Chapter 7!

Has made it's entrance!

So with school I have some difficulties concentrating and junk. So even if I have my whole schedule and after school plans figured out, it still stresses me out during class. But I guess everyone has days like that.

Anyways, I'm even more confident than before! (If that's possible) I'm giving this chapter my best shot, as usual!

Enough about me.

Thank you, PolarDawn for yet another review and critique!

And thanks to any of my readers and/or reviewers! Especially my "Loyalist Reader". Haha!

Disclaimer:*

I don't own Pokemon ;-;

Chapter 7:

'May!'

His hand missed. He missed.

With a loud thump, May landed. An audible crack sounded out through the woods. Her shrieks of terror had turned into moans of pain. Drew could sense a bit of anger and frustration in her voice, making him cringe. Quickly, he made his way down the tree to help her out. His hands fumbled through branches as he rushed through to get to the ground. Another thud as his feet slammed upon contact with the earth.

"What's wrong?!" Drew reached to tap her shoulder.

"Don't touch me." She hissed at him, slowly moving to sit up as he approached her. His eyes flickered to where she clutched her right arm. It was bruised, swollen, and most likely fractured. But no matter how much it grossed him out, Drew was definitely not coldhearted. Obviously it had absorbed most of the impact when she fell.

"Maple, here." He kneeled down to inspect it.

"Look, I'm perfectly fin-" As May shakily moved to stand up, she was cut off. Legs shaking violently, her knees bucked causing her to fall back against a nearby tree. The force of it added pressure onto her arm, shifting it out of place again. Letting out a sharp cry of pain, she writhed in agony, holding it tighter against her body with her left arm.

Drew's eye twitched a little bit as more of the purple-gray flesh was exposed to his eyes. Her wails and moans were beginning to get to him. It must be extremely painful for her to just lay like that. However she was probably lucky that she hadn't broken her hip or femur. Letting out a sigh, he stood up again, reaching for her left arm.

"Come on, let's head back to camp."

"No."

"August, we need to get your arm fixed now." Gently tugging at her arm, he frowned slightly.

"Get the mangos."

"Are you serious? You've just broken your arm and your first priority is fruit?!" Pulling her to her feet, Drew stared with visible worry in his eyes.

"Just get them."

"No, we seriously need to leave now."

"I said get them!"

"Why do you even want them?"

"I'm hungry, damn it!"

"Okay, you know what-" With another rough and irritated sigh, he looked around. Catching sight of a large stick, he bent over and picked it up. It was a pitted dark wood stick which looked about three feet long. Dragging in back forward, just in front of the mango tree, Drew stabbed it into the ground. Twisting deep into the tough soil which surrounded them.

"There. Now it'll be a marker and we can come back for it later. I'm sure the others have food by now. I mean, Red's there with them and he seems experienced." His foot impatiently tapped against the ground.

Grunting, May gave a defeated sigh, pushing herself upwards until she could stand properly. Her arm felt as if a million shards of glass were jabbing into it while someone was pouring salt on top. When she looked up, Drew had already begun walking. The sunlight which seeped in through the leaves of the trees seemed to be disappearing as it was nearing the evening.

Following after him, the two walked in silence as he led her in the direction of the beach. The more they walked, the more wary May became of the chartreuse haired boy. Even if she'd known her rival for sometime now, he was still about as unpredictable as she was. She shivered, just imagining what she would do if he suddenly decided to take the chance and kill her.

Drew, noticing how she was spacing out decided to break the silence. Things would only get more awkward for them both and it would be a couple minutes until they met up with the others again. Although holding a conversation with May without it breaking into an argument was going to be very difficult. Brushing away that thought, he figured he would just go with the flow.

"Hey, Gorilla Girl, you thinking about how much you miss your mommy?" Almost immediately, May's gaze turned into an icy glare. Snapping her head up to look at him, Drew swore she bared her teeth at him. However, it may have been a hiss of pain, as she had accidentally shifted her arm out of place once more. Alright, he had to admit, what he had said was pretty mean and uncalled for. But, being Drew, he had absolutely no idea how to talk to her.

"And are you thinking about how much you miss your hair gel and beauty sleep?" Readjusting her arm, the brunette kept her frozen glare trained on him.

"Whoa!" Giving her a slightly offended look, Drew dramatically turned back around and continued walking. "Of course not, this is natural." Flipping his hair, he stood up straighter, putting his hands behind his head in a relaxed form.

"Naturally stupid." May snorted, heading straight ahead where even more bright light sparkled and glowed through the trees. Surprisingly, she had decided to keep the conversation short and sweet. The beach was just ahead and she was glad to be back where she could hear and see the ocean and it's waves. At the moment, May wanted more than anything to rid herself of the pain which was eating away at her arm. She couldn't appreciate the simplest things without it interrupting her.

Rushing ahead of Drew, she took the first step into the light. Her red bandana seemed to be glowing, almost as if it were brightening the mood. In fact, it seemed as if the tension was already melting away by the second. Although, when he stepped out he nearly had a panic attack. The camp was not where it was when they had left.

"Weed-for-brains."

He turned his head to see May pointing down the beach to where a campfire was. There sat Ash, Paul, Red, and two other girls who he recognized from the plane. They must have moved it after he and May had gone out looking for water.

"Drew!" Ash waved to him, as if he were calling him over. However his movement was so wild and rowdy that Drew couldn't really tell.

"Ah, I see, come here, please." Drew whipped around. May had just finished explaining her situation to Paul and Red. She followed Red over to where two girls were sitting. He had completely forgotten to ask their names so instead of striking up a conversation with them, he sat down quietly next to Paul.

