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A ContestShipping FanFiction.
When something goes wrong, May loses her memory. Drew blames himself, and so takes May on a journey through the Hoenn region in hopes of bringing her memory back.

I'm not sure how fluffy this is gonna get, so reader discretion is advised.
And also, please don't post. I'd like to keep this organized. If you have any questions or comments, please PM me, though I highly doubt anyone will read this...

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Title: Chapter 1

May
The first thing I was aware of was that I was in a bed, somewhere. There was someone nearby, a boy with green hair, who was slumped in a chair beside me. he appeared to be asleep. "Where am I?" I asked for no reason, since the only other person in the room was asleep. Jolting awake, the stranger looked at me.
"May. You're awake." He sounded relieved, but I didn't know why, because I had no idea who he was. "Who... who are you?" I asked.
He flinched, looked at me, and then quietly said, "Oh no. Oh please, no." From how quietly he said it, I'm not even sure I was supposed to hear it.

Regaining composure, he said, "To answer your questions in order, you're in the hospital. You've been out for three days. I'm Drew, I was your rival," He paused to flick his hair, "And a pretty good one, at that." He continued, "We were Pokémon coordinators. We went against each other in Pokémon Contests."

He went quiet, somehow not out of breath after his explanation.
"How about I take you on a journey?" He asked randomly.
I'd just met him, even though he claimed to know me, and he was asking me to travel with him. "Okay..." I replied.
"Your enthusiasm is overwhelming." He said sarcastically. Then he said, "Well, if we set off with you dressed like you came from a hospital, people will think I kidnapped you or something, and something kind of... happened to your clothes, so for now, you should probably wear these." He handed me clothes that looked exactly like what he was wearing, and then walked out of the room.
What just happened?

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Title: Chapter 2

(Author's note: HUGE edit, because flashbacks are awesome.)
Drew
I walked out of the room, closing the door. I walked down the hallway and into the lobby.
"Go, everyone!" I sent out my Pokémon. Roserade, Masquerain, Absol, Butterfree, and Meganium all came out. I didn't sent out Flygon because he would take up a lot of space. There was a fountain nearby.
How nice... I thought, sitting with my back against it to watch my Pokémon play.

While my Pokémon started playing, I became lost in memories of the events of the last few days...

*Flashback*
The boat would arrive today. May would be back from her time in Sinnoh. I stood at the place where the boat would arrive in a few short moments, a rose in hand.
Although my training kept me busy, I'd missed her. There the boat was, approaching at the slow but steady pace boats get to places. And there she was, standing at the rail and waving. I would soon have my chance. My chance to finally tell her how I feel...
I waved back at her with my hand that wasn't holding the rose. I wasn't her rival now. I hoped we could be friends, more than friends even.
The boat eventually reached its destination, and May was stepping off.
And that's where things went wrong. Two Skarmory came out of nowhere, and they were after May. She didn't see them.
"May! Look out!" I yelled, and she looked around, then up. I ran through the crowd of panicked people, there were Steel-type Pokémon everywhere now.
I have to get between her and them.
But a Lairon crashed straight into me, and my vision darkened.
I'd failed.
When my awareness returned, everyone was gone. Everyone except for four people: Two Trainers that were trying to get their Skarmory under control, me, and May. I forced myself to stand up, considering myself lucky that nothing seemed to be broken, and ran over to her. She was still unconscious, and her clothes were torn in several places, but she was still breathing.
I had failed to protect her, it was all my fault. It was unlike me to ask anyone for help, but this was different.
"Help! Someone!" Yeah, I was pretty freaked. At least that dreadful Lairon was nowhere in sight, and the two Skarmory were finally under control.

"I'm here!" May's voice brought me out of my thoughts.
"How do I look?" She asked charmingly, striking a pose.
"I can't believe it..." I said.
"Believe what?"
"You look better in my clothes than I do." I replied, standing up.
May blushed, and I think I did too. I gave her a rose, and she blushed even more.
When we were both composed again, I returned my Pokémon into their PokéBalls, and the two of us walked out together, with May still looking at the rose in her hand and smiling.

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