::MAY'S POV::

After the rehearsal today, which Mr. Contesta insisted on running again to smooth out any bumps, it was already about seven at night. Chloe insisted on taking us to the hot, new sushi place downtown. Before we went though, we stopped by the hotel and got ready. We also invited Misty, Ash, Dawn, and Paul.

I was in my hotel room getting ready when a very energetic Dawn came barreling into my room with Misty and Leaf.

"I can't believe you met THE Chloe Sparks! And we're going to go meet her!" Dawn said, squealing.

"Mhm," I said as I fixed up my hair. I decided I wanted to make it fall in loose, curling waves.

"So why'd you drag us here?" Misty asked.

"I don't know!" Dawn said happily. She was so giddy at the fact that she was going to meet Chloe Sparks.

I finished up my hair. I decided I wasn't going to bother with makeup today. It was just too much of a hassle. "What do you think?" I asked as I turned around for them to see my outfit.

"It looks gorgeous!" Misty said.

Dawn squealed. "Oh my God! You are going to make Drew's heart pound!"

"Who said anything about Drew?" I asked.

Dawn grinned sheepishly. "Well," she started, twiddling her fingers, "you two like each other don't you?"

"I do not like Drew!" I said defensively. "And what about you and Paul?"

"Please," Dawn said. "Why would I like that cold-hearted hunk? Imeanjunk! Cold-hearted piece of trainer junk!"

We all shook our heads. It was common knowledge that Dawn was head over heels in love with Paul, and Paul sort of liked her too.

"Quit arguing," Misty said. "We only have a couple more minutes before Chloe gets her private limo here."

::DREW'S POV::

I was in my hotel room with my girlfriend Brianna. Like always, she insisted on helping me undress and redress. And like always, I had to push her into the bathroom and lock barricade the door to get a moment of peace while dressing.

"Drew-y? Can I come out now?" Brianna asked.

I was just finishing up my hair when I remembered Brianna was still in the bathroom.

"Sure Lily," I said.

Lily was my little pet name for her. After we've been dating for a while, Brianna got annoyed with the fact I didn't have a pet name for her so I came up with one on the spot. We just happened to be strolling through the park by a pond with lily pads on it so I said, "Your pet name is Lily Pad." That seemed to satisfy her. Now I just call her Lily for short.

I opened the door for Brianna and she immediately hugged me, wrinkling my perfectly pressed outfit. Normally I wouldn't be too concerned with if my appearance because I just naturally get fans but today I felt like I had to look nice in the presence of Chloe Sparks and of course, May.

"Can I come with you Drew-y?" Brianna asked as she clung onto my arm.

I rolled my eyes. "Chloe's kind of touchy and she said she didn't want any extra people tagging along," I lied. Chloe said we could invite whoever we want because she reserved the entire place just for us just as long as whoever we bring wasn't going to spoil her dinner by constantly bugging her.

"Oh," Brianna said with a downcast look. Then she looked at me suspiciously. "Who's Chloe?" she asked with a suspicious look.

I rolled my eyes. Brianna's so overprotective of me. "Chloe Sparks," I said as I unwrinkled my shirt.

"THE Chloe Sparks?" Brianna asked in disbelief. "EEEEEEEE! I HAVE to go see her!" Before Drew could hold her back, she rushed off and picked out a little black dress and picked out a matching tuxedo for me.

"You are going to wear this," she said, holding up a tuxedo.

Originally, he was planning on wearing a more casual outfit but Brianna was pretty much shoving the tuxedo into my face so what else could I do but wear it?

"Oh my GOD! My friends are going to be so JEALOUS when they find out I'm going to have sushi with my amazing boyfriend and THE Chloe Sparks!" Brianna said with a squeal before rushing off to call her friends in the separate, built in booth for making video calls.

I sighed and started putting on the tuxedo.

::MAY'S POV::

"So what's Paul doing here in Cerulean City?" I asked.

"He's trying to get a water-type Pokemon," Dawn explained. Earlier today she was trying to get a new water type and she just happened to bump into Paul. "He's going to try and challenge Wallace, the Hoenn League Champion."

"That's pretty cool. Ash told me he was training to try and challenge the Sinnoh Elite Four," Misty said.

"After this tour, I'm going to be competing in the Kanto Grand Festival again," I said as I fixed up my hair again. "And so is Drew."

"I can't believe you two are performing together!" Misty said.

