"Stop glaring at her Drew." Zoey laughed, "You should be thanking her. She's right. If we just sit on the sidelines and watch the Rockets, we could be next." Zoey nodded and Drew finally turned his glare away from May to look at Zoey.
"So that means..." he trailed off, waiting for Zoey to confirm his hopes and finish his sentence.
"We will team with you to take down the Rockets. From what you told us, they should confront you again. We'll trail you by a few miles." Zoey stood, wiping imaginary dust off herself. "Nando, tell the crew of the change of plans." she commanded. Nando nodded, walking out of the room.
"Misty, go inform the crew that we will be followed and not to worry. You-" Misty cut him off before he could finish.
"Got it captain." she saluted and ran away.
"...may take May with you." Drew finished his thought with a sigh. May shook her head.
"I could go now, if you want..." May half stood-half sat.
"No." Drew immediately snapped and she plopped back down obediently. Zoey laughed.
"Drew, my crew now better than to touch any of your crew. Especially her." Zoey gestured with her head towards May, who scowled.
"What's that supposed to mean?" May asked defensively. Zoey held her hands up in surrender, standing.
"Nothing, nothing." she walked pass them, but paused on her way out the door, "The especially her came from the fact that you two can not be more obvious about your feelings for one another." Before either could reply, she was out the room.
They both turned to look at each other, before May burst into laughter and Drew shook his head, chuckling slightly.
"Come on. Let's get back on the Rose." he stood, offering his hand to her, which she took.
"All set Captain!" Misty saluted him as he walked on deck, May following behind. "We're leaving in the morning." Misty explained.
"And we should get plenty of rest. I have a feeling it won't be long before we meet the Rockets again. Except, this time we will be evenly matched." Drew smirked. "Time to pull out the cannons." he smirked, causing May to look at him in confusion.
"I didn't see any cannons." May explained her look. Drew and Misty both laughed.
"Because there aren't any." Drew held his hand up to silence her, already anticipating her question, "At least not the type you'd expect." he nodded, "We have Hydro Cannons and Zap Cannons." he explained cooly. May nodded slowly.
"Those are pokemon moves, aren't they?" she questioned. Misty took over the answering from here.
"Yup. Most of the crew has a pokemon of some sort. Most of them either a raichu, which is where the Zap Cannon comes from, or a blastoise, which is where the Hydro Cannon comes from. I have a Blastoise." Misty grinned, making a pokeball appear out of somewhere, spinning it around her fingers. "Cool." May grinned, but then frowned as she remembered something.
"I guess I better head to bed..." she mumbled. Misty nodded, not getting why that was a big deal, before walking off. May sighed, heading that way too, but Drew grabbed her arm.
"If you want...you can stay in my cabin. There is an extra bed with the crew that I could use." Drew offered. May smiled softly at him, shaking her head.
"No thanks. I should just get it over with. I have to face them eventually." May pointed out and Drew sighed, nodding his agreement.
"Goodnight." he pulled her close, kissing her forehead and causing her to blush.
"Isn't it not good to have the crew know about...?" May trailed off, not sure what to call them. Us? Our relationship?
"It's dark." Drew pointed out unnecessarily. May nodded, only half paying attention to what he was saying. She was still focusing on what she had come to realize. She didn't even realize she was spacing until Drew waved a hand in front of her face.
"Sorry." she snapped back to reality. "I guess I better get going." she gestured behind her, walking back some.
"May, what's going on?" Drew asked, immediately sensing something was off.
"What are we?" she blurted before she could help it, causing Drew to look at her in confusion.
"Hmmm...tough question." he stated sarcastically, rubbing his chin. May bristled at his laid back tone for her serious question, but before she could tell him off, he cut her off. "We are humans, mammals, and members of the Frozen Rose crew." he continued, and May realized he didn't understand what she had asked.
"No, no, no." May cut him off, shaking her head, but she slowly started to grin as she realized what he had said last. "I'm a member of the Rose's crew?" she questioned, and Drew blinked, seemingly unaware of what he had said.
"Oh...well...yeah..." he agreed, and by the tone of his voice, May was pretty sure he was blushing, which made her upset it was dark. "Well, what did you mean?" Drew asked, slyly changing the subject from him. May's turn to blush now.
"Um...nothing." May shook it off.
"No, just tell me." Drew demanded and May sighed, looking at the floor.
"Um...I meant, what are we...together? Like...together..." May refused to give examples, but she gave enough for Drew to understand. He didn't use sarcasm this time, just looked at her with a soft look in his eyes.
"Does this help answer a little bit?" he questioned, moving closer and pressing his lips to hers. May's eyes widened for a moment, before fluttering closed as she leaned into him. As the kiss broke, he smiled. "I'm definitely interested in you Maybelle Maple. I think I want to be with you for a while...if not forever."