Here's the low-down of this one-shot: Drew asks May out on a date, and May, flustered, unintentionally says 'yes', only for her to realize her screw up. She then feels that its too late to decline, and then just frets over the whole thing. Her friend Dawn, tries convincing May that she's fallen for Drew, but May denies it, and it turns into a song number.

It was another day at Pokémon High, a school that had many courses for all aspiring Pokémon Trainers, Coordinators, Breeders, Gym Leaders/Type Specialists, Connoisseurs, Researchers, and Watchers.

Two boys were at a locker. One was auburn-haired wearing a lab coat and black clothing while his friend was green-haired, and green-eyed, and he seemed to be staring off into space. The auburn-haired boy was a Researcher Course student named Gary Oak, the grandson of the Headmaster, Samuel Oak, the famous Pokémon Researcher.

"Drew… Drew… Drew Hayden!" Gary Oak said, as he waved his hand in front of his best friend, Drew Hayden, the green-haired, green-eyed Coordinator student, and the famed "School Prince Charming".

Drew then slammed his locker shut in mild surprise, and then said, "I'm awake! Oh, hey, Gary…"

"What's up with you today?" Gary asked.

"Oh, just… Well…" Drew said, as he started gazing at a girl with brunette hair and blue eyes, while talking to a girl with dark blue hair and blue eyes.

Gary immediately knew what was going on with his best friend.

"Going to Lala Land while gaping at May Maple again, huh?" Gary asked, teasingly.

May Maple was the daughter of Petalburg Gym Leader Norman, but unlike her father, May was in the Coordinator's course, just like Drew. May and Drew were intense rivals, and May refused to give up on surpassing him, something that made her very different from the other girls in the course.

The girl talking to May, the girl with dark blue hair and blue eyes, was Dawn Berlitz, May's best friend. Dawn was another student in the Coordinator's course, alongside May, and Dawn wanted to become a Top Coordinator, just like her famed mother, Johanna. Like May, Dawn was somehow immune to Drew's charms.

"Yeah… Well, there's that new cafe opening today… I just don't know how to ask her." Drew said.

"Dude… You're the prince of the school! The girls are falling for you, and I mean that literally," Gary said, as he pointed out two girls who just swooned at the sight of Drew. "See what I mean?"

"Yeah, but none of them are like May…" Drew said, as he stared at May, and then sunshine just poured on her, making her look more beautiful.

"Drew, just ask her." Gary said, as he patted Drew on the back.

"You're right," Drew said. "I should just say it."

Drew then started walking over to May.

Dawn noticed Drew, and then said, "May, don't look now, but guess who's coming this way?"

May noticed Drew coming, and then her guard was up.

"Um… Hi, May." Drew said, as he rubbed the back of his head.

"What's the matter, Drew?" May asked, trying to be polite.

Drew then looked at Dawn, and asked, "Can May and I have some privacy?"

"Oh-kay…" Dawn said, a little skeptical.

Dawn then left, but in reality, she actually turned a corner so as to eavesdrop on their conversation; this way, Dawn could jump in in case something went wrong, or check on May after all was said and done.

"May… I was thinking… You know that new cafe is opening today… I thought maybe you and I could go together?" Drew asked.

May was completely shocked. Her face went red, and then she felt really strange. Her mind went blank for a second, and then she thought, 'I don't believe it… My main rival, the school's prince, DREW, is asking me out?! This is insane! But… What should I say?'

"So… You wanna go with me?" Drew asked again.

May's mind once again went blank, and she absentmindedly said, "Yes…"

Drew smiled; he never thought, in his wildest dreams, that May would actually accept his offer for a date. He internally whoop'd and then he gave May a peck on the cheek.

"Awesome! See you tonight after school, then!" Drew said, and he then jogged off, happily.

May soon snapped out of it, and then she thought, 'What did I just say?!'

"She said 'yes', Gary!" Drew said, before giving Gary a high-five.

"I knew you could do it!" Gary said.

"Did you just say 'yes' to Drew Hayden?!" Dawn asked May, as she came back out.

"He caught me off-guard…" May said.

"Too late to decline now," Dawn said. "But why did you agree? You always seem to have tons of hate towards him."

May blushed, and then said, "Of course I do! He's my rival!"

"Are you sure you don't like him?" Dawn pried.

"Dead positive!" May said, red in the face. "Like someone like him?! No way!"

The rest of the day went by, awkwardly. Since Drew, Dawn, and May were all in the same classes for the Coordinator's course, it was hard not to bring up the date that May had unintentionally agreed to go on.

