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As you can see, I've got chapter 19 up. Can we get 200 reviews before I add chapter 20? It'll probably be possible if ya can move your arm a little bit and click the review button and type something nice in. It doesn't sound that hard, does it?

Oh yeah by the way, what's a writer's block? Some stories I read, the author mentions a writer's block but I have no idea what that is…

Well, on to the story!

I opened the door of my hotel with my bag and keys. Drew was in the hallway. "Are you seriously going?" he asked me.

"Yes?" I said. "Why?"

"Do you want me to go with you?" Drew asked me, ignoring my question. I shook my head. "Want me to give you a ride?"

"Yeah," I said. "But that's all." He didn't look convinced. "I'm not lying Drew."

Drew shrugged. "Well, let's go eat some breakfast first. I know you're hungry and—" Right when he said that. Geez Drew. He laughed. Drew took my head and dragged me to a place to eat.

I gave my keys back to Nurse Joy. She told us which taxi was the cheapest.

In around twenty five minutes, we were there. I told Drew to just wait in the lobby so he did. I went to Cindy's room and talked to the nurse. I stared at the person's letter. Now that I think about it, isn't this kind of creepy? I wouldn't want to be getting a letter from a stranger. I stayed outside of the room for a couple minutes. Then:

"Morning Cindy," a voice said. It was a male's, so it was probably Brendan's.

"Is it really morning?" Cindy's voice entered. She was giggling; obviously happy to have Brendan by her side when she wakes up.

"Yep," he answered. "Ten thirty. So are you hungry?"

"Not yet," came her reply. "What I want is a kiss!" I felt my heart ache and Brendan's reply didn't come yet. "Come on Brendan. You said that now you're by my side, you'll give me anything just like when we were little!"

I heard a chair creak. "Fine," I gasped. What am I doing? Don't just stand there May… get in there! I nodded and opened the door.

There was Cindy and Brendan, kissing on the bed. I saw Brendan's eyes widen and Cindy let go and stared at me with a frown. I felt my heart break and I bit my lip and opened my mouth to talk. "Sorry," I said quietly.

Cindy crossed her arms. "Sure. You did that on purpose right?"

"I came here to visit," I continued. "I think your friend wanted me to—" damn! Tears are just forcing themselves out of my eyes. The sight of them made me so upset. I forced the tears back. Please, just wait twenty seconds. I let my hands out, trembling, with the letter in my hands. "A letter. For Cindy." Brendan got up and took the letter from my hands and our fingers brushed.

No electricity shot through me when our fingers brushed anymore. He looked at me with those worried eyes and I wanted to turn and run now. A tear forced itself out of my eye.

A pair of warm, strong hands covered my eyes. He was panting. "Sorry," Drew said to Brendan. "I'm going to be borrowing May. Don't get close to her Birch." Drew jerked me around and was leading me out of the hospital.

"Thanks Drew," I said quietly.

"You stupid!" he yelled. "You know those two are dating. Why are you pushing yourself to go alone?" I said nothing. I let the tears I was holding back fall out. "Damn May," he muttered, pushing me into a hug. I cried silently for a while, ignoring the stares around us.

Then I pushed him away and slapped my face. He stared at me. "I-I can't cry," I muttered. "I'm going to get over Brendan. I'm going to stop crying." I wiped my tears again. "Let's leave this city Drew."

"I'm going to travel with you?" he questioned.

"I think I need you this time," I said, turning away, to avoid letting him see the blush on my face. I peeked at him and he was smirking. "What are you thinking about?"

"What, am I now a pervert now?" Drew asked me, chuckling.

"Yes," I said. We started walking and I looked up and I saw the back of Brendan's hat. I turned around and sighed. "Move on. Move on. Move on. Move on," I muttered to myself.

"Contest!" I yelled when I saw the huge contest building. "Let's sign up now!"

Drew smirked. "It seems you are finally going back to focusing on your coordinating life."

"I was always focusing on it Drew," I said.

"Really?" he said. "You said you were getting a job."

"I guess I won't now," I said giggling. "Since I have a really rich boy with me now."

"That's why you want me with you?" Drew asked me, almost sounding hurt.

I glared at him. "Of course not! You know, because…"

"I was kidding May," he said, chuckling. "Let's sign up now?"

I wanted to yell at him and punch his head but I want to win this contest more. "Yeah. It's time for you to sign up and lose."

"You wish," he said, giving me a smile.

"Woah!" I yelled.

"What?" Drew said, giving me a puzzled expression.

"That smile!" I said. "It looked really good on you! Not like all your smirks. Smile again!"

He rolled his eyes. "May, I smile all the time," he said. "Now, let's go sign up."

I laughed. Drew was being shy again. "Hi!" the front desk said. "Are you two both entering the contest?"

"Yeah," I said. I gave her my contest pass and giving her my Pokemon. She scanned my stuff. "Thanks you Ms. Maple," she said. "Now, you're most likely Drew Hayden right?" He nodded and gave her his card and Pokemon. "You're free to go in." I walked inside and looked around at all the people who were practicing hard. I let out my Glaceon. "Let's try and ice beam then throwing a shadow ball!"

