You glad I finally updated after forever? I am! Writer's block SUCKS. You feel empty inside. But it's officially summer meaning even if I have writer's block I can sit under a tree and at least try to feel some inspiration... if that'll work at least..

BY THE WAY! THANK YOU SO MUCH SAPPHYIERE FOR HELPING ME EDIT AND WRITE THIS CHAPTER!

Anyway~ Read and enjoy!

The last few days, to say the least, had been agonizing. It wasn't because Brianna was being snappy, but because she wasn't doing anything, besides her usual glares thrown at me. Despite that, Brianna hadn't said a word to me. It made me anxious and uneasy, even though Drew always reassured me.

Sadly, I couldn't say the same for Dawn, Leaf and Misty. Their competitors were taking action in the most annoying ways, purposely trying to piss them off and admire the guys at the same time. For starters, Eva had been trying to talk with Paul more and more every day. She would ensure that Dawn knew that she was "better" than her when she was in range.

In Leaf's case, Caro had been all over Gary to the point where she literally latched herself on to Gary whenever Leaf came around. Of course, it didn't suit Leaf's fancies; the result was several attempts to punch Caro as revenge.

Misty wasn't able to control her situation as well: Jessie had been going complete Fan Girl on Ash. Yesterday, Misty got out her mallet and started chasing Jessie around but luckily I stopped it before she could kill her.

As with me, Brianna still hadn't done anything with Drew yet and it made me suspicious. I began wondering why Brianna never did anything as I walked out my door and saw Drew waiting for me in my driveway, like every ordinary morning. I broke out into a smile and waved before walking up to the passenger seat and hopping into the car.

"Good morning Miracle," Drew said after he pecked me on the cheek.

"Good morning to you too, my favorite Grasshead," I joked as I reached behind me and grabbed the seat belt to buckle myself in.

The ride to school was as exciting as any ride to school could be. Once we arrived to school, Drew told me that he needed to go talk to his teacher about something, and that he'd see me in the library first hour.

I spotted Dawn at her locked just as I reached mine. Leaf and Misty were leaning against the other surrounding lockers, chatting idly with each other.

"Hey guys," I greeted my friends before turning to my locker and twisting the dial.

"What's up?" Misty asked.

"Nothing much. Have any of the stalkers done anything yet?" I joked. We all called them either the stalkers or the fan girls. Leaf shook her head.

"Not yet but I'm sure it'll all come in to play later today," she sighed and lifted herself from the wall to come stand by me.

Dawn shut her locker and turned to face me with a smile, while Misty walked over as well. We were now positioned in a huddle.

"So are you doing anything special tonight?" Dawn smiled and winked. I bit my lip and began thinking.

"No, why would I?" I wondered. Was there anything going on?

Leaf face palmed and Misty spoke up. "May, do you know the date?"

"The seventeenth, duh," I said.

"That makes today the seventeenth. Of November… right?" Dawn asked me slowly. I rolled my eyes.

"Of course it does. Geez what's up with you guys?" I questioned.

The three girl stared at me and then each other and gave each other a little nod.

"Nothing at all!" Dawn overdramatically stated before locking arms with Leaf and Misty. They were smiling and giggling, but it made me uncomfortable. I had just felt the mood shift.

"Guys?" I called as they walked away. "Hey!" To my dismay, they burst out laughing as they continued to walk off.

I couldn't help feeling a little dejected, but I shook it off. Right as I was about to turn around to go to art, a pair of arms wrapped around themselves me and someone said, "Boo," in my ear.

"Argh! Drew don't scare me like that!" I complained while craning my neck to be able to look in his eyes.

"It's too fun though," he teased before perking a brow. "Hey, you look confused and irked…" he trailed off warily and I remembered that I probably still looked dazed from the conversation about today's date.

"That, my friend, is none of your business," I informed him. I didn't want him to know that I forgot about something really important.

"I'm your boyfriend, so I'm supposed to be in your business," he retorted. My arms crossed themselves over my chest and I stepped away so I could face him directly.

"Says who?" I wondered, daring him to say what he was about to say.

"Me," he smirked, aware that he was getting on my nerves and I was about to blow.

"This isn't worth me exploding so I'm letting you off the hook for now." Drew waved me off before glancing at the clock in the hallway. Class started in about four minutes.

