If I could just tell you…

May's POV

I brushed my hand through his hair like I did that one time. Only this time he was never going to wake up. Drew was dead. He was dead. Gone forever. Manaphy wriggled under me. I had completely forgotten about him. I got up, letting Manaphy move from being squashed between me and Drew. I bit my lip as I looked at him. Now that we had found the sea temple, I guess I would have to say goodbye to him too. I had lost two things I loved in one day. I sighed.

"Hey," Jackie said, putting a hand on my shoulder, "are you ok?"

"No," I said truthfully.

"It's hard, I know," he said.

"Why did he have to die?" I asked, "Why?"

"Oh May, you know he was trying to protect you," Jackie replied, "Putting the crystal back was his last chance to save you both. He knew that he could either put it back, or drown. I guess when he locked you in that capsule; he knew that you'd at least be safe."

"Why did he have to save me?" I cried, "Why couldn't I have drowned as well?"

"Do you know how worried Max was?" Jackie asked, "He freaked out when he thought you had drowned."

"Wait, how did the crown get restored if Drew...drowned?" I asked, choking on the last word.

"That was me," Misty admitted, "As soon as I found out that Phantom had been following you, I knew something had to be done so I sent Jackie down to delay while I did some stuff."

"So you put it back in," I repeated, "how did you get all the way down here? I know you can hold your breath for a long time, but that was ridiculous."

"I don't need to," Misty said, "I can breathe underwater."

"What!" I exclaimed.

"I'm the sea princess May," Misty sighed, "it means that I can breathe underwater. You can too." I let her words sink in.

"If only I had known," I wailed, "I could've saved him. It could've been him in the capsule and I could've put the crystal back."

"You can't blame yourself May," Jackie said fiercely, "even if you knew you could breathe underwater, Drew wouldn't have done it any other way. You can't swim and so who knows how much you could've been thrown around. You could've died just as easily and then Drew would be feeling horrible because he was meant to protect you." I sniffed as I tried to wipe my tears away, but more just replaced them.

"I just want him back," I whispered, "I need him."

"We all want him back May," Jackie said.

"Oh why do you care?" I snapped, "It's not like you cared. You know, for being his brother, you would've thought that you could've been a little nicer and all. You hated him all because he so called stole your mission to protect me. You know what? That's the stupidest reason I've ever heard to hate someone, especially your own brother. Drew did a better job than you ever could have. He died for me. Would you have done that? No! And now he's dead and all you ever did was hate him." I saw his face change from sadness, to shock, to rage, to regret.

"I never hated him," Jackie hissed, "that was my excuse."

"What do you mean?" I spat.

"You know how Drew was really arrogant around you and constantly pushing you away?" Jackie asked, "Well, that was to protect you from getting hurt by his enemies. A Pokémon ranger always has to be careful about who they're close to. Saying that I hated Drew and not letting people find out that he's my brother was the way I protected him. You see, Phantom and I have been strong enemies for a while and he's really strong. I can't even fight him head on. All you can do with Phantom, is dodge and weave and hope that your agility can outlast him. Drew didn't know that and so if Phantom and him were to face off, Phantom wouldn't have much trouble hurting or even killing my brother. I only wanted to protect him from that and so I pushed him away. I always kept a close eye on him though. And now I regret that he didn't even know that I cared." I remembered the way Drew had taken Phantom on before and how easily Phantom had thrown him into the wall. Jackie was right about that. Phantom wouldn't have to try very hard to kill him. Not that it mattered now. Drew was already dead.

"So you actually did care?" I questioned, "You should've said something. Drew seriously though you hated him and even though he didn't say, I could tell it hurt him."

"I know that," Jackie hissed, "I said I regretted it, but now I can never tell him."

"Alright, I'm sick of this," Misty declared, "there's too much sadness and regret."

"Well, it's not like we can do anything about it," Ash said softly.

"Yes there is," Misty sighed, "he drowned, that's water. I might and I repeat might be able to bring him back. But if I do, you guys gotta promise you'll tell him exactly how you feel ok?" I nodded enthusiastically. Misty sighed.

"This'll take a lot of strain on my body," she sighed, "and I'll need your help too May or I might not be able to do it at all."

"I'll help," I said eagerly, "I'll do anything if it means that he'll be alive again."

"Alright, everybody out," Misty shooed, "I need concentration." Misty walked to me and took my hands, pulling me to my feet. I stood on one side and Drew and Misty stood on the other. She linked our hands in the middle.

"I need you to concentrate on Drew ok?" she told me, "think about how much you love him and need him back."

"What!" I squeaked, "I don't-"

"May, don't you dare deny," she cut me off, "I know you love him. It's really obvious. I need you to think about how much you love him. That's what's going to help me." I blushed and nodded. I closed my eyes and thought about Drew. His soft green hair. His bright emerald eyes. His slightly dry light pink lips. I thought of the time when he kissed me in his sleep. I knew then that I loved him. I knew. I loved him. I loved him a lot. I loved Drew. Misty let out a huge sigh and her hands released from mine. I felt slightly giddy. She sank down to the ground.

"All we do is wait," she said, "It might have worked, and it might not have. You might want to sit down for a while. You'll feel pretty woozy for a while." I did what she told me and sank down to the ground. With one hand, I took his cold hand and with the other, I reached over, pressing it against his neck again. I sighed in disappointment. Nothing.

I was about to burst into tears again, when I felt something. A slight squeeze around my hand. Curious, I leaned over him. He was still so quiet, so pale, so motionless. Did I maybe imagine it? I brushed his fringe away from his face. I heard a moan. I looked to Misty, how was also staring at Drew now. I definitely hadn't imagined that. C'mon Drew. Wake up. He coughed and water came out of his mouth, spilling over his lips and onto the ground. He winced and his eyes then opened. He blinked a few times. I gasped.

