A.N. So this chapter is a little rated for sexual references. Don't worry I won't go all out on it, but you'll read what leads up to it. So yeah, don't panic XD (although writing the whole scene is perfectly fine with me hehehehe)

But this is a few weeks after the last chapter so he already passed Saffron, Celadon, Fuschia, and the Seafoam Islands. I know some episodes passed through here with Gary and they will be mentioned.

Ok, here we go.

Gary held up his Volcano Badge, smiling at the glimmer it gave off. He thanked Blaine for the battle and Blaine asked for the return of his key; saying he always enjoyed placing them around the Pokémon Mansion for Trainers to find.

Gary smiled at this and happily returned it; having nothing against tricking people to test their skills.

As he turned to leave, however, he tried to move as quickly as possible because one guy in the gym would not stop watching him.

When he went to battle the guy, the first thing he said was, "hello gorgeous" and looked up and down his body, smirking at what he saw. That obviously make Gary feel uncomfortable, but it gave him more motivation to beat him.

However, the guy watched him until his battle with the Gym Leader, and Gary couldn't help feeling awkward about that. He had no hatred against homosexuals, but he didn't really want to be a part of it. He was just so used to growing up and 'liking the opposite sex' that he couldn't help but find it abnormal when it came to himself.

He, however, questioned that thought when he was on S.S. Anne, but since he tried to avoid his past, he let those feelings deteriorate along with the memory.

Gary noticed the guy follow him out of the gym, not even attempting to hide. Most people tried to do that when they wanted to talk to him.

"Hey, handsome."

Gary sighed and continued walking, pretending that that term wasn't referring to him. But the guy went around and in front of Gary, smirking as he said, "you know I'm talking to you."

"What do you want?"

"Just wanna talk. Is that a problem?"

"Yeah, actually. I'm kind of busy. Becoming Pokémon Champion and all."

"Yeah, I get it, but guys need breaks don't they? C'mon I'll buy you a drink in town. There's a nice little bar there."

Gary sighed again, putting his hand through his hair. This guy knew he was underaged, right? As a matter of fact, this guy himself looked underage.

"How old are you?"

"17. But I have my own fake ID. You don't?"

Gary gave him a look that said "obviously not", but he did, in fact, have one. He and his sister went through this phase of drinking when they were around ten and fifteen (they are five years apart; May being older).

When mourning the loss of their parents, a drunkard that lived close by saw them crying and offered them a drink. May was a great older sister, but during that time, she was going through this teenager phase of wanting to just give up on all responsibilities; including caring for Gary.

So for a good month or so, the two got into drinking every other day. However, once their grandfather found out about all of this, he stopped it immediately and showed them how bad it was. They continued to sneak some alcohol into the house, but after a while (and many hangovers later), they decided to work together to stop before this became a huge addiction.

Since then, Gary hadn't had another alcoholic drink and surely didn't want to start again. Some soda or water was perfectly fine with him.

"Sorry, I don't drink."

"Oh well that's boring. Well, it's a friendly bar; not just for adults. We can just get some sodas or something. How old are you by the way? You look around my age."

Gary looked at this guy, analyzing his character in general.

He was practically the same height as Gary but thinner. His clothes were a typical t-shirt and jeans; showing that he wasn't one to really care about outward looks. His hair was a deep black, short on the back and long, side swept bangs in the front. He had one eyebrow piercing and seemed to have a smug look naturally plastered onto his face.

Overall, he was pretty good looking. However, at this moment, he seemed like he was trying to attempt to be kind to Gary rather than actually being nice.

So far, everything about this guy seemed wrong. Odds are, spending time with him would end up creating some sort of problem (most likely with the police).

Yet, Gary still answered.

"15," Gary replied.

"Pretty young huh...I accept it though. You're coming of age."

"You're 17; you're still young too, idiot."

The guy laughed at Gary's comeback but gave him a certain look that Gary could only describe as 'hungry.' Something about that look told him that this man wasn't to be trusted, but Gary followed him to the bar anyway.

Something about this guy just pulled Gary in, even if it seemed like it was for all the wrong reasons. He wasn't like the people who automatically swooned over him or introduced themselves ever so kindly. He seemed like he wanted to get straight to the point and that interested the brunette. What was the worst that could happen anyway? Gary knew how to take care of himself.

When they made it to the bar, Gary realized that he was right. This was a friendly bar that allowed teenagers and even families in. Of course, since it was getting late, no families were there at the moment, but you could see a variety of people chatting amongst themselves.

Gary followed the guy to a small table near the back; somewhere where most of the people of the bar could not see them. The black haired boy then said he was going to get them some sodas and once he left, Gary placed his head on his hands, murmuring to himself, "what the hell am I doing?"

