Why are you guys so mad that I left a cliffhanger? You guys know I'm evil. Pfft…thanks for the reviews though! I prefer getting above ten reviews—it makes me want to update. So I hope the fact I—ahem, kind of attacked Cindy didn't shock you that much.

And I'm probably going to make this story twenty eight chapters.

Enjoy this chapter!

Brendan and I stayed quiet during the whole ride that lasted for twenty minutes—although it felt like a whole day to me. I opened the door and Brendan and I walked out. I bit my lip and stared at the door. I didn't feel like going in the hospital since it was practically my fault she got hurt. Though it was also her fault for not listening to me.

When we got to the place where Cindy was, we couldn't see her yet. I felt my hands tremble and Brendan grabbed my hand. I felt really guilty. The nurse told us to just wait and she didn't know how long it will take. "Brendan," I said.

"Yes May?" he said, squeezing my hand. "I know you feel guilty. But it's not your fau—"

"It is my fault," I croaked. "I crossed the road when it was a red light and Cindy was following me too."

"Then what are you going to do about it?" Brendan asked me.

What did Cindy want?

I love you Brendan. Please dump May and go out with me. Those were the words that I hated to hear from her mouth. But, Cindy really wants Brendan. She followed me because she hated me because I was Brendan's girlfriend. Cindy came all the way to Brendan so she can travel with him and date him. Except I was in the way, and she hated it.

And right now, she could die.

It's not like I can let that happen. I turned to Brendan and looked directly into his eyes. I know this is going to hurt me, make me cry but…I know it's the right choice. "We're breaking up," I said. Brendan said nothing and I gave him a little smile. "Besides, I already knew you were going to break up with me and stay by Cindy's side. She's important to you, right?"

"You're important to me too," Brendan said after a minute or two.

I really wish he didn't say that. It just hurt me heart even more! "Yeah," I said quietly. "I love you but I really can't just let Cindy go like that. She'll be better if you're with her. I can try to live without you," that felt like a lie to me, but it was true. I can manage. I pulled my hand away from Brendan and took a breath. "I'm sorry Brendan. But you need to be with Cindy." Hot tears started to form in the back of my eyes.

"May," Brendan said quietly. He grabbed my arm. "I love y—"

"Don't say it," I whispered, the tears that I was holding back starting to fall. "Just don't. Cancel the trip on the cruise and somehow forget about me. Stay with Cindy and everything will be fine!"

But Brendan wouldn't let go of my arm. He pulled me down and pushed his lips against mine. He gave me a kiss that was probably the sweetest of all…but it was also the last kiss. I pulled away and stared at him one last time before shaking his arm off. "Goodbye Brendan."

"I love you May," he whispered.

"I know," I said back. "But you need to be with Cindy now."

I ran out the hospital and took out my cell phone. "Drew?" I said when he picked up.

"Hi May," he said. "Are you okay?"

"No," I mumbled. "Where are you?"

"The Pokemon Center," Drew answered. "What about you?"

"I'm at the hospital," I told him. "Can I… meet with you?"

He hesitated. "Yeah. But you gotta tell me what happened."

"I know," I said. "See you later."

Since I didn't have any money, I couldn't take a taxi. It was already night so it was pretty cold. I wrapped the black jacket around me and started walked into the city. It's probably going to take me an hour but it's not like I had any other chance. Now I'm regretting wearing biker shorts all the time. I started running but it really was no use.

Mostly because tears refused to stop falling out of my eyes. I fell down and hugged my knees, sobbing. "Brendan," I whispered. My first boyfriend, my first love… it's finally over.

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"What took you so long?" Drew asked. He went into the halls as we started to head for his room.

"I walked here," I answered, shrugging.

He was silent for a moment. "Why?"

"No money for a taxi," I said. "It's fine. At least I got here."

"Yeah," Drew said. He unlocked the door to his room and I walked in. "So… what's the story?"

