My awesome readers I'm so sorry this is late! But last week was finals which caused me to have to replace my fun, creative, bizarre, brain with a much more boring one that could remember facts. Well enough with my rant here's the chapter!
Drew's P.O.V.
Hope and Faith walked over to the video phone on the wall and dialed a number.
"Okay everyone listen up!" They were using their 'don't mess with us' tone. "We're done questioning her now so you all better get yourselves down here in the greenhouse in the next five minutes!"
They should really forget about becoming trainers and just join the international police. They already sound like drill sergeants. Oh crap here they all come. I could sense the slight vibrations running through the floorboards. I don't blame them for running either; the twins are crazy when they become ticked off.
A sea of my green haired brothers and sisters flooded into the greenhouse. I glanced at May, with an apology on the tip of my tongue. Her mouth hung wide open and her eyes were popping out of their sockets. She turned and looked at me, but it wasn't the shocked expression I was expecting. Instead she seemed to be trying to calculate something.
"Just how big is your family?" questioned May. She had an inquisitive, yet scared look on her face. It was kind of cute.
"For time's sake I'm not going to answer your question and just introduce everyone, so be sure to keep count."
In all seriousness, I'm not even sure how many siblings I have. I mean I know them when I see them, but besides that… they all kind of blur together in my mind. And I know that sounded really bad, but at least I know who each of them are unlike one of my older siblings.
"In the time it took you to say that you could have just told me."
"Yah, but I didn't." I flicked my hair.
"You are such an ass."
"Now, now don't talk like that in front of the little ones." Although I would bet they use worse words than that already. I don't know what's with kids starting to use profanities at such an early age now a days.
"I'm sure they already knew that though." I'm not doubting that either.
"Okay, I'm going to make this as quick and painless as possible. Everyone this is May." That was followed by a chorus of hellos.
"May, you already know Hope and Faith; they're fifteen and want to be Pokémon masters." I still pointed the oldest twins out to her. I love my sisters and all, but I really don't think that they'll make it as masters. Don't get me wrong they have the talent, but I don't think they have the lasting drive that it'll take. None the less they'll at least be some of the top trainers.
"Drake is fourteen and is aiming at becoming a gym leader." I pointed at my oldest younger brother. Being a gym leader is surprisingly very plausible for him at this point even though he's still young. He's very good for his age.
"Charity and Chastity are thirteen. Charity wants to be a Pokémon League Champion and Chastity wants to be an Elite Four trainer." Charity reminds me of Ash, that is if Ash was a girl. She's kind of eccentric and easy going most of the time, but can have a very bad temper when the right person ticks her off. She has the same happy go lucky, Pokémon are my friends thing going on. Chastity on the other hand is very shy and cunning. You know the phrase "the quite ones are the people you have to look out for." That was invented because of her. I really believe that she can make it all the way too.
"David is twelve and he wants to be a ranger." His dream will completely and utterly become true because it's an in demand job field right now and we have connections with ranger bases around Hoenn and Kanto. It never hurt to know people in high places.
"Harmony and Serenity are eleven and they're both coordinators." Following in my footsteps as I like to call it. They're very talented if I do say so myself. They both made it to last year's Hoenn Grand Festival and finished in the top eight.
"Devin is ten and is aiming to become a world famous Pokémon breeder." Come to think of it I should really see if I can get Brock to talk to him one day. He could really help him out since be basically just started out awhile ago.
"Amity and Verity are nine and hoping to become Eevee evolution trainers." This is actually quite interesting if you ask me. It's different, but is probably the easiest dream to accomplish out of everyone's. Well, except for mine since my goal is already achieved.
I think that covered everyone. "Okay you're all free to go back to whatever the hell you were doing before the twins called you here."
May's P.O.V.
Holy shit does Drew have a huge family! Faith and Hope makes two, Drake is three, Charity and Chastity is five, David is six, Harmony and Serenity are eight, Devin makes nine, and Amity and Verity equal eleven! No, plus Drew equals twelve kids. Wait, didn't Hope or was it Faith, say something about an older sister? So that means these are just the kids younger than Drew. Wow, and I have trouble with only Max. I feel bad now.
