A/N: Okie… just like to let you know, that I've changed the rating for this fic to 'T'… you'll see why lol… I'd also like to take this time to thank the people who have reviewed this fic so far! You guys are the best! I appreciate it so much! THANK YOU! Sweatdrop… this chappie is pretty long…. Yup, really long! So yeah… but it's good! So don't give up! Lol … I'll shut up now, right?… right.
Chapter 5The bell rang and May rolled her eyes. In the second that it took them to start walking towards the school, somehow everyone ran past them, and into the building. By the time they reached the doors to enter the building, the crowds were packed with people. There was no point in rushing; there was no way that they would get to class on time. May scanned the crowd and found the familiar blonde that she had taken a certain dislike to. Her anger subsided rather quickly however, when she felt Drew place his hands on her shoulders, and then hide behind her. He started to push her through the crowd.
"Drew! What are you-"
"Shh! Don't say my name!"
May stood upright and tried to look normal. She eyed Ashley from far away, who seemed to be glancing around May to figure out if it was Drew behind her. The crowd was beginning to disperse rapidly, but only May, Drew and Ashley remained in the hall. May could see the expression change on Ashley's face. She knew it was Drew. Ashley was starting to walk towards them, when suddenly a door opened, and a girl stepped out from it, said something to her, and then pulled Ashley inside the room. Drew peeked over May's shoulder.
"You can come out now Drew," May said with a chuckle.
He stood up straight, and let go of her shoulders. May felt the warmth leave her as he did that. For a second, she closed her eyes, and thought about how she wished he hadn't let go of her.
"Hello? Earth to May!"
"Huh? What?"
She snapped awake from her trance just as the second bell rang. This time, Drew rolled his eyes, and grabbed May by the hand. She smiled, while he dragged her at a fast pace. He muttered something under his breath.
"What was that Drew?"
He stopped and let go. May frowned.
"Well, now I'm sure we'll be Brenda's favorite students!"
Drew turned and opened the door to the classroom. May bit her lip, and prepared for what was to come.
"Well, well, well! Look at who's late! You two have a knack for getting in trouble, don't you?"
The class snickered, but Drew gave all of them a nasty superior look, and they all silenced. At this, he smirked, and walked directly to his seat. May looked at Drew and shook her head. Didn't he know that they needed to at least explain themselves to the teacher?
"We are sorry for being late Brenda. It's just, see… Drew needed some help with his training. It seems that he is having trouble with-"
"Sorry, but I don't allow excuses. Please sit down."
May walked to her desk with a glum expression on her face. She sat down, and didn't even look at Drew. But suddenly, her attention was forced onto Drew. He leaned towards her, and with a defying glare, he made his point clear.
"What was that? You know I don't need help with my training!" he said angrily, with a tight and quiet voice.
At first, this somewhat scared May, but then she too became angry. She replied just like he had, quiet but angry.
"Oh yeah? Well cowering behind your enemy is not how I picture defeating your opponent!"
Drew's eyes bulged, and his cheeks became flushed. She couldn't tell if it was because he was angry, or if it was because of something else.
"I was not cowering! I was uh… I was… I was looking to see if you had any more leaves on your back!"
May laughed. She flat out laughed, and she couldn't help it. Her abs were now starting to hurt from the laughter, but it was silenced when she heard Brenda's voice. May opened her eyes, and she saw that Drew had his hand over his face, and Brenda was storming mad.
"May! What is so funny? I'd love to know!"
"Um…"
She waited a few seconds, but then said nothing.
"So, you don't want to share everything with the class anymore? Fine! Then I'd love to hear you answer this simple question. What did I just say?"
The class looked expectantly at May. She looked around, and decided to make a bad situation somewhat better.
"What did I just say?" May answered questionably.
Drew smiled to himself. Sometimes May was so funny. He looked at Brenda, and she was about to blow her top off. Drew sighed, and stood up. He had to do something, right? It wasn't May's fault, well, not all her fault.
"Brenda, if I may. I believe you were talking about what to do with a poke block?"
Her eyes bulged. Her mouth dropped open, and she put her hands to her head.
"What? How in the world did you know that? I hadn't even started talking yet, but that's what I was going to talk about!"
May stood up as well.
"Hey! You gave me a trick question!"
Drew ignored this, and answered Brenda's question.