My Glaceon nodded and did what I asked. The ice beam sprinkled in the air with some day waves from the shadow ball falling too. I thought that was pretty good. "How was that Brend—"

Oh wait. Brendan isn't here with me anymore…because he's with Cindy. I felt my heart tighten up and Drew looked at me. "May? Did you think of an appeal?" I bit my lip and nodded. Drew tried treating me normally since I saw Brendan and Cindy at the hospital. "Want to battle against me?"

"Sure," I said. "It was two against two, right?" He nodded. Then I let out my Blaziken. Drew already had his Flygon out, so then he took out his Roserade.

"Okay," I said. "Ready?"

He nodded. "Go!"

oOo. .oOo

"Dinner!" I yelled, running upstairs to my room. Drew's room was about two rooms away from mine so we sat at my room together. There was a menu on the nightstand so I looked at it. "What do you want Drew? I'm going to have salad and chicken noodle soup." He snatched the menu from my hands. "Nice way to use your manners Drew."

Drew smirked and ignored me. "I'll have…a chicken burger with some onion rings."

"Drinks?" I asked him.

"Water." I nodded and dialed the chef's number. I gave them my order. "Say Drew," I said after hanging up. "Do you have a girlfriend?"

"Does it look like I do?" he said, rolling his eyes. I didn't really know what he meant. "No."

"Oh okay," I said. I flopped down on the bed. I closed my eyes. Flashbacks of me meeting Brendan when I hated him so much. Then him confessing and I thought I was a joke. Then Brendan kissing me when Drew was still talking to me. I ended up falling in love with him after that. Soon enough, Drew was asking me why the hell I fell in love with him, and most of the reasons were somehow related to Drew. Finally Cindy came along when Brendan and I were having a flawless relationship.

Then Cindy gets in an accident, which forced me to give up Brendan so he could stay with her. I just hate seeing people die, and I don't want to be the one who caused it. I should have just continued my life without Brendan. I'm starting to forget what Brendan's voice is starting to sound like since I used to hear it every day. Damn, I really do prefer travelling alone. I should have just ignored my ditzy mother too. And heck Drew says I'm just like my mother even though I'm not. Guys just don't make sense.

And now here I am, focusing back on my coordinating life, travelling with Drew so he could watch my back. Drew isn't really the same, snotty Drew like he was before. I mean, he still is stupid, arrogant and such a jerk, but he's still nice. Hmm…

A knock on the door interrupted my thoughts and Drew went to get the door. My cell phone started to buzz. I reached in my bag and took it out. "Hello?" I said. The caller ID was an unknown number.

"Hi May," the voice said. It was so familiar…I said nothing, waiting for the person to say his name. "It's Brendan."

My gosh! Right when I was thinking about you and making myself get over you! Seriously, you already know how I'm feeling Brendan! "Uhh, hi," I said.

"Yeah," Brendan said, I know he was feeling awkward because I was feeling hell of awkward too. "Just to let you know, Cindy will be released from the hospital in two weeks so don't take all the guilt."

"I'm not," I said sharply. Quit acting like you know me.

Drew set the food on my bed gently. He stared at me for a few seconds then turned around. "Oh okay," Brendan said a few seconds later. "Then, bye."

"Wait," I said. "How'd you get my number?"

"My dad," he said. "Who got it from Ash."

Now I didn't know what to say. "So I'll call you then?" Brendan said.

"I prefer not," I said quietly. Then I hung up. I grinned at my food. "Yes! Chicken noodle soup! I haven't had this since forever."

Drew laughed when I dug into my food. He was already half way done with his burger. "So… who called you May?" I chewed slowly then swallowed carefully.

"You know," I said. "Brendan."

"Cool," he said. "What did he say?"

"He told me that Cindy will be out of the hospital in two weeks," I told him, taking some more chicken noodle soup into my mouth. Geez, my mom's chicken noodle soup is better than the Pokemon Center's.

"That's great," Drew said. "Umm… are you feeling alright?"

"Never been better," I answered grimly. Drew smirked at me and I rolled my eyes. Drew took another bite of his burger and we ate quietly. I remembered that time I ate with Brendan in our Pokemon Center room and I learned that his white "hair" was actually his hat… I felt a tear form as my heart tightened up but I forced it to stay back and disappear. I started to space and finally finished my chicken noodle soup and started eating my salad.

Drew stood up and tossed away his garbage. I looked up at him in shock. "You're done?"

"Yes?" he said. "It's been thirty minutes already."

"You're kidding," I said, looking at the clock and it was seven thirty. "Time flies."

"Yeah," he said. "I'm going to go to my room then. Good night."

I grabbed his hand. Don't go. My face flushed. I let go immediately and took a step back. "Sorry! I wasn't thinking," I apologized. He smirked at me and he walked to the door. I smiled at him. "See you tomorrow?"

"See you tomorrow," Drew said, exiting the room.

Poor May… review now! Can we get to 200 reviews?

~Citra