*Gasp* "All of the girls are twins and they have like peacefulish soothing sounding cool names! And none of the boys are twins and they have names that start with D! You sure do have a lot of younger siblings, but someone said something about someone older didn't they?"
"You sure catch on fast. Yah, Faith already told you about Liza earlier. She's nineteen and she raises Charizards in the Charific Valley. Her twin is Mariah, and she's a meteorologist who uses Hoppip to predict the weather. And then there's Katrina, she's eighteen and she's a Ranger for a Pokémon preserve."
"Oh my god! I know them both! Well, I mean Liza and Katrina that is." Wow and to think I met one of Drew's sisters before I met him, weird.
"And how is that possible?" He uncharacteristically looked shocked. I just surprised Drew! Score one for May!
"Well, I haven't actually met Liza, but I know about her from Ash. His Charizard lives there. And Katrina I met early when I first started my journey on the way to Rustboro. Ash, Brock, Max and I were walking in the forest and her Mightyena attacked us. We didn't know we were on a preserve hehehe."
"Only you would walk into a Pokémon preserve, not knowing it was a preserve, and then get caught." He did his signature hair flick. I rolled my eyes. I'm about to start keeping track of how many times he does that.
"Drew you are such an arrogant jerk!" I sighed. I guess some things will never change.
"Anyways back on topic. Wilhelmina and Sonrisa are seventeen. Wilhelmina lives with her rich boyfriend over in Johto and devotes all her time to her Marill. Sonrisa raises Sunflora in Bloomingvale, also in Johto. And that now covers everyone related to me." If he has that many siblings I wonder who his cousins are?
"Wait, not everyone related to you. Where are your parents?" I think I saw a shadow pass over his face for a second, but it was so fast I can't be sure.
"My dad's probably at work over seeing everything at the NPCA and mom's probably watching over everything at Love and Patience." No effing way did I just hear correctly.
"Stop the press! Do you mean your dad works for the National Pokémon Contests Association and your mom works for the number one jewelry store in all of Hoenn?" I am soo jealous right now.
"No, I mean my dad's the President of the NPCA and my mom started Love and Patience." My jaw dropped so low I thought it was going to snap.
"Holy shit, how come you never mentioned this before? Was I not worthy of knowing anything about you? Like I thought you were an only child until like an hour ago and your parents are two of the most influential people ever!" Hmph!
"He never said anything about it before because he's smart," said a vaguely familiar voice. I turned to face the person and for the hundredth time today I gasped.
"Wallace? Okay I'm officially confused again. What is going on here?" My poor brain can't take much more of this today.
"Nice to see you again May. I'd like to introduce myself formally. Sometimes I'm a Gym Leader, other times I'm a Champion Master, still other times I'm a top coordinator, but what you don't know about me is that all the time I'm Drew's uncle. On his mother's side that is, I'm her youngest brother." Wow, nice introduction. Whoa did he just say uncle?
"Your Drew's uncle since when?" Wallace and Drew equals uncle and nephew? What is going on?
"Well, May I'm pretty sure since the day I was born," Drew said sarcastically. I stuck my tongue out at him. Who cares if it's juvenile, not me.
"Well Mr. I know everything, this is the first time I've ever heard that Wallace even has family! And we're back to why haven't I been told this before?" I crossed my arms over my chest trying to look angry.
"May have you been listening to anything I've told you?" he sounded like a disappointed parent who knew their child could do better. Pshaw like I could even begin to understand any of this on my own.
"May, Drew's family is very wealthy and powerful. His father is the President of the NPCA and his mother owns Love and Patience fine Jewelry. Plus I mean he's related to me. If other coordinators found out about this, of course they would want to become friends with him. They would like him for his family's power, not him." Oh… well I guess that wasn't as complicated as I thought.
