It's kind of crazy! I swear I thought I released this chapter like two weeks ago! It's been finished I just forgot to update it lmao...I was reading the reviews like why does it seem like I didn't update and then I looked and I was like WOW i'm stupid haha. I'm sorry guys! No excuse I just forgot I guess.

I want to answer a question though. This question is from a long time ago that i've been forgetting to answer

One person asked how do I make the texting faces for Ash and I simply go online and copy the faces haha I don't have a special kind of keyboard or anything like that.

HAHA I don't know if the person who asked this even cares anymore, but now you know! I know I'm horrible :(

Let's see I want to say that after this chapter we will be moving away from May's singing career for a while and begin to focus more on romantic developments and Ash's final high school basketball season!

Well Enjoy the chapter don't forget to read the author note at the bottom always important stuff down there!

Chapter 10

"Drew...Isn't this considered stalking?" Cilan asked his friend as they pulled up an expensive looking lounge.

Drew chuckled a bit. "Come on dude. The flyers said that May would be preforming here tonight."

It had been over a month since May's first performance and summer was quickly coming to a close. Drew had attended every event that May was scheduled to preform out much to her discontent. Luckily for May whenever Drew tried to approach her Brendan, Ash, and once Gary had returned from his trip even he prevented the green haired boy from getting to close.

"I'm just saying...She's an amazing singer and all, but dude...How are we going to even get in here...Unless you know somebody it's pretty much impossible." Cilan stated.

"Well..Look what my father managed to get his hand on." Drew replied as he flashed two tickets in front of his friend.

Cilan gave a small smirk. "I forgot your father's connections weren't to be trifled with."

Drew nodded in agreement. "It's amazing though right! She has only been preforming for a short time and an exclusive lounge like this specifically asked for her to come here I heard."

"Your scaring me dude...How did you 'hear' that." Cilan asked becoming worried that his friend was becoming a bit obsessed.

"I'm not crazy Cilan..Everybody has been talking about it, it's only natural that I heard about it." Drew replied a bit annoyed that his friend would actually believe that he was losing his mind.

Cilan chuckled. "I guess. I was about to say."

"Yeah, yeah. Come on loser, the show probably already started." Drew told his friend as he stepped out of his car.

Cilan followed. The two flashed the tickets to the bouncer and he allowed them to go inside. As soon as they opened the door they were greeted by Brendan beginning to play the piano.

"Great, they're just starting." Drew said in a happy tone as he found a table for him and Cilan to sit at.

"Now you finally tell me how you feel
Guess your words just came a little too late
All the drama boy it's overkill
Don't be mad at me cause you've been replaced, know your place"

"Seems like a new song, I don't recall her singing this before." Cilan said as May began singing.

Drew nodded in agreement although the lyrics slightly bothered him. Was May singing about him?

"But if you woulda maned up, put your hand up, stand up
Tell me how you really felt
Then maybe it'd be different
If you spoke I would've listened
But now I'm with somebody else
And he loves me, too much for me to mess this up
And it sucks to be all in your head, wondering
Where this thing could go, but..."

May's eyes scanned the crowd as she sang. She wasn't extremely surprised to see Drew in the crowd. He clearly intended to come to all of her performances. They locked eyes for a few seconds. She had written this song with Drew's actions during her first performance in mind. At least he would get to hear it's debut.

"You will never know"

May's eyes never left Drew's as she said the line of the song.

After she sang the line she allowed her eyes to drift to the rest of the crowd. Brendan had told her multiple times that eye contact was important when performing.

"What we could have been
If you would've shown (ha, whoa)
Your way back then
Boy you gotta (yep, yep)
Boy you shoulda (yep, yep)
Cause you didn't know, so
Now you'll never know
You'll never know"

Drew felt his heart drop to his stomach. It definitely wasn't his imagination. He was pretty sure the song was about him. The thought alone made him frown.

Cilan noticed it also as he looked towards his friend. "Do you wanna leave dude?" Cilan questioned.

Drew shook his head. "No..I deserve this." He answered as he continued to listen.

"Now it's probably hard for you to hear
But there's nothing left for you to say
Had my heart all in your hands
Boy, what you don't understand
Is a girl like me don't have no time to waste around

But if you woulda manned up, put your hand up, stand up
Tell me how you really felt
Then maybe it'd be different
If you spoke I would've listened
But now I'm with somebody else
And he loves me, too much for me to mess this up
And it sucks to be all in your head, wondering
Where this thing could go, but..."

