December 15th (Lilycove City, Hoenn)

(May's POV)

I quickly ran out of the park into the night to avoid getting hit again. I clutched my arm in pain as I made my way back to campus and snuck around to the back to avoid being seen. Reaching the base of the dorm, I felt for anything in my arm, but nothing was there. I then painfully climbed up to the window, pushed the window up, and fell into the room causing Dawn to come out of the bathroom.

"What the…..May?!" she said surprised as I stumbled up only to get on shaky knees and collapse letting the darkness take over.

I woke up to a funny smell and blinked my eyes a few times to regain my vision. My arm felt super sore as I sat up and saw Leaf give me a cup of medicine. I drank and then shivered violently, I was cold to the bone from being soaking wet and my throat, along with my head, were killing me.

I grabbed the notepad and pencil on the table and wrote that I would be back in a few minutes.

"Be careful of your arm, you shouldn't need stitches, but you don't want to make the cut worse!" Leaf warned.

I took a warm shower while minding my arm and changed into some comfy clothes and grabbed a blanket before I walked back out and sat on the couch getting everyone's attention.

Drew sat next to me looking concerned, "How are you feeling?" he asked.

I didn't say anything as Leaf handed me a mug of tea, "May, why aren't you talking?" Drew asked.

I grabbed the notepad on the table and wrote that I couldn't before I set it down and shivered again violently. I wrapped myself in the blanket as I grabbed the mug and took a sip from it. I suddenly sneezed silently four times before falling toward the back of the couch in defeat.

"May, are you okay?" Drew asked concerned.

I again shook my head no. I grabbed my note pad again and wrote that I lost my voice since Tuesday and I that I probably have the worst cold on the planet before sneezing again.

"Wait, you lost your voice? What do you mean by that?" Dawn asked as she looked at what I wrote.

Before I could respond, I sneezed again. After I was done, I grabbed the notepad again and explained that I can't talk even if I wanted to and if I tried, I was at risk for permanently damaging my voice.

"Geez, sounds like you've had a tough week," Leaf commented.

I had a dull look on my face and wrote "You don't know the half of it".

This left a confused face on everyone, "What's happened since we've been gone?" Misty asked.

I had a depressed look on my face and wrote "I'll tell you tomorrow. I'm gonna go to bed and crash".

Everyone still looked concerned but said good night, as I entered my room. I then crawled into bed and passed out from exhaustion.

December 16th (Lilycove City, Hoenn)

I woke up the next morning feeling no better and no worse. I did feel that my spirits were a little bit better than what they were yesterday, but I was still upset and worried. I quickly changed and grabbed my backpack, pokeballs, and a notepad before making my way to the kitchen to find everyone already there eating.

"May, what are you doing up? You should be resting and skipping class," Dawn said concerned.

I shrugged my shoulders as I went into the kitchen to make myself some tea before coming back to the table and wrote on my notepad asking how the training went causing everyone to groan.

"It was helpfully, but incredibly painful," Dawn whimpered. "How in the world do you manage with the pain?"

I chuckled silently as I wrote down that I was sore for the first few weeks but once I built up muscle and practiced more, it became less painful.

"How did you know that the secret training was going to be learning the basic moves of marital arts?" Drew asked curiously.

I smirked at him as I wrote that it was obvious that Lance wanted you to be more prepared for situations and that I think I'm starting to influence him.

I suddenly had a coughing spasm causing everyone to look at me concerned.

"May, you shouldn't be going to school, you're too sick," Leaf said concerned.

I shook my head before writing that I had to because I had to because I had to finish out my detention sentence causing everyone to look at me shocked.

"WHAT!" everyone shouted causing me to wince.

"May, why in the world do you have detention? You of all people shouldn't get detention!" Drew exclaimed in surprise and worry.

I smirked evilly and wrote that it was worth it for what I did.

"What did you do that was so bad to get detention?" Misty asked curiously.

I grinned evilly and wrote that I punched Brandi in the face and broke her nose.

Everyone again looked shocked after they read what I wrote, "YOU DID WHAT!" they shouted.

