Author's Note: One of the authors who have read this story so far said that it made them feel uncomfortable. If you are bothered by sexual content, please feel free to stop reading the story, I don't want anyone to feel uncomfortable. (This chapter is PRETTY uncomfortable. O.o)
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Love, MOL.
When they got home, Calliope distracted Grandma Georgina and Clio snuck Daniel into his room. He was still unconscious. Clio got fresh cloths, their first-aid kit and new clothes for Daniel. When she laid him down in his bed to nurse him, his eyes fluttered open. "Hi there." Clio said, pushing his sweat-soaked hair off of his forehead. "Do you think you can manage a shower, or are you in too much pain?" Daniel attempted to stretch then looked mischievously up into her face. "Mmm. I wouldn't much mind taking a shower with you." Daniel said. Clio blushed. "Shut up. So no shower?" "I already told you." Daniel said, pulling her down next to him. He kissed her forehead. "Right. No." Clio said, sticking her tongue out. She fished a dark brown, plastic bottle out of the first-aid kit and poured some of its liquid onto a cloth. "This might sting a little." Clio moved the cloth toward his face, but Daniel flinched away. This pattern continued for about ten minutes.
"Hold still." Clio pressed the cloth to his face. The chemical stung Daniel's open wounds. "SHIT! THAT HURTS!" He screamed, practically in her face, bolting upright. "It wouldn't hurt so much if you held still! And be quiet. Do you want Grandma to come in here?" Clio yelled back. Daniel sighed and let her clean his face and neck. She wiped the dried blood off of his arms.
"Take your shirt off." Clio instructed. Daniel smirked and cocked an eyebrow. "Don't give me that look. I need to check you for broken bones and cuts." Daniel pulled his shirt off. Clio gulped. Even past the dried blood, Clio could see the defined muscles covering Daniel's body. He grinned cockily. "Like what you see?" Daniel asked, rubbing his hands over her abdomen. Clio blushed. "You're so vain." She took a cold cloth to his stomach. Daniel yelped squeakily and Clio laughed. "That's cold!" He whined, taking the towel out of her hand. "Give it to me." Clio said, placing one hand on her hip and holding the other out for the towel. Daniel shook his head. "You'll have to take it from me." Clio smirked. Her hand raked up Daniel's leg, halting next to his groin. She heard him swallow.
"That's ok. I know how." Clio placed her hand in between Daniel's legs. She squeezed slightly. Daniel moaned and closed his eyes, letting his head fall back. "Oh my god." Daniel whispered. "Wanna give me the towel back?" Clio asked softly. Daniel shook his head, "I'm good like this." He said, breathing hard. His face was red, but there was a look of absolute bliss on it. "Just give me the towel. I'm trying to take care of you!" Clio removed her hand. Daniel's eyes snapped open. "Come one Daniel. I'm really trying." Daniel smiled and handed her the cloth.
When Clio had finished cleaning him up, she and Daniel sat in uncomfortable silence. "I'll tell Grandma that you're not feeling well and bring you dinner later, ok?" Clio stood. When she was at the door, Daniel spoke. "You're just going to get me all hard and leave?" Daniel asked. Clio froze. She turned around slowly. "W-What?" she stuttered, walking back to him. "You made me hard. Come here." Daniel grabbed Clio's hand and – before she could protest- placed it between his legs. Clio tried to pull it away, but he held her wrist tightly. "D-Daniel, s-s-stop it. Let go." Clio said. Daniel pulled her down next to him, fully enjoying her squeal of surprise.
"Come on, Clio. You know you want to. Just take the zipper between your pretty little fingers and slide it down." Clio looked up at him angrily. "What's your problem? Did Rick and his goons hit you that hard?" Clio asked. She ripped her wrist out of his grasp and used it to slap him. Daniel rubbed his cheek. "What the…? Clio, what's going on?" Daniel asked, looking around. Clio pushed off of the bed and turned her back towards him. She told him his most recent actions. Daniel's cheeks flushed. "I'm so sorry. You know I would never try to pressure you." He pleaded. "What was that all about?" She asked angrily. "I don't know. All I remember is you pressing your sweater to my face, getting-" he coughed "aroused…then passing out. And now here we are. Sudden realization blossomed in Daniel's mind. "It must have been the sweater, Clio! Or the way you smell or something. Please. Please. I'm sorry. That's a side of me that doesn't usually come out." Daniel looked at the floor. Clio held her arms self-consciously.
"I-I don't know, Daniel. If that thing is going to rear its ugly head, I'm not sure I can handle it." Daniel looked at her in dismay. "Is this the end then?" He asked sadly, his voice thick with tear. Suddenly he felt Clio's arms around him and she squeezed tightly, making his heart hurt that much more. "Of course not." Clio whispered, letting her lips graze his ear. Daniel hugged her waist tightly. Clio felt something pressing into her hip. "Wow. You're very hard." Clio saw the back of Daniel's neck turn red. "Um, sorry." He let god and stepped back, desperately trying to cover up. Clio giggled, sending tremors up and down Daniel's spine, and embraced him once more, completely ignoring the protuberance in his jeans. "I guess I'll…leave you to that." Clio said, heading for the door. As she was about to close it, her head popped back in. "Danny?" Daniel smiled. His shortened name sounded the best from her. "I love you." He returned the message and watched as her beautiful face disappeared behind the door.
