Author's Note: Sorry! I had been suffering writer's block and then finals, but I took a break from studying to put this up! I'm really and truly sorry! Trust me; I will always post up the next chapter, so please hold your faith in me strong!

Disclaimer: I do not own pokemon, the characters, or a dating show.

He looked at his face in a mirror. Where did she get that idea?

Haruka heard irritating knocking on her doors which were trying to wake her up. She opened her eyes slightly, squinting, and glaring at the doors. She felt some what worn out besides the fact that she just wasn't a morning person. It must've been a change she went through her teen years, because she used to wake up fine.

"What?" she moaned angrily as the door knob slightly shook. "May, dear, you should wake up." a voice replied on the other side of the door. She knew it was Michael Finn, yet when he had said "May, dear," she couldn't help but remember one of her rivals, who in particular drove her insane. Purple flashed in her mind, but went away quickly.

"Be out in fifteen minutes." she said in a slight growl. She couldn't help it. "Alright. Walk to the studio's stage once you're out to find me." he said and footsteps disappeared.

She dragged herself in to the shower and thought random thoughts as she always had done.

Why were all—or at least most—of her rival coordinators' hair colors strange? There was green, purple, and quite a few reds,, which, although is not weird in America, is quite peculiar in Japan. Haruka herself had a light brown hair color—quite like the color of toffee—was not quite so strange.

She quit thinking about that as she got something to eat. She was really, really hungry. Suddenly, she remembered having Shuu's hand in her mouth. Maybe she wasn't so hungry after all.

She grabbed one of those strange cereal bars they had in America and quickly finished it off. She walked out of the room with a slight headache. How many times had she woken up at night anyways? Oh, right. Four times. How tiresome.

Haruka walked out of the room with her hair back up the way it had used to be. She had even wore a bandana along with it, although it was not the one that she had worn when she was younger.

Michael Finn met her with one of his cool attitudes. He smiled a sparkling smile and greeted her in a way any normal girl would swoon. Then again, Haruka wasn't exactly to be considered 'normal'.

"Today, you're going to actually spend time with them, like a speed date. It may be five minutes, but I think you could extend it to ten if you wish." he said charmingly. "Alright." she said yawning slightly. It was too cute. Michael Finn had to add in a flirtatious remark that would clash against his cool behavior, "I see you put your hair up. Never did that before, have you? It's cute." He caressed softly the end of one of her pigtails. "Hm?" she asked completely oblivious of his attempt.

"Huh? You put your hair up? Oh, it looks quite pretty, May." "You look great with your hair up!" "Fixing your hair in to such a hair do is so lovely."

All the boys had been told to go to the studio's stage. The early comers were all complimenting her hair style while she nodded and smiled appreciatively tired. As more people came in, a few boys lightly chatted amongst one another, but many kept coming to Haruka complimenting her hair. "Oh? You put your hair in to that hairstyle again? How childish." Shuu said arrogantly as he stifled a yawn. Haruka smiled in his direction forcefully. He just shrugged and yawned again. The boys all looked over to Shuu, some with a glared filled with jealousy, others filled with anger, and a few filled with astonishment. This boy, this Drew, seemed to know their May from before. Would that not give Drew the advantage?

Michael Finn was also not pleased. Drew was getting the most attention from May. He was getting the most attention from May on the studio's stage. He was getting more attention from May than Michael Finn. That was unacceptable.

Haruka kept nodding and smiling to the other boys, but she repeatedly kept glancing over to Shuu. She was glad he was here. He was never looking back at her, but that was fine with her. It was fine although she had wished that she could be the center of his attention. That wish didn't have to come true.

Shuu stared at Haruka. Every now and then, he would yawn. Every now and then, she would yawn. He managed to block out all the other boys who tried to furiously question him about her. Every time she turned to look at him, he always turned away, seeming to look bored. As soon as she looked away, he would look back at her.

Haruka was just too pretty. Shuu wasn't the only one who noticed.

Author's Second Note: Two questions are still ongoing and suggestions along with criticism are welcomed with open arms. Comment please! I watched the movie Lucario and the Mystery of Mew today. It was good! I think, though, that it didn't have enough May in it seeing how it's her last movie, (I think). I also believe that Drew should have been in there and that he should have danced with her! But seeing how it had not even mentioned him in there…Does anybody know what Harley's Japanese name is? Anyways, comment please! See ya!