Hey hey, I'm back with another chapter. First off I'd lyk to thank everyone for reviewing. That helps a lot :) And for all of you who guessed Gary, you were obviously…and in this story, he might be a bit OOC, I'm going to make him a little more snobby and cocky, but he'll still be nice and a "good friend" ;)

Chapter 9

"Long time no see" the brown haired teenager said.

"Gary, what are you doing here?" Ash asks.

"Well, I heard you were down here I decided to stop by and visit, that's not a problem is it?" he asks with a smirk on his lips.

"No, not at all" Ash says while clenching his fists together. Misty places her hand on top of his trying to calm him down.

"Besides, how could I not come down here, after all the things that have been happening here in Slateport?" he says with a very sly grin on his face.

He then turns his attention to May and Drew; May finally ended the conversation with her dad with him saying 'Fine, I'll talk to you tomorrow, but when I get the chance, I'm gonna have a talk with this 'Drew' boy' Then her brother laughing in the background.

"You must be May and Drew" Gary says.

"Gee, how'd you know" Drew says sarcastically.

"I'm Gary, nice to meet you. I heard that you are a pretty strong coordinator Drew" Gary says.

Drew smirks and flicks his hair. May remembers what happened the last time Drew did that and a clear blush has been painted onto her face.

"Thanks" Drew simply says.

Gary then turns his attention to Brendan and Kym, he eyes Brendan very carefully.

"Hey, I'm Gary, I'm guessing you're Brendan" Gary says while extending his hand.

"Hi" Brendan says as he shakes hands with Gary.

"Hey Kymberly, haven't seen you in a while" Gary says turning his attention to her.

"Yeah, it's Kym by the way, so what exactly are you doing here again?" Kym says.

"What? I can't visit my two childhood friends from Pallet" he says.

"Uh…" Ash and Kym are a loss for words, this was so…un-Gary like.

Gary then looks at Misty and gives her a wink, causing her to raise an eyebrow in confusion and Ash to clench his fists.

Kym POV

Okay, Gary coming might not be the best thing, considering that he just made a move on Misty. When he knows that she's taken. Now that I think about it, the only reason why Gary wants her is so that Ash can't. Typical Gary.

"Nine" She looks at Gary in confusion.

"Hi, there. I haven't seen you in a while, the last time you were still a little Vulpix" He says. He then reaches to pet Ninetales.

"No, don't do-" I begin to say.

Too late, Ninetales tilts her head a bit and opens her mouth to let a blazing Flamethrower attack right in Gary's face.

"Cough, cough"

"that…she doesn't really like being touched by strangers, or people she doesn't really remember" I say

I can hear Misty and May giggling in the background.

"Ninetales" she says innocently as walks over to my side.

"Thanks for the warning" Gary says sarcastically. His whole face covered in smoke, his brown hair burnt to a crisp. He actually looks really, really stupid right now…I can't help but chuckle.

"How about we continue this conversation outside, before your Ninetales burns the whole restaurant down" Brendan says as she ushers me out the door.

Everyone else eventually follows, Drew grabs May's hand, and Ash wraps his arm protectively around Misty.

Drew POV Gary's Room later that night

"So how long will you be staying here, Gary" Ash asks, stressing his name. Well I would be too if Gary was stealing glances at my girlfriend all night long. Everyone could tell that Ash was a little aggravated.

"I don't know, a few days, weeks, it all depends" He says nonchalantly as he props his feet up onto the coffee table and extends his arms across the couch. Making sure to keep away from Ninetales, who was resting on the other end.

"Oh, joy" Kym says sarcastically as she rolls her eyes. I can understand Ash not really liking Gary that much, but I still don't understand why Kym doesn't like him…well granted I don't really like him either, he's kind of a jerk, but then who am I to be talking, I barely know the guy!

"Oh come on Kymmy, what's with the attitude? Didn't you miss me at all?" Gary asks innocently.

