A/N: I did some research in the last few days (that's why I haven't had any time to beta read or reply to my reviews) I read some Contest fics (shoot me if you want) and most of them had the love triangle of BriannaxDrewxMay. Then I thought, what if I add some Admirationshipping into my fic? (DrewxBrianna)

I mean Drew deserve a lover, and I want him not to look like that ass hole that cheated on May before they would get married. I'm not that kind of advanceshipper that bashes a poor non-fictional character.

This is a more lighter, less tense chapter. Enjoy.

~midnight

Chapter Ten: Restart and renew

"Never too old, never too bad, never too late, never too sick to start from scratch once again." - Bikram Choudhury

"A dinner?" May asked as she shaped her hair into a ponytail before dropping it with an unsatisfied look all over her face. "Or a party? May added as she played with her hair once more.

"Maybe both." Ash spoke as he put on light jacket over himself. Looking himself in the mirror he looked back as May and saw how unpleased she was with her hair. He smirked and walked over the brunette. "Can I help?"

The young coordinator gave a shocked glare at the boy. She seemed wary of Ash's skills in the hairdressing department. "You're joking right?"

"Nope."

May placed her hands against Ash's dresser and fixed her eyes on the hair ties sitting all only on the bench. They were nowhere near Ash's fragrances and other male products. She was never use to seeing males have such many products. But times were changing; even when she was dating Drew he had some fragrances and lotions of his own. She was sure that men also wanted to stay young as long as possible; she shouldn't be so new to the idea.

As the brunette was lost on her train of thought Ash slowly slipped his hands in front of May and reached over for the two hair ties. Looking over he saw May was still thinking to herself. The teenager took the chance to quickly tie up May thick long brown hair into a bun with the tips poking out at the bottom. He left some of her hair to form her sides and roughly brushed them roughly down the sides of her cheeks.

He was never the hairstylist but during his harsh times surviving in the war with his siblings, Blue and Silver he was forced to do what he called back then, 'girly things'. Ash smirked at the idea of how young he was really was back then and as he looked at May's hairstyle he was instantly reminded of his older sister. There were times where he had to fix his sister's hair of his brother's. He complained at how bad they would look but the both would laugh softly and told him it did not matter. He could remember that there were male hairdressers that did girls hairstyles all the time to their female customers and nobody ever picked on them. In fact they didn't mind that men could do things females could do, same via versa.

"Wah!" Ash was snapped out from his memory when he heard May scream.

She placed her hands against her cheeks and turned her head both left and right numerous times to inspect her new hairstyle. With glee, she smiled.

"This is wonderful Ash!" May turned and rushed into his arms. "Since when did you know how to do such wonderful hairstyles?!"

"My sister taught me a few years back." Ash spoke with a blush all over his cheeks. "Weird isn't it?"

Shaking her head, "No, it's wonderful!" May couldn't help but jump in her spot a little. "It's nice to see that guys can do what girls can. I find it rather cute."

"Oh, that's cool." Ash smiled as he walked over to his dresser that was beside his bed. He went down to his knees and looked under his bed and smiled when he found the item he needed. "Ha! Got it!" Ash expressed his joy by holding his belt into the air. May looked over at Ash with confusion.

"You keep your belt under your bed?"

"No. But, the last few nights have been rough and I tend to get very emotional due to... recent events." He placed his belt around his waist before looking back into the mirror. With a pleased look he looked back at May. "Ready?"

"Yeah." His female companion nodded and stood beside her friend. With a cheeky smile May reached over for Ash's hand and dragged him out of his room. Ash wanted to say goodbye to his yellow companion but the teenager didn't have enough time to even call his name.

Pikachu's ears stood straight up after hearing a large sound of footsteps rushing out of the door. Opening his eyes he was it was nothing but he could hear Ash begging for May to release her grip on his hand downstairs, but knowing the cheekiness of his female companion, that wouldn't happen any time soon. The little mouse yawned and stretched while still in his little cosy basket. He sat down and yawned once more before patting his cheeks lightly to wake himself even more. He shook his head and scratched behind his ears before getting out of the basket completely.

"Chaaa." He spoke. He looked towards his master's bed and saw the ripples and creases clearly marked on the sheets. It was clear two people had slept on the bed. If anything ever happened between them two was something Pikachu had no interest to investigate into.

Hoping down he made towards the entrance before finding a blue icy fox holding a basket filled with fruits heading towards his way. Pikachu stood at the entrance and waited as the fox made her way towards him. She placed the basket in front of the mouse and smiled.

"Glarr." The female greeted. The two had came use to sharing snacks during the day.

