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May sat looking out at the lake, tears pouring down her face. Her chance of winning her first Contest Ribbon had been taken away by Drew in the final round, but she wasn't crying because of that. No. She was crying because she had seen how happy the Coordinators around her had looked. All laughing and together. She felt so lonely, and scared. Scared that she would be like this for the rest of her Coordinating career. Alone. She didn't like being alone. She missed the support of friends. She missed having someone to talk to….

She wanted companions.

She felt her a presence next to her. Guessing Blaziken had joined her, May sighed. She slowly lifted her head out of her folded arms.

"I don't know if I can do this any longer." She muttered. "I just…I want to…I miss…I hate being…" her voice trailed off.

"Hate being what?"

May startled and looked to her side. Drew was sitting next to her. His eyes widened when he saw the tears on her face.

"Why are you-?" He began.

May stood up, wiping her eyes. "Hi Drew." She said as cheerfully as she could. She couldn't look sad in front of him. Not in front of Drew. Drew had always been strong. If he could travel alone, so could May. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down. Turning to face him, she forced herself to smile.

"What's up?"

That was the first time Drew had ever seen her cry. The first time he had seen May look so lonely. He remembered how her eyes had looked distant, even when looking at him. She had looked sad. No, more than that. May had looked helpless. The spark that had always been present within her had somehow turned small.

"What should I do?" Drew asked Roserade.

Roserade gave Drew a look. A look that if translated could be defined as, "What do you think you should do?" Drew sighed.

"I-I think," he began. "I think I should, maybe…." His voice trailed off. He took a deep breath.

"Travel with her." He said. Roserade smiled. Looking at its master and nodding, Roserade seemed to say,

"Then you better go find her."

That was what made Drew want to travel with May. He wanted to make her smile like she used to. No, like she always done. He remembered looking at her once during a Contest and realized that she was alone. Groups of people were all around, yet she was alone.

He wanted to be her companion.

He glanced over at the sleeping girl. She was hugging a pillow tightly and sleeping, exhausted from the intense walking of last night. But it had paid off for now they were here and had a week of resting and training before the Contest. The next Contest, the next chance to get a ribbon. With each Contest, the Grand Festival felt closer. Drew was impatient to start training, to start practicing, to start planning and perfecting. But today…. today was special.

He exited the room and walked over to Nurse Joy's desk. Returning with Roserade at his side, he cautiously reopened the door.

May was still sleeping peacefully. Drew took a deep breath. He was either going to do the most stupidest thing he had ever done in his entire life, or maybe,

The best thing.

"Roserade, Petal Dance." He said softly.

Roserade spun, petals whimsically falling and dancing in the room. As the red petals twirled, Drew slowly walked over to May, his heart pounding. Crouching down, he slowly shook her.

"Wake up Princess." He whispered.

"Five more minutes Prince."

Drew blushed. Prince. She had unknowingly called him a Prince again. Taking a deep breathe, he began to coax her awake again.

"May? Wake up."

Silence.

"May? It's time to wake up."

Still more silence. Drew sighed.

"May? I'll buy you a cake if you wake up."

May shifted a little. What Drew didn't know was that May had actually been awake ever since she called him a Prince. Again. However, May feeling embarrassed remained silent, hoping he would leave her alone….

But what May didn't realize was that she had made it evident that she was awake after Drew had said the word "cake." The green haired teen smirked.

"Chocolate with Combee honey frosting." He said teasingly. May kept her eyes closed.

"A cake just for May, and her favorite flavor too." May shifted uncomfortably.

"But since May won't get up, I guess it will be for me." May could hear the smirk in his voice.

"Too bad too," he added. "Because she was awake the whole time."

May could feel her face heating up.

Drew leaned in closer and whispered, "I don't know if you know this, but you are a terrible actress."

May slowly opened her eyes, only to see Drew's smirking face. Her blush worsened.

Slowly she lifted herself up. "How did you-?" She said, before stopping and looking around the room.

Red rose petals danced magically. They floated and spun, danced and twirled. May could only gape in amazement. It was…beautiful.

The rose petals slowly began to join together, still dancing as they made their way to each other. Spinning slowly, the petals soon grouped until all that was present was a single red rose, balanced perfectly on Roserade's flower like hand. The Pokemon handed it to Drew, who took it and extended it to May. He flicked his bangs with his free hand.

"Morning to you too…. Princess."

"Drew," May began. "That was…. it was…" May was lost for words as she slowly accepted the rose. Drew smiled.

"Come on get ready." He said, standing up. He took a deep breath, his heart pounding. Here it was, the moment he had been mentally preparing for ever since he had woken up. He looked at May.

"After breakfast, I'm taking you on a date."

