"May, I swear, get away from me or I'll…" Drew said in a sleepy voice, barely opening one sleep lidded eye to look at the brunette.
The stupid…didn't mean to say that but oh well…brunette was currently leaning over the sleeping (or at least trying to be sleeping) figure of the green haired young man…boy…what is his age anyway?
Back to topic at hand, May was currently leaning over Drew, and I mean leaning as in her chin was on his chest as she stares at him.
"No, get up! I am bored!" May replied.
"May, get the hell away from me." Drew muttered, placing a hand on her head and trying to push her away.
"Drew, get the hell up! It's almost night!" May said, holding on his torso.
"It is 11 in morning, damn it!" Drew said, shoving his poketech in her face.
May's eyebrows furrowed, "Wait a minute,"
Drew imagined the gears in her brain moving and making noise while he again closed his eyes.
"Drew!" The next moment found May holding Drew's collar, shaking him frantically, "It is going to rain! Dark clouds!"
That woke him up, "What?" He cried suddenly shooting up, bumping his head with brunette's.
"Ow!" Both uttered simultaneously.
After the duo got over the initial shock of sudden wake up calls, they finally composed themselves enough to talk straight.
Drew craned his neck back to look at the sky. Surely it was getting a little dark for this time of day but he couldn't see any rain in near future, since it was still windy.
"Chill, it won't rain soon…but it is better if we find a shelter before it does." Drew stood up, pulling May along with him.
For once, thank Arceus, she decided to be quite and follow his lead. They both picked up their bags and slung them over their shoulders.
Drew returned his sleeping Roselia and kicked awoke Ditto.
"You know you shouldn't be so defenseless and decide to sleep when you are in wilderness." Drew told the purple Pokémon who took quite a few kicks to wake up.
May furrowed her eyebrows as Ditto stood up, transforming into a Roselia and nodded at Drew apologetically.
"May, lets walk along the river. It will keep us from getting lost." Drew told her as he began to walk.
May looked at Ditto as he waited for her to proceed before running towards Drew.
o.o
They walked for quite 15 minutes before May finally spoke up, "Drew, don't you like Ditto?"
Drew glanced at her before sneaking a look at Ditto. His head was down as it quietly followed them.
"No, it is nothing like that." Drew replied, turning his gaze to the front.
"Listen here," May hissed, jumping in front of Drew as she began to walk backward, "if you don't dislike it, why don't you treat it nicely? I mean, look at that innocence!"
May waved her arms towards the Pokémon, still walking with his head down. Drew looked back and then back at her.
"I didn't ask it to follow me, alright? If he doesn't like being treated like that, why does it follow me?"
May scowled at him. "Honestly Drew, how could you be so heartless when the dear thing is so devoted to you? "
"Maple, I did not ask it to follow me, or ask it to be devoted to me or any of that shit, do you hear me? And I couldn't see how all this is any of your business."
May scrunched up her face and crossed her arms. She had nothing to say to that.
"Heartless jerk."
"Nosy woman."
"Ignorant prick."
"Wench." He muttered.
That earned him a punch. Straight to his shoulder.
"Ouch! Can't you fight verbally instead of opting for physical attacks?" Drew sneered at her, massaging his shoulder.
"Oh shut up!" May hissed her reply, "Thank god I didn't break your pompous nose!"
Ditto looked up to both of them and smiled. He honestly appreciated May's concern over him, but despite what Drew said, he just couldn't bring himself to stop following him. He felt that attraction to this green haired coordinator which just couldn't be explained.
May caught it looking at them over Drew's shoulder as she continued to walk backward and she smiled at the purple Pokémon.
"Rose." Ditto spoke after 5 minutes, catching May attention while Drew continued to walk, "Roselia."
May looked up to see the Pokémon pointing over to some berry bushes and it gave her a pleading look.
May smiled and squatted down to its level, "You want to eat those berries? You want to go?"
Ditto nodded enthusiastically, causing May to smile, "Gosh, you are cute. Ditto, you are a wild Pokémon, go enjoy."
Ditto looked at her with affection before he ran off. May stood up and smiled.
She looked at Drew's figure and ran to catch up with him.
She glanced back to see Ditto almost reach near the bush. Suddenly, seeing the Pokémon transformed into a Roselia just arose some questions in her mind.
Which required urgent attention.
"Drew, why was Ditto in, I assume, my form when we met in the forest?" Truly speaking, May couldn't even make out if Ditto was in human or Pokémon form that time. But the red dress and bandana did look like her and well…she was squinting.
"It saw you somewhere, I guess." Drew replied hesitantly. Now if he thinks about it, he had no idea why it had transformed into his rival.
"Really?" May asked, raising her eyebrows at him in suspicion and amusement.
"Yes, May, really. I really did not ask it to transform into you." And then, raising his eyebrow suggestively, he added, "Or I would have had it walk around in underwear at least."
May blushed a scarlet shade, throwing a well aimed punch on his shoulder.
"Ouch! Arceus woman, you do have a violent temper! Can't you even take a little joke?"
"You pervert! Why don't you keep your dirty little mind to yourself?" May said, walking to the bank of the river, her back facing him.
"That doesn't mean you get to hit me! I am not a punching bag for your fists!" Drew retorted.
May whirled around to face him, along with the added weight of her bag, her expression furious as she opened her mouth to retaliate, "I will have to tell you-"
Drew's eyes widened to an abnormal size as his breathing stopped. His ribs felt like they thudded as his heart rammed into them violently. His lungs squeezed, knocking the breath out of him as he watched in horror.
His body began to act on its own as his hand reached forward, his leg stumbling towards his rival.
o.o
Did you ever have that feeling when you lean back too far on a chair and for the split second, you are pretty sure you are going to die?
Well, losing your footing on a river bank feels almost the same.
May was sure she was going to die. As she turned around, she almost forgot that backpack.
When she faced her rival, the bag slammed into her back, knocking her forward while at the same time, her shoes slipped on the soft, alluvial soil of the river banks.
Her eyes widened as her mouth fell into an 'o'. Her mind spun as her hands reached out while her body began to fall back.
She watched through blurry eyes as Drew stumbled forward to reach her and she tried to extend her arms out.
He leaned forward while he stumbled to catch the brunette when his finger finally got a slight hold on her finger.
Drew swore as he finally caught her hand, a grip strong enough to keep her from falling,
Or…
Strong enough to pull him with her.
Two shrill screams rang through the forest as the pair stumbled into the river.
"Damn, Drew, you were not supposed to fall!" May screamed as she felt the water touch her bum first while she felt him falling along with her.
"You were not supposed to slip!" Drew shouted.
May's eyes widened, her ears roaring as they fell. Her mind bounced around in her skull, blurring her vision while she gasped for air.
Suddenly, her eyes rolled to the back of her skull as her vision darkened. Her lips formed a tight line as an immense pain shot from the back of her head.
She felt her head vibrate, as if someone had covered it with a steel utensil and the vigorously proceeded to pound it with a hammer as soon as her head made contact with the rocks.
o.o
Fuck!
Drew's lungs contracted as he inhaled some of the water of the river. He gasped for air while he tried to keep the unconscious brunette's head above the water.
Damn it, she was not supposed to pass out! Not now!
Drew tightened his grip around the limp girl, struggling to keep them from drowning as they were carried down the river along with the fast current.
He tried to reach for his bag, but while he held the girl, the currents and the water made it impossible. The water slammed against his face, occasionally inside his nose and mouth too.
He was kicking his legs, just trying to stay above the water when it happened.
First, he thought that it was just the constant roaring in his ears making him hear all the sounds.
But as the sounds continued to become louder, his heart skipped with terror.
He felt his rib cage constricting his lungs and heart as was finally sure that this was, perhaps not the roaring of his ears but the roaring of the giant waterfall.
His heart did not need any more assurance when he felt the speed of the water increase, the thunderous roar became deafening and he felt his body, along with May's propelled forward as the water of the river finally came to the falling.
He closed his eyes, helpless, as he felt himself falling. Tightening the girl to his chest, he smiled when he realized that this just might be the end, as he prepared to save the girl when they reached the base of the plunge waterfall.
"Pansage! Vine whip!"
Reviews are much appreciated. DawnMay, you know both of us are the epitome of laziness. Do you really think we can finish it so quickly? And by the way, for that one, you know I did say one month so I can't help the long story.
Morapores, yeah, we will be getting a lot more scenes but at least let the story start XD
Thank you for the reviewers who took time to write them.