Me: Hey y'all! How is it going!
Ash: You already said that.
Me: Wever. (Shorthand version of 'whatever'. I use it all the time! LOLZ)
May: You just updated.
Me: It is a gift for who put me on favorite author, story alert, and etc…
Dawn: CS is inviting all your CS stories to be put in her well, her C2 thing.
Me: I'm hiring staff! Yes, you with the big fluffy bunny!
Dawn: Ok… CSgirl98 does not own pokemon.
Chapter 10: Pressure, Regrets, and pain.
"I can't believe we REALLY have powers!" Rose exclaimed.
"Believe it!" Ash said.
"We need to stop watching 'Naruto' for a while." Misty said, shaking her head. (Another rhyme?)
"Drew? You've been awfully quiet." May noticed.
"Yeah dude, (Did he REALLY say that?) tell us the thing on your mind." Ash suggested.
"It's…Nothing. I'll see you guys tomorrow." Drew said. After that, he left.
"Hope he's okay." May said, concerned.
"He's just tired. He'll be fine tomorrow." Paul said, not caring.
"Think so, pudding brain?" Ash challenged. Paul was a bit taken back.
"Dude, chill! It's not like I hate him or something!"
"Can't you understand the feelings of others? Drew has just seen his real parents, thrice! He is told about our powers, and is going under pressure!" Ash said. His anger flared more.
"What pressure, Ashy-boy?" Paul sneered.
"Pressure, idiot! Explaining to Wallace and Winona where he's been! Rack your brains Polly Pocket!" Ash shouted.
"Why don't you?"
"BECAUSE, I'M DAMN SMARTER, YOU B!!" (Sorry, I can't handle those words yet.)
"Stop it! Both of you!" Misty said. "Can't you both see that we're a TEAM now? Stop fighting! Ash, stop pissing Paul off! Paul, understand someone's feelings for once!" she shouted.
It was dead silent. The wind was blowing, and yellow leaves flew around them.
"Let's go May, Misty, Dawn." Rose said. She also grabbed Brock's hand, and went away, leaving Paul and Ash behind.
Ash looked at Paul, shook his head, and went to the PC.
Hayden residence, 5:30 pm.
Drew nervously went in. 'This is crazy, how can I possibly be a leader?' he thought. The house was empty. A note told him that Wallace and Winona went out.
'Great, I'm here on my own.'
He went up to his room, and locked the door. Getting his camera, he looked at all the pictures before the discovery of his powers.
'Before, everything used to be so normal. Now, it seems like…like a whole ton of pressure is put on my shoulders.' He thought.
He sighed. 'Now I have to hide my whole identity carefully. A whole lot tougher than I thought.' Drew got up form his bed and got his phone.
"Hello?"
"Hey May."
"Hey Drew! Are you feeling better now?"
"A bit. The two tasks tomorrow make me a bit…"
"Nervous?"
"Like my first contest against Solidad." He said quietly. Feeling something hot in his eyes, he quickly wiped them away.
"Drew, I know that you're trying not to cry now." May said softly.
"By the tone of my voice, I guess so…"
"Drew, I think you have to let go of it. Try to relax. Think of something soothing for you."
'But May, that thing is you.' Drew thought.
"Are you still there?" she asked.
"Yeah."
"Do it Drew. It always works for me."
"Fine. See you."
"Bye." Then she hung up.
'May's right. I should let go of that loss. Why am I still disappointed about it?' Then he remembered something.
Flashback
"Lapras, Ice Beam!" Solidad said.
"Roselia, dodge, and use petal dance as a defense!" Drew shouted. He had to win this one, he had to!
Solidad smirked. "Lapras, now use Water Pulse to wash away the petals!" she said.
Drew gasped. He was NOT expecting this! "Roselia, Magical Leaf!" he said quickly.
But it back-fired. Ice beam and Water Pulse combined, striking Roselia. She crashed to the ground, with no energy left.
"BZZZT!!" The three X's on the judges' panels appeared.
"And Roselia is down! Solidad is the winner!"
Drew looked at his Roselia. Tears quickly formed in his eyes, he returned Roselia, and bowed. A whole round of applause came form the audience. A few girls there wiped their eyed. (Fans already??)
Drew ran of the stage, tears falling out of his eyes. 'I'll never be successful like dad like this…' he thought.
Solidad went out of the stage. She saw Drew and smiled sadly. She went and sat next to him. "Great battle there." She said. Then she patted him on the back and left with her new Sapphire blue ribbon.
End of flashback.
'I'll never get over that memory.' He thought.
"What hurts the most, is being so close..." Drew's phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Hey pal!" Ash said.
"Ash, why did you call me?"
"Listen. May called me up and told me everything. Listen, its fine if you lose. Just"
"Ash, I'm fine about that. When I left, I heard you shouting at Paul. What was that all about?"
"Uh…About how he treats his new…Totodile!" (Hypocrite!)
"Are you sure? I heard you shout something about my parents."
"-That's because they will treat Totodile better!"
"Ok…That's odd."
"See ya!"
"Yeah, see you Ash."
Drew sighed. Can they talk about something besides the contest? "Man, I'm really regretting meeting Solidad." He said. He looked at his arm. The mark was still there, but it was not bloody red anymore. He closed his eyes, and drifted of to sleep.
Petalburg, 7:50 pm.
May was busy writing in her diary. It was a bright red, with hearts all over. The CD player was playing the song 'That's just the way we roll' by JB. (I'm listening to it now!)
"Hmm….Maybe this part will work." She said. She was writing a song.
"Call us freaks, but that's just the way we roll!"
"I love this song!" May said. (Who doesn't?)
Sneak on what May is writing….
Say it aloud, say it again,
I shall succeed, be the best, among the rest!
It's like, climbing a mountain,
Falling in love,
Putting all the pieces…
And take control…
Me: DONE!!
May: Did I really write that song?
Me: No, I typed it up after watching "Camp Rock"!
Dawn: (Bashes Paul on the head)
Me: GOOOOO DAWN!!