Chapter 5

Disclaimer: I do not own pokémon or the characters only the storyline.

May's POV

It was the beginning of first period, I have class with Iris. We had English, I really wasn't all that great at English but I was great in math. Isis and I were discussing dance moves and moves we do on stage, our teacher came in the door.

"Alright class, settle down." I could tell I didn't like this teacher. Just by looking at her, you could tell she was tough. Just great. She had short purple hair and had big glasses. I don't see how she doesn't seem hard. "I am Shauntal Shikimi. You will call me Ms. Shikimi, nothing else." Yup. She was tough.

One of the students raised their hand. He had what seemed to be black hair coming out of a strange white hat. "If you want us to call you Ms. Shikimi, why did you tell us your full name?" this kid could read my mind. I was wondering that same thing.

She walked up to him with her heels clicking every step. Once she was in front of him she put her hands on her hips. "The school makes you so that students such as yourself can become friendlier with the teachers. I don't like the way that is so you will call me what I told you to. I do not believe that students and teachers need to have a good relationship. I am here to teach you and you are here to learn and be better at what you do. That is why I told you my full name although I do not wish for you to call me it." she turned before he could say anything and walked back up to her desk.

I texted Iris, her phone was on silent so she should be okay as long as she checked the message when the teacher wasn't looking. I knew she received it because she looked down at her feet.

To: Iris

I can tell already I am going to fail this course. Damnit. This teacher is a bitch.

I waited for the reply and made sure that Ms. Shikimi wasn't looking when I looked at it.

To: May

I know she's going be the death of me.

At least we had the same idea of her. I noticed a stack of books on her desk. Uh oh this isn't good. "You are all going read this book by the end of next week with a short summary of each chapter, this will not be graded. I want to see what I'm working with this year before we start any projects. Come up quietly and get a book. This will be what you work on for the next two weeks." We all got up to get a book. I was thankful because I already read this. To Kill a Mocking Bird I loved this book. I've read it so many times; people think I'm crazy for it.

I took a seat back at my desk beside Iris. And opened my book to read; this was going to be the best first two weeks of school ever.

The bell rang and it only seemed like ten minutes had gone past. I got up and put my book in my bag. Iris walked over to me. "Ready to go?" she asked me and I nodded.

"What do we have now?" I asked her as we walked out of the classroom.

"Let me check," Iris pulled out her schedule and looked through it. "We have Drama. I think Leaf and Drew have it too."

"Then to the drama room!" I said well pointing a finger forward. Iris grabbed my hand and pointed it in the opposite direction.

"The drama room is this way actually." My head and arms dropped and I sweat dropped. I really needed to learn my way around the school.

"Do you mind if I walk with you? I have drama as well." I turned around to see the kid with the white hat from earlier. "Hi I'm Brendan Ruby. We have English together." he stuck out his hand for a handshake.

"I'm May Maple, and this is Iris Dragon. Of course you can walk with us." I told him with a friendly smile. We began walking towards the Drama room.

"May, you are here for Music right?" Brendon asked me and I nodded. "What are you here for Iris?" he turned to look at Iris.

"Me, I'm a Dancer. What about you?" Iris asked him.

"I'm an actor. My parents thought coming here would make me a better actor, but I don't know," he told us.

"Well I'm sure it could help you be discovered." I thought it would make him feel better. We arrived in Drama and I saw Leaf and Drew. "Brendan come meet our friends!" I dragged him by the arm over to my roommates. Iris had already sat down with them.

"June, who is this kid?" Drew looked at me and pointed towards Brendan.

I glared at Drew. Does he just forget my name on purpose? "My name is May, not June. Get it right for once." I sat down and invited Brendan to sit next to me.

"By the way, my name is Brendan." He sat down next to me and we waited for the teacher.

Right at the bell to start class our teacher came in she had pink, flowing hair, and bright blue eyes. "Hello class, my name is Solidad Saori. I will be your Drama teacher. I know that we have some actors in this class, if you could please stand." Solidad our teacher asked us.

