Chapter 7!

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Jack: amv4eva doesn't own pokemon.

Me: SORRY.

Drew: If you did, would May be my girlfriend?

Me: yes.

Drew: -blushes- EEEW!

Ash: Then why are you blushing, Drew?

Jack and Me: - Yeah, Drew, then why are you blushing?

Dedicated to: zero00x.

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Chapter 7

"Thanks, Gener-" Matt started, but then he stopped, his eyes wide with horror.

Drew's mind exploded. Why did Matt have a girl voice? Unless… "You're- You're a girl!" He said, his eyes wide with shock. He leapt up.

May bit her lip. The charade was up. She stood up too, and pulled off her helmet. In the past few weeks, May's hair had grown down to her shoulders. Not wanting to slice her hair again, May had tied it in a bun and made sure that she never took off her helmet. She reached up and pulled out the hair tie, letting her brunette locks fall freely. Looking straight into Drew's eyes, she said, "You're right."

"Matt, you're… wait, if you're a girl, you can't be Matt! Who are you? And I want the truth!" Drew said. His mind was working overtime. This was his star soldier?

May took a deep breath and said, "My name is May Haruka."

"May…" Drew said softly, gazing at her face. It suddenly dawned on him that she was very pretty. Shaking his head to clear the thought, he asked, "Why are you here?"

"I've told you." May explained: "My father, Norman Haruka, was sick with fever this winter. When he was asked to come to war, he was still weak. To stop him from coming, I came in his place, in disguise."

"With full awareness of what would happen of what would happen if you were caught?" Drew checked.

"With full awareness of what would happen of what would happen if I was caught." May repeated.

Drew took a deep breath. He didn't want to do it, but the law had been around for hundreds of years. "Well, you know the penalty…" His hand went for his sword.

May felt a lump rise in her throat. Swallowing it, she nodded and said, "I do." She bent down on the ground as Drew came walking over with his sword.

Drew stood above her with his sword raised, wanting it to be quick and hopefully painless, but deep down not wanting to not do it at all. The seconds lengthened into minutes. May turned to look up at him, tears silently rolling down her cheeks. Her heart was pounding with fear. She wanted to stay alive, but she wanted him to end it, to. Their eyes met.

Drew suddenly dropped the blade. It landed an inch above May's neck, then he pulled it away and placed it back in its scabbard. He turned away and muttered, "I can't do it." And started walking to the entryway of the tent.

May stood up trembling. "Th-thank you." May said softly.

Drew turned to face her and said shortly, "You saved my life. I was in your debt. I didn't kill you. I've paid my debt." He turned to leave again, but May said, "Drew, wait…"

Drew spun back around, with his heart pounding faster. "What?"

"I-I'm sorry I broke your trust." May said. More tears leaked down her face.

Drew's heart fell. He turned back around and muttered, "Whatever." And left. May heard him call "Saddle up!" Ash, Jack, and Brock ran up and asked about her. Drew must have told them about her being a girl, for they all yelled, "WHAT?!" then, "WHO CARES??!" then, "SCREW THAT!!!" Drew must have gotten mad, because he yelled back, "Yes, she is, and it's an old law that must be followed!"

May went to the entryway of the tent and saw them a few feet away, and listened to their conversation.

"…you really kill her?" Brock was asking seriously.

Drew sighed. "No. I couldn't. She just gave me this look, and it… broke me down. Come on, we have to get to the city."

…L…

A few hours later, May was still in the mountains. She had changed out of her armor into her old clothes. A short sleeved red shirt, and a long navy skirt. She wore a white miniskirt and a yellow sash around her waist.

She was sitting in front of a fire Max had made, with her arms around her legs and her chin resting between her knees. She stared at the fire wondering why she felt so sad and empty inside. She was stronger, and she had made friends. Ash, Brock, Jack… they were the first true friends May had ever had. But something told May that wasn't the thing bothering her. The answer suddenly came to her.

Drew. General Drew. She had fallen in love with him, probably on the very first day. It would explain why she had never been able to take her eyes off of him, why she had had that flashback that night two weeks ago. It would explain why May's heart had pounded when Drew named the type of girl for him, because he had been explained her without realizing it. New tears slowly began falling from her eyes.

"I'm sorry, Drew." May whispered. Then she bowed her head and cried her heart out.

