I don't own them I never claimed to Please don't sue me.

Okay this is in response to a challenge by Vidalark, I also must say I have never met anyone who is blind so my portrayal will probably be inaccurate I sincerely hope I do not offend anyone with this.

Pokemon A Test of Character:

Chapter 7:

"Why does Delia want to see me?" May asked her brother again as she walked toward the Ketchum house. Gary only shrugged and continued walking. "And why are you coming along?"

Gary smiled at her sweetly and said. "I'm hoping the looser is in trouble." May just shook her head she would never figure her brother out. He glanced at May. "Is something on your mind?"

"You really consider Ash a friend don't you?" She smiled as he looked away. "Maybe you should treat your friend better than you do?" She tried to gage his reaction and frowned when he seemed to grow distant.

"I don't think you could call Ash my friend more like respected rival but he's still a looser." Gary said defensively. "But I'll try to be slightly nicer to him for your sake."

May smiled and noticed that the Ketchum home was dark on the plain blue door there was a note that they were outback. May shrugged and headed around the house and then fell out when Ash, Brock, Delia, and Her grandfather jumped out and yelled surprised with several other folks from Pallet that she knew. "How?" she asked then it clicked into place. "You two did this." she said turning to look at her brother who was now standing beside Ash.

"Guilty as charged." Gary said with a laugh "And she helped." he said gesturing to Mrs. Ketchum. "You really do try to do to much for everyone this day is for you." Gary said giving his sister a hug. "Happy Birthday Sis."

Misty watched as the others gave her similar birthday wishes from her perch in the kitchen. She knew she was invited to the party but she just couldn't go. 'I can't face her not after she was right.' Misty thought sadly. Misty shook her head fighting back tears she had been thinking allot of how she acted recently and she regretted it but she didn't know how to make up for it.

May had caught site of Misty and as soon as she could get away from everyone she headed inside the house under the pretense of having to go the bathroom. "Misty why don't you come out and join the fun?" May asked.

Misty looked up from where she had been staring at the table. "I don't want to ruin your party." May just gave her a patient look. "Okay I'm ashamed of how I treated Ash and judged everyone else irrationally and I have no idea how to make up for it."

May smiled at Misty and set down. "Just be his friend don't worry about making it up to Ash he forgives everyone." She set there looking at Misty. "Misty you made a mistake were human we all make them come on out and join the party." May said offering her hand to Misty.

Misty felt a pang of guilt at how she had misjudged the other girl. 'I assumed she was like Gary arrogant and selfish.' Misty nodded and stood up. "Happy Birthday." She said softly to the older girl.

"Thank you Misty now lets back before they think I fell in the toilet." May said in the same calm tone of voice she always did and smiled slightly when Misty began to laugh to herself.

"Well that's surprising." Gary observed to Ash dryly. Pikachu quickly chirped an agreement and Ash was beginning to wonder if they would tell him what was going on. "Well I won't make you ask but Misty and May walking out of your house." Gary glanced at Ash's mouth that was hanging open in shock. Reaching up he shut it and said. "It's not good to have your mouth hanging open in shock at a party."

Ash growled "You better not be kidding me." He knew Gary wasn't since Pikachu had lept off his shoulder and was happily running toward the two girls he heard both May and Misty greet the pokemon. "May's good and everything." Ash said wondering How May managed to cheer Misty up. He had been worried with her moping around the past few days.

"Of course she's my sister." Gary said and was rewarded by being punched slightly harder than necessary in the arm by Ash who was getting good and knowing where to aim by voice. "I'm beginning to regret that Pokeball practice your getting good at hitting me."

Ash smiled. "Well your only a little taller than me it's easy to hit you without missing to badly." Ash said remembering the disaster when Brock came along one day and Ash had hit him between the legs with the pokeball. He chuckled slightly at the memory made even funnier by Brock's refusal to come along with them anymore. "Hello Misty." He said as he heard her footsteps approaching.

"Ash I want to say I'm sorry." She said "I really shouldn't have said those things to you can you ever forgive me." She looked down at her shoes and when Ash didn't answer. "Ash?"

She nearly fell over when Ash smiled at her and said "I already forgave you." He then gave her a hug much to her shock. "I just wanted to make sure you were looking at me Mom mentioned you kept looking at the ground."

Gary was laughing his head off. "Ash you idiot you probably scared her half to death."

May smiled as she watched them bickering. "Things seem to be settling into something like normal." She said to the older woman standing beside her.

Delia Ketchum nodded. "So May what do you wish to do first on your birthday Eat, play games or open presents?"

May smiled and said "Lets eat first then the presents then the games." Delia nodded and announced to the gathered group that it was time to eat.

The meal passed jovially if not without a few minor scrapes as it turned out that Ash and Gary were sitting next to each other and kept trading the occasional verbal quip while kicking each other under the table. Misty finally kicked them both from her seat across the table to get them to stop.

Delia and May couldn't help laugh it was almost like things were in the past whenever Ash and Gary were on speaking terms they would constantly argue and fight. "I think it's time for May to open her gifts." She smiled as Ash and Gary jumped up and headed toward the house.

"What the?" May asked in shock watching their retreating back she had assumed the table sitting behind her had contained all the presents.

"I think they forgot to get your gifts out of Ash's room." Delia said laughing. "Ash was trying not to get in the way when we were setting up earlier so he didn't have time to go get his and Gary's gifts for you."

"I can't believe you forgot them." Gary said as he opened the door to Ash's room and stormed in. Ash was right behind him muttering under his breath. "What was that?"

"I was saying you could have come and got them as soon as I told you I forgot them." Ash said darkly. "And just hand me the one I got her so we can get back to the party." Gary reached down and picked up the smaller box and handed it to Ash.

The Two returned to the party just as May was handed the first gift to open. She noticed Ash and Gary hanging back and she wondered what was up but her brother just nodded for her to continue.

"Okay first one is a book can't see the title." Gary said to Ash. "It's probably one she likes since it's from Grandpa." Ash nodded as Gary continued. "Next one's from your Mom it's a silk scarf blue and green." Soon May had gone threw all the gifts when Gary walked up and handed her a box.

She gasped when she opened it. "Gary how did you know I wanted this dress?" She asked remembering how expensive it was. "This was too much you shouldn't spent this much."

"I was glad to do it and to answer your first question I saw how you were looking at it when we were the store to get the supplies to make that crazy vest idea of yours." Gary smirked. "If you curious Ash it's a very expensive Dress that will look great on May." Gary offered no further description as Ash held out the box in his hands to May.

May opened the box and pulled out the angel figurine. "Thank you Ash's it's lovely how did you find it." She said wondering how Ash had found one that she didn't have.

Ash smiled and said. "Pikachu found it and the sales girl helped." Pikachu chirped happily when May thanked him and gave him a scratch behind the ears.

The rest of the day was spent playing games and everyone had a good time. Sometime after everyone had left Misty and Brock were cleaning up. "Something wrong Misty you've been rather quiet?"

"Oh just thinking Brock." She sighed wistfully. "Just thinking about things."

To Be continued.....

Authors Notes:

Okay I'm sure your wondering about things and all I can say is Stay tuned this chapter was sort of ment to be fluffy compared to the other chapters I can only hope I succeeded in that goal.