Hey guys! Here's the next update…
Drew spent the rest of the day with May, doing anything to help keep her mind off the events from earlier. When bedtime came around, Drew led May to the room.
"Here we are." Drew said when he opened the door to the bedroom and walked in. The room was small, but didn't feel cramped. "You can have the bottom bunk, I'll take the top." He gestured.
"Ok." May replied. They both got ready in silence and climbed into their respective beds.
"Hey Drew." May said after awhile.
"Hmmm?" Drew answered
"Thank you for saving me. I really would've died out there if it wasn't for you." May said
"Don't mention it, besides, it really wasn't just me. You should really thank your Skitty, she's the one who came and found me." Drew said
"No, you don't understand, I gave up on living, or any hope of getting out alive. But then I saw you. So thank you for saving me." And with that, May rolled onto her side and fell asleep.
Drew laid awake a bit longer, thinking. "Who was it that attacked May?" Well whoever it was, he will pay for what he did. "I promise you, May, I will get whoever did this to you and make him pay!" With that thought, Drew closed his eye and went to sleep.
"Nooo!" Drew's eyes shot open when he heard May scream.
"May?" He asked sitting up
"Help! Somebody help me! Nooo!" May cried
"Drew quickly got out of bed and climbed down the ladder. When his foot touched the ground, he relaxed a bit. "Good" he thought, there wasn't an intruder in their room. She was having a nightmare. He goes over to her and gently shakes her shoulder.
"May? Wake up! It's just a dream."
May finally started to calm down and opened her eyes. She looked at Drew. "Drew?"
Drew turns on the desk lamp next to her and sees that there were tears streaming down her face. Whatever occurred in that dream really shook her. He sat down next to her and pulled her into a hug.
"Shh…it's ok, it was only a dream. You are safe." He whispered to her
"It was horrible Drew! He came back and attacked me! But this time you weren't there to save me!" May said holding onto Drew tightly
"Shh… don't worry, it's just a dream, I'm here, I'll protect you" He said comforting her.
Drew held her until she stopped crying and calmed down. When it looked like she was going to fall back asleep, he attempted to loosen her grip on him and tuck her in; but as soon as he made a move away from her, her grip on him tightened.
"No, please stay with me tonight." She begged
"Alright." With that, Drew turned the lamp off, climbed under the covers with her and they both fell asleep.
The next morning, May woke up to find that she was not alone in her bed. She was surprised to see Drew so close to her and she was holding onto him for dear life! "What happened last night and why was Drew in her bed?" She thought, but then memories of the previous night flooded back into her mind. She woke up from a nightmare and Drew was there to comfort her. Then it was her who begged him to stay… "Wow, he actually stayed with me to whole night." She thought with a smile. "And I've been clinging onto him; that must not be too comfortable for him…"
Drew began to stir and that brought her out of her thoughts.
"Hey." He said when he saw her smiling
"Good Morning. Um…thank you for being there for me. And I'm sorry for clinging onto you that must've been hard to sleep with." May said releasing her grip on him completely.
"Hey it's fine, anything for a friend. I just don't like seeing you hurt." Drew said, pulling her into him again. Surprisingly, she doesn't reject his move.
"So…any plans on where you're going to go next? I mean I know the Grand Festival is coming up but you still have time before that." Drew asked after a while
"No. Not really, I was going to just travel around a bit and do some training." May said
"Then how about traveling with me? I'm probably just going to go around the area, train, and probably catch a few more contests before the Grand Festival." Drew offered
"Hmm…yeah, I'd like that." May said with a smile.
And for the first time in a long time, May didn't feel lonely
Ok that's all for now! Don't really have much to say about this chapter; I just thought May and Drew should have their moments. See you in the next update!