Fandom: pokemon
Pairing: prof. juniper, dr. fennel
Theme set: beta
Title: Small Steps
Rating: K - T
Warning[s]: uh, shoujo-ai, i think. girl slash. yeah.
Notes: wedding waltz.

#01 - Walking
It was one of the professor's favorite past times, but it seemed as though she was never alone these days.

#02 - Waltz
Fumbling around the lab, Fennel caught the CD just in time; she looked the disk over, staring at Aurea then back at the song, Wedding Waltz, and wondered why she had it.

#03 - Wishes
As Aurea worked on her report, she could hear Fennel's sighs and quiet mutterings; "I wish she could write faster."

#04 - Wonder
Watching Fennel entertain herself with the disk she found, Aurea chuckled to herself quietly, utterly entranced by the way she waltzed across the lab.

#05 - Worry
But, there was a nagging at the back of her mind, what if Fennel were to knock something over?

#06 - Whimsy
Before she could voice her thoughts, a hand was held before her, and she looked up to see Fennel grinning down at her, asking for a dance - just how could she say no?

#07 - Waste/Wasteland
Fennel quickly learned that Aurea had two left feet when it came the waltz; already, they had broken parts of leftover machinery and there were papers scattered across the floor - and they called her the clumsy one!

#08 - Whiskey and rum
Eventually, they stopped, letting the professor take a breath (whether from their proximity or from sheer fatigue, she wasn't sure) as dark haired scientist decided to take a risk and offer a few drinks.

#09 - War
Drunk with whiskey and rum, the professor had a difficult time fighting down her instincts, feeling hopelessly guilty at the way she was staring at Fennel.

#10 - Weddings
She'd never thought about weddings before, but it certainly seemed like a good idea - but that was only because someone else looked fantastic in the dress.

#11 - Birthday
"Happy birthday, Aury," the dream scientist exclaimed as she draped herself over Aurea's shoulders.

#12 - Blessing
Feeling the warmth surround her, the professor couldn't help but figure she was blessed.

#13 - Bias
It was difficult to choose between Fennel and Bianca; both wanted to spend time with her (one pleading with little puppy eyes and the other promising somethingspecial), but the choice was obvious.

#14 - Burning
Aurea could feel her eyes burning into her back, knowing she choose "wrong."

#15 - Breathing
"You're pressing on my lungs," Aurea gasped, squirming underneath Fennel.

#16 - Breaking
And so, they tumbled - at least until there was a snap! and tears in her eyes from the sheer pain.

#17 - Belief
Sometimes, there were days she simply stared at the dark haired scientist - it was hard to believe that she was able to keep up a straight face for so long.

#18 - Balloon
Aurea woke up to the strangest thing - Fennel singing to the radio, "99 red baloooon ~ and none of them for youuuu ~" with incorrect lyrics she was sure that the scientist knew was wrong.

#19 - Balcony
A gentle tug persuaded her to the balcony, and Aurea realized that they had one.

#20 - Bane
There were days that Fennel couldn't stand the professor; always wrapped up in her work as she was, Fennel couldn't help feeling second place.

#21 - Quiet
There was a nice, gentle hum that left the professor's lips as she shifted in her bed.

#22 - Quirks
As Fennel slept, the professor took her time watching her - it wasn't as if she could get away even if she wanted to; every time she shifted, Fennel shifted as well, making sure the professor couldn't leave without waking her.

#23 - Question
Aurea looked at her father somewhat confused, not quite understanding what he meant by giving her mother's ring to her; "you'll need it one day," and he walked off laughing.

#24 - Quarrel
"They won't mind if you were gone for a week; you're traveling a lot anyways," Fennel raged, after Aurea had missed another date of theirs.

#25 - Quitting
The professor didn't fight back, her shoulders (once stiffened from anger and annoyance) eased as she tried to calm herself down, "I'm not going to lie, Fen."

#26 - Jump
Fennel never got over how fit the professor was, climbing mountains like it was nothing while she was struggling to keep up, but there was a good thing about it, the fact that Aurea liked to wear skirts.

#27 - Jester
Aurea grinned widely, as she watched Fennel reenact a four man play all on her own.

#28 - Jousting
The play was a tale about a knight fighting for a princess, but it turned out that the knight he was fighting against was the princess, and Fennel swooned as Aurea (smirking at how corny the situation was) caught her in her arms.

#29 - Jewel
Not yet releasing her, Aurea could feel herself moving closer to Fennel, entranced by the dream scientist's sapphire eyes.

#30 - Just
A red face professor dropped the dream scientist, who yelped but later giggled at her closer-than-a-friend-but-not-yet-girlfriend; "you were asking for it."

#31 - Smirk
"Was I now," Aurea smirked before proceeding to tickle Fennel; "well, you were asking for this."

#32 - Sorrow
The dark haired scientist placed a hand on Aurea's back, rubbing it as they stood before a grave stone: cedric juniper, a man beyond his time.

#33 - Stupidity
There were times that the professor wanted to pull her hair; her colleagues never took her seriously, only Fennel.

#34 - Serenade
She couldn't sleep, at least not until Aurea began to sing a lullaby, combing her hand through the scientist's hair.

#35 - Sarcasm
"Right, like that was the only time you ever did something you regretted."

#36 - Sordid
Aurea sputtered in return, unable to come up with a good counter because she knew that Fennel was right.

#37 - Soliloquy
Fennel stared at the professor at a distance, she was still mad at her for what she did, but too stubborn to compromise just yet and plucked at each petal on the flower she held, I shouldn't, I should..."

#38 - Sojourn
Eventually, the professor decided to leave to investigate some ruins (read: she needed a break from the lab) and gathered her things, there was already a camp set up for her to stay.

#39 - Share
Although Aurea was gone, Fennel still borrowed things from her lab - like that flower hairpin that the professor hid, trying to keep it secret until the scientist's next birthday and the note that went with it.

#40 - Solitary
Juniper stared up into the night sky, feeling oddly empty as she wondered just when she had grown used to traveling with someone by her side.

#41 - Nowhere
The ruins were hidden from plain sight, and she knew that no one would find her here unless they truly tried - which explained why she was tackled to the ground a moment later.

#42 - Neutral
She couldn't tear her eyes away from the Yasmask, remembering the legend that surrounded them and the familiar face behind the mask.

#43 - Nuance
Dates were horrible to remember and even if she had a ribbon tied around her finger, she could not remember why it was there.

#44 - Near
Leaning behind the professor, Fennel watched her work; again, she had blown off their date (probably forgetting it again).

#45 - Natural
As corny and cheesy as it was, Fennel would never get used to the way Aurea's hand naturally slipped into hers, especially when she wasn't looking.

#46 - Horizon
"I think we finally made it to Mt. Silver, Fen;" the person beside her panted loudly, "finally," and proceeded to collapse on the snow.

#47 - Valiant
Fennel was hardly the best battler, but that was what she was for, swooping in at the last moment with a half-crazed Minccino to the rescue.

#48 - Virtuous
Aurea looked up from her magazine, staring at the costume her girlfriend decided to wear and shook her head; "you're hardly a demon, Fen."

#49 - Victory
Grinning, the professor handed another large stuffed animal to Fennel, who aptly named each one.

#50 - Defeat
She never got a word out before she fell to the ground, arms and legs entangled with one another, and a small, black box flying across the room - maybe she did wait a little too long.