Chapter 28, enjoy.

Jake had been standing there with his eyes closed for awhile, when he felt a tap on his shoulder. He opened them and turned to find Eevee.

"What's up bud?" He asked.

"Vui!"

"Alright, climb aboard."

Eevee happily complied and hopped onto Jake's shoulder, and sat down.

"Care to get wet?" Jake asked as he dunked his head underwater. When he resurfaced, Eevee was clinging onto his shoulder for dear life, and had a shocked look on his face. Jake started laughing.

"Eevee. Eevee eev!"

"Sorry, but I had to! Consider this payback from before!"

Eevee shook himself dry, before hopping back onto dry land. "Vui!" He said angrily.

"Okay, I'm sorry, and I promise not to do it again. Truce?"

Eevee sighed. "Vui." He said as he hopped back onto Jake's shoulder. Jake scratched him behind the ears, causing him to coo in enjoyment.

"Bud, I love ya. I honestly don't know what I'd do without you. So please don't take any jokes I play on you personal. After all, you did have Shockwave jolt me awake a week ago. We're a team, and nothing will change that."

"Vui!" He agreed.

"Such a touching story." Said a voice.

Jake turned around, and found the same boy who he had spotted from a distance earlier. Upon closer inspection, the boy stood at Jake's height. He was slim, and his body was well toned in muscle, it was obvious that he worked out often. He had blonde hair, which was matted against his head from being wet, but it looked to be about medium length. His eyes were blue, and he wore black swim trunks from what he could tell. Another thing that Jake noticed was that he could be considered "attractive," not that Jake was judging.

"Can I help you?" He asked.

"I challenge you to a three on three Pokémon battle." The boy said.

"Got a name?"

"Isaac."

"Listen, Isaac. I don't know why you're challenging me to a battle, but I'm done battling for the day. Maybe we'll run into each other in the tournament, but right now I'm relaxing."

"Aww, the little pussy is too scared to fight, how sad." Isaac taunted.

"Say what you want, but I'm done battling for the day. Why do you want to battle to begin with? You obviously saw me minding my own business, go challenge someone else." Jake said. He had a bit of an idea why, but wanted to see if his suspicions were confirmed.

"You know why."

"Enlighten me."

"Why would someone as hot as her, go out with someone as lowly as you? You don't even have two arms!"

May had just done a few laps in the pool, and decided to swim back over to where Jake was. As she was swimming, she noticed a blonde haired boy swim up to Jake, who was currently talking to Eevee. She hung back a bit to see what was going on. She heard the boy challenge Jake to a battle, and introduce himself as Isaac.

That's weird, surely he would have challenged someone who was actually looking for a battle if he really wanted one.

She then heard Isaac taunt Jake, and Jake keep a cool head while asking the reason why he wanted to battle in the first place. When she heard it, she laughed to herself.

There's no way I'd associate myself with someone like him with that kind of attitude, even if he is a stud. She then swam up to Jake and placed an arm around him.

"Hey Jake."

"Hey—" he started.

"So your name is Jake?"

"Yep. Mind leaving us alone now?" Jake asked. He was doing his best to keep his cool, and not sink down to his level. He then turned to May. "Let's head back to the room and find something else to do. This pool's getting pretty crowded.

"Yeah, good idea." May said, catching onto what he was doing. She started leading Jake by his arm to the shallow end where they could get out. They left Isaac there, seething in anger.

"What was his problem?" May asked.

"He's just jealous that I'm with you." Jake said. He seemed to be out of it, and May made sure that she would bring it up once they got back in the room.

The two continued walking down the ship in silence, completely forgetting about their towels. When they reached the room, Jake unlocked the door, and they headed inside. Eevee hopped off of Jake's shoulder and headed over to one of the beds and curled up. May closed the door behind them, and looked at Jake, who seemed to be deep in thought. She walked over to him and gave him a hug, causing him to blush as he returned it. She then led him over to the other bed, and they sat down.

"Alright, spill it. What's wrong?"

Jake sighed as he looked into May's eyes. "You know I love you, right?" He asked.

"Yeah, why?"

"I don't know. As much as I hate to admit it, Isaac brought up a good point. When there are studs like him out there, why did you choose me? I never had to really think about that, since there was no reason to. Now, I'm not so sure."

"I chose to be with you for three reasons. One, I think you're cute, and when we met back up, something just 'sparked.' Two, I love your personality. Always have, and always will."

