Chapter 11: Prince Charming Screwed Up


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LoveLoverGrl - Aw, thanks for your rating!:D

aznpandagrl - Writing the part where Gary argued with Veronica was very fun to write, almost satisfying in a way:') Awwww, Gary is so protective aint he? xD Ehehe, I always have my Taylor albums on shuffle on my ipod when I write chapters, I wouldn't have been surprised if that song was playing during the Oldrival parts:') Omg I got very carried away whilst writing the parts with angry Gary, it was fun though:D I'd originally planned for May to get pushed and Drew to punch him, but I thought I'd get some Poke in here and I changed the roles:') Hehe, I kinda like Mikhail, but I'm currently torn between Ash and Cam, cannot make my mind up atall-.- I might just ditch them both and go for Kana instead:') Thanks for your awesome review by the wayyyy. :)~

Bradley8155 - Ehehe yeah:D Ikari's kinda in the background at the moment, but I have plans...

LAPKat - Ehehe I'm glad you like the name!:D Your reviews are so cute, and funny too:') Oooooh that damn tiara. I didn't expect it to become such an essential part of the story to be honest with you:') Writing Gary's angry part like that was hard, but also fun at the same time? I don't even know. xD

Roselia124 - Pfffttt, was it that obvious? xD Lolz I'm kidding, I know it was:') The chocolate part put me in a great mood for some reason, I'm weird like that:D Oooooh well you'll have to read on to find out how the date goes!xD Awww Gary! I'm so mean to the characters. :)~

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Missy - Omg don't worry about it, it doesn't matter. Besides, laughing like an idiot at your comment of 'Gary turned Hulk' more than makes up for it:'D Ehehe I am so competitive at stuff like that with my family, it's pretty funny:') Yeah, maybe she should of done that...but she didn't;) Ehehe, I love Oldrival waaaay too much xD Gary's angry part was totally unexpected, I had no plan of that happening until I wrote it. When inspiration strikes at two in the morning, ugh-.-

Fprmr1 - Yupyupyup, I got majorly carried away when I wrote it, it was fun though. xD Silly Drew. Omg me too...-.- Ahaha thankyou, I can't wait for your next update! :)~

Lil'MissEya - Aw, I love that song. I'll definitely consider it, although I have a ton of songs floating around in my head for this story, it's driving me mad XD Yeah, I kinda thought that too, but every story needs its fillerish parts:) Thanks, I will :)~

SYKpop7 - Ahaha they're all annoying and crazy!xD He kinda scared me too when I read the chapter back, which was stupid considering I wrote it-.- Lolz, thankyou:D

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—Normal POV—

"Aw man, I am such a klutz!" May giggled as Brendan helped her up. Although she was having a fun time, she couldn't help but think about Leaf back home. May was still amazed that Gary confessed to her and she was still wondering why Leaf rejected him like she did.

"It's okay, I got you May." Brendan grinned, letting go of May's arm. She giggled and sped off on her skates.

"Catch me if you can!" she sang. Brendan grinned, picking up the pace. Soon he was matching her speed and the two were side by side, trying to out-skate each other. As the rink was outside, the winds were harsh and unkind but they didn't care. The moment was simply perfect.

After a short while, May lost her balance again and fell onto the ice. As she rose back up, shivering from the cold, she couldn't help but notice there were no cameras or paparazzi anywhere. Usually, if two contestants were seen together outside of the house it ended up on the front page of the papers but...this time there were no cameras in sight. Maybe it was a good thing.

"You okay?" Brendan noticed May was no longer by his side and he glided back over to see if she was okay. May blushed slightly when he brushed his arm against hers and they skated across the ice together. May was constantly on the lookout for the press, as she didn't want to end up in tomorrows papers. Brendan easily assured her they wouldn't come and spoil their night, he seemed almost sure of it.

"Hold up Brendan, you dropped something!" May stopped on her skates, nearly falling over in the process, and she picked up a small, orange, diary-like book that had just fallen out of the white haired boys pocket. Moments later he snatched it right back off her, even though she was merely going to give it back. His face turned as pale as the hairs on his head.

"What is that?" May pointed to the book that Brendan managed to stuff back into his pocket. She hadn't planned on asking but his reaction made her curious.

"Oh that, it's nothing." He smiled warmingly, gently moving May out of an oncoming skaters way.