Around two hours later, Clio returned with Daniel's food. "Danny? Can I come in?" Clio heard a low laugh and knocked again. "Danny?" There was no response. She opened the door and found Daniel sitting on the bed, staring at her. "What?" "I love when you say 'Danny'. It sounds so beautiful." Clio blushed and looked at her feet. A small smile was on her lips. Daniel's heart thumped painfully hard when she looked at him through her eyelashes. Clio walked over and set the food on his bed-side table. "Are you feeling better? I see you managed to shower. The bruises look a little better now that your skin isn't caked in blood." Clio knelt behind him on the bed and rubbed his shoulders lightly. Her hands were warm, but not sweaty, and Daniel felt the unwelcome presence in his pants again. He moved away from Clio, not wanting a repeat of what had happened earlier. "I-I'm sorry, I'm just…starting to feel weird again." Daniel said, placing a pillow in his lap. Clio giggled lightly and slid next to him.
"It's fine. I'll leave if you want. You don't need to be so embarrassed, Danny. I…I've felt the same…sort of thing before. Or the equivalent, I guess. Y'know, when I'm around you." Daniel looked at her in surprise. "Really?" He realized he sounded WAY too eager, but Clio simply nodded and place her hand on his. Daniel groaned and clutched his chest. "What's the matter?" Clio asked. Daniel shook his head. "You just…make my heart beat really hard. And fast." Daniel croaked. Clio slid onto his lap and hugged him, pressing her face into his shoulder. She pressed her lips to his collarbone lightly, and received a shiver from Daniel in response. Clio smirked and brought her hand up, stroking the back of his neck with the very tips of his fingers. His grip on her waist tightened slightly as he tensed. The smile on Clio's face grew wider. She softly bit his earlobe, and Daniel inhaled sharply, exhaling shakily. "Y'know," Daniel began in a whisper, "if I had the upper hand like you do right now, I could make you react just the same. Maybe even more." Clio chuckled.
Their play was interrupted as Clio's sister burst through the door. "Clio! I need your help!" Polyhymnia said. She blushed upon seeing Clio seated in Daniel's lap. "Michael just asked me out!" Clio stood up. "I'm sure you'll have a great time. Mike's a sweet kid." Clio assured her sister, slightly confused. Polyhymnia puffed her cheeks out in despair. "Yes, but what am I going to wear?" She asked, ruffling her dress, obviously angered with it. Clio laughed and turned to Daniel. "Do you mind? I won't be too long." Clio said. Daniel grinned. "Go ahead. I'll be here." He winked and Clio pinched his arm.
As the sisters stepped into Polly's room, Clio was upset to find just how bare Polly's dressers and closet were. "How do you find enough clothes for one week, Pol?" Clio asked, exasperatedly dropping a third medieval style dress on her sister's bed. "And how many of these do you have?" "I don't know." Polyhymnia replied timidly. "Clio…did you force Michael to ask out?" Clio laughed. "Of course not Polyhymnia. Michael is nuts about you. Don't you see the way he stares?" Polyhymnia blushed. Clio grabbed her sister's hand and pulled her towards the door. "Come one, I'll let you borrow some of my stuff to spice up this dress."
The dress Clio had chosen was another medieval inspired dress. The bodice/corset was a rich, crimson red that laced up in the front with gold ribbon. Clio lent Polyhymnia her precious red boots, which she put over black tights. She braided her sister's hair fish-tail style. Polyhymnia's gold cross with a ruby in the center was strung around her neck after much arguing. "I'll feel naked without it, Clio." Polyhymnia had protested. Clio fastened the necklace more tightly to resemble a choke necklace. She finished the look with a little gold eye shadow, mascara, and the faintest dab of red lip stain.
"There. You look beautiful, Polly." Clio stood back and watched with satisfaction as Polyhymnia admired herself in the mirror. The doorbell rang and Clio told Polyhymnia to stay put. "I'll answer the door, and you can glide down the stairs just like a movie!" Clio squealed excitedly. She bounced down the stairs and saw that Daniel had already let Michael in. He was checking his reflection in a mirror. There was a single, red rose in Mike's hand. Clio sighed dreamily and Michael looked up, his cheeks soon mirroring the flower's color. "Hey, Clio. I-Is Polyhymnia ready?" Michael stuttered. Clio smiled and nodded vigorously, pointing at the stairs. Michael's breath caught in his throat. When Polyhymnia reached him, he took her hand and kissed, making her cheeks match his.
"Hi, Michael. You look really nice." Polly said quietly. Michael stood with his jaw on the floor, praising her body. Daniel nudged him discreetly and he stumbled over his words. "Oh man, I've got nothing on you. You look fantastic." Michael bumbled like an idiot. You could hear Clio's palm connect with her forehead. Michael did clean up nice though. His ever changing hair color was settled on black, contrasting his steel-gray eyes well. He wore a long-sleeved black dress shirt and his usual black skinny jeans. There was a red tie fastened around his neck, which felt strangely tight as he handed Polyhymnia the rose. "This is beautiful. I love flowers." She closed her eyes and inhaled its scent. Michael played with his hands. "Well, milady." Michael held his hand out to her. "Shall we?" The two left, and Daniel and Clio flopped down on the couch happily. "Who'd have thought? Michael and Polyhymnia." Clio laughed. Daniel chuckled and pulled her onto his lap. "Yeah, and now we have some alone time." Daniel said, attempting to sound dark and seductive. Clio snorted, then burst out laughing and fell to the ground, her stomach as the muscles contracted painfully.
"What? What's so funny?" Daniel asked embarrassedly. "You! You were trying to sound all sexy!" Clio rolled around. Finally she composed herself and sat on his lap again. Daniel flushed. "Did I really sound that funny?" Daniel's face was on fir and Clio hugged him. "Yes." She said bluntly. "Now got amuse yourself. I have to clean my room." Daniel reluctantly went to the music room, where the glossy, black grand stood. This room was usually inhabited by Euturpe, but she was nowhere to be found. Daniel played for a while, but stopped when he heard a light sigh.
Could this be a cliffie? XD Please Read and Review!
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