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Tweak says, "they're coming to take me away"

Ileana Grigore {Vasilissa} (vasilissa) wrote in bellumlogs,
@ 2010-02-26 09:48:00

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vasilissa

Who: Daisy & Ileana
What: Coffee, Pastries, and being total girls.
Where: Le Croquembouche
When: Afternoon-ish before Esme left so Ileana isn't totally despondent yet.
Warnings: High concentration of giggliness?

Ileana was having a Pretty Good Week.

The date went amazingly, an interview added on top of that for a job that looked promising, and there was not a single threatening letter in sight. If she could keep up these positive vibes, Ileana couldn't even begin to complain and now she had time to meet with Daisy again.

She promised that they would meet at Le Croquembouche after Daisy left work to talk. She stood outside the entrance to the cafe, looking around for Daisy and occasionally checking her phone screen for the time. Bouncing on her heels a little, Ileana suppressed a happy grin as she waited.

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mostloyallover
2010-02-26 04:13 pm UTC (link)

Ever since Ileana texted her, Daisy was on pins-and-needles. While a tiny part of her was envious of Ileana's good luck -- with the cute English teacher, no less -- a larger part of her was simply happy to bask in the giddy happiness of a crush -- even someone else's crush.

When she spotted Ileana outside of Le Croquembouche, she waved, then half ran toward the other girl. "So, you haven't died of happiness yet," she teased; and once at Ileana's side, she gave the girl an enthusiastic hug. "Okay, summarize the date in one sentence before I die of curiosity!"

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vasilissa
2010-02-26 04:19 pm UTC (link)

Ileana smiled when she saw Daisy coming towards her, giving a little wave in reply. Laughing, Ileana hugged Daisy back as she told her, "Nope. I haven't died yet, Daisy."

It was a brief pause, trying to figure for a moment how to summarize the date. She thought of all the different ways she could phrase it, but the first thing out of her mouth was, "He kissed me."

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mostloyallover
2010-02-26 04:24 pm UTC (link)

Daisy's answering screech drew stares from everyone on the street and she hopped up and down, shaking Ileana gently. "No! No!" A little more envy but Ileana's expression made it impossible to dislike the other girl.

"Okay, now I need details." Daisy linked her arm in Ileana's and dragged the girl into the coffee shop. "Start way at the beginning. Who asked who out? Was the kiss amazing? Did he recite any poetry?"

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vasilissa
2010-02-26 04:45 pm UTC (link)

Ileana held her hands up, laughing as she tried to calm Daisy down. "Daisy, come on..." Daisy's enthusiasm was infectious, but she was pretty sure that the whole block just thought the lady went mad.

Allowing herself to be dragged into the shop, Ileana continued, "One question at a time! Okay it's a little complicated, cause the day after Valentine's Day, he sort of...showed up at my door with flowers and asked if we could get to know each other."

She pulled away enough to order some coffee from the cashier, handing over her money before she continued, "Then we just decided together when would be a good time."

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	mostloyallover 2010-02-26 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	Daisy ordered her 'regular' -- a hot chocolate doctored with caramel syrup and a shot of espresso, topped off with whipped cream and another drip of caramel -- and trailed after Ileana. "Flowers?" she echoed, sighing. "That's so romantic." She was utterly unsurprised that the Shakespeare-loving English teacher brought flowers. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vasilissa 2010-02-26 05:51 pm UTC (link)
	Ileana found them a table and sat down, waiting for Daisy to join her. "Yeah, he gave me flowers. I didn't really expect it at all." Taking a drink of her coffee, she leaned in close to tell Daisy. "We didn't meet up til earlier this week cause...I kind of got threatened by someone. Someone slipped a note under my door." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mostloyallover
2010-02-26 05:55 pm UTC (link)

"What?" Daisy paused, her mug lifted halfway to her mouth, and she stared at Ileana in horror. "Not really? What did the note say? Who could it be?" She set the mug down on the table, hands encircling it, and she watched Ileana carefully. It was one thing for the threats to be seen on that stupid anonymous forum; entirely something else for them to be put under peoples' doors.

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vasilissa
2010-02-26 06:02 pm UTC (link)

"It's true. I'm not sure who sent it. Um. They had seen me kiss a boy once before there was whatever with Cole." Kissing was an understatement, but Daisy didn't need all the details. "So they called me a whore and told me to stay away from Cole or they'd, as they said it, make me pay."

She was trying to keep the creeping fear out of her voice. Even talking about it shook her a little too much. Ileana shook her head a little and quietly, "Cole said he's going to find the person, if possible. I'm just hoping they don't contact me again."

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mostloyallover
2010-02-26 06:49 pm UTC (link)

Daisy blinked, trying to digest everything. "Cole doesn't know who the person might be? I mean, sounds like a crazy ex-girlfriend or something." She liked crazy ex-girlfriends in her movies, but not in real life. Finally sipping her hot cocoa, she took a moment to wipe away the whipped cream, then asked shyly: "What boy did you kiss?" She couldn't help herself; she was envious.

