Update June 2013: This chapter has been updated and revised from its original version. Past errors have been fixed and adjustments have been made but the plot of the chapter, characters, and events have remained the same.

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Responses to Reviews...
LAPKat: Lol! I'm mean, aren't I? And I'm glad! I'm sure you had tons of fun! :D
chocolatehell: HAHAHAH! The make-out sessions are going to have to wait until later on! And I liked your idea about the rant to Brianna! It was funny! ;D
ElsieLorraine: Thank you! You're very sweet. :D
The Last Poison Apple: They should, shouldn't they? :(
AiLoveAkuma: Thank you very much! :D
LoveLoverGrl: She is! What a mean person she is. :P
MapleRoses: LOL! Thanks for pointing that out! I completely missed it when I was editing the chapter! She does like Drew in the anime (obsess is the better word though *rolls eyes*) but I can't stand her personality in the anime, so I decided to make her the way she is in my story instead. :)
Pear-Shaped: I much prefer this Brianna, too. The one in the anime made me want to tear off her head. :P
Claudette14: I am very happy! We're both great (even though you're more great, I'm JUST SAYING) :D And yes! I'm sure everyone was expecting for me to make her evil, but I didn't! I was going to originally, but then I decided against it! And I am doing very well, thanks! What about you? :)
Monochrome13: She is :(
Fprmr1: I swear I answered those questions, but in case you missed them, here are the answers again :P I have always been Peeta and Katniss from the first book to the last! I just love them so much! :D Growlithe and Vulpix aren't exactly a couple yet, but I could make them one (everyone seems to like them together xP). Vulpix had been in the same area as Growlithe at the time, but it was off to the side so Drew and May didn't notice it. :)
May Rose: Very soon! Don't you worry! :D
LuvPeaceCandy: I know! D:
Angel-of-Energy: Haha! He didn't actually, I forgot to include it, but I figured everyone would assume that he gave one to her some time throughout the course of the day. :P As for Drew and May's battle together in a contest, it may happen eventually some time later in the story! Keep your eyes out for it :D
FlygonFan: Aw! I had something similar happen to me once. :( And I know! I wish the creators of the anime would've made them an official couple in the anime. It was cute. :P But I hope you don't mind that I may not be able to use all of your pokémon in this story! It's going to be pretty hard to incorporate all of them. Maybe you could give me the two pokémon that you want to appear in this story the most? I'll be doing one appeal for one pokémon and a battle for the other, so be sure to specify which pokémon you want for which (if that makes sense haha). :)
Shadow Lillies: It's fine! I think everyone pities Drew! The poor guy, I'm so mean. ;D
Pokemaster: You need to sleep! How was winter camp?
OrangesAreAwesome: Hehehe, Brianna the Matchmaker. ;)
Sora-May: I'm sorry for only being able to update once every week. Maybe I'll be update more once the end of the school year draws closer to a close? :D
KK: Hi there! I'll be bringing in a lot of everyone's favorite characters from the anime in! Just you wait. As for when, you'll just have to keep reading to find out! ;D
Namcitaable: It does! I once liked this guy and I didn't tell him my feelings. Guess what happened? He ended asking another girl out on Valentine's Day. The worse part? I found out that he liked me at the same time that I liked him, but because I wasn't honest, I lost my chance. :(
FlygonFan: You reread it? Thanks! :D And I didn't know that either! I was so surprised when I saw it on serebii! You can really learn a lot from that website haha! I just love when pokémon use moves that aren't the same type as them. For example: your luxray and Ice Fang. That's so cool. :D I'll try to incorporate Drew's flygon! I've always liked that pokémon!
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Shriekmon: Lol, aren't they? :D

Love Unexpected chapter 22

The first things that May noticed in the morning were two roses laying side by side. Their fresh, floral scent had woken her up before she had even opened her eyes. When she did, she saw them lying beside her head on her sleeping bag.