"I should be going but I'll see you in the library, okay?" He nodded and then smirked.

"You know what I realized?" he asked.

"What?" I asked flatly. He gave me a wolfish grin.

"All this time we could have gotten away with plenty of things in the library considering there's no supervision," he pointed out and then winked at me. My face flushed before I punched his arm.

"Drew!" I called after him as he walked away smugly, just as my friends had done a couple minutes ago.

"See you there," he winked jokingly from a distance. My face turned even redder if that were possible.

The day had been going by unbearably slow and strange things kept on happening. In some classes, my friends would be huddled together. Strangely, when I saw them, they would disperse like a group of frightened fish. My point became even clearer when I walked into the cafeteria. I wasn't hungry, so I made my way to the table and heard a little snippet of their conversation.

"Why are you guys keeping this up?" Drew asked. He sounded somewhat irritated.

"It's fun. I mean, I can't believe you never told her," Leaf said. I could practically see Drew rolling his eyes.

"Uh guys, I see her coming," Ash warned. Everyone shifted their positions and tried to look nonchalant.

"You better not say a word about it until tonight when she figures out," Gary muttered through his teeth.

"Hi guys, what's up?" I tried to sound casual and seem like I hadn't heard anything. To prove my point that I wasn't interested in what had happened, I got my iPhone out of my pocket and began playing Angry Birds.

"Nothing!" Dawn eagerly exclaimed, while Misty and Leaf simultaneously punched each of her arms in response, since she was in between them. "Ow! What the hell?" I snickered and continued playing my game.

"You guys okay? Is something bothering you?" I cocked my head to the side. Even though I had no idea what all my friends were talking about earlier, it was still fun to pretend like I did know, even though I didn't… if that even makes sense.

"Nope," Ash replied smoothly, while popping the "p".

"Well okay then…" I looked down at my phone once again to see that I had forgotten to touch the screen to split the blue bird into three other birds, resulting in a missed target. "Dangit! Curse you, dang pigs!

Surprisingly, after lunch, the day began to go faster. Maybe my excitement to find out what was going on was speeding along the process of the day.

As soon as the bell rang I kissed Drew's cheek quickly and then dashed off to my locker to see if I could find out some more stuff from Dawn. She had rocketed out of the class even faster than I had.

"Meet you in the lot!" I called over my shoulder to Drew.

When I arrived at my locker, I was out of breath, and none of my friends were there.

"Shoot, I missed them," I muttered but then smiled. "Oh well, I'll find out tonight!"

After I had closed my locker door, I began walking out the school by taking one of the many hallways. When I heard two familiar voices, I stopped in my tracks and peeked around the corner to see Drew and Brianna. Brianna had something behind her back but I couldn't see. It looked like a box.

"Brianna, I don't have time right now. Besides, I don't think I should talk to you anyway," I heard Drew tell her. He began to head out the door but Brianna caught his hand and pulled him back to her.

"I just want to give you something really quickly," she flashed him a brilliant smile before she continued to talk. "I heard from a little birdy that today was your birthday," she said again. My eyes widened and I slapped a hand over my mouth to stop the sound of my gasp.

So that was what today was. I felt completely guilty and stupid as I stood there and watched my recent love rival give my boyfriend a present for his birthday.

"Thanks for the gesture, but I don't need a present." Drew then proceeded to shake her off of him, but she was too stubborn.

"I think you do though. I want to make up for how your so called girlfriend forgot your birthday," she giggled. I couldn't see Drew completely but I could bet anyone ten bucks that he rolled his eyes.

"Don't bring May into this. I never told her," he explained. I began to wonder why he never told me. Did he think it wasn't important?

Brianna let go of his hand and cocked her head to the side looking genuinely confused and shocked.

"Oh? Why wouldn't you tell her though? I mean, if you're as in love as you seem, shouldn't you guys know stuff like this about each other? Or maybe, do you not think of her that fondly?" Brianna innocently interrogated him. I had to give her credit though: she was sly.

I always remembered as kids, if we got in trouble, she'd be the one to get us out of it or persuade people to let us do stuff that we weren't allowed to do.

Still, as I listened to Brianna ask these questions it felt like my heart was being tugged at. What if Drew really didn't think of me as greatly as I thought of him?