May gasped again, her eyes widening. A date? A date with…Drew? Her face grew warmer. A date. Her first date in fact. Her first date….

With Drew.

"W-why?" she asked, her sapphire eyes wide. Drew clumsily flicked his bangs.

"Because it's your birthday." He said simply. Walking towards the door, he looked over at May, who was still clutching his rose.

"Don't take too long."

May watched as Drew opened the door and left, Roserade at his side. She looked down at the red rose.

Her birthday. Today was her birthday. She was fourteen. She was…was….

Going on a date with Drew.

Slowly, May began to smile. She was going on a date with Drew. She began laughing.

She was going on a date with Drew!

She scrambled to get ready, hardly paying attention to what she was doing. She felt a warm feeling inside her growing as she tied on her bandana.

She was going on a date with Drew!

After what seemed to be forever, May finally finished and pulled opened the door. Still smiling, she practically skipped to the cafeteria, her eyes roaming the tables searching for Drew. When she found him however, her face grew red. She felt a wave of nervousness wash over her.

She was going on a date with Drew. Drew, who was practically perfect. And knowing her, she would probably do something clumsy before their…. their date even started.

"Don't be clumsy May." She said to herself quietly. "You're fourteen now and it's...it's time to stop being clumsy."

Clenching her firsts nervously, she walked over to Drew. He had been sitting at a table, waiting for her. She slid in the seat across from him.

"H-hi." She said, her voice shaking a little.

Drew had been looking out the window, but now turned his gaze towards May. He chuckled when he saw her.

"May," he said. "You must have really been rushing today."

May cocked her head. "What do you mean?" She asked. This wasn't the reaction she had been looking for out of Drew. She was expecting him to be nervous…or not. It was hard to tell with Drew sometimes. But she definitely wasn't expecting him to laugh.

Drew only shook his head. "You really hadn't noticed?" he asked.

May looked at him puzzled. "Noticed what?"

"Clumsy," he said smiling. He leaned over the table. "You're shirt's inside out." He whispered.

May blushed and looked down. Sure enough, in her panic to get ready, she had somehow put on her shirt inside out. So much for not embarrassing herself.

"I-it's a new fashion statement." May said meekly, her cheeks red. She had forgotten that she had changed into a jumpsuit last night to sleep in while her clothes were being washed.

"Is that fashion statement called "Clumsy" by May?" Drew asked playfully. May blush worsened.

"S-shut up!" She said, getting up. She turned, about to head back to their room to fix her shirt when Drew's hand caught her wrist.

"Here." He said, taking off his purple shirt and handing it to her. "I already waited for you, now just wear this."

May looked at him. He was still wearing his black shirt, but something about wearing Drew's shirt made her feel…well…

Embarrassed? Happy? May couldn't put an exact feeling on it.

"Thanks." She said as she accepted his shirt. She slipped it over her, blushing as Drew's scent washed over her.

"At least you didn't put that on backwards." Drew commented. May pouted.

"Well it's your fault I even put my shirt on wrong." May said.

"Really now? Why was it my fault?"

May opened her mouth to answer, and then closed it. Drew smirked. Leaning in her whispered in her ear,

"Is it my fault because I made you too excited to concentrate?"

"Maybe." May grumbled, her face growing redder.

"I'm sorry I didn't hear you." Drew said, pulling back with a smile on his face. May scowled at him.

"L-let's just get breakfast so," May stopped herself again. She felt to nervous to say the word "date." The word seemed so…real. She was going on a date with Drew. Drew was going on a date with her. Her cheeks got increasingly hotter as their conversation was soon filled with silence.

"So we can go?" Drew finished. May paused before nodding.

"So we can go." She agreed.

Their breakfast, although still filled with their animated conversation, was filled with an unknown tension. It wasn't an uncomfortable tension, it was just…unknown. It was the tension of….

A couple going on their first date.

When what seemed to be the longest breakfast in May's life ended, she got up and she and Drew walked back to their room.

"I'll be right out." May said, handing Drew's shirt back to him. He nodded.

"Meet you outside."

Drew watched as May returned the nod, and entered their room, slowly closing the door behind her. Then he turned around and headed outside.

A date with May.

His heart rate seemed to increase just thinking about it. To say he was nervous was an understatement. His first date. He had never asked a girl out before. Coordinators and fans always asked him out, which he politely declined, but this time,

He had asked someone out. Not just anyone too. He had asked May out.

He had even said the word "date," so today there would be no mistaken it for two friends just hanging out. No. It was to people, going on a date.

Drew stepped outside, the crisp air of the morning meeting him. He frowned.

