Title: These things happen
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: None
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #92, Surprised
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Satoshi Tajiri, 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: Sex education, T-W-T

“Mom…”

“What is it, Ash?” Delia asked. Normally, he did not have that tone of voice. What had happened to her cheerful little boy?

There was a pause, and then, “I think I’m sick.”

She arched an eyebrow. His voice sounded fine – albeit slightly panicked, but fine. Had he caught something while out journeying?

“Do you need me to come upstairs, dear?”

“N-No!” He squeaked in embarrassment, quickly closing the bathroom door.

* What to do, what to do? * The Pallet trainer looked back at his reflection in the bathroom mirror, trying to figure out what had gone wrong. Why was his dick being so weird? He’d woken up like this, with it all hard! Was it cancer?

Brock had mentioned something like this in the past, but still! And Misty had yelled that he was a pervert before dragging him away. Had she mentioned anything else? A shower! Cold water! That might help!

He shucked off pajamas, turned the shower as cold as it would go, and clambered in, banging his elbow against the wall in the process. “Ow!”

“Is everything all right up there?” She called.

“Y-Yes, I’m fine!” Ash hollered, which ended in a squeak. The moment he stepped under the spray, the old swelling wilted down.

Oh good… it wasn’t a permanent condition then.

Rubbing the bruise now forming on his elbow, he glowered. What was going on, anyways? He felt weird…

When Ash came downstairs, he had a very serious look on his face.

“Mom…”

“Yes, dear,” Delia asked.

“Today, I woke up with this… weird thing.” He made a vague gesture towards his crotch. “Am I sick?”

The woman flushed. * Oh dear! * It seemed that his friends had left him completely in the dark about the facts of life. She was surprised, since considering Brock’s flirtatious nature she would have assumed he had explained everything. Then again, her little boy was just a baby.

Maybe he was too innocent to think about flirting or sex. Poor Ash…

He blinked when she turned serious. “Ash…”

* What’s wrong with me? This looks bad! * The trainer tried hard not to fidget.

“Eat your breakfast, dear. We can talk about it afterwards.”

“Okay…”

After he had finished his toast and milk, he sat up and waited.

Delia sighed inwardly. If only he had a father to explain these things! Well, no use crying over split milk.

“Ash, sometimes when a boy and a girl like each other very much…”

End Fic

Completed 8/13/08

Minor edits done on 9/30/09

A Tumefaction is a swelling. Obviously, it can be used in regards to an erection! Ash is clueless.