The people who were in the lounge were all extremely well known in the city and they were clearly enjoying May's performance. She would definitely gain some notoriety after this.

"You will never know
What we could have been
If you would've shown (If you would've shown)
Your way back then
Boy you gotta (yep, yep)
Boy you shoulda (yep, yep)
Cause you didn't know, so
Now you'll never know
You'll never know.."

"You'll never know
(Boy you should've told me, told me)
You'll never know
(Boy you should've let me know)
You'll never know
(Boy you could've been there for me)
Now you'll never know
You'll never know"

May had to resist the urge to single Drew out as the next verse she had written came up. Singing this song while Drew was in the audience no longer made her sad..She was over that stage the only emotion she had left for the green haired boy was anger. She wanted him to feel as broken as she had, but her parents had raised her better than that. She wouldn't be so low as to try and embarrass her ex boyfriend in public.

"It's not my fault
You're a little bit too late
You're the only one to blame
Wipe that look off your face
You can wish a thousand times, but
None of that will change my mind boy
You had a chance you'll never get back (get back)"

Drew closed his eyes as he listened closely to the lyrics. If May had written them herself she had nailed it right on the head. He really only did have himself to blame.

Cilan looked at his friend and sighed as he listened to the rest of the song.

"You will never know
What we could have been
If you would've shown (If you would've shown me)
Way back then (way back then baby)
Boy you gotta (yep, yep)
Boy you shoulda (yep, yep)
Cause you didn't know, so
Now you'll never know
Oh baby

You'll never know
Boy you could've told me told me
You'll never know
Boy you could've let me know
You'll never know
Boy you could've been there for me

Now you'll never know
You'll never know

You'll never know
You'll never know
You'll never know
You'll never know"

The crowd clapped their hands as May bowed and thanked the crowd for their support. She gave Brendan a hug before she walked backstage leaving the brown haired boy to preform.

May smiled at a waiter as he handed her a bottle of water when she got to the waiting area.

Ash had been unable to attend this performance due to him and Gary being tired after what they called "Hell Week." He and Gary had been extremely focused ever since Gary returned from his trip, he had even occasionally joined May and Ash during their morning workouts. May rolled her eyes as she remembered the lame excuse the basketball player had given for not being able to attend.

It was probably for the best however since she didn't even know if she would have been able to get him inside.

"That was a great performance May." Dawn told her friend.

May smiled, Dawn was the one who had managed to get her a performance in the Lounge since her mother owned it.

"Thanks again Dawn, it's amazing that your mom let me perform here." May thanked her friend.

Dawn nodded. "You know my mom would do anything to help you May! I asked her if Gary would be able to come, but you know she immediately shut that idea down." She joked causing May to laugh.

"It's a good thing Ash didn't come after all then if you couldn't even get Gary in!" May replied causing Dawn to smirk.

May instantly picked up on the smirk and frowned. Whenever Dawn smirked nothing good was going to come out of her mouth.

"So MAY any new developments with your relationship with a certain black haired basketball player." Dawn teased as she got in her friend's face.

May blushed. It was true over the course of the summer May couldn't deny that she wasn't feeling attracted to the basketball player. He was athletic, cute, charming, and extremely caring. It was impossible not to.

"Dawn. Stop, you know me and Ash are just friends. Jeez, you would think after all these weeks you would get that through your head." May replied although the smile never left her face.

"Well! While you and Ash play games, Gary asked me out on a date next weekend." Dawn informed her friend as she grabbed May's hand.

Both girls jumped up and down showing their excitement.

It was no secret that Dawn liked the brown haired boy. Gary was proving that despite the bad rumors about him he was a sweet guy when he wanted to be. Plus lately even Ash would admit he only seemed to focus on the blue haired beauty.

"I'm so happy for you Dawn!" May told her friend as they calmed down.

Dawn gave a small blush. "Thanks. Now it's your turn! When you and Ash stop pretending we can double date!" The excited girl said causing May to frown as the went into her thoughts.

Did she want something more with Ash? Before she would deny it blaming it on the fact that she had just broken up with her boyfriend, but now two months later that was no longer an excuse. She knew no longer had feelings for the green haired boy, but did she want to get into another relationship so quickly?

May seriously doubted it..She just wasn't ready, plus if it didn't work it would ruin a great friendship.

"Ash doesn't even have those kind of feelings for me, so it doesn't even matter." May told her friend hoping it would make Dawn drop the topic, but it only caused Dawn to groan.

