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Psyche (sleepswithlove) wrote in mount_olympus,
@ 2008-06-17 01:22:00

Current mood:	numb
Entry tags:	anteros, melpomene, psyche

Warm. So warm and comfortable. Psyche stretched lightly as she regained consciousness. There was a hard male chest under her cheek and she woke up slowly rubbing her cheek over the tight skin against her.

Eros... She spoke to her partner with her mind before she woke up completely. Then her eyes opened. Drifting upwards, they widened. Oh my gods. That wasn't Eros. What...what had she done?

Luckily through the night, Anteros had drifted of to the side of the couch and Psyche had cuddled against him, so when she moved to escape, she didn't even have to move him. Quietly rushing out of the living room, she found the bathroom and shut herself inside with a lock. She started the shower, setting it to almost near burning hot and just tried to drown herself in it.

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	anteros 2008-06-17 03:44 am UTC (link)
	He felt the warm body next to his move and as he was submerged in one of the best nights of sleep he'd ever had, he kept laying there, oblivious to what Psyche was doing in his bathroom as he pulled the fleece blanket up around himself. (Reply to this) (Thread)

sleepswithlove
2008-06-17 03:56 am UTC (link)

The hot water was turning cool by the time she flipped it off. Tears had started about midway through the shower.

How could she have slept with Anteros? Out of all the people she could have chosen to cheat with, she had to chose her husband's twin? Really? She couldn't have found some mortal to sleep with first? She didn't even know what came over her.

And why did it have to be good? Why did she have to enjoy it? He didn't even like her! Hell, she didn't even like HIM!

She left the shower and dressed in a comfortable pants and shirt set and wrapped a irish wool sweater around her tightly before going back into the living room and watched Anteros sleep. She wanted to leave, but they needed to talk.

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	anteros 2008-06-17 03:59 am UTC (link)
	He could have remained sleeping, but then he felt the feeling of eyes on him and slowly forced his eyes open. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sleepswithlove 2008-06-17 04:03 am UTC (link)
	She watched him open his eyes and with a frown spoke to him. "We need to talk." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	anteros 2008-06-17 04:08 am UTC (link)
	"Oh," he groggily managed. "Talk." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sleepswithlove 2008-06-17 04:10 am UTC (link)
	"Last night? As far as you are concerned? Never happened. Don't tell anyone. Don't expect it to happen again. Don't...just don't." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	anteros 2008-06-17 04:14 am UTC (link)
	If he were to face it, he'd have to admit he really wasn't listening, "Whatever." He was drifting back to sleep because Morpheus was on this twisted holiday same as the rest of them and dreamless sleep was good sleep. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sleepswithlove 2008-06-17 04:17 am UTC (link)
	"Anteros!" Her voice was sharp and full of frustration. Gods, she hated him. He was such a fucking ass. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	anteros 2008-06-17 04:33 am UTC (link)
	"I can't sleep if you are yelling," he muttered. "Quiet. Shh." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sleepswithlove 2008-06-17 04:43 am UTC (link)
	"Good! Wake up!" She really, really hated him. Standing up, she paced back and forth, frustrated with him and herself. She just wanted to fight with him and he wasn't cooperating, damn it! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

anteros
2008-06-17 04:49 am UTC (link)

With all that pacing there was no way he was going to sleep, unless...

There was some sleep aid in his bedroom.

He moved from the couch, wrapping the fleece blanket around himself and without giving Psyche much of a look trailed back toward his bedroom. In the master bath's cabinet was a few different bottles of various things that would help with sleep and on the counter were those little plastic disposable cups.

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sleepswithlove
2008-06-17 05:12 am UTC (link)

She just gaped at him as he passed her by.

"You are such an asshole."

Giving up, she turned and left the house. Blindly walking anywhere, she ended up on the deserted beach, the sun just now peaking up over the horizon. She sat on the sand and watched the sun come up. Her mind mulling over everything that happened.

She really had no one to blame but herself. She shouldn't have given in to him. But that didn't mean he wasn't still an asshole.

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anteros
2008-06-17 11:25 pm UTC (link)

He went into his bedroom to go to bed, because that was what he wanted to do, he wanted to sleep, but after standing in front of the medicine cabinet for a few moments he returned to the living room to find it...empty.