"And what's the third?" Jake asked. His tone had changed to a more cheerful one.

"Well, aside from you turning into a great kisser, I could tell that you liked me, and for some reason, I felt the same. Why? I don't know. What I do know is that I love you, and no one else."

Even though Jake knew how May felt about him, hearing her say it made it feel better after the series of events that took place at the pool. He used his one free arm to wrap her into a hug, and she did the same with both. The two held each other in their arms, neither budging an inch. Finally, after what seemed like forever, the two let go of each other.

"As much as I love kissing you, I think I prefer hugs." Jake said.

"Are you saying that because I'm still in my bikini?"

"No." Jake said. "Although I don't mind the skin on skin contact." Jake said under his breath.

"I'm gonna go ahead and get changed after I shower. I'll be out in an hour."

"Okay. Take your time, we still have the whole afternoon and night left."

"Don't worry, I will." May got a change of clothes from her bag, and headed into the bathroom, leaving Jake alone with Eevee.

Jake laid back on the bed, stretching out his limbs. Damn arm he thought. He picked up the guide that he read that morning, and looked for something to do. He started looking through the various pages, and stopped on the movies section. He skimmed over them, but didn't find anything interesting.

"Just a few chick flicks, nothing special." He muttered.

He then laid back and closed his eyes. Next thing he knew, someone was shaking his shoulder. He opened his eyes to find May.

"Have a nice nap?" She asked.

"I fell asleep? I just remember closing my eyes for a few seconds."

"Yep. I just got finished getting dressed. What do you think?" She asked.

Jake picked his head up from the bed and got a better look at his girlfriend. The first thing he noticed was that she was wearing different clothes. She had on a blue tank top, and wore her black biker shorts underneath a white skirt. On top of her head, she wore the blue bandana that Jake had gotten her yesterday. Her hair came out of it in her signature upside down V, completing the look.

"You look great!" He said.

"Good, cause I wasn't sure if I could pull off the 'blue look.'" She said.

"No, you pull it off just fine, as cliché as it sounds, it really brings out your eyes." Jake said with a smile.

"The only reason why I'm wearing this is because you got me the matching bandana that I've always wanted that goes with this."

"Glad I could help." Jake said as he got up. He went over to May and gave her a hug, which she returned.

She then kissed him on the cheek. "Now go get changed. I saw Celebi the Time Traveller playing in that guide you were reading, and I want to see it."

"Alright, I'll be out when I get out." Jake said as he let go of her. He went over to his bag and got a change of clothes, then headed into the bathroom.

An hour later, Jake came out wearing black gym shorts and a grey t-shirt. He wore the hat May had gotten him on his head, and had his left arm in his sling.

"What time does the movie start?" He asked.

"Thirty minutes."

"Okay." Jake went over to where Eevee was still sleeping and gently shook him. "Time to wake up bud." He said softly.

Eevee slowly opened his eyes, adjusting himself to the light. "Vui!" He yawned.

"Hey, we gotta go. Sorry to wake you, but we're going out to see a movie."

"Eevee!" He said as he slowly got up. He shook his body as if he were wet, and climbed aboard Jake's shoulder.

Jake then went over to where May was waiting for him at the door. He linked his hand with hers and they walked out the door, closing it behind them.

May seemed to know the way, so Jake let her lead him to the mini theater that was aboard the ship.

"Gotta love ferries." Jake said.

"Yeah, they have everything." May replied.

The two continued walking, and finally reached the theater. Jake bought the tickets, and they went over to the concessions to get some popcorn and drinks. Once that was done, they went inside the theater and took seats in the middle near the back.

Jake sat down, and May sat on his right side. He put his arm around May, and waited for the movie to start.

"I hate chick flicks," Jake muttered.

"Lighten up, it won't be as bad as you think it'll be."

"Easy for you to say, you're a girl."

May smiled at him. "Shut up, the movie is starting."

By the time the movie had ended, Jake was on the verge of falling asleep. May nudged him, causing him to open his eyes.

"Is it over?" He asked groggily.

May gave him a look. "Yes. It's over."

Finally "Seeing as its almost dinner time, let's go get something to eat." Jake said.

The two got up and threw their trash out in the garbage, before heading out of the theater.

"Does this have anything to do with what you have planned for me?"

"I don't know. Maybe, maybe not." Jake said with a poker face.

