Wow, I can't even begin to tell you how sorry I am for not updating in such a long time! I had such a hard time with this chapter and so I'm sorry if it seems stiff and drained of life. I hope it doesn't. Maybe some time in the future I'll edit it but I'll leave the decision to you guys;) As always, thank you all for the reviews I receive and for all the people that favorite this story! I've been getting more. Love you guys in a non creepy way:D Now please, my lovely reader, enjoy this chapter that took me FOREVER.
Disclaimer: Don't own Pokemon or the song I'm using in this chapter.
December fourth; Only four more days. Also meaning it was Monday. The day I was absolutely dreading.
As soon as I heard the pleasant beeping noise coming from my alarm clock, I wanted to crawl under my covers and sleep once again.
I wanted to sleep and forget about yesterday.
I wanted to forget the look Drew gave me when he answered his door. I wanted to forget the kiss that would probably be our last. I wanted to forget that he… broke up with me. Most importantly, I wanted to forget that I was leaving at the end of the week and maybe never see Drew again.
Of course that wouldn't happen though.
"May! Get up, it's Monday! Monday! Monday!" I heard Mom sing from my bedroom door.
Lifting the covers off of my face I saw Mom giving me a kind smile. I'd told her everything last night and she had told me that everything would fall into place eventually.
She walked over and patted my leg.
"Come on, honey. I know it's going to be hard and awkward but I know it'll work out. So just go to school and enjoy your last week, okay?" She said in her cheery voice.
"Kay," I mumbled and threw the covers off completely, stretched and then walked into my bathroom to wash my face.
Once I felt fresh and I had tamed my chestnut locks I went to my closet to pick out an outfit. I didn't want to seem depressed by wearing baggy and comfy clothes but I didn't want to seem like I was over it and wear something revealing either.
Finally, I settled on denim capris, a white v neck and white Converse.
After eating breakfast, walking out the door and seeing my empty driveway, it hit me.
Drew wasn't going to be there to take me to school or take me home. I bit my lip and walked to school trying to hold up a brave front.
This was my last week here and I still wanted to be on good terms with Drew. Even if we're not an item I still want to be friends for the remainder of my time.
No one was sitting on the steps when I arrived at the front of the school. A sigh passed my lips as I climbed the steps and walked through the front door. Hopefully this wouldn't cause any tension between anyone. The only people involved in this were me and Drew. No one else should be affected by it… or at least I hope they wouldn't be.
"May!" Dawn's voice snapped me out of my thoughts and I realized I was in front of my locker.
"Oh, hey," I said and forced a smile. Dawn's cobalt eyes narrowed and she poked my stomach.
"Stop pretending you're okay. I know you're not," she said with a small pout.
Dropping the smile I sighed in defeat. "You're right, I'm not. I feel like such a grouch though."
"You can be a grouch all you want," Dawn told me and pulled me into a hug. "How about skipping first hour? We can sit in the courtyard and just talk. We haven't done that in a while now have we?" Dawn suggested in a cheery voice.
A genuine smile appeared on my face. "Really?"
She nodded. "Of course. Let's go," Dawn commanded before hooking her arm through mine and heading to the courtyard.
"Shouldn't we tell Juniper?" I questioned, still letting her pull me out of the school.
"No need to worry. You're her favorite anyway," she pointed out with a wink.
A giggle escaped my lips and I let Dawn keep tugging at me until we arrived in the courtyard.
"So, do you want to talk about anything?" Dawn asked me as we sat down at our usual benches.
I knew she wanted to know the whole story of what happened. She didn't want to know if for gossip exactly… more like she just wanted to know what was going on.
"That depends," I drawled out. "Would you like to know the full story of what happened last night?" I wondered and turned to face her.
Dawn twiddled her pointer fingers together and smiled bashfully.
"Well, only if you want to~," she sang.
"Of course I will. I trust you," I told her, nudging her with my shoulder. She nudged me back and then I told her what happened last night.
All the calls, running to his house, him breaking it off… the kiss and finally me running back home to chat to everyone.
By the time I was done with my tale I was surprised I wasn't crumpled on the floor and bawling. Only a single tear was all the slipped out of my eye.