Everything about this whole scene seemed like it was ending up as a date, and for some reason he accepted that. He actually felt that he was more than accepting of this; he kind of wanted it.

It was true that it had been a long time since he had any type of "physical attention" and he didn't know whether what happened with Liet a month back counted or not. He was aroused to a certain extent, but overall, he didn't seem to want it.

Could he possibly swing that way? He wasn't exactly against the idea but it was definitely...different for him. It's like, many girls and women have asked him out or tried to make a move on him but he would always decline without a second thought. Many were persistent; attempting to follow him to ask again, but he would simply fly off with his Pidgeotto; never looking back.

So why was it that when this random guy became persistent, he went along with it? Curiosity?

Gary's thought was cut off as the guy came back; holding two closed sodas with him.

The seat they were sitting on was a long one that went around the table, so Gary sat on the left end and he sat in the middle, moving closer than normal to Gary.

The brunette looked down to his soda: Orange Soda. He could live with that. He also trusted it because it was a common brand and sealed tightly.

"Yeah, I made sure to get a closed one. I don't want you thinking I'm trying to drug you or anything."

"Yeah, that would really suck," Gary said, drinking his soda. He looked over to the guy again then looked away, noticing that he was still giving him that lustful look.

"How long are you planning on staying? Leaving right after this?"

"I was just gonna stay the night at some inn. Leaving tomorrow morning."

The black haired boy nodded, drinking his soda, which Gary assumed was a Grape Soda.

"Why do you ask?" Gary asked, seeming to want to continue this personal conversation even though he knew it was better to avoid it.

"Just seeing how much time I could have with you before you go."

Gary looked over to the guy who smirked then looked away and continued.

"I work at the gym so I pretty much plan to stay here my whole life. It's a nice place so I have no complaints. I mean, except for one thing."

"...Which is?"

"Watching people like you pass by without being able to have a little chat. So I made sure to do it before it was too late."

Gary felt himself blushing at this. He frowned at his reaction, but kept himself relaxed.

"Is that what you say to all the cute girls?" Gary sarcastically asked.

"It's what I say to the cute boys," he replied, emphasizing on the last word.

Gary then realized that this guy had come even closer, sitting next to him now.

This was when the brunette decided to explain some things before things got out of hand. He could feel it slowly getting there.

"Hey, look, I don't- I don't roll that way."

The guy scoffed, sitting back on his seat and drinking more of his drink, replying with a "yeah, ok."

Gary looked over to him, feeling angered and confused.

"What was that supposed to mean?"

"It means that out of all the girls in that gym that went crazy over you and tried to talk to you, you came with the only guy who asked you out. Of course you don't roll that way."

Gary's eyes widened at this, but he looked down at his hands that held the container of his drink. He was obviously confused about this as it was something that never went through his mind. Being interested in any other person in general faded away from his thoughts when it came to helping Ash out on his journey. But now that someone was here, talking about what he was interested in; it seemed like everything else didn't matter as much.

"Ohh, I see, you're still in the closet then."

Gary felt his face heat up and he turned to the guy, replying, "no! I just- I don't know! I've never thought about it..."

The black haired boy nodded, looking over to Gary with a nonchalant expression.

"Ok, let me ask you some things then. Have you ever kissed a girl? Or she kissed you; whichever."

"Yeah."

"How was it?"

Gary stayed silent, feeling embarrassed that he was talking about his personal life like this. However, he still answered, shrugging his shoulders and saying, "it was alright, I guess."

"Ok, have you ever touched a woman's body? With or without clothing."

"Yes..."

Gary looked over to the guy who was looking back, waiting for his response on how he felt about it. With a sigh, Gary admitted, "I didn't like the feeling of her breast...But that doesn't mean anything!"

"Of course not, of course not. Did you have sex with this woman?"

"No. No way. She began forcing herself onto me when I didn't want it."

"Damn, and you didn't just go with it? Most straight guys do."

"No, most guys who don't want to have sex do. I just...didn't FEEL anything from her."

"You mean you weren't aroused."

Gary blushed at this and turned away with a sigh. So far, it seemed like one side was really winning at the moment. But did Liet really count? Whenever Gary thought about her in general, he felt a chill of disgust. That wasn't to say another woman would make him feel this way.

"Ok, ok; last question."

Gary turned back to the guy then watched as he moved in closer, only inches away from his face. He could feel his face heating up again as he felt this man's breath against his lips. Why wasn't he moving away?

"Do you find me attractive?" he whispered, looking back and forth from Gary's eyes to his lips.

But Gary seemed to have lost his voice. His heart was pounding as he realized that he did find this man attractive and wouldn't mind him being closer. His body felt as if it was aching for it and the way this guy seemed to tease him really wasn't helping. He found it odd that when women would push themselves onto him, he would never get this type of sensation.

