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And just a little note, I finally spelled Johto right. :D I'm sorry if that spelling error bugged some people, but I fixed it so it should all be fine. If there are any other errors plz feel free to let me know…:D

Disclaimer: I dun own Pokemon…what-so-ever

A Lovely Couple

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After the little… "Intrusion" earlier that day, May had confined herself to her room, making finishing touches, packing, and what not. But unfortunately for Drew, he was the one having to wait, and wait…and wait.

"Jeez, what is talking your sister so long?" Drew says he impatiently flicks his hair out of his deep green eyes. He was sitting in the living room, with Max yet again, tapping his right foot impatiently. He looks over to Max who was writing something in a notebook and shuffling through some papers.

"I don't know I never understood why it takes girls forever to get ready" Max says, still preoccupied with his "studies".

Drew had always gotten the impression that May's little brother was a bookworm, he never really believed that considering he never really hung out with him long enough to find out…but apparently, it was true.

After a few more minutes Drew grew very impatient. He was tapping his fingers along the arm of the couch and constantly flicking his hair out of his eyes, with more force than usual.

"If your sister doesn't come down in five minutes, I swear I will go to Johto without her" Drew angrily screams as he gives his emerald bangs another forceful flick.

"No you won't" Max says simply, still not taking his eyes off the laptop.

"What do you mean?" Drew asks, raising an eyebrow at the younger boy.

"I highly doubt that you'll leave without May, I mean you wouldn't go through all the trouble of asking her if you were just going to drop her like an exploding Voltorb. Besides, face it Drew…you just love my sister way too much" Max finishes, finally taking his eyes of the computer and making his dark grey eyes come in contact with Drew's now blushing face.

'For the love of Celebi, he figured it all out…' Drew thought to himself.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Drew says nonchalantly trying to regain his cool, "I'll prove it to you, if May doesn't come down in 5 minutes, you'll see me, out that door, heading to Johto…without her" Drew says as he gets up and puts his gloved hands (A/N: By "gloved" I mean he's wearing green fingerless gloves) into the pockets of his dark green, somewhat baggy pants.

"Oh, well then in that case I guess I should just go to Johto myself then" A voice says from behind Drew. Max didn't even have to look up from his laptop in order for a wide smirk to be glued on his face.

Drew sighs and turns around, and sure enough there was May, casually leaning at the foot of the stairs. Drew scans her up and down with his eyes, and from what he could tell…he liked what he saw…

May was wearing denim shorts with a red belt, and a white polo with a popped up collar that fitted the curves of her body, that had a Pokeball symbol accenting the neck. On her head was still a classic bandana, but the red and white had switched, and her now dry chocolate hair had rested on her shoulders. She brought her hand, which were wearing fingerless black gloves with red accents, to her hair and tossed it over her shoulder.

Drew couldn't help but keep his eyes glued onto May; he couldn't find it in himself to look away.

"Y-you look…nice" He says simply, quickly turning away to hide his blush that had seemed to have invaded his face.

"Thanks" May says cheerfully, completely oblivious to the effect that she had on Drew. She walked over to dining table and quickly stuffed four Pokeballs into her fanny pack.

"So, what Pokemon are you bringing?" Drew asks, trying to change the subject so that he wouldn't grab May and kiss her right then and there.

"Blaziken, Beautifly, Squirtle, and Eevee" May replies as she grabs her Pokenav and places it into her bag as well.

"You're only bringing those four?" Drew asks. May turns around to face him and places her hands on her hips.

"Yeah…why?" She asks, quirking an eyebrow.

"No reason. I'm just saying that you're going to need all the help you can get, considering that the coordinator still has a lot of work to do" Drew says arrogantly, as he smirks and waits for one of May's outbursts.

May scoffs and sticks out her tongue.

"Here we go…" Max says as he rolls his eyes.

"Well excuse me Mister I'm-so-great, I'm a great coordinator and when we get to Johto, I'll prove it to you by beating you and winning the first contest enter" May states proudly as she crosses her arms in frustration.

