Dizzy (open)

[calcetines]

For the first time since she was poisoned at the dance, Angel was able to drag herself all the way up to the owlery. She leaned against the wall, breathing heavily. Her knees were trembling beneath her. Angel slid her eyelids closed, feeling her head pound and the floor spin and sway beneath her. Why did I come up here again? Angel thought, putting all her weight on the wall. She couldn't recall a time she felt more tired than this. She was never going up to the owlery again. Angel was so tired, she didn't even notice the door creaking open.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella walked into the owlrey, smelling Angel before she even saw her. "Angie, dear, you dragged yourself all the way up here alone?" Gabriella asked, coming over to her cousin's side, immediately feeling motherlike. She hated that Angel had to be this way now. If only she had been faster...

[calcetines]

Angel opened her eyes and was able to give a feeble smile to her cousin and best friend. "Yes I did," Angel said softly, not having enough energy to speak more loudly. This was the only thing Angel was ever stubborn about, she could get around by herself. No assistance needed.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella sighed. It was virtually no use to try to help Angel, she would be stubborn about needing assistance. Gabriella wished she could just pick her cousin up and carry her around, but that would attract a lot of attention, and Angel wouldn't like it. "Well, what brings you here, then?" Gabriella asked softly.

[calcetines]

"I wanted to see if I had the energy to make it," Angel explained in her usual soft tone. "And I had it. But I'm never going to come up here again." She felt so very dizzy, so drained from over-exerting herself. She used to walk up to the owlery everyday... She pushed herself away from the wall, but had barely taken half a step before she lost her balance and fell.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella swiftly caught her, and lowered Angel to the ground. "Maybe you ought to rest for a little while now," Gabriella suggested, sitting down next to Angel. "Then we can go back down or whatever else you want to do."

[calcetines]

"Perhaps that's a good idea." Angel said feebly. Gabriella was so hard, she might have bruises from where her cousin caught her. She didn't care too much about that. "I have no idea how I'm going to make it to France for the holidays." said Angel. She reached into her pocket and fingered the ticket her parents had sent just before Halloween. This was a habit of hers.

[igloogirl]

"It's only a plane ride," Gabriella replied. "I'm sure you'll be able to manage. And Cici would help you once you got there." Gabriella glanced at the tickets. Angel was leaving after classes got out. "And I could take you to the airport in London."

[calcetines]

"That would be nice of you," Angel said softly. She wondered what Wolfgang would do when he saw her. They hadn't been apart this long before. And he had completely freaked out when she had told him what had happened at the Halloween ball. He blamed himself. Angel had to tell him that it wasn't his fault and he had better keep his butt in France and that she would be fine.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella gave her a smile. "Well then I'll be taking you to the airport," she said cheerfully. "And we'll have a grand time trying to figure out where we're supposed to go." Gabriella gave a small chuckle. Angel was lucky that she got to visit Wolfgang.

[calcetines]

"Positively delightful time," Angel agreed sarcastically. Muggles sometimes had the strangest methods of getting around. At least the plane ride from London to Paris wouldn't be a particularly lengthly one. Just a few hours. She had talked to the muggle studies professor, and he had said flying in an airplane was even better than a broom because you were safe from the elements.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella chuckled. It would be her and Angel, running around trying to figure out where they were supposed to be. It would certainly be an adventure. "Are you excited to go to France, then?" Gabriella asked, although she already knew the answer.

[calcetines]

Angel smiled feebly as she adjusted her position so she could lean against the cold stone wall. "You know it. I just can't wait to see him again. I'll sleep easily for that time." Angel said. She wasn't sleeping well, because she knew Wolfgang was hundreds of miles away, not one floor up.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella's smile softened. It must be hard for Angel with Wolfgang being so far away. It made sense that she didn' sleep well. "I'm sure he'll be fine in the tasks," Gabriella replied. "He's strong and brave, just what every champion should be."

[calcetines]

"Ah, but I worry about him anyways." said Angel. It seemed as if almost every girl in the castle was showering her with sympathy, telling her that Wolfgang would be fantastic. She thought of Jasmine, she was more deserving of it, Ryan was her fiancee!