"Um, sure, why not, I haven't seen you in a while…" Kym says, obviously not really caring. Brendan didn't seem to notice that Kym was just kidding. You can add another person to the 'I don't like Gary' list.

"What about you Mist, did you miss me?" Gary says in a very flirtatious manner, as he sends Misty a flashy smile.

"I-uh…" She starts, obviously not knowing what to say.

"Oh no, no one calls her Mist but me, I'm the one who gave her that name in the first place" Ash grumbles, barely audible, but unfortunately for him, I heard.

"Then go do something, she's your girlfriend, are you gonna let some guy take her away from you just like that?" I say. Geez, Ash is a great Pokemon Trainer, and yet he doesn't know how to fight for what he wants. I look over at him and he's just glaring daggers at Gary, so I give him a push, causing him to get up off the couch. He looks back at me in a 'what the hell did you do that for' way, so I just give him a nod and make a subtle motion towards Misty.

"Oh! I mean, uh…Mist, would you want to…um go take a walk on the beach…with me?" He asks hopefully, while rubbing the back of his neck.

Normal POV

Misty exchanges glances from Gary and Ash and she obviously went with…

"Yeah, sure I'd love too" Misty says as she gets up and clutches onto Ash's arm. (Of course she chose Ash :D)

"I'll see you guys later" She says as she and Ash take their leave, leaving a very satisfied Drew and a not so happy Gary.

"It's getting late, we'd better get going" Drew says as he drapes his arm over May, and gives her a peck on the forehead.

"Right" May says, stifling a giggle, "We'll see you guys tomorrow"

They both get up and exit the room, with Kym envying them as they leave.

"Well, I'd guess we'd better got too" Brendan says while getting up.

"Yeah, I guess we'll see you to-"

"Wait, Brendan you can go, I just want to ask Kymmy here a few things" Gary says.

Brendan glares at him for a good 3 seconds and then looks at Kym.

"I'll be there in 5 minutes" She then walks over to him and kisses him. Not on the cheek, a full on kiss on the lips. Brendan, shocked stiffens but then relaxes into the kiss, but before he could wrap his arms around her, she pulls away and gives Brendan a clear smile, Brendan, having a blush stained across his face, he smiles back and leaves. Kym's Ninetales following.

"Well, we've never done that before" he says, he looks down at Ninetales, and she just continues to walk, her tail(s) waving back and forth.

He smirks and begins to head back to his room.

Back in the room

"So what did you want to talk to me about?" Kym asks, trying to avoid the situation that happened not too long ago.

"Well, first off I just want to know, how long have Ash and Mist, you know, been together?" Gary asks, almost seeming nervous, which was so, un-Gary like.

"Ash and Misty" Kym says, making sure that Gary knew that Misty had a 'y' at the end of it, "just got together actually, a couple of days ago"

"Really" Gary says grinning.

"Yeah, and they're very happy together" She says, now making full eye contact with him. He chuckles before speaking.

"Chill Kym, I don't like Misty, you and I both know that I just like messing with Ash, that's all" he says, not really caring about it anymore.

"Then why'd you-"

"Well! It's getting late and you should be heading back to Brendan," he says, getting up and heading towards the door, "I'll see you tomorrow"

"See ya" Kym says suspiciously as she exits out the door, only to be greeted by flashing cameras.

"Whose room was that?"

"That certainly was not Brendan's room"

"Do you know that guy?"

"What if Brendan finds out your cheating on him"

"I'm not cheating on anybody, look it's 10:13 and I'm tired, why don't you go bug Ash and Misty, they're on the beach" She cries, and with a flash the reporters were gone.

"I probably shouldn't have said that" She mutters.

So for the rest of the night, reporters were silently and secretly following Ash and Misty around. Snapping a couple of photos here and there, waiting to be published in the next issue of each magazine. They were one of the hottest couples yet, and you can thank the media for that…

Done with this chapter, sorry, that was a really bad ending, it was really rushed and I apologize, and as you may have noticed, this chapter was longer than usual and I didn't want to make it too long.

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