"Oh please, you don't actually believe that do you?" Dawn questioned with an eyebrow risen.

May nodded her head as she took another sip of her water.

Dawn put a hand against her face in annoyance. "Come on May, you'd have to be blind to think that Ash only wants to be friends with you."

May simply ignored her friend as she began to gather her things.

The blue haired girl rolled her eyes. She had told Gary she would try and help speed up the process of getting May and Ash together, but clearly it wasn't going to be easy.

"Come on Dawn, Brendan told me before the show that he had a ride home alright, so we can leave without him." May told her best friend.

Dawn looked at May with a frown. "You don't want to watch him preform?"

May sighed. "I want to...But you know I'm still hiding this preforming thing from my parents and I can't get home late otherwise they'll question me and I really don't want to lie any more than I have to."

"Wow, your still hiding it May? I thought you were going to tell them before tonight?" Dawn replied the frown not leaving her face. She really didn't understand why May was afraid to tell her parents her new career goal. She had met Norman and Caroline multiple times and they seemed like great people, they would definitely understand.

May let out a sad sigh once more. "I just don't want them to say I should stop...I'm having so much fun Dawn...I'm so glad that Ash got me immersed in this world..If I had to stop I wouldn't know what to do anymore and I don't want to feel like that anymore." She replied as her and Dawn began walking towards the exit.

Dawn shrugged. "I guess May..." She replied figuring May would know when the right time to tell her parents would be.

As the duo got to the door May groaned as a familiar figure approached them.

"Drew what is it?" May asked in a bored tone as the green haired boy and his friend met them in front of the door.

Drew didn't allow May's tone to discourage him. "I wanted to say this was a great show. Like always May." The boy complimented. His voice was full of confidence like usual.

Dawn couldn't help, but get a bit annoyed at the tone of Drew's voice. May however didn't notice it.

"Thanks." May replied her face not giving any emotions.

"The song was new right?" Drew asked although he already knew the answer.

"It was about you Drew." May stated bluntly already knowing that Drew knew. She didn't want to entertain the boy at all. After what he had done he was lucky she was even talking to him.

Cilan couldn't help, but cringe a little. Even he knew Drew was pressing his luck. It was extremely obvious that May didn't want to talk to him.

"Listen Drew, I appreciate you coming to all of my performances, but can you please stop...I really just want to move on from all of this." May continued causing Drew to frown.

"May..Do you really hate me that much?" Drew questioned his confidence leaving his voice.

May closed her eyes before she spoke. "I don't hate you Drew.."

Drew started to smile until May continued her sentence.

"But I don't want to associate with you anymore." She finished. After all the time that had passed she no longer had the urge to cry, she could firmly say the statement.

Cilan was about to tell Drew that it was time to go, but Drew spoke first.

"Like I said May, I love you and I'm prepared to deal with whatever you dish out at me. Just know I'm only ever going to love you." Drew stated his confidence coming back as he pulled out yet another rose and handed to May.

May looked at the rose before walking to a trashcan and throwing it away.

Drew had no visible reaction to May's action, but it was clear that he understood that his presence wasn't wanted at the moment.

"School is starting soon May...I hope we can get along." Drew said before he and Cilan left the Lounge.

Dawn was the first to speak as Drew left. "I wish Ash would just beat Drew's ass so he will leave you alone." She stated as she crossed her arms.

May laughed a bit at her friend. "You know Drew would have to do something pretty bad to make Ash do something like that."

"So following you around isn't bad?" Dawn questioned

May shrugged. "Well technically he's just coming to my performances...In the end I don't really care. Like I said I'm over him regardless of what he does my feelings won't change."

Dawn nodded. "You've gotten a lot stronger over the summer you know that right May?" The blue haired girl complimented her friend.

May smiled as she and Dawn also left the Lounge and headed towards Dawn's car. "I don't think so...I guess I just realized I have more important things to think about than a guy who cheated on me."

Dawn smiled "Exactly! Like when your first record deal will come! I promise your blowing up so quickly! It won't be long now before your name really starts to leave the city!" She said changing the subject, figuring May was tired of talking about Drew.

"Oh come on Dawn, if anything Brendan will definitely get noticed before me." May modestly said.

Dawn nodded. She couldn't dispute the fact that Brendan was extremely talented so it wouldn't surprise her if he got discovered. "Well in any case your time is coming May, I have a feeling."

May smiled as the two got in the car and pulled out of the parking lot.

Ash's Apartment

"God, I can't move my arms!" Ash cried as he fell on his couch.

