Chapter 6: Succumb

< You have done well, my Chosen. >
< Thank you. >
Lugia smiled. < Not at all… the light shines in him still? >
< Yes, but he is… attracted… to my darkness. >
< Interesting. >
< Quite. > Lance frowned. < How is the situation? >
< A year at the most, farther than that shall be too late. >
< Very well. I am training him already. >
< That I know well. He will know when he is ready. Take care of
yourself, my Chosen. >
With that, Lugia hung up.

Lance came back to reality when Ash's hands started to go somewhere
they really shouldn't be going, especially since he was trying to keep
the boy innocent. Really! There was a difference between kissing and
then… well…
He looked into those adorable chocolate eyes. 
"You're warm…" Ash whispered, hugging him.
"Didn't I tell you to go to bed?"
"I was cold." Ash pouted. 
"I see…" Lance said. "But didn't I get you a stuffed Dratini to sleep
with?"
"It got lost." Ash sniffled.
Lance sighed. "All right, you can sleep with me."
"Yay!"
Lance blinked, only then realizing that it sounded wrong. Still, all
Ash did was climb into the covers next to him.
Lance fell asleep after that.

He woke up the next morning, made breakfast, and woke us up. Thus,
another generic day began.
Lugia watched for a few minutes, and then let them be.
Yes, it would work out…
Ash's pokemon were gathering and becoming stronger, as the dream
realm opened and its powers suffused the two guardians.
It would work…

The cards swirled and danced around them as they sat in silence.
Well, mostly silence.
Lance sighed. Ash was being an insistent little, well, he wasn't sure
quite what word to put.
Lance put his hands on Ash's shoulders. "We shouldn't be doing this."
"Why?"
Lance sighed. "Because I don't want you to throw yourself at me if
you don't want to."
Ash blinked. "But…I do want you." He kissed Lance again.
Lance paled. "That's not quite what I meant either…" *Must maintain
control… I can't taint him with my darkness if he's not ready… *
Still, the squirming was definitely not doing anything for the Dragon
Master's already shattered emotions.
"I am not going to give in to this…" Lance reminded himself, trying
to keep control. "I won't…"
"You're so sweet." Ash whispered, as he placed another kiss on
Lance's lips. "So sweet…Lance-chan…"

Lance sighed. "Ash…"
"What? I know you love me." Ash smiled, a flicker in his eyes but
that was quickly wiped out by the blurry tones. "Kiss me?"
"I know that too. But we can't just-." Lance froze, staring at Ash
like a Stantler caught in the headlights, as Ash's hands slid down his
shirt and continued downwards. "I give up… as long as you're happy,
little one…"
"See?"
Lance sighed. * Well, if this makes him happy… then who am I to deny
him? I'll never make him cry… *
He surrendered.

Pretty and warm and sweet and wet and so warm…
Yes, ice and fire and lightning all melding and it was sweet, so
sweet and perfect…
Mewling and yes, yes, so warm…
Dancing among the stars, pretty lights, pretty…
Pretty little one
I'll protect you and keep you happy, pretty little one.
No one will ever hurt you, I'll kill him first of all. Don't' you
know? Of course you do.
Pretty and sweet and warm and cuddly…
So warm and pretty…
Marshmallows and melting vanilla ice cream and strawberries and
chocolate all a waterfall of fire…
So sweet…


But love and trust is the same thing, and he'll never hurt me. He
loves me. I love him, too. But he'll never, ever hurt me. Never.
Never.
Cold, so cold, like winter, but so sweet…
Ice and snow and frozen lakes, cold, but never hurt, it never, never
hurts… so hard, like steel….
It didn't hurt at all.
Cold, freezing, ice that held him gently and rocked him.
He was freezing, but he didn't care.
It made the hurt go away.
Lance-chan… I love you too…

End Chapter

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