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A/N: I am back! Finally! Now you can finally read what happens next! :D This chapter is a bit short, but I'll try to update quickly again! Thank you all for reading and reviewing on this story! Enjoy the next chapter! ^.^
"Ice cream?" Drew asked when they stopped in front of an ice cream parlor.
"Yep!" May responded happily.
Drew gave a little chuckle. "What a cheapskate," he teased.
"Hey! All that matters is that it tastes good! Who cares if it's cheap? !" May retorted. "Come on!" She grabbed his hand and pulled him into the little shop.
There were only a couple of people inside the shop who were sitting at the tables eating their ice cream. It was a pretty small store, but the whole place was so colorful, with ice cream wallpaper covering every corner of the walls. It looked like a little kid's paradise.
May went up to order her ice cream. "A vanilla cone for me, please," she said to the person working the cash register, and then turned to face Drew. "What would you like?" she asked him.
"I'll just have the same thing as you," he replied.
"Ok. Make that two vanilla cones," May told the person.
"That'll be $1.98," said the person at the cash register. May reached into her pockets, pulled out two one dollar bills, and handed it to the person.
"Keep the change," May said with a smile.
"Ok, your order will be right up!"
May turned to Drew. "I just love ice cream, don't you?"
"You just love food," he teased.
May giggled. "Food is just delicious."
"Yeah, and I like ice cream too."
"Here you are," the person said handing May and Drew each a vanilla ice cream cone. "Enjoy."
"Thank you," May said and then led Drew to a table to sit at. They sat across from each other, and starting licking their cones.
"They put a lot of ice cream on here," Drew stated, examining his ice cream cone.
"That's the best part!" May exclaimed. "It may be cheap, but they put a lot of ice cream on there and it taste delicious too!"
Drew laughed at her statement and then ate his ice cream modestly while May ate her ice cream like a little kid. They ate in silence the entire time, mostly because May was too caught in eating her ice cream to even bother talking with Drew. But Drew didn't mind. He was too busy eating his own ice cream, and thinking about May to say anything.
They were both done with their cones after ten minutes, and decided to rest for a while at the table.
"That was some good ice cream," Drew remarked.
"I told you it was good! I love ice cream almost as much as I love noodles! In fact, the ice cream parlor was the only place you would find me when I was little!" May squealed.
"Wow, obsessed much?"
"Mhmm!" May replied happily with her eyes closed. Then she quickly opened them again and stood up from her seat. "We should start heading back home now. I have chores I need to finish up on."
"Ok, could you wait for me though? I have to go use the restroom really quick first," Drew said standing up from his own seat.
"Sure thing. I'll wait for you outside."
Drew gave her a small smile and then headed to the men's bathroom, while May went outside. She stood just outside the little shop and stretched her arms. It was a nice and sunny day, and May could feel the sun's rays shining down on her as she waited for Drew.
Nearby, Misty and Dawn were walking down the street almost nearing the ice cream shop. Misty had wanted to go out for a walk because it was such a nice day out, and she managed to drag Dawn along with her, even though Dawn refused to go outside.
"It's so hot out," Dawn complained to her friend as she followed Misty.
"No it's not. It's just perfect!" Misty exclaimed.
"Why couldn't we have gone to the mall instead?" Dawn pouted.
"Because we've been going to the mall for three days straight, Dawn! It's time that we just explore the rest of Lilycove."
"It's just like all the other towns: Pokémon centers, houses, trees, Pokémon. There's nothing new here."
"But Lilycove is the largest city in all of Hoenn! You should be excited that we're here. Plus you were the one who wanted to come here in the first place."
"Yeah, but I didn't want to stay here for this long. It's starting to get boring now…"
"Oh come on," Misty started. She was not going to let Dawn have her way this time. "I bet something new will happen in the blink of an eye, and then you'll be glad that I dragged you out here."
"Yeah right," Dawn grumbled. "I wanna go to the mall and—"
"Is that May? !" Misty stated suddenly, stopping in her tracks. Dawn stopped walking and straightened herself up.
"What? !" Dawn shouted as she turned to Misty.
Misty looked over to the figure who was standing by herself on the sidewalk and tried to make it out. It looked like May, but she couldn't tell for sure. She saw the person look over at her, and quickly jumped back a little. Then, she started to run off in the opposite direction.
"Misty, are you messing with me?" Dawn continued, when Misty didn't say anything. "You know that May's—"
"It is May!" Misty suddenly shouted out and ran after her.
"Seriously? !" Dawn yelled and ran after Misty.
"May!" Misty cried out. May slowly turned around with a worried look and waved back nervously.
"Uh, hey you guys. How've you been?" May said, trying to keep her voice as normal as possible. Misty, however, noticed her voice breaking. She scrunched up her face and put her hands on her hips.
"How've you been? !" Misty repeated raising her voice. "That's all you have to say to us after all this time? ! We've missed you so much! My gosh, so this is where you've been? What happened to—"
"Hey May," came another voice: Drew's. He had just come out of the ice cream parlor and wondered who the two girls were. "Are these your friends?"
