The Way Love\'s Supposed To Be

DISCLAIMER: Alas! The Poke\'s donta belonga to me!

The Chronicles
A Pokémon Story Three
The Way Love\'s Supposed To Be
Part Two of Two
By Spiral Breeze

Tracey had been living in Professor Oak\'s lab for quite sometime now, since Ash, Brock and Misty went to Johto. He didn\'t want to live in Professor Oak\'s house because he knew that he wasn\'t part of the family. So, he instead stayed in the lab with the Pokémon, but all that was about to change...

One day, Gary was so depressed, he found himself wandering around his grandfather\'s lab, aimlessly feeding and playing with his Pokémon. Since he turned gay, or rather found out that he was gay, he never paid attention to his Pokémon anymore. He didn\'t even know that Tracey now lived in the lab! He sat in a corner, quietly brushing his most beautiful Pokémon Eevee. Tracey was busy sweeping the floor and didn\'t notice the fact that Gary was in the lab.

“Oh Eevee, you\'re so beautiful?” Gary sighed. “I just wish that I was still a Pokémon trainer, so this way I could enter you in a beauty contest. It\'s just, well; things aren\'t going too great; the new job that I have… it\'s tough. I thought I knew enough about computer technology in order to make it in the world, but there are so many people that know more than I do, and I\'m only out of high school. I only sell computers, but my customers want me to explain everything to them! I wish I could just stay here with you all day.”

(Why can\'t I just come with you?) Cried the Pokémon; she fully understood Gary\'s sadness.

“Oh Eevee, I wish you could, but the people at Radio Shack wouldn\'t let me take you in with me, the owner doesn\'t like Pokémon very much.” Gary explained sadly.

(That\'s ok Gary, I love you.) Eevee licked her friends face, trying not to lick the blush off.

“Eevee, you always were my absolute favorite Pokémon. I could always tell you everything! I love you so much!” Gary cried hugging the small brown bundle of fluff.

“Um, can I help you young lady?” Asked Tracey; he was just going to sweep the corner and realized that Gary was sitting there with Eevee.

“Uh, I\'m a boy.” Replied Gary. He looked over Tracey, and realized he found his true love.

“Oh, sorry, you into Boy George or something?” The Pokémon Watcher questioned.

“Yeah, I guess you could say that.” Gary said shrugging his shoulders. “Say, I didn\'t catch your name; I\'m Gary.”

“I\'m Tracey. I work here for Professor Oak, I\'m a top Pokémon Watcher.” Tracey explained proudly with his right hand over his heart.

“My Grandfather never told me that he had someone working and living in his lab.” Stated Gary as he thought to himself, “Man why didn\'t Grampy tell me sooner, than I wouldn\'t have made a fool of myself in front of Ash, Misty and Brock.”

“You\'re Professor Oak\'s grandson?” Tracey inquired with surprise. “Well it\'s nice to finally meet you!”

“Yeah, you too.” Gary smiled extending his hand for a shake, which Tracey took eagerly.

For some strange reason, the boy from the Orange Islands felt like his insides were going to explode, he couldn\'t help but actually like this weird Gary guy. He wanted to get to know him really well. After all, he didn\'t really have many friends beside the Pokémon while he worked at the lab.

“Hey, um, Gary, how about you hang around sometime. I could use the company of someone my own age.” Tracey asked hopefully. It was lonely in the lab all by himself, while Professor Oak was out in the field doing research.

“Yeah sure, I could be here everyday, in fact you shouldn\'t even be living here by yourself, why don\'t you move into my room, with me? I could use a roommate and the lab is no place for you to be living, it\'s made for Pokémon, not humans.” Offered the undoubtedly homosexual young man, his insides where full of Butterfree\'s flying around excitedly as he prayed to the Poké God\'s that the sexy black haired boy in front of him would say yes.

“You mean it?” Tracey asked in disbelief, he was feeling overwhelmed. “Really, I mean I didn\'t want to live in the house because, well, I\'m not part of the family you know? I don\'t want to intrude.”