"Can you at least give me a hint?" May asked.

"No."

"Please?" This time May asked while putting on puppy dog eyes.

Don't give in. Jake sighed. He pulled May over to the side and looked into her eyes. "I'm sorry, but I'm not gonna tell you. It's a surprise." Jake said.

May pretend pouted. "You're no fun!"

"Sorry."

The two continued walking. They passed by various people, all going different ways. They passed by the pool, which was relatively empty at this time of day. They didn't notice that they were being followed by someone else.

They finally reached the same buffet that they had eaten at before, and Jake quickly claimed a table. The area was crowded, and tables were filling up fast. Eevee hopped off of his shoulder to find a spot where he could sit down. He found a comfy spot, and laid down on the table.

Once they were settled in, Jake got up.

"I'm gonna go get some food now that the line has gone down a bit. You coming?" Jake asked.

"I'll wait here with Eevee and get food when you get back."

"Suit yourself." Jake said as he headed off to get some food, leaving May and Eevee at the table.

May started scratching Eevee behind the ears, much to his enjoyment.

"Vui!" He said.

"Hey hotstuff," a voice from behind said.

May found the voice somewhat familiar and turned around. When she saw his face, her demeanor turned into an annoyed one, and she stopped petting Eevee, causing him to look up.

"Can I help you?" She asked with fake politeness.

"Matter of fact, you can." Isaac said. May eyed him over, and noticed that he was wearing a white tank top, which showed off his muscles, which May took notice of. He had on khaki shorts, and wore a black SnapBack that covered most of his blond hair.

Isaac took notice of this and smiled. "Why don't you ditch the one armed freak, and come with me? A loser like him is only holding you back." He said as he pulled up a chair and sat down.

May rolled her eyes. "And what makes you think that he's holding me back?"

"Someone as pretty as you obviously deserves someone better."

"Look. I don't know what your problem is, but I love Jake, and no one else. So please, stalk someone else. You're not getting any."

"I saw the way you were looking at me just now. Don't try to hide the fact that you want a piece of this." Isaac said with a smirk as he flexed his biceps.

May slapped him across the face. "Go. Away. Now." She said angrily.

"You don't know what you're missing out on." Isaac said, holding his face. He then got up slowly from his seat. He was obviously doing his best to contain his rage, and to someone who didn't know what was going on, it would seem like nothing was wrong. He then walked away, blending into the crowd.

"Vui?" Eevee asked.

"I don't know what his problem is. I'm with Jake, and I'm sure as hell not gonna let an asshole like him change that." She said.

Eevee noticed that May's fists were clenched, so he walked over to her and rubbed against her affectionately. This seemed to calm her down a bit, as she picked him up and hugged him.

"Thanks, I needed that," she said. May then gave Eevee a quick kiss on the top of his head, and started scratching him behind the ears, much to his enjoyment.

"Vui!" He cooed.

"Looks like you two enjoyed yourselves while I was gone."

May turned around to find her boyfriend. "You have no idea." May said. Thank Arceus he wasn't here while Isaac was. I honestly don't know if Jake could take him, especially with his arm in a sling.

"Okay." Jake said, completely unaware of the events that had just taken place. He sat down in the seat nest to May, and started eating a large cheeseburger. He didn't notice May give Eevee a 'don't even think about telling him what just happened' look to him. Eevee nodded, signaling that his lips were shut.

"I'm gonna go get some food." May said.

"Okay."

May got up after putting Eevee down on the table and headed over to the food line.
Jake was thinking about what he was planning on doing with May later on in the night. Hopefully this works he thought to himself.

Eevee noticed his friend deep in thought with a slightly worried expression on his face. He walked up to Jake and tapped his shoulder, causing Jake to lose his train of thought.

"What's up bud?" Jake asked as he came back to reality.

"Vui?"

"Nothing. I'm just thinking about what I have planned for tonight for May. I just hope she likes it."

"Eevee?"

"No, I'm not gonna tell you what it is. Wait and see."

Eevee had a hurt look on his face, which Jake could see through like a window.

"Here, I got you a donut. Behave, and I might give it to you."

Eevee's ears perked up upon hearing his favorite treat. "Vui!"

Jake pulled out a can of Pokémon food from his bag. "Eat this first, then I'll give you the donut." He opened the can and poured it into a bowl that he had brought from the food line and handed it to Eevee. Within seconds, the food was gobbled up. Jake sighed.