"May…" Dawn said my name. "I know everything will go back to normal. Maybe not for a couple years but you guys will definitely meet again. You're soul mates pretty much," she explained as though it were obvious.
A red hue dusted the bridge of my nose. "You really think so?" I asked, beginning to chew on my bottom lip.
Dawn made a face of disbelief. "Why of course! Even so, I think that Drew really is doing this because he thinks its right… you're not mad at him are you?"
"No, of course not!" I exclaimed quickly. Dawn perked a brow at me before letting out a sigh and patting me on the shoulder.
"May…"
The truth was I guess I was a little mad. Not necessarily about him breaking up with me but… wait, who am I kidding? That's exactly why I'm mad at him.
"Okay! I am mad but not completely over the top pissed where I want to wring his neck but more of a sort of mad because he broke my heart even if he still does love me." My voice got quieter and quieter until it was barely above a whisper.
"You know what I think?" Dawn thought aloud in a more chipper voice than mine was.
"What?"
"I think it broke his heart too," she shrugged while playfully swinging her legs back and forth – they still hung an inch or two above the ground.
Dawn's sentence though could be so real. Maybe it really did break his heart. Come to think of it, it mostly likely did… Maybe I wasn't the only one hurting.
"You know what I think?" I asked her while giving her a small but sad smile.
"Yeah?"
"I think you're right and maybe I shouldn't just be sympathizing for myself…"
My hand was only a centimeter from the door handle before I retracted it like it electrocuted me.
"What should I do?" I whispered to myself.
I was currently in front of Professor Birch's room with only about forty five seconds until class started.
45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40…
"Okay, May. You got this. Just go in there, sit down, say hello and then go on with class like nothing's wrong…"
30, 29, 27, 26, 25…
"How can I pretend though? Okay, deep breaths and go in…" I slowly opened the handle and walked straight into the room without looking at my math buddy and lab partner.
3, 2, 1…
The bell rang and I slumped in my seat and took a huge breath. But even if I made it in as casual as possible, it still didn't help that I'd be stuck with Drew for the next hour and a half.
"Turn to page sixty-four in your textbooks and complete all problems through sixty-seven," Professor Birch's voice rang through the classroom. A chorus of groans and protests rang out the room.
"Would you rather I lecture you on the Hypotenuse Theorem or middle school curriculum that you already know?" He asked with a raised brow.
"No!" The class shouted and everyone got to work for the rest of the time.
After fifteen minutes of awkwardly working, I was ready to move on to the second page. I reached up to my textbook to flip the page when my hand touched someone else's hand.
"Sorry!" I mumbled and quickly flipped the page and brought my hands back in my personal bubble.
"It's fine…" Drew said in a hesitant voice that was much different than his usual strong and sure voice.
He picked up the eraser he was reaching for and brought his hands back to his personal bubble as well.
My face was bright red and my heart beat quickened.
Why must this be so awkward? I desperately asked myself and tried to think of ways to somehow get through the rest of this class peacefully. Shoot, but then there's lunch and history and… oh geez.
"Do you need help or something?" Drew's voice broke me from my thoughts.
"Huh?" I wondered.
"You've been staring at that problem for at least five minutes." I could see a tiny smirk work its way to his lips and that almost made me smile… almost.
"Oh! Um, no, I'm good!" I hurriedly said and hid my face with my hair and got back to work.
Real smooth May…
DREW'S POV
It was less than a minute until the bell and May still wasn't in the classroom. Would she seriously not show up just because I broke up with her?
Still, why the hell did I break up with her the last week she was here? If only she knew how badly I wanted to take back everything I said and how much I still wanted to be able to still call her my girlfriend.
At the final seconds before the bell rang I saw May come in but obviously trying to avoid making eye contact with me.
I just made this week really awkward.
After Professor Birch gave us instruction we got to work. May was still not looking at me and not talking though her cheeks were flushed and she'd fidget awkwardly sometimes as well as biting her lip.
