Voicemail

[izzyalienqueen]

Hi! You've reached Isabel Evans. I'm not here right now. You know what to do at the beep.

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Alive and kicking, that's me," she smiled, glad to hear Parker's voice. "I take it you've gotten most of the story by now?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Pretty much, River and Chris got back to me before you did. Chris said you and Wyatt were helping the sickies, how are you feeling?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"He was, I was just water and blanket girl," Isabel explained, still frustrated that she couldn't have done more. "I'm tired. Still. I feel like I could sleep for a week."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"So do that. It's Thanksgiving week anyway, and it's not like the teachers won't understand." Parker shook her head. "And if you're still tired, you were doing a lot. I'm just glad you didn't get sick too."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I don't think I had more then a short catnap every once in a while for close to four days," she admitted. "It was bad Parker. Really, really bad."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Chris said one of the kids died," Parker said quietly, staring out the window toward the horizon. "How close was everyone else?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel didn't like to think about how close it had been. "Ronan would have been next, I think. After that, I don't know. There were a lot of really sick people. Peter, Xander, Bridge...I realized Wyatt was coming down with it right about the time they started coming out with the cure."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"God." Parker closed her eyes, feeling sick. "I'm almost glad I *didn't* know what was going on at the time. I was going nuts. Finally getting your voicemail like I did was the only thing that kept me from storming the castle, figuratively speaking."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Storming the castle would have been impossible from what I understand," she nodded. "Which I suppose is a good thing. This spreading would have been bad. I'm sorry I didn't call earlier. I was just too brain fried. We got back here last night and just collapsed."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"It's fine," Parker said, dismissing that. "Seriously. As long as you're okay now."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'm okay," Isabel promised. "I just need to check up on people and sleep some more. And spend some quality time snuggling with a Wyatt shaped person."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Then I'll leave you to it," Parker said, rubbing her head. "Although, expect some anxious e-mails this week, if I get worried you disappeared again. I don't need Xander-type trauma again, you know?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Oh no, I get it. I'd be doing the same," she said, stifling a yawn. "Don't panic if you can't find me on Thursday though. I'm going out to Neptune to Piper and Veronica's for Thanksgiving."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Well, if my dad cancels out again, you might see me there too. Chris invited me along. Nice of him, hunh?" Parker rolled her eyes. "Assuming I don't have to finish my ten-page Chinese essay that night. Damnit."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"The nice thing about having friends that orb. Easy enough to travel at the last minute," Isabel laughed. "Ten pages? On Thanksgiving? That's brutal!"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"'The necessities of scholarship do not allow for holidays, Miss Parker. Particularly those not native to China,'" Parker said in a clipped British accent. "So yeah, I've done the research, now I have writing to get to. Say a little prayer for me next week and the week after during Finals."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'll light a candle in your honor," she promised, snickering at the accent. "That stick must be uncomfortable."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"I don't know how he manages to sit down with it in. You'd think it'd be visible," Parker bitched. "I'm not about to give him a reason to flunk me, he's already cut three people from our course for not keeping up. Anyway. Thanks. And please, please be careful."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'll do my best. Talk to you soon."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Better believe it. Bye, Isabel." And Parker hung up the phone with some relief, and got ready for bed.