A/N: Here's the fourth chapter! Three men, Three rings, One girl. Total Drama-Rama.

May Maple sat in her living room unsure of what to do. The events from previous days still fresh in her mind, when three men came over to her house and asked her something that would change their lives forever.

May hummed quietly as she flipped another page in her Friends and Rivals Scrapbook. She rested her chin on her fist, studying a page intently, when a certain raven haired young man popped up on the next page. Her fingers danced over the photo, tracing his every feature, bringing a smile upon her lips.

Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a knock coming from her front door. Closing her scrapbook, May slowly walked over to her front door. A tall man carrying about twelve red roses stepped into her house, soon followed by another, then another, then another, then another, until twelve men filled her home carrying the floral arrangements. She was astonished to see a man with mint green hair and green eyes at her doorstep. He was wearing a white tux and he had a huge grin on his face.

"Drew?"

Drew flicked his hair carelessly before looking May in her eyes.

"May I come in?"

May blinked a couple times before answering.

"Um…sure?"

A small spread across Drew's lips as he leisurely walked into May's house.

May slowly closed the door as she continued to wonder what Drew was doing there. She felt something shoved in her face only to notice a few moments later that it was a red rose. She saw Drew smiling that wide smile and knew he what he was thinking.

"A dozen dozen roses for my rose."

May smiled weakly as she took the little dew-dropped flower.

"You always had a thing with roses didn't you, Drew?"

"Only cause I thought they would impress you?"

May began to feel uncomfortable. What was he doing here?

"Um…Drew. W-Why don't you have a seat on the couch?"

"Alright," he said as he slowly made his way over to the purple loveseat in her living room. May sat down next to him. She noticed that the twelve men that filled her home still stood there, staring at her with interest, the bouquet of flowers still in their hands.

"Oh, you could just put those down…anywhere," She said as she began looking around the room, "Anywhere you can find a spot."

After placing the roses down, he twelve men exited the house, leaving May and her visitor alone.

"May, you and I have known each other for how many years?"

"I dunno. Like eleven years?"

"Right. And do you know why I always gave you a rose all these years, May?"

May rolled her tongue in her mouth for a moment before putting the beautiful rose on the coffee table.

"Um…Drew…"

"A rose symbolizes beauty and love…"

"And pain."

Drew smiled at May's remark and picked up the beautiful red rose off of the coffee table.

"When I gave you these roses, May, it was my way of flirting with you."

"Drew…"

Drew put his finger on May's lips, telling her to let him finish.

"I know I've been a real jerk in the past, May. But I've changed. You know that, right?"

"I guess. I've seen you become less arrogant but…"

"And it was all for you, May. I've changed my ways and have become a Master Coordinator all for you."

May smiled weakly.

"Drew, that's sweet but…"

"May," he said quickly getting to his feet, "Remember five years ago, when we were together on the Coordinator's retreat?"

"What?"

"When I proposed to you then? But we said we were too young to rush into marriage and so we decided to wait?"

May's heart began to beat faster. Yes, it was true the two were engaged for about a day before they decided to wait until they were older to get married. The fact that Drew was recalling the proposal to mind meant that he wanted to do the same thing there too. But the truth was, in the five years they had been separated she had fallen for someone else. And she had yet to tell Drew.

"Drew…I need to tell you something," she hesitated.

"I do too, May," he said taking his seat next to her again, "I can't wait any longer. I love you more than I did five years ago."

"But Drew…"

"And that is why I want to give you this," he said, pulling out a red velvet box, opening it up to reveal a 25 karat diamond ring engagement ring.

May's eyes widened as she gazed upon the beautiful ring.

"Drew…"

"May Maple, will you marry me?" he asked, immediately dropping to one knee.

May sat aghast as she continued to stare at the ring Drew was holding in his hands.

"May? I need an answer?"

May locked eyes with him. She didn't love him the way she did five years ago. She was in love with someone else. How could she accept this?

"Drew… we're not…I mean…I can't…"

"I understand…" he said immediately getting back to his feet, "You need time to think about it."

"Drew…no…"

Drew held up his hand.

