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Chapter 8

May woke up late that morning, and then when the realization occurred to her, she shot up out of bed.

"I'm late again! Oh, Mr. Maguchi isn't going to be happy!"

She ran out of her bedroom and slid into the kitchen. May put her hands on her head and panicked.

"What am I going to do? I'm late… again!"

"Chill out May… it's Sunday."

The voice of her boyfriend made her jump and she turned around to see him on the couch. Brendan was watching t.v. again and when he spoke to her, he didn't even turn his eyes away from the screen. It caused May to have another storm of rage build up inside of her, but she didn't say anything. He seemed so very distant and she realized that maybe it wouldn't be so hard to break up with him, but she was usually a nice person, and she wasn't ready just yet. Breakfast was cold, but she ate it anyways. Like every morning, she got ready and took her keys off of the kitchen counter.

"I'm going to go do some shopping… will you be home?"

He finally turned around to face her and she saw in his eyes a storm of turmoil. She squinted but didn't confront him.

"I don't know. I might, or I might go out too…"

"Okay…bye."

The door shut close and May walked away with a sigh of relief. The tension in her apartment was unbearable.

..:-:..

Drew got up first and saw that Bella was still asleep, but strangely enough, on the couch. She had taken the top part of her suit off so that she just had her black camisole on. He couldn't deny the fact that she looked beautiful sleeping there like a child. Drew walked up to her and tapped her shoulder. She stirred slightly and opened her eyes.

"Oh… Drew… it's you…"

Bella sat up and yawned. Drew chuckled slightly and then she put her hands on her hips.

"Why are you laughing at me?"

"Oh no… it's just you are always up before me, and I haven't seen you wake up."

She smiled and then hugged him. He wrapped his arms around her briefly and looked away. Bella looked at him cheerfully, yesterday's tension gone.

"Do you want to do something together again?"

He looked hesitant but didn't want to ruin her nice attitude. Drew smiled and nodded.

"Okay, what do you want to do?"

"I was thinking… you know this one park in the center of the city?"

His stomach dropped and his mouth opened.

"What about it?"

"Let's go there! It's such a nice and calm spot to just hang around!"

Bella gave him an ecstatic smile and inside he couldn't help but feel guilty.

"Okay, whatever you want."

..:-:..

It had been a few hours since that morning and May spent her time roaming around the city window shopping. She browsed the many stores and looked at all of the clothes, trying to cheer herself up, but it wasn't working. Noon had come around quicker than she expected and when she saw the sun up high in the sky she finally decided she needed to go buy some food. Once she was out of the store, a bag of groceries in each hand, she made her way outside and saw that across the street was the local gym. Instantly she thought of Brendan, and all of the time he spent there. She knew he wanted to be fit, but it was still interesting to think of all the hours he spent there.

The day ahead was still to come and she made her way back home. The keys rattled in the lock and the door swung open. Her gaze went straight to the couch, where she didn't see the familiar head of silver hair. May sighed as she put the bag of groceries on the counter. After she put everything away, she took a banana and ate it. The apartment looked dreary and empty. It felt like her life was like that too. Why couldn't she just go up to Brendan and tell him it was over? If only her life was like a dream, then perhaps it could be that simple. She threw the banana peel into the garbage can and walked out of the door. She needed to go somewhere, anywhere but that dull apartment.

..:-:..

"Oh Drew! Look! It's a little pond!"

She pulled him by his hand and squealed in delight when she saw a mother duck and her baby ducklings.

"Aren't they the cutest?"

Drew smiled and put an arm around her shoulder.

"Yes they are."

She was so wrapped up in the family that she didn't realize a frisbee was coming straight at her. Drew saw it first, its bright red color spinning towards them rapidly.

"Bella! Watch out!"

Her head turned towards the disk slowly and Drew had to lunge in front of her to catch it. As it flew into his hands, he heard a shriek and turned on his heal immediately. Drew saw Bella falling towards the water and he dropped the frisbee instantaneously. She flung her arm forwards and Drew managed to grab her just before her loose hair touched the surface of the calm water. He pulled her up and she hugged him fiercely.

"Thank you Drew! It would have been horrible if I had fallen into the pond! Do you know how wet I'd be?"

She stepped away and straightened herself out. A familiar yellow pokemon suddenly ran to the couple and Drew smiled widely. Bella seemed apprehensive and she scooted away.

"What is that thing?"

The mouse pokemon was waving to Drew and she thought he was going to attack him.

"Drew watch out! It could be dangerous!"

He laughed at her and her eyes gleamed with hurt.

"What are you talking about Bella? Pikachu is nowhere close to dangerous!"

Suddenly, an older man, not by much, came up to them. His jet black hair stuck out from underneath his cap and he smiled widely and waved.

"Ash?"

"Drew! Thanks for catching the frisbee, but it was meant for Pikachu!"

He laughed and Bella eased up a bit. Drew saw her cowering next to him and then it hit him that the two didn't know each other.

