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The Next Stop. [Contestshipping, maybe a little Pokeshipping.] - PG-13(Later chapters, I guess.).
Summary: Stuck with each other on the train to Petalburg City after missing their stop, May and Drew are forced to accompany each other, meeting various people on the way. What will happen on their next stop?
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Next Stop: Petalburg City!
"Next stop, Petalburg City!" The train conductor boomed into the loudspeaker, causing one chartreuse-haired boy to wake up from a deep slumber. "Next stop, Petalburg City!" it repeated.
"Aa..." Drew ruffled his unruly green hair and stood up from his seat, straightening his long-sleeved black shirt and pulling on his lavender vest. "This is my stop."
Drew held on to the cold, metal pole of the train as he waited for the train to come to a complete stop, and glanced outside the window, smirking when he caught a glimpse of his uncle, standing right outside of the train stop.
He grabbed his suit case and walked to the nearest exit, only to bump into someone, dropping the her belongings, the contents of his own luggage spilling in the process. They both fell to the floor.
"I'm sorry." He muttered casually, picking up all the things that were his: his wallet, his papers, his cell phone, his (now) wrinkled clothing- slightly blushing at the sight of his dark-blue boxers- and all the rest of the things that were on the ground that was his. Drew stuffed the contents into his black bag and stood up to look at the person he had bumped into.
It was a young girl, about his age(he was 16), with chestnut hair and bright blue eyes, clothed in a red shirt and a white skirt, her hair covered by a red bandana. She seemed shy, and a bit scared of him.
"Aa... I'm so sorry! It's my fault!" She scrunched up and looked away from him. "Forgive me!" She said, avoiding his eyes.
Drew shook his head and offered her a hand. "No, It's my fault." he reassured her, picking up one of her items and handing it to her. She glanced at it and snatched it away from his hands in an instant, muttering a small, "Thanks."
Awkward silence came as both pairs of eyes darted around the room. Finally, Drew broke the silence. "I'm Drew." He told her, finally getting up to straighten his clothes. She looked up at him and gave him a shy grin. "May." She said, getting up as well, a cheesy grin on her face.
"I'm sorry, again," Drew said, offering his hand to her as a type of truce. May grabbed it and shook it softly. "It was my fault, I told you. I was in your way." she answered back.
"It's in the past." He reasurred again, scratching the back of his head.
May looked around the room, then at him. "So... where are you headed to?" she asked curiously, looking carefully at his luggage. Drew was about to answer, but the train conductor's voice boomed once again.
"Now leaving, Petalburg City!" He shouted. "Now leaving, Petalburg City!"
Drew sighed in frustration, pressing his face on the window, seeing his uncle walking off and shrugging. "That, was my stop." He muttered, sitting on the bench closest to him. He grabbed onto the nearest pole and banged his head on it. "Now what?" He told himself, yet loud enough so that everyone on the train could hear.
May spoke up. "We can stay here; and take the next train at the next city. The trains have a circle-type schedule." she suggested, using her fingers to show him in a circular motion.
Drew lifted an eye brow. "We?" He asked, looking straight at her.
May twiddled with her fingers. "Well, you see, I live in Petalburg City, and I was coming from Oldale Town from vacation." she explained. "I was about to go out, but then I bumped into you. So, I missed it too." she sighed, tugging on the tip of her bandana.
"Oh," Drew seemed to understand, scooting over to make room for May. "You can sit here then." he tapped his hand on the space next to him, motioning for May to sit.
"Thanks." She smiled, agreeing to take the seat. "So, since we're both going to Petalburg, we have a long time to get to know each other!"
Drew smirked. "It's been only several minutes, and I can tell you are one preppy girly girl." he laughed inwardly, facing straight into May's sapphire eyes that were burning in rage.
"Hey!"
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"Hey, I've never seen you in Petalburg before? Are you just visiting?" May asked cheerfully, looking curiously at Drew. "I mean, I practically know everyone in Petalburg, my father is the mayor of that city, so I get to meet everyone there. I bet you're moving there aren't you! How old are you? You look my age, are you sixteen? That's my age, I-"
"Have you noticed you talk too much?" Drew asked her, rolling his eyes in the process. "Really, May. You were quieter when I first met you, which was only a while ago."
