lazing about in the shade with his Koala. He looks up from his book when England makes her way over, raising an eyebrow. 'Can I help you, miss?'

titled her head a bit as she folded her arms over her chest. "Miss?"

knows that stance... he raises an eyebrow. '...England?' He had maybe missed what was happening in Europe... 'When did you get tits?'

glared a bit at him and frowned. "When I decided to help Francis out with his child problem. I regret my choice."

gets up to properly greet her, taking her hand and kissing the back of it before she can protest. 'It's an improvement though,' he teases, moving back out of swinging range. 'Would you like a cuppa?'

snatched her hand away and frowned. "Why is everyone saying that? And yes I would love of a cuppa more than anything."

grins at her reaction. At least that was still the same. He leads her to the house, opening the door for her. The air conditioning is on, a nice contrast to the heat outdoors. 'What does Ireland think?'

shrugs as she followed him inside. She was thankful for the air conditioning. She was a few minutes short of taking her sweater off. "Don't know, he's still not around."

doesn't say much to that, leading her into the kitchen. He pulls out a stool from the breakfast bar for her before going to make the tea. 'Any reason you're sharing your misfortune with me?

.'

took a seat as she watched him, "can I not come visit you every now and then?" She was starting to think William was only polite to women.

places a cup down infront of her, made how she likes it. 'You can, I was just curious is all.' He gives her a charming smile. He is a lot more of a gentleman when it comes to girls.

picked up the cup and sipped at the tea. "I see... I just wanted to see someone who isn't my brother."

sits himself opposite England. 'I'm surprised you didn't pick Alfred or Matthew, or anyone else really.' He sips his tea, looking the other over. 'You're a bit scrawny as a girl, aren't you?'

set the cup down still holding onto it though. "I don't speak to you enough..." She frowned a bit at his comment and looked down at herself. "I haven't really looked... trying to avoid that."

raises an eyebrow, 'And you're feeling guilty now?' He hums, 'Isn't that the first thing most blokes would do? Look.'

rolls her eyes at that, "not interested to fight with you right now." She took another sip of his tea. "Maybe, but I'm not most blokes."

rolls his eyes. 'Right right.'

took another sip of tea and sighed a bit. "The tea is good... thank you William."

nods, managing a genuine smile. 'No problem.'

looked down at her cup for a moment before she cleared her throat. "So how are you doing?"

about it, 'Fairly good actually. Been enjoying the Ashes and... oh, I was teaching Spain how to surf recently.' He sips his tea, 'Talking of the ashes, are you planning to stay for the Test?' ((Test = 5 day_

match. It started today. ))

listened and nodded a bit as she sipped her tea. "Stay for the Test?" She thought about it and shrugged. "I called in sick to work... can't go like this... So I could stay."

hums, 'I can set up the spare and you can crash here? My side won't be going easy on you though.'

blinks a few times at that but nods. "Thank you william."

William*

moves to get up... 'Do you wanna borrow some of the clothes I had from when I was a girl....the trousers should fit at least.'

stared at him for a moment, "ah... if you don't mind. These don't really... fit properly."

nods, 'I'll leave them on the bed for you then. Help yourself to some tea while I get the room sorted... and don't look so surprised.'

nodded a bit, "I can help you." She moved to got up and blinked a bit.

raises an eyebrow, 'If you want?' He leads the way to the room, opening the window to air it. 'The bedding is fresh, I was mostly just going to check the bathroom and straighten it up a bit.'

followed him after finishing her tea. She looked around the room and nodded a bit. "Have you seen Ireland recently?"

shakes his head, 'Nah. But then, I've been camped out here since it's summer. Is he on one of his benders, you think?'

shrugs and scowls a bit, "I don't really care anymore. I'm kind of done with his crap."

Laughs, 'You sound like an old wife complaining about her husband.' He heads towards his room, pulling a box out of his wardrobe and bringing it back. 'Pick what you want from here.'

