Friday afternoon in the West Attic

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana happily putters about in her room, cleaning and setting out some of her morning purchases. The new Ren-Faire dress is hanging by the closet door and the roses are on the desk by the window. She may be humming under her breath - or even not so under her breath at times.

She's in her room, but has the door to the common room open.

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[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Paige comes in for a break since she actually has a few moments where she doesn't have to be studying.

She hears the humming and sticks her head into Lana's room.

"You sound happy!" she says smiling

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Lana smiles at her. "Hi Paige. Yeah, I guess I am pretty happy." She finishes making the bed up with the new sheet set and turns towards her. "How are you doing?"

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

She frowns slightly, "having a slight breakdown over finals," she shrugs, "still they'll be over soon right, the I'm going to Seattle with Sawyer" she grins as she says that.

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"I did my Bio final yesterday and I think I did really well. My archaeology one is next week, but I was much more worried about Bio, so I feel pretty good now." Lana sighs hapily.

"Oh, that's right I'd forgotten you and Sawyer were going with Maia. I wish I could join you, but I need to go home, you know?"

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"It's my poetry final I'm most worried about, it's really tough and...I dunno, if only Geoff was reading it it'd be different, but I have to read it out loud in class and so far, it's not so good." Paige sighs, not so happily.

"Yeah I can see how you'd want to go home, Piper said I'd be invited back with them, but I dunno it just feels a bit weird. I'm gonna try to get there for a day though, meet Prue."

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"I'm sure you'll be fine. But if you want to practice reading it to me, feel free."

Lana glances around the room and nods happily at what she's accomplished. "It will be good for you to get to meet your other sister. Me, I'm looking forward to seeing Nell and the Kents again. And my horse. I can't believe I haven't had time to really ride him since I came here."

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She forces a smile, since she'd really not planned on anyone hearing it.

"Thanks Lana, I guess maybe when when I've fixed it a little."

"It sounds like you'll have a good time back time, back to normality for a while."

She gestures towards the dress hanging up, "going somewhere special?"

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"Normality? In Smallville?" Lana laughs. "It can be as weird there as it is here. But yeah, I am looking forward to going home for a while."

She looks over at the dress. "What? Oh! No, no, someone gave me that as a Secret Santa present today. Said they were there when mine got ruined during the Faire - remember when Shep got hurt?" She blushes a little at Shep's name.

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"Oh right, okay that makes more sense! It's nice, shame there's no where around here to get dressed up really, I thought there might be some sort of end of semester dance."

She notices the blush, she doesn't get it so much know, but she used to. "So you're not just friends now then right?"

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Lana blushes a little again. "Yeah, we've sort of become more than friends. We're... well... I'm not quite sure exactly..."

She takes a deep breath and starts again. "He's pretty special and we've gotten to be... close."

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Paige grins, "You can use the word boyfriend you know, it's allowed!"

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Lana swallows hard. "Boyfriend... I... God... I *guess* he is. It's not something we've, you know, talked about, so I don't know how he'd feel about my calling him that."

She thinks about Shep and some of the things... - and blushes even more.

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She nods, "Well have you actually been out or anything? Maybe you should ask him." She pauses for a moment, "actually now you mention it I don't think me and Sawyer've ever had that talk either."

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"Like 'out' out? On a date out?" Lana wonders just how one would classify the events of last Thursday. "We've been to the Perk a couple of times."

She bites her lip. Does asking him to go caroling and making *special* plans for afterwards count as a date? And just how much does she want to say? "Well, I asked him to come caroling tonight, but I don't know that that counts."

She smiles at Paige, "You and Sawyer haven't talked about that yet? And how long have you been together?"

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

"Yeah on a date, I figured it might give you a good idea whether you should be calling him your boyfriend or not."

She considers what Lana's said about the caroling, "well it's leave the campus as I'd count it," it was more than her and Sawyer ever did.

With a shrug Paige continues, "It's something we've not really had to talk about, it was just understood, although I guess the conversation we had about not being in an open relationship anymore counts right? And we've been together two months, on Christmas Day actually!" she smiles widely

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Lana nods. "I don't know that we've ever been on a date date. Well, I guess we'll figure it out at some point. Right now I don't want to wreck things by worrying what to call... it."

She smiles at Paige. "I think the fact that you've acknowledged that you're in an exclusive relationship would be a pretty telling point. And wow, almost two months! That's great!"

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Paige grins, "yeah, plus no fights for a couple of weeks! That's got to be good right!"

"Shep seems pretty cool," she tells her, Paige was really happy Lana had a new, whatever he was, after what happened with Justin.

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"It's definitely good," Lana assures her, laughing.

