Rhetorical Question: How can you melt someone’s cold heart if your own heart is cold?

Started 2/10/04

Disclaimer: I don’t own pokemon. It belongs to Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics. This is non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfic written by me so it’s mine! All mine!

Timeline: 6 weeks later

Chapter 2: Healing

Ash calmly melted the ice around Indigo slowly, as Moltres and Entei and Ho-oh all helped. Soon, he whispered. Soon, I’ll help free you, my darkness.

He smiled.

It would be wonderful.

Charlotte was slightly worried. Ash was still somewhat disillusioned… it would take a while for Lance to recover.

Assuming he freed her first.

Still… she wouldn’t worry about it. After all, Lance wouldn’t kill him.

That was guaranteed.

Certainly, she would be surprised. But pleased that she had a light back again.

Charlotte flickered as her flames helped batter away at the ice.

Soon.

Inside, Lance stirred, something like consciousness skittering over her body, little sparks of blue light beginning to surface.

Perhaps it was time to wake.

Perhaps those humans had finally learned their lesson.

Perhaps, dare she hope, that he had come?

White glow? Light… warmth

IMPOSSIBLE!

Coming more awake, she saw the ice melting.

Yes… this was fire’s doing, but weak as she was, unless she had help…

Her eyes widened as she saw him.

Finally…

Light! Warmth! Shining!
Ash blinked to find Lance clamped on to him, barely able to breathe.

Mineminemineminemineminemineminemine, pretty little light, mine! Mine! Mine! All mine! Mine!!!

Charlotte looked amused. “Well, then. I leave you two on your own. I think you need to connect.”

She grinned and vanished.

They might need more than time, though. It seemed that the Ice Chosen was still broken.

Hopefully he’d know how to put the pieces back together.

Ash turned his attention to Lance who was still clinging onto him. “Um… Lance? I can’t breathe…”

Lance purred. But, she did let go.

Ash sighed. “You’ve really missed me, haven’t you?”

Lance nodded.

“I’m sorry.”

< Wasn’t your fault, stupid little pixie, Serebii, I shall have my revenge on you later…>

Ash made a mental note himself. * I can’t attack Serebii now, but I’m angry too… what has happened to her? *

Poor Lance…

It wasn’t his fault, but he still felt bad. It didn’t matter though, he’d take care of her from now on.

< Mine? >

< Hai.> Ash whispered, smiling at her. < Hai… Zutto, Eien. > [1]

She had done the same for him.

Now, it was his turn.

End Chapter/fic

[1] Forever, Eternity

I know, it’s short. It’s fluff. It’s dark stuff. I needed to get it out of my brain. So sue me. >.<

Completed 6/6/04