Hello, readers! Okay, I know I said I'd update next on Monday, but I couldn't resist. I had this one ready, and I really wanted to update. This one is a bit shorter than usual, so it wouldn't have felt right making you guys wait till Monday when it's not even that long. Besides, I said I'd update on Mondays and Thursdays. Well, today is Thursday! So enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon in any way, shape or size!

Naming the Months

Grade One

May (6), Drew (6), Gary (6), Paul (6), Ash (6)

It was in grade one that Drew made an interesting discovery.

Drew always heard the names of the months around, whether a tutor was telling him that school started in September, or his father was emphasizing to someone on the phone to do whatever it takes to get something done by January. He found it very confusing to remember all the names, especially since a bunch of them ended in '-ember', while some others ended with '-ary'. They sounded similar, so it was easy to mix them up.

When his grade one teacher, Mrs. Thomas, announced that the class would have to learn all the names in the correct order for a quiz the next week, Drew was worried. It sounded hard, and even with his tutors, he wasn't sure if he could remember properly.

Mrs. Thomas started off by reciting the names of all the months slowly and clearly. Suddenly, part-way through, she randomly called out the name of one of his friends.

"...March. April. May..." Drew's friend, May, didn't react. Maybe she didn't hear? So Drew, being the good friend he was, reached out to where she was sitting in the desk in front of him and tapped her shoulder. She turned around.

"May, the teacher called you." he told her. Before she could reply, Mrs. Thomas appeared beside them.

"Drew, there is no talking in class." she informed him sternly.

"B-but... I was just telling May that you called her. I don't think she heard you." he explained nervously. To his relief, Mrs. Thomas smiled.

"Actually, Drew, 'May' is also the name of a month, not just your friend."

"Really?" This was news to him.

"Yes, and my birthday is in May!" May giggled.

"Now that that's straight, why don't I continue?" Mrs. Thomas returned to the front of the class to go on with the lesson.

Sitting in his desk, Drew quietly thought to himself. So, months could be names too? He wondered how it would have sounded if May's name was a different month. In the end, 'May' sounded the best, but 'April' and 'June' weren't so bad either. Interesting.

Later, Drew met with his friends May, Gary, Paul, and Ash outside. He decided to try an experiment using the new knowledge he had gained. He went up to May.

"Hello, July." he greeted.

"Why are you calling me July?" May was confused.

"Your name is a month, so can I call you other months, too?" Drew asked.

She had her answer. "No, my name is May."

"Okay." But he wondered how she would react if he called he a different month again. He smirked a bit and flipped his hair. "Okay, December."

"My name is May!" she repeated a bit louder than before.

"August!" Gary chimed in mischievously.

"No, my name is May!" Gary and Drew were both delighted with the results.

"March, April!" Drew tried two months next.

"No! No!" May was shouting now.

"January! February!" Gary followed Drew's example.

Stop it! My name is MAY!" the girl screamed.

"Your name is September! October! November!" Drew sang.

"No! NO!" May shrieked, stamping her foot. "Stop it! STOP IT!"

"I don't like 'November'." Paul said suddenly. He and Ash had just been silently observing the scene up until then (Ash, a little worriedly). "It doesn't sound like a name."

May relaxed. Of course Paul would stand up for her, being the no-nonsense type of guy he was...

"I think 'June' sounds better." May's mouth dropped open. Even Paul was teasing her!

"Yeah, June!" Drew agreed enthusiastically. "March and April and June!"

"No, stop it! I'm gonna get you!" May threatened. This only caused Drew to start running.

"Run, Gary! She's gonna get us!" Both boys began laughing and running as the furious girl chased after them.

"January, February, March, April!" They chanted the names of the months while doing their best to avoid getting caught.

Ash and Paul watched their friends from where they were standing.

"I thought her name was May..." Ash mused quietly.

The next week, Drew wrote his months quiz confidently. He was very pleased when he received his paper back with a perfect score and a big sticker at the top. He didn't need to worry about forgetting the names of the months anymore, especially since the presence of a certain bandana-wearing friend always reminded him.

And there you have it! Hope you guys liked it. Tell me what you thought in your reviews.

Thanks for reading! See you on Monday!

Bye bye for now! And have a smiling day! :)