There were a few people that stood up. Brendan was one of them. Another was a boy with black hair and a hat kind of like Ash and the other had dirty blond hair. "What are your names?"

"I'm Brendan," Brendon said with a smile.

The boy with the dirty blond hair spoke, "Trip."

"And I'm Red," the boy with that was like Ash said.

I started to wonder how well they could act. Maybe we would get to see. At least I hope we could see.

"Boys, sit down please," Solidad asked them. They did as she said, "for the next two weeks we will be working on scenes from Romeo and Juliet. Please pick your partners.

I saw Drew get up and was coming my way. Brendan turned and asked me, "May do you want to be my partner?" he asked me.

"Uh, sure Brendan," I responded. I feel kind of bad because I think Drew is going to ask me; oh well.

"I'll go get our scripts. Be right back." Brendon went to Solidad to get our lines. Well he did that Drew came up to me.

"Hey June, I need a partner." He said.

"I already have one, plus I wouldn't be your partner because you can't get my name right." I crossed my arms and turned away.

"I just thought you would want to do a scene of one of the most romantic plays of all times with me, the most irresistible guy ever born." Really, I didn't see how he was so irresistible. He had money but so did my family.

I raised an eyebrow. "If you are as irresistible as you say then why did none of the Girls want to do this project with you?" I don't think was expecting that by the way his eyes widened.

"whatever." He walked away to find a girl with dark pink hair.

I saw Iris with Trip and Leaf with Red. Brendon returned, "We are doing the balcony scene. Hope you don't mind."

"Um, no I mind," I smiled. The balcony scene...isn't that the one with the kiss? "Brendan isn't the balcony scene the scene with the kiss."

"Ya it is. Are you okay with that?" he was kind enough to ask so I guess I don't mind.

"Ya I am. Where should we rehearse?" I wasn't super okay with it because I had never kissed anyone before, but it's just for school so I guess that doesn't really count.

"Let's rehearse in your room, I have all the acting people, there is a lot of drama all the time." He said well rubbing the back of his head.

"Alright! My room is M-26" he nodded and I went over to Iris and Leaf.

"Hey May, what scene are you doing?" Leaf asked me.

"The balcony scene, why?" I told her, I wondered what scene she was doing.

"Okay, we are all doing that scene. Most likely because of how much you need to act," Iris exclaimed.

We began talking about the play when the bell rang for lunch. We all grabbed our bags and Rushed to the cafeteria.

Drew's POV

We headed towards the cafeteria for lunch I couldn't help but wonder why May was so into this Brendan guy. I mean he's here for his acting skills; I wouldn't trust him. I've also been trying to figure out why May gets so annoyed by when I call her different names. I mean if she doesn't care what I think then I don't see why she cares what I call her.

We finally arrived at cafeteria. May was talking to Leaf, Iris came up to me. "What's with you, you're never this quiet?" she asked me.

"Just got stuff on my mind." I told her. We sat down at the table we picked out yesterday; mo one else was here yet.

"Well if you say so." She put her bag on the back of her chair; I did the same with mine.

The others came to the table. Cilan had made food for us, a lot of it too. There was enough for a three coarse meal. "Make enough food cus?" I said sarcastically. I mean knowing May and Ash they will eat half of it by themselves.

May and Ash both glared at me, "What?"

"You can never have enough food!" they yelled at me.

Paul was trying to fix his bandage, not doing so well. Dawn got up to help him. She could be a good nurse; well when she wasn't angry.

"Would you stop, it's just fine!"

"No it's not; it's supposed to be tighter than this!" I looked up from the table to see Paul and Dawn yelling at each other about Paul's bandage I guess.

I went back to eating. In about 20 minutes all the food Cilan had made was gone, except for the food on my plate. I wasn't all that hungry but I picked at it slowly. Someone tapped me on the shoulder. I looked up to see May giving me puppy dog eyes. She then looked at my plate. I pushed it over to her; she just smiled and began eating away at the food.

