406, evening

[izzyalienqueen]

The break week had started out fine. Isabel had helped Principal Washburn get rid of the pink, had dinner with Wyatt and spent time on the beach. Then she'd talked to Anakin. The quiet mood she'd been in after talking to him persisted and Isabel spent the day in her room reading and trying her hand at some sudoku puzzles.

The door was open.

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[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Strength in numbers," Isabel agreed. "And potentially a lot of leather. It is Ares after all." This might not be such a bad thing, she decided.

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

Peter gave her a coy look.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel tried, and mostly failed, to look innocent. When the cooler weather came she'd have to start modeling the collection of leather that was in her closet.

"So I've got a question for you."

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"Shoot," Peter said.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Did you happen to catch radio Monday night?" she asked.

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"Maybe," Peter said, not sure if he wanted to go all the way to admitting it.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Oh joy...

"Well if you didn't, you missed them mentioning that Wyatt and I had dinner," Isabel admitted. "Except they used a certain four letter word that starts with dee and ends with e and has an a and a tee in the middle. Which it absolutely wasn't."

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"It's none of my business if it was," Peter said, trying to act like he'd be okay with that.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel looked down, turning a bit pink. "Maybe, maybe not. I just figured you might want to know they got it wrong. Stupid squirrels."

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"Well... good to know," Peter said, still trying to be casual. "Thanks."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Anytime," she promised, flashing him a small smile. "So are you ready for this week's invasion?"

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"We know in - oh, the new kids," Peter said. "I keep forgetting."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"You'll be abruptly reminded when you go to watch TV in the common room and it's filled with strange faces," Isabel laughed. "River and I were wondering how many of them we can send screaming back over the causeway."

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"At least it's nice not being the newest," Peter said. "I get to be the voice of experience. I can cope with that."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"It's weird to think that once the last of the graduates leave this week, I'll be one of the handful of people that still remembers Snow Monsters." She pulled her shoulders in and bent over. "You young whippersnappers!"

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"Need me to get offa your lawn?" Peter said, laughing.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Kids today...no respect," Isabel muttered, before sitting up and laughing as well. "I've got another question for you. Do you dance?"

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"We talking professionally or just as a concept?" Peter asked.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Let's just start with the concept," she said. "Unless you feel like finally announcing that you're a championship ballroom dancer."

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"I wouldn't say championship," Peter joked. "But yeah, I dance. Why?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"No reason. Yet," Isabel replied. "But River and I might try to pull something together for the new people. And the old people. It would most likely involve dancing." And shirtlessness, but there was no need to bring that up now.

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"Happy to help," Peter said. "Count me in."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Great!" And then, because she knew it would make him smile, "It's a date."

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

Whaddya know, Peter smiled.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel leaned over to look at the laptop. Funny how she wound up closer to Peter. "So what do you think, between the two of us? We can solve this puzzle?"

[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

Peter sat closer. "I'm sure we can."