Yours Truly, Seventeen

DREAM (Contestshipping Fanfiction)

Everything is now evident to me.

Drew says, "I better get going now," as he keeps walking

I still want to speak with him, but with the way he glanced at me earlier

[sighs]
I will set that aside.

Our own priorities must come first.

"So that's why," Brock says

"Drew isn't that horrible," Max said, "but he has an attitude sometimes."

I was so focused on him that I didn't notice they were already next to me.

It was normal for me to appear astonished.

Was it?

Are they getting in cognizant..

Wait.. totally for what?

What is there to learn? We're only...

Just...

[Fast Forward]
[Ash lose]

They're resting at the Pokemon Center.
Professor Oak pays Ash a visit and gives him something to cheer him up after seeing his previous Pokemon.

He seemed to lighten up a little.
Gary Oak, Ash's boyhood rival, is mentioned.

Rivals, you say?

"He stated that he anticipated you to attend."

Ash becomes instantaneously thrilled. 

Rivals..

I tried to convince myself.. that's precisely how we are

Just rivals..

"Hey gentlemen, it's nice to see you here."

"D-Drew??"

Since when did??

[...]

"Funny how you appear just when I was thinking about you."

"You're thinking about me?"

[tug]

"N-Not in the way you thought!!" 

What on earth was he thinking when he said that?

Should I tell him?

"W-Well, they were talking about Ash's competitor, Gary, earlier, so naturally I started thinking about you.."

I convinced him, did i?

"I'm glad you do"

[blushes]

Liar, May, you're a liar.

"How have you been doing lately?"

Earth to May, he's asking you

"W-Well..How about you? have you been doing after your loss?"

"OK, I suppose. How about you after your loss?"

"I guess I've been doing what each coordinator does after a loss: making sure all of their Pokemon are adequately cared for,"

He looks at me and beams.

"and perhaps with a new friend."

N-New.. Friend?