I don't even know what's wrong with me just kind of off today. Maybe I'll be better tomorrow.

We went to music and Iris went to her dance class thing and Cilan went to cooking. We were in class waiting for our teacher to arrive and all the girls were discussing stuff and us guys were just sitting there doing nothing.

"How is it that girls can always talk about something?" Gary looked at us in confusion. We all shrugged and went back to being bored as can be.

We heard the door open and our teacher walked in. there were two teachers here, one guy and the other a girl. Both blondes the girl had really short hair and wore head phones with what seemed to be wires coming down them. The guy had short spiky hair, spiky than Gary's if that is even possible.

"Hey class, I'm Elesa Kamiture. I will be one of your music teachers this year," Said the female.

"I'm Volkner, your other teacher this year." The guy said. He seemed to have the same attitude as Paul. One Paul was hard enough to deal with, but two is just trying to kill us.

"Why do we need two teachers, we already know all the notes and how to play?" Ash said with his hand raised.

"Well actually we are here to supervise. Since you already know how to play, we will just give you pointers and help if needed." Elesa told us using hand gestures along with it.

Volkner put his hands in his pockets, "Pretty much this is a practice period. Also you need to play a song after every month. It will be performed at the Stars Celebration at the end of each month."

"That is a place where you show what you have learned over the past month of school." Elesa added to his statement.

"Now, show us what you have already." Volkner commanded us. Arceus, he is too much like Paul.

Our band got up and grabbed our instruments. Gary grabbed Paul's guitar and I pulled a chair over for him to sit on. He nodded his head thanking us.

"What song do you want to do?" I asked them.

They all thought about it.

"Well if Drew can play bass we could play Warrior, and Paul wouldn't play anything just do vocals." Ash mentioned. We all agreed and I grabbed to bass which Paul brought instead of his guitar apparently.

"We're playing a song called Warrior." Paul said into the mic. Volkner and Elesa nodded. (A/N: Warrior by Disturbed...love this band)

[Paul] I am now, an instrument of violence
I am a vessel of invincibility
I cannot leave this undecided
Stepping down to battle another day
Remember me for all time this
Determination is a vital part of me
Surrender now or be counted
With the endless masses that I will defeat

Come on bring it
Don't sing it
Better believe it
Broken down till your hope has died
Beat down till the victory's mine
Stand up and show me some pride
And now, are you ready?

I'm one with the warrior inside
My dominance can't be denied
Your entire world will turn
Into a battlefield tonight
As I look upon you, through the warrior's eyes now
I can see the fear
That will ensure my victory this time

I can't be told to compromise this
They'll never doubt the body lying at my feet
A most formidable reminder
They will speak my name for eternity
I have no need of any guidance
I am a weapon, powerful beyond belief
Seen through the warrior's eyes, I
Never need to question, how to defeat you

Come on bring it
Don't sing it
Better believe it
Broken down till your hope has died
Beat down. Till the victory's mine
Stand up and show me some pride
And now, are you ready?

I'm one with the warrior inside
My dominance can't be denied
Your entire world will turn
Into a battlefield tonight
As I look upon you, through the warrior's eyes now
I can see the fear
That will ensure my victory this time

You can't hide now
I am the warrior
So decide now
How they'll remember you
Do not hide now
Act like a warrior
Show your pride now
Solidify your place in time

I'm one with the warrior inside
My dominance can't be denied
Your entire world will turn
Into a battlefield tonight
As I look upon you, through the warrior's eyes now
I can see the fear
That will ensure my victory this time

I'm one with the warrior inside
The evidence can't be denied
The entire world will stare
Into this battlefield tonight
As I stand before you with a warrior's heart now
I can feel the strength that will
Ensure my victory this time

Claps were heard from our teachers. The girls looked at us a little different.

"Alright girls, it's your turn." Elesa told them. We got our instruments and went back to their seats as they brought all their stuff up. The girls were figuring something out probably what song to play.

Dawn checked the mic to make sure it was working. "We're playing Alive."