I winced and wrote that they were gonna kill my ear drums if they didn't stop shouting.

"You punched Brandi in the nose and we weren't there," Dawn whined. "How come we miss all the fun!"

Drew looked concerned, "What did Brandi do to you to make you so mad to make you retaliate?" he asked causing me to look depressed, sad, and angry all at the same time.

I wrote furiously explaining what happened and as I neared the end, I dropped the pencil and began to cry into my hands because I couldn't take it anymore. Suddenly Drew engulfed me in a hug allowing me to cry into him while everyone else looked at me in sympathy.

"We'll meet you at homeroom," Gary said quietly as everyone left the room leaving me and Drew alone.

I continued to cry as Drew held me and caressed my head. After a few minutes, I finally stopped and wiped my tears away.

"I'm sorry that you had it tough while we were gone," Drew said sadly as he caressed my cheek with his hand.

I quickly wrote that it was okay, that I was sorry about crying like that and the song. I explained that I needed to find a way to let out my emotions because I was getting distracted by him to the point where I couldn't train. I also wrote that I swore that the song was never gonna be released and that I was sorry for embarrassing him because of it.

I was close to crying again, but Drew took me into his arms and I felt safe.

He kissed at the top of my forehead and looked at me with a smirk, "So I distract you?" he teased.

I blushed and hit him in the arm before writing "shut up" causing him to laugh making me smile slightly.

He gave me an honest smile, "Now that's the May I know," he said before he stood up and offered me a hand to help me up. "We better get to homeroom."

I nodded in agreement as I quickly took my medicine before we grabbed our backpacks and made our way there. As we walked, I heard everyone whispering causing me to feel depressed, but Drew took my hand and squeezed it causing to me feel comfort and smile slightly. I really don't deserve someone like him to be my boyfriend. We made it to homeroom to see the gang looking furious and wanting to punch something from all the insults and whispers that they heard.

Then Brandi came into the room, she saw Drew and became incredibly happy, "Drew, you're back," she said happily in a nasally voice before smirked. "Did you hear the voiceless loser has a crush on you and that she wrote you a love song?"

Drew looked annoyed, "I've heard, but I'll believe Lin over anyone and their rumors."

Brandi looked hurt that Drew didn't believe her before turning to look at me angrily, "Thanks a lot loser for the stupid essay, you're pathetic," she sneered.

"Shut up Brandi, leave her alone you before I smash you to pieces," Misty threatened.

"I'm so scared," Brandi said bored.

Surprisingly Dawn stole Misty's mallet from her hands and smashed Brandi in the head, "That's what you get for picking on my best friend. Now stay away from her before I kill you," Dawn threatened surprising everyone including Paul.

Brandi then ran away to her seat looking scared while everyone else turned away in fright.

Dawn giggled before giving Misty her mallet back, "That was fun, no one you like to smash people in the head Misty."

"You have completely lost it Troublesome," Paul monotoned.

Dawn stuck out her tongue at him, "I just wanted to hurt her for what she did to May," Dawn protested before grinning slyly. "I wonder if I can do the same to….."

She didn't finish because Paul kissed her to quiet her, "That should quiet you down," Paul said with a smirk as Dawn blushed slightly.

"Shut up," she mumbled as she crossed her arms and sunk into her chair.

I smiled as the teacher walked in.

For the next few periods, my friends helped me combat against everyone jeering at me which made my day easier and happier. My day was actually going good until lunch. We were sitting at the table as usual eating our lunch 'til Brandi showed up.

"So little Lin, Drew and your friends don't believe that you wrote a love song. How about we play it over the loud speaker for everyone in the cafeteria to hear," she said evilly.

I think my pupils became smaller because she laughed and soon, I heard the familiar melody. ("Sparks Fly" by Miranda Cosgrove)

If that didn't kill me, it was when Brandi threw herself at Drew and kissed him again when the song finished. That made me snap. Tears began to fall as I grabbed my backpack and ran out of the cafeteria. I ran into the bathroom to hide in a stall and just sat down sobbing silently.

