Title: Marked
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Ash/Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #71, Mark
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, Shonen-ai, fanon

Red is marked, and he knows it. He wears the bracelets on his wrists, though only others with the Sight can see them. The bracelets are made out of red-gold, and studded with onyx, to represent his devotion to the power of Shadow.

Lance wears marks too, though his are of pale silver and sapphire. It doesn’t seem to fit, and it is not what one would expect from Dragon, but they are bound, bound to duty, and bound to keep this secret… for to keep the peace in Kanto and Johto, and yes, in far-off Houen and Cosmos too, sacrifices must be made.

The gym leaders, the Elite, and the Champion – they are the ones who truly own the world, for the world rests upon their shoulders.

Every year, a certain number must wield the elements – ere the pokémon will run wild. It is a lonely life, but when Red feels Lance’s arms around him, and the faint pressure of lips on his own, he feels a bit less alone.

This way, he never lies to the one he loves.

That helps make it better.

End Fic

Completed 9/8/06

It's a bit more than a mere drabble, ne?
Lance: You sound stressed

Phantomness: I’ll be taking antidepressant medications tomorrow. How can I not be stressed?

Red: *Offers hug*