"I sort of wish I got a total stranger for my partner but at the same time I'm glad I got Drew," I said, gazing out the window. "It feels good to be back with him you know? He's my one and only real rival. Sure Solidad and Harley are my rivals too but Drew's the only one I can really connect with. We're almost friends now!"

What am I saying? Drew is my rival! R. I. V. A. L. Got it May? Good girl.

Leaf giggled. "You look so cute when you talk about Drew!"

"WHAT? He'sjustmyrival! That'sall!" I said defensively. Why does everyone think we're dating? After an awkward pause, I said nervously, "I'm going to make a call to Brendan. Be right back."

I darkened the glass for the built in calling booth and called the Snowpoint City Pokemon Center. Brendan was currently traveling around Sinnoh, attempting to win the Sinnoh League. If he won, he was going to try and challenge the Elite Four, and then finally Cynthia.

"Hey babe," he said with a smile when he picked up.

"Brendy," I said with a grin.

"I told you not to call me that," he said with a playful grin. "It makes me sound like a girl."

"Whatever… Brendy," I said with a giggle.

He rolled his eyes. "What's up?"

"You know the tour I'm in?"

"Yeah," he said.

"And you know that old rival of mine Drew?"

"What about him?" Then as if he knew what I was going to say, his eyes darkened and he gasped. "You're not breaking up with me are you?"

I laughed. "Why would I break up with you?" I asked. Then I mentally winced. As much as I wanted those words to mean something, they didn't mean as much as they should've. I hate to say it but it's true that our spark is dying off. Then I recomposed myself. "We're performing together on the tour after four years of not seeing my rival," I said, putting emphasis on the word "rival."

That got Brendan to relax a bit. "That's awesome babe. I just got my fourth badge by beating Candice. Man does she have one mean Abomasnow!"

I smiled. "I got to go soon Brendan. I'll call you later tonight."

"Bye babe."

I ended the call and stepped out of the booth to find Chloe waiting there along with Misty, Dawn, and Leaf.

"Took you long enough. Let's go," she said as she turned on her heel and walked out into the hall.

"Okay. Ash and Paul are all in the limo already. You can go on ahead if you want. I'm going to go get Drew. May, you're coming with me because you know Drew best," Chloe said as she grabbed me by the arm and dragged me down to Drew's room.

When we got there, she rang the doorbell and pushed me right up to the door. Drew opened it and to our surprise, he was wearing a tux. Behind him was Brianna, the rookie coordinator I met seven years ago vying for Drew's attention. She was wearing a little black dress with spaghetti straps and adorned with sequins at the neck and hemline.

"Ummm," Chloe said. "Even though we have the entire restaurant to ourselves, you're going to feel really awkward wearing that. Everyone else is wearing jeans and stuff like that."

Drew looked back and glared at Brianna who simply smiled and blushed.

"I'm going to stay like this," Brianna said. "And you are too," she said as she grabbed Drew's arm. "Let's go!"

The whole time we were walking down the stairs Brianna clung to Drew like lint to a sock. We were just about to enter the limo when Chloe realized Brianna was tagging along. Apparently, all those years of dealing with annoying fans gave her a good fan-sensing radar.

"She's not coming with us is she?" she asked before we were going to leave the hotel.

"Why not?" Brianna asked defensively as she clung onto Drew even tighter.

"Ow. My arm," Drew said as he tried to shake her off.

"Because," Chloe said, rolling her eyes, "I can tell you're one of those annoying fans who'll just ruin my dinner by pestering me with annoying "did-you-know" facts and asking a bunch of annoying questions."

"Why would I go gaga over you?" Brianna asked.

Chloe removed her oversized sunglasses and pulled off her hoodie, revealing her piercing blue eyes and curling blond hair. All topped off with a jet blue streaked lock down the right side of her hair. It was a look that was unmistakably Chloe Sparks.

"OMG! YOU'RE CHLOE SPARKS! EEEEEEEEE! CAN I HAVE YOUR AUTO —"

Brianna was cut off by Chloe who was holding her perfectly manicured hand in her face. "This is what I mean," she said, inspecting her nails. Then with a firm push, she pushed Brianna aside and dragged me and Drew out of the hotel. "Toodles darling," she said to Brianna.

"You made it!" Ash said happily. "Now let's go eat!"

"Same old Ash," Dawn said with a smile. It didn't take an Alakazam to realize Dawn was sitting extremely close to Paul. And surprisingly, Paul looked like he was okay with it.

"So," Chloe said, taking a dainty sip of her glass before spewing it out. "What the hell is this? I asked for f***ing chardonnay! Not f***ing water!" She slammed her glass down and then turned to us. "Sorry about that. I know I have anger management issues. Tell me a little bit about yourselves," Chloe said with a smile.