"Honestly, I don't see how this is any of your business. I just forgot to mention it to her, I guess. Now if that's all you need, then I'll be on my way." Drew turned around and walked out of the building. Brianna stood there for a couple of seconds before facing the direction of the wall that I was hiding behind.

"Bye May," Brianna waved and then walked away. I felt stupid as I walked into the lot and to his car.

Once I was where he could see me, I tried to smile, but it ended up looking only halfhearted. I felt mixed emotions: embarrassment and a feeling of betrayal. Drew never told me when his birthday was, but I could have asked.

"What did you have to do?" Drew asked as I jumped in the car, completely over his and Brianna's conversation.

"Talk to a teacher," I lied and stared out the window. I felt a hand grab one of mine that was resting on my lap.

"Why're you so quiet? Bad grade?" He questioned. I nodded my head.

"Something like that," I answered. Drew sighed, probably not liking my silence.

"How about you come over to my place tonight? Caitryn will be home and I know you like her… even though I don't understand why you do," he muttered the last part and an idea popped in my head.

"No thanks, I'm not up to doing anything tonight. But can you drive us to your house so I can see Caitryn, since I won't be coming over tonight?" I questioned innocently.

"Sure, but will you please come over? It will make me really happy," Drew said with his lips in a tiny pout. I shook my head, trying to ignore his gaze. I was afraid I would give in.

"I'm sorry. What about this weekend?" Drew just stared at me with wide eyes before calming himself again. I'd figured out by now that all of our friends were throwing a party for Drew.

He pulled into his driveway before turning to me.

"What can I do to make you stay?" He asked, his lips getting dangerously close to mine.

"Drew, I told you I can't. I really need to study," I said. That was the best excuse I could come up with.

"What happened to us being study buddies?" His lips barely brushed mine and I could feel the butterflies in my stomach.

"We still are. Just not tonight, okay?" Drew looked like he was about to spill about today being his birthday.

Suddenly, I saw Caitryn pass the front window. I silence Drew with my lips and then smiled at him.

"Look! It's Caitryn, just the person I need to talk to!" I jumped out of the car and rang the doorbell to Drew's house.

"May, I'm right here. You could have just walked in," Drew informed me. I stuck my tongue out at him as Caitryn opened the door.

"Drew," she gave him a slight nod of acknowledgement before she saw me. "Hey May!" She exclaimed as she gave me a hug and I fully returned it.

"I don't understand," I heard Drew mutter as he walked into the house.

"Drew, don't you dare come outside, got that?" I glared at him to make sure he got what I was saying. He rolled his eyes and walked away as I pulled the door shut and faced Caitryn.

"He is so whipped," she smirked. I laughed.

"I know." Caitryn started laughing with me.

"What do you need to talk to me about? Is it about Drew's birthday?" Caitryn asked and I nodded my head.

"I kind of didn't know that today was Drew's birthday until about ten minutes ago, but he doesn't know that I know. So, I need your help. Leaf, Misty, Gary, Paul, ya know the whole gang, are coming over and I need them out of the house by nine thirty. Then I need you to bring Drew to the backyard and lock him out of the house, as well as the gates, okay?" I took a deep breath after my quick explanation. Caitryn smiled widely at me.

"I like the way you think. What are you going to do in the backyard?" She added suggestively and I blushed.

"Honestly, I don't know. I'm just going to wing it!" I whispered excitedly and began to run out of her driveway.

"Bye Caitryn!" I waved as Drew walked out of his house.

"May?" He called after me. I blew a mock kiss in his direction.

"See you at school tomorrow!" With that, I sprinted the rest of the way to my house to begin planning on how I was going to make it look like I knew that it was his birthday all along...

DREW'S POV

"Caitryn, what were you and May talking about?" I asked, with a hint of irritation in my voice.

"Oh, May was here? Shoot, I wanted to talk to her. She's such a lovely girl," Mom's voice sounded as she appeared in the kitchen where Caitryn and I were standing.

"Yeah, I know she is," I told her. "But Caitryn, did you try to get her to stay?" Caitryn stopped digging in the fridge and looked at me.

"No I didn't. She has no idea it's your birthday. I don't want to be the one that makes her feel bad. Besides, we were talking about girl stuff. Do you really want to know?" She questioned with a smirk. My eyes narrowed dangerously and hers did the same.