"How could I not know?" he said with a smirk.
"That's it! That's it! I can't take it anymore! If the two of you are so smart, then why don't you teach the class! I don't even know why I'm here!"
Brenda stormed out of the classroom, to leave each student in a quiet shock, even May and Drew. Quickly, Drew recovered from the shock, and started to walk up to the front of the classroom. May was left standing by herself, so she did the most reasonable thing to do. She followed him. When she reached the desk, he turned to her with superiority.
"What are you doing here? You can go sit back down."
"Brenda said the two of us, so I'm staying right here!"
Drew looked at her skeptically, but finally agreed.
"Okay, do what you want. But I'm doing the talking."
May stood there with a frown, but decided it might be fun to be a teacher's assistant; especially if the teacher were Drew.
"Okay, so the poke-block is used to upgrade certain stats of your pokemon. Giving them a poke-block will increase their chances of winning a contest, but of course, you still have to have good coordination with your pokemon. Let me demonstrate. Roselia, come on out!"
The class looked on attentively to the front of the room. Drew's Roselia came out of its poke ball and stood on the desk with its arms spread apart. May looked at Drew and saw that he was actually smiling, as if he was happy and proud.
"Roselia, show them your petal dance."
"Rose!"
It did as it was told, and so Roselia spun around in circles, while rose petals fell down from the air. Everyone in the class was watching with wide eyes. Brenda didn't teach like this at all. When all the petals fell to the ground, the class began to clap in applause. Drew however put up a hand, and everyone became silent. May looked at him wondering why he was doing this. Roselia deserved that applause, and she had no clue why Drew didn't want them to appreciate his pokemon's hard work. It was then that she realized that Drew was looking around the desk. Brenda had seemed to forget her already made poke-blocks. After a minute, Drew nodded his head and picked up a light pink one.
"Here you go Roselia!"
His pokemon took the poke-block, and when Roselia ate it, she brimmed with happiness.
"See everyone? Poke-blocks can change the overall mood of a pokemon as well as help them in their technique. Watch closely. Roselia, do petal dance once again."
May couldn't believe her eyes. She saw nothing more beautiful in her life. Roselia spun around even more gracefully than before and her petals shimmered along with the air in which they fell. Everyone who gazed on the sight sat in complete awe at the transformation that had happened in less than a minute. Drew saw this and flipped his hair, naturally.
The silence broke as everyone turned to look at May. She was laughing, again. Drew looked at her with the most puzzled expression. After a few moments of this, he began to get angry. He clenched his fists and took her aside. Drew's back faced the class so that they couldn't see May. Everyone tried to lean closer so that they could hear, but Drew shot them a deathly glare, and they all backed away.
"What's so funny this time?"
May stopped laughing, and she smiled warmly at him. She looked at his eyes, and then his face. Finally her eyes rested on his hair.
"Well? What is it?"
Drew's eyes widened and he closed his mouth shut, as May flicked his hair out of his eyes. His cheeks slightly changed hue as the two of them stared into each other's eyes. There was a slightly exaggerated cough from the class and Drew turned around to see that it was none other than Charlie. His eyes focused in on him, and he wanted to say something back to that cough, but strangely enough, May had turned him around so that he was facing her again.
"Nice demonstration Drew."
And she said this with the most sincere smile he had ever seen. Immediately he wanted to touch her, long onto that warmth that radiated from her, but he couldn't. Drew merely rolled his eyes and chuckled.
"Thanks."
They returned to their positions by the desk, when Drew's anger was once again flamed by the hand in the air. He was still angry about what he saw before.
Through gritted teeth, Drew spoke, "Yes Charlie?"
"I was wondering how you could have possibly known which poke-block you needed to give Roselia. You must have had a cheat sheet or something!"
The class began to 'ooo' and looked at Drew for an answer. However May placed her hand on Drew's and squeezed it. He looked at their hands, and then at her, and she simply just smiled at him. Drew's fury lessened, and he slowly took his hand away. Thankfully no one saw that happen because their hands were below the surface of the desk.
"Charlie, you should know that Drew is a really good coordinator. Any good coordinator would know which poke-block to use. He doesn't need a cheat sheet."
The class began to laugh at Charlie as he sat back quietly. Drew felt a thousand words of gratitude that he wanted to say to May. Only one came out.
"Thanks, again."
"No problem!"