"Well," Dawn said. "I'm a coordinator. I've been to the Grand Festival five times and I've earned the five ribbons required for this year's Grand Festival."

"Please! That's nothing!" Ash said. "I've been in the regional leagues thirteen times and I'm currently training to challenge the Sinnoh Elite Four!"

Paul smirked. "I can do better because I'm part of the Hoenn Elite Four," Paul said.

"So if you're better than me, then why did we tie during the last battle we had?" Ash asked angrily.

"Because you had a type advantage!"

"So? It's called strategy!"

Paul opened his mouth to speak but Dawn cut him off. "Relax! You're both amazing trainers!" she said, pushing the two rivals apart before sitting back down beside Paul.

We all continued to introduce ourselves to Chloe who was now all calmed down when she was served a glass of Sprite.

"We're here," she said when we got to the sushi place. "Thanks Jim," she said as she handed him a fifty-dollar bill. "Go buy yourself something nice."

Jim smiled at Chloe before letting us all off.

When we were all in the restaurant, we got an unexpected surprise.

"Drew-y! I'm here!"

All of us, except for Drew who was in the bathroom changing into something more casual, turned towards the door and saw Brianna standing. She was furiously scanning the place for her green haired beau.

"Where's my Drew-y?" she asked angrily.

Chloe stepped up to her with an extremely unhappy expression. "I thought I told you to go away," she hissed. "I'm not spending the night with some b****y, uber-obsessed, annoying, slutty, fan girl," she said, poking Brianna backwards.

"I was invited by my Mister Drew," she said with a pout. Just then, Drew decided to come back out from the bathroom and Brianna immediately spotted him.

"Drew-y!" she said, running over to him. She gave him a hug before she realized he wasn't wearing the tuxedo she picked out for him. "Where's your tux?" she asked innocently. "You looked so sexy in it."

"Lily," he said with a sigh of exasperation, "it was getting really uncomfortable and I don't want to ruin it."

Wow. Even a Magikarp could tell that Drew was completely fed up with "Lily" and was spinning out lies faster than an Ariados spins a web.

Brianna a.k.a. Lily, smiled at Drew before pulling him in for a long, extremely exaggerated kiss that earned an unhappy frown from Chloe and astonished looks from everyone else. But for all the kiss was worth, Drew looked like he wasn't really enjoying it. I don't know why but the fact that Drew wasn't kissing back as hard as Brianna was kissing. made me feel a little better.

Why do you care? He's your performing partner! Why do you care about them? You have Brendan! You have a fabulous boyfriend who would do anything for you and adores you! He never insults you or calls you a weak coordinator! So why are you so concerned about the insulting, cabbage-head of a coordinator and his uber-obsessed girlfriend?

I sighed. My emotions at the moment were swirling faster than one of Dawn's Piplup's Whirlpools. Brendan? Drew? Drew? Brendan?

Soon, Brianna decided she had enough of sucking face with Drew and let him pull away but she still clung onto his arm tightly. She whispered stuff into his ear and her phrases were littered with girlish giggles. I felt like gagging but I wasn't the only one. Misty looked like she was about to barf while Ash just stood there trying to comprehend what was going on. As usual, he was as thickheaded as he normally is when it comes to romance.

"Food's here," Chloe said blandly, obviously disgusted by Brianna and Drew, more or less Brianna then Drew. "Dig in. It's all on me."

"FOOD!" Ash said before starting to stuff his face.

"Some things never change," Misty said with a roll of her eyes.

::DREW'S POV::

Tell me again why I decided to date Brianna again?

She decided to show up at the restaurant and lied that I invited her and because Chloe invited me, she could come in. Idiotic security guards.

After that, she decided it was a good time to make out with me while we waited for the food. Not that Brianna's not a good kisser or anything, but I didn't really enjoy the kiss. There have been much better kisses in the past, most notably the one May and I shared four years ago at the end of the Sinnoh Grand Festival.

The thought of that kiss made me want to lean over to her and do it again. She looked so hot right now, but then again, May always looked hot. Her hair fell in loose, gentle curls over her shoulders with a yellow rose tucked into the gentle waves of curls. She wore a yellow ruffled tank top with a shade that matched her rose and a pair of dark skinny jeans. I could see her every curve and it just further made me want to kiss her and mesh right up against her.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING? YOU HAVE BRIANNA! THE GIRL SITTING RIGHT BESIDE YOU? MAY. IS. NOT. YOUR. GIRLFRIEND!

