Life Goes On By LoveLoverGrl

This is a story by me- Enjoy ^_^
I dont own the song or the characters.
However I do own the idea.

Life Goes On- Chap 1

A young sophisticated brunette girl sat on a subway train. Her Glaceon sat beside her, both of them looking out of the window.

'Glace- Glaceon?' Glaceon asked its trainer.

The brunette turned to her pokemon, “I'm fine Glaceon, it's just that time of the year again. And yet again I have another ribbon cup.”

'Glace..' Glaceon turned back to look out from the window.

It had been thirteen years since May started her journey, thirteen years since she met Drew, nine years since she started travelling with him and now five years since... he went to heaven.

May sighed, “You know Glaceon he would be so proud of me if he was here.”

'Glaceon..!' Glaceon agreed whole-heartedly. May had won seven ribbon cups now. This one was her seventh. She had been a teen sensation. She had been the youngest person to win seven ribbon cups. Her face was splattered all over magasines and newspapers. She had her own fan club.

Still... still, May always returned there, she had always returned at least once a year if not more often. Maybe it was a coincidence that he died just three days after his birthday, or maybe it was not.. who knew?

But May always went there on his birthday and stayed in and around there, helping the pokemon and people around those parts, till it was his death day. All of them now regarded her as their little village's protector.

May turned to Glaceon, “I often get nightmares about that day and I still remember it as if it was yesterday..” her eyes glazed over.

FLASHBACK

May and Drew were in the middle of the battle of the centuary, tiny fragments of the disrupted Team Magma and Team Aqua had joined forces and were trying to reawaken Kyogre and Groudon. They were in a clearing in the middle of a forest.

Nearby there was the village where the people had no clue as to what was going on nearby in the forest.

“You'll never succeed!” May shouted, she was tied against a tree, her hands bound with ropes.

“Keep quiet little girl, you can do nothing.” A grunt sneered.

“You untie me then I'll show you what I can do!” May screamed in frustration.

The commander groaned, “Just untie her for a bit and if she causes problems just Hyper-Beam her.”

The grunt saluted and untied May, who rubbed her hands and glared at the man. He scowled back.

Drew was hidden in the bushes, this was all part of the plan they had made to stop them. Now May just had to worm some information out of the man.

“So how does that machine work?” May asked the grunt.

He grinned, “Like I'm ever gonna tell you that it gets all its power from the crystal.”

May grinned, “It does?”

The grunt put a hand over his mouth in shock, then he removed it, “You still cant do anything, you can't touch the crystal with anything. You'll get shocked to death. It would even melt a glove or a metal.”

May's eyes widened as a commotion started near the machine.

Drew had heard enough, So if he removed the jewel it would stop them huh? Well, then that's what he would do. Shocked to death? No way was he scared, this was for May, for his friends, for all the poeple in this world.

Drew had snuck up to the bushes near the machine and had jumped out and grabbed the crystal. As soon as it touch his hand he screamed in agony, it was ice cold and burning hot at the same time, as well as giving out an electric current.

“Are you mad?” The commander shouted as Drew fell to the ground, the crystal in his hands, “You spoiled all our plans, the crystal won't work once it has touched the flesh of a human!”

May screamed as she saw Drew on the ground, “Leave it ! Leave it!” she houted running to him, nobody stopped her, nobody moved. Everybody was just too stunned at the boy's bravery.

Drew's tightly clenched fist loosened and the crystal dropped out. It bounced and landed quite near Drew.

“Let's go..” the coomander grumbled, “Team Maqua is disbanded, two kids spoiled all our plans.”

All the members jumped into helicopters and took off, not giving the young duo on the ground a second glance.

“Drew.. Drew..” May sobbed shaking him.

Drew stirred and opened his eyes, “May..” he whispered.

“Drew, why did you do that? Why did you have to choose to die?” May sobbed harder.

Drew smiled, “It was for you May, I love you.”

This made May burst into a new wave of tears that made her unable to speak.

“May..?” Drew said looking at her seriously, “Promise me one thing..?”

May nodded still unable to speak.

“Dont end your life on purpose, you have potencial, I have heard of your dreams for the past thirteen years. I belive you can be the best. You have to achieve it okay? Now promise?” He looked her in the eyes.

