Sorry for the sudden arranged marriage in chapter 3. It was just to get Brendan and May together.
"Mm," I moaned into his mouth. Wait. I moaned. I just moaned! "St…" Brendan put his hand on the back of my head so I won't escape. Either way that wouldn't help since he's really weak. I put my hands on his chest and pushed him away. "Woah!" I exclaimed, spitting on the carpet. "That was disgusting! Haha… ha…" I stumbled off, wiping my eyes.
There was a moment of silence. I just stood there, covering my eyes with my hands. Then I glared at Brendan. "What the hell was that?" he shrugged. "That was my first kiss!"
"That was my first kiss too," he said bluntly. I want to punch him in the stomach, slap his cheek and kick his shin. My top wished at the moment. I started to raise my fist and aimed for his stomach. "Punching me won't solve anything." Then Brendan walked away.
"ARGH!" I yelled, throwing a magazine that was on the couch I was sitting on at him. "Go to hell!"
"I can't," Brendan said. "I'm too young."
"Young?" I repeated. "You look like an old man since you have white hair."
Brendan turned around. "Excuse me?"
"This is retarded!" I yelled, stamping my foot. "Drew, let's go sign up for the contest." I said, turning my head to Drew.
That is, where Drew was sitting. "Drew?" I said. "Where'd you go?"
"He must have wanted to give us privacy," Brendan said, smirking. "In that case, shall we continue?"
"Sure," I said, walking over to him. Brendan looked surprised. I punched him in the stomach, then slapped his cheek and clicked his shin.
"Woah!" Brendan said, putting his hands on his stomach. "May?" he yelled after me as I ran deeper into the Pokemon Center.
"I'll talk to you later Brendan!" I yelled. I hope later means in a million years. "Drew!" I yelled. That's right. I have my cell phone. I dialed Drew's number and put the cell phone to my ear.
"This is Drew. Leave a message after the laugh," his phone said. Laugh? I thought. Then my laughter came. "What the hell?" I said. "Why's my laugh the beep Drew?" I started laughing and hung up. I dialed his number a second time. Then a third time. Then a fourth time. "This is Drew. Stop calling me."
"Drew!" I said. "Finally. Where are you?"
"At the contest," Drew said. "I just figured I should leave you and Brendan alone."
I sighed. "C'mon Drew. I didn't ask him to do that, Brendan's just a—" beep beep beep beep beep. "Drew?" I said. The phone kept beeping. "Drew? What? What's wrong…?" I hung up then tears just fell out of my eyes.
"Aw, did Drewy hang up on you?" Brendan asked. I ran out of the Pokemon Center, ignoring him. I think I need a break from him.
I ran past many stores, looking at each building. Then I stopped. "Wait, where am I going?" I turned around and back to the Pokemon Center. "Nurse Joy, can you tell me how to get to the Pokemon Contest building please?"
Nurse Joy smiled. "Of course. Just take a turn after this block, then after you see the Pokeball Sticker Shop take a right turn and continue to walk for a fourth of a mile. Then when you see the Pokeblock building, take a left turn and keep walking down the road and take a right turn. Continue to walk and take 3 right turns. Then…"
I coughed. "I'm sorry Nurse Joy, that's a little too much; do you think you can write it down?"
"I could help her get there Nurse Joy," a male voice said. Nurse Joy smiled.
"Thank you very much," she said. I turned around and it was Brendan. You couldn't think of anyone else to try and help me. Brendan gave Nurse Joy a smile as he walked out of the Pokemon Center. I didn't move. "May, will you please follow Mr. Birch to the Pokemon Contest building. He knows how to get there."
"Alright," I said. I stepped out of the Pokemon Center slowly. Brendan gave me a smile.
"Hello there Miss Maple. Do you need help going to the Pokemon Contest?" Brendan asked.
"Yes I do, Kisses Thief," I answered. "Now bring me there quickly so I don't have to see your face again."
Brendan shrugged. "We're traveling together and we're a couple. So I guess I can see you later." He started walking and I followed him.
"No, we're not a couple and we're not going to travel together anymore," I said, narrowing my eyes at him. "I'm just going to tell my mom that I lied about dating you."
"But then you'll have to marry Drew," he said.
"My mom's kind of dense and sometimes she doesn't know what she's doing," I said.
"So that's why you're so dense," Brendan said, looking up at the sky.
I punched his head. "Excuse me?"
Brendan laughed. "Sorry."
