May was annoyed. Her eyes were heavy and her brain was struggling to keep awake and not slip into night. Her ankle was throbbing and her thigh was aching. The back of her head was shooting constant jerks of pain through her head and the insides of her bag were damn hot.

And anyway, how do you pretend to sleep anyway?

She was itching to flip on her side, but did not know how to do that without giving herself away. She can't even open her eyes to see if any of the brothers was watching her or if they were asleep. Why can't they just start talking anyway? Don't they know she is awake just to listen to them talk?

On the second thought, actually it is good they don't.

"May, why don't you try to sleep?" Drew's voice made her eyes snap open.

"See, I told you she was awake." Shū smiled.

Dang it! May thought. Why, oh why can't she have kept her eyes closed and continued to pretend to sleep?

"What gave me away?" May asked softly.

"Everything?" Drew said. May suddenly became aware of how stiff she was.

She sighed.

"Sleep, May. You need to sleep." Shū said silkily.

May huffed and closed her eyes again. What the heck, she was not going to sleep. Not just yet.

"May, is something bothering you?" May sighed again at Shū's voice 15 minutes later.

"I can't sleep, okay? I don't want to sleep if both of you are up and awake!"

Drew sighed as she kicked off her covers. He stood up and walked to the brunette and pulled the covers back on her.

"Drew, it is hot!" May said angrily, kicking off the covers again.

"May," Drew said sternly, glaring at her, "Sleep."

May grudgingly pulled back the covers over her and tried to sleep for real this time. Tried.

10 minutes later, with her back facing the brothers, she heard Shū speak something.

"Protective boyfriend, are we not?"

She did not hear Drew speak anything as her face reddened slightly. The silence prevailed for a bit longer before there was an angry crash from behind her and she jumped, luckily unnoticed by the brothers.

"What, in the name of bloody Arceus, do you think you are doing?" Drew sounded angry and she heard Shū chuckle.

"Oh, so now you decide to talk to me? By the way, sorry, I guess I turned up the volume a little too high."

"Can't you see someone is sleeping here?" Drew said coldly.

"Trying, aren't we, May?" Shū's voice made her jump again when he addressed her. She slowly looked back sheepishly. Dang it, why did she not pretend to sleep again?

"Yes…trying." May said softly.

"Keep trying then. Go to sleep." Drew told her and she made a face before turning her back to them again

15 minutes later, she was getting impatient again. Why don't those two just talk about something? Anything? Can't they even talk about sticks? Or Pokémons? She was only aware of the twitch in her foot and the dull ache in her ankle. Her side was getting sore from lying on it too long and she let herself fall on her back, still pretending to sleep.

"Damn it, May! Are you a sodding insomniac or what?" she jumped again at Drew's cry of frustration and opened her eyes to stare at his emerald green orbs.

He was more irritated than she had ever seen him. She slightly feared if it was she who was irritating him instead of his brother as she assumed.

"Now, Drew, don't be harsh-" Shū began but Drew glared at him.

"Stop teaching me what to do! I will do what I want!" Her fury at his words began to build up, only to die with her next words, "She had bloody hit her head on a rock, almost drowned, have a bandage on almost her whole leg and she is not even trying to sleep!"

"Drew?" She whispered softly 5 minutes later, causing the two brothers look at her again. Shū, who was taken aback by his sibling's out-burst, quickly composed himself. "I will try to sleep. Pinky promise."

Drew's eyes softened at the innocence of the girl lying in front of him. How can he ever stay angry at her? "Alright, goodnight, May."

"G'night, Drew." May mumbled, drifting off to sleep for real this time, because he may say what he wants, Drew Hayden really cares.

O.o

"Hot." Drew closed his eyes, gritting his teeth.

"Yes, very hot. Why don't go and try to drown yourself in water? That ought to cool you."

Shū chuckled, "My dear little naïve boy. Not the weather."

That got him. His eyebrows twitched as he bit in his tongue, fists balled up, ready to punch anything- preferably Shū's nose.

"Speak one more word, and you will be holding a broken nose." Drew said icily.

"No, really, little brother. What good did you do to get yourself a girlfriend this hot?" Shū said, purposely riling up Drew.

"Shū, sod off." Drew glared at him, his hands itching to punch.

"Language, kiddo." Shū said tauntingly, "At least watch it around your girlfriend."

"She is not my girlfriend!" Drew said in a restrained voice.

"She is not?" Shū mocked a surprise, Drew easily walking where he wants him to be, "Well, that explains why she was all over me, myself!"

That was the last straw, if Drew's face or Shū's nose was any indication. Or maybe we get the idea when a brawl broke out between the two brothers.

"Shut up for a minute, will you?" Shū hissed, pinning Drew down by his neck, ignoring the fact that he was choking, "I was joking. I have a girlfriend, understand?"