"Really..?" May began, frowning slightly until Brendan quickly and cleverly changed the subject. She noticed this, but didn't bother to object.

"So what was up with Leaf earlier, she seemed so upset..." Brendan looked sympathetic and May nodded, telling him the entire story. Although she left out Gary's confession and his violence, as she hated gossiping about others. Even if they were her friends.

"Aw man, gotta hate arguments huh? She'll be fine, don't you worry." he shrugged, smiling slightly, and the two of them skated off around the rink once more.

Only this time, their hands were linked.


...

"Are you sure this is a good idea Bri?" Melody hissed at Brianna, a really pissed off expression on her face. She continuously flicked her head back and forth to her two bandmates and to the empty hallway outside. Brianna decided put her on lookout, to watch out for any other contestants passing and she wasn't happy, that's for sure.

"Of course! Come on Mel, Drew kissed me! He totally got this as a present for me, and it has such a pretty rose on it. Drew gave me a rose last week!" Brianna's lips curved into a smile as she held the sparkling object in her hands, her eyes twinkling like diamonds.

"That looks a lot like the tiaras Tiger Rose were wearing on Saturday though...I'm just saying." Melody looked a little unsure of the whole thing.

"That it does, but why would Drew have it if it were one of theirs? They all hate him anyway. I'm sure it's for me!" Brianna grinned.

"Hm." Veronica grunted from nearby. She was sitting on one of the boys beds, lost in her thoughts. She was still clearly unhappy about the events of earlier on.

"Aw V, Gary's a total waste of space. He's pretty cute but stil...I'm sure there are other ways you can get back at Loser Rose. Green in particular." Brianna shook her head, annoyed. "I mean, how childish can you get? She was so totally jealous of you..."

"You know, there is a way I can get back at her." Veronica grinned suddenly, flicking a lock of blonde hair out of her face. "Listen, I meant to tell you two earlier but I found out something very interesting today after the argument with that bastard. By accident, naturally-"

"We should go before one of them comes back." Melody cut her sentence off impatiently and the three of them headed out of the room before Drew could return from wherever it was he disappeared to. Brianna placed the tiara on her head, shining in all of it's glory. She was convinced that Drew had got it for her.

"She cannot embarrass me like that and get away with it! I have the perfect revenge planned for that attention seeker...and her little puppy dog." Veronica smiled confidently, taking out her phone and showing Melody and Brianna something. As soon as they clapped eyes on the screen, their jaws dropped and their eyes widened. Scandalous...

It was the ultimate payback.


Drew sighed with confusion as his search for Paul and the girl had failed miserably. He was about to head back to his room until he heard slight muffled sounds coming from the bathroom.

"I got you now..." Drew muttered. He cautiously crept across the floor, listening hard. It wasn't until he was a mere few steps away he realised that Paul wasn't in here, it was somebody else.

He quietly opened the door and a figure was sitting hunched up, covering his face, like a child sitting on the naughty step.

"Hey uh...are you okay?" Drew asked.

He slowly looked up, and Drew's eyes widened in surprised.

It was Gary.

"Gary?" Drew whispered in pure shock. Gary was possibly the most fearless person he'd ever met, and now he was a mess.

"Somebody's actually talking to me. I should be surprised after what I've done." Gary let the tears fall freely now, not bothering to hide them. His face was a mixture of hatred and sorrow, Drew didn't know what to do for the best.

"What happened?" Drew asked and Gary gave him a confused look.

"How can you not know?" he shook his head. "Nevermind, I guess I'll h...have to tell you."

After Gary told him everything, Drew ended up sitting beside him on the floor.

"What am I gonna do Drew..?" Gary looked lost and tormented as he turned to his bandmate for help.

"Leaf said she doesn't like you back, but did she mean it? You've known her for so long, surely you can tell..." Drew asked and Gary pondered for a small moment.

"I don't know man...maybe I should have kept my feelings to myself..." he shook his head.

"Well why didn't you? Why ruin your friendship?" Drew asked, and Gary's cheeks flamed as he looked down at the floor. Those were questions he just couldn't bring himself to answer.

Drew began to laugh a little, making Gary sigh.

"I still don't understand why you're talking to me." he smiled sadly.

"Meh. Misty kinda had it coming. Don't tell her I said that." Drew grinned jokingly, making Gary half-smile.