"Sorry." She muttered, and went back to playing with her hair; she had been doing this for the past hour. "It's a habit." And she kept quiet.
One minute passed by. May kept her mouth shut, and Drew felt peace.
Five minutes passed by, and Drew wondered how she allowed herself to keep quiet.
Ten minutes passed, and he wondered if May was dead. He stole a peek at her. No, she's still alive, but very, awkwardly, freakishly quiet.
"I'm moving to Petalburg." Drew muttered, making sure he didn't make eye contact. May glanced at him. "What?"
"I'm answering one of your dumb questions." He couldn't believe he just said that. Of all the things that could make him answer a lame question, it was this girl he just met.
"Oh." May looked at him. "Ano, why?"
Drew rubbed the back of his neck in embarassment. "You were so loud a while ago, that when you shut up, I thought you were dead." He stated, turning to laugh at her. May's cheeks puffed up and the heat rose up to her face. "Drew!"
"It's the truth." he snorted, resting his head on the wall behind him, ignoring all of May's protests.
"YOU'RE SO... I JUST MET YOU AND YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY!"
"You should lower your tone, May. People might mistake you for a large, red bull horn." He closed his eyes, folding his arms and facing upwards. May sighed. "You're impossible, Drew."
Just then, "Oh my!" A voice squeaked.
"What?" May and Drew looked around to find the origin of the sound. They were pretty suprised to see who it was.
It was a person, clad in lime green clothing, long purple hair, and also sported a hat with the same color of the clothes and resembled a cactus.
"Oh my!" The person said again, this time going up to May. "I love your bandana! It's so ca-yute!" he giggled, taking both her hands and holding it in front of her.
May rubbed the back of her head in embarassment. "Oh, thanks... Erm, what's your name? I'm May," she asked, Drew looking cautiously at the person.
"Oh, how rude of me!" he flailed his arms in the air. "I'm Harley! Pleased to meet you!" He giggled girlishly.
"Ha- Harley?" May froze, Harley and Drew looking at her in concern.
"May, what's wrong?" Drew asked, a bit concered for the girl. "May?"
"Uhm... I'm sorry... I- I thought you were a girl." May shrugged, sweatdropping. "But then you said your name was Harley, which is a boys name. Whoops!"
Harley twitched. "Y- You thought I was a... a... a girl?" There was a hint of anger in his voice. "Well, it's okay. I ... I get that sometimes."
Drew stifled a laugh. "A girl... hah... "
Harley glared at Drew then turned to May with one heck of a fake smile. "Uhm, will you excuse me? I need ... to... go somewh- I need to go use the bathroom, that's it!" And off he went.
May and Drew faced each other, about to laugh their heads off, but the train conductor's voice came on the loudspeaker above. "Next stop, Rustboro City!" he boomed. "Next stop, Rustboro City!"
May grabbed Drew and shook him vigorously. "We need to get off this train and take the next one at Rustboro!"
Drew looked at her. "Why?" he asked.
"I'm hungry! And I bet you're hungry too. And Drew, we have to get off this one, it says on the train schedule," She whined. Drew rolled his eyes and was about to protest, but he soon felt hunger pains. She was right. He was hungry.
"Sure. But one question?"
"What?" May asked.
"Why am I going with you anyways?" Drew asked, taking his hand and pulling her hands of his shoulder. May grinned nervously.
"I have no money."
"WHAT?!" Drew groaned. "Moocher."
"Please?" May looked up at him with big, puppy dog, cerulean eyes. "I'll pay you back in Petalburg City."
Drew thought about it. Should he do it? After all, he did just meet May. But then again, she said her dad was the mayor. Oh, the rewards.
Final answer? "Sure."
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Harley hissed as he rushed inside the bathroom, closing the door. "That May girl is going to regret calling me, Harley, a girl!" He pulled out a small notebook from his pocket and inserted her name inside, drawing a small skull on top of it. "Oh, will she regret it."
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"We are now at Rustboro City. Please remember to take all your belongings out of the train, and have a nice day!"
What will happen May and Drew as they both step through into the city of Rustboro? What will Harley do to take revenge? Will the meet new people on their way? What about that weird cactus hat?
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Ahem. Uhm, well... I hope this story isn't all bad... and yeah. I have the next chapter already written, so it'll come soon. Please review and tell me what you think, or whatever mistakes you see.
