Ash x Goh - JourneyShipping / FirstFriendShipping / Satogou

Part Ten!

Ash POV

When we got back home, it was well past bedtime. At least, well past my bedtime.

Goh usually stayed up with a really bright night-light and sat at the table, reading. He didn't know it would wake me up- and every time he turned it on, I was ready... because I wasn't asleep.

He would wait until he thought I was asleep to get up and turn on his light, and he would read until well past midnight. I was sometimes so tired that I would sleep through all of his light and page-flipping, but most of the time I wouldn't be able to sleep, and that was starting to show.

It was starting to show a lot.

I rubbed my eyes sleepily, as I waited for Goh to open the door. We were both really tired, but Goh seemed to have more energy, because he ran to the door. Running was a really far possibility now.

I let my back rest against the wall, just outside the door. "Come on Ash, we're almost there."

I mumbled something and closed my eyes, sitting down. I absolutely did not care that we were almost there. Because, you see, if we were to go up those stairs, I would have to take a shower and change. If we didn't, I could stay down here and sleep.

I liked sleep.

Goh sighed and crouched down beside me. "Ash," He said in a sugary-sweet voice. "Come on. I can't leave you outside, and I don't think I can carry you."

"Mmmmnnnnnnnn..."

I'd really rather him carry me. I don't wanna walk...

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GOH POVVVVVVVVV

Ash looked like he was asleep. That would mean that I would- undoubtedly- have to carry him.

Now, I highly doubt he was fully asleep, but he was pretty close to it. I gently put one of my arms under his knees, and the other around his back. (BRIDAL STYLE :D)

I lifted him up. OH I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO THIS FOR LONG-

I shouldered open the door, and went inside. Professor Cerise was sitting at a table in the kitchen, evidently waiting for us to come back.

I went in, and said in a strained voice, "Hello Professor."

"Oh, Goh! Have a moment?"

"N-Not really."

My arms were starting to shake. "Here, I'll help you."

He held out his hands, offering to take Ash for me. I shook my head and left, slowly going up the stairs and leaning on the wall for support.

I made it to the guest room, and gently laid Ash down on his bed. He was out like a light- and I fixed the blankets over him.

I shook my head, smiling, and went back downstairs to see the Professor.

When I got there, he was making a cup of coffee. "Hey Professor. I can talk now."

"Oh, hello Goh. Here, sit down."

I did.

"So... How to start this... I see that you and Ash have been very... close recently. And well, I was going to ask... well, I... you see... how the world is nowadays..."

I decided to save him a bit of trouble.

"Yeah, I like Ash. He likes me. We're kinda... together. And neither of us care about the world judging that."

Professor Cerise blinked, and said, "Well, that clears it right up. Thank you Goh-"

I heard soft footsteps down the stairs, and I got up.

Ash was stumbling down the steps, rubbing his eyes, and dragging a blanket with a pillow under his arm. He walked right past me, and set his pillow on the table, and draped the blanket around his shoulders.

He let his head fall onto the pillow, and he didn't move after that.

"Well..." I said, tapping his shoulder.

"Maybe he just wanted to be near you?" Professor said, smiling.

"Well he could've waited, because now I'll have to carry him back up the stairs."

"I can help-"

"Nah. I'll - *yawn* - do it..."

I blinked slowly, and sat down beside Ash, crossing my arms to use them as a pillow.

" Actually,,, I'll do it in... a minute..."

I heard Professor Cerise laugh, and heard the little clink of his coffee cup being set down.

I heard Ash murmur and felt his arm go around my side.

I felt the Professor drape a blanket over me, and I looked up, practically half-asleep.

"You can sleep here, Goh."

"Then... Ash? Who'll... carry..." That was what I remember saying.

"Ash can sleep here too."

"Mmmmkayyyyyy..."

My arms were on the cold table, and I was tempted to just get up and lay on the floor, when Ash beat me to it. He got up, and dragged me with him- technically, he carried me, and only Arceus knows how he managed that in his sleepy state- and he brought me to the couch. (That little area in the lab where they like to sit with that table all the time- I'm not quite sure how it's all connected... But hey, I'll go with it- so in this, I guess the lab part and the kitchen part are connected, so this is gonna be a bit ... odd.)

He laid down, and I curled up next to him, my back pressed into his chest. (Yes, technically called spooning I'm pretty sure- Goh is probably the little spoon every time, but there would be those occasions were Ash would be)

Professor Cerise fixed the blankets - I had forgotten he was here- (So did I buddy, so did I- funny how easy it is to forget someone you wrote about not even two paragraphs ago) and Ash draped his arms around my neck, one of his hands were fingering my hair.

I didn't mind it though.