"Misty, do you think Drew likes me?" May sighed, sprawled out over the couch and covering her face with a pillow. She'd crashed at the Cerulean Gym while waiting for the next contest, but was facing a major dilemma. Misty Waterflower refused to respond to the poor girl. "Misty?" She waited, still no response. She ripped the pillow off her face and glared. "I could use some feminine advice! Could you stop making out just long enough to talk to me?"
"What? Oh, uh, sorry," Misty flushed. Ash pulled away as well, red, but highly disgruntled. "Ever since we've got together we've just been, uh, well, attached to one another. I really love him, you know? He's charming and sweet and, oh! What were you saying May? I'm so, so sorry."
"Sorry, May," Ash blushed. "But, if you, uh, don't mind, could you talk to someone else about this? Misty and I are kind of busy and, you know. I'm sure you could get help from someone else, right? It wouldn't be that hard."
"Ash, come on. It'll just be a minute," Misty said. "Besides, we don't want anyone to think we're, you know, getting a little too involved with one another." Ash felt his blush deepen. He leaped away from his girlfriend.
"Uh, I'm suddenly thirsty. I'm going to go get a drink of water. Want some Misty?"
"No, I'm fine," She shifted uneasily and looked at May. "Hey, uh, do you have any chapstick? I could really use some because Ash and I have been, uh, you know." May shivered, not really wanting to know but having to deal with the inevitable fact that she did, before digging in her bag and dragging out some chapstick. "Thanks, May. If you still want to talk, I'm, uh, ready to hear all about it. Tell me your problem."
"Okay, Misty do you…" She began. She flushed and grabbed her pillow. This was hard, but she could say it, just spit it out fast. "Misty, do you think that Drew has a crush on me? I really like him but I don't want to say anything unless he likes me back!"
"I'd love to help you out, May, but I've only met him once or twice, maybe three times at once. I don't know anything about him except the hair flip thing he does is as annoying as Ash with his hat or Gary with his car."
Ash's head popped back in. "Did you just say something about my hat."
"No," Misty said quickly.
Ash's eyes narrowed suspiciously. "I don't believe you, but I did hear about Gary's car, which reminds me. May, Gary got a new completely psychotic girlfriend. Feel free to insult Gary, just don't insult his car or his pokémon. She loves those things more than him." He gave Misty the water bottle. "Are you sure you're not thirsty? I could really use some chapstick too. Want to trade me?" He gave a lopsided smile. Misty looked questioningly at May.
"Yeah, sure, give it to him," She muttered. "I'll never be able to use it now, but who cares, right? As long as the lovebirds are happy everything's fine." Ash began to hand it back. "No, it's fine. Just use it. I don't care. It's twenty five cents, no big deal."
"Hey, Ash, May's got a problem," Misty leaned into his shoulder. "You know Drew way better than I do. So, what do you think? Does he show any type of romantic interest in her, or is there relationship doomed to be forever rivals?"
"I thought you said you were going to stop talking like you were a movie announcer, we made a deal."
"Ash, would mind answering the question?" Misty groaned.
"You really think I'm going to know?" Ash snorted. "How the hell am I supposed to know? I didn't even know I liked you before Drew shoved you into me! I've got no ideas for romantic hints, okay? Even if you asked me, I probably couldn't think of them. Could we maybe, uh," he blushed.
"One minute," Misty said, turning red as well. "May, you really should just take the chance. He seems like the guy who would just shrug it off. I mean, what do you have to loose? The guy already tortures you endlessly. He's used to girls having crushes on him, so why would anything between you change, besides the fact that he's got something new to mock you about? Hey, if you're lucky and the next argument you have you say you're not in love with him, maybe he'll give you a kiss to prove his point."
"So, you, the queen of denial, are telling me to come out and tell the truth?" May scoffed. "Wow, if that's not a contradiction of terms, I don't know what is. I don't really see why I should be listening to that logic.
"Do as I say, not as I do," Misty snapped, turning red once more. "I can't keep the blush off my face today!"
