Blue Water and Salty Air

Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon.

Paul hated the cold. He hated water, and most of all cold water. However, Ash and his friends decided to go to the beach and the mauve haired boy was damn well sure that someone at the beach would hit on his boyfriend. The idea of Ash being seduced by another male and the fact that Ash was usually oblivious to such things, made Paul a bit jealous. So he decided that he would just have to suppress his hate for cold water and tag along.

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Ash grinned, "I'm glad you decided to come Paul,"

The mauve haired boy only nodded, while gazing out the car window. He could already smell the salty air that drifted through the small crack of the open window. The radio blared, while Dawn and Ash spoke over the music. Brock would glance at the rearview mirror once in awhile to see if everyone was all right, an obvious grin plastered across his lips.

Soon enough, they pulled into the parking lot. Ash immediately snapped his seatbelt off and got out running to the backend of the car. He thumped a hand against the trunk, "Brock, open it up!"

Brock chuckled, flipping a switch. He turned around to see the trunk pop open. Stretching his stiff arms, Paul lazily got out of the car. He closed the door and trailed after his friends who already gathered their stuff together. They meandered through running children, sand castles, and sunbathers to an empty spot along the Westside of the beach.

Settling close to the rock pools, Ash beamed. Grabbing the mauve haired boy's hand, he dragged him closer.

"Paul I want to go look,"

Paul sighed, stumbling after his eager boyfriend. Deftly climbing over some rocks Ash let go of Paul's hand, crouching down to gaze at the shallow waters of a small rock pool. Dipping a cautious finger into the cool water, Ash gently brushed it against an orange coloured starfish. The brunet chuckled, while Paul jammed his hands deep into his pockets.

Ash looked back, "Paul! Come look at the starfish. Isn't it cute?"

The mauve haired boy grimaced. He hated the water. "Stop being such a moron. Only kids would be interested in stupid things like - "

"OWW!" Ash cried out. Tears threatened to fall, as he shook his hands warily. A tiny crab had gotten a hold of his finger and looked as if it wasn't going to let go any time soon.

The mauve haired boy glared somewhat, retracting his hands from his cargo pants. He crouched beside his boyfriend, his usual scowl still placed on his lips. "You're such a baby." Taking the crab in his hand, Paul carefully made it let go before placing it back into the cool water. Making sure that his hands didn't get wet.

His hand still grasped Ash's wrist and he slowly brought it towards himself. Parting his lips he gently took the slightly bruised finger to his mouth. Giving it an experimental lick, Paul began sucking the appendage.

Ash flushed to a deep shade of red, "P-P-Paul that's, that's embarrassing!" He weakly struggled, but his boyfriend's grip tightened.

Paul gave Ash's finger one last suck before pulling back.

"Moron," Paul murmured before standing up. "Let's go back to Brock and Dawn, I'm hungry."

Ash nodded, curling his arm around Paul's.

"So do you wanna go swimming after?"

"Hell no."


Author's Notes: I hope you guys like it, and I'm sorry for any grammar/spelling errors.