Chapter 5

(Pikachu)

Authors Note:

I know what you're thinking, Pikachu? Well, yeah, why not? It's just something short between her and Umbreon, yes they talk normal, no more 'Pika' or 'Um, um', but once this crosses over to Ash, they will revert back to Pokemon speak. Ok, just wanted to let you all know that. K, enjoy.

The small electric type poked her head out of the pet door and sniffed the night air. It was one night after her trainer's date with his old rival…and her date with her new boyfriend. Pikachu grinned, 'Perfect, let's see…I need to meet Umbreon at the old junkyard.'

She pulled her head in and looked at the staircase. "Night Ash. I'll see you in the morning."

She glanced around and then dashed through the pet door, racing towards the junkyard.

Her ears slicked back as she ran, she cried, "Agility!" her paws rapidly picked up speed, the trees and homes around her blurred.

It was normal for a pokemon to be out and about in a quiet town like Pallet Town. Though Pikachu preferred to stick to the shadows at night, it helped her control herself.

The Junkyard loomed ahead, she slowed herself down and just ran in a steady trot. Mounds of trash seemed to loom over her, a large mountain blocked out half of the moon. It didn't smell, it was only papers and other pieces of non-decomposed materials, a perfect meeting place.

"Psst…"

She perked her ears and looked around, "Umbreon? Is that you?"

A pair of warm amber eyes appeared from the shadows of a trash pile. Umbreon emerged from the darkness, his fur slicked back and his glowing yellow marks gleamed in the moonlight. He smiled at her, "You came. I was getting worried that you wouldn't show."

"Yeah, Ash takes forever to fall asleep."

"Haha, trainers…"

Pikachu bounded forward and nuzzled Umbreon, "I missed you." She murmured. Her boyfriend licked the top of her head with affection, "It was just one day."

"I know…"

Umbreon looked at her, his gaze serious, "Pikachu. Are you sure about this?" The electric type cocked her head to the side, "What do you mean?"

Umbreon sat down and Pikachu sat with him, "Taking me for a mate. I mean, what if we can't even have kids together?"

"That doesn't matter! We talked to Squirtle and Bayleaf, they had a baby even though there from different species!" Pikachu said with a glint of anger in her eyes. Umbreon frowned, "I'm just saying. Wouldn't you be happier with a male Pikachu instead? Where you KNOW you'll have a future? I don't know if I can give you any children, maybe we should just stop now?"

"No."

"You positive? I want you to be happy you know."

"I AM happy." She hugged the dark type and buried her face in his chest, "I don't need kids, and we can try again and again, I just want you…I love you, Umbreon." She whispered, "Don't say things that might drive us apart."

Umbreon leaned down and nuzzled her cheek, "Pikachu…I love you so much it hurts, and to know you feel the same way…it's more than I can bear."

"Yeah, so no more of this 'better mate' business, ok?" Pikachu said, Umbreon leaned down and kissed his girlfriend on the mouth for a few seconds before pulling away. "Ok. What are we gonna do when your trainer goes off on his journey? We'll be separated again."

Pikachu bit her lower lip, "I'll think of something...do you think Gary could tag along? Then you can come too!"

Umbreon shook his head, "I don't think so. He's been talking about staying here and becoming a researcher. And I don't think he'll let me tag along with you and Ash." The electric type sniffled, "I understand…"

Umbreon wrapped his dark tail around her, "Hey, don't cry. We'll figure something out. Ok?" He leaned down and licked away a salty tear that had begun to roll down the female pokemon's cheek.

Pikachu clung onto him, "I hope so…"

Umbreon blushed, "Um, Pikachu? I know we've only just started going out, but I've loved you for as long as my trainer loved yours. And when you told me that you secretly loved me, my heart soared. So…can we maybe, take the next step?"

"The next step?"

The dark type leaned down and pressed his mouth to Pikachu's ear, "We should mate for real. Make our relationship permanent forever. And maybe…maybe we'll get lucky and be blessed with children. What do you say? Do you love me enough? You already know how I feel about you, Pikachu."

