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Drew came home, later that day, unable to contain his joy.

"Mom?" He called. His mom has always been a fan of him and May ending up together. He couldn't wait to see her face when he tells her that he's taking May to prom. "Mom?" He walked through the living room into the kitchen, finding his mom clutched on the phone crying on the table. "Mom?"

She looked up at him. "Andrew…" She wiped off her tears hoping her son didn't see anything.

"Mom, what's wrong?" He asked as sat down across her on the table.

"Honey…" She took hold of both his hands and kissed his knuckles. "Grandpa Andrew died yesterday…"

"What?" His shoulders sagged in dismay. "Well, how's Grandma Belle?"

"That's the thing, Drew. She, too, is not in good help and no one can take care of her. W—we don't have a choice but to move back to Sinnoh."

"Mom…"

"I know, I know, Drew. It's too much. But MY mom needs me and I can't just leave you here alone, can I?"

Fact was, it was true. Having being a single mom from a bad divorce, Drew's mom can't leave him. Drew himself didn't want to stay with his damned father. But what about May? He wanted to have a relationship with her and with this situation, that's far from happening.

"When are we leaving?" He dared to ask.

"Well, I know your prom's coming so, I've arranged for us to leave the weekend after your prom." She said. Drew nodded, considering this. "Andrew, I'm sorry. I know I'm asking so much from you, but I don't have a choice. I promise you, we will come back, someday."

Drew couldn't say anything. Seeing the sorrow and regret in his mother's eyes, he didn't have a choice. He may have lost his grandfather, but she lost her father. He sighed. He stood up and gave her a kiss on the forehead.

May fiddled with her fingers as she waited for someone to answer the door. Was it wrong of her to say yes to Brendan? Maybe it was. But, selfish as it may, she was able to get what she wanted— to feel special and beautiful in a guy's eyes. And she's never felt that way. She always looked at herself as someone who will always be stuck in the friend zone. She always thought that guys didn't see her as someone pretty at all. But then Brendan Birch shows up and makes her feel differently with herself. Was it wrong of her to accept him?

Drew answered the door, shocked to see her. "Hey."

"Hey…" She sighed. "We need to talk."

"You want to come in?" He asked.

She shook her head. "No, it's fine. We can just talk here." She bit her lips, unsure of how to tell it to him.

"Uh… Brendan asked me to the prom this afternoon."

The moment he heard Brendan's name, he frowned. "And… you said yes?" She didn't know how to answer.

"May!"

"I'm sorry!" She cried. "But—I, no. You know what, this all just makes me selfish, and I can't leave you dateless on prom night! No, you know what, I'm just going to call him and take back my answer."

Drew was shocked at her decision. "Really? May? You've been—you've been crushing on this guy for a long time and you're going to turn him down for me?"

She shrugged. "Drew, I am first and foremost your best friend and I can't do this to you. I'm sorry. I was just thinking of myself."

Drew bit his lips. He felt victorious that May chose him over Brendan Birch. She's been crushing on him since he came into town. But then that one phrase caught his attention, "I am first and foremost your best friend…" It rang in his head like an annoying bee. She only sees him as her best friend. And now, she's choosing him over Brendan only because she feels guilty about the whole thing and because he's her BEST FRIEND. No, he didn't want her this way.

"No." He said. "You should go to prom with Brendan."

"What?" She questioned.

"It's okay. Have a good time." He assured with a faint smile.

"Are you sure?" She asked.

He nodded. "Yes. You like Brendan, right? So this is like a dream come true for you. I don't want to get in the way of that."

She smiled gratefully at him. She stood on her toes and kissed his cheek. "I love you, Drew. You're my best friend."

10 years later ~

May came to her door and found it unlocked. She rolled her eyes already knowing who it was.

"Hey!" Gary greeted her, as she came in. His eyes were locked on the television, watching The Walking Dead.

"You know, when I gave you a key to my apartment I meant for you to use it for emergencies only." May nagged.

"This is an emergency." Gary finally looked at her. "I ran out of popcorn." He held up the bowl for evidence.

May searched her cupboard. "Yeah? Now, so did I." She rolled her eyes and dropped her keys into a bowl and hung her coat up on the hook. She found something on her counter. "You opened my mail?" She sneered at him.

"Not at all." Gary defended. "Just the one with the colorful envelope."

May took the envelope in her hands and took out what was inside. It was an invitation to their school's reunion. She made a face and went on with her other mail.

"I take it you're not going?" Gary concluded, eyes still fixed on the zombie apocalypse.

"Why should I?" She walked across her room. "I swore to never return to that hell hole again." She came back out, tying her hair into a ponytail. "Are you going?"

"Nah." He said. "Leaf's going to be there."

She narrowed her eyes at him, "So? Dude, she's your wife." May laughed.

"Dude, we're getting a divorce, remember?" He threw some kernels at her in tease. "You should go though."

She scoffed. "Why the hell should I?"

Gary drunk down some beer before answering her, "I heard Brendan Birch is back in town and he might go." He spoke in a teasing manner.

Brendan Birch: That name still gives May chills. She would sometimes still flash back to prom. It was the best night of her life. They danced almost every single slow dance together. But what made that night special, was the kiss that he gave her. It was almost midnight, the party was about to end. Brendan took her to the garden and led her to a gazebo. He whispered how much he liked her in her ear and how much he wished he told her that earlier so that they could have spent more time together before he had to move. He cupped her chin, looking her in the eyes and kissed her softly, cherishing the moment.

But prom night was also the last time she saw her best friend, Drew. She didn't know he was moving until he told her goodbye for that night. She remembers how she froze and how everything else seemed to have blurred out of her. Drew didn't tell her anything about him moving. She was heartbroken. It was then she did wish that she had been his date. She wanted nothing more that night, than to spend the last minutes with her best friend. She didn't even get to dance with him. Guilt was what she felt the morning after.

"How about Drew?" She asked sadly.

Gary shook his head, sipping more beer. "I don't know. Wait." He finally turned off the TV and looked at her directly. "Don't tell me you still feel guilty about prom."

She faked a scoff and shook her head. "No." She lied.

"Liar." Gary smirked. Her brother knew her too well. "Lil sis, you really need to let that go."

"Mmm." She nodded. "Like how you really need to stop coming into my apartment and steal my food."

Gary paused. He bit his lips and nodded. "Yeah, you should feel guilty about Drew."

May sighed and rolled her eyes. She stepped back into the kitchen, ready to make dinner.

"Can we just order some Chinese?" Gary called.

She considered this and shrugged. "Eh, why not."

A/N: So, I bet some of you were not expecting the time skip, well that was my plan all along ;) but, I wanted to get this chapter out there, and try to hopefully get some more follows or reviews, if not, then I guess no one likes this story :'( Thank you to those that read and review though, you have no idea how much I appreciate you :) Hope you guys are having a good winter break, if you are still on it x)