"You think I want to be the one to break it to her?" Caitryn shrugged and pulled out a bottle of orange juice.

"You're a boob. Anyways, I have to go do stuff. Bye birthday boy!" She yelled and dashed up the stairs.

"Seriously Caitryn, a boob?" I asked her. All I heard was her laughing and then felt a newspaper hit my head. "Mom, what was that for?"

"You, my son, have a potty mouth," she scolded me.

"How…?" I began to ask, but gave up when I heard the doorbell ring. "Oh no, it's them," I sighed and walked to the door to be greeted by screaming teenagers and confetti.

"Happy birthday!" They all chorused as Dawn and Ash were blowing into those annoying tubes. Misty was holding a cake and everyone else had their arms in the air, except for Paul.

In all honesty I was kind of disappointed. Sure, I was happy my friends were doing this, but the thing I wanted the most right now was May, whether she knew what today was or not. It was my fault for not telling her, but it had just slipped out of my mind.

"Is May here?" Leaf wondered aloud.

"Nope, I tried to get her to come here, but she wouldn't budge," I answered.

"That's too bad. I'll call her, okay?" Misty suggested while smiling reassuringly. "Oh yeah- here's your cake!" She then handed it to me and I thanked her as she walked out of the room, cellphone in hand.

As we waited for Misty, we mostly just talked in the basement. It wasn't really like a party, but that's how I wanted it, so I was relieved that my friends didn't go all out.

"Wow, I'm surprised you actually waited for me before you ate the cake," Misty joked.

"Ha-ha, very funny," Ash sarcastically remarked and Misty glared at him.

"So, what'd May say?" Dawn asked her. Misty sighed and threw her phone on the floor. She exhaled and slowly sat down next to it.

"She answered, but then she said that she had gotten sick and thrown up when she got home. At first, I didn't believe her, but she wasn't really talking clearly and her words were jumbled up so she probably is sick," Misty explained and then talked more, "You know, she actually sounded drunk, in a way…"

Gary laughed out loud. "May? Drunk? Yeah right! Funniest thing I've heard all day!" He hooted.

"I never said she was!" Misty screamed at him.

"Technically though, you implied it," I reminded her with a smirk. She glared at me but didn't say anything.

"Since today's your birthday, I'm letting you off the hook," she said as she crossed her arms.

"Um, anybody else want to eat cake?" Leaf asked.

"Me!" Dawn squealed and threw her hand in the air. My hands covered my ears. No matter how much time you spend with Dawn you can never get used to her squeals. And she knows that too, so she's used them against me.

"Dawn, please stop squealing all the time!" In response, Dawn laughed and shook her head.

"No can do. Maybe you should just buy earplugs," she suggested.

"I might actually do that." She rolled her eyes as Leaf took out a knife.

"Whoa Leaf! Put the weapon down!" Gary cried out. She simply glared and pointed the knife in his direction.

"What do you think I'm going to do with it?" She asked with an arched brow. I almost started laughing at the way the girls are in charge of the relationships.

"Kill me," he answered simply.

"Have you done something to deserve it?" She almost yelled.

"Okay! Break it up you two!" Ash commanded and got in the middle of them. Once they stopped, Ash smiled. "Thank you. Come on: I really want that cake!" He said. I rolled my eyes but cracked a smile. His eating habits reminded me a lot of May's.

"Of course you do," I told him and he just shrugged while he continued to smile.

It was almost eight o'clock and for the next hour, we were just eating cake and laughing. During the whole time, I couldn't help but wish May was there.

My thoughts of May were interrupted when Caitryn came downstairs.

"Excuse me!" She exclaimed, catching everyone's attention. Once she was satisfied with the silence, she pointed a finger at me.

"Drew. Out. Now." She then walked over to me and grabbed my hand and began to pull me out of the room. I was too irritated to even fight with her. She'd win either way.

MAY'S POV

It was around nine fifteen when I decided to head out. I was wearing a red pencil skirt and a white off-the-shoulder shirt. Drew had told me that he thought I looked good in red, because I looked cute when I blushed. Of course, that mere comment had caused me to blush.

I also had my hair down in its natural waves and didn't apply any makeup. To complete my look, I had an elegant rose tucked behind my ear.

