Gary Oak was currently staring at the small river while holding the hand of his long term friend and rival. He had just returned to Pallet town when he saw the slightly younger boy laying there. He had jokingly asked said boy if he dreamed about him often after he had admitted to thinking he had dreamed his calling out to him.
Ash his brown eyes slightly lidded was smiling softly and talking about his plans to stay in Pallet now. He was unaware of how that was affecting the boy he was holding hands with.
Gary was watching the Pokemon playing in the water. He hadn't yet told anyone that he was going to ask to work at the lab. He hadn't really thought much about how he would talk to Ash again when he saw him and he defiantly hadn't thought about kissing the black haired boy but that was exactly what happened. To say he was surprised would be an understatement but he wasn't disgusted or angry. It had sent tingles through his body and created butterflies in his stomach.
He had missed the younger boy a lot while they had been traveling. He knew that he liked guys; he had known that for a while. What he had felt for this boy however he hadn't really thought about until he had found their lips meeting.
"So, what are we now Ashy-boy?" he found himself saying while letting go of his hand and immediately missing the warmth from it.
"What do you want to be?" Ash asked turning his brown eyes to stare into the older boys.
"Boyfriends?" Gary asked raising an eyebrow and leaning in to capture the other boys' lips again. That sent shivers down both their spines and they separated with a small smile at each other.
"Pika?" Pikachu sounded as it bounced on its owner.
The two boys looked down at the little yellow mouse Pokemon. A minute later they were charred from a lightning attack. After a second attack they both looked down at Pokémon with matching frowns.
Pikachu took off back into the water again with a defiant Chu. The little yellow Pokémon just keep playing ignoring the two boys again.
"We should probably head toward home." Ash said with a sigh.
Gary stood and held out his hand to the other boy. He pulled Ash up with a smile and they called the Pokemon out of the water saying it was time to go home. Pikachu of course hopped up on Ash's shoulder and the others were placed back in their pokeballs. Gary took Ash's hand and they began the walk toward the outskirts of town to where Ash lived.