"Ash! You know I don't like when you lay on the couch all sweaty! Go take a shower first!" Ash's mother shouted towards her son as she walked out of the kitchen.

The worn out basketball player gave a moan as his reply.

The older woman was going to kick her son off the couch and force him to shower, but she could only smile as she looked at her son. He had grown up to be such a respectable man. She was happy that despite their area she had managed to raise Ash to be somebody who she could be proud of.

"Why are you so tired sweetie?" Delia asked her son giving up on asking him to take a shower.

Ash shuffled on the couch for a few seconds before replying. "You know it's "Hell Week" for me and Gary mom. My arms feel like jello."

Delia chuckled a bit. "Mr. Oak gave me season tickets today for your senior year. So i'll be in the stands supporting you two like always."

Ash merely gave his mother a thumbs up signalling that he was to tired to talk.

Delia just laughed at her son before walking back towards the kitchen.

"Good luck this season Ash.." Delia whispered to herself.

One Week Later at Morning Practice - Last Friday of Summer Break

"97.."

"98.."

"99.."

"100.."

As May counted the last shot she smiled as she watched Ash sit down on the court, clearly tired the day's workout.

"If only you could shoot like that during games, our team would be unbeatable." May joked as she walked over to the worn out basketball player who had already shed his sweaty shirt leaving him in a pair of jogging pants and tennis shoes.

Ash gave a dry laugh. "Well nobody is playing defense on me out here so it's much easier."

May nodded in agreement. "So you think your ready for the season?" She questioned.

The basketball player just shrugged his shoulders. "You tell me. You've been watching me practice all day for the whole summer."

"Well I think you can work on your ball handling more." May teased as she stood up and placed a finger on her chin. "You post game also needs some work...Oh Don't forget about your horrible mid-range shot..."

Ash laughed. "Oh really? Sounds like I haven't made any improvements at all."

"Guess you should have worked harder." May replied with a serious expression as she looked at Ash.

The two stared at each other for a few seconds before May could no longer hide the smile that wanted to appear on her face. Ash simply rolled his eyes at the laughing girl.

"Jerk." Ash muttered as he stood up and picked up the basketball that May had just let roll down the court.

May laughed for a few more seconds before walking towards Ash. "Oh come on! You already know how good you are, If you never hear criticism you might get cocky."

"Please, every time I watch a sports program I hear criticism if they talk about me." Ash replied as he shot the basketball although May could tell he hadn't put to much effort in the shot since he didn't go through all of the motions of his form.

The ball bounced off the rim and rolled to the side of the court.

"Well that's there job Ash, you can't let what they say get to you." May encouraged her friend.

Ash groaned. "Yeah, yeah I know."

"Well enough about basketball! How about you tell me about this date Gary has planned for Dawn." May changed the topic.

Ash chuckled as he walked and picked up the basketball and started walking towards the car. "I have no idea. Gary is usually pretty good when it comes to that kind of stuff so don't worry. I'm sure Dawn will have a blast."

May just hummed as she and Ash got into the car.

Ash hesitated a bit as he put on his seat belt. He quickly took a deep breath before speaking.

"You know...Since Gary and Dawn are going out...We could maybe do something tonight to?" Ash asked.

May was a bit caught off guard. "Sure Ash we can hang out?" She replied a bit unsure as to why Ash was making it seem like a big deal, they went out all the time.

Ash frowned. "No..I mean like a date kind of thing May..." He corrected as he looked at the girl. This was his first time asking a girl out on a date and he was extremely nervous.

May blushed as Ash admitted his intentions. "Oh.."

"I mean it's cool if you don't want to..I mean I get you're still getting over the whole Drew -" Ash started to backtrack before May interrupted him.

"NO! This isn't about Drew at all..It's just...I don't know..." May said her blush intensifying as she thought about her reason. She couldn't bring herself to tell Ash.

Ash rose an eyebrow. "So are you rejecting me or...?" The basketball player asked with hesitation.

"I'm not rejecting you Ash..I just don't want our relationship to become weird...I mean..your a great guy, but...I don't know what i'd do if me and you didn't work out and it ends up ending our friendship..." May admitted as she looked at the boy.

Ash sighed. "I guess I get it...But you know we can at least go out as friends right and no need to put a label on it." The boy stated as he smiled at May finding a loophole.

May rolled her eyes. "Of course we can go out Ash." She replied causing Ash's smile to widen as he finally started up the car.