"Okay everyone, look around in your desks. There actually is a book that shows what your poke-block will do. When you find the one you made, take out the pokemon you want to use it on, and then give it to them!" Drew stated.
All of the people in the classroom started to do what Drew said, even Charlie. Roselia was wandering around the desk while Drew walked around the classroom to make sure everyone was doing things correctly. May couldn't help but smile as she watched him do this. She didn't know why, but for some reason she was beginning to think about him more and more. Well of course that was because he was her partner for this class. But the day's events seemed so overwhelming for her. Somehow through the day, she began to get closer with her rival. What was happening between them… it was as if they were becoming… almost like friends.
"Rose!"
May snapped out of her trance like state, and looked down at Drew's pokemon. In its arm, it outstretched an amazing scented rose. She took it and inhaled the wonderful smell. It was completely exhilarating, and May couldn't help but smile. When she opened her eyes, she looked around the room until she spotted the guy with the green hair. In her eyes, he was gorgeous. The way he moved, the way he talked, and it sent chills up her spine.
She held the rose to her heart, and continued to stare at Drew. Then all of a sudden, he looked up, and his eyes met hers. The air between them froze, and it seemed like he was talking to her through his eyes. May was still smiling, and so he did too. At that moment, everything in her went to such an extreme high, that she fainted.
"May!"
Drew's smile turned into a worried frown, and he darted to her sprawled body. He saw that the rose was still in her hand. Carefully, he picked it up and put it on the desk. Then, he picked May's head up lightly and examined her peaceful face. Thankfully she was still breathing. After a few seconds, she started to squirm.
"Drewww…"
"Yes?"
Her eyes jolted awake, and she looked around the room to see everyone staring at her. Drew helped her stand up, and then saw that everyone was whispering to each other. What was the meaning of this? A group of young girls in a corner started to giggle. Right then he blushed a light pink, but it quickly went away.
"If you are wondering, May fainted because of the excess aroma she inhaled from the rose. She is fine now; you can get back to work."
There were still a few giggles, but then everyone went back to work. Drew looked at the clock and then he gazed through the window to see that the sun was setting. Class was going to end soon. Drew recalled Roselia into her poke-ball, but then a realization came to him.
"Hey May?"
"Yeah Drew?"
"Did you happen to take the poke-blocks we made?"
May stopped for a second. He had said that the both of them had made it. What a difference an afternoon can make!
"Um, no actually I didn't. Are they not there?"
Drew walked up to their former desk, and looked into the blender.
"No, it's empty!"
"What? No way!"
She ran to check it for herself, and sure enough there were no poke-blocks. Her mouth dropped open, but Drew went back to his old self, right when that happened.
"May, I can see for myself you know. I'm not blind."
He squinted his eyes at her and gave her a smirk. May mocked Drew's face, and then they both laughed. Suddenly, the sound of the bell rang, and everyone dashed out of the classroom.
"Oh well. I guess Brenda must have liked our poke-blocks so much that she ate them all!" said May cheerfully.
"Yeah! I guess so May."
They were the last ones in the group to walk out, so Drew turned off the lights, and closed the door. Unknown to them, there were two people outside that classroom's window, and they had seen everything that happened.
..:-:..
"Didn't I tell you Max? Didn't I tell you? Oh, this is going really well!"
"You know Sarah, I didn't really think your plan would work, but Charlie was willing to work with us!"
"Yeah! Who knew that you could pay a guy some money, and he would go up to May and give her a rose? But I knew May wouldn't be able to accept it! Thanks for telling me about Drew and his wonderful roses, Max!"
She gave him a kiss on the cheek, and then he blushed. Max fumbled with his glasses but soon got a hold of himself.
"So Sarah, any further plans for this Operation?"
Sarah scratched her head, and seemed to be thinking for a second. Then her face lit up with a smile.
"Nope! Our work is done Max! So let's leave our brother and sister alone for a while. In the meantime, you want to go get some ice cream?" she asked enthusiastically.
"Ice cream? I love ice cream! Let's go!"
And he took her hand and started to drag her towards the ice cream shop.
..:-:..
Ashley walked out of her classroom, and spotted Drew outside of his. She smiled wickedly, and took out a pack of gum. Thankfully, her teacher had been an old grandpa, and he fell asleep at the beginning of class. This allowed her to take her next step in her plan. She pulled out a pack of gum, and held it in her hand. Slowly she made her way to the guy of her dreams. The back of his green head made her excited and optimistic. She put on her best smile, and tapped him on the shoulder. Drew was laughing, but she didn't know why.
