Oh my lord, it has been ages! I'm so sorry but I hope this chapter and the next one I'm working on that will probably come out later this evening or tomorrow will make up for it. I feel like this chapter was kind of forced and I know my writing style is starting to change once again. So if these chapters seem kind of weird, just know that this is the reason why.
On the other hand, it's the beginning of April and I couldn't be more excited. This means school ends in 3 months and that I'll be a sophmore - woah...
LoL, anyways, this means that I'll write the chapter more quickly and less under pressure and I can finally catch up on some television that I've been planning to watch. So yes, I'm done with my little rant. As always, read and review; tell me what you thought! Also, don't be afraid to follow me and fav. author/fav. story me!

~Deepika

Chapter 6: Day 3- Desperation

Misty woke up from a fitful slumber when a knock on the door sounded. It didn't help that she had a freaking hangover and it certainly didn't help that the knocking was not stopping. She groaned as she slipped her bathrobe on and walked up to the front door, ready to bitch slap anyone who dared to interrupt her peaceful slumber. She opened the door with her hand raised, but slowly put it down in surprise when she saw the delivery boy.

"Ahem, good morning," Misty smiled and the delivery boy smiled back nervously and handed her a bouquet of yellow carnations. "Aw, that's sweet, but I'm engaged," she laughed but stopped in confusion when the boy shook his head.

"Please look at the note ma'am. Good day," he bid goodbye and left a confused Misty closing the door. She heard Gary groan and shift loudly.

"Who was that?" he growled, not happy to be woken up. Misty laughed lightly.

"The delivery boy," she replied and sat down at the mini table. Gary sat up and looked at the flowers, jealousy burning in his eyes.

"So who are the flowers from," he asked, frowning. Misty, who was engrossed in the flowers, shrugged her shoulders.

"Beats me. I'd tell you if you knew," she replied and puckered her face in disgust. "But I wish this person had chosen different flowers. Ugh, I hate carnations. They're so...ugh..." she trailed off but stopped as she saw the note that was attached to the stems of the flower. "Oh my god, you have got to be kidding me!" Misty muttered but Gary heard and walked over to her and peered over her shoulder.

"Ash? Seriously?" Gary growled and reached for the note. Misty sighed as she thought of desperate Ash. "Asking you back? Does he think we were kidding when we said we were engaged? Does he think this is a trick to get him jealous or something like that?" Gary continued ranting and Misty tried to calm him down. "I swear I am going to kill that mmph-" Gary was cut off as a soft pair of Misty lips found his. "Mist..." he huskily whispered. Misty met his dark russet orbs with her shining jade ones. She softly placed a finger on his lips.

"Mm, not now...let's escape this world," she whispered and Gary French kissed her. Misty pulled away for air but was quickly sucked back in as she felt Gary's tongue meet hers. She slowly led him to the bed before straddling him and trailing her hands down his chest. Gary savored the feeling and opened his eyes as he felt Misty leaving little kisses all over his stomach. Her eyes met his lustful ones.

"Hi there sexy," he winked and she laughed his favorite tinkling laugh.

"God Oak, you are such a mood killer!" she whined and Gary ripped the bathrobe off of her and stared at her bra and panties. "Stop staring and get moving Oak," she playfully bit his ear and he yelped a little.

"Have you seen Misty and Gary?" May asked Dawn as the two girls were lounging on the couch and watching some trashy movies. Dawn shook her head smirking.

"Nope but I'll give you one guess," Dawn replied and the two girls laughed.

"Can you believe that Misty is going to get married soon? Like seriously Dawn. You really need to give Paul a hint or something!" May commented and Dawn nodded.

"Seriously, I wish. But every hint I give him seems to have no effect on him. I honestly think that Paul doesn't want to be with me. I mean...3 years of dating, and he knows how much I love him! Yet nothing!" Dawn wailed and May consoled her. Drew walked in rubbing his eyes.

"Whuz goin on?" he asked while yawning. May rolled her eyes.

"If only you knew Drew, if only you knew. Go make yourself useful and get me some Oreo ice cream?" May asked and Drew stared at her.