They began playing. Dawn was bass, Leaf guitar, Misty drums, and May was keyboard. (A/N: Alive by Superchick)

[Dawn] Don't bury me, I'm not yet dead
Not a walking zombie with no head
Not a Stepford wife made to obey
Don't want to go through life that way

I'm alive, I'm alive

That's what I say
I'm alive, I'm alive
Gonna live that way
I'm alive, I'm alive
That's what I say
I'm alive and I'm gonna live today

Do robots dream of electric sheep?

I need to live my dreams, not just in my sleep
I've been holed up here, but it's time to
leave I need to make my move while I've air to breathe

Don't give me drugs, no Novocaine

I must be alive 'cause I still feel pain
We were born with wings
We were made to fly
We were meant to live while we're still alive

I'm alive, I'm alive
That's what I say
I'm alive, I'm alive
Gonna live that way
I'm alive, I'm alive
That's what I say
I'm alive and I'm gonna live today

I'm alive, I'm alive
That's what I say
I'm alive, I'm alive
Gonna live that way
I'm alive, I'm alive
That's what I say
I'm alive and I'm gonna live today

I'm alive, I'm alive
That's what I say
I'm alive, I'm alive
gonna live that way
I'm alive, I'm alive
That's what I say
I'm alive and I'm gonna live today

More clapping was heard by Volkner and Elesa. "Good job girls!" Elesa shouted. "Just work on some new stuff and performances now until the end of class."

The two bands went into a big circle and Volkner and Elesa went to their desks.

"Uh, I have a question." Gary stated quietly.

"Go ahead." Dawn said with her usual smile.

"Was that song just a big way to say Y.O.L.O.?"

Before Dawn could answer May yelled at him, "Hell no! Y.O.L.O. is a stupid thing to say! People don't get the actual meaning of it!" Gary kind of backed up out of the circle.

"Arceus, I was just asking."

We began to talk about a variety of things before class ended and we headed back to our room.


Once we arrived Cilan had already cooked dinner and made dessert. We all ate and the guys and I went to go play some Xbox, which we hooked up to the plasma TV in the living room. The girls all wet to May's room.

I went to go get my DS from my room so I could play that instead of just sitting there in the living room. I heard voices from May's room; I couldn't help but listen in since the door was partly open.

"I don't know guys it just, I don't think I can go through with it." it sounded like May.

"I don't think that it counts if it is for school. Plus it would just be your first kiss while practicing not during the actual performance." This time Dawn was speaking. May's never kissed anyone...that's strange, she's rich she must've had guys all over her yet she didn't kiss any of them.

"I guess you're right. I mean Brendan is sweet, so it won't be that bad." Come on, why does she like this Brendan dude. I heard footsteps coming towards the door and I rushed into my room so I wouldn't be caught.

I heard a knock on the door. I went to see who it was, since no one answered it (the guys busy on Xbox and the girls were in the kitchen doing whatever) so I decided to answer it. I opened the door to see that Brendan kid.

"Drew, why are you in May's room? Wait are you two a couple! Arceus, I didn't know I'll let you two be partners. I'll go tell Brianna she's my partner now and you and May are partners, I'll go tell Solidad too." He was talking so fast I couldn't get a word in. then he ran off before I could say that I live here and May and I weren't dating and wouldn't be dating.

May walked to the door, which I was standing at confused. "I thought I heard Brendan out here. Drew was that him?" I nodded to answer her. "Where'd he go? Actually scratch that, what did you say to him to make him leave?" she seemed furious.

"I didn't say anything. I opened the door then he started talking really fast and now apparently we're partners for the drama assignment. He ran off before I could say anything." I tried to be calm so that she wouldn't kill me.

"What!" she screamed loud enough to wake the dead. "I need to do this scene with you now!" I don't think me keeping calm was working.

She started freaking out, yet no one was paying any attention to us. That's it I had to shut her up or get her out of the room. So I did it. I grabbed her to make her stop. "Calm down! It's a drama assignment. That only thing in there is that we need to kiss. It's a project it doesn't mean anything!"

