I suddenly realize I have no idea why I titled my fic the way it is. Ah well.

Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics. This is non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfic that I own so it’s mine! All mine!
Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks

Chapter 6

Ash returned to camp and found Lance in mew form, levitating random objects. < Lance? >

< Hai? >

< Are you busy right now? >

Lance dropped a few rocks on the ground and turned to face Ash. < No. What is it? Do you need help? >

Go for it! Charmander said.

Ash blushed. < Aniki, I…I… I love you. >

He waited for Lance to slap him.

Instead, Lance turned back and scooped Ash up into his arms. < I’ve been waiting for you to say that for years. >

< But it’s wrong! > Ash cried. < I don’t know how to stop it! I want… > He blushed again. < I want you to take me. I want… no! We can’t! It’s sick and wrong! But I want you so badly! That’s incest! I can’t help it! Please don’t hate me! I’m sorry! But I want… >

< I’m not your real brother, Ash. I was adopted. >

This cut through Ash’s ranting. < What? >

< You heard me. > Lance said. < My father was your father’s friend, but my mother died in childbirth and my father died a year later while saving your father from an Arbok. So your father took me in. I didn’t find out until recently. But I didn’t tell you because you might hate me. >

< I would never hate you. I love you too much. > Ash said.

< I’m glad. > Lance sent back, before he kissed Ash, pinning the younger boy to the ground beneath him.

Ash moaned into the kiss, and let go of everything else except the reality of the present.

He could deal with it later.

Charmander wisely left them alone.

Ash was disappointed when Lance pulled back. < But we have to wait for that. You’re still too young. I’ll hurt you. >

Ash sighed, and nodded. < All right, aniki. >

At the moment, love was enough.

He wasn’t a freak. If he and Lance weren’t related, then it wasn’t incest! Wait until he told Matthew.

But still, the boy was a proverbial annoyance.

He’d probably talk about how bad liking another boy was now.

Ash kicked Matthew out of his mind. He wasn’t important.

< Now, let’s get started. First, this is how you Transform… you’re not a full Mew yet, but you should still be able to do it… >

The lessons began.

Ash sighed. “Aniki, can we take a break? It’s been three hours?”

< It has? I completely lost track of time… >

Lance floated next to him in mew form, accustoming Ash to the time when he himself would be a mew.

< Here. >

Ash took the slightly glowing fruit with trepidation. < What’s this? >

< A variant of Softboiled that I developed. It has the same effects, but tastes different. I didn’t think you’d like Chansey eggs. >

Ash ate it, surprised at how filling it was. < Tastes like a peach. >

< Good, then it worked. >

Feeling rejuvenated, Ash began trying transforming again. It was late in the evening when he managed to turn into himself – sans ears.

< That’s very good, Ash… > Lance said, switching back to human form, as he put his arms around Ash’s waist.

Ash smiled. “Thanks, aniki.”

< You don’t have to call me that. >

< It works better. >

< Oh? For what, may I ask? >

Ash grinned. “This way if people like you, I can chase them off.”

< And people think I’m possessive… > Lance murmured to himself. < Well, keep practicing. >

< Hai! >

It was midnight and two ‘Peach-heals’ later when Ash finally succeeded into turning into a Charmander.

Perfect copy.

Yay! You look great! Charmander laughed.

Really?

Yes! You’re talking like one too. Oh wow!

Ash kept it up for about ten minutes before he turned back into himself. < That was exhausting, aniki… >

< At least you know a form besides mew now. >

< Mew was so easy! >

< Of course, because that is what you will be. It’s natural. >

< … Oh… >

< It’s a pity you have to learn to transform everything separately, but we’ll work on it tomorrow. >

“All right, aniki.”

< Oh, and one more thing… > Lance smiled. < Try attacking as a Charmander. The attacks will carry backwards. >

< I’m confused. What? >

< You’ll remember the attacks you use and then you can use them in normal form. It’s a quick way to learn. >

< KAKKOII! >

< Oh, and one more thing… you might as well learn the HMs too, if you don’t mind, I have them in my backpack. >

Ash nodded as he climbed into the now air-dried sleeping bag next to Lance. He soon fell asleep, warm in the other’s arms.

So nice…

And best of all, Lance didn’t hate him!
I love you aniki.

I’m so glad you love me back.

End Chapter

Completed 6/11/04