"Oh, Ash, this is my girlfriend Bella. Bella, this is Ash, that guy who got married last weekend."

She smiled slightly and nodded.

"Hi. I'm sorry I couldn't make it."

"That's okay! Misty and I don't mind!"

Pikachu jumped up onto Ash's shoulder and then Ash observed the couple. Something didn't seem right to him and he frowned.

"Drew? Can I talk to you for a minute?"

The two of them walked away from Bella as she turned her attention back towards the pond.

..:-:..

May didn't know where to go, but she felt like eating an entire meal instead of one lousy banana. Although it was an appetizing fruit, she was still hungry. She was walking around and finally spotted a restaurant that she had been dying to try out. As she approached it, a familiar head of orange hair stuck out. May's smile widened when she saw her deep cerulean eyes glimmering at her.

"May! I can't believe it's you!"

She stood up, dressed in a pair of jeans and a white sleeveless shirt. The two hugged each other and then Misty pointed to the seat across from her.

"Misty! It's so nice to see you again!"

"Please sit down May. Would you like to join me for lunch?"

Finally, she had a friend to talk to.

"Of course, if you don't mind! I really had forgotten that your wedding was a week ago! So much has happened in these past days that I can barely believe it myself…"

Misty saw the concerned look on her face and she furrowed her eyes seriously.

"Do you want to talk about it? You seem tense."

"Yes… I definitely am… oh wait."

The waiter came around and May ordered her meal, as did Misty. Once he left, she continued on.

"It all started on the day of your wedding of course. I hadn't seen Drew in almost, yes, eight years it was. Brendan is my boyfriend, but I don't know what I should do. You see, from that point on, I couldn't stop thinking about him, Drew, not Brendan. The next day, I bumped into him and we talked, and the same thing happened each day onwards. I thought I could push aside my past feelings, but they started to become stronger and stronger. Then one night, I was attacked in the park, and the man put a knife to my throat."

Misty gasped and she put her hands to her mouth.

"Were you all right?"

"Yes, everything turned out all right… because Drew came. It was then that I realized that I couldn't ignore my feelings anymore."

She stopped talking and Misty leaned in closer. May looked away and couldn't bear to speak.

"And?"

"And I cheated on Brendan with Drew… and he cheated on Bella, his girlfriend."

To her surprise, Misty didn't gasp in shock, but instead she smiled.

"You aren't angry with me?"

"Of course I'm not May. Do you know how Ash and I finally got together?"

She shook her head and took a bite of her sandwich.

"No…"

"Well, I was in love with his brother, Josh. But then things got out of control, and one night Ash finally told me he loved me. I had been hiding my feelings from myself too, just like you had. But then he proposed and I couldn't help it. I finally fell for him and I got rid of Josh. Tell me, why are you still with Brendan if you have feelings for Drew?"

May's mouth parted but then she closed it.

"It's not that easy for me Misty. I'm a nice person, and so is Brendan. I don't want to hurt his feelings."

"But you also don't want to keep yourself trapped, fighting your heart and mind all the time."

A smile graced May's face and she stood up and hugged her friend.

"Misty! Thank you so much for your help! You just gave me the confidence to do what I've been wanting to do all along!"

She smiled and chuckled as May sat back down.

"That's all right! I'm always here for you… well now I am. Ash and I have just gotten back from our honeymoon…"

Misty gave May a dreamy smile and then May laughed.

"Where is he anyways?"

"Take a guess."

May rolled her eyes and the two of them answered simultaneously.

"Training."

..:-:..

Pikachu started to race around the tree and then ran up its stump to the branches. Ash and Drew sat down and they began to talk.

"What's up?"

Ash looked off into the distance and smiled.

"I remember when I used to be immature and carefree. But I've grown up since I decided to marry Misty."

Drew raised his eyebrows and shook his head, flipping his hair as he did so.

"No offence, but you are telling me this because?"

Ash's chocolate eyes stared him down and the annoyed smirk was wiped off of his face.

"I'm telling you this because I think you shouldn't be with Bella! I can see it in your face when you are with her; you are thinking about someone else."

Drew sat on edge and shifted around a bit.

"You are starting to freak me out Ash… you've never acted like this before."

"Well, I'm being serious for once, get used to it. Do you want to tell me what's going on between you two?"

"…after I saw May at your wedding reception, I couldn't stop thinking about her."

Ash nodded and closed his eyes.

"That makes sense. Go on."

"Well… it turns out… wait! What do you mean, it makes sense?"

"Come on, I know you like her. I just don't know why you have to be so mean to her."

His eyes bulged in shock and then he whispered.

"Wait, do you know?"

"Know what?"

"About May and I and… how we cheated?"

This time Ash's eyes widened and he stood up.

"You did what?"

For an instant Bella turned around but then Drew pulled Ash back down and she turned her head back towards the pond.

