So, this is kind of different from what I usually do. Other than the prologue, each chapter will focus on a different pairing. I'm going back and forth between including Oldrivalshipping right now, so if somebody wants that, let me know. But there's definitely questshipping, ikarishipping, and contestshipping, so things'll get a little crazy. I hope you guys like it!

The dressing room was a flurry of last minute wedding activity. Dawn and Marina, who had already cried off their first layer of makeup, were frantically trying to reapply it before they were called out. Solidad stood off to the side, staring into a floor length mirror, her soft blue eyes wide.

"I don't feel well," Solidad whispered shakily. May smiled comfortingly at the older girl.

"Solidad, everything will be fine," May said soothingly. "You're absolutely stunning, and I'm sure that Robert thinks the same thing."

Solidad laughed nervously. "I don't know, May. I feel so . . . unsure. What if it's not just pre-wedding jitters?"

May paused. "I thought you loved him."

"I thought I did!" Solidad cried, fidgeting with her lace encrusted veil. Her champagne colored gown looked beautiful against her coral hair, but instead of a look of rapturous bliss in her eyes, there was only doubt.

"What happened?" May asked quietly.

"Nothing!" Solidad said, frustrated. "That's the problem. It's just . . . things have felt off lately."

"Do you want to talk to him?"

Solidad laughed shortly. "It's bad luck to see the bride before the wedding, remember?"

"Yeah, but I could go get him. You could talk to him through the door, just to calm your nerves."

Solidad considered this for a second. "Okay," she said finally, taking a deeply. "Let's do that."

May left the dressing room and walked quickly to the front of the church, scanning the crowd for any sign of Robert's trademark blonde hair. Instead, all she saw was Drew, standing by the door looking bored.

"Hey, do you know where Robert is?" May asked. The green haired boy shrugged.

"He disappeared a while ago."

"Oh, well, Solidad needs to talk with him. She's a bit edgy."

Jimmy came up to them, straightening his cuff links. "The last I saw Robert he was heading towards the cloakroom. He probably just needed a minute by himself."

May sighed. "Well, his minute's up. Come on, Drew."

Drew raised an eyebrow. "Why do I have to come?"

"Because you're the best man."

"Not by choice," Drew grumbled, but he followed May out into the hallway.

"You didn't want to be the best man?" May asked as they walked towards the cloakroom.

Drew shook his head. "I'm not good at speeches," he admitted. "But I bet you were over the moon when Solidad asked you to be maid of honor."

May smiled. "I was kind of surprised, honestly. Happy, but surprised."

Suddenly, May and Drew stopped short. There were giggles and thumps coming from the cloakroom, punctuated by the occasional squeal. May's face all but drained of color.

"No . . ." she whispered, her eyes wide. "He wouldn't."

"Only one way to find out," Drew said grimly, and he opened the door.

There was Ursula, one of Dawn's old rivals from Sinnoh. Her dark pink hair had fallen out of its complicated up-do, and her makeup was smeared. May couldn't help but notice how wrinkled her dress was, or that she wasn't wearing any shoes.

And there was Robert, his blonde hair askew and his shirt half unbuttoned, looking stricken at the sight of his fiancée's maid of honor and his best man standing in the doorway.

"Wait, this isn't what it looks like," Robert said, struggling to untangle himself from Ursula. May spun and marched away, anger coloring her face. Drew just stood there as Robert ran after May and got in front of her.

"Look, you can't tell Solidad," Robert began, but May slapped him across the face. Robert looked stunned for a moment, but then he grabbed May roughly by the arm. That got Drew in his face. In an instant, Drew was between Robert and May, shoving the would-be groom hard in the chest. Robert stumbled backwards, his eyes wide with rage and embarrassment.

"Get out of here," Drew said coldly. May took his hand and pulled him away, heading back towards the main part of the church.

"I have to tell her," May whispered. She felt nauseous. "How am I supposed to. . . oh, God." May groaned and collapsed onto a bench, her face in her hands.

Drew sat down next to her. "Just . . . tell her the truth." May whimpered slightly, and Drew patted her hand awkwardly. "It's not your fault, May."

"Solidad said she felt something was wrong," May said. "I was trying to convince her she was just nervous, that everything was fine. But she was right, Drew. And now . . ."

"And now she'll know the truth," Drew said firmly. "So she can get on with her life and find someone worth her while."

"You're right," May sighed, standing up.

Drew smirked. "Aren't I always?"

"Shut up," May said, smiling wanly as she punched him on the shoulder.

In the dressing room, Solidad took the news calmly, although her face was very pale. Dawn and Marina started to cry off their second layer of makeup.

"Oh, Solidad," Dawn whispered, while Marina only managed a whimper. Solidad took a deep breath and straightened up.

"You know what? It's better this way. Better than I found out now then in two months, or a year, right?"

May nodded. Someone knocked on the door.