She had no idea how much I wanted to kiss her right now. Wow Drew. It's barely been a day and you're already that desperate…
Fifteen minutes had passed about when I made a stupid mistake on a problem and I reached up to get my eraser that was coincidentally right next to May's textbook. Our hands brushed and she pulled away immediately while I kept mine there.
"Sorry!" She said so rushed and quiet that I wasn't sure if that was even what she said.
"It's fine…" My voice was oddly quiet as well. This was most definitely not fine at all.
Picking up the eraser, I got back to work and occasionally glanced up at May.
Every time I looked at her though, she was zoned out on one problem.
"Do you need help or something?" I questioned. One, because I was tired of the silence and two, May really wasn't the best at math.
She blinked and said, "Huh?"
A smirk actually appeared on my face. "You've been staring at that problem for at least five minutes."
"Oh! Um, no, I'm good!" She hid her face with her hair but I could tell her face was bright red.
I'm such an idiot…
MAY'S POV
If I thought geometry was awkward… I didn't think of biology.
As usual, Professor Birch sent us on our way and I quickly stood up from my chair and attempted to walk out of the room once it was empty.
"May…" Drew's voice stopped me in my tracks.
"Yes?" I questioned and turned around to face him.
"Can we talk?" He asked me. My eyes widened and I hurriedly came up with an excuse.
"I would totally love to but… I have to go to the restroom. Yep!" I exclaimed before speed walking out of the room.
When I got to the bathroom I leaned against the sink and sighed. Why couldn't I stay and talk to him? I was making it worse than it had to be because I couldn't face him…
Drew, you're such an idiot.
OOOOOOOOOOOOO
I sat down at the usual table for lunch but at the moment only Ash, Paul, Dawn and Leaf were occupying it. Everyone else was in the lunch line buying food.
When I sat down they all looked at me.
"Where's your food?" Leaf asked with her eyebrows raised in confusion.
"Not hungry," I mumbled.
My friends must have remembered that Drew and I broke up and they fell silent.
"May isn't eating? This is a first," Ash broke the silence with a laugh, obviously trying to cheer me up a bit.
I cracked a smile. "I know right?"
It seemed like everyone's posture relaxed and they began chatting more as Misty and Gary sat down. Drew still wasn't in sight though… One part of me wanted him to join us so that I could talk to him to see what he wanted during class and the other part wished that I wouldn't have to see him the rest of the day… or week for that matter.
When he came into my line of sight, though, I wanted to hide under the table.
"I think I'm going to…" I began in a nonchalant way so hopefully I could avoid Drew.
"Nope," Dawn's voice stopped me and she pulled me down to sit next to her. I made a small noise of protest but silenced myself when Drew sat down.
Our table still chatted like nothing was wrong but I sat there uncomfortably and occasionally snuck glanced at Drew. He was sitting there quietly too for once. Ugh, this was killing me.
"Well, I'm going to get a head start to next hour," I announced while standing up.
Gary perked a brow at me. "You sure? We still have fifteen minutes until next class."
"As sure as I can be," I confirmed with a smile and quickly walked out of the room with my head down and cheeks flushed.
Tick faster you damn clock. Yes, I was getting restless. I was in eighth hour, or history, and I was sitting directly behind Drew.
My pencil was tapping anxiously on my notebook and I my eyes had been fixated on the clock for the past forty two minutes.
Only three more minutes left.
I saw a note slide on my desk from the corner of my eye and I saw Dawn looking at me.
Chill out, class is almost over! –Dawn
I quickly scrawled out my reply and slid the folded piece of paper over to Dawn. Her eyes scanned over the note and she made a face at what I wrote.
Yes but then there's tomorrow. And the next day and so on. –May
Ah, dear May. Remember, the glass is half full not half empty! –Dawn
Playfully, I rolled my eyes at her response and mouthed to her, "You're so wise." In return, she stuck out her tongue.
Thanks for trying to cheer me up though. –May
Dawn smiled at me and mouthed, "No problem" and then winked at me. I stifled a giggle when I saw our Professor give us a look.
Thankfully, the bell rang and Dawn and I stood with our books in hand and ready to head home.
Once our books were stuffed in our lockers, I said my goodbye to Dawn and began to walk home. I was only a block away from the school when a familiar truck pulled up next to me.
