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August 31st; May's residence; 11:03 am
Dawn's eyes fluttered open before she rubbed them and yawned. The blunette looked around her surroundings for a bit; she had almost forgot that this wasn't her room. It was May's. She was going to have to start to getting used to this family. "Morning, May," she looked over to where May's bed was, and noticed it was empty.
Shrugging, she went into the bathroom. After brushing and taking a warm shower, she picked up her phone from the bedside table and noticed she had a text from May.
9:34 May: Hey if ur up, just wanted to tell u that Max and I went grocery shopping with mom. We'll be back in maybe two hours. I wud hve invited u but i didn't wanna disturb u cuz u were sleeping.
Dawn smiled. She was really lucky to have May as one of her best friends. If it wasn't for her or Leaf, heaven knows what she'd do. Sure, May was a bit agressive and did have anger issues, but she always had a kind heart, and thats why Dawn and her got along so well.
Dawn had met May when she was around eight. May was from Hoenn, and would always visit Leaf (her cousin) during every summer here in Kalos. Leaf had invited Dawn one day to meet her, and they clicked instantly. The three of them had become best friends during their childhood, and Dawn was happy that May and her family had permanently moved to Kalos.
There was a period of time where May didn't visit for at least two years, and it was then that May had suddenly changed. She no longer had the drive to put a smile on her face, and for her, life had lost all meaning. She had become very depressed, and felt that the world was crumbling beneath her. She had felt scared and helpless. Her family was there to support her, and luckily, Leaf was also there to convince her otherwise. She had supported her during May's stage of depression, and visited her in Hoenn for a while to change her back to the way she was before. It took an excruciating amount of time to get back the old May back, and they were grateful that everything was normal now. May was no longer depressed, but happy and pleased for having such supportive people around her.
While taking out some fruit loops from the kitchen, Dawn heard the doorbell, interrupting her thoughts. The blunette ran up to the door and opened it.
On the front entrance was a familiar face. He was standing there awkwardly, while Dawn was just utterly confused and a bit shocked. "Drew? What are you doing here?" she asked.
He sheepishly scratched his hair. "This must be the wrong place," he said softly.
"What?"
"Nothing," he coughed. "I could have sworn the Maples live here," he muttered under his breath. Dawn smirked and crossed her arms.
"I see what's going on. You're stalking May, aren't you?"
He scoffed. "I'm no stalker. That's just downright creepy." He rolled his eyes.
Dawn, however was not convinced. "Hm. Then why are you here? You didn't know that I now live here, so don't tell me that you were here to see me," she said, continuing to smirk.
Drew cursed under his breath. "I'm not-" Dawn's words were now registered in his head. "Wait what? You live here now?" he asked curiously.
"Yeah," she nodded. "Since mom's in the hospital, I can't really live by myself for too long; I'm technically still not of legal age to live on my own yet, so yeah, I'm living with May now."
Drew frowned; he felt sorry for his blunette friend. "When did you move in?"
"Just yesterday," she replied. "It's not bad, I'm sure living with your best friend will be fun."
He nodded. "Yeah, I sure wish I could. My friend Ash is always busy, Gary lives too far and Paul...well I really have no words about Paul," he said, letting out a stiff chuckled. Dawn raised an eyebrow.
"Are you talking about Paul Shinji?" she asked curiously. "Because we kinda know each other, I guess? He's my tutor," she said.
"Oh, how's that going for you?" he asked.
Dawn frowned. "Not so good. We had a tutoring session, and he was downright being mean and demanding, like if he was the boss of me or something. He always has something bitter to say to me, and sometimes-"
"Yeah, I get it, that's Paul for ya," Drew cut her off, laughing. "Good luck."
Dawn bit her lip. "Well, I wasn't done yet," she sighed. "Paul got fired from his job yesterday."
"Wait what?"