The other teenager smirked at Gary's silence and decided to play with him some more, slowly moving his hand up Gary's leg. He wanted to see how far Gary would go before he told him that it was enough. But to his surprise, Gary allowed it, watching the hand as it moved higher up his leg.

Although he felt like this was odd, Gary invited these advances without hesitation. All he could think about was how this man would feel against him. Would it be different compared to when a women does it?

Once his hand stopped, Gary looked back at this person and waited for anything else to happen. He wanted to break the separation between them, but he was still on the borderline of whether this guy was just teasing him or not.

"It looks like you are attracted to me, aren't you...?" the guy said with a faint smirk.

Gary kept silent, already having lost his voice a long time ago. The blackette smirked and quickly whispered, "if you really don't like this, tell me to stop."

He quickly learned that this was more than teasing when the guy moved his hand between his legs, causing Gary to lightly gasp. This was when he took the chance to press his lips against Gary's; already starting off quite forceful.

Amazingly, Gary found himself kissing back, enjoying the feeling he was getting in the pit of his stomach (and in other obvious places). He eventually turned his body towards the guy, bringing his hands up to his shirt and pulling him closer.

The guy began touching Gary with more force, making Gary open his mouth wider and allow the other inside. Hesitantly, Gary moved his hands down the other's chest, pausing around his torso. But the other quietly laughed into the kiss and pulled one of Gary's hands lower, telling him, "you too."

Gary listened and after a good minute of deep kissing and rough touches, the blackette pulled away and moved to Gary's ear, lightly panting into it then whispering, "what would you say...to a one night stand?"

Gary looked forward, trying to think. His body screamed yes while his head tried to rationalize on what he should do.

"I...don't even know your name," Gary managed to say.

The anonymous guy chuckled and pulled away, looking into Gary's eyes.

"That's the point, handsome. No strings attached. You're leaving tomorrow anyway aren't you?"

The guy kissed Gary again and Gary kissed back, but pulled away after a moment, saying, "I'm...completely new to this."

He looked away, feeling embarrassed, but couldn't help but to move in closer as this guy kissed and licked up his neck.

"Don't worry, I'll teach you what to do. C'mon, what can go wrong?" he said, pulling up Gary's face and kissing him, opening his mouth so Gary could slip his tongue in.

The brunette opened his eyes and stared at this teenager for a moment, seeing how aroused he was and how aroused he, himself was becoming just by this. At that point, something in his mind just told him, 'fuck it,' and he got up and led this nameless person out of the bar and to the inn he was staying in.

The next morning Gary woke up to the sun shining into his eyes, forcing him to cover his head with his blanket. As he turned to find a more comfortable position, he noticed the sudden ache his thighs gave off, and the memories of last night came shooting back to him like a bullet.

Gary quickly turned around and stared at the other man on his bed; both of them completely naked and under the covers.

With his eyes still wide open, Gary sat up and moved to the side of the bed, placing his hands over his face then moving his fingers to his nose so he could see the floor.

He had just slept with a man, neither knowing each others names, at the age of 15.

He sat there for a moment, just thinking about everything he did. This was when Gary was 100% sure about what he was interested in. He had done things that no straight man would ever even think about doing... with a guy he met yesterday.

The thought of it all gave him shivers down his spine, but he couldn't help but feel ashamed of himself at the same time. What was going through his head?

Slowly, Gary got up and searched the floor for his clothing. Once he found it, he slipped his underwear and pants on, then stared out the window for a few minutes.

After pulling out of his stupor, he put on the rest of his clothing and grabbed his things; thankful that all of his Pokémon were hidden inside of his bag. Could they hear through those?

Pushing that question away, Gary sloppily put his shoes on and walked to the door of his room. He looked back at the black haired boy for a moment then turned around and left; hoping to leave all of this in the past.

Gary decided to find the nearest Pokémon Center and use the free phones there.

There were two kinds there: ones that were near the front for quick calls while the ones in back had small tables connected to the machine so the person could sit and talk comfortably. The reception wasn't as great, but they were good enough; especially because his call was very close by.

Gary went to the one that was furthest away from everyone else, dialed his home phone number, then patiently awaited for May to answer.

After a few moments, Gary saw the screen turn on and Graveler pick up the phone. He was holding a spatula and smiled, saying hello in his own language.

"Hey Graveler. Where's May?"

Graveler pointed up the stairs and tried talking to him, but Gary just nodded and cut him off saying, "yeah, yeah; can you go get her please? I need to talk to her. It's kind of important."

Graveler nodded and put the phone down, walking to the stairs and calling out.

After a few minutes, May came down in her green pajamas, rubbing her eyes. Gary usually smiled at the way her hair looked when she got up but seeing her long, red, flop of hair didn't really affect him today.

