Updated:6/13/2012
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Ethan's mom sat in his room, in his computer chair, a distanced look on her face.
"What… why?" she asked, twisting the hem of her shirt in her hands.
"Mom… I didn't want you to find out this way," Ethan said, not looking at the blonde-haired woman who now gaped at him.
"Tell me what?" she asked, already dreading his answer.
"I like guys, mom," he said as if it should be obvious. She gasped quietly and shook her head. "I don't know if I'm gay or bisexual or what, but I know I am sexually attracted to guys. That's just part of who I am."
"Ethan…"
"There's more," he said, cutting her off. "Me and Benny aren't just friends. We're dating."
"D-dating? Y-you and Benny?" his mom had been reduced to stuttering in shock as she gaped at her son, who just nodded. She closed her gaping mouth and shook her head sadly.
"There's a three day weekend coming up," she said suddenly, catching him off guard for a minute. "You are to stay away from Benny and stay in this house for the whole weekend."
"Wait. I'm grounded? ! ? ! ? Mom! You can't ground me; I've got very important things to do!"
"Ethan, you are to not step out of this house FOR ANY REASON this entire weekend. Do you understand me?" she said in an eerily calm voice that was laced with the tiniest sliver of anger. Her dark eyes bore into his. Then she held out her phone. "Give me your phone." He glared at her before depositing his phone into her outstretched hand. "Thank you. Dinner's ready in five minutes."
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Samantha Morgan pocketed her son's cell phone with remorse. She hated treating her children that way, but something must've snapped in her tonight. With her shoulders squared and jaw set, she marched to the house next door and knocked harshly on the wood door.
"Samantha? What's wrong?" the older woman asked once she had opened it, looking at the other woman, whose eyes now shone with unshed tears.
"I really hate to do this, but I've been informed of an … "intimate" relationship between my son and your grandson."
"Oh... And?" she asked, not seeming to really care.
"My son is restricted to the house all weekend. And is to not have any contact AT ALL with your grandson. Please pass the message on to him. Ethan also doesn't have his cell phone and his computer is being disconnected from the internet."
"Isn't that a little extreme?"
"No. Keep Benny away from Ethan."
With that, the blonde woman turned, leaving the older woman's mouth open in shock.
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"Oh no!" human Sarah said, for she had been standing in the living room and heard everything. "Poor Ethan and poor Benny."
"Yeah, how are we gonna find our Benny and Ethan with half of our search team grounded?" human Rory asked as he sat down on the couch in the Weir's living room.
"Grandma…" Benny said, coming in from the kitchen, where he had heard everything. "Why… why would she do this? I didn't think it would bother her so much…"
"Well, there's nothing we can do about it. You will have to hunt for the other Benny and Ethan without our Ethan," Benny's grandma said, making the three teens frown in unison.
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Ethan didn't go down to dinner. He stayed up in his room reading his comic books, trying not to think about Benny and how he wasn't allowed to see him. A light knocking on his bedroom door had him sitting up.
"Hey," his dad said, coming into his son's room. He saw the anger in his son's dark eyes and sighed. "Brought you some food," he said, indicating the plate of food in his hand.
"I'm not hungry."
"You've gotta eat Ethan."
"Why are you really here? I know it's not to bring me food," Ethan said, crossing his arms over his chest and locking eyes with his father, who sighed.
"You're mom explained the … situation to me. And I want you to know, unlike how she reacted… I understand."
"…You do…?" Ethan asked hesitantly, looking at his father, who nodded.
"I do. I think her punishment was a little harsh, but … you have to understand, your mom grew up with … strict parents. She doesn't know how to act in this situation is all."
"Dad, I'm in love with Benny. Keeping us apart for one weekend won't change that."
"I know son. I know."
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The next day, Benny, human Sarah and Rory, and vampire Rory, took off into the woods near the alley where they had found the drag marks.
Benny walked with Sarah and Rory while vampire Rory flew overhead.
"You okay?" human Sarah asked, making him smile slightly.
"Yeah. I'm okay. It's just one weekend. They can't keep us apart at school."
"You have a point there," human Sarah responded, eyes widening as vampire Rory landed in front of them.
"The tracks just end. I think they took off flying somewhere; I did find this stuck in one of the top branches of a tree a little farther ahead," he said, showing them a torn and ragged looked piece of cloth.
"That's Ethan's. Our Ethan's," Sarah said, taking it and looking closer at it. "Definitely Ethan's. That was one of his favorite shirts. Benny gave it to him."
"Then we know for sure that he's here, which means Benny most likely is too," our Benny said, taking the scrap of cloth now. "We're gonna need more help."
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Ethan had watched from his bedroom window Benny leave that day with two figures. He knew they were on the hunt for other Ethan and Benny, but our Ethan couldn't help but feel left out. He stopped watching the window about halfway through and went on with his confinement in solitude.
Until darkness fell on the small town of Whitechapel.
As Ethan laid in bed, trying not to think of his boyfriend whom he currently couldn't see, he closed his eyes and began to drift off.
A sudden shift in the air made Ethan bolt upright in bed and look around wildly. His mouth opened in shock as he saw a pajama clad Benny in his room.
"Benny! How did you get in my room?"
"Shh," Benny said, slapping a hand over Ethan's mouth, his usual cocky smirk in place. "Grandma gave me a transporting spell. I transported myself from my house to here. I missed you." Ethan wrapped his arms around Benny, who copied the movement.
"I miss you too. But I'm under house arrest basically. You shouldn't be here."
"Fine. I'll go. But first…" his voice trailed off as he quickly kissed Ethan, who smiled into the kiss and kissed back before pulling away.
"You went Ethan and Benny hunting today right? What happened? Any leads?"
"Yeah, we found part of other Ethan's shirt. We're gonna have Sarah help Rory scope out the area and see if they can find anything."
"ETHAN!" his mom called from down the hall. "WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?"
"Shit," Ethan whispered, staring with wide eyes at Benny, who winked before quickly speaking.
Another shift of the air, and he was gone.
"Ethan!" his mom said, opening his door to see her son sitting up in bed, looking sadly around his room. "Oh Ethan, I know you're upset, but it's better this way. Trust me."
"Whatever you say mom. Night." She frowned but closed the door and went back to own room.
She'd talk to him tomorrow, she decided.
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Okay so… this chapter was awful. :'(
Sorry.
-JustMe133