Next time, 'The Next Stop- Next Stop: Rustboro City!'
Summary: Stuck with each other on the train to Petalburg City after missing their stop, May and Drew are forced to accompany each other, meeting various people on the way. What will happen on their next stop?
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Next Stop: Petalburg City!
"Next stop, Petalburg City!" The train conductor boomed into the loudspeaker, causing one chartreuse-haired boy to wake up from a deep slumber. "Next stop, Petalburg City!" it repeated.
"Aa..." Drew ruffled his unruly green hair and stood up from his seat, straightening his long-sleeved black shirt and pulling on his lavender vest. "This is my stop."
Drew held on to the cold, metal pole of the train as he waited for the train to come to a complete stop, and glanced outside the window, smirking when he caught a glimpse of his uncle, standing right outside of the train stop.
He grabbed his suit case and walked to the nearest exit, only to bump into someone, dropping the her belongings, the contents of his own luggage spilling in the process. They both fell to the floor.
"I'm sorry." He muttered casually, picking up all the things that were his: his wallet, his papers, his cell phone, his (now) wrinkled clothing- slightly blushing at the sight of his dark-blue boxers- and all the rest of the things that were on the ground that was his. Drew stuffed the contents into his black bag and stood up to look at the person he had bumped into.
It was a young girl, about his age(he was 16), with chestnut hair and bright blue eyes, clothed in a red shirt and a white skirt, her hair covered by a red bandana. She seemed shy, and a bit scared of him.
"Aa... I'm so sorry! It's my fault!" She scrunched up and looked away from him. "Forgive me!" She said, avoiding his eyes.
Drew shook his head and offered her a hand. "No, It's my fault." he reassured her, picking up one of her items and handing it to her. She glanced at it and snatched it away from his hands in an instant, muttering a small, "Thanks."
Awkward silence came as both pairs of eyes darted around the room. Finally, Drew broke the silence. "I'm Drew." He told her, finally getting up to straighten his clothes. She looked up at him and gave him a shy grin. "May." She said, getting up as well, a cheesy grin on her face.
"I'm sorry, again," Drew said, offering his hand to her as a type of truce. May grabbed it and shook it softly. "It was my fault, I told you. I was in your way." she answered back.
"It's in the past." He reasurred again, scratching the back of his head.
May looked around the room, then at him. "So... where are you headed to?" she asked curiously, looking carefully at his luggage. Drew was about to answer, but the train conductor's voice boomed once again.
"Now leaving, Petalburg City!" He shouted. "Now leaving, Petalburg City!"
Drew sighed in frustration, pressing his face on the window, seeing his uncle walking off and shrugging. "That, was my stop." He muttered, sitting on the bench closest to him. He grabbed onto the nearest pole and banged his head on it. "Now what?" He told himself, yet loud enough so that everyone on the train could hear.
May spoke up. "We can stay here; and take the next train at the next city. The trains have a circle-type schedule." she suggested, using her fingers to show him in a circular motion.
Drew lifted an eye brow. "We?" He asked, looking straight at her.
May twiddled with her fingers. "Well, you see, I live in Petalburg City, and I was coming from Oldale Town from vacation." she explained. "I was about to go out, but then I bumped into you. So, I missed it too." she sighed, tugging on the tip of her bandana.
"Oh," Drew seemed to understand, scooting over to make room for May. "You can sit here then." he tapped his hand on the space next to him, motioning for May to sit.
"Thanks." She smiled, agreeing to take the seat. "So, since we're both going to Petalburg, we have a long time to get to know each other!"
Drew smirked. "It's been only several minutes, and I can tell you are one preppy girly girl." he laughed inwardly, facing straight into May's sapphire eyes that were burning in rage.
"Hey!"
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"Hey, I've never seen you in Petalburg before? Are you just visiting?" May asked cheerfully, looking curiously at Drew. "I mean, I practically know everyone in Petalburg, my father is the mayor of that city, so I get to meet everyone there. I bet you're moving there aren't you! How old are you? You look my age, are you sixteen? That's my age, I-"
"Have you noticed you talk too much?" Drew asked her, rolling his eyes in the process. "Really, May. You were quieter when I first met you, which was only a while ago."
"Sorry." She muttered, and went back to playing with her hair; she had been doing this for the past hour. "It's a habit." And she kept quiet.