May's eyes bore into his as she slowly nodded.

“Good.” Drew smiled and then he was gone, he died with a smile on his face.

May gasped, “I did'nt get to say, I Love you too Drew!” she leaned over Drew's motionless body and cried into his stomach.

She dint know how long she stayed there crying over his dead body but it was a villager who picked her up gently and took care of things and helped her recover.

FLASHBACK OVER

'Glace..' Glaceon placed a sympathetic paw over May's hand. This was the first time it had heard of May talking about Drew after his death.

May smiled tearfully at Glaceon, “I'm fine, no need to worry!”

Suddenly the speaker beeped to life, “Everybody please get off for Moonlight village.”

May jumped up, “Thats our cue, come on Glaceon!”

Both of them ran out of the subway just as the doors closed, May wiping her eyes with a handkerchief with the letter D and M Foreva engraved on them.

XOXOX

May had left her pokemon back with the kind lady who had helped her that day. She always stayed with her on her yearly visits.

Currently, May was walking through the forest to that same clearing that night. now she had gotten more used to him being gone, she had realized this place brought back memories that were dear yet terrifying to her.

It was where he had confessed, it was where he had died, it was where he had saved the world, it was where he had left her forever!

May carried her guitar with her, she had taken up singing and playing guitar as a hobby now and she had especially made a song for this occasion.

She reached the clearing and sat down on a rock. She took in a deep breath and thought, This one's for you Drew.. and started singing.

“Sha-la-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la
You used to call me your angel.
Said I was sent straight down from heaven
You'd hold me close in your arms
I loved the way you felt so strong.” May started closing her eyes, she had a sudden flashback of when thy were traveling together and it was snowing how they both had snuggled together and slept for comfort.

“I never wanted you to leave
I wanted you to stay here holding me.” May sang tears welling up in her eyes.


“I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear
Every once in a while.” May wiped off the tear that had rolled down her cheek, the memories kept flashing through her mind and yet she did nothing to stop them.

“And even though it's different now
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know
I miss you, sha la la la la
I miss you.” May smiled slightly, she was having flashbacks off all their times together, the fights, the games, the arguments, the fun.

“You used to call me your dreamer
And now I'm living out my dream
Oh how I wish you could see
Everything that's happening for me.” So mach had happened, it seemed like evrything in the world was revolving around herm, it seemed like he had left when everything started for her or maybe he was doing it from above?

“I'm thinking back on the past
It's true that time is flying by too fast.” Was this already the fifth year since he had gone? It just seemed like yeaterday she was sitting crying in the same clearing.

“I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear
Every once in a while
And even though it's different now
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know
I miss you, sha la la la la
I miss you.” She had never once forgotten him, he ahd always remained in her heart and always will stay there, she knew she was incapable of loving again. It dint matter how much Brendon or Wally tried she couldnt find anyone who seemed right for her after him.

“I know you're in a better place, yeah
But I wish that I could see your face, oh
I know you're where you need to be
Even though it's not here with me.” How she wished she could go to him, but she had promised.. And plus, it was his dying wish..

“I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear
Every once in a while
And even though it's different now
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know
I miss you, sha la la la la
I miss you” May wiped another tear that had made its way down her face, she wondered if he was actually watching over her and seeing her right now.

“I miss you
I miss your smile
And I still shed a tear
Every once in a while
And even though it's different now
You're still here somehow
My heart won't let you go
And I need you to know
I miss you, sha la la la la
I miss you

I miss you....” she finished in a whisper. She closed her eyes and imagined him, his posture, his signature hair flip.

A very sharp image of a nineteen year old Drew came to her mind and she imagined what he would say to her, “Great song May, I really miss you too, glad you kept your promise and I'm so proud of you. I love you take care.” she could actually imagine him saying that as if he was there.

“Yeah, that about sums it up.. Plus I would rather be down there with you, Its boring up here.” A whisper in the breeze made its way to May, she smiled, her eyes were still colsed. Then she opened them and grinned, she should have know he would say something like that.

“Thanks Drew, I love you too.” She whispered back hoping he could hear her. Unfortunately she didnt get any answer but she was still satisfied.

