Title: Love
Potion Mishaps
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red/Ash)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #9, Potion/Concoction
Rating: PG-13
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, partner betrayal
The two lovers guiltily broke apart. Lance stared at them in disbelief. Princess Red and that… disgusting stable boy, Yellow? His straw-colored hair stuck out from beneath his large hat, and his clothes were dirty leather that had seen better days. How-how could his intended love someone like that?
“I…” Red started to speak, but that was when Lance spun on his heel and stalked away, his cloak billowing behind him. “Wait! Lance!” She called after him, but there was no response.
Lance
stormed into his study, causing his servant,
“That
little viper…” Lance hissed, as he strode over to a bookshelf, grabbing one of
the tomes and setting it down on his desk with a heavy thump. The book was
heavily bound in dark leather tooled with gold, and coated with dust.
“Would you like me to fetch you something else?”
Lance paused, flicking through several pages. “No. I have no further need of you.” The woman nodded, curtsied, and left.
The Prince’s golden eyes flickered over the spells, before stopping on one. Perfect. The ingredients would be simple to gather, he could make the potion tomorrow and then he would know the truth.
Did Red really betray him, or was she under a spell?
He hoped the latter with all his heart…
The next morning, Red woke, feeling strange. It was almost as though she was bewitched… but she had to have Yellow. She needed him. They had to consummate now! But she could not leave her room, for it was improper to do so without an escort and breakfast had not yet been prepared. The Princess paced back and forth, her frilly skirts in disarray. It hurt. The pain of separation… she needed him so much!
Two hours later, Lance opened the door. Red stared at him, trying to focus. The pain was staggering, burning like fire in her veins and she could barely breathe. The Prince frowned, before nodding.
It seemed his suspicions had been confirmed…
“Drink this.” He said quietly, offering her a golden goblet. The liquid inside was a strange color, almost green, but perhaps her eyes were playing tricks on her. Red’s throat was parched anyway, so she decided it would do no harm.
She swallowed, finding the beverage refreshingly cool. Had Lance made this? How thoughtful.
The Prince watched critically, but soon, he could see Red’s eyes swim into focus once again. He smiled. So his predictions had been correct. He slipped his arm around her and kissed her.
Red eagerly responded, her garnet eyes brilliant as she kissed him back. This was the way things were supposed to be, weren’t they?
Why on earth had she been thinking of that stable boy? She didn’t even like him! He was smelly and disgusting… and way below her station to boot! Plus she had a fiancé!
Lance ran his fingers through Red’s hair, but sensed no hesitation. He smiled.
“Do you love me, Red?”
“Of course I do.” Red murmured. “Can you forgive me, Lance? I don’t know what I was thinking…”
Lance kissed her, and let the answer shine out of his eyes.
Yellow met an unpleasant end shortly thereafter, and in the spring, Red and Lance were married.
End Fic
Completed 5/14/07
I swear; all these tests and presentations are making me crazy stressed!!!
Yellow seems like the type to use love potions. *Smirky smile* I find her a Mary-Sue and a slut! And never mind that I gender-bent her into a male and Red into a female, the same holds true…