"It's okay, May. I get it. Tell you what, how about I go in the kitchen and make us a couple of drinks. And when I come back, we can have a toast, to our engagement," he said as he placed the red box in her hands and kissed her lightly on her forehead.

Before May could even call out to Drew, he was already in the kitchen. She sighed as looked back down at the red velvet box, opening it up to look at the expensive ring contained within it.

What was she going to do? She didn't want to hurt Drew. But she couldn't accept this ring. Not when she was in love with someone else.

May's thoughts were interrupted as she heard someone knocking on her door. Opening a draw on her coffee table, May placed Drew's ring in it, closing it just as quickly as she went to go answer the door.

To her surprise, there was a young man leaning against the door with short feathery white hair and gray eyes standing at her doorstep. He was wearing a black tux and a red headband. A smile formed on his lips when he saw May.

"Hey, Mace."

May blinked a coupled times as she tried to come over the sudden shock over seeing her childhood friend at her door.

"Brendan?"

"The one and only," he said as he strode into the house. He arched his eyebrow as he noticed the dozens of roses in her home, "You, uh, done some redecorating?"

"Oh, um…y-yeah. They're very good for scenting the area."

Brendan began scrutinizing May, almost as if he were contemplating on whether he should believe her or not.

"What are you doing over here, Brendan?"

That wide smile returned on Brendan's face.

"May, I've got some amazing news!"

"What is it?" She said as she closed the door.

"The the Elite Four want me to become a member! They want me to join them to become the Elite Five!"

May raised her eyebrows.

"Really? Are you sure?"

"I've never been more sure about anything else in my life! Oh May, this has been my lifelong dream and now it's becoming a reality!"

"Surer, Brendan. Correct grammar usage is surer?"

"Don't correct me while I'm gloating, May!"

A warm smile began to form across May's lips.

"I'm very happy for you, Brendan."

Brendan's smile seemed to widened at his friend's light-hearted affection.

"I'm happy for me to. For the both of us."

May made a face. The both of them?

There was a sparkle in Brendan's eyes. That was the same kind of sparkle he'd get when he'd win a battle or when he'd add a new pokémon to his team. In fact, that same sparkle was in his eyes just moments ago, when he told her of his membership in Hoenn's Elite Five. But why now was that sparkle shinning in his eyes?

"May, remember when we were five and how we used to play house every Sunday after our dads had their weekly meetings at your house?"

"Yeah," May said uneasily, not liking where this conversation was going.

"Remember how on one of those days, we went up to the big oak tree by the lab and I got down on one knee and proposed to you?"

May's heart began to race.

Oh God, no. Not again.

"May, that was exactly seventeen years ago til this very day."

"It…was?" she squeaked as she started to feel nervous.

"Yes. And it was a day I'll never forget."

Brendan's smile widened as he took May's hands.

"May, you know I've always love you. Since that day you moved to Petalburg City. And even when I started my journey, I promised you that I would go and get strong and win for you."

"Brendan…"

"May, everything I've ever done has been for you. And now that I am so close to my goal, I wanna make both of our dreams become a reality," he said as he reached into his pocket to retrieve a certain item. He dropped to one knee just as Drew had done before him.

"Will you please do me the honor of becoming my wife? Will you marry me?"

May sighed as she looked at the princess cut diamond engagement ring. She couldn't accept it. She didn't love him. Not the same way he loved her.

"Brendan…I can't…I…"

A weak smile formed across Brendan's lips as he got up and closed the black velvet.

"I get it. You need more time to think about it."

"Brendan, no…"

"It's okay, May. If you need time I'll give you time," he said as placed the box firmly in her hands.

"Brendan…"

"Hey May, you got a bathroom in here? I just drank like four gallons soda before I came over here and my bladder's about to explode!"

"Upstairs. Second door to your left."

Brendan hurriedly raced up the stairs.

"Thanks May. When I come back I'd like to know how you feel."

May sighed as she looked back at the black box she held in her hands. What was happening? First Drew and now Brendan?

Glancing back up the stairs, May quickly made her way to the kitchen. She peered inside to see Drew blending several ingredients in her mother's margarita blender. Most likely he was making a glass of margaritas to celebrate their engagement, which she herself didn't even give an answer to and thus, didn't agree to.

