Me- Hey everyone! Since the last chapter was so short and it's holiday season, I just had to make a Christmas-themed chapter

Drew- Well, that sounds promising

May- Was that sarcasm again?

Me- I'm sure it was, but since we're in Christmas mood, there is no reason to listen to him bringing us down. May do the disclaimer

May- AdorableSkitty doesn't own Pokémon

Me- Merry Christmas and on with the story!

M is for Merry Christmas

It was a cold and snowy evening at Snowpoint City. Our favorite Brunette was on her way to the Pokémon Center after she had just won her fourth ribbon in the local Snowpoint City contest.

'Four down, one more to go!' she thought happily as she arrived at her destination.

"Hello, May! Congratulations for winning that ribbon!" Nurse Joy felicitated the aspiring Top-Coordinator.

"Thank you!" May she shouted as she hastily ran past her. She couldn't wait to get to her room, change into some dry clothes and get some food at the cafeteria.

"May, wait!" the nurse cried after her, but May was already out of reach.

'I wonder if they have noodles at the cafeteria or pancakes, or maybe waffles or...' her train of thoughts was interrupted as she opened her door and saw someone standing there.

As she couldn't think of anything else to do, she started screaming, startling the other person.

"Jeez May! No need to scream like that!" the other person complained after turning around.

"Drew," May whispered.

"What are you even doing here?" he asked her.

"What do you mean, what am I doing here? This is my room so what are you doing here?" she wanted to know.

"Well, since Snowpoint City is a popular place to spend Christmas, I guess the Pokémon Center is pretty crowded and Nurse Joy had to place some people in other rooms. So this is kind of our room now," he explained.

"So you just randomly ended up in my room like that," May asked suspiciously.

"Apparently. By the way, congratulations for winning your fourth ribbon," he congratulated her.

"Thanks," she replied smiling.

"Of course, if I had participated, things might have ended up a whole lot different," he teased her.

It reminded her of the time she had won her first contest, of course, he had teased her afterward and given her a rose, or well, he had given her Beautifly a rose.

'Something like that,' those were the exact words he had used back then. That had been the first time she understood that they were meant for her, or at least, she had hoped it.

After that incident, he had stopped insisting that the roses were meant for Beautifly. Then again, after that incident, she had stopped asking him about it.

'If I'd ask him if the roses were actually for me, what would he say?' she wondered.

Talking about roses, why hasn't he given her one yet?

"So, what are you up to?" he asked her suddenly. After she had ignored his teasing, he'd been worried that she was upset, so he decided to change the topic. At the same time, his voice snapped her out of her train of thoughts and she responded to his question,

"I just wanted to change my clothes and grab some food at the cafeteria."

"Suit yourself!" he replied as he lied down on his bed and turned on the TV. She made her way to the bathroom, locked the door and changed into some dry clothes.

When she went out of the bathroom, Drew couldn't help but notice how beautiful she looked. Her hair was up in a ponytail, with a few streaks framing her face. Her outfit was simple, a red sweater and jeans, yet she was breath-taking. An almost unnoticeable blush spread across his cheeks.

"So, I'll be heading to the cafeteria now, wanna come?" she invited him. Even if she probably didn't mean it as a date, he would be plain stupid to turn down an invitation to eat with his rival, whom he happened to be in love with for the past few years.

"Sure," he responded, turning off the TV again.

Together, they made their way down to the cafeteria, chatting about their journeys, contests and contestants.

"At a contest, I ran into Solidad recently. She's as strong as ever and won her fifth ribbon," Drew commented.

"Did she beat you in that contest?" May wanted to know.

"I didn't even participate in that contest since I already had my five ribbons by then," he bragged.

"Good for you. What about Harley? Have you seen him lately?" she asked.

"Well, luckily I only run into him when you're around," he answered as he was not too fond of the purple-haired coordinator.

They arrived at the cafeteria and sat down at a table.

"Do you know what you're getting yet?" Drew asked May, who was currently reading through the menu.

"I think I'll go with the pancakes, what about you?" she responded.

"Me too," he replied, deciding to trust May's instincts concerning food. They waited for the waiter and ordered their food, then they sat in silence, each of them engrossed in their thoughts.

"By the way," Drew broke the silence, taking a small present out of his bag.

"Merry Christmas May," he said as he handed it to her.

"Drew, I didn't get you anything. I'm sorry I just didn't expect you to get me anything, I didn't even expect to run into you today. I'm sorry I j-,"

"Don't worry about it, it's okay. Just open it," he interrupted her apology. He hadn't expected her to get him anything, nor to run into her that day either. He had only bought it as it reminded him of her and when she had shown up at his, or well, their room earlier, he had decided to give it to her.

"Drew, it's beautiful," she stated after opening the present. It was a golden necklace with an attached rose charm.

"So are you," he replied causing her to blush and a small smile to break across her face. Her gaze wandered until she fixated it on the ceiling. Eventually, he followed her gaze and stared at the object above them. A mistletoe.

With a blush on her cheeks, May looked at Drew and tried to break the silence, "So, uh-d-do we have to, uh, k-kiss now?" she asked nervously. He returned her gaze and looked her in the eyes.

"It's tradition, but not if you don't want to," he responded, even though he wanted nothing more than to kiss her.

"It's okay," she whispered and a second later his lips were on hers. The kiss was sweet, beautiful, and over far too quickly for both of them.

"Merry Christmas Drew," May said smiling as they pulled away. Indeed, it was a merry Christmas for Drew, as a kiss from the girl he loved was a far better present than anything else he could have wished for.

Not too far away, a perfectly content Nurse Joy was watching the two coordinators, who were eating their pancakes while occasionally smiling at each other.

Me- So that's it. Merry Christmas to everyone and thank you for reading this!

Drew- Christmas is over already

Me- Well, then merry late Christmas!

May- Thank you for reading, please review!