"Cha!" Pikachu waved as his sign of greeting the ice type. He looked at the basket and found that the apple stood out of the most and reached out to it. Tapping it a few times at the carpet the apple soon split into two. Smiling he reached over for both pieces and offered the other slice to Glaceon.

With a nod she reached over and took the piece and began to eat it. She lay down on the ground and placed the fruit in between her paws for grip and started to take a bite into it. As for Pikachu he sat back down again and held the piece with his paws and took nibbles into the slice. Both looked at once another and smiled as they enjoyed their evening treat.

Both teenagers looked at the building. Ash reached over for the text he received from Iris an hour ago. There, in a neat fashion was written what area they were in the Republic City. Looking around once more, they knew that the city block the ex-champion had stated in her text was the same area they were in. But with twenty two houses, all two stories high that all looked the same, expect from the small front garden, it would have been embarrassing to guess and knock on each door until they reached Iris.

Sighing Ash reached into his contacts and scrolled down until his eyes met with Iris's name. He placed it against his ear and waited for the dialling to end and hear Iris's voice at the other end. But the wait was cut short when a young child, around two ran out the front door, smiling and with a Pansage doll in his air, who he was treating like it was an aeroplane (airplane), soon followed a distressed call of a worried mother.

"Cameron!"

Both watched as the little child continued to pay little attention to where he was heading at ran into Ash's legs, falling onto the ground with water in his eyes. Both knew the child was going to cry and looked at one another in hope they knew what to do.. Lucky for them both, Iris had reached them both before the child started to cry.

"Shh, don't cry honey." Iris spoke as she picked her son into her arms. "Having trouble finding the place?" Iris added as she calm her child down.

"Honey?" Ash lifted an eyebrow, totally ignoring the late statement Iris asked upon him. "Really Iris?" The teen teased.

"I have to. It's not like I have a choice Ashton." Iris shook her child while in her arms and patted his back lightly.

May watched Ash and Iris spoke to one another as she walked around to face Iris's only child. He had most of his face dug into his mother's shoulder with his Pansage doll held tightly.

"Hey there, I'm May. What's your name?" The brunette asked in a friendly manner.

"Cam." The child spoke before turning his head away from her.

"What a cute name." She briefly looked at the doll the child was holding. "Is that your favourite toy?"

Cameron nodded before looking up at his mother and patted her cheek softly. "Mommy, I'm hungry." The child complained.

"Ok, we'll eat now." Iris smiled at her child before looking back at both May and Ash. "Come inside guys. Bianca and Stephan are already inside."

With a nod both followed Iris as she guided them to the house she and her son shared.

The man recklessly threw his notes off his desk with frustration. He glared at his notes as he leaned back in his office chair and sighed. Soon fragile footsteps of uncertainly entered into his office and began to pick up the notes from his office floor. Seeing who it was he quickly picked himself from his chair and reached down to the girl. He placed his hands on top of her fragile trembling hands and waited her to look up to meet her eyes with his.

"Brianna." She softly spoke. "You don't have to do this."

The woman slipped her grasp from his and held the notes close to her chest. "But-but I want to." She spoke in a terrified and unconfident manner. "I-I was the reason May broke up her engagement with you."

"Shh." Drew spoke softly as he placed his hands on hers once more. "That was over a year ago. I admit I was wrong and Maylene accepts that. I'm with you because I love you."

"Bullshit!" Brianna looked up at Drew for a few seconds and after realising what she had done she looked away from his gaze. "You're only with me because we are having a child together after what happened between us."

Drew pulled himself onto his feet and offered his hand to the girl. The boy didn't make another move until Brianna accepted his offer. After a minute of two, she did. Carefully he helped her onto her feet. Even then, Brianna avoided her husband's gaze. Drew reached for the notes his wife was holding and placed them on his desk and turned back to her and placed her hands and his on their unborn child.

"I've told you Bri, I didn't marry you because of our unborn daughter, but because you've found a way to my heart. Why can't you accept that?"

"But you had such strong feelings towards Maylene, even before the war broke out."

"It was a simple crush back then; my feelings didn't really start until the war broke out." Drew sighed and took a few steps back. "She left me anyway to find Ash, and then before I could go and find her, she found me."

"But why pick me?" Brianna rubbed her stomach softly.

"You were my shoulder to lean on after Maylene broke up with me. Soon we became friends then I propose to you." Drew smiled softly towards his wife. "I can't love you the way I did with May but I love you just as much. I'll love you in the way I could never do with May."