"Great! Call Brendan and tell him we won't be coming by today!" Ash told the girl as he pulled out of the parking lot.

May rolled her eyes at the childish boy, but she couldn't help, but think about Dawn's words a week earlier. Did Ash want something more with her? And if he actually did...Did she want the same?

"So what should we do tonight May?" Ash questioned as he saw the girl call Brendan and inform him that they had plans.

May's phone call was relatively short as she hung up and looked towards Ash. "Isn't that usually the male's responsibility to pick where we go?" She asked raising an amused eyebrow.

"I suppose.." Ash replied as he began to think. He had known May for a few months now and he was pretty confident that he knew her likes and dislikes. What would be the perfect place for the two to go?

As the basketball player put more thought into it the realization hit him. He and May really haven't planned to go out anywhere alone before to just hang out. It always had involved studying, playing basketball, or helping her with her singing career. Now that he had the chance to go out with her, he had no idea where to begin. The thought made Ash frown.

May noticed this and sighed.

"Ash, you don't have to strain yourself thinking of a place to go. I'm fine with whatever we do." May reassured the boy.

Ash simply shook his head as he continued thinking. Although May didn't see it as a date, he definitely wanted this night to be different. Something that the brown haired girl would never forget.

Ash took a deep breath getting a little annoyed that he wasn't coming up with any good ideas. Right as the boy was about to give up he glanced out the window. The boy's eyes widened as he passed a billboard.

Moonlight Festival. Come Have Fun Before Classes Start.

All Booths only One Dollar!

Ash smiled. That sounded fun. The moonlight festival was famous in the city, it came around every summer.

"What about the Moonlight Festival?" May questioned knocking Ash out of his thoughts.

Ash immediately groaned as he heard May's suggestion.

"Well excuse me! I didn't think it was that bad of an idea." May responded a bit surprised by Ash's rude reply.

"No, no. It's just that I was going to suggest that and now you beat me to it." Ash pouted as he continued driving causing May to giggle.

May gently put a hand on Ash's back. "It'll be fun. Come on."

After a few seconds the basketball player finally gave in. "Fine, but if anybody asks it was my idea."

May chuckled at Ash's childish nature. "Alright." She agreed.

Ash nodded. "Well let's head to your house so we can get ready. Have your mom washed my clothes?" The boy questioned.

Since he and May had been working out all summer he had developed an habit of leaving a few changes of clothing at the girl's house so he would be able to change for when they went to Brendan's house afterwards

The brown haired girl shrugged her shoulders. "I wouldn't know."

Ash gave a mocking sound. "So useless." he joked causing May to playfully push him.

"Just shut up and drive." May laughed.

Later that night

"I swear you must have cast a spell on my dad." May muttered as her and Ash stepped out of the car at the festival.

Ash chuckled. "Why do you say that?" He questioned

"Because! It always seems like he wants us to go out! I swear if you weren't a star basketball player us being around each other so much would NOT happen." May emphasized.

"Well I better make sure I keep practicing so I don't lose his favor. I would hate not to be able to see you as much." Ash replied as he turned towards the brown haired girl smirking as he saw her blush. He knew exactly the kind of words that would make May nervous and sometimes he just had to.

May had dressed in a white skirt, a pair of white flats and a red blouse. Her hair was laid straight down. She found herself liking the style much more than her standard ponytails, mostly because as she got older the ponytails seemed a bit childish.

Ash had dressed in a paid of black and white Adidas joggers along with a white v neck. He had a pair of slides on since his feet were a bit sore from all of the running he had done earlier. He also had a black and white hat on with a Pokeball insignia which he had gotten from Gary's house.

"This place looks pretty fun don't you think though." May said in an attempt to change the subject as she pointed towards the entrance of the festival.

Ash gave a small yawn as he put his hand to help shield his eyes. "I suppose, it's a bit bright for my taste though."

"Oh stop crying, let's go!" May laughed as she grabbed Ash's hand and began pulling him towards the entrance. Ash complained a bit since his slides began slipping off his feet, but he managed to keep them on as he struggled to maintain his balance as the small girl pulled him.

As the duo made their way threw the different stands Ash couldn't help but squint his eyes as he saw a familiar face.

"GARY!" Ash yelled as the brown haired boy continued speaking to his blue haired date unaware that he had been spotted.

"DAWN!" May shouted as well noticing the pair just as Ash had.

This time the group heard them as Gary turned his head in their direction.

Gary's face lit up as he spotted his best friend. "Ash, what are you doing here?" Gary questioned as he motioned for Dawn to look towards the other friends.

