Title: All Because of Christmas

Author: Heart's Blood

Email: zeni24@hotmail.com

Rating: PG13 (For slight swearing and guys kissing)

Summary: It's Christmas and Gary and Ash still hasn't told each other they loved the other. Their friends, Ritchie, Misty and Brock decide to play matchmaker, but it doesn't turn out like they expected... shounen ai

Author's Notes: Ash gets visited by some angels...

Disclaimer: I wish Pokemon was mine, but I don't think I'm smart enough to think of all those monsters and stuff... Only in my dreams...

*** change of POV or time gap

"speaking"

'thinking'

(author notes)

telepathetically

All Because of Christmas

by: heart's blood

During the past few days, Chi Fay stayed with the friends in the pokemon center. He told them that he was homeless and familyless (is that a word?), but wanted to be a pokemon trainer like Ash.

When Nurse Joy heard this, she gladly registered him as an official trainer and gave him a choice of poekmon. He wanted a pikachu, same as Ash's first and he got one. He named it Ash, after his hero, always with faith that he'll soon get to meet the League Champion.

On the second day Misty, Ritchie and Brock met him, they found out that he was a very smart kid. He also had the innocent look and the determination that Ash always had. In very little time, his level 5 pikachu became a level 20 pikachu.

Brock, Misty, Tracey and Ritchie told him story after story, tale after tale about their adventures. Especially their adventures with Ash. His faith in his hero waking up grew and so did theirs.

Gary spent most of his time with his Eevee and Ash's pokemon (whom have forgiven him). They comforted him, knowing that he was hurt just as much as they were, and it wouldn't help to hurt Ash some more. They helped him understand pokemon more, and he realized that it was because Ash knew all of this that he was the League Champion. With this knowledge, he became a much better trainer.

They told him that Ash truly loved him and he promised them that he would tell Ash right when he woke up.

***

(This is Ash's point of view when he is in his coma)

Where am I?

It's white...

Pure...

Holy...

...

No.

I can't...

Am I...

Dead?

Last thing I remember seeing was... Pikachu...

yelling...

falling...

CRACK!

Am I truly dead?

...

Wait...

A gate...

A yellow gate... And it sparkles... like gold.

And who's that? Two people... I feel like I should know them... They're just standing there... with their white robes and wings and the yellow halo on their heads...

Am I really dead?

...I do know these people...

"Mom? Dad?" I asked.

They came towards me. I ran to them as fast as I can, probably breaking some kind of record for the fastest sprinter... But before I knew it, I was covered in big hugs and I could feel white, fluffy wings holding me while kiss after kiss was placed on my head.

"I missed you so much!" I told them, but I had a feeling that they already knew.

They smiled. It was blurry, I think I was crying, but as blurry as it was, I could tell that they were just as emotional as me. "We've missed you too..."

I don't recall hearing my dad's voice ever, but I was sure that this was my dad. Just the warmth and love in the voice surrounded me.

I listen intently as he continues talking. "I'm so proud of you, son. You've achieved everything that I wanted to achieve when I was young. I'm very proud of you."

My heart almost flew, hearing that. I've always seen other fathers tell their sons how proud they were of them, but I've never experienced it myself. Now I know why they always critisized me. Having a father in your life was a big thing.

As I watche, the smiles on my parents' faces slowly disappeared, as if they were remembering what they were supposed to do. "What's wrong?" I asked them.

"We want you to go back." Mom told me.

I looked at them confused. "But.. I'm dead... am I?"

Dad shook his head, the black hair boucing side to side. I knew where I got it now. The same spiky, yet silky hair that Pikachu always loves feeling. The reason why she's always on my shoulder.

"It's not your time. You still have to be a Pokemon Master." Dad ruffled my said hair.

"But..." I protested, "I want to stay here. With you." I pleaded.

They shook their heads. Then there was a blinding light and a saw the huge, golden gates of (what you should have figured out by now) Heaven open and 4 figures came out.

It was Gary's family.

"He misses you." His older sister, May told me. I used to have a crush on her, until I got to know her a lot more and I finally realized that my attention to the Oak family was for one of their memebers, just not for May. But even now when I looked at their faces, confused, even after seeing that familiar face and her expressions. "But I thought he hated me..."

"He doesn't hate you." He father told me. Gary has the same hair as his father, just like I have the same hair of my dad.

"In fact, it's far from that." His mother chimed in. And when I looked into her stormy, blue-grey eyes, I knew that she was telling the truth. But I still wanted to stay.