The bell rang and I quickly washed my face before making my way to Chem to find that everyone was already there. Misty and Ash looked concerned. Drew looked guilty and miserable while everyone else snickered. I took my seat next to Misty and immediately started copying notes ignoring everyone. Once class was over, I was excused by Mr. Richards along with Solidad from the last two classes to rest in the Pokemon Center 'til detention. Soon the bell rang ending classes and I made my way to detention. There were a few other people, but they ignored me, which was fine by me. I worked on my homework for the rest of the time making it fly by quickly.

As I walked out of the school, I decided to walk down to the beach. As much as I wanted the support of my friends right now, I wanted to be by myself for a while. I quietly slipped up the tree behind the dorm to drop off my backpack in my room before I made my way to the beach. After walking on the sand a bit, I sat down and hugged my knees while looking at the ocean.

After a few minutes, I heard someone walk up to me and sit down next to me. I smiled softly knowing that it was Drew who sat next to me. I turned to look at him seeing that he had a blank look on his face as he stared at the ocean, his aura showed sadness and guilt.

I couldn't stand to see him like this, so I took his hand that was next to him and squeezed it to give him comfort. It worked because Drew turned to look at me with a small smile on his face. He released my hand and pulled me into a hug which I gladly accepted.

We stayed like this for a minute before I said "I'm sorry" in an incredibly hoarse and quiet voice.

We broke out of the hug with Drew staring at me in surprise and concern, "May, you shouldn't be talking at all and what are you sorry for?" he asked.

I tried to answer but I couldn't because my voice was gone and it was making me panic. Did I lose my voice permanently from speaking just now?

"You didn't lose your voice permanently, your voice is maturing while suffering the infection that you possess," Arceus explained to me.

I sighed in relief, "Due to your loss of voice, I'm giving you the gift of telepathy to allow you to speak only until you can talk again," he said sternly.

"Thank you," I said gratefully before a small headache began to appear.

"May, you okay?" Drew asked concerned.

I gave him a small smile, "I suppose the right answer is yes and no."

For second he flinched, "What just happened?" he asked confused.

I mentally chuckled, "It's called telepathy grasshead. Arceus has given me a boost of psychic energy so I can communicate with people until I regain my voice."

Drew smirked, "It seems someone is back to normal," he teased.

I sighed and stared at the sea, "I guess you could say that."

Drew frowned slightly at my respond, "May, I'm really sorry about what happened. She was on me before I knew it happened. It makes me sick that she did that twice in one week."

I squeezed his hand and looked at him, "I know that you're sorry. If it's anyone's fault, it's Brandi's," I said harshly before simmering down. "Again, I'm really sorry for the unnecessary attention."

"May, that wasn't your fault, you don't need to apologize," he said gently as he caressed my cheek.

I sighed, "But my song….," I started to say.

"May, I don't care. This happens all the time, more than I would like," he added in annoyance. "I care about you more than that and I don't like to see you upset."

I smiled slightly and looked down, "I'm still surprised that you haven't made fun of me about the lyrics," I said while blushing slightly.

"May, I would never do that," he said gently. "Would it help if I said that the lyrics reflect my feelings."

I looked up in surprise, "Really?"

Drew smirked at me and nodded, "To be honest, I don't mind the song at all. I think it describes what we both feel perfectly."

I smiled an actual smile before I kissed him on the cheek, "Thank you."

"For what?" he asked.

"For being here for me and caring for me."

He smirked and flicked his hair, "It's what we boyfriends are supposed to do."

I punched him on the arm, "Way to ruin the moment," I pouted.

He chuckled, "Speaking of what boyfriends are supposed to do, we're supposed to escort our girlfriends to dances," he teased before he pulled out a rose. "So will you go to winter formal with me?"

I had a thoughtful look on my face while tapping my finger on my cheek before smirking and taking the rose, "I suppose I'll have to go with you to save you from your fan girls," I teased before smiling honestly. "I'd be happy to go with you."

"Of course you would, you should feel honored," he teased as he smiled and stood up before helping me up.

