Chapter 2

Just a quick reminder: May is 15, Brendan is 16, and Wally is 15

"Holy … Shit!"

May, Wally, and Brendan, after checking in, took an elevator (yes, an elevator) up to the 8th floor. From there they wandered through the halls until they found penthouse room 856. They opened the door and… well… you get the point.

"Is this really ours?" Wally asked.

"Amazing huh?" Brendan said.

Looking around, the trio was astounded at what they saw. The penthouse was complete with three full bedrooms (each with a bathroom attached), a large kitchen, living room, dining room and a stunning view of the glistening ocean. The walls were white, the wood was dark and rich, and everything had a nice modern touch. To sum it all up, it was fantastic.

"Omigosh, I love you guys! Thank you so much!" May hugged the two boys from behind.

Brendan and Wally flushed, before Wally spoke and said, "No prob May. You deserve every last bit of it."

May, oblivious to the red on the boys' faces, ran down the hallway leading to the bedrooms carrying her luggage.

"Dibbs on the red one!" they heard her say.

"Same old May…" said Brendan. The blush on their faces had now vanished.

"Some things never change, huh?" Wally agreed.

With that the two guys followed their friend into the hall.

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The bedrooms were no disappointment, and still had the same grandeur but with a modern twist. The "red room" May had called earlier was indeed red. The walls were painted a rich scarlet and had mahogany wood floors. Covering the queen sized bed was a white comforter with thin red stripes. The pillows were of various patterns, but they all stayed within the red-and-white theme of the comforter. The frame itself was a darker wood than the floor, stained oak maybe? On either side of the bed were small tables with a lamp and a clock on one of them.

To the right of the bed, in the corner of the room, was an average sized desk. It was complete with a lamp, pens, and some stationary provided by the ship. A black swivel chair was placed in front of it. Parallel to the bed was a dresser with a mirror on top of it. Taking up most of the back wall was a large window with red semi-transparent curtains, now pulled back. Part of the window was actually a door, which led to a balcony. In the space that the window didn't take up was a plush cream couch with red decorative pillows. In front of it was a coffee table.

When the boys stepped through the door, May wasn't in the room.

"Where do you think she went?" Wally asked.

"Right here!" May popped out of a doorway near the dresser, presumably the bathroom that was attached to each bedroom.

"This room is amazing May." Brendan said as May crossed the room to her bed and sat down.

"I know! It's so big too. It's probably the same size of my living room back home." May replied.

"Yeah, and your living room's the size of my entire first floor!" Brendan responded.

"Hey guys! Check out this view!" Wally called from the balcony. He must of walked over there when May and Brendan were talking.

The two followed their friend through the glass doors. Indeed, the view was fantastic. Sometime after they boarded the ship they must have set sail. Because now they were staring at the horizon and a beautiful indigo ocean. The sun was a shining orb in a cloudless blue sky. And for a few brief seconds, a school of remoraid leapt into the air.

"Whoa!" Wally said.

"I've never seen anything so beautiful!" May exclaimed.

"I have." Brendan mumbled, now looking at May.

"Did you say something, B-boy?" May asked. Wally, who heard what Brendan said, chose to stay quiet.

"Nah, just hungry I guess." Brendan smiled and rubbed the back of his head.

"Now that you mention it, it is almost noon. We should be getting some lunch soon." Wally said.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go explore the rest of this ship and find the restaurant!" May grabbed both of their hands and dragged them out of the balcony door.

"Alright, alright! I'll come if you let go!" Brendan laughed.

May just giggled and let go in response.

The three made their way across the room and to the door that led to the hallway. May, saying she had to get her purse, walked over to the bed and opened her suitcase. Before she returned, Brendan shot Wally an appreciative look, as if to say 'Thanks for saving me back there.'

Wally just nodded.

"Kay, I'm all set. Do you guys need to get anything? Wally, don't forget your-" May giggled "-man purse."

"It's not a man purse—" Wally started to defend himself.

"It's a satchel!" Brendan and May finished the sentence that they'd heard so many times before. The two of them laughed at their friend.

"Do you even still have that thing, Walton?" Brendan used the name that he knew would irk his friend.

"I-but-you said-"

"Skitty got your tongue?"

"Humph." Wally crossed his arms and silently fumed.

"Aww, B-boy, lay off the poor guy." May slung her arm over Wally's shoulder.

"Yeah, lay off you big meanie!" Wally said. He laughed, a sign that all was forgiven.

Brendan smiled.

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The trio exited May's room and then left out the door of their penthouse. Walking down the same hallway that they took to get to their room, May, Wally, and Brendan eventually found the elevator. As soon as they all filed in, Brendan called dibbs on pressing the button and May sulked because, according to her, Brendan pressed the button last time. Wally just laughed at his friends' antics.

"Are you sure you just turned fifteen May? Cause it seems more like two." The emerald-haired teen asked as they departed the elevator.

"Pressing the elevator button is a very important job! Someone like B-boy over here shouldn't be trusted with it." May said while crossing her arms.

Brendan just shook his head and smiled. May then proceeded to give him a noogie. Brendan flicked her nose.

They would've gone on forever if Wally hadn't interrupted them. "Guys, you don't want to miss the lunch buffet, do you?"

Wally, being the only one who researched their trip, knew of course that the buffet lasted all day. But he didn't have to tell them that now did he?

"Buffet? Where?" they asked.

"In the restaurant down the hall." Wally motioned behind him.

He didn't have much time to say anything else, though. His companions were too worried about their stomachs right now. In a rush the two were gone, tearing down the hallway at light-speed. People who were smart enough moved out of the way. Others weren't so lucky.

Stepping over the bodies that lie unconscious on the floor, Wally made a note to never be in the way when those two were hungry.

Eh? How was that? :)

Over 1,000 words! That's awesome! I hope this was long enough for everyone.

Not much happened in this chapter. Sorry! The story will pick up soon. Be patient young grasshoppers!

A shout-out to those who reviewed:

x-vatonage-x – Thanks for the cookie ^_^! I hope you like this chapter as much as you liked the other one.

Rayquaza45 – I was leaning toward May x Brendan too, all I needed was some confirmation that it was the right way to go. Thanks for that! And your right, the only thing I know about Wally is that he's a sick boy who moved to Verdanturf, and thanks to the R/S/E hero/heroine, he grew up to be a strong trainer. So maybe there could be a big sister/little brother relationship between May and Wally? Anyways, thanks for the review :)

p.s. – If anyone has questions about something in this story feel free to leave it in a review or PM me.

Thanks a Bunch everyone!

~echic24