"You better make this last. I'm only giving you one." Jake handed over the donut. It had chocolate frosting with sprinkles on it, Eevee's favorite.

Eevee picked it up in his tiny mouth and started taking little nibbles out of it. Unfortunately for him, the temptation was too much, and he swallowed the rest of it in a single bite.

Jake laughed. "I told you not to eat it all at once!" Jake said as he took another bite of his burger. He then noticed Eevee eyeing his plate. He traced his eyes to where a second donut was sitting, the same kind as before. "Don't even think about it. That one is mine."

Eevee looked down at the table's surface, before lying down.

May then joined them, sitting in the seat next to Jake. She had a large bowl of Ramen, along with a pink glazed donut. Eevee eyed it with envy.

May noticed Eevee looking at her donut. "Why is he looking at my donut like that?" She asked.

"Let's just say that he has a slight problem when it comes to donuts." Jake then looked at Eevee. "Don't even think about it, I already gave you one. It's your fault for eating it in two seconds."

"Vui." He pouted. Eevee then went over to where May was and hopped onto her shoulder.

Jake finished his burger and looked at his watch, which read five o'clock. Only an hour and a half left.

"Where are we going?"

"You'll see soon enough." Was all Jake said.

The two were walking on the upper deck of the ship. The sun was setting in the background, and people were going every which way all around them. They reached a section that had a few sets of lounge chairs in pairs that faced behind the ship. Jake let go of May's hand, and he sat down in one of the chairs, and leaned back.

Eevee hopped off his shoulder and curled up in his lap.

May took a seat next to him and leaned over to him. "What are you doing?" She asked. She was so focused on Jake that she was completely oblivious to the setting sun behind the ship, the same way the chairs were facing.

"Waiting."

"For what?"

"You'll see."

May sighed and leaned back on the chair, as she had nothing better to do. What is he planning? she asked herself. She then looked up, and realization hit her as she saw then sun setting.

"I'm not very good at this 'romantic stuff' yet, but I read that there is a good view of the sunset up here, so I decided to take my chances." Jake said as he sat up.

"Just like when we first became a couple." May reminisced.

"Hard to believe that was only a week ago."

"Yeah." May got up and moved over to Jake's chair and sat down next to him. "Best week of my life."

Jake put his free arm around her. "Mine too."

The two continued to sit like that as they watched the sun set completely.

"Now what?" May asked.

"Honestly, I don't know. I didn't think that far ahead."

May have him a playful poke in the stomach. "Typical Jake, not thinking things through." She said.

"If you have a better idea, I'm all ears. I suck at this kind of stuff and I'm doing my best."

"Relax, I'm only messing around with you."

"I know, but still. If you have any better ideas, I'm listening."

"How about a romantic walk under the stars once the sun completely sets?"

"Sure."

The sun was long gone, leaving only the stars and a full moon in the sky. The decks of the ferry were relatively empty, with only the occasional couple strolling along with no particular destination. Jake and May were among the few. They had their arms linked while walking. Eevee was on May's shoulder closest to Jake, and they were simply walking in silence. They had no destination in particular; they were simply walking under the stars and enjoying each other's company.

After what seemed like forever, May started to yawn, and Jake took notice.

"You wanna head back to the room? It's getting pretty late." He asked.

"Sure." May answered.

The two turned around and headed back to where their room was, walking in silence. When they reached it, Jake pulled out his key and unlocked the door. May unlinked her arm with Jake's and immediately went to where she left her bag and pulled out a change night clothes before heading into the bathroom to get ready for bed.

Jake went over to his bed and had Eevee jump off his shoulder, before he slung his bag onto the bed. He pulled out his night clothes, which happened to be a t-shirt and shorts, similar to what he was already wearing. He took his sling off carefully, making sure not to move his arm too fast. Once it was off, Jake held his arm out to get a good look at it.

His arm was covered in bruises where the muscle was under the skin, going almost all the way up his forearm.

At that moment, May reemerged from the bathroom wearing an oversized t-shirt and shorts. She noticed Jake looking at his arm and walked over to him. When she saw the condition it was in, she gasped. "I didn't realize it was this bad." She said.

"It's not that bad. As long as I don't move it fast, it doesn't hurt."

"Are you sure? That doesn't look good at all."

