Hello :P It is Wednesday so I am back with my final Christmassey update of Pikachu Tales. I wanted to write something different and using different characters/a different dynamic so I came up with this. I hope you enjoy :3

Ages:

Ash: 14

Gary: 15

Delia: 32

Disclaimer: I own only the story :3

"I think it's time you two boys were bedding down for the night, don't you think?" Delia said as she entered the room and folded her arms. Her tone was slightly firm but her delicate face meant the words didn't threaten who she was talking to.

Glancing at Ash and Gary who were competitively yelling at each other while playing a video game, I saw there was little to no chance they would go silent in just an instant.

Delia sighed when her voice had gone unheard and moved round the empty crisp packets and fizzy drink cans to stand next to the TV the boys orbs were fixed towards. She waved her hand in front of them to try and get their attention but they didn't even blink. They did however, move one hand away from the controller to playfully whack the other.

I met the chestnut headed woman's orbs and gave her the nod. It was time.

She nodded back at me and swiftly moved her fingers to shut off the power button on the edge of the TV screen. This quick action was enough to get the attention from Ash and Gary.

Gary was the guest and didn't want to say anything just yet but Ash whined, flopping huffily backwards on his bean bag chair.

"Mooooom! I was just about to kick Gary's butt!"

Delia just rolled her eyes fondly at her son and covered the button with her hand so he couldn't reach and put the TV on. Ash was already annoyed so Gary chose to wind him up even more.

"You were not about to kick my butt. The only thing you could kick is your drink over and you already did that earlier."

I laughed at the auburn haired male's comment and my giggles grew even louder when I saw Ash shudder very violently. He had received quite the telling off from Mr Mime when he spilled sticky orange liquid almost near the television wires.

When Ash tried to regain his pride by throwing a screwed up crisp packet at Gary's head, Delia sighed fondly once again and clapped her hands to get their attention.

"Bed time boys." Was all she announced, giving her son a certain look seeing as she knew he would be the one to complain more. And she was right.

Gary dodged Ash's crisp packet attack by rushing up the steps of Ash's loft bed he was sleeping in for the next few days and diving into the blue covers.

My raven haired best friend stopped launching rubbish at the other male to stand up and look at his mother, his arms folded in a pouty manner.

"But mom!" he whined, blowing his bangs out of his eyes in a fake angry way. "It's Christmas Eve, we want to stay up!"

Delia smirked at her son and noticed he had a bit of chocolate in the corner of his mouth. Ash blushed deeply as she reached in her pocket for a tissue and began to wipe it for him. Gary continued hiding under the covers and let out a few snorts while I on the other hand thought it was sweet.

Delia continued to dote after her son no matter how old he got or how much trouble he got into. Like she said one day on our adventures in the Orange Islands; Ash was her world. I personally thought Ash was lucky to have such a wonderful mother and I know he appreciated her, even if she did embarrass him in front of his friends.

After Delia had finished wiping her son's mouth, she ruffled his messy locks with her other hand.

"Why do you want to stay up, Ash? I thought you're too old to wait up for Santa by now?"

Upon hearing these words, Ash blushed even deeper and decided to climb into his mattress on the floor before she did any more embarrassing. I smiled at Delia before diving in bed with Ash, nuzzling as close to my best friend as possible.

The older lady smiled in a satisfied way and cleared up the rubbish on the floor before switching the light off and heading to her own room. Once her door had shut, the whole house filled with silence. It didn't last very long as Ash begun counting quietly aloud, I'm guessing counting how long it took Delia to fall asleep so they could muck around once again.

Gary rolled his eyes at his best friend before letting out a secret yawn, covering it up by propping on one arm and looking at Ash.

"Get me my brush would you? It's in my bag."

Ash pretended to let out a loud groan but rolled out of bed and onto the floor to fetch the item, almost squashing me in the process. I gave him quite the displeased look and he rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly before rummaging through Gary's bag.

I could see exactly where it was in the side compartment but I decided to keep quiet as punishment for almost flattening me.

It didn't take long for Ash to get distracted by something else. I was curious by his sudden fascinated beam and watched as he pulled some bits of paper out Gary's bag.

His in awe smile soon faded as he held them in his hands and looked over at his best friend with a frown.

"Hey, did you do these?"

Gary hadn't been watching what Ash was looking at and glanced over at him from rubbing the gel out of his hair with his fingers.

