All right! Ch 10 is finally written and posted ladies and gentlemen! Please excuse the long wait, but I'm afraid I have no excuses!!
Woot! Today's the last day of my Homeschooling!! Booyah!!
Drew: "You actually go to school? You sure don't type like it."
May: "Drew, leave her alone! Or... she'll have you die or something!"
Me: "Forget it May. Someone's just jealous of my mad typing skills.
Drew: "Hmph."
Ash: "Back2Freestyle15 still, does not own Pokemon or Aladdin... or any food."
Max: "Is that all you think about, Ash? Besides Misty?"
Ash, beat red: "Where did that come from?!?!"
Me: "Er... this is getting awkward. Let's start the story!"
With a long, regretful sigh May stepped out of the shadows and into the decorated room. The red rose trembled in her hand as she tried to be brave. Her eyes wandered over were Ash (Ash is the genie, but he changed into his old appearances as a boy), Max, and Joy were sitting. They were slightly dressed up and were standing, over on the side. Max sent a pitifully yet reassuring look at May, and she tired ignore the fact the Max look really upset. Joy smiled sadly at her, in a comforting way that Joy does. And Ash... he looked angry. He didn't bother to smile at May, but looked her with a grave, serious look. May held his eyes as she stood at the aisle.
Finally, Ash got up and walked over to her. He slipped his arm in hers and glared up in front of him. May slowly followed his eyes. Brandon, dressed in a Sultans uniform, but blacker, was grinning at her, excitement dancing in his eyes. And he had that dumb old staff in his hand again. When was he going to get rid of that thing? Brock was behind him, a glazed look in his eye, holding a book, wearing some sort of a priests outfit.
She turned, and quickly looked down at the ground, as she closed her eyes tight. She did not want to do this at such a young age, with him... She looked at Ash when she felt his stare.
"I'm sorry... I wish there was something I could do, May..." Ash whispered, pity reflecting in his eyes. May took in a deep breath and half-smiled at Ash.
"I know you would anything to stop this Ash, but I will be alright. After all I have you guys, to keep me from falling on my face." May giggled softly. Ash grinned slightly. A impatient cough sounded from Brandon. Ash growled slightly but composed himself when May jabbed him in the stomach. Then, the two started up the aisle.
Alright, Ash. Lets get this over with.
-OoO-
Drew groaned and rolled over on his back, getting a whole bunch of rain onto his face. "No wonder I'm still wet..." Drew grumbled, as he shook his head, spraying wet everywhere.
It was dark, as thunderclouds rolled over in the sky and drizzling, a nice rain Drew liked to sit outside in, but somehow, he didn't have time for that. He got up and looked for something. What? He didn't know, he couldn't remember what happened. There, further down the beach, he saw a horse, nervously pawing the ground. Drew quickly jogged over, hoping to find the owner somewhere around there. He found no one. He glared at the horse.
"Whose the idiot trainer that left you here alone? In the rain?" Drew asked it, folding his arms across his chest, and stared up at the storm. The horse answered with a simple neigh.
"Come on, Drew. Your better than this. What happened? And Where do I need to go?" Drew said quietly, still looking at the clouds. The rain softly pelted his face, as the wind blew at his wet clothes and hair. Drew sighed and looked at the horse again. The horse looked up at him, a solemn expression telling him that the horse hates rain. Drew gave one last look around the abandoned beach, before hopping on the horse.
"Alright lets get you-" As he sat down on the saddle, he heard a jiggle of something. He eyes went wide, as he slowly reached in his back pocket. He pulled out a ring of keys. He gasped as his past events came flooding back to him: kidnapped in the middle of the night, guards falsely accusing him, Shikmorru, and then the battle for air. He snapped the reins of the horse, and it lurched up.
"Come on Girl! We have to get to the palace now!" Drew commanded, and sped off across the sand.
-OoO-
"Do you, Ash hand over Princess May of Agrabah to be wed to Adviser Brandon?" Ash glared at Brandon with full hatred, still linked arms with May.
