Title: Already too late
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Ash/Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #39, Already too late
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. Special-verse

Warnings: Shonen-ai, implied het, adultery, Specialshipping (Red x Yellow)

“Please! You have to save her!”

Lance stared down at the broken body dispassionately. “I cannot promise anything.” He said grimly.

Yellow was almost in tears as she clutched baby Orange to her chest. Red was a bit more subdued.

Lance frowned. “What makes you think my power will succeed? After all, don’t you have it too, Yellow?”

Yellow flushed angrily. “It was Red’s suggestion.”

Lance shot Red a sharp look, but did not comment as he held his hands over the baby’s body. It began to glow blue for a few moments, and suddenly, it gave a cry. Yellow picked it up anxiously, only to find that the child had been fully healed.

“Oh!”

“See?” Red asked a shade arrogantly.

Lance half-smiled, and prepared to leave. Yellow began fussing over the baby and left for another room, but Red followed Lance.

“Thank you.”

“I did it for you.” Lance said.

Red swallowed audibly. “I know. I really am grateful.”

The Dragon Master closed his eyes. “Was it worth it?” He asked softly.

Red met golden eyes unflinchingly. “I’m not sure.” He said honestly.

“Pity.”

“Do you want anything…?”

Lance leaned down and captured Red’s lips in a despairing kiss, before he smiled crookedly. “That was all I ever wanted.”

Red nodded, and watched as Lance flew off. Then, he returned to the nursery, where Yellow was nursing baby Orange.

Perhaps he had made the wrong choice, but it was no use lamenting the past now…

End Fic

Completed 10/20/06

Old flames! Poor, poor Lance…