"Huh…?" he moved his hand out of his hair and held onto the side of the bed so he could lean over and see for himself. When he saw the bits of paper with drawings of pokemon, people and landscapes he had done himself, his eyes darted away quickly.

"No."

Ash rolled his eyes and began sorting through the bits of paper once again. Gary groaned and I knew he was blushing into the darkness with embarrassment.

"Okay fine, I did do them. But don't tell anyone."

My raven haired best friend could see he was intruding a bit too much now and put them back where he came from before finding the hairbrush. He silently handed it over to Gary before getting back under his covers. He looked at the ceiling with his arms behind his head.

After a few minutes, Ash finally replied to Gary.

"Why can't I tell anyone? They're amazing."

The auburn haired male rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly upon hearing this and let out a grunt of gratitude. Afterwards, he sighed.

"The word is dorky. Drawing is uncool."

Ash pouted upon hearing this and shot me a look. I just shrugged and snuggled into his side, just listening to the boys' converse.

"Well I think it's cool."

Gary pretended to give Ash a big headed look and turned to lie on his stomach while talking to his best friend.

"Of course you'd think it's cool. Because you're uncool. You're back home in Kanto for Christmas and you have no balls to visit your Misty of a crush."

Upon hearing this, I was close enough to see Ash's face blush deeply. He turned to lean on one arm and glared up at his best friend.

"I don't fancy her! You take that back!"

When Gary just gave a shrug that said 'make me', Ash reached for his pillow and threw it right in his face. Soon enough they were engaging in a full on pillow fight from their beds.

This was easily enough to get the attention of Delia and she knocked on the wall from her room and called out in her firmest voice.

"Bed time boys!"

Ash and Gary both burst into fits of giggles when they were told off by Ash's mother on Christmas Eve before flopping back into their beds. Gary sighed in amusement and put his hands behind his head.

"Night Delia."

Ash turned to meet Gary's eyes and gave him a mischievous grin before copying his action of resting his arms behind his head.

"Night Delia." Ash called out to his mother, earning more laughs from Gary and a fake gasp from the person he was referring to.

"It's mom to you, Ashton!" she called out, her breath shaky as if she was trying to control her own giggles. "Say goodnight to each other now and go to bed."

Gary smirked at his best friend's mother's reaction and continued looking at Ash, his hand covering his mouth to stop bursting out with laughter.

"Night Ash." He bit his lip to stop laughing, lying back down.

"Night Gary." Ash replied before giggling, hiding his head under the covers.

I saw Gary glance around the room cheekily before cuddling further under the covers.

"Night Ash." He repeated, his voice still riddled with giggles.

"Night Gary." Ash replied once again as he peeped out from secretly laughing under the covers.

Gary wiped a fake tear at his best friend's actions before starting it all over again.

"Night Ash."

My raven haired best friend was about to open his mouth to reply one more time before once again Delia banged on the wall once again, her voice trying to be firm but the boys were clearly amusing her.

"That's enough now you two!"

Ash and Gary let out a stifled laugh before turning their heads and meeting each other's gaze once again. They nodded to give each other the signal before calling out to the woman at the exact same time.

"Night Delia!"

I giggled to myself as the boys continued quietly laughing to themselves as they drifted to sleep on Christmas Eve. It was the first time in quite a few years that Ash and I spent Christmas in Pallet Town rather than on the road. We were surrounded two close friends and Delia but somehow I still felt like there was something missing. I wondered if Ash felt it too? Despite his and Gary's hilarious comedy act, I was feeling reflective that night. I hoped someone very special was enjoying Christmas in Cerulean City and wished that somehow she would be able to join us next time. I was content with spending Christmas with Ash, Delia, Gary and Professor Oak, of course I was. But I am so pleased to announce that my wish came true. Every Christmas after the next, nobody was missing and we all celebrated the special holiday together until this very day. And that's how it was exactly meant to be.

The End.

There you go! Thank you so much for reading and I hope you enjoyed :P So yeah, me (and my TT I think) headcanon that Gary can secretly draw pretty well and he kind of keeps it a secret (well tries) because he thinks it's "dorky" or "nerdy" and the fact that Tracey can draw and he thinks because they both know Professor Oak and draw, it will seem like he's copying :3 Maybe I will end up writing about him finally admitting he has skill :P Thanks again and I will be back on the 28th with PS: I Miss You. Have a good Christmas if you're celebrating that and if not, just have a good next few days!

AmyBieberKetchum signing out :P