He had asked May out. Did that mean…or was it…more importantly…

Were they still friends now? Or were they more? After all they had been through, was their relationship even classified as friendship? Drew remembered what he had said to May all those weeks ago, when she first found out about his weakness…

"I want us to be friends."

He had said that. He had told May that he wanted them to be friends. But now…it didn't feel like they were friends. No. It felt deeper than friendship, much deeper. Deeper than any rivalry too.

"It must be love." A small voice in Drew's head said. He blushed.

Love.

Was it love?

It had to be some form of attraction at least. If it had to be or else he wouldn't have asked May out.

On a date.

On her birthday.

But still, a concept as deep as love scared Drew. He had grown up fearing love, but now,

Now he was feeling love. Maybe.

"Drew?"

He turned around. May was standing behind him, her shirt now on properly. He smiled when he saw her.

"Shall we go Princess?" he asked, extending out his hand.

"Is that my new nickname now?"

"It can be if you want it to be." Drew said. May huffed.

"Fine," She said taking his hand. "Lead the way…Prince."

The two walked hand in hand, right next to each other. May wasn't so sure where they were going, but in a way she didn't care. Just being with Drew…made her happy.

"Remember when we first met?" Drew suddenly asked. May blinked before answering.

"Yeah, on Slateport beach." May smiled. "At first I thought you were some arrogant annoying Coordinator."

"At first?" Drew asked turning his head to look at May. She nodded.

"Now I know," she said, "that you are an arrogant annoying Coordinator. Not to mention overconfident. Yet," she added. "Your perfect in Contests. Always have been."

Drew flicked his hair. "Well, at first I thought you were some forgettable rookie."

"And now?"

Drew smiled. "You're far from it."

They continued walking, but now a comfortable conversation was going between them. They walked hand in hand, still next to each other, just talking about when they were young.

"Remember when those fans surrounded you with pictures of you and idols of you?" May said laughing.

"Remember when I caught you spying on me with your Bulbasaur." Drew answered back. May blushed.

"You still remember that?"

"Though I have been spied on before," he said. "You're the only one I remember due to you being a terrible spy."

"I wasn't spying remember? I was just training."

"If I remember correctly, you were behind a bush."

May locked eyes with Drew. He smirked. "I guess I was so amazing that you couldn't keep your eyes off of me."

May scowled. "R-remember that time where we met those Wynaut?" she said quickly.

Drew's expression suddenly changed. He had been between laughing and smirking before, but now he looked…serious. May looked at him confused.

"What?"

Softly, but clear to May, Drew whispered, "Remember when we fell in that river and almost drowned?

May looked into his emerald eyes. They held her. Slowly she nodded. "I never thought that that would happen." She said. "It was scary wasn't it?"

"Remember when you save me? Drew continued.

"I didn't save you. The Wynaut did."

Drew shook his head. "You saved me. You reached out to grab me, even when you could've saved yourself." He came closer to May.

"Why did you save me?" Drew asked, lowering his gaze. "I admit that when I first met you, I was kind of a jerk to you. So…why did you save me if I was?"

May gripped Drew's hand tighter. "I couldn't just let you drown. Even if we did argue, I can't just let someone-"

"But why?"

Drew looked up, his eyes catching May's again. She felt herself blush.

"W-well then," May said softly. "Why did you keep on talking to me back then? Why did you keep on encouraging me if you knew you could beat me?"

They remained silent, hands together, eyes locked. The same answer passed through their minds.

"Because I wanted to." They both said. Their eyes widened.

And before they knew it, they were laughing, all tension shattered.

"Not a bad start to a first date huh?" May asked between giggles.

"Yeah," Drew said. "Not bad at all."

Together, the two walked, explored the town, and just enjoyed each other's company. May smiled as she and Drew continued on. She liked spending-

No, she loved spending time with Drew. Loved it so much, and with her whole self.

"Come on!" May yelled excitedly, pulling Drew along. Their hands were still entwined.

They went into shops, they walked in the park, they watched street performers dance with their Pokemon, they stopped for lunch, May even managed to get Drew to try on a costume pair of Skitty ears,

"I wish I had a camera." May said as she giggled at the sight of the cute pink ears on top Drew's green hair.

"I'm glad you don't." he grumbled.

"Aww, but you look so cute." May said, playfully pinching his cheek. He blushed.

"Cut it out May."

"Did I make Drew-Skitty mad?" May asked in a singsong voice. Taking the ears off his head, May placed it on her own head.

"How does it look on me?" she asked. "Cute?"

Drew hesitated before answering. "Yeah, cute."

The date had gone better than expected, which had greatly pleased Drew. Though he was initially worried there wouldn't be enough to do, he realized that with May, everything was exciting. Even watching the clouds was exciting as she managed to come up with the craziest shapes that for some reason, made sense.