While we were eating, we all were talking to Chloe in between bites of sushi, except for Brianna, who couldn't get to Chloe no matter what she did. Chloe flat out refused to acknowledge that Brianna was even there.

"So Misty, I hear you're the Cerulean Gym Leader?" Chloe asked as she turned her attention from Ash to Misty.

"That's right!" Misty said happily.

"That's great! I'd like to have an unofficial battle sometime. I'd love to see how my water-types match up against a gym leader's!" Chloe said with a smile.

"Misty's really good with water-types," Ash chimed in. "She even raised a Gyarados from when it was just a Magikarp!"

"Really?" Chloe asked, obviously impressed. "I know how hard it is to raise Magikarp," she said. "The first Pokemon I caught was a Magikarp and because I didn't really know what to do with it, I lost a ton of battles when I was just starting out."

"Misty owns a ton of water Pokemon and they're all really strong," Ash said with a smile.

"Oh Ash! They're not that strong!" Misty protested.

"Sure they are!" Ash said.

"If you say so," said Misty with a shrug.

Chloe laughed and then turned her attention to May and me. "So you two are performance partners and long time rivals? I'd like to see a contest battle between you two sometime," she said.

"You should see me and Drew battle!" Brianna said excitedly. "It's so intense!" I rolled my eyes. Whenever Brianna battled me, she always ended up going soft on me and where's the fun in that? She was probably only lying so she could get Chloe to want to see her battle, but like always, Chloe ignored Brianna.

"It'd be cool seeing two long-time rivals who haven't seen each other in years battle," Chloe said.

May looked at me as if she were asking me if I agreed. I shrugged and said, "Sure. Why not? A battle with May would be great but I'm going to win this time."

Chloe clapped her hands together in joy while May laughed at my claim. "Not in your dreams!" she said with a competitive smile. "I'm going to win this time!"

We started firing friendly insults and threats at each other. I knew exactly which buttons to push to make May mad and I pushed those buttons, hard. It was only a matter of minutes before May was merely inches away from my face and extremely mad. I could've kissed her right there but I could feel Brianna's laser glare boring into me so I had to resist the urge which was only strengthened by the fact May was mad. She was so cute when she was mad.

After we finished our food, Ash insisted on ordering dessert and fighting with his rival Paul while Dawn tried to stop both of them without showing that she liked him. Meanwhile, Misty was also trying to restrain the Ash-Paul argument from getting out of control, literally trying to restrain Ash, physically.

"I'm going to go try and get a signal," Chloe said as she got up from the table.

Nobody really paid attention to Chloe except for May and me, mostly because we had nothing else to pay attention too.

::CHLOE'S POV::

That idiotic bitch of girl Bitchanna. She HAD to come and ruin my perfect plan to get May and Drew together. Oh well, when plan A doesn't work, it's time for plan B.

I wasn't really going to try and get a signal, I was only trying to get outside and create a little rain.

"Vaporeon, come on out," I whispered as soon as I got out of the restaurant and out of sight.

Vaporeon appeared in her usual flash of white light and cascade of sparkles. She twirled around a bit before facing me.

"Alright, Vaporeon," I said gently. "I need you to use Rain Dance."

Vaporeon nodded and then started forming a large blue ball of energy in front of its mouth. Then Vaporeon turned her head up to the sky and fired. Almost immediately, rain clouds started to cover the sky and hard, driving rain began to pour down.

"Thanks Vaporeon," I said pulling out her Pokeball. "You take a nice long rest."

When I walked back inside to the restaurant, Brianna was using this time to cuddle up next to Drew while May glared at Brianna. Misty and Dawn were trying to break up the Ash and Paul fight by restraining their respective crushes. Me on the other hand, I was completely soaked from Vaporeon's Rain Dance.

"It's raining like hell out there," I said. "I can't get Jim to drive out here in this weather. I did get some bikes here though. I only have one right now, the others are coming. Hey Brianna, you can take the one I've got now!" I said as I grabbed Brianna's arm. "Toodles!" I pushed her out the door and had the security guard hand her the bike. She tried to get back in but the guards wouldn't let her.

Everyone looked at me with odd expressions but they don't really affect me. I'm used to people thinking I'm a complete lunatic by now.

"So! Pokemon battle anyone?" I asked with a smile.

::DREW'S POV::

I was really happy that Chloe had gotten rid of Brianna. I was just a little dumbfounded by the technique she used to get rid of Brianna. But, she was gone, and that was all that mattered.

