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Who: Celaena and Izzy
What: Relationship update
Where: Celaena’s house
When: Early July
Rating: PGish
Status: Complete



Celaena all but skipped her way up to her room as she led Izzy into the house. She was beyond happy with the new development in her relationship with Damian and she couldn’t wait to tell her best friend about it.

Pushing open the door to her room, she headed straight for her bed where she had laid out a couple of tops to get Izzy’s advice on for her next meeting with Damian. “So, how are things?” she asked casually, picking up the first top, which was a patterned blue top.

“Busy but good” Izzy said, “the bakery is thriving and I’m doing great in my bakery exams so yeah. How about you?” she asked, “Because something has put that bright smile on your face and twinkle in your eye” she teased though it was true. Her bestie was obviously very happy about something.

Celaena’s face split with a grin as she turned to look over her shoulder at her friend. “There may be something,” she replied, playing it coy. She liked to play after all. She bit her lip and tilted her head to the side adorably, hugging the top in her hands to her chest.

“Come on you tease, what news are you really rather desperate to tell me?” Izzy grinned at her, “No fashion help until you tell me” she added smirking.

Celaena sighed dramatically and sat on the bed. “You drive a hard bargain, but ok!” she grinned. As if she would ever not tell her this news. “So, you remember I told you Damian and I had been hanging out, sparring and stuff,” she couldn’t stop the happy smile on her face, she was just so excited. “Well…” she trailed off, hoping Izzy would get the hint.

Izzy loved how dramatic her friend was, her family accused her of being a drama queen but she was nothing compared to Celaena. As she listened a smile spread on her face, “You’re dating?” she guessed, “Officially?” If so she would be very happy for her friend.

Celaena grinned broadly and nodded, all but bouncing on the bed. “Officially!” she all but squealed. “I still can’t believe it!” she giggled, flopping back on the bed with her arms splayed.

Laughing Izzy flopped onto the bed next to her friend and wrapped one arm around her waist, “I’m very happy for you Cel” she said honestly.

“Thanks!” Celaena sighed blissfully. “It wasn’t at all like the way I hoped it would happen though. I text him to invite him over to try my cake,” she told her. “Then he told me in a text that he liked me then came over to eat my cake,” she giggled.

Izzy snorted and rested her chin on Celaena’s stomach, “I’m trying so hard not to read into that” she teased with a smirk on her face.

“That’s what he said!” Celaena grinned, giggling some more. “It was perfectly innocent, I swear! You two just have incredibly dirty minds,” she smiled, tapping Izzy on the forehead playfully. “It was really sweet when he came over though. He was all awkward and like ‘what do I do now’,” she laughed as she remembered.

“Ha, I think if we’re outnumbering you then we have the normal minds” she winked, “That does sound very sweet. I’m so happy for you and of course falling for each other over baking is the best way”

Celaena rolled her eyes and shook her head. Of course Izzy would say that, “Normal’s over-rated, that’s what I always say,” she replied. “I’m surprised I didn’t give him food poisoning to be honest! It’s the first time I’d ever made anything on my own,” she told her friend proudly. “Of course it’s no-where near your standards, but I’m pretty proud of myself,” she grinned.

“Obviously my natural talent is rubbing off on you” Izzy teased her, “So I take it these clothes are potential date outfits?” she asked indicating the tops they were partially lying on.

“You mean absorbed your leet cooking skills by some sort of osmosis?” Celaena joked. It wasn’t that Celaena couldn’t cook, but she didn’t need to when there was a butler in the house. “I suppose they could be. I was just in such a good mood that I decided I would go shopping before rehearsal. They were just tops that made me feel...sexy,” she winked at Izzy.

“That’s exactly what I mean” Izzy grinned, before nodding and wolf whistling, “Well come on then gorgeous, show me the sexy” she winked before indicating that Celaena should try on the clothing.

Celaena grinned down at her. “As much as I love you, you know you have to not be lying on me for that to happen, right?” she asked, raising her eyebrows in a suggestive way.

“And here I thought you were more creative than that” Izzy chuckled squeezing her friend once more before moving off her so the fashion show could begin.

“Oh I’m creative...and flexible,” Celaena laughed, moving so she could scissor her legs around her friend’s retreating waist and tickling her. She didn’t know why, but she had a thing about tickling lately. First Damian, now Izzy.

“No fair” Izzy said after being surprised by her friend, focusing she stiffened her body and stopped herself laughing. “Ha I’ve foiled your nefarious plan” she said as her friends tickling now had no effect on her.

Celaena poked Izzy in the sides. Hard to make her squeal, because well, why not. Laughing to herself, she pushed her away and sat up, stripping her top off to change it for the blue one she’d had in her hands earlier. “Well, what do you think of this one?”

Izzy did squeal and shot her friend a laugh before she sat up on the bed to give her judgement. "It's a really nice top, I love the design and the color but it's not exactly what I'd term sexy. You have sexier clothes"

Celeana looked down at the top and ran her hands over the material down her body. “Hmm....you’re right,” she whipped off the shirt and changed it for another one. this one a blue and white Chinese style top. This time, the put her hands on her hips below her bare midriff and posed for her friend. “What about this?”

“Now that is classy” Izzy said, “You have an incredible waist and that top really shows that off” she said as she considered her friend, but again it wasn’t what Izzy considered sexy. It was lovely though.

“Why thank you,” Celaena gratefully accepted the compliment with a grin and a little curtsey. She was in good physical condition, she knew that and her additional training with Damian was toning her body in ways her ballet couldn’t seem to. Hopefully it would improve her technique and stamina for the stage. Whipping that top off and dropping it on the bed, she picked up the next one and wound the straps around her body, through the belt loops on her trousers and tied them in a knot before presenting herself to Izzy and pouting, pretending to be a supermodel.

“Now that is sexy” Izzy declared with a wolf whistle, “You’re making me rethink my sexuality it’s so hot” she teased with a wink. It was definitely the sexiest top she’d seen so far and suited Cel a lot, “Damien will totally jump you wearing that, or he should”

That gave Celaena pause. She looked down at herself and bit her lip. "Hmm, I uhh...hadn't really thought that far ahead," she gave a little laugh and looked up at Izzy. "It's a bit...soon, isn't it?" She asked quietly, suddenly feeling a little bit nervous. She knew she liked Damian. A lot, but she had never really had a boyfriend before. Would Damian expect sex straight away? Sure she joked about being sexy and have a great figure but it didn't mean she'd ever done anything. She'd been far too focused on her ballet and since she was home-schooled she hadn't had what most people would probably consider a 'normal' childhood, with friends and parties.

Izzy shrugged, “It’s entirely up to you. You can go as far as you feel comfortable with” she told her friend, Izzy had a number of boyfriends back in New York and it hadn’t ever really been a big deal for her. “Making him want to jump you doesn’t mean he will, or give him any right to” she added.

Celaena nodded at Izzy's counsel as she considered it. She looked to her side at the lengthways mirror hung on the wall to her right and examined her reflection. She did look pretty awesome in this top, she thought as she fiddled with some of the fabric. A smile came to her face. "And let's face it, I can kick his ass if he tries anything I don't like," she grinned proudly.

“Well exactly” Izzy said, “Hot and kick ass, just as it should be” she winked at her friend in the mirror. Celaena would be just fine.