“Yeah, I do Tracey, I think this is the start of a beautiful relationship!” The exceedingly feminine male hugged his new friend.

“Yeah!” Tracey agreed excitedly as he readily returned the warm, full-bodied embrace.

~* ))O(( *~

The next day, after they got all of Tracey\'s stuff up in Gary\'s room, they busily fixed up everything, according to a Feng Shui book that the auburn haired boy had just purchased. He was really getting into the new age; crystals, candles, incense and a box of Tarot cards were among some of the new things that decorated his shelves.

“And here\'s the final touch!” Gary smiled with dignity as he put up a rainbow flag and saluted the bright colors.

“Yeah, rainbows always made me feel happy.” Tracey sighed admiring their handy work.

During the next couple of weeks, Tracey and Gary\'s relationship flowered into a brilliant irreplaceable love. They started doing everything together, even taking showers. Tracey became more and more attracted to Gary as the days passed; he kissed him good morning and goodnight each day and as for Gary, he too loved Tracey. I mean really loved. He couldn\'t imagine his life without him. They drove everywhere together and did everything with each other. Then one night, when it was really cold, they even slept together, keeping each other warm, in the back seat of the convertible after they had come from a male strip club. It had been too late to go back home and wake up Professor Oak, so they snuggled close to one another under their jackets. After that truly wonderful experience, they began looking for their own place, so they could buy a bigger bed without Professor Oak fainting. Things were basically perfect until Professor Oak caught them having oral sex in a back closet of the lab. Tracey was leaning up against the wall moaning in pure ecstasy as his lover pleasured his throbbing cock.

“What the hell?” Professor Oak wailed, but he never finished his sentence because he fainted.

“That\'s it Gary, we have to find our own home, we can\'t keep doing this to your grandfather, it\'s hurting him, he just doesn\'t understand.” Tracey explained as he was zipping his jeans back up. “And maybe, well... maybe, what I\'m trying to say is… will you marry me Gary?” The Pokémon Watcher was kneeling on one knee as he took his lovers soft hands in his own.

“Oh... Tracey, honey I love you, of course I\'ll marry you!” Squealed Gary, wiping his mouth, so he could kiss his fiancé without getting seamen all over him.

“Hon wait a sec!” The sketcher interrupted as Gary began tongue kissing him. “Do they allow gay marriages in Pallet Town?”

“Oh shit… you\'re right, I don\'t know, what about in the Orange Islands?” The thought of being unable to get married had never occurred to either of them.

“No, definitely not, they\'re too normal there.” Sighed Tracey. “But I know all the major cities with casinos, hotels and all that sort of stuff do! This means we can get married in Goldenrod City in Johto, Saffron City or Celadon City here in Kanto. Everything is considered legal there!”

“Anyway? We still have to tell Grampy the good news?” The auburn haired boy looked down at his grandfather lying on the floor unconscious. “He\'s just going to faint again.”

~* ))O(( *~

After time, Professor Oak actually got used to the idea of his grandson having a husband. It took a while convincing him, but after he saw how much the two men loved each other, his heart just wouldn\'t let him say no. Gary and Tracey lived a very happy life together, but something was missing. Gary felt it in his heart and so did Tracey, and one day, after almost a year of marriage; it all came pouring out:

The couple was sitting on the patio of their brand new home, enjoying the fresh country air that gently blew about Pallet Town. They were benefiting from the gorgeous weather outside, drinking homemade lemonade, uttering a few words here and there, but for the most part taking pleasure in each other\'s company. Tracey was busy sketching a few baby Oddish, who were busy running around the garden playing tag. His husband kept glancing in his direction, idly turning the wedding band on his thin finger; something was troubling him.

“Tracey?”

“Yeah hon?” The young man smiled at his companion placing his large sketchpad on the table in front of him.

“Trace… I want a baby.” A single tear escaped his eye. Gary seated himself next to Tracey and hugged him tightly.