"Yeah, and he got fired because of May. May had called my cell phone early at six am, but my phone was with Paul by accident. He picked it up, and I think he told her off or something. She was pretty upset. Anyways so later we went to where he worked to get my phone back, and we ordered smoothies for us. May was still upset with Paul so she dumped a smoothie over him; she has a fiery personality sometimes. And he sort of sweared and chased us out of the restaurant," she explained. Drew stared at her processing the story, and then he burst out laughing.
Dawn was appauled. "This isn't funny, Drew, it's serious! Paul got fired because of May."
Drew continued laughing. "I'm laughing because," he chuckled, "May sure had the guts to do that. Arceus sorry, but that story sounded really funny to me," he said. Dawn rolled her eyes.
"What are you doing here?" Both individuals looked towards the source of the voice and Drew turned around, suddenly satisfied to hear May's voice.
"April," he said, and then noticed the bags in her hands. "Let me help you with that," he offered but May took a step backwards.
She looked at him as if he had grown two heads. "What's with the nickname? My name is May not April. And again, what are you doing here? How do you know where I live?"
Drew chuckled. "Relax, April," he said, intentinally avoiding her questions and instead took the bags from her hands and walked inside the house.
May grew a bit furious. Who did he think he was, barging into someone's house like that? "Okay, honestly, get out before I-"
"Why am I carrying so much bags?" Max complained from behind them, struggling to carry about four to five bags. Dawn took a few bags from his hands and kept them on the kitchen counter. Max gave her a small thanks before noticing his sister talking to someone.
"Okay Drew, you've helped me with my bags. Thanks. Now I don't mean to be rude but please. You need to leave, I'm sorry," May instructed. Her eyes widened once his lips curve into a smirk.
Drew had to admit; her fiery personality was strangely attractive to him. He didn't know why, but when he saw her annoyed, he had grown a bit amused. He noticed her eyebrows crease in even more anger.
"Ooh, who's this, your boyfriend?" Max teased. May face-palmed; she was going to kill Max later. Meanwhile, Dawn was just enjoying the show, giggling.
"No!" she exclaimed, and she noticed Drew's smirk widening. "We barely know each other."
Max looked unconvinced. "Then why is he here?"
Drew's smirk faltered as he explained. "I heard Dawn was living here now." Dawn knew he was lying instantly but didn't interrupt him, "So I thought I'd visit her. Of course, now it's going to be a benefit now that I know Dawn's safe." He noticed May's eyebrow raise with curosity. Of course he knew what he had just uttered was bullshit. The real reason he was here was because he wanted to see May, and he had found out where May lived when Leaf told him.
Of course he wasn't gonna admit that. At least not yet anyway.
Caroline then entered the room. "Sorry I took so long kids, I was parking the car..." she then eyed Drew. "Hello and who might you be?"
"I'm Drew. I go to your daughter's school," he replied. May was now pissed. Now this stranger was merting the whole family, it seemed. It was a good thing her dad was away on a business trip.
"I see." Caroline nodded. "Nice to meet you."
"Hey Drew, what video games do you play?" Max questioned. May rolled her eyes; she figured he wasn't going to leave anytime soon.
Drew smiled at the fourteen year old. "All kinds."
"Sweet! We should play with my ps4 sometime, it would be so dope!" he exclaimed with excitement.
"Sounds cool," he said. He then noticed May crossing her arms with annoyance which managed to amuse him again. "Well anyways, I should be going. Thanks for having me, Dawn," he said, glancing at Dawn. "And Mrs Maple," he added.
"No problem," Dawn replied.
"You're welcome." Caroline smiled.
He walked to the front entrance, but not before stopping himself and taking one last look at May. She still had her arms crossed, and she wasn't facing him. He hadn't even known her for a whole week yet he was already attracted to her.
"Wait, Drew!" Dawn exclaimed and then walked up to him, directing him outside and closing the door behind them.
Drew was a bit confused. "What's up?"
Dawn sighed. "You need to help Paul out, he's your friend and he lost his job. Maybe you could...help him get another one?" she suggested. Dawn honestly didn't know why she even cared about Paul losing his job; moreover, it wasn't even her fault.
