Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon. I wrote this with love for Pokemon, not to try to make cash. Besides, have
you *read* this thing? You think I could make money off of it?! HAH
Author's note: Yeah. I think this is going to be the conclusion. Depends on how I make it...I'm writing all of
this on a whim. I seriously have no idea what I'm going to write in this story. It's completely at random. Sorry it
took so long, but I'm lazy, and..well, yeah that's about it. ^_^;
Oh, and I'm sorry if this ending depresses everyone who was waiting for me to finish the story. This is the way
the story goes, tho, and if you don't like it, too bad!
Rating: PG-13, because of the homosexual theme, I suppose. Among other things...
Smile for Me
Part: III
February 5th, ----
Dear Ash,
I realize that it has been several months since the accident, and that your body has probably healed
considerably since that time. I'm sure that your heart has healed in that time, as well. However, I still feel
that I must try to atone for my behavior..
So I am sorry. . I would also like to take back the last thing I said to you in the hospital. I don't love you.
That's the most ridiculous thing I could ever have said! I believe that I must have just felt so caught up in
the moment that it forced me to say something crazy.
I have a girlfriend. While running blindly out of the hospital I happened to trip over a beautiful girl,
and was knocked unconcious by the fall. I arose to find myself in the care of a beautiful, raven haired angel.
I couldn't help but fall madly for her, and I've been with her ever since. I only just remembered you recently,
and guilt made it's way into my heart. So that is why I wrote this letter to you.
Sincerely,
Gary Oak
Post script: Perhaps we can visit with each other soon. I'll be back in Pallet in about two weeks. Come see me
at Gramp's.
Ash read over the letter for the hundredth time before going to see Gary. The idea of Gary having a
girlfriend hadn't yet sunk in. Ash just could not picture Gary having a girlfriend - he didn't want to picture it.
He realized that tears had welled up in his eyes, so he wiped them, and then ripped the letter up into shreds.
He then walked to Professor Oak's lab.
Before Ash could make it to the door, he stopped short because there she was; Gary's girlfriend. The
raven-haired angel. He approached with an uneasy step. She heard his foot steps, and turned to face him.
"Hi there! Are you looking for Professor Oak?" she asked Ash.
"Well, er...Actually, I'm-"
Then Gary stepped out side.
"Heather, can you get me-- Oh! Ash! Came to see me, did you?" asked Gary, a bit surprised.
"Uhh..yeah. This is your girlfriend, is it?"
"Yeah. Heather, this is Ash. Ash, this is Heather."
They exchanged greetings.
"Ash, why don't you come inside? I'll make some tea." suggested Heather.
"Er...Heather, I'd rather that Ash go walking with me. Alone."
Gary grasped Ash's arm and started walking away from the lab with him. Ash looked over his shoulder
at Heather, and waved to her. The two of them walked quickly for a good 8 minutes, and when Gary stopped walking
at the entrance to a forest they were quite a distance from the lab. Ash panted, trying to catch his breath.
"Hey..why'd..why'd you have to..have to walk so-"
But Ash was cut off by Gary's kiss. Gary held Ash's body firmly to his own, and the kiss he gave to Ash was so hard
that you'd think he was trying to smother Ash to death with it. Ash's body resisted at first, but then he relaxed into it.
After a few moments, however, Ash violently pushed away.
"..What...What'd you do that for?!" Ash demanded.
"I couldn't help myself, Ash."
"But what about Heather? What about you not loving me? What about..what...why?"
Gary slid his left arm around Ash, and placed the finger tips of his right hand over Ash's mouth.
"Forget about that letter. Forget about Heather. I love you. I love you, I love you, I love you. Something tells me that
you must feel the same way for me, too." Gary then removed his hands and leaned in to give Ash another kiss.
Ash pulled away again.
"Why'd you write that letter? What's the deal with Heather? If you love me, you need to explain what the hell is going
on!"
