Dislcaimer: I, sadly, do not own Pokemon.

Chapter 11

May sat in the lounge, just poking her pie with a fork and leaving the wine untouched. It had been two weeks since Drew had started acting strange to her, and it hadn't stopped. Max, Michel, and Jovi walked in and looked at her. ''What's wrong?'' Max asked. May just stood up and, leaving her snack, left.

As May left the lab, she saw Drew watching her, but couldn't bring herself to look at him. Just as May grabbed her Master Ball, she got a message on her PDA.

May, this is Eguan. Sorry to send this to you when you're probaly busy. Being Ore's heroine must be tiring, but this is an emergency! The Relec Stone is missing! I advise you to put into your party, the four new Pokémon you got. Bring anyone person, and I'll do my best to get this to Michel.

May thought about whom to bring. Ash wouldn't last long enough, no matter how good he was. Brendon was a great battler, but wanted to learn about Pokémon more than battle. Brock, well, his Pokémon didn't want to battle with hers, which hurt more than a bee sting. ''Well? Who's going with you? Max?'' May looked over to see that it was Drew who had talked to her. She was shocked, but also hoped it didn't show, which of course it did. ''What are you surprised at?'' Drew asked.

''Lugia!''

May looked up at Lugia, knowing she was right. ''Alright! Don't get so agressive!''She replied, and then looked at Drew. ''Maybe it's the fact that you haven't spoken to me in two weeks!'' May saw Drew wince at the harsh tone, but he didn't back down.

''Well, right now, you're not exactly showing anything that would mean you care about what happens to the Relec Stone.'' he said back.

May look at him, her hands clenched into fists. ''I think you've forgotten something! I'd give my life for this region, and I have, time and time again!''

She almost yelled, but managed not to. Then a voice came into her head. It was weird because she didn't know who it was, but it seemed to know her. You've given your life in other regions. Putting your life in danger is what has made you a hero in Hoenn. Life is what you make it, and you've made yours one worth living. Drew knows what you can do, but he wants' to see it for himself, what your life is. May seemed stunned. She just stood there. She didn't feel anger, and all anger she thought was in Drew's eyes was gone, or never there. She tried to find out who had just talked to her when she heard footsteps, a sound like a dragon flying, and then some kind of splash. The voice she heard had not been one voice, but three. She now understood that Requaza, Groudon, and Kygor had talked to her, telling her that she wasn't alone, with no one to fight along with her besides family. Then it struck her. She couldn't risk Jovi's life of Max's, but Drew would follow her no matter what she told him. Lugia must have seen the look May had, because she now popped into May's mind. Well, that problem is solved. Now let's go before someone asks where you're going and you ruin the....''surprise'' for Michel! May nodded, shaking off the feeling of surprise that three of the most incredible Pokémon in Hoenn (not including her own) had come to Ore. She looked back at drew, who seemed to understand what was going on before she could tell him, because he was already on Flygon. Before May could get on Lugia, however, she was stopped by Requaza. Lugia would let off their's trouble. Lugia nodded, and May pulled Lugia into her ball. Requaza swooped down low enough for May to jump on. ''Think you can keep up Drew?'' She called.

''Sure, just don't fall off!''

''I won't. Unlike you, I do a lot of flying.''

''Requaza!'' Requaza added.

May giggled and replied, Sure! I'll give you a burrito when we get back!''

Garydose then popped his head out of the water. May looked at him only to see her Poke balls that she had almost forgotten. ''Oops! Thanks Garydose!'' She called, after catching them. Garydose nodded and both Pokémon took to the air.

It only took a few short minutes to get to the village. When they got off, both Pokémon decided to go to the air, in order to keep a look out. May and Drew ran to the underground tunnel that led to the Relec Stone. They quickly reached the clearing where the battlers in the tunnel were, along with Eguan. She looked at each of them, and was drawn back to when she and Michel had come here for the first time. She had battled each of them and won quickly, and they were among the first people she had battled. Now, they didn't seem as strong as they had when she walked in. Even Eguan seemed older beyond his years. May and Drew made their way through the little crowd. All together there were not even 10 trainers.