"Oh, well that explains a lot about you Drew." Actually it explains everything about you.
"Oh really like what?" What do you mean like what!
"Like how you come off as an arrogant jerk to everyone you meet. You only have a very select group of friends and only consider an even fewer amount of people to be worthy of being your rivals. Also that explains why you wouldn't come to the Wallace Cup with me even after I started crying. That would have been pretty awkward competing in your own uncle's competition."
"She's got you there Drew. You know you could work on being a little nicer to people."
"What! And ruin my bad boy reputation among my fan girls? I don't think so." As usual Drew is only worried about Drew.
"Well, I'm going to go relax by the pool now. I'll just leave you two lovebirds alone." He turned and walked out of the room, I'm guessing in the general direction of the pool. Did he just say lovebirds? Does everyone in the whole entire region think that I like Drew or something? Well the whole entire region would be right then.
"Now that was the most awkward conversation ever." How in the world can Wallace be related to my dreamy emerald eyed rival! Is this the reverse world or something?
"Really? I didn't think it was that bad." Of course you wouldn't! You're a guy not a Wallace fan girl like me!
"No it's just that Wallace is like my hugest celebrity crush ever! And it just kind of grossed me out that you're somehow related to him." I'm still not sure that I believe it myself.
"Great so you have a crush on my uncle? Do you realize just how wrong that sounds?" hehehe I guess that does sound a bit weird but come on! He's the envy of every coordinator out there! And his eyes! Oh my god they're so dreamy! Eek! I just love him!
"Um it's not that weird thank you very much! Wallace is only in his twenties after all. It's not like he's old or anything." He's really only like eight years older than us.
"Now I still think that's weird, but that didn't go nearly as horrible as I thought it would. Now, you said something about not being able to visit the mall last time you came here, so now's your chance." Hm did someone just say shopping! I think they did!
"You're taking me shopping! Yay! Oh, but wait I already blew through my allowance for the month. I'm completely broke!" Now that I think of it, why didn't I bring any money with me?
"Let me rephrase my offer. May, I'm taking you shopping and I'm paying for everything." Someone pinch me I must be dreaming! There is no way that this is happening for real!
"Holy shit this is the best day ever! But I should warn you. You have no clue what you've just gotten yourself into."
"Oh trust me I think I do, but since it's getting late we'll have to go tomorrow."
"Aww! But Drew you can't just say you're going to take me shopping and then put it off until tomorrow!"
"If we wait until tomorrow you'll have more time. Plus aren't you the least bit exhausted from traveling today?"
"Yah I guess I am."
"And I know that my little sisters wanted to get a chance to hang out with you." I'm guessing I made a pretty horrified face because he quickly added, "of course not the twins. They already know about you so they'll probably leave you alone. But as for the others, I could see the way they looked at you." I think it would be fun to hang out with Drew's little sisters. I did always want a little sister so I guess I could make the best of this.
"I think hanging out with your sisters for the rest of the day would be fun! And that'll give you time to do some male bonding with your brothers." From the look on his face I'm pretty sure he was planning on hiding somewhere and taking a nap. "Come on Drew it'll be good for them and you! After all you are their oldest brother and they look up to you." Something flashed across his face. Anger? Guilt? Resentment? But then it was gone again, covered by pure seriousness.
"You know, that's not a bad idea. I think I'll do just that." He spun around and started heading towards the door, then paused and walked back towards me. "Okay, you're going to walk through the set of doors across the room. Then you'll come to two staircases opposite each other and make sure you take the left one. At the top it'll be the third door on your right." Um, so it's through the doors, take the left stairs, and it's the third door on my right?
"And exactly what am I going to find there?"
"My sisters of course, good luck." Then he did something really surprising. He leaned over and gave me a quick peck on the cheek. I could feel the blush creeping across my face.
"I'll see you later." Then he walked away leaving me slightly flustered.
And that was it! Hope you enjoyed it and please review because it always makes my day!
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