Here's J. It's short, so I apologize, but I literally typed this up in like...a short amount of time. It sort of just happened and then before I knew it, it was over. So I apologize for the probably present errors, and the drabbliness of this one. It's not super Pokéshippy, but you'll live. Especially since I'll probably update again by tomorrow. :)
Juxtaposition
They had always been together. From the very moment they became friends, there was no separating them. People tried, of course, to rip them apart any chance they would get. They were too powerful together for people to not envy them. Even after all these years, some still thought they'd split and go their separate ways, just like the others.
But Ash and Pikachu were different.
Pikachu possessed an undying loyalty to his master.
Ash experienced for the first time the bond between two best friends.
So, once Pikachu had warmed up to the idea of having a master and Ash figured out how to care for him the right way, Pikachu and Ash could only become closer. They walked together, ate together, and they even slept in the same sleeping bag. But as the two grew together, it became more.
Their friendship become love.
Every time Team Rocket came to take Pikachu away, Ash would sprint after them to rescue his best friend. Pikachu always knew that Ash would come and save him, but deep down, he worried that Ash wouldn't be able to save him. What if Team Rocket actually escaped? What if he was trapped in one of those electric-proof jars forever?
What if Ash didn't really love him?
These fears trembled through Pikachu's very bones until the very moment he was in the warm embrace of his trainer.
However, over time, these fears would disappear. Team Rocket would come up with more and more foolish schemes, Ash would save him, and he'd be back to normal in no time. Pikachu learned to trust Ash with his life.
Ash, on the other hand, was just as distraught as his partner Pokémon whenever he was taken away. Every time he watched Jessie, James, and Meowth carry his beloved best friend away in their balloon, a crack would threaten to pierce his heart. Anger would flood his veins. Adrenaline would pump through his head. Tears would threaten to break their barriers. Ash wouldn't give thought to anything until Pikachu was safely resting on his shoulder once more.
But after Team Rocket was sent soaring through the air and Pikachu was happily licking his master's neck, the fear would fly from Ash's system. He would hug his best friend tighter than he had ever before, close his eyes, and smile.
Ash couldn't ask for a more faithful companion than Pikachu.
Interestingly, people always figured Brock was Ash's best friend. The two men spent their childhoods together. Ash loved Brock beyond words, of course, but Brock was his best human friend, and even then, he sort of tied with Misty. But they all knew who Ash's best friend was.
Brock never minded. As a prominent Pokémon breeder and an avid lover of all Pokémon, he knew just as well as anyone how deeply the bond between a man and his Pikachu could run. Well, he knew how deeply Ash's ran with his Pikachu. Brock chuckled happily at the sight of Ash and Pikachu wrestling on a regular basis and his heart melted when he would see Pikachu worriedly looking around for Ash whenever he unexpectedly left the room.
Brock always figured that his love for Ash was just as strong as anyone's and he was just as lucky as the next person to have someone like Ash in his life, even if the next person was a Pokémon.
Misty, like Brock, encouraged the bond between Ash and Pikachu. Just because she was Ash's best human friend, girlfriend, then wife didn't mean that she wanted Pikachu gone. It was quite the opposite, in fact. Misty had adored Pikachu ever since she first laid eyes on the creature. Once Misty started traveling with Ash and Pikachu, Pikachu warmed up to her, much like he had with Ash (but quicker). In fact, she and Pikachu discovered they had a lot in common: Ash.
Ash couldn't stand either of them, at first. But he fell in love both times with both beings. She and Pikachu bonded time after time over their love for Ash and in no time, they loved each other. Misty considered herself lucky to be as close to Ash as she was, because that guaranteed her a spot in the small electric rodent's heart too.
So that's why, when Ash and Misty stood side by side in black and white on their wedding day, Pikachu's beady little eyes filled with moisture and he softly whispered from his place next to Ash on the altar, "Pika, Pikapi pi Pikachupi."
I love you, Ash and Misty.
Pikachu is such a sweetheart, isn't he? Of course Ash will always be his master and he'll love him beyond all others, but I know for a fact Pikachu fell for Misty too. :) I hope you enjoyed this plotless Pikachu love!