The Beach: Thursday morning

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Apart from occasional puddles of pudding, it was a glorious morning.

Cedric had handwavily picked up Jack, as promised, and they'd made their way to the beach. Now they were just waiting for the other member of their party to arrive.

[ooc: open for all your beach needs, but Cedric, Isabel, Jack thread locked to them]

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[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

Cedric doesn't even try and block them. They hit him in the chest and shoulder and he ends up laughing too.

"You've a gift for flattery, Jack," Cedric says, picking up the balls. "As for choosing between us, you'd choose me! I have the magic wand," he says, completely serious...until he starts laughing.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Isabel is too busy laughing at Jack to dodge. Then she heard Cedric reply and collapsed on the ground, wiping tears of laughter from her eyes.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"You two are as bad as each other," Jack said. "What am I going to do with the pair of you?" His eyes were sparkling as he jumped up and walked towards them. "I do have one or two ideas," he added as he reached them, grinning wickedly. "But I think it would be safer if I kept them to myself."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Don't think I've ever been part of someone's secret fantasy before," he says, tucking his wand into his pocket. "Also, Isabel convinced me. She's the bad one of us. Blame her!"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Oh I intend to." He stared down at Isabel, who was still laughing too hard to respond, and shook his head. "She's completely at fault."

Closing the distance between them, he looked at Cedric, head cocked and eyes gleaming. "How do you know you've never been part of someone's secret fantasy?"

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"I...don't," he realizes. "I might've? I guess I hadn't really thought about it. I considered myself rather dull for a long while."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"But you've stopped now, right? Because you're definitely not dull. And I'm sure you've starred in lots of fantasies." Jack moved closer. "And I'm sure you're going to star in a lot more."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"I've stopped, yes," he says, smiling. "And I am? You have knowledge of these fantasies then?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Good." A smile slowly spread across Jack's face. "And I might," he replied innocently.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"You'll have to let me in on this knowledge," he says, lowering his voice, "when we're not in front of a lady who'd tease us endlessly about it."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"Me? Tease?" Isabel asked innocently from her seat on the sand. "Never."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Yes, you," Jack called over his shoulder before turning back to Cedric.

Shifting so he was between Isabel and Cedric, blocking her view, he ran his thumb across Cedric's bottom lip. "I'm not very good at telling stories. I'll just have to show you."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"I look forward to it then," Cedric says quietly. "And I might have some things to show you as well. Just..maybe."

The smile that follows that question makes it obvious that it's more than just a maybe.

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

Laughing and rolling her eyes in bemused exasperation, Isabel got to her feet. "That's it. I'm going to head back up to the dorms. You two can stay here and do whatever..."

"Cedric, thank you. This was fun. Jack, it's always fun when you're around." Stepping close she gave them each a quick hug before turning and heading back up the beach.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Bye, Izzy," Jack called after her as she left. He turned back to Cedric. "I can't help but feel a little rejected."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"You got a hug," Cedric says. "I did too but still, hugs are not to be taken lightly!"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"True. Hugs aren't to be taken lightly. Especially hugs from Izzy." He mock-frowned at Cedric. "Now I don't know whether to be jealous of her or you."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Quite a quandry then," Cedric says, tapping his chin thoughtfully. "Would a hug from me do anything to help your decision?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack made a show of giving this some thought, staring at the ground and digging his foot into the sand. "It might?" he said, looking up hopefully.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Let's see what we can do," Cedric says and reaches for Jack, enveloping him in a hug.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack wrapped his arms around Cedric and rested his head on Cedric's shoulder, one hand resting at the nape of his neck, fingers tangling in his hair.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

Cedric sighs and lets his cheek rest against Jack's. His arms are tight around Jack's back, holding him close.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Feeling incredibly relaxed, Jack stroked one hand slowly down Cedric's back, surprised at how content he was just to stand on the beach, hugging Cedric.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Are you going to fall asleep on me?" Cedric teases lightly.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"No. Sorry." Jack pulled away, glancing up at the sky where the clouds had rolled back in. "We should go anyway, it could start pouring pudding again at any moment."