Chapter 6 – The Hayden Family (2)
Drew was stretching in the backyard of the pokemon day care with May feeding the water type pokemons. Drew smiled at the sight of May, he saw how her hair shines while the sunlight is on her, her beautiful figure just bending there feeding pokemons. Drew turned around and headed inside of the day care center and went to the counter and saw a boy with oxford blue hair, dark brown eyes, wearing a green top shirt and brown pants around 5 years old. Drew looked at the boy and the boy looked back.
"Who are you mister?" the boy asked
"… I'm Drew" Drew replied
"Drew the contest judge" the boy stated, Drew felt something close to annoyance when the boy just stated the obvious fact.
"Yes and you are?" Drew asked with a forced smile.
"Where's Sara and Ryan?" The boy asked ignoring Drew. Causing Drew to have a lot of tick marks.
"They're in the Sinnoh Region for a while entering contests" Drew replied with a tad annoyance in his tone.
"So mom was speaking the truth" the boy said to himself in a thinking position. It was silence and Drew was examining the child. 'He looks like… someone but who?'
"There you are! I thought I told you not to run off yourself Titus!" A man barge open the door panting. Drew looked up and saw a man with the same hair colour and same eye colour as the boy known as Titus but was wearing a black rectangular glasses and was wearing a brown shirt with navy blue pants, panting.
"I told you that I was going to come here to meet Ryan and Sara dad" Titus replied to the man. The man groaned and mumbled something under his breath which Drew didn't catch, but realization hit him when he watched the man walking up to them.
"Never knew that you had a child Max" Drew stated
"May didn't tell you?" Max asked
"Nope, and the last time I saw you was the year that I found them so of course not, this child wasn't with you then"
"Right… sorry about that. Drew this is my son Titus Maple the only child" Max introduced Titus.
"And Titus, this is Drew Hayden, Sara and Ryan's father" Titus nodded at Drew who nodded back as well.
"Dad, can I go see the pokemons?" Titus asked
"Alright, just don't cause any troubles for Aunt May" Max told Titus. Titus smiled and nodded and ran off to the back. Drew and Max were silent until Drew cleared his throat.
"Don't just stand there just go take a seat, I'll get something for you to drink" Drew said and before Max could say anything he left.
"AUNT MAY!" May turned around and saw Titus, she got up and the boy hugged her.
"Hello Titus, travelling with your dad again I see" May giggled, Titus nodded and looked at the pokemons around them. He had a huge smile on his face and May giggled at the sight; May thought 'Like father like son'.
"Want to help me with the other pokemons?" May asked, Titus spun around and immediately nodded. May held out hand and Titus put his hand in hers and walked to take care of the other pokemons.
"I'm glad to see that you and May are getting along well" Max stated
"It was nothing" Drew replied.
"Listen if you ever let May or Sara cry or have Ryan angry because of you! I WILL make you pay!"
"Calm down Max, I'm not planning to" Drew assured Max. It was silence once again and the two sat on the couch of the lounge not knowing what to say.
"So how old is Titus?" Drew asked when he couldn't take the awkward silence any longer.
"6 years old, he loves pokemon especially Ryan's and Sara's. Whenever we walk pass Slateport City, he would run to this day care to meet his cousins and help take care of pokemons." Max replied/explained.
"I see… He's a lot like you Max, loving pokemons want to know them traveling around with someone to see more pokemons" Max chuckled at Drew's comment and Drew smiled.
"Yeah… but he is also a lot like his mother" Max said
"Tell me about her"
"Well… she is kinda clumsy but caring, puts other people above herself. She loves pokemon but is afraid of ghost but then again she still loves them. It is a very weird thing about her." Max said and scratched his head.
"She's a aromatherapist for both pokemons and humans but mainly pokemons. Titus learned a lot and will often create new aroma for different kind of nature pokemons and often brings them here when his mother approve of it" Max continued
"She sounds like an amazing woman" Drew stated
"She sure is. She takes care of my pokemons as well as dad's, she doesn't own a shop but she always travels around to help pokemons and Titus often goes with her and when he doesn't go he stays with me in the gym to watch me battle with other trainers"
"So what is Titus's dream?" Drew asked
"I'm not sure, he loves pokemon, pokemon battles, pokemon contests and aromatherapist so I think he hasn't decided it just yet" Max replied. It was silence between the two adults and both picked up their cup of teas at the same time and sipped it at the same time.
'Ring Ring!' Drew glanced at the Television phone he excused himself and got to the phone and picked up the call. The screen displayed his favorite girl, Sara.
"Hello sweety how is everything in the Sinnoh region?" Drew asked
"Hi daddy, everything's fine and cool, we're waiting for Maria to join us she just went back home." Sara said
Drew chuckled and said "Well, be safe and both you and Ryan were great at the Heathrome contest"
Sara beamed a large smile and turned away from the phone and shouted "SEE! TOLD YOU RYAN! DADDY AND MOMMY WILL BE WATCHING US!"
Max got up and went to Drew and saw Ryan and Sara.
"Hi Uncle Max" Sara greeted Max, while Ryan nodded at them.
"Hello Sara, Ryan got any new pokemons?" Max inquired
"Yup! They're both ice types" Sara replied.