"Want a ride?" Drew asked out of his window.
"Thanks, but I'm good." 'You mean, yes please?' My thoughts argued with me in the back of my head.
Drew ran a hand through his hair. "Look, even if we're not… together anymore I still want to be able to be within a five foot radius of you and be able to talk to you," Drew stated with a small shrug of the shoulder.
"That's okay with me," I said quietly. "But I don't need a ride."
"Get in the car, December."
I don't know if it was the way he said the sentence or the way he playfully smirked at me, but I complied and got inside his truck and buckled my seatbelt.
"Now was that so hard?" He teased again.
I cracked a grin and said simply, "Just shut up and drive."
He obeyed me and drove me home in silence. It wasn't exactly a comfortable silence but it was uncomfortable either.
When he pulled into my driveway, my hand undid my seatbelt and I was ready to open the door. I paused and looked back at him.
"Thanks," I told him honestly and gave him a small smile.
"Anytime," he breathed.
We stared at each other a while until I kissed his cheek so quickly that I wasn't even sure I did it myself. I jumped out of the car and headed to my porch but before I went in, I turned around and waved at him. I smiled as I walked back inside from seeing a teasing smirk etched on his face.
The rest of the school days went like that. Every day was awkward and slow moving and after school he'd offer to talk me home nonstop until I accepted. Though, I never kissed him on the cheek again or made any kind of physical contact with him for that matter.
It was finally Friday morning though and I got up earlier than usual. Around five thirty. Reason why? The concert was finally today and I decided to get up early to get ready even though I wasn't supposed to be at school until ten thirty to get ready for the assembly. Or in other words, obviously, the concert.
This morning, I rolled out of bed eagerly and not tiredly for once. I was honestly excited for today. The only thing I wasn't excited for? I was boarding my private jet to Hollywood tomorrow morning at nine o'clock sharp.
That also meant, today was the last time I would see my friends. Or at least until I could find a way for me to either come back to Miami or for them to come and see me in California.
I sighed and got in the shower letting the hot water hit my back for about five minutes before I actually began to wash myself.
After taking a rather long shower, I turned off the tap and grabbed a fluffy towel that was just calling for me. I brushed out my tangled hair until it was smooth and silky and got dressed in a robe and blow dried my hair.
Once that was done I relaxed on my bed for about an hour and a half but remembered I needed to start getting ready when my phone buzzed. Many times.
To May
From Dawn
Sent: 7.53
Where are you?
To May
From Ash
Sent: 7.53
MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY MAY. WHERE IS YOU HIDING?
To May
From Leaf
Sent: 7.55
Yo, why the no show?
To May
From Paul
Sent: 7.56
Everyone wants to know where you are.
To May
From Gary
Sent: 7.56
DUDE. WHY DIDN'T YOU INVITED ME TO DITCH DAY?
To May
From Misty
Sent: 7.57
Sorry, we're all sending you this at once. But, where are you?
I sighed once again and put my phone down after silencing them. Sorry guys, you'll find out later today. Hopefully you won't be too mad.
"Time to prepare…"
For the next two hours I got ready for the concert that I'd be putting on today.
The first thing I did was apply makeup. I never liked too much so I just put on what was necessary. A little foundation so that I would look normal under the blinding lights of the stage, black eyeliner on my top lid and halfway across my lower waterline and then a little mascara along with sadly, fake lashes.
I hated them. They were heavy and awkward but they made you much more presentable…
Once I was through with my face, I began to style my hair. After spraying heat protection product on my hair, I took my heated curler and make my normally wavy hair into curly hair. They were loose curls that would most likely bounce after every step I was going to take.
Then, it was time to put on the dress. I'd been shopping one day in Rodeo Drive back in California when I passed a boutique with this dress in the window. I fell in love with this and I had to buy it. I've never found anywhere to wear it until now though.
It was a sleeveless red dress with small white polka dots dotting the entire dress. Round black buttons were lined up beginning at the very top of the bust to almost the bottom hem of the dress. There were two pockets on the dress and were outlined in black on the top as well as the top of the sweetheart neckline being covered by black flaps of fabric. Finally, there were black squiggly lines trailing from the bust to waist and at the back of the waist was a black sash that you could tie into a bow. All in all, the dress was vintage, chic and downright adorable.