"May, you know what? You asked for her advice, and you got it. What do you want her to say? That she'll go on a top secret spy mission to find out whether or not he likes you? I mean, sure, that'll be loads of fun and I'd love to help you out with that plan, but it's not a great way to start a relationship. You know why? That relationship would be built off of lies and deceit. What kind of relationship is that?"
"Wow, Ash," Misty grinned. "You remembered all of that, and the meaning of deceit? I couldn't be prouder."
"Damn straight!" He said proudly. "A relationship should be built off of honesty, not brutal honesty, but honesty. Well, unless you pick up on the fact that your girlfriend wants to eat chocolate cake and you're supposed to lie and say 'no, I'm sure that won't make you fat' or you get hit with a mallet."
"Damn straight," Misty mimicked with a giggle.
"Come on, Ash, stay on topic!" May moaned. "I have a problem!"
"Tell or don't tell! It's that simple! You don't need to talk with us! You already rejected Misty's advice, and now you're not listening to mine! You're just fishing for the answer you want to hear! You want the easy way out, you're going to have to find someone else.
"Honestly, Ash. I'm sure we can give some other advice, if you just give a second to let me straighten all this out I'm all yours," Misty smiled. "What, are you just agitated because I'm not letting you make out with me any more?"
"No, I'm agitated because she's just insulted not only me, but you in five minutes! I know she doesn't mean it but still! I don't want anyone insulting my girlfriend, even if she is a friend of mine. May, take our advice or leave it. We can't help you in any other way and you know it. Relationships aren't all fun and games, they take work. If you want something worthwhile, you'll have to get up off your ass and work on it."
"Ash," she blinked. "Girlfriend?"
"Uh, is that too fast?" Ash blinked. Misty shook her head wildly and threw her arms around his neck, kissing him again. Ash pulled back. "I really like kissing you, but would it be too much trouble if we could go hide upstairs? The making out in front of people is…"
"Awkward? I feel the same way," Misty nodded. She grabbed his hand and dragged him upstairs, only remembering at the very top to shout, "Good luck with Drew, May, I mean it! I hope you get the man of your dreams!"
May collapsed back into the couch, closing her eyes and moaning quietly before getting back up. She might as well let them have their privacy. She stretched her back and arms before walking out the gym doors, bumping into the eldest of the Waterflower girls on the way and falling down on the ground. "Oh, ouch. That looked painful. You shouldn't stare at the ground when you're walking. That's how you end up on your butt."
"Yeah, I guess I should," May laughed a bit. She looked up at the blonde girl in front of her. "You're Misty's sister right. You're the oldest one. Don't tell me your name. I remember. It's a flower. It's a really happy flower. Uh, Daisy?" She clapped her hands when the older girl nodded. "Yes! I got it right. You're Daisy! I'm usually horrible at names, I'm glad I managed to get this one right!" Daisy extended a hand and helped May up.
"You're May?"
"Yeah, you got it," she nodded. "Uh, you may want to walk the other way. I was trying to give Ash and Misty some privacy because they're kissing upstairs. Well, I hope they're making out. They wouldn't be…"
"No," Daisy laughed. "Misty's too good for that. She won't get knocked up like Lily did. I swear, that abortion clinic knows her name when she walks in. How are you, May? We could go to the mall if you wanted. I'm always up for a shopping buddy."
"I'm fine, but, if you don't mind me asking, could you tell me…?" May paused. "Why don't you have a Valley Girl accent? You used to, I know. I've heard you on the old home videos you guys had. Ash found a video where Misty fell off the roof so he played it over and over."
"Oh yeah," Daisy laughed. "That was a good one. I just grew out of the Valley Girl accent. I don't know why. It just happened less and less and now" She shrugged, "I don't say like any more than other teenagers."
"Daisy, I lied."
"Damn, you've only said three words to me. How'd you think of a lie that fast?"
"I'm not doing well at all. I want to talk to someone else. I mean, Misty and Ash gave me advice, but I really don't like the advice they gave. Would you mind helping me out?" She asked. Daisy shrugged and gestured to a nearby bench. They went and sat down together. "Okay, you know how Misty really liked Ash, but she didn't tell anyone?" May asked. Daisy nodded. "I've got the same problem."