He turned around, and as soon as he saw Ashley's face, his smile turned into an open-mouthed jaw drop. Drew immediately stepped backwards, and May caught him by the shoulders. Ashley's smile turned into a nasty shock at seeing May. But she quickly recovered, and smiled as sweetly as she could.
"Hi you two! How was class? I'm assuming it was really boring, I know mine was."
Drew didn't respond, but May decided to speak up for him.
"Actually, we had a ton of fun! Our teacher left the class, so Drew got to teach, and I got to be his assistant!"
May beamed with pride, and she could tell that Ashley's temper had been activated. But both of them looked at Drew, because he chuckled abruptly. May looked at him crossly.
"Why are you laughing?"
"Oh, because I never knew you were my assistant! I thought you just liked standing at the front of the classroom."
"No I don't! I was your assistant!"
"No you weren't."
"Yes I was!"
"No you weren't!"
"Oh yeah? Well… I was your assistant… because… I helped demonstrate the powerful affects of a pokemon after it's given a poke-block!"
At hearing this, Ashley secretly beamed at the joy that she knew her plan would definitely work on Drew.
"Oh… you mean after Roselia gave you her rose…" said Drew quietly.
"Yes! See, I was your assistant then!"
"Fine, you were my assistant."
Drew smiled, and so did May. For a second, they completely forgot about Ashley.
"Um… hello? I'm still here you know!"
The two of them looked at her with annoyance, but she still smiled away.
"Hey Drew, I made something for you in class. It's really tasty gum! I know you'll really like it!"
And so she shoved it into his hands, and to be polite, he couldn't say that he didn't want it. So, he smiled slightly, and then put it into his pocket. Ashley somewhat frowned.
"You don't want to try it out?"
"Not right now. I will later. Um, I have to go now."
"Me too," added May.
Ashley forced one last smile, and then crossed her arms, as she watched May and Drew walk out of the building. She didn't have to worry though, there was still one more chance she had. So she walked away in a different direction, and left the building so that it was silent and motionless.
..:-:..
May and Drew walked out of the building. The sun was setting, and the sky had turned into a striking array of orange, yellow and pink. May felt the sudden urge to hug Drew, but she didn't. For some reason, today had felt like no other day before. Especially the ones she experienced with Drew. Today had been like a dream, where everything between them was normal, they weren't rivals, and they didn't have to think about contests.
Drew was thinking along the same lines. He had changed today; he had felt more of a person than just a pokemon coordinator today. He got the chance to teach a class, and he had shared it with May, his rival, but yet it didn't feel like she was his rival. They both stood there watching the sun and the sky, but Drew knew that the day was coming to a close, and that nothing would be like it was today. May would move on with her life, traveling with Ash, Brock and Max.
Drew sighed, and then he turned to May.
"I um… I had fun today, but I guess my day could have been worse, I mean…"
"Me too."
She simply smiled and he couldn't help but smile and get lost in her eyes. There once again was that warmth, and it drew him in. But he shook his head, and looked away. Drew turned and waved his hand to May without looking back at her.
"Bye May."
May's smile diminished, and she watched him leave. Her heart was telling her to stop him, but she knew that there was nothing that would change.
"Good bye Drew," she whispered.
May was going to turn around and head to the pokemon center, when suddenly she saw Drew change his path, and run right into the forest. This seemed really odd and strange, so she decided to follow him. The sun had now set, and when she reached the forest, it was really dark. She looked back at the building, bit her lip, took a deep breath and headed into the dark of the forest.
..:-:..
Drew was so angry with himself. What had he done? He just let the most amazing girl ever slip right through his fingers. And he hadn't even looked at her when he said goodbye. He hit himself on the forehead, and then he stumbled into a somewhat open clearing. Well no, not really. The trees seemed somewhat a bit separated in this area, and when he looked up, he could see that there was an opening in the top of the trees. He saw the stars and the moon shining down onto him.
It was amazing. Only something was missing; or rather, someone.
..:-:..