"Anyways Brendan," I started, avoiding eye contact with him. "I want to tell you again, please don't separate me from my friends."
"Then you have to tell me you love me," Brendan said. "I love you and I want you to love me back."
"What?" I exclaimed. "We only knew each other for what, a month? Are you the type of guy to love them and leave them?"
"And disappear right after this song?" he said, smirking.
I gave him a confused look. "Huh?"
He laughed. "Sorry, sorry, I couldn't help it."
"What does that question have to do with anything?" I asked.
"Sorry, the thing you said was from a song," Brendan explained. "Want me to sing for you?"
"Sure?" I said.
"'She seems like the type to love em and leave em. And disappear right after this song. So give me the night to hold you, show you. Don't leave me out here dancing alone.' Something like that," Brendan said.
I burst out laughing. "What?" he asked.
"She can't make up her mind, mind, mind, mind, mind. Please don't waste my time, time, time, time, time, time. Not trying to rewind, wind, wind, wind, wind. I wish our hearts could come together as one," I finished for him. "Sorry, I find it funny you listen you Justin Bieber.
"My sister listens to that song all the time so I just memorized it," Brendan said. I didn't really believe him, it seems like he was just making an excuse. "How do you know this song?"
"Dawn listens to it," I answered. "You sing good," I admit.
Brendan smiled. "You sing well too."
I blushed. "Y-yeah. Thanks." Brendan started laughing. "Ah!"
He frowned. "What?"
"I'm mad at you!" I exclaimed.
"I'm mad at you too," Brendan teased.
"Anyways, answer my question."
"No, you have to first," he says. "After your contest."
I frowned. "Why after?" Brendan pointed to the left and I saw the contest building. "Oh. Thanks Brendan!"
"Not welcome," Brendan said.
"Hey!" I said. Brendan grabbed my chin and gave me a quick peck on the lips. I blushed and found myself kissing back. He pulled away and grinned. "I love you."
I hesitated. Do I love Brendan? I should just give him a chance. Brendan's nice and sometimes funny. It's pretty amusing to see him be a wimp. And it's also kind of amazing that he's Professor Birch's son so maybe Brendan is smart. We also have some fun together. I'll have to think about it. "I'll think about it. How's that?" I asked.
Brendan gave me a smile and nodded. He turned around and ran off.
It didn't seem like him to do that. I turned and walked into the Pokemon Center. "I would like to enter this contest," I told the lady. I gave her my passport.
"Alright, which Pokemon would you like to use?" she asked.
"Glaceon," I answered, giver her it's Pokeball. She scanned the Pokeball and gave me my passport and Glaceon back.
"You're all set," she said.
"Thank you," I said. "Can I ask you something?"
She nodded. "Of course."
"Did Drew Hayden enter this contest?" I asked her. Drew told me he was at the contest, but knowing him, he could be lying to me.
"Let me check," the lady said, going on her computer. She typed his name and shook her head. "No, he didn't."
"Okay," I said. "Thanks."
"You're welcome," she said. I walked down the hall and pounded my head on the wall.
What a mess.
I won the contest and got my third ribbon. It was really easy, there were no challenged at all! I wish Drew was here. I took out my cell phone and started to dial Drew's number. But the cell phone shut off. "Hey! What the heck?" I said to myself. "I must need to charge it."
"May!" Brendan said, running over to me. "Good job with your contest. How many ribbons do you have now?"
"I have 3," I answered. "Brendan, can we go to the Pokemon Center so I can charge my cell phone? I need to contact Drew but my cell phone is out of battery."
Brendan shook his head. "Sorry May, we're going to the next city right now, I want to get there before sun down."
"I see," I said. "Did you get your badge?"
"No," he said. "The gym leader was way too hard."
"Don't you want to stay here until you get your next badge?"I asked.
He shook his head. "No, I'll come back later. Come on May; let's go to the next city now."
"Fine," I said. "I'll charge it when I get to the next city." Brendan nodded and we headed out of the city. We walked in silence for about an hour or so. "How many more hours?"
"Four," Brendan answered.
"Okay," I said.
"Yeah," he says.
I nodded. "Mhm." This feels so awkward. I've been alone with Brendan many times but this feels awkward. Another silence for maybe 20 minutes.
"May?" Brendan says.
"What?"
"Do you like Drew?" he asks me. I rolled my eyes.
"Of course I like Drew," I said. "After all, he is my best friend."
"No I mean… like as in a crush," Brendan said.
