Drew smiled softly when May brushed aside the hair falling on his forehead and eyes.
"I have 3 ribbons. I know it's not a very good progress." May said frustrated.
"I only need one more, just one more, ribbon!" Drew sighed happily as he stretched above his head. They were both sitting under a tree while Shū returned from wherever he had gone, before starting for Rubello Town.
"Annoying. I really need this ribbon. After this, there are just 2 more contests before Grand Festival!" May cried. Drew chuckled.
"You can do it. Not just this one, because I am winning this one." He said as he patted her head. She swatted his hand away.
"You can't be sure." Drew shook his head, making the hair fall back in their place.
"Dear May, I am sure!" He smiled again when May made a swipe to brush his hair.
"No you can't be! Nobody can be!" May cried out.
"But I am not nobody! I am Drew Hayden!" Drew was, unmistakably, having fun in riling up the brunette. His shoulders shook with suppressed laughter.
"You are Drew Hayden, just another person of this earth, just another boy, just another coordinator!" May shouted, pointing a flying finger at him as she jumped and stood up, looking more like a rocket ready for take-off to Pluto. She looked rather comical, seeing as she was standing on one leg and was wobbly.
Drew stood up as well and walked closer to the girl, catching her wrist with a gentle but firm hand, helping her stand straight. May stopped for a moment of breath but before she could start again, Drew started speaking.
"Just another human on his earth, just another boy, just another coordinator, just another one of your rival," He said, leaning closer to her with each punctuation, "But I am the only one who can do this."
May stood there dumbfounded as Drew kissed her, slipped off her bandana and ran away.
"DREW!"
Drew could hardly control his laughing as he ran to a tree which was bent at an odd angle on the ground but still very much growing. The trunk divided into two, each almost laying flat to the ground, the distance between the trunks and the ground increasing as it went up, and starting at 2 millimeter. The branches were sticking out of the top, each branch curved into a weird way and with very little leaves.
'Crippled Tree.' Drew decided for the name as he ran up the trunk switching from the one which ran higher up to the one which was lower and raised his arms to catch the one rising up. From there on, he caught branch after another, swinging until he reached the topmost branch.
He turned and leaned against the trunk, smirking slightly as he watched the brunette walk to the base of the tree slowly and look up.
"Hey, May." Drew greeted lightly.
"Drew! How am I supposed to climb?" May shouted. Drew smirked again, flipping his hair.
"Just like I did, May!" He called back, "Climb on!"
"Drew!" May cried after her umpteenth failed attempt to climb the Crippled Tree. Drew had no doubt that she could have climbed…if her leg was not injured.
"May, what about your leg?" Drew asked concerned.
"It is less painful now. It only aches a little if I twist it too roughly." She said, still climbing on, or at least tried to climb the tree.
Drew sighed as he watched. Slowly, he stood up and made his way to the part where the branches started to divide, "May, climb up here."
He pointed to a low part of the tree and continued to instruct her to step here and there until she was at a distance, after much effort, where Drew can catch her.
"I hate climbing a tree!" May huffed.
"I did not ask you to climb on! Now give me your hand." Drew said, crouching down and extending out his hand which May caught, "Now, do not, I repeat, do not pull me or we both fall down! Just climb on and I'll pull you."
May began her climb up the tree with much effort and help from Drew until Drew finally pulled her up as if she weighted like a feather.
"Damn, how can you not even climb this Crippled Tree?" Drew questioned as he again began his way to the topmost branch, holding her hand and helping May too.
"I never climbed any tree, alright?" May panted slightly. Drew sat down in his previous position and extended his hand to May who was on the branch just below his'.
May took the hand and stepped up only to be pulled down by the hand between Drew's lap.
"Where did you learn to climb anyway? You climb like an aipom!" May said blushing furiously as Drew tightened his arms around her torso. She twisted her leg a little, and it gave a dull ache.
"Oh, that! Shu and I used to climb trees all the time back when we were kids! He taught me how to."
Drew said lightly, taking no note of the words leaving his mouth as he nuzzled his face in her neck. But May suddenly stiffened.
So, they did not have this hate since the beginning? They still loved each other when Drew was young, or at least until he was old enough to climb trees.
"Oi..." Drew mumbled annoyed at her lack of response and her stiff body.
May suddenly leaped back to reality only to be attacked by a trail of butterfly kisses down her neck. Her hands automatically raised up to clutch his head as she tilted her head to give him more access.
"Drew..." May moaned as he bit softly.
"Somebody called me?" he said softly, kissing her again. He moved on to her jaws and to her ear, Nipping a little on her earlobe, he sucked near it. May gasped.