"Er...considering it's like, 8 in the morning, don't you think that eating ice cream now is a bad idea?" he ventured but slowly stopped as he felt the menacing aura coming from his wife. "Hehe, never mind, it's never too early to have ice cream!" Dawn stared at her.

"Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" she asked and May gasped and looked at her in surprise.

"You're thinking?" she squealed and Dawn rolled her eyes. "But yes, I am thinking that. But I don't want to pay attention to that now," May informed her. "I just want to watch Legally Blonde. Damn, that's such a good movie," she commented and Dawn smirked.

"You want to watch one of those Nicholas Sparks book movies don't you?" she laughed as May turned a little red.

"Yes! The Notebook! Please!" May pouted and Dawn groaned. May whacked her. "Don't tell me you don't like it, cause I know for a fact that your favorite movie is The Notebook. So no groaning and whining!" she snapped and Dawn laughed.

"Yes mother, no need to tell me," Dawn sat like an obedient child and May pinched her cheeks.

"Aw you're such a good girl! Now let's watch The Notebook!" May squealed and Dawn rolled her eyes. Same old typical May.

Drew stood in the kitchen getting his crazy wife her crazy breakfast. Ice cream, was she kidding him? Not that it mattered, because no matter what, he would always love that girl. He ventured a little beyond the kitchen and peered around the wall to watch May and Dawn. He smiled good naturedly as she rubbed her eyes in a frustrated matter. Both girls were sobbing and Drew had to go back into the kitchen and try to suppress his laughter. Only those two would watch one of those sappy romance movies early in the morning.

"Blaze, blaze?" Blaziken growled (in a happy manner of course) and Drew jumped a little then relaxed as he caught sight of the fire bird pokemon. The bird pokemon was emitting fire and the closeness between Blaziken and Drew seemed to make the latter start to sweat.

"Ah, it's just you Blaziken. Do you want something to eat?" Drew asked and Blaziken shook his fiery head, clearly indicated he wanted to know where his trainer was. Drew pointed towards the living room and Blaziken headed towards the pointed direction.

After giving May her 'breakfast' of sorts, Drew walked out into the rose garden, wanting some alone time to think. A gentle breeze ruffled his chartreuse hair and he blinked a little only to realize that he had subconsciously wandered into the rose garden; more specifically, his and May's special rose garden. He walked down the cobbled path and bent down to pluck a rose off the plentiful rose bush. He held the precious flower in his hand and let it bring him through a time warp and how he had first gotten the courage to ask May out.

-0- Flashback -0-

A young May Maple stood outside her hotel balcony staring at the stars. Her eyes were filled with disappointment at the contest she had just lost. No, she wasn't crying. She knew how to take losses a little better now. But no one said that losing didn't hurt. And especially after losing to Drew. May's face started to flush red just thinking about her attractive chartreuse rival. May felt a smile tugging at her lips. No, she wasn't into him just for the money like most of the other girls were. She liked, possibly loved, Drew for just being Drew. She hated, how he could be cocky and arrogant but what had started her little puppy crush was the way that he could make her feel better. The way he motivated her and sparked a fire in her was incredible and she could already feel her heart racing at the thought.

Fifteen year old Drew Hayden was taking a stroll around the parts of Viridian City where the latest contest was held. He had no idea of the thoughts going around the young coordinator's mind, but he was certainly thinking about her. May, May, May. What was a guy like him supposed to do? She had blossomed from a cute girl to an attractive young woman in a short amount of time. Her brunette hair no longer parted into two dog ears, but instead, flowed down her back in waves. Her womanly curves had started to kick in and her face had become more lean. Not to mention that she had become taller, though he was taller than her by at least 3 inches now. One thing that hadn't changed was her bubbly attitude and positive outlook on life. Drew smiled at the fact that she was one of the only ones who could make him smile his real smile and how she could turn his crappy day into sunshine and rainbows.

Drew blushed at the things going on in his head. What the hell was happening to him? He was becoming like some guy in a soap opera. He chuckled to himself and made his way to May's hotel where he knew she was staying. He walked to the back garden, where he somehow ended up spending half his time, and looked up to see a familiar girl in front of him. He saw her and his mouth went a little dry, remembering their last conversation.