"No buts." My mother took me by the shoulders and touched my nose with hers like she used to do when I was small. I grew much taller when she died, but she was still able to do that. "You still have a long life before you, my Ash. I want you to live happily."

I could feel the tears returning to my eyes and running down my already soaked face, but I nodded.

Everyone smiled and I felt the joy and happiness radiated from them.

"We're proud of you." Dad told me once more.

"Tell Gary that we're sorry and that we still love him." His mother said. "No matter what."

May smiled. "Keep my brother in line, 'k Ash? Don't let him do things you don't want." I nodded and smiled. Somehow, I guess all the happiness in heaven was magnified to at least 100x, because it was so contagious.

"Tell Tracey Im really proud of how he's handling the Lab." Professor Oak said.

Gary's family was the first to leave. They all gave me a hug. "I'd love a son-in-law." His mother told me and I could feel myself turning very red. She laughed and they walked back into the gate and disappeared.

"We'd love a son-in-law as well, my little trainer." Mom told me.

"Mom!" I turned even more red then I thought humanly possible.

"We love you." They hugged me and gave me one last kiss.

I was crying, but I hugged them back. "I love you too." I proceeded to walk away, but not before my father placed a hand over my head. "This is for all the brithday's I missed." He said, transmitting some kind of power to me. "I was a psychic trainer. Sabrina said it was one that was the most powerful. Now you have it." He hugged me again. "Become a Pokemon Master. Make us proud."

I smiled. "I will!" Glancing at them for one last time, I made a mental picture of them. Arms around each other, their wings pulled back, their halos floating just above their heads, and the golden gate looming peacefully behind them. "I will." I promised. And this was a promise I planned to never break.

"Take care now." I heard in my head, then I felt myself floating. Everything turned black and the next thing I knew, I woke up in a very white room. 'A hospital...' was my first thought.

***

Misty, Chi Fay and his pikachu were sitting by Ash's bed. There was silence all around them. Brock had gone out to do the groceries with Nurse Joy. Tracey and Ritchie had gone to sleep, having not felt well after dinner. Gary had gone to bed as well. He had spent many days by Ash's side and this was the one night where he was too tired to argue with Misty about staying at Ash's bedside.

"Misty? Will Ash ever wake up?" Chi Fay asked innocently, his brown eyes sparkling with hope.

Misty gave the small boy a hug. The innocent look on his face looked so much like Ash's. "I hope so." She answered. "I really hope so."

Chi Fay smiled and fell asleep. "It's your bedtime anyways..." She whispered and picked him up. "Ash, you better wake up... or else..." She said, walking to the door, Chi Fay's pikachu following loyally.

"Or else what?" A voice asked her.

Misty was startled that she almost dropped the boy in her arms. It sounded like... like Ash. "Ash?" She asked, turning.

It was him. His brown eyes sparkled in the light of the dim hospital lights and he no longer looked so pale.

Ash nodded. He looked around before noticing the little boy in Misty's arms. "Hey! Did you and Ritchie have a kid while I was asleep?" He asked, yawning.

"What?!" Misty yelled out and pulled out her mallet. Before Ash could blink, he had a giant bump on his head. "Ouch!" He yelled. "Hey, a little consideration for the guy who almost got killed here!"

Then before he could move, his best friend flung herself against him, with the kid still in her arms and almost squeezed the life out of him.

"Hey, maybe being dead is better. If I knew that you were gonna kill me when I chose to live, I should have just stayed with my parents." He joked, but Misty looked at him with 'sorry' written all over her face.

Ash laughed and Misty was glad that he was joking. "It's okay..."

Then she looked at him confused. "What do you mean stayed with your parents?" She asked.

Ash waved his hand around, grimacing at the pain. "Forget it. It's nothing. Nothing at all." Then he changed the subject. "Who's he?" He asked, pointed to Chi Fay who was just waking up having been deprived of his sleep.

Chi Fay, hearing his hero's voice was now wide awake. "I... I..." He stammered, nervously. "Hi..." He finally said very shyly.

Ash smiled at the little boy. "Hello. What's your name?" He asked gently.

Misty took this as her chance to tell the others that their friend was awake. She left the League Champion and his fan talking.

"Chi... Chi Fay..." Chi Fay blushed.

"Nice to meetcha, Chi Fay." Ash said with a smile. "How old are you?"

"S-seven..." The little boy nervously answered.

Then Ash noticed his pikachu. "Is that you first pokemon?" He asked, scratching the pikachu's chin. "Cha..." It said happily.

"You're welcome..." Ash told it. Then he turned his attention back to Chi Fay. "Where is your family?" He asked, wondering why the boy was there in the first place. He was shocked when the little chinese boy looked at the ground. His pikachu jumped into his arms and cuddled in his neck, just like Pikachu would do to Ash when he was sad.

