AN: after many requests, and my own cravings, I've decided to write a collection of Mwu/Murrue (boy, we need a nickname for this couple, I vote for Mwurrue...) one-shots. I know it's been done before, but I don't want to flood this place with all the separate entries. I like one-shots, it means I can put senseless fluff into them, and I don't have to come up with any decent plots that make sense. Some one-shots are sweet and humorous, while others will be angsty and serious. I'll tell you at the beginning of each one. Happy reading, and don't forget to tell me what you think!

Disclaimer: What makes you think I own GS, GSD, or their characters? I mean if I did, Mwu and Murrue would get waaay more screentime, in fact, they may been the main couple :D

Title/theme: SLEEP
Genre: Humour/Fluff :D
Approx time line: Phase 8 of GS
Summary: "Look Captain, we can do this the easy way, or the hard way," he winked. "I've tried to be nice, but you leave me with no choice."

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Captain Ramius stared out the window into the vastness of space and sighed in relief. They had finally gotten a break from ZAFT's constant attacks, and she was finally able to rest and relax a bit. She was exhausted, but she didn't dare to sleep, for fear of another incoming attack. In a war, there was no pause button, the enemy could attack at any minute. And in outer space, there was no night and day to tell her when it was time to sleep.

She almost drifted to sleep with her thoughts when she felt someone tapping her on the shoulder. She turned and found herself staring into a pair of questioning blue eyes.

"Yes Lieutenant?"

He seemed to be caught off-guard by her accusing tone, but quickly regained his composure.

"I was just wondering what you're doing here at the back of the ship. I thought you'd be sleeping in your room. After all, we don't get that many chances to rest you know."

"I'm fine," she replied. He arched an eyebrow as she stifled a yawn.

"I can't go to sleep. What if there's an attack?" she explained.

"Then all the reason for you to rest. We can't have you getting confused and fire at me or Kira, now can we?"

She was mildly surprised at his concern beneath his sarcasm. She couldn't find any words to retort, so she simply looked away.

"Come on, Captain, go to sleep."

Murrue shook her head while stifling another yawn. "I'm fine."

She was startled as she felt herself suddenly floating in a direction she didn't remember going. She looked and realized that she was being dragged by her arm by the Lieutenant.

"Hey, what do you think you're doing!" she protested and pulled her arm back from his grasp.

"Well, I asked you to go to sleep, but since you didn't listen, I thought I'd help you." He grinned at her innocently.

She arched her eyebrow at him and crossed her arms, not buying his feigned innocence. "I told you I don't need to –" she stopped mid-sentence for an incoming yawn. He gave her a skeptical look.

"Look Captain, we can do this the easy way, or the hard way," he winked. "I've tried to be nice, but you leave me with no choice."

Murrue found herself blushing at his mischievous smile.

"I'm not scared," she answered nonchalantly.

"Really?" he asked, feigning surprise.

"It's hard to find you threatening with that grin on your face."

"Oh," was all he said. But he let his actions speak as Murrue felt herself being lifted by a pair of strong arms, one behind her back and the other under her knees.

For a moment, she was speechless. She had never expected him to be so bold. She blushed and quickly looked away, hiding her blush with her hovering hair, because she knew if he saw her blush, it'd only encourage him.

"P-Put me down!" she demanded once she found her voice. She had meant to sound stern, but it came out more of a squeak.

He chuckled. "You know, it's hard to find you threatening with that tone of voice." His words only made her blush grow deeper.

"I said, put me down!" she tried again, still unable to look at him.

"Uh-uh, I warned you," amusement was evident in his voice. Indignant that he was having fun at her expense, she took a deep breath and turned to him with her best glare, intent on staring him down.

"As your captain, I demand you to put me down at once, Lieutenant La Fllaga!"

But her plan didn't quite work, as she saw him try to hide a chuckle, tried, but failed. She found that the laughter in his blue eyes and his goofy grin were quite contagious. She realized that she probably looked pretty funny, and couldn't help but release a chuckle herself. Big mistake, because it fuelled him on and he gave her a triumphant grin. She sighed, too tired to play anymore. He'd won this battle, and she was ready to surrender, but not before one final try.

"Please, Lieutenant," she looked at him pleadingly.

To her surprise, he relented. Part of her was disappointed as he finally put her down.

"All right, I'll let you walk since you said 'please'. But I'm serious about you getting some rest."

She looked up and saw that he was indeed serious, all traces of playfulness gone, for the moment anyway. And she noticed the fatigue in his eyes that he'd been hiding behind his laughter.

"All right, you win," she sighed. "But you should rest too you know," she added.

He smiled, gently this time. "Yes ma'am," he did a mock salute. "You better go to your room now."

As he turned to leave, she found herself calling after him.

"Wait Lieutenant!"

He paused and turned, a bit surprised. "Yes Captain?"

"Um, could you carry me there?"

AN: hehe, think I got carried away with the fluff there :D, but I wrote this at like 11:30 last night, so excuse me if things don't make sense or sound corny... but I'm in need of a lighthearted MwuMurrue one-shot after all those angsty ones I wrote... I think that last line was probably a bit ooc for Murrue, esp since this is set early in the series, but I couldn't help myself, same with Mwu's bold move :D

hmm, I think I should take Mwu's advice and get some sleep myself, too bad he can't carry me XD