(A/N) Hello once again to all of my readers and reviewers! Yes, I haven't been updating JAOG in a while but here I am updating! I reached 200 reviews! Oh my gosh, I'm very happy! Shout out to Enax3 for giving me 200 reviews! Thank you so much! Oh, I actually have planned the story's ending. Guess what? It's ending in three more chapters! Can you believe this? So you will all be figuring out which guy May will choose...
Btw, do any of you guys watch Inuyasha? I do, I just started watching it last week. I'm on episode 34 right now. XD I love it, ah, it's the best!
Anyways, here is Chapter 14!
Rays of sunlight peaked through the blinds of a emerald-haired boy as he slept soundlessly on his bed. His eyes opened revealing a blurry vision from sleeping. The weary figure concealed his yawn as he sat up tiredly. He groaned as the shining rays of light blinded his face. His head laid against the headboard of the bed. A sigh escaped his lips as he slowly stood up from the bed revealing himself to be shirtless. Drew shuffled his feet to his closet, tossing a gray colored v-neck of his body.
"So, are you getting ready for school or what?" a voice asked with a tone of impatience. The emerald-haired boy shook his head before tossing his head to the side to look at his best friend. Gary was clad in a black, hooded sweater and dark blue jeans with white-colored jordans.
"I'd rather not go to school..." Drew said nonchalantly. "not at a time like this."
A smirk appeared on the lips of Gary as he crossed his arms, leaning against the door. "Is it because of May?" he asked rhetorically as a smirk plastered his face.
Of course it was because of May. Who else?
Drew nodded in response as blood rushed to his cheeks at the mention of her name. "Blushing at May's name? Gosh, I miss her too much..." Drew thought as a small smile graced his lips.
"Don't worry, man...I'm sure she'll understand once you tell her the truth," Gary reassured him sincerely as he shoved his hands his hands into his sweater's pockets. "who knows? Maybe she still has feelings for you." Drew quirked his eyebrow.
"I'm pretty sure she doesn't. I mean, she moved on with Brendan." Drew told Gary as a frown took over his smile.
"But is she happy with him?" Gary questioned as his lips curved into a smirk. "Only she knows that." He was right. Is May happy with Brendan? Did she love him to the fullest? Or did she have mixed feelings?
Those questions began to fill Drew's mind as he tried to figure what May was feeling. "Maybe there is a possibility but I doubt she still has feelings for me..." he frowned with a look of disbelief that May could still love him.
"Don't be so negative, Drew..." Gary frowned at his negativity. "we'll double date again with Leaf and May like old times."
Drew nodded before thinking, "I hope so..."
The emerald-colored teenager glanced at the clock. "You better hurry...it's eight o'clock." he told the spiky-haired brunette.
"Whatever..." Gary said nonchalantly. "I'll see you later." He patted Drew on the shoulder as he carried his black backpack on his shoulder. Gary wandered off to the door before slamming it shut as he continued down to the elevator.
"Hmm...I hope you're right, Gary." he said with negativity straining his voice.
The sapphire-eyed brunette eyed the crowds of students walking pass her, hoping she would catch a emerald-haired boy. To her avail, she didn't catch a sight of emerald hair. "Where could he be?" she asked, crossing her arms across her chest.
A sigh left her mouth, deciding that she would talk with him later. May faced her locker, entering her combination. She shoved two textbooks into her locker before something caught her eye. A smile graced her lips as she reached out, grabbing the object. It was the small teddy bear that Drew won for her in the carnival. May smiled as she remembered Drew giving it to her.
Her thought crashed when a voice mischievously said, "So you're thinking about Drew, aren't you?" Blood rushed to May's cheeks as she turned to face her friend, Leaf.
"A-and what would make you think that?" May asked sheepishly as she scratched her head while smiling. Realizing that the bear was still in her hands, she quickly tossed it in her locker before shutting it. Leaf raised an eyebrow before chuckling at her blushing friend.
"So I was right, you were thinking about your ex-boyfriend..." Leaf laughed as a little smirk played upon her lips. "I thought you were over Drew but I guess I'm wrong about that."
"I am definitely over him, okay?" the sapphire-eyed brunette said, knowing she was lying. "Besides, he's a jerk." May sneered as she began to think of all his sarcastic remarks.
"Your jerk." Leaf murmured as she kept her little smirk, chuckling at her remark.
"What did you just say?" May inquired, raising an eyebrow at Leaf. The green-eyed brunette shook her head at the other brunette.
"Nothing...I was just saying that Drew is your jerk." Leaf giggled as she glanced at her friend.
