Behind the Meerkat Cabin, late morning through lunch

[izzyalienqueen]

Isabel didn't get to bed till late and didn't get to sleep until even later. She was too busy replaying the evening in her mind and smiling at the memory. Thursdays were workshop free, so she slept in late and then brought her blanket out to lie in shade of the trees behind the Meerkat cabin. The jug of iced tea is cold, her book is incredibly entertaining in that cheesy, this is entirely not plausible way and overall, life is good.

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"That was meddling I can appreciate. It gave me hope after all," she smiled. "Can I ask what was his lie? Or will it be TMI?"

[soldtoarmenians]

"Gah! So very much no, since they had to confirm it if people guessed right." Xander shook his head rapidly. "His lie was that he'd spent a day at the beach last week. Which was all sneaky-like; I was very proud."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Just checking," she laughed. "Because you never know around here. How did he lie about spending the day at the beach? I'm missing something here."

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander grinned widely. "I did drag him out to the beach; it just wasn't during the day."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Ahhh," she drawled. "Now I get it. So you had a nice date of your own on the beach. Good job."

[soldtoarmenians]

"We did. No sand in bad places, even." Granted this was because they hadn't done anything that would get sand in bad places, but there was that whole no-details pact he and Isabel had going, even if he'd been about to confess that, which he wasn't.

"I'm glad you and Greg had a good time ," he added. "Because I'm totally willing to menace him if you need it? But I'm really, really bad at it."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"That's good. Because sand in bad places is ouchie," Isabel grinned. "Not that I know this from personal experience, but it seems like a logical conclusion to draw."

She bumped against his arm and rested her head against his shoulder. "No menacing is needed. It's good. I think it might wind up being really good."

[soldtoarmenians]

"Good," Xander echoed, smiling. "You deserve some really good."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"My fingers are crossed."

"Hey, I have a question. Your Willow's at Hogwarts. Do you think she could get hold of some pumpkin juice and butterbeers and send them over here?" Isabel asked, thinking of her earlier conversation with Cedric. "I'd like to surprise someone."

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander blinked, then stroked his chin. "Probably? Maybe. I can ask. I think that might be a little big to send by owl, and the whole portaling here thing is mucho magic that she had to get special permission for. But the other Hogwarts kids get stuff from home, I'm sure, so there's gotta be a way. Maybe there's a wizardy UPS, or whatever the crumpety version of that would be."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Wizardy UPS would be fine," she said. "If you can ask her, I'd appreciate it. She can just let me know how much and I'll send the money to her."

[soldtoarmenians]

Xander nodded. "Will do."