Drew couldn't help but smile at May's outburst. That was one of the things that he loved most about her. That she wasn't afraid to stand up for herself, unlike those other girls that would let him walk all over them and be completely fine with it. Yup…May was a keeper.

May POV

Drew never hesitates to insult me. Whenever there's a chance…he'll take it. I swear it's like he gets enjoyment out of my anger.

"Now that you're done putting, you ready to go?" He asks as he makes eye contact with me. His emerald eyes gazing into mine, I blush and quickly look away.

"Y-yeah, let's go" I say as I try and regain my composure. I don't know what it was, but just being around Drew made me…all bubbly and giddy on the inside. I hate to admit it but I was like putty in his hands whenever he got close to me, or when he flicks his soft, silky bangs out of his eyes, or whenever I could feel his warm breath on my neck…argh! Maybe traveling with him wasn't such a good idea, if can barely contain myself when I see him at a contest…how I am supposed to act when he's with me 24/7…

"Alright Max…take care of yourself and don't get into any trouble okay?" I say as I walk over to him and give him a hug.

"Bye May, you take care of yourself too, especially when you have that hormone-crazed guy traveling with you" Max says with a smirk as he points towards Drew. I can hear Drew mumble something under his breath and I just give Max a light hit on the arm, telling him to at least try and be nice to Drew. Even thought I knew there was no way in Hoenn that would happen.

With one last look at Max and my house in Petalburg I open the door and dash outside. I was so ready to get out of this place…

"The ferry is leaving in about 30 minutes so we should head over there-" Drew begins to say but I quickly run in front of him preventing him from going any farther.

"Um…you wouldn't mind if we made a small stop at the Gym first would you?" I ask as innocently as possible.

Drew puts his hand on his chin and raises an eyebrow, "Why?" he asks me.

"Because, my mom and dad are there and I just wanted to say a quick goodbye before we left…besides I'm sure we have plenty of time" I say reassuring Drew, trying to convince him to say yes.

"But May-" He begins but I interrupt him once again by placing my face right in front of his, going on my tip toes to do so. Now I could really feel his breath on my face, but I try to focus and get back to the task at hand.

"Please Drew, if we go I promise I'll return the favor by doing what ever you want" I say, but as I see Drew's face twist into a mischievous, and flirtatious glare I quickly say a few other words, "to my approval of course".

"Jeez May, I didn't know you were that desperate to get a little kiss from me" He says mockingly.

"That's not what I meant!" I shout in my defense, although the idea of a little kiss was a bit appealing to me…wait what?!?

'Why do I have to be thinking this right now, out of all the times and places' I angrily shout in my head.

"Come on, let's go" I say as I grab hand and begin to drag him over to the Petalburg Gym.

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"Hello?" I say as I enter the giant, dojo style Gym. I can see sliding doors up ahead and a pot of flowers here and there. This place hasn't changed at all from when I was five, except for maybe new flowers now and then but other then that, it was still the same old Petalburg Gym. I smile as I remember the days I used to spend in here with my dad, we used to feed his Slaking, and sometimes I would sit and watch him battle his opponents.

I smile contently as I tighten the grip on my hand…wait…I'm not holding anything in my hand.

I look around questioningly and finally look down at my left hand, which was carefully entwined with another hand, I look up and there's Drew. Standing there, completely oblivious to the fact that we were linked. I blush and realize how comfortable it felt to be holding hands with him. But before I could say anything I can hear the door slide open and sure enough, standing there was a tall, thin-framed man, his dark black-ish blue hair slicked back and his navy eyes locked onto…Drew…

'Oh no…'

I quickly let go immediately feeling the comfort exit my hand and run over to my father and embracing him in a hug. I was willing to do anything to stop him from unleashing his fatherly instincts, and tearing Drew to pieces.

"Hi daddy" I say putting on my 'daddy's little girl' voice. Hey, I was his only daughter so I have my rights.