"I... I don't have any..." He confessed.

Ash looked at the little boy. Chi Fay had started to cry. He took one hand and patted Chi Fay's head, ignoring the pain that shoot through that arm. "It's ok... Don't cry..."

When Chi Fay's tears stopped, he said, "I don't have a family either... My father left me and my mother when I was born and my mother died awhile ago..." Then he looked closely at the boy and noticed that he looked very similar to him. They looked almost like brothers. Both had longish, jet black hair and deep understanding eyes, filled with innocence. "You could be my brother... I never had one..." He said, thoughtfully.

Chi Fay jumped at the chance. "R-really?" He asked. It wasn't everyday that a hero would ask a little boy to be his family and he wanted to make sure that he wasn't dreaming or something. He neede to be sure.

"Really." Ash confirmed and Chi Fay was filled with joy. "Come give your big brother hug." Ahs opened his arms and Chi Fay flew in them happily, almost throwing both boys off the bed.

"Ouch... I really should stop moving..." Ash muttered to himself.

Chi Fay looked at Ash with concern in his eyes. He had forgotten that his hero- no brother was still hurt badly. "I-I'm sorry... big brother."

Ash sank back into the pillows, giving his younger brother a tiny smile. "No problem, Fay. Now go to bed and get some sleep." Chi Fay nodded and walked to the door. "Nite, Ash."

"Nite little bro." He answered and yawned himself.

When Chi Fay and his pikachu walked out, Ash looked at the ceiling. 'Man... I really gotta start to work out again... I missed all the exercise I could've done during these past... how many days was I out for?' He asked himself. 'I really gotta ask someone.'

The next person to walk in the door was none other then... Gary...

The brunette stood at the doorway, leaning on the doorframe. He looked as if he hadn't slept at all. His hair was messed up to one side and his eyes were bloodshot. He had a big purple sweatshirt on which covered his muscles (unfortunately for Ash) and a pair of black jeans. "Hey Ash. You're alright." It was more of a statement then a question.

"Hey... Gary..." Ash replied with a hint of a smile. "I'm alright. Other then being hooked onto all these machines and not being able to move, but you don't look okay."

"Don't rub it in." Gary said, playing with his messy brown hair.

To tell the truth, Ash was anything but okay. He was laying down on a white hospital bed and every part of his body other then his head was hooked up to the machines which sat beside him. His green sweatshirt was torn up in tatters so Ash was shirtless other then having all the bandages around his chest to hold his ribs in place. He also had a bandage around his forehead, making it look like a band since it made his hair fall over it and over his eyes.

But to Gary, he still looked as beautiful as he always did. Then Gary noticed that he was staring. He looked away quickly and blushed slightly.

If Ash saw it, he didn't say anything. At first he thought that maybe, just maybe, Gary would... 'no.' Ash dismissed the thought from his mind. "So... you wanna sit down?" He waved to a chair.

Gary nodded and sat down wordlessely.

There was silence...

"How long was I out?" Ash asked quietly.

"About a week."

Ash winced. 'A week of vigorous training for me...' He thought. "Where are the others? Pikachu and them?"

"Sleeping." Came the next one word answer.

"Oh..." Ash said. 'Stupid! Of course they'll be asleep!' He lay there, staring at the ceiling, deep in thought.

Finally it was Gary who broke the silence. "Here." He handed a wrapped gift to Ash. "I know Christmas has passed, but..." He trailed off, not knowing what to say.

Ash smiled, acccepting the gift. "Thanks." He indicated to it silently asking if he could open it. When Gary nodded, he gently tugged on the ribbon and opened the box that was wrapped inside. His eyes widened and he smiled at Gary, unable to express his thanks.

Inside was a sculpture of a pikachu. Ash's pikachu. She was curled up and smiling sleepily.

"That's not all..." Gary said and Ash looked at him. confused. The brunette smiled and pulled out another sculpture. It was the one that Ash had given to him for his christmas present. He put it together with Pikachu and it fit perfectly.

"Wow..." Ash breathed out. It looked so real.

"And this..." Gary said and gently kissed Ash on the lips. Ash's eyes widened, but he didn't pull away.

When Gary finally pulled away, he took his hands and looked at the smaller boy in the eye. "I love you too." He confessed and pulled Ash into another heartmelting kiss.

Ash smiled and kissed him back. "I'm glad..." He gently whispered in Gary's silky hair.

"Don't ever leave me like that again..." Gary pleaded almost to tears.