"May? Oh my god is this what I think it is?!" Dawn immediately asked as she ran towards her brown haired friend.

The blue haired girl's eyes narrowed as she looked at her best friend a knowing grin on her face as she approached May.

May gave a nervous smile. "I have no idea what u mean..." The girl started.

Gary laughed a bit as he gave Ash a handshake surprised to see them.

"Ash you sly dog you, finally convince May to go on a date?" Dawn directed her question towards Ash knowing she wouldn't get any information out of May.

"Hehe nothing like that, we are just going out as friends.." Ash replied with a nervous laughter as he put his hand behind his head.

"Well! Who care about the why, let's just have some fun!" Gary stated as he turned around and began walking to the different booths. "Come on Dawn leave Ash and May alone! We have our own date to worry about!" Gary turned around and told the girl with a smirk.

Dawn looked at her date and laughed before turning back to May and Ash. "Well you be good now!" She said giving May a look that clearly said "We are going to talk about this later."

"Those two are perfect for each other." May told Ash as she laughed a bit at her friend.

Ash smiled. "I just hope Dawn manages to permanently tame Gary."

May jokingly pushed the taller male. "He better not hurt her."

Ash chuckled. He was pretty sure Gary didn't plan to do anything to hurt Dawn especially since for the first time he actually took the time to get to know a girl. He also had seen first hand what effect heartbreak can have on females during May's situation. So Ash was pretty confident that Gary was reevaluating the way he looked at relationships.

"That's something you have to tell him." Ash replied honestly.

May nodded as her and Ash walked throughout the festival looking at the different booths.

"Look at that!" May shouted as she ran towards a booth.

Ash smiled as he followed her.

"Step right up! My dirty friend here really needs a bath! Help him get just that! Throw a ball at the target and clean this man up!" The booth owner advertised as May walked towards him.

"Hello little lady, would you like a try?" The owner politely asked May.

"Yes, please!" May answered as she handed the owner a dollar bill and picked up three baseballs.

Ash walked up next to May and leaned against the booth.

"This weak little girl can't knock me in here!" The man sitting above a pool of water shouted trying to annoy May to the point where she would continue to spend money to try and dunk him.

Ash laughed at the attempt fully aware of what his goal was.

"We'll see about that!" May shouted falling for the taunt as she set two of the baseballs down and threw one as hard as she could towards the target.

The baseball hit the sheet behind the target signaling that the brown haired girl had missed.

"Boo! You suck!" The man sitting above the tub of water shouted giving May a thumbs down sign.

May laughed a bit at the man's banter as she picked up another baseball.

"Come on May, your not going to let him keep talking trash are you?" Ash tried to encourage the girl as he watched May prepare to try again.

"He's about to be soaked!" May shouted as she backed up a bit and lifted her leg causing Ash's eyebrow to raise in amusement.

Even the booth owner chuckled a bit at May's enthusiasm about knocking the man down. "That's the spirit!" He encouraged.

"MISS! MISS! MISS! MI-" The man above the water chanted although you could hear the hesitation in his voice when May threw the baseball as he watched carefully if it was going to hit or not.

Once again the baseball hit the sheet behind the target.

"You might as well quit now!" The man stated regaining his confidence.

May now was getting a bit frustrated that she was unable to hit the target, she had put all of her strength in her last attempt.

"Here May let me give it a shot." Ash offered.

May nodded as she handed the basketball player the baseball.

The man sitting above the water got noticeably quieter as Ash prepared to throw, but he quickly shook it off.

"Oh boyfriend wants a shot at me? Come on hot shot you probably throw worse than -" The man began to shout before his seat flew down causing him to fall into the water.

"WINNER!" The booth owner shouted as Ash hit the target on his first try.

May was quick to let out a burst of laughter as she pointed towards the man in the water who quickly rose out of the dunk tank gasping for air clearly he had not expected Ash to get him on the first shot.

"That's what you get!" May told the man who wiped a bit of his wet hair out of his face.

The man who was dunked gave a hearty laugh. "That was a good throw man!" He complimented.

Ash and May couldn't help, but smile at the man's good sportsmanship.

"Thanks for playing." The booth owner said with a generous smile as he picked up the baseballs and walked to serve the other people who had lined up behind May and Ash.

The duo made their way throughout the festival enjoying the different booths for a few hours.

May was pleasantly surprised when Ash bought her an ice cream cone, She had eyed the stand multiple times during their walk, but she hadn't expected Ash to notice.

