Flamingo campfire, Friday afternoon

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Ivanova relaxed back into the Adirondack chair again, a bottle of juice sitting on the arm where something slightly more alcoholic would normally sit. The sun was shining, she was back in Fandom, she was happy, she was probably going to fall asleep . . .

[[Before the plotty. Open for all.]]

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Maia came up and slipped her arms around Ivanova's neck and kissed her ear. "Hi there." She said with a smile. She loved the smell of her shampoo.

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Ivanova blinked awake - except for the fact that she totally hadn't been asleep, no - and smiled up at Maia, pulling her down onto her lap again. "Hey."

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Maia cuddle into her arms and smiled back "Hi." she said again laying her head against Ivanova's shoulder. "How was your class this week?" she said, her fingers playing idly with a strand of Susan's hair. This was the best part of her week, snuggling with Susan by the campfire; feeling her arms around her. Life in this moment was perfect.

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Ivanova mock-scowled, her arms settling comfortably around Maia. "They insulted my hair too much. But very well. I was quite proud of some of their efforts."

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"Oh? I love your hair." Maia said, twirling a thick piece around her fingers again. "What are you doing next week?" She said with a smile, nuzzling in closer to Susan until she was right in the spot she liked against her.

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"Well thank you," Ivanova replied gravely. "So does Blair, apparently. It's icing or something. I was a little too distracted by laughing to follow the metaphor entirely."

She dropped a kiss to Maia's hair. "Next week? More of the same, I suppose. Why?"

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"Icing on the cake?" Maia said with a smile "I like that. And your hair is just that." She said with a nod of approval for Blair's thoughts.

"Well if you feel like it, I thought it would be fun to go out with Jude and Setsuna next week on a double date sort of thing." She said lifting her head with a bashful smile. She was prepared for Susan to say no or to say she didn't think it was the best idea but then again, she was also prepared for Susan to say yes.

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"He also said something about me being 'his Stella', what do you think about that?" Ivanova teased lightly before considering her request, her expression growing rather pained.

"A double date?"

The last time she had been on a date at all - if you didn't count prom night - was that night when Tonks had told her she was leaving . . .

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"I don't know...maybe you remind him of someone he knows named Stella..." Maia said completely clueless to the reference.

"Oh." Maia said seeing Susan's face "Yeah, no it's ok. It was just a spur of the moment thing, it's nothing really." Maia waved her hand away to close the conversation away, her heart plummeting like the Coyote off the cliff in one of those Road Runner cartoons.

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Ivanova chuckled and let it slide. She slipped a finger under Maia's chin, feeling a stab of guilt at the expression on her face, forcing her to look up at her. She smiled softly. "Sounds great," she said firmly. "And I should be meeting some of these new people."

As long as it wasn't at Ching Tai. Ivanova didn't know if she'd be able to set foot in that place again.

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Maia searched Susan's eyes for a moment before she smiled back. "Are you sure? You don't have to, I can just meet Jude and Setsuna alone. It's really ok." She wanted to be totally sure, the last thing she wanted was for Susan to feel any kind of trapped.

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Ivanova kissed Maia lightly. "Shut up," she said fondly. "I already said I'm going."

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Maia smiled and kissed her back. "Good. You'll like Setsuna she's a fighter like you." Maia said grinning proudly, she loved that Ivanova could kick ass and still come home for a kiss.

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"Really? Oh yeah, Jude mentioned something about swords . . ." Ivanova chuckled, shaking her head. "Somehow I can't really see someone like Jude dating someone like me."

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"Why not braaaaa." Maia said with a laugh.

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Ivanova laughed at the impression. It was pretty good. "Why on earth does he call everyone that, anyways?" she wondered. "I never asked him."

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Maia leaned forward and pressed a kiss to Ivanova's lips "I don't know you can ask him at dinner." She said with a giggle. "I like your laugh. You wrinkle your nose up." Maia said giggling harder.

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That immediately brought a scowl to her face, even if the corners of her mouth still twitched ever upwards. "Now don't you start calling me ridiculous things like a marshmellow or a, a twinkie."

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Maia tilted her head and laughed at that. "Twinkie? I think I'd rather call you cupcake." Maia said not put off by Ivanova's 'scowl'

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"Oi!" Ivanova poked Maia in the side. "Alright. That does it. I'm withholding sex."

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Maia stiffled her giggle, but the smile was still there "Oooo your a mean little cupcake aren't you. Yes you are." Maia said laughing before she leaned in to kiss Susan's lips "But I have whipped cream to use on you as homework. You wouldn't want me to get an F would you?"

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Ivanova kissed her back. "No. No whipped cream if you keep on with that." She blinked. "Whipped cream? Maia, what kind of a class are you taking?"

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Maia smiled as she kissed her again. "Sex Ed." She answered, her hand slipping up to Ivanova's neck as she kissed her once more. "This week is sex toys." She said against her lips.

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"And I suppose you want me to help you study?" Ivanova purred, not entirely rising to the bait, still very aware of where they were.

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"I might be enticed to include you in my studies, I mean afterall I do have apple and strawberry flavors." She said with a smirk.

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"Since I am a teacher now, I should be trying to further the students' studies in any way I can," Ivanova conceded with a nod.

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Maia leaned closer to Ivanova's lips, "Molding the future of American and such yeah?" She said barely an inch from Ivanova's mouth.

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"Exactly," Ivanova smirked, and leaned forward enough to kiss her firmly.

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The warmth of the campfire on her back and Ivanova's soft lips against hers made Maia wish the kiss wouldn't end. Her opened her mouth only slightly to deepen it, mindful of where they were but still, it was a good kiss none the less.

They had the weekend to steal away, maybe go down to the beach for a picnic. Maybe Maia would surprise her, they could play in the water, build a sandcastle. Hold one another in the waves. Yeah it might be a good weekend to do all of that.