A/N: Okay, it seems like I like writing about things that I've already written about. This is based on what I wrote on the author notes for Anniversary under the stars. It's all about little Ash!
Young Satoshi always thought his life was the best. Even though he had never seen his father, he had a mother who loved him deeply. Everyday, he and his best fiend Shigeru would play together with his grandfather's pokemon. During summer, all four of them would go to the beach. He and Shigeru would play in the water and compete with each other about how long they could hold their breath, while the professor and his mother sat drinking lemonade on their lounge chairs. In winter, his mother would make him hot cocoa and wrap him in a warm blanket, then proceed to scold him for playing in the snow without a jacket. He was always laughing, always happy. Until one day, a man appeared.
He and Shigeru had been talking about growing up to be pokemon trainers and raising our pokemon to be the best when there was a loud banging on the door. The two young boys had peered downstairs and saw Hanako open the door to reveal a tall, dark haired man. They were confused when they saw his mother leap into his arms in tears. Minutes later, Hanako had come upstairs and told Shigeru it was getting late and that he should stat walking back since they didn't live too far away. Shigeru waved to his best friend and laughed, saying that he would meet him at his grandfather's lab the next day to play. Satoshi smiled and watched Shigeru leave.
His mother bent down to his eye level and smiled softly, messing up the boy's already messy black hair. The boy would normally growl because he hated being treated like a little kid, but he allowed it when it came to his mother. She took the boy's small hand in her own and brought the five year old boy downstairs. The man was still there.
The stranger was tall with messy black hair that seemed to stick out everywhere and he was broad shouldered and somewhat muscular. He wore a baggy black t shirt with a charizard logo and cargo pants. He had dark chocolate brown eyes. He stared down at the boy with unreadable eyes before bending down next to the boy and smiling. Up close, the man scared the young Satoshi and he clung to his mother's skirt. The man laughed at the boy, the stood up and took hold of Hanako's hand. Hanako petted her son on the head before she introduced the man.
"This is Takuya. He's your father. Isn't that great Satoshi?" his mother introduced. Satoshi cocked his head to the side, confused. This man was his father? The man brought his mother's hand to his lips and kissed it, causing his mother to blush. "Um, Satoshi, why don't you go upstairs and watch TV? Me and your father have some things to... discuss. Dinner will be ready in about and hour," she told her son as she was getting more and more distracted by the man named Takuya. She shooed him away with a gesture of her hand and the little boy ran back up the stairs two at a time. He took a final glance from the top before going to his room.
It was quiet in his room with the exception of the tv. An hour went by, but his mother hadn't come to get him. He got bored and decided to play with his squirtle plush until his mom was done talking with the man. Another hour went by. He was getting hungry and he peeked out of his room. He didn't hear anything on the stove, he didn't even hear the two talking. All he heard were small cries and moans. He didn't understand what was going on, but he felt that he should stay in his room. He didn't get any dinner that night.
The next morning, he had woken up early to get ready to go over to Shigeru's. He wanted to tell his best friend that he finally had a dad. But when he raced downstairs, he was greeted by his mother, who looked guilty with herself. It looked like she had gotten up; her hair was messy, her clothes were wrinkled, and her shirt was on backwards. She took hold of his hand and brought him into the kitchen.
"I'm so sorry Satoshi. I just completely forgot about dinner. And to make it up, I'm going to make your favorite! Chocolate chip pancakes!" His mother offered as she brought the two into the kitchen area. Satoshi smiled brightly at the thought of his favorite kind of pancakes until the boy saw the man sitting at the table. He didn't look as messy as his mother but did look like he had just gotten up. She gave the boy a little push, urging the boy to take a seat next to his father. The little boy was hesitant, but eventually, he pulled out the chair and sat down, feet dangling. His mother giggled as she walked over to the stove to make enough pancakes to feed an army. Her son did have quite an appetite. Takuya's eyes were examining the woman like she was a peice of meat, not aware that Satoshi was looking curiously at him with large amber eyes. He was still a little scared of him, but if his mother said he was okay, then he would learn not to be afraid.
Satoshi banged his feet against the table's legs, getting anxious to go outside and meet with Shigeru. Noticing the sign, Hanako sighed as she flipped over another pancake.
"I'm sorry Satoshi, but you'll have to go over to Shigeru's another time. We need to discuss something together as a family, okay?" his mother told him. Satoshi was a bit disappointed, but knew Shigeru would understand and nodded. He beamed when a large plate of ten, chocolate chip pancakes was placed in front of him. He drenched them in nearly an entire bottle of maple syrup and practically inhaled them while his two parents watched amused. It wasn't long before the stack was gone. The boy rubbed his tummy in satisfaction and grinned stupidly, now full. He turned his attention off of his plate to Hanako and Takuya and noticed the entire the time they had been sitting together, across from each other, they were holding hands.
"Satoshi, how would you feel if your dad lived with us? Would you like that?" Hanako asked, grinning ear from ear. She looked excited at the idea. Satoshi peeked at the man through the corner of his eye and saw the man's dark orbs. They caused a small chill down his spine. He wasn't sure if he wanted this man here. But then he looked back at his mother. He had not seen her this happy since Mr Mime had joined the family. And Satoshi didn't want to take that away from his mother. Although it was against his five year old judgement, he nodded his head yes. His mother let out a cry of triumph. Takuya simply smiled.
Ever since, Satoshi wished he could go back in time and change his answer to no.
A/N: Sorry about the wait on things. I was gone again for 10...11 days? I was visiting my friend again. She gets very lonely without me. I finished up to here before I left so since I haven't posted or worked on anything else, I decided to post this now and the rest will come pretty quick. Unfortunately, I won't be able to post as often since school will be starting soon and my mom is very strict about my computer use. However this is an assumption. My mother isn't home very often so I'm home alone most of the time. As long as I cover my tracks decently (which I suck at) I should be fine and post as normal. So with this in mind, all that I just typed about me not being able to post often doesn't really matter...
Oh! Back to the important things! This is chapter one of this. Originally I thought I'd make a one shot, but I realized that my idea would be better as a multichapter. How many chapters? I don't know yet. And I chose Takuya as his fathers name because... well there is no real big reason. I just like the name. Thanks for reading and if you would be so kind as to review, I will give you a big, cyber hug! Thank you.