Let's go to the regions

The time we spend

"Ah Gladion I didn't know you would be coming early, it's a good thing i got ready early as well huh" Ash said in surprise as he wasn't expecting Gladion until later that day so it was quite the surprise " Hm ready to go" 

" Oh Gladion because i wasn't expecting you to come until later i said it was okay for me to babysit Lei for a little i apologize" Ash said looking down in shame " It's okay i should have told you i was coming to pick you up early"

" Gladion how are you" asked Lei, " Good  lets go inside shall we" Gladion asked looking at ash " We shall" Ash said giggling with Lei

When they reached the loft where Ash slept " So when are the professors coming back" Gladion asked while looking around " They are coming in an hour" Ash answered laying down on the sofa and stretching out

Within the hour the 3 of them played and made food to eat sorta like a family would. it was cute but then the Professors came and then Ash and Gladion started their date/hang out

" Well where are we going " Gladion asked genuinely confused as Ash dragged him to the station " We are going to get a ride Pokemon and go to place only i know, it's a place where i found and it helped me calm down when ever i was stressed" Ash said smiling

" Do you really want to take me there" Gladion looking surprised " of course it might help your ptsd and then boom your healed" Gladion smiled at that statement

' Your a hypocrite, you, yourself have ptsd and your focusing on helping a friend how cute' said a snarky voice in the back of Ash's voice, Ash decided to ignore it and went on with his day.

During the 7 hours they spent together Ash took them to his favorite place in all of Alola a deserted Island and Island so big yet small that it was forgotten about so no one went there and over time they forgot about it

They swam, ate, joked around until Gladion popped a question " Ash ya know we held our relationship on pause so that we could finish our journeys I've been back for 2 years and you 1 why haven't we you know"

" Gladion i don't really know why maybe we just didn't have time for it but even right now we can't right now since I'm your sensei and it's illegal to have a relationship with your teacher so Lets put another hold in our relationship till the end of the month hm"

"Fine" Gladion said sighing before cuddling up next to ash " Gladion did you " Ash said before getting cut off " Please just this i just want to hold you please" 

" Fine"

An hour later Gladion woke do to water pouring on him he thought it was rain so he woke up to move the 2 of them away then realizing that it wasn't on the rest of his body then he heard whimpering his eyes shot open to see a crying ash trying to curl himself in a ball

" Ash... ASH!!" Gladion shouted and Ash woke with a start " What, what is it oh it's late" Ash said blinking the sleep away from his eyes " Are you okay? what's wrong? you were crying" Gladion said with worry

" Oh I'm okay i just had a nightmare let's go home and get ready for tomorrow" Ash said trying to leave the conversation at that, Gladion noticed but all he could do was nod and go home with Ash

When the reached Melemele Island Ash dropped Gladion at his house and then went home himself but had no idea what the night had in store for him.