52This is the first one-shot I am writing. This idea was suggested by Survival Prodigy who wanted me to write an Altoshipping one-shot.
If anyone has an idea for another one-shot leave it in a review or PM it to me.
Ash is 18 years old in this fic.
In conversations:
' - Poké speech – No human unless otherwise stated can understand it. Ash gets the gist of what his Pokémon are saying due to his close bond with them.
"- Human speech
"- Telepathy
Disclaimer – I don't own Pokémon or anything to do with it.
Ash Ketchum was stood on the deck of a ship that was headed for Altomere. His chocolate brown eyes were looking out at the beautiful sparkling blue ocean and his messy raven black hair was billowing in the harsh sea wind. But the chilling wind didn't seem to be affecting him or the yellow mouse who was sat on his shoulder. As he watched the waves crashing against the boat he thought about Altomere. Usually he had visited Altomere a few times a year but due to him competing in the Kalos League it had been over a year since his last visit. He thought back to his last visit which sadly had only been a week long stay before he had to leave to sign up for the Kalos League. As he thought about Altomere the image of the being he was excited to see appeared in his head. A blush came to his face as he thought about his secret love who dominated his thoughts.
"Latias." he whispered.
The dragoness had captured his heart when they first met. Her playful attitude, beautiful eyes and her innocent and kind nature had him instantly entranced. At the time he brushed it aside as just the love a trainer had for his Pokémon. But as the years passed he realised that he cared for Latias far more than that. Eventually he admitted to himself that he had fallen for her. As soon as he had stopped denying his attraction to her he started to worry about how Latias would react were she to find out. Would she think that he was a monster for loving a Pokémon? Would she hate him and call him a freak? The most painful thought that came to mind was the albeit very unlikely chance of her actually attacking him to show her disgust. Because of these thoughts Ash had spent the last three years hiding his feelings for Latias. The only being who knew about his feelings for Latias was Pikachu who had instantly shown his support for his best friend.
His love for Latias had grown to such an extent that he knew he had to tell her no matter what her response would be. A few months ago he would never have thought like that but after his recent victory over Diantha and becoming Kalos Champion Ash had gotten a lot more confident. He felt Pikachu rub his cheek against his. Ash looked at Pikachu who was sat on his shoulder and rubbed his head. Pikachu could see the worried look on his best friends face and was concerned.
'Are you okay Ash?' Pikachu asked.
"Yeah I'm just nervous about what I'm about to do."
'Do you want me to come with you just in case it goes sideways?'
"No thanks Pikachu. I appreciate the offer but this is something I have to do on my own."
Pikachu nodded and both trainer and Pokémon started looking out at the ocean again.
Meanwhile in Altomere a certain dragoness was sat on a swing while tears trickled down her face. It had been a year since Ash had last visited and several months since he had last called Bianca and Lorenzo. As she thought about the boy she'd fallen in love with Latias let out a sob. During his last visit they had spent almost the entire week together and it had been the best week of her life. She had assumed that he had felt the same way but his lack of communication since then had made her start to believe otherwise.
'He doesn't care about you. He's never coming back.' a voice in her head whispered mockingly.
'Shut up! He will come back.' Latias said as she sobbed.
'Who are trying to convince?' the voice replied.
'He will come back. We're friends. He wouldn't just forget me.'
'Yes he would. Why do you keep clinging on to the hope of him loving you? Why would he love a weak Pokémon like you when he could have an attractive human?'
Latias' sobs intensified as the voice continued to mock her.
'You're pathetic. He doesn't really like you. He feels sorry for you. That's the only reason he spent time with you.'
'SHUT UP!' Latias screamed.
The voice laughed mockingly and then left. Latias completely broke down and tears streamed from her eyes.
"Latias!" a voice yelled.
Latias looked up and saw Bianca looking worriedly at her. The dragoness quickly got up and wrapped her arms around Bianca. Bianca returned the embrace and rubbed Latias' back hoping to sooth her as she cried into her shoulder. After a few minutes Latias' sobs started to subside. She pulled back and wiped her eyes with her arm. Bianca looked at the dragoness and it broke her heart to see the sad look in her eyes.
