ヽ(*≧ω≦)ﾉ Σ(゜ロ゜;) [rogue]

Yes yes, she remembered. Gabi rolled her eyes at Hayden, an exasperated sigh escaping her lips. "Hayden, please. I know it was Vi and Bro. Vi told me." She drawled in reply, rolling the penis candle back and forth between the palms of her hands as she spoke. Vi had told her everything, actually, including how Leon had told them to keep the prank a secret from her. She sniffed just once in disdain; Vi had proven to be her one true friend in a sea of assholes. Even Hayden had kept it from her! She had never been so hurt before in her entire life, it was just too cruel-

Just kidding, that was a lie. If Gabi had been in the same situation, she would have done the exact same thing to Hayden or Leon or Vi. She didn't begrudge the two of them at all; she just made sure to make a mental note that the two of them probably conspired against her fairly often, if this was any indication. And besides, she could think of a couple other situations where she had been hurt pretty bad before.

She didn't talk about those, though.

"Anyway." She continued, all sunny smiles and mischief as she put the candle back down again. The red wax had left a pink tinge to her skin, and she very nearly laughed out loud. Get it, rosy palms. Visual puns aside, she sat back down beside her best friend on the couch, hazel eyes sparkling. "Monopoly piece ghosts would be way awesome, I don't see the downside to that at all." She stretched her long legs out, sprawling across Hayden as she answered his question, a cat's smirk on her lips. "Not gonna lie, I'd probably kill them, but that's just me. It's not right to generalize, Hayden. You never know, we might get a friendly ghost!"

It was a perfectly good idea, and she didn't see why Hayden had to rain on her parade. Though, the memory of what had happened earlier that day was still fresh in her mind, and she winced slightly as she recalled that conversation. She didn't want a repeat of what had happened before; what if Hayden got mad at her for realsies? She'd never be able to forgive herself, so she quickly changed the topic, hastily adding in, "Or we could just watch a movie instead. Like, Ghostbusters, or something."

Ghostbusters was a completely acceptable alternative; she actually really liked the movie, though it was hardly one of her favorites. So instead of summoning ghosts, they'd just watch a movie about busting them. Hayden had to be okay with that instead, right?

Oh, Hayden. Hayden Hayden Hayden, didn't you realize by now Gabi was completely willing to anger the dead in pursuit of a good time? It wasn't like they were doing anything important, like, seriously, they're dead, they could probably use the exercise. But Hayden didn't want to, so for once she was actually going to go with what he wanted. It was a rare event that only happened once in a blue moon, take pictures.

She was regretting this decision the instant he mentioned Nic Cage, though. "Hayden, no." She groaned, burying her face in the palms of her hands at the thought of having to sit through National Treasure. She had tried so hard to introduce Hayden to good movies, but Hayden being Hayden, he had immediately gotten attached to the likes of Nic Cage. It was embarrassing, to be honest, but he was her best friend. If she couldn't make fun of his favorite actor and laugh at a Cage film, well, she wasn't a very good friend, was she? Although arguably, Gabi wasn't a very good friend to begin with, but that's a debate for later.

Because right now, she had snacks to pilfer. She got up off the couch with a sigh, retorting, "If you're going to make me sit through National Treasure, then we're watching a scary movie too, so pick your poison." Was it the first movie or the sequel where he decides he's going to steal the Declaration of Independence? Gabi didn't know and really didn't care, but she hoped it was the first one. If she was going to have to watch it, she at least wanted the scene that was constantly made fun of.

Skipping over to the kitchen, Gabi helped herself to every bag of junk food she could find in the pantry. Thank god Hayden had never taken a page out of her parents' book while he was living with them. She could always count on her friends to supply her with the food necessary to increase her blood sugar level by 70%. Before heading back to the couch, however, the brunette began quickly scrounging through a drawer.

"Do you have a lighter, or matches at least?" She called after Hayden, frowning as she searched. Being a Disney Princess and all, she somehow doubted that he did... but she really wanted to at least light the penis candles. Just because they weren't going to be used to summon the phallic undead from beyond the grave didn't mean they had to go to waste. Besides, she wanted to see them in all their crimson glory.

Gabi's head snapped up so quickly, it was a wonder she didn't break her neck. "The last person who was here?" She asked with a sly grin, waggling her eyebrows at him. Ohohoho, who could that have been? This was a story she absolutely had to hear. Had Hayden been entertaining certain friends over here that she had yet to hear about? Gosh, who would have thought Hayden was living the perfect bachelor life? She was almost jealous, to be honest. She couldn't bring anyone home with her unless she wanted to to risk having her parents burst into the room. She shuddered at the thought.

Finding the matches in the top drawer, just like Hayden said, she took them out and threw on the counter next to the candles. She then scooped up all the snacks into her arms, Gabi walked back over to the couch and gracelessly dumped everything next to Hayden. With that taken care of, she went back to the counter and grabbed the matches, penis candles, and a plate, and plopped herself back down on the couch next to him.

"Just because we're not having a seance doesn't mean we can't use these!" She declared cheerfully, placing the candles in a circle on the plate. Striking a match, she slowly lit each of the candles until they were all glowing. It was so beautiful, she could almost cry. "You're welcome." She sighed, busying herself with a bag of cheese puffs and tossing a handful in her mouth. What better atmosphere to watch a Nic Cage film in? That was when the penis candles began to throw off sparks, and Gabi began to wonder just what kind