This chapter takes place right after May and Brendan escape from Team Magma on the abandon ship. Ever wonder how May got the berry juice out of her eyes? Well this is how I think it happen.
Disclaimer: I do not have any ownership of Pokemon and Whitney Houston's "Run To You"
Okay, ladies and gentlemen! I am proud to present...
Chapter Eight: Run To You
---Flashback to an earlier event on Wailulu---
"One of these days you'll see that keeping clean for at least a day will help," Brendan lectured.
"Yeah, yeah. Whatever," May said brushing it off her shoulder. She wasn't that dirty.
---End of flashback---
It was another peaceful night in Hoenn. The stars illuminated the sky. The moonlight was reflected of the sparkling ocean water. All was calm but two unspoken hearts.
I know
That when you look at me
There's so much
That you just don't see
But if
You would only take the time
I know in my heart you'll find
"How's your eyes? Not that I care," Brendan asked immediately taking back any idea of concern.
"Ha! Don't hold your breath! I knew it was too good to be true!" May barked. Her voice then softened. "I'm still blinded by the tamato berry juice, and it's starting to sting even more now...Argh!"
O-o-oh
A girl who's scared sometimes
Who isn't always strong
Can't you see the hurt in me?
I fell so alone
Brendan then opened his knapsack and pulled out a clean face cloth and a bottle of pure water. He wet the face cloth with the bottled water and then made his way towards May.
I wanna run to you
O-o-oh
I wanna run to you
O-o-oh
From May's point of view she heard rustles and the sound of water being poured from where Brendan was sitting. She could hear his footsteps coming closer to her and sense his presence in front of her. This made May get a little bit nervous.
Brendan knelt down in front of May and raised the cloth to her face. When the cloth touched May's cheek, she slapped Brendan's hand away within a heartbeat.
"What do you think you're doing? I don't need your help! I can take care of myself!" May yelled who was still a bit alarmed from feeling "something" touch her face.
"Stop that! You've already got tamato juice in your eyes, which is bad enough! But now the dirt is getting into your eyes and that's what makes it sting even more. Now hold still!" Brendan instructed. He then tried his second attempt to help May but first he had to take off all the dirt off of May's face.
"Hmph!" May obeyed but gave a pout hating the feeling of surrender. Brendan just gave a little sigh of relief seeing that May was finally co-operating somewhat.
May then heard Brendan put the face cloth into his bag but realized he must be getting something else considering the length of noise he was making digging into his knapsack. Brendan had pulled out some eye drops that had a specialized solution of getting out any kind of berry juice out of the eyes and disabling any negative effect the berry juice would have.
"Ok, I'm just going to put some eye drop solution to get the berry juice out," Brendan warned so May wouldn't panic.
"Chemicals? Chemicals! You're putting chemicals in my eyes? How do I know you're not trying to permanently blind me? I think I have a berry that can... Shoot! I just ran out of the berry. But there's no way I'm letting you put those chemicals in my eyes!"
"Well, I don't have any of those berries either. And no, as tempting as it is, I'd feel guilty for doing such a crime. Trust me. This will get your vision back. Promise."
"Promise?" May choked trying hard to hide her fear.
"Promise," came Brendan's warm and comforting reply calming May down.
Won't you hold me in your arms
And keep me safe from harm
Still scared, May sat perfectly still and allowed Brendan to apply the eye drops. Once the eye drops were in, May blinked uncontrollably as the solution and her tears were flushing the tamato juice out. Within seconds May's vision was slowly returning.
"I... I can see again!" May happily exclaimed.
"See, it wasn't that bad."
"Brendan... um... thank you," May's voice had softened to a whisper.
"No problem." Although he could barely hear what she was saying, Brendan was able to catch the simple 'thank you', which was all Brendan needed to hear. He blushed a little and smiled but turned away before May could see it. Little did he knew May was also blushing.
I wanna run to you
O-o-oh
But if I come to you
O-o-oh
Tell me
Will you stay
Or will you run away
"It's getting late. We should probably hit the sacks," May said breaking the silence between them.
