Chapter 2 – Goodbye May
Petalburg City
The city of Petalburg was famous all over the world for its Pokémon Gym and also for its Gym leader, Norman. He was known as one of the best Gym leader of all time, almost unbeatable. A couple of years ago, the city got a new proud, nothing more, nothing less than Norman's daughter May. She was a Pokémon coordinator, Champion of Johto and Hoenn, also known as one of the best coordinator of the world. She had just returned from a journey to Sinnoh and now was on vacation at her parents' house deciding where her next destiny would be. But it is not on her where we are focus our attention right now. Inside her house her father Norman, her mother Caroline and little brother Max talk at the kitchen.
"So Max" asked Norman "Are you excited to start your own Pokémon journey?"
"Certainly" answered Max "I waited a long time but I am ready for this"
"So don't go to sleep too late today" said Caroline "You have to go early tomorrow get your first Pokémon with professor Birtch"
"Nobody does that mom" replied Max
"Really?" asked Norman "Don't forget what happened with Ash"
"That's true" said Max "But in his case he got Pikachu, so it was better for him"
"That's true" said Norman
"Anyway" said Caroline "I am pretty sure professor Birtch does not have a Pikachu, so go to bed early"
"Okay mom" finished Max
"So, where is May anyway?" asked Norman
"She woke up early and went out to meet Drew" said Max
"Drew?" asked Norman "Are they still going out?"
"I don't know dad" said Max "I don't get into her personal life"
"Neither should you Norm" said Caroline
"I am not" said Norman "I was just curious"
Not so far from there we could find a young girl walking along the sidewalk, she had brown long hair, blue sapphire eyes, and a green headband, that was May Maple. She was walking about fifteen minutes thinking about so many things that didn't realize when someone started calling her name
"May. May!" Scream a green haired boy
"What?" said May looking behind "Oh Hi Drew" said May turning around
The boy approached her and kissed her on the lips
"You passed through me. I called you but you didn't listen to me"
"I am sorry Drew" said May "I was thinking about so many things that I must have gotten distracted"
"And what were you thinking about?" asked Drew curiously
"Well…" started May "Drew… We have to talk" said May
"Okay. I am listening" said Drew
"Look there will be no easy way to say this so I will be clear" said May looking into Drew's eyes "I think we should break up"
Drew stood still looking at her for a couple of seconds not believing what he was listening. Could that be true?
"What? Why?" asked the green haired boy
"It is complicated. A long story" said May
"So tell me" said Drew "It seems that I have all time of the world now "
"Drew… stop, please. This is not easy for me as well" said May sadly
"So tell me why" asked Drew "We were doing so fine. We never argue. It was wonderful"
"I know" said May "It is that I got some news, from a person very important to me, and it made me wonder and asks myself about some stuffs, some feelings that I might have locked deeply within my heart. I want to try to discover if these feelings are true" said May
"Do you think they are true?" asked Drew
"Sincerely?" asked May "I think they are"
"So you are in love with this person" asked Drew
"I think so" said May "I may have been in love with him ever since and didn't realize it"
"And what are you going to do now?" asked Drew?
"I am going to tell him, and see what happens. I would hate myself if I lost this opportunity just because I didn't give it a shot" said May
"I would hate you too" said Drew
"I hope we could still be friends" asked May raising her hand to Drew hoping he would shake it
"I am sorry but… I don't think this is possible" he answered
"What?"
"I respect your decision, in fact I respect you even more now, because you are not only following you mind, but also your heart. And that's not easy May. But we can no longer be friends, nor colleagues or buddies. From this day on we will be rivals and that's all. No more, no less." Said Drew turning around and walking away leaving May there in the middle of the sidewalk alone. He couldn't admit but he wished her the best, but now he was once more on his own.
May also turned around to head back home when he heard her name being called once more
"Hey May" said Drew
May turned around and face Drew once more
"Yes Drew?" asked May
"When you find Ketchum, tells him he is a luck man to have won your heart" said Drew turning around again and walking away, leaving May with no words
Back to the Gym of Petalburg, Norman was already getting worried about May
"Where is she?" asked Norman" She left before eight o'clock"
"Dad, is just nine twenty-three" said Max who was trying to read a book
"Is that so?" Norman asked "Well maybe I should calm down"
At that exactly moment May entered the house
"Hey May" said Max "Where is Drew? I thought he was coming with you"
May looked at Max and then realized her mother and father were also there. Maybe it was better to say it once for all
"Well, he is not coming anymore" started May
"Anymore May?" said Caroline
"Actually he is no longer coming here. We broke up" she said
"Oh my God are you alright?" asked Caroline
"Yes" answered May "Actually you know what? I am very good"
"I don't know if I am supposed to say this since I am your father but Drew wasn't the one for you May" said Norman "Don't take me wrong, I have nothing against him, but I just couldn't see you two together"
"You know what dad... me too" said May "He was nice, but at the end I always wanted someone different from him"
"Someone like who darling?" asked Caroline
"I don't know" said May "Someone intense, who would care more about me and teach me more about the world, giving me a feeling of something new. And he would be passion but different from Drew, passion about life, not knowing where to go next, making life a real adventure" said May realizing everyone were staring at her "What?"