"Drew?" I questioned.

"May?" he said looking at me. His voice was low and raspy from all the water he had swallowed, but I couldn't care less.

"Drew!" I exclaimed, flinging myself over him.

"Oh Drew, you were dead," I sobbed into his chest, this time feeling his heartbeat, "you were dead. You were actually dead. I thought you'd left me forever."

"Huh?"

"You were dead," I repeated, "Misty saved you. She brought you back to me."

"May," he said softly, "Don't cry." He stroked his hand through my hair, soothing me until I eventually wiped my eyes and got up. I helped him up into a sitting position. He batted my hands away.

"No need to baby me May," he complained.

"Oh my gosh the others still think you're dead," I exclaimed, "I have to go tell them." Misty stood up, before she collapsed again.

"Are you ok Misty?" I asked.

"Yeah," she replied, "just a little weak. It doesn't help that I now have a massive thumping headache either."

"Right," I said, "I'll go get the others. Ash can come and get you back to the ship." Misty slowly nodded and I ran back out. The others were all huddled together.

"Drew's alive!" I exclaimed, "We did it and he's really alive. Do you want to come see?" They all nodded and went in. I caught Ash by him arm.

"Misty's really weak from reviving Drew," I told him, "She's got a really bad headache as well. You have to get her back to the ship." The others were crowding around Drew, who still looked a little stunned at all the attention. Ash patted Drew's shoulder before he went over to Misty. He whispered a couple of things into her ear and she nodded. He kissed her cheek gently and picked her up. He brushed passed me on the way out.

"Get Jackie to tell Drew now," Misty said to me. I nodded.

"Ok, visiting time is up," I said, "Jackie has something important he'd like to tell Drew now." I shot Jackie a pointed look and he nodded. Drew frowned, looking at me, but I ignored it, pushing the others out.

"Let's go wait by the edge of the temple," I told them, "Ash will come and get us after he's taken Misty back." Max whined in annoyance and I ruffled his hair playfully. He shot me an annoyed look and I laughed. I was too happy right now to even care. Drew was alive and that was all that mattered.

I saw Drew walking back with Jackie. Both looked serious as usual, but there was a sparkle in their eyes. I suddenly remembered Drew's Pokémon. I had left them in the capsule. I saw Ash driving the sub back.

"You guys get in," I told them, "I'll be right back. I just forgot something." I ran until I found where I had left the capsule. I reached in and found all his Pokéballs were still there. Thank goodness. Someone touched my shoulder and I jumped. I spun around so fast that I almost fell over. I managed to keep my balance.

"Drew," I gasped, "Don't scare me like that!"

"I can't tell if you're talking about me sneaking up on you, or the whole dying thing," he teased.

"Don't even joke about that," I growled, "I was seriously scared then."

"So Jackie said you had something to say to me apparently," he said.

"Did he tell you?" I asked, avoiding it. He frowned.

"Yes, he told me all about it," he said, "he promised me that he'd try to be a little more brotherly."

"That's good," I said, "He told me all about it after I snapped at him."

"You snapped at him?" he questioned, his eyebrows raised.

"Well yeah," I replied, "You can't blame me. I was high strung ok? You were dead."

"So what did you want to tell me?" he asked. Not just yet.

"Here's your Pokéballs back," I said, handing them to him, "we should probably head back. We don't want to keep the others waiting." I started walking. I heard Drew sigh.

"You're being difficult May," he said, walking beside me.

"What do you mean I'm being difficult?" I asked innocently. Truth was I just wanted to delay it just a little longer.

"Oh c'mon May," he groaned, "You keep avoiding my question."

"Which question?" I asked, just as sweetly.

"May," he said lowly, "you know what I'm talking about."

"Remind me," I said.

"What did you have to tell me?" he asked. I noticed that we had come back to the sub.

"Well, look at that," I said, "We're back at the sub and everyone is waiting inside for us." I was about to head to it when he grabbed my wrist. I winced slightly. I guess he forgot about my cut. He blinked a few times and then changed the hands he was holding me back with.

"Tell me May," he growled, "It can't be that bad." I took a deep breath.

"Ok Drew," I said, "the truth is that I really have fallen for you."

"What?"

"I love you," I mumbled, looking down. He placed his hand under my chin and brought my face back up to look at him again.

"I love you too May," he whispered, "You have no idea how long I waited for you to say those words to me." He leaned closer. I blushed. This wasn't what I had expected him to say. He rubbed his nose against mine, smiling as he did. It was a real smile, something I had been seeing more of since this whole thing with the sea temple.

"You don't care that I'm the younger sea princess?" I questioned as him mouth came closer to mine.

"I don't care at all," he assured, "remember I've known all my life."

"Right."

"Just stop talking and let me kiss you." And so I was quiet. His lips gently pushed against mine. Max was banging his fists furiously against the window, but I ignored it. I loved the feel of Drew's lips on mine. They were moist this time. Not rough and dry, but I think I could blame that on being in an underwater temple. They were still warm. He pulled away. Wow. It was even better than the first time.

"What first time?" he asked, his eyes narrowing at me. Oops, had I really just said that aloud?

"Um…" I trailed off, not sure what to say.

"May," he said sternly.

"Ok, you may have kissed me in your sleep when we slept together outside in the hammock," I confessed.

"Arceus, I knew it!" he said. I gave him a confused look, but he didn't bother to give me an explanation. He just chuckled, shook his head and kissed me again. By now Max was about to break the window, but it wasn't like I cared. I could go on kissing Drew all day.

A/N: Because I can't stand sad endings like that. You knew that Drew had to come back. He still had unfinished business. Yay Contestshipping! Finally! So it's finally the new year! Happy new year everyone! This is an extra chapter for today as a little present for the start of a new year.