To complement the dress even more, I stained my lips bright red color that made my already white teeth look blinding.
"May? Are you ready?" I heard Mom call down from the bottom of the stairs.
"Yes!" I called down in reply. I slipped on my black cowboy boots, took a deep breath and opened the door before descending the steps.
"You look beautiful!" Mom gasped once she saw me. I smiled before taking in another deep breath.
"Thank you but I'm not sure if I can do this. How am I supposed to face all my friends after this?" I asked Mom and my lips formed a small pout.
Honestly, I wasn't too nervous at the fact of singing in front of people. I was nervous about revealing my identity in front of people and most importantly my friends and Drew. Drew didn't know about the concert though he had his suspicions it was me at first.
"I've watched you grow up in the world of fame. You can do anything," Mom joked teasingly but seriously at the same time and gave me a reassuring squeeze on the shoulders.
"Thanks Mom," I said with a genuine smile and I gave her a huge hug.
She pulled away and gave me a smile and quick raise of eyebrows. "You ready to roll?"
I laughed at that but nodded my head anyway. "As ready as I'll ever be…"
Mom pulled into the parking lot that was reserved for teachers and close to the back gym entrance. She turned to face me.
"You can do this. I'll be watching from the far corner in the shadows," she said in a mysterious voice that made me giggle.
"You sound like a creeper!" I giggled some more.
She gasped teasingly before showing me her bright smile that resembled mine. "Go for it," she told me and gave me a gentle shove out the door.
I took one more deep breath and walked into the gym through the back door.
"May!" Professor Juniper's voice rang throughout the busy gymnasium. Many workers were still setting up lights and running sound checks while my fellow band members were tuning their instruments up on stage. I smiled at the sight of them but then turned my attention back to the kind woman in front of me.
"Hey," I casually said, trying to hold my excitement in.
"Are you ready for this? You're revealing your identity!" She exclaimed.
I nodded. "I think I'm ready. I just hope that people don't flip out too much once they learn the truth," I joked but on the inside I was freaking out, hoping that wouldn't happen.
"You'll be great," Professor Juniper said and winked at me, probably picking up on my nervousness.
"Thank you. For everything," I told her sincerely before grabbing her in a tight hug. I really appreciated everything she did for me. Keeping my secret, giving me the solo, being someone that I could talk to and finally helping me out with this concert.
"No problem May. I'm glad you came here," she told me and broke our hug. "Go get ready," she commanded with a smile and I did as told.
After we did more sound and light checks we ran through the song a couple times and then it was show time. I hid behind the stage as I heard the gym slowly fill up with curious teenagers.
I kept hearing stuff like, "I wonder who it is!" or, "I hope she's hot", or even, "This guest person probably sucks."
I smirked to myself – something I picked up from Drew – and mentally laughed in my head. I'll show them I suck. Sarcasm.
Just then, the lights went off and a few girls let our high shrieks. Someone handed me my red bedazzled mike and I began talking into it.
"I bet ya'll are all wondering who I am, right?" I asked and began walking up the stairs on the stage, unseen by the audience.
"Well I'm here to tell you and hopefully give you a concert you'll love." I was now in the center of the stage, my back to the audience.
Then the sound of the electric guitar filled the room and the students in the bleachers began cheering as a spotlight landed on me. I turned around and waved.
"It's me. May Miracle or other known as May Maple." I had my glasses on over my contacts but the lenses were changed to just regular glass so I could see. I tossed them off my face and the audience stared at me in shock before cheering and running from the bleachers to the front of the stage except for a few students. Including Drew.
I locked eyes with him before I started singing.
The way you move is like a full on rainstorm
And I'm a house of cards
You're the kind of reckless that should send me runnin' but I, kind of know that I won't get far
I wagged my pointer finger and winked before singing the next part.
And you stood there in front of me just close enough to touch
Close enough to hope you couldn't see what I was thinking of!
