I'M ALIVE PEOPLE! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?! I had succumbed to writer's block and waited this long to update anyways here's chapter 5! Oh yeah and you're gonna have to completely forget my description of Misty from chapter 3, picture her in her new outfit. Actually I'm not too fond of it myself, she looks like a walking banana...

Chapter 5: Round 2: Giving Him Green Eyes

It took her a while due to the fact that she dawdled, but May was finally at Oak's lab. She stood outside the door sadly thinking of what she'd see behind the closed door. She sighed as she thought about Ash and Misty. May took in a breath and opened the door.

May poked her head in. She didn't see Ash or Misty. She stepped in and closed the door behind her. "Hello? Ash? Misty? Anyone here?"

"Hello there! May I help you?" a young man had asked her as he was heading towards the door.

"I'm sorry for just coming in, but I'm looking for my friend Ash, have you seen him?" May asked. The young man smiled and nodded.

"Yeah, he's out back with Prof. Oak and his friend Misty, I'll take you to them." he said. May smiled gratefully. "Thank you very much! I'm May!"

"I'm Tracey! I've heard about you, you're the girl that's been traveling with Ash aren't you?" he asked. May nodded. "Yeah, I guess Prof. Oak told you that huh? I can't wait to meet him in person!" Tracey chuckled lightly. "Don't tell me you're a big fan of his too." May shook her head. "No, but he's pretty well known, and my brother Max talks about how great he is nonstop!" Tracey smiled. "Well he's a great man, you'll like him."

Ash, Misty and Prof. Oak were out back where all the pokemon were. "So how have things been around here Prof. Oak?" Ash asked. "Everything's been fine, and your pokemon are very helpful to me, especially Bulbasaur." Prof. Oak answered. "That's good to hear!"

"Hey Ash there's someone here looking for you!" Tracey called out from the door leading to the back. Ash turned and saw May come out. "Hey May! Sorry for not waiting for you, but Misty said that you wouldn't mind if we went ahead without you." May frowned. "Oh she did, did she?" Misty only smiled innocently. "Well you were lagging and it would've been boring to have to wait until you got here." she said.

May clenched her fists, but decided to take her mind off of Misty. She then spotted Prof. Oak and gasped happily. "Prof. Oak! I'm so happy to finally meet you face to face!"

"It's nice to finally meet you too May." May pulled out a piece of paper and a pen from her pack and gave it to Oak. "Can I have your autograph?" she pleaded. Oak took the pen and paper. "And can you make one out to Max please?"

"Sure." he signed the paper and gave it back to May. "Thank you so very much!" Ash, Misty, and Tracey sweatdropped at how excited she became. "I guess Prof. Oak is famous in the Hoenn League too." Misty said.

May then looked out at the grassy area and stared in awe at all the pokemon she saw. "Wow! Are all these pokemon yours Prof. Oak?"

"Well actually, many of these pokemon belong to trainers who originated here in Pallet Town." May then turned to Ash. "That means your pokemon are here too, huh Ash?" he nodded. "Yeah, would you like to meet them?"

"Sure!"

"Okay!" Ash led her out to the grassy field. Misty fumed as they left her there.

"I'll be inside if you need anything" Oak said as he headed back inside.

Misty continued to watch Ash and May. Tracey smiled. "Jealous are we?" Misty snapped out of her gaze and blushed. "No never!" Tracey laughed. "Come on, Misty! Admit it, you like Ash and you can't stand the idea of him with another girl!" Misty's face turned redder, out of both embarrassment and anger, but she didn't argue.

Misty saw from where she stood Ash introducing May to all his smaller and cuter pokemon, and saw how May gushed over them. "The problem is, she has a crush on him too."

"Aha! So you admit it!" Misty got frustrated. "OKAY! I LIKE HIM! I'M JEALOUS OF MAY! ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?!" Tracey backed off of her, chuckling nervously. Misty looked back at Ash and May blushing.

"You know, jealousy might not be a bad idea!" Misty looked back at Tracey questioningly. "What do you mean Tracey?"

"If you feel threatened by May's presence then try making Ash Jealous!" Tracey suggested. Misty gave it a thought. "I think you may be right!" she said smiling. "Yeah but the question is who are you going to get to make him jealous?" Misty looked at him mischievously. "Oh no, I know where this is going..." Tracey gulped.

"And this is Cyndiquil!" Ash presented his fire pokemon from Johto. May squatted down and petted the little pokemon's head giggling as it said it's name. "Hi there cutie! So this is the fire starter from Johto? What fire pokemon is a starter from Kanto?" May asked interested in the other fire type starters other than her torchic. "That would be Charmander, I caught that one too and it evolved to Charizard!"

"And it was a pain to see how poorly trained it was!" Ash turned to argue as he heard Misty's voice, but stopped as he noticed that Tracey along with her. Misty was clinging onto Tracey's arm and Tracey wasn't struggling free either. They both approached Ash and May smiling. Misty was laughing and giggling looking at Tracey flirtingly.

"Uh, Misty, you feeling okay?" Ash asked with an arched brow. May was curious about Misty's peculiar behavior, but then again she hadn't known Misty for very long so maybe this was normal for her.