She then started the journey back to her little cabin here in the village, picking up her guitar.

END

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ContestShipping

ContestShipping- (Japanese: シュウハル ShuHaru) is the belief that May and Drew belong in a romantic relationship. The name stems from the fact that the pair are rivals who compete against each other in Pokémon Contests.

The pair first met in Slateport City during Now That's Flower Power!, where Drew became May's version of Gary in the way he treated and spoke to her, criticizing her skills and generally being haughty. The nature of their relationship gradually changed as the series went on, finally coming to a subplot climax in the episode The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing! that seemingly put this Ship on the clear track to being canon over the litter of one-sided canon relationships that bloomed before it.

However, as canon as it feels to some, it fell short of actually revealing any feelings, left merely as very strong implications that any feelings between them were mutual or even there, and in turn leaves the absolution of this Ship's canonization in question, as it was not brought up during May's brief return to the group in Sinnoh.

Evidence-

~"Now That's Flower Power!"

In Drew's first episode, Drew seems to like her from the moment he sees her, because he would not make fun of her act if he never saw it, so this means he was standing there and watching her perform. He seems very unhappy when May did not finish their battle.

~"Win, Lose or Drew!"

Drew's second appearance on the television series introduces the recurring theme of Drew giving May roses. Drew hands his rose to May who stares at it in surprise. She blushes and thanks him for the rose to which Drew responds with, "It's not for you, it's for your Beautifly! It looks like the coordinator still has a lot of training to do." To which May retrod angrily.  

~"Pros and Con Artists!"

After May's Beautifly performs its failed Gust and String Shot combination, Drew appears and makes a negative comment about May's ability as a coordinator. He openly flirts with May this time, claiming that he's flattered that she remembered his name and subsequently hands her a second rose. Before he leaves, he warns May to not "Get her hopes up." His excuse for coming to talk to her was to see Beautifly, a common excuse at the beginning of the series.

~"Come What May!"

Upon receiving her first ribbon from the Fallarbor Contest, May is congratulated by Drew, who delivers his third rose. Upon receiving it, May asks Drew rather coyly if the rose is for Beautifly again, indicating that she has suspicions as to the true nature of his roses. Drew slightly admits that the roses aren't really for Beautifly as he responds to her question with a dubious, "Yeah... Something like that..." This shows that the rose is obviously for May. Since a red rose means love, this can mean Drew has very special feelings for May.

~"Disaster of Disguise"

At the beginning of the episode, Drew is facing a masked opponent. After being defeated, he runs into Ash and company at the Pokémon Center. He says hello to May, but completely ignores Ash, Max, and Brock, even when Ash accusingly says "You mean you lost?". Drew tells then May he won't be entering the Contest because he didn't think Roselia would be well enough to battle. May is shocked, but she also seems disappointed she won't be able to see him. When Drew says there is a very strong Coordinator named Phantom she takes him very seriously.

~"Disguise Da Limit"

A few scenes in this episode shows Drew watching the Contest in the audience. Many wonder why he even came to the contest because he was not competing in the contest, and he could have been spending time comforting his badly injured Roselia; yet, he chose to go see May compete. During the episode, Drew is constantly commenting on how much May has improved. Whenever something goes wrong, like when Skitty's Blizzard failed, he looked extremely concerned and nervous, but when she was doing well, he looked really happy; almost as if he felt exactly what May was feeling. Later, Drew is surprised that May had won, but also shows that he's very happy for her.

~"A Fan with a Plan"

When the girls are surrounding Drew, May blushes and gets angry. ContestShippers assume she was jealous of the girls acting like they were in love with him. Later, when Savannah says it would be an honor to compete with her and Drew, she says, "Well, maybe Drew..." When she finds Drew practicing she watches from behind the bushes, until he tells her to come closer. Then they compliment each other on their new Pokémon. Drew's new pokemon is a Masquerain which is breedable with Beautifly.

~"Who, What, When, Where, Wynaut?"

