Room 217, Evening

[walks_two_paths]

Savannah was eighteen years old today.

She was sitting on her bed and there was a vase of roses on her nightstand and she was holding the bracelet Johnny had sent with the flowers. Johnny's gifts had made her smile -- and made her decide not to call Benicio about his gift. She knew everyone was going to freak about the car, but she was smart enough to know it was part birthday gift, and part bribe to forgive him for the last time they had seen each other. She placed the new keys on her nightstand and laid back against her pillows, playing with the bracelet and smiling like a dork.

She had the best and most thoughtful boyfriend.


[[OOC: Yep, it's Savannah's birthday! Post open for calls and visits. May end up going into SP.]]

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[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"If he doesn't care for you, then the bastard shouldn't of bothered you in the first place."

Oh, hell no she didn't... "Wait... you sparred with him?"

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

"Uhmm... yes. Physical fight, no powers," she made a sound in her throat. "I was in no danger."

Ok, not the smartest thing she could have done, yes, but there were a few things that had happened this weekend that she was still trying to deal with.

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

It was her birthday. He had to be nice here, didn't he?

"Why?"

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Yes he did because she had already cried all night once in the last couple of days.

"Because it was safe to fight him at Fight Club and get an idea of what I might be up against after graduation," she admitted honestly. She forced a laugh. "You know what Ms. Ghanima would have done if he had gotten out of hand."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"No, no, no, Savannah. You are coming here after graduation." And Johnny would take care of her and anyone who thought to get to her. Simple as that.

Right?

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

"That's definitely the plan as far as I'm concerned," she said. "Much to the dismay of Clayton. Elena says hi. It's not polite to repeat what Clayton said."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Next time you talk to her, tell her hi from me. You can tell Clayton to go f-- okay, no, not going there. Bryce is going to get a phone call."

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

She shrugged. "I told Clayton you loved me and didn't care if I go to college or not." She sighed. "He and I may have gotten into an argument about my post-graduation plans -- and I have applied to art schools. I just don't like being told what I'm not going to do."

She frowned. "Johnny, let it go. I'm not keen on the Cabals getting you in their cross hairs."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

He closed his eyes, pinched the bridge of his nose. "...that includes me too, doesn't it, sweetheart? I've been telling you you're coming here after you graduate, since I graduated."

He sighed. "You know me better than that. What affects you, affects me."

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

"There's a difference when it's you, Johnny -- at least in this case," she said softly. "You've only been telling me the same thing I've been wanting to happen since your graduation."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"Then why is Clayton giving you hell about it when they all know what your plans are?"

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

"Because I'm apparently not smart enough to make my own decisions about my future," she said bitterly.

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

"I don't get why you don't tell them all to screw off and cut your ties," he argued, though his anger was directed at them, not her, and he was sure she knew that.

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

She shifted on the bed. "Because they're family," she said softly. "And, not all of them are being that overprotective. Elena and Eve aren't, neither are Jeremy or Lucas."

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Johnny just grumbled. He didn't want to ruin her evening, but dammit, he hated some members of her family with ever fiber of his body. "Did you mention Sean and girlfriend in the same sentence?"

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

She giggled. "Yep. Sean is dating a girl that he is just absolutely crazy about -- much to his surprise." Someone sounded a little gleeful about that. "I knew they'd be a great match here since they were together on that other world so I set them up."

Oops.

[fantastic-torch.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Give him a sec or two.

"What's her name?"

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

"Annja."