May walked over to the table and sat in front of the phone, pulling it up to her ear and looking through the screen.

"Shigeru? It's 6 am, why are you calling so early?"

Gary stayed quiet and just looked at his sister, not knowing where to start this conversation. May noticed this expression and gave him her full attention.

"Gary? What happened? What's wrong?"

"Uhm...May?" Gary lightly laughed and put his hand through his hair, realizing that he didn't brush it before he left his room. As he looked down, he brushed his hair with his hand, trying to figure out what to say. But his mind was in a bit of a blank and he simply kept shut, keeping his gaze on the table in front of him.

"Where are you right now?"

"Cinnabar Island."

"Oh, ok you're pretty close then."

Gary nodded.

May looked at his brother as he kept his eyes averted from hers. She could always tell when Gary was bothered by something and she also knew when he felt ashamed. When he called to tell her about the Lavender Town situation a few weeks back, he looked more bothered and depressed. Now, the look he gave was one that reminded her of when he broke one of her toys and wanted to confess that to her.

But, as always, her little brother never knew how to start it, so she would have to weed the words out with small questions.

"Did you beat the Gym Leader there?"

"Yeah...It was easy as always."

"Don't be cocky, Shigeru."

"I can't help it."

Another moment of silence.

"So...I met someone while I was at the gym."

"...Ok. How was this person?"

"...Honestly, this person was probably the worst type of person you could hang out with. Everything about them screamed that this wasn't a good person...But, I dunno. He asked me out for a drink and...I accepted it."

May frowned, noting the word, 'he,' but allowed Gary to finish his story before putting in her opinion.

"At first, I didn't get why I accepted it. But as we sat in the bar and talked, I started to get it."

May watched as Gary moved his hand to his mouth, lightly touching his lips then covering it.

"I mean, girls always ask me out and want to get to know me, but I usually just say no and keep going. I was never really interested. So, me, suddenly just allowing myself to go with this guy is just-... I dunno."

He stopped talking after that.

"Well what happened when you two went to the bar?"

"Uhm...he took me to some seats in the back; ones made to give you privacy and all. I told him I didn't drink so he just grabbed some sodas. They were closed so that was fine."

"How old was this guy?"

"17."

"Ok then. What did you two talk about?" May calmly asked, already seeming to understand where this conversation was going. But it could take a sudden turn.

"Just uhm...actually we barely talked at all. He asked how long I was staying on the island, I said only one day...and I guess one thing led to another and..."

"...Did he kiss you?"

May noticed Gary's eyes widen and his cheeks starting to redden. Her brother relaxed and nodded.

"Well...did you want to be kissed?"

Gary thought about the question for a moment then nodded, answering, "yeah. I did."

He stopped talking again and May had to wonder what was so bad about this. She decided to take a leap in this conversation; wanting to break the ice as fast as possible.

"Gary...there's nothing wrong with being gay, you know."

"Yeah, I know, I know; it's just-...I guess a big deal. I never thought I was."

"That's ok. Just be more open to it, it should be fine."

"Uhm, there's more."

May folded her legs onto the chair she was sitting on and adjusted the phone to the other ear.

"He...did that," Gary said, not wanting anyone around him to know what he was talking about.

"And...I accepted it and just went with it. I enjoyed it even though I met him only 30 minutes ago...then," Gary paused, knowing that this would probably upset his sister.

"Then I...brought him back to the inn I was staying in. To my room."

May's eyes widened, her body leaning closer to the screen.

Gary could feel his heart pounding in his ears. He had no idea why he felt so nervous about this. Maybe the fact that this really seemed wrong to him. It was, wasn't it?

"Gary did you...did you sleep with him?"

Gary covered his face, replying with a hesitant "uuhhhmmm..."

May stayed quiet for a moment, shocked about this whole situation. Then she took a calming breath and asked what she believed was necessary.

"Gary. Did you use protection?"

Gary quickly moved his hand, looking at his sister with a shocked expression as his face turned a deep red.

"May!"

"I'm serious, Gary! I need to know if you were protected for your first time!"

"That's really personal, May. And what makes you think this was my 'first'?"

"Because you came to talk to me about this. I'm your sister and I'm not asking to get into your personal space, I'm asking because I want to make sure that you didn't catch anything! Now tell me: did you use protection?"

"...Yes. Yes, we did," Gary muttered, looking away.

"We? So you both inserted at some point?"

"Oh my gosh. Yes," Gary said as he covered his face, keeping the phone on his ear. This was becoming way too embarrassing, but he knew that if he didn't answer, May would be on his case about it until he told her. He knew that she was just trying to help but still...

"Any oral?"

"May isn't this going a little too far?!"