"Well, well, Drew. I'm not surprised to see you here," she smirked and Drew cleared his throat a little. The girl chuckled softly. "You should really tell her Drew," she reprimanded him softly and Drew shifted his gaze downward.

"Oh shut it Soledad. The day Harley proposes to you is the day that I'll tell May how I feel," Drew looked up to see his coral haired smirking friend holding up her hand with a glistening ring on it. Drew's eyes widened as he saw it sparkle in the moonlight. "I-I..." Drew stuttered, feeling absolutely flabbergasted. "He did it?" he exclaimed then frowned. "How come I wasn't told?" he frowned and Soledad giggled nervously. Drew smiled then stepped forward and embraced the woman who was practically his sister/mother figure. Soledad relaxed and hugged him briefly before releasing him.

"Now I believe that you have a deal to keep," Soledad smiled and Drew groaned. Soledad smiled and patted Drew on the head. "Oh don't worry Drew. I'm almost positive that she feels the same way," Soledad had a mysterious twinkle in her eye that made Drew suspicious. But before he could voice his concerns, Soledad was already pushing him towards May's balcony. Drew stumbled a little before sighing and standing up straight. Soledad stood there, smirking smugly.

"Well, wish me luck," Drew sighed and Soledad winked and laughed before leaving him.

-0- End Flashback -0-

Drew chuckled and brought the rose back inside where he saw May's peaceful sleeping form next to Dawn's. He held in his chuckle once again and smirked to Paul who was rolling his eyes. Their eyes met and they really had to hold their laughter in. With a quick nod to Paul, Drew scooped up May and brought her to their room.

"Misty, get up..." Gary whispered, slightly shaking the orange haired girl next to him. She groaned and turned the other way, pulling the blanket over her. "Misty, hiding under the blanket doesn't make you disappear," Gary smirked and pulled the covers off of her. Misty growled and, to no avail, tried to get the covers back on. She finally cracked her eyes open and stuck her tongue out.

"What do you want?" she whined and Gary shook his head while chortling.

"We should probably go down, considering it's like, 10 am. Besides, don't you girls have something to do today?" he asked and Misty shot out of bed and hurried everywhere. Gary stood there shocked and then shook his head, his chestnut spikes swishing. Drew and Paul are going to slaughter me for this.

Twenty minutes later, the two made it downstairs where May was raiding the refrigerator and Dawn was stroking her Empoleon. Misty cleared her throat and the girls looked at her. May looked like she had just woken up and was in her short spaghetti strap nightgown with a bathrobe over it. Her hair was splayed out and sticking up in random places and her eyes were bloodshot and red from lack of sleep.

Dawn, on the other hand, looked better. She was wearing skin tight jeans and a tight fit tee shirt. Her hair was in a half ponytail and a beret sat on her head. On her feet were ballet flats. Misty was wearing a teal dress shirt with black leggings underneath. She wore ankle boots and a sparkling bow on the left side of her head. May looked at the two in confusion.

"Hey guys," she yawned cutely, ignoring the chuckles from Gary and Drew, and rubbed her eyes tiredly. "Why are you all dressed up?" Misty laughed as Dawn whispered something in her ear. Dawn looked over to May.

"Well if you weren't so busy watching your movie, you would have remembered that we have a shopping day planned," Dawn giggled as May was jolted awake and started panicking and running around everywhere. Drew watched his wife in initial amusement then concern.

"May slow down or else you'll crash into-" SLAM! May groaned as her face met the wall. "A wall," Drew finished while exhaling deeply. "Ugh, get up you lazy lump," he grunted and May hmphed and stuck out her tongue while casually getting up and dusting herself off. She started to go upstairs then turned around.

"For the record, I totally meant to do that. And as a punishment, you guys can come along!" she squealed then ran upstairs ignoring the protests from the boys.

"I'm so tired!" May wailed as she plopped down on the bench that was conveniently next to her. Drew laughed as she sighed dramatically and rested her head on his shoulder. The other girls grunted in agreement while Gary and Paul rolled their eyes. Gary stared wide-eyed as Misty sat down tiredly.