A folded note was tucked beneath their thornless stems, and she propped herself up on one elbow to reach for it. Even before she saw the slanted, messy handwriting, she already knew that Drew had left them for her. Her heart clenched at the first two words.

I'm sorry about everything that happened yesterday. I didn't mean to interrogate or push you the way that I did, and I definitely didn't mean to make you cry. It killed me to see those tears—I never want to see you cry, let alone be the one behind those tears. Please forgive me and forget about it? I'd like us to go on as if yesterday never happened.

Drew

May raked a hand through her hair with the hopes of relieving some stress and keeping the fresh tears in her eyes at bay. A whimper escaped from her mouth as she did so; she couldn't keep that from slipping. Reading Drew's note had been one of the hardest things that she had ever had to do in her life. She could forgive him, sure, but how could she forget all that happened yesterday? He made it sound as if it were the easiest task in the world, when in reality, it was far more difficult than that. They had kissed for crying out loud! Even if it had been a brief, accidental kiss, their lips had still touched. She had still kissed a guy who wasn't Gary Oak—and she still felt terrible about it.

But she didn't understand why she was letting the kiss get to her so much. If she were still so sure about her feelings with Gary then she shouldn't be feeling so many conflicting emotions, right? She should have pushed Drew away the instant their lips touched. She shouldn't even have let him get close enough to her in the first place.

And her heart shouldn't have raced as fast as it did when Gary kissed her forehead at prom.

Why couldn't she just make up her mind already? Why couldn't she just say with absolute certainty that Gary was the only one in her heart? Or why couldn't she just admit that she was developing feelings for Drew? Why did she have to feel so guilty about the whole situation as if it were a crime to like two people at once?

It wasn't, especially since one of the guys was in an entirely different region, while the other was with her every day. So, why couldn't she just forget about the former and accept the latter?

And why did she have to have so many questions running through her mind? She was overthinking things and making the situation far more complicated than it was or needed to be.

It was ridiculous, really—she could just march out of her tent and tell Drew the truth. She could just tell him that she liked him, and then plant the biggest kiss on his lips. She could just get their relationship started right then and there.

But then Gary popped into her head again. His charming smile. His dazzling eyes. His amazing hair. His comforting hugs. His gentle kiss on her forehead...

May let out a frustrated growl and shoved Drew's note into her travel bag. She couldn't think anymore; it was driving her crazy. Running a hand through her hair again, she stood up, unzipped the entrance to her tent and slipped out of the structure.

Drew sat on the ground directly across from her tent, packing up his tent and sleeping bag.

"Good morning," May greeted as she approached him, trying to appear as nonchalant as possible. "You're up early."

Drew looked up at her in surprise that quickly vanished into a look of unease.

"Good morning," he greeted back. "I was just about to go get you...but I didn't know..."

"It's okay," May inserted kindly. "Have you been up long?"

Drew felt himself relax at her tone. Small talk was nice. It meant that things between them weren't as awkward as he had thought they would be.

"Only about an hour," he answered.

"Oh, I overslept then." She looked around. "Where's Brianna?"

"She went down to the stream to wash up before we set out again. If we leave when she gets back, we'll be able to make it to Fuchsia in the afternoon."

"That's good. We can make it there in time for the contest."

"Yeah. We have to dress up for it though, apparently. Have you gotten your outfit?"

"Uh huh. I called my mom while we were in Lavender. She said she'll have it waiting for me at the Pokémon Center."

"That's good," Drew said with a smile, but it fell as quickly as it had come. "Did you get my note?"

May nodded. She had known that he would ask her that question.

"So, I'm forgiven?"

May nodded again, a kind smile on her face.

"Everything that happened yesterday is put behind us?"

May nodded a final time. "Yeah, we can go on as if nothing happened at all," she reassured, smiling at Drew's relieved grin when he heard her words. "By the way, why'd you give me two roses? I thought it was only one a day."