Pikachu stood there, shock on her little face, thoughts of love and desire flooded through her body, she cupped her boyfriend's face in her paws and looked at him lovingly, "Yes…"

"Ok…let's go someplace more private. The last thing we need is our trainers coming out here and catching us of what we're about to do."

-Ash-

The raven haired trainer stared up at the ceiling, it was early morning, at least 6 a.m. He sighed and brushed a finger across his lips slowly.

'Damn you Gary, why did you have to kiss me?'

Ash sighed and got ready for the day. For some reason, Pikachu was nowhere to be found. He looked in the mirror and looked at himself.

He could see nothing really special about him. Plain black hair, boring brown eyes, his chest had some muscle, but he was still kind of short. His clothes were simple, a button down black shirt and jeans, he wondered what Gary saw in him. 'Weird. Gary's attracted to me, but I couldn't get a girlfriend? Well, this is better anyway, I kind of like Gary.'

But did he love the brunette? That was something Ash couldn't answer yet.

He walked out of the bathroom and down the stairs.

*Ring, Ring, GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL POKEMON!*

He flipped open his phone and put it to his ear without checking the caller ID, he sighed, "Hello? This is Ash speaking."

"Good morning~."

His face flushed, "Gary?" Gary's voice chuckled on the phone, "Hey, Ashy boy, had a good night's sleep? Did you dream about me? I dreamt of you." Ash blushed in anger, "IDIOT! Of course I didn't dream of you, I'm not a pervert."

"It's not perverted if the one you dreamt about dreamt of you too."

"S-Shut up, why are you calling anyway?"

"Oh no reason, but I wanted to see if you and Pikachu wanted to go hiking with me and Umbreon later this afternoon?"

"Oh, um, sure, that would be great."

"Cool, I'll pick you up at ten, I have to go find Umbreon, later! *Click*"

He flipped his phone shut and looked around his house, "Pikachu?" He walked into the kitchen, his electric type was nowhere to be found. "Hey, buddy! Where are you?"

Suddenly, Pikachu wobbled in through the pet door. She smiled drowsily and was walking funny.

"Pi, pi, pi…Pikachu."

"You alright Pikachu? You look drunk."

Pikachu blushed and walked around her trainer, covering her backside and curled up in the middle of the floor asleep, her thunder bolt tail covered her nose. "Pika…Pikachu~."

Till this day, Ash still never knew why Pikachu got back in the morning looking like she did.

-Onix Trail-

"Come on slowpoke! You take too long!" Gary laughed as Ash walked behind him slowly. Umbreon and Pikachu were walking side by side, looking at each other, eyes glowing with happiness. The raven haired trainer groaned, "We've been hiking for over an hour."

"Come on Ashy boy, you need to keep that beautiful body of yours in shape."

Ash blushed and stared at the ground as he walked, "Stop saying those kinds of things…i-it's embarrassing."

Gary smirked, "Too bad."

"Geeze…can we stop now?" The raven haired trainer complained. Gary froze, and Ash ran into him by accident. "OOF! Huh? Gary, you alright?"

Faster than an Arbok, Gary tackled Ash to the ground, "GET DOWN!" He yelled, a net flew over their heads. Ash was pinned under Gary, his face was heated, "W-What was that?"

Gary grunted as he sat up. "I think I know, look in that tree over there." Ash looked in the tree as another net shot out and snared Pikachu. "PIKA!" She screamed as she was pulled into the treetops. Umbreon raced towards the tree, "UMBREON! UM!"

"Hee, hee, hee. We got you now twerps."

Three figures appeared at the top of the tree. A man, a woman and a pokemon. The woman spoke first, "Prepare for trouble!" The man went next, "And make it double."

"To protect the world from devastation."

"To unite all people against all nations."

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above."

The woman winked, "Jessie." The blue haired man pulled out a rose and held it to his lips, "James." The two pointed to the sky, "Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light." James smirked, "Surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, fight!" A Meowth, a Wobbufet and a Mime Jr. appeared. "Meowth that's right!"