He called out in case she was somewhere else in the house, "Psyche?"

And then he sat back down on the sofa.

Eros was going to be angry with him. Mother was going to be angry with him. He was sure almost everyone in the known world who knew the story of Cupid and Psyche would have been upset with him to hear a later version of the story that involved Cupid's twin brother fucking Psyche. He supposed the only person in his family who would not be upset with him for shagging Psyche would be his father, but then he could even be wrong about that at the moment.

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greek_tragedy
2008-06-17 06:05 pm UTC (link)

It was night, and there was nothing to do... a true travesty as far as Melpomene was concerned. Helios was in the Sky. Selene was probably sleeping. Her sisters were still out, thanks to Apollo. Apollo was also out, thanks to Apollo. Horkos wasn't anywhere to be found, and a bit weird last time she saw him, and her Mother was something best left undiscussed. Time at Momos' club had proven that chilling with the mortals ended in disaster... and she couldn't bring herself to be all artsy when she was too depressed to really do much.

She wanted chocolate and girl talk. And there was really only one place for that combo when avoiding her sisters.

Still, as she stood in front of Psyche's home, it seemed rather dark and unoccupied. But the door was open, and she stepped in, stepping over a suitcase on the floor. This was not a good sign.. not at all.

"Psyche?"

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	sleepswithlove 2008-06-17 06:58 pm UTC (link)
	The beach was just becoming warm again when she felt someone enter her temple. Appearing in the hallway, she sidestepped the mess she'd left, and turned to look at Melpomene. "Hey Mel. I'm in California right now. Come with me?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greek_tragedy 2008-06-17 07:09 pm UTC (link)
	"California? Sure..." She was relieved to see her, and that momentarily made her forget what California typically meant. She stepped forward to Psyche and took her hand, returning with her the beach, and immediately scowling. "Oh, eww..." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sleepswithlove 2008-06-17 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	Her friends reaction made her laugh. Oh, it was good to see her. She reached for her and gave her a tight hug. "Let's get off this beach and find some chocolate. Ok?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greek_tragedy 2008-06-17 09:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah... beaches aren't really my thing. I could use chocolate though..." For all that she usually made fun of Psyche's obsession, and only liked the stuff occasionally, she was well aware of the medicinal purposes of it all... and needed them at the moment. "Where you want to go? Preferably inside." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sleepswithlove 2008-06-17 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	"We can go to the house I'm staying at? I've got a bunch of chocolate there that I bought yesterday. Or we can go to the cafe up the street that I saw yesterday?" As long as Anteros was asleep there should be no problem with them going back to the house. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greek_tragedy 2008-06-17 11:51 pm UTC (link)
	"House... definitely house. You don't want to see me near normal people... or at least, normal people near me. there's dead babies and blenders and that's not even the worst...." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sleepswithlove 2008-06-18 12:06 am UTC (link)
	"Okay...I'm staying with Anteros, but I think he's asleep right now, so it should be fine." She started to walk arm and arm with her friend, but then stopped at looking at Mel with a curious look on her face. "Dead babies and blenders?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

greek_tragedy
2008-06-18 12:14 am UTC (link)

"Mhm... Bad, bad horrible comedy. You know... "how do you make a dead baby float? Take your foot off it's head"... that sort of thing. Trust me when I say you don't want me inspiring people."

She frowned, though, at the idea of Anteros... last time she saw him, she dressed him down pretty well.

"As long as he's asleep... he stood me up once, and I've not forgiven him."

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	sleepswithlove 2008-06-18 12:17 am UTC (link)
	"Ew, yeah. Let's keep the dead baby jokes to a minimum." She started walking again, thinking over Mel's words. "He stood you up? I didn't think Anteros' gave up the opportunity to romance any woman." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greek_tragedy 2008-06-18 12:26 am UTC (link)
	"Mhm... claimed he forgot. Of course, my brother got into it then, and basically forced him to come pick me up, but at that point I refused. Granted, I was in the middle if a big tiff with Helios, but who wants to go out with a guy who's only showing up because your brother threatened them?" She shrugged absently. "Doesn't matter much, I guess." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sleepswithlove 2008-06-18 12:34 am UTC (link)
	"...what a dick." Her irritation with her brother-in-law came out clearly in her words. Reaching the house, she opened the door and moved to let Mel in first. (Reply to this) (Parent)

anteros
2008-06-18 12:40 am UTC (link)

When there was nothing to do while moping in a mess of your own creation, all you could really do was...try to forget it for awhile, which is what he was doing. He'd robed at least, but he was sitting in front of his television pouring himself shots of liquor and decided to watch what he'd missed this month of Days of Our Lives.

