Alexa: Alright I'm in a writing mood so this may be long. I want to thank all reviewers! I love guys! (Breaks out crying)

Hoho: Huh?

Ash: She just had surgery on her knee and her pain killers make her a little emotional.

Kouji: Surgery?

Naruto: A little?

Gary: You guys aren't in this story!

Takuya: Who cares?

Sasuke: Hn.

Alexa: I Don't Own Pokemon, or any other random muses who show up. Who shouldn't be here... (Hisses dangerously)

Gaara: We'll be leaving now.

Sasuke: Hn.

Warnings: Do I have to say it?

Also in this chapter Words like this will stand for Ash and Entai and italics stand for the dream.

Ahhh, I'm ready to start the writing this chapter so I'll save my mindless ramblings and extremely long and pleading thanks till the end of this chapter. I have not forgotten you, unlike this stuff I need for a test about... uh... I forget. (Muses sweatdrop)

Love, Lust, and Loss

Chapter 3: Dreaming

"So where are you from Ritchie?" Gary sighed for the thousandth time in the last five minutes.

"I'm from Saffron 1)." Ritchie answered simply.

"But Saffron is huge, why would you need to come here to board the helicopter?" Gary asked, giving up on ignoring Ritchie.

Ritchie shrugged, "With all the reporters and cops running around and the threat of a murderer being nearby, I guess they didn't think it was safe." Professor Oak and Gary nodded. Though Pallet Town was remote and distant, the news of Sabrina's murder had still reached their ears.

"So, what pokemon do you have?" Gary tuned them out again. His mind drifted to his secret crush, Ashton 2) Satoshi Ketchum. In his mind Gary pictured Ash running down the hill in front of him. Wait, Ash was running down the hill in front of him!

Ash was shocked when he got to top of the hill. There were three men at bottom. An older man in a lab coat was talking to one of the younger men. This man had chocolate eyes and hair. He was wearing a faded pair blue jeans and a green lose tee-shirt. On his head was green ski cap and on his wrists were green wrist bands. He looked a little taller then Ash and about as old. 'Ritchie...'

Ash looked at the third man. He was a little taller then Ritchie and looked to be 18. He wore dark blue jeans and a dark violet, silk, button-up, three quarter length shirt. He wasn't wearing a hat so his untamed golden tan hair 3) stuck up everywhere. (Imagine Ash's hair but blonde.) Ash sighed, 'And there's Gary... Could this be anymore nerve racking?' He started running down the hill.

Ritchie and Gary couldn't take their eyes off the sexy boy running down the mound. The same thought was going through both their minds, 'Oh god, he's basically screaming 'Rape Me!' looking like that! I must protect him from crazy people and then make him mine!'

"What's up?" Ash asked casually, snapping the two out of their dazes.

"Oh, hello Ashton." Ash glared at Professor Oak. He just shrugged it off and continued talking to Ritchie, who was in turn imagining a naked Ash, and feeling himself go hard. Gary took this a sign to talk to Ash about his feelings. He grabbed Ash by the wrist and dragging him away from the other two, shouting something like, 'I found a cool new pokemon I want to show Ash.'

When they were far enough away Gary turned to Ash and stared at him, feeling a little drool fighting to get out of his mouth, and his feeling himself begin to harden. "Where's the pokemon?"

"Huh?"

"You said there was a pokemon you wanted to show me, where is it?" Ash asked confused. 'Man Gary, stop staring at me! I'm gonna do something I'll end up regretting.' Gary sighed, knowing Ash's denseness, seeing it was one of the things he loved about him.

"Listen Ash, I didn't drag you away to show you a pokemon."

"You didn't, then why did you drag me away?"

"Because Ash, I need to tell you something." Gary paused and took a deep breath. "I love you." He leaned forward and placed a gentle kiss on Ash's lips. At first Ash was shocked, but soon he melted into the kiss, and kissed back, embracing Gary. Gary finally pulled back because of the lack of air. "I take it you feel the same way?"

Ash blushed, "Well, um..." Ash stuttered, "I defiantly feel something really strong for you, I think its love, but um... I'm not sure." Gary smiled and gave Ash a kiss on the cheek.

"Think about it." He turned and walked back to the other two. Ash just stood there shocked. 'I guess I love Gary, but then what do I feel for Ritchie? Brotherly love? No, that's what I felt for Brock, this is different. It's like what I feel for Gary. Ugh, I'm so confused!'

BREAKLINE

Back down at the landing sight, the three men looked up to see a confused Ash come from where Gary had just come. Professor Oak had stopped asking him questions, so Ritchie decided to talk to Ash now, not knowing when their next time alone would be. "Uh, Ash? Can I talk to you alone for a second?" Gary looked up, quite unhappy about Ash leaving, but Ash just nodded and followed Ritchie to the same exact place Gary had kissed him.

"So, what do you need Ritchie?" Ritchie sighed and looked at Ash intently, who in turn began growing red under the stare.

"Ash, have you ever felt a strong bond towards something or someone you know you can't have?" Ash nodded, not sure where Ritchie was going. "Have you done something big and drastic to get that thing?" Ash looked at him, unsure of what he meant.

"Big and drastic? Like how?" Ritchie swallowed and leaned forward.