I moved back to center stage as multiple spotlights shone on me once again and I fist pumped my fist in the air once.
Drop everything now; meet me in the pouring rain
Kiss me on the sidewalk take away the pain
While singing this I remembered what inspired me to write it. Drew and how after the dance he came back for me even though I was lying to him the whole time. He came and met me in the rain and kissed me. Wasn't that every girl's dream?
'Cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile
Get me with those green eyes, baby, as the lights go down
I lowered my body in a way that I was doing a combination of bending over and squatting before popping back up.
Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around
'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile
I lifted my finger and scanned it across the crowd, pointing at everyone and then strutted across the stage.
My mind forgets to remind me; you're a bad idea
You touch me once and it's really something
You find I'm even better than you'd imagine I would be
By now, I was tapping my toe to the beat and swaying my hips and walking around the stage, just having a good time.
I'm on my guard for the rest of the world
But with you, I know it's no good
I could wait patiently but I really wish you would
At that moment I locked eyes with Drew once again and began to sing the chorus with as much meaning behind it as possible. My hand moved like I was throwing something forcefully on the ground.
Drop everything now; meet me in the pouring rain
Kiss me on the sidewalk take away the pain
'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile
Get me with those green eyes, baby, as the lights go down
Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around
'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile
The sound of the guitar sounded through the gym and I skipped across the stage, occasionally flipping my hair back and forth.
I'll run my fingers through her hair and watch the lights go wild
Just keep on keeping your eyes on me
It's just wrong enough to make it feel right
I halted to a stop and then slowly walked to the edge of the stage having each foot cross over the other each time I took a step.
And lead me up the staircase, won't you whisper soft and slow
I'm captivated by you baby like a fireworks show…
The band behind me played softer as my words grew softer as well. My hand was in the air and I slowly let it fall down to my side as I sang.
Drop everything now… meet me in the pouring rain
Drop everything now… take away… take away the pain
The movements of my hands was slow as I kept pointing to the crowd then bringing my arm down and then pointing it skyward before bringing it down again.
Drop everything now…. Meet me in the pouring rain
Drop everything now… take away… take away the pain
Drop everything now…
I dipped my body low before bringing it back up.
Meet me in the pouring rain
Kiss me on the sidewalk take away the pain
'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile!
The sound was increasing once again and I belted the last note before singing the chorus once again.
Get me with those green eyes, baby, as the lights go down
Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around
'cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile
The sparks fly…
Oh baby
It was instrumental once again and I skipped around again and shimmied my hips back I forth whenever I stood still. My hair was everywhere as I flipped it and as the last not played I slowly bent down and heard all the students of Miami High cheering and trying to grab my hand. The instruments played on for a couple more seconds along with the screaming people.
Once the last note echoed, I stuck a pose and then smiled while breathing heavily from the adrenaline rush.
"Thank you all so much!" More applause. "I'm honored that I was able to come to Miami Coast High and I'm glad I could meet you all." More applause alone with deafening screams. "But the reason I'm revealing myself now is because this is the last day I'll be here. I'm leaving tomorrow morning and I wanted to show my appreciation to all of you."
An eruption of "Aww's" sounded and I shrugged with a small smile. Then I saw Dawn along with everyone else and they were all giving me confused blank stares. At last, my eyes locked onto Drew's green ones once again. He didn't look angry, sad, happy or anything like that. His face was almost emotionless in a way but he still gave me a shrug and smirk like I'd done on the stage.
"Bye guys," I waved before hopping off the stage and running outside.
Wow, this story is almost over guys. *Tear tear, sniff sniff* On another note, I used Taylor Swift's version of Sparks fly from the CMA's just in case you want to look it up. And May's dress will be on my profile. It's so freaking cute and I'm itching to just buy it but sadly, I can't. On ANOTHER note, Happy 4th everyone! Have a great time with friends and families but of course don't forget what the holiday is about. Our independence:D Remember to read and drop by a review if ya got time;) Until next time my lovely readers...
~dorkyreader859
PS.
Once again, I didn't edit this chapter, I just wanted to get it out so sorry for any mistakes or if it seems rushed. My sincerest apologies!