"Gary!"

"Ok! Ok! Yes, ok?! Arceus, I hate you right now," Gary said as he put his head down onto the table.

After the extremely personal series of questions, May finally asked, "well are you going to see him again?"

"What? No, I don't want to see him again."

"What? Why not? You slept with him."

"May, I didn't even know his name," Gary said as he darkly laughed, feeling ashamed of himself.

May stayed quiet and Gary had to look up at her to make sure she was still there. She was but she looked shocked and a little upset.

"He didn't know my name. And he said that...that didn't matter because it was a one time thing anyway. And that's what I want but I'm just upset at what I did to begin with. Like...how desperate could I be to do something like that...?"

May wanted to scold Gary as she was his elder sister who took care of him for most of her life. But seeing how much he was already beating himself up about it caused her to relax and prefer calming him down.

"Look...you just found out something about yourself. And odds are, you haven't gotten any action in a long time,"

"Shut up."

"No, I'm serious! Physically, your body has been holding in all of these hormones and before, you couldn't find the right thing that gave you the feeling of arousal. Once you did find it, it was just too much."

Gary sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. He scratched his shoulder for a moment and May noticed a few marks on it.

"Don't reveal so much if you have bite marks like that," she said, which made Gary flinch then pull his shirt collar up.

The two became quiet again; not sure what should be said next. Gary just felt blank and May didn't know how to truly react about her brother having sexual intercourse at such a young age.

"Uhm, I'm gonna be passing by Pallet Town soon...Since I have 7 Badges I can go to Viridian to beat that final Gym Leader," Gary said, switching the topic way too abruptly.

"...Ok then. Will we talk more once you get back here?"

"Yeah...Sorry."

May shook her head, giving her brother a pitiful look.

"Don't apologize. At least you did everything safely. Well almost. And...hey, now I know I have a gay brother."

Gary laughed at this, telling his sister to shut up again but not as rudely.

"Just come home ok? We'll talk this all out. And if it was just a one night stand just walk away from it. You have no emotional attachment to the guy right?"

"No. None at all."

"Ok then. Just make your way back. Will Pidgeotto fly you here?"

"No. Wartortle evolved the last time I called you. Watch the water."

May smiled and stood up. She nodded then said, "ok. I have some clients today so I might be busy when you come back.* See you soon little bro. Love you."

"Love you too. Bye."

"Bye."

When the phone hung up, Gary leaned back on his chair, deeply sighing. He was wondering why he told his sister about this rather than hiding it for a while. He always had a habit of doing this, so it seemed odd to him.

Shrugging off the unanswered thought, Gary got up and left the Pokémon Center, looking around to find which direction he should Surf towards to get to Pallet Town.

After asking around, Gary found his way and walked down the street that led towards the shore, hoping to leave this place without another moment to spare. To keep his mind occupied, he looked down and analyzed the moves and tendencies of his Pokémon, enjoying the more scientific view of them.

As he played in his thoughts, he didn't notice someone walking his direction and before they realized it, the two slammed into each other, Gary losing his balance but the other falling back.

"Hey watch where you're-" but Gary cut off as he saw Ash rubbing his bottom and looking up at him.

Instantly, he was reminded about his journey and internally swore at himself for even forgetting about this boy.

"Well look who it is. Ready to battle, Satoshi-kun?" Gary said as he grabbed a pokeball from his side.

Ash glared at him and stood up, replying, "I'm always ready to battle! Especially stuck up losers like you!"

Gary smirked at the insult, remembering the many times he had already seen Ash throughout his journey.

Since Porta Vista, Ash bumped into him a few times; one on a path to Fuschia City where some people were having Diglett problems. But when they could not battle the Diglett, Gary decided to leave as he felt as if there was nothing else he could really do.

He tried to battle Ash then but Ash said he was busy trying to help these people. Gary found that reply silly and told him he was just wasting time here, but Ash stayed and helped them anyway.

Another time was when Gary was sneaking his way into Saffron, where there was said to be two gyms and Team Rocket causing some trouble.

He mainly fought his way through the Rockets to train, as there weren't many Trainers outside. But once he saw Ash fighting his way through the building for a reason, Gary decided to let him finish off the boss.

After a battle of course. He was generous enough to heal Ash's team after his loss and left, caring more about his Gym battles rather than that idiotic group.

The last time they met up was in a place called Grampa Canyon; somewhere between Fuschia and Cinnabar Island.

Gary was there to search for fossils inside of a cave; even though he was afraid to go inside of them. He forced himself in there, though, to not only find out more about Pokémon, but to try to conquer his fear of caves.

Ash appeared at some point, saying he was looking for fossils as well and Gary found that interesting; saying he was amazed that Ash would attempt something that needed a lot of patience.

