Hi guys! Here's the second part of Contestshipping! The last chapter was very sad, but this one is going to get quite emotional. You're going to see a side to Drew that never gets shown in the anime. Enjoy!

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

Chapter 6 – A Dead Confession

Previously...

"I'll always love you, Drew…" Those were the last words May spoke before she untwined her fingers from Drew's and let go.

"NOOOOOOOOO! MAY!" Drew screamed as he reached out for her while he watched her fall further and further, until she was gone.

Presently...

Drew simply stared in shock at the ground below him while he waited for his brain to process everything that had just happened. One minute he was walking through the forest with May and the next, she was gone.

Gone. May had left him and Drew didn't know what to do. She had just confessed her love to him in her last few moments and he didn't even get the chance to say it back.

Yes. Drew had finally realised that he had been in love with May all these years, but if only he had realised sooner. She was gone and he would never be able to tell her how he truly felt.

'No. I won't believe it. May is still alive. I just know it.' Drew thought to himself, refusing to accept her death. 'How am I going to get down?' Drew wondered as a tree branch just below him caught his attention. Drew carefully swung to the tree branch and used the rocks and branches on the side of the cliff to help him climb down.

Once Drew reached the bottom, he turned around and his heart stopped. May's bloodied and broken body was lying there on the floor, motionless.

Drew raced over to her and knelt down beside her. He placed her head in his lap, desperately looking for any sign of life within her.

"Don't you dare, May! Don't even think for a second that you're leaving me here on my own!" Drew shouted. "Besides, who else am I going to beat easily with my amazing coordinating skills?" Drew asked, rather arrogantly, as he chuckled nervously under his breath, hoping that May would get angry at him and think of her own comeback. No response.

Drew tenderly placed his hand on May's cheek and the icy feel it gave off made his blood run cold. Drew peered at May's pale face as he thought about all the good times he had with May.

Flashback

Ash, Brock, May and Max had met up with Drew on their travels and May and Drew decided to have a battle. However, their battle was interrupted by Team Rocket and they all got sucked into their submarine and caught in a whirlpool, causing the ship to explode and scatter all of them across Mirage Island.

May and Drew had gotten stuck together and while trying to find their friends they met a man named Roderick, who tried to help them. Drew spotted some Liechi berries on a cliff edge and he and May went to take a better look at them, but the ground collapsed beneath him and May, causing them to fall into the river. As they fell, neither of them let go of the other's hand. However, after going over the waterfall, Drew fell unconscious and May helped to keep him afloat. A bunch of Wynaut saved them and brought them to their cave where they looked after them and made them feel welcome. Drew was a very lucky guy to have a friend like May. He had never been so happy then when he watched May playing with the Wynaut and all her pokemon.

End Flashback

But, of course, all good things come to an end. All of those good memories became tainted with every time he taunted or teased her and now, more than ever, he wished he could have gone back and been nicer to her. Maybe if he had told her how he had really felt rather than hiding behind his egoistic, arrogant outer shell, then things could've been different.

Drew looked back at May's lifeless body and saw no change. He decided that he might as well go for broke.

"You're going to make me say it, aren't you? Well, if it will help at all, then I will do it." Drew said softly.

"I'm sorry, May. I'm sorry for all the times that I teased you about your skills as a coordinator. I think you're a great coordinator. To be honest, when I first met you I thought you'd just be one of those wannabe coordinators. I never expected you to make it through the preliminaries of your first contest and after you lost to me I thought you would just give up, but you proved me wrong, May." Drew started.

"You persisted and flourished as you entered more contests and gained more experience. You became so good that you even beat me, May. I should never have underestimated your ability and I want you to know that I am proud to call you my rival and my equal." Drew finished as he welled up and a sad smile spread across his face. Deep down, he knew that she couldn't hear him, but he was too stubborn to admit it, so he decided to get everything off his chest.

"There's something else…that I need to admit, May." Drew said softly, anxiety threatening to take over and stop him from confessing.

"Ever since the moment I first saw you, I've found you really captivating. Your willpower and determination is what made me take an interest in you in the first place and the more I got to know you, the more I enjoyed you being around. You're a great friend, May. I know I complain about you're happy-go-lucky attitude and you being overly optimistic, but it's those traits that appeal the most to me. You don't know how much I'd give right now just that to see that bright smile of yours that makes my heart skip a beat. I know you don't think that you can compare to all my fangirls, but I don't care about any of them. The only person that stood out was you, May, because to me you're the most beautiful girl in the world. You're probably thinking that this is some sort of joke, but trust me, it isn't. The only reason that I never showed my true feelings is because I was scared, May. I feared rejection and I convinced myself that you could never love a conceited, jerk like me, but I'm not afraid. Not anymore. Please come back to me, May. I need you." Drew confessed as a silent tear slid down his cheek.