As much as she will admit she was enjoying this treatment, she was more concerned about filling the huge gap between these two brothers.
"Drew…" She said breathlessly, "tell me more about you and Shū, please."
Drew sighed again, kissing her finger tips one by one, "can't it wait?"
"No, please Drew. Tell me what happened, won't you?" May said, kissing his cheek softly.
Drew took on a brooding expression. "What happened to you? Why are you so glum?" May tilted her head to a side.
"Because," Drew whispered, holding her head between his hands, "here I am, trying to seduce you."
May giggled but Drew continued, "And here you are, asking me about another boy."
May laughed at that, "Drew, you are such a child. I am asking about your brother, tell me please, Drew! Tell me about him."
Drew kept staring at her incredulously. His fringes were hanging over his eyes, making him look a lot sexier.
"I don't know, I don't know about him! What do you want to know?" Drew said, after a staring match with the brunette and losing.
"Tell me, does he have a girlfriend?" May asked.
"Why, will you ask him out if he don't?" Drew sniped. May smacked him upside-down on head. "Yes, yes he does. I don't know who, or how she is. He just told me…sometime." Drew said, remembering the time when they were fighting around the cave.
"Okay…" May said, pondering on some more questions, "were you close with your brother?"
"No." Drew said too quickly to be honest. May fixed him with her best stare which had always made him feel like she was looking right through him. "Fine yes, you could say we were a little close."
"What happened?" May asked softly.
"I don't know. We just sort of…grew apart." Drew mumbled softly, instantly returning back to his work to pleasure the brunette in his arms.
Even a blind, not that May is blind, could tell that he was lying through his teeth. But May thought it wise not to press the matter.
And honestly, who can do that when the hottest coordinator and heartthrob is currently kissing you like his life depended on it?
O.o
"Yes…" Shū whispered, cradling a mobile phone in his hand, one gloved hand covering his mouth, "Yes, I found them. Saved them actually."
"Saved? Well, it's good you found them. Is everything going smoothly?"
"As smoothly as it can be with him," Shū chuckled.
"Yes, he was never very easy. So, when will you be arriving at Rubello?"
"Soon. Very soon. Don't worry."
"Are you on a move?"
"No, they are stopping a lot. I will try to get them moving."
"Yes, do that. It is not really safe to stop. They are on your trail."
"Why am I travelling with them? Doesn't it put them in more danger?"
"You can't be alone, Shū. And Drew is able."
"Where are you?"
"Rubello Town."
"Will I meet you?"
"Yes, we will see each other very soon."
"I missed you."
"I know. Oh, I am being called. I'll call you later whenever I can."
"Yes, goodbye."
"Bye."
O.o
"Do you people mind? There are kids present here, you know. At least think about what effect it will have on my young and tender mind!"
Drew rolled his eyes, pulling away from a bright red May. May hastened to button up the few buttons which had come undone.
"And who are the kids here?" Drew snorted, looking down at his older brother, "Where were you?"
"I…had to make a phone call."
May noticed Drew's expression harden and she peered down at the black clad boy standing below them. He had the same serious expression which instantly turned amused.
"Now, if you two are finished snogging, can we move? You can continue that in the Pokémon centre, if you don't mind. Away from the young, tender hearts."
May's face felt like it had caught fire. Drew carefully slipped out from behind her, landing on a branch next to the one she was sitting. Drew helped her down the tree till the final branch where Shū offered her his hand while Drew stood on two branches above.
May gratefully took his hand, stumbling a little and as cliché as it is, she flew straight into his hard chest.
Shū instinctively wrapped his arms around her, supporting her weight. May noticed Drew jump 3 branches down directly, taking May's hand and straightening her again.
"Thanks." May said.
"It's no problem." Shū said silkily.
"Yes, no problem. Let's start moving, Shū." Drew said coldly, taking May's hand and supporting her as he picked up both their bags and slung them over his shoulder. .
Shū shook his head and picked up his own bag.
The trio started their journey towards the Rubello town. Who knows what awaits them?
No, seriously, authors also don't know.
We apologize again for the ridiculously long gap between the update. Each chapter in this story is written by me, edited by my sister and again re-edited by me. Or sometimes it's the other way round where she writes and I edit and she re-edits. So chapters usually take long (since she is so lazy).
But this time, since this chapter had taken so long for me to write (I had different versions of MS Word in each system and this system was not with me and others were not supporting this document), so we decided to skip the re-editing.
Again, sorry for the long break. We will try to upload quickly next time.