Chapter 4: Dinner and a Dance

Late upload again! Ugh. I already got this chapter started three weeks ago, but I had my laptop changed from Vista to Windows 7 last week and all my files got deleted. Silly me, I didn't even back them up. So now, I have to make new chapters for each of my stories. Bummer.

Anyway, thank you for all the reviews!

At the hotel...

"Max, don't you want to think about this again?" Brock asked the young boy who was sitting on the bed.

"About what Brock?" he asked lazily.

"You don't like Drew, right? But do you have any reason not to like him?"

"Yes. He's so arrogant."

"Is that all?"

"I… guess so."

Brock sighed and moved towards the bed. "Max, can't you even think about your sister's feelings?"

Max looked at him, confused.

"May obviously likes Drew. You know that. Ever since they've met, they've always had that special bond between them. Even though they won't admit it. And even though they say they don't like each other, everyone knows that's not true. I'm sure even you notice that."

The young boy looked down. I never thought of that… Then he looked back at Brock. I never even thought of May's feelings for Drew…

But Max still wouldn't give up on this argument.

He scoffed. "Sure, May loves Drew, but what if he doesn't? We're not completely sure. And what if he just hurts May?"

Brock thought for a moment.

Then he patted the boy's head and smiled. "Let's not think about those stuff, okay?"

"But-"

"It would be a lot better to look on the bright side of things."

"But Brock!"

"The two of them are in love and there's no denying it."

"But…"

"Hmm… let's put it this way, what if you're in love with a girl and his brother hates you, how would you feel?"

The young boy sighed, defeated. "Okay Brock, I know what you mean." He smiled faintly. "I'll give him a chance then."

"That's good." Brock said, sighing in relief. Whew… he was hard to convince… "Anyway, mind if I go down for a minute Max?" he asked, heading for the door.

"Uhh… sure Brock."

Brock smiled at him. "I won't take long!" He said, closing the door behind him.

Max laid on the bed, thinking about the matter. After a few minutes of waiting, he finally went down to see what Brock was doing. Halfway down the stair he noticed that he was on the front desk of the hotel, talking to the clerk.

"Here we go again…"

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city…

"Any ideas where to eat, Ash?" Misty asked the hungry boy. He was practically drooling already, mumbling about a place to eat.

Drew smirked, flipping his hair back. "We can eat at some restaurant here I suppose." Then he pointed at a building in front of them. "Over there. Looks like a good place to eat."

The four entered and the waiter immediately led them to tables near the mirrors at one side. Ash and Misty had already ordered their dinner while Drew and May stayed silent, unsure of what to say. The truth is, at that moment, both were feeling very awkward and although they knew they had to talk sooner or later, they didn't exactly know where to start.

Drew cleared his throat. "May… I guess you're still aspiring to become a Top Coordinator like me huh?"

The brunette pouted, closing her eyes. "No way Drew. I AM aspiring to become a Top Coordinator, but I would never aspire to be YOU."

The green-haired boy sat there gaping at May. She opened one eye and smiled. Drew couldn't help but laugh. "Well May…" he stopped.

"What's wrong Drew?" May asked him. He got her worried by suddenly stopping.

"Nothing… I just thought about…"

"About? About what?"

"Max."

May's heart suddenly started beating so fast.

"Max? Why? What about him, Drew?"

"He doesn't like me at all, does he?"

The brunette gulped. Yes, she knew Max didn't like Drew, and there was no changing that. She couldn't lie to Drew, but she didn't want to hurt him too. Wait, hurt him? Why would he be hurt anyway? No, of course it doesn't matter if May's brother didn't like him, does it?

"Why'd you ask, Drew?" she replied nervously. Drew just looked at her square in the eye and then he suddenly looked away. After a while he called for a waiter and after asking May for her order and telling both of their orders to the waiter, he turned back to her.

"Drew?"

"You do love saying my name, don't you May?" he smirked, changing the topic. May was relieved, but peering closer into his eyes she could see… hurt? Could she see hurt in his eyes?

