Drew looked out of the window overlooking the gardens of the Rubello Headquarters. A few nocturnal Pokémon wandered in the light of the moon and he could see the outlines of Umbreon and Espeon on the small cliff, the two feline Pokémon nuzzling each other.
He settled back against his pillow a little more, pulling the bed covers up to shield against the slightly cold breeze. The shower running in the background made a soothing white noise for the tranquil silence.
He smiled slightly when he saw Kei striding across the garden, looking around every so often as he made his way towards the Ice department. His smile turned to a grin when Kei knocked on the door. The door opened for a moment before slamming shut again, startling a few Pokémon.
"What's got you so amused?" He looked up at the voice, not surprised to see his elder brother standing near his bed and looking out of the window.
In acknowledgement, he shifted a little closer to the window to make space for him to sit and nodded at the window. "Watching Kei."
Shu chuckled, and took the seat, "Miyuki is refusing to even see him now. Kei shouting that she was the one to kiss him doesn't encourage her either."
Drew laughed and then a comfortable silence settled as they watched Kei slump down against the ice department door, banging his head against the door now.
"He really likes her, huh?" Drew mused. Kei had now proclaimed-practically to the entire headquarters- that he was going to camp outside the door until the blond decided to come out.
"He had been halfway in love with her for nearly 4 years." Shu informed him, "Like doesn't cut it close."
4 years. Now that was impressive. "What about Miyuki?" Drew gave the older man a curious look. Shu shrugged.
"With the way Kei tormented her, I would say she have to love him enough for not maiming or killing him yet. Or both."
Drew grinned at the idea. "I would say." And then the door Kei had been slumped against opened, causing the blunette to fall back before he scrambled to get up and rushed inside, kicking the door close behind him. The two brothers shared an amused look.
"What about you, Drew?" Drew looked at Shu, not sure if he heard him correctly since the words were so softly spoken. Dark eyes met his, so like his mother. Soft and concerned, and the affection he could see in them made him aware of a small lump in his throat.
He cleared his throat before he spoke. "What about me?"
"How deep do your feelings run for May?" Just a hint of mischief right there, and a small twitch of lips. Enough to piss the younger man off.
"I am not sure I want to talk about that with you, you know."
The little twitch turned into a smirk. "And who else are you going to talk about it with?" was Shu's amused response.
Now he was just teasing him. Drew rolled his eyes, crossed his arms and turned to stare outside the window with a dogged expression and just a hint of a sulk coming on. He vehemently tried not to think about how childish he looked.
"Come on, Drew! You had been pining for her for nearly, what, 5 years now?"
"I'm not pining anymore." Drew informed him smugly.
"You were, when you started giving her those roses." Drew's face flared as red as those roses. Shu barreled right on, "And just to undo all the good work, you insulted her mercilessly."
"Sue me, I was 12!" Drew bit back and crossed his arms, "Teasing her was the best I could have done. And it's not like those stupid friends of her would have let me date her or anything."
"I don't think the Ketchup kid minded you that much." Shu offered, though sounding unsure even as he spoke.
Drew snorted, "Ketchum, brother."
"That's what I said. Ketchup."
Drew smirked. And then he frowned when he realized something. "How do you know about that?"
Shu went for the innocence card, "Know what?"
Drew pushed himself off the pillow to sit a little straighter and gave his brother an accusing look, "How do you know about the past 5 years? The roses? Ketchup? Er…Ketchum?"
His brother just grinned at him and stood up, lazily stretching above his head as he did so and made a show out of checking his watch, "Oh, it's late. You have an early morning tomorrow. Make sure that you be in the main office by 10. Sleep well, brother dearest." And before the younger boy could reply, he was out of the room.
O.o
Drew was still scowling when May stepped out of the shower, running her fingers through her damp hair.
"Was that Shu I just- whoa, boy, what got you in such a bad mood?" May asked, draping the towel over the back of a chair. Drew looked at her and scowled again.
"My brother!"
May raised one eyebrow as she picked up a hairbrush, "I thought you made peace with him?"
"He had been spying on me for past 5 years."
"That sounds absurd, Drew." May said dryly. Drew glared at her and turned his head to ignore her. May walked over to his bedside and looked out of the window. "Does it bother you that much?"
Drew looked up at her and chuckled slightly as she battled with a particularly stubborn knot in her hair. He reached up and took the brush. He pulled her to sit beside him and began to work on the knot as he replied, "Not as much as I would have thought."
He couldn't see May's face but he knew that she was smiling. He smiled softly in response as he finally undid the knot and ran the brush through her hair, reveling in the softness. He laid the brush on the window sill and pulled her back. She did not resist as she was pulled into an embrace from behind. A sigh escaped her when he nuzzled her neck.
"Drew?"
"Hmm?"
"I really, really like you." A small, breathy laughter escaped him at the declaration and he kissed her cheek.
"Good. Because I really, really like you as well."