Room 406, evening

[izzyalienqueen]

After a weekend of fun and a surprisingly deep conversation, Monday brought workshops of insanity and brain-breaking. Isabel was still chuckling when she returned to her room after workshops. With nothing pressing to do, Isabel opened her laptop and started to search for some decent Supers fanfic.

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[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Oh, definitely not," he said. "It was just the best one. I never thought I'd hear those words from you directed at me."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

She rolled her eyes at him. "They weren't. So don't glee too much. Or I won't give you your present."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Present for what?" he asked, looking around.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I brought you back something from New York," Isabel smiled, habit making her unconsciously run her thumb over the bracelet Cedric had given her. "It's no where near as nice as this. But I think you'll like it."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"You brought me something back from New York?" He smiled widely. "Did you have fun?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I did," she nodded, heading over to rummage through a dresser drawer. "We saw the Met, the Empire State Building, Central Park Zoo, and we went for a horse and carriage ride." Isabel returned to her bed holding a bag and patted the spot next to her. "Come sit."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"That's a lot for a weekend," he said, smiling despite not being able to not think about the first time he'd been there. "I'm surprised you're still not asleep."

He took a seat on the bed.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"My feet were ready to fall off," she laughed. "Still it was fun to see Karal and Gavin's reactions." Reaching into the bag, she pulled out Kong. "Here, he was sick of New York."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

Cedric took the stuffed animal, an amused smile on his face. "A...gorilla?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel looked horrified. "Not just any gorilla! That's King Kong!"

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"All right," he said, holding Kong up. "What's the difference between King Kong and a gorilla?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"King Kong is a giant gorilla," she explained. "Remember? I told you about him. I still have to get the movie for us to watch one day." A second grab in the bag produced a snow globe. "King Kong and the Empire State Building sort of go together."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Right right," he said, smiling at Kong. "I'd forgotten about him already since I didn't actually think I'd see him. Especially a fluffy him. He's very cute."

He took the snow globe and shook it up, grinning anew. "Thank you, Isabel. This was very thoughtful of you."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Isn't he? I had a choice between one that was soft and snuggly or one that was ferocious and roared. I went for cuddly." Isabel shrugged, smiling back at him. "It made you smile. That's all I wanted."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"It did," he said and even hugged Kong. "He's very ferocious in his own way."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, he'll snuggle you to death," she laughed. "But at least he won't lick you."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"No, that's for you to do," he teased.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel sighed, "You're never going to let me forget that are you?"

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"You know me too well," he said and grinned widely. "At least it wasn't about my wand?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Certain words made a connection in Isabel's brain. Eyes wide, she clapped her hands over her mouth and fell over on the bed laughing hysterically.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Exactly my reaction!" Cedric said, laughing himself. "I don't know how I would've explained that message should I have gotten it."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Explained it to who?" she asked, still laughing.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Puff, of course," he said, nodding solemnly. "He listens to me talk all the time."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"But he's still not answering back?" Isabel chuckled, finally sitting back up.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Not yet," Cedric said, shrugging. "Perhaps he's just waiting for the precise moment to say something profound."