::CHLOE::

After walking back downstairs, only to find that Ash, Misty, and Drew were the only ones left in the family room, I rounded up everyone, sans Gary and Leaf, into Gary's oversized rec room.

I immediately slid up to the bar and began mixing some drinks while the others played games of various sorts. Ash and Misty were playing a game of foosball, and by the sounds of Ash's groans, Misty was clearly winning. Dawn was trying to talk to Paul while he looked at the various plaques and other displays on the wall. Then my gaze drifted over to May and Drew. At the moment, he was helping her line up her pool shot. He had his arms wrapped around hers with his fingers gently guiding hers towards the right positions. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Harley and Solidad watching them with amusement.

I finished up mixing my drinks and called everyone to the sitting area and handed each one a cup.

"What's in this?" Misty asked, delicately sniffing the contents.

"My own mix. It's nothing too strong," I replied casually.

"Why do we have it?" she asked.

I grinned devilishly. "We are playing Never Have I Ever."

The room fell silent for a moment before Dawn dared to break the silence. "That drinking game?"

"We're not doing anything important for the foreseeable future so why not get drunk?" I reasoned. Harley giggled in agreement. "I'm sure we all know how to play."

"I don't," May said from the corner where she was sitting with Drew. He had one arm draped over the edge of the couch, inches away from just lazily slipping down and grazing her shoulders.

"Of course you wouldn't," Drew remarked, throwing her a teasing smirk.

She opened her mouth to object but was out of ideas. He smirked again and flicked his hair.

"So what you do is we go around in a circle making 'Never have I ever' statements. If you did do this before, you take a sip of your drink, and it keeps going until someone is on the verge of puking," I explained. "An example would be if someone said 'Never have I ever won a Ribbon Cup,' and then I would take a sip. Got it?"

"I think so," May replied.

"I'll start," I said. After a moment of careful thought, I stated, "Never have I ever fallen in love with one of my traveling partners." Inwardly, I gave myself a high five. This one was like killing two birds with one stone! I know Misty and Ash traveled together and they are absolutely in love with each other. And I know May did some traveling with Drew in their past. It worked out perfectly.

The first person I saw hesitantly raise her glass was Misty. While she was sipping, her eyes darted over to Ash, who was dealing with the difficult and conflicting emotions and thoughts he had about Misty for the first time ever.

The second person to raise their glass was Drew. He, unlike Misty, refused to look at May while he drank.

May quickly followed suit. She drank quickly, making no eye contact whatsoever before quickly putting the drink down.

The room was still as everyone anxiously awaited Ash to move. He had his glass in one hand, raised off the ground by a couple inches, but he didn't bother bringing it any further. His chocolate eyes were focused in serious concentration on the glass. Then he looked up and asked, "What if we're not sure?"

I felt like face-palming someone. Was this kid really that dense? "Have you ever had a crush on one of your traveling partners? That can include anyone from Pikachu, since he's on your shoulder all the time, to Misty," I said blatantly

"Um… well… I guess," he stuttered as he raised the drink to his lips and took a sip. I saw Misty's lips lift up into a small, hopeful smile.

"Okay darlings," Harley giggled sadistically, "my turn!" He paused for a minute of deliberation before stating, "Never have I ever kissed my rival." Then he faced May and Drew and flirtatiously wiggled his eyebrows at them.

I couldn't help but smile at Harley's outright hints. I raised my glass to my lips, took a loud, long sip, before putting the glass down with an obnoxious clink. Everyone gave me questionable looks.

"What? I did kiss one of my rivals before," I shrugged. While I was explaining, Drew and May quickly sipped their drinks and quietly put them down.

"Alright! Solidad's turn!" I cheered happily before winking at them. They were slightly taken back but after a moment of hesitation, they smiled back at me.

The game kept going around in your typical, mundane "Never have I ever" statements until we reached Dawn.

"Never have I ever… been in a relationship that didn't scar me, physically or emotionally," Dawn admitted.

I saw Paul raise an eyebrow. This was interesting… I never would've suspected anyone like Paul to care about people. This was also the first 'Never have I ever' that he's shown any reaction to…

The room fell silent except for the clinking of glasses to the table by the majority of people. I was the only one other than Dawn and Paul who didn't take a sip. No one dared say anything. Up until now, all of the 'Never have I ever' statements were lighthearted and laughable.

"Alright," I said brightly, breaking the uncomfortable silence that fell over the room, "I think that's enough for now."

A/N: Sorry for the short chapter! It's less of a chapter and more of a filler-ish lead in for the next chapter… and you can decide which side-pairing you want the next chapter to be about! :D

This was kind of a fun chapter to write. It was a lot better in my head but it serves its purpose.

I'm not sure how many more updates I can get in before school starts. I can probably get one more in for this story, but I don't think I can get in another one for Teenage Dream (for those of you who follow that one) due to the longer chapters.

FYI, I'm going into high school and all my classes are advanced classes so my updating rate will probably be even slower than what it is now and the chapters will probably be shorter as well.

Story wise, you might see a couple of oneshots every now and then but I'm going try not to put out any new stories since I won't be able to update them often. I am also deleting Love Like Woe since I really don't know where I'm going with that one anymore.

Reviews would be appreciated(: In your review, I would like to know which shipping you want next (Ikari or Pokeshipping) and if Harley and Solidad should be just friends in this shipping or a little more ;) (Festivalshipping)

That's just about it for this super long author's note. Thanks for reading! Review! :)

Hugs & Kisses

~ Silver