I am so sorry for the delay. Here's my little situation, you see, I'm spending the summer with my brother and he didn't get a computer until Monday 6/30/03. My brother is hardly ever at home so I ended up putting his computer together, starting it up, and loading the Norton AntiVirus onto it. By the time it finished scanning all the files for viruses, he had left for school and he told me that I could use AOL as soon as it finished scanning. One problem, I couldn't use AOL because he didn't give me a screen name that he wanted and I can't just make one up for him because he won't be able to change it if he doesn't like it, I had to wait until he returned, which would be the next morning since he sleeps over at friends' and other family members' houses, to ask him about what screen name he wanted. So now I am very relieved and very exhausted from all that's been going on but despite that I've manage to type up the third chapter and finally got to go on the internet. Well anyways, here's the third chapter to Choose Me (AAMayL version), I hope that you all will like it.
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Chapter 3: Can't Give Up
May watched with a heartbroken face as her friend hugged Ash. 'Misty said she has a crush on a boy who wrecked her bike that lives here, Ash told me that he wrecked Misty's bike. Yeah, Misty's crush is definitely Ash. And I can bet that Ash probably still likes her, I mean it's only been a year since he told me how he felt about her. Oh man, why did this have to happen? Now I definitely don't have a chance with Ash. I should just give up now.' May hung her head down and stared at her feet.
As she hugged Ash, Misty came to her senses and let go of him blushing. "It's been so long since I've seen you Ash!" Ash kept staring at her, his mouth hung open.
"I can't believe it, is it really you Misty?"
"Of course it is!" Ash smiled happily at her, but then he saw behind Misty that May was standing quietly looking downward. He walked over to her smiling and grabbed the hand that wasn't holding the grocery bag. May was a little taken aback by his touch and blushed. Misty got a confused look, she was also a little irritated at Ash for holding May's hand.
"Ash! Don't go up to complete strangers and think that you can just hold them like that!" Ash ignored her, he knew that May wasn't a stranger to him, she was completely the opposite. The way he looked at May made May feel like she would go limp and fall into his arms at any second.
"May, I thought I lost you!" Ash pulled May towards Misty by the hand gently. She slowly followed looking away slightly trying to hide her blush.
"Misty, this is May! I met her in Hoenn, Pikachu accidentally fried her bike and we felt guilty about her having to travel Hoenn by foot all by her lonesome so we let her join us. I kind of took her under my wing since she didn't know much about pokemon, we've been close friends ever since." Ash explained. Misty tensed up.
"You only traveled with her?" She asked staring at Ash's hand that was holding May's.
"Well, later her little brother and Brock joined us." Misty felt a little relieved. Ash turned towards May and gestured towards Misty.
"May, I'd like you to meet Misty, she's the one I told you about that one time!"
Misty gave an annoyed look. "And what exactly did you tell her about me?" Ash stumbled for words and faintly blushed. 'I bet that May was just the oh so perfect girl to be around with and badmouthed me to her. If he's able to talk to her about me, why can't he at least call me to tell me about his new friends?'
Ash chuckled nervously and scratched the back of his head still blushing. "Well, I um, kind of told her, um what I really thought about you."
"Oh? So what did you tell her?!" Misty waited impatiently thinking that Ash had mentioned only her negative characteristics to May. Ash was too embarrassed to admit what he said a year ago. Even though he knew he would have to tell her sometime, he felt now wasn't that time.
May pitied poor Ash, she knew exactly what he was going through. Unknown to him, May was having the same trouble admitting her feelings as well. She knew that if she was is in his situation, a way out of it would definitely be appreciated greatly.
"Ash told me that he liked having you around on his travels!" May answered happily. She attempted to say something that related to what Ash had said exactly without giving away his secret.
Misty's angered face changed into a softer expression. "Oh, well I'm sorry for getting on your case like that Ash." Ash was relieved and smiled towards Misty.
Ash hadn't let go of May's hand yet, he gave it a small squeeze as he gave May a thankful smile, she blushed in return. He held it gently as if it were the most fragile thing in the world. May was holding his hand just as he was holding hers.
Misty saw this, her jealousy began to rise. 'I see what's going on here, May seems to have a crush on Ash too, well, I'm sorry May but I'm not going to hand Ash over to you just because we're friends. Hmmm, make that were friends, from this day until Ash chooses between us, we're enemies.' Misty grabbed Ash's free hand and pulled him towards her causing him to let go of May. May's hand was left in the air, wanting to reach out to Ash, but she then brought it into her chest, over her beating heart which was pounding rapidly due to Ash.
May showed some annoyance towards Misty but decided to let it slide. 'What does it matter if she took him away from me? Ash likes Misty, not me. But...' May looked back at the hand that Ash held so gently. 'The way he held my hand, it made me feel so safe and warm. And when he grabbed my hand, he stared into my eyes for a moment smiling so lovingly. It made me want to melt.'
May looked up at Misty holding onto Ash, she grew a determined look. 'Ash has been there for me, helping me with whatever I had trouble with, you don't find guys like that around often, I just can't give up on him just because another girl is after the same boy. I just need to try a little harder, it's too early to let it all end now. Sorry Misty, but I can't just let you win so easily, you're going to have competition.'
"So Ash, I'm guessing your mom sent you here to walk me to your house." Misty said not letting go of Ash's hand. Ash was confused at the reason why she was holding his hand so tightly. May knew that Misty was just being possessive over Ash and felt exasperated.
"Well she told me to pick someone up at the market, she gave me this note." Ash dug through his pocket to show it to Misty. Misty took the note and read it. She then began laughing. Ash and May looked at her questioningly.
"What's so funny?" Misty stopped her laughter and read the note aloud.
"Go to the Pallet Town market and find a girl with short red hair worn down to her shoulders and wearing a pink halter top, beige mini skirt and sandals, she's carrying a Togepi inside a red backpack. She'll most likely be carrying two bags of groceries." Misty hopped back in order for Ash to get a good look at her and posed. Ash still wasn't getting it. Misty got frustrated with him.
"Ash it's a description of me! Your mom wanted to surprise you by sending you to the market while I was there picking up her groceries!" Ash looked Misty over. She definitely fit the description, and she looked good too. "Like the new look?"
"Yeah, you look great Misty." Misty blushed and giggled. May felt envious of Misty. 'Okay, that's enough, I can't take much more of Misty hogging all of Ash's attention and trying to make me seem invisible here.'
"Hey Ash?" May asked.
"Yeah May?" May took a few moments to think of something to say, she just wanted to break up this scene before she had to witness anymore of Misty's flirting.
"Um, well, I'm a little hungry, do you think we can go over to your house now and get something to eat?" Ash smiled at her warmly.
"Of course May!"
"Let's go!" Misty exclaimed. She grabbed Ash's hand and headed towards his house.
Ash looked back at May who was still standing in the same position looking after them. He frowned and sighed as he saw her all by herself.
The two of them walked ahead hand in hand while May picked up the bag of groceries that Misty had carelessly dropped previously and walked quietly behind the couple.
'I know it seems selfish of me to think this but I've fallen for Ash and it just breaks my heart to see him with Misty like that. I remember my parents once told me that if I felt strongly about something I should always try my best to get it. I just need to try a little harder with Ash. Maybe he won't like me as much as I like him, but I just need the satisfaction that he likes me a little bit more than now. Who knows, maybe he'll choose me over Misty.'
End of chapter 3. I've seem to have made Misty an antagonist, haven't I? I'm sorry Misty fans I didn't mean toL it just sort of came out that way. I'll upload the next chapter, it may take a while so bear with me people. Review time!