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A/N: Hello my lovely readers! I can't believe anyone still read my stories with how erratically I update them. This is a 100 one-shot challenge for Casekiel with a new prompt every day. The prompts are 100 different ways to say "I Love You." I had this idea because of a drabble challenge that Sanzochan posted on her blog. Also, someone posted a story like this on AO3 but for Jassandra. This one is just for Casekiel. Today's prompt is: "Pull over. Let me drive for a while."
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Legitimately nothing. Except my Casekiel feels.
Ezekiel sighed as he glanced at his GPS. He still had another four and a half hours of driving left before he was back in Portland. The back door had broken and so he and Cassandra went on their mission the old fashioned way, by car. It was fun at first, but now it was boring. Cassandra was sleeping in the passenger's seat with her lips partly slightly. She was mumbling something softly in her sleep but it was inaudible. Ezekiel wished he could sleep but they had to get back to the Annex. He was exhausted from the mission. They had done a lot of dangerous things, and chasing fairies may not seem that bad, but they were. Fairies were fast, spiteful little creatures. They had barely escaped with the Elf King's crown. Now he was just trying to get back to the Annex before morning. It was like two in the morning at that point and it would be at least six until he got back to the Annex. Cassandra shifted in her seat, turning so she was facing him, and fell back into a peaceful slumber. He glanced over at her with a slight smile on his face. She could be pretty damn cute at pretty much anytime, but especially when she was asleep. He drove on across the flat countryside for another few hours. At around four am, he had reached a little rural town in Idaho. Naturally, the streets were vacant. He was hoping for at least a bit of excitement to keep himself awake. His foggy brain almost mistook a red light for a green but luckily for him, he had a passenger.
"Pull over. Let me drive for awhile." She instructed as she stretched out her cramped muscles.
"I'm fine Cass. Go back to sleep." He argued.
"And I wasn't asking. You've been driving since 10 o'clock last night. You nodded off at the last stop sign. Take a break." She smiled at him sympathetically.
"Fine. But only for a little while." Ezekiel's shoulders slumped with exhaustion as he swapped seats with the redhead. After about five minutes of driving, Cassandra realized that she needed gas so she pulled into a gas station and filled her tank. It took three minutes tops. In that short amount of time, Ezekiel was asleep in the passenger's seat. She watched as his eyes rolled back and forth behind his eyelids, seeing things she couldn't even imagine. His lips bubbled with soundless words as his chest rose and fell with peace. She smiled and drove on. When she finally arrived back in Portland, only Jake and Jenkins were at the Annex. She closed the car door gently and left Ezekiel in the passenger's seat. She tiptoed into the Annex, searching for a very specific person.
"Hey. How was the trip? Where's Jones?" Jake asked as she entered the Annex.
"It was fine, just really tiring. I actually need your help, concerning Ezekiel, I mean." She gave him a hopeful look. Jake sighed and followed her back out to the car. Even he couldn't help but smile at the sight of a sleeping Ezekiel.
"He's knocked out. What did you do to him?" He joked with her quietly, not wanting to wake him.
"We had to chase the King of the Fairies for an hour. It was exhausting. Then he drove from ten o'clock last night up until two o'clock this morning. We switched after he fell asleep at a stop sign. He's been out since then." She whispered back. Jake smiled slightly before grabbing Ezekiel's light, almost too light, body and carrying him back into the Annex to the little sofa they kept there. He hadn't stirred the entire walk there, not even when he was put on the sofa. Cassandra thanked Jake for his help and allowed him to return to his research. She watched Ezekiel sleep for a moment, looking tiny on the large couch, before she yawned hardly. She never realized just how tired she was. She shrugged looking at the space that remained vacant on the sofa.
A Few Hours Later…
Ezekiel woke up, muscles stiff and sore from the lumpy sofa. He went to sit up, only to have hair tickle his arm. He turned his head to find Cassandra asleep next to him. As he shifted, she snuggled up next to him, causing him to be overwhelmed with the smell of strawberries. The scent was what cradled him back to sleep, that and being snuggled up close with his very favorite ginger. As he slowly drifted back to unconsciousness he felt a flutter in his stomach, but it was probably nothing… right?
A/N: Happy early Valentine's Day! I thought that the Casekiel Ship could use some of their own one-shots. Ezekiel Jones Appreciation Week is quickly approaching! Are you guys prepared? I know I am! These will be shorter than my usual one-shots but they will be strictly Casekiel. I love you all more than teddy bears and chocolate! ~FGaT XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