"Ash... If I ever want to make it anywhere in this world, I have to marry a beautiful woman. And so.." he glanced back in
the direction of the lab, "so that's what Heather is for."
"Why does it have to be this way?! Why can't we just run away?!"
"It doesn't have to be this way, Ash. If we just leave, right now, and don't look back. We can't make it out there on our
own. We must love each other in private."
"No! Even if it means I can't be with you, I refuse to live my life as if I were ashamed of you. As if you were ashamed
of me, as you clearly are."
Ash turned sharply, and begun to quickly walk away, but Gary ran to him, and knocked him to the ground. Gary then
turned Ash over so that he lay on his back, and sat on his chest so that he couldn't move.
"Ash, I love you. I'm not ashamed of you. It's just that...that my dreams will never come true if I don't marry Heather.
Please, Ash! Please try to understand! Heather knows that this marriage is only taking place for superficial reasons,
and she would understand if you and I were together. Please Ash! Please don't leave me here alone...we can't run away.
Please stay with me, Ash. I can not live without you."
"Get off of me, Gary. I'm leaving now."
Gary obeyed, and Ash walked toward his mother's house. He prepared to leave..to go back to traveling with
Misty and Brock, who were still just friends. They were waiting for him in Pewter. He was prepared to leave within a
half an hour, and when he opened his door to leave he found Gary waiting there for him.
"Ash, this is for you. It's..your birthday present."
Gary held out a large, heart shaped wooden plaque. On this plaque was a collage of pictures of Ash and Gary
together throughout the years. At the bottom of the plaque was written, "The times we spent together, I will never
forget the ways you've touched my heart."
Ash held the plaque out before himself, and looked at it for a few moments. He then turned to Gary, and said:
"I love you Gary. I love you more than you could ever possibly comprehend. But that doesn't matter. Go on, go marry
Heather for the sake of your reputation. That's none of my business, and I don't care. From now on, our paths must
never cross on good terms. You are my rival, and it must always be this way. "
With that Ash started the trek up to Pewter, without looking back once.
you *read* this thing? You think I could make money off of it?! HAH
Author's note: Yeah. I think this is going to be the conclusion. Depends on how I make it...I'm writing all of
this on a whim. I seriously have no idea what I'm going to write in this story. It's completely at random. Sorry it
took so long, but I'm lazy, and..well, yeah that's about it. ^_^;
Oh, and I'm sorry if this ending depresses everyone who was waiting for me to finish the story. This is the way
the story goes, tho, and if you don't like it, too bad!
Rating: PG-13, because of the homosexual theme, I suppose. Among other things...
Smile for Me
Part: III
February 5th, ----
Dear Ash,
I realize that it has been several months since the accident, and that your body has probably healed
considerably since that time. I'm sure that your heart has healed in that time, as well. However, I still feel
that I must try to atone for my behavior..
So I am sorry. . I would also like to take back the last thing I said to you in the hospital. I don't love you.
That's the most ridiculous thing I could ever have said! I believe that I must have just felt so caught up in
the moment that it forced me to say something crazy.
I have a girlfriend. While running blindly out of the hospital I happened to trip over a beautiful girl,
and was knocked unconcious by the fall. I arose to find myself in the care of a beautiful, raven haired angel.
I couldn't help but fall madly for her, and I've been with her ever since. I only just remembered you recently,
and guilt made it's way into my heart. So that is why I wrote this letter to you.
Sincerely,
Gary Oak
Post script: Perhaps we can visit with each other soon. I'll be back in Pallet in about two weeks. Come see me
at Gramp's.
Ash read over the letter for the hundredth time before going to see Gary. The idea of Gary having a
girlfriend hadn't yet sunk in. Ash just could not picture Gary having a girlfriend - he didn't want to picture it.
He realized that tears had welled up in his eyes, so he wiped them, and then ripped the letter up into shreds.
He then walked to Professor Oak's lab.
