In My Heart
By: TheFifthCharmedOne
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon that belongs to Satoshi Tajiri, Game Freak, Nintendo, and TV Tokyo/Shogakukan Production Co. Ltd. I only own the idea and the plot. If any music shows up along the way, I don't own that either.
Chapter 9: As I Am
I'm not the girl you think you see
But maybe that's a lie
You almost know me better than
Me, myself and I
Don't know a lot of things
But I know what I got
It's not so perfect everyday
I don't have to try
Cause it all falls into place
As I am
Is how you take me
Never try to push
Or make me different
When I talk you listen to me
As I Am, Miley Ray Cyrus
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Once everything was moved in and organized, I fell flat on my new bed, which had come with a soft mattress. I smiled to myself. Pichu was in its bed, I could tell it had never liked its Pokéball.
May knocked on my door, and I sat up.
"Hey May, what's up?"
"Misty…I think I just messed everything up." she said.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I…I accidentally told Drew about you."
My eyes widened and they darted from her to my stomach.
"You don't mean…!"
"I'm sorry! He…was just asking me if there was something I wasn't telling him, and I wanted to tell him how I felt, I really did, but the wrong words came out! I'm so sorry Misty!"
I clenched my teeth and sighed.
"Well, we couldn't keep it secret forever, could we?" I said, looking at Pichu. "I'm pregnant May, and I'm not afraid to say it. Drew was going to find out eventually; I mean he may be arrogant, but he isn't clueless. Once I really start showing, big shirts aren't going to do me any good. And he lives next door for the love of Mew, once the twins are born; it's going to be pretty hard to keep them a secret."
"So…you're not mad?" she said, looking at me hopefully.
"No, I'm not mad May. This wasn't the best way for him to find out, but it's better than him watching the ambulance rush me to the hospital once the babies are born."
"But still, I promised you I wouldn't tell anyone, and I broke that promise."
I stood up, and Pichu woke up from its nap, walking over and jumping up to my shoulder.
"Pichupichu," it said, nuzzling me.
"It's all right May, like I said; he was going to find out eventually." I said, petting Pichu. "Come on, I know what'll cheer you up. How about a battle?"
"Really? A battle with you?" she asked, eyes wide.
"Why not, it'll get your mind off of you know who, and I've been itching for a good match."
"But who'll judge it?"
"We don't need a judge, we'll be fine."
We went outside to the backyard to find Drew in the middle of a battle with a girl that had some resemblance to him.
"Roserade, use Petal Dance!"
"Arcanine, block it and use Flamethrower!"
"Uh oh!" said Drew. "Roserade…!" He couldn't order an attack, the Flamethrower knocked out Roserade.
"Looks like I won, little brother!" the girl laughed. "Arcanine, great work."
Drew grimaced and returned Roserade.
"Drew!" said May. He turned. When he saw me, something changed in his eyes. Well, he knows, that much is certain. "You have a sister?"
"Yeah," he said. "Dani, come here a second." he beckoned her over, and I went over and joined May. "This is my sister, Danielle Hayden."
"You can call me Dani." said Danielle, waving.
"Hi, I'm May, and this is my friend Misty. We were just about to have a battle, do you want to watch?"
"Sure, why not?" said Drew, flicking his hair. Dani looked at him and smirked. There's clearly something we don't know about; but every family has secrets.
"I can be the judge," said Dani. "Back home, I judge all my brother and sister's battles."
"Just how many siblings do you have Drew?" said May. Drew smiled.
"Four sisters, counting Dani, and two brothers." he replied. Even my eyebrows rose, that's one big family. Seven kids, counting Drew and Dani.
"All right, are you two ready to battle?"
"Three on three all right with you?"
"Fine with me," I said, grinning as I thought of my first choice.
"The battle between May and Misty will now begin. Each trainer will three Pokémon, and the battle is over when all three of one side's Pokémon are unable to battle. Everybody ready?"
"Ready." we said, nodding once.
"Then, begin!" called Dani. Pichu was sitting by Drew, who was watching the battle with a smile on his face.
"Delcatty, come on out!" said May. Huh, a Normal type. Maybe I should look this up.
