It was closing in on twenty minutes when the soft sound of the door closing reached her ears. She listened closely to make sure it wasn't the door that led to the front room but as soon as she heard the grumbling she knew who it was.

"Bloody May, dragging me out of bed, what's her problem? I can guarantee that I'd have been happier in bed waiting to visit tomorrow. We both would be" she could hear the dropping of shoes on the carpeted floor and winced slightly thinking that her family might be woken by the noise.

She pushed herself out of her seat placing the pokemon down as she stood. Moving to the door she pulled open the wood and whispered out.

"Ash, stop making such a racket and get up here" the boy was bent over placing his shoes out of the way of the door. The sudden noise made him jump and back his back against the door handle.

"May!" He hissed up at her, this wasn't a good night.

"Shut up and get up here Ash"

"You know I'd much rather be in bed right now."

"So would I but this is important. Come up here" she left before he could ask her anything else, leaving him with no other option other than to trudge up the stairs and see what was so important as to drag him from his cosy bed in the middle of the night.

He would have stomped up the stairs had it not been so late, but he didn't remove the irritated look that had appeared on his face.

"What is it May, why did you drag me out of bed? Why couldn't this wait till tomorrow?" He asked, folding his arms across his chest. She reopened the door to her room and stepped out. The brunette simply took his arm and pulling him along with her.

"Come and see for yourself" she answered simply. Pushing the door closed behind her she turned him towards the bed where the Pikachu was sitting, staring up into the shocked boy's eyes.

"W-what the hell is that?" He asked stuttering slightly and not moving his eyes from the yellow creatures face.

"Glad I got you out of bed now?" She asked smirking.

"Yea, whatever, just tell me what the hell that is." He asked pointing towards the pokemon.

"Don't point Ash it's rude." She joked, sure that Ash was glad he hadn't missed this.

"I don't care if it is rude, what is it?" He asked emphasising the final word.

"This is Pikachu" she answered simply. Picking the pokemon up and holding it out slightly to Ash. He stepped backwards slightly, not letting the distance between them shrink in the slightest.

"What...is...a...Pikachu?" He asked, spacing out his words to make her understand just what he wanted to know.

"Well, I'm not entirely sure, he's a pokemon, but I don't know what they are. This cat guy wants him, he's not allowed to have him if you see him run away, he's dangerous. He even gave me a few bruises." She mumbled the last part looking at her arms where bruises were starting to form.

"A cat guy?" He asked incredulously, "I can't deny that he's real, I'm looking at him after all. But a cat guy? Really May. I think you're losing it."

"I'm not Ash," she answered scowling slightly at her friend. "I can prove it too, well maybe. I can if you help me" she held the pokemon close to her chest, not taking her scowl from her face.

"What? Why do you need me to help you?" He asked the girl, one of the only girls at school who he could stand.

"Cos I do, and I want to get him back home, to his parents. He'll be safe with his parents, they will protect him and not let the group that came through here with him take him and hurt him." As she spoke she unconsciously pulled him closer, the Pikachu's small hands grabbing at her shirt.

"You're being serious about this?" Ash asked her, looking down at the baby who was holding May close.

"Yes Ash I am." She answered, her voice portraying just how important it really was. He sighed, accepting that she was telling the truth.

"Alright tell me about it." He sighed once more moving to the bed and dropping down on the soft mattress. He was sure this had to be a dream.

"Ok, I will." May moved towards him and started to tell him all that had happened once she found the egg. It would be easier, longer, if she explained from the beginning.

It took quite a while for her to get through everything, she hadn't checked the time before she had started nor when she finished but the sun was beginning to peak through the window. Both were tired and May had to press hard against her eyes with the palm of her hand just to stay awake. A long yawn came from Ash as he placed a hand on the pokemon's head.

"So this little thing here is the cause of all our problems and why I'm not in bed?" He asked, just to make sure.

"Yep, basically, he's the reason you aren't getting any sleep and I'm getting barely any." She confirmed nodding her head softly and squeezing her eyes closed before reopening them. It was something she did to try to keep herself awake but it wasn't working this time. She let out a long yawn looking over at Ash. "So are you going to help me?" She asked him, and he nodded. Though she wasn't sure if that was a yes or if he was just so tired he couldn't keep his head up.

"Yea, I'll help. As long as I can go to bed now." He answered; confirming that he was in fact going to help his friend. A smile came to her face.

"Yea, you can go to bed. And so can I. I don't think they'll know where I live so I can keep him here with me. I'll call you later if you want to go home. Though I would prefer you sleeping here just in case they could find my house. I lost them in the woods and I don't know where they are." She admitted to him as she scratched him behind his ear. A small sound came from him at the feeling of her nails behind his ear and he nuzzled into her.

"I would if I could, but my mum would freak out if she woke up and I wasn't home. I'll come over as soon as I wake up and if something happens just call me and I'll be over." She nodded to her friend, understanding what she was talking about. If her mum woke up and found her missing then she would probably have a heart attack and before passing out call the police.

"Alright, I'll call you tomorrow. You have to promise that you'll help me. I don't want all this pressure on me alone." She answered pushing herself up from the bed. She moved towards the wardrobe. She placed him down on a pile of clothes that were in there. He looked up at her and she placed a finger to her lip. "Shh, it's just for tonight alright. I'll figure out a better place for you tomorrow just sleep here for tonight." He nodded up at her seeming only slightly concerned. But he trusted her, she had gone back for him after all.

Turning to the boy in her room she opened the door.

"They'll sleep downstairs tonight. Sneak out and come back tomorrow, once your mum is awake. We can figure out how to get him home then, cos if I'm honest with you I have no idea." Ash nodded up at him and smiled running a hand through his hair cringing as he felt the knots. His hair would be a nightmare in the morning. He could bet money on that.

"I'll see you tomorrow May" he waved bye to the girl as he passed her and shut the door behind his back. Once the door closed she turned to Pikachu.

"Time for bed" she half sighed half yawned pulling the door closed to the wardrobe. It wouldn't do if they came in and saw him sleeping on her clothes. She would surely suffer a shattered ear drum if that happened. The screech she would hear from her brother or her parents would definitely deafen her. And she wouldn't blame them if that happened. She had had a mental breakdown after seeing the egg change to be a pokemon.

Moving to her bed she dropped onto the soft bed, with her arms spread out she closed her eyes bedding down on the soft mattress. With a content sigh she rolled onto her side.

"Night Pikachu."

"Pikka pi" she smiled at hearing him answer her and stayed still for a few moments as she could hear him bedding down too. There were a few soft scratches as well as the faint rustling of clothes to tell her he was making himself at home. She smiled to herself. However long she had left with the pokemon she could tell would be nowhere near normal. And what would she do on Monday morning? Would he stay here? Would he come to school with her? She had no idea. With a soft groan she rolled over onto her front, smothering her face in the pillow. It wasn't more than a few minutes later that she was deep in sleep.

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