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Chapter 71 (Atlas's POV)

January 8th

Grayson- 38 weeks

Atlas's POV

He's been in his room a long time... I give up on giving him space and run up the stairs. The worry getting to me. He's not tremendously sick, but sick enough to be worried. A little over a week, he's been in and out of fevers just sleeping a lot.

Taking a deep breath I raise my fist to knock on the door.  Should I knock? What if he's sleeping. It would be rude to barge, I mean Ash does it all the time, but it's cute when he does it.

I quietly knock on the door, only for it to swing open. "Hiii" Asher smiles moving to lean against his dresser. "Hello handsome" I greet him with a smile. He just smiles back as I move in to take him back to bed, or maybe...

"Are you hungry?" I mutter getting a confused look in response. "I'm... good" he takes a minute to answer before making his way slowly and carefully to his bed, arms out like he was attempting to balance.

Flopping onto the bed with a giggle he quickly turns to his back. "Does anything hurt" I question him, following him to his bed. He sits up grabbing onto me. "I feel fineeee" he giggles again grabbing onto my sweater.

I give him a weird look and he quickly pulls me on top of him. "Ash?" Now giving him a questioning look. "I love you!!" He shouts wrapping his arms around my neck. I put my arms on either side of him to hold myself up.

Pulling himself up he gives me a passionate kiss, I don't return it at first worried about what the hell has happened to him. Giving in I deepen the kiss letting my hand go to his cheek.

Once again he giggles pulling away to pat my cheek? I look at him confused and that's when it all makes sense, next to him his pouch of meds opened. "Ash" I groan sitting back. "How many did you take?" I ask and he quickly sits up. "Oh no you found out" he giggles putting a hand over his mouth.

"Asher," I say sternly wanting for an answer. "Chill... Mr. Hot Guy" he chuckles poking my shoulder. "How many" I repeat. "How many what?" He asks slipping off of his bed. "Pills... herbs! Whatever is in this thing" I shout snapping to get his attention.

His face goes into one of shock "shhh I'm not supposed to take them yet" he shushes me as I rub my hands over my face. "Fuck" I groan swinging my feet over the side of the bed.

"Why did you take them then!?" I ask obviously angry. "I- hurt? Yeah, I was hurt, but I don't remember what" he was slowly losing it as I prayed that his parents would be home soon.  "Why don't we go back to bed" I smile patting the spot next to me.

He shakes his head jumping over anyways. "No I want to be awakeeee" he cheers about tripping over his own feet. I stand up going to help him but he quickly steadies himself pushing me back onto the bed.

"Haha" he laughs before stumbling for the door. I quickly stand bolting after him, as he trips out of the door and towards the stairs. "You're it" he shouts putting his arms up. "Don't you dare go down those stairs" I yell getting giggles in return as he starts to fall over.

He just lets his body fall to the floor with a big 'oof'. When I picked him up I only got more giggles in return. "So giggly" I sigh throwing him over my shoulder. "Stopppp put me dowwnnn... I'm tired" he trails off yawning.

"Babe!" I was already halfway down the stairs and I wasn't taking this clumsy oaf back up the stairs. "You're going to sleep in my room then" I readjust him once we got to the first floor. "Noo I'm not tired!" He whines as I look around the common room for any sort of help.

"Uh" was the only sound the came from Em. It made Ash whip his body around until I finally just let him down. "Hello Emmmmmmmmmm" he hums the m way to long giving her a small wave before hunching over.