Finally; we're back to this story! Once again, thank you, Contestshipper16, for the prompt~!

That night, May, Misty, Ash, and Drew all ate dinner together in the Pokémon Center cafeteria. Of course May and Ash ordered heaps of food and gobbled it all right up while Drew and Misty made conversation and ate like reguler food. But of course, Drew found that simple conversation with anyone but Solidad was deadly boring and Misty found herself needing to pound some manners into a certain friend of hers. To make things simple, May's face went redder than the top of a PokéBall; Drew's smirk physically couldn't have gotten any bigger; Ash had nearly been knocked unconscious; and Misty almost got kicked out of the Pokémon Center.

"Well, now that that's done and over with," May started as if nothing unusual had occured, then yawned as the four of them wandered in between the two side-by-side rooms, Drew's on the right and Ash's on the left. "I guess it's time to rest up, huh?"

"Oh, is that right?" Drew asked, folding his arms. She turned to him completely confused. "Tell me, May. Do you shower in the morning, or before bed?"

"Before bed. Why?"

"Well," he smirked. "Something tells me that you're going have to make an alteration in plans there. Because I'm taking a shower when we get back, and it's already..." He craned his neck to see the clock. "...almost 10:30. I'm pretty sure you don't want to sleep after 12, and I know for a fact that it takes you at least an hour and a half."

They stared at him (well, Ash was finishing his apple slices; he finished them and soon wondered what the girls were staring at). Misty opened her mouth to say something decided she ought not to and closed her mouth. "Ah...eh...um...h-how do you know that, exactly?" May asked with a raised eyebrow and tilted head, wondering whether she should be creeped-out or complimented.

"Stalker..." Misty murmured to Ash.

Drew turned red. "Geez, that came out wrong. Um, what I meant was...er...well, obviously, you're the type of girl who would spend a lot of time blow drying her hair and...such...and...you know what, it was just a guess; a very good guess," he came up with.

May paused, then shrugged. "Okay, but what does this have to do with my not being able to take a shower?"

"I'm going to take one. Right now."

"What? But if you know I need to, then you're going to anyway? What happened to ladies first?"

"Oh, no, ladies first still would apply...if there were a real lady that was in need of such."

May fumed. "Why you...are you saying that I'm not a lady?!"

"I'm indicating it, yes."

She growled. "Drew, you are the most intolerable being in the world!"

"Maybe so, maybe so..." He unlocked the door. "But be as that may, I still get to shower first." He swiftly ducked into the room, and May stood there gaping for a second before barging in after him, shouting something that Misty and Ash chose to ignore. They looked at each other before shrugging and closing the coordinators' door.

~With Drew and May~

"...onna do about it, huh?" May taunted. She'd managed to slip in past him and lock the door.

"May! That's not even fair! This is my room!"

"Well, guess what, we're sharing. Learn to share, Drew~!" Running water could be heard.

"If you don't get out here this instant, I'm going to bring you out myself!"

May paused at that for a second before bursting into laughter. "No, you won't."

He opened his mouth to retort, then realized what he'd said. Drew blushed furiously, and was quite glad that there was no one else in the room to witness that mispoken moment. Muttering in a way to distract himself as well as to frown upon letting himself be beat by a girl - and to May, of all people - even to something as small as a shower.

Well, actually, it wouldn't be a small thing; he knew from experience that all girls had some sort of reason to take forever in the bathroom, be it makeup or hair or whatnot. (Hey, even Solidad took forever to brush out her long coral locks. At least, it seemed like forever to Drew.)

This was going to be a long night.

~With Ash and Misty~

Misty was in and out of the shower within fifteen minutes, but their hairdryer was broken, making her let her hair down until it dried enough. This was something that pleased Ash immensly, though he wasn't quite sure why.

"So, what'cha been up to?" Misty asked him.

"Well, Brock had to go home; one of his siblings - I think it was his third-youngest sister; how does he remember them all?! - caught something - a sickness, not a Pokémon - and his parents don't know what to do." He chuckled a bit at that. Honestly, Brock's family was huge, but his parents couldn't keep the house in order? "And Dawn's friend Kenny called her up a while ago; she'll be back in another week. You remember Dawn, don't you?"

"Yeah; she was a nice gal."

"I guess. Well, yes, she is. I liked having you with me better, though." Misty blushed at the blatantly honest statement.

"Thanks."

"Hey, the truth's the truth, isn't it?"

~With May and Drew~

"You're lucky that I haven't done anything today except knock around the city," Drew muttered. It was nearing midnight, and May had just come out. Well, actually, she'd sent her Blaziken to retrieve her suitcase from the room, then she changed, and then she finished blow-drying her hair, and then she came to sit on the bed opposite her sullen friend. May was wearing loose red capri pants that cinched at her waist, thin white ankle socks, and a black fitted tee-shirt; Drew was wearing black sweatpants and an equally black tee-shirt as well.

"Aw, lighten up," she chided.

"You would be the same way right now, you know."

"Hum...good point. But seriously, all of this over a shower?" He didn't say so out loud, of course, but Drew thought she made a good point too. 'Whatever...' "...yway, I'm gonna get some sleep, alright?" May crawled into her bed and turned a little until she was comfortable. Drew laid on top of his covers, eyes roaming the room. Suddenly, May shot up not ten minutes later and dashed towards her bag.

Drew didn't move, but he watched as May opened her pack and looked inside, an anxious look on her face. Apparently, she found what she was looking for, because she let out a sigh of relief and smiled slightly, an embarrassed-but-child-like-with-innocence-look.

He cocked his head, but she didn't bother to take it out. However, as she crept back into bed, May paused to hover above Drew - a split second after his eyes closed - and he frantically tried to control his breathing. She seemed to buy it after a few tense seconds and quickly ducked back to her bag, then went back to her own bed. Drew's heart was still pounding as he heard the bed creak slightly. It only took a few minutes until May's solid breathing filled the room, and eaving Drew to wonder...

...what was in her bag?

~With Misty and Ash~

"Good night, Mist. I'll see you in the morning," Ash yawned.

"It was great seeing you, Ash. Good night..." And Misty was fast asleep. Good thing too; if she knew what was going to happen late that night...well, she probably wouldn't sleep too well.

Ooh...that sounds a little scary, I think. Oh, well~! Have fun with...eh...whatever you're doing! :P :D And a quick thank-you to QUEENSPELLER67 and Contestshipper16 for all their reviews. :) (To QUEENSPELLER67 and anyone else who was wondering: I accidently spelled "peplum" like "peplem" in the last chapter. You can probably look it up for a better definition, but it's a style for women's clothing.)

Reviews and PMs are appreciated! :)