"No, I don't. And neither would you Brock." Ash stated angrily. May couldn't help but smile, she knew that would never stop the wedding, but she should have known Ash wouldn't give her up without a fight.
Brandon scuffed and snapped his fingers. Two guards stepped up and grabbed Ash's arms, dragging him back. Brandon sighed and looked over at Brock.
"Ignore him." Brock slowly nodded.
"Does any one reject this wed, besides the best man?" Max jumped up and down, his hand in the air.
"Me! I do! May! Don't marry this jerk! He's not your type!" Ash grinned over at him as Joy nodded.
"I do too, object to this wed. I dont care who you are, Brock but I must not let you continue this." Joy stated stubbornly. Brandon glared at all of them.
"Do not, make me silence you all."
"Oh yeah? Why don't you try, Brandon!" Ash grinned. Brandon, again, snapped his fingers and two beefy arms picked up Ash and held in him the air. Brandon stared at the struggling Ash, hardly amused.
"Well, that was hardly worth the effort. Anyone else want to reject this marriage?"
"When I get down from here, Brandon, you are so toast." Ash grumbled, still struggling against the arms of steel.
"Brandon! Put Ash down!" May demanded angrily. Brandon turned and looked at his bride, with raised eyebrows.
"I'm only trying to do whats best for us, Princess May."
"Yeah right, you big- knickompoop!" Max shouted, his fists shaking in the air.
"Don't worry about me, you guys. I'm only losing air..." Ash groaned, as the guard pull tighter and tighter on him. Joy had enough. She quickly ran over to Ash, and stood in front of the Guard, who smirked at her.
"What are you, a tiny weak girl going to do to me? You can't effect me." The guard laughed. Anger flared up in Joys eyes, as Ash groaned again turning pale.
"Joy! Do something please!" May said desperately. In a flash, Joy was moving about the guard, poking and prodding him in exact places, and before they knew it, the guard was on the ground unable to move and Ash was free.
"What...? What did you do?" Brandon gaped at his strongest guard, now laying in a helpless heap on the ground. Max gaped at Joy, astonished and awed.
"She hit his pressure points, all twenty-six on them." (Authors Note-??? Number made up.) Joy helped Ash up, completely ignoring the rest of them.
"Wow! Isn't she something!?! She never cease's to amaze me!!! Nurse Joy??? WILL YOU BE MINE!??!?!!?" Max, Ash and May sweat dropped as they all looked at Brock, who had flown across the room, grabbed Joys hand and proposed to her.
"What?! How did he break the sp-!!!" Brandon quickly stopped himself, before letting out his whole secret power and tried to look cool. May giggled as Max dragged Brock away from a blushing Joy.
"Looks like we got the old Brock back!"
"Hey... what happened? What's going on? Why are you guys all dressed up?" Brock asked, confused as he looked around.
"You don't remember? The Wedding? You told May that she had to marry Brandon!" Joy said, a little mad but surprised. Brock was about to reply when Brandon cut in.
"Enough! We Will have this wedding!" Brandon whispered a spell under his breath, and red beams, reminding her of razor leaf move, and hit Brock, Ash, Joy, and Max. They all feel to the ground, silently.
"No!" May cried and was about to run over to them, when they all got up. "Brandon!? What the HELL is your deal!! I don't want to marry, you okay!! So leave me and my friends alone!" May shouted angrily, she was pissed and scared. All of her friends had glazed look in their eyes, as if monotones. Brock slowly walked back into his position, in between May and Brandon, and Ash, Joy and Max, stood obediently on the side.
"What-? What did you do to them?" May asked softly, her voice trembling but her eyes a-fire with anger.
"Them? Oh, their fine. Now, where were we?" Brandon asked politely and turned to Brock. Brock nodded.
"Please put the ring on Princess May's finger, Brandon." Brandon smiled and went into his pocket. He pulled out a beautiful gold and diamond ring. May couldn't hold the gasp and was too stunned at its beauty to notice Brandon slipping the ring on her finger.
"You may now kiss the bride." Brock said, bored. That snapped May out of it.
