the smartest people he knew. But why hadn't she figured out that this would bother him? Ever since he'd started living at the Academy, he had always wanted to know his past. He'd been wishing for it for years. Why now? Of all times, why would his memory start returning when Noir was testing him? Why…

"Drew!" Drew cringed, he recognized May's voice. She was searching for him…at least she hadn't found him yet. He sighed, May was the one person he didn't want to see right now…and yet…part of him did want to see her…

"Drew?" He turned his head, just enough to see her next to him. Then he turned away. He could sense that she was sitting down, at least he didn't have to go back to camp…

"What is it, May?" he finally asked. May bit her lip, not sure if her question would set him off or not. She didn't want, in particular, to upset him again. She decided she'd take the chance.

"What was all that about?" May asked.

"All what?"

"You and Sophie…in camp…" May said. Drew was quiet for a while, then he spoke.

"You're asking about what Sophie said about her father." He stated. May was taken aback.

"N-no…I was also wondering about Thorn's dream…" she mumbled. Drew chuckled. May gave him a puzzled look.

"I thought so. Hasn't anyone ever told you that curiosity killed the Skitty?" Drew asked. It was May's turn to sigh this time.

"Too many times to count…" she grumbled. Drew couldn't stop himself from laughing at this.

"What?" May asked, defiantly.

"I thought so; you seem like the kind of person to get themselves into trouble."

"And what is that supposed to mean?" May pouted. Drew smirked, he'd suddenly found a new hobby.

"Oh, nothing." He said innocently. May glared.

"Fine, don't tell me." She turned away from him, her nose in the air. Drew smirked again, making fun of May was the most fun he'd had in a long time. He couldn't understand it himself…it just was. Maybe having Sophie's friends on this "trip" wasn't so bad after all.