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Flashback 2 x2: With Drew
Drew sighed as he laid down on his bed in his family's house. He was back in LaRousse city because his parents wanted him for something, what that was though, he still hadn't found out, even though he had been there for over a week. Everybody was rushing about and barley even noticing him. Drew closed his eyes, deciding to rest a bit before he announced that if they didn't tell him what was going on soon, that he was leaving to continue his journey. He had already wasted enough time, and dropping out of that last contest threw him off even more. They said it was urgent, but they had hardly said or did anything this entire time…that and his sister still wasn't there either...
'Thinking about how my parents are will only stress me out more…I'd better think of something else…I wonder how May's doing…'
---Flashback---
"Hey! Drew! How are you?!" Drew had just arrived in Rosina Town and was quite surprised to see May rushing up to him.
"Hey, Drew, it's been a while. How have you been doing?" May asked, seeming slightly out of breath for a short moment.
"Just fine," he replied, smirking and flicking his hair, "And you?"
"Just great!" she replied with a smile.
It was then that Drew realized that she was alone. 'May's usually with one of her friends, that or they aren't very far away.'
"What's with that look, Drew?" May asked, startling him slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.
"I noticed that none of your friends are around. Usually they aren't too far from you."
"Oh," she said, pausing for a moment, "Well, you see…Brock had to go home for a while. Ash wanted to compete in the Sinnoh League. I decided to travel on my own, so Max is back home preparing for his own journey…so that's basically it."
Drew closed his eyes for a moment, "And how long have you been traveling alone?"
May thought about it for a moment and said, "About two months."
He smirked and replied, "Two months? Hmm…You just might make it on your own if you've already lasted two months."
"Hey! What's with that tone Mister?!" May had shouted angrily, "Do you think I can't handle --being by myself?!" May stumbled a bit on her last few words as Drew put a rose in front of her face.
"I think you'll be fine, as long as you aren't too trusting of people and not taking any unnecessary advice. Just so you'll know, I'll be entering this contest, so don't get your hopes up about winning so easily…Well, see ya."
'She'll be alright…' Drew thought as he walked off, leaving a flustered May behind.
---End Flashback---
Drew smiled a little at that memory. 'May gets flustered so easily…and so easily calmed down as well…'
Drew turned his head and his eyes landed on the clothes Kohanna had given him before he had left Rosina. The dark navy blue, green, and purple clothes were folded neatly on top of his dresser.
'That Kohanna girl was totally weird. Weird people really seem attracted to May.' Drew thought with a slight sweatdrop.
---Flashback---
Drew was picking up his Pokémon at the Pokémon Center, preparing to leave for his hometown because of the call from his parents. Just as he turned around he saw the weird girl, Kohanna, whom he had met a few days before.
"Hey there, Drew friend, how are you doing?" she asked, getting terribly close.
Startled slightly Drew replied, "Uh, just fine…and what did you just call me?"
"'Friend', that's what I call most people I don't know too well that are friends with May-sama (1)."
'Sama?' Drew thought, 'This girl must be either a big fan of May's or…'
"Hey!" Kohanna said loudly, "I saw that look. I've been friends with May since she was three! While the other day was the first time I've seen her in about six years, I'm sure I know May-sama better than you!"
'She has a major complex.' He thought with a sweatdrop. "Look, I didn't mean anything by it, it's just that…"
"You didn't know how long we had known each other," Kohanna quickly supplied with a smile, "I may be a high mighty fashion designer, but I still give respect where it's due. May was the first one to tell me if I stuck to my dream, I could do it…Everyone else didn't think I could do it…But look at me now, I'm a fashion designer, I reached that impossible goal…" she trailed off, seeming a little sad.
"Hey, I didn't mean to upset you…" Drew then noticed the time on the clock, "Kohanna, right? Are you going to see May sometime before you leave town?"
"Yeah," she replied, cocking her head, "Why?"
"A short while ago my parents called. For some reason, they want me and my sister to come home as soon as possible. Could you tell May that I won't be able to participate in the contest? I told her I'd be entering, and she'd worry unnecessarily if I'm not there without telling her anything."
"Okay, I'll be sure to tell her," Kohanna replied.
"Thanks," he nodded his head and started to head towards the door.
"Oh! Wait a moment!" Kohanna shouted, running towards her room, "There's something I have to give you!"
"Huh?" Drew could stand dumbfounded as Kohanna disappeared and reappeared in what seemed like mere seconds.
"Here!" she said happily, handing him the clothes she had designed a few days before, then she started to push him out the door, "Okay now, go! Don't let me keep you any longer! They wanted you ASAP!"
And he left towards home, dreading every step he was taking.
---End Flashback---
'Why do my parents do this to me? They call like it's an emergency and then I end up waiting for days on end without a proper answer…I hope May got my message…
As Drew lay lost in his thoughts, a knock was heard on his door.
"Go away."
"Hey!" a female voice shouted from the other side, "That's no way to talk to your older sister, little brother."
"Sis?" Drew was quite startled by his sister's sudden appearance, "Sorry, Zel, I thought you were someone else. You can come in."
And so she did. Zel had the same color hair and eyes as her brother. Her hair went past her shoulders and her bangs were similar to Drew's. Zel wore a simple light purple dress with white lace along her collar, sleeves, and at the bottom and a gold locket.
