t r o u b l ing (Gabby)

[igloogirl]

Gabriella nodded, glad that Raychel had decided to bring that up. It gave her a chance to get her thoughts straightened out a bit. "Well, I think Angel's little sister, Alex, and Isaac's little sister, Vivienne, will probably be my flower girls. And I was going to ask Bella to be another bridesmaid, but I haven't seen her lately. Luke Jacobs is Isaac's best man, but I have no idea who else he wants in the wedding." Gabriella bit her lip gently and thought for another moment. "I guess that's it for now. Anything I'm missing?" she asked.

[broadway]

Raychel laughed. "Lots of busy work. No, you aren't." she replied with a smile. She had yet to actually meet Jenna or Jake, or Bellatrix for that matter. She had briefly met with Isaac's other two sisters, so technically she didn't know them either. She was very glad that she wasn't getting married anytime soon, for she would have keeled over with all of the planning. Levi came to her mind, and she shook that away. They had just begun dating, so marriage wasn't a topic to be even thinking about.

[igloogirl]

"Good," Gabriella replied with a smile. "I wouldn't want to miss anyone." Her parents came to mind just then and Gabriella's smile faltered a bit. She had really been hoping that her father would come around to the idea of her marrying Isaac. But she hadn't had any contact with him since she told him that she was getting married. Hermione had promised to come, but Ron had done nothing other than throw Gabriella out of the house, which was part of the reason why she was getting an apartment.

[broadway]

Raychel noticed Gabby's small smile drop to an even smaller one. She knew about the majority of the situation. In her opinion, Hermione was being reasonable, while Ron was not. Gabby's mom at least acted like she was happy for her eldest child, where Ron was digging into the family feud too much. She patted Gabriella gently on the arm and smiled softly.She didn't need to say anything to let her friend know that she was there for her.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella smiled at Raychel, glad that she understood. Then she felt bad for thinking about ehr parents when Raychel's were dead. It really wasn't fair. "Sorry, just got a little lost there," she said with a shrug. "What would you like to do with this dazzling day?" Gabriella figured the ring on her left index finger, wondering again how Angel had found the spell for it.

[broadway]

Raychel noticed Gabby toying with a ring she had not seen before. She gently took Gabby's hand and admired the ring. "Oh wow." she breathed. "It's gorgeous." she replied in awe. No doubt it was a wedding present from Angel, or someone of the sort. It was an unusual stone though. Something Raychel had never even seen before. She twisted the ring carefully, watching it sparkle dimly in the light.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella smiled, glad that Raychel liked the ring that Angel had given Gabriella. She opened her mouth to tell Raychel what it did, but then realized that Raychel still didn't know about the whole vampire business. "Early wedding present from Angie," she said instead with another smile. She really needed to let Raychel in on this secret. Gabriella's friend was bound to be a bit confused about some things.

[broadway]

Raychel laughed, releasing Gabby's hand. "Well, I assumed that much." she replied with a smile. It was just like Angel to give a gift before the wedding. She smiled and settled back into the couch. "Well, I don't know." she replied in response to Gabriella's earlier question. She didn't have any current pans, and honestly didn't care about how to spend this day. She would let Gabby decide.

[igloogirl]

"Well, when do you have to have everything out of here?" Gabriella asked. If Raychel was moving all her things today, than Gabriella would be more than glad to help her out. But if not, they could go to Diagon Alley or something. That was always a good time.

[broadway]

"The owner has been nice and given me a week." Raychel replied. "My parent's things are going to remain in the basement, and the rest..." She trailed off, mind wandering. Now that she had a place to go, the only thing to worry about was the joint funeral. She had already set the date and it was the furthest thing from her mind.

[igloogirl]

"I see," Gabriella replied. "Well then we better get started with that whole apartment shopping thing, so that you have somewhere to put your things." Gabriella thought for a moment. She would probably buy a Muggle apartment because they were the right size and generally cheaper. Gabriella didn't want to buy a whole house for herself and Raychel to spend a mere summer in.

[broadway]

Raychel nodded. "Sounds good to me." She replied with a small smile. She got to her feet and slipped a pair of her converse on. She grabbed a sweatshirt before even thinking about heading out the door. The weather had turned cold the past few days, and she wanted to be ready.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella grinned, the mood now lightened once more. "I've been looking at some on the other side of town," she said to Raychel. "We can head over there first and then check other places." Gabriella paused, about to Apparate over to an abandoned house. "Did you pass your Apparation test?" she asked Raychel, to check. Apparating was much easier than walking, but a lot of sixth years didn't take it until the summer.

[broadway]

Raychel grinned. "Yes, of course. Took it last month." she replied. Most didn't sign up for the earlier tests, for pure artificial reasons. Most were terrified of Apparating. It was truly sickening in Raychel's mind. How could magic, such as a simple Apparation, be scary? Sure, there were plenty things that were magical that were frightening, but Apparation? The whole thing seemed rather bizarre in her mind.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella nodded, glad that her friend could legally Apparate. It would be rather annoying if she couldn't. They would have to borrow Angel's car or something of the sort. "Yes, I did that last year as well," Gabriella replied with a smile. "So there's an abandoned house over there. Big, brown, and wreaking of moldy cheese. Do you know the place?" Whenever Gabriella needed to go somewhere on that sound of town, she always went to the old house. No Muggle had the guts to try to clean the place out.