May nearly jumped out of her skin when she heard her doorbell being rung incessantly. Hastily, May put Brendan's ring in the same draw she put Drew's. She made her way to her front door and slowly opened it.

Before May could even get a look at the person she felt a pair of warm lips over hers. When May felt the person pull away, a smile instantly appeared on her face. She didn't need to see the person to know who it was that kissed her. She knew Ash Ketchum was standing there at her doorstep.

"Sorry for kissing you like that, May. I'm just so happy right now," he said as he stepped through the door, "Oh sorry. I should have asked if I could come in before I stepped in here."

"It's alright," she said as she closed the door, "Where's Pikachu?"

"Back at home. This was something I needed to do alone."

"Uh, Ash? What are you wearing?" May arched her eyebrow at what Ash was wearing.

Ash was dressed in a renaissance outfit. He had on a blue knee length laced boots and tan tights. He also had on a laced vest, a navy blue cape, and navy blue hat that had a ribbon with a golden yellow insignia of a feathery eye on it.

"What this? Don't you remember, May? When we went to the Cameron Palace and celebrated that hero Sir Aaron guy?"

May grinned. "Is that what that is?"

"Yep. I had to dig down deep in my closet for this bad boy. Took me three whole weeks to find it too."

"I don't even want to know why."

"It's all good. Though, I could have lived without the stares I received over here. And some guy threw a Tamato berry at me when I was getting off the ferry. Those things hurt!" Ash said as he began rubbing his jaw, the apparent place where the red berry hit.

May smiled.

"I'd stare too. What idiot walks around in broad daylight wearing clothes from the 12th century?"

"Hey! Don't be so quick to judge the Ash-man! There's a reason why I wore these clothes for the three-day trip it took it get over here."

"And that reason would be?"

Ash began nervously rubbing the back of his neck when he realized the spotlight had been put on him.

"Well…um…I uh…" he stammered, "Um…oh man. This was so much easier when I practiced in front of Pikachu."

May narrowed her eyes as she began examining him.

"Ash?"

"May I…I…" Ash paused as his voice seemed to go up an octave every time he opened his mouth to speak to her.

"I…I uh…"

"Ash?"

"Oh I'll just say it! May, I wanna marry you!"

May's eyes grew as big as saucers as she stared at her raven-haired boyfriend.

"W-What?"

Ash exhaled loudly.

"I wanna marry you, May."

May shook her head. This was not happening! This could not be happening! She wouldn't let herself believe it.

May tried to still her shaking hands. She didn't even see Ash approach her.

"I know I'm not like those other guys you used to date but…I don't know. I love you, May. I mean, I've felt things for you that I haven't felt for any other woman. Okay, that sounded so wrong but…"

"Ash…" May shook her head firmly as she put her hand to her forehead. This so was not happening!

Ash never stopped looking at her.

"May…I wore these clothes because…well…it was the closest I could ever get to being a real prince. I mean Sir Aaron was this big time hero and everyone loved him because of what he did…I just want to be your knight and shining armor, like Sir Aaron was to the people of Rota."

May pulled her lips in as she felt tears welling up in her eyes.

"I mean…I may not be the brightest guy out there…and sure I get big-headed a lot…and yeah I don't know when to keep my mouth shut when I get into an argument…and that last battle I had completely shattered my dreams of becoming a Pokémon Master when I got injured. I-I'm out of work, I don't have a job, my leg's shot, I have no class whatsoever, possibly no future…and you're still with me."

May didn't know how much more of this she could take.

"May, all I'm trying to say is…I love you. And I know I'm probably not worthy of you…but it'd make me the happiest man on this planet…if you stuck with me a little longer and I was able to call you my wife," he said as he got down to one knee and pulled out a green velvet box.

May took it and opened it up, too speechless to do anything else. A small 1/3 karat diamond held the center of the 14 white karat gold ring.

A small whimper escaped May's lips as a few loose tears rolled down her face. Ash held her hands. He hated seeing her cry like that. He felt a slight pang in his heart as he gingerly ran his fingers over hers.

