Song of the Day time!
May: Yay, what song is it today?
Me: Drew, would you tell us please?
Drew: Nah.
Me and May: PWEEZ!!!!!!??????
Drew: Shoebox by Brie Larsons.
May: Rolyn has no ownership of the song or pokemon.
Shoebox
I kept your picture in my shoebox
I kept your picture in my shoebox
I kept your picture in my shoebox
May rummaged through the back of her closet desperately trying to find the medium sized rectangular box. She knew she threw it in here somewhere, but the brunette was never an organized person. It was an important thing, that box, and she wanted it now. It was her only memories of her past as a coordinator. She had stopped when she had won her third grand festival at the age of fifteen and now she is sixteen.
Right now is all we need
Cuz this feels pretty good
And I would stop the world
Just to give us more time
"Aha!" May said as she raised the box above her head. It was red yellow and blue, the same colors as her old sneakers that she wore throughout her travels. She sat on the carpeted floor of her room and lifted the lid off the box to see her last ribbon case she ever used on the top of many other memories.
She moved things aside and looked through the old items as she had flashback over flashback of her days when she traveled but she had only one specific memory in mind when she went into the box.
I kept your photograph and sometimes I take a look
Do you think I should
Did you have to leave
And the other girl
Does she know about me?
May smiled when she finally came to the memory she wanted to find. It was a simple picture, about four years old. It was the only actual picture she had of him. He was smirking of course with his arms crossed and a red rose in one hand, his Roselia by his side and his emerald eyes more dazzling then the gem itself.
"I wonder how he's doing with her." May asked herself with a bitter sweet smile. Unlike her, Drew continued his career in coordinating taking upon a new rival who he started traveling with last time May checked. She had seen this girl before and she was a rather good coordinator and she was pretty. May was just glad that Drew found another rival…..but she couldn't help but wonder if Drew ever mentioned her at all.
Hey you
I think you're going in the wrong direction
Hey you
I can be everything you want
And it's true
You must have been something special to me
Cuz after all this time
I kept your picture in my shoebox
Leaving Drew behind was probably the hardest thing she ever did, but he really didn't seem to care. He seems fine without her having won two more grand festivals than her. May had no other choice but to come home to run the gym though. Her father had to go on extended travels and she was the only family member capable for the job.
What upsets May the most is that Drew never put into consideration how much she really cared for him. It was like he didn't care at all. Sometimes she regrets leaving coordinating as if both her and Drew were going in the wrong direction; away from each other.
Tonight was you and me
And it feels pretty good
Just like we stopped the world
For a minute in time
And then you made me laugh
About all the things we did
Do you think we should
Did you have to leave
And the other girl
Does she know about me?
May went into the box again coming to a small pressing book. She opened the book and on every page was a pressed rose, preserved from two years ago. The last rose was still the reddest, the biggest as well. That was the last rose he ever gave her, wishing her luck in her new career as a gym leader.
Every rose had a story to go along with it. Stories going back to when her and Drew would participate in contests together or get dragged into adventures together or when they just wanted to be together period. Each rose represented the time she had with him and there were over 200 roses.
Hey you
I think you're going in the wrong direction
Hey you
I can be everything you want
And it's true
You must have been something special to me
Cuz after all this time
I kept your picture in my shoebox
"Ugh, I miss him so much." May mumbled pressing the book of pressed roses to her chest. She shook her head as she sighed a helpless sigh. There was no way Drew would care now. It's been over a year. May felt pathetic for keeping the picture and roses for so long.
"May, you have a challenger." Max said peeping into her room. May jumped when she heard her name and quickly packed up her memories into her shoebox and pushed it aside. She tied her red bandana around her head and picked up three pokeballs, one containing her Espeon, another containing her Blaziken and the last on holding her Blastoise.
I hear you talk but your mouth is closed
You say the words and let me know
I can't speak I'm petrified
Wanna tell you how I feel inside
I kept your picture in my shoebox
I kept your picture in my shoebox
Mat slid down the railing of her home and ran straight through the kitchen to the back door. This would be her fifth challenger this week and hopefully her third win. Trainers have been getting harder to beat but her father had faith in her to give the best battle she could.
May entered the gym with a bright determined smile on her face. She was ready for what this person had to offer.
"Now entering, gym leader, May Maple!" The ref said pointing to the box on the battle field where she now stood. "And the challenger, Andrew!"
May looked at her challenger and felt a wave of familiarity wash over her. Andrew was at least a year older than her and had spiked green hair. His eyes were a dazzling green as well. His attire was a simple black button up shirt with a green t-shirt underneath and faded dark jeans. May blinked a few times thinking she was crazy.
"No that can't be him…" She muttered to herself as she took out a pokeball. "Come on out and take the stage Espeon!" May called tossing her pokeball into the air.
Hey you
I think you're going in the wrong direction
Hey you
I can be everything you want
And it's true
You must have been something special to me
Cuz after all this time
I kept your picture in my shoebox
"Still going strong with that little catch phrase of yours?" Andrew asked in a taunting voice tossing his own pokeball. May looked at him confused and insulted. "And I see Eevee evolved."
Out came a Roserade with a mellow look on her face. The look on its face seemed familiar to May.
"Roselia?" May asked looking at the rose pokemon.
"Roserade."
"Yea, she evolved too." Andrew inserted.
"Wait…..Drew?"
"Took you long enough to figure it out."
I think you're goin in the wrong direction
I could be everything you want
And it's true
You must have been something special to me
Cuz after all this time
I kept your picture in my shoebox
"Oh my gosh! Drew!" May shrieked running to him and tackling him into a hug. It caught him off guard so he fell over with May on top of him.
"I think you broke something." He muttered.
"Sorry, why are you here? How are you? What's new? Where is she?" May asked.
"Where's who?"
"That girl, the one you've been traveling with. She has dark green hair, teal eyes." May described referring to the girl that she believed replaced her.
"Oh, you mean Jen, she went home." Drew explained.
"But why? I thought you too were…."May trailed off blushing. She could feel her heart drop as she thought about her own words.
"Jen? Are you serious? She's my cousin."
"Wha?"
"She's my cousin….don't tell me you were jealous." Drew said smirking. May laughed nervously and avoided eye contact. "You were jealous, cause you missed me."
"No…" She muttered pouting.
"Yes, you missed me and just for the record, I missed you too." He said kissing her on the forehead. May smiled happily while blushing scarlet.
"Drew, I have one thing to say."
"What?"
"You look nothing like the picture."
I kept your picture in my shoebox
I kept your picture in my shoebox
I don't think they'll ever get into the gym battle.
Drew: Why should we?
May: Yea!
Me: You have turned against me!? How could you May! Girls rule boys Drool.
May: I'm sorry! Sorry Drew but Girls rule.
Me: Yes!
Drew: Pweez review.