Whoo I have been skimping out, haven't I?

Sea: Yes.

May: Sorta.

Drew: I haven't noticed.

Me: Well it has some relation to the fact that I have to babysit EVERY day…

Sea: I feel your pain.

May: At least there's money involved.

Drew: I don't care.

Me: I own nothing!

No More Silly Little Crushes

May stroked Keychimp's fur as it snored softly as it laid on Jasmine and Nick's couch. Sparclet had found a spot next to him and next to Sparclet was Shouler. The two of them deserved this resting time. They had done an amazing job in their very first battle and as a team too. May smiled at the thought of how well her and Drew were together. The rush she got just by being by his side and cooperating to make such an efficient result made her wish that it was always like that; that they were always like that. She wanted to be in sync with Drew forever.

She sighed and shook her head. Not this again. She understood having a small crush on him when she was ten, and she could live with being flustered around him at eleven, heck, she even tolerated wishing to be with him during her teen years but this was simply getting out of hand. Six years was long enough to get over a simple little crush, right?

"I don't even know why I even think about it." She muttered to herself as she kneeled on the floor and placed her folded hands into her lap. It was simply redicules. How could she possibly have strong feelings for a boy like this? A rival none the less and a very ignorant rival might she add.

May ran her fingers through her hair keeping her fingers knitted in her hair as she began to think deeper. What were her feelings for Drew? He was a close friend, of course; they knew each other for six long memorable years. Could something that goes beyond the boundries of rival and close friend have produced and weaved its way into their relationship?

"Hmph." May pulled her legs in from under her and stretched them forward as she leaned her back against the couch.

"What's with that little noises?" Drew asked as he entered the living room from the kitchen. May stared a little dumbfounded and Drew narrowed his eyes suspiciously at her before snapping his fingers in front of her face. "Earth to second rate coordinator? Do you read me?" He asked.

May blinked and blushed lightly as she shook her head. She just spaced for a second. She was just a little surprised about the fact that he had shown up just as she was trying to conclude her thoughts on him. He smirked as she was able to let his words seep in and a scowl was produced on her face.

"Excuse me? Second rate? I really don't think you're referring to me." May retorted as she smiled lightly being proud of the well thought out response to his insult. Drew chuckled lightly.

"Of course not. You're definetly the best there is." He mocked sarcastically as he bowed to her. May smiled cheerfully.

"I'm glad you're finally recognizing my talent…wait; you and you're stupid sarcasm Drew!" She cried as she slammed her fists onto the floor like a frustrated child. Drew smiled softly. He loved the way she was so childish at times and yet she was mature when she needed to be.

"You're so cute when you're mad." He laughed as he ruffled her hair a bit playfully. She flushed and swatted his hand away with a pout plastered onto her face. "Tomorrow we're outta here."

"Been known that." May muttered as she pulled out her sleeping bag. Nick and Jasmine didn't have any guest rooms so May said it wouldn't be any trouble if they slept on the floor in the living room. At least they had a roof over their heads.

"Was that proper English?" Drew laughed. May shrugged.

"It was to me. I don't care what you refer to as proper English." May stated in a matter-of-fact tone. Drew rolled his eyes as he rolled out his sleeping bag. Silence hung over the two as they prepared for bed. May really didn't know what to say from there. Her mind was a mixture of thoughts and confusion at the moment. The topic was always Drew.

"What's wrong with you?" he asked suddenly May snapped out of her daze and looked up so that her sapphire eyes could meet his emerald ones.

"What? Why would you think something's wrong?" She asked nervously. She began to think the worst and that he caught on.

"You've been smoothing out your sleeping bag for a while now." He said pointing to her hands which were still sweeping over her red Torchic sleeping bag. She stopped and pulled her hands away. She laughed sheepishly and rubbed the back of her neck anxiously.

"I guess I got lost in thought." She said. It wasn't a lie.