"Hey~! It's the angry plum!" Flashing him a smile, Drew smacked him on the back as if they were childhood friends.

"Never call me that again." Paul snapped, shoving his arm off.

"Chill out!" He laughed as his eyes flickered around to take in more of his surroundings. Red was preparing a makeshift splint for May's right arm. He noticed how the older man took her bandana and tied several flat, thick sticks around it. Although it wasn't as good as a cast would be, it would make do for now. She flinched several times before relaxing her shoulders after the splint was finished up. The chartreuse haired boy found himself watching for several minutes until something else interrupted him.

"Hello, there!" That blue haired girl stared at him with welcoming warm eyes. They were just like Ash's only her's were a beautiful sapphire blue. And Drew knew beauty when he saw it. It was a 'skill' he was quite proud of. He could hear a breath hitch from beside him, he was staring at the fire in silence. Had something happened between the two?

"Yo." Drew smiled back in response, flipping his hair. Paul tensed from beside him.

"My name's Dawn!" She gave the girl with the long brown hair a soft nudge. In alarm, the other girl began to flail her arms in a flurry, face flushed a light pink because of her embarrassment.

"Y-yes!?"

Was everyone spacing out today?

Ash flopped down on the log across from him and Paul. He reached over the fire and pulled out a fairly large chunk of fish. Drew felt a bit dumb, for he spent all that time observing his surroundings and didn't notice it. About a quarter of it was ripped off and passed around.

"Drew. The Drew Hayden." He turned his attention back to the two girls.

"Leaf.."

"Leaf? What do you mean, leaf?" A confused expression crossed his face as he took his share of fish from Paul.

"My name."

"Name? What kind of name is that-ouch!"

Dawn had leaned over and punched him in the shoulder. This girl wasn't as sweet as he thought she was. Drew could just barely hear a muffled chuckle coming from what he thought was Paul.

"Be nice." She scolded, patting Leaf's head as if she were a cat. He stared at the two blankly, it seemed as if Leaf actually enjoyed that. Beside him, Paul was laughing silently even more like a kid who had just gotten his friend in trouble. Even in moments like this, it was like they were just camping or something. It was unbelievable yet strangely soothing and relaxing. Although he knew that it wasn't long before anyone went insane or things got even more serious.

"I don't understand girls." Crossing his arms, he began to shake his head.

"Really? But you look so much like one." Paul roughly grabbed a lock of his hair. However, his tone was very dull and bored so Drew couldn't tell whether he was joking around or not.

"Hey, my hair is shorter than yours." Drew snorted, smacking his hand away and running his hands through his hair. He smoothed it back before giving another flip.

"All done and better." Red's voice sounded out abruptly. The five turned to look just as May took her seat on the fourth log, which was the furthest away from the others. Most of the group were staring at her splint, but obviously no one felt like asking why. It didn't look like May would answer them even if they tried asking.

"Apparently Drew and May", He pointed to both of them before continuing, "Have found a lake nearby. Along with a mango tree which they marked for us." Red announced, smiling.

"We'll move camp once the others wake up."

"You mean if they wake up." Paul grumbled. Dawn frowned at him, her warm eyes turned into serious, stone cold glares. Which were even colder looking than Paul's face twenty-four seven.

"They will wake up." She growled at him.

"You're just saying that because your boyfriend is still unconscious. In reality we don't know if they will." The violet haired teen bluntly replied, pressing a blood-stained handkerchief onto his arm. Was he nervous? No. Paul doesn't seem like the type to worry over anything nor anyone.

"Lucas is not my boyfriend." Dawn's eyes narrowed. Drew wasn't so sure what was going on, but it seemed like those two had some history. Although it was hard to believe anything drastic had happened as she and Paul obviously didn't know each other two days ago. He exchanged confused looks with May and watched as Ash silently scarfed down more fish.

"Now, now, personal love-related topics can be discussed later. For now, we need to decide what our next move is." Red brushed the dust off of his hat before placing it back on his head. Paul reached for a long wooden spear that Red had made him. Leaf was the first one to notice, smile fading as she realized what he was getting all anxious over.

The bushes which led to the giant oak tree shook, drawing the attention of all seven of them.

"Hello there!"

It feels like forever since I updated, although it wasn't very long, haha.

This chapter took a longer time to write than my others. Although maybe it was because of school that I couldn't finish it right away.

Not to worry, I'll get started on another chapter soon!

I guess this chapter was a bit dull and boring. Not as interesting as other chapters and sort of complicated to write because I had to remember May's broken arm as they walked. It will get better and more action will pop up, rest assured. So yeah, this chapter was more of a breather. Making sure everyone meets, making new appearances, not exactly much survival involved for now.

As for the wild girl, let's put her on hold for now.

Paul's relationship with Dawn seems rough now, but it's going to be awhile until improvement is made. However I bet a certain event I have planned for later chapters will irritate any Ikarishippers out there. It's just getting started though, you know?

Leaf. I originally wanted to portray Leaf as a bubbly, happy, optimistic girl. However since Dawn is... Well, was.. Pretty much that, I decided to put her as a quiet, cute, more reserved female. As you already know that Misty and May are pretty much twin tempers. So, I decided to even it all out.

Any other characters. Alright, so from time to time they will act a little bitchy here and there. Just a small warning, because I'm still making plans.

Anyways!

Who just appeared? Anyone want to take a guess?

Well, feel free to review!

Thanks!

~Bear