"Hey sweetie, I take it that you're leaving?" I nod my head as he smiles back at me, and then before I knew it, he was directly in front of Drew, raising his right arm.

Oh for Kyogre's sake daddy, please don't pulverize Drew…

"So you must be Andrew" My dad says formally reaching out a hand, Drew smiles and accepts the handshake, seems like Drew's safe…for now, "It's so good to finally meet you. Trust me I've heard a lot of things about you" He says. Drew looks over at me and then back at my father with a smile on his face.

"I trust that you'll take good care of my daughter" He says sternly while placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Of course," He says, hesitating before continuing his sentence, "I'd practically do anything for May" He says, a very light pink dusted upon his cheeks.

My heart skips a beat and my face turns a bright red. Is it just me or did Drew actually sound sincere, maybe he really meant it, and maybe he really does care for me. Guess we might not be stuck in the 'rival' zone forever.

"Good, then you two have fun in Johto and enjoy yourselves" He says.

"And good luck in your contests" A voice says coming up from behind my father; I instantly smile when I recognize my mom walking up to me.

"Goodbye sweetie, make sure you call when you get to Johto" She says while embracing me in a hug.

"I will mom" I smile as she lets go and Drew and I head towards the door.

"It was nice meeting you Mr. Maple" Drew says politely.

"You too Andrew" My father says in a rather calm manner.

"Have fun you two" My mom says, giving both me and Drew a wink. I blush at my mom's subtle hint, and I'm pretty sure that I would see Drew blushing as well.

As we exit the Gym, Drew and I head towards the port near Petalberg, eager to get to Johto. But on the way there, there was an awkward silence between the two of us before I finally decided to break the tension.

"Sorry about my parents back there, didn't think it would be that awkward…hehe" I say sheepishly.

"Don't worry about it" Drew says in a soft tone. Way different than his high and mighty, I'm-better-than-you tone. I stare it him for a while before finally deciding to speak up.

"Are you feeling alright, Andrew?" I say finishing my sentence with a smirk.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be, Maybelle?" My mouth drops to the floor as Drew smirks and continues to walk ahead of me. Why does he, out of all people have to know my full name?

I cross my arms and look up, only to see Drew walking ahead of me; I sigh and quickly run after him.

"Drew! Wait up!" I shout as I see him look over his shoulder telling me to hurry up. I begin to pick up my pace and just when I finally reached Drew, I had to trip over a rock, or stumble over my feet…well whatever happened I wound up in Drew's arms.

I look up to see him looking down at me, his emerald eyes shining in arrogance and a classic smirk on his slender lips.

"Guess you really are falling for me May" Drew says as he helps me to my feet, pulling me close in the process.

"Um…yeah" I was so flustered that I couldn't even come up with a come back to defend myself. I take a deep breath, inhaling the faint smell of roses and mixed in with an elegant smell of cologne…

'Not only does he look good…apparently he smells good too…' I smile to myself as I take another inhale of his scent…ugh I'm such a fan girl.

'Okay May, get a hold of yourself' I reassure myself.

"Well now that you're okay, we'd better get moving" Drew says, as he flicks his hair and releases me from his grasp. I nod slightly before following his lead to the ferry up ahead.

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"The Dragonair Cruise Line is now boarding, so passengers, please have your tickets ready" A loud voice over the speakers says.

"Come on Drew, we gotta go" I say hurriedly as I grab his hand and pull him towards the line of trainers and coordinators that were entering the giant boat. On the side in big elegant letters were Dragonair Cruise Lines. Then under it was a flying Dragonair swirling through the clouds painted on the ship.

"Okay May, we're going, calm down" Drew says as he chuckles and casually digs into his pocket and pulls out two tickets.

"Here" He says as he places the blue and white paper in front of my face. My eyes light up as I grab the ticket from his hands.

