Title: Dash
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Originshipping (Wallace x Steven)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #8, Dash
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: Shonen-ai, language

Footsteps pounded across the ground as the owner panted for breath, praying that he would make it in time. He skidded to a stop, seeing the other trainer about to leave, one leg thrown over his Skarmory’s side.

“What the hell were you thinking, Steven?”

The steel trainer froze, dark gray eyes widening. He turned his head around slowly, praying that he was wrong. “Wallace?”

“Even if I wasn’t Champion, I would have thought that as a friend, you would warn me before taking off like that.” Wallace said, more quietly. “This isn’t some rock-gathering trip, is it?”

“Well no, but…”

“Is it dangerous?”

Steven swallowed, not quite able to meet Wallace’s eyes. “Yes.”

“Don’t you think I would prefer to know about something like that, even if it might make me fret?”

“Well… I…” Steven was not quite sure what to say. “I suppose so.”

Wallace kissed him lightly on the cheek, pausing to muss his hair. “Take care now.”

Steven blinked after his retreating back as the Champion sashayed back into the League Headquarters, and tried to figure out what was going on.

Skarmory just laughed.

End Fic

Completed 1/26/07