"I've never kissed anyone! This is a big deal to me!" she was still angry but seemed to be calmer; well I hope she was calmer.

Well now I could ask her since she told me she hadn't, "you've never kissed anyone?" she shook her head and looked down. "I would think you had, usually a girl like you would have a boyfriend."

She looked up to me, looking confused. "A girl like me?"

"Ya, let's face it. You are hot, athletic, can play music, and are smart occasionally; I think. You are like the perfect girlfriend material." I told her, being the nice person I am.

"Aaawww does wittle Drew like me?" she was saying this is probably her cute voice, like what you talk to a baby with.

I took my hands off her. "No! I was just saying. You are my f-friend and roommate. How could I have a crush on that!" I stuttered on the word friend; I guess I could call her that.

"Alright if you say so; also I haven't found anyone I trust enough to kiss yet. I need someone who is a friend but I like a lot. Since I haven't found anyone like that, I haven't kissed anyone." She crossed her arms to state her fact.

"Okay, I'm gunna go play Xbox with the guys." I walked over to the couch and sat down waiting for someone to rage quit.

Dawn's POV

The first three weeks of school had gone by and we were all used to the system. Wake up before seven o'clock to go to eat breakfast at the cafeteria, go to two classes, go to lunch, go to our special class, go back to the dorms, do some work, have dinner at six o'clock in the cafeteria, and go back to the dorms again.

It was Saturday; today everyone but me and Paul were going to walk around town. Paul and I had to go see Nurse Joy about Paul's foot. It should be better by now.

We were waiting at the nurses' office and I was trying to make conversation with Paul. He hadn't been talkative with anyone for the past week; I wonder why.

"You know if this is better today you are going to need to learn to walk again, well at least how to get balanced again. After having been on crutches for the past few weeks, it might be tough." I told Paul hoping for him to respond. I looked at him to notice his headphones were in. damn, he's been doing this all week. Ignoring everyone, even in class he hasn't said anything or laughed when I yell and hit Conway. Nurse Joy came in finally.

She was examining Paul's foot and he took his headphone out of his ears. "Well, your foot is better. I want you to go back to your dorm with the crutches and then in the dorm you need to work on walking without them. Dawn you need to help him keep balance when he does that." I nodded. Paul grabbed the crutches and began walking out of the office.

"Thank you Nurse Joy, Paul is thankful too." I ran to catch up with him. He was quick on his crutches now, after getting used to them.


Once we arrived back to the room Paul began trying to walk. He fell a few times and I used all strength to keep him up. He gave up for now. We went to sit on the couch; I grabbed my laptop to play some games.

I didn't realize I was on Skype and received a call from my mom. I hadn't seen her since I left home; I just wrote her some letters and had the occasional phone call. I answered the call, hoping Paul would just listen to his iPod again.

"Hi Dawn, I got your letter. I'm glad you are enjoying yourself. Could the others some say hi too?" wow she was excited to talk to me.

"Everyone's out right now. They're looking around town for stuff." I smiled

"Troublesome, who are you talking to?" Paul asked me looking onto the screen.

"My mom genius; go learn to walk again." I pushed him away.

"Oh I'm sorry Dawn; I didn't know you had someone over. You never told me you had a boyfriend." She was upset and angry at the same time, only my mom could do this.

"He's not my boyfriend he's my roommate and he's the reason I'm not with the others, I need to help him walk because he just got off his crutches."

"Ugh, I'm going to my room. Don't need me." He said well getting up and walking away.

"Paul." I said.

"What?"

"You're walking!"

"Congrats to me," he continued to walk away.

"Dawn you're boyfriend has a temper. You should really help him with that."

"He's not my boyfriend! And he's usually not this bad, he's been like this all week." I told her. The door opened.

"Yo Dawn, how's Paul?" Gary kind of shouted at my. I told my mom to wait one minute while I put the laptop on the table and ran to grab my band.