One scene includes a closeup of May and Drew holding hands while falling down a cliff. When May sees that Drew is unconscious, she looks extremely concerned, and she immediately tries to keep Drew's head above the water and tells him not to worry because she's got him. After being pulled out of the river by the Wynaut, May is seen begging an unconscious Drew to say something. When he wakes up, she says "Thank goodness you're waking up" and looks extremely happy and relieved. Another interesting thought is that both May and Drew rescued the other; May rescuing Drew while he was about to drown along the river and Drew rescuing May from Team Rocket. Also, when May says that Brock would know what to do, Drew looks slightly jealous. Additionally, when May joins in the Wynaut's little "party," the camera sequence indicates that Drew is watching May closely.

~"Hi Ho Silver Wind"

Amidst May and Drew's conversation, Harley interrupts and notices that May has received her fourth rose from Drew. He immediately suspects that May and Drew are in love which causes May to blush and protest at Harley's remark. She quickly responds that Drew mostly made fun of her and they were just rivals. After Harley left, Drew quickly walked away in a huff, suspecting that he was disappointed in May's description of him. Although, knowing that Harley's feelings towards May are less than friendly, Harley may simply be trying to fluster and embarrass May.

While Harley is talking to May in the background, Drew is seen in the foreground sulking, indicating that he's jealous of Harley. Although his behavior may be passed off as suspicion.

~"Deceit and Assist"

While May was following Harley's false advice, Drew constantly watches Harley, and catches him slipping up. Later on, when May apologizes for not going through with Skitty's Assist the whole way, Drew tells her about Harley's plan. Unbelieving, May went face to face with a foiled Harley, who remarked, albeit rather angrily, in turn that, "It almost worked too, and you never would have known if your annoying boyfriend over here had kept his trap shut." Neither May nor Drew bothered correcting his statement.

~"Rhapsody In Drew!"

When May and Drew start their battle and Drew sends out his Flygon, he says he raised it for this moment. He has never done this with any other character. This means he considers May special, someone he has to do extra for instead of using Flygon in the other rounds and her battle with him.

When May and Drew say their goodbyes at the end of the episode, Drew mentions that he'd like to see May again in the next Grand Festival. May then blushingly stares at Drew as he walks away down the beach. She barely seems to acknowledge Ash, Brock, Max, and her mother, all who have come over and are standing right next to her. While May is talking to her friends and family, May's mother, Caroline, interrupts and teases her daughter about Drew. In response, May overreacts and protests in embarrassment.

~"On Cloud Arcanine"

During the episode May shows obvious evidence that she's annoyed by Drew. Some ContestShippers believe this is her way of hiding her feelings. Later in the episode, after May and Drew both attempt to catch Arcanine, Team Rocket shows up. Ash and Brock try to help get Arcanine and Growlithe back, but May and Drew both insist that they work together. When the Arcanine family is reunited, May asks Drew why he's not catching it now, he replies by flicking his hair and saying, "I wouldn't want to break up a happy family." and smiles at May who smiles back. At the end of the episode Drew tells May about a Contest coming up. She asks if he is entering and he replies, "Nah, I have to find a new Pokémon to strengthen my team first, but I think you'd do really well in it." She then watches him walk away with a sunset background.

~"Harley Rides Again"

At the end of the episode following May's defeat to Harley, May receives a letter and a rose from somebody via Lilian which informs her of another Contest where she can again qualify for another ribbon. The note is not signed but May assumes it to be from Drew as he is the only one to usually give her roses. It is noted that this rose is given an unusual amount of focus during this double-take in which it takes up the entire screen.

~"Odd Pokémon Out"

May is holding the rose and the letter she receives in the previous episode while on a boat. She apparently considers these two items as sentimental to her. As May already knows quite well what Drew means with the roses at this point in time now, her keeping and looking at Drew's romantic token that appeared in a prior episode is quite significant.

~"Spontaneous Combusken!"

It is revealed that the rose and the letter was not sent by Drew but by a rookie coordinator named Brianna. May teases Drew about the mix-up, rationalizing that it's not her fault for thinking the rose and the letter was from him. Drew gets extremely embarrassed and blushes, especially when his Roselia begins teasing him as well.

Brianna presses the question if May likes Drew or not. In response, May's behavior becomes cautious and coy as she blushes and reacts sensitively to the idea of her and Drew being a couple.

After the battle with Brianna and May, Ash asks Drew how he thinks about it, he replies with a "so-so." Brock remarks teasingly with, "Gee, Drew, why don't you tell us how you really feel?"