"I need to apologise to her actually...but thanks. You're a real friend Drew." he spoke, nodding his head. "Crying over a girl...what's happened to me?" he wiped the tears away from his face and looked at his reflection in the mirror.

"If you cried over her like that, then she isn't just any girl. Remember that." Drew shrugged and headed out of the bathroom, leaving Gary to think.


*May's POV*

"I've had an great night, you know." I giggled. As it was getting really late, almost all of the other skaters here had left awhile ago, leaving just Brendan and I. We were lying on the freezing ice, staring at the stars above. The sky was cloudless, a perfect night for stargazers.

"Me too." Brendan smiled and pulled me closer, his arm already around me. Although I was lying on ice, he managed to warm me up.

"The stars are so pretty, aren't they?" I sighed happily.

"They sure are. Although they aren't the most beautiful thing I can see right now."

"Really? What is then?" I frowned. What could possibly be prettier than the night sky?

"Let's just say, she's not a million miles away." Brendan looked me right in the eye and I blushed as I realised he was talking about me. I just had a total Ash moment back there.

"You are so sweet, you know that right?" I smiled and he nodded.

"I do now." Brendan nodded and kissed my forehead. My face turned even more scarlet. I wish I didn't blush so much, it's embarrassing!

"You're so cute." I grinned. "I think we should get back, it's late."

Brendan nodded and stood up, wobbling slightly on his skates. He held out his hand and I took it gratefully as he helped me up. A cold breeze rushed past us, and I couldn't help but stare into Brendan's eyes. It was then that I realised. When I looked into his eyes, I didn't see anything. I didn't feel that spark.

Yet when I locked eyes with Drew the other day, I felt my heart positively skip a beat.

Back at the house...

"I've had an amazing night May, thanks so much." Brendan flashed me a grin as I hugged him. He gave me a swift peck on the cheek before heading upstairs. As I watched him go, I couldn't help but hear quiet snoring coming from the direction of the sofa. My curiousity piqued and I had to bite my lip to stop myself from squealing like a Justin Bieber fangirl.

Ash and Misty were lying on the sofa clearly fast asleep, Misty's head resting against Ash's shoulder. I tiptoed over there and I could see their hands brushing against each other. I giggled mischievously as I carefully entwined their hands together, they actually looked like a couple. It was adorable!

Quietly laughing, I headed upstairs to go check on Leaf, I'd been worrying about her all night. On the way up, I ran into somebody. Three somebodies infact.

"Just move Brianna, I'm not in the mood for you..." I began until I clapped eyes on the familiar, sparkling object on her head. "...Why do you have that? I've been looking for it for days!" I growled. Brianna had a confused expression on her face for a small moment, until it changed into a sudden smirk.

"Oh this? Drew gave it to me just before. He said I looked enchanting." she grinned casually, putting a lot of emphasis on that last word. I noticed Veronica and Melody give her slightly odd looks, but those looks soon changed into smirks.

"Why would Drew do that?" I whispered.

"Why wouldn't he? After all, he kissed me on Saturday." she gushed. This was getting pathetic.

"No, you kissed him, I saw the whole thing! Now give it back." I glared at Brianna.

"No. Just because he'd never give anything to a skank like you!"

If the tiara wasn't so tangled up in her disgusting hair, I would have easily gone to take it back by now. Tears sprung to my eyes and Brianna just laughed.

"Aw MayMay, you lost your own tiara so you try to take mine?" she spoke in a teasing voice and I instantly thought back to that awful conversation with Drew.

...

"Why did you do that Drew?"

I don't know why I stayed with her..."

"No, stupid! The other thing!"

"May, I'm..."

"Save it Drew!"

...

I knew I was wearing the crown before I spoke to him...and afterwards it was no longer in my possession. I was so confused yet angered, I just didn't know what to do.

"What's going on?" I hastily turned around to see Drew walking out of the bathroom, slowly closing the door behind him. As he came closer, my lower lip began to tremble.

"May? What's wrong?" a look of concern appeared on Drew's face as he came closer. I backed away, stopping him in his tracks.

"May..?" Drew whispered. There was a war raging inside of me. My head was telling me he really cared, while my heart was convincing me that he was a liar. There was only one way to find out which to believe.

