I Caught Myself

EIGHT

It has officially been a week since May saw Brendan. This worried this deeply. Did she make the mistake of saying that? She knew all too clearly that Brendan was the guy. Her first crush.

May took a seat on the sofa and sipped from the coffee Delia had offered her earlier. She looked around their cozy home and smiled. Delia had just left her to tell Brendan that she was already there. May sighed.

A photo album was seated in front of her. It was opened, and May decided that it wouldn't hurt to look. She picked it up in her hands and flipped the pages. There were pictures of the William-Delia Nuptial, and of Brendan's birth. She laughed heartily, scanning the thick pages for any more photos of Brendan in his boyhood.

She stopped at a page which said "Christmas 2000." This caught her attention. Eight years ago. She smiled, looking at the pictures of Delia and Aiden, who, May hasn't seen yet. This made May curious about the whereabouts of the teenage girl wearing brown hair similar to William's. She glanced at a photo of William with three Pokeballs for Christmas. She surveyed the photo album and found a picture of Brendan at six years old. What she saw had shocked her to the point of embarrassment.

May sighed deeply, closing her eyes. She was plopped down by a grassy hill at the outskirts of Littleroot, underneath a shady tree and far from wild Pokemon. It was nearing a body of water, which helped her calm down a little bit. She stared out into the horizon and watched the sun set once more on this beautiful, yet empty, day. May stood up and turned around, taking one last look at the beauty and the serenity Littleroot town has brought her. She jumped down the hill and ran back towards her house, when…

BUMP!

"Oww," A voice winced in pain. "You really are a klutz, aren't you May?"

May smiled, rubbing her forehead. She had dreamt of seeing this person again for a week. "Sorry, Brendan."

Brendan looked at May and stopped rubbing his forehead. He smiled at her and shook her head. "You really have to be more careful,"

May nodded her head shyly. "So, where have you been all week?"

"I've been out training, of course." Brendan laughed with pride. "Where else should I be?"

May looked at him, bewildered. "You're a trainer?"

Brendan nodded. "Isn't it obvious?"

"I'm sorry. I didn't notice, and I was too embarrassed to ask anyone where you were, or what happened to you, or, or…"

Brendan smirked. "Relax. You probably just missed me, didn't you?"

May flushed and shook her head rapidly to hide it. "OF COURSE NOT!"

Brendan narrowed his eyes at her and nodded, not believing a single word. "Suuuure you didn't,"

"And what do you mean by that?!"

"Nothing. I meant nothing." Brendan smirked. May nodded her head.

"Yeah, riiiight." May retorted. Brendan smiled at her. No longer a smirk, but a smile.

"Okay, May. I'm really exhausted, so…I'm gonna head on home. See you tomorrow." Brendan bid, waving a hand goodbye at May. He walked towards his home and opened it with his spare key. May watched him do so before she went inside her own house.

This was going to be a long week if he would be there. She'd make the most of every passing second.