And I dunno why, but
with you I'd dance in a storm in my best dress, fearless.
"May! Come back here!" But she was already gone. Jaden sighed and got up, and then he ran.
"May! Maaaaaay!" he called out.
The response he received was,"Umm….Jaden….This isn't an apple tree…" Jaden, confusedly made his way over to the tree.
When he got there, his mouth fell open.
"If we go quietly, they'll think we're not here." A bunch of giant ladybugs stared down at them. They edged away slowly, but of course, like everything, it didn't work out.
The two ran as fast as they could from the swarm that was after them.
"Do ladybugs eat people?" May yelled/asked.
"I don't think so! Hopefully, these are like other ladybugs, only super sized with no black spots!"
The weather seemed to turn as bad as their fortune. Although there was no sun, clouds started rolling in.
May started feeling tired. More tired than she normally would feel while running.
"Is-is it just me or am I losing energy?"
Also feeling weak, Jaden said,"Hey look a cave…Maybe you can use your Pokémon to scare them away."
"Why am I acting like I have no Pokémon?" Blaziken jumped out of its Pokéball!
"Blaze! Use flamethrower!" Blaziken let out a line of flame from its mouth, effectively scaring the ladybugs…
"We had to go in the cave anyways. Plus, you needed the exercise." May gasped indignantly as a winking Jaden ran off to the cave.
"Come back here, you loser!" May stumbled a bit, but chased after him. After the initial shock left her, she started laughing as her arms moved back and forth, accelerating. In a matter of time, she reached him. She sort of just pounced on him, causing them both to topple over.
Thankfully, the ladybugs had stopped following them, realizing they weren't worth the time.
While being tangled, they laughed and rolled around until coming to a quick stop. Jaden was on top of May, his arms on either side of her. His legs and her legs were jumbled up so May had no chance of escaping the situation.
Jaden never really noticed how deep May's eyes were. With the sunlight reflecting off her ocean eyes, they looked even more vast than he ever remembered. Her pink lips were slightly parted, in the shock of the situation, and their noses were almost touching.
They stayed like that for a minute.
'Wow…Jaden's eyes are so…brown. It's like that chocolate waterfall from Charlie and the Chocolate factory.'
But then, when the two heard the sound of thunder, they cringed slightly. May closed her eyes in fright. She hated thunder!
"…Um….Let's go in that cave," Jaden suggested softly, rolling off of her and walking to the cave. May sat there for a moment, her thoughts replaying the scene that just happened before she saw lightning in the sky. Predicting thunder, she scrambled up and joined Jaden in the cave.
She was surprised to find Jaden just standing there; not entering.
"J-Jaden? What's wrong?" She said, slightly stuttering his name. He didn't look at her, but pointed into the cave. May looked in and gasped slightly.
A fire had already been started. Two sleeping bags lay there next to the fire and bunch of food was piled in the back. On the ground, in front of the fire, the words 'You got lucky' were "carved".
"Do you…think it's safe?" Jaden asked a little tentive. May looked around and nodded slightly.
"First, check if there's anything in the sleeping bags, " she said, remembering the time when someone had planted traps into their camp when she was traveling with Ash and the gang.
Jaden and May felt the blue sleeping bags and looked in them only to find nothing. They opened the covers and still found nothing.
'Imagine if there was only one sleeping bag…Bad thoughts, May." May shook her head, suddenly. Jaden looked at her curiously.
"Um…Nothing…Er…Let's go to sleep," she said, slightly hasty. Jaden nodded slowly and got in his sleeping bag.
Both luckily and unluckily, there was no sun, so the cave was filled with darkness- except for the weak flame burning.
Jaden absolutely hated the silence. He hated not being able to look May in the eyes and talk anymore- not that he looked anywhere else other than the ground. He had to apologize.
"Uh…May? You awake?"
"………Yeah," came her soft reply. He sighed.
"I'm sorry about what happened. I know we're both nervous and stuff, but can we forget about it and start talking again."
After a minute of silence, May sat up in her bag.
"You know, I think you just said the most smartest thing in your life." Jaden could see her grin even through the dark.
"HEY!" he retorted, kind of lamely, causing her to laugh. "Let's just go to sleep now and wake up in the 'morning'. "
"Alright then. Sweet dreams, Jaden. And…Goodnight, I think. "
"You too," he
said in a friendly tone.
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"Father, I need to see her now!" the deep, masculine voice insisted.
"Son, you will have to wait for the right time."
"But she and that Jaden guy are getting to close," he reasoned, referring to their 'almost kiss'.
The father took a minute to look at his son. "…It doesn't matter. What does that have to do with you?" The son could only look away.
"…Your duty is to warn her. Not to fall in love with her."
"It-it isn't love. It's just a temporary infatuation." It sounded more like he was trying to convince himself.
"Well, whatever it is, it should go away by the time you see her."
"Goooood mooooorning!..I think," Jaden yelled enthusiastically, causing May to jump out of her sleeping bag.
"Where's the fire?!?!? WHERE-
Oh. It's just you." She rolled her eyes as Jaden laughed at the
expression on her face. She threw a Banana at him.
"Oh, be
quiet," she said, a little cross.
"Not a morning person I see," he observed, peeling the banana.
"A few days ago, neither were you. I miss the sun…"
"Huh. Guess I shouldn't have taken it for granted," Jaden muttered, looking out at the permanently dark sky.
They had been stranded in this realm for at least a day, but more than a day's worth of excitement was given to them. First, they landed on a live turtle island. Next, they swam the 7 seas and found another island to rest on, but apparently, as soon as they stepped on the island May spotted an 'apple' tree which happened to be swarming with spot-free ladybugs. After a run around the island, the duo planted themselves in the cave for shelter. But before getting into the cave, the two almost had an intimate moment, something they chided themselves for later after apologizing.
Now our two favorite characters were sitting in front of the cave, watching the 'sun rise'.
"Isn't it funny how the fire never went out and how it didn't release any smoke?" May asked, spontaneously being observant.
". Very funny." May stuck her tongue out at the oh-so enthusiastic Jaden. "We can't just stay out here for the rest of out lives. We have to find a way to get back home."
"So let's search the island for a portal or something. That's how it is in movies." Jaden rolled his eyes and got up, offering a hand to May to help her get up. She obliged, graciously, and stood up. Apparently, she hadn't let go of Jaden's hand. He didn't notice either.
"Okay, we'll walk around. Make sure you avoid any funny looking apple trees."
"Oh, you're so witty." She stuck her tongue out again but chuckled at her previous mistake.
The two began walking, still not noticing how their hands were swaying. May had taken her shoes off and held them in one hand by the laces. Jaden decided to keep his on.
"It's a little chilly for an island, wouldn't you say," May said, shivering slightly. Jaden nodded.
I should give her my jacket. She's cold. But all those other guys do that with their girlfriends!...But she's still cold-
"Do you see that? It looks like a fire."
Jaden was, abruptly, shaken out of his thoughts. He looked over to where May was pointing and spotted the fire as well.
"It's might be people!" she exclaimed.
He gave her a disapproving look. "It could be aliens, for all you know. But whoever they are, stay on your guard. I don't think we should trust anyone yet."
"And that came from Mr. Friendship himself!" May said in mock shock. However, her shock turned into real shock when something struck her from behind, knocking her out completely. The last thing she saw was Jaden falling with her.
A/N- I'm sorry about the extra delay. :P I have a life to you know. You guys haven't been reviewing, either. What do you want me to do? My apology on goes to those who have reviewed.
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