"You would say that," I said while rolling my eyes as we started to head back to the dorm while holding hands.

When we got back, we saw everyone in the common room looking bored before they turned to look at us in concern.

"You doing okay May?" Dawn asked.

"I'm actually doing a whole lot better than I did all week," I said with a smile.

"AAH!" Ash yelled. "Why do I hear May's voice in my head?!"

"Calm down! Arceus has given me a boost in psychic power so I can use telepathy to communicate with you guys 'til my voice returns," I explained.

"That's cool, did Drew ask you to the dance?" Leaf asked.

I nodded, "Guess that means Dawn will be dragging us to the mall tomorrow," I said with a wink.

Leaf shivered before groaning, "What do we do now, we're bored."

"You should be working on your homework since you missed three days of school," I said as I took a seat on the second couch with Drew next to me.

Dawn groaned, "You don't do homework on a Friday night, it's like a rule."

I laughed before a smirk came to my face causing everyone to look at me funny.

"What's up with you May?" Misty asked.

"I've figured out how us girls can have fun tonight," I said slyly.

"We're listening," Leaf said interest in interest.

"I think we need to visit the drama queens," I said evilly. "I think they're overdue for a pranking."

The girls smiled evilly with me, "Got any pranks in mind?" Misty asked.

I nodded and causing evil smirks to appear as I selectively told the girls.

"Care to enlighten us what the prank is?" Drew asked.

"We'll fill you in when we return from our mission. As for the plan, Misty and Leaf will handle Melina and Veronica while Dawn and I handle Francesca and Brandi," I explained.

The girls nodded in understanding as we grabbed our tools of torture and split off to do our work. We came back ten minutes later to find the guys watching TV.

"That was fun, hope the girls like their present," Dawn giggled.

Gary turned off the TV, "Care to enlighten us with what the prank was?" he asked.

The girls and I shared smirks with each, "You'll find out soon enough."

December 17th (Lilycove City, Hoenn)

I was woken up the next morning by an excited Dawn who ordered me to be ready to leave for the mall in fifteen minutes or I would be in trouble.

As she went to wake up Misty and Leaf, I changed and grabbed my bag and winter coat before going to the kitchen to take my meds and grab a granola bar.

The guys were still sleeping as the girls and I left around 9:30. Thankfully I was able to convince Dawn that since they were willing to take us to the dance that we should allow them to stay at the dorm.

For the next four hours, we shopped for the dance though it took longer because Dawn kept getting distracted and bought a ton of clothes she said she "needed".

Currently it was close to 2:00 as the girls and I were having a late lunch in the food court.

"Can we please go back to the dorm now?" Leaf asked tiredly.

"Aww, but I wanted to check a few more sales," Dawn whined.

I laughed, "You have enough to last you for a year Dawn, I think you're good. Besides, we have to go back and get ready."

Dawn sighed, "You're right," she said before smiling. "Besides, we have to dress well to impress our boys."

We all laughed as we stood up and tossed away our garbage before we left. Suddenly, I felt a sharp pain on my face causing me to cry and gasp in pain as I fell to the floor from the impact.

"You tramp, you got me in detention for the rest of the year, how dare you!" Brandi screeched. "You think you're miss goody to shoes, a good battler and coordinator. A little know it all, just like May Maple, you think you're so perfect."

"Miss, please come with us," mall security said. "You're disturbing the peace."

"Let me go!" Brandi yelled. "That slut deserved it, arrest her!"

She didn't get another say because one of the security guys cuffed her arms and started making her walk away with him.

A crowd started to gather around and Dawn gasped, "Lin, you're bleeding!" she cried.

I put my free hand to my face to feel wetness and drew my hand away to see blood.

"Let's go Lin," Misty said as she stood in front to make a path through the crowd while Leaf guided me protectively and Dawn held up the back.

As we made our way back to the dorm, I felt the scratches on my face from Brandi's slap sting from my tears which I couldn't hold back as I kept pondering over what Brandi said, "you think you're miss goody to shoes, a good battler and coordinator. A little know it all, just like May Maple, you think you're so perfect", but I'm not.

