Nightmares & Daydreams (for Gemma)

[gemma0avery]

“I already told you Bella, there are some people I would go with but it’s very unlikely they’d want to go with me. Though now that I’m thinking about I bet I could get Drake to go with me, I have no shame in going with a friend…” Gemma told her, smiling “So if I ask him and he’s not already going with someone I’ll owl my cousin and get her to send me that gown of hers…

“Though if I I have the gown it brings up the problem of hair and make-up and jewelry….” Gemma started “I mean, my hair is a bit short for putting up, but I could probably style it into some punk-ish, spiky thing that would definitely be very me… But that still leaves me with the problems of jewelry and make-up, have any suggestions?”

Gemma sincerely hoped that the idea of her going as friends with Drake to the Ball would appease Bella, but some reason she was doubtful that it would work. But maybe that plus the idea of helping Gemma get her look together would be enough to distract Bella from the topic of guys for the rest of their conversation… Yeah, that seemed a bit more likely… But not to much.

[bella]

Instantly her face lit up – a name! It was so silly for her to get so worked up over it, but Bella couldn’t stop herself. And Drake nonetheless! There were definite possibilities with that; she could easily slip the word to her Ravenclaw friend… The pair of them were friendly enough and it wouldn’t be so difficult. She grinned: “I could mention you to Drake if you’d like,” Bella offered, “Unless of course you’d like to ask himself then. I mean, I’d hate to squash all your fun…” Her eyes glistened in playfulness. “And then maybe you two wouldn’t have to ‘just be friends’…” Bella hinted, winking.

But Gemma knew her to well, her mind already far from Drake and a mile down the road that led to gowns and jewelry and hair. She tried to fit Gemma into an imaginary red dress, calculating out makeup and whatnot. “You’re hair always does look remarkable in spikes,” she noted, “And I don’t see why you couldn’t be a bit bold in accessories – you could get all that flashy stuff to go along with the punk-rock hair.” It seemed doable enough, and it was all rather very Gemma-ish.

“You just have to come now you know,” Bella added after a moment. “And even if you don’t get a date. I refuse to let you just sit around in your dorm all night while the rest of us party. I’ll even let you dance with Drew once if you’d like,” she offered quickly – anything to persuade her friend. If she told him about it before hand, he couldn’t just tell her no. Bella would make him; but she didn’t really think he would protest to the tiny request.

[gemma0avery]

“But you know, I could go in something that would totally mess with peoples heads, do something that follows the innocent and girly path instead…” Gemma started after her friend finished momentarily babbling about gowns and hair and accessories “I mean I have this butterfly hairclip my mom sent my a few years ago and I’m sure I could find a dress somewhere that would give me the right look. Maybe tame down my hair and go with some light colored lip gloss and stuff. What do you think about that?” she asked with a soft smile.

Gemma listened at Bella instructed her that now she had to come. A soft sigh escaped from her lips, but she did have to admit that the idea of going to the ball was sounding more and more appealing by the moment, and even better at the thought of possibly going with Drake!

“Yeah I guess you’re right…” Gemma started to reply “But I’m not dancing with Drew, he’s just not my type Bella dear… You know I also crush on either the dark and mysterious type that’s probably bad for me or the hot rocker guy that’s actually really nice.” She pointed out, knowing that by saying this she was only confirming her crush on Drake.

[bella]

“Gemma, why would you bother to start caring about what other people think now? It’s never bothered you before; besides, I find your style quite amazing. Jealous sometimes, really. I mean, I could never pull it off. People would probably think I’d gone mental. I’ve been done that path before – I don’t care much for any repeats.” Bella rolled her eyes, sighing at the memory. Stupid foster mother thought little Isabella had lost her marbles just because she could do magic. Silly woman.

Bella giggled involuntarily, answering with a smirk, “Yeah, I guess Drew doesn’t really fit your preference, does he? He isn’t very dark or mysterious nor does he secretly go off and play in a loud rock band every weekend either. Oh well; I didn’t really want to share him anyways.” She winked and then leaned back, crossing her legs and folding her arms across her chest. “So, Drake then,” she mused, picking it all rather perfectly. She could let her mind wander sometimes too far, this being one of them.

