Title: Mischievous
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #63, Mischievous
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics. This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me under international copyright laws and taking it is plagiarism. Thank you. *Phantomness bows*

Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks

Warnings: AU, het

“You are such a child.” Lance shakes her head.

“I like being a child.” Red says with a cheeky grin.

They look out the window, and see that the pathway leading up to the Plateau has been covered with a thorny mass of wild rosebushes. They are nice roses, with buds and blooms in varying shades of yellow, pink, and red. It is certainly deterring many of the incoming Trainers.

A few of the more ingenious ones are using Pokémon to dig or fly through the hedge, but many more are stranded high and dry.

She idly ponders what President Goodman will think when he sees the landscaping development. Will he even care?

“Besides,” Red says, taking Lance’s hand in his own, “This way, we will have time to do more interesting things, ne?”

He winks, and she chuckles.

“Indeed.”

He snuggles into her arms. She holds him close. He is legally and biologically an adult, and yet acts on his feelings the way a little boy would.

Well, she can cope. It’s refreshing, at times to see how much faith he has. At other times, she feels like banging her head against the nearest hard surface. Red can be immature to a fault.

However, his joke ought to serve its purpose, and they’ll at least have some time to spend together now.

End Fic

Completed 9/25/06

Edited 9/26/09

What we do to save time is sometimes quite incredible…

You would think that as a girl, it would be easier to write het. Now, my brain is finally in the right place! ^^