Chapter 13
"May…May…" Drew whispered. May looked sadly at him. It was late, and the two had decided to try and get some sleep; But Drew had been having nightmares.
"May…" he choked.
"Drew, it's ok. It's just a dream." May soothed. But Drew couldn't hear her.
"May…"
"Drew, I'm right here." May whispered.
"May…I…" but before Drew could finish, he woke with a start.
"Nice of you to come back to Earth." May said, trying to be sarcastic but her voice was a bit shook with fear.
"Huh?" Drew realized he must have been dreaming. Then he remembered; he had. And he wished that he hadn't remembered. It had been terrible…He had seen May fall the same way his mother and sister had…but worse. He had reached her…she had slipped. A chill went up his spine.
"Are you feeling ok…besides, well…you know…" May looked hesitantly at Drew's arm, then his face.
"I'm fine…and w-why does…everybody ask th-that!?" Drew said, a bit annoyed.
"Because you haven't been doing so hot lately!" May joked, but she meant it.
"Hey…I j-just noticed…where are m-my pokemon?" Drew asked worriedly.
"That creep Harley took yours and mine!" May said angrily, through gritted teeth. Horror spread across Drew's face.
"Roselia…Masquerain…Fly…" Drew gritted his teeth, but not in anger like May. The pain in his arm was getting worse.
"Drew?" May asked, concerned.
"I'm ok…" Drew whispered; but deep down, he knew it wasn't just his arm that was getting worse.
"Max…it's two A.M. in the morning…you need sleep." Nurse Joy called drowsily from behind her desk. Max broke his stare, he had been searching for any evidence of May or Drew's return. So far, he had no luck.
"Max?" Nurse Joy called.
"I heard you Nurse Joy…I will…" Max said sadly as he slowly got up. He walked towards the hall that went to the bed rooms. On his way Nurse Joy asked him if he'd like to sleep in the lobby…just in case. Max joyfully accepted and made up a sleeping bag out of blankets and pillows. He arranged them so he could see out the window.
"Wherever you are guys…" Max whispered "I'll be waiting."
Drew bit his lip as May moved the ice on his arm to a different area. Since she had a limited amount (from her magical bag of magical-ness) the top and bottom halves of his arm had to take turns.
"May?" Drew asked.
"Yah?" May looked at Drew waiting for him to finish.
"Why are you doing this?" May was taken aback by this question.
"What do you mean?" she asked curiously.
"Well…you and I are always arguing…so it's strange how you're helping me…" Drew mumbled…his voice was steadier, but softer.
"I care about you Drew, you're not just a rival, you're my friend…" May answered "I may fight with you, and get irritated…a lot! But that doesn't mean I don't care…"
Drew was still taking this in, he knew May cared…but it was still a shock.
"May…"
"Yes Drew?"
"Thank you…" May was taken aback, again.
"You're…you're welcome." She said softly.
"May?"
"Yah?"
"Can you promise me something?"
Houndoom looked around, he missed his master. At first Harley was like any other trainer, so nice and loving. Then he started making Houndoom do terrible things. Like what he did to that poor boy.
Houndoom felt deep sympathy for the boy and girl, they hadn't done anything wrong. Why was his beloved Harley doing this? Houndoom lay in front of the shack acting tough…but what he really felt was guilt.