Title: Holding Still
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairing: Championshipping (Lance x Ash/Red)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #39, the need to hold still
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

“Stay still.” Lance hissed, the needles on his fingers flickering with bluish fire, sterilizing. Red shivered and squeezed his eyes shut, not wanting to watch. He bit back a gasp as the first pierced his skin, but after that, felt pleasantly numb.

“Do you feel anything now?” Lance asked.

“N-No…”

“Good.”

The others were gathered round, watching silently, and he was surprised when Lance started removing the needles.

“It’s done.”

“What, already?” Red blinked.

Lance held up the piece of shrapnel in one gloved hand. “Yes.”

“Wow, that was fast!”

“I’ll heal you up now,” Lance said, as he cleansed the wound and wound a bandage around Red’s leg, before applying his healing power.

Red sighed as Lance’s Viridian Power washed over him, before he nodded. “That’s it?”

“Mmhmm.” The Dragon Master smiled. “You all right now?”

“Hai!”

“That’s good.” Lance gave him a quick kiss. “Now I have to check on my other patients.”

Red nodded, and closed his eyes, falling promptly into healing sleep.

End Fic

Completed 11/5/06

Cursed psychology! Grr!