One minute passed by. May kept her mouth shut, and Drew felt peace.
Five minutes passed by, and Drew wondered how she allowed herself to keep quiet.
Ten minutes passed, and he wondered if May was dead. He stole a peek at her. No, she's still alive, but very, awkwardly, freakishly quiet.
"I'm moving to Petalburg." Drew muttered, making sure he didn't make eye contact. May glanced at him. "What?"
"I'm answering one of your dumb questions." He couldn't believe he just said that. Of all the things that could make him answer a lame question, it was this girl he just met.
"Oh." May looked at him. "Ano, why?"
Drew rubbed the back of his neck in embarassment. "You were so loud a while ago, that when you shut up, I thought you were dead." He stated, turning to laugh at her. May's cheeks puffed up and the heat rose up to her face. "Drew!"
"It's the truth." he snorted, resting his head on the wall behind him, ignoring all of May's protests.
"YOU'RE SO... I JUST MET YOU AND YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY!"
"You should lower your tone, May. People might mistake you for a large, red bull horn." He closed his eyes, folding his arms and facing upwards. May sighed. "You're impossible, Drew."
Just then, "Oh my!" A voice squeaked.
"What?" May and Drew looked around to find the origin of the sound. They were pretty suprised to see who it was.
It was a person, clad in lime green clothing, long purple hair, and also sported a hat with the same color of the clothes and resembled a cactus.
"Oh my!" The person said again, this time going up to May. "I love your bandana! It's so ca-yute!" he giggled, taking both her hands and holding it in front of her.
May rubbed the back of her head in embarassment. "Oh, thanks... Erm, what's your name? I'm May," she asked, Drew looking cautiously at the person.
"Oh, how rude of me!" he flailed his arms in the air. "I'm Harley! Pleased to meet you!" He giggled girlishly.
"Ha- Harley?" May froze, Harley and Drew looking at her in concern.
"May, what's wrong?" Drew asked, a bit concered for the girl. "May?"
"Uhm... I'm sorry... I- I thought you were a girl." May shrugged, sweatdropping. "But then you said your name was Harley, which is a boys name. Whoops!"
Harley twitched. "Y- You thought I was a... a... a girl?" There was a hint of anger in his voice. "Well, it's okay. I ... I get that sometimes."
Drew stifled a laugh. "A girl... hah... "
Harley glared at Drew then turned to May with one heck of a fake smile. "Uhm, will you excuse me? I need ... to... go somewh- I need to go use the bathroom, that's it!" And off he went.
May and Drew faced each other, about to laugh their heads off, but the train conductor's voice came on the loudspeaker above. "Next stop, Rustboro City!" he boomed. "Next stop, Rustboro City!"
May grabbed Drew and shook him vigorously. "We need to get off this train and take the next one at Rustboro!"
Drew looked at her. "Why?" he asked.
"I'm hungry! And I bet you're hungry too. And Drew, we have to get off this one, it says on the train schedule," She whined. Drew rolled his eyes and was about to protest, but he soon felt hunger pains. She was right. He was hungry.
"Sure. But one question?"
"What?" May asked.
"Why am I going with you anyways?" Drew asked, taking his hand and pulling her hands of his shoulder. May grinned nervously.
"I have no money."
"WHAT?!" Drew groaned. "Moocher."
"Please?" May looked up at him with big, puppy dog, cerulean eyes. "I'll pay you back in Petalburg City."
Drew thought about it. Should he do it? After all, he did just meet May. But then again, she said her dad was the mayor. Oh, the rewards.
Final answer? "Sure."
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Harley hissed as he rushed inside the bathroom, closing the door. "That May girl is going to regret calling me, Harley, a girl!" He pulled out a small notebook from his pocket and inserted her name inside, drawing a small skull on top of it. "Oh, will she regret it."
----
"We are now at Rustboro City. Please remember to take all your belongings out of the train, and have a nice day!"
What will happen May and Drew as they both step through into the city of Rustboro? What will Harley do to take revenge? Will the meet new people on their way? What about that weird cactus hat?
----
Ahem. Uhm, well... I hope this story isn't all bad... and yeah. I have the next chapter already written, so it'll come soon. Please review and tell me what you think, or whatever mistakes you see.
Next time, 'The Next Stop- Next Stop: Rustboro City!'