A Royal Fantasy (A Pokemon fanfiction)

Chapter 18

May's POV

"You..." I said at the exact time this boy did and pointed an accusing finger at him while he copied my movements unintentionally.

My eyes stared at his face, dumbstruck. His features looked awfully familiar and his eyes were staring with recognition into my own. Those blank, observing eyes. That oddly hairstyled black hair. But he was much taller than I had once anticipated. I had to bend my neck to look at him. But even though he was taller, I felt no doubt about who he was.

I could feel the group looking at us in confusion.

"No way...." The boy murmured and stared at me with wide eyes.

Recognition flickered in his eyes as he stared at me on complete shock.

"You're Max right?" I asked first as we moved closer to each other.

I could practically feel the confusion that hung in the air.

"And you're May right?" Max questioned as we inched even closer to each other.

His voice was also much deeper which surprised me a lot.

Soon we were so close that our pointing fingers could touch. I poked his glasses and Max poked my cheek. The rest of the group stared at us, completely lost with the whole situation. After a few silent moments, Max finally spoke up with a breath of relief.

"Oh my gosh May it's really you!" Max exclaimed in a cheerful voice which seemed to shock everyone.

"Max!" I cheered and wrapped my younger brother in a bear hug which he instantly returned. "I can't believe you're standing right here in front of me."

"Me too." He responded and tightened the hug until I was suffocating.

There was silence in the air. No one spoke for the longest of time as Max and I stayed glued together. I could barely breathe but I didn't really care because I finally got to see my brother again after so long. The silence hung in the air for another few long moments before someone gasped.

"Brother! Sister! OH!!" Amethyst yelled out in realisation and pointed between the two of us repeatedly as if not believing her own two eyes.

Everyone else just froze in shock.

"Woah. Brother...and sister?" They all spoke at once before pointing at us in the same way Amethyst was.

"They don't look that similar." Someone pointed out and even I agreed with them.

"Brendan should've known about this but clearly forgot." Max whispered in my ear and I nodded and glared at Brendan for not telling me at the ball that Max was with them.

Brendan looked back, clearly confused as to why I was shooting him a glare. He wiggled uncomfortably under my gaze before having to look away. Everyone else just stared at us with wide eyes. After a few more moments, I finally detached myself from Max and ruffled his hair causing him to grumble in annoyance and swat my hand away.

"Your hair still seems to be fluffy." I observed and smirked as I ruffled it again causing it to form into an odd fringe at the front of his face.