“Has he shown any interest about going with you?” she asked conversationally, keeping her tone light as not to be rejected so quickly for information. Bella had little hope it would actually work, but hey, it was worth a try, right? “Or course, that doesn’t really mean a lot. Most of the time the girls that the guy likes he tries to avoid so he won’t embarrass himself…” Bella laughed, revising her question: “Okay, so has Drake been avoiding you lately?”

[gemma0avery]

“It’s not that I care, I mean I adore my style Bella… How could I not, I’ve been doing this style since I was twelve… But sometimes I just want to try something new to see how people react and how I look in it.” Gemma pointed out to her friend “Plus I really like this hair clip and would like to try and wear it sometime at something special, the ball seemed like a great opportunity for this…” Gemma said as she reached into her messenger bag and removed the butterfly hairclip from within “And isn’t it lovely? Best gift I’ve probably ever gotten from my mom, don’t you think it’s something that needs to be shown off at a special occasion.

Gemma smiled as she tucked the hair accessory back into her bag, then she looked up at her friend hoping that she understood that she really wanted to try a different look… At least for the ball that is. It’s not like she’d permanently start looking innocent and feminine, she’d probably never be able to pull it off, but looking like that for one night seemed like a great idea to Gemma.

“Do you want to see the dress I want to wear? Maybe if you do then you’ll get why I want to try and pull this look for one night. Plus it’s not to far from my style, just with a feminine flare to it…” Gemma murmured as she reached into her bag again, this time pulling out to cut outs from a magazine “See, I can just about afford this dress… I’m only a galleon or two short and I might be able to get that from my grandpa…” Gemma told her friend with an oddly girly smile and blush on her face “So what do you think?” she asked expectantly.

[[OOC: Dress xXx xXx

[bella]

Bella curiously leaned forward, looking at the little clip Gemma had pulled out. “Oh wow,” she breathed, “That’s gorgeous!” Suddenly Bella was rather envious, wanting one of her own. “I wonder where she got it from, I’ve never seen anything like it…” As Gemma carefully put it back into her bag, Bella leaned back, a thoughtful expression lining her features. “You’re definitely going to have to wear it.”

“Ooo, dress?” she squealed involuntarily, a rather girly reactions but unavoidable. “Lemme see, lemme see!” she whined like she’d been waiting forever. She hastily snatched the papers and examined them quickly, her eyes lighting up. “Gemma, why didn’t you show me these before?” she protested, now unable to picture her friend in anything but. “Man, I’d help you get it just so I could see you in it! Drake will love it.” Bella absolutely beamed, knowing even she would be envious of Gemma’s beauty during the night.

More composed, she gracefully handed them back and grinned. “That’ll look amazing I don’t care what you say, you are coming now. I’m prepared to forcefully drag you out of your dorm and down to the Ball. You mark my words,” she added threateningly, with a wink.

[gemma0avery]

Gemma beamed at Bella’s compliments on her hair clip and the pictures she’d clipped of the dress. She was glad she had her friends approval on accessories, she didn’t really want to do more than her hair clip when it came to them, and her dress… After all Bella was one of the more fashionable girls Gemma hung out with so her approval was actually pretty important to Gemma.

“Isn’t the clip absolutely delicious though? In my mom’s letter from when she sent it to me she said she’d found it in some little antique shop in the states and it reminded her of when I was little and used to chase butterflies around the yard. Probably one of the nicest things she’s said or done since she kicked me out for being a witch.” Gemma reminisced with a soft smile on her face “And you really like the dress? I thought it was wickedly gorgeous when I saw it in a catalog and I just had to have it! And no need to help me, I’m sure either I can get a loan from my grandparents or scrounge up the rest somehow… And do you really think Drake would like it? Not that that’s way important to me or anything…

“And I guess I have no choice but to come now, since I’m sure you’d even drag me to the ball if I was in my froggy pajamas and fluffy slippers with my hair in pigtails…” Gemma said with a sigh “And I guess I could have a lot of fun as well…”

[bella]

Bella nodded, understanding how much it would mean to her. Bella couldn’t say she had anything from her mother; in fact, she was positive she owned absolutely nothing from either parent, both of them being absent in her life before she could scarcely open her eyes. Having something would be a nice memorabilia, of a happier time. “You’ll look amazing,” she assured Gemma, smiling in encouragement.

