Title: Dull
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Ash/Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #49, Color
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: Vampirism, shonen-ai, potential incest

When the teachers first notice Red, it is too late. His eyes are blank pits, so frightening! He won’t play with the other children, and he always huddles alone in a corner until his father comes pick him up. Then, he will unfreeze, but only then.

Obviously, it is not a case of abuse at home, because otherwise he wouldn’t want to go home.

Still, one of the teachers is curious enough to wonder what is happening, and so she follows them.

Lance sighs as he takes Red inside. The sun is setting, and it has to be done. Marjorie peeks in the window, watching in surprise as color suddenly returns to Red’s body. His eyes glow brightly, like rubies, and his hair, even his clothing, becomes brighter. He sighs.

“I’m sorry…”

“It’s not your fault.” Lance tells him. “We’re children of the night, you and I, and during the day of course things will be different. I wish…”

“Don’t worry.” Red forced a smile. “I can go journeying soon, and then we won’t have to worry.”

“How can I not worry about my precious child? Now, what do you want for dinner?”

Red grinned, and Marjorie stared in shock. … Fangs?

Vampires!

“Mm… well, I’m not too keen on bleeding our poor pokémon any more… why don’t we get something different tonight, Father?”

Lance’s smile turned feral. “Like the one who is waiting just outside?”

“Yes.”

The last thing Marjorie saw was a flash of white fang.

Red licked blood off his fingers happily as Lance held him close, and they watched the stars cross the sky.

End Fic

Completed 9/7/06

Killing off Original Characters makes me happy ^^