Brianna smiled and made her way to her husband and held his hands tightly. "I'm sorry that I questioned you. I can't help but feel jealous from time to time." She leaned his back against his desk.

Drew smirked and gave a soft peck on his wife's lips. "At least I know you love me." He teased as Brianna smiled. Drew stood up and stopped leaning against his desk with a soft smirk across his face. "I'll make you some tea. Wait here." Waiting for her approval with a gentle nod, Drew made his way out of his office as Brianna tied up her husband's notes.

A few notes had fallen out of place as she tried to straighten out the notes for her busy husband. She promised herself that she would not meddle into her husband's affairs but a certain photo caught her attention. It was a slightly old photo and was started to turn pale, another photo was right behind and looked like it was only taken during this year. Brianna couldn't mistake the boy's from most recognisable hairstyle. Even only meeting him once, she remembered his name well.

"Ash?"

Looking over her shoulder and saw her husband was nowhere to be seen she opened the case file and saw many more photos of the boy either with his friends in different parts of the city or with his family in his father's mansion. Notes both written in pen and computer were neatly written with one topic leading to another. On the top page, written in a red fine liner (red pen) stood out the words; "Possible Pokemon Master" Brianna continued to read on.

"Lately there have been some evidence showings that Ash Ketchum, son of business man millionaire Giovanni that he could be the Pokemon Master that have been causing terrible crimes here in Republic City in the last year. There have also been reports that Pokemon Master has two others helping him, sometimes more but due to their long body length coats we cannot tell who these people are.

There have been no photos of Ash seen as the criminal but due to his recent behaviour we have a good belief that Ash is linked to the Pokemon Master. More information will be added as soon as possible."

"Surly it can't be true." Brianna spoke in disbelief. Hearing her husband calling her she quickly placed everything she took out back into the folder and placed it back in front of his desk with the rest of his cases.

"I got the tea." Drew looked blankly as he saw Brianna's back facing him and her hand on her stomach. "Bri?" Drew asked.

"I-I'm fine." The soon mother-to-be spoke. "The baby just kicked." She turned to her husband. "Some tea would be nice."

Drew handed his wife the drink and both leaned against his desk and both stood up silently. Drew began to ponder before turning over to his wife.

"I should really fix that crib now shouldn't I?"Drew suggested nervously.

The soon to-be-father got his answer quickly when he saw his wife giving an unimpressed death glare towards him. Drew took a few steps back with his hands in the air. "I-I'll do that now." He smiled nervously before making his way out of the office. Brianna smiled and rubbed her stomach.

"Nice timing dear." Brianna grinned as she continued to drink her tea. "Nice timing indeed."

As soon Dawn heard Iris was having a small dinner at her place to introduce her son to her closest friends she quickly came by after work with a wonderful ice cream cake. Iris could not stop saying her thanks to Dawn as they both started to hand a slice to everyone. The two girls plus Stephan stuck at the dining table catching up while Ash and Bianca played with Iris's son, Cameron in the living area on the sofa. Standing tall, leaning against the entrance was May, uncomfortable and confused with her current statues with Ash.

It didn't take long for Ash to notice the constant looks May would make at him. He placed his hand on Bianca's shoulder as a sign to take his leave. With a nod Ash left and made his way to the brunette. As he made his way May turned around and made her way down the hall.

"Hey." Ash reached over for May's hand. "What's up?""

"You haven't been speaking to me, that's what." May roughly remove her hand from Ash's grasp. "Things have been rather tense between us after your confrontation with Max and that kiss I gave you."

Ash avoided the girl's gaze. She was right. Ever since May kissed him after confronting Max things have been tense between them. The tension was added when Norman told him that Maylene was the same woman all those years ago but had no recollection of him, her rivals and friends and even her parents. Only Max was her only family she knew of. Ash had no idea where to start.

"I just, don't know where to start." Ash sighed and closed his eyes briefly. He soon looked at May seriously. "I'm not one of those friends am I? I mean what happened between us last night, I, um." Ash broke off as the blush on his face increased as each second passed.

May's face flushed red afterwards. She quickly reached for the boy's hands and held them tight. "No, no no no." May quickly spoke in embarrassment. "You're not that kind of friend." May tried to speak straight without stuttering. "What we shared wasn't because of what has happened around us lately, I..." May took a breath to relax herself down. "I like you Ash! No wait, I love you!" The girl corrected herself.

Even after the many girls that had confessed to him during the years it was only May's confession that made him really blush and make his heart beat to a faster tempo than normal. Ash took a few seconds to relax himself down as he held tightly onto May's hands. He ran his thumb over her fingers a few times before looking into her eyes. "I'm glad." She smiled nervously. "I'm glad you feel that way too."