"Alrighty, May. The margaritas are made, some steaks are cooling off, and we're just about ready to celebrate our…" Drew began as he sauntered into the living room with a tray of margaritas, a champagne bottle, two steaks, and a red rose in a vase. His face dropped when he saw Ash Ketchum down on one knee and May holding a green box that obviously held an engagement ring.

"May, what's going on?"

"Drew?" Ash immediately got to his feet as he faced his friend's former rival.

"Ash, what are you doing here?"

"I…I just proposed to May."

Drew's eyes shot opened. He let go of the metallic tray he held in his hands, the glass and plates shattering as they hit the floor.

"W-W-What?"

"I just…"

"You couldn't have just proposed to May. I just proposed to May."

"What?" Ash said as he stared at May. His shocked eyes were wide, his mouth opened.

"And she said yes," Drew said haughtily.

Ash's face dropped.

"Drew, I did not say that!"

"But you're gonna say yes to him?"

"I…I…"

"Well isn't this a sight for sore eyes," Brendan said as he leaned lazily against the top of May's banister, the sarcastic tone of his voice sending a small chill up May's spine, "I was just on my way out of the bathroom and I find out that the girl who I just asked to marry me, just got proposed to by some flower-giving pansy and a fashion victim loser."

"You proposed to May too," Drew was beginning to seethe with anger.

"Well duh, Mr. Rose-Giver. That's what I just said. I bet it was you who dropped off all these flowers earlier. It was you, wasn't it?"

"Yeah, so it was!"

"I knew it!" Brendan screamed as he raced down the stairs towards Drew.

"I'm not going to get into this right now! This isn't about you, me, or Ash," Drew said as he turned to face May.

He took her hands.

"May…"

"…Who do you choose?" Brendan finished for him.

May inhaled deeply to keep from crying. She pressed her hand over her heart and her voice cracked as she spoke.

"I'm sorry."

Slowly, May walked over to the small coffee table in the middle of the room. Taking out the velvet boxes that held their rings, May handed Drew his red case and Brendan his black one. She then made her way to the front door.

"I can't do this right now. So…please leave."

Drew arched his eyebrow May. He looked down at the box, and then chuckled dryly. He rolled his tongue in his mouth as he left the house.

Brendan looked at May, perplexed. He shook his head with each step he took, sighing softly before he too left the house.

Ash didn't move for several moments. After a painful heartbeat, he approached the door. His face was drained of its tan golden complexion. Tears stained his face, his forehead was deeply creased, his face was red and blotchy. He was crestfallen.

Taking his hand, May handed Ash his ring, closing his fingers around it soon afterwards. Ash stared at it for a few seconds before looking painfully back up towards his love. They held each other's painful gaze and after a few tense moments, Ash stepped out of the house, the buckles on his belt clinging as he left.

Seventy two hours later and May still didn't know what to do. It wasn't so much that she didn't know who she loved. She knew who her true love was very, definitely. It was who she didn't want to lose in the process. If she said yes to one, that would probably mean all forms of communication with the other two would be discontinued. She didn't know if saying 'yes' was worth all of that.

A quiet knocking at her door snapped May out of her thoughts. Getting out of her seat, May went to go answer it. She was surprised to see Ash standing there yet again.

"Ash?"

"Hi, May," he said as he stepped in, "Don't worry. I won't stay long. I only came to pick up a few things."

"A few things?"

"Just a few personal things that I may have left here over the years but was too lazy to pick up. You know like hats, shirts, underwear…"

"Underwear?"

"Don't gimme that look. I didn't say anything when you left that Victoria's Secret thingie by my place, which you still haven't picked up by the way."

May blushed slightly.

"Any clothing that you left here is upstairs in a basket waiting to be picked up by you."

Finding a small watch with a Pikachu printed on it on one of May shelves, Ash quickly snatched it up.

"Aww sweet! I've been looking everywhere for this!"

"Ash, what's going on?"

Ash sighed as he looked back up at his former love.

"I'm leaving, May."

"Leaving? Where are you going?"

"Orre, possibly. Some Rangers are needed down there for some investigating. I'm being sent with them."

"Oh," May sat down quietly on her couch, "How long will you be gone?"

"Forever…Maybe longer."

May furrowed her brow.

"What's going on, Ash? Why are you leaving?"

Ash slumped down on the couch with a thud.

