Whoops! Sorry for not updating in so long _, I'll explain after the chapter…..

In the end, it was Harley who came out victorious. His Cacturne placed the finishing blow on his opponent's Eeve just seconds before the time ran out.

"And the winner is…Harley!" Vivian announced to the cheering crowd

Drew gave May's hand a squeeze.

"Don't worry," She said. Drew turned his attention towards her. "I'm fine, really." She forced out a smile

Drew wasn't so sure about her statement, but chose not to press her about it. He turned and looked at Solidad as she carefully watched the exchange between the couple. He gave her a silent nod; answering her question from the conversation they had earlier. He noticed the sudden sadness in Solidad's eyes as she turned her attention back to Harley, who was in the process of receiving the ribbon he had just won.

After the conclusion of the contest, the couple and Solidad parted ways. She wished them luck and told them she'd hope to meet up with them again soon.

Upon arriving in their room, May immediately plopped down on the bed and let out a breath she seemed to have been holding in the whole day. She sat up and looked at Drew. It had been a long day for both of them; Drew could see the relief in her eyes. They were both glad that this day was almost over. He walked over to May and pulled her into a tight hug.

"Hey, we survived today. Don't worry; you are going to be fine. Stay strong and you will crush Harley in the Grand Festival." He said to her

"Thank You for being here with me. I wouldn't have been able to survive today if it wasn't for you," she said before pulling him down for a kiss.

Meanwhile, Solidad stood by the waterside seemly entranced by the sunset. But her mind was running mad. She recounted the events that happened today, from the way May reacted upon seeing Harley, to May's pregnancy scare, to the information that Drew had revealed to her about what Harley did. Her head was spinning; she really couldn't believe Harley was capable of doing something so…immortal.

Then out of nowhere, a pair of arms wrapped around her waist, bringing her out of her thoughts. She felt a breath on her neck and she knew who it was.

"Hey Babe, how about a congratulations kiss for yours truly?" Harley said pursing his lips waiting for the kiss that never came.

Noticing how tense Solidad was, he opened his eye and gave her a questioning look.

"Sol? What's wrong? Does my breath smell?" Harley jokingly asked

Solidad shoves him off of her, turns around and slaps him hard on the cheek.

Harley clutched his cheek as the slap stung through. He was expecting a kiss then a celebration dinner and possibly a celebration in one of their rooms later. A slap was the last thing he expected.

"What was that for?" He asked. Then he noticed how pained Solidad looked, she was on the brink of tears.

"I can't believe how low you would sink, Harley. I thought you were a better man!" Solidad said angrily, unable to look at him.

"What are taking about?" He asked, unsure of where this is going. He quickly thought back to see if he had done anything that could've upset her but he came up blank.

"I can't believe you raped May!" Solidad screamed at him finally looking at him in the eye.

Harley was shocked that she knew about that. Suddenly, the stung from her slap seemed to have grown. "H-how did you know about that?"

"It doesn't matter how I know about it. I thought you better than that; I thought you were a better man! But apparently I was wrong. How could you do something like that?!" Now it was Harley's turn to not be able to look at her in the eye.

"I-I don't know. I-I just wanted her to feel the same pain I felt when she beat me." Harley said before feeling a sting on his other cheek. Solidad had slapped him again

"You are not even human! Do you understand what you put May through? You should've seen the pained look she had on her. God knows what she's going through on the inside. The pain of losing a contest is nothing like the pain you inflicted on her. I thought I knew you Harley, but apparently I don't." Solidad screamed, finally letting a single tear drop.

"I hope May gets the chance to beat you at the Grande Festival and if she doesn't, I will make sure you get defeated in the end." Solidad said in a calmer tone before walking past Harley

Harley couldn't believe what had just happened. He wanted to call Solidad back but he didn't know what to say to her. He really thought he had gotten even with May when he did what he did, but hearing Solidad's words really stung, harder than those slaps she gave him. He turned and stared at the setting sun. Solidad's words sunk in, piercing his heart. He never felt anything like this before. For the first time in his life, Harley felt hurt, REAL hurt. Who knew love could do that?