"Cindy got into an accident and I broke up with Brendan," I said, trying to act casual. "But everything is okay! Because Cindy will be happy that Brendan is by her side. And you know what they say, first loves never lasts."

"May," Drew said, looking straight at me. "I know you want to cry."

"What are you saying?" I said, laughing. "Everything's fine." I sat on the bed and he stood in front of me. "I'm okay, Bren—Drew." I turned away from him and bit my lip.

"May," he said again. "I know you May. It's okay to let it go in front of me."

"Stop it Drew," I said. I know he knows me well, but he shouldn't do this to me… not now.

Drew sighed. "May—" then I broke down. I hugged his waist and tears were staining his shirt. I was sobbing. Who knew I could cry like this? Drew wrapped his arm around me and patted my head.

The next thing I knew, I woke up to find Drew sleeping on the couch. Oops, I fell asleep. I checked my phone and there was a missed call and two voice mail: from two unknown numbers. I listened to both messages. "First message sent X X, 2011 at seven twenty nine, PM: Hi May! It's Misty! Just letting you know my number and make sure you put me on your contact list okay? I'm sure that Ash told you how I got your number, right? And text me when you get this voice message. Kay, bye!" I grinned.

"To erase this message, press seven. To save it, press five. For more options—" I pressed five so the annoying machine thing could continue. "Second message sent X X, 2011 at one thirty, AM: Hey May. It's Brendan and I'm using the hospital phone." How the hell did Brendan get my phone number? "Just letting you know that Cindy is okay. She has many bruises, broken bones… you know what? I shouldn't even be telling you this. Okay, well I hope you're okay and you got to the Pokemon Center safely. Bye."

I felt like I should call this number back but I couldn't because the front desk would pick up. And why would Brendan even wait till one thirty in the morning? Oh yeah, because he loves Cindy so much. I saw Drew sit up from the couch and he looked at me. "Morning," I said, trying not to sound awkward.

"Mhm," he said, scratching his hair. I giggled. "What?"

"Are you not the morning person?" I teased.

"Are you?" he said.

"No," I said. "It was easy for me to wake up today though since I'm sleeping in a room that's not mine."

Drew smirked. "That's not creepy at all."

"Shut up," I mumbled, glaring at him. "I think I'm going to leave the city now. Sorry for bothering you." I stood up and set my cell phone back into my bag and put the bag over my shoulder. "And thanks." I opened the door but he quickly grabbed my arm.

"Wait," he said. "Want me to go with you?"

"No," I said, practically immediately.

"I'm hurt," he said.

"You sure are," I laughed. "Fine. Just on the way to the next contest, but that's it."

"Unless something happens?" Drew said.

"Fine, unless something happens," I said.

Drew nodded. "Let me get my stuff. Plus, you should brush your teeth—your breath stinks." I gasped and he smirked at me.

"You jerk," I said. I set my bag down again and I took out my toothbrush and waited for Drew to be done using the bathroom. When he finished, I brushed my teeth and we were ready to go. "What?" I said to him; he was staring at me.

He blinked. "Oh. Nothing, sorry."

We walked out of the Pokemon Center. "So Drew," I said. "Did you really give me this jacket?"

"Yeah," Drew said, flipping his hair. "Why? Did the smell of roses go away?"

"Mhm," I said, pouting. I took off the jacket and handed it to him. It was cold. "Get the smell back please. And since I'm cold, please let me wear the jacket you are wearing right now."

"So demanding," he said, taking off his jacket and he tossed it to me. We put on the jackets.

"I love this smell," I mumbled. He raised an eyebrow. I blushed and covered my mouth with my hand.

Drew smirked. "I know you do," he said, pulling out a rose and handing it to me.

"Really now," I said shyly, taking the rose from him. Drew chuckled. "Wait!"

"What?" he said.

"How many ribbons do you have?" I said, pointing my index finger at him.

"Three," Drew answered, sounding annoyed.

