aidan gallagher imagines

best friends don't sleep together

Nicky Harper
your pov

"nicky get up." i whispered as i turned my head over to the figure beside me. nicky was sleeping peacefully on my arm which made it hard for me to move around.

"hmm." he groaned, reaching his arms in order to trap me inside. his leg wrapping on mine as i struggled to get loose.

"nicky, we're gonna be late for class." i whispered again, my hand unconsciously moving to his hair.

"five more minutes." nicky added, pulling the covers over his shoulder.

it might seem weird being able to sleep next to your best friend of the opposite sex but honestly, not for us. we've been so used to each other's presence that we even chose to share the same bed ever since we were young. we were already 14 and i don't know why i'm keeping this 'best friends sleeping next to each other' routine.

"are you gonna sleep here tonight?" i asked, finally asked. for some odd reason, i was enjoying his company more and more these days. as if i couldn't live without him.

"of course, i prefer your bed though." he winked, as i hit his head lightly earning a small laugh from him.

i shook myself off his grip, leaving him so that i could get ready for school. i did the usual, sooner or later nicky would eventually get ready as well.

i got off the bathroom and dressed up immediately. i headed down to their kitchen, dawn greeting me with a big smile.

"what's with the smile, dawn?" i rolled my eyes jokingly. she shrugged her shoulders.

"how old are you, y/n?" she asked. i was confused, does she realize that we're the same age?

"14? we're the same age." i chuckled a bit.

"exactly, you aren't 5 anymore and you're still sleeping with nicky? not that it's wrong but its weird to share the same bed unless-"

"we're just friends, dawn. at least that's what nicky says." i mumbled the last part, hoping dawn wouldn't hear but because of her expression it was clear that she did.

"i knew you had something for nicky, y/n. you agree sleeping on the same bed- not because it was a routine- but because you like him." she added.

"keep it down will you?" i said, my heart beating anxiously.

"it's fine, y/n, really. i'd rather have him sleeping with you than with any other girl out there." she said before turning her back on me. "i know he feels the same." dawn added before turning her back.

i stood there, dumbfounded. were we that obvious? but it didn't seem like it. i never felt as if it was obvious. i thought everyone would think that we were only like that because we're best friends.

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time went by fast. i didn't even notice that the bell already rang telling us it was time to go home. maybe i was too pre-occupied by what dawn said this morning.

before i knew it, i was already heading towards the gate. nicky's arm wrapped around my waist, and i was glad that it was. sooner or later i might have fallen to my knees or worse, bump into a tree.

i looked behind me as nicky waved away from his siblings. dawn had her eyes following us and for some reason i couldn't look away as if she was talking to me.

"are you okay, y/n?" nicky whispered, his voice getting low and husky.

"yeah, of course." i smiled, i was shocked that he appeared in front of me.

"you know i can read you, right?" he says and i only nodded, not wanting to argue. he turned his back on me and bent down. "get on."

"what?" i said.

"i said get on. i'll carry you, you don't look so well." he said, i was about to protest but he pulled me. i fell down perfectly on his back and he wrapped my legs around him, giving me a piggy back ride.

"nicky, i'm fine i swear." i said, but he didn't answer. he was so focused on where he was going and everyone was looking at us. "nicky, everyone's looking."

"then don't look." nicky said, i immediately bowed my head. his scent automatically filled in my senses and i pulled myself closer to him. he smells so good, his perfume wasn't overpowering, it was just right.

i heard a door open, i looked up and saw my house. i thought he would put me down by then but he didn't. he continued carrying me to my bedroom and threw me down my bed.

"what the hell, nicky!" i said which only resulted to a slight chuckle from him.

"let's study for the test tomorrow. it's a good thing you're here." nicky smiled and i returned the favor.

he took our books from our bags. i caught the math book that he threw at me and i started browsing over the pages. he settled down on my study table not to far from my bed as he held the biology book.

i looked at him. every single detail seemed to pop out even more. his eyes glimmering as the light caught his green color. his eyelashes seemed to get thicker as he blinked. the perfect sculpture of his nose gave off the expression of passion and determination. my heart was beating intensely as he pursed his lips together, ending with him licking his bottom lip. those pinking plum, it would be a lie if i didn't think about kissing them.

"y/n." nicky called. i didn't get to process whatever he said, i could only focus on his voice. his voice got deeper comparing to when we were kids.

"y/n, you're staring." he says but it somehow sounded huskier and hotter.

i didn't even argue anymore. i looked at him, his eyes sparkling in my sight. i stood up not breaking the eye contact that we had.

"nicky." i managed to say, my throat becoming extremely dry as he stood up, our height almost equal to each other he stared into my eyes.

"y/n, please." his voice huskier than before, i saw his hand reach out to mine. i was about to touch it but it went for my waist. pulling me in as our lips crashed, one of his hands on my cheek.

his lips were soft like marshmallows. everything was light, my knees were weak, my stomach doing flips. at this moment i felt like i was flying.

my head fell down as he pulled away. his fingers lifting my chin up to look at him.

"i'm sorry, i didn't mean to-" i said.

"no." nicky said taking me by surprise. "i like you. i really do." he said.

"me too." i answered.