"Leaf, stop that nonsense about Drew and I. We aren't together anymore. Brendan and I are together now." May stated, rolling her eyes at the giggling brunette.
Leaf's giggles stopped before she said, "Do you love Brendan?"
May froze at her sudden question. She obviously didn't know how to answer that question. What would she say? Yes? No? I don't know?
The brunette chewed her bottom lip nervously while playing with her fingers. Her eyes averted to Leaf who crossed her arms at her. "Well...do you love your boyfriend?" or do you still love Drew?" The green-eyed brunette asked.
Her eyes widened in shock as soon as she said. A sad smile appeared on May's face. "How did you know?" she murmured, looking at her best friend.
A sigh left Leaf's lips. "I can tell by the way you were acting the past few weeks. Look at you now, you were thinking about Drew a few minutes ago. And, you were hesitant when I asked if you love Brendan."
The sapphire-eyed brunette frowned, thinking of what happened a few weeks ago. "I guess you're right, Leaf...but can we not talk about it right now?" May frowned, looking at the other brunette with plead. Leaf nodded in understanding.
"Come over at my house after school, okay? Then, we'll talk about this." Leaf smiled, reassuring her best friend. "Don't worry, okay." she smiled, giving May a tight hug.
"You'll be happy again, I promise." Leaf said, releasing from the hug.
"But..." May frowned. "what about Brendan?"
What was she suppose to do with Brendan? Break up with him for Drew? That'll make her feel like a terrible person for just doing that. Brendan's been there for her and she suddenly will just break up with him for Drew? He doesn't deserve that.
"Worry about him later..." Leaf told her.
Ring! Ring!
"Now let's head to class." Leaf said, walking off to class. May nodded before following Leaf's actions.
"Everything's going to be okay..." May thought. "I hope."
Walking into the lunchroom with Leaf, May spotted her friends sitting down together like they always did. Well, almost everyone was there except Drew. A frown plastered May's face, realizing Drew wasn't there. May nudged Leaf by the shoulder. "Drew's not here," the brunette said. "where could he be?"
Leaf shrugged, "I have no idea, he's probably on the lunch line or in the bathroom..." she guessed before glancing at May. "don't think about him now, we'll talk after school." she told May.
"Fine," May grumbled. "I was just wondering."
"Come on, May! It's your favorite part of the school day!" Leaf smiled, trying to take Drew off May's mind. "Lunch!" she exclaimed, grabbing May's arm before skipping off into the lunch line.
"Well, I am hungry and food does make me happy," May smiled as Leaf released her grip on May's arm. The two brunettes grabbed a red lunch tray and started to pick the food they wanted to eat. As they finished, the two handed in how much their food costs before sitting down next to their friends.
"Hey guys! How's it going?" their blunette friend waved, smiling at the approaching brunettes.
"Hi Dawn!" Leaf greeted, smiling warmly at the blunette. "You look happy as always." she said, earning a giggle from Dawn. May waved at her friends before sitting down next to Leaf who sat next to her respective boyfriend, Gary.
A spiky-haired brunette placed a chaste kiss on Leaf's lips. "Hello Leaf," he greeted, smiling at Leaf. Leaf's mouth curved into a smile after the kiss.
"Hey Gare-bear," Leaf teased before giggling.
The lavender-haired man rolled his eyes at the sight in front of him. May sighed before she suddenly looked at Gary. "Gary, do you know where Drew is?" she asked, acting as if she showed no interest but deep down, she hoped he would know.
Gary looked at her, acknowledging the fact that she was there. Well, he did know but could he tell her? She didn't know that Drew was living with Gary. Telling her that Drew was living with him would make May asked questions like why he was there. That wouldn't be a great response to her question. Well, he could tell her that he didn't know but that would just make him feel guilty.
"Oh, he isn't here at school today. He texted me this morning, telling me he wasn't going to school today," Gary responded. "I don't know why he isn't here." he lied, hoping May wouldn't be suspicious.
May nodded in understanding. "Is he sick or something?" she asked with worry. Gary shrugged his shoulders making May frown.
Leaf sighed in exasperation at May's concern of Drew. "Geez May, you really can't stop thinking about Drew..." she thought. She had tried to get Drew out of May's mind but it wouldn't budge out of her head.
Suddenly, someone sat down next to May. "Hey May..." he greeted, pecking her on the cheek. "how's my little angel doing?" Immediately, a small smile formed on May's lips before turning her head to face Brendan.
"Hi..." May smiled sadly before turning away from Brendan. A sigh escaped her lips as she propped her elbows on the lunch table. Quickly, Brendan grew concerned of his girlfriend. The sapphire-eyed brunette felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Are you alright?" Brendan asked, his eyes filled with worry.
May shook her head at her boyfriend. "Yeah, I'm alright..." she told him, giving him a reassuring smile. "I..." May started, chewing her lip. "I just have a small headache, that's all." she lied. She did not want Brendan to know that she was thinking about Drew let alone still being in love with him.
"Do you want me to bring you to the nurse?" Misty asked. The brunette shook her head in response.
"It's okay...it's nothing. I can deal with it." May said, not wanting her friends to worry about her anymore. Heck, she was lying about her having a headache and they believed her!
"Are you sure?" Ash asked after swallowing a mouthful of pasta.
"Yes, now could you guys please stop worrying about me? I'm fine..." May smiled, hoping her smile could say she was okay. "I'm perfectly fine." she said. Though she seems fine, in the inside, she was torn apart.
The green-eyed brunette twisted the key into the door knob before pushing it open. She pulled the key out before entering in. "I'm home!" May followed Leaf into her house. A middle-aged woman smiled as she approached the two girls.
"Hello Leaf!" she greeted. "Oh, you brought a visitor, I see." she chuckled. "Hello May! Great to see you again! How are you doing?"
May smiled warmly at the woman. "Nice to see you again, Mrs. Green. I've been doing fine, I guess." she replied sheepishly.
"Okay, enough with the chit-chat, let's go May..." Leaf said impatiently, grabbing May's arm. The long-haired brunette dragged May upstairs to her room. Mrs. Green raised an eyebrow at the two.
"What are you two doing?" she asked, curious of Leaf's actions.
"Oh, we're just going to be talking about girl stuff, okay?" Leaf shouted before slamming the door shut.
Mrs. Green shrugged once again before sighing, "Teenagers..."
May stood awkwardly in her best friend's room. She's been to her house a couple of times but this time was just extremely awkward since they were going to talk about Drew. The long-haired brunette crossed her arms, staring at May. "Well...are you happy with Brendan?" Leaf started, waiting for her response. May brushed her hair nervously, thinking of how to answer that question.
"Do you truly love Brendan?" Leaf asked, the question being more harder to answer since she added a word. Truly.
"Well...I don't know," May murmured, answering her question. "I just don't know."
Leaf sat down on her bed, looking at May with worried eyes. "So you have mixed feelings about Brendan?" In response, May nodded quickly.
"Brendan is a great guy and all but..." May started, looking down at the pure, white carpeted floor of Leaf's room. "I just don't feel we click together as much as I did with Drew..."
"Brendan's more of a brother to me than a boyfriend. I was in love with him but I don't feel it anymore," May said in a quiet tone. "but he was there for me for the past six months." she choked out as tears began to roll down her cheeks.
"When I w-was with h-him, he made me f-forget about the p-pain t-that Drew caused on me," she choked out as she felt Leaf embrace her. "I don't know what to do..."
May sniffed, wiping her tears. "I hate being in this situation, why is it me? I'm just an ordinary girl." she whispered loudly enough for Leaf to hear as she released from the hug.
"Do what you think is right. Follow your heart. Do whatever your heart feels. The most important thing is that you're happy. I want you to be happy, that's all I want you to be." Leaf smiled sadly, comforting her best friend with words of wisdom.
May breathed in, trying to stop the tears. She closed her eyes as she relaxed, thinking of what to do. Her mind flashed memories with either Brendan or Drew. They were all happy memories that she would always remember. If she decided to stay with Brendan, she wouldn't be happy but that was what she wanted. If she chose Drew, she would be happy, it was all she wanted but she would feel horrible for doing that to Brendan since he's the one who's been there for her.
"Remember, pick the one you truly love..." Leaf reminded her, hoping she would make the right choice.
May took a deep breath before she placed her choices right in front of her. Basically it was happiness or sadness.
Which one will it be?
"I know I fell in love again but it could never be the way I loved you."
A smile graced May's lips as she opened her eyes. "I've made my decision..."
(A/N) :) AHHHH, so how was it? I left you with a cliff hanger...you can kill me for that. XD So will May make the right choice? I hope so...do you? Ahaha, I can't believe this story is going to end in just three more chapters. That means it will end on chapter 17. :) Yeah, I used the title of this story in this chapter. May just said it. Anyways, please review! Make me a happy author! Please, reviews just make me smile. It would be amazing to see some great reviews!
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