They battled there and Gary won, gloating as always.

Gary hated to admit it, but Ash was going at a good pace since he was here at Cinnabar already.

"So where are your friends? Finally left you behind?"

"No! They were in town and I decided to look around! ...they're probably trying to find me now," Ash replied. It wasn't exactly a great retort though.

Gary chuckled and called out his Growlithe, Ash calling out his Pikachu afterwards. The two battled on an empty street that overlooked the shore. And as the many times before, Gary beat Ash.

Yet, Gary could tell that Ash was getting stronger by each fight. He never cared about type advantages and worried more on strategy. Gary was secretly proud of his improvement and couldn't help but to wonder if his whole journey was a complete cakewalk, unlike his.

As Gary was going to say his good bye to Ash, his attention was caught by someone who was walking up the street.

His smirk quickly faded to shock as he saw the same man he met yesterday.

"Hey there, handsome! I thought you would be gone by now! You weren't lying to me, were you?" he said with a smirk, looking over at Gary's Pokémon.

Ash looked over to the guy, wondering who he was then back at Gary. He was shocked to find him staring at him with wide eyes. But before the other man could notice, Gary looked away, stuffing his hands in his pockets.

"I-I'm leaving now."

"Oh, don't be so shy around me," the guy said as he walked up to Gary.

He was going to put an arm around his shoulders but Gary pushed him away, taking a step away and clearing his throat.

"Uhm, do you know this guy?" Ash asked, being oblivious to the tension between them.

"Know me? Yeah, do you know me?" the black haired guy asked, looking over to Gary.

Gary looked back and forth between the two for a moment, not knowing what to say.

Eventually, he nodded and looked over to Ash, saying, "yeah. I know this guy. But that doesn't matter, aren't you supposed to be battling a Gym Leader?"

"Oh, well I haven't seen a gym here. I heard there was one but we're still looking around."

"Well hey! I can give you a few clues to where you can find the gym!"

Gary looked over to the nameless guy, giving him a sharp look as he walked over to Ash.

"You can?" Ash happily asked.

"Sure! You're a friend of his right? Just follow me and-"

"No!"

Ash watched as Gary ran in front of the guy, blocking him from Ash.

"You don't need his help. Look, he's not into any of that so leave him alone."

The guy's smirk grew, walking closer to Gary.

Gary, in turn, took a step back, lightly pressing onto Ash.

"Oh, really? What makes you think I want that?"

"You made it pretty damn clear last night about what you wanted. And I'm telling you to stay the hell away from him."

The guy gave Gary a shocked look then laughed and nodded.

"Oh ok I get it, I get it. You're with this one then."

"No! It's nothing like that," Gary yelled, feeling his face turning red.

"Ohh so you like him."

The blackette moved in close, going to Gary's ear.

"Obviously not that much if you let me fu-" but Gary punched the guy in the stomach before he could finish that sentence.

He roughly pushed him away and stood in front of Ash, ready for a fight if necessary.

"Gary, who is that guy?" Ash asked from behind, placing his hand on Gary's arm to catch his attention.

"Oh my handsome. Is that your name?" the guy asked, standing up straight.

Gary glared at him then slowly stated, "leave right now. He has nothing to do with what happened and isn't interested. What happened was a mistake that I don't plan on doing again, so leave now."

The guy looked at Gary for a moment, seeming confused.

He looked down and shook his head, saying, "you regret it, don't you? As bad as you wanted it and you regret it."

"It was just a moment of weakness alright?! Look, I'm thanking you for being patient with me at the time. You respected me and I'm glad about that. But like you said, it was just a one time thing and that's the end of it. That includes this guy behind me," Gary said, pushing away all apprehension as he spoke to the one person who made him feel those immense, physical emotions.

The two looked at each other for a moment and Ash kept quiet, knowing that breaking this silence would be odd. What were they talking about? What did Gary do with this person that he didn't want Ash to do?

"Alright handsome. I'll leave your little boyfriend alone. Won't say a thing. On one condition."

At that, the guy walked towards Gary and Gary met up half way, making sure Ash had some distance between them.

He moved to Gary's ear again, Gary realizing that this must be a thing that he liked to do.

"I'll butt out, if you tell me that you loved absolutely everything I did to you last night."

The guy backed up, thinking that he won this argument, but Gary sighed and moved close to the blackette again, placing a hand on his shoulder. He realized that certain measures had to be taken to stop this.

Ash curiously watched, only being able to see this other guys face, wondering what Gary was saying. He was very close to this guy and Ash found that odd because Gary never liked being close to others. Not since he was a child anyway.

"Tell me your name," Gary whispered.

"What?"

"I want to know your name," Gary restated, forcing his voice to sound intimate.