"What?! No! I don't want to get married..." Here eyes caught Brandon's staff again, its red eyes glowing at her. Then, something wasn't right with her, May thought. She felt the fimilar feeling of falling into darkness. She felt herself losing control over her movements, and automatically went in to meet Brandon for the kiss. Her mind went bizark. Don't look at the staff! She couldn't though, her mind was brainwashed, as her red rose fell to the floor. A tear trickled down her cheek as she slipped away from the world.
"MAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
May let a cry, and fell hard on her butt as she looked around frantically. When she found the source, she broke into a huge grin.
"Drew!!" He looked a little, messy, with dripping wet clothes and hair and he was panting, hard. But he had that cool grin he always did to May, so she knew he was alright.
"What the heck is going on here?" Drew demanded, once he caught his breath.
"Brandon's making me marry him! And he hit Brock, and Ash, and Joy and Max with this beam thing and they are all acting weird and... where have you been?!?" May demanded, as she crossed her arms across her chest, trying act angry but couldn't help feel so excited. She knew everything was going to be okay with Drew around. Drew scoffed.
"Let's just say, Brandon here... invited me to a swim." Brandon marched up to Drew, pissed.
"Whose says your allowed here!? You, you street rat!" Drew gave a short laugh as he flicked his hair (which lost its effect cause it was wet). "Your as bad with comebacks as May is."
"Hey!"
"You just don't know who your messing with here, do you, Brandon? Your out of your league, now scat before I show you the door. And trust me, it wont be pretty." Drew said, calm but angry expression on his face.
"Woot! Ya! Go Drew! You show him!" May shouted happily, jumping up and down as if she was his cheerleader. Brandon, about to reply clutching his staff tight, stopped himself and smirked. Drew narrowed his eyes, that couldn't be good.
"Fine. You win. But, this will not be the last you see of me. May... wait for me." Brandon said softly. Drew's eyes went wide, as May walked over to Brandon. She stopped in front, and cocked her head to the side, looking into his (Brandon's) eyes. Brandon looked nervously back at her.
"What? What is it?" He asked, stepping back from her. She narrowed her eyes at him, now squinting.
"May, its rude to stare." Drew glared, trying to make her stop. May said nothing, but finally stood up and flipped her hair, mockingly.
"Um... nothing. But..." Before she could say anything, Brandon had turned swiftly and left the room at a quick pace. Then, no one moved or said anything for a couple of minutes, before Drew cleared his throat.
"Er... what were you doing?" May looked up and over at Drew.
"What?" Drew rolled, his eyes, starting to feel embarrassed and jealous.
"With Brandon? You were freaking him out." May shook her head.
"Nothing, really. Its' just..." May slowly stopped, and thought about what she was going to say.
"What is it?" May sighed, and looked down at the ground, embarrassed.
"His, eyes... I've seen them before but I don't know where."
"What?! Is that all...? Thanks, Sherlock, but I could have figured that one out. Believe it or not, everyone in the world has eyes. Of course you seen eyes before." May looked up, bewildered.
"Thats not what I meant, Drew!" Drew laughed as May fumed. Then, something caught his eye.
"Er... are they okay? What's up with Ash and Joy?" Drew asked, walking over to them, and waving a hand in front of their faces. But they stood, monotone, a blank expression on their face.
"Brandon shot some beam thing at them... Max? Max wake up! Come on!" May shook Max hard, but he don't move and the weird look in his eye remained there.
"They seemed to be mesmerized or something." Drew said, looking at Max, "We need to knock them out of the state of shock... they were probably put in it because of you wearing a dress." Drew laughed again as May grew hot.
"What does that suppose to mean?! I'm not aloud to wear dresses?!"
Drew grinned and shook his head. "Forget it. Anyways, I meant to tell you that you look very nice in it." May, not expecting that, blushed terribly bad, as she poked her two fingers together. She had wanted to give him that impression on Drew, but she never thought he would tell her! She shook her head, regaining her posture and stood up.
