Kris: Hi! Hi! Everyone! Another surprise story from yours truly!

AJ: Ugh! How many surprise stories are you going to write?

Kris: I don't know. A lot? Who knows?

Mikey: All of her surprise stories are awesome though.

Kris: Thanks Mikey! Someone do the disclaimer puh-lease?

May: I'll do it, sense I'm the star of all of your stories.

AJ: Don't get cocky mom.

May: Ahem! KrystalClear101 does not the owner of pokemon.

All: Start the party!

A Different Kind of Rivalry

Chapter 1

"Did you hear?"

"What?"

"Gary likes a girl whose name starts with an 'M' and ends in a 'Y'."

"Really? Oh wow! Hey did you hear?"

"What?"

Rumors are spreading fast at Pallet High School. Everyone is talking about the latest news from their peers. It seems that someone has leaked out who young sophomore, Gary Oak, has the hots for. Seeing as he is the most popular guy in the tenth grade, this is something that the whole school knows about it, except the lucky girl who has stolen his heart.

"Hey Ash! Guess what?" a boy named Richie found his friend digging through his locker for a textbook.

"What is it Richie?" he asked never turning around to face him.

"Gary likes this girl!" he exclaimed. Ash looked at him strangely.

"Big deal. Gary likes a new girl every ten minutes." He scoffed.

"Yeah but her name starts with an 'M' and ends in a 'Y'." he said grabbing Ash's attention.

"Huh?" he thought about it for a second. "Hey, that sounds a lot like May and Misty. You don't think? Nah. There are a lot of girls like that. So…why are you telling me this again?" he shut his locker.

"I don't know. That's what everyone's talking about." He shrugged. The two walked down the hall to their third period, which was science. They both have on T-shirt style dress shirts with a black tie, long black slacks and black shoes. That outfit is what the rest of the male student body has on.

"So what'd you do this weekend Ash?" he asked.

"I had soccer practice on Friday after school. Then I went to my cousin Rose's birthday party on Saturday. After that I just hung out and home. I did talk to Brock on Sunday. He said something about a dance next Friday." He put his finger to his chin.

"Yeah. It's some kind of dance where the guys ask the girls." He said.

"Guys ask the girls huh? That'll be interesting." He said dully. They walked into the almost full classroom and quickly spotted their other friends. "Hey May! Misty!" he called out to them which made them turn around.

"Hi Ash." Misty said.

"Hey guys, what's up?" The two stood up revealing their school uniform. May and Misty had on white collared T-shirts with buttoned gray vests over top, a grey skirt, long black socks and brown dress shoes. May had her bangs down and her hair was pulled back into a ponytail with a scarlet red Torchic clip. Misty had taken her side ponytail down so her ginger hair rested on her shoulders with a light blue Azurill headband.

"Did you hear about the dance next week?" Richie asked.

"Dance? I didn't know that there was a dance. Did you Mist?" Misty shook her head.

"I didn't either."

"Brock told Ash about it. I think the guys ask the girls this time." He said while May and Misty giggled.

"So…who do you 'guys' plan on asking?" May said slyly. Then the bell rang motioning the students to take their seats and get ready for class. Ash and Richie exhaled in relief.

"Phew! Saved by the bell!" they said.

During Lunch…

"Ugh! I hate sloppy Joe day!" May yelled while waiting in the lunch line with her other friend Dawn.

"It's not so bad. You just have to add a lot of mustard!" she exclaimed. Dawn had long dark blue hair that went past her shoulders and two yellow clips on each side of her head.

"I hate mustard!" she yelled again.

"Geez, I don't know what to tell you May." Dawn said as they got to the lunch lady who was throwing the sloppy Joes onto their trays.

"Here's your sloppy Joe! I know you like 'em extra sloppy!" the girls stood there with awkward looks on their faces.

"Lady, you're scaring us." May said as she dropped it on her plate.

"Let's get out of here before it's too late!" Dawn said. They dashed out of the line and across the cafeteria and sat at their usual table.