Meanwhile, away from Harley, Solidad stares at her hand. She couldn't believe it, she had just slapped someone and not just anyone; she had slapped the man she thought she loved. Her hand stung, not from the pain of contacting his face; but from the pain of what he did. Solidad still didn't want to believe what Harley had done, but his face told her it was true. She never felt so torn in her life. The man she thought she loved had done the unthinkable to one of her friends. The thought of all this gave her a headache, so she decides to go for a walk to clear her mind. She sat down on a bench near the lake and stares at the water. But every now and then she kept catching herself staring at her hand again; the sting was still there. "What do I do?" She whispered to herself

"Talking to yourself, Solidad?" The sudden confrontation startled her. Her head snapped towards the voice, but relaxed when she realized it was Drew. He walked towards her and joined her on the bench.

"Hey, where's May?" Solidad asked when she realized he was alone

"Oh she fell asleep after we got back to our room so I left her there. It was quite a day for her." Drew said.

"Yeah…it was…" Solidad said turning back to her hand. Drew noticed how down she looked.

"What's wrong?" Drew asked

"…I slapped Harley." Solidad said after a moment of thinking. "I confronted him about what he did to May. I was hoping maybe it wasn't true. But now I know it is. And I just can't believe Harley would do something like this!" A single tear dropped onto her hand.

Drew didn't remember ever seeing Solidad cry before, "this must be hitting Solidad hard" he thought.

"You love him don't you." Drew said. Solidad gave him a shocked look. "Don't look surprised, I've seen the way you too look at each other." He said

"I thought I loved him. I mean, I knew he could be cruel at times and likes to give random people a hard time. But that was as far as he has gone, I never would've thought he would go out a rape someone, especially someone he knew." Solidad said.

"Sol…you know you don't have to push Harley away because of May and me…" Drew said, noticing how torn Solidad sounded

"No! You and May are important to me. You guys are my friends and I won't overlook anyone who hurts the people I care for. For what Harley did, he shouldn't even be considered a person." Solidad said angrily

"Hey, don't be too hard on yourself; this is not your fault. It's not like you knew he was going to rape May. Harley is just a reckless idiot and he will pay for what he has done." Drew said

"Yeah, I know. I hope he gets his ass handed to him at the Grand Festival. That's a start at least." Solidad said

"Me and May are already on that." Drew said chuckling

"I noticed how you two interacted today, how you looked at her." Solidad said, changing the subject. Drew turns and looks at her, surprised by the sudden change in topic. " She's not longer just your rival isn't she?" Solidad asked

"Hmmm. No, she really isn't."

"You took good care of her, you help her pick up the pieces after Harley didn't you?" She said more like a statement than a question.

"Yeah, she was a mess when I found her." Drew replied, not really wanting to relive the image he had of May laying there, helpless.

"You are a good guy Drew. Harley can really learn that from you." Solidad said

"Thanks. Ok I'm going to head back and check on May. See you around!" With that, Drew got up and left.

Solidad watched Drew walk towards the Pokémon center. She couldn't believe this was the same little boy she fought at his first contest. She couldn't believe how much time has past, the little boy had grown to become such a gentleman. "Take good care of May, Drew" she said to herself before getting up and leaving as well.

That's all for now! Sorry for jumping around from scene to scene, it was either that or break all of them into tiny chapters. So what do ya think?

So I kinda ship Harley/Solidad as hinted here. I just think they can work because I feel like Solidad would be able to tame someone as crazy and outrageous as Harley. But that's just my opinion. Just putting it out there, there will be more Harley/Solidad in the future good or bad. But this will still be mostly a Contestshipping story.

Sorry for not updating in awhile. I've been super busy with my internship, summer class, and Martial Arts training. Plus on top of all that, I spent the last month working on my first cosplay outfit (Sailor Mars). So I kinda put writing on the back burner. Anyways I'll try to post the next chapter sooner. Sorry about that _.

Ok, see you in the next chapter!