"You know you have just described Ash right?" asked Max
"What?" asked May blushing "Have I?"
"Yes, that's how you once described Ash" said Max
"When did I do that?" asked May trying to hide her blush from her parents
"You said this to him the day he came here to announce he was leaving to train with Lance" said Max "Don't you remember May? We were all here at home chatting and then he took you outside to talk to you in private"
Suddenly all that day came back at May's head. In her opinion the saddest day ever and mostly possible the day she started to realize she had feelings for him.
FLASHBACK
"So Ash" started May "What is so important for you to tell me that you couldn't do by phone and made you come all the way here to Hoenn?" asked May smiling to her friend
"Well May" said Ash "As you know, I lost the Kalos League"
"So I heard" said May "But you are still one of the bests"
Ash smiled to his friend
"Thanks May"
"So... was that the reason you came for?" asked May
"No" said Ash "I came to tell that I was invited by Lance to train with him"
"Oh my God" said May "That's Huge. I am so happy for you"
"I am also happy" said Ash
"But Ash. You didn't have to come all this way here just to say this" said May
"Is a little more complicated than that May" said Ash stop smiling and May notice
"Yeah? How so?" she asked
"Lance said that he is going to give me a special and specific training which will involve not only Pokémon and battling, but also my spirit and the developing of my growth" said Ash
"Okay" said May listening to the boy
"So It may take a while, maybe a couple of years, maybe more. And he did not say where he is taking me. So I am here to say goodbye because I don't know when we are seeing each other again" finished Ash
May said no words, she just realize that she should be very important to Ash for him to come so far to say goodbye to her
"Maybe he thinks of me more than a friend" May thought "And that's why he came here. But I like Drew so It's no use I say something to him"
"I just wanted to say May that you are very important to me" said Ash "And if something happens to me while I am away I would feel horrible to not had the chance to see your face once more and listen to your voice one last time. You have such a beautiful voice and face"
May blushed
"He never spoke to me like this before. It's so romantic. It doesn't sound like Ash" thought May
"But I promise to you if I do come back we will meet again and I will tell you everything about my training. And I will want to hear everything about your contests too" Said Ash
"The last time I saw him was in Sinnoh two years ago" though May not listening to Ash "He does look more masculine, handsome. I never thought he would become such a wonderful man"
"May?" said Ash "Are you listening to me?"
"What?" said May coming back to her sense "Of course I am"
"Good" said Ash smiling making May blush
"Do you really have to go?" asked May
"What?" said Ash
"I was just wondering that maybe you could stay and we could start a new journey together" said May
"I don't think so May" said Ash "I am sorry"
"Of course Ash. I apologize. What was I thinking? You are going to train with Lance. This is Huge"
"Well. I must be off" said Ash coming close to May and giving her a Hug "See you in the future"
"Of course. See you too" said May "Good luck Ash" said May while watching her best friend disappearing into the people of the city.
May stood there for a couple of minutes until went back in
"What do I feel for Ash" thought May "Until today he was just a friend, but now he seems so much more. Maybe I shouldn't give that so much thought now"
END OF FLASHBACK
And she didn't. She started thinking of other things after that day. She went on another journey with Drew, and they started dating a couple of months after that. But when she saw Professor Oak. at the television and heard about the Elite four Tournament and that Lance would be battling the champion, she knew Ash might be back in Kanto, so she took all feelings and emotions that were deeply hidden within her heart about Ash and realized something that even she couldn't believe at first but it was true.
"I am in love with Ash"
"What did you just say May?" asked Norman
May looked up and saw her family was all looking at her
"Did I say that out loud?" asked May blushing
"Yes you did" said Max
"Oh my God" said May blushing even harder
"It's okay darling" said Caroline "We always thought you two were perfect for each other"
"Really" asked May
"Really" said Norman
May smiled to her family and finally made up a decision
"I will tell him" May said
"But how are you going to do this?" asked Max
"I will find Lance at the tournament and ask him where to find Ash" May said
"But how are you going to find Lance May?" asked Caroline
May put her hand inside her pocket and showed them a letter
"I was invited to the Elite Four Tournament. That's how I am going to find Lance and then Ash"