May was slowly moving through the tangles of the trees and bushes. It was really hard to see where she was going because it was so dark, and the canopy was so thick, that the moonlight didn't shine through. Branches kept hitting her in the face, and when she had enough of it, she saw a branch in front of her, and then she smacked it first, before it smacked her. Unfortunately, the branch had swung to hit her right back. And at this point, May wanted to just disappear from the forest, and crawl back into a bed. Why was she doing this anyway? … Oh right, Drew. So she sighed and started to step forward, when something made her freeze on the spot.
Right in front of her was a huge spider web. She could see the web strands shining through the dark, and on it was a Spinarak. Normally, she wouldn't have freaked out, but considering it was night, it wad dark, and she had no clue what was surrounding her, she freaked out. She ran in the opposite direction, only to be hit brutally in the stomach by yet another branch. May started to scream, because then and there, a whole family of Spinarak's came down on top of her. She didn't care where she went, she just closed her eyes and ran, flailing her arms around like an idiot. Finally, she saw that there was what seemed to be like an area where it was lighter, so she ran as fast as she could towards it.
Thud. May bumped into something, although she didn't know what it was. All she knew, is that it felt warm, soft, cozy, nothing like a tree. Instantly she put her arms around him, and she put her head into his chest.
Drew was shocked at the sudden welcome of May. Although he knew she was coming. He guessed that the screams he heard was her. So now, she was holding onto him tight, and she didn't want to let go. What was he going to do? Of course he was going to do the same. He wrapped his arms around her, and brought him even closer to her, if that was even possible. Drew whispered quietly into her ear.
"You should really consider not wearing this costume so much. It doesn't suit your hair."
What? Why in the world did he say that? Secretly he wanted to smack himself again. Of course, at this remark, May withdrew quickly from Drew's warm and comforting embrace. She didn't look too happy. May was just about to explode with all of the anger she had held inside for so long.
"EXCUSE ME? Costume? How DARE you say that what I'm wearing is a costume! I can't stand you! I-"
Drew stepped forward towards her, and when she felt his hands brushing the leaves out of her hair, all of that anger disappeared instantly. Then Drew's hand slowly dropped down from her head, and it slid down her cheek. May stared into his eyes, and she was sure she felt what she felt. Everything in her seemed like it went crazy. Her heart started to beat faster, her insides squirmed with excitement, and most of all, she wanted more than anything to kiss him.
The two of them stood there quietly for a few seconds, just gazing into each other's eyes. They were just inches apart from each other, and that was when Drew did it. He put one hand around her neck, and he put his other hand around her back. He drew her into him, closer, and closer until there wasn't any room left in between them. May was helpless. At the touch of his hand on her neck, she whimpered softly. At the touch of his hand on her back, chills shot up her spine from that spot. It seemed as if they're bodies were like two magnets, and they had finally connected.
May wrapped her arms around him in a similar format. Their breath was electrified with the night, and they leaned in towards each other. Their eyes slowly closed, and then each felt their lips brush. They pulled into one another, and let their undeniable passion for each other free. May ran her hands through his hair, as Drew ran his hands slowly up and down her back. Never in their lives had they felt like this before. They kissed for what seemed like forever, only stopping to breathe. Finally, they stopped, and Drew kissed May's forehead lightly. She gazed up at his sparkling green eyes, and she smiled.
"I'm sorry, I didn't let you finish speaking," said Drew quietly with a smile.
She remembered what she was about to say minutes before. And now she knew how to finish it.
"I love you Drew."
"Really? Cause to me, it didn't seem like it…" he joked.
May playfully hit him on the arm, and he responded with an "Ow!" The two of them laughed, and then he pulled May in for another long kiss. Somehow, this one seemed even more unbelievable than the few minutes before. He pulled away a bit, and he left her standing there wanting more. Drew then leaned into her, so that her face was less than an inch away from his. Both of them stared dreamily into the other's eyes.
"I love you too May."
She hugged him tightly, and he leaned his head on top of hers. May pulled away a bit, and then the two of them started to walk out of the forest. This time, with Drew's arm around her, nothing seemed scary anymore.
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A/N: Hehe, did you like it? I just read it, and I know I did! Lol now… wouldn't this be a perfect ending, right? WRONG!
Chapter 6- nothing is perfect, there is always someone who gets in the way!…
And on that note, I'd like to thank you so much for reading! AND, I'd like to wish you a wonderful day! Please review before you go! Thanks!