As I walked down my stairs, I realized I still didn't have a present for Drew. I hoped that just knowing that it was his birthday would be enough.

"Hey Mom, I'm going to leave now," I informed her. I'd told her about my plan as soon as I had gotten home and she had gushed about how romantic it was.

"Wait! I know you don't have a present, but I want you to have these anyway. I just made them." Mom handed me chocolate chip cookies that were in a clear bag and sealed with a green ribbon.

"Thanks Mom!" I thanked her. She laughed.

"The best way to a man's heart is through his stomach," she reminded me, and I laughed at the old saying. That's definitely Misty's relationship with Ash.

"Sure. Well, I'll be leaving now." Mom nodded in reply. When I was almost to the door, I heard her voice again.

"What time will you be back?" She asked.

"I don't know, but he'll give me a ride home," I reassured her.

"You're lucky it's Friday and not a school night," she joked and I walked out of the house smiling.

The walk to Drew's house didn't take too long. It was only about ten minutes and when I got to his backyard, he wasn't there. I sat down on the grass next to a pond, careful not to ruin my red skirt. I'd never been in his backyard before, but it was beautiful.

The pond contained small fish that darted eagerly around. Slightly raised above it, a graceful waterfall poured its clear water into the glassy surface. Tall trees littered the yard, appearing to be the perfect climbing trees. Finally, there were flowers everywhere, including roses. I figured Belle liked to garden.

When I heard footsteps, I smiled. A dim shade indicated his presence; I stood up.

"Hey Drew," I called out.

"May?" He asked while I walked towards him.

"Yep," I said simply, and wrapped my arms around his neck. "Happy birthday," I whispered in his ear. I could tell that he was smirking, even though it was dark outside.

"Thought you didn't know," he said and pulled me closer to him. I looked up into his eyes and laughed.

"Actually, I didn't know until after school, hence the hurried surprise in your backyard." He chuckled in response.

"Yeah, sorry I never told you. Who told you?" He questioned. My face turned red and I looked at the ground.

"Well, I kind of heard Brianna talking to you about it so… yeah," I trailed off awkwardly.

"Oh," he said, his face falling slightly.

"And then I felt really bad because even Brianna knew about your birthday and I didn't. Plus, I didn't even get you a present," I mumbled and suddenly realized that I'd left the cookies by the pond. I heard Drew sigh.

"Do you want to know the sincere reason I didn't tell you it was my birthday?" he asked me. I nodded. "I didn't want you to make a big deal out of it. I didn't want you to buy a gift or anything because…you know what?" He questioned and I brought my eyes back up from the ground.

"What?"

"This is so cheesy but it's true. I don't need anything because you are a present yourself," he told me and my eyes widened. I could feel my face get even hotter than it already was.

"You are cheesy," I informed him. His hand lifted itself from the small of my back and he flicked his hair.

"Even if I am, I am the sexiest piece of cheese you'll ever see," he joked and then smirked in a playful way.

"Dork," I laughed and playfully shoved his chest. "But, I still feel bad I didn't get you a present and Brianna did," I said truthfully.

"Brianna has nothing to do with this. Because your present is way better than any of hers could be," he said reassuringly.

"Present? Drew, I didn't…" I began to feel guilty.

"Yeah, you did," he insisted and then I felt his lips press against mine. I immediately reacted and began kissing him back, but then he pulled away too soon, much to my dismay.

"See? Now that was a good present," he smirked again. "And by the way, you're a liar," he said nonchalantly.

"Huh?" I asked blankly. He leaned in close and I could tell he was teasing me.

"I can easily taste the chocolate on your lips, May," he informed me and I blushed.

"Fine, you caught me," I admitted, and then a dangerous idea formed in my mind. "What about tasting it again?" I suggested.

Before Drew had time to answer, I pulled his lips back to mine and the cookies were left forgotten.

I just had to do that at the end. Hope you guys liked it:) (I also HAD to do the angry birds part..)

Honestly though, this chapter was mainly a filler for the drama that will soon be coming. I though, eh, why not throw Drew a party?

I put in Drew's POV because since May wasn't there I thought you guys might want to see what happened and stuff. I'll be sticking with the regular POV from now own probably. (which is May's POV)

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