Naruto is owned by Masashi Kishimoto and TV Tokyo, i own nothing but my stories. Pokemon is owned by Satoshi Tajiri, Ken Sugimori, Game Freak, Nintendo and Creatures.

Talking: "I am not a girl!"

Thinking: "I am a boy!"

Amplified speaking: "i am in fact very manly"

Psychic thoughts/Projected thought: "ignore the fact that i just laughed into my hand"

This will be an Ash story, modeled for the most part after casual me, i may or may not act feminine at times, but hey! I'm perfectly confident in my sexuality! Enjoy!

Ash really didn't know what to think when he was given a ralts, famously known for being a feminine Pokemon, and a male one at that, this HAD to be a shot at his expense, he thought with his eyebrow twitching.

"Well, you DID want something not from Kanto, i figured you'd appreciate the-" Prof. Oak had to fake cough to hide his laugh. -"figured you'd appreciate a fairy type, good against dragons, if you plan on going as far as you say, you'll be facing Lance one day, just don't rush ahead, enjoy the journey there, explore Kanto, you have an entire year before the elite 4 Ash, and 6 months of plenty enough time to prepare for the league, you can do it, now take this pokèdex, updated all the way up to Hoenn of course, and these pokèballs, and show Gary that girls are just as capable as guys." He was cut off by his own laughter, he loved Ash just as much as Gary but the boy did so many questionable things that he just had to tease him, that, and gallade is an incredibly solid Pokemon to have by end game, he'd have given Ash that pikachu but the boy would release it the very day he got it, he has no patience.

Ash sat down cross legged on the ground, putting himself in a relaxed but ready pose, all the while looking at ralts, he wanted the little guy to trust him as much as possible so he was gonna let him come to him.

"Oh yeah, you have that weird magnetism thing with pokemon, it's so weird when you do it, most of every single pokemon I've seen you interact with, even some wild nidokings, have been completely calm and comfortable in your company, although Rhydons still hate you." Said Gary, re-entering the lab after he found that he rushed off without his pokedex and balls, and yes, they had resolved the bad blood between them, Ash was honestly too chill to bully, that and it was fun to take shots at his mannerisms at random moments, he'd have to teach his newly acquired squirtle to laugh at him too.

"I doubt it's magnetism, I'm just able to read people, pokemon AND the mood/atmosphere, I'm not stupid enough to get in the way of a rampaging dragon, would be cool if i could get a garchomp to fist bump me though, oh, so we could get a move on now." Said Ash, his attention now turned back to ralts after it walked up to him and hugged his chest, this was gonna take a lot of training, unless he had a completely different personality when he was in battle, that'd be cool but he highly doubts it.

"HA! You owe me 20 bucks old man pay up!" Shouted Gary, he and his grandpa placed bets on how long it'd take Ash to tame his starter, Oak Sr. figured Ash would take at least 15 minutes, Gary placed a bet on almost immediately at contact, he won.

"Damn." Oak said, before handing the money to Gary with a huff, really Gary was rich there wasn't much he could do with just 20, probably for something stupid, really he pitied the world outside of Pallet for letting loose these dogs of war.

"Gary, we're gonna have to postpone that battle, ralts created a half link with me as a show of trust and he's gonna bed a lot of confidence training, aka a good talk or two and some actual training." Said Ash, picking up ralts and holding him to his chest, causing the two Oaks to start snickering, just the way he was holding the pokemon, something was so instinctively feminine about it.

"It's fine, i know it's tradition to battle when we only have our starters but i kinda want more, Brock's gym? Brock's gym" Said Gary, confirming it after he and Ash nodded their heads at the same time, Ash then went off to say goodbye to his mom, arceus almighty he was gonna dread Daisy's reaction.

~next scene, waiter!~

You know it's bad when even your own mom is struggling to hold back her laughter at his chosen starter, honestly this all started because of her and those off days when she tested makeup combinations on him, he honestly didn't mind the look back then and that somehow stuck with, except now he just did girly mannerisms instead of going all out, it took years to break most of those habits, he was manly enough for a 15 yr old!

"Oh Ash, what a fitting choice, and male at that, you two are perfect for each other, now!-" Said Daisy, clapping her hands and making a 'follow me' gesture. "-i have your outfit ready and everything else is either in your bag or on you, luckily now that I've been made owner of the restaurant, dunno how i pulled that one off, none of this was out of reach, but Ash, the world is full of all sorts of people, from bad to good to downright creepy, and considering how pretty you look when you actually put effort into it, please Ash, be careful, and keep that on you at all times, you never know when it'll come in handy." Said Daisy, she herself knew how messed up the world could be, but she also saw the beauty, and if she knew her son as well as she thought she did, he loves adventure more than anything, it was going to be dangerous for him she just knew it, he had Gary though as well as the powerful team he'll no doubt create in the near future, she had faith in him, he did have her fiery, never give in spirit after all.

"Mom you gave me several talks over the years, and this one when i was 12, don't worry i know, and I know how to use it, and i won't go into any shady areas unless i absolutely have to, not even for a rare pokemon, i promise you I'll be safe, and yes I've packed several pairs of clothes including undergarments, I'm good." Said Ash, smiling, while most would find mothers to be overbearing, and they could be, he knew that, his mother was both his mother and father, and she did so much for him, even if he didn't openly show it, he appreciates and loves her a lot.

"Good, now, give me a hug, and please, please, don't do anything stupid." Delia asked, even though she knew her second question was wishful thinking.

"I can fulfill the first but not the last mom, you know your blood flows through me right?" Asked Ash, raising his eyebrow before hugging his mom, he laughed when she huffed, he was just as stubborn as she was so their arguments never lasted long before they both gave up such a futile fight, neither would admit defeat if it was allowed to go on.

"Fine, at least tone down on it, and Ash, i know you're fine with just Gary and your inner circle, but honey, please, try to make more friends, i know you think in a different way than other people, but that doesn't mean you don't get lonely, just try, Ash, who knows, there might be more out there like you, other than that, just stay safe, you're my baby boy Ash, i can't lose you." With those words spoken, Ash hugged his mom, no more words were needed, and with a few more goodbyes, including the ever vigilant Mr. Mime, he set off on his journey.

good place to end it tbh, NOW it feels like a prologue, and to those who are wondering about what Delia was talking about, and this is a minor spoiler so skip past if you wanna keep stay spoiler free, the way his mind works; i modeled him after casual me, and I've gotta be honest with you guys, I'm an honest to god sociopath, like, my mind is fucked, i KNOW it's different, i know that I'm not normal, and because of that i have very few friends, although they're real trustworthy :) my own inner circle, i have a family inner circle but ye, Ash will be real social with those he already knows and knows well, but otherwise, he'll be recluse and silent, enjoy. OH, and be honest with me guys, give me fair criticism, like you have been, it's just, people can be rude and it doesn't help, i NEED to know my problems in order to try and work them out, bye!