"You sure know how to peak my interest. I practically live for gossip. Tell me everything! What's his name? What's he look like? Where'd you meet him? I'll keep it all in my head and spread it around town within the hour."
"I don't really know if I want to tell you now." May murmured to herself, backing away from her.
"Oh, quiet," Daisy rolled her eyes. "I'm just kidding, damn. You act like it's the worst thing in the world. Tell me your problem, I won't tell anyone. Though, I do want all the juicy details. I am a gossip addict, after all."
"Okay." May shrugged. "but I'm warning you, I tend to get dramatic when I talk about him. Who knows how long I'll go on for."
"Go ahead, really. I doubt you can talk more than I can."
Two Hours Later…
"Wow, you can talk more than I can." Daisy laughed. "What do you know? I was wrong! But from what you've told me, I think Misty and Ash really had the right idea. You should take their advice, they seem to know what they're talking about. Just tell him"
"Why does everyone keep saying that? I can't just tell him!"
"Why not?" Daisy laughed. "What's he going to do? Tease you? It sounds like he's being doing that enough. It's not going to change anything. Trust me, I've had this problem hundreds of times. I usually find it's best to tell the guy." She frowned. "Unless it's your jackass friend of thirteen years who doesn't want to date you because he's a jackass who's emotionless and unfeeling and leaves you hanging, never talking to you ever again."
"Bad date?"
"No, just a jerk who wouldn't give us a chance, or be friends with me after I told him. I doubt that'll happen to you. Drew doesn't seem to be that kind of guy. You could be sugar coating the boy, for all I know."
"But here's the thing, what if he doesn't like me back? If there's one thing I can't take, it's being embarrassed. I get embarrassed really easily! It'll be horrible!" She dropped her face into her hands with a groan.
"Don't be a wimp. You want embarrassing? I howled at my lunch table, and the next thing I know my principal is standing over me and telling me that it is inappropriate behavior in the cafeteria. When your principal is a closest rapist, that's not just embarrassing, that's frightening" Said a purple haired girl with a grin. "Hi, I'm Natty. I'm nothing in my world, but here's I have an uncle named Giovanni which makes me a god here. Yay."
May glared, yYeah, but how old were you? Three? Three year olds do all kinds of embarrassing things."
"Actually, thirteen." Natty sighed and tugged on her side ponytail. "We were doing this wolf unit in school and I got a little carried away. You just have to be brave and tell him how you feel. You really don't have anything to loose, right May?"
"I guess…" May sighed, looking at the ground. She stiffened and looked back up. "Wait a minute, I don't know you! How do you know my name, you weirdo? How did you get here? You popped in out of nowhere!"
"You know, I think you should have that talk with your parents, especially if you're going into a relationship! If you don't know about the Ursarings and the beedrill, you're going to be in for one helluva surprise!" Natty giggled. "You know, I don't get that. Why'd a beedrill go and bang a Ursaring? They're not even in the same egg group and…aw, screw it. Go find the guy and tell him how you feel or you're going to regret it."
Meanwhile…
Ring, ring, ring! Ring, ring, ring! Phone call! Phone call! Ring, ring, ring! Ring, ring, ring! Phone call! Phone call!
"We should ignore the phone," Ash sighed, holding Misty close. "I just want to keep watching this stupid chick flick with you while pretending I'm just holding you because I like to cuddle, not because I'm trying to see how close I can get to groping you."
"Ash, you romantic fool," Misty rolled her eyes sarcastically. "Just for that, go get the phone." She paused the movie. Ash didn't move. Misty slowly turned her head over her shoulder and cocked an eyebrow dangerously. "Well, you are about to leave, aren't you? You know how much trouble you're going to be in if you don't pick that thing up. I hate the sound of a ringing phone. Makes me want to hit certain people named after trees with a mallet."
"…hate you," Ash snapped, jerking away from her and storming over to the phone. "Hello?" He grumbled.