“Oh Gary, sweetheart, I want kids too, but the only way for us to have any is to adopt.” Wrapping his arms around his husband Tracey kissed Gary\'s forehead. “It\'s alright honey… Gary, baby don\'t cry.”

Gary absent-mindedly placed his hands on his stomach, knowing all too well that he as a man would never be able to give birth to a child.

“Gary, babe, when the time is right, we do have to be prepared for these things you know, we can adopt a baby of our own. I just don\'t want to be rushed into these things, a baby is a huge responsibility, and we must be willing to give a child all of our love.”

“I know Trace, but I know another way, we can get a girl, a girl we really trust and…” Gary\'s watery eyes sparkled in the sunlight.

“Honey, listen to me, I don\'t know about you, but I\'m not having sex with some girl just to get her knocked up, things just don\'t work that way.”

“No Tracey, we\'ll get her artificially inseminated, they take the sperm from one of us and they implant it in her egg, and boom, she\'s pregnant, and in nine months, we will have a beautiful baby boy or girl.” Explained Gary hopefully; he had his lover\'s hands in his own gazing deep into his eyes.

“But sweetheart, the only problem with that is, which one of us gets to be the father?” He knew Gary would really want to father the baby, however he thought it would be wonderful to help in the conception of a child.

“Well… um… we\'ll have two kids then!” To Gary, everything sounded so simple, he was desperate to the point that he would say and believe anything to solve his dilemma.

“Honey, then who\'s going to be the “lucky” girl to go along with us and actually spend almost two years of her life trying to make us two kids?” Tracey was a little afraid with what this was leading up to.

“I think I might know who.” The former Pokémon trainer smiled.

~* ))O(( *~

(Look up there!) Cried Pikachu pointing to the air above him as he sat on Ash\'s head.

“Huh, I wonder what that Hoothoot is carrying?” Misty asked.

“Hey, it\'s a letter for?” Began Ash, he was very disappointed when the flying type Pokémon handed the letter to his girlfriend instead of himself. “I never get anything?”

“Me?” Misty was a little surprised when the Hoothoot dropped the letter in her hand. It usually was Ash who received all the mail on their journeys. She opened it curiously and the three friends read the fallowing:

Dearest Misty,

(Hi Ash, Brock, Pikachu and Togepi, Kiss, kiss!)

For along time now we have been happily married, but there\'s something missing from our lives, a baby, a child to call our very own. For you see, we can never have any children of our own. And that\'s why we are asking, pleading you to be the mother of a baby for us. We know you have many questions to ask. So send a letter back with Hoothoot. Thank you!

Love Gary and Tracey

P.S. Our one-year anniversary is coming up in three weeks please try to make it!

“What?” Misty arched an eyebrow in confusion. “I don\'t understand.”

“So all this time Gary was gay, and I couldn\'t get all those beautiful girls!” Brock whined. He was crouching in the fetal position he normally set aside for “that name”.

“Huh, and Tracey too, wow, I never thought he was gay.” Ash shook his head with a mixture of surprise and resentment. “Well, it\'s a good thing you always slept on his side Misty!”

(Oh good lord! Come here big guy “kiss, kiss”!) Laughed Pikachu who could only imagine Tracey walking around kissing other men.

(Fruity queers!) The egg shaped Pokémon giggled as she waved her arms about happily.

“But why are they asking me to have their baby?” Inquired a very confused Ms. Misty Waterflower who quite frankly, didn\'t know whether to feel sad or angry.

“Misty you\'re only fourteen you\'re too young and I mean way too young to get pregnant, especially with the procedure they want you to go through with.” Brock explained seriously.

“Trust me, as a Pokémon Breeder, I know these things. How dare them even think of asking any girl, they\'re only what twenty-one years old? They need more sense in their lives.”

“What, no way am I going to let a couple of gay guys make Misty have their kids!” Ash yelled balling up his fists in anger. “Her first baby is going to be ours, and that\'s not until way after I become a Pokémon Master and we get married!”