Drew thought it was a good idea, fortunately. It would give him an excuse to get Paul to open up, and develop a bond between the two of them. "Yeah, I'll help the guy out. But shouldn't May be the one suggesting this?"
Dawn shook her head. "I know my friend and she'll never apologize, let alone help him get another job," she said, escaping a small laugh. Drew chuckled.
"Well, I'll see ya around."
Dawn walked back in the household, and noticed some chattering coming from May's room. Curious, she walked upstairs, and recognized Caroline's and May's voices.
"May, I think you're overreacting," Caroline reasoned and then she noticed Dawn at the foot of the door.
Dawn smiled sheepishly. "Uh, sorry, I didn't mean to intrude."
Caroline simply smiled. "No, it's fine. You're family now," she said, and then glancing at May who was currently sitting on her bed with a sour look on her face. "Maybe you can talk to May," she suggested. Dawn raised her eyebrows.
"What's wrong May?" Dawn asked, walking in the bedroom and sitting beside May. Caroline decided to leave the two girls in privacy to sort out the problem.
"I don't know," the brunette sighed. "I was overreacting. But, it was just a bit annoying when Drew just barged in here into my house. I don't even know the guy!" she exclaimed. "What a creep."
"He came here to see me," she reminded her, "Not you."
May scoffed, rolling her eyes. She didn't believe that for a second. He was constantly looking at her, and he had that stupid smirk on his face every time that he did look at her. "Yeah, right."
"Okay, come on, I thought it was pretty cute," Dawn said.
May gave her a dubious look. "Okay, stalking people is not cute, it's creepy. I mean, how does he even know where I live? I just moved here maybe a week ago."
Dawn shrugged. In her opinion, Drew was making an effort, something most guys wouldn't do today, and she gave him credit for that. "Are you sure you're not just judging Drew because of...you know?" Dawn asked, but then noticed May stiffen a bit. Dawn inwardly cursed herself; she shouldn't have brought May's past up.
But surprisingly, she replied. "No, of course not. I didn't even think about it, to be honest." Her voice was barely audible though. She noticed Dawn's look. "Hey, don't worry, it's totally cool. I'm fine," she reassured her, giving a smile.
Dawn returned the smile. "Good. And I know Drew, he's my friend. Trust me, he's worth it." she winked.
May's cheeks burned. "Dawn, I'm not interested!"
"You say that now, but you'll soon be head over heels for him." The blunette smirked.
May rolled her eyes. "That'll be the day when cows fly."
August 31st; Paul's residence; 2:49 pm
There was never really a day where Paul had a complete day to himself. Sure, he had some free time, but it was only for a couple of hours. But for the first time in maybe a year, he had a Sunday to himself, and it felt abnormal. It felt unusual just sitting there with a cup of coffee in your hands flipping through the TV channels with nothing to watch.
He sighed irritably. No doubt he felt relaxed, but undoubtedly he had to get another job on the weekends. The plum haired teen knew that the job at the school library wasn't going to be enough. Even though he despised the job, and was (just a little) pleased to be fired, he needed the cash. Money doesn't grow on trees and those house expenses had to be paid somehow.
As Paul took another sip of his black coffee, the doorbell rang. His fingers twisted. He sure hoped it wasn't the landlord asking for the month's rent. He and Reggie never really could have afforded a house in Kalos. "Paul, are you home? It's me, Drew!" Paul closed his eyes and breathed out a sigh of relief.
Once the door opened, Drew exclaimed, "Oh, nice. I was about to walk away."
It was really rare that his chartreuse friend visited him. Paul didn't really like having friends over. "...What are you doing here?"
Drew just chuckled and walked in, avoiding his question. Paul rolled his eyes and closed the door behind him. Paul offered for Drew to sit down on the rugged brown sofa and Paul took a seat next to him. The two stayed quiet, and if it weren't for the television playing, Drew wouldn't know how to start a topic. "So...you watching some football? I love football, I didn't know you were a fan of football...let alone sports," he chuckled awkwardly.
