Chapter 3

Hey everyone! [Dodges brick] It's been a few days, huh? I know I never said it, but I was planning on updating this story everyday. Crap. I'm really sorry guys. But now's not the time for excuses. So, without further ado, I present 'A Well Deserved Vacation – Chapter 3: Things Are Changing.'

Oh, before I let you go, J'Adore means 'love' and Risata means 'laugh.' How appropriate. ;)

When we last left our favorite Hoenn natives, May and Brendan were creating something close to mass murder (no surprise there) and Wally was, well, Wally. After assessing the damage caused by his two friends, Wally followed them down the hall to the restaurant.

"Hello sir, welcome to J'Adore. Table for one tonight?" The host at the door greeted.

"No. I'm looking for two friends of mine. Ones a girl, she's got long brown hair, blue eyes, she's about yay tall-" Wally motioned to about his nose in length. "And she came in here with a guy. Black hair, red eyes… does that ring a bell?"

"Err, yes. They went that way." The man motioned behind him to the left.

"Thank you very much, sir." Wally politely said, and then left.

Following the host's directions, Wally found his friends sitting in a table for four. May and Brendan were sitting next to each other and appeared to be ordering drinks. Brendan was the first to notice Wally walk in, and decided to have a little fun with him.

Pointing to his emerald-haired friend, he said to the waitress, "Oh, and this little guy will have chocolate milk with a bendy straw!"

"But B-boy, you know our precious Walton is lactose-intolerant!" May added on. The two in the booth then started laughing.

Addressing the waitress, Wally said "Ignore those idiots. I'll just be having a Coke."

The waitress nodded and left.

"Jeez, I leave you alone for two seconds!" Wally said.

"Sorry Momma Bear. We'll behave..." May and Brendan said at the same time. They both looked down and fake-pouted.

Wally just laughed at his friends' behavior. "See anything good?"
"Yup!" May and Brendan said at the same time.

May blushed. "You go first."

"Nah, you can." Brendan's face was also red.

"I insist."

"But—"

"Alright! I'll decide. Ladies first, that means you Brendan." Wally intervened, slightly annoyed.

"Hey!" Brendan said.

"What does that make me then, dear Walton?" May caught the double meaning in the statement.

"Eh—But—I didn't mean…" Wally was caught off-guard. For some reason he could never win an argument with May.

"We're waiting, dear Walton." Brendan put an emphasis on the last two words, realizing what May had just a few moments before.

"Ehem." The waitress had appeared with three drinks on a tray, saving Wally from a potential beating.

"Sorry…" May said, embarrassed.

The girl smiled and shrugged. "It's fine. Are you all set to order?"

"Yes. Can I have the Chicken Marengo?" May asked.

"Certainly. And you sir?" she asked Wally.

"A Lobster Newburg, please." Wally replied.

"Kay'. How bout' you, handsome?" She said with a wink to Brendan.

Brendan was flattered and slightly blushed, and ordered a Beef Stroganoff. Meanwhile, behind her calm mask, May was facing inner turmoil.

'Why did that stupid waitress have to say that? And why am I so flustered about it? I mean, B-boy? Really May? This isn't some cheesy love story where you fall for your best friend. Dammit May! Just don't think about it and it'll go away.' Yeah, like I said, inner turmoil.

"Hey May… anybody home?" Brendan snapped her out of her thoughts. As she was reorienting herself she realized that in his efforts to 'wake' her up, Brendan had gotten within four inches of her face. Totally blush-worthy.

'Dammit May! Do not blush, do not blush, do not blush…' But in the end, her cheeks betrayed her. They turned a rosy red and she cursed herself for thinking of her best friend that way.

Brendan was going through a similar problem. Recently he'd been noticing May in different ways. The way she dressed, the way her hair always fell perfectly over her face. And he made sure that her eyes were always bright and happy, never dull. So when he saw his friend troubled like that he immediately wanted to help her. He didn't mean to get so close, honestly. But he did, and now he couldn't help but blush like May.

"Sorry." He said, backing off.

"It's fine…" May said quietly, her normally confident attitude shattered at the hands of the boy next to her.

