Third Floor Common Room [Friday, Evening]

[knowsnokungfu.livejournal.com]

Usually Chuck wasn't much for doing big things with his Friday nights. Hardly a big weekend party-goer.

However, it wasn't just any Friday night that a guy turned fifteen. So, tonight was for celebrating. Okay, so, making dinner with his sister might not be every guy's dream idea of a birthday party, but it was pretty traditional for them.

So far, food was in the oven, and now it was really just a case of waiting and trusting in Ellie's cooking skills (which were considerably better than his). He was pretty confident it would be great, and already flopped out on one of the couches eying the cake. That was the part he really wanted right now.

"You sure we have to be traditional with the first course eating first?"

[[awesomebigsis modded with permission. Patented Bartowski dinners involve a lotta food and all sorts of people dropping in, so.... Can definitely be open!]]

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[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

The smell of food drew Azula from her room, "Is there an occasion?"

[knowsnokungfu.livejournal.com]

"I... guess that depends on your definition of occasion?" Chuck answered carefully. "It's kind of an occasion to me... and I think my sister here, since she deemed it worth cooking for. So, yeah. I'm going to say yes, occasion."

So good at saying so much, while getting across something so simple.

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

"A simple 'yes' would have sufficed," Azula returned. "And what is the occasion? And don't ramble."

So polite, Azula.

[knowsnokungfu.livejournal.com]

"... Right. Sorry, I was--" No rambling, Chuck. No rambling. "My birthday. It's my birthday."

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

"Was that so hard?" Azula raised an eyebrow. "My greetings, peasant."

At least she greeted him, right?

[knowsnokungfu.livejournal.com]

"Um, hi?" He wasn't quite sure how he was supposed to respond to being called a peasant. "I'm Chuck. Would-- would you like some food, of some kind?"

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

"Chuck," she repeated, as if testing the name. "If it is available to be had, yes, I would like some."

[knowsnokungfu.livejournal.com]

"Sure, of course. Come on over, I'll find you a plate or something." And hopefully not trip over his own feet or anything equally embarrassing while he was doing that.

"So uh, your name is...?" he asked as he moved to do that. "Um, unless you told me and I forgot. I didn't, did I?" God he hoped not. She was scary.

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

Azula followed him. "If I had told you my name you would have remembered it." She felt 'Azula' was infinitely more memorable than 'Chuck', "My name is Azula, Princess of the Fire Nation."

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

"There's a birthday boy," Jennifer said, smiling. "I don't think we've met."

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

"Ah," Azula nodded. "No, I don't think we have. I'm Azula from the Fire Nation."

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

"I'm Jennifer Walters from California," she said. "Nice to meet you, Azula."

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

"Likewise," she returned. "Is this normally how people celebrate their birthdays?"

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

"Sometimes," Jennifer said. "Sometimes the parties are bigger."

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

Azula nodded. "Are you also new to the school?"

She suspected Jennifer wasn't but it was fun to toss back the question people kept asking her the first week.

[not-jaded-yet.livejournal.com]

"I started at the beginning of the summer," Jennifer said. "So I've been her for some time."

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

"A senior?" Again, tossing out words people kept asking her.

[awesomebigsis.livejournal.com]

"My brother's birthday," Ellie said simply. "You're welcome to join us if you'd like."

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

"Greetings to your brother," she said.

[awesomebigsis.livejournal.com]

"I'm Ellie," she said. "You're in Ethics class, too, right?"

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

"Yes," she confirmed, "I'm Azula."

[awesomebigsis.livejournal.com]

"Nice to meet you, Azula," Ellie said. "Outside of class, I mean."

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

"The same," Azula returned. "I gather this is an impromptu celebration?"

[awesomebigsis.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, sort of," Ellie said. "Wanted to do something for my brother's birthday. Cooking seemed like the best option, especially since food tends to lure people to the common rooms."

[azuldragon.livejournal.com]

"I understand," Azula said. "I would do the same for my brother."

Except there would probably more pranks involved. Like an exploding cake.