Jessie observes May's affections twice in this episode. She first comments about being in love when talking to Brianna and May. The second time, she's sitting with Mime Jr. on the beach, commenting and reminiscing on romance. James and Meowth observe from a distance, confused with her out of character personality.

At the end of the episode, Drew reminds May that she only has two ribbons left until the Grand Festival in Kanto. Again, Drew walks off on the beach with May staring after him, holding a fainted Brianna and blushing.

~"Going for Choke"

Drew showed up for May's contest even though he had won his five ribbons a long time ago. Drew had gone out of his way to see May in her contest, and many believe it was because he wanted to see May, and truly cares about whether she wins or not.

When Ash, Brock and Max fly away with Team Rocket's Balloon, Drew follows it and rescues them. When Ash thanks him later, Drew says that he only did it for May, so someone could cheer her on. Many believe this sentence proves that Drew thinks way more of May than of Ash, Brock, and Max.

Near the end of the episode, when May talks to her friends, Drew appears again. Ash starts recounting how Drew saved the party only to have May rushing over to Drew without listening to him. Max tells Ash that she didn't hear what he had to say.

When Drew says goodbye, May whispers his name and smiles as he walks away.

~"May, We Harley Drew'd Ya!"

May meets Solidad, one of Drew's old friends, and talk for a bit. Solidad tells her that she and Drew are close, and talk to each other often. When May asks her what they talk about, Solidad smiles and tells her, "He's the type who never listens to anyone else's advice. So, we end up talking about other coordinators we might've seen in performance, and at some point, he started in on you. You and only you." Later, Solidad tells May, "He's gotten feelings for you." This left May confused.

~"Thinning The Hoard"

When Harley told May that something was wrong with Drew, she panicked and ran to see what was wrong. When Drew said that he didn't feel any passion when Absol used Razor Wind, she whispered in a caring and passionate voice "Oh, Drew...". When Drew snapped at her, she look completely hurt and shocked, beyond what any normal friend would feel. May also took what Drew said very seriously, instead of brushing it off because she knew it wasn't true. Drew almost seemed shocked himself that he spoke that way to May and when Ash and Brock came to talk to him later, Ash told him that "Seeing you two reminded me of all the rivals I have had." Drew replies with a soft "Yeah...I hear ya, we're rivals May and I", while looking at the setting sun, giving the impressing he was either trying to convince himself that there was nothing more between them, wondering if there could be more or just trying to digest the fact. When Drew says the line, Brock looks on knowingly in the background.

~"Channeling the Battle Zone"

After May beats Drew for the first time he walks back stage to congratulate her. He flips his hair as always and shakes her hand.

Later when May is battling Solidad Drew is watching. When May loses he appears to be sad. Rather then be happy one of his best friends won, he shows sympathy for the fact that May lost.

At the end of the episode, Solidad gives May a rose from Drew. May runs after him to say goodbye. When Drew leaves, Ash, Brock, Max and Scott show up. May looks quietly while smiling at the rose she had received.

~"The Unbeatable Lightness of Seeing!"

When May and Drew are talking alone, May says, "I've been thinking a lot about you lately." Drew quickly but calmly replies, "Were they good thoughts?" May quickly responds saying, "Come on, of course they were!" She then continues to talk about their past fondly. In the original Japanese, after Haruka says her first line to Shuu, he asks, "Thinking about me?" and Haruka replies, "No, no...I don't mean like that."

Near the end of the episode, Drew and May look at the sunset together. They continue to talk until they are interrupted by Harley who discusses the connection between sunsets and romance. He looks at them and says, "How touching. It's dangerous, two kids alone like this." May immediately tries to dispute that notion, despite blushing in front of him.

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So, Long Long Long list But i Love Contestshipping XD :D FTW!!! 

May And Drew

And Some Information On May and Drew....

May- May (Japanese: ハルカ Haruka) is a ten-year-old from the anime

(When she first came in, at the end of season 9, when she left she would be around 12 and when she comes back in the Sinnoh time she would be 13) and a former travelling companion of Ash. Her goal is to compete

in Pokemon Contests and win ribbons, win the Grand festivals of the different regions, and become a top Coordinator.