"Well then what you're thinking about must be really important because you rarely think." He said as a smirk tugged at the corners of his mouth. May glared at him for a moment before pulling her gaze down to her sleeping bag.

"You have no idea how important it is." She muttered. The words were just below a whisper but Drew could still tell that she said something. He sighed and stood up. He crouched down next to where she was kneeling and turned her face to look up and in his direction by lifting her chin with one finger and pushing her cheek. She pursed her lips and narrowed her eyes as she tried to turn her head away. He stopped her by cupping her chin in his hand and holding it there.

"Talk." He said simply. She jerked away and shook her head.

"It's nothing you need to worry about Drew…" She mumbled as she clenched her hands into fists. He wasn't making things easy for her. He always had to be so charming and assertive.

"Okay well when someone I care about is troubled I make it my concern." He said as he pulled her head to face him again. She sighed in exasperation and rolled her eyes.

"You're not gonna give up, are you?" She sighed once again as she gazed at him through half-lidded eyes. He smirked slightly and shrugged.

"You know me; always persistant." He said. May smiled softly.

"Okay to be truthful I was just thinking about a few memories from the past and memories I hope to make in the future." She said with a shrug as she avoided eye contact by looking anywhere but Drew's face. When he didn't speak for a moment she gazed into his eyes and locked with them for a moment. He looked hesitant.

"Well…I know I'm in your past but the thing is…do you want me in your future?" He asked in a tone just above a whisper. He unconsciously moved his hand from her chin to her cheek. She closed her eyes and placed her hands over his on her cheek as her blush darkened.

"Of c-course." She stuttered clenching her eyes tightly shut. She didn't want to see his reaction, but she couldn't help but wonder why he had asked the question. They both knew the question and the answer went well beyond contests and the rivalrey/friendship they shared.

"I'm glad." He sighed before kissing her on the nose. May was caught off guard by the action and snapped her eyes open to look into his to see any form of teasing or joking in his eyes but all his eyes held were pure compassion. She laughed lightly and wrapped her arms around him and a hug.

"You know how to make me happy and annoyed." She laughed. He returned the hug and smiled lightly, not at her statement but at the moment they just shared together.

"Thanks for everything Jasmine, you too Nick." May said as she gave Jasmine and Nick hugs. Jasmine returned the gesture with just as much enthusiasm as the brunette but Nick was hesitant. He only knew her for a day. Drew shook hands with each of them and May and drew began to head in the direction of Maranell city. May had Keychimp on her shoulder and Drew had let Roselia out so now she was walking by his side.

"Maranell city…sounds interesting enough, huh Drew?" May said as she gazed at the the mapping device. Maranell city was the dot that blinked red over and over and it was not tha far from Plena town as Jasmine had mentioned the day before.

"Yea, sure." Drew mumbled not really paying attention. May glanced at him and narrowed her eyes. "This next contest is when?" he asked turning to face her. May changed her facial expression before he could notice.

"Nick said it was in the next four days so we can hang there for a bit since its only gonna take us a few hours to get there." May informed him as she turned the mapping device upside down. She tilted her head so that she could read it upside down as well.

"You can hang around all you want but I'm going to be training Sparclet for that contest." Drew scoffed as he crossed his arms over his chest. May twisted her mouth to the side.

"I'm going to use Keychimp again because Shouler is still young and I want a longer period of time to train it." May said as she glanced at the monkey pokemon on her shoulder.

"Fine by me." Drew said as he smirked and shrugged. May looked to him and tilted her head as she stared. Memories of the night before flooded her mind and she smiled at how caring Drew was with her. He was sweet and concerning when he needed to be and to May that was what mattered. She cared for Drew for who he was, not only for what he could do or how he looked.

May snapped out of her daze and shook her head. It finally occurred to her what this was. Most importantly this was no mere silly little ten year old crush.

I thought I should bring in a hint more fluff. I hope you liked it.

Sea: I totally did.

May: I object!

Me: You're out of order!

Sea: the soda machine's out of order!

Me: Pweez Review