Not that I didn't like Brianna anymore, it's just that she was getting really annoying with her constant clinging and giggling and Brianna-ness.

Now Chloe was just standing there with a Pokeball in hand, ready to challenge anyone who dared challenge the Chloe Sparks.

"Well," Chloe said as she tossed the Pokeball up and down. "Challengers? Come on! I'm not THAT hard to beat."

We all rolled our eyes. Chloe was pretty much invincible when it came to contest battles and good at regular Pokemon battles.

"I wanna have a battle!" Ash said stepping up.

"Pika pika!" Pikachu said in agreement with its best friend.

"Yay! A challenger!" Chloe said excitedly. "Contest or two-on-two battle?"

While Ash and Chloe discussed their battle and started it up, the rest of us really had nothing to do but talk. Misty was refereeing Ash and Chloe's match. Dawn and Paul were talking. Only May and I were awkwardly sitting there.

"So…" she said.

I looked over at Ash and Chloe for a moment, trying not to let her see the blush that was creeping onto my face. I have hoards of screaming fan girls. I do not blush.

"You want to go get something to drink?" I asked, pointing to her empty cup. How it got empty was a complete mystery. May didn't even touch her cup throughout the entire night.

"Sure."

I helped her get up from her seat and walked with her over to the soda fountain by the wall. It wasn't like a normal soda fountain. It was an actual fountain, or at least half of a fountain. It was split up into different sections, each section for a different type of drink. If you didn't find a drink you liked from the fountain, you could go up and custom order one from the special drinks chef who was always on standby.

Chloe apparently noticed that we were going to get a drink together and pointed over to where the drink chef was standing. "Go get yourself something nice! I've got money to spare!" she called out before refocusing on the battle.

We both shrugged and went over to the chef, knowing that if we didn't Chloe was going to scream, yell, swear, basically throw a huge Chloe-sized fit.

We both placed our orders and waited patiently for the chef to prepare them.

Meanwhile, Chloe and Ash were still going at it. It was a two-on-two battle and right now it was Vaporeon verus Floatzel. The battle was taking place on the built in battlefield in the middle of the restaurant for entertainment. The entire battlefield was encased in a solid cage of attack-proof glass to prevent any accidents. Apparently, Chloe and Ash were too wrapped up in the battle to realize the door was open.

"Vaporeon! Use Bite and keep going until I say so!"

"Dodge it Floatzel!"

Vaporeon started snapping its jaws at Floatzel who was slowly backing away and towards the edge.

"Looks like Ash is trying to tire out Vaporeon," Paul said. "I would expect more from a person who's idolized for her battling prowess."

"It's Chloe. She probably has something up her sleeve," Dawn said in a slightly defensive tone as she curled up towards Paul.

"You're really —" Paul started but he was unable to finish as an interruption from the battlefield cut him off.

"ASH! Watch out! There's no more space to dodge anymore!" Misty called out. Sure enough, Floatzel was almost right up against the wall with Vaporeon close by.

"Now Vaporeon! Use Muddy Water!"

Vaporeon started shooting a spiraling shot of muddy water around, covering the entire battlefield and also shooting out the door… right towards us.

The impact of the attack hit us hard. Oddly enough, it hit us and only us. We were thrown backwards into the little hallway by the little drinks and sushi bar/counter. It lead to the bathrooms and employee room. Somehow, the attack blasted us into the hallway with me on top of May. This was… interesting…

::CHLOE'S POV::

So maybe I did set that attack up just to get May and Drew alone. So what if I did? Is it a crime to play Cupid?

I silently praised myself for thinking of such an ingenious idea to get them alone and together all while creaming Ash Ketchum in a two-on-two Pokemon battle. They didn't call me the Princess of the Battlefield for nothing. No really, that is the paparazzi name they have for me, when I'm in battle.

As for the cup, I drank all of mine and then discreetly switched it with hers, all part of my brilliant plan. For a dumb blond that's drunk half of the time, I know how to whip up a mean plan.

"Floatzel return!" Ash said, returning his Floatzel after I knocked it out with that Muddy Water attack. "You did great," he said.

"Ash your Floatzel has gotten really strong!" Misty commented from the sidelines. I've noticed throughout the entire battle, she was giving hints and strategies to Ash and staring at him for the majority of the battle.

"Thanks Mist! You helped a lot with Floatzel's training remember? It's all thanks to you that Floatzel is so strong!" Ash called back.