"Oh I'm just fine Ash! I've just become more friendlier with Tracey!" she said batting her lashes at Tracey. Tracey only laughed nervously not saying a word. 'I bet Ash must be feeling green with envy by now!' Misty thought. She turned to look at Ash, but was surprised to see him smiling. "Well I'm glad you two are getting closer as friends!" Tracey sweatdropped while Misty fell to the ground. 'I forgot! This is Ash I'm trying to make jealous here! The only time he gets jealous is when someone's better than he is!'

Ash turned towards May again. "Come on May! I'll introduce you to Bayleef!"

"Okay! Which pokemon is that?"

"That's the evolved form of the grass starter of Johto." he explained to her as they walked off. Their voices faded away and Misty was tempted into pulling out her hair from the frustration. "Well, Ash isn't the sharpest tool in the shed so I guess he wouldn't have ever caught on to the fact that you were flirting with me on his own." Tracey commented. Misty then had an idea. "Well if I can't make Ash jealous, then I'll just have to get May to become interested in another guy! Then Ash will be all mine!" Tracey started backing away ever so slowly as she thought this out loud, but too late, Misty had already stopped him from going any further. "Tracey, you're going to help me again!" she grabbed him by the ear and dragged him away. "Why me?" he cried.

Ash, May and Misty were back at Ash's house eating the lunch that Mrs. Ketchum had prepared. "Mmm, this is delicious Mrs. Ketchum!" May exclaimed. Mrs. Ketchum blushed putting her hands to her reddening cheeks. "Thank you May!"

"I told you my mom was a great cook!" Ash commented. May smiled at him. Misty rolled her eyes. Ash finished his lunch and carried it to the kitchen where his mom had retreated to leaving May and Misty alone.

May glanced at Misty still having something on her mind. "Uh, Misty may I ask you something?"

"What?"

"Why were you so cozy with Tracey earlier today?" Misty smirked. "I'm so glad you asked that May!" Misty said as she took a bite of her food. "It's just that Tracey is such a nice, smart, cute guy, how could I resist?" May was a bit taken aback by her answer and how dreamy eyed Misty got. 'Wow, I never knew that Misty was so fickle, but if she likes Tracey this much then maybe now I'll have a chance with Ash!' May thought excitedly. "So I'm guessing you don't like Ash anymore?" Misty thought a moment, thinking how May would take it. If she said no, May would either think Tracey was a real catch, or Ash was free for her to take.

There was a knock at the door. Misty smiled in delight, 'Right on time!' she thought. "Why don't you answer that May?" Misty suggested. May got up and opened the door. It was Tracey. "Well speak of the devil! It's Tracey!" Misty said. "Oh hi Tracey! What brings you here?" May asked. Tracey pulled out a bouquet of red roses and handed them to May. "These are for you May!" he said. May took them not knowing what to think of what was going on.

Ash poked his head out to see who it was at the door and saw Tracey handing May flowers. 'What are the flowers for?' he stepped out of the kitchen to greet Tracey.

"Hey Tracey! What are you doing here? And what's with the flowers?"

"He brought them for me!" May smiled. Ash was confused as to why he would, but it also made him feel unhappy about it.

"Tell Prof. Oak thank you for the flowers! They're a great welcoming gift!" May told Tracey. Tracey and Misty both fell to the ground. Ash felt a little better knowing that they were from Oak. May put the flowers into a vase.

"No they're not from Prof. Oak! They're from me to you May, every beautiful girl deserves a bouquet, but even these gorgeous roses are no match to your beauty." Tracey said. 'Think like Brock! Think like Brock! Think like Brock!' Tracey thought to himself. 'Yes! That's it Tracey! At this rate May is sure to fall for him!'

May was flabbergasted to say the least. "Uh, thank you Tracey, I don't know what to say." Ash continued to watch feeling more uneasy with every line Tracey spoke to May. "Say that you'll go out with me, May! Please give me the honor of letting me treat you to dinner this evening!" Tracey said. 'Think like Brock! Think like Brock! Think like Brock!' he continued to think to himself. 'Please say yes! Please say yes! Please say yes!' Misty thought. "No, no, NO!' Ash thought. 'What does Tracey think he's doing asking May out?!' he asked himself with his blood boiling.

May just stared at Tracey with her mouth gaping. "Uh, well, I..." May didn't know what to say, but she knew that she certainly wasn't interested in going out with Tracey. 'What do I do? How do I let him off gently?' By this time, everyone was sweating while waiting for May's answer. Misty hoping she'll say yes, Ash hoping she'll say no, and Tracey hoping to get through this day in one piece in case he fails and has to face Misty's rage.

Finally, May took so long that Ash answered for her. "Sorry Tracey, but she can't!" Ash said firmly. Misty, Tracey and May turned to Ash surprised at him. "Why not Ash?" Tracey and Misty asked in unison. "Because she's going to be with me all today, we still haven't finished the tour of the town. So if you'll excuse us, we have to get going!" Ash answered as he grabbed May by the wrist and dragged her out the door with a look of sheer jealousy on his face.

Misty let out a groan knowing what had just happened, but couldn't believe it. "Well it looks like May was the one to make him jealous, but look at it this way Misty, you accomplished your first goal!" Misty glared at him. Daggers were shooting out of her eyes aiming towards Tracey. Tracey felt scared by the look she was giving him and decided to back out of the door. "Well I've gotta go now, I think I hear Prof. Oak calling! Bye!" he shut the door and ran off leaving Misty fuming.

End of chapter 5. It took me a while to think of something but I finally did! Isn't writer's block a horrible thing Well it's review time again! And I'd like to say thank you to my wonderful reviewers!