Third Floor Common Room, Sunday Morning

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn was wearing the same jeans and sweater she'd been wearing yesterday, not wanting to head back to her room and too tall to borrow Molly's. She was also freezing, which had led to her mixing up a very large pot of oatmeal. The fixings were in the cupboard if anyone wanted them, but she wasn't setting them out.

Instead, she was sitting with her bowl of healthy goodness (once you ignored the raisins and brown sugar she'd added to her own) and a very, very large mug of hot cocoa with mini marshmallows. She read through a large pile of books and scrolls she'd brought with her and that Giles had sent since May (not all of which were in English), trying to find anything that explained what was going on.

She made occasional notes on a pad as she worked.

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[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"It's too early in the morning for someone like you to be in such a mood," Alec noted. "Anything I can do to, ah, cheer you up?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"I'm open to what you're offerin'" she said, raking her eyes over him. "If you're offerin."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Alec responded with a slow, appraising look of his own. "Open, huh? I could be," he drawled. "Offering, that is."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"We'll have to take it somewhere else. The virgin over there likes to interfere," Lonnie said, jerking her thumb at Dawn.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Alec eyed her suspiciously. "Tried that a few minutes ago with that Lana girl. She ended up getting dragged off by some jealous jackass. How do I know you're not going to do the same?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

At the rate she was going, Lonnie wouldn't be surprised if a jealous jackass didn't turn up to drag her off. Or the little girl. She looked over to where Dawn was eyeing them suspiciously. "Sadly I think she might have something to say about me leaving with you."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Alec held his right hand up; it was glowing a faint red. "It might be a bad idea for me to do something about that, wouldn't it?"

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Too many witnesses," Lonnie sighed. "This place sucks."

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"You got that right," grumbled Alec. "Damn shame, too, because the pickings are so pretty."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"You got that right," she agreed. Lonnie caught his face and kissed him once, hot and hard. "Find me later?"

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

"Bet your sweet ass I will, baby," Alec said with a grin.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Speaking of sweet asses..." Lonnie grabbed his and gave it a squeeze. "Be seein' ya!" she winked then sauntered out of the room.

[cantgetnorelief.livejournal.com]

Alec watched that ass very closely the whole time. Oh, yeah.