"Thank you again Ash." May stated as she took another lick of her frozen treat as her and Ash walked side by side the festival enjoying each others company

Not to far away at another booth a man grunted as he missed the shot.

The booth was a basketball shooting contest where the challenger had to make 10 threes in a row on a small sized basketball court.

"This booth as got to be rigged!" The man accused the booth owner clearly annoyed that he couldn't complete the challenge.

The booth owner shrugged. "I assure you sir there is nothing rigged about this." The owner was clearly getting annoyed and was struggling to keep his anger in check with a guy questioning the integrity of his booth.

The man at the booth snapped his head to the side as he heard the sound of May's giggling.

"What's so funny!" The man shouted surprising both May and Ash.

"Um...Excuse me?" May questioned a bit nervous as to why the man was talking to them so aggressively.

The man was taller than Ash by a few inches plus he had a bodybuilders body.

May slowly moved herself so that she was behind Ash as the man approached them.

"You guys are are laughing at me right?! Because I can't finish the challenge!" The man accused the teenagers.

Ash didn't show any signs of being intimidated as he looked the man in his eyes. "No, we weren't. We didn't even notice you." Ash told the man as he grabbed May's hand and tried to walk pass the muscular man only for him to move so that he was still blocking their path.

"How about you do it! Since it's so funny!" The man said clearly ignoring Ash's statement.

"Come on May, ignore him." Ash told his friend not bothering to acknowledge the man any longer since he had no intentions of listening to reason.

"I said do it!" The man shouted as he pushed Ash causing the basketball player to let go of May's hand.

Before Ash could retaliate May spoke.

"What was that for?!" May shouted at the man.

The muscular man frowned. "For laughing at me! This damn thing is rigged! I'll prove it tell your boyfriend to try!" he replied.

"We were not laughing at you!" May shouted back towards the man getting annoyed that he wasn't believing them.

May was going to continue yelling before Ash put a hand in front of her and smiled. "It's fine May, I'll just prove to him that it's not rigged. That should calm him down.

The muscular man smirked. "Show me then! I'll even pay for it!" He said as he walked back over towards the booth with Ash and May following.

"You don't have to do this Ash." May told the boy.

Ash shrugged his shoulders. "It's not that big of a deal."

May rolled her eyes.

"Here you go sir." The booth owner said as he handed Ash the ball.

The muscular man stood to the side with his hands folded across his chest. "Come on my best was 7 out of 10, let's see how good you are. I'll even give you 100$ If you do better than me!"

Ash didn't respond as he set his feet and took the shot.

May smirked. She had been working with Ash all summer to the point where she knew his shooting form by heart, so she knew the shot was going to go in.

Like she predicted a perfect swish was heard.

The booth owner was no fool and he had recognized Ash as soon as he handed the boy the ball. He smirked to himself, the muscular man had no idea he had just bet 100$ against the best high school basketball player in the country.

The muscular man watched Ash take a few more shots and soon his confidence began to waver as Ash sank the 7th one.

"One more and you owe my friend 100$" May said although she never took her eyes off of Ash.

The muscular man bit his lip as Ash rose to take the 8th shot.

"BRICK!" The man shouted in a deep tone in an attempt to knock Ash out of focus.

May jumped a bit surprised at the man's random action, but Ash didn't show any signs of hearing him as he released the shot.

The ball enter the net with little resistance causing the man to close his eyes and let out a sigh.

Ash went on to sink the last two shots.

"OUR FIRST WINNER OF THE NIGHT!" The booth owner yelled as the last shot went in perfectly. He quickly went to get Ash his prize.

The muscular man didn't say anything as he stuffed his hands in his pockets and walked off not intending to pay Ash a dime, and not wanting to hear the boy brag about how he was wrong.

May frowned as she watched him walk away. She really hated people like him. They talked a lot until they are proven wrong and then they run away.

"Don't let it bother you. Although I really could have used that 100$" Ash joked with a smile as he walked up towards May holding his hands behind his back.

May's anger vanished as quickly as it came as she looked at Ash's smiling face. "Yeah...It would be a waste to let him ruin our day."

"Mhmm." Ash hummed in agreement as his smile got larger.

May rose an eyebrow curious as to what was making Ash smile so hard.

"What is it?" May asked becoming a bit nervous at how much Ash was staring at her.

Without any words Ash revealed a stuffed Pokemon from behind his back.

May's hands quickly went up to her mouth. "Oh my gosh! A Skitty!" May shouted through her hands. She had been a pretty big fan of the Pokemon games when she was younger when they first were released.

