Minotaur Campfire, early Sunday afternoon

[sensitivejim.livejournal.com]

Jim was Disgruntled. He went through all the trouble of getting himself detention to prove a point and the - teacher couldn't even be bothered to follow through.

Thus, Disgruntled.

He was prodding at the dead fire with a stick and brooded thought.

[[Open, as these things are.]]

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[lovelylana.livejournal.com]

Lana wandered out and watched Jim for a moment before coming over and sitting down next to him. She didn't say anything, just leaned her head against his shoulder.

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Jim stayed still for a moment before wrapping his arm around her shoulder.

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"It's not a bad thing that you didn't have to serve detention," Lana said softly.

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"I know," Jim grumbled.

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She was quiet for a while. "I love you."

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Jim looked at her, surprised, but kissed her forehead. "I love you, too."

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"I hate to see you so upset."

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"I know." Jim squeezed her a little bit. "Don't worry. I'll get over it."

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She leaned into him even more. "Is there anything I can do?" she asked.

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"You can do that thing with your hands . . ." he suggested, pulling her closer.

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"That thing with my hands..." Lana said teasingly. "Oh, but I can think of so many..." Nonetheless, she reached up to stroke his face gently.

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Jim's eyes slid closed as he relaxed under her fingers. "Perfect."

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She continued the stroking, happy that he was relaxing at last. "We should do something, go somewhere. Maybe next weekend."

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"Sure," Jim rumbled, his hand running down her arm. "If I don't piss off any more teachers and actually do get detention."

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"Well, and if you do we can just do something here," Lana said firmly. "Rent a room at the hotel or something and pretend we're far away."

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"As long as it involves a private room -" Jim realised what he had said and looked sheepish. "Not that that's all . . . you know."

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"Oh no," Lana said reassuringly. "A private room is high on my list, too. Privacy, room services, some pampering, maybe a hot tub..."

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"Did I ever tell you how brilliant you are?"

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"You might have mentioned something about me being the brains of this operation," Lana said with a smug grin, polishing her fingernails on her shirt.

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Jim had been cheered up enough that he actually chuckled. "What am I, then, the muscle?"

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"I believe that's what you said," Lana said musingly. "That and the eye candy."

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"You're much nicer to look at than I am," Jim assured her.

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"Oh, I don't know," Lana said, giving him a once over. "I'd rather look at you, personally."

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"You're just stroking my ego." He kissed her forehead again.

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She just smiled at him and rested her head on his shoulder. "It's the way I feel."

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"You made me stop brooding," he accused lightly.

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"Oh horrors!" Lana replied, widening her eyes. "Whatever was I thinking!"

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"I'll forgive you," Jim said, hiding his smile. "You were distracted by the eyecandy."

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"That must be it," Lana replied, widening her eyes even more. "I can't imagine what else could have come over me."

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"Hopefully it wasn't another evil witch."

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The teasing light went out of Lana's eyes and she ducked her head. "No evil witch," she said quietly.

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Jim was immediately sorry. His fingers traced over her cheek as he bowed his head to get close. "I'm sorry, Lana, I shouldn't have said that."

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"It's okay," she said quietly, not quite able to meet his eyes. "I know you were joking and I'm glad you can joke about it after all the things she did, but... I still hate to think about how much I hurt everyone."

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Jim sighed. "Lana, you didn't hurt anyone. You're just hurting yourself now." His thumb moved over her cheek before his forefinger curled under her chin, tilting it up.

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"I'm trying not to," she said sincerely. "But sometimes... She just did so much damage to so many people. And if it wasn't for me she wouldn't have been able to."

She pulled away a little. "I know, I know, it's not my fault, I couldn't have known... I try to remind myself of all that."

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Jim kept her close and frowned a little. "I love you, Lana."

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"I know," she said and leaned into him again. "Thank God for that. For you."

She sighed. "I wish we were in our own room. I'd like to take a long hot bath and then have you make me forget everything but you for a while."

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"We could go for a walk?" Jim suggested. "Down to the beach, or Selkie Cove?"

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Lana looked up at him hopefully. "Really? Yes, I'd like that."

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Jim stood and held out a hand. "C'mon, then. Let's go for a walk."

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Lana took his hand and let him pull her up. "I knew I kept you around for a reason. You always come up with the good ideas."

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"It comes and it goes," he said modestly, twining their fingers together.

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"Come on, (http://lovelylana.livejournal.com/38687.html)" she said and tugged on his hand. "I want to spend some time with just you, without everyone else around."