ash x gladion oneshots

Cake

A/N- another story about gladion's birthday! They are like 16 or 17 here and it's set after ash becomes pokemon master, he returns back to alola.

There is a tiny, really tiny amount of lime in here at the end. Very tiny.

When Ash Ketchum's journey through the galar region ends, the young trainer returns to Alola to see his friends. In his first week back to the warm land, he meets Gladion again. The two sit on the dry sand of Hano Beach, watching the sun let the blue sky for the full moon, yielding a stunning sunset.

"Alola's sunset is fantastic, don't you think?" Ash said as he smiled, looking up to the view. Pikachu nodded with a sincere smile, they really looked alike. 

"I don't usually notice that much." The blonde had really missed Ash, but he wouldn't have the heart to say it out loud. 

"You should do! It's amazing." The black-haired boy looked back at his friend, who stared at him and ended up letting out a slight smile. "You did it! You smiled!" Ash celebrated like if it was a big event. 

"What? Uh, yeah, I smiled." Gladion looked at him, with a confused expression on his face. 

"It's because you never smile." He explained, causing the other to think more about the action. 

"It's not true." He denied. 

"It is! Right, Pikachu?" The young trainer asked while his Pokemon looked at the other boy, embarrassing himself a little for agreeing with his trainer's statement. 

Then, Gladion's cellphone vibrated. He sighed and clicked the play when he saw that the name of his mother's. 

"Hey, baby! Me and Lillie wish you a very happy birthday!" Lusamine said excitedly on the screen. His sister was in the back, looking embarrassed. 

"What?! Is your birthday today? Why didn't you tell me before?" Ash was astonished. For him, birthdays were always an important moment. 

"I thought you knew." He put his cellphone on his pockets, standing up as he ran his hand down his pants, brushing off the sand. Unlike ash, the blonde never really cared about those commemorative dates. 

"Of course I didn't know!" The boy also got up. "I couldn't even buy a gift for you, my bad." He said through a slightly nervous laugh. 

"No problem, I kinda don't care about that. By the way, I'm going to spend my birthday alone." Gladion walked towards the east. 

"Alone?" Ash questioned, strangely, since it's not very common to see someone celebrate their birthday alone. 

"Well, actually I'll be with my pokemon." Gladion extended his hand holding an ultra ball. "Come here, Umbreon" he said, making his pokemon leave the ball. 

In the same second, the moonlight pokemon moved towards the electric mouse. The two ran and started to play with the sea's water. 

"I know that pokemon are the best. " The trainer looked at the animals, who were happily playing. "But it would also be nice if Pikachu and I spend the rest of the day at your house." He suggested. "We can bake a cake! How about a chocolate cake?" 

"Well...Yeah, sure." Gladion shivered, it was the first time he had the boy at his home. The worst part was that Ash makes the blonde's heart beat faster, but in his mind, that love would never be real. So maybe it would be better to keep his feelings as a secret. Or maybe not.