This was one of those times when Maxie was in an extremely cuddly and clingy mood. And when this happens, he wants Archie all to himself without any distractions.

"Archie, I demand cuddles." He said, walking up to the couch with a blanket in his arms.

Archie cracked up. "Well of course, yer highness. Come here."

He opened his arms up and let his husband curl up next to him. However, Archie was a little bit distracted, watching a Pokémon battle on tv. So, Maxie felt a little neglected.

"Archieeeee...."

"Mm? What's the matter, babe?" Hearing him whine at him was not a normal sound to his ears.

His arms went around him and he snuggled into his side. "You're not paying attention to me.." He whined, nuzzling him.

"Of course I am, Max. *kiss*"

"Then could you please turn the tv off? I want to sit here cuddling with you with no distractions.."

Archie rolled his eyes. "Babe, the tv isn't hurting anything. I'll give ye as much attention and affection as ye want. Ye know that."

Maxie clung to him tighter. "Tv off."

"Max, no. I was watching this." He replied.

He reached across Archie's lap, looking for the remote. "Give me the remote."

"Uh, not gonna happen, Max." Archie laughed. "I'll turn it off when I'm done, then I'll be all yours to snuggle, kay?"

Maxie kept reaching for the remote, but couldn't find it. "Where the hell did you put it?"

"Not telling." Archie snickered, making his husband pout. "Oh my god.. the great Maxie is pouting?! Ohoho this is too good." He kisses his cheek. "Listen, babe.. it's almost over.. can ye wait just a few more minutes?"

"Fine.." He grumbled, giving up and laying back down in his lap.

About 30 minutes later...

"Archie. You said it would only be a few minutes. It's been half an hour!" He pouted again. "Alright, that's it.. give me the remote!"

"But I'm not done yet!" Archie hid it behind his back, chuckling at his lover's attempts to look for it.

"If you don't give me that remote, I'll have to tickle you." He warned, smirking at him.

Archie glared back at him, and he saw the mischievous gleam in his eyes. "Ye wouldn't dare."

"Try me." Maxie replied, poking him in the side.

"Maxie, no!" Archie pushes him away.

He pinned him to the couch. "Maxie yes!" He exclaimed as he dug into Archie's sides, making the larger man squirm.

"W-Wahahait!! Mahahahax!! Don't-! Ahaha- st-stohohohohop!!!" He didn't quite realize what he just said, and why his husband just evilly smirked at him.

"Don't stop? Alright.. if you say so!" With that, Maxie shoved his wiggling fingers up Archie's armpits, getting him to howl.

"AHAHAHAHANOHOHOHOHOHO!!!" He hollered, trying to throw Maxie off of him. "AHAHAHAHA- MAHAHAHAX PLEHEHEASE!!! DOHOHOHOHON'T!!!"

"Are you going to give me the remote?" He asked, slowing the tickling so he could answer. "If not, this continues."

"Hahaha- Max! No! Hehehehahaha- I wahas wahahahatching ihihihihit!!" The other man cackled when devious fingers found his neck. "C-CUT IT OUT!!"

He grinned. "Fine, then." He went back to torturing his husband. "Coochie Coochie coo~"

"NAHAHAHAHAHAHOHOHOHO!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA STAHAHAHAHAP!!!"

"Mm~ I love your laugh so much." He smiled.

"HAHAHAHAHA!!!! MAHAHAHAX I'M GOHOHOHONNA KIHIHIHIHILL YEHEHEHE!!! AHAHAHA- NOHOHOT THERE!!!"

Maxie was squeezing his sides. "Where? Here?" He squeezed them harder. "Or how about here?" He chuckled, squeezing his knees next. "I know your knees are a bad spot."

"FUHUHUHUHUHAHAHAHAHA!!! STAHAHAHAP!!! I CAHAHAN'T TAKE IHIHIT!! YEHEHEHEHER KILLING MEHEHEHEE!"

"My god. You might be the most ticklish person I've ever met... you're so cute. And.. You know what to do to get me to stop." The redhead replied, his sneaky grin ever so big. "Remote, please."

Archie managed to push him back to the other edge of the couch, then he pinned him down while catching his breath.

"Wha- h-hey!! Archie!!!"

"Yeah.. heh.. I knew exactly what to do to get ye to stop, and that was to overpower ye!" He growled, staring down his husband like a Pyroar who just caught its dinner.

"G-get off of me!" Maxie protested.

Archie grabbed the remote from behind him, and turned their tv off. "There~" He smiled. "It's off. Now... ye wanted some alone time with me, didn't ye? But ye thought ye could just attack me like that, huh?"

The redhead was getting really nervous now. "A-Archie- d-don't-"

"Hehehe... ye made a very big mistake, Max.." He kisses him on his forehead. "Now he's after ye.. do ye know who he is?" He positions his hands on Maxie's sides.

He already started giggling his head off. "N-no! Ahaharchie don't!! I-I'm sorry!"

Archie took no mercy on him, he slipped his hands into his sweater and attacked his sides. "He's the tickle monster!" He growled after removing Maxie's glasses and placing them somewhere safe.

"N-NOHOHOHO!! AHAHAHARCHIHIHIE!!!" He squealed, twisting his body left and right to escape his fingers. "NOHOHO!! ST-STAHAP!!"

"Ye set yerself up for failure when ye started tickling me! I literally know all of yer tickle spots! It's like ye wanted this to happen, silly!"

