Crescent Moon (open)

[igloogirl]

There was a small bay window at the edge of the Gryffindor common room and Gabriella had perched her small body upon it, staring out at the sky. Brightly illuminating the pitch blackness was a crescent moon. Ever since she was little, Gabriella had liked crescent moons and now they made her wonder more then ever, especially with Angel being a werewolf. Her thoughts were pushed away from the moon when footsteps were heard coming down from the dormitories. Gabriella turned her head to see...

[potterfreak]

Wolfgang, yawning and stretching. He had found himself unable to sleep despite how tired he was, and figured it was better to do something that would make him fall asleep than lay awake in bed all night. "Hullo." Wolfgang said wearily to Gabriella, then sank into a chair. "You're up late."

[igloogirl]

Gabriella smiled softly at him. Angel's boyfriend was always nice to her, and any of Angel's friends for that matter. "I don't sleep much," Gabriella replied vaguely. "But you're up late as well." Gabriella shifted her body away from the window to face Wolfgang.

[potterfreak]

"Yeah, chronic insomnia is a pain at times." Wolfgang said then yawned. "It's not like I'm not tired, I just can't sleep." He leaned back in the chair, it felt as though it were eating him, surrounding his skinny form in cushions.

[igloogirl]

"Yeah, I know what you mean," Gabriella replied truthfully. Lately she had been feeling exhausted, but sleep was physically impossible for her. She was awake all night. Sometimes she would run, but tonight she had chosen to stay inside the common room.

[potterfreak]

Wolfgang was quiet, he stared into the fire. Sure, he could make a simple sleeping potion, but that could take hours, and there was no promise that he would be able to wake up when he needed to. Maybe he would fall asleep in the squashy armchair, that sounded appealing.

[igloogirl]

A thought hit Gabriella then and she could have almost laughed. "Look at the Head Boy and Girl now," she said, chuckling a little. "Awake at..." Gabriella checked her watch, "three AM. We must be crazy." She sighed slightly, no longer laughing.

[potterfreak]

"Ah, but Gabriella, what's life without a little stain of madness?" Wolfgang said with a small yawn. Maybe he should become nocturnal, he didn't have any issues sleeping during the day. It was weird. His thoughts, as they always did, wandered to Angel. He wondered if she had fallen asleep in the Ravenclaw common room, over her piles of homework. Or perhaps she had made it to bed. Or maybe Angel was awake as they were.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella shrugged. "You do have a point," she replied. "A very valid point, I might add. Still, we are fairly crazy in my opinion." Gabriella pulled her hair back from her face and knotted it in a ponytail with a rubberband.

[potterfreak]

Wolfgang shrugged, he propped his feet up on the coffee table. It was one of his idiosyncrasies, he was normally neat and hygienic, except for this. He slouched a little in the chair, allowing the warmth of the fire to spread over him. He emitted a peaceful sigh.

[igloogirl]

Gabriella was still sitting at the bay window, which was becoming increasingly colder. That didn't bother her very much, however. But the fire felt extremely warm, warmer than usual, like it was burning her. It was a very odd feeling. Gabriella leaned back against the window, letting the coldness spread across her back.

[potterfreak]

Wolfgang noticed how Gabriella seemed to be shrinking away from the dancing flames, acting as if they might eat her or something. Although he was curious of her behavior, he didn't say anything. Wolfgang knew that sometimes it was best not to inquire. But all the same...

[igloogirl]

Gabriella could feel Wolfgang's curious eyes come upon her. She sighed and leaned back farther, her eyes darting away from the flames and back to Wolfgang. "Angel didn't tell you?" she asked softly, almost in disbelief. She wouldn't have minded if Angel had told him that she was a vampire. Gabriella trusted Wolfgang.

[potterfreak]

Wolfgang's expression reflected nothing but curiousness. "Tell me what?" Wolfgang asked, a bit confused. Sure, Angel talked about her cousins all the time, but she had never said anything about why Gabriella wouldn't like fire. He was trustworthy, but perhaps this was something really big.

[igloogirl]

"Right," Gabriella said slowly. Angel hadn't told him, well it wasn't unlike her. Angel had always been good at keeping secrets, especially big ones. "Well, Angel's a werewolf and I'm a...a vampire," Gabriella said, whispering the last word.