Do I have to? {Ethan}

[cleo]

To say that Cleo liked to sleep was an understatement. She loved sleeping. It was when she could reach her full potential as a daughter of Hypnos, allowing herself to change not only her own dreams, but to enter and play with her boyfriend's dreams at the same time. When there was no chance to be together in reality, she'd slip into his dreams and give him every reason to never want to wake again, save for the physical feel of her closeness, and the reality in her actions. So, one would expect it'd be extremely hard to wake up Cleo, especially when she's having a good dream. So it was one particular Sunday morning. She was supposed to be up and ready for a Dance routine practice at 10 o'clock, and it was already 9:30. But she didn't want to get out of bed. The fact that Ethan was sleeping soundly with his arms around her gave her even more reason to not wake up. Still, when the alarm rang for the third time, she moved, roused from very pleasant dreams in order to shut the stupid contraption off as it was obvious Ethan was in no mood for moving. Proof of that made her smile when his hold tightened and he pulled her back against him. Unlike many of the other students at Richmond, who had to share with two others, Ethan and Cleo had gotten special permission from the principal after getting several teachers to vouch on their credibility, including her cousin, Azrael, and were allowed to have a room all to themselves. And they were responsible...most of the time. Of course, when you've been dating someone for almost 4 years, and you've been sharing a room for almost 2, you're going to get urges.

'Pierce, I have to get up," Cleo whispered against his shoulder, tilting her chin back to kiss him teasingly against his throat before she lifted her hand, trailing the tip of one finger down his temple and the side of his face. "Sleep and I'll take all your pleasant dreams...Unless you want to come to Dance practice..."

When he didn't respond immediately she pulled back, wiggling from his hold before she climbed out of bed. Crossing to her dresser, she shrugged out of her tank and shorties before pulling on her sports outfit: hip hugging powder blue track pants and a white tank top with a huge smiley face on the front, before turning back to the bed.

"Up, oh great son of Zeus," she teased, hands on her hips as she laughed and shook her head. He was awake, she could tell by his breathing. He only ever breathed like that, really deep and sort of forced, when he was pretending to be sleeping. Giving a mock sigh of rejection, she turned away, letting her shoulders droop. "Come on then, Cece, you and I will go to dance practice, and Ethan can stay here and dream of Bear..."

With that, she made to step towards the door, her hamster sitting on her shoulder as she did so, a smile widening on her features.

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Tagged: Ethan <3
Outfit:This, but in blue, with the jacket off and a white tank top in it's place

[ethan]

M O R N I N G L O V E

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The only thing that Ethan loved just as much as Cleo and sports was his sleep. Yeah, it was pretty hard to comprehend since his life pretty much revolved around Cleo and sports, but what other people didn't understand was that his sleep was the best thing ever. You see, Ethan and Cleo somehow convinced the dean that they could share a room together. Co-ed rooms were normal, but there were usually three students per room. Well, not in Ethan and Cleo's case. He was actually surprised that the school allowed such a thing, but hey he wasn't complaning. He got to sleep every night with Cleo in his arms, her dreams making his sleep pure bliss. It made waking up early in the morning one of the hardest things and the couple tended to be late for...well a lot of things.

Cleo's alarm clock went off again, but Ethan just slept right through it, or rather he tried. He was just so comfy with Cleo next to him that he didn't want to move. He knew she was comfy as well and hoped that maybe if they stayed if he didn't move she would fall back asleep. Ethan suddenly felt her lips on his throat and he had to do everything in his power to not shiver and start kissing her all over. Cleo then left and Ethan didn't have to worry about that. Darn.

A smile crept on Ethan's face as he opened his eyes to watch his girlfriend of four years to undress and dress into her dance clothes. Yeah, it was sweat pants, but he believed no one looked as hot in sweat pants as his girlfriend did. Cleo turned around to look at him and Ethan quickly shut his eyes and pretended to be asleep, but Ethan was no actor. Cleo of course caught on to his act and just laughed it off getting ready to leave. Well that was not okay.

Ethan stood up and moved across the room, his long legs reaching Cleo quickly. He was in nothing but his boxers which he loved. Clothes just got in the way. Ethan then wrapped his arms around Cleo's waist then placed a kiss on her neck. "Do you really have to go baby?" His voice was low and definitely teasing.

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[cleo]

And there it was. She knew that was coming. Her hands moved to cover Ethan's and she felt her body move back and meld with his, until they were one heart beating in perfect time. her eyes closed and she took a deep breath, before she turned in his arms and lifted her hands to drape them over his shoulders, her eyes rising to meet his. She let the silence linger between them before she leant up as much as she could - she was quite a bit shorter than he was - and pressed her lips to his, savouring the feel of him before she pulled back and grinned. He wasn't getting any more out of her unless he got dressed and came with her. Though, she knew he loved sleeping, his dreams wouldn't be as perfect as they were without her around. Ethan knew she was a daughter of Hypnos, but he wasn't as biased about parentage as some of the other demis, just as she knew he was a son of Zeus. And while she didn't care, she did get a little zing of joy in knowing that so many other girls in the school were jealous because she'd caught Ethan's eye.

"You know how much those girls rely on me to be there for practice," she pouted as she let her fingers trail down his chest, letting her hands link around his waist as she smiled. "Besides, after practice we have all day together."

Though, truthfully, she did want to crawl back into bed with Ethan. He was warm, and passionate, and he always made her feel better. Her eyes closed and she wrapped her arms around him again, her head resting against his torso as she let out a pleased sigh. Even though they spent so much time together, it was never enough. Finally, though, she pulled back, one hand lifting to steady Cece as she squeaked at the change in position, before she looked back to Ethan.

[ethan]

M O R N I N G L O V E

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As Cleo turned, Ethan hands found the curve of her waist and snaked his arms around their pressing the two bodies together. He loved the way they moved together. They never had to say, move here, move there. There was never a moment when they were being intimate when the situation was awkward. Everything was so natural for the two and that's how Ethan knew that Cleo was for him, that she was his soulmate. He knew for it screamed in every inch of his body when they touched, like now with her lips pressed to his.

A shiver went down Ethan's back as Cleo traced her fingers down his chest. Gah, she was such a tease, but Ethan loved it. He understood that she had to leave. She was the captain of the dance team and many people counted on her because she was not only the best, but she was a truly good person. She was always happy and a great leader and many lower classmen and even upperclassmen looked up to her as a role model. She had a responsibility to her team like he had a responsibility to his football team.

Cece let out a squeak snapping Ethan out of his trance of admirance. He looked down at the hamster before looking back up at Cleo. He put on his pouty face. "I know you have to go...but but I'll miss you" Ethan's out turned into a smirk then looked back down at Cece. "You know, you've got to be the luckiest hamster in the world. You get to be in this beautiful woman's arms all day, you have her undying love, and you get to go to dance practice with her. If I didn't know better you were taking my spot." Ethan extended his hand to pet Cece with a smile on his face.

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