I grinned widely. "I have FOUR! Hah!"

"But I'll beat you in the next contest so it shouldn't really matter," Drew answered, smirking again. "Since you're so easy to beat."

"Am not!" I argued.

"Mhmm," he said. "Prove it."

"I can have a battle with you right here right now," I said, glaring at him.

Drew laughed. "But haven't you been focusing on your love life, not your coordinating life?"

"Shut up," I mumbled. "Ah! I should call Misty back!" I took out my cell phone and dialed her number. "Hey Misty," I said when she answered.

"Hi May!" Misty said. "How have you been doing with your boyfriend?"

What I wanted to answer was: Oh, I broke up with him. I kinda got his best friend that was a girl in a car accident because she was stalking me and she was in critical condition. There was a pretty high chance that she was going to die. So I broke up with Brendan so he could stay by her side and make sure that she's okay. Now I'm with Drew and we're going to the next city. Everything's okay, you? But I didn't say that. "I broke up with Brendan." Drew looked at me, making sure I was okay.

"Really?" Misty yelled. "I'm sorry! Are you okay? Should I give him a spanking?"

"Its fine," I assured her. "I chose to broke up with him."

"Was he an asshole or something?" she said, laughing.

I laughed. "Sure," I said. "No. His best friend—that was a girl—go in a really bad accident so I broke up with him so he could stay with her. She had a crush on him anyways. Does that make sense?"

Misty hesitated. "Yep! Perfectly. So, moving on. Did you add me to your contact list?"

"Of course I'll add you to my contact list!" I said.

"Shut up Ash!" she yelled. I giggled. "Sorry. Ash was asking me who I was talking to. You know how much I hate it when people are trying to talk to me when I'm on the phone."

"I know right?" I said.

"I got to go now May!" she said. "Bye!"

"Bye," I said. I turned my phone and looked at Drew. "What?"

He blinked. "Are you okay?"

"Why wouldn't I be?" I asked him. A tear escaped my eye and I quickly wiped it away. "Sorry. Just… you know. I'm sad because I broke up with Brendan."

"Yeah, I understand," Drew said. "Want to get something to eat before we leave this town?" I nodded. "We could go to a buffet."

I grinned. "Yes!" we went to some buffet that was close by. It looked pretty good: mashed potatoes, chicken, peas, a fruit bar, etc. Yum. I picked out some food and sat down at the table Drew was already sitting at. "You know Drew? I should get a job."

Drew pretended to choke on his food. "You? A job? What a joke!"

"What the hell!" I yelled. "Who do you think I am?"

He ignored me and ate his food.

I glared at him and tossed a bay leaf on his tray. "You're mean." Some girl came up to me. She looked around eleven or twelve… wait what does she want from me? "Hi?" I said uncertainly.

The girl smiled. "Hi! Do you know Cindy?"

"Yes?" I said.

"Are you the one who got her in a car accident?" she asked me. This girl must be one of her fan girls. I'm surprised she has fan girls actually.

"No," I told her, rolling my eyes. "She was following me and a car hit her."

"Tch," she said, rolling her eyes. She gave me a letter. "Can you do me a favor and give this letter to her? They won't let me see her because Cindy said she doesn't know me. So can you do it?"

I looked over at Drew and he was smirking at me. Sometimes I just want to rip that smirk off but… "Sure," I said to her. "No problem."

"Thanks!" she said. "Bye!"

"How did she even know I was here?" I asked Drew, taking a bite of macaroni and cheese. "That's kind of creepy."

"Well, there are such things as stalkers," he said, flipping his hair. "Are you really going to give Cindy the letter?"

I shrug. "I don't know. I guess I'll read the letter first."

"You're so nosy," Drew said, tossing an olive onto my plate. Mostly because he knows how much I hate olives.

Ta da! Chapter 18 for you! Hope you like it. And this isn't a cliffhanger.

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~Citra