"We stopped though after we first kissed… it's been a couple of days now and things have gotten really complicated."

"Why don't you just dump that girl? You obviously don't like her."

"Yeah, but I can't just go up to her and say 'Sorry, I just want to be your friend…' it would kill her!"

"Well you killed May's heart that time back then. You didn't have a problem with that."

Ash crossed his arms and Drew looked at him with confusion written all over his face.

"What do you mean?"

"Come on, don't act like you don't know what you did! You disregarded May's feelings as if they didn't even exist!"

"Ash, I have no idea what you are talking about, honestly."

The truth in his words hit Ash straight in his chest.

"Are you telling me you never got her card?"

"What card?"

He put his head in his hands as Drew became bewildered.

"Ash, tell me now! What does May think I did to her?"

"After that last battle at the championships, she wrote you a congratulatory card, and she told you that she liked you as more than rivals, as more than friends. When the two of you said goodbye, you said nothing and she thought you rejected her feelings. For a few days, all she did was mope around. It was really unbearable."

Drew sat back amazed and sick at his own actions.

"I can't believe she thought I would be like that."

"Well, I do. You weren't too nice back then…"

Drew managed to chuckle as he remembered all the cruel comments he had taunted May with. Suddenly, his face turned grim and he felt Bella's presence behind him. Ash chuckled shyly and Drew closed his eyes. He didn't know how much she had heard, but from Ash's expression he knew it wasn't good.

"It was nice talking with you Drew… think about what I said… uh, Pikachu! Let's go!"

The yellow pokemon followed its trainer out of the park, and then Drew stood up. He turned and faced Bella, who had a slight sadness seeping out of her eyes.

"Drew… what were the two of you talking about?"

An uncomfortable silence created a shield between them. The sun played across the grass, moving the shadows as if they were alive. Drew put a hand through his hair and sighed deeply.

"Drew?"

Her voice was small and inside he knew it was time.

..:-:..

May had said goodbye to Misty. She had gotten a call from Ash, and they were going home. She thought that she might as well check up on Brendan and see if he was home as well. Her confidence had been boosted by the talk she had with Misty. It was time that she was going to break up with Brendan.

On her way home, she saw the grocery store she had been at before, and then her gaze turned towards the gym across the street. Again, she had that uneasy feeling in her gut. Her thoughts ran wildly through her mind and suddenly, she saw a pair of angry girls walking out of the gym. May crossed the street and walked right behind them.

"Can you believe that guy? He's been doing it for so long!"

"I know! He's a total jerk, what was his name again?"

"I don't remember, but if he hollers at me one more time when I'm working out…"

"You and I both agree then! That scumbag deserves a good slap or two!"

They stopped walking and May bumped into them as one girl exclaimed, "I remember now! His name was Brendan! He told me once when he asked for my number!"

It was then that they saw May gaping at them.

"Oh, I'm sorry! Did we bump into you?"

She didn't respond and it seemed as if May was going to collapse.

"Are you all right girlfriend?"

Hot tears prickled her skin as she asked, "Did that Brendan guy have silver hair?"

"Yeah! He's there like, everyday! Did he say something to you too?"

"Yes," she said as she clenched her fists, "he said, I love you babe, every single day…"

Both girls put their hands up to their mouths and gasped.

"Are you… his girlfriend? Oh my gosh! We're so sorry you had to find out…"

They didn't receive an answer because it was then that May ran back towards the gym. Another pair of girls was coming out and they seemed to be frustrated.

"But girls! I swear, I have money! We can out to dinner or something!"

Brendan sighed sadly and then shook his head. Suddenly, he turned around and stepped back in shock.

"May? What… what are you doing here?"

"How could you Brendan? You came here everyday to try and pick up other girls!"

He was about to open his mouth when he felt a sharp jab at his jaw. His head went flying backwards, and his body followed.

"I thought you were nice and loving! I know now how wrong I was! Brendan, you have betrayed my trust and there's nothing to say that will make me forgive you!"

He stood up and saw that a crowd was beginning to cheer and applaud the fuming woman.

"You have two hours to go and get everything of yours, including you, out of my apartment!"

Brendan began to walk up to her with his arms outstretched, but she glared at him and his arms fell to his sides. It was the end of their relationship and everyone knew it. As the crowd dispersed, and Brendan's sliver hair disappeared from her view, she sank to her knees and the tears spilled out. Even though her heart never really belonged to him, it hurt her so much to know she was tricked. May had been used and made a fool of, and at that moment all she wanted was to be in the arms of the one person she loved.

A/N: Yay! Ash and Misty came back for guest appearances! lol xP OH! And for those of you who read Finally I've Fallen, you must have seen that little tie in I did when Misty was talking with May ;D if not... it's another fic I wrote a couple of months ago, and it was how Misty and Ash got together :) If you haven't read it... I suggest you go do that! Thanks everyone for reading! Two more chapters left! It's coming to an end, yes it is lol :D