All of a sudden, May felt something… different. Something towards Drew. She couldn't quite put a finger on it, but she knew there was something in her heart that called out for him. Love? She wasn't sure about that.

"Drew." the brown-haired girl called, her bangs covering her eyes as she looked down.

"Hmm?" Drew wondered what the matter was. May looked so sad, or maybe confused.

"You're not an arrogant, boastful, and cold person at all." She suddenly said. "You're not. And you never were. I would call you arrogant if you were boastful with nothing to be boastful about, and I would call you cold if you were… not like this, but no. You're not. You're not mean. You're not even…"

"May…"

"Max is wrong… and…" And you'll never hurt me… right Drew?

Taking a deep breath, Drew reached out to May and held her hand in his. "May…"

The brunette looked up and Drew could see that she was trying hard not to cry. Tears had already formed on her eyes but she did her best to hold them back. "M-may… please… stop…" he pleaded. He hated seeing her cry.

"Drew… I just… don't understand…"

"Don't understand what May?" he asked, squeezing her hand gently.

"My feelings… for…"

Just then, the waiter arrived, putting their dinner in front of them and cutting May's statement. She immediately withdrew her hand from his. Drew cursed inwardly. She didn't even finish what she was saying. Her feelings for whom? How he wished it was him. He loved May more than anything in the world, but he didn't know how to tell her that.

For the rest of the night the two of them remained silent. May was too embarrassed to say anything more while Drew was too frustrated to even say anything. He wanted May to know how he felt, but he couldn't even do it. And he didn't exactly know how to tell her that.

After a half hour or so, the two suddenly realized that the song had changed into a slow one and some other customers were already dancing in the middle part of the room where there were no tables. They even saw Misty and Ash dancing! May blushed. She never thought Ash could dance. He seemed to be whispering something to Misty as the latter giggled softly. May felt jealousy within her. She wasn't jealous that Misty was dancing with Ash, she was just jealous because Drew wasn't dancing with her like that.

Why couldn't Drew and I be like them? I want to dance with him too… but…I can't just tell him that…

Almost as if he read her mind, Drew stood up and held out a hand.

"May I have this dance, May Maple?" he asked, staring into her eyes.

May blushed. She reached out a shaky hand. "My pleasure, Drew Hayden."

Then they started dancing.

I still hear your voice when you sleep next to me…
I still feel your touch in my dreams…
Forgive me my weakness but I don't know why…
Without you it's hard to survive…

"May…" Drew began as he stared into her eyes. "When I first met you, I already knew you were different. Special."

Coz everytime we touch, I get this feeling…
Everytime we touch I swear I could fly…
Can't you feel my heart beat fast…?
I want this to last…

"I always teased and insulted you, because I loved the way you returned my teases and insults. If I never teased or insulted you, I don't think you would even talk to me… I just wanted to get to know you better." He continued, blushing.

Need you by my side…

"If I ever annoyed you, I'm so sorry. Although it's embarrassing to admit… I just… wanted your attention. I love hearing you say my name. May… teasing you and insulting you were the only ways I could think of for you to notice me."

May couldn't believe any of this. Drew… actually felt this way for her? She almost leaped with joy. Her heart beat so fast that she was almost afraid Drew might hear it thumping wildly.

Coz everytime we touch, I feel the static…
Everytime we touch I reach for the sky…
Can't you feel my heart beat so…?
I can't let you go…

"I've known you for 4 years now May… and after all these years, you're more than just a rival for me May. You're more than just a friend." Drew said, looking at her more intently. May could see so much love in his eyes and she knew deep inside that her heart only knew one boy and that was Drew.

Want you in my life…

"I love you May." the green-haired boy finally managed to say it out loud to the brunette.

May almost died of heart attack.

To be continued...

Waaaaaaah! I had to cut that short. Heehee. Only one more chapter to go and this story's done! Whew. My first complete story. Aside from my one-shot of course. Haha. But anyway, thank you for reading!

Oh, and the song is not mine, it's by Cascada. I've always loved that song, the slow version of Everytime We Touch.

Drew was so dramatic there, wasn't he? I couldn't help it.

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