The guy paused and looked up to Ash, seeing how confused he was. He then looked back down and whispered back, "...Vincent."

Gary sighed, feeling, in a sense, happy that he finally could label this person that made such a strong connection with him.

"Vincent. I loved absolutely everything we did last night."

Vincent lightly gulped, feeling nervous with the way Gary spoke to him.

"But...at the same time, I regret it. Because I don't know you, Vincent. And you don't know me... In a way, I wish I did know you more," Gary lied. He could tell that Vincent was softening because of the way he was speaking and what he was saying. It was amazing how this could trick people so easily to make it seem like you care.

"But we can't do anything about that now. Thank you...but I want to completely cut this off. And please, leave him out of it...please. He's a good kid."

Vincent roughly sighed, turning away from them all to hide his face. Gary stepped away from Vincent and turned to Ash, holding in the sigh that desperately wanted to escape.

"Go find your friends, Ash."

"Gary, what the heck happened?"

"It doesn't matter, just go."

"Yes, it does matter since you don't want me doing whatever you did. What the hell did you do?"

Gary blinked and rubbed his eyes, feeling too stressed for this.

"Calm down kid, I just bought him a drink."

The two younger boys turned to Vincent as he spoke.

"After his battle in the gym, he was stressed and wanted a drink. So me, having my fake ID and all, bought him one."

"Gary? You drink alcohol?" Ash said, seeming a little upset with him.

Gary looked at Vincent for another moment then turned to Ash, saying, "like I said before it was just a moment of weakness. I'm not doing it anymore; this was the last time."

"Yeah...If someone wants one I just get it for them without really thinking about it. It was mainly my fault for that and obviously, your little friend doesn't want you doing the same mistake," Vincent said, lightly smiling.

"...Gary I don't get you. Do you hate me?"

Gary blinked and was about to reply but Ash cut him off.

"You confuse me! You annoy me and call me names yet when it seems like someone is actually gonna do something bad to me, you step up and protect me more than anyone else! So do you hate me or are you just being a douche for no reason?"

Gary looked at Ash for a moment then shook his head, wondering how truthful he should be right now.

"Ash...I don't hate you. I never have and, honestly, I can't, even if I wanted to."

Ash gave Gary a confused look, not understanding his rival.

"Then why-"

"Satoshi!"

Ash turned to see Misty and Brock running towards him, smiles on their faces.

"Satoshi, I found a clue about the gym on this island! We have to go to the Pokémon Mansion!" Misty said with a wide smile.

"Oh, Shigeru. How are you?" Brock asked, catching Gary's attention.

Gary paused to look at the two then realized this was a way out.

"Fine thanks, but I have to go. Got a lot of work to do, you know? Smell ya later Satoshi-kun!" Gary called out as he went the opposite direction to get to the shore.

"Gary!"

The brunette turned around, looking over to Ash who was frowning at him. He looked like had something important to say, but gave up on it and instead, yelled out, "sort yourself out before you do something stupid again!"

Ash gave him an ashamed look then turned to Misty, listening to what she had to say.

Gary sighed at this and put his hand through his hair before turning back and leaving.

"If he gets that upset about you drinking, imagine if he knew the truth," Vincent said, Gary now realizing that he was following him.

"He won't. You won't tell him! And neither will I. Not anytime soon anyway," Gary replied as he took off his shoes and socks to walk on the sand.

The two silently walked across the beach until Gary made it to the shore, grabbing Blastoise's pokeball.

Before leaving though, he turned to Vincent, expecting him to say something to him. He was hoping that it had nothing to do with feelings. He did not want to deal with this guy falling for him all because he faked an innocent, loving voice. That wasn't a bad idea, right?

"So...your name's Shigeru, right?"

Gary nodded.

"Yeah. Shigeru Gary Oak."

Vincent held his hand out, saying, "Vincent Levine."

Gary looked at the hand for a moment then grabbed it, giving him a strong handshake. But he knew that even if this guy wanted to, they probably wouldn't even be able to stay as friends. Not after what happened. Simply holding his hand gave Gary an odd feeling and he didn't want that.

That was when Gary noticed that Vincent hadn't let go yet. Oh no, being nice was a bad idea...

Gary watched as Vincent pulled him close and held his chin, softly kissing Gary on the lips. Gary shut his eyes, vividly remembering his taste and regretfully remembering all the memories that came with it. He had to teach himself how to hate this.

There was no movement to the kiss; just nice and simple; and after a moment, Vincent pulled away, looking into Gary's eyes.

"Listen. Next time you see me...I wanna try again."

"...We agreed to breaking this right after, Vincent."