"Latias what's wrong?" Bianca asked softly.
"I just miss Ash so much. I'm starting to t-think that he's n-never c-coming back" Latias replied.
The thought of Ash never returning made Latias burst into tears again. Bianca pulled her back into a hug and held her tightly.
"Hey calm down. I'm sure Ash will come back soon." Bianca whispered in Latias' ear.
"I h-hope you're r-right Bianca."
Bianca continued to hug the distraught dragoness until she finally cried herself to sleep. Bianca laid Latias down and left the Secret Garden. She walked straight home and picked up the phone and punched a number in.
On the ship Ash could hear his Pokénav ringing. He took it out of his pocket and saw that it was Bianca from Altomere calling him. He picked it up and a very angry looking Bianca appeared on his screen.
"Hey Bianca what's up?" Ash asked.
He was slightly scared as he saw her glare intensify.
"WHAT'S UP?! I'LL TELL YOU WHAT'S FUCKING UP. I JUST SPENT AN HOUR HOLDING LATIAS WHO WAS SOBBING BECAUSE OF YOU!" Bianca screamed.
Ash was taken aback by what Bianca said. Not just because she swore but because of what she was accusing him of.
"I-I don't understand. What have I done?" Ash asked.
"It's more a case of what you haven't done. You haven't come here for about a year now and you haven't even had the decency to call us to see how Latias was."
Ash looked down guiltily as he realised that Bianca was right. He had been so focussed on winning the Kalos League and becoming Champion that he had somehow managed to complete forget about even calling to see how the dragoness he loved was. Bianca smirked as she saw that Ash was realising what he had done. She usually took no pleasure in making others feel bad but he had hurt Latias so he deserved to feel how he does right now.
"You're right. I've been so fucking stupid." Ash growled as he slammed his fist down angrily on the railing. He winced as pain shot through his hand. "Don't worry Bianca the boat I'm on will be docking in Altomere in about an hour. I will fix this trust me."
Before Bianca could respond Ash ended the call and turned his Pokénav off. Pikachu looked sadly at Ash and rubbed his cheek against him hoping that would cheer him up. Ash gave Pikachu a sad smile and then went back to gazing at the ocean. Pikachu jumped off of Ash's shoulder and stood on the railing in front of him.
'Ash there's no way you could have known that Latias would take you not being here so badly.'
"If I hadn't got so wrapped up in my own selfish ambitions I would have remembered to just call and see how she was."
Pikachu considered arguing further but knew that Ash was far too stubborn to change his mind about this.
An hour later the boat docked in Altomere. Ash quickly got off of the boat and headed towards Bianca and Lorenzo's home so he could drop off his Pokémon before going to see Latias. He arrived at their home and knocked on the door. The door opened almost instantly and Ash was met by an angry Bianca who was glaring at him.
"What are you doing here? Latias is in the garden." Bianca said harshly.
"I came here to leave my Pokémon with you before I went to see Latias." Ash replied.
Bianca felt guilty for how she had just spoken to Ash.
"I'm sorry Ash. It just breaks my heart to see Latias so sad."
"It's fine Bianca. It is okay for my Pokémon to stay here right?"
"Yes it's fine just go already."
Ash nodded and handed his Pokéballs to Bianca. Pikachu then jumped off of his shoulder and landed on Bianca's shoulder. Ash then turned around and ran towards the Secret Garden. Bianca and Pikachu watched Ash until he was out of sight. Once he was gone Bianca turned around and closed the door.
Ash was running full pelt towards the Secret Garden. He had accidentally barged into several people on the way there. He could hear them yelling various things at him but he didn't care. The only thing that mattered to Ash right now was Latias. He eventually reached the entrance to the Secret Garden. He quickly looked around to make sure nobody was watching and when he was sure that it was safe he entered the garden. As he walked into the garden he could hear someone crying. He ran towards where the crying was coming from and found Latias lying down with tears streaming down her face. Seeing Latias in such a state because of him was like a dagger to Ash's heart. He walked over to Latias and sat in front of her. Latias didn't notice him as her eyes were tightly shut. Ash gently ran his hand along Latias' neck.