"I love you, May. You hear that world, I LOVE MAY!" Drew yelled as he looked towards the sky. He turned back to May, yearning to see those big, blue eyes look back into his own emerald orbs.

Nothing.

Drew let the tears spill over as they came out in waves.

"It's too late. I left it too late and now she's never coming back." Drew sobbed as he buried his face in her hair, heartbroken.

"It's never too late, Drew." A voice whispered in his ear. Drew instantly stopped crying as he pulled back slightly. May's eyes fluttered open and her sapphire eyes locked with Drew's emerald orbs as she smiled sweetly at him.

"May!" Drew exclaimed. "How?" Drew asked, confused.

"Well, it seems that just as I was about to meet my maker, your friend up there swooped down and caught me." May answered as she looked towards the sky. Drew looked up and smiled as soon as he caught sight of his faithful pokemon.

"Flygon! You saved May?" Drew asked. Flygon nodded in response and Drew grinned at him. "Thanks buddy, I owe you one." Drew said before he turned back to May.

"May, you have no idea how glad I am that you're alive." Drew spoke softly.

"Actually, I do. If I'd known that me nearly dying was all it took for you to confess, then I would've done it a long time ago." May joked lightly, causing Drew to let out a small chuckle.

"Did you really mean everything you said?" May asked weakly.

"Of course, May. When it comes to important matters like this, I only tell the truth." Drew replied, calmly, as tears started to prick at his eyes. "I'm really sorry, May. I never meant to hurt you, it's just that I'm an idiot who couldn't see that the best thing that could ever happen to him was right in front of him the whole time and then I almost lost you because I'm a stupid, arrogant jerk and-" Drew was cut off by May putting a finger to his lips.

"Sshhh. I forgive you, Drew." May smiled brightly at him and lifted her hand to wipe away his tears. Her hand lingered as she cupped Drew's cheek. Drew closed his eyes and smiled as he leaned into her touch. All of a sudden, Drew lunged forward and grabbed May in a hug.

"Don't ever leave me again, May." Drew whimpered as he nuzzled May's neck. May returned the hug and leaned her head on his.

"I won't, Drew. May whispered.

"Promise?" Drew asked.

"Promise." May replied.

Drew caught May's gaze once again and got lost in the deep, blue pools of her eyes. May found herself mesmerised by the bright glow and loving warmth that Drew's emerald orbs radiated from them. Drew slowly leaned in and gently pressed his lips to hers. May kissed him back as she wrapped her arms around Drew's neck and Drew wrapped his arms around her mid-section. Drew deepened the kiss and poured his heart into it. The two of them completely forgot Flygon was watching them as they became very passionate and got lost within each other. Their souls felt whole again as they felt a huge weight being lifted off their shoulders. Drew gripped onto May tighter, holding onto her for dear life, afraid to let go. This made May wince and pull away.

"Sorry!" Drew apologised, concerned.

"That's OK." May replied.

"I love you." Drew said, lovingly.

"I love you, too." May responded. Drew gave May a short, sweet kiss before he helped her to stand up.

"Guess Solidad was right, huh?" Drew said, chuckling.

"I guess so." May replied, giggling.

"Well, let's get you to the Pokemon Center, so Nurse Joy can have a look at those wounds." Drew said softly. May cringed when he mentioned her wounds. She looked up at him with a sadness in her eyes.

"They're disgusting, aren't they?" May asked weakly as her eyes glazed over with tears.

"Now you listen here, I don't care what you look like. I love you for who you are, not your looks, so no matter what, you'll always be beautiful to me. Do you understand?" Drew reassured her. May nodded in response as she smiled up at him. "Good." He replied as he pecked her on the cheek and gave her a small hug.

"Flygon, I need your help." Drew called out to Flygon. Flygon flew down to him and May. Drew helped May onto Flygon and climbed on after her, holding her tightly. "Can you take us to the Pokemon Center, please?" Drew asked Flygon. Flygon nodded and they set off for the Pokemon Center.

Hope you enjoyed it! I almost cried writing this chapter as well. I know Drew was really OOC but I wanted him to show his sensitive side and his insecurities, rather than it being May, for a change. Penguinshipping is up next and then we'll be coming up to the end of the story - how sad. Please R&R!

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