strides into the pastry shop, looking for something a little sweet. She blinks when she sees the all too familiar woman and sneaks up from

behind, slipping her hands around her waist and giving her a kiss on the cheek. "Mon cher~!"

startles and first and starts to turn to deck the offender... when she realizes who it is. "...France? No offense, but you gotta give a

person warning so they don't hurt you."

already ducked to the other side of Alicia before she could swing, used to that kind of reaction from Annie too. "But Alicia darling,

you would never hurt me, oui~? Besides, I missed you~!"

rolls her eyes and turns enough to give her a peck on the cheek-- she was used to that from the French woman and accepted her affections

tolerably well.-- as long as there was no funny business. She smiles. "I might hurt you if I thought you were a villain attacking me! I

can't help reflex you know."

pulls back after getting a kiss, smiling in success at the affection. "Ah yes, you do not know your own strength sometimes, my dear."

tilts her head and nods a little. "Spose that's true. But if you startle me it won't be my fault then. It'll be yours." She pokes her chest

well above her boobs to avoid comment. She turns back to the display, staring unabashedly at the cakes.

chuckles a little at the poke, though she arches a brow when she sees the look on Alicias face at seeing the cakes. She surveys the

selection, tucking her hair back behind her ear with a slight grin. "Going to buy a cake for a celebration~?" she inquires.

blinks and looks over at her with a smile. "No I'm just buying one. I like cake. Although maybe I should bring one home for Sakura..." She

ponders this and taps her lips.

hums at that, arching a brow. "Home to Sakura...?" she inquires curiously. "Is she visiting for a meeting, then? I do miss her too~"

smiles and leans over to tug a lock of her hair. "Oh she's staying at my house. You can come visit her if you want."

smiles, catching her hand before she manages to make it hurt. "Oui, I would like that~ I know how much she looks up to me~!"

makes a face at her, scrunching up her nose and teasing her. She tries to tug her hand back. "She's short. She looks up to everyone! But

she likes me more okay?"

kisses Alicia's hand before releasing it, laughing softly. "Ah, I did not mean that sort of looking up to~! More like in a big sister kind

of way~" She hums, arching a brow a little, amused. "A little protective, are we now?"

flushes at the kiss to her hand. "Jeez Marianne. You're so embarrassing." She shakes her head and rubs her hand. "... Isn't Sakura your age

though?" she asks, honestly confused. "And of course I'm protective. I'm a hero, Marianne. Duh."

laughs softly. "Ah of course, you must protect everyone from your big bad older sister~?" She hums softly, smiling. "Perhaps she is, but she

looked up to me for a role model when she westernized~" She's maybe a little overly proud of that fact.

grins and taps Marianne's cheek as she orders two cakes. "Yes. I have to protect everyone. But if you touch Sakura.... Or Maddie. I'll hurt

you." She shakes her head and laughs, pushing her hair behind her ear. "She looked up to everyone when she was Westernized. I mean, she made

her navy like Ann's right? And had that, uh, what's her name? The albino helping her too."

arches a brow at the cakes. "Mon cher, I do think eating two cakes will harm you more," she comments, pinching Alicia's waist gently.

Marianne decides not to mention she has played with both of them in the past. She waves off the comment though. "Ah non, I remember she used

to follow me around like a lost puppy, soaking up all the information about me she could~"

blinks at her and waves her hand off. "Only one of them is for me. The other I'll bring home to Sakura." She pinches her back. "I'm sure she

didn't. You just have a big head. You're reading into it too much. Sakura was like that back then, following people around always

embarrassed and trying to learn.

hums, but decides to let Alicia delude herself into thinking there was no harm in eating a whole cake. And likely most

of the other one, if Sakura still ate like a bird. There were bigger things to tease about. "Oh heavens mon cher, is there a hint

of jealousy I sense in your defensive remark~?"

huffs at her and takes the bag with the two cake boxes stacked on top of each other. "I'm not jealous. It's none of my business who Sakura

hung out with in the old days but I highly doubt she was all over you." Alicia crinkles her nose. "You're such a perv and Sakura is, well,

Sakura."

