"Hey, good morning Whumpee", Ash smiled at Whumpee as their eyes fluttered open, "how did you sleep?"
"Um pretty good", Whumpee sat up and instantly felt the cold, "it's cold, I remember being cold last night to, but then I felt warm again."
"Yes, I'm sorry about that, the heat went out in the middle of the night, so I made sure to get you some extra blankets", Ash winked at Whumpee, "Caretaker had to go see about fixing it, so I am in charge for right now."
"Oh uh", Whumpee looked down nervously. They were still new to the family and weren't sure if Ash was trustworthy yet.
"I've got breakfast started if you want to come down. I would keep some warm clothes on though", Ash walked toward the door, "I hope you're hungry."
Whumpee nodded.
"Okay, come down when you are ready", Ash left the room.
Whumpee felt a shiver go down their spine as they climbed out of bed.
Ash was placing breakfast on the table when Whumpee rounded the corner to the dining room.
Whumpee had decided to wrap one of the blankets around their shoulders to keep warm.
"Um I'm sorry, is this okay?", Whumpee looked down at the floor.
"Oh absolutely, I might actually do the same", Ash smiled, "today we have scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, biscuits with jelly, and if you're still hungry. Well, we can certainly fix that. I've got milk and juice to wash it down."
"It smells really good", Whumpee timidly walked to the table, "where would you like me to sit."
"Anywhere you like", Ash smiled, "eat as much as you like, I'll be right back."
Whumpee had just bit into a piece of bacon when Ash came back carrying a blanket.
"You know I was just thinking... can I see your blanket really quick", Ash smiled.
Whumpee quickly pulled the blanket off and handed it to Ash.
"I'm sorry", Whumpee whispered.
"Don't worry, you're not in trouble, but I think you'll like this, I'll be right back", Ash winked.
Whumpee took another bite as they watched Ash leave carrying the two blankets.
Ash came back, grabbed a piece of sausage, and left the room again.
Whumpee was quietly eating the eggs when Ash came back carrying the blankets.
"Here you go", Ash offered the blanket back, then started to wrap themself in the second blanket.
"I-it's warm", Whumpee held it close to their face for the heat, and it smells nice.
"Yes, Caretaker used to do this for me when he took care of me as a patient", Ash pulled the blanket to their face and breathed in the aroma, "he would put the blanket in the dryer for a few minutes to make it warm, and add a dryer sheet to leave a pretty smell. I thought the warmth would feel good to you."
"He used to take care of you. What do you mean?", Whumpee eyed Ash, "I thought you were his child or something."
"I kind of am now, but yes, I came out of a situation similar to yours, he took care of me", Ash smiled as they sat down, "he let me stay with him, as I had no where else to go. I help out around the house as much as he'll let me."
Whumpee stared at them.
"What?", Ash smiled, "are you okay?"
"I'm sorry I had no idea", Whumpee looked down.
"It's okay Whumpee, how would you have known information that was never told to you. I normally don't talk about it to Caretaker's cases", Ash smiled, "the cases are here to be taken care of, not hear about me."
Whumpee frowned, "that explains why you are so careful around me then."
"Yes, I know how you feel, I've been in the same position", Ash bit into a sausage link, "all the way down to needing extra blankets on a cold night."
Whumpee smiled.
"I'm the reason Caretaker has so many blankets, I used to run around the house with several wrapped around me all the time. For a long time I didn't have a blanket to keep me warm, Caretaker was always buying blankets", Ash started to laugh lightly.
Whumpee smiled as they listened.
The front door opened.
"Hey I'm home, do I have an Ashcicle and Whumpeecicle yet", Caretaker walked into the dining room, "oh good you two haven't froze yet."
"Not yet", Ash smiled, "I was just telling Whumpee about my blanket habits when you took care of me."
"Oh yes, I used to follow a trail of blankets to find Ash, they never realized how many blankets they had fallen off, because they had so many", Caretaker reached for a piece of bacon, "I'd just pick up each blanket, and rewrap them when I found them. I see we used the dryer to warm up the blankets, very smart."
"Yes Whumpee came down wrapped in a blanket, then I got the idea when I got my blanket", Ash smiled at Whumpee.
"We should have heat pretty soon, they're looking at it right now", Caretaker stepped over to the window, "they think they know what happened."
Whumpee pulled the blanket tighter, and tried to hide their chattering teeth.
Caretaker smiled and left the room.
Whumpee looked down shyly, hoping they weren't being a bother.
Caretaker came back carrying three more blankets, "I'll be right back."
Ash smiled when they heard the dryer door shut, and a few beeps.
Soon enough Caretaker carried the three baskets back into the dining room.
He wrapped Whumpee and Ash in the warmed blankets, then wrapped the third one around himself.
Whumpee held the blanket close to smell it again.
"Thankyou", they whispered.
"You're welcome Whumpee", Caretaker smiled.
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