It was warm. So warm... Green turned over in his sleep, his mind fuzzy still... He tried to sit up, and found he was in a large bed. In a cave... With 5 fireplaces... He was alone.
"Pikapika!" Green looked down and an all too familiar Pikachu climbed into his lap "Chuuuu!"
"Pikachu..." He breathed, and pet him gently.
"Poooreon." A beautiful Vaporeon walked past him. One he knew all too well. A tank water type whose bite took out his psychic types.
"Gengar." A Gengar had floated from the floor.
"You evolved." Green said, patting Gengar.
"You're awake." The voice was so soft and... Deep. Red stood at the entrance of this part of the cave. He looked different. Older, taller. Not nearly as tall as Green was now, but he was fit, and pale... Like he didn't get enough sun. And his hair was long, kept in a ponytail.
"Red." Green said standing up
"Green." Red said softly. "You found me."
"What the hell." Green said simply "Why on earth did you think you had to run up to some mountain to catch a pokemon. You should have said something. I would have helped."
"It was just..."
"Just something you had to do?" Green asked. "Well it is. But I'm not going to let you freeze on a mountain because you want to find Mew. So, pack your bags. Get all these guys in their pokeballs and lets go home."
"Green I can't..." Red said looking away.
"Can't? Of course you can. Actually, you kind of don't get a choice." Green walked over to him. "You're coming home and staying home, if I have to drag you myself." Green said stopping right in front of him. "Even if I have to beat everyday pokemon you have."
"You've never beaten me."
"If it means you coming home, I'll make it happen... I missed you." Green said before pulling Red into a hug.
"I thought you hated hugs..." Red mumbled but hugged him back.
"I was a damn liar." Green said "I hated it because it made my heart beat too damn fast..." He said, as his heart pounded in his chest.
"I can feel your heartbeat..." Red said, into his neck.
"It's what happens when you're... Well.."
"I know..." Red said pulling back, and took Green's hand and placed it over his heart. His was pounding as well. "I'm the same."
Green smiled. "It feels like no time has passed since we were friends."
"I know..." Red said "Just like before... When we were little kids."
"Before the league thing. As if it and those ten years didn't happen..."
"I'm sorry about that."
"It's fine... I deserved it. I was a shit head."
"You weren't." Red said "You were scared."
"I was petrified." Green said and leaned his forehead on Red's.
And Red smiled.
It took some convincing, but Red came down to Pallet Town. He spent a few days with his mother, who seemed to perk right up. Then he showed Oak and Green Mewtwo.
Mewtwo was almost like a person in intelligence. Oak took some tests, with Mewtwo's permission. But still, there was no lead on Mew. Red was forced to take a break from his hunt. Green had ordered it, and dragged him out to his gym to keep an eye on him.
Red and Green shared a bed. At first, it seemed strange but by the third night, it felt natural. Weeks and months went by.
There were still a lot of things to talk about. Things between them, that they needed to get out in the air. But, they could wait.
Trainer season started up and trainers came to the gym by the score. Green fought them off, giving out the earth badge to the worthy. Red joined as an Ace trainer. Most of the newer trainers avoided him, because he was nearly impossible to beat.
However, the older trainers who knew the legends considered him to be a challenge. To beat the myth of Red was the ultimate test.
Only one trainer beat him. A young boy with a championship under his belt named Jett.
"Green." Red said as they cleaned up from dinner.
"What's up?" Green asked looking down at him, Red bit his lip and met his eyes. His hands grabbed at Green's shirt and pulled him down into a kiss. "Oh..." Green said after Red pulled back. Green grabbed him by the waist and pulled him right back into the kiss.
Red bit at his lower lip gently, and Green nipped right back. Even their kiss was a battle. Red almost purred when Green kissed him just right. He pushed Red to the counter, and kissed him deeper. Red wrapped his legs around Green pulling him closer... More. More.
"Red." Green breathed on his kiss swollen lips "I love you. I think I have since we were nine..."
"I know. I love you two dumbass." He said and kissed him again.
A whole year passed. Green and Red were happy in their simple life. They sat outside the gym one evening, just looking at the moon. Green wrapped his arm around Red and pulled him closer and Red leaned his head on Green's shoulder.
This was real. Not a memory, not a myth. Red was a real person, who was right here and who Green loved.
"Happy birthday." Red said.
"Is it?" Green asked.
"It's midnight. So yes." He kissed him
"Huh... I almost forgot with all the new trainers coming in."
"Glad I'm here to remind you."
"I'm glad I pulled your stupid ass off that damn mountain."
"Me too..." Red said "But I do want to find Mew."
"We'll go looking in the off season." Green said. "Wow... Just look at the moon."
"It's beautiful." Red said
"You know what else is beautiful?" Green asked
"What?" Red blushed
"Blastoise."
"You're an asshole Green." Red said and laughed, loudly.
"You're beautiful when you laugh."
"Ok, too much fluff."
"Actually..." Green said changing the subject. "Something is bugging me. Before I went to go find you... I had a weird dream, where you told me to find you because you were in terrible danger."
"Really...?" Red asked. "I was fine. Lonely, but fine. Maybe you're losing your head. Getting old."
Green only laughed and sat back, just as something flew past the moon. Whatever it was, was small, and came lower. It stopped right above the Gym. Red and Green watched as the creature giggled.
"Mew!" it said and flew off faster than any flying type.
"MEW!" Red and Green yelled standing up.
"It's real..." Green breathed.
"Wanna go pack?" Red asked.
"First one packed wins." Green yelled and ran into the gym.
"Hey wait!" Red called and chased after him