Olympian Syndrome

Chapter 25

George looked up to see a smiling rink attendant, holding out his hand for him. He took the man's hand and pulled himself up. George thanked the man for his kindness with a smile.

"No problem, it is my job after all," the attendant replied, still smiling fondly at George. The man still hadn't let go of George's hand, but the Aphrodite didn't really mind. He didn't want to slip on the ice again after all.

"Would you like me to show you how it's done?" the rink attendant asked gently. George was about to answer when a pair of arms wrapped around his waist.

"Baby, are you okay? That was quite the fall," Dream cooed into his ear, making the Aphrodite blush at the pet name.

George was so occupied trying to calm himself down, that he didn't notice Dream glaring at the attendant, who promptly let go of George's hand and excused himself.

"What are you doing Dream?" George asked nervously, internally debating if he should try to get out of the Zeus' grip and risk falling again.

Dream didn't hear him, his eyes followed the attendant that returned to his co-workers at the edge of the rink.

"Tough luck man, the dude's already taken," he heard one of the workers say.

The attendant that helped George let out a defeated sigh, "Well, what do you expect with a guy that cute."

Dream tried to calm himself down by tightening his grip around George.

"Dream..." George whispered, confused as to why the blonde was acting this way.

It was enough to bring Dream back to reality. The Zeus gently spun George around so they were facing each other. He leaned down and placed a gentle kiss on George's forehead, making the Athena's already pink cheeks, flush red.

Dream then turned his eyes to the attendant who seemed upset at the sight. The blonde flashed him a smirk before taking both of George's hands in his, and pulling away.

"Move your feet in a V shape to go forward," he instructed. George had slightly recovered from his embarrassment, and did as Dream said.

George fumbled around a bit, but Dream never let him go, making sure to always help the Athena find his balance. Eventually, when he saw that George was getting the hang of it, Dream brought him back to the railings and let go.

He skated to the middle, then turned to see George still holding onto the railings. He smiled at the brunette, and motioned for the Athena to skate towards him.

George took a deep breath then pushed off the wall. He wobbled a bit before finding his balance. He then slowly skated to the center, still fumbling a bit from time to time. When he got close enough, he wrapped Dream in a hug, and the latter placed a kiss to the top of his head.

"You did it!" Dream exclaimed proudly, and George gave him a smile.

After a few minutes more of skating, they decided it was time to go. They bought food before heading back to George's apartment to eat while watching a movie. The both of them decided on a comedy, which was both a good idea and a bad idea.

Good, because it was incredibly funny and they were both laughing their heads off. Bad, because they were eating, and would sometimes choke on their food when something funny happened.

When the movie ended, George brought their plates to the sink and started to wash them, while Dream snuck glances at the Athena from afar. He wished that he could make the moment last longer, but it was getting late and George seemed to be getting tired. So he reluctantly told George that he was heading back home. Dream also decided to leave his jar of date ideas with George.

"Thanks for the amazing date Dream, I can't wait for the next one." George said as he wiped his hands dry.

"So you like the whole impromptu date idea?" Dream asked.

"Yup! It makes things exciting." George replied with a smile, that had Dream's heart pounding.

"I'm glad," he said before he returned to his usual mischievous demeanor. "So do I get a reward? You know... like the one you gave me last time?" He asked smugly.

George's cheeks turned a bit pink, and this made the blonde wheeze. "I'm just teasing George, I'll see you tomorrow night at the club." Dream said as he left the apartment, and started to head down the stairs to his car.

"Dream!" George called, making the man stop and turn around, only for the brunette to nearly slam into him.

Dream was about to say something, when George quickly lifted his head and pecked him on the lips, before bolting back into his apartment.

Dream just stood there stunned for a minute, not even trying to stop the goofy grin that was forming on his face. Why is he so adorable!

Back in his apartment, George was cuddling his new plushie and had the blob laying besides him. His fingers flew to his lips that were tugged upwards in a smile. Why does it always feel so good to be held, and to kiss him? He wondered, as he drifted off to sleep.