Before Ash could make it to the door, he stopped short because there she was; Gary's girlfriend. The
raven-haired angel. He approached with an uneasy step. She heard his foot steps, and turned to face him.
"Hi there! Are you looking for Professor Oak?" she asked Ash.
"Well, er...Actually, I'm-"
Then Gary stepped out side.
"Heather, can you get me-- Oh! Ash! Came to see me, did you?" asked Gary, a bit surprised.
"Uhh..yeah. This is your girlfriend, is it?"
"Yeah. Heather, this is Ash. Ash, this is Heather."
They exchanged greetings.
"Ash, why don't you come inside? I'll make some tea." suggested Heather.
"Er...Heather, I'd rather that Ash go walking with me. Alone."
Gary grasped Ash's arm and started walking away from the lab with him. Ash looked over his shoulder
at Heather, and waved to her. The two of them walked quickly for a good 8 minutes, and when Gary stopped walking
at the entrance to a forest they were quite a distance from the lab. Ash panted, trying to catch his breath.
"Hey..why'd..why'd you have to..have to walk so-"
But Ash was cut off by Gary's kiss. Gary held Ash's body firmly to his own, and the kiss he gave to Ash was so hard
that you'd think he was trying to smother Ash to death with it. Ash's body resisted at first, but then he relaxed into it.
After a few moments, however, Ash violently pushed away.
"..What...What'd you do that for?!" Ash demanded.
"I couldn't help myself, Ash."
"But what about Heather? What about you not loving me? What about..what...why?"
Gary slid his left arm around Ash, and placed the finger tips of his right hand over Ash's mouth.
"Forget about that letter. Forget about Heather. I love you. I love you, I love you, I love you. Something tells me that
you must feel the same way for me, too." Gary then removed his hands and leaned in to give Ash another kiss.
Ash pulled away again.
"Why'd you write that letter? What's the deal with Heather? If you love me, you need to explain what the hell is going
on!"
"Ash... If I ever want to make it anywhere in this world, I have to marry a beautiful woman. And so.." he glanced back in
the direction of the lab, "so that's what Heather is for."
"Why does it have to be this way?! Why can't we just run away?!"
"It doesn't have to be this way, Ash. If we just leave, right now, and don't look back. We can't make it out there on our
own. We must love each other in private."
"No! Even if it means I can't be with you, I refuse to live my life as if I were ashamed of you. As if you were ashamed
of me, as you clearly are."
Ash turned sharply, and begun to quickly walk away, but Gary ran to him, and knocked him to the ground. Gary then
turned Ash over so that he lay on his back, and sat on his chest so that he couldn't move.
"Ash, I love you. I'm not ashamed of you. It's just that...that my dreams will never come true if I don't marry Heather.
Please, Ash! Please try to understand! Heather knows that this marriage is only taking place for superficial reasons,
and she would understand if you and I were together. Please Ash! Please don't leave me here alone...we can't run away.
Please stay with me, Ash. I can not live without you."
"Get off of me, Gary. I'm leaving now."
Gary obeyed, and Ash walked toward his mother's house. He prepared to leave..to go back to traveling with
Misty and Brock, who were still just friends. They were waiting for him in Pewter. He was prepared to leave within a
half an hour, and when he opened his door to leave he found Gary waiting there for him.
"Ash, this is for you. It's..your birthday present."
Gary held out a large, heart shaped wooden plaque. On this plaque was a collage of pictures of Ash and Gary
together throughout the years. At the bottom of the plaque was written, "The times we spent together, I will never
forget the ways you've touched my heart."
Ash held the plaque out before himself, and looked at it for a few moments. He then turned to Gary, and said:
"I love you Gary. I love you more than you could ever possibly comprehend. But that doesn't matter. Go on, go marry
Heather for the sake of your reputation. That's none of my business, and I don't care. From now on, our paths must
never cross on good terms. You are my rival, and it must always be this way. "
With that Ash started the trek up to Pewter, without looking back once.