Drew was walking with Roselia beside him through a small forest outside of Slateport City. He had just left town and he was still deciding which town he would travel to next for a contest. He was still internally bitter about Robert being at that contest. It was so frustrating. All Robert had to do for a perfect score was just let out his Milotic and tell it to open its tail fan. Meanwhile, Drew and everybody else in the world had to work hard to think of an appeal routine for their Pokemon.

Not to mention that his Milotic was freakishly strong. He knew it wasn't fair to feel that way, Robert clearly had spent a lot of time raising his Milotic, especially because it had to evolve from a Feebas. It was just super annoying that the guy barely had to do anything to win any contest that he wanted. He pushed his thoughts of Robert out of his head and tried to focus on something else. Somehow, his mind wandered to May.

For some reason, he was very curious about her. He wasn't sure what it was that lured him to her, but when he first saw her on the beach, her cheesy act was just so adorable, as in the way of a child. She definitely had a lot to learn, but it was obvious she had spent a lot of time working with her Beautifly, even if she was a rookie. He saw a little bit of himself in her from when he first started out. He had been so eager to find more about her that he challenged her to a battle.

Unfortunately to his great displeasure, just when things were getting good, their battle was interrupted by some stupid goons calling themselves Team Rocket. He had gotten his revenge with a solar beam though. After that, she had left to give the berries to the firework man.

Then at the contest, he wasn't sure what compelled him to watch her from the hall, maybe to scope out her abilities as a potential threat, but he wanted to see how she did. He also wasn't sure why he had given her a rose either. He had just met her! That could totally send the wrong idea to her or everyone else who was smart enough to know what a red rose means.

He chickened out last second, panicked when he saw her blush and said it was for Beautifly. That was real smooth. The ever so collected Drew stopped for a moment to the surprise of his Roselia. He suddenly felt his face heat up and he covered his face with his hands in embarrassment. What was wrong with him?

He shook it off, but Roselia was still looking up at him worriedly. He tried to ignore as they continued walking until they found a pond. He sat for a moment, trying to organize his thoughts, regretting all the embarrassing things he had ever done in his whole life. Suddenly, a Pokemon cry caught his attention. It was a Surskit. It was sliding along the surface of the water contently, chiming happily.

"Hey there Surskit," Drew said. The Surskit looked up in shock as if it hadn't noticed him. Suddenly, he couldn't help but think of May's Beautifly, maybe a Masquerain would... what was he going to think? Maybe a Masquerain would what? Enamor May's Beautifly so he could have a reason to see her more often? Sorry May, my Masquerain just really wanted to see your Beautifly.

No, that was stupid. Then again, what if Masquerain falls in love with her Beautifly but it doesn't feel the same? That would be worse. But, Masquerain could prove to be a good appeal Pokemon, and a Pokemon didn't have to be particularly strong to win a contest battle. He made up his mind.

Regardless of May, he had no idea why she would even be a factor in him catching a Pokemon, he decided that catching the Surskit would be a smart choice. He observed Surskit for a little longer. The way it moved, seemed like it was dancing. If this Surskit wasn't born to perform then he wasn't a coordinator.

"Roselia! Petal dance!"

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It had been awhile since he had seen her. Until he decided to stop in Rubello Town for a contest. He saw her in the lobby of the Pokemon Center. He was surprised to see she had won two ribbons. She was starting to get the hang of contests. Internally he was impressed, but he ended up saying something stupid again after insulting her before. Then before he had the chance to make things worse, some fangirls showed up. That was probably the one time he was ever grateful for them.

"I only tell it like I see it," he mumbled to himself what he had said to May earlier. "Tch, yeah right. The only things I ever tell her are the things I don't want to," he said bitterly to himself. Sighing, he grabbed a pokeball, and let Masquerain out. His surskit had evolved not long ago and he had been training it diligently for its debut on the stage. He was happy with his decision to catch the Pokemon. He'd come up with a pretty good appeal routine with him and felt he had a solid chance of winning. Just as he was about to have Masquerain do a run through, his practice was interrupted.

"Beautifly! Where are you going? Wait! Come back!" It was May. Suddenly, Beautifly flew over the brush. Her trainer followed shortly behind. After pausing to catch her breath, she looked up and he felt his breath hitch as they made eye contact. He broke it first, feeling vulnerable.

He looked up to see Masquerain with hearts in his eyes. Beautifly looked slightly confused. That was until Masquerain started dancing around Beautifly. Suddenly, she seemed to get it, and began to dance around him. They were fluttering in a circle together making happy cries. He felt his face become hot. He didn't think that the two Pokemon would actually hit it off, let alone actually be attracted to each other.

He thought about the phrase "like trainer like Pokemon." He felt his blush deepen. Masquerain was one who was captivated by Beautifly first. He felt a weight in his stomach. Could that mean that he was actually attracted to the cheesy yet adorable coordinator standing across the clearing from him? Oh he was so screwed.

"I don't think your face could be even redder! You're probably so shocked because you've never seen love or attraction before," May said smugly as she giggled. She walked closer to him, her Bulbasaur trailing after her. What was he supposed to say? The truth? That he may or may not be attracted to her?

"I'm just enraged at the audacity of your Beautifly for interrupting mine and Masquerain's practice. It's quite rude you know. Now you've distracted him and me. Why don't you do something productive instead of bothering me and prepare for the contest tomorrow?" He snapped. He cursed internally at his harshness. May was furious.

"I was before your Masquerain lured Beautifly over here!" May accused him.

"He did no such thing, I had just let him out when your Beautifly invited itself over! You need to discipline your Pokemon because it's disrespectful and shows the lack of talent that you have," he glared. That was even worse! Why couldn't he stop the slew of terrible words from coming out of his mouth? That really made her explode.

"You are such an insufferable jerk! Maybe I am still trying to figure things out, but I'm doing my best! You for one could stand to be a little nicer and not be a dirtbag!" She exclaimed. He could tell she was upset and could see the forming of tears in her eyes. He was hit by guilt immediately. Why couldn't he act normal around her?

"Come on, we're out of here," May muttered quietly. Bulbasaur and Beautifly followed. She'd been gone for a couple minutes before Drew sat down on his knees and clenched his fists in his hair in frustration. Masquerain looked longingly in the direction that May had left before turning to Drew with an upset expression.

"I know I know. I'm a total idiot,"

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A/N

Hey guys! It's been awhile. I've had a few one shot ideas, but I've never really had to work on them that much because of Platonic which I update weekly now. Anyways, I'm not dead, and this isn't the end of the one shot series, it's just been placed on the back burner. Still though, I thank you for all the reads, comments, and votes I've received on this story, it really means a lot.

So anyways, I wanted to let you guys know that I have another Contestshipping series idea. I know that most of you are just here for the one shots which is fine. So I have this idea, but I'm not sure which way I want to do it. I would really appreciate it if you could leave a comment so I can know which one you'd like to see.

When/where should the story take place?

AU

Post canon in Johto

Canon compliant in Hoenn or Kanto

I don't want to say anything that will give it away, but it's very character oriented so whichever one is chosen it really doesn't matter. I hope to see your results!

I'm also pretty sure I've already written a one shot that has something to do with Beautifly and Masquerain but since I'm rewatching the show, I had an idea after watching Win Lose or Drew and this was it. I hope you enjoyed! I don't know when the next one shot will be, just know that there are several in the works! Until next time!

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