“And,” she added in a slightly teasing tone, “If Drake hasn’t kissed you by the end of the night because of you’re astounding good looks, then there’s something wrong with the boy, I swear.” And then she laughed, “Well, there’s something wrong with him now… If he hasn’t kissed you by the end of the night, he’s gone sane?” she offered, smirking. “That’s equally just as bad, for him at least. One of the characteristics I’m fond of in him. But enough about that – trust me, he’ll love it…” Because he would say yes to her; Bella was going to make sure of it.

“I’m sure he’d like it more then your PJs and slippers at least,” Bella grinned, “Because you’re most defiantly coming. I’ll have Indigo sneak me into the Gryffindor Common Room so I can personally drag you out, pigtails and all.” She let out another laugh, already too excited for the Ball that was still near months away. “It’s not too terribly sad that I’ve already began daydreaming about the Ball, is it?” she joked, but somewhere inside her she was really curious. Drew had more often then not been filtering into her thoughts, and with the added anticipation of the Ball, she’d been in something of a frenzy lately – still with weeks upon weeks to go.

[gemma0avery]

“Never Bella, so am I after all. Even if I am going to try and avoid it just to see if you would drag me to the ball in my PJs, slippers, and pigtails.” Gemma answered jokingly as she started to get up, gathering her things with a smile on her face at the thought of a completely sane Drake.

“I’d better get going, I’ve got homework to totally ignore afterall. And now I’ve got to dig my slippers out of my trunk as well, to be ready and all you know.” Gemma said with a smile as she pushed in her chair and shoulder her messenger bag, tucking a stray bit of hair behind her ear “Want to hang out tomorrow or so? I’ve got some free time and it’s been a while since we just sat around and did nothing together for no reason, maybe we could drag Drake and Drew into the equation as well… To make things interesting.” Gemma suggested as she glanced around to make sure she had all of her things.

Gemma couldn’t help but hope her younger friend would agree, and be overjoyed at the idea of pulling the guys into the equation for no reason. Gemma had to make sure this guy was good for Bella after all, and give him the whole ‘If you ever hurt her I’m going to kill you’ talk as well.

[bella]

OOC: Ahahhahahahhahhaha! We totally should. ^^ Shall we round this up and attempt to set this new RP in motion? XD


“Of course,” Bella agreed quickly, always ready to spend time with her friends in favor of doing homework – provided of course it was done mind you. Gemma seemed to understand however, that if there was anything to make her agree further, it would be to bring along their selected dates. Drew of course was already set in place; now they just had to get Drake to officially ask Gemma. Perhaps the boy would get the hint if Bella had Drew there with her – it was worth a shot, wasn’t it?

“I’ll ask Drew about it later,” she grinned, already too excited for something that might not even work out. Oh well – at the very least she and Gemma could get together. Still having happy visions of their supposed afternoon, Bella pulled herself up and tucked away her chair, snatching her bag from the floor and slinging it over her shoulder. “I’ll find you at dinner tonight and let you know,” Bella offered, figuring it would be the next time they would ran into each other.

After a quick glance around, Bella grinned and gave a wave to Gemma. “See ya later – good luck with Drake,” she added with a wink before wheeling around to leave the library. At the very least, tomorrow would be interesting. Bella even caught herself laughing slightly as she started down the hallway, enjoying the expression she’d created to mask Drew’s face in response to a demanding Gemma, informing him the strict rules girls had for one another when it came to dating. Interesting indeed.

the e n d ?

[gemma0avery]

[OOC: Oh we totally should!!

[bella]

OOC: Take a look-see!