(That\'s right, tell those fags!) The electric type Pokémon shouted while jabbing a chubby yellow arm in the air.

Togepi laughed uncontrollably at Pikachu\'s antics.

“Oh Ash you\'re so sweet!” Misty sighed hugging him tightly. “But I can\'t keep from feeling sorry for them, I mean Tracey was always so sensitive, and Gary was always a jerk, but it sounds like he\'s changed a lot… God, what do I tell them? I\'m so confused, what can I say?”

“Well Misty whatever you decide to tell them, you\'d better write that letter and send it with Hoothoot now.” Brock stated solemnly. “The two of them were probably confused from the beginning. I saw Tracey only a few times and he didn\'t look gay to me.”

“Hey, but what about the party?” Ash whined jumping up and down like a little kid.

“Well, I for one am going, after all, we haven\'t seen Tracey in such a long time.” Misty tried to smile. “No matter what he says or does, we\'re still his friends.”

“Yeah.” The rock Pokémon trainer sighed. “I guess you\'re right.”

“Well I\'m going just for the food!” Ash danced and jumped with his favorite Pokémon. “Isn\'t that right Pikachu?”

(All right free food!) Pikachu agreed sending tiny sparks in the air in celebration.

(Yay! A party!) Togepi squealed, still desperately trying to release herself from her mother\'s arms, who only hugged her tighter from her current unstable emotions. The barely teenage girl sat down for a while thinking about everything. She decided to write with an angry tone to get her feelings out. Thus Misty sent a letter back with Hoothoot that read:

Dear Tracey and Gary,

I\'m sorry, but I can\'t, I\'m only fourteen. And when me and Ash are older, we were hoping to settle down and have a couple of kids ourselves. Again I\'m sorry. But there is another option; you can always adopt a baby. This way it makes them feel loved and gives them a great home to grow up in. So please think about it. We will be at your anniversary party, because we are your friends, but I will never be more than that. I will never be your child\'s mother.
Goodbye
Your Friends,
Misty, Ash, Pikachu, Togepi and Brock.

When Gary and Tracey received the letter a few hours later, they were devastated. They were hoping with all their hearts that Misty would say yes. However it didn\'t work out the way they planned. Therefore they considered it: adoption. They went to the agency and decided to adopt a pair of twins, a boy and a girl named Tom and Ann, who were three years old. The adoption process took a long time. Paper work had to be done and background checks completed. They let Gary and Tracey play with the two preschoolers every time they came by to make sure Tom and Ann felt comfortable in the couples company. After going to court, and finalizing the entire adoption process, they were able to bring the tiny twins home. Gary and Tracey had decorated the largest bedroom in the house for them, buying them all sorts of comfortable furniture and fun toys. Tom and Ann settled in immediately, and that night, they kissed their two new fathers goodnight and whispered, “I love you” to both Gary and Tracey.

A couple of days later, it was time for the party. During those two days Tracey, Gary and little twins Tom and Ann grew to be a real family. The couple truly felt that they completed their lives.

“Tom? Ann?” Tracey came into their playroom and saw the twins and his husband playing a game of “Trouble”. “Having fun?”

“Yay! Daddy Tracey!” The little boy and girl squealed happily skipping up to their adoptive father.

“Hey hon, did you get everything on the list?”

“Yeah.” He glanced down at his legs, which were being smothered in tight hugs by the twins.

“Hey sillies you two little Woopers need to get ready for the party!”

“You can get them dressed Trace, I\'ll go set everything out.”

About an hour later, the doorbell rang, signaling the arrival of their guests. Gary opened the door and there stood Ash, Misty and Brock with Pikachu and little Togepi in Misty\'s arms. They were wearing traditional Japanese kimonos like they always did for festivals and parties.

“Hi, Happy Anniversary Gary and Tracey!” They all said at once.

“Hey, guys, come on in! We\'re so glad you could make it!” Squealed Gary in a girlish voice.

