Title: Signs
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #46, Signs (Theme Set#2)
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, Shoujo-ai

“Red…”

“Shut up!” The warrior hissed. “How dare you try to justify your actions?”

“I didn’t mean to hurt her…”

“You cut off her fins!” The sky senshi shrieked, wings flapping angrily. “How is that supposed to protect her? You told me you were going to heal her with the Silver Crystal after she was injured in the Sun Kingdom. I didn’t know you were going to destroy her!”

“I didn’t mean to!” Princess Ashline begged. “I just wanted her to love me!”

“Get out.” Red snarled, and left the room.

She found her lover lying listlessly in bed, eyes closed. Her body was healed, but her spirit…

“Lance…”

“I’m sorry.” Neptune whispered, trying to sit up. “I should have suspected…”

“No.” Red shook her head. “It’s not worth it. I should have guessed our Princess had a crush on you, but I thought since she already had a fiancée it wouldn’t matter.”

Lance hissed in pain. “I’m useless now. I can’t guard, not without my fins!”

“Yes you can.” Red locked eyes with her. “We won’t let this set you back. I’ll take you back to your home planet. Or we’ll ask Pluto. She’ll know how to help.”

“Truly…?”

“Trust me.” Red coaxed, and Lance sighed, falling back down. Red climbed into bed with her, vanishing her wings and armor in an eye blink. For a long time, they simply lay there, drawing comfort from each other’s warmth.

At the Time Gate, Charlotte watched, but said nothing.

The time of the Silver Millennium would soon end. Ashline was not as pure as they had supposed. An impure princess would not hold the Crystal, and on her eighteenth birthday, everything would fall…

End Fic

Completed 11/25/06

Takes place after Theme #13