Later that night, at May's house, Dawn was helping May get ready for the date. May put on a slightly nicer outfit, and Dawn picked out the jewelry and shoes for it, too.

"Dawn, this isn't a ball," May said. "And besides, I'm not really trying to impress anyone."

"Come on, you need to look nice for Drew!" Dawn said.

"How much do I have to stress to you that I'm not in love with that green-haired jerk?" May asked.

"Stress it to me all you want; it won't change the fact that you like him!" Dawn said.

May groaned.

"Why are you trying so hard not to accept those feelings for Drew, anyway?" Dawn asked.

"First of all, because I don't feel that way about Drew, and secondly, I have no intention of going through love again." May said.

"Again…? Oh, you mean after that?" Dawn said.

"Right." May said, with a nod.

Dawn stepped away, as May looked in the mirror, sadly. She was satisfied with the hair and everything, but the thought of falling in love again made her want to throw up.

At Drew's house, he was getting ready for his date with May, and after he got on some nicer clothes, he took out a bottle of cologne labeled "Eau De Roserade". He sprayed some of the cologne on, and then the scent of roses was all around him. The scent was sure to win May over; the bottle even said so.

"Perfect! Now to charm a girl!" Drew said, as he left out the door to get May.

As May then sat down and sighed, Dawn said, "I don't know what you went through, but I'm sure it hurt."

May nodded.

"If there's a prize for rotten judgement… I guess I've already won that," May sang, standing up. "No man is worth the aggravation…"

May turned around to Dawn, and then while making a few hand gestures, May sang, "That's ancient history! Been there, done that!"

"Who d'ya think you're kidding?! He's the Earth and Heaven to you! Try to keep it hidden; honey, I can see right through you." Dawn sang.

"Oh, no~ (Girl, you can't conceal it! I know how you feel, and who you're thinking of)" Dawn and May sang, with Dawn in the background, and May as the lead.

The doorbell rang, and then May knew that it had to be Drew outside, waiting for her. May answered the door, and then Drew smiled at her, his cologne causing May to blush.

"No chance, no way, I won't say it, oh, no!" May thought, in song.

"You swoon, you sigh, why deny it, oh-oh?" Dawn sang, almost telepathically, as May swooned at the cologne that Drew was wearing, but she shook it off, still trying to deny her feelings.

May then started walking arm-in-arm with Drew, and Drew was smiling happily, really delighted that May accepted his date invitation, but May was not exactly thrilled.

"It's too cliche, I won't say I'm in love!" May thought, in song.

~Flashback~

May was carrying a present box in her hand, and was looking for someone.

"Brendan! Brendan! Where are you?" May asked, as she was calling out for her childhood friend, Brendan Birch. When she found him, she shouted, "Bren…"

However, she stopped mid-sentence when she saw Brendan kissing another girl, and May dropped her present box in shock.

May watched from behind a tree. May was about to confess to Brendan, but after seeing what happened, she was heartbroken.

May then ran off in tears; after that, she broke off all ties with Brendan, and she vowed to never see him again, nor to ever fall in love again as a result.

~End of Flashback~

"I thought my heart had learned its lesson," May thought, in song, before looking at Drew, with a small smile. "It feels so good when you start out."

As they were at the cafe, May was quietly eating her cake, while looking at Drew, who seemed to be chewing on breath mints for some reason. May sweat dropped, as she had an inkling of what he wanted from her.

She then shook her head once again, while thinking, in song, "My head is screaming: "get a grip, girl"! Unless you're dying to cry your heart out!"

Almost as if via telepathy, Dawn replied, in song, "You keep on denying, who you are and how you're feeling; baby, I'm not buying! Hon, I saw you hit the ceiling! Face it like a grownup! When you gonna own up that you got, got, got it bad?"

As Drew asked May for a dance, which she replied, May tripped, but Drew caught her, all while May inwardly sang, "No chance, no way, I won't say it, oh, no!"

As May looked up to Drew, she found herself smiling, and then she snuggled up to Drew, who blushed and hugged her. However, Dawn, almost telepathically, sang, "Give up, give in! Check the grin, you're in love!"

May then secretly made distance between her and Drew, and she sang, inwardly, "This scene won't play, I won't say I'm in love~!"

Meanwhile, Dawn, telepathically sang, "You're doing flips. Read our lips: you're in love!"

May then ran to the bathroom, as she really needed to go, and then she thought, in song, "You're way off-base, I won't say it!"