"And Shep... yeah, he's really great," Lana says, her face getting dreamy.

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Paige knows that look pretty well, "yeah I think he's probably your boyfriend," she says smiling

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Lana smiles. "I wouldn't object. That's for sure."

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

She nods, "I have to think of a way to get Sawyer to come caroling tonight, it doesn't really seem like this sort of thing, was Shep keen?" she asks

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Lana blushes violently, thinking of how she'd gotten Shep to agree to come. "Not really, but I talked him into it."

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

Paige probably had similar plans to Lana to persuade Sawyer, although he was usually pretty heppy to do what she asked.

"Yeah that's the good thing about teenage boys, easy to talk round!" she smirks

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Lana laughs. "Well, I have to say, I *had* anticipated it being a little more difficult to talk him into it, so, yeah, I'd have to agree."

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Paige laughs too, "Yeah I think know Sawyer well enough to know how to get way," she grins, "not that I need to that often."

She bites her lip, "actually I should go try to get some work done, then I'll be able to enjoy tonight more. I'll catch you both tonight?"

[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

"Sure. We'll see you around tonight. Good luck on the studies!"

[the4thsister.livejournal.com]

"Yeah thanks a lot Lana, if you hear me crying just come take my poetry project away from me okay?" she says with only a small smile this time, cos it could actually happen!

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"Will do," Lana laughs, "But I'm sure you'll be fine."

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

Han stops by, a handful of bonfire fliers (http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomhighdorms/323366.html#cutid1) in hand.

"Hey, doll. How you doing?"

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"Han!" Lana goes over to hug him and kiss him on the cheek. "I'm doing well. How are you? I've missed you!"

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

Han winces as she hugs him, but takes the kiss and then kisses her back on the mouth.

"I'm doing okay. Finals ate me alive. Missed you too, pretty girl."

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Lana doesn't miss the wince. After he kisses her she steps back and looks at him with some concern. "What happened? I know I didn't hug you *that* hard."

She wrinkles her nose at the mention on finals. "What with all the disappearing professors, I ended up with only two. Bio, which went okay, and Archaeology next week which should be easy."

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

"I had three from Sidle alone."

He smiles and shakes his head. "You never listen to the radio." He takes off his jacket and starts rolling up one sleeve. "I'm a little sore. New tattoos hurt."

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"I listen to your broadcasts," Lana admits with a blush, thnking about his last one. "But I have to admit that I don't always pay the best attention to all of them."

She looks curiously at his arms as he rolls up the sleeves. "Tattoos?"

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

He shows her the bracelets (http://www.livejournal.com/users/12parseckessel/36935.html#cutid1) on his upper arms.

"You like 'em?"

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She smiles at him. "They look pretty painful, but they look good. What brought this on?"

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"Beautiful was worried I'd forget about him. My way of saying I won't."

He rolls down his sleeves. "You want to come out to the bonfire next week? Keep it quiet but it's kind of a good-bye party." He offers her a flier.

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Lana stretches up to stroke his face. "How could he think that? You'd never forget him."

She kisses him gently, wanting to chase away the look in his eyes. "Of course I'll come. Shep, too, if I have to drag him there." She blushes a little when she says his name.

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Han smiles a little, but it still doesn't make it to his eyes.

"Listen, I mean what I say. We're gonna get together after the break, I promise. If Shep's good with it, or if he'd like to join us. But right now, the last few days are just for Bagoas."

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Lana blushes again and wonders briefly if one can die from repeated embarrassment. "Don't worry about anything but Bagoas right now. Everything else we'll... figure out later."

She's still not quite sure just what she wants to do about his offer, but God it's tempting. She smiles at him ruefully. "I wish there was something I could do to make this easier on you."

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

"Not a thing in the world, pretty girl." Han kisses her cheek.

"I gotta get the rest of these up. Chewie and Bagoas are dragging me out on the caroling thing tonight. Not my faith or holiday, I don't know any of the songs, but who cares. It's more about being out and around."

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She hugs him again, careful this time not to brush against his tattoos.

"Shep and I will be out tonight, too, so we'll see you there, okay?" She hesitates. "And... it's not just about the faith or the holiday or even being out. It's about connecting and sharing with others, being a part of something bigger than you are..."

She blushes again. "Anyway, that's just me. I'll see you tonight though."

[12parseckessel.livejournal.com]

He chucks her under the chin. "You're really adorable when you're all red. I'll see you tonight."

He puts his jacket back on and heads out to finish hanging fliers.

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She watches him go, then sits down in the comfortable chair by the window, both to let the color in her cheeks go down and to think about all the ways her life has changed in just over a week.