"It is. I forgot to give you one yesterday, though, so I gave you another one to make up for it."

"I thought you said we were going to pretend as if yesterday'd never happened?"

"Well, in that case, give it back," Drew told her and extended a hand, wiggling his fingers jokingly.

"No—it's mine," May insisted with a playful grin.

"Fine," he stated, smirking back. "Can I ask for something in exchange for it then?"

"What?"

"A hug."

May laughed as Drew spread his arms wide.

After taking a few steps to get close enough to him, she plopped herself down on the ground and eased herself into his chest. His arms went around her at the same time that hers went around him.

"I'm glad you're still letting me hug you," Drew murmured, while he turned his head to rest his cheek against the top of May's, making her stomach flutter.

"Yeah, well, don't fall asleep on me," she joked, trying to lighten the mood.

Drew chuckled and pulled away from her.

"Of course not," he responded as he stood up and offered a hand to her. "Come on, we have to pack up your stuff so that we can get going."

May took his hand and allowed him to hoist her back up. He let go of hers the second she got back on her feet and walked with her back to her tent.

A couple hours later—after Brianna returned from the stream and all of their belongings were packed up—the trio got back on the road to Fuchsia City.

There were no signs around them that there had been a rainstorm in the area the night before. A perfect combination of warm and cool climates hung in the air. The sunlight was a pleasant warmth on their backs. The breeze was a gentle fan in their faces and hair. It was the perfect weather to travel to their destination in.

"I wonder if the weather'll be this nice on the day of the contest," Brianna mused as she walked along the trail.

"How come?" Drew inquired from her right.

"Because it's not too cold and not too hot. I would hate to have to participate in a contest on a blazing hot day."

"We're going to be inside a building, though," Drew laughed as May yawned on his right. "Why does it matter what kind of weather it is out?"

"How do you know the air conditioner won't break or something?" Brianna challenged. "Accidents happen after all."

"What are the odds of that happening?"

"I don't know. I'm not a statistician."

"It doesn't take a statistician to determine that the odds of the air conditioner breaking are pretty small."

"Be quiet, Drew—no one asked you."

"Hey, I'm just saying. No need to get snappy," Drew joked, while holding his hands up toward the redhead in a surrendering gesture.

The brunette beside him clutched her stomach and frowned.

"I was just saying, too, but you had to go comment!" Brianna shot back with a laugh, and nudged him in the ribs.

May's frown deepened.

"Okay, okay—I give! Don't nudge me," Drew cried, and nudged her back.

Brianna chortled and prodded him again. "Then don't nudge me back, Hayden!"

"Then stop nudging me altogether, Lawrence," Drew said with a grin, and returned her shove.

Brianna didn't voice a response. Instead, she glared at him playfully and nudged him once more. The nudges after that followed without words.

May bit back a groan as they continued to flirt and ignore her.

"Are you okay, May?" Brianna asked after she finally noticed the brunette's displeasure.

Drew turned to glance at May at the sound of the words. The hope that he felt seeped into his features. Could she be jealous?

"I'm tired and hungry," May groaned.

As if on cue, her stomach grumbled and she groaned again.

Drew felt disappointed. Of course she wouldn't be jealous.

"You're always tired and hungry," he pointed out rather bitterly.

"It's not my fault that I have an extremely fast metabolism," May offered in her own defense.

"We just ate two hours ago."

"Two and a half hours ago—and we've been walking for the majority of that time. A fast metabolism plus a lot of walking equals an empty stomach."

"Bravo, May the Mathematician," Drew applauded sarcastically.

May's eyes narrowed at him in response.

"Drew, don't be mean," Brianna snapped and shoved him out of the way to get to May. "We'll be there soon, May. There's only a little less than a mile left," she assured, and wrapped an arm around the girl's shoulders.

"Thanks, Brianna. At least you're caring," May sneered, her eyes still glowering at Drew.