"You said we need to knock them out of the state?" She asked. Drew frowned, and nodded. She tossed him a pillow and grinned.
"Do as I do, then." May got a good grip on the pillow, held it like a baseball bat and swung it right at Max's face, sending him careening to the ground. When nothing happened, Drew smirked.
"I knew that was never going to work." May was about to retort when they both heard a groan coming from Max. He slowly sat up and rubbed his aching head.
"What-? What happened?"
May turned, and smirked at Drew. "Now, admit I'm smarter that you!"
Drew grinned and flipped his hair. "Just saying doesn't make it true." (Authors note- Is that a great come back or what:) As May pouted, Drew took a swing at Ash, a rather unnecessary hard one and in a matter of minutes, everyone was broken out of the spell and were lively again.
"Good thing you showed up, Drew. Or we would be toast!" Max laughed as they started to leave the wedding room and head towards Brock's bedroom. The day had gone by quick, and the rain outside was still falling and didn't look like it was going to let up anytime soon. Then, they all heard Ash's stomach growl.
"Speaking of toast..." He said sheepishly, as he rubbed his stomach.
Joy beamed. "Yes, none of us had breakfast or lunch. So how about a large fancy dinner? We are all dressed up and it would be a shame to waste it!"
Brock broke into a grin. "Sounds great! What do you say May?" May smiled and nodded.
"I say... last one there is a rotten egg!" And she raced off down the hall, with Ash, Max, and Drew following. Brock started to chase after them, but pulled up when he noticed Joy wasn't running with them either.
"Hey! You coming?" Joy giggled as she shook her head.
"No, I must preserve what self-esteem I have left." Brock held out his head, and offered it to her.
"Aw, come on Joy. You should know that by now, self esteem has nothing to do with it." Joy threw back her head, and gave a true, long laugh, something she hadn't done in forever. Brock grinned as she took his hand.
"Oh alright. You win." The two went sprinting off, hand and hand towards the direction all of those meddling kids went.
-OoO-
About half way through the meal, May stood up and pushed her chair back.
"I forget something in that stupid room. I'll be right back!" Ash reached over and grabbed a roll from her plate.
"I'll keep an eye on your food for you May!" Ash offered, spraying food all of the table then giving a sheepish grin at Drew, who had Ash's food on his shirt.
"No more dates, ok May?" Max smiled.
May flashed him a thumbs up. "Trust me. One was enough."
"May, if we are not in here when you get back, we will be in Brock's room." Joy said, patting her mouth with a napkin.
"She'll never make it back in time, with all that food she ate." Drew smirked. May stuck her tongue out at him, and quickly slipped out of the room, almost sprinting down the halls.
"Oh please, still be there. Please, please." Running through the dark, abandoned hallways made her mind wander. She cursed herself for leaving it behind in the first place, after all it did mean a lot to her. And she would be real disappointed if it wasn't there, but if it wasn't there, she could always just wait for another one. Yet... she didn't want another one. That one had, for some reason, meant more to than the other ones. As she tried to figure out why, she swiftly turned into the dark, empty wed room, that she was in two hours ago.
She quickly scanned the floor, searching for her precious item. But the exact spot that it was suppose to be in, was bare. May sighed sadly and sank to the floor. A tear trickled down her cheek, as she realized why it was so special to her. Drew had given it to her, not to her Beautifly. Plus, she felt when she had it, he was around, even when he wasn't.
She stared up at the sky, which was still lightly raining, but in some parts, the clouds were breaking up, revealing stars. With her mind lost in the sky, she failed to notice the figure, leaning up against the door.
"Looking for this?"
May's head turned just in time to see the exact object she came for fall on her lap. She let out a small squeal of delight and quickly scooped up the rose and put it up against her cheek lovingly. She heard him laugh and instead of thanking him, she glared at him.
"Actually, no. I... ah... lost my necklace here when I fell down."
Drew snorted. "Your as bad with lying that you are coordinating." May pouted as he sat down next to her. They sat in silence for a long time, watching the rain fall, before Drew broke the silence.