"Like this." He leaned in the rest of the way and brushed his lip s against Ash's for a brief second before pulling back and saying, "I love you Ash." Ash couldn't believe it. 'They both like me!'

"Ahh, Ritchie, I really think I love you but I not completely positive." Ritchie smiled at Ash's blush.

"Think about... Ashton." Ash watched him walk off and then flopped onto the ground. Sighing, he released Entai and hugged the dog.

Now before I continue I think you should know a little about Ash and Entai's history. On the Island of Ho lays The Shrine of Hoho. Here lived the shrine maiden, 21 year old, Delia Ketchum. After Hoho created the three legendary dogs he wanted to send down someone to watch them. A child of Light. Now Delia had fallen in love with Entai and Hoho decided to allow them to have a child, but on one condition. The child would be human like his mom, have fire powers like Entai and would be as pure as Hoho. This is how Ashton Satoshi Ketchum came to be. The offspring of a maiden and pokemon and the heir of Hoho. Now back to our original story.

"What do you need Pup?" Entai asked Ash.

"Ah, Entai? I've got a big issue." Entai nodded and Ash took it as a sign to continue. "This may be hard for you understand seeing you're sorta a pokemon but I'm in love." Entai smiled at his son, clearly happy. "The problem? I love two people and they both love me back. How do I pick which one?" Entai nodded and looked in to be in deep thought. Apparently he came to conclusion and began to speak.

"Well Pup..." Ash leaned forward in anticipation, "You can't" Ash fell over anime style. "Well, at least not yet." Ash looked at him in confusion. "Your heart will tell you who when it's ready. Until then, continue loving them both equally." Ash nodded.

"Thanks Entai."

"Call me dad." Ash laughed and recalled the pokemon. 'Okay, let's go.'

BREAKLINE

"Hypno, Dream Eater!" Drake called and Hypno began to swing its pendent. Blue circles began to come from it. The circles struck a mirror which was displaying an image of Ash, Ritchie, and Gary aboard a helicopter. "So, my little Fire Flower, it begins..." Drake began to laugh again but this time much more evilly. The servant Ami began to back away from her master, frightened badly. "Mwhahahahahahaha!"

BREAKLINE

"It's about 7 more hours till we reach Indigo, I suggest you try to sleep." The voice of their captain called from the intercom. The three trainers sighed. They were aboard a small league helicopter in a room with four bunks and a small bathroom to the side.

"I'll change first." Ash suggested. When the other nodded, he grasped his red duffel bag and entered the bathroom. Both Gary and Ritchie laid on their bunks listening to the sounds of Ash's shower. Soon they drifted into their thoughts.

Gary's Thoughts: he was lying in a large bed in his boxers. In front of him was a giant present from his grandfather. He reached forward but stopped as the top of the present broke open. Slowly, Ash began to rise out of the box in his birthday suit (No pun intended) "Oh Gary..." The real Gary began to drool.

Ritchie's Thoughts: Ritchie smiled as lance opened the door to the final room. Inside was the soon to be ex-pokemon champion. In the room stood Ash, in nothing but his famous hat and a belt of pokeballs. "Ritchie... I know you came here expecting a battle but I have something better planned. In reality, Ritchie licked his lips.

They both were snapped from their dreams as Ash walked into the room. He wore Black boxers and a tight black tank. Both guys visibly drooled. "I'm done." Ash stated and went to his bunk he laid down, suddenly very tried. "Night."

"Night my love." Gary and Ritchie said simultaneously. They looked at each other and glared. Gary smirked and grasped. He headed for the bathroom only to have the door slammed in his face. 'Damn you Ritchie. Ash is mine! This means war!'

Ash's Dream: (Warning: the story is not going to be all Gary, Ritchie catfights, it is supposed to be about Ash angst. This is a very ash angsty scene. Those with weak stomachs may want to skip his dream.)

He was alone. The forest around him was lifeless. It was dead. The trees were painted red with flames. They licked the sides and the grass around him. He was scared. They brushed against his bare skin and dance across his vision. They burned him, they were hot. Yet he felt no pain, he felt pleasure. They brushed against his sensitive areas and played with him. Ash found himself getting more aroused by the minute. The flames acted like hands, rubbing him, toying with him, yet giving him no release. It began to hurt. Ash began to grow tried, his breathing became irregular. It hurt, it burned.

The flames became like knifes, cutting him. Yet when he tried to scream, no noise was made. There was a crack and the tree in front of him fell. A dark figure stood behind it. Ash tried to call for help but his voice was lost. The flames that were once his friend began to restrict him. Then they disappeared. All that was left was him and the figure. Around him was pure darkness. The figure looked into Ash's eyes. Those eyes! They were a shade of violet that only showed the most evil of people. The man smirked.

"So it begins, my little Fire Flower." And the violet eyes turned red. And ash woke up.

END CHAPTER

Alexa: Wow, I didn't know I could be that angsty.

Ash: I'm scared.

Drake: You should be.

Ash: Gaara! Protect me!

Hoho: That's not your line!

Ash: Sorry, I mean, um, Gary protect me.

Ritchie: Excuse me?

Ash: And Ritchie!

Gary: What?

Ash: Uh, Drake?

Drake: I'm the one you're scared of!

Ash: Oh yeah...

Thanks for the kind reviews! I love you guys!

I guessed.

Guessed again.

The sunlight did it!

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