Said guy rolled his eyes and turned away from her.

"Don't mind, Drew. He's being unreasonably annoying at the moment," Brianna instructed her.

A cheeky smile graced her features as he turned to glare at her, but it was quickly wiped off when she tripped over a particularly large rock. Neither Drew nor May had enough time to react before she crashed to the ground with a yelp.

"Brianna!" May cried in alarm, and immediately bent down to help her friend up.

The redhead winced as she tried to put weight on her foot only to moan when the effort caused her pain. She nearly fell back over before Drew caught her around waist.

"Brianna! What's wrong?" he asked her.

"My ankle. I think I sprained it," Brianna groaned as she leaned into Drew.

"Can you walk?" May asked, eying the girl with concern.

Brianna bit her lip. "I don't know, let me try," she said and tried to take a step forward.

To both her and May's surprise, she hadn't even touched her foot to the ground before Drew bent down and hoisted her up into his arms. She gasped, while May gaped.

"I don't think you should be walking with a sprained ankle," he told Brianna. "I'll carry you to the Pokémon Center."

With those words, he headed forward with Brianna in his arms, leaving a dumbfounded May behind.

May stood off to the side as Drew checked the three of them into the Fuchsia City Pokémon Center.

Brianna was leaning on him as he kept his arm around her waist. Every so often, she would accidentally put too much weight on her sprained ankle and ended up jumping in pain. When that happened, Drew would reposition his arm and readjust his hold on her so that none of her weight would be put on the injury. She would then inevitably wind up leaning on him more. The blush on her cheeks was beginning to rival her fiery red hair in color with each passing second.

"Alright, you guys are all checked in. Now, would you all please follow me to the Health Suite so we can get Brianna's ankle checked out," the city's Nurse Joy said after she finished typing in the trio's information.

Standing up, she gestured to the hallway on her left to designate the three of them in the right direction.

Drew nodded and picked Brianna up into his arms again to carry her to the Health Suite.

May slowly brought herself to follow Drew and Nurse Joy after she got over some of her shock. No one seemed to notice that her thoughts were making her trail behind them. She had been wondering ever since Brianna sprained her ankle if it was her hunger making her delusional, or if she was truly watching Drew walk around with Brianna in his arms.

But he was, and she had been feeling an awkward rage burning inside of her ever since.

Why was the sight bothering her so much? Brianna had sprained her ankle and was incapable of walking. It was only natural that Drew would be the one between the two of them to carry her. Chivalry wasn't dead after all, and May doubted she would have been able to carry Brianna very far.

But it still didn't keep her from wondering why Drew had been so eager to take Brianna up into his arms. Neither her nor Brianna had had the time to register a thing before he had scooped Brianna up and carried her away. He hadn't even bothered to glance back at May to make sure that she was following them.

Could he have been over her already? If so, how could he have possibly gotten over her that fast?

The memories of the night before were still fresh in her mind. Nothing about his actions had even hinted that he had been getting over her. If anything, he seemed to have felt more strongly for her than he had when he confessed to her.

Or had she just imagined that? Perhaps he had been getting over her and she had just been missing all of the hints. Maybe the kiss had made him realize that he didn't feel as strongly for her as he had thought. Maybe that was why he gave up so easily when she refused to tell him the truth in her tent. Maybe that was why he had written the note and asked for her to go on as if the day before had never happened. Maybe he had already gotten over her and had begun to develop feelings for Brianna instead.

The number of possibilities hurt May's head.

Was getting over her really that easy?

Was she really that replaceable?

"Everything's fine with Brianna," Drew's voice suddenly informed, startling May out of her thoughts.

She hadn't realized that she had subconsciously lingered at the wall across from the door of the Health Suite until she looked up to find Drew exiting the room through the doorway.

He appraised her with seemingly no concern on his face. Did he not see the hurt etched on her face?

