Title: Substitutes
Author: Shadow/Phantomness
Pairings: Sunsparkshipping (Charlotte x Red), implied Championshipping (Lance x Red) and Moonglowshipping (Lance x Charlotte)
Fandom: Pokémon
Theme: #82, Dirt
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Pokemon belongs to Satoshi Tajiri, Nintendo and Shogakukan Comics. This non-profit, non-copyright infringing fanfiction belongs to me under international copyright laws and taking it is plagiarism. Thank you. *Phantomness bows*

Notes: <> for telepathy, ** for thoughts, italics if a pokemon talks

Warnings: Fanon, OC, het and shonen-ai

“Aneki?”

“Yes, Red?” Charlotte asked. She was kneeling in her garden, yanking at a particularly stubborn weed that had intertwined itself with her miniature rosebush. With a growl, the Fire Guardian summoned a flame on her fingertips and began to burn it away.

Red giggled. “Well, that’s one way to prune.”

“I hate weeds.” She muttered. As the plant withered, she vanished the flame, satisfied. After a minute, the girl stood and brushed dirt off her skirt. “What it is?”

“I’m glad I can stay with you.” He beamed. “And I’m glad that Cosmos is summery while Kanto and Johto are in the winter.”

“We live at different latitudes.” She replied mildly.

He hugged her. “Yes, but when I’m with you, I don’t miss Aniki as much…” He stood on tiptoes and kissed her.

She chuckled and ruffled his hair. “If you keep that up, Lance will get jealous.”

“He knows I love him.” Red smiled. “You taste like cinnamon…”

“Like fire?” She teased.

“A little,” Red grinned. “Aniki tastes like ice and chocolate.”

“So now you’re comparing us?” She mock-pouted, tapping him on the forehead. “Could you be planning on double-teaming, Red?”

He blushed. “Um…”

The thought was actually appealing. Charlotte was warm and motherly sometimes, and she could shoot a mean arrow and throw fire. Of course, she was his soul sister, but…

He liked her, and she was one of the few people who really understood him, like Lance. They were all Realm Guardians. Did he love her?

That bore thinking about!

“I don’t mind keeping you company if you miss him.” She said. “But I don’t want to get my heart broken, so if this is just a game…”

“It isn’t!”

“I know.” Charlotte told him. “You’re not the type to string people along.”

He flushed slightly. In the past, he had definitely hurt Lance badly, so cheating on him was a no-no, but…

This was different.

Besides, he knew Lance and Charlotte had been together sometimes, when they were both hurting…

“I just miss him.” Red whispered.

“I know.” She hugged him. “I miss him too…”

And Red wasn’t jealous, because they all loved each other, so it didn’t hurt.

End Fic

Completed 12/10/07

So Charlotte sometimes sleeps with Red/Ash and Lance… ^^ It’s kind of like a threesome, only not.