'She only ever wears that dress if she's thinking about getting a new outfit…because she hates it and doesn't want to upset mom by never wearing it…I hope she didn't just come here to talk about what new clothes she's planning on getting…'
"So, what took you so long?" Drew asked her.
"Trouble at the daycare, some thieves thought they could steal some of the Pokémon eggs. It took us a while to fix the damage they did. Sorry for making you have to deal with our parents. They never seem to like explaining things more than once…even though they end up doing that anyways," Zel explained, then she noticed the clothes on his dresser, Zel ran up to the dresser and picked up the green sleeveless vest, "Wow! I can tell just from looking at them! These clothes are Kohanna originals! How in the world did you get these?! You must put them on now!" she said, pushing the clothes into his hands.
"And if I don't want to?" Drew replied, looking very annoyed, 'Don't drag me into your fashion obsessions.'
She looked at him evilly, "I'll do what I did when you were a baby and dress you myself!"
Drew blushed slightly as he was taken completely off guard, "Okay, okay. I'll put the clothes on. Just get out while I'm changing."
"THANKYOU little brother!" Zel shouted as she hugged him tightly and then went out the door.
When she was out Drew sighed and muttered under his breath, "Why she always takes advantage over the fact that she's ten years older than me, I'll never know…"
---A few minutes later…---
"Okay, you can come in."
"Wow!"
For a moment Zel stood stunned. Drew was wearing a long-sleeved dark navy blue shirt, a green sleeveless vest, and pants that were the same color as his old jacket.
"Oh, Drew! You look so handsome! So grown up! Well, of course!" Zel looked at him slyly, "You are now officially at that age in which one starts to take an interest in the opposite gender. Sooo, do you have anyone in mind?"
Taken completely off guard Drew blushed heavily, he quickly looked away, and replied, "N-no, why would you think that? You know I'm too busy with contests to think about such things."
Zel rolled her eyes, "Right. Oh, my little Drewy is growing up!" she exclaimed, hugging him, "He's got himself a girlfriend!"
Drew blushed harder, "I don't have a girlfriend!"
"Huh? What's this?" Zel heard a sound in one Drew's pockets and found a piece of paper in it. The note read:
Helloz,
Kohanna here, I've decided that since you seem to be a great friend and rival (and maybe more [hint, hint, nudge, nudge) to May-sama that May would not mind all that much if I gave you her PokéNav Match Call number without her knowing:
472-612-742
"Why can't people leave me alone…" Drew mumbled, blushing slightly.
"Ah, so her name's May." Zel said slyly, causing Drew to jump back slightly.
"N-n-no it's not like that! She's just a friend and a rival!" he exclaimed, trying to hide his blush.
"Then what's with the blush, huh? You can't hide it from me." Zel said, crossing her arms.
"Okay, I like her…but she truly isn't my girlfriend. I doubt she even suspects that like her…"
"What? 'Mr. I'll tell you how I feel and say it to you straight to your face' hasn't told a girl that he likes her?!" Zel looked quite shocked, "What is it about boys and not telling the girl they like that they her, geez. Why didn't you tell her when you realized you liked her?"
"I got nervous at the last moment…At least I had enough left in me to talk to her…even if I just ended up teasing her about her coordinator skills and bragging about being able to afford a hotel room…so for a while I just decided to act like an arrogant kid and dropped it over time…then I just decided to talk to her like just about any friend and rival that was just being honest in their opinion…no act there…just keeping my other feelings out of it for the most part…"
"For the most part?" Zel looked with at him a questioning look on her face.
Drew looked at the floor, "I give her a rose from time to time..."
"What?! You gave her roses and you say she doesn't have a clue that you like her?!"
"I told her that they were for her Beautifly."
"What kind of girl would fall for that obvious of a lie?"
"May would…and even though I slightly admitted the roses weren't for Beautifly at the third one…she probably thinks I give them to her as some of recognition, or something like that…"
Zel smiled at him, "I think I've messed with you enough for one setting. And you seem to have everything fairly under control. Just hold on to that number…you just might want to call your girlfriend-to-be sometime." Winking as she headed for the door.
Drew blushed and shouted, "Sis!"
She just laughed and said, "Sheesh, you can't take a joke, can you? Come on, let's go down and see what are parents are up to…they won't let us leave otherwise - nor will they tell us if we don't go to them."
Drew sighed, "Yes, the sooner, the better. And Zel, please don't tell mom and dad."
Zel winked at him, "Of course not. If I tell them, they'll tell everyone that you're engaged, since you're too young to get married. You don't even have your girl as a girlfriend yet. I won't even hint at it."
"Thanks, Zel."
And they both walked out of Drew's room to see why their parents had called them…
To Be Continued…
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(1) -sama: a Japanese suffix that confers a great amount of respect. It is commonly translated as 'Lord/Lady' (Lord Sesshoumaru) or 'Master/Mistress' (Master InuYasha), though in Brianna's case (the girl who has a crush on Drew) it was translated to 'Mr.' (Mr. Drew), since none of these correctly convey its meaning here, it will be kept in when Brianna shows up, and will often be in Kohanna's, Brendan's, Tony's, and Wally's dialogue, unless they are being really weird or something…
Latias: well, we're at the end…and much sooner than expected…
Dark Latias: bye
6/28/07 to 7/12/07
7/25/07