He laughed at a comment Chloe makes to Phillip about Nicole running out of vodka, "She should stop by! I'm never out."

Then he heard someone come in....

"Mel..."

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	greek_tragedy 2008-06-18 12:55 am UTC (link)
	"... Anteros. You're supposed to be asleep." She frowned a bit as she stepped in, moving to the side so that Psyche could enter as well. "Lucky us." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sleepswithlove 2008-06-18 01:06 am UTC (link)
	She heard Mel's words before she even entered the house and groaned. Walking in, she took a good look at her brother-in-law and lover. "You're drunk." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

anteros
2008-06-18 01:15 am UTC (link)

"Oh! While the dog's asleep the cats are digging their claws into the upholstery? I--Wow, I haven't seen you in a long time. You were at that meeting though--I think I remember seeing you there with---Helios? You were with Helios right?"

He looked at Psyche, "I'm not completely pissed no, a wee bit I am but I've not been drinking long enough yet."

"I thought there was something you wanted to talk about?"

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	greek_tragedy 2008-06-18 01:28 am UTC (link)
	"... What? That hardly made any sense." She rolled her eyes at him, arms crossing lightly over her chest as she watched him. "yeah, I was at the meeting with Helios and Selene. Mmm.. last time I saw you, I think I was yelling a lot. Doing better, I hope? Start keeping a day planner?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sleepswithlove 2008-06-18 01:32 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, you're not trashed at all." She glared at him when he brought up the talk she wanted. "I did talk. You demanded I shut up and let you sleep." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

anteros
2008-06-18 01:39 am UTC (link)

"..."

"I can't remember that--You were yelling?"

Of course it was all a blur but he remembered liking Mel at one time and then things happened. Things always happened, but it kind of humored him to think of Apollo screwing up now. Everyone screwed up, even the golden child of Zeus.

"I wanted to sleep, but I didn't take the pills. I started thinking and I couldn't sleep."

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	greek_tragedy 2008-06-18 01:49 am UTC (link)
	"I was." She sighed, unaware of whatever was going on between Anteros and Psyche, and stepped forward, gently taking the shot glass and bottle away from him. Befoe the whole... forgotten date scenario, they'd gotten along pretty well, and she may have been overly harsh that night... she'd dealt with a lot in a short period. "What's got you thinking so much?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sleepswithlove
2008-06-18 01:53 am UTC (link)

"Yeah, I just bet you did." She muttered under her breath, then Mel asked Anteros what he was thinking about and suddenly she was desperate to get Mel out of there before Anteros answered her. And knowing his drunken state, it was almost certain he was going to.

"Never mind that, Mel. He's just a drunken fool. Let's go get that chocolate." She tugged on her friend's arm.

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	anteros 2008-06-18 02:08 am UTC (link)
	He watched Mel take his near empty bottle and glass coming to the wrong conclusion, "There's more. There is plenty in the cabinets. Help yourself." "I---created a horrible situation. I shouldn't have. I wanted to feel some normalcy again. Now---" He had always been a miserable drunk. Always fighting or crying-- Sniffling he looked at Psyche, "I hate myself." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

greek_tragedy
2008-06-18 02:15 am UTC (link)

"No... we're done drinking, wing boy." She thought, at least, that's what Hori called him... the name had seemed fitting. She looked to Psyche, frowning as she wanted to leave him like this, really not remembering anything she'd heard about Anteros that made her think this was normal.

"Are you sure? he seems really in a bad sort of way... Oh, Anteros... don't hate yourself. That's kind of silly..."

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sleepswithlove
2008-06-18 02:22 am UTC (link)

"Yes, I'm sure..." She started to leave when he began talking and she turned to look at him, behind Mel so she couldn't see the look on her face. Which was good, because it was a study in sadness. She knew what he was feeling because she felt it herself.

She locked eyes with him and softly spoke to him. "Don't. Just let it go, forget it happened." That was the only way she'd be able to live with it.

