Lance totally owns Yellow in my humble opinion…

Title: Externality
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #5, Externality
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: Fanon AU, het

Red rubbed his eyes tiredly as Mr. Young continued to lecture. Unfortunately, this class was required for all potential Pokemon Trainers, so he had to suffer through it. He felt himself falling asleep, and as he rested his head on his arms, he caught a glimpse of… something.

He awoke in a grassy green meadow in the Realm of Dreams. Lance was already waiting, silversteel wings neatly folded behind her back.

“I am surprised you came so early in the day.” The Dragon Master said softly. “Did you not have class?”

He blushed. “I think I fell asleep.”

Lance chuckled. “I see. Well, which class is it?”

“Economics,” Red groaned. “It’s so boring…”

“Well, if you fell asleep you certainly aren’t getting your money’s worth, but no matter.” She kissed him. “Are you up for doing something more exciting, then?”

He grinned. “Oh yes.”

And they did.

End Fic

Completed 1/3/07

Edited 6/1/09

An externality is the impact of one person’s decisions on the wellbeing of a bystander. (Basic principles of Macroeconomics by Gregory Mankiw) For example, the noise a jet plan causes while it flies overhead is an externality. So is pollution. The government has to take care of externalities because the free market can’t. Thus, Red falling asleep in class could be counted as an externality of school…