"Pi pikachu!" Pikachu said in agreement.

Misty blushed and then waited for Ash to call out his next Pokemon.

"Go Snorlax!" Ash called out.

"Vaporeon return!" I said. I know Snorlax has a ton of power and amazing defenses but it was also slow. That's how I was going to win, by speed and power. I pulled out a Pokeball. "It's your turn my friend," I whispered. Then in a louder voice I said, "Let's do this Lucario!"

I heard Misty gasp as Lucario appeared.

"Ash! Be careful! I've seen this Lucario on TV before! It's really strong!" Misty called out.

"Don't worry Mist!" Ash said reassuringly.

Misty smiled/blushed and then called for the battle to begin.

"Go ahead Ash, make the first move," I said half-heartedly. I wasn't too concentrated on the battle right now. Instead, I was more or less concentrated on the chemistry between the other two people encased inside this glass cage at the moment… Mother always said I was good at multitasking…

::MAY'S POV::

Now I know how Katy Perry felt when she kissed a girl.

Drew was lying on top of me; our faces were separated by less than an inch of space. I could see his rock hard abs underneath his now drenched shirt. I could see each and every strand of emerald green hair and the way they flopped over his deep green eyes. I could see each and every eyelash that framed his eyes and the way they threw the light into his prismatic eyes. They were intoxicating, mesmerizing, and completely off limits.

However wrong it felt, it felt so right too. Our bodies fit together perfectly like two puzzle pieces awaiting their match. His emerald eyes stared into mine and I stared back into his with my sapphire ones. He breathed in, I breathed out. We were in perfect sync. Almost like we were made for each other… which is crazy talk! Is it?

Suddenly, Drew's arms collapsed and out lips collided. In a split second after that, his hands grabbed mine and squeezed them tight. I could feel his heart pounding against me and I was pretty sure my heart was doing the same. His lips tasted just like they did four years ago, only this time, they were completely drenched from Vaporeon's attack. I felt his tongue brushing against mine and I let it in. Our tongues collided and it felt so wrong yet so right.

Eventually, we both came up for air and we stared at each other in awe.

"Brendan!" I said while he said, "Brianna!"

We both got up and straightened ourselves off. Now we were drenched, embarrassed, and pretty darn pissed at Chloe. Nonetheless, the kiss felt great and personally, I can't deny that.

"Great job Lucario," Chloe said from the battlefield.

We both walked out to see a severely weakened Lucario standing by Chloe's side while Ash was recalling his Snorlax. When Chloe saw us, the corner of her lips turned up into a small smile before going back into a frown.

We picked up our drinks and walked back to our seats. Everyone seemed to be talking with each other and having fun.

"I'm going to go outside and see if the d*mn bikes are here yet," Chloe announced loudly before walking outside, neglecting to return her Lucario back to his Pokeball.

::CHLOE'S POV::

So my plan worked… sort of. I got May and Drew to kiss but they also feel guilty about it.

"Lucario, let me know if anything goes on in there," I said quietly.

Lucario nodded and then started focusing in using its powers of Aura.

The Rain Dance I called up earlier was still in effect. I could've called out Flareon to stop it but Flareon could take damage just by being out in the rain. Leafeon would probably be better.

I called out Leafeon and had her fire a Sunny Day into the sky before calling her back.

"Rr," Lucario said as he tugged on my sleeve.

"What is it Lucario?" I asked.

Lucario refocused his Aura and sent me a picture telepathically. It showed May and Drew sitting side by side at the restaurant. May asked Drew if they should just forget that ever happened and just stay as friends. Drew nodded his head and the picture ended there.

"Thanks Lucario," I said before returning him.

I sighed and looked up to the now perfectly clear sky. There was a clear, full moon out tonight, reminding me of painful memories but I shook it off and started refocusing on a new plan. If at first you don't succeed, try, try, and try again.

A/N: A couple of notes...

1) So I finally got around to explaining the confusion over Lily/Brianna

2) The color of May's rose is sort of an indicator of where they are right now. A chapter or two ago, May had a white rose which stands for innocence. At that point, their relationship was pretty innocent (The kiss that took place four years ago, they weren't dating anyone so it's still in the realm of innocence.) Now it's a friendship, as it always was, just not as innocent. Roses will be sprinkled in throughout the story so keep an eye out! ;)

3) I'm going to be trying to do an Ikarishipping fanfic when I get a good idea so keep an eye out for that too! =)

That's about it for now! I'm getting to work on chapter 5 so expect that in a couple of days or so.