She traveled through Hoenn and Kanto with Ash, Brock, and her little brother max. She is the daughter of Norman (The gym Leader of Petalburg City in Hoenn also her hometown) and Caroline, and her starter Pokemon was a Torchic given to her by Professor Birch.

Pic- May in her Sinnoh and newest outfit.

Drew- Drew (Japanese: シュウ Shū) is a Pokemon Coordinator from LaRousse City and May's rival.

Drew is portrayed as being confident, critical, and popular among his supporters, though he is generally not as overly insulting as Gary initially was.

When Drew had participated in his very first contest, he had lost badly to a strong Coordinator named Solidad. Solidad said the loss was so heartbreaking that he cried. Though he had suffered a defeat in his first contest, he endeavored to become a better Coordinator and has succeeded to a good extent. He used to be very prone to nervousness when he started his career as a Coordinator.

He used to taunt May when he first met her because she used to be like him when he first started out. Even though his comments and attitude may have angered May, he still provides a helping hand whenever she needs it. Drew’s skills have been a continuing inspiration for May to better herself as a Coordinator.

Pic- Drew as seen in his first episode

Go to Bulbapedia for more information on the two.

Hints coming up sometime later.

A Little About Pokemon Contests

And so im back, i got a much better response to some of the stuff here than expected so im back with some cool information on contestshipping :D

So basically some information before we get to the actual thing..

Pokemon Contests- Coordinators show how beautiful and skilled their Pokémon can be.

A Contest is divided into two parts. In the first round the Coordinator uses their Pokémon's attacks to showcase it's beauty and talent.

The appeal is awarded points by judges, usually Mr. Contesta, Mr. Sukizo and the resident Nurse Joy. The Coordinators with the highest scores proceed to the next round. The number of Coordinators is different for each Contest.

The second round is the Battle Round, in which two Coordinators compete in a Pokémon battle while continuing to show off their Pokémon's beauty and grace. Each battle lasts five minutes and the object of the battle is to decrease the opponent's points.

Points are lost when a Coordinator's Pokémon is hit by an attack, when an attack fails, when the opponent's Pokémon performs a particularly beautiful move or when the opponent's Pokémon uses the Coordinator's attack to its own advantage. A battle can also end when one of the Pokémon is unable to battle. In this case the Coordinator with the remaining Pokémon is the winner.Pic- A Hoenn Contest Hall

Pokemon Coordinator- A Pokémon Coordinator is someone who raises Pokemon to compete in Pokemon Contests.

They raise their Pokémon much like Pokemon Trainers do, although with much more emphasis on beauty and appearances since they are major factors when it comes to points in Contests. They need to train their Pokémon to have beautiful moves, and be able to do well in battles, as a battle tournament is the second round of a Contest.

Coordinators need a Contest Pass from a particular region to enter Contests there. Like Trainers, Coordinators travel

throughout their region to catch and raise their Pokémon. However, unlike Trainers, their goal is to collect Ribbons instead of badges. But unlike badges, Coordinators only get a single shot of winning a particular ribbon from a particular contest. They also must compete with other Coordinators for that ribbon. They need to collect five ribbons by winning various Contests in the region in order to be able to participate in that region's Grand Festival. If they win the Grand Festival, they will be awarded the Ribbon Cup.

Grand Festival-

The Grand Festival (Japanese: グランドフェスティバル Grand Festival) is the final challenge for all Pokemon Coordinators.

In order to qualify, Coordinators must win five ribbons from Pokemon Contests throughout a specific region. The winner receives the Ribbon Cup, as well as the title of Top Coordinator.

The tournament follows a similar structure to Pokémon Contests with a few differences. A key difference is that there are more judges - in Hoenn there were two extra Nurse

Joys while Vivian joined the three judges in Kanto and Fantina joined them in Sinnoh.

Pic- Location of Hoenn Grand Festival

Ribbon Cup-

The Ribbon Cup is the award given to the winner (or Top Coordinator) of the Grand Festival.

It is made of pure gold and is thus very expensive and valuable.

It was once almost stolen but Ash, May, Max and Brock with some help from others managed to recover it and save the Grand Festival.

Pic- Kanto Ribbon Cup