AureliaShipping Drabbles and Short Stories

Written by SkittleBoxx

Taking Care of the Egg

WARNING: SPOILERS FOR SM 8!

It was a peaceful night in Alola. The wind was gentle and the stars were out and shining. Standing on the balcony that was outside of her room was Lillie, who was gently humming while rocking a cream white egg. Ever since she had seen it glow while being attacked by that Salandit and learning that hloding the egg wouldn't cause her any harm, she became the almost religious protector of the egg. She held the egg closer to her button-up light blue pajamas as she registered another shake of the egg.

She heard the cry of a Pikachu in her room, which caused her to smile. Ash had agreed to not only go with her for the afternoon, but to stay the night as well. He was probably somewhat worried about her after the scare that had happened mere hours ago, so Lillie was grateful that Ash was willing to keep her safe.

"Hey, Lillie? You gonna come back in here?" Ash asked from inside.

Lillie turned around a bit. "Yes, Ash, I'll be in quickly-" When she was facing Ash, she held in a small laugh. Since Ash had not expected to stay the night, he had no choice but to ask Lillie for a pair of pajamas for the night. "Um... I see you found the pajamas I set out for you."

Ash smiled while rubbing the back of his neck. "Yeah, and I gotta thank you for letting me wear these. I would've been really uncomfortable in just my day clothes."

The girl nodded as she walked back inside. While holding the egg with one arm, she closed the glass doors and made sure they were locked. She set the egg on the makeshift bed the two had set up and covered it up with a blanket. Lillie placed a hand on the egg and sat down on the couch, where Ash joined her. He also set a hand on the egg.

"...so, should we get going to bed now? It's getting kinda late, and I'm a little tired from that battle I had."

Lillie found herself yawning after Ash had finished. She giggled quietly. "Yeah, I guess you have a point." As she stood up, her facial expression changed from content to nervous. "But... what if something bad happens to the egg? It's my fault it was almost stolen by that Salandit because I was away from it..."

Ash strode towards the egg and picked it up. "Then maybe you can take it with you! I bet whatever Pokemon in hear would be happy to know it's safe with its mother."

"M-mother?!" She took the egg from Ash and held it close to her again. "You're right, I am this egg's mother! I have to make sure that nothing bad ever happens to it again... isn't that what a good mother does?"

With the situation settled, Ash nodded. "Yep. Any good mother always looks out for her young." He grabbed the blanket the egg was previously bundled in and wrapped it around himself. "Well, I suppose I'll hit the sack now. I'm sleeping on the couch, right?"

Lillie bit her lower lip as she looked at Ash, then the egg. "Um... I think it would be rude of me to banish you to the floor or couch and I haven't told my butler that you'd be staying in a guest room..." She seethed a breath in, but partway through, an idea struck her. "Hey... children grow best with two parents, right?"

"Yeah."

"And... I don't want you to sleep on the floor... so..." She blushed a bit. "I'm sure I have plenty of room on my bed for the two of us. Do you want to sleep in my bed tonight?" Her face exploded into red. "B-but nothing serious! Just two friends watching over an egg and a friend making sure that her guest is served right!"

Ash set a hand on the egg and nodded. "That's very kind of you, so I guess I can accept your offer. And I promise, I won't steal your blankets." He winked, which caused Lillie to squeak with an even redder face that was as bright as a Cheri Berry.

The two, egg in tow, made their way to Lillie's bedroom. She placed the egg on an extra pillow she set in the middle, then climbed onto the mattress and covered up in the thick blankets. While she lay with a hand over the egg, she felt the bed adjust to her classmate's weight. Like he had promised, Ash covered up without tugging the blanket away from Lillie. She felt a hand over her's.

It seemed like hours passed as they both drifted off into sleep and stayed in their worlds of dreams. The egg also stayed still like it were asleep, like it was calm under the reassuring touch of its parents. Only small streaks of moonlight filtered through the window, the world seeming to stop to let two classmates enjoy the wonderful feeling of sleep.

"...Lillie?" a quiet voice whispered.

Lillie turned her head to Ash. Their hands were still atop the egg, and Ash had his eyes closed. But as he just proved, he was still awake.

"So, if the egg hatches while we're sleeping... what would we do?"

The girl did her best to shrug while lying down. "I don't know. What would we do?"

Ash finally opened his eyes and directed them to Lillie. "That's a little uncertain to me, but I know one thing: Mallow would never let us hear the end of that."

Lillie tried her best to hold in a laugh, but it was a feeble attempt. "You're right, she never would!" She sat up as she saw the light outside brighten and change to a shimmering orange. "And the sun's rising..."

The boy swung his legs over and opened the window. Although the light was harsh, it was beautiful. He rounded back to the large bed and sat down on the edge while taking in the sunset.

Lillie scooped up the egg in her arms and snuggled it close to her chest. She moved to the other end of the bed where Ash was sitting, then parked next to him, shoulders touching. She set the egg between them as she leaned her tired head on Ash's shoulder. While half asleep, she felt a gentle hand on her back. She put both of her pale hands on the egg, right atop Ash's other tanned hand.

She would have to invite Ash over for another sleepover another day.