"Drew, you didn't have to buy my ticket. It must've cost a lot…" I say thankfully, then I snap my fingers in realization and turn towards Drew, "Alright how much did it cost? I'll pay you back"

Drew looks at me and then a smile erupts from his face, he stares at me with his gaze softening by the second.

"Just don't worry about it, okay? Besides, I'm the one who asked you to come with me so technically you're my guest" He says.

My eyes light up as I latch my arms around his neck and burry my face into his chest, my face was getting as hot as a Chimchar's flame but I ignored it for the time being.

"Thank You Drew" I say.

"D-don't worry about it" I hear him say. I pull away and give him another smile, his cheeks were tinted pink, and I giggle causing the pink to deepen in color. He quickly snatches his gaze away from me and rubs the back of his neck nervously with his hand.

'He looks kinda cute when he's flustered…'

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As we begin to board the giant cruise ship headed for Johto I look around only to see trainers holding hands and snuggling up to each other. Don't get me wrong, I've seen couples before, but I never saw this many…at the same time….at the same place…

I had a feeling that something wasn't right. I grab the sleeve of Drew's black shirt and give it a soft tug, making him turn to face me.

"Drew? Does this ship, seem kind of awkward?" I ask still looking around.

"Nope, not really" He says tauntingly. I pout my lower lip as we finally meet up with the ticket matinee person…I never knew what those people were called.

"Thank you for choosing Dragonair Cruise Lines, today we have our 'Couples-Extravaganza Deal' where couples ride for half the price of, are you two lovely people a couple?" She asks sweetly in a light southern accent.

I blush and instantly open my mouth, "No, we're-"

"Totally in love, which makes us a couple" Drew cuts in, wrapping an arm around my waist. I blush at the contact of Drew's arm around my waist, bringing me close to him once again.

The woman smiles before handing back our tickets. I look at it and there in the corner was a heart shaped hole.

"Thank you have a nice day" She gives us one last smile before stepping aside letting Drew and I enter the ship. As soon as we reach inside I turn to Drew for what seems like the hundredth time today, and open my mouth to ask him a question that I'm pretty sure he knew was coming.

Normal POV

"What was that all about?" May asks, placing her hands on her hips. Drew flicks his hair out of his eyes and sighs.

"May, it's cheaper, don't you want to save money so you can buy clothes and make-up and junk like that" Drew says waving a hand dismissively.

"Clothes are not junk, and I don't even put on make-up" May retaliates.

"Really?" Drew asks, he wouldn't guessed it because May's face was flawless and always had some sort of glow to it, just like an angel…well to Drew.

"Look, if it really bugs you that much, think of it as repaying the favor you owe me" Drew says.

'Even though I would've rather used it for…something else, something more…pleasing…' Drew thinks, letting his thought invade his mind, but is quickly interrupted by May's voice.

"Okay, now come on, let's go get our room" May says cheerfully but suddenly blushes realizing what she had just said.

"Well I don't mean…not that I wouldn't w-want to-but it's not l-like I-" May says, trying to make it sound like she wanted to share a room with Drew, even though that's what she really wanted.

"Right May, whatever you say" Drew says with a smirk while leaning in close to May, causing her to blush, "any excuse to get close to me" Drew says tauntingly.

"That's not true, I just meant that…" May begins to say but stops when she notices Drew already talking to the uniformed man up ahead. He then turns around holding a card in between his fingers and a small piece of paper.

"What's that?" May asks looking at the objects in Drew's hand.

"My room number, room 507" Drew says simply. May stops looking around and looks up at Drew with a pout on her face before she angrily crosses her arms.

"Well then what about me? What's my room number?" May asks. Drew leans in close once again and smirks while saying, "507"

I made Drew a little "dirty" at the end, but what else would you expect from a teenaged guy…;D And whoo, they're sharing a room, but it's only like for one night, since they're going to Johto and they'll supposedly get there the next day. :D

Okay, I managed to update this in about a week. I'll try and make these updates faster than my others and I'll try and update my others. :D Thank you to all who reviewed the last chapter, you're the best.

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