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"Gregory... wake up, Superstar." Gregory heard someone say softly, and felt something rubbing circles on his back.
He turned his head and managed to, very sleepily, peel his eyes halfway open. He slowly brought his hand up to his face and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, and opened them again to find Freddy kneeling beside his bed, smiling softly at him.
"Hello, Superstar." He spoke in a soft tone that made the boy want to go back to sleep.
"Wha' time is it?" He slurred his words and turned to face the bear, moving from his facedown position.
Freddy's ears wiggled. "It is currently 4 am. I am sorry to wake you, but I have been called to do a maintenance check and wanted to say goodbye to you and give you a biiig hug before I leave."
Gregory smiled as best he could in his dozing state, and made sleepy grabby hands towards the animatronic, closing his eyes again.
He heard the bear chuckle and felt a pair of hands grab him and gently lift him off the bed and into his lap, where he was pulled into a sturdy metal chest that had soft artificial fur on it.
He nuzzled into the soft fur on Freddy's shoulder, loosely looping his arms around the bear's neck.
Freddy chuckled again and ran his fingers through his boy's hair, pulling him closer to sleep as he nuzzled him again.
"You still tired?" He heard Freddy ask.
He hummed a 'yes' and melted more into the bear's embrace, wishing he could stay there forever.
But, of course, he couldn't because Freddy had somewhere to be.
"I am sorry, Superstar, I know you are tired, but I must head down to Parts and Service now." He paused and stroked the child's hair again. "If you are tired enough and want to go back to sleep, I recommend you go see either Monty or Moon." He suggested.
"Why not Roxy... or Chica..." He trailed off as he nearly fell asleep again from the motion of Freddy's fingers through his hair.
"They are busy today, unfortunately, and cannot watch you if you rest." Freddy shook his head and gently nuzzled his child's forehead before slowly pulling the boy away and placing him on his feet, much to his disliking.
"Okay..." He yawned and grabbed his favorite Freddy-themed blanket and plushie. "I'll see you when you get out of Parts and Service... bye, Freddy." He gave him a tired wave and smile before walking out of his room (the room behind Freddy's had become his), through Freddy's main one, and out the door to Rockstar Row.
He decided on going to Monty Golf, not wanting to go through all the stairs to get to The Daycare right now, and started sluggishly making his way to the elevator to get to the alligator's attraction.
Once he made it inside the elevator, he leaned against the wall of it and slid down to the floor, closing his eyes.
He could rest here for a minute while he waits right?
Through his sleeping state, Gregory heard the elevator door open with a 'ding!' and heard the loud footsteps of... someone.
He wanted to open his eyes and stand up to stop the embarrassment rising up in him. He knew he looked so zonked out right now, and it must not be a pretty sight. But he just didn't care because he was so dang tired.
He heard a soft, low pitched chuckle, followed by more sounds of footsteps, and by the feeling of arms and his blanket being wrapped around him, along with his plushie being tucked in his hand.
He also felt a hand running up and down his back, slowly and carefully...
There was only one person who was this careful with their claws because they were sharp... or should he say animatronic.
He broke his arms out of the blanket, that he was almost swaddled in, and loosely draped his arms around the animatronic's neck, nuzzling into the shoulder of the one that held him.
He heard another chuckle. "Heya, ankle biter... what are ya doing in the elevator all alone and so early in the morning? Your papa bear scare ya off?" He heard the familiar voice of Monty in his ear.
Gregory smiled to himself.
He had only referred to Freddy as his 'papa' a couple times in front of the other animatronics, and in front of the bear himself, but it seems that those few slip ups were enough to tell everyone how he feels about Freddy.
He shook his head and turned his face to nuzzle into the crook of the alligator animatronic's neck. "No... he had to go to..." -he cut himself off with a big yawn- "to Parts and Service, and he told me to come to you or Moon if I was still tired..." He trailed off as his arms slowly lost their grip around Monty's neck and dropped.
Monty huffed gently. "So I take it you came to see me?"
He nodded sleepily.
Monty smiled and gave him a gentle squeeze. "Alright... I guess I can take some time off to spend with you."
Gregory smiled through closed eyes and snuggled more into the gator's embrace. "Thanks, Monty..."
"No problem, gremlin." He answered, waiting for the elevator to open so he could go to his attraction.
When the door opened he stepped out and made his way to his golf course and to one of the back hallways, that led to a room he once used as his greenroom before he officially joined the band after... no, no that didn't matter right now.
He walked into the old room and went to a bed that had been in there for him to use.
The room was small, and there wasn't much to it. Just a bed that was big enough for the gator to fit on, a plug in the wall for charging (that he used before he was upgraded to a charging station) and a few posters here and there.
He gently placed Gregory down, and made sure he was fully covered up in the blanket that was still wrapped around him, before carefully getting behind him and onto the bed himself.
They let comfortable silence fall between them for about two minutes before, suddenly, and much to Monty's surprise, Gregory turned over and snuggled into his arms and chest.
The animatronic froze for a moment in shock, before smiling slightly and hooking his arm under and around the boy's waist, keeping his other arm at his side so Gregory would feel comfortable.
"Goodnight, Uncle Monty..." Gregory whispered before falling into peaceful oblivion.
Monty snapped his attention to the boy as he processed what the child just said.
'Did he just... did he just call me Uncle?' He thought to himself as his eyes widened.
His smile could only widen as he curled around Gregory more.
"Goodnight, little nephew." He whispered to the, already too alseep to hear him, child.
And when Gregory woke up they hung out for most of the day, laughing and having a great time with each other...
The end.