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	anteros 2008-06-18 02:29 am UTC (link)
	He just looked at them, at Psyche, and he spoke outloud, "I can't! They'll know!" Because he was sure of it. He was sure Psyche couldn't keep it from Eros. Sure once his Mother became Love again she'd pick up on something strange between them if ever in the same room with them again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sleepswithlove 2008-06-18 02:32 am UTC (link)
	"Excuse us, Mel. I'll be right back." She moved passed her friend, and grabbed Anteros' hand. Dragging him off the couch and into his bedroom, she shut the door and looked at him. "No, they won't. It never happened. I'm not ruining my marriage for you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	anteros 2008-06-18 02:45 am UTC (link)
	He sort of gave Mel a little wave as Psyche dragged him off to his bedroom. It was all very surreal to him. He stared at her, "But it did. And they will. You'll tell him." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sleepswithlove 2008-06-18 02:50 am UTC (link)
	"Why? Why would I tell him? I'm not stupid. But you are if you go off and tell everyone. It was a mistake, Anteros. And it ends here." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	anteros 2008-06-18 02:55 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not telling anyone. I don't even live up there, but you'll tell him. The guilt will be there. Eating. And then you'll tell him because you will," he stepped away from her and crawled over on his bed. "They'll all hate me. There will be no reason to ever go back." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sleepswithlove
2008-06-18 03:04 am UTC (link)

"Anteros. If they are going to hate anyone. They're going to hate ME. You're their precious Erote, I'm the horrid outsider that seduce their golden boys and hurt them both. Believe me, they won't hate you. I'm already a harlot in thier eyes, this will just give them valid proof. I'm not going to tell anyone. I'm not ruining my marriage and losing my home because of one night of good sex." She looked down on him on his bed and sighed.

"Go to sleep. We'll talk about this when you're sober."

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	anteros 2008-06-18 03:09 am UTC (link)
	She didn't know what she was talking about. He went to Styx, he exchanged scorn for lust. Why didn't she get that? He didn't want to move. "Okay." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sleepswithlove
2008-06-18 03:18 am UTC (link)

She flipped a folded blanket on the end of the bed up and over him.

"Sleep well."

Leaving him in bed, she left the room and pinching her nose, took two deep breaths in, trying to compose herself before she went back to Mel. Hopefully they weren't too allowed. She's tried to keep her words low, but Anteros wasn't really coherent enough to do that.

Walking back out, she plastered on a smile for Mel.

"Sorry about that. He's sleeping and I could really use that chocolate right now, and maybe a gallon of alcohol."

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	greek_tragedy 2008-06-18 04:32 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, I'm not really sure more alcohol is what this house needs...Why are you staying here, anyhow?" She just eyed Psyche lightly, easily seeing past the smile, and knowing something was bothering the girl. "Is there ice cream, maybe?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

sleepswithlove
2008-06-19 01:29 am UTC (link)

"I don't know. I just have boxed chocolates, let's go check out the fridge."

She walked into the kitchen and checked the freezer, "No...doesn't look like it." But now, she wanted ice cream, so she waved her hand and a huge, HUGE carton of Chocolate Chocolate Chip Deluxe Dark Chocolate Ribbon of Love ice cream appeared on the counter.

"But now there is." A grin to her friend and she handed Mel a spoon as she sat down.

"Well, Eros isn't taking the change well and is spitting up blood every time I touch him, so Aphrodite suggested I sleep here until the change is done. You sure you don't want some alcohol? I think vodka sounds like a great compliment to chocolate ice cream."

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greek_tragedy
2008-06-19 09:28 am UTC (link)

"Naw... if I start drinking, I'll be crying in my drink on no time. But don't let my teetotaling stop you..."

She took the spoon and took a big bit of ice cream, cringing as it froze its way down her throat.

"Wow... I was going to bitch about the trials and tribulations of stealing your sister's boyfriend, but causing someone to spit up blood trumps that. You win."

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	sleepswithlove 2008-06-21 07:37 pm UTC (link)
	And she didn't even know the half of it. Psyche summoned a chocolate martini because she didn't feel like making it herself. Sipping it, she sighed. Much better. "I thought Helios and Artemis were broken up? It is Helios you are talking about right? I saw you two at the meeting." (Reply to this) (Parent)