"Where is she then?" Drew hissed, punching him on his cheek and throwing him off.

"Rubello Town, you dimwit." Shū said as he kicked him again.

"Stop pinning after May then, will you?" Drew retaliated by another punch in the gut.

"Fuck…I am not pinning after you girlfriend, you twit!"

It was truly a wonder that the brunette who was pretending to sleep just 2 minutes earlier to listen to the brothers did not wake up with all the racket they were making, especially as they rolled round and round around her, screaming and fighting.

She really does sleep like my dog.

O.o

May opened one sapphire eye and rolled it around. Hmm, pretty dark for it to be morning yet, if she is right.

But then again, what is the guarantee?

May blindly felt around the area of her stomach for her poketch and bought it up to her face.

She almost dropped it as she fumbled around with it in her hand as it suddenly began to beep loudly. Hisses of curse spewing from her mouth, she tried to switch it off, glancing around nervously to see if any of the boys woke up.

She sighed in relief as it turned off. She closed her eyes once more. Remind me again why she decided to have an alarm at 4 in the morning?

She strapped the poktch around her wrist and turned on the little torch light. She casted it around, trying to find either of the brother.

Her blood drained for a moment when she thought she was alone. Well, what can she say? She hated being alone, kind of scared if you ask me, though she will never admit.

Finally the light fell on a face and she breathed in relief as she saw the pale face of the green haired coordinator. What shocked her, though, was how close he was sleeping, almost as if he will fall off if he moves even an inch away. She noted that he was not sleeping on his bag; he was sleeping on the bare ground, still fully clothed.

She looked around again and finally spotted Shū. Well, that is odd. He was also fully clothed and sleeping on the bare ground, as if both of them fell asleep unintentionally, as if they both passed out.

Her eyebrows furrowed as she sat up and quietly stumbled out of her bag.

First thing she noticed about herself was that she was a sweaty mess. She sighed calling Wartortle out.

O.o

She bent over each brother and examined them. Hmm…

Both of them had some of the bruises on their face. Shū had an especially nasty bruise on his cheek and on his nose. Both their noses were caked with dry blood. Drew was clutching his stomach, his face contorted ever so slightly in pain.

Makes her wonder what happened after she fell asleep.

Blimey, how much dense can the girl be?

She jumped in alarm, almost falling, when she heard a noise from behind her as she continued to examine Shū.

She turned around and saw Drew's eyes flickering slightly.

He mumbled something.

She edged closer to him, the light still on his face, to listen if he was sleep talking.

"May, just turn off the damn light!" Her hand once again fumbled around the switches as she turned off the lights. Drew slowly sat up, his hand clutching his head as he groaned.

"Drew…" May asked, tenderly touching his cheek, "What happened here?"

"Uh, fell in a bush." Wow…an intelligent response is just too much to ask these days.

"Both of you? Fell in a bush in a cave? And got bruises instead of scratches?" May raised an eyebrow, "Drew Hayden, the truth if you may."

"We got in a fight." Drew looked at her, his gaze icy.

"A fight, huh? I see." May said, gently tugging the boy up and pulling him out of the cave, picking up her bag along the way as Drew supported her while she hopped on one leg.

"What are you doing?" Drew asked, surprised, as he was pushed on a boulder. The sun was slowly beginning to peek over the horizon, casting just enough light for him to see May balancing herself on one leg.

"Something." May mumbled, pulling out a white box and two bottles.

She pulled out a bit of cotton and bought herself closer to him, kneeling down on the ground between his legs. Drew waited with baited breath as she slowly and gently began to clean the blood.

"You will hurt yourself." Drew mumbled as he noticed she was not exerting pressure on her left leg.

"You are the one hurt right now." May whispered, her breath tickling his face. He sighed.

"You will let me bandage your leg after this then." Drew whispered, settling her hands on her small waist to keep her steady.

"Sure." May mumbled and Drew gulped. She was just too close for him to think properly.

"May…" Drew hissed as she applied a little liquid from one of those bottles on a bruise.

"Sorry…" May replied, looking up to his eyes and almost jumping back.

They were just so close, their noses touching. May maintained a calm face in a dramatic contrast with her racing heart. Her hands continued to move around his face as his grip on her tightened.

Then a thought crossed her mind. Daring…

Drew continued to stare into her eyes, oblivious to the slight stinging each dab produced. No, well, not really 'cause this is not a movie.

In real life, you do feel it when something is prodding your fresh wounds. But he did not care. Or at least, he tried to ignore it.

He was sure he caught a glint in her sapphire eyes, lighting them momentarily when he felt air on his lips.

May puckered her lips which were just a centimeter away from his, causing them to touch ever so slightly with is and she blew softly. She saw Drew's eyes widened. She mentally patted herself for catching him off guard.

Then she did another daring thing. Her hand softly moved over his eyes, closing them. She pushed herself a little closer, so that their already touching lips were pressed a little more together.