"You mean?-"

"Yeah." Ash nodded. He couldn't hide his smile any longer and neither could May as the teenager rushed into his arms.

"That is so cute." Both turned around and saw Bianca and Dawn smiling and giggling. Both couldn't contain their happiness.

"Shippers." Ash glared at the two teenagers. The girls laughed even more.

"Well it's good to see your happy again Ash." Dawn looked softly at the new couple. "You've been through enough pain; it's time for your happy ending."

"Yes." Bianca nodded. "I'm sure we'll get ours someday right Dawn?" Bianca nudged the bluenette with her elbow lightly. Dawn nodded as the two waved and made their way back to the living area, rushing quickly to spread the news to the others.

Both smiled as the two stayed a little longer in their embrace. May closed her eyes and rested her head on Ash's torso. She held him tightly as she softly whispered. "Thank you."

Their moment was interrupted when Ash's Smartphone began to vibrated and ring a familiar tune. Both broke their embrace as the teen reached for his phone, placing it against his ear, "Hello?"

"Hey Ash, it's me Brock. Misty wants to speak to you."

Ash blinked in confusion as he looked at May. May spoke with her lips quietly that she would leave him alone and he nodded. When May was no longer in his sight he replied, "That's odd. I thought she hates me."

"I think she just wants to talk to you. After all, she taught you how to catch pokemon and pokemon types and so on." Brock explained. The doctor paused before adding, "After she called you by accident she has been recovering to a sane state, I was thinking that if Misty is able to talk to all her friends she met years ago it might make her recover faster."

"What about her sisters?" Ash looked into the living room and saw May was having her share of the ice cream cake Dawn had brought over. He waved his hand to signal the others he would be outside. With Iris's approval he made his way out. Here Ash continued his question. "Isn't the family the best way for her to recover?"

"I've have no contact with them. Misty doesn't even know how to contact them. Cerulean City was destroyed from the war so she doesn't know if their alive or not." Brock sighed. "It just makes things more complicated."

Ash began to think of other possible friends Misty was close with during his travels with her. There were many people they had met but many didn't have a close bond with her. They were just friends they would meet for a few minutes before saying their goodbyes and others just didn't speak with her. She had less female friends due to her hot head and extreme jealously.

"There was Tracey..." Ash drifted off. He didn't want to finish his current sentence. "And there is Max and May."

"Ash, May's-" Brock began but was quickly interrupted.

"I spoke with her father. She's alive. It's a long story but there's a downside." Ash's voice drifted into disappointment.

"I remember Misty and Max shared a good bond when she visited us in Kanto. Anyway what downside are you talking about?"

Ash took a breather to calm his mind down before replying, "She can't remember her past or her parents. The only family she knows is Max."

"Why would Max hide their own parents from his sister?!"

"To prevent some sort of trauma."

Brock spun in his office chair and leaned back in shock. He looked from his window that Misty was still sitting silently, waiting for her chance to speak with Ash. The doctor returned his attention to Ash, "Anyway let's talk about May later; Misty wants to talk to you." The man stood up from his office and unlocked the room where Misty stayed in.

When she heard the sound of a person walking in, the red head looked up slowly and saw it was no other than Brock. She looked at him with a blank expression. Brock placed the phone down on the table and placed it on loudspeaker before handing it over to her.

"Hello Myst!" The boy called her by her nickname. "It's nice to speak to you again."

"Yeah." Misty paused before adding. "You okay?"

"I'm alright, just about to have some cake." Ash smiled at the idea of eating but quickly returned his attention to Misty. "You alright there?"

"I'm getting better." Misty paused again. She was learning how to speak fluently once more. "I just want to see you again."

"When you get better, you will."

A small smile appeared across her face. Brock couldn't help but smile, she had not seen Misty share a true smile for the last six years. He decided to put her progress into his notes straight away once the conversation was over.

"When I get better...tell me what happened there...okay?" Misty took a pause before smiling again. "It's nice...to hear the old you again."

The call disconnected afterwards. Ash sat down on the doorsteps with a grateful smile across his face. He was glad to see another friend of his returning to him. He placed his phone back into his pocket as he soon returned to his feet. Turning around he saw May standing at the entrance, wondering why he was so happy. With water in his eyes he quickly ran to her and embraced her tightly before looking back at her.

"Thank you." He muttered softly as he kissed her quickly on the cheek before rushing inside.

Turning around on the spot May place her hand on the cheek Ash kissed. She couldn't help but blush slightly and smiled.

"You're welcome."