laughs softly before pretending to be wounded by the pervert comment. "You are so mean to me, Alicia~ Do you really think I am so vile?"

rolls her eyes. "Vile? No, just perverted. And that's true okay. You're a pervert." She shrugs and puts her hand on her hip.

hums softly. "Well, perverted can be very good though~ It makes life much more fun." She winks at her. "You should be thanking me, though. I

do hope Sakura learned enough to keep it fun in the bedroom for you~"

smiles and laughs. "Well I guess perverted can be fun." Though at her next words, she freezes, looking over at her with a very not nice

expression. "I assure you the best things that Sakura does in the bedroom were not learned from you *at all.*"

simply gives her a bit of a gloating grin at her expression, flipping her hair back over her shoulder. "Ahh, if you would like to think

so, ma cherie~"

stares at her, incredulous and cheeks red. She closes her eyes and takes a calming breath, trying to calm herself down..... then she smacks

Marianne across the cheek. "Shut up! You're full of shit."

raises an eyebrow at the closed eyes, though she gasps and reels back a step with the slap, hand coming up to hold her cheek. "A-Alicia F.

Jones! Surely even Ann raised you to be more polite than that!" she scolds, frowning at her. That had stung, probably even more

than Alicia had intended.

just glares at her. Even the scolding use of her full name doesn't make her feel all that guilty. She takes two breaths, trying to steady

her feelings for a moment. She narrows her eyes, and for a second looks like she's just going to walk away without saying anything. But then

her mouth opens and the word vomit happens. "She didn't wear a collar for you did she? I mean like sure everybody has sex sometimes so I

mean even if you guys got down and dirty it's well... she just didn't do that did she?" Her face... is very red-- mostly in anger though.

blinks at the word vomit, cheeks redding slightly and trying not to drool at the thought of Sakura in a collar. Oh god that would be

hot. "....non, but if you managed to make her do so, then my dear you must have inherited some of my charm after all~"

blinks at this response, now... red from embarrassment. All the way to the tips of her ears kind of red. She shakes her head. "O-Oh course I

h-haven't!" she denies in a guilty voice that clearly means she has. "T-thats... that's... you're so perverted! I didn't inherit anything

from you." >///3///>

grins, clearly imagining it in her head. "Oh hon hon dear you must tell me more~~!" she exclaims, draping her arm over Alicia's shoulders

and leading her out of the bakery so they can talk more without listeners in.

even more embarrassed now, but she fumbles, basically allowing herself to be lead out of the bakery. "T-there's nothing to tell..." She says

hastily. "I m-mean I didn't d-do anything so...." >////~////<

laughs softly, enjoying this now despite the sting in her cheek still. "No no, I can tell there is more to this story! I demand some

juicy details dear, it's been far too long since we caught up~"

still red to the tips of her ears but she's starting to relent. She's not... all that against talking about sex and the like. But blurting

something out like that and the tone iN Marianne's voice...! "J-Juicy d-details...? Like what...?"

grins. "Well, did she wear anything else? Did you get to tie her up~? We didn't get to do very much kinky way back when~"

looks incredibly embarrassed. "Well..." she says slowly. "She had a bell on her collar...?" That was really it though. "...Or do you mean

like the kitty ears...?" She rubs her cheeks with the heel of her palm and murmured something incoherent about bed restraints.

obviously picturing it in her head, though trying not to salivate. She perks up a little, managing to even hear the bit about restraints.

"Ahhh... Alicia, you should have taped that~"

blushes darker. "Shhhhh shut up. She'd never have allowed that. And 'sides I wouldn't let you watch a tape even if I had made one...." She

looks away, huffing softly.

