How long did they stay like this? Hard to say. They probably would have remained this way for much longer had it not been for the small ping! from John's pokégear that finally caused him to stir. He opened his eyes groggily, about to reach for the small device when he realized that his head was laying on something that was distinctly not a pillow. Suddenly it didn't really matter who that message on the pokégear was from.

He sat up quickly, feeling incredibly flustered and several different kinds of awkward. He seemed to have missed something here...what just happened? And why was Rose asleep? Casey no help at all as she too was fast asleep, curled up on the couch next to Rose.

What was he supposed to do: wake her up or let her keep sleeping? On the one hand, it would be rude to wake her when she was apparently sleeping so peacefully...but on the other hand he couldn't just let her stay here all night. For one thing, this wasn't even his room, he was freeloading just here temporarily until he could afford his own hotel room. (Or at least pay for part of this one)

The result of this internal debate was a very half-hearted wake-up attempt. He gave her shoulder a tentative little shake, speaking in a quiet voice that sounded more like a rasp than anything else (stupid cold).

"Um...Rose?"