Title: Pure
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red/Ash)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #30, Pure
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: Shonen-ai, fanon references

In his own way, Lance is pure. He’s absolutely devoted to the duty he must perform, and he obeys no matter the consequences. Others may brand him faithless and murderer and hypocrite, but he doesn’t care. As long as the one whom he loves does not reject him, he holds his head up and carries on. His honor is his shield, and his heart is pure, for devotion to a cause is pure worship, is it not?

Red likes Lance, because he recognizes that single-minded heart, and it isn’t because Lance is hot or powerful. He just wants to be assured of safety. Neither of them are players, so they’ll stay true to each other, and keep their relationship untainted with adultery. There’s no point in cheating when you’re with the one you love, and love can cover a multitude of faults. Red has enough experience to know that, he’s had enough of flings with giggling fangirls and he’s really not happy with the way things have turned out.

So he won’t cheat on Lance, and he’s sure Lance won’t cheat on him, and Lance promises him, the first night they make love. He kisses Red then, and whispers that he’s such a beautiful innocent child, but he’ll teach him what to do and Red complies eagerly.

Pure happiness is being with the one you love, forever.

So they’ll stay together, and Red will stay pure, because Lance will shield him from corruption, and ward him from danger, and cover his eyes to the dark underbelly of the League system, and Red will let him, because he doesn’t mind. After all, he has to represent hope, and hope must not become disgusted at how dirty the world really is.

And somehow, their relationship works just like that.

End Fic

Completed 4/28/07

I’m not too happy with this one. It seems a bit over-the-top…