"Wobbufet!"

"Mime, mime, mime!"

Gary helped Ash stand as they stood up to Team Rocket, Umbreon desperately clawed at the tree trunk, trying to get to the female pokemon. Pikachu glared and unleashed her electric attack, "Pika…CHU~!" Her attack rebounded and hit her instead, "PIKA!"

"UMBREON!"

Ash clicked open a pokeball, "Infernape, save Pikachu with your flame wheel!" His fire type emerged and rolled into a screeching wheel of flame. "Infer…NAPE!"

The pokemon barreled over to Team Rocket, but Wobbufet stood in front and used counter, "Wobbufet!" Infernape was bounced back. Gary unleashed his Nidoking. " USE TACKLE ON TEAM ROCKET!" His poison type rammed the tree, the members of Team Rocket laughed as Meowth called over their balloon and jumped in.

"Bye, bye twerps." Meowth mocked.

Umbreon cried and jumped on NidoKing's back and leaped into the basket of the balloon. The brunette widened his eyes in shock, "Ah, Umbreon! What are you doing?"

Ash gulped, "Pikachu…"

-Umbreon-

The wind ripped at the pokemon as the dark type finally clawed his way into the balloon. Meowth yelped in surprise, "GAK! When did you get in 'ere?" Pikachu was squirming around in the net, trying to bite through it.

"Pikachu!"

Pikachu looked up at Umbreon with worried light blue eyes, "Umbreon! I can't get out." The dark type took a few steps and growled at Jessie and James, the two cowards clung to each other and instead unleashed attacks on the two trainers below.

Meowth stood in front of the net, claws extended, "You're not getting by Meowth! FURY SWIPES!" The claws pierced Umbreon's face, making long scratches.

Pikachu scrambled around in her net, "Dammit! Umbreon, be careful!"

Umbreon snarled and leaped on Meowth, and used Mean Look, the pokemon quivered with fear, "AIEEE! Get out of my face you idiot! STOP LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT!" Umbreon snapped his teeth in Meowth's face.

Pikachu managed to bite free of the rope, much to Jesse and James' despair when her cheeks started to flash with electricity. She smiled at the dark type, "You came for me…" Umbreon smiled, "Like I'd let these idiots steal my mate, heh." She exhaled slowly, "Get ready to jump…THUNDER BOLT!"

Umbreon scratched Meowth across the face and bounded over to Pikachu as she exploded the balloon with her electric attack.

-Ash-

The balloon exploded and Team Rocket went soaring. Jesse was raging, "GRR! MEOWTH WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP THEM!"

"Ah, quit complaining."

"Sigh…"

"WE'RE BLASTING OFF AGAIN~!"

Umbreon and Pikachu tumbled out of the sky, screaming.

"PIKAAAAAAA!"

"UMBREOONNNN!"

Gary and Ash dashed and jumped to catch their pokemon in their arms. The two boys skid along the ground, clinging to their pokemon. Ash groaned as he sat up with Pikachu in his lap, "You alright, buddy?" Pikachu smiled, but as soon as Umbreon stood up, she raced over to him. "Pikachu, pi!" She cried.

Pikachu examined Umbreon's scratches before she began to lick the marks gently, making the dark type blush. Gary smiled and walked over to his old rival and laid a hand on Ash's arm. "You know…I think we can learn a lot from these two."

"Are you suggesting we kiss again?"

"Maybe."

"Ah, what the hell." Ash sighed, He grabbed the brunette's face and kissed his lips. Gary's eyes widened as Ash tilted his head so they could kiss better. The raven haired trainer pulled back before the kiss could go any deeper, Gary grunted a bit in disappointment. Ash turned to his old rival, face red with embarrassment, "Er…how was that?" Gary smiled, beaming with happiness, "Not bad. But you should do it like this…"

He cupped Ash's face in his hands and pressed his mouth against Ash's again.