We finally made it back to school in silence and walked into the dorm to see that the guys were still in their pjs while playing video games.

"How was shopping?" Ash asked while the guys were still focused on the TV.

The girls and I didn't say anything. Misty and Leaf guided me to their room while Dawn took her stuff along with mine before coming into Misty and Leaf's room.

I sat at Leaf's desk chair with Dawn and Misty standing in front of me while Leaf went into the bathroom to pull out medicine.

The guys noticed that we didn't respond to Ash's question, so they decided to pause their game and come to investigate. When they came in, they became concerned because of our facial expressions. Misty and Dawn looked grave and upset while I had a pained look. From the way I was sitting, the guys didn't notice the scratches on my face from Brandi's nails digging into my skin when she scratched me.

"What happened to you guys?" Gary asked as Leaf came out of the bathroom with a wet towel, medicine and some bandages.

"Brandi happened," Dawn spat surprising the guys with her dark attitude.

"May, can you turn a little so I can clean the cuts?" Leaf asked gently as Misty and Dawn stepped aside.

I shifted to turn to face her causing the guys to see my scratch marks.

"What did she do?" Drew asked flatly.

"She slapped May out of nowhere with enough force to knock her down and accused her of allowing her to get detention for the rest of the year," Misty said angrily.

I winced in pain as Leaf cleaned the scratches and put on the medicine before putting on the bandage.

"That should do it," Leaf said. "If you taught me right, the scratches should disappear soon."

I nodded in agreement, but kept thinking about what Brandi said as I stood up, "I'm going to meditate, I'll see you later."

Everyone looked unsure while Drew looked concerned, "I'll be fine, I promise," I said with a small smile.

I left the room for my room across the hall and sat on the bed meditating in thought. While doing so, I wrote down phrases and lines in my song journal that came into my head that seemed to describe my week. An hour later, I plugged in my headphones to my piano and began to work on the song's melody. No one heard what I was playing, but they could hear the keys moving. To be honest, I felt better afterwards because I was able to let my feelings out through the lyrics and music.

As I was playing one of the songs, I sensed everyone's auras at the door causing me to smile, "You guys can come in."

"How you feeling May?" Dawn asked.

I smiled, "I'm fine, I'm feeling a whole lot better," I said cheerfully as I took off my headphones and turned off the piano.

"That's good to hear, have you been working on a song this whole time?" Leaf asked curiously.

"Yes and no, I was meditating while thinking of lyric phrases for an hour and then I spent the other hour working on the melody," I explained.

"Well girlies, we have some work to do," Dawn said cheerfully.

Misty and Leaf sighed while putting their hand on their faces, "Please don't remind us," they said tiredly.

I mentally chuckled as Dawn shooed the guys out leaving the girls and I to get ready. It took a few hours, but we finally finished.

Misty was wearing a floor length blue-teal dress with a halter top that reached her neck. She wore silver strapped high heeled sandals, her hair straightened with a pearl hairclip on the right, and a small bit of makeup by force of Dawn. The only accessories she wore were a small set of silver bangles and a necklace she received from Ash on her birthday which was a silver fish with an orange gem in the center.

Leaf was wearing a floor length dark green strapless dress with a semi sweetheart neckline and a line of silver gems in the middle. She wore silver strapped high heels that were designed differently than Misty's and her hair was down but curled and a few pieces of hair from the sides were brought to the back and held with a diamond silver leaf clip. She wore a little more makeup than Misty did and the only accessories that she wore were a diamond leaf bracelet and a square Amethyst gem necklace surrounded by an infinity circle that she received from Gary on her birthday.

Dawn was a little bit upset that we decided to dress plainly instead of sparkly, but she gave way and decided to follow our lead. She wore a floor length periwinkle dress that was strapless with a semi sweetheart neckline and a band of silver around the middle. She wore silver peep toe heels with bow accents and her hair was put up in a high bun with a small pink heart clips at the sides. She wore makeup that brought out her blue eyes and only wore a silver and diamond bracelet along with a necklace that had a pink heart gem surround by small pointy diamonds with that surrounded by small light pink pointy diamonds.