"Oh, May. I feel like such an idiot! When I came over here in that stupid outfit and I proposed to you? You're such a good friend not to laugh in my face."

"Ash, why would I do that?"

"Oh, come on, May!" he said as he shot out of his seat, "Between Drew, Brendan, and Me? There's like no comparison! It's like…getting a double proposal from Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp, and five minutes later getting another one from Mr. Bean."

"That's not true, Ash. I took your proposal very seriously."

"You did?"

"Yes, Ash. I did."

A weak smile spread across Ash's lips.

"Thank you, May. I'll be sure to savor that when I'm Orre pulling some demented Persian out of a tree for some cranky old lady," Ash said as he began walking towards the door.

May followed him.

"Ash listen…"

"No, May. You listen," he said as stopped and began approaching her again, "Drew, Brendan…They're the men for you. With them, you'll live an exciting glamorous life. You'll get to travel and get to go to all sorts of places. And you'll be a handsome man whose IQ isn't below that of the two stooges in Dumb and Dumber."

"Ash, listen to me!" May screamed as the insecurities her boyfriend was pouring out to her was starting to make her sick to her stomach.

"Why should I?"

"Because…I'm…"

"You're what? May, I'm trying to give you the best life possible."

"Ash, you can't just leave. You told me you loved me."

Ash paused.

"I do love you, May. I love you so much it hurts. My love for you is endless. It can't be measured. You may think I'm being corny but it's the truth."

"I never said that."

"May, your happiness means more to me than anything. Trust me when I say, you won't be happy with me."

"Ash!"

"What can I offer you, May? A modest existence living in a cheap little apartment, hoping and praying that someone somewhere will give me a break? That's not how life works and that's certainly not the life for you."

"Ash…"

"Brendan and Drew can probably give you everything you've ever wanted! I mean, just look at the way they proposed. Flowers and childhood memories. All I did was dress up like some dead knight from the early 12th century."

Ash began moving anxiously about the room.

"Brendan and Drew…they're smart, good-looking, successful…"

"And I chose you…" May said evenly.

Ash froze. He stopped his nervous pacing around the room and looked May dead in the eyes. Her breathing was heavy, her hands were quivering, and tears were streaming down her face.

May continued.

"It's true, Brendan and Drew are successful. Drew's on the A-list in coordinating and Brendan's changing Hoenn's Elite Four into the Elite Five. And I still chose you, Ash Ketchum."

Ash shook his head. "I don't understand."

"Ash, did you see the way they proposed to me earlier? Drew came in here, five years after we separated, talking about how he used to flirt with me when we were younger and how he thinks we're old enough for marriage. And even though I didn't give him an answer, his pompous condescending ass immediately takes control and answers for me, which was why he got the slap in the face he did when he found out I wasn't ready to answer him. Not to mention the fact that he delivered over one hundred roses to my house that are probably gonna die within three days and make my whole house stink."

"Yeah, but…"

"And then, Brendan, the friend I haven't seen in ten years, waltzes in here talking about how proud he was to become a member of the Elite. Then he gets down on one knee and thinks that because I'm his best friend, I'm supposed to agree to everything he says. Let me tell you, I'm nobody's yes-man!"

May started to feel slightly ill as the realization that neither man cared about how she felt hit her squarely in the face.

"But May, the way they proposed…"

"Was bogus," she finished for him.

"The way I proposed was bogus."

"The way you proposed was sincere. I mean, the Sir Aaron outfit was thoughtful, and the reason behind it was touching. And then, the speech you gave me about how you weren't perfect but how you still loved me and how we would work through it as long as we were together. That almost brought me to tears."

Ash put his hand to his chin.

"Are you trying to make me feel better? Cause you're not doing a very good job."

"Damn it, Ash! What do you want from me?"

"Nothing May. I don't want anything from you. I have a three o' clock flight. It's already two fifteen. It's solely because my heart won't let me why I haven't moved from this spot."

May shook her head. "You're still going?"

"I have to, May. This is only thing I have left that can actually influence and better my future. I'm not making any money. I have to feed Pikachu and my other pokémon. I'm not satisfied with just getting by."

"I can help you. Let me help you."

"You don't have to."

"I want to. I want you to stay here."

