"I will definitely do it!" Ariella laughed. "Do you think I should bring someone else with me for backup, though?"

'I don't know, but I have a tip! You should ask about his friends, then aske about them, not just me, or it'll look suspicious!' Rose grinned.

"Good idea! Alright. Let's do this. Do you know where he is right now?" Ariella hopped off her bed. "You'll come with me, of course. But you'll just hide somewhere." Ariella giggled. This was pretty funny.

'OMGosh! Umm... OK....' Rose giggled. 'He'll be in the Common Room!' Rose grinned. 'I'll go ahead and hide!' Rose laughed. This is going to be amazing!

Ariella laughed. She scampered to the stairway and poked her head down. Yup. Sure enough, Jordan was there! She rushed back to Rose. "He's there alright. Okay. How about you come down with me and hide behind the big chair?"

'Got it!' Rose grinned as she ran down the stairs and snuck past Jordan behing the big chair.

"Yeah, it is." Ronnie said smiling. "And it's sad to say, but I missed the game!" Ronnie said with a frown. "It's really too bad. I wanted to go so bad but I had...things to do." she said with a laugh. "There's always next time, though."

'Yup, I guess!' Rose shrugged. Ronnie had missed a good game!

Ariella laughed and scampered down the stairs, too, ready for action.

ooc: I'll meet you in the common room! (:

'See ya there soldier!' ROse said in a mock salute and french accent

"Yeah...I think I'll go to bed now..." Ronnie said with a yawn. "Night." she said.

'Wait! I have an urgent question! Do you think I'm a spoilt princess who thinks she's better than everyone else?' Rose said nearly in tears.

Ronnie sat up straight away. She raised her eyebrows. "Rose, no you're not! Whatever GIT told you that, don't listen to them! You are not a spoilt princess who thinks shes better than everyone else!" Ronnie said firmly. "You are a sweet, beautiful girl who cares for others and knows how to make someone smile." she said with a smile.

'Oh, thank God...' ROse listened to Ronnies description of her. 'Thank you!' Rose said nearly in tears again jumping out of her bed and hugging Ronnie. 'I threatened William with my wand for saying that to me, he had a right go at me...' Rose said trembling remembering the stuff that was said.

Ronnie smiled. "Any time, mate." she said. Ronnie held on to Rose as she hugged her and patted her back. "William told you that? The little bleeder!" she said with surprise.

'Well, yeah, he's been at me for days, ever since me and Presley were chatting as he thought I was stealing all of his friends...' Rose said sadly. 'OMGosh! I'm soooo sorry!' Rose said groaning. 'William's your friend! Oh, God!' Rose said worriedly.

"Little git." Ronnie thought to herself. "And don't be sorry, it's not like he's my best friend. . . although I hate being mean to people, so I don't want to make him feel bad...he just doesn't have anyone to be friends with but now I understand WHY he doesn't have any friends! He is such a GIT to you! I wish I knew about this before..." she said. "But if he bothers you again, tell me and I'll take care of it. I'll always be here for you." she said with a grin.

'Thank you... He says I've been manipulating others to hate him...' Rose said scornfully. 'If he's horrible to you, I'll jinx him for you!' Rose smiled at Ronnie. It was nice to know someone believed her! She gave Ronnie a hug again

"Anytime mate!" (that's something Ronnie finds herself saying A LOT) "And don't bother jinxing him for me, I got it all down." Ronnie said with a laugh. Ronnie hugged her back.

'Alright, I'll let you get to sleep now...' Rose said to Ronnie. She had better go to bed now too!

Ronnie nodded her head sleepily, "Night." she said, falling asleep right away.
A few hours into her sleep, she woke up at about midnight, shaking and sweating. "NO!" she yelled randomly out loud. She breathed in and out and was shaking like crazy. Her head was wet with sweat and she could not control herself to stop shaking.

'Ronnie? Ronnie!' Rose shook her friend trying to wake her up.

"I'm awake I'm awake.....just had this weird dream!" she said shuddering, still shaking like mad.

This was it... the catalyst she needed. She was slamming her things into her trunk with great force, not caring who saw her crying or what she hurt in the process. Not even her pretty shoes. She had already lain all of the gifts that she had with her... from Salander... out on her bed and was trying her damndest not to let her eyes fall on them. She had fallen asleep nearly every night with that princess teddy bear, but now it made her want to cry. And puke. Then cry some more.

Rufus chattered away from the top of the canopy where he loved to perch most times, but Lexi ignored him and kept packing. Maybe she couldn't leave JUST yet, but she was going to. And when she did... it would take hell or high water to get her back. And then she might just drown instead of giving in.

Sitting down with her back to the trunk she just cried and cried and rested her face in her hands. She was lost... she didn't know what to do and had no one to turn to up here... She had really done it this time and she knew it was only going to get worse.

'Oh, are you sure you're alright?' Rose asked Ronnie