"Hi, uh, Ash?" Drew said uncertainly. "Is May there?"
"No, May is not here," Ash growled. "May has a life, as I'm sure you know. She practically lives at the mall, doesn't she? If you liked her like I'm sure you do you'd know that. Instead of calling here and ruining a perfectly good movie, why wouldn't you go there? How about you grab a freaking rose and march your homosexual ass down there? I've been embarrassed and tortured through the whole week because of you and your pushing!"
"Uh, sorry?" Drew said, a little nervous. Ash was quite intimidating when he was angry.
"So, could you tell me why?" Ash snapped.
"I saw one of Misty's sisters, and she said that you might know where May was. She laughed and said that maybe you might be busy with her runt of a sister. So, I figured you must be at the gym at least and if I called I could figure out where she was. What's so bad about that?"
"I'm not a runt!" Misty shouted from the couch. "Next time I see you, I'm going to kick your ass straight into hell, Drew. Congrats!"
"Wait, you knew I was busy with Misty, and you decided to call anyway because you were looking for May?" Ash asked. Drew nodded with a 'duh' expression on his face. "Son of a…ugh! What is wrong with you? Are you obsessed were her or something? That's no reason for you to ruin someone else's good time. Just because you're not getting a girl doesn't mean I'm not. I've got a girlfriend now! Why don't you go get yourself one?"
"That's what I was trying to do, idiot!" Drew said snappishly. "I'm trying to find May so I can tell her I like her, okay? I'm trying to get myself a girlfriend, happy now? Could you please tell me where she is, if you know?"
"You know what, I will help you. I'll help set you and May up. You're in Cerulean, I'm guessing?" Drew nodded. "Fantastic. If you're not already there, bunk in the Pokémon Center. We'll get May over there, okay? You just sit, and wait, and we'll deliver your girlfriend."
"Thank you, that's all I ask."
"Right, bye," Ash said. He hung the phone up and picked up Misty, giving her a teenage piggyback ride. "Come on, Misty. We're going to go set up Drew and May and then I can find out how this stupid movie ends."
"So, tell me. Is it about me or the movie?" Misty asked sweetly. Ash didn't answer, but his face reddened. "Wow, you really were getting into that movie. Maybe I should just tell you how it ends, huh?" Ash jerked her on his back, making her shriek and giggle. "Alright, alright! You really did like the movie. Congratulations, Ash, you're now twenty five percent female! That's one fourth, in case you're bad at math."
"Hey I'm good enough at math to know that's twenty percent more than you'll ever be!"
Smack!
"Hey May!" Misty called, looking at May, now alone on her park bench. "Drew wants to talk to you, at the Pokémon Center. You better rush over before you miss him! That would be a real bad day for you, huh?"
"Wait, why does he want to talk to me?"
"Dunno," The two chorused.
"And if you can't tell by that response I'm going to have to wonder about how smart you really are," Misty giggled.
May's heart stopped in her chest. "So he really…he likes me? For real? You two set it up for me?" She grinned. "Thank you! Thank you guys so much! Thankyouthankyouthankyou! I'd hug you if I wasn't sure that it'd make you two fall to the ground and get all three of us in a world of pain." She gave another giddy giggle and bounced up and down. "I'm gone! I'll tell you how it goes! Oh, man, thank you!" She waved excitedly and raced off towards the Pokémon Center.
"Aw, now she's going to be all sweaty when she meets up with Drew."
"He won't care. They got separated from us and had a fantastic adventure, remember? I'm sure they both got plenty sweaty," Ahs chuckled. He froze. "Okay, that came out wrong. I didn't mean it like that. Don't tell May."
"Wanna go back to the gym to watch the end of the movie and make a sad attempt to touch something you don't have again?" Misty asked.
"Sure, why not?" Ash shrugged. He jumped to get her up a bit higher on his back before lumbering off to the gym.
It seems love was in the air in Cerulean…
Wow, that came out much better. Congrats to me. Hope y'all like it. Major modifications at the end, huh? You probably don't remember this one, anyway!