"And that's Flygon. See? Those are its eyes and that's its mouth. Oh! And that's Blaziken! And next to it is Absol, and next to that Absol is…Drew with a pair of Skitty ears on top of his head."

Yes, their date was fun. More than fun actually. Both were in a state of indescribable bliss. They were just…. Blissfully happy.

Towards the end of the day, they sat next to each other on a bench in the park, watching the fountain spray mists of water up into the air.

"Drew?"

"Hm?"

"Thank you. I had a lot of fun."

"Me too."

"Drew?"

"Hm?"

"I-I" May began. Drew turned his head to face her.

"You what?"

"I want to do it again sometime…maybe." She said quickly. Drew blinked, and then smiled.

"All right then, let's do it again sometime…maybe." He answered playfully. This time May smiled. She turned her head away from him.

"Before I met with you outside," she began. "My family wished me happy birthday. Max told me to keep it up and he said he was looking forward to watching me in the Grand Festival. My mom told me how bad she felt that she couldn't be with me, but I told her it was okay because I wasn't alone." May blushed. "She asked me if I was still traveling with you."

"What did you say?"

"I said of course I was. I told her that traveling with you is a lot of fun." May blush deepened. "She then said to enjoy myself with you because…y'know…because its my birthday and all that."

"What did your dad say?" Drew asked curiously.

"My dad told me happy birthday, how proud he was of me, and even how proud he was of you for protecting me. Not that I need protecting." May added.

"Sure." Drew said sarcastically.

May turned her head back to face Drew. "What's that supposed to mean?" she asked.

"I was just agreeing with you." May's eyes narrowed.

"Really?"

"Really." Drew said. "Clumsy." He added.

"Drew!"

Drew laughed and got up quickly. May stood up, her fists clenched. Grinning, Drew took off.

"Drew! Get back here!" May yelled.

"You have to catch me first!"

Yelling, May followed him, trying hard not to smile. As she chased him, May's thoughts drifted back to when they were little.

Back then, Drew was just someone who May saw occasionally. He was someone who would constantly point out her most obvious weaknesses in the most embarrassing way. He never gave her break. But now…

He was older. More mature. Yet also, more playful. He still loved to tease her, but it felt more natural now. More of a friendly rivalry.

She chased Drew until she finally caught up to him. Reaching out, she grabbed his shirt and held on tight.

"Caught you." She breathed.

Whipping around, Drew grabbed her hand.

"Caught you." He corrected.

She smiled.

Yes he did catch her. In more than one way.

Smiling he said, "I still owe you a cake and a present."

"You already got me those." May said. Drew gave her a puzzled look. She smiled.

"Today was sweeter than any cake and more precious than any present." May said happily. Drew's eyes widened. His grip around her hand tightened.

May. Oh May. Sweet, innocent May. She never ceased to amaze Drew.

Leaning in, Drew slowly came closer to May. He saw her face turn red, and her own hand slacken. Coming closer, Drew gently, very gently,

Placed a kiss on her cheek.

He wasn't she sure why he did it, but when he saw how happy she was, he couldn't control himself. He wanted to kiss her, but…he couldn't. Not yet at least. So he settled for the next best thing.

A kiss on the cheek.

May slowly raised her free hand to touch the place where Drew's lips had touched, her eyes wide.

She had never been…and with Drew too. Her blush was evident on her face and her heart was beating fast. She felt amazingly happy. Mini fireworks had set off in her chest. She had gasped when his lips had touched her face.

"Wow." She muttered. "Y-your lips are soft." Was all she could say.

"Your eyes are beautiful." Drew replied. May slowly removed her hand from her cheek. Drew took this moment to embrace her.

"I'm sorry if I'm making you uncomfortable." He said into her hair.

"Drew, around you I'm always comfortable."

The two stood there embracing. People walking past them observed the happy couple with a smile.

When they separated, both their faces were red. Yet both were smiling.

"Still," Drew suddenly said. "I did promise you a cake today."

May's eyes brightened. "Chocolate with Combee honey frosting?" she asked excitedly. Drew nodded.

"I think there's some at the Pokemon Center."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" She said, pulling Drew along. He couldn't help but laugh at the fourteen year old brunette's excitement over cake. He let her pull him along until they almost reached the Center. May then suddenly stopped. She turned and looked at Drew, her eyes twinkling. She took a deep breath.

"Thank you for the wonderful date." She said simply before planting her own lips on his left cheek. Looking away, she quickly ran into the Pokemon Center.

Drew stood there, rooted to the spot, his face red.

"Huh." Was all he could say. His heart was beating fast. He could feel something inside him stirring.

Love? Was it love? Drew smiled.

Maybe it was.

The clumsy girl had captured his heart.

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