"Uh…!" May started, trying to find words to explain everything, but nothing would come into mind. Drew could see that May was uncomfortable with the current situation, but he couldn't understand why.
"Are you the one who saved her?" Misty asked aloud.
"Saved who?" Drew questioned.
"May!"
Drew looked over at May to see her pursing her lips tightly as her eyes wandered around aimlessly. "What are you talking about…?" he asked, confused by Misty's question.
"You mean you don't know? !"
"Don't know about what?"
"That she—"
"Ahhhh!" came a loud scream from nearby; it was Dawn. Her eyes lit up and she was bouncing on her feet in excitement. "Oh my gosh, Misty! It's Drew Hayden! I can't believe he's actually here in front of us!" She gave another little scream and ran up to Drew. "You're an amazing singer!" she said with a huge smile.
"Why thank you," Drew responded casually and gave a little flick of his hair, which made Dawn go crazy.
"Oh, you're so gorgeous, I could just kiss you!" she blurted out, and then reached up to kiss him. Fortunately, May snapped out of her worried state, and took Drew's hand, pulling him away from Dawn before she could kiss him.
"Sorry! We're in a bit of a hurry. Bye! See ya later!" May shouted back as she ran off in the opposite direction dragging Drew along with her.
"Hey! Where are you going? ! We just met up again!" Misty screamed out.
"Don't think that you own him May! He belongs to everyone! Not just you!" Dawn added as she watched the two run off. Misty growled at Dawn's statement and playfully whacked her on the head.
"Ow…" Dawn muttered softly at Misty's little whack, and rubbed her head.
May kept her grasp on Drew's hand as they ran all the way back to the house. She didn't seem to notice that she was actually holding his hand though. She was too caught up in the moment to realize what she had actually done. But Drew noticed right away, and he felt his cheeks heating up as he ran with May.
When they finally reached the house, they stopped just outside of the door to catch their breath. May let go of Drew's hand and closed her eyes as she breathed in and out deeply.
"Hey, what was up with all that? Those two girls seem to know you," Drew stated, still breathing heavily.
"Yeah, they're my… friends. I just haven't seen them in a long time, that's all," May replied, avoiding Drew's eyes.
"But what were they talking about? Me saving you or something like that…"
May hesitated. "Oh, I don't know. My friends are crazy; sometimes they make no sense."
By this time, Drew was getting annoyed by May's answers. She was obviously hiding something from him, and he wanted to know what it was. Without thinking, he took May's face in his hands to make her look up at only him.
"May, I know you're hiding something from me," he started slowly. May looked up at him with that worried expression again. Her soft blue eyes gazed into his eyes and for a moment, they just stared at each other in silence. Drew felt the whole world seemed to move in slow motion as he admired her beautiful face. She looked so scared all of a sudden, and Drew didn't know what to do. If she really was hiding something, she probably wouldn't tell him anyways. Finally he spoke out again.
"You know what those two girls were talking about… and you know why you just decided to run away like that all of a sudden…" Drew paused and then added, "Why can't you tell me…?"
May bit her lip. She tried to escape Drew's hands, but they were too strong for her and she was forced to keep looking at him. She was trapped; with Drew's eyes locked in with hers, she could find no words to speak. Finally, she shut her eyes and tried to get her words out.
"They can't have you…" she said quietly.
"What?" Drew whispered.
"You saw how Dawn was trying to kiss you. I don't… want anyone to…" Her voice trailed off as and she didn't say anything else after that. Drew looked at her affectionately. She looked like she was about to burst into tears. And then, Drew began to understand why she had run off. It was because she liked him, and didn't want any other girl to take him away from her. At least, that was what Drew concluded from how May was acting. He gave a gentle smile and released his hold on May.
As soon as he let go, May turned around and opened the front door. They both entered the house and slipped out of their shoes. Then, May noticed that there was a blinking light coming from the phone, and she felt her body go numb. Someone had tried to call, and whoever it was, left a message. Drew looked over to where May was looking at, and was confused by her actions.
"Looks like someone left a message. You should go listen to it," he said.
"I-I'll listen to it later," she stammered.
"Why not now? It's probably important," Drew insisted and made his way to the phone.
"Wait!" May suddenly yelled out. Drew turned around to see May walking up to the phone. "I-I'll listen to it now," she muttered and pressed a button on the phone.
"Thursday, 9:34 am," the answering machine spoke. "…May…?" At the sound of whoever's voice it was, May's face became pale and her mouth slightly dropped. "…May! You know you're supposed to answer the phone A.S.A.P! Well, you might be outside doing the outdoor chores so I'll let it go this time. Just wanted to call to let you know that—"
May quickly deleted the message before she of Drew could hear any more.
"Hey, what did you do that for?" Drew asked in concern.
"Oh, it's just… my uncle! He calls me from time to time to check up on me because I live alone." She gave a nervous chuckle. "You know how annoying that can be when they keep calling you over and over again about the same thing," she added. To her surprise, Drew was smiling again.
"True," he stated. "But still, you didn't have to do that." May let out another nervous laugh and then they both headed to her room.