"I swear that lady loves creeping us out on sloppy Joe day." May shuddered and sat down.

"Hey guys!" they looked up and saw Misty with her lunch bag in her hand. "Hey Mist. What'd you bring today?" Dawn asked.

"A roast beef sandwich with some Lays, a zebra cake and a Sierra Mist. Want to trade, May?" she offered. Misty knew how much May hated sloppy Joe and how much she loved them, so every sloppy Joe day they'd always trade.

"I thought you'd never ask. So anyone hear anything today?" Dawn immediately shot up.

"Oh! I did! I did!" she waved frantically.

"Ew! Close your mouth girl!" Misty laughed.

"Sorry. But guess who has a crush on a girl?" She asked.

"Who?" May asked back.

"Yeah who?" Dawn called them in.

"It's Gary!" she squealed.

"Gary? Who's Gary?" May asked which made Misty and Dawn jaw-drop.

"You don't know who Gary is?" Dawn asked.

"Oh yeah! She wouldn't know because she just moved here." Misty explained.

"Well? Who is he?" she asked biting into her sandwich.

"He's only the most cutest guy in the tenth grade. But it's almost impossible to get to know him because of all the fan girls he has. I just know that I'm not the one he likes." Dawn frowned.

"How do you know that?" Misty asked.

"I heard from a reliable source that he likes someone who's began begins with an 'M' and ends in a 'Y', so that's how I know it's not me. Wait…it could be one of you." She pointed to her friends making them freeze. Misty blushed while May stared blankly.

"Hmm…that's um…interesting? I'm hungry, let's finish eating." May didn't give it a second thought and continued to eat her sandwich. Little did the girls know that someone across the room was watching their table the entire time.

Seventh Period P.E.…

"Alright, today's Monday and you all know what that means." The teacher grinned evilly. All the students mumbled inwardly.

"That's right. Dodgeball day. Ketchum, Oak. Pick your teams." He walked away.

"I'll go first, Ashy boy. I pick…May." He pointed towards the brown-haired ponytail-wearing girl in a white shirt and red shorts. She calmly walked over to his side while everyone else was shocked.

"Maybe she's the one he likes?" or "I can't believe he'd pick her!" were the comments being made. May crossed her arms and yawned. Truth is, May was an excellent athlete and dodgeball bored her, but no one knew of her skill because she was new.

'Darn! I was gonna pick May!'Ash cursed in his head. "Alright! Richie, you're up." He ran up to Ash and gave him a high five.

"Brendan, you're on my team." Gary stated coolly.

"Okay Dawn, let's go." Ash said.

Five minutes later…

"Alright, now that you've picked your teams, begin!" the war had started. During the first few minutes, May had knocked out three people and this surprised every except the people who knew her.

"Wow! She's good! Glad she's on our side." Brendan said. May threw ball after ball, each one hitting their mark.

"You're out!" is what the teacher said.

"Crap! Why did he have to pick May?" Dawn groaned.

"Well, time for a miracle. Ready Misty?" she called her friend.

"Go get 'em!" Dawn cutely walked across the gym floor with her hand on her hip.

"You guys wouldn't hit me, would you?" she batted her eyes and put on a seductive smile. They boys stopped in their tracks and started drooling.

"Now!" Dawn shouted. Misty came from out of nowhere it threw the balls at the love struck boys. Among them was Brendan.

"Aw man! This sucks!" he angrily walked off the gym floor and onto the sidelines.

"Yes! We did it!" the high-fived. But their cheering stopped when they were both hit with dodgeballs.

"You guys should pay attention more." May smirked.

"Ugh! May you're such a party pooper." Dawn frowned while Misty sighed.

"Good one May." Gary praised.

"Um…thanks?" she said uneasily.

The game went on until it was just Ash and May on the field. Gary got out a long time ago when he was distracted by cheers from his fan girls. The two opponents threw balls and dodged balls at a constant rate. Then they both got a ball and charged at each other. May threw hers and Ash threw his. They both hit their mark at the same time each landing in the abdomen, knocking them off their feet.

