Room 406, Monday Evening

[izzyalienqueen]

After baking, Isabel had taken a long walk around the island, eventually winding up at the small, secluded beach she and Greg had picnicked at. It was nice to remember happy times and not have to worry about facing anyone that would ask questions about last night's radio. When it started to get dark she returned to the school, collected her cheesecake from the classroom fridge, and returned to her room.

The cheesecake's in the mini-fridge, Isabel is contemplating nail polish colors, and the door is mostly open.

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[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Cheesecake actually sounds great," Lana said with a smile. "Thanks."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel went to the fridge and pulled out the cake, dishing up pieces for both of them. "Have a seat," she said, returing to the bed with the cake. "How have you been?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Good. Kind of weird. Adjusting." Lana smiled a little ruefully. "Lots of changes."

She took a piece of the cake and sat on the bed by Isabelle. "How about you?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Like what?" she prompted, taking a forkful of cake.

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana took a breath. "Turned 18 on the 13th. Which means I'm on my own. No guardian or anything. No one responsible for me. I know Lex will still be glad to help out if I need anything, but... it's weird."

She took a bite of the cake and sat thoughtfully for a moment. "And I had two really great visits with Shep. I went to San Diego with him over my birthday and things were... wonderful. But it was also a goodbye. He's off for... probably a couple of years - nearly unreachable. So..."

She shrugged. "I actually feel like I can move on, find a nice guy, all that, but..."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"That's right, happy birthday!" Isabel smiled. "I'm sorry, I was in LA all last week. It completely slipped my mind."

"I'm glad you were able to see him. And that you had a good time. As for moving on, take your time. The right one will come along."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Thanks." Lana smiled at her. "And I will. Take my time, I mean. He's a hard act to follow, though, so I think I'm not wanting anything too serious, you know?"

She nodded her head. "LA. That's right, I think I heard that you were there. How did everything go?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I totally understand," she nodded. "We're getting new students soon enough, maybe someone will come in that you'll hit it off with."

Isabel shrugged, "I had to help Angel fight a demon. So it wasn't really a fun trip."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana nodded. "We'll see."

"Yikes. Demon. No that doesn't sound like much fun. Are you okay?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"It's nothing a few days of being lazy won't cure," Isabel said. "Mostly I need to catch up on my sleep. I didn't sleep much when I was out there."

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"I can imagine," Lana said. "Well, if there's anything I can do, just let me know, okay?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I will. Thank you Lana."