"Delcatty the Prim Pokémon. Delcatty is the evolved form of Skitty and lives its life at its own pace, happy most of the time and rarely confronting other Pokémon. Even when disturbed, Delcatty will move to another spot rather than fight."
"All right then, Corsola, I choose you!"
"Delcatty use Swift, let's go!"
"Corsola, use Spike Cannon to defend yourself!" I called.
As the large stars were shot at Corsola, it lit up and shot spikes at the stars, deflecting the attack and causing some damage to Delcatty.
"Now use Thunder Wave!"
"Dodge and use Tackle Corsola!" I said, hoping its speed was good enough.
Corsola caused some damage, but I can tell Delcatty has high endurance.
"Now use Body Slam!" The attack severely hurt Corsola, and it almost looked like it was unable to battle, but I came up with one last move.
"Recover!"
Corsola lit up and completely healed itself. Delcatty looked worn out, and Corsola was raring to go.
"Now use Bubble Beam!"
That was it for Delcatty, but it fought hard.
The battle continued on, and May was strong, I had to give her that. The second battle was Politoed against Beautifly, and Beautifly won, even though Politoed put up a great fight.
The last battle was Gyrados versus Wartortle, and even though Gyrados could use Flamethrower, May's Wartortle was one tough Pokémon.
"Use Withdraw and then Rapid Spin!"
"Gyrados, Flamethrower, one more time!"
The battle went on and on, and both fought until the very last second. The battle ended with a swift draw. Gyrados and Wartortle both went down fighting. I was really proud of Gyrados.
"That was a great battle," said Dani. "You two have both been training hard, haven't you?"
"You bet," I said. Suddenly I was really tired. I had to keep up my strength, and it was only early evening, way too early for bed. "I think I'm going to eat dinner now, you guys are welcome to join us."
"That'd be great, thank you." said Dani. She elbowed Drew, who hadn't said anything.
"Right, thanks, sorry." Dani looked at her brother strangely. May must have thought it was weird too, but she would know, she had known him a lot longer then I have.
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May wasn't the best cook, so I picked up the slack with one of Brock's old recipes that he had given me when I went to see him in Pewter City; when he wasn't traveling with Ash of course.
We had dinner, and if I do say so myself, I did a pretty good job. I helped clean up the dishes and then May decided to go train her Delcatty a little, and Dani went back to Drew's, I went outside and wandered off to find that park I'd been to earlier. I saw a swing seat and went over to it, taking a seat. I put my hand on my stomach. I heard that around 4 ½ to 5 months the babies' can hear you talking.
"Well, it looks like we've got ourselves in a good place right now, don't we?" I said softly, and you would think I would feel silly for talking to unborn twins, but I honestly felt better. "We have a house, and some new friends too. Seems like you two are going to be born into a nice world, and even though your dad doesn't know about you, and he may never, the important thing is that you'll be happy with me."
"Is this seat taken?" I looked up and saw Drew. Pichu was running behind him, and Pichu jumped into my lap.
"No, go ahead," I said. He sat down and looked at the setting sun.
"I've been meaning to talk to you about something," he started. "May told me you're…" he struggled for the word.
"That I'm pregnant? Yeah, I know. I'm pregnant with twins, actually."
"Wow, really?" he said, looking at me.
"Yeah; and I'm not ashamed of it anymore either. I may be young, but that doesn't mean I won't be a good mom to these two."
Drew smiled and looked back at the setting sun.
"You know, I made a promise to May that I wouldn't tell you that she told me; but it seemed like the right thing to do."
"I appreciate that Drew, but honestly, May came to me right after it happened and told me she had told you the truth. She thought I would be mad; but I kind of figured you would find out eventually. You live next door, you were bound to put the pieces together at some point."
"Yeah; but it seemed like May had something else on her mind. Do you know about that, Misty?"
"No, not a thing." I lied. He sighed.
"All right," he stood up. "But, if you'll let me, I promise I'll help you take care of your twins."
"Really? That's really sweet of you Drew." I stood up and we shook hands, confirming it. "You can bet that I'm going to need a lot of help, so I guess it's a good thing you moved in next door."
He smiled and chuckled.
"Yeah, I guess so." he replied.
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A/N: 1:20 AM. Well, there goes my Go To Bed Early Plan. *sigh* Oh well, at least I got chapter nine finished