"Have you been hiding this from me?" I asked, pointing to the object atop of Brianna's head. Drew sighed uncomfortably and nodded. He then opened his mouth to speak.

"I have, but why does Bri-" he began, a confused expression on his face. I cut him off in a flash, not caring at all.

"How could you Drew? I didn't think you'd ever stoop that low..." my voice cracked and I knew I was going to cry.

"What are you talking about?" Drew looked perplexed.

"Brianna told me you gave it to her, shows how much you care about me huh. Well then Prince Charming, you have your Cinderella. Why not just disappear into the sunset and have a happily ever after!" I spat and the hurt look on Drew's face was heartbreaking.

That five second walk back to my room was just the worst...


[-Drew's POV-]

I watched her turn on her tail and leave and turned my attentions to Brianna, a look of sheer disappointment on my face.

"I left that in my room." I spoke slowly, and Brianna quickly swiped May's tiara off her head.

"I'm sorry, I had no idea...I thought you'd got it for me." Brianna looked upset, but I didn't care.

"Not everything revolves around you!" I snapped suddenly, making her eyes widen in shock.

"I...I didn't mean to make her upset..." Tears filled inside Brianna's eyes, and I considered apologising for shouting at her.

But my heart was telling me otherwise.

"You've just brought constant misery upon me, even if you 'didn't mean it'. I've only been here a week dammit!" I'd had enough. Whenever Brianna was around me, something bad would happen that would repel May from me. I was getting sick of it, I missed her.

Brianna herself was crying by now, but I refused to feel guilty. I snatched away the tiara she held in her shaky hands and made myself leave.

I regretted everything, and I wanted nothing more to do with her.

Four days later...

"Gary...we gotta practice some more. The show's tomorrow!" I'd tried so hard all week to get us all to practice together, but they just didn't care.

This week had gone from bad to worse, as none of us had any motivation right now. Our song was written but none of us wanted to practice. Gary spent these past few days moping around, hardly coming out of our room, Ash was always going off with Misty, Paul was constantly disappearing to somewhere or another, and I...well I wanted nothing more than to go home. I missed my mother back in LaRousse so much that it hurt. May was refusing to even look to me and instead spent time with her friends doing their song...and I also knew she spent a lot of time with Birch.

"I don't want to." he mumbled into his pillow.

"Do you want us to make total asses of ourselves tomorrow or what?" I tried my best not to lose my temper but it was getting difficult.

"Whatever." he muttered and I wanted to scream.

"Gary...please." Ash came to my side and pleaded with him.

Gary instantly shot his head up and looked at Ash. Neither of the two had seen eye to eye this week, with all the drama that happened on Monday.

"Look...I hate seeing you like this, it's not right. I guess I forgive you for what happened and I hope you can forgive me too. You're my best friend, I could never hate you." Ash smiled warmingly and Gary's lips curved into the most grateful smile I'd ever seen come from a person.

"I frickin love you Ashy-boy!" he grinned. "Uh...not like that!" he looked flustered as he saw my signature smirk.

"Sure." I grinned sarcastically, flicking my hair, and Gary began to glare at me.

"I don't get it." Ash looked confused and Gary and I groaned in sync. He is such a stupid kid at times.

"Let's go then!" One little boost of confidence and Gary seemed raring to go. He looked perky, but his smile still seemed forced.

"Where's Paul? We can't go without him." I asked as the three of us walked out of the room. I had my guitar strapped to my back.

"Right here." a voice stated from behind us. I turned my head to see our violet haired bandmate standing behind us, his hands stuffed in his pockets.

"So Pauly, where've you been? I've hardly seen you all week!" Gary smiled as we headed for downstairs. I looked at Paul, narrowing my eyes suspiciously. I held my tongue about what I'd overheard earlier this week, but I wasn't going to forget about it.

At the arena...

"It's good to see you boys!" Dexter grinned as we walked inside the huge building. "Come to practice your song?" he asked and we nodded.

"Well I have some important matters to attend to right now, so we'll talk later." he smiled and headed off towards Keira and an annoyed looking Jordan.

We headed out onto the empty stage, not a person in sight. The backing music we'd helped to create began to play, courtesy of Ash. We then began to sing.

(Viva La Vida - Coldplay)
Paul:
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

Drew:
I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemies eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
'Now the old king is dead, long live the king!'