"Latias." Ash whispered softly.
Latias' eyes snapped open as she knew that voice belonged to only one person. She looked at the person sat in front of her and a smile came to her face as she saw that it was the person she loved. Suddenly Latias launched herself at Ash and was relieved to find that he was in fact real and not a figment of her imagination. She then started sobbing into Ash's shirt and she wrapped her arms around him. Ash held her tightly and rubbed her back hoping it would calm her down. After a few minutes her sobs turned into whimpers. Ash lifted the dragoness' head and wiped away her tears making her blush. She started to nuzzle Ash in an attempt to stop him from seeing her burning cheeks. Ash smiled as he held Latias and felt her nuzzling him.
"Latias I'm so sorry I haven't kept in touch with you." Ash said.
"Ash I missed you so much. I was starting to think that you didn't care about me."
Ash placed his hands on Latias' head and moved her so she was looking into his eyes.
"Never think that Latias. I really care about you. In fact I have a confession."
"What is it Ash?"
Ash stared into Latias' eyes and felt incredibly nervous. He didn't know if he could tell her. But maybe he could show her.
"If you want to know you have to close your eyes."
Latias was confused by Ash's request but did as he asked and closed her eyes. Ash swallowed the lump in his throat and pressed his lips to Latias' putting all the love he had for her into the kiss. Latias' eyes flew open as she felt Ash's lips on hers. She was so shocked by what Ash was doing that she didn't respond. After not feeling Latias return the kiss Ash broke the kiss.
"I'm sorry Latias."
Before Latias could respond Ash had gotten up and was now running towards the exit. Latias finally got over her shock and saw Ash running away. She quickly realised that he must have thought that because she didn't respond to the kiss that she didn't feel the same way.
"Ash wait!"
Ash didn't listen to her and just kept running. Latias saw that he wasn't stopping so she immediately flew after him and tackled him. She was hurt when she saw him shut his eyes and put his arms in front of him to protect himself. Latias leaned her head down and nuzzled him again. Ash's eyes shot open in surprise as he felt Latias nuzzle him. He lowered his arms and then wrapped them around Latias. He ran his hands along her body and she cooed softly. Ash didn't really know what to say so he just continued to hold her in his arms and wait for Latias say something.
"Ash why did you kiss me?" Latias asked breaking the silence.
Ash looked into her eyes and knew that it was time to lay his cards on the table.
"Latias the truth is that I love you with all my heart and soul. I can't imagine my life without you in it. "
Latias couldn't believe it. The man she loved felt the same way. She gazed into Ash's eyes and saw that he looked worried.
"Latias please say something." Ash pleaded.
"I love you too."
Ash smiled and pulled her down into a kiss. This time Latias responded and they shared a tender loving kiss. Ash was feeling bold so he ran his tongue along her lips. Latias opened her mouth and Ash's tongue darted into her mouth. His tongue started dancing with hers and they both moaned into the kiss. Eventually the need for air made them break the kiss. They gazed lovingly into each other's eyes and laid in silence just happy to be in the arms of the person they love.
"Ash why do you love me when you could have any attractive human you wanted?"
"I love you because of how kind you are. I love your playfulness. And just so you know you are far more beautiful than any human could ever be."
The dragoness blushed and buried her head into Ash's head so he wouldn't see her crimson cheeks. Ash smiled and rubbed Latias' head.
"Latias will you be my mate?"
She raised her head and looked at Ash in shock.
"But some of your friends might not be okay with this. Also from what I've heard love between a human and a Pokémon is illegal."
"I don't care what anyone else thinks. I love you and that is all that matters."
Latias felt tears build in her eyes.
"Yes Ash I will be your mate."
Ash and Latias shared another kiss and everything else lost meaning. The only thing that mattered was being with the person they love. They broke apart and lied in silence. They both knew that being together would be tough and that many people would not accept them because of their relationship. But they didn't care. As long as they had each other that was all that truly mattered.
Notes
Well there is my Altoshipping one-shot. I do like the idea of Ash and Latias and this fic has made me want to write an Altoshipping story in the future.
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