"Ok, no way you gals are tired. We spent two hours carrying these bags!" Gary screamed and Misty rolled her eyes, too exhausted to think of a decent comeback.

"Eh, and that's only the accessories and shoes! Wait till we get our dresses!" Dawn grinned manically and the guys grinned at each other. One thing they loved was watching the girls try on different sexy numbers and asking for opinions. May was getting up when she bumped into someone.

"L-Leaf, it's been ages since I've seen you!" she greeted the brunette nervously. Leaf nodded enthusiastically, which was a change considering how they had encountered each other last time and Leaf accused Misty of being a 'no-good-ugly-tomboy-boyfriend-stealer' Leaf then sobered when she saw Misty.

"Ah...it just got totally awkward," she cleared her throat awkwardly and hesitantly smiled. "I-I just want to say that I'm sorry for those things I said before...and if you could forgive me?" she asked and Misty smiled back. Gary looked back and forth from Misty to Leaf in confusion. Leaf looked at Gary's face and laughed. "You never told him?"

"Nah, didn't want to worry him. Besides, don't you have a new crush?" Misty asked and Leaf blushed. "Ha, oh guys, if you didn't know, I forgave her months ago. And Leaf told me about her crush a little while ago," The orange haired girl winked at the still red faced brunette. "But good luck girl, cause we gotta go," Misty said then steered everyone away. Leaf waved slightly then turned around and walked away. Misty sighed as she noticed Leaf was gone. May looked at Misty.

"Ok, first of all, you could have so told us this fact! And second of all, who is Leaf's crush that's making her blush like this? The last time she blushed like this was when she was crushing on Gary!" May proclaimed and Dawn put a hand on her shoulder while Gary stared incredulously at the girls; it was obvious he didn't know about Leaf's love for him.

"Chill May, and yea! Who exactly is Leaf's crush?" Dawn questioned and Misty clasped the bridge of her nose.

"You'd die if you knew. Now come on!"

The three girls made their way into Stellar Styles, one of the most expensive dress shops ever. Drew smirked at the guys and their scared faces. "Good luck paying for these dresses," he smirked and Gary shook his head.

"Heh, I'm an Oak and if there's one thing that Oaks have, it's looks and money," Gary flashed a smile and Paul rolled his eyes. "So you are in a deep pickle my dear Pauli. Now watch in horror as these girls ring up a price that is frightening even to the toughest man on Earth!" Gary exclaimed and Paul smacked his forehead.

"Believe it or not, my parents are actually extremely rich because of the fact that they own a record company and a television station," he smirked and Gary's own smirk faltered. But this was ignored for Misty and Dawn had already begun to search for something and were tearing up the store. Gary looked at the relaxing brunette who was casually flicking through the dresses.

"Why aren't you going wild?" Gary asked and May scoffed lightly. She tossed her brunette hair back and picked up a dress and held it up to her body.

"Because I was smart and shopped for a dress ages ago. I just needed to come buy some accessories and some shoes. Drew?" she answered then turned to her husband who analyzed the dress and nodded every so often.

"It's not short enough and not revealing enough," he declared and May gaped.

"Drew, this dress barely reaches mid thigh. How short do you want?" she asked then shook her head. "No, never mind I asked," she laughed to herself. Drew looked around and picked up something.

"Ooh, May, look at this!" he called and May practically bounced over but faltered once she saw the dress. She looked at Drew seriously.

"Drew. This dress barely covers my chest and barely goes past my butt. Geez, I swear, guys have such perverted minds," she scoffed then patted Drew's shoulder and walked away. Drew sighed dejectedly and sulked back over.

"Eh, I tried," was all he said and the other two guys sighed and tried the same thing on Misty and Dawn.

"Are we done yet?" Drew grumbled after what seemed like forever but was only twenty minutes. Misty glared at Drew.

"Gosh, way to choose a buzz kill for a husband May. And yes Drew, we're done. Now come on girls, let's go home," Misty childishly stuck out her tongue.

Like I said, shitty chapter. Please forgive me, I'll make it up to you! -screams and ducks as reviewers throw rotten tomatoes- Anyway, be sure to watch out for the new chapter coming either tonight or tomorrow! (:

~Deepika