Gary:
One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

All:
I feel Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
Once you go it was never
Never an honest word

Paul:
And that was when I ruled the world

There was a small instrumental solo, letting the four of them catch their breath.

Gary:
It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become

Ash:
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever wanna be king?

All:
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word

Ash:
But that was when I ruled the world

All:
I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know St Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word

Drew:
But that was when I ruled the world

The music came to a slow halt and eventually stopped altogether. We all stood in silence for a moment, not really sure what to do next.

"Well this is fun." Ash impatiently tapped his foot and I let out a smile.

"Let's go talk with Dexter, we said before that we'd speak to him." Paul spoke, crushing the silence and the three of them began to slowly head away.

"Are you not coming Drew?" Gary asked me. I shook my head and unzipped my guitar case, taking out the instrument and holding it with both hands.

"Nah, I'll see you guys later." I nodded, moving a stool which had been pushed to the side out front, so I could sit down with my guitar.

The guys had gone...but I swore I could hear feminine voices around somewhere. I chose to ignore the voices and began to play a song I'd been writing for quite some time now.

(Wonderwall - Oasis)
Today is gonna be the day
That they're gonna throw it back to you
Right now you should have somehow
Realised what you had to do

And I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do
About you now

I continued to strum my guitar, even though it was beginning to hurt my fingers. I didn't care at this point.

Backbeat
The word is on the street
That the fire in your heart is out

I'm sure
You've heard it all before
But you've never really had a doubt

I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do
About you now

'Cause all the roads we had to walk are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I
Would like to say to you
But I don't know how...

Because maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall

Today was gonna be the day
But they'll never throw it back to you
By now you should have somehow
Realised what you're not to do

I don't believe that anybody
Feels the way I do
About you now

'Cause all the roads that lead you there are winding
And all the lights that light the way are blinding
There are many things that I
Would like to say to you
But I don't know how...

Out of the corner of my eye, I could see her. Just standing there and staring at me in awe. I also couldn't help but notice that she was wearing an extremely short skirt...

Stay focused Drew!

I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all
You're my wonderwall

I said maybe
You're gonna be the one that saves me
And after all...

I turned around and stared right at the bewildered brunette, who was currently trying to hide herself behind the curtain. I smiled and spoke the last three words directly to her.

You're my wonderwall...

May dithered for a few slow seconds, her face looked hot and flustered.

"Maybelle, what are you..." Dawn began, but she stopped talking when she saw me.

"Why are you blushing?" Dawn narrowed her eyes suspiciously at May. She was wearing a similar outfit to the brunette; a white shirt, a loose red tie and a short, black pleated skirt. Her blue hair was also tied in a ponytail. They both looked like schoolgirls, and I'm guessing that the theme for their song.

"I'm not!" May declared, although she was indeed flushing like a tomato.

"Whatever, we don't have time for messing around. Where the hell is Misty?" Dawn stomped off moodily, which confused me slightly. Her personality was usually quite bubbly from what I've seen...

"Stop looking at me." May snapped suddenly. I wasn't really sure of what to say, so I just kept my eyes locked onto the stage.

A haunting silence filled the air and I was surprised she hadn't left yet.

"Why don't you go and find Birch?" I quietly muttered. Unfortunately, she heard me.

"Why don't you go find your slutty girlfriend?" May glared back. That was quite ironic, coming from the girl with a skirt halfway up her ass.

"She's not my girlfriend May and you know it. Why won't you hear me out?" I sighed. This ignoring had gone on too long, I hated it.

"Because there's nothing to hear." she folded her arms stubbornly and I couldn't help but smile, May's childlike actions really amused me.

"I miss you." I blurted out and May looked startled. I blushed deeply, I was not expecting that to come out!

"Yeah? Well I don't miss you." May's words felt like I'd been punched in the stomach fifty times over. "Now get off the stage so we can practice our song."

May was so cold and emotionless right now, she was acting like Paul. This wasn't her...


Authors Note - Ughhhh, this chapter would not go right at all. And it's pretty short. It's been annoying me:') I know I skipped four days in the story, but it didn't seem rushed did it? Just wondering as all.

I only seem to want to listen to old songs right now, so hence the Oasis song. I don't think it really highlighted the situation between May and Drew that well but I had to put it in anyway, it's amazing:D Ehehe, Wonderwall was the song of my childhood, my dad was always playing it around my house:')

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