((Pretend that is Will.))

took a seat on the bed as she waited, when he came back she blinked and took the box from him. "Shut up, he's hardly a husband. Not even a boyfriend."

Sits himself down on the edge of the bed. 'In

*'I'm sorry it didn't work out.'

raised a brow at that and shrugged. "It's just reached a stalemate. So anyone special for you?"

Shakes his head, moving to take the box and tip it out on the bed. 'You know, despite appearances, I do want you to be happy, old man.'

watched him dump the contents of the box out. She moved to take a seat on the bed near him. "I'm not old and I'm not a man right now. I can prove the second part."

Raises an eyebrow, 'It's just a term of endearment.'

huffed a bit at that, "your idea of endearment is strange." She picked out a shirt and a skirt and moved to change into them.

moves to get up and give her privacy. 'It's the Australian way. Character building.' He heads towards the door, 'I'm gonna go make another pair of cuppas and maybe find some bikkies.'

wasn't feeling to uncomfortable about him being in the room. She glanced over at him and nodded as she pulled the sweater off. "Sure... thank you."

slightly though! England was a woman now afterall. And he was brought up to be thoughtful and considerate of the opposite gender.

still wasn't quite used to this whole being a woman thing. "Thank you for letting me borrow some clothes by the way."

shuts the door after him, 'No problem.' He goes down to make said tea and plate up some biscuits.

changed into the borrowed clothes, they fit better at least. She pulled her hair back and braided it before she headed down stairs.

sitting at the kitchen counter, Bruce napping in his lap. He looks the other over when she reappears, grinning. 'That looks a bit better.'

raised a brow at that but smiled a bit. "Thanks again." She moved to take a seat, smoothing the skirt out.

shakes his head, 'It's not a problem. My pleasure.' He offers her a biscuit.

shifts to take the biscuit with a thanks. "So you didn't answer my question earlier... are you happy?"

Blinks, before smiling. 'As happy as Larry.'

frowns and raises a brow at him. "I see... well I am glad you're keeping happy then."

why the other is frowning.... What did he want to hear? 'I guess it gets a bit lonesome here, but I'm used to it.'

nods a bit as she nibbled on the biscuit. "You know you can come visit me... I'm not that horrible am I?"

Nods, 'I know... Just trying to about mental scarring. Don't wanna walk in on you and Ireland.' He has already walked in in Ireland once...

looked away from him with that, "you hardly have to worry about that. Haven't done more than make out really." She shrugged.

Makes a face, 'Scarring enough. Your mother figure and drunken uncle making out is not something you want to see.'

took another bite of her biscuit as she looked over at him. "And yet you've slept with your mother figure."

Turns a little red with the reminder and shrugs. 'That's different.'

stared at him for a long moment, "how is that different? Besides it was pretty good." She shrugged a bit and finished the biscuit she'd been eating.

Raises an eyebrow, 'Only pretty good?' He props his chin in his hand, elbow on the table. 'If you gave me the chance I could probably do better.' He's not expecting a positive answer o that.

rolled her eyes a bit at that as she leaned back on the couch. "Sounds like you're asking for a redo on a school project. I am sure you have little interest it."

Laughs. 'I can show interest if you give me the right incentives~'

folded her arm across her chest and frowned at him. "I don't know what kind of incentives you want William."

she paused with that thought though and got up. "I could make dinner. In In thanks for letting me stay here."

Shakes his head, perhaps a bit too quickly. 'No! You're the guest! I'll rustle something up!'

laughs a bit at that, "not everything I cook is that bad."

Prevents murmuring under his breath something to contradict that. 'I should still cook. How does steak sound?' He asks, getting up to go get things.

nodded as she watched him and moved to follow. "Sounds fine to me... you don't have to cook it now though."

Looks a bit confused, 'I thought you were about to start cooking.'

shakes her head, "I just wanted to see you squirm a bit."

Rolls his eyes. 'And you wonder why I don't visit...' He goes to grab some steak from the fridge, heading outside with it. The only way to have a steak was to grill it on a BBQ in his opinion.

sighs a bit as she followed him outside, thankful for the change of clothes. "I always order in when you visit... at least I consider your opinions enough to do that."