"By the way he's grumpy, but can walk." I yelled back to Gary.

"Johanna!" the girls shrieked when they saw her.

"Hi girls, I wanted to see how you were doing."

"We're doing amazing!" Leaf said

"Ya we're having a ton of fun!" Misty added

"Well when we aren't in school." May had to add that to Misty's statement. Mom laughed at this.

"That's great to hear!" she told us.

"Oh mom you need to meet the others!" I told her. I waved to the boys and Iris, who were standing by the door wondering who we were talking to.

They came over. "Everyone this is my mom, Johanna Berlitz."

"Hi everyone." She waved and smiled.

"Hello, I'm Drew Shuu."

"Gary Oak, grandson of professor Oak."

"Ash Ketchum."

"I'm Iris Dragon."

"And I'm Cilan Dent"

"It's good to meet everyone my little Dawn is living with." She said.

"Alright Leaf you said you could beat me in black ops. We're playing now." Gary said, keeping the battle between them going.

"Fine with me, pass me the controller." Leaf said, accepting his challenge.

"I'm going to have to let you go now mom, Leaf and Gary have been trying to beat each other at everything lately. This is going to be good. Bye love you." I waved

"Bye honey, love you too." The screen went black signalling the call had ended.

"Damn it Leaf, how are you good at this too!" Gary said well not taking his eyes off the TV screen.

"I'm not super good you just suck." Gary stopped playing and looked at her.

"You did not just dis my skills." He was now glaring at her.

"Oh but I did." Leaf had stopped playing now too.

"That does it!" Gary threw the controller on the ground and tackled Leaf off of the couch.

"What the hell!" Leaf screamed as she was pinned down by Gary.

"Ha! Not so good at wrestling are you!"

Ash was on the ground. "One...two...three... we have a winner!" he hit the ground with each number he counted out. He and Gary got up and Leaf turned to glare at Gary.

"Ash you idiot!" misty yelled at him. SMACK.

"Ow, what was that for!" Ash asked her well rubbing the back of her head.

"For being an idiot! Duh!" she replied.

"Guys, we should get going if we want dinner well it's still hot!" Iris reminded us. If we forgot dinner we would be miserable with May and Ash complaining about being hungry all night.

"Then what are we waiting for! Let's go!" May ran out the door with Ash right on her tail.

I helped Leaf up. "I'm going to get Paul. I'll catch up don't worry." Everyone left and I went to Paul's room.

I knocked on his door, no answer. I knocked again. Still no answer, "Paul." He was probably listening to his iPod because I didn't have an answer. I opened his door to see him on his bed, no iPod. He was asleep. I had never seen him sleep before. He looked so calm, not angry, not upset, not depressed. It was cute in its own way, the way his hair covered his face and he was curled up. I had to wake him up or he might be hungry later. I walked over to his bed. I had never noticed his walls were panted a really dark blue before. It was so dark it was almost black.

I sat on the side of his bed and put my hand on his shoulder to shake him a little. "Paul, wake up it's time for dinner." He moved a bit but didn't seem to be awake. "Paul, come on wake up." he grabbed me with his one arm. Man he was a deep sleeper. He pulled me into his chest.

Well it was time to get serious, since I was hungry I had to do this fast and I thought of a way to. Just yell at him. "Paul, wake up!" I hit him as well, as hard as I could trying to move my arm from his grip. I heard a moaning.

"What the fuck are you doing in my bed, next to me?" he asked, he still had his grip on me.

"Well I came to wake you up for dinner but you grabbed me in your sleep. So let go of me." He let me go and we both sat up. "Alright let's go to dinner."

I got up and he was behind me, walking slowly. We left the room and headed towards the cafeteria for dinner. I kept at his pace so that neither of us would have to walk alone.

There the end of chapter 5. I will try to get chapter 6 up on Thursday instead of Saturday because of me going away.

If you have any ideas for the story. Tell me and I will consider putting it in the story.

Thanks for reading