"Yeah, I know and I'm breaking that agreement because I want to try to have something with you. It doesn't have to be now or even until next month or next year. Just...know that when you see me, I will fight to get you. Compared to that oblivious boy you've got a crush on, I know I have a chance," Vincent said with a wink.

Gary didn't reply to this, as there was nothing he really could say. Vincent then found this moment to leave, turning around and walking off without another word.

Gary called Blastoise out and quickly climbed on top of the Pokémon, telling him where to go then deeply sighing once they began to move.

"Dammit, Arceus why do you have to bring me so much drama?" Gary said as he looked up into the sky.

He sat with his knees up and his shoulders placed overtop of them, his head resting on one of his forearms. His mind couldn't help but to stay on Vincent and whether he would ever give him a chance. He thought a long time about this, but soon came to understand that it was impossible.

In his list of priorities, his friends and family came before relationships like that. Ash was more important to him and he would rather suffer trying to take care of him than leave it all behind for some guy.

Besides, the guy looked as if he was getting interested in Ash just a moment ago! And he would not stand for that.

Eventually, his mind dwelled around the things he did with Vincent and as his mind wandered and mixed different thoughts together, the sudden visual of Ash doing those things with him appeared.

Gary's face burned at the thought of Ash making those faces and moving in those positions and he had to violently shake his head to pull his mind away from that. Ash would never be interested in things like relationships. He was too busy with his Pokémon and letting that revolve around his life. It's not like it was Ash's fault he was like that though...

'Wait...could I possibly be doing this for Ash because I...have feelings for him?' Gary thought.

His mind ran through the idea, but as his embarrassment grew, he chose to not think about it anymore. It seemed just...too weird. And the simple fact that he didn't even know if Ash would ever be interested. How could he figure that out? Could he ask his family? But it was just his mom and how weird would that be?

With a frustrated sigh, Gary told Blastoise to hurry home as he just wanted to relax for a while. His head hurt as he tried to over think things again. It was better to only do that during scientific research. Over thinking things like relationships just got in the way and tended to ruin your life (so Gary says).

He had to think about what his objectives were now. His adventure was close to being done. All he needed was the Earth Badge in Viridian City, then he could make his way to the Indigo League, destroy the Elite Four, and then become the Champion. He would wait for Ash to come and let him win so he can become the new Champion and feel as if he could accomplish anything.

The after that...

Gary's eyes widened as he realized he didn't know what he would do after this. Become a professor? It was something that he wanted and can easily do...Hopefully that wouldn't cause Ash to lose his morale. He would most likely be confident enough to make it on his own.

Still, even as Gary planned out the future, it felt incomplete. He wouldn't mind being a professor but that just seemed too...boring.

There would be no excitement in that type of lifestyle; even if he managed to discover many different types of Pokémon.

Gary ruffled up his hair and looked forward, giving his brain a rest. He seriously had to stop thinking; just in general.

Tomorrow was going to be a new day and he had to prepare himself for a challenging battle he assumed was ahead. All these dramatic events were not helping in any way. It was better to leave it all behind...So that was what he chose to do.

And with that thought in mind, Gary watched the water ahead of him and managed to tell himself that this was almost done and that everything will eventually be alright.

A.N. *When you read up about May or if you ever played the games and talked to her, she was a Pokémon Masseuse. Her career changed up through time, so it will in my story too.

DON'T HATE ME FOR DOING THIS TO SHIGERU lol I mainly made it that he found out that he was gay this way because, well, people find out differently. And the way I made Gary is that he avoids absolutely anything that doesn't benefit the mission at hand. So I thought the best way for that to get through his head is it ACTUALLY HAPPENING.

I mean, think about it. If he just kissed the guy and left it at that, he would've done the same thing he did with Liet and just shrug it off as something that just happened but doesn't mean anything. So yeah, I found this necessary. (Plus I wanted some yaoi action. Even if it was just a bit lol I was happy I put that. A little sad I didn't put the whole thing but I would be betraying myself because it's not Palletship! Lol)

IF YOU WANT TO I decided to sketch out how I visualized Vincent. It's on my deviantart page; my name is unisama and it's labeled Vincent Levine. Curse fanfiction for not allowing links.

Uhm, the ending became really jumbled up but I kind of wanted that feeling, where this is all just too much for Gary. Although maybe the end sucked, I dunno... TELL ME.

And trust me, just like Liet, this won't be Vincent's last moment on stage ;D Honestly, I like this OC. Lol I dunno why.

SO the next chapter is gonna be Gary at home for a little while, just talking to his family and getting some thoughts through his head, because as you can tell, he likes evading all problems and just running away from them. And we all know that that doesn't end well :)

I'm debating doing the Viridian battle as another chapter or that could be the end of the next chappy...who knows lol I'll figure it out. :)

Anyway! R&R for me! REVIEWS=BRAIN JUICES