Tracey came to the door as well, it had been over a year since they last saw him, and they couldn\'t believe their eyes. He was wearing an extremely tight pair of black leather bell-bottoms, motorcycle boots and no shirt. He had at least twenty piercings all together, all over his body. They covered his ears, he had one on each eyebrow, one on each nostril, one through his bottom lip, a tongue ring and one through his chin, and he even had both his nipples pierced and his belly button. His hair was done in long black and green spikes and he was wearing heavy black eyeliner and lipstick. He looked like he was a member of the death pop group Orgy.

“Uh, hi Tracey, long time no see!” Misty said, trying to start a conversation, she had no idea he had changed this much.

“Yeah, congratulations on your first anniversary!” Exclaimed Brock, he thought that Tracey looked scary.

“We have two more people we\'d like you to meet.” Gary explained happily.

Tracey and Gary disappeared up the stairs and soon came back down, following between the couple and holding hands came Tom and Ann. They both had black hair and the most startling large black eyes. They were tiny children with some chubby faces. Ann\'s hair went well past her waist, while Tom\'s was gelled and spiked up. They looked like a mixture between the Adams family, Marilyn Manson and the Osborn\'s; they\'re all black clothing (even though they wore silk kimono\'s) simply added to their gothic appearance.

“Say hello.” The couple nudged the shy twins forward.

“Hello.” Their tiny voices sang. Surprisingly they didn\'t sound as malicious as they looked.

“Hi my name\'s Misty, and this is my Pokémon Togepi.” Misty introduced herself as she shook both of their tiny yet chubby hands.

(Mommy they scare me!) Cried Togepi.

“I\'m Ash and this is Pikachu.” Ash bent down and smiled at the two three year olds.
(Hi can I shock you?) Pikachu asked giddily.

“So how old are you guys?” Ash inquired with a smile, he liked little kids.

“We\'re both three, our birthday is January first!” Tom replied excitedly.

“Uh huh, we\'re New Year\'s babies!” Shouted Ann.

“I was born first then Ann, they thought there was only one baby, but there was two.”

“We like being two better, cause we always got someone to play with.” Ann smiled as she hugged her brother.

“Oh that\'s so cute.” Misty clasped her hands together; she had instantly fallen in love with the two preschoolers.

“Hey! Don\'t forget about me! My name\'s Brock, I\'m also known as Brock The Rock.” Explained the future breeder trying to sound tough.

“Are you a wrestler?” Asked Tom wide eyed.

“It that your mask?” Ann inquired, staring right at Brock as if she was reading him like a book.

Brock didn\'t like the way Tom and Ann were staring at him, it was scary, and he was very relieved when the conversation went back to the adults.

“You\'ve changed so much since we last saw you Tracey!” Exclaimed Misty as she handed Togepi to the twins to play with.

“Yeah, ever since I met Gary, well, he\'s changed my life, and he taught me to be myself.” Tracey explained with a blush. “So I immediately did what I\'ve always wanted to. I got twenty piercings all over my body. Hopefully when I have the extra money I can get all the tattoo\'s I\'ve always wanted. But besides that, life\'s been great! I\'ve been selling my sketches and I also took up painting. But what I am really most thankful for are these two right here, being a father has totally changed my life, and I love it!”

“You guys really look happy together, and I know that you\'re going to be great dads.” Ash said with a smile, it was hard not to smile feeling the amount of love in the room.

“Thanks Ash.” Gary brought him into a grateful hug. “I still can\'t believe that me and Tracey have been together for a whole year, and it\'s been wonderful.”

The party went on until one in the morning, and it had been a complete success. After everyone went home and Tracey put the twins to bed while Gary cleaned up, they went to sleep. They knew that this had been a great year together, and their marriage was just starting out. In the coming years they were going to become quite a family. Gary had finally found true love and affection in an individual who cherished and treasured him for who he really was, a father, a lover, a companion and most importantly a human being. Even if the entirety of our blessed planet Earth didn\'t appreciate him as a person because of his sexuality, Tracey would, since he loved him, and that was all that mattered.

The End Of Part Two