"There's... something I want to tell you, May. It's been bugging me, and I need to get it out of my system." May cocked her head at him and shrugged.
"Sure, what's on your mind?" Drew, did not reply at first and May almost thought he wasn't going to tell her.
"This mourning, Brandon had me kidnapped and thrown over a cliff into a vast sea." May gasped but Drew shook his head.
"Stop it. I'm fine. It was just, an annoying way to wake up in the mourning, that's all." Drew grinned and flipped his hair.
May rolled her eyes, but couldn't help but giggle. "Alright, so we have Drew swimming in the sea. What happened next?"
"Well, actually, I had these huge metal things on my legs and wrists, but that couldn't keep me down."
May groaned. "Drew, what really happened?" Drew half-smiled, as he continued to watch the rain.
"So maybe one of the guards gave me the keys. But anyways, when I was swimming up to shore. I wasn't sure if I was going to make it... I had spent too much time on the bottom, trying to get those darn shackles off." May remained silent, almost pity on her face, waiting for him to continue.
Drew sighed and kept going. "It was strange, I was dying and my legs and arms were starting to give out, but my brain was just, full power. I kept on thinking of my Pokemon, and some past events like the Ribbon Cups, and my family, and you guys... It was then, that I realized... you guys: Joy, and Brock, Ash, Max and Brock, and you, May... you guys we the first, real friends I have ever had. People I could hang out with, and not have to pose as someone, I'm not. You guys, actually accept me for who I am."
May looked at Drew, her eyes full of sympathy, "Drew..." But he held up up his hand to stop her.
"No. Please don't. I have accept that fact, and I am alright with it. But anyways... when you get a chance... tell Ash, Brock, Joy and Max, that I said thanks." May broke into a sweet smile.
"You got it, Drew. You know, I used to think that you were a mean, selfish and that you only gave me roses to mock me..." Drew rolled his eyes.
"Gee, May. Thanks for that."
May lightly shoved Drew. "I'm not done yet! As I was saying, I really didn't really know you before this... adventure... but you know? Its people like you that I enjoy being around. I'm glad your my friend, and rival!" Drew grinned over at her, and she smiled back. They did this for a minute, as they listened to the pattering rain, before Drew laughed.
"Speaking of which, when we get back to Coordinating, you still need two more ribbons compared to my five." May was about to explode on him, but was distracted.
"Do, do you think, that we will ever return? I mean, back home?" May asked softly, looking at the rain. Drew turned to her, a tired expression on his face.
"Honestly, I don't know, May. But you know... whatever happens to us, you know that I'm here to pick you up after you embarrass yourself and fall flat on your face, May." May growled at Drew, but the blush on her face gave it all away. They sat for another ten minutes, saying nothing, just enjoying each others company and listening to the rain. Finally, May stood up.
"We better head back to Brock's room. Joy's probably getting worried by now." Drew nodded and smirked.
"Who knew you could think so logically?" As a response, May threw a pillow in Drew's face (they have a lot of pillows there, alright?).
"May! Yours so dead!" May screamed and giggled as she ran out of the room, her rose tight in her hand and a angry Drew sprinting after her.
So?? How was it? I really liked it, and think it came out great! Please excuse my spelling for poor Shikamorru, I think I have spelled it differently in every chapter he's in! Haha!
Why did I have Ash take May up during the wedding than Max? Well, personally, I can totally see May and Ash together but I thought Max was... well... I don't know. He just didn't seem cut out for the job.
I tried to make this one extra good and long (which I failed miserably) because I wasn't happy with the last one: I was rushed, which means I typed Crap.
For all of those that have been reviewing, you are the bomb! You are my inspiration to keep the story going, and I appreciate every one of them!! You guys are awesome!1 Never forget that!!
Oh right, next chapter:
All they wanted was a good night sleep, but their beauty sleep was interrupted in the middle of the night. But by who? And where the heck did Ash disappear off too? And what has Brandon's eyes have tot do with any of this?
And why does Joy have pink hair?
Haha! Just kidding!!
Until Next Time-
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