Ash chuckled at the girl as he handed the girl the pink stuffed cat.

"I won it just now, It looked like the kind of thing you'd like." Ash admitted as the two began walking away from the booth, although the owner did manage to get Ash to sign his basketball informing the 6'1 teenager that he was a big fan.

May laughed a bit at how nervous Ash seemed as he signed the ball.

"Well I think we should head home May..." Ash said as they got further away from the booth.

Ash checked his phone and saw a text from Gary telling him to stop by his house later tonight.

"I think so too, I am kind of getting tired." May agreed as she yawned.

Ash smiled at how cute the girl was holding the stuffed animal.

~xxxxxx~

The duo quickly made their way to the car and drove back to May's house.

May laughed a bit to herself as they sat in her driveway as she noticed Ash seemed to be contemplating walking her to the door or not.

"I had fun tonight Ash, I'm glad we did this." May told the boy bringing him out of his thoughts.

Ash quickly found his voice. "Yeah.. I had fun to May." He lamely replied.

May gave a soft smile. "I would love to go on another...date with you next weekend." May told the boy as she gave Ash a kiss on the cheek surprising the basketball player.

The brown haired girl didn't let Ash question her however as she quickly opened the door and walked towards her house.

Ash sat in the car for a few seconds stunned. May had clearly said earlier that she didn't want to call this a date and that she wasn't ready... He was quickly knocked out of his thoughts as he noticed the girl wave from her porch before she walked inside her house.

The basketball player smiled as he used his hand to touch his cheek.

"I will never understand girls..." He chuckled to himself as he put both hands on the steering wheel and pulled out of the driveway and began heading towards Gary's house.

Inside May's House

May figured that her parents were already asleep considering how dark the house was as she entered. So she quietly made her way to her room. As soon as she entered she let her body fall to the bed.

She quickly put a pillow over her head and groaned as her actions a few minutes earlier entered her head.

What was she thinking...She had just told Ash earlier that she didn't want to risk their friendship by trying to date, but then she went and labeled it a date herself PLUS she even gave him a kiss. Although it was just on the cheek.

After a few seconds May turned around and starred at her ceiling.

"Maybe I do like Ash..." She muttered to herself.

They had spent pretty much the whole summer together, so it wouldn't be surprising that she was falling for him. He was a great guy.

Athletic, had a great personality, was caring, he always seemed to want the best for her, plus he was one of the cutest guys she had ever met.

Her eyes drifted to the stuffed animal Ash had won her. She couldn't stop the smile that appeared on her face as she used her pillow to cover her face as she kicked her feet on her bed unable to contain the feeling that was quickly taking control over her body.

She had fallen for her male best friend.

May frowned at the realization...Was it good that she had fallen for her best friend?

May has finally realized she has feelings for Ash! How will their relationship grow from here?

Let me say that for the sake of this story we are going to pretend that basketball season is the entire school year. Like it starts when school starts and ends when school ends. I know that's not how it is since Basketball starts really in late October - Early November, but that's the beauty of fan fiction haha it can be whatever I want!

I'm trying real hard not to rush the plot to much since I want to move on to the important stuff, but I don't want to mess up the character development so if some of you guys find this chapter boring I'm sorry, but chapters like these are necessary.

Songs used: Ariana Grande - You'll Never Know

To DisasterButterfly I wanted to say I root for characters in fanfictions too haha so your not alone on that one!

Also! I wasn't going to do this, but I am..I didn't want to reveal anything, but I want to cater to the reviewers so I'ma ask regardless.

Ash will HAVE somebody else who shows romantic interest in him that will play a huge role in this story and I'm stuck between if I want it to be Misty or Serena. There are still a few more chapters before they make an appearance so in your review make sure you tell me which you guys would prefer whoever I see gets the most I will use.

THIS IS NOT ME SAYING THAT ASH WILL NOT END UP WITH MAY IN THE END! UNDERSTAND THIS! In NO WAY AM I SAYING THAT ASH WILL END UP WITH MISTY OR SERENA!

I have to say that because I already know how some people might take that. Haha

Since I have been finished with this chapter for a while obviously chapter 11 is almost done and I'm about to go on fall break so you can expect another update within a week more than likely!

Remember our deal guys :) Reviews=Chapters! Haha.

Don't forget to check out my other story "The Empire" if you already haven't. It's also ongoing and will be receiving another update soon.

VerifiedBreeze Signing Out.