Chapter 4

(Gary)

Authors Note:

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"Ok, ok. Umbreon I need your help." Gary said as he laid a piece of cardboard and a piece of thick glass next to his dark type.

Umbreon cocked his head to the side, "Umbreon? Um?"

He silently placed a hand to his lips and smirked. The other day, he was about to kiss Ash, though Delia and his Gramps had interrupted before he could properly kiss him. It was a mere brush of lips, no pressure, no direct contact yet.

But Gary Oak was determined to get Ash and claim the young trainer as his own.

Gary pulled out a sheet of paper and sat down in a chair. "Alright…I only have five hours till I have to pick up Ash for our date. I came up with a few ideas, but I think most are shitty. So, Umbreon, if an idea is good, use scratch on the wood, if it's bad, use Mean Look on the glass, got it?"

"Umbreon!"

"Ok. First one, romantic dinner?"

Umbreon glared at the mirror, "Umm~!" Gary crossed that out, "Yeah, you're right, that might freak him out. Walk in the park?"

Another glare.

"Yeah, too boring. How about…a movie?"

*Scratch, scratch.*

Gary smiled and placed a checkmark close to the option. "Great. Ok, now I need to take him somewhere afterwards…ice cream?"

Glare.

"Uh…late dinner?"

Umbreon glared at the mirror so hard that it cracked down the middle, "UMBREON!" His pokemon shrieked as he backed up in surprise. Gary smirked, "Well, at least your Mean Look is improving…hmm, I got it! Ok, Umbreon, let's make this thing a double date!"

"Umbreon?"

-Two hours later-

"(Smirk) ready to go, Umbreon?"

Gary wore a plain purple shirt with a black leather jacket over it, denim jeans with black combat boots, and his signature yin and yang necklace around his neck. His hair was still slightly spiked, he never really felt the need for variation, and he had kept it at this style for almost four years.

Umbreon padded over to his owner and huffed in irritation. Umbreon had slicked his black fur down, and had taken nearly one hour just to make his yellow spots glow and his amber eyes glint.

"You got all groomed for Pikachu?"

"Umm~!" Umbreon growled.

"Heh, you must really love her, huh?"

Umbreon glared and strutted out of the house, tail and head held high. Gary chuckled, "Arrogant brat…so proud of you."

-Ash's house-

"Umbreon?"

Gary stood frozen at Ash's front door, his hands shaking. He swallowed the lump of fear in his throat. "I… can't…I still can't believe this is real."

Umbreon groaned and stood on his hind legs.

He padded forward and pushed the doorbell with his midnight black nose.

*Ding, Dong*

"WHAT? Umbreon!"

"Um, um!"

The pet door swung open and Pikachu peeked her head out, "Pi?" She looked up at Gary, "Pika, pika?" Gary smiled, "Hey Pikachu…look who's here to see ya."

She looked at Umbreon and hearts popped into her eyes. Pikachu leaped out and barreled into Gary's Umbreon, "CHA~, Pikachu!" Umbreon fell on his back and closed his eyes in content as Pikachu gently licked his cheek with affection.

"Um~…"

The door opened and Gary snapped to attention.

"Well, seems like Pikachu and Umbreon are tagging along. I'm guessing this is a double date now?"

Ash wore a dark blue shirt with dark black jeans to match. His raven black hair looked freshly washed and combed, though it still had a ruffled look to it.

Gary's heart started to beat like a drum. His face was being covered with a light blush.

A flash from a camera blinded him for a minute. Gary rubbed his eyes, "Ah…the hell?" Ash groaned as Delia appeared behind her son, holding a digital camera.

"Hee, hee, it's not every day two people share their first date."

"Mom…"

"I'm sorry honey. Have a good time and don't be home late. And Gary-"She gave him a knowing glance, "Don't go too far, he is my son after all."

Ash blushed hard, "Bye, MOM!"

Ash closed the door and walked out on the porch, Gary cleared his throat, "So…ready to go?" He offered his hand but Ash declined and walked down the steps.

He brunette clenched his hand and smirked, 'Playing hard to get? Me likey…'

-Pallet Town Cinema-

"We'll eat after the movie, ok?" Gary said as he paid for two tickets. Pikachu and Umbreon were pokemon so they got in for free. Pikachu was sitting on the dark type's back; Umbreon's face was slightly pink with embarrassment.

Ash sighed, "You know…I can pay my own way."

Gary smirked and handed Ash a ticket, "Then it wouldn't be a date, now will it? Come on, the movie is gonna start. We're in theater twelve."

"What are we seeing again?"

"Scream 3D."

Ash raised an eyebrow, "A horror movie? Funny…I thought you'd have picked a romance fic or something." Gary chuckled and draped an arm over Ash's shoulders, leading the younger trainer inside, "Oh don't worry, I'll keep you safe."

"Shut up…"

-In the theater room-

"You came back to this town…and have unleashed Ghost Face!" The character on the screen yelled before being stabbed from behind.

Pikachu buried her face in Umbreon's chest, shivering. "Pika…" Umbreon was blushing uncontrollably.

After another scream from the screen, Ash flinched as Gary jumped a bit. Their hands landed on each other on the arm rest, Gary's on top of Ash's. The raven haired boy blushed as he looked at their hands. Gary smiled and slowly gave Ash's hand a reassuring squeeze.