I was wearing a simple floor length dark blue dress that had a sweet heart neckline with two-inch straps. I wore gold strapped heels, a small bit of makeup, and my wig curled and placed in a chignon bun that was at the base of my neck with rose hair clips on the sides. I wore a matching bracelet and necklace set that I saw at the mall early today. The necklace was an oval of diamonds with the center holding three jewel-colored flowers of blue, red, and green held with gold vines and diamond petals. The bracelet was similar with the flowers alternating with a diamond leaf in between each colored flower. Just as a precaution and since I'm paranoid, I put Beautifly's and Glaceon's pokeballs in the hidden dress pocket while the girls weren't looking.

"May, you look so pretty!" Dawn squealed. "And the scratches are gone."

I laughed, "Thanks Dawn, I could say the same to all of you," I complimented back as we walked into the common area.

"Wow, we're ready before the guys, that's a first!" Leaf said surprised.

"Yea, normally the guys are waiting in the common area complaining that we take so long," Misty added.

"It is true though," Gary said as the guys walked from their hall.

"Yet, we're here before you," Leaf pointed out.

"Point taken," he agreed. "You look lovely by the way."

"Thanks," Leaf blushed as Gary kissed her on the cheek.

"We better get going," Dawn said cheerfully as she grabbed Paul's arm.

Soon we left the dorm and walked to the contest arena where the dance was to be held. As we walked, I was hit with the feeling as if something was not right.

"You okay?" Drew asked concerned as we continued to walk.

"Yea, I'm fine, just got hit by a weird feeling is all," I said hesitantly.

Drew took my hand and squeezed it in comfort, which made me feel better, though the entire worrisome feeling didn't fade away completely.

Soon we got to the arena to see that the theme was a winter wonderland, it was almost like what I did for my appeal. They even made an ice castle similar to one my pokemon made.

"Wow, shows that someone found inspiration from the appeal you put on a few months ago," Drew teased causing me to blush.

"Hey Dawn," an unknown voice said.

"Zoey?!" Dawn asked in disbelief.

"Hey you guys it's been a while," she said as a redhead wearing a light green floor length dress with an asymmetrical top appeared.

"I thought you weren't gonna be done with your internship at the contest headquarters in Sinnoh until after finals," Leaf said surprised.

"I'm not done yet, I was allowed this week off and decided to come visit for the dance," she said with a smile.

"Gosh, where are our manners? Zoey, this is our friend Lin. She's new to Lilycove High this year," Dawn introduced.

"It's a pleasure to meet you," Zoey said pleasantly.

I nodded with a smile and shook her hand.

"I'm surprised that you would associate yourself with the worst person in the school," Francesca said in bored tone.

"I can associate myself with anyone I choose. Besides, I don't believe the rumors Brandi started about her. Why don't you just leave her alone?" Zoey said annoyed.

I was surprised that Zoey did that, "Hmph, I was just trying to help protect your image. What do I care if your reputation goes down the toilet being associated with the likes of her," Francesca huffed as she walked away.

"What an idiot. Wait, did she smell like chicken?" Zoey asked confused.

I laughed along with the other girls and we high-fived causing Zoey to look confused.

"Yesterday we pulled a prank of her and the other drama queens by sticking a chicken bouillon cube in their showerheads as a prank for giving Lin a hard time. Actually, she came up with the idea," Misty said proudly.

"Wow, I'll give you one thing Lin, you've got guts," Zoey said impressed.

"Hey Mason, glad to see your still alive after this week," two familiar voices said causing me to wave and smile as I saw Chris and Eddy walk up.

"Your voice still gone?" Eddy asked.

I nodded with a slight frown, "Bummer, we'll see you around sometime, hope you get your voice back soon" Chris said as they walked onto the dance floor.

"Wait you know those two?" Dawn asked.

I nodded, "Yea, I met those two on the first day of detention. They aren't so bad, won ten bucks off of them from playing blackjack," I said though Zoey didn't hear.

