Hi guys! This chapter is Contestshipping and Penguinshipping. This chapter is just about putting strain on the relationships, the good stuff comes later, so you'll have wait for that. I made up the game that Dawn and Kenny play, so tell me what you think of it. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or any of the characters

Chapter 4 – A Coordinators Quarrel

On the South side of the island, two rival coordinators were wandering through the forest in search of their friends. May and Drew walked in silence as they tried to find their way out of the giant throng of trees until May broke it.

"This is just like on Mirage Island. Don't you find it strange that whenever we're separated from everyone else, we end up together?" May wondered.

"Yeah, maybe fate is trying to tell us something." Drew said mischievously as he leaned in closer towards May.

"W-what do you mean?" May stuttered as she blushed madly due to their close proximity.

"Nothing." Drew replied smirking at her before stepping back. May let out a breath that she didn't know she was holding.

"Well, if we learned anything from that experience, then we better be careful." May said.

"Don't worry, May. If anything happens, then I'll save you: just like I did last time." Drew replied cockily.

"What are you talking about?" May asked.

"Don't tell me you forget that you were captured by Team Rocket. I know you have short term memory, but come on, May." Drew responded as he smirked over at her again.

"Hey! I didn't forget that, but if anyone should be looking out for anyone, then I should be looking out for you!" May commented saucily as she crossed her arms and frowned at him.

"Why would you need to look out for me?" Drew asked.

"Well, I seem to remember someone nearly drowning until they were saved by a certain someone." May added with a small, cocky smile of her own.

"I thought you said the Wynaut saved me." Drew said, with a raised eyebrow, looking over at her with a curious glint in his eyes.

"Yeah, they did, but who held your head above water, hmm?" May replied, not looking at him.

"Well, I guess I've gotta give you that one. Thanks, May." Drew responded with a small smile.

"No problem!" May exclaimed with a bright smile of her own.

"Let's go find the others." Drew said.

"Right." May replied as she followed behind Drew.

On the West side of the island, a couple of childhood friends were strolling through the forest together while they looked for their friends. The forest stretched out across the island and just like the others, Dawn and Kenny had easily lost themselves within the never-ending cluster of trees.

"I feel like I'm back in the Solaceon Ruins again." Dawn said casually as she walked along.

"Well, I'm here this time, so you're not alone." Kenny replied.

"Yeah, I'm glad it was you that I got stuck with though." Dawn whispered quietly, so Kenny wouldn't hear. Except that he had overheard, causing a small blush to creep onto his face.

"Why is that?" Kenny asked curious. Dawn blushed as she realised that Kenny had overheard and she started to rack her brain for something to say.

"Y-you know…w-we've been friends since c-childhood…I-I trust you with my life." Dawn stuttered as she smiled shyly up at him.

"Oh, right. Well, I feel the same way about you." Kenny replied nervously as he gave Dawn a weak smile. Dawn smiled brightly at him and gave him a small hug before they both continued to walk along. Kenny shook his head as he tried to rid his cheeks of the red tinge that had just coloured them.

"Hey, Dawn, do you want to play a game?" Kenny asked.

"Yay, I love games! What should we play?" Dawn asked excitedly.

"How about Flip the Truth?" Kenny suggested.

"What's that?" Dawn asked, confused.

"Oh, it's a great game! What you do is, you flip a coin and two people choose either heads or tails. If it lands on your side, then you get to ask the other person a question. Do you understand?" Kenny explained.

"Yeah, but we don't have a coin." Dawn sighed.

"We'll use your coin toss application on your Pokétch." Kenny said.

"Oh, yeah! Okay, let's play!" Dawn exclaimed.

"I choose heads." Kenny called.

"Okay, so I'll go with tails. Coin toss!" Dawn shouted as she pressed the button on her Pokétch. The coin landed on tails.

"It's tails! Alright, why did you choose Piplup as your starter pokemon?" Dawn asked.

"Oh, that's an easy one. Ever since I was little, I've always loved playing in the water, so that was one thing about water types that appealed to me. The second reason is the most important. When I heard stories about your mum being a top coordinator, I started to take a liking to the idea of contests, so I decided to watch one on TV and that decision changed my life. The winner of the contest used a Prinplup and I watched it while it battled. It was so strong, yet so beautiful and graceful as well! And it was in that moment that I promised myself that when I turned ten, I would choose a Piplup as my starter pokemon and enter pokemon contests as a pokemon coordinator." Kenny answered.

"Wow, that's a great story Kenny! I never realised that you were so interested in contests." Dawn said, in awe.

"Yeah, well, there's a lot of things even you don't know about me Dawn." Kenny said in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Then that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to get to know you better through this game." Dawn declared as she smiled at Kenny. He smiled back at her and they continued to play the game to pass the time while they tried to find everyone else.

After about an hour of walking, May was tired while Drew still had enough energy to last him at least another few hours.

"Drew, can we please stop? I'm exhausted!" May whined.