"I won't... I won't leave... ever again..." Ash said, hugging the daylights out of Gary. "I'll kill myself before I hurt you like that..."

"No!" Gary protested, grabbing onto Ash itghter, making him wince at the pain shooting through his ribs. "I'm joking..." Ash said. "Don't kill me, please." He yawned.

Gary noticed that his beloved was tired. "Go to sleep, love."

Ash shook his head, but was too tired too protest. "Only if you do too..." He trailed off, falling asleep in Gary's protective arms.

Gray gave him a feathery kiss on the lips before he too fell asleep, his head on the hospital bed.

***

"40, 41, 42... 43... SHIT!" Ash yelled out as he rolled on his back. It had been two week since he had been rushed to the Pokemon Center.He was feeling much better, but everyone, Gary and Chi Fay especially were pampering him like a baby.

Gary didn't want his love to leave ever again, or to get hurt so he was with him almost 24/7. Chi Fay didn't want to lose his new brother and idol, so he went along with the 24/7 thing too.

At this moment, both had gone to get lunch ready, sure that Ash shouldn't be able to hurt himself in his room, but unknown to them, Ash had other plans. He had lost many pounds during the past few weeks and looked pale and skinny. Almost weak, so he decided that he should work out again. He was currently doing push-ups, but his shoulder was the culprit that irritated him.

"Ash!" Gary came running into his room. " How many times do I have to tell you to take it easy?"

"Too many..." Ash smiled weakly, still lying on the floor of his room.

"Pikapi! [Ash!]" Pikachu warned him, the sparks on her cheeks, appearing.

"I'm not a baby you know..." He gave them a goofy smile. "I won't hurt myself."

"You keep telling yourself that and maybe we might believe you..." Gary said, and without warning, he picked Ash up like a baby, with one arm under Ash's legs and the under around his back.

"Hey!" Ash protested against the treatment. "You don't have to carry me to lunch."

Gary smiled at the younger boy in his arms and kissed him on the forehead. "But I want to. Come on Pikachu!"

"Pi! [Okay!]" Pikachu ran beside Gary and jumped in Ash's arms. "Hey girl." He said, scratching her ears back and rubbing her chin.

"Chaa..." Pikachu purred.

The older boy smiled at his boyfriend and his Pikachu.

***

"Chi Fay! Chi Fay! Where are you?" Ash ran around looking for his adopted little brother. He had legally adopted him and no one protested.

"As long as he doesn't get in our way." Gary said, kissing Ash when the Pokemon League Champion had asked his advice.

"He's a good boy." Ash replied before kissing back.

Now Ash was running around the Pokemon Center looking for his little brother. "Fay? Where are you?" He repeated, louder, heading to his own room. There he heard some sniffling and proceeded to check it out. "Fay?" He asked, cautiously peeking his head in the doorway.

There he saw his little brother sitting on the ground and crying in his own blankets.

"Fay?" Ash asked, patting the boy's head. "What's wrong?"

"Big brother..." He heard Fay whisper. "Please don't leave me..."

Ash was confused. 'Leave him? Why would I leave him?' He took the sobbing boy in his arms and. "Chi Fay... I would never leave you..." He murmered, hugging the boy close to his heart.

Chi Fay looked at his big brother. "Really?" He asked, his sobs subsiding.

Ash smiled. "Really. You're all the family I have. I wouldn't leave you behind for the world." He told Chi Fay.

The smaller black haired boy squealed and hugged his big brother. He had been afraid because once Ash heals, then he would leave on his pokemon journey to train. He told his brother his fear.

His brother laughed. "I would never leave you!"

"Then what about you pokemon journey?" He asked tearfully.

Ash gave him an amused look. "Yo're coming too! You want to be a trainer right?" Chi Fay nodded then smiled. He was going too! He jumped for joy in his brother's arms.

Ash patted his head. "Now get some sleep. We're leaving early tomorrow morning." He already felt the little boy sleeping in his arms. He lifted the tiny body up and placed him gently on the bed. Covering him with the blanket, he kissed Chi Fay's forehead. "Night, little bro." Then he walked out to join Gary.

When he got to Gary's room, he found him sleeping peacefully already.

Ash bent down to kiss Gary gently before laying down beside him. Gary had saved him some space to sleep as well. "Sweet dreams, love." He said, falling asleep, molded into Gary's chest as the white fluffy snow fell onto the ground, and over the Pokemon Center where Ash and Gary, and their friends were sleeping. The full moon shone brightly, depicting the beginning of a new year. A year full of surprises, of friendship and of love.

The End

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