Wally just sighed. He had noticed, probably before the rest of them, that things were changing. He knew that they would not come out of this vacation the same group of friends, and he had known that it would involve May and Brendan's relationship. He just wished there was some way to skip the awkwardness so he could ensure they could still be the three inseparable friends that had first boarded the cruise ship just hours ago.

After their gourmet dinner, which ended at about eight o'clock at night, the three Hoenn natives decided to try and find some way to entertain themselves on this massive ship. They found a gym, game room, café, ping-pong table, various dance clubs, a putt-putt course, two pools and three hot tubs. And that was just half of the ship! At about eight forty-five they entered (more like stumbled into) the main lobby. May and Brendan plopped down next to each other on the sofa, too tired right now to ponder their conflicted feelings toward one another.

Meanwhile, Wally was sifting through a brochure that listed activities and things to do on the ship. A certain event caught his eye. It was a stand-up comedy act that began at 8 o'clock tonight in Risata Theatre. Deciding they should head there next, Wally put the brochure in his pocket for future use and made his way over to his friends.

"I have an idea on where we should go next." Wally said as he reached them.

"Next? You have got to be kidding me." Brendan said. "No way am I walking anymore. Right May?"

No answer. May's back was to the two boys.

"Maaaayyy…" Brendan repeated.

Silence. A light snoring could be heard.

"Aw man, she's asleep!" Wally said, now facing May.

Brendan got up and poked her. (I wonder what May would do if she knew she was being poked and prodded while asleep.)

"Yup, out like a light." He said.

'So much for the comedian…' Wally thought. Looking again at the pamphlet, he found that the same comedian would be at the Risata tomorrow night as well. "We'll just have to go tomorrow then."

"Go where?" Brendan asked.

"There was this comedian I wanted to see tonight, but right now we got to get May up to her room." Wally said.

"Already on it." Brendan said. He grunted under the weight of May, carrying her bridal-style. May unconsciously wrapped her arms around Brendan's neck, causing him to redden and Wally to snicker. The two boys and a sleeping May then crossed the lobby to the elevators.

After ambling through the halls of the eighth floor for a short time, the trio found their suite. Opening the door, they were greeted by an air-conditioned and recently cleaned room. Various booklets were left on the counter, no doubt to help improve their stay on the cruise ship. Wally immediately set to reading them, and Brendan plus May proceeded down the hallway leading to the bedrooms. Taking a brief look into the other two bedrooms, Brendan noticed they were a similar set-up to May's red room, except one was white and another was blue. Finding the red one, Brendan entered.

Setting May's sleeping form on a chair, Brendan went to the queen-sized bed and pulled the covers over so he could set May on the bed. Lifting the girl up, he gently placed her on the mattress and moved the blankets so all you could see was her head.

Brendan smiled at how peaceful she looked. 'Even more beautiful in her sleep…' He thought. 'Wait, no, no, no, no, no, no. I can't be thinking stuff like that! May's your friend and that's it. She seemed more interested in that Ash guy at the party anyways.'

Still, he couldn't help but notice how his heart beats faster when he sees her smile. That the mere thought of her being sad brings him pain as well. That he savors every moment he has with her.

'Oh, what the hell. Why not? She's asleep.' He thought. Bending down, he kissed her forehead and said "Goodnight."

Little did Brendan know, as he left May's room and went to join Wally,that May had been pretending to be sleep the whole time.

Finally! The whole reason this is a Romance/Humor story. A nice change in the course of events, neh? Everyone was probably falling asleep until I threw that in there. There's a lot of dialogue and not much description. I've been on a cruise before, so it all makes sense to me, but if you don't get something you know the drill: PM me or leave it in a review. Again I'm really sorry everyone had to wait a couple days. But it's here now! Everyone can set down their pitchforks and cancel the angry mob. ;)

Unfortunately, I've got bad news. (Definitely not a good way to start off a paragraph.) School starts on September 7th, which means I'll be juggling homework, , and some recent drama that my family and I have to work through. And, I'm not a good juggler (no really, I literally suck xD).Updates won't be everyday, and I hope everyone reading will be understanding about me and my random updating schedule.

Thanks to everyone who reviewed (you know who you are) and thanks to everyone for helping me get 80+ hits/visitors on my first story. I appreciate it!

Sincerely,
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