As she made it into the bathroom, she looked in the mirror, and then she nearly shouted, "Get off my case! I won't say it!"

"May, don't be proud; it's okay, you're in love." Dawn sang, telepathically.

"Oh… At least out loud… I won't say I'm in love…" May sang, as she soon came out of the bathroom, and saw Drew waiting for her, at their table.

"Wow, May, that was quick," Drew said. "I really am having a good time tonight."

"… I am too." May said. It was not a total lie. She was actually having a great time.

"You know, I was hoping that maybe we could do this again some time," Drew said, as he and May left the cafe. "Because… I… I really like - no, make that LOVE - you May."

May blushed, and then she smiled a little bit, before saying, "Drew… That caught me off-guard, actually. Earlier today, when you asked me out, I was completely blank-minded, so I replied 'yes' without thinking."

"Really?" Drew asked, rather surprised. "So… You don't feel the same way?"

May knew she must have said something wrong.

"That's not the issue here," May said. "It's just that I never thought I would fall in love again. Especially after the vow I made myself."

"A vow? What was it about?" Drew asked.

"…Would you believe me if I tell you?" May asked.

Drew nodded.

"It was my former childhood friend, Brendan Birch. Long before I enrolled here at Pokémon High, he was the first friend I ever had. Our relationship grew to the point where I had fallen in love with him," May explained. "But he broke my heart."

"Why would he do that to his only friend?!" Drew shouted, getting angry.

May's eyebrows perked up a bit; she was surprised that Drew reacted like that.

"He kinda broke my heart without knowing it," May explained. "I caught him kissing another girl when I was about to confess to him. After that, I ran off in tears, and I haven't contacted him since."

"Isn't giving him the cold shoulder like that kind of mean?" Drew inquired.

"I'm still a little sad about the incident, so the less I hear his voice, the easier it will be for me to get over it." May said.

Drew nodded, with a look of understanding on his face, and then he gave May a hug before saying, "May, I had no idea…"

May then relaxed in her hug, before her phone went off.

"Just a second," May said, as she picked up her cell phone. "Hello? Oh, hey Mom… What? Come home right away? Why?… WHAT?! WHO'S at the house?! Of all people… Fine…"

May then hung up, and said, "Sorry to cut this short, Drew, but my mom needs me home right away… BRENDAN is at the house."

"You're not going there without me," Drew said, indignantly. "Because I'm going to give that jerk what for!"

"Please keep in mind that he doesn't KNOW he broke my heart," May said. "So, go easy on him, okay?"

Drew nodded.

Back at May's house, May opened the door, and in the living room, was her mother, Caroline, and Brendan.

"May!" Brendan said, with a smile. "It's been way too long! Why haven't you contacted me in so many years?"

Brendan then came over to May, and then was about to give her a hug, when Drew stepped in, and said, "Now hold it; what right do you have to hug her?"

"Pardon?" Brendan said.

"I know the whole story, heartbreaker!" Drew snarled.

Brendan then clued in; he was smart enough to know what Drew was talking about.

"I get it; May, you saw me get kissed by Brianna, didn't you?" Brendan asked.

"Wait… Get kissed… You mean…?!" May asked.

"Right; the whole thing was one-sided on Brianna's part," Brendan said. "After that…"

~Flashback~

Brendan saw the present box on the ground near the tree. He saw it was from May, and he then opened it to see that it was a bracelet with a tag that said, "I like you, Brendan".

"MAY!" Brendan shouted, as he took off after May.

For days, Brendan tried texting, calling, and emailing May, but she did not reply to any of them

~Flashback~

"After that, I had a hunch that you never wanted to see me again. I managed to get a hold of your mom and she told me that you're attending Pokémon High. I decided to come here and make amends. I always felt the same way about you. But after what happened, my instinct tells me that you've gotten over me." Brendan said.

May nodded, and said, "You're right."

"And I understand completely," Brendan said. "I just want to do this…"

Brendan puckered up, and moved in for a kiss, but Drew shoved him away, before saying, "Again, you have no right to do this! If May wants you to kiss her, she'll say so!"

May nodded, and then said, "Drew…"

Brendan then nodded, and said, "I'll be taking my leave now. May, I'm really sorry…"

Brendan then left, and then Drew said, "May, I really like you. Love you, in fact, so…"

May then kissed Drew, and said, "I love you, too…"

"At least out loud, I won't say I'm in love…"

That's that for this chapter. Hopefully, you guys like it.