Shakes his head, 'I was more referring to the fact that you enjoy making me squirm, in not quite the right way, if you get what I mean.'

ran a hand through her hair and shrugged a bit. "Well I don't think I would know how to do it in the 'right' way like this."

Laughs, 'I suppose. Although I imagine a lot of it isn't all that different. I remember it being interesting, at te very least.'

moved to take a seat in a lawn chair and leaned back, "you know I'm rather glad we don't follow the same conventions as humans. This would be really awkward if we did."

Raises an eyebrow, 'Are you talking about the lady parts or the sleeping together?' He starts the BBQ, concentrating on fanning the flame.

folded her arms over her chest as she relaxed. "The sleeping together."

Smiles, 'I suppose.' He places the steaks on the grill. 'People would say you're taken advantage of me, if we were human,' he teases.

((Sorry. Meant to be will.))

frowned at that as she watched him. "Really cause I recall it quite differently."

Hums, 'I remember it differently, I'm just letting you know what ther people would probably think? Since you're older just now.'

*you're the older one

looked away at that and sighed a bit. "Well it's a good thing we're not human then."

Nods, setting his spatula down. He would leave the steaks to cook for a bit. 'Are you after a cheeky shag just now, pap~?' He asks, raising his eyebrow.

stared at him for a long moment, "I'm not after anything you little git."

Laughs. 'Had to check... It was worth it, for your face.'

frowned at him and huffed a bit. "Shut up, I wont be sleeping with you unless I'm drunk."

Grins, 'That sounds like a challenge...' He turns back to the steaks, 'I'll have you know though, I'm quite the catch.

curled her legs up under herself on the chair. "Then make it a challenge and I raised you... sort of... so you better be quite the catch."

Looks over his shoulder, reading the other for a moment before he returns to the steaks. He wasnt sure if arthurwas playing hard to get, but he wasn't going to rise to the bait.

leaned back in the chair and closed her eyes. She felt kind of useless. "Do you want help with anything?"

Hums, thinking. 'Do you want to grab some veggies and beer from the fridge? Plates as well. I thought we could eat out here.'

got up and nodded, "sure." She headed into the kitchen and gathered everything he'd asked for.

done with the steaks by the time Arthur returns, bringing them over to a table he's set out on the patio. 'Dont say I don't treat ya nice.'

set everything down on the table and looked up at him. "Hmm... why would I ever say that?"

Replies, 'Just seems like the kind of thing you might complain about, in your old age.'

glared a bit at him for that as she took a seat. "I wouldn't... I appreciate you... regardless of how it seems."

Sets himself opposite her, dishing up their steaks. 'You don't really show it...'

frowned a bit but nodded, "I'm sorry about that. I should."

Shakes his head, 'No point in changing how you are now...' He digs in, humming with satisfaction at he steak.

stared at him for a long moment then sighed as she started to eat. It was pretty good.

pleased with the spread they've created. 'So, have you said your goodbyes to the ashes yet, mate?'

took a bite of the steak and looked up at him pausing for a moment before nodding. "Have you?'

Grins, 'I have a good feeling about these ashes. You're gonna have a tough time retaining them.'

shrugs at that as she took another bite of her steak. "All in due time."

Smirks, 'Wanna put your money where your mouth is and place a bet?' Australia was Ohh so very sure he was going to be winning these ashes, this time.

ate a piece of broccoli and stared at him for a long moment. "Mmm no, no money for that."

Grins, 'Doesn't have to be money.'

raised a brow at him as she took a sip of her beer. "What would you like it to be then?"

Thinks, 'You have to be my Slave for the day and vice versa.'

frowns at that and takes another long sip of her beer. "I don't like the sound of that."

's face falls. 'What would you suggest instead?'

noticed that and shrugged a bit, "said I didn't like the sound of it, doesn't mean I wont agree. I wont lose." She smiled with that, "it's a bet."