Title: Left Behind
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: None
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #30, Dry Your tears

Rating: G
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

Warning: Fluff, and no real pairing. Implied Lance x someone, though I’m not sure whom! Maybe Delia, maybe Lorelei or Karen, who knows, not me!

 

            There were tears soaking into his shirt.

            Lance noticed this fact, but did not comment on it. It would be unwise to do so, as Red was still sobbing his heart out.

            It was perfectly reasonable, of course. His mother had just died in the explosion that had rocked Pallet Town. One of Professor Oak’s crazy experiments had gone wrong, and the results were fatal.

            “I miss Mother.” Red sniffled.

            “I know,” Lance whispered, as he held Red closer. “But I’ll take care of you from now on.”

            Red looked up at his Father through his tears, and nodded.

            Lance kissed him lightly on the forehead, causing a shy grin to bloom on his child’s face.

            “I love you, Father.”

            “I know,” Lance said, and kissed him again.

 

End Fic

Completed 8/20/06

Yeah, this one’s friendship/family fluff. No pairing yet… unless you’re really squinting hard!