"Really, May, we've only been walking for an hour; how can you be tired already?" Drew asked as he raised an eyebrow at her.

"I'm sorry if I don't have as much stamina as you." May said with emphasis on 'you', plopping down on a nearby tree stump.

"C'mon, May! If we stop now, then we'll never find our friends. Just a couple more hours and then we can stop, alright?" Drew compromised.

"A couple of hours! I'm so out of breath I can't take another step!" May sighed loudly. Drew simply rolled his eyes and smirked at her. She was too much fun not to tease.

"It's not that long, so don't be such a wimp, May." Drew replied coolly as he turned around, but as soon as he said those last few words he regretted every single one of them. He heard May gasp from behind him and knew that she was still sensitive about that incident.

Flashback

May had just finished her first round appeal when Harley came running up to her and told her that something was wrong with Drew. She immediately ran outside and found Drew putting Absol through some intense training because he felt like Absol's appeal was not good enough. May tried to reach out to him and stand up for Absol.

"Drew! Hey, your Absol tried its absolute hardest and looked really beautiful as well and all you can say is Absol failed!? Don't you think Absol deserves a bit more than that?" May cried out, trying to reason with him.

"Roselia, Masquerain and Flygon; they've always given me a lot more than what I just saw. Simply trying your best isn't going to get praise from me. I'M NOT A WIMP LIKE YOU!" Drew's explanation came out in a scream of frustration.

May gasped as she stared at him with a look of shock and hurt written all over face, but Drew just walked away.

End Flashback

Drew had never actually apologised for what happened and knew that she didn't like to talk about it, so he never brought it up. Drew turned to face May and saw her sapphire eyes shining with tears.

"Oh, May…" Drew murmured.

"Well, if that's how you feel..." May started as a silent tear slid down her cheek and she slowly rose to her feet. "…I won't be a burden to you anymore!" May managed to choke out before she ran away sobbing.

'Ugh! Why I am such an idiot!' Drew thought to himself.

"Wait, May!" Drew shouted as he ran after her.

Dawn and Kenny were still playing their game as they carried on through the forest, but they stopped when they got to a crossroads.

"It's heads. Alright, what would you do if you could never see any of your pokemon again?" Kenny asked.

"I'd be so upset that it doesn't even bear thinking about. Wait, why did you ask that? Do you think that's going to happen to us? What if we never get out of here, Kenny? We'll never see our pokemon or our friends again! We'll die in here all alone!" Dawn rambled as she got herself into a state of panic.

"Whoa, calm down! it was just a question, Dee Dee!" Kenny replied.

"Don't. Call. Me. Dee. Dee." Dawn hissed as she glared at Kenny.

"Why not? It's your name, isn't it?" Kenny teased. Dawn was fuming. She had reached breaking point with Kenny's endless teasing from when they were little kids. She despised that nickname and he knew it. When was he ever going to let go of the past!?

"NO, IT'S NOT! MY NAME IS DAWN!" Dawn yelled.

"Take a chill pill, Dee Dee." Kenny continued.

"Urgh! Fine, it's my turn. I pick tails, so you're heads. Coin toss!" Dawn quickly ground out, irritated. It landed on tails.

"It's tails. Are you my friend, Kenny?" Dawn asked gruffly.

"What?" Kenny asked, confused.

"I said, are you my friend?" Dawn asked again.

"What sort of a question is that? Of course I'm your friend, Dawn." Kenny stated, his eyes wide.

"Yeah? Could've fooled me." Dawn countered.

"What do you mean?" Kenny asked, curious.

"You say you're my friend, but every time we meet up you go out of your way to show off and embarrass me. Like when we met up again in Floaroma Town for the first time in YEARS, you told all those embarrassing stories about me to Ash and Brock, even when I asked you not to." Dawn started

"Dawn, I-" Kenny started but Dawn cut him off.

"Please, let me finish," Dawn said as Kenny silently agreed and nodded, allowing her to continue.

"You didn't think about my feelings for a second, Kenny. You just carried on without considering how much you hurt me. Now, I don't know about you, but I don't think that is how you're supposed to treat a friend, especially one you've known for practically all your life." Dawn explained, her voice taking on a harsh edge.

"So, if that's your idea of a friend then I hate it and you know what else…" Dawn started. "…I HATE YOU!" Dawn screamed as she turned around and crossed her arms. Kenny looked at her in shock as he realised the consequence of his actions.

"You don't really mean that, do you?" Kenny asked, genuine hurt lingering in his voice.

"Yes, I do!" Dawn snapped at him, without even turning to look at him. Kenny opened his mouth to say something, but decided not to and walked off to the right, with his head hanging low.

When Dawn didn't hear Kenny respond, she turned around to see that Kenny was gone. She sighed and slowly walked off to the left with her shoulders slumped.

Hope you enjoyed it! What's going to happen between May & Drew and Dawn & Kenny? You'll have to read to find out! The next chapter will be Contestshipping, so I will come back to Penguinshipping. Please R&R!

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