"What?" everyone asked surprised causing Zoey to look confused.

I just laughed as Kenny came up, "Zoey, you wanna dance?" he asked nervously.

"Sure," Zoey said with a smile as the two left us.

"You seriously play blackjack?!" Gary asked shocked once Zoey was out of range.

I shrugged my shoulders, "Some, I've dabbled with some casino games."

"How, you're underage?" Ash asked confused.

"I went undercover at a friend's casino to find a cash leak two years ago," I explained.

Suddenly a hand was gonna hit me, but I stopped it but grabbing hold of the person's wrist.

"Let go of me," Brandi screeched.

"Like Lin would let you slap her again you slut!" Dawn snapped.

"She deserves it, now she got me kicked out of the mall," Brandi cried.

"Give me a break, you deserved it you moron," Misty mumbled.

I let go of her wrist with a little shove causing her to go off balance. I then called out Beautifly, "Please use a light Gust on her," I said with a smirk.

"Beautifly," she cried as she flew near Brandi and did as I asked, causing a wig to blow off revealing a bald head.

Soon the whole arena was laughing as Brandi cried while running away with the drama queens right behind her.

"Thanks Beautifly," I said gratefully as I returned her.

"At least the drama queens are gone," Dawn said happily.

Soon everyone was on the floor dancing while Drew and I sat on the sides after a few dances because I was getting tired from my small cold.

Suddenly a soft melody began to play that was familiar and caused me to gently smile, "May I have this dance?" Drew asked with a smile as he stood in front of me and offered his hand.

"You may," I said as he helped me stand up and guide me to the dance floor while the gang followed our lead.

As the song was close to ending, Drew kissed me in front of everyone, but I didn't care. I was on cloud nine.

We broke out of the kiss with a smile and left the dance floor hand in hand. As everyone reached the edge of the room, I yawned into my hand from being tired.

"Looks like someone's tired," Drew teased gently while kissing my cheek.

I blushed slightly, "I guess it's getting late and my cold is starting to take its toll," I said tiredly.

"I think we're all tired," Leaf said. "Guess we better call it a night and head back."

Everyone nodded in agreement as we headed back to the dorm in couples with Drew and I in the back of the group. When we walked about half way, I felt a feeling of unease causing me to stop along with Drew.

"What's wrong Lin?" Drew asked concerned.

"I'm not sure, something's off."

Suddenly a guy in black appeared behind Drew and I kicked him while grabbing my pokeballs. Then I was grabbed from behind and felt metal on the side of my head causing me to drop my pokeballs in surprise.

"Lin!" the gang cried as they turned around to see that I was held at gun point.

"Let her go," Drew said angrily.

"I don't see why I should. Besides, our boss has plans for your little girlfriend," he said evilly.

Drew took a step forward causing the guy to cock the gun, "I wouldn't do that if I were you pal," he threatened.

I then risked it and stomped on his foot with my high heel and took his arm with the gun and smash his wrist against my knee forcing him to drop it. I quickly grabbed the gun and took a few steps back keeping the gun on him.

The guy chuckled, "You're feisty and got guts," he said slyly before turning serious. "But it won't do you any good."

Suddenly seven more guys appeared out of nowhere and grabbed everyone while pointing guns at their heads.

"Now if you come with us, your friends will be spared," he said sternly.

"Don't do it Lin," Drew said in a strained voice causing the guy who was holding him to shoot close to Drew's arm causing the gang to gasp in shock and anger while I was terrified and tears began to appear.

"Now please come with us," the guy threatened again. "Or I'll have my buddy kill your boyfriend here by blowing his brains."

I slowly lowered my arm and brought my head down, "I'll go with you," I said in a quiet hoarse voice.

"Lin, no!" Dawn cried as I dropped the gun with tears streaming down my face.

"Lin!" everyone shouted and cried.

"Shut them up and let's go," the guy ordered as tied my hands.

As I walked the away, I saw the bad guys hit everyone in the head with the butts of their guns, causing the gang to crumple to the ground and black out.