"Yeah, I got myself a Weavile while Sara got a Froslass" Ryan said
"Great to know" Max said
"And not only that. Weavile is a dark and ice while Froslass is ghost and ice" Drew added. Ryan and Sara nodded and they continued to talk.
"Alright you two be safe and take care of each other as well as Maria and Rose, don't want to be in the wrath of Jessie and Dawn" Drew said before they decided to end the call.
"Sure will dad, take care of mom too" Ryan said, Drew chuckled and nodded. Both Ryan and Sara bid Drew and Max good bye and the screen went off.
Drew glanced at Max and the both of them grinned.
"Max! Titus fell asleep again" May said as she came back inside with a sleeping Titus in her arms.
"Again?!" Max called out.
"Again?" Drew asked confused. May giggled and nodded, as she placed Titus on the couch and covered him with a blanket. "Lets him sleep, well you and I have lots to catch up Max, Drew you take care of the pokemons" Drew and Max knows that going against May is a bad idea so they obliged and Drew left, leaving the two siblings to catch up.
Ryan sighed as he was surrounded by his fan-girls and that Rose, Maria and Sara just ditched him saying that they don't want to be part of his fan-girls' victims. "Sorry ladies but, I need to leave and train my pokemons for the next contest" Ryan said.
"Aww… what's the rush Mr. Ryan?" a girl asked
"Yeah, stay with us" more girls agreed trying to make Ryan to stay.
'Oh great Arceus please save me' Ryan thought. As if Arceus have heard his prayer a boy with long pink hair and blue eyes wearing a dark clothing like a Banette came in and said "Sorry ladies! Back off! I have claimed this young man as mine"
Silence filled the area until a minute passed everyone screamed "WHATTTT!?" Ryan just stood there dumbfounded don't know what to say.
The boy turned around and winked at him and Ryan understood the message. The boy hooked Ryan's arm and dragged him away before the girls could compose themselves from the shock.
"Thanks for saving me… er…" Ryan started but fell silent at the end not knowing the boy's name who's the same age as him.
"No problem, the name's Harry. It's an honor to finally meet my parents' rivals' son" Harry replied when they are far away from the city.
"Parents?" Ryan asked confused
"WHAT!? You don't even know who my parents are?!" Harry exclaimed
"Well… If you don't tell me what's your surname how do you think I will know?" Ryan countered annoyed that Harry didn't state his surname.
Harry sighed and said "It's Saori"
Ryan blinked and his mouth went to a form of 'o' "You're Soledad and Harley's child right?" Harry fell anime style and got up and replied angrily.
"Well DUH!"
Ryan flicked his fringe and said "I see where you got your attitude from"
"What's that supposed to mean!?" Harry asked angrily
"Exactly what I mean, you got a nasty attitude like your father's. My dad often tells me about your father's actions and attitudes towards my mom"
"Hmph! Well, I've gotta say your mom is a twerp at that time" Ryan glared at Harry who glared back at him.
"Take that word back!" Ryan said angrily.
Harry grinned and said "No" the two of them continued to glare at one another until they heard a voice.
"RYAN! ARE YOU COMING OR WHAT!?" Sara called out from afar. Ryan turned to face the direction of his twin sister and yelled back "YEAH! BE THERE SOON SARA!"
"I take it that you are a pokemon coordinator too right?" Ryan asked as he continued his glare.
Harry smirked and said "What if I am?"
"Then you better NOT treat my friends and my sister the same way that your dad did. Your mother is a great coordinator, it's such a shame that I would meet one of the great coordinator's son to be someone like his father." Ryan shoves his hands in his pockets and took a step.
"Until next time then Ryan Hayden" Harry said as Ryan walked passed him.
"Until next time Harry Saori" Ryan replied looking back at Harry and walked to his sister and friends.
Harry clenched his hands and gritted his teeth (like Harley) when Ryan and his friends were gone. 'I'll finish the both of you off! Ryan and Sara Hayden' Harry thought as he glared at the innocent floor
"Who was that?" Maria asked Ryan.
"A rival" was all Ryan said, Rose, Maria and Sara looked at each other and shrugged but didn't ask Ryan further.
'I'll protect them especially my sister away from Harry' Ryan thought angrily.
Sara: Ready?
Rose and Maria: READY!
Sara: Then… 3
Rose: 2
Maria: 1
Rose, Maria, and Sara: HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Ryan: More like Happy belated new year
Sara: RYAN! Don't ruin the party
Harry: That's right Ryan hon! Don't be like that
Rose: Please leave a review although why didn't I show up Suariel *Strangles an already dead soul of Suariel*!?
Maria: Rose! Rose! Suariel is dying!
Sara: It can't be helped, with all the due dates and exams coming up, she doesn't have enough time to type our stories
Rose: Hmph! Fine
Harry: *asks Ryan* Is this usual?
Ryan: Might as well get used to it
Harry: Right…. But please do leave a review readers.
Harry: P.S my dad's name in Japanese is the name so, Suariel has used my mom's Japanese name as my surname since you can't expect me to be called as Harry Harley… actually that doesn't sound too bad.
Ryan: *Pushes Harry out of the way* it is bad now go away or else she won't continue to start on her next family story