"She should be able to participate in the contest this weekend if she stays in bed most of the time and ices her ankle," he informed, and then appraised her. "Do you want to go get some food now? I need to get her something to eat, anyway."

May shook her head and dropped her eyes, unable to look at him any longer.

"It's fine. I'm going to make a call home first," she insisted in the most normal voice she could manage.

Drew cocked an eyebrow at her. "I thought you said you were hungry?"

"Not anymore. You just go on ahead—I'll come back after the call."

Without waiting for a response, May pushed off the wall and headed out into the lobby.

The phone buzzed after May dialed the number to her house in Lilycove City. She tapped her fingers against the seat that she was sitting on as she waited impatiently for someone in her family to pick up. The fire raging on in her stomach seemed to be growing larger as her impatience fed her chagrin. It didn't help when she realized that Drew hadn't even bothered to come see what was wrong with her.

Actually, as she thought about it, she didn't think the grasshead had even realized that there was something wrong with her to begin with. She gripped the edge of the seat to try to quell her anger.

"Hello?"

May genuinely smiled at the sight of her little brother on the screen. It had been a while since she had last seen his face.

"Hi, Maxie," she greeted.

"May!" Max cried enthusiastically at the sight of his sister. A huge grin grew on his face, lifting the corners of his eyes in an endearing way. "How've ya been? I saw you on TV a few days ago when you won that contest in Lavender. How ya feeling?"

"I'm doing and feeling great," May lied, though she tried to hide that fact with a forced smile.

Max's eyes narrowed behind his glasses and his smile dropped from his face as he detected the pseudo happiness in her smile.

"You're fake-smiling," he correctly accused. "Why are you fake-smiling?"

May mentally kicked herself in the back of the head. Of course Max would be able to see through her fake smile. With his brains and knowledge of her, it had always been difficult for May to lie to him. But it never really stopped May from trying.

"I'm not fake-smiling," she insisted. "I just reached Fuchsia City and haven't had dinner yet, so I'm just a little tired, that's all."

"You're calling home before you eat?" Max inquired with disbelief. "Now, I know for sure that something's wrong with you. Spill. Who do I have to hurt for hurting you?"

May smiled in spite of herself. Her little brother was being defensive of her. How sweet.

"No one hurt me. I'm really fine, Max," she assured.

Max didn't seem convinced in the slightest.

"Where's Drew?" he asked, his eyes narrowing as May shifted uncomfortably in her seat.

"He's getting himself some food," she offered, and quickly changed the subject before Max could try to coax anything out of her. "Can you get Mom for me? I need to talk to her about my contest dress."

May watched as Max shook his head and placed the phone down. He waved to her to signal that he would be leaving and went to go retrieve their mother. The kind woman plopped herself down in the seat a few seconds later.

"Hi, Mommy," May greeted.

"Hi, sweetheart," the brunette woman responded gently. "How are you?"

"I'm fine—I just got to Fuchsia City twenty minutes ago. How have you been, Mom?"

"I've been well, just missing you and your father. He left last weekend to head back to Petalburg. Who knows how long he'll be gone this time," her mother replied with a playful eye roll. "How's your journey been coming along? Is everything okay with traveling with Drew?"

"Yeah," May lied again, and quickly rushed to change the subject once more. "Could you send me my contest dress, Mom? I'm going to need it for the contest this weekend. It's in a black garment bag in my closet."

"Sure, dear—I'll have it sent over to the Pokémon Center later on tonight," Caroline promised her daughter before eying her with concern. "Honey?"

"Yeah, Mom?"

"Why are you fake-smiling?"

May nearly slammed her face into the screen. Was her smile really that fake?

Author's Note: Well, there you go. I hope I made all of you happy since everyone seemed to be waiting for some of May's jealousy. Did you like? Thanks for reading. Please review! :) Sorry about the delay again, just remember that I was going to update on time before fanfiction decided to deny me my log in to my account. :(