I never really thought of having a crush on Drew. "Because Drew really likes you. He likes you more than a best friend."
I felt my heart skip a beat. "Really?"
"Yeah," he says. "Do you?"
"I don't think so, he's just my best friend," I answered him.
"Then why do you want to call him so badly?" he asked.
"Because he's mad at me," I told him. "I don't like it when people are mad at me."
"Then do you like me?" Brendan asks.
"I don't know," I answered. "If you could be nicer to me than maybe I will. The only thing I don't like about you is your anger problems. Maybe if you didn't have those problems then I would like you."
Brendan smiled. "In that case, I will be extra nice to you."
"No that would be creepy," I said.
"Then I will be nice to you," he says.
"Don't be nice all the time," I advised. "Or that will be very creepy."
"When do you want me to be nice?" Brendan asked me.
I shrugged. "All the time."
"You just told me not to be nice to you all the time," he says, laughing.
I blushed. "I mean I like it when people are nice to me but your personality isn't Mr. Nice guy so it'll be kind of awkward."
"What if I change my personality to Mr. Nice guy?"
"Then that would be awkward," I said.
"You're so frustrating," Brendan says, throwing his hands in the air.
"I know, right?" I said, grinning. "Ah! Brendan, sing!"
"Sing?" he repeated.
I nodded. "I really love your voice. Your singing is awesome."
"Okay, what do you want me to sing?" he asked.
"Hmmm… Tik Tok by Kesha?" I asked, laughing. Brendan laughed.
"I don't know the lyrics," he said.
"Darn," I said. "I really want you to sing that song, that would be hilarious," I said. "Ah! On Youtube someone made a video of Professor Oak singing Tik Tok."
He rolled his eyes. "Sure."
"No I'm serious!" I said. "All you need to do is search 'Tik Tok, by Professor Oak!' and it's there."
"How do you know about this?" Brendan asked. "I didn't know you go on Youtube all the time."
"I don't," I said. "Dawn showed me it."
"Oh," Brendan said. "You can show it to me on your cell phone when we get to the Pokemon Center. So what song do you want me to sing?"
"I know!" I said. I put my hand in my waist pouch and took out a piece of paper. "Dawn gave me these lyrics too. It's Chinese rapping."
"What is it called?" he asked.
"Ting Ma Ma de Hua," I said. "By Jay Chou."
"What does that mean?" he asked.
"Listen to mom's words," I answered. "I can't even do it. Can you?"
Brendan shook his head. "Of course not. I don't know the song and I don't know Chinese."
I pouted. "Aww, I thought you were smart because you are a professor's son!"
"I don't hang out with my dad all the time," Brendan argued.
"Sing 'Love You Like a Love Song' by Selena Gomez and the Scene!" I requested.
"How many songs do you even know May?"
"I only know the songs Dawn shows me," I said.
"I don't know that song," Brendan said.
I grinned. "Don't worry!" I put my hand in my waist pouch again and took out another piece of paper. "Because Dawn sent me the lyrics too.
"It's been said and done
Every beautiful thought's been already sung
And I guess right now here's another one
So your melody will play on and on, with best of 'em
You are beautiful, like a dream come alive, incredible
A centerfold miracle, lyrical
You've saved my life again
And I want you to know baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
And I keep hittin' re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
And I keep hittin' re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat," I blushed. "Yeah. You get it." Brendan grabbed the paper from my hand.
"Constantly, girl you played through my mind like a symphony
There's no way to describe what you do to me
You just do to me, what you do
And it feels like I've been rescued
I've been set free
I am hypnotized by your destiny
You are magical, lyrical, beautiful
You are...
I want you to know baby," he sang nudging my shoulder so we could sing together.
"I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
And I keep hittin' re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
And I keep hittin' re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat," I grinned at him and he wrapped his arm around my shoulder. I guess I should sing the bridge of the song myself.
"No one compares
You stand alone, to every record I own
Music to my heart that's what you are
a song that goes on and on!"
Then we sang together again. Who would've thought that sing with Brendan could be this fun? "I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
And I keep hittin' re-peat-peat-peat-peat-peat
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby
I, I love you like a love song, baby."
"I love you," I whispered to him. "Like a love song." I closed my eyes and leaned my head against his chest.
"May?" he said. "You okay?"
"You win," I said to him.
"Win what?"
"I think I love you," I said to him, smiling.
Yeah. Late update. Please review!
~Citra