"NOHOHOHO- I- AHAHAHA!!! STAHAHAHOP IHIHIHIT!! I'LL KILL YOHOHOHOHOU!!!"

"Hey, yer the one that started it, Maxie.."
He chuckles. "And I'm the one that's gonna end it!" He lifted his shirt up and blew a raspberry on his belly.

"AHAHAHAHAHAHA-!! AHAHA- AHARCHIHIE! NOHOHOT THAHAHAHAT!! ST-ST-STAHAHA-"

*inhale* "PFFFFFFT-"

"FUHUHUHAHAHAHACK!!! STOP IHIHIHIT!!! HAHAHAHAHEHEHEHEHEHEE!! N-NO MORE!"

Archie giggles along with him. "Yer laugh is so cute, Max.." He then snuck his hands up to his armpits. "Tiiiiickle tickle tickle!"

"OHOHOHOHO GOHOHOHOHOD!!! STOP!!! NOHOHOT THEHEHEHERE PLEHEHEHEASE-"

"C'mon, Maxie!" Archie teased. "Where's that precious smile?? Huh?"

Trapping his hands underneath his arms, he covered his face in embarrassment. "I AHAHAHAM SMILING YOU IHIHIHIDIOT!!!"

"Tsk tsk tsk... name calling... that's beneath you, Max." He removed his hands from his armpits and grabbed one of his ankles. "And for that... imma pull out the big guns.."

"D-DON'T YOU DAHAHARE!!!" Maxie warned.

The Aqua leader traced his finger on the side of his foot, as a warning.

*Snort* "St-Stop!!"

"Nah." He put Maxie's ankle in a headlock and spidered his fingers at it.

"NOHOHOHOHO GOHOHOHOD NOHOHO!!! NOT THAT!!! ANYTHIHIHIHING BUT THAHAT!! ARCHIHIHIHIHIEHEEHEEEHEE PLEHEHEASE!!"

"Tickle tickle tickle tickle tickle!! Coochie Coochie Coochie coo!!"

Maxie fell back on the couch and cackled hard, tears streaming from his face, red as it could be.

But then Archie grabbed one of his toes, that made him let out a high pitched shriek.

"NO! ARCHIE NO!!" He squeaked, beating weakly at the man's back. "N-Not my toes! Please have mercy!!"

His husband didn't listen. He tickled the soft spot underneath his toes, making him howl in laughter. Following that was in between his toes.

"OKAYOKAYOKAY STAHAHAHAHAHAP!! PLEHEHEHEASE! IHIHIHI TAHAHAP OUT!!!"

"This isn't a wrestling match, babe. It's a tickle fight. And yer losing!!"

"AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!  ST-STAHAP!! PLEASE!! IHIHIHI CAHAHAHAN'T- *snort* BREEHHEHEHEHEATHE!!!"

Archie laughed hysterically at his reaction, but  finally let his ankle and foot go when his laughter turned silent. He pinned him down again and kissed his cheek. "I love ye, Max.."

Maxie pushed his face away.

"Aw, c'mon Max! Yer not mad at me.."

"Yes, I am."

Archie raised his eyebrow and gave him a grin. "Ye started it."

Maxie's face turned red, blushing and trying to avoid eye contact. "Y-yes.. I did.."

Archie wrapped his arms around him and buried his face into his neck, kissing him.

"Mmm~ I love ye so much. Please don't stay mad at me."

Maxie was trying extremely hard to hold back laughter, but he couldn't. "Archie, stop it...
y-your beard tickles.."

"Oh? Does it now? Ye still love it anyway.." The Aqua leader purred at him, nuzzling his beard at his neck more.

"I s-said stop!" He giggled, squirming away from him. "Please! Ihihit tickles!"

"Are ye gonna forgive me, hun?"

"Yehehes! Yehehes okay???" Maxie snorted. "Y-you've tickled me enough..."

Archie stopped nuzzling and looked down at him, completely in love.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Because if you tickle me again, I'll destroy you." He playfully sneered.

"Oh, no.. it's because yer so cute."

"Shut it.. I'm not... The great Maxie isn't cute."

"Heh, I say otherwise, Max.." The pirate smiled, kissing his cheek and tickling under his chin.

"N-No-!" He giggled. He pushed his face away, but Archie pinned him back down and gave his neck more nuzzles and kisses. "Ahahaharchieeeee!"

"Hehe, I love yer laugh so much.. *kiss* I don't hear it often enough. Guess that means I should tickle ye more."

"NO." He snorted, smacking a sneaky hand coming up to his ribs.

They laid there for a good while, and Maxie finally got what he wanted. He was on top of Archie's chest, half asleep, purring like a Skitty while Archie pet his head and ran his fingers through his hair.

"Archie..?"

"Mm? T's the matter, Max?"

*blush* "I love you."

"Awww, I love ye too, hun." He giggled, pressing their noses together, and giving him a passionate kiss on the lips. "Ye happy I gave ye the snuggles ye wanted?"

"Very much so." The Magma leader chuckled. "Let's stay like this for the rest of the evening.."

"Wouldn't wanna be doing anything else.." Archie replied, holding him close to his chest. "Always gonna wanna cuddle me hubby. Because ye deserve all the cuddles in the world."

That comment made Maxie blush even harder. "That's.. really sweet of you to say.."

"And I meant every word." Archie said, pressing one more kiss at Maxie's cheek.