A/N: Dedicated to GreenAppleIce for her recent discussions of Pokemon. And for my near completed Heart Gold Pokedex.
Also, something funny from The Lava Alchemist? Almost unheard of.
Cherry and Grape
"How can grape be your favorite flavor?" Ash asks, indignant at the prospect that someone cannot appreciate the glory of cherry.
Gary removes the purple popsicle from his mouth. He watches Ash for a moment, seems to consider gracing the other boy with a spot of wisdom, and finally decides to continue with his frozen treat.
"Gary!" Ash protests. His popsicle is melting onto his hand. Gary points it out and Ash quickly corrects the situation. "Grape is probably the dumbest flavor ever. It doesn't even taste like grapes."
"Cherry doesn't taste like cherries, either."
Ash glares. "That's besides the point."
Gary is honestly curious, but he sneers as he asks, "Then what's the point?"
Ash snatches the grape popsicle out of Gary's hand with admirable speed and shoves his cherry popsicle into its place. Ash tosses the object of his aggression somewhere that Gary can't see. Even Pikachu, clutching the stick of its own lemon popsicle, is surprised.
"The point," Ash says as though he hasn't just disposed of Gary's popsicle. "is that grape is not a good flavor. Because I'm so much better than you in every way, including generosity, I'm giving you my popsicle. You should be thanking me."
Ash looks at Gary expectantly. It takes him a few moments to realize Gary does not have a cherry popsicle.
"Where'd it go?"
Gary blows a raspberry. His tongue is red.
"You ate it already?"
Gary shrugs. His eyes are laughing.
"That...was fast."
"I've always left you in my dust, Ashy boy."
Ash's face goes red, probably with a mixture of embarrassment and anger. "That's totally not true!"
"Why don't you buy me another popsicle? Grape would do nicely. Cherry doesn't have the same kick."
"Kick? Grape is a flavor, not an alcohol!"
"There are alcoholic drinks that taste like grape, you know. My mom likes them."
"Wow, that's definitely something I wanted to know."
"Popsicle. Now."
Ash sticks his tongue out in defiance. Gary is affronted, but the action is neither surprising nor is it unexpected.
And Gary gets an idea.
"Fine, Ash. If you won't buy me another popsicle," Gary sidles up to Ash until he is nearly on top of him. "then you'll need to give me another treat."
"A-another treat?"
Gary smirks. He's never been known to be particularly nice, especially when it came to Ash. Competition with his ego made it nigh impossible. If only Ash weren't so gullible and quick tempered...
Pikachu makes a suspicious sound and abandons its perch on Ash's shoulder. Gary glances down at it. Oh, it knows his intentions.
"Yeah, another treat." Gary jabs a finger at Ash's chest. "And while I'm getting my treat, let's see if you really are better than me in every way. Especially generosity."
Pikachu sighs, an exasperated little sound. "Pika pi..."
A/N: FYI, my favorite is blue-raspberry. What's yours?