"I am sure it is easier to ask forgiveness than permission with her," she winks. She pouts at her though. "You wouldn't share

such a wonderful thing with your own sister~? I am hurt!"

flushes and pushes at her arm. "I'm not gonna film her without her permission. S-she'd hate it okay." She shook her head and pouts back. "No

I'm not sharing my sex like for your voyeur pleasure."

tries to keep leaning in against her amiably. "Ah nonsense, I am sure would think that it is quite hot~"

huffs at her and pushes at her again as she leans closer. "N-no she wouldn't like that at all..." she murmurs. "You're just being a perv."

grins, leaning in the speak low in her ear. "You'll never know unless you ask her~"

shivers visibly and shoves her away at the whisper in her ear. "I'm not taping anything for you Marianne. Don't you think it's bad enough

that I had to hear you brag about sleeping with my girlfriend??" >3<

laughs, stumbling back a step but catching herself. "What," she asks, waving it off lightly."Can't handle a little competition in l'amour~?"

rolls her eyes and purses her lips. "You're not competition. You're an ex at best. But that doesn't mean I want to think about...you bein'

all over her at any point in time."

waves it off, laughing softly. "I am not just any ex, my dear~" She felt a little defensive and challenged now.

rolls her eyes. "Yes you are. You're like any other ex that she's had. Or any other ex that I've had. I mean, I've had my time with other

people but that doesn't mean much now..."

shakes her head. "I am not so easily forgettable~ If I wanted, I can usually take my partners back~" she exclaims, trying to brag.

glares at her. "You know what? Fuck you. There's no way you could steal my girlfriend from me. She loves me." She is standing up straighter

now, expression tight and angry.

hums, smiling at her evenly. "What if I were to take you back instead, mon ami? We never did get to finish what we started

so long ago," she coos, getting close to her again.

flushes and takes a step back. "I'm not a cheater Marianne. I'm not going to do anything behind Sakura's back. So don't even try it."

lifts her chin slightly, eyeing her up. "Well, we could invite Sakura too if you really insisted~"

looks almost scandalized and shakes her head quickly. "No! You're not invited into my bedroom okay. Shut up."

hums, holding her chin firmly now and leaning in close enough that Alicia could possibly feel her breath. "Are you sure~? I think she

would quite enjoy it~"

gasps at her being so close and smacks her hand away, glaring. "Not with you Marianne. We're not doing that. Not after all that bullshit

about winning back exes."

hums, shaking her head. "I promise not to woo her too well~"

flushes and pushes her back, holding her at arm's length. "I said no Marianne. I don't want your dirty paws on my girlfriend."

frowns, a little hurt at that. "Excuse me, but my 'paws' are not dirty, as you say!"

just continues to glare. "I said no Marianne. I said no." She huffs, pushing her hair behind her ear. She is going to stomp off now. Clearly

that's how adults deal with problems.

sighs, shaking her head. "So afraid to try new things. As is youth, I suppose~"

looks back over her shoulder. "I'd try new things. I wouldn't mind if it was like, Maddy. Or Soo. Or that pretty lady with all the cats. But

not with you." She huffs.

frowns at her. "Ah, so you just hate me then?" She looks hurt. "Your own big sister~"

rolls her eyes. "I don't hate you. But I don't wanna have sex with you either-- specially not after threatenin' to steal my girlfriend."

shakes her head. "I already promised I wouldn't woo her away from you~"

huffs and shakes her head. "Jeez, how'd you get to be so perverted." >3<

smiles. "I am just naturally charming, my dear~"

rolls her eyes again. "Uh-huh, sure thing, sweetie." She hums and hoists her cakes a bit higher, twisting the bag around her hand.

nods, reassuring only herself, really. "You seem a little high strung today, mon petit chou. Perhaps I should leave you to your cake."

laughs. "I'm not high strung. I'm never high strung."

taps her nose gently. "But ma cherie you are today~"

puffs up her cheeks. "Am not! You're just picking on me!" =3=

shakes her head. "I am simply pointing out a fact~"

narrows her eyes. "By which you mean, you're being a jerk."

"I am not a jerk!"

laughs and taps her nose. "You are kinda."

shakes her head stubbornly.

rolls her eyes. "Whatever perv. I'm going home to eat my cake."

frowns. "I am not a perv, I simply enjoy love~" she huffs, turning on her heel.

laughs at this. "You mean sex?"

waves her hand in dismissal. "Non, I mean love of all varieties~"

just laughs again. "Sure thing, Mary. I'm going home."

shakes her head. "Poor naive child. Ah, I will see youa round then, bonsoir~"

rolls her eyes. "Bye bye lady."