The brunette chuckled when Ash glared and turned his attention back to the movie screen.

-One hour later-

"Ash?"

The raven haired trainer had fallen asleep, his eyes were closed and his breathing was calm and soft. Gary looked at the screen, it was still at the climax and the movie wouldn't be done for another half hour.

Pikachu and Umbreon had their eyes glued to the screen. All of the other movie goers were screaming and covering their eyes in fear of Ghost Face.

"…ary…"

The older boy frowned and leaned closer to Ash to hear what the younger trainer was murmuring. Ash sighed and murmured again, "…Gary…Gary…"

The brunette blushed as he brought a hand close to Ash's face to brush a few stands of raven black locks aside. He looked around, making sure that everyone was still concentrating on the movie. He leaned close and pressed his lips to Ash's forehead in a soft kiss.

That's when Ash's eyes snapped open; Gary scrambled back and pretended to continue watching the movie.

Ash glared, "What just happened? I felt something on my forehead!"

"Oh, er, nothing, nothing at all."

The raven haired trainer gave him one last glare before turning his attention back to the movie. Gary chuckled lightly to himself and licked his lips, noticing that Ash's hand was still in the brunette's grasp.

-After the movie-

"Ok…now what?" Ash asked as he stretched. Gary smiled, "You hungry?" The raven haired trainer shrugged, "Sure, why not? Let's go someplace where they serve pokemon too."

Gary smiled, "I know just the place."

-The Nido-Queen-

"Here." Gary pushed the plate of fries over to Ash. The raven haired smiled, but he didn't say anything as two of them ate in silence.

The Nido-Queen was Pallet Town's version of Dairy Queen, serving only fries and ice cream, this place was perfect to take kids or a date to just relax and enjoy the soft serve and salty snacks.

'God…this silence is suffocating me…think…think…'

"So…fight in any good battles lately?" Gary asked. Ash gave him a blank look, Gary just wanted to curl up and die someplace. 'Ok…now I sound desperate.' To his surprise, Ash spoke. "Well, after I became the Kanto champion, things toned down a lot. I can pretty much beat any opponent now, so I'm not really feeling challenged lately."

"Oh."

"Yeah."

"So, when are you leaving for the Unova region?"

"Gary…what are you doing?"

"Hmm?"

The younger boy smirked, "It's not like you, making small talk, and being all tongue tied." Gary chuckled, "Well, Ashy boy, what do you expect? It's our first date." He laid a hand on Ash's hand, and began speaking in a softer tone, "I want it to be perfect…"

"Uh…."

Gary smiled, "It's getting late, come with me…I want to show you something."

-Pallet Park-

"Remember how we used to come to this park and watch the sunset together?" Gary murmured as the two boys watched the sunset, sitting on the warm grass, eyes tilted towards the sky.

"Yeah…back then, we were just friends, no rivalry existed between us."

Gary smiled and ruffled the raven haired boys' hair. "To be honest. I never wanted the rivalry in the first place. I was just pissed off that Gramps was so helpful to you while you were training. He was more supportive of you then me."

"Hey, come on. I didn't need THAT much help."

Gary smirked, "Yeah you did. You fought a rock type with an electric remember?"

"Heh, yeah…Brock kicked my ass."

Gary smiled as the two of them watched the sun dip lower over the horizon; soon the sun disappeared, leaving behind only a violet blue sky that was darkening into cool black. The first stars began to appear. Gary blushed a bit, "Hey, Ash?"

"Hmm?"

"Tell me…are you having fun, being with me?"

Ash blinked in surprise, then his expression softened, "Yeah…this was a fun day Gary. Thanks, this has been a memorable first date."

Pikachu and Umbreon ran back to their trainers. Umbreon tapped Pikachu on her shoulder and pointed to the stars. With the electric type distracted, Umbreon wrapped his tail around her and pulled Pikachu to him. Umbreon closed his eyes and pressed his mouth against Pikachu's in a pokemon kiss. Pikachu blushed and laid a yellow paw on Umbreon's cheek before closing her eyes in ecstasy.

Gary and Ash stared at the two pokemon in shock.

'Pokemon can do that?'

Pikachu pulled away and smiled dreamily as she leaned against Umbreon, "Pika~!"

Gary smirked and looked into Ash's light brown eyes. He brought up his hand and gently threaded his fingers in the raven haired trainer's hair. "I think we should imitate them now…"

"H-Huh?"

Gary moved closer and pressed his lips to Ash's softly. The younger trainer stiffened under his touch. Gary sighed and tilted his head at an angle, hoping that Ash would respond back. The raven haired trainer finally gave in and began kissing the brunette back. Gary had waited so long for this, this one moment, of finally….finally kissing his crush.

He wanted to take it farther…so damn badly, though he knew that if he really wanted Ash, he would have to restrain himself.

He pulled back and looked into Ash's eyes, which were wide with wonder. "How…How was that?"

Ash smiled and leaned against him just like Pikachu had to Umbreon. "Amazing. I'm glad I gave my first kiss to you, even if countless girls already tasted your lips."

Gary smiled happily and wrapped an arm around Ash, "True…many girls HAVE kissed me. But I would trade the kisses of a million girls just for one kiss of yours."