When Eguan saw them, he showed then the hole where the Relec Stone had once been. ''Who could have done this?'' May asked herself. As she closely examined the hole. In her mind, the Relec Stone had been put here, in a state where it could never be lifted and removed. For years she had prayed that one day Lugia might not be a Shadow Mistake any more. She looked at the ground and felt so small, like she was seven again. She was drawn back to the day, seven years ago when she had felt like a newborn baby as she watched her uncle battle, then a week later, Stand there and watch him die. She found tears in her eyes, but fought them back. ''Get back to your positions, and challenge anyone who enters except Michel and whoever he's with!'' she ordered. The trainers followed orders without question and Eguan went back to his house. When everyone was gone, she went back to examining the spot. ''How could anyone get the thing out of here? Someone had to of noticed.'' Drew said. May had hardly heard what he said. She still felt responsible for her uncle's death, and still heard the voices of people crying when he died. She had worked as hard as she could to make him proud, but she still couldn't get anyone to believe her. ''Sorry, what?'' She asked when she felt Drew staring at her. He rolled his eyes, then looked at her more closely. She knew why too. She felt the tears down her face, and even heard them hit the ground. She was also clutching her locket. ''OK, what's wrong?'' he asked. It took May awhile to answer. No one had ever asked her why she'd cry. Everyone knew why. Caroline kept Max in line so he didn't ask. She found it hard to answer questions about her uncle, so she avoided them, not that there were much anyway. May finally sighed and told Drew the whole story. ''So why did you keep it all away from me when you mentioned your uncle last time?'' Drew asked when she finished. May groaned, but it did feel kind of good to the things off her chest, ''Because Drew. The things that I told you are too painful. No one's asked questions. They all know me. But I need to make sure no one gets hurt. I put my emotions aside and focus on the big picture.'' May explained. It was how she had been raised. It was why she and Michel put their lives in danger for their region. Drew sighed. ''Those like Nett?'' he asked bitterly. May looked at him, no more tears in her eyes. She was shocked. So far everyone had been really nice to Drew. She didn't know why he was so mad at Nett. ''What's wrong with that? Nett's just a friend!'' She said, defending Nett. Though, when she did, she saw hurt in Drew's eyes. ''He seems like he's more than a friend,'' he muttered. May wondered what he meant. May didn't feel anything other than friendship for Nett. But she did know what she felt for Drew. For Drew to think that there was something going on between her and Nett was psychotic. ''He's nothing else except a friend Drew. Why would you......'' She trailed of as she remembered the way Drew had acted to her. ''That's why, isn't it? That's why you've ignored me for the past two weeks,'' she said that hurt her more than Brocks Pokémon not wanting to battle with hers. ''Maybe I don't want to talk about it,'' Drew muttered and went back to looking around. May brought out Espeon and Jolteon to help. ''Drew, I want to talk about!'' she said, getting irritated. Drew looked at her. He sighed and looked down again. May stood up and walked over to Drew and put a hand on his shoulder. ''Drew, please talk to me,'' May almost felt like she was begging for him to talk to her. It had been two weeks since Drew had stopped talking to her, and now that he was again, she didn't want to lose it. His friendship meant more to her then any title she had ever been given. ''I don't want to talk to about it. Especially to someone who won't leave me alone about it!'' Drew snapped. May winced at his harsh tone, but left Drew alone. ''I knew that you might have fallen for one of those Hoenn's that you had brought with you!'' May and Drew looked up and saw a guy in black and blue robes along with a girl who had long, calf length pink hair. ''What's that supposed to mean?!'' May yelled. She hated Lorvinna, and automatically knew what had happened. ''Why would you do something so stupid?'' Lorvinna gave her a hard, cold stare and May knew the answer. Without any command, Espeon and Jolteon came up, ready for battle. ''Do you really need an answer?''

''Honestly, no. But I did have a cloud in my mind.''

''Then why ask?''

''Because I didn't think you'd be that stupid!''

''Hmmm, those Pokémon have been raised good.....''

''So?''

''They'd make great Shadow Pokémon!''

''You have to battle me first!''

Lorvinna seemed shocked at the challenge but pulled out two Pokémon. Espeon and Jolteon seemed excited at the idea of battling and May needed to get some anger out. ''Espeon, Jolteon, use a double thunderbolt,'' she said calmly. That took the battle to new levels. Pokémon of one type using another type's move was something that only happened if a Pokémon was two types, which Espeon wasn't. May was proud of the way her Pokémon could work so fluently together. ''You know, I think there could be more to this. I think I'll take your little boyfriend over there when I'm done,'' Lorvinna said, obviously catching May eyeing Drew. May shook herself back to the battle and really wanted something to shut her up. ''You know Lorvinna, taking boys away to be yours doesn't mean they like you any more than they did before you kidnapped them,'' May said cooly. She saw the look Drew gave her as she defended him. May turned her attention back to the battle as Espeon and Jolteon awaited there next orders. She decided to finish this quickly, so she didn't say anything at all. Espeon, psychic. Jolteon, thunder shock. And sure enough, as soon as the attacks hit, she had won the battle. May saw Lorvinna get mad, and she and her partner left. ''Why would you do that?'' May looked over at Drew, whom had just snapped at her not to long ago.

May sighed. She knew she wouldn't be able to lie to Drew about how she felt. She didn't want to lose him, and she knew she was on the verge of that if he still felt that she was in love with Nett. ''Listen Drew, I need to tell you something,'' she said. Drew sighed and stood up, looking her in the eye. ''I need to talk to talk to you too. I guess I have been jealous of the closeness between you and Nett,'' he began. May looked at him, trying to figure out what he was going to say. ''Yeah, I've noticed, but like I said, me and Nett are just friends. But I think that our closeness means more than just friendship,'' May said. Drew nodded, and May knew that neither of them had to say anything else. ''Espeon!'' May looked up and felt the presence of someone else, and Michel. She also remembered what could happen if anyone knew about her and Drew. How long could they hide it, and what threat did the enemy coming mean for her and her cousin?

THE END!

Ya, i usually leave my stories as a cliff hanger. But i like the way this ended. I really did, for once. And see, it is longer then some others have been! ^.^

But anyway, please R&R. Oh, and in your review, could you possibly help to come up with what i should name the next one?