"Yeah, well...see you in the morning," Brendan said. May walked over to Wailulu's head to have some privacy. She began to sing a lullaby to herself.
"Each day,
each day I play the role
Of someone
Always in control
But at night
I come home and turn the key
There's nobody there
No one cares for me"
And with that May closed her eyes and feel asleep.
Brendan could hear the melody but not the lyrics that May sang. As he put the eye droppers back in his bag he found a glass pendant with a white rose design. His mother gave it to him but told him to give it to the girl he kept running into if he were to go on a journey. Brendan decided to give it to May as a 'thank you'.
----In May's dream—
"What's the sense
Of trying hard to find your dreams
Without someone to share it with
Tell me what does it mean?"
May had just won the pokemon league. She turned to those who supported her and saw her family. But there was a pain in her heart. A feeling that someone had walked away from her. She then felt herself fall into an empty void.
I wanna run to you
O-o-oh
I wanna run to you
O-o-oh
May then found herself in a field of flowers. The scent calmed her down but she still felt the heartache. May then felt a gentle hand on her shoulder.
---In reality---
Brendan made his way to where May was sleeping. She was lying on her side with her back to Brendan. He then slipped the pendant into her fanny pack but he didn't see the pendant shimmer when it touched May.
---In May's dream---
Won't you hold me in your arms
And keep me safe from harm
May turned around to be greeted by the boy who she longed for.
"It's you," May said avoiding eye contact. His scent was so familiar to her. The boy then held out a white rose to May.
"What's this?" May asked as a blush appeared on her cheeks.
"A white rose for my one true love," the boy replied. Even his voice was familiar to May.
I wanna run to you
O-o-oh
But if I come to you
O-o-oh
Tell me
Will you stay
Or will you run away
---In reality---
'She's so cute when she's sleeping,' Brendan thought. He was about to pull away but May had rolled onto her back and into Brendan's arms.
---May's dream---
May suddenly felt herself being taken into the boy's warm embrace. The scent of him even stronger. As much as she tried to remember where she smelled such a pleasant aroma, she couldn't. May then felt the boy release her.
I need you here
I need you here to wipe away my tears
To kiss away my fears
If you only knew how much
I wanna run to you
O-o-oh
I wanna run to you
O-o-oh
---Reality---
Brendan was alarmed by this. May wasn't crushing his arm but he was worried what were to happen if she woke up any moment. Although, it felt so right to have her in his arms. He couldn't pull away. He didn't want too. Brendan was mesmerized by May's natural beauty.
---May's dream---
"Won't you hold me in your arms
And keep me safe from harm?" May asked. She held out her hands and cupped his face. Until now she still hadn't seen his face.
I wanna run to you
May wanted to look into his eyes and see if it was all true.
But if I come to you
O-o-oh
May didn't want to be left behind and left all alone in the dark.
---Real---
Brendan noticed that May was starting to tremble. He began to worry at what was making her uptight in her dream. Suddenly May slowly opened her eyes but was still in a dream state. Brendan was captured into May's sapphire eyes. A shade of blue that was dazzling yet hypnotizing.
---May's Dream---
May finally saw the face of the boy. He had rich ruby eyes. The scent of his imprinted in her mind. He was cute and charming. How she didn't want him to leave her. But already everything was going fuzzy. She then tried to speak to him before he disappeared from her.
---Outside of the dream world---
"Tell me, will you stay or will you run away?" May whispered. Her voice causing Brendan's heart to skip a beat. She then fell back asleep in his warm embrace.
Wow! Fluffy, isn't it? But I like it. I had a really good time writing this. It was more like an OVA that I had been dying to post. This was also my first songfic. So I have no idea if there's a certain pattern to follow. Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter as much as I did. Ok, Eefi! Future sight insight!
"Next time on 'I Think It's Love Actually'
Well, they're finally off Wailulu,"
It's about time. I thought they'd never leave...lol
"And it's raining. But this doesn't mean it's near the end of the fanfic. And I see May and Brendan"
Ok, but details! Details!
"Aw, they look so cute when they're asleep!"
Alrighty! That's a wrap! See ya next time!