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vasilissa
2010-02-26 08:40 pm UTC (link)

"I thought that too, but he isn't really from around here so he doesn't know who'd have an interest in trying to do something," Ileana told her as she sipped her coffee. Ileana had thought of the crazy ex-girlfriend, but it never really added up. She wished it was easy as someone jealous, but she had a feeling there was more too it.

Ileana wrinkled her nose when Daisy asked, "Just some boy. He wasn't a good kisser."

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	mostloyallover 2010-02-27 02:10 am UTC (link)
	She was jealous that Ileana's kissed enough boys to know the difference between a good kisser and a bad kisser; but she didn't envy Ileana's boy drama. "Well, maybe..." She tried to think of something imaginative and tame, and she tried: "...maybe it was a joke? Or, someone just got confused and mistook you for someone else...?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vasilissa 2010-02-27 02:18 am UTC (link)
	"I hope it was someone just being sick and just trying to mess with me. It probably was, since I haven't received anything since," Ileana frowned a little, but changed the subject and tried to smile. "Anyway, that's not as fun to talk about than having a good date." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mostloyallover 2010-02-27 02:22 am UTC (link)
	"Yes!" Sitting up, she took a big gulp of her cocoa, giggling when the whipped cream smeared on her nose. "Okay, anyway, so he came with flowers, and then what?" She dabbed with her napkin and grinned. "What kind of flowers? Was he totally nervous? Was it adorable?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

vasilissa
2010-02-27 02:38 am UTC (link)

Ileana wrinkled her nose at Daisy, laughing a little. "I don't know flowers, but I thought they were pretty. And yeah, he was nervous."

Stirring her coffee again, she grinned slightly at the thought. She wouldn't call Cole adorable to his face ever, but. "It was adorable. He was just so nervous! So I kinda decided later that we would meet for coffee and just talk."

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	mostloyallover 2010-02-27 02:41 am UTC (link)
	Daisy could imagine exactly how adorable and nervous Cole was and she sighed enviously. "Were you nervous?" She was sure if it was her with a cute boy and flowers, she'd be a puddle of excitement. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vasilissa 2010-02-27 02:45 am UTC (link)
	"It was less nervousness and more of a surprise," Ileana admitted. "I thought he was never going to talk to me after I kinda went all forward on him. But it worked so.." Smiling, Ileana told Daisy, "Which I totally recommend to do instead of waiting for the guy." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mostloyallover
2010-02-27 02:49 am UTC (link)

Daisy laughed but the cocoa was so close to her nose that she nearly inhaled whipped cream, which only provoked more giggles, and it took her half a minute to get herself under control. "As you can see, I can barely be forward with my hot beverage. God knows what would happen if I tried to be forward with a hot boy!" She giggled again, deliciously horrified at the thought.

"Okay, so then, you met for coffee...when did the kiss happen?"

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vasilissa
2010-02-27 02:55 am UTC (link)

Ileana didn't mean to laugh at Daisy, but she ended up laughing along with her. Handing her another napkin, Ileana grinned and told her, "I think you could. You just have to find it in you, you know?" She teased a little as she continued, "I can give you tips."

"Coffee, we talked for a while. We walked back together and we held hands the way back. I just wanted to give him a hug, cause I dunno if it would be better to be different the first date. Then we looked at each other and he just...leaned in and gave me a kiss."

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	mostloyallover 2010-02-27 03:40 am UTC (link)
	She shook her head as she wiped at her nose. "I'm like the dodo, I think; no survival instinct." But she thought of Rick and blushed, wondering if Ileana's advice could help her with that, but she didn't dare ask. Instead, she listened to Ileana, clasping her mug of cocoa with both hands, half in swoons. "So it was a good kiss?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vasilissa 2010-02-27 04:23 am UTC (link)
	"Don't be so hard on yourself," Ileana admonished Daisy lightly. "You have tons of survival instinct. You just need to find it." The thought of the kiss still caused her to give a little grin as she looked down at her coffee cup. Nodding her head, Ileana said, "It was nice. Really sweet." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mostloyallover 2010-02-27 07:43 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm being honest," Daisy protested, but she nodded, giving in to Ileana's wisdom. She couldn't help smiling along with the other girl, sighing dramatically. "That's perfect," she crooned, and she leaned forward. "So, when are you going to see him again? Are you two, like, dating-dating?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	vasilissa 2010-02-27 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't know," Ileana admitted honestly, "Hopefully soon. I mean, I don't think we're dating-dating. It's more like, casual sort of dating." Giving Daisy a smile, she leaned back in her chair and shrugged, "He wants to take it slow. So, I'm just going to go with it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mostloyallover 2010-02-28 12:42 am UTC (link)
	"Slow is so romantic," she sighed. "Like an Austen novel." She returned to her cocoa, taking a mindful sip, sighing some more. Already she was spinning an elaborate daydream about a romantic date with Rick, and she blushed a little when she lifted her eyes and remembered Ileana. (Reply to this) (Parent)