Title: Beginnings
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Ash)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #31, Beginnings
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

Ash isn’t happy when he finds out he can’t leave the Orange Islands after he beats Drake. Even though he’s Champion he wants to keep exploring. Drake shakes his head, and tells Ash he’s sorry, but that’s the way things are.

Didn’t Ash ever wonder, why the Elite Four in every region never leave, and why the Champions stay put?

Ash hadn’t, of course. He was too busy doing other things that were more important, like foiling Team Rocket’s latest plots and capturing pokémon!

Misty and Brock tell him goodbye, and head back to their gyms.

He feels very lonely.

Two weeks later, Lance, Charlotte, Steven, and three others show up. They’re the other Champions from the various regions. They offer congratulations and sympathy, because now Ash is as chained as they are.

He’s the youngest Champion ever. It must be difficult.

It is!

Lance shakes his head and gives him a sympathetic smile, and Charlotte tells him that mail order is a wonderful thing. Steven gives him a rock, and while Ash appreciates the gesture, he’s not too sure why Steven thought a rock would be a good present. Barnes hands over a list of notes, and the other two don’t say or do much so he doesn’t remember their names.

It’s the first time he notices exactly how pretty Lance is, with long crimson hair and golden eyes.

It’s funny, because he never thought he’d be interested in boys. He ignores the feelings, and waves goodbye as the other Champions leave.

The next time he notices, he’s whimpering beneath Lance as the Dragon Master kisses him, and he faintly remembers how everything began.

End Fic

Completed 10/14/06

I wish I could stop time…

I swear that I’ve seen this theme before. It’s not just Déjà vu! And I used Ash since Red’s gotten a lot of coverage lately…