What happened last chapter: ..."It's okay." he said. He felt guilty as she said that, for he did felt he did something wrong. He had read her diary, although it had no secrets in it that he read about so far. "Well, are you ready now?" he grinned at May, stepping onto the route.

"Of course! I'd thought you'd never ask." May smiled back, right behind him.

They both traveled together for the rest of the day, each thinking about the other the whole entire way.

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CHAPTER 3: The Truth will Set you Free

Brendan's POV

After I returned May's journal, I started thinking. I've liked her since the moment she set foot in Littleroot Town. She's always been a great person, a great friend. Does she still like me? Should I tell her how I feel? Would she react the same way I would if she told me that?

After all, I've had a crush on her since the first day I met her. Her sparkling personality just can't be ignored. She's full of determination…she's caring, and she's loving. Especially of her pokémon.

We've started to talk, and we've become caught up on our friendship. She'd often talk about the life before she came to Littleroot. She'd stop in mid-sentence whenever she'd talk about her family though. The past seems to have a great impact on her... I wonder what happened…..

May's POV

I've continued to write in my diary...journal...whatever! It's a personal thing that I want nobodyto read, not even my pokémon (not that they can read...can they?). When Brendan returned my bag, I hope he didn't look through it, because if he did, he probably found and read my diary. I wonder what his reaction would be if he read all my entries that I've written…

Before Littleroot, I wasn't as outgoing as I am now. I wasn't exactly friendly in my old town. In fact, I was just average and sometimes I even cut Pokémon school. Why? My dad is not actually my true father. My real father died in an accident. He was going to drive to The Pokémon Festival...and another car crashed into him.

I loved him – I was so close to my father. But he's gone now and I would be ashamed if he watched me through my "I'm-so-depressed" phase because he wouldn't want me to be that way, I know it! Soon after that, my mom remarried to my new step-father, the gym leader Norman– and he's been really nice to me. Even though I am close to Norman (my stepfather's name) now, I will never forget my real dad. He will never replace my dad. Ever.

But Brendan lifts off a kind of weight in my heart. I can laugh with him, talk with him and I don't feel as bad as I felt before I moved to Littleroot.

I get this feeling with him that I don't get with anybody else. A feeling of closeness...

It's not the kind of feeling like how I feel with my family,those are really close to me. It's different...but in some ways I can't describe the feeling...

...is it...more than just a crush?

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Brendan stopped walking in the middle of the road. "May, is there something wrong? You've been acting weird lately. You just don't seem like yourself today."

May stammered, startled as her thoughts broke apart. "N-no, Brendan, there's nothing wrong."

"I know something's wrong, I can tell just by your voice, it's shaking. If you tell me, I can probably help." Brendan said.

"You can't help! Nobody can!" May yelled as she started to cry. Brendan was shocked by her outburst. "It's not your fault, it's mine! I should have never convinced my dad to go to the Pokémon Festival! I-I…." She couldn't speak anymore, but just cry her heart out.

As gently as he could, Brendan pulled her into his arms for comfort. "Don't worry…" he whispered. "It wasn't your fault. What happened?"

May stared up at him, her eyes tear-filled. "I just don't feel like telling you right now...maybe I'll tell you when I'm ready. But thank you…for trying to help me, Brendan. I feel much better now that I have that out in the open...Thank you…..for caring."

Brendan stared back at her calmly. "I've always….cared for you May."

He leaned towards her, his heart beating as fast as it could against his chest.

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Preview of the Next Chapter, "The Fanclub":

"Yeah..." replied May shyly, looking at her feet. Brendan went with his first instinct and couldn't control it. Helifted her face gently with his two fingers, so he could look into her blue sky-colored eyes. "Your eyes...they're so pretty...like sapphires." he mummured. All May could see were his lips...those beautiful lips...and went closer towards them...