Paul just blinked and continued sipping his coffee.
"Alright," Drew began, "lemme just cut to the chase. Word on the street is that you got fired from your job."
Paul raised an eyebrow. "I didn't know getting fired was newsworthy information," he said dryly.
"Maybe it's not, but whatever. The point is, I can get you a new one," he offered. Paul stopped sipping his coffee, interested.
"How?"
Drew smiled, seeing his plum haired friend was at least interested. "Well, my uncle happens to own the mall down the street. There are so many vacancies and job openings. I'm sure that if I talk to him, I'll be able to get you a job there. Some of the jobs pay really well."
Paul wasn't sure why Drew was offering to help him out. He hadn't deserved any sort of help coming from him, especially when Paul did nothing but block him every time Drew tried to befriend him. "Look man, I'm sorry that you got fired because of May," Drew said, noticing Paul's hesitation, "but trust me, this is such a great opportunity for ya. I work at the mall on the weekends sometimes. It'll be fun working together. Plus, getting to see all those beautiful girls shopping is definitely a bonus." Drew grinned.
He rolled his eyes at the last bit, but he stood up while Drew did the same. "Give your uncle a call."
September 1st; 7:59 am
"Thanks, dad!" Leaf exclaimed getting out from her father's truck waving him goodbye. The older looking parent waved back, and Leaf turned her heel running to the school. Her first class was History, and she couldn't afford to be late again. She was late three times last week, and Mr. Harold, the strictest teacher in school had given her an earful. She despised that man more than people who hated chocolate. How could anyone hate chocolate?
The brunette ran across the hallway, not caring that she might get in trouble for running in the hallway (which she thought was a stupid rule), and didn't see someone get in her way. And of course, the brunette crashed into someone's body and the two fell onto the floor. After a second or two, she heard the person beneath him groan in pain. Leaf placed a palm over her mouth. "Oh my Arceuse, I'm so sorry! I should have watched where I was going, but I was such in a hurry to get to class, and I didn't wanna have to face Mr. Harold's wrath again and-"
"For a small body, you sure can talk a lot," The voice said, and Leaf recognized that voice instantly.
Leaf's eyes saddened. "Sorry, Gary. Are you okay?"
The spiky haired teen only smiled. "I play football, Leafy. This is nothing," he said and then he added. "I guess I could say that you fell for me." he winked.
Leaf scowled at the flirtatious comment and pushed on his chest to get off of him, but surprisingly, Gary grabbed her waist and yanked her down so that her body was completely attached to his. Leaf gasped, feeling her heart go up a mile. He ran a finger through her hair, sending sparks in Leaf's body. What was he doing? If somebody saw this, they would surely get the wrong idea. He then whispered in her ear huskily, "Do I make you nervous, Leafy?"
Leaf gave him a glare, ignoring the effect that Gary was having on her. She pushed hard on his chest and this time, stood up on her feet. She watched as Gary got up and dusted himself off, and before he noticed, she was already gone.
And the worst part was that Leaf was late for class yet again.
Okay so this is a short chapter. Not because I didn't have ideas, but because I felt that this was a good place to end it here. I'm pleased with this chapter, it has a few contestshipping and leafgreenshipping moments. I love those two pairs as well, and I really wanted to give Ikari a break in this chap. Other ships need their moment too!
Also, since Ash is in this story and since I'm used to pearlshipping, I'm conflicted whether or not to pair up Ash with someone. I have a lot of options. Ash can be a bachelor in this story, or he can be paired up with either Serena or Misty. Well, not Misty because I honestly hate pokeshipping (no offense to any pokeshippers reading this). I'm fine with amourshipping, and I'm also fine with him being a bachelor.
Pair up Ash with Serena or no? Give a review and let me know (That rhymes :D )
Anyways, hope you guys enjoyed this chapter! Be sure to let me know what you think and see you guys next time!