"I'm fine." Jake said as he got up. He grabbed the clothes that he got out and went into the bathroom to change and brush his teeth.

Eevee got up from where he was laying and went up to May. He noticed that she had a hurt look on her face, and naturally wanted to know why.

"Eevee?" He asked.

May sighed. "We fucked up big time today. I never should have asked you to do that." She said in a depressed tone. "I know Jake said that he forgave me for what I did, I can't help but feel guilty because of it. He's hurt, and it's my fault." She continued. She buried her face in her hands, not quite crying, but by no means in a happy mood.

Eevee went up to her and rubbed up against her side, trying to cheer her up.

May lifted her head from her hands and looked down at Eevee. "I don't know what it is about you, but you always seem to cheer me up." She said as she started scratching him behind the ears.

"Vui!" He said.

Fifteen minutes later, Jake reemerged from the bathroom wearing a blue t-shirt and black gym shorts. He held his dirty clothes in his right arm, and his left was at his side hanging limp. He went over to his bag and threw the clothes in there before heading over to his bed and sat down. Three more days he thought.

May noticed Jake go into thought, so she went over to sit down next to him.

"What are you thinking about?" She asked.

"Just the tournament. Three more days, and I go up against some of the best trainers in the world." Jake said.

May saw that he looked stressed out, so she put her hand on top of his.

"Don't worry, you'll win for sure!" May said, trying to cheer him up.

This seemed to do the trick, since Jake looked up at her and smiled.

"With you by my side, how can I lose?"

He then looked at his watch, and saw that it was ten thirty. "It's getting late, you going to bed yet?" He asked with a yawn.

"Not yet, I think I'll just sit here for a little while longer." May said as she leaned into Jake's shoulder.

"Okay."

Jake reached into his pocket and pulled out his Pokenav. Maybe the seeds are posted now he thought. He typed it into his Pokenav, and the Pokémon World Tournament home page came up. Jake read the headline.

"Tournament seeds posted. Trainers, please click here to see where you are."

Jake tapped the link, and a search bar came up. He typed his name in, and a few seconds later, his name appeared.

"Jake Smith: Seed One." He read.

"What was that?" May asked.

"They posted the seedlings for the tournament. I'm near the top in the first seed."

"Congrats!"

"Thanks." Jake muttered as he clicked to see the rest of the seed. It started at the top, going down in numerical order. Jake saw his name at #18. Top twenty, not bad. he said mentally. Now let's see who's above me.

Jake started reading off names. "... #9 Eclipse Silverline. #10 Styles Kaizu. #11 Billy Randall."

Wow, just missed the top ten. As for the others, I've heard of them all except Eclipse Silverline Jake clicked the name, which redirected him to Eclipse's profile.

"From Celestic Town... started with a Gible... Won the Sinnoh League... won Sinnoh and Kanto Battle Frontiers... best known for fusion moves? What does that mean?" Jake asked himself. He continued reading. "Pokémon... Garchomp... Empoleon... Scizor... Charizard... Floatzel... Aggron... Among others. Damn, this guy looks pretty good." Jake muttered to himself.

May was leaning on Jake's shoulder while he was looking at his Pokenav. She knew that she was on the verge of falling asleep, but she was too comfortable to get up. She congratulated Jake when she heard him say that he was in the first seed, then slightly shifted her position. She yawned one last time, and closed her eyes.

Jake started to hear light snoring in his right ear, so he looked over. He saw that May had fallen asleep on his shoulder. He didn't want to wake her, and he knew he wouldn't be able to carry her with only one arm. He thought for a second, and after not coming up with anything, he sighed. Please don't be mad at me in the morning he said mentally. Jake yawned, and put his Pokenav on the bedside table, which he could barely reach.

He yawned once more, and put his arm around his girlfriend, before closing his eyes.

I suck at writing shipping scenes. Sue me.

I was originally gonna have Isaac and Jake get into a fight, but I didn't like where it went. I rewrote the scene where isaac confronted May when she was alone like five times, and I'm still not completely satisfied with it.

Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Like I mentioned last chapter, I'm still accepting Friend Codes, and the poll is still open. I am looking for a Cacnea/Cacturne. If anyone has one that they would be willing to trade, please PM me. I am willing to negotiate.

Styles Kaizu belongs to Saiyan-Styles.

Eclipse Silverline belongs to KingFatMan25.

As always, read and review everyone!