"I'll get it," Marina said. Solidad nodded.

"If it's him, don't open the door."

"Of course," Marina murmured, opening the door a crack. She said something to the person on the other side, then closed the door again.

"It's Lance," she said, looking at Solidad quizzically. F

After a slight pause, Solidad shrugged and said, "Let him in."

May and Dawn exchanged glances.

"We should go let people know," May said, pulling Dawn towards the door.

"Lance," May said, nodding at the tall, red haired man. Dawn caught Marina's arm as they passed, and the door closed quietly behind them.

"Well, this kind of sucks," Dawn said miserably.

"I know," May replied. "And I have to go tell Solidad's parents what happened."

"Hey, doesn't she have an older brother?" Marina asked suddenly.

"Yeah, Howie. Why?" May asked, her brow furrowing.

Marina and Dawn both smiled wickedly.

"I don't think Howie is going to take too kindly to the news about Robert," Dawn said. "Maybe Marina and I should go talk to him, make sure he doesn't do anything drastic."

Marina snorted. "Yeah, like beat the shit out of Robert. We wouldn't want that." Before May could protest, her fellow bridesmaids had disappeared, off to find Solidad's brother. Drew and Paul walked up to May, and she noticed that they had both had already discarded their jackets.

"Wow, you two don't waste any time, do you?" May quipped. Drew just rolled his eyes.

"If you were the one who had to be shoved into a suit, you wouldn't say anything."

May put a hand on her hip and raised an eyebrow. "Oh, yeah, because it's not like I'm crammed into bridesmaid dress or anything."

Paul chuckled. "Actually, I'm with May on this one. At least we don't have to wear heels."

May laughed. "Exactly."

"Hey, did you see where Dawn went?" Paul asked casually. May grinned, causing Paul to blush.

"She and Marina went to find Solidad's brother. Why?"

Paul coughed. "No reason," he replied, and then wandered off to find Dawn. May gave Drew a knowing look.

"When did that happen?" she asked. Drew just shook his head.

"A while ago. But you know how Paul is."

"Oh, yes. You could hold a gun to his head and he still probably wouldn't confess his feelings. And he's not the only one," May added. Drew startled slightly.

"What do you mean?" he asked guiltily.

May looked at him weird. "Jimmy's the same way. Haven't you seen the way he looks at Marina?"

Drew laughed, relieved. "Oh, yeah. Well, that's Jimmy for you. Hey, we should probably go talk to Solidad's family."

"And Robert's," May said, sighing. "This won't be fun."

Drew smiled. "Knowing you, you'll manage to make it fun.

May blushed. "Oh, shut up."

Drew rolled his eyes. "Let's go."

Solidad's family had been outraged, Robert's shamefully apologetic, but the end result was the same. May and Drew had to stand up in front of over five hundred people and announce that there wasn't going to be a wedding.

"I'll die happy if I never have to do that again," May said as she stepped down off the dais. Drew put an arm around her to steady her. Despite their experience as coordinators, they were both shaken from having so many unhappy people focused on them.

"We should probably go check on Solidad," Drew said, heading towards the dressing room. May laughed.

"You should have been the maid of honor instead of me," she teased. Drew nudged her with his shoulder.

"I've known Soli so long, she's like a sister to me," Drew admitted. "Honestly, I want to track Robert down and beat his face in myself."

"Well, don't do that," May said, looking amused. "I'm not taking you to the hospital today."

"Glad you have such faith in me," Drew grumbled, opening the door to the dressing room.

"Solidad?" May called. The room was empty. Shrugging, May turned around, ready to leave.

"Wait, what's that?" Drew asked, walking across the room. He picked up a folded piece of paper from a chair, frowning at it slightly before holding it out to May.

"It has your name on it."

Bewildered, May unfolded the paper and started to read.

May,

I know this is kind of sudden, but with everything that's happened, I'm sure you'll understand. I can't face all those people right now. Lance and I are going back to Kanto. I'll call you when I'm settled. Thank you so much, and I love you forever.

Solidad

"She left," May said dazedly, holding the letter out to Drew. He read it quickly and whistled lowly.

"Wow, she and Lance sure didn't waste any time, did they?" Drew said, wiggling his eyebrows.

"I'm sure it's not like that," May chided, although she'd been thinking the same thing herself.

"Well, that's one less thing to worry about," Drew said practically.

"Yeah, now have a thousand things to focus on instead of a thousand and one," May said sarcastically.

Drew rolled his eyes. "I'm leaving now. Someone has to be in charge out there.

May snorted as she followed him out of the room. "Yeah, me."

"In your dreams, Maple."

And that's a wrap! At least, the prologue's done. Honestly, I've been kind of in a writing slump for a couple days, so I'm hoping this will help me get back into gear. Anyway, please review, and thanks to everyone who reads my work. It really means a lot.