Room 406, evening

[izzyalienqueen]

Workshops and Rikku's Party meant Isabel didn't get as much done on Monday as she would have liked. So after crashing the insane class and finishing up at the library Isabel was a little busy getting everything ready. Fortunately by the time 7:00 came, dinner was ready and dessert was hidden out of sight.

[For chasingsnitches]

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I know. I'm mean and terrible," Isabel agreed. "But I might have a way to make it up to you."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"How?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Cake? If you're done with dinner that is," she replied innocently.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

He'd almost finished the pasta but he wanted the cake. "I'm done!"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Well in that case..."

Isabel got to her feet and retrieved the cake from where she'd hidden it on the counter in the bathroom. She also had a wrapped package. "I'd sing but that would be bad."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Chocolate!" Cedric exclaimed, eyes alight. And then he took the package. "You didn't have to."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I wanted to," she said simply.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

He opened the package carefully and said, "You got me a book! Or collection of books!"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"A book? But, but...that was supposed to be a coffee maker!"

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"No, this is better!" Cedric said, wide eyed. "I don't like coffee!"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'm going to convert you yet." But she laughed at his expression and shook her head. "I think you'll like them. They're classics."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"There will be no converting," he promised and started flipping through the book. "Thank you, Isabel, for thinking of me."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"You're welcome," Isabel smiled, handing him a piece of cake. "Happy birthday."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," he said, taking the cake. "I don't feel much older."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"It's hard to feel older then ancient I suppose," she told him, snickering a bit.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"I am not ancient," he said and pouted a bit.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"No? Just well aged? Well preserved? How would you describe yourself then?"

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Young!"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"My bad," she chuckled. "Sorry"

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"You're older than me anyway," he pointed out.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel shrugged, "I know. Just call me grandma."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Well, if you insist," he said and smirked.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'm also going to insist that you do the dishes tonight," she told him. "Since I'm so feeble and all."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"It would be the least I could do," he said. "For someone so feeble and all."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'll just sit here and age," Isabel nodded. "Besides, shouldn't it be easy for you? Just wave your magic wand and make it all go poof?"