"You're out!" the both said, not knowing that they got hit at the same time.

"Uh…it's a draw!" the teacher exclaimed.

"Great Job May." Ash shook her hand.

"You too Ash." She smiled in return.

"Alright go get dressed and be back up here in 15 minutes." They all walked down to their respective locker rooms.

In the locker room…

"You know May, you could've spared us." Dawn said.

"I just couldn't help it." She said getting her uniform clothes out.

"How'd you get to be so good?" Misty asked.

"I don't know. Natural talent I guess?" she locked her locker.

"So what are you guys doing after school today?" May asked.

"I have another detention for shooting spit balls in detention." Dawn grumbled making Misty and May laughed.

"I'm going to the mall to shop for hair accessories. You wanna come May?" Misty offered.

"Nah, I've got a history Test in Mrs. Flame's class tomorrow so I need to study. You guys are so lucky you don't have her. She gives a test every freaking week!" May said angrily.

"But can you get me the Manaphy ribbon? I think it'll look cute in my hair." She looked in the mirror.

"I want a Piplup one!" Dawn said. The girls continued to chat while walking back into gym to catch Ash and Gary in their daily quarrel.

"Ah, you just got lucky Ashy boy, otherwise we would've won." He scoffed.

"Stop calling me that! Plus it was skill, not luck." He said.

"Whatever, Ashy! Hn," he walked off laughing. Ash stood there, too mad to notice May walking up to him. She lightly tapped him on the shoulder.

"Hey Ash?" she started.

"Huh? Oh Hey May. What's up?" she looked down at her feet.

"Well, I was wondering if after school you'd want to study for the history test with me, you know? At your house?" he looked at her and smiled.

"Sure May. How does 4:30 sound?" he said.

"That'd be great! See you then." She walked towards Dawn and Misty. Ash couldn't help but smile. The previous argument with Gary had completely erased from his mind.

'Yes! I have a study date with May!'he shouted in his mind.

"Good game Ash, you were awesome out there." Brendan approached him. He had straight white hair that was held by a green and black headband.

"Thanks Brendan, you too." He said walking off.

After School…

"See ya tomorrow Dawn!" May waved at her friend in detention.

"Yeah, see you." She said sadly. May laughed at her actions and started home.

"Hey wait up!" she heard a voice calling to her.

"Huh? Oh, it's you. Gary, right?" she said.

"Yep, you're new here aren't you?" he said.

"I moved here about a month ago." She continued walking.

"So…can I walk you home?" he scratched behind his head.

"Um…sure." She stared blankly.

"Where are you from originally?" he walked by her side.

"I'm from Hoenn. And you've always lived in Kanto?" she asked.

"Yep, just me, my mom, dad, and my sister Daisy." He said.

"Oh well I live with my parents and my kid brother Max. He goes to Pallet Middle School." Gary stared at her the while they walked.

'Man she's hot!'he admired her features like the way her ponytail swayed back and forth, how her eyes blinked freely, and how she occasionally licked her lips with a light pink glittery lip-gloss on them. May noticed him staring and got a bit uncomfortable. She sighed when they arrived at her house.

"Well," she said at the door. "Thanks for walking me home Gary." She smiled.

"You're welcome May." He placed his hand on her cheek and winked as he walked off the porch. "See you later!" he waved coolly.

May blushed light pink and touched her cheek. Thoughts raced through her head as she opened the door to her house. She closed the door and rested her back against it.

"Am I the one Gary likes?"

Kris: Cliffhanger hanging from a cliff!

AJ: Haha! That's funny.

Mikey: See you guys next time!

Kris: Ask as many questions as you want, I'm all ears!

AJ: With no brain.

Kris: You've got me confused with you.

May: Don't' talk to her like that!

AJ: Thanks Mom!

Kris: I hate you guys.

ALL: We love you too!

-sigh-

Kris: Stay tuned.

ALL: 4 Sure!

R&R