Circling Back

[fredless]

[Fred's standing in the castle kitchen, a faint flush to her cheeks as she considers the counters and walls. She opens her journal to apologize, realizing she doesn't even begin to know how to filter it. So she doesn't]

To anybody I might've made ... uncomfortable last week? I'm sorry. I'm friendly, but I'm not that friendly.

[But off the word friend, she can't help but think of someone else. A very pink somebody else. You know, while she's here, Fred just might be making cupcakes. Very pink, very sweet cupcakes]

Comments

[spongetastic]

I get the feeling I missed something.

[fredless]

I'm thinking that's probably for the best.

[spongetastic]

That bad?

[fredless]

'Bad' is always a bit relative in this place. More like that embarrassing.

[spongetastic]

Ah, one of those losses.

[fredless]

[There's a small huff of sound]

Couldn't be any more one of those if it tried...

[spongetastic]

At least it's over now.

Dictated

[thetrudger]

Fred...

[It comes out as a sigh. He hadn't meant it to come out. He cringes, waiting to see if she heard.]

Dictated

[fredless]

Geoffery. Good. [She heard] I mean...not good.

I am so sorry.

[thetrudger]

No, no. Don't you dare apologize.

I'm the one who should apologize. I thought... I should have realized you were on a loss earlier. I'm sorry.

[fredless]

I'm going to apologize if I want to apologize. [Did he know the part about her being stubborn] And I want to.

[So there.

Wait...]

...you thought?

[thetrudger]

[SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTT. Chaucer is cursing Fred's perceptiveness so much right now.]

What? Oh, nothing, nothing. I'm just glad you're back to normal.

[fredless]

[A sigh]

Well that doesn't make it sound anything more like something.

[Did she even have more to apologize for than she remembered?]

[thetrudger]

No, no. Absolutely nothing.

I just...didn't know you were being courted. I'm so glad you're back to normal.

Fred

[likethetragedy]

How are you feeling?

Re: Fred

[fredless]

[Honesty, here]

Embarrassed. And throw in the word 'really' in there.

Fred

[likethetragedy]

Lucky for you no one has an attention span around here. It'll be long forgotten in a month or so.

Elektra

[fredless]

That's true eno....hey. [Have a pause] I remember things.

Fred

[likethetragedy]

I'm sure you do.

Elektra

[fredless]

[Right]

Did you hear I managed to trap people in the kitchen?

fred } /is late forever

[letsbe_clear]

... I don't even want to know what the castle was thinking with that one.

Cordy

[fredless]

[She actually tries humor]

That we were in serious need of a slumber party?

fred }

[letsbe_clear]

[laughs]

I think there were subtler ways. After all, they did lock me in the room with Oliver for a few days.

Cordy

[fredless]

[That actually earns a laugh]

And how did that go?

fred }

[letsbe_clear]

[grins]

It was actually a lot of fun. We hadn't gotten to hang out in a while.