"May, I can't!" he said as he yanked the door opened.

May started chocking.

"Ash, LISTEN TO ME!"

Ash closed his eyes and froze. Slowly, he turned back around to face May.

"Ash, you can't leave."

"Why?"

"Because…I can't imagine my life without you," she said almost inaudibly.

Ash narrowed his eyes.

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying, that I fell in love with you Ash Ketchum and I wanna be able to call you my husband too."

Ash just stared at her, his brown eyes peering into her sapphire ones.

"May, are you saying what I think you're saying?"

May smiled.

"Do you still have the ring?"

Looking past May, Ash nodded towards the green box he had put on her coffee table when he found his Pikachu watch. May walked over to it and picked it up.

"Ash, three days ago you asked me to marry you and I couldn't give you an answer because I felt like I was being put on the spot, by you, Brendan, and Drew. I didn't realize how much I hurt you until today…You keep talking about how you're not worthy of me but the truth is, I'm not worthy of you. I mean, I forgot to tell a past boyfriend that I was seeing someone else. I inadvertently led my best friend on to thinking that we might have some kind of future together. And I hurt a man that I really care about when he laid his heart on the line," she set the ring back down on the table.

"Well, today I am ready to answer your question, Ash. And I mean it with all of my heart. Yes."

"Yes what?"

"Yes to your question."

"What question?"

May smiled.

"Yes, I wanna marry you! My answer to your proposal is yes!"

Ash stared slack-jawed at his girlfriend.

"Could…could you say that again?"

"Yes, I wanna marry you too!"

"I'm sorry, I didn't…

"YES, I WANNA MARRY YOU!"

Ash smiled.

"That I heard!"

Ash dropped all the items he held in his hands and raced over to his fiancée, enveloping her in a Snorlax-sized hug before planting a warm kiss right on her lips.

"Oh, sorry May."

"You're apologizing for kissing me?"

"No, no, no. It's just…well…it was so sudden."

"Who said I didn't like it?"

Ash slowly looked away.

"Well, I'm going to shut up now."

May lightly nudged him as she held out her right hand.

"I believe you have a ring to put on my finger."

Reaching over on the coffee table, Ash pulled picked up the green box that held his engagement ring. It was then that he noticed the scrapbook that May had been looking into a few days ago. He saw a photo of Drew and Brendan and the two immediately came to mind.

"May?"

"Hm?"

"What are you gonna do about Brendan and Drew? I mean, if you're saying yes to me then…"

May caught on to what he was saying and stood up. Opening one of the draws, she took out the black box that Brendan brought a few days ago. She opened it up to Ash and he was shocked to see that the case was empty.

"He came over two days ago and delivered it."

"W-Where's…"

"He took it back. After I told him I didn't wanna marry him, he kept the ring and put it in his old badge case."

"You told him you wanted to marry me?"

"I told him I didn't wanna marry him. I told him I loved him as a friend and that was it. He left a little more than irritated but he'll get over it…eventually."

"What about Drew?"

"Drew didn't even come back. His stuck-up behind was still pissed off that I had rejected him the previous night. Far as I'm concerned, Drew doesn't even exist. He doesn't wanna have a relationship with me and I don't need to have one with him."

"Not even friends?"

"Were we ever?"

"Good point…So May, earlier you said that you didn't answer me because you felt like you were being put on the spot."

"Right," she said as she started playing with his hair.

"Are you saying that even if we came on separate days, your answer would still be the same?"

"Uh-Huh."

"Okay…Now I'm confused."

"Don't be," she said as wrapped her bandana around his neck, "Just tell me that you won't be going to Orre and that no matter what, we will get through."

"I won't be going to Orre because I've probably missed my plane by now and I will get through because I have you."

"Aww," May gave him another kiss on the lips.

"Tell me something, May."

"Anything."

"That Victoria's Secret thingie you left at my house…was that lace or is it some kind of silk because whatever it is, Pikachu likes it."

A/N: And there's chapter four. So sorry it took so long. I'm not really sure how I felt about this one. It didn't really play out the way I thought it would but I still hope you guys enjoyed it.

Coming up, the grand finale to the series! And I promise it won't take as long as this one.