…L…

"No, I don't really feel like partying. You go ahead." Drew said to James. They were in a grassy field and were celebrating their win over Harley. Brock, Jack, and Ash were trying to feel happy, but they missed Matt. (Drew hadn't told them May's name.) They didn't care if Matt was an actual man or a woman pretending to be one. They had liked her and that's all there was to it.

Drew walked into the forest, and found a river with a five foot waterfall. He pulled of the bulky protective crud he wore and set it down, so that he had his under armor. He felt about ten times lighter, but his heart still felt heavy.

Drew sat down on a rock and gazed at the waterfall. The crescent moon was reflected in the shimmering water. Drew wished he could understand why he felt so sad on the inside. Something his father once said came back to him:

Flashback:

"Drew," Commander Shuu said, "I need to tell you something."

"Yeah, Dad?" Drew asked. It was the night that he had been made a General and he was jumping for joy around his house.

"I want to give you some very important advice." C. Shuu said seriously.

Drew's grin faded. "What?"

Commander Shuu said softly, as if it were an important secret, "Listen to you heart." When Drew raised his eyebrows, C. Shuu explained, "You're heart knows things, even if your head doesn't. I've learned this for myself. One day you will, too. Your heart always shows the right way, even on the worst map. Listen to me, Drew. One day you could make a terrible mistake if you don't. LISTEN TO YOUR HEART."

Listen to your heart… it was worth a shot. Drew closed his eyes and listened. To his surprise, a voice said, 'You should be ashamed.'

Drew opened his eyes in shock, but the voice didn't do away. 'You should be ashamed of yourself.'

"Why?" Drew asked aloud. It suddenly struck him how he would look if he was caught talking to himself, so decided to talk mentally.

'Do you know what you almost did today?'

'Well, I-'

'You almost killed a girl'

'She shouldn't have been here!'

'Yeah, so kill her over it. She was doing it out of love for her father. Would you do that for your father if he were still alive?'

'Without hesitation. (Hypocrite) But I wouldn't break the law to-'

'Did you see her face when she looked at you, with a sword raised to kill her? I know you did. Remember her face,'

Drew obeyed. He closed his eyes and remembered it like a photograph. The girl –May's- face, white as the snow underneath it, tears rolling down her cheeks, her sapphire eyes wide and terrified. The thought that such a pretty girl had been that scared made Drew feel sick… with a jolt in his stomach, he realized he did that…

'You see? It's good you listened to your heart.'

'I didn't listen to my heart. She just looked at me like that, and I just couldn't…'

Flashback:

Drew had his sword raised to kill her. He didn't want to do it, he didn't have it in him, but the law was law…

May looked up at him, trembling slightly. Their eyes met, and hers seemed to be screaming, 'JUST END IT!'

'DO IT!' a voice in Drew's head roared. He clenched his teeth and dropped the blade. An inch above her neck, Drew stopped. He wasn't going through with it. He put his sword back and said, "I can't do it." In his head, he added, 'I won't do it.'

End Flashback

Drew sighed. Why did he feel this way? He never had before, never about another person. His father's voice once again floated back to him: Your heart knows things, even if your head doesn't. And it clicked.

He loved her. It was why he had always had hope in her, why he had felt so bad about sending her packing, why he felt so proud of her improvements, why he had been so worried when she was unconscious. His heart had known who Matt really was, even if his head didn't.

And he had almost killed her. Over her bravery, self determination, and love for her family. He had almost thrown away the girl he had dreamed about all his life, for a stupid law. Drew groaned and put his face in his hands. Now that he knew his true feelings for her, the regret of pushing her away was growing stronger every minute.

"I'm sorry May." Drew said softly. He stood up and walked back to camp. He'd get the rest of his stuff tomorrow.

…L…

May woke up early wondering why she felt so sad. Yesterday suddenly came back to her, and tears came to her eyes again. This time, however, she wiped them away. I have to pull myself together, May told herself, Ms. Hitoshi's right. I'm never going to find love.

She put her stuff on Eevee's back and was just getting on when she saw a wolf digging in the snow about fifty feet away. Suddenly, just like in a zombie movie, an arm reached out of the snow, followed by a body whose owner couldn't possibly be alive. Harley! He had survived!

May knew she didn't have a second to lose. She hopped on Eevee's back and sped off to China City at a gallop.

Go, May, go! I liked that ending a lot, didn't you? I enjoyed writing that chapter a lot!

May: Enjoyed?! I almost got my head chopped off!

Drew: Yeah! That was a bit much, don't you think?

Me: Don't worry about a thing. Things are gonna work out eventually.

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