He was surprised when his mouth opened a little, responding. He never took May for the daring type.

And this, he admitted, was quite a feat. To kiss your rival, that is.

He sighed when she pulled him closer and caught her bottom lip gently. She let him control this time, as she just responded to his every action.

He pulled back just as she did, "Bold."

May chuckled softly, "Try and tell me you did not like it."

"Hmm," Drew looked thoughtful, "I never said that, did I?"

"No, you didn't." May agreed. Drew smiled and closed the centimeter again.

This time, they both were a little more confident. Drew again prodded her mouth to open and groaned when her tongue suddenly shot out and slid over his canine.

After that, the things began to heat up as fast as a person when he is burnt by a Charizard.

Ash, for example.

Thank god, they did not turn black….

Drew's heart leaped when she sucked his tongue slightly. Who knew that the sweet little 'naïve' brunette can be this…hot?

Finally they both pulled back from their elongated kiss as Drew held her cheeks, kissing her on her nose tip.

May stared into his eyes shyly, Drew smirked at her flushed face.

For an insane moment, they just knew what was right was right.

"Who knew you are such a good kisser?" Drew mumbled, as he kissed her cheek, making his way toward her ear.

"You are not bad yourself…" May replied, a little overwhelmed.

"Not bad?" Drew pulled away and held her face, smirking at her as he tilted his head to a side, "Not bad?"

"Not bad." May repeated.

"My dear May, I am the best kiss you will ever be having, you know?" Drew said arrogantly. May rolled her eyes.

"Too full of yourself, aren't we, Drewsy?" May mocked.

"Don't call me that."

"What, Drewsy?" May feigned innocence.

"That!" Drew cried.

"What 'that'?"

"That…that horrible…name! My name is Drew, not Drewsy or any other variations!"

May chuckled, pulling back from his embrace. She tried to sit up, only to fall back down again.

"Ah, of course." Drew said, getting up from the boulder and setting May down in his place as he kneeled down in front of her now. Drew's eyes followed her movement hungrily as she slowly rolled her shorts up her thigh, revealing the slightly lighter bruise.

Drew took her foot in his hand, cradling it a little before he began to bandage it again. "You do realize what you are wearing, though, right?"

May looked down and blushed. She was still in her –quite revealing- camisole.

"It was hot yesterday night. Bite me." May snapped, ignoring the fact that she had just taken a bath. "Plus, you made me sleep in that god damn bag! It was so stuffy!"

"I made you sleep inside because of your clothes." Drew said, suddenly bringing his face close to her, "There are many perverts around, you know."

"Yeah, for example, you." May said dryly. Inside, she felt a rush of emotions mixed of adoration and irritation.

"Yeah, me for example." Drew nodded, continuing as he rubbed the ointment on her thigh. May chuckled.

"Does your stomach hurt?" May asked after a moment.

"A little," Drew replied after a little pause.

"A bad punch?"

"You have no idea." Drew said darkly.

"What was the fight about, anyway?" Drew shrugged.

"He said something I did not like. I warned him, thrice, but he did not listen. He can live with a broken nose for the rest of his life, I hope."

May rolled her eyes, "Honestly Drew, I don't get what is up with you two, always at each others' throat."

Drew smiled but said nothing as he stood up, glancing up at the sun now above the horizon. Must be around 6 already.

"Don't you have to go running?" May asked, hopeful for him to refuse.

"Well," Drew paused, looking at the sleeping figure of his brother and then back at May, "Not today. I won't like to leave my 'dear' brother alone," Then in louder tone, "would I, brother?"

May might not have noticed, but Drew knew he was close to waking up at any moment.

"Yay, I was actually hoping you won't go. You know, 'cause of your wounds and all. But also because I get bored when you go and…"

Drew smirked as he saw his brother stir. He took two long leaps and grabbed May around her waist and kissed her once more.

This time, May was caught off-guard. She took a moment to respond, but when she did, she did fiercely.

She let Drew know she was angry because she was not warned; it was just too sudden for her liking. She bit his bottom lip, causing him to hiss and opening his mouth as well.

Drew retaliated when he sucked her bottom lip, then moving his tongue around hers', causing a soft noise.

All the purpose forgotten, they kissed each other senseless.

A smirk spread on Shū's face when he opened his eyes and saw the two teens snogging each others' faces out. What, contrary to what many of you must have thought, he was not really trying to seduce the girl at all.

But as a mischievous idea formed in his mind from that thought, his smirk grew smugger.

He can't let his little brother grow up that easily, now could he?

I was busy in finishing the epilogue for my SWAC fiction, I had sent the draft to my partner in the story. It was her who delayed, not me. Most of this chapter was written by her. And their relation is a little…complex….but we'll sort it out later. We'll have fun with our three characters for a while.

Apologize for the late update and any possible mistakes.

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