Chapter 14

"Hey May… where have you been all day?" asked Max as he saw her enter their room.

"Hi Max, why do you ask that? I hadn't been out all day... just the afternoon. Anyway I was buying my costume for the party"

"Really? Let me see it"

"No! Nobody's going to see it before the party and you better not do the contrary!" warned May with a glare

"Oww It's ok" answered Max moving his arms a bit scared. "Why don't you want anyone to see it?"

"I want to make it a surprise" said May hopefully

"Wonder who you want to surprise" added Max teasing her.

"Oh no Max you're getting it wrong" tried to explain May as her cheeks gone red. "It's not Drew the one I want to impress"

"Drew? I never said it was him" said Max with a weird look and then giggled "So do you like him, sister?" teased Max again "Hillary's gonna kill you"

"Max!" cried May in embarrasment. "Ok here's the thing... because Hillary's going to kill me that's why I don't want anybody to know how my costume is... and no, this is not about Drew" finished May blushing

"Now I'm confused... why would she want to kill you"

"You better not know" added May with a sigh. "We better go down to dinner and... by the way, what is that bag you have?"

"It's my costume... but I'll tell you at dinner table" answered Max and then rushed away

Max and May joined the others at the table and started eating, Hillary was first talking about how she had been so busy with Dawson and the things she bought. There were only three days for the party and time sure passed really fast. The bad news was that May was always pulled by Hillary and didn't have time for herself, she managed to stay at home for that day but that sure wouldn't happen again.

"So May did you find your costume? You know I can help you if you want, there's only few days left" said Hillary

"Actually I've found it but thanks for your offer"

"And how it is?"

"Oh? I'm sorry but I won't tell anybody. I want it to be a surprise"

"Yeah that's true, she didn't even let me see it" added Max

"Oh what a pity, isn't it? I expect it's nothing like you know what... I hope I was clear enough"

"Don't worry it has nothing to do with royalty" said May a little annoyed

"Good" answered Hillary

Max could feel the tension between them so he added. "Andy took us to the shop and we bought our costumes... I was going to tell you mine, May"

"Yeah... what about you guys?"

"Well I'm a detective" said Max proudly

"Andy said I'd look good as a samurai" added Brock

"And I'm dressing as a pirate" said Ash with a grin

"By the way Hillary, May told me you had my costume. What is it?"

"Owww so you know that already? I wanted to be a surprise" sighed Hillary. "Anyway you'll see it that day... and don't worry I'd never make my favourite brother dress ugly" giggled her. "Andy, I got yours too"

"I was afraid you'd say that" sighed Andy

"So May are you coming with me tomorrow?" asked Hillary

"Hillary I think May has had enough of it, I'm sure she likes shopping but you hadn't let her rest" added Drew. "Besides, seems you have forgotten that May is a pokemon coordinator and she must be training for the upcoming contest here in La Rousse. That's why she was staying here this long, not for your party"

"Ahhhh that's right!" cried May really worried. "The contest is the next morning after the party! And I haven't trained properly" added her a bit in chaos.

"I'm sure you'll do well" Ash tried to cheer her up

"Yeah you always do" added Max

"Thank you guys" said May

"Well I'm going to train by myself tomorrow Andy so Ash you can go to the lab and play" said Drew getting up the table and then he left the room

"Me too... maybe I'm going to sleep now as I'm waking up early in the morning" added May and left the room as well.

By the time May got to her room she found Drew getting inside his

"Drew I..." started May making Drew turn around. "I wanted to thank you for what you did downstairs"

"There's no problem... I was just making sure you'd be well prepared for our battle. But as it's you I'd seriously doubt you'd be prepared in just three days" said Drew with a hair flick

"Why is that arrongance now!" complaint May.

"Nothing..."giggled Drew and walking towards her so May was now between him and the wall. "I did it for the old times..." added him as he pressed his lips against hers and started kissing her softly.

"I'd show you that I'll be well prepared in less than three days" replied May following Drew's previous tone, as nothing had happened. "Goodnight now"

The next morning May started training her Beautifly, she needed the perfect pokemon for both performance and appeals. It was a small contest and only one pokemon was abled to be used. There was also this thing that Drew had been the only one that trained in Andy's invention so a flying pokemon won't have any trouble.

"Guess it'll be like old times..." said May to her pokemon

Beautifly sure was May's best choice as every day that passed, it improved its moves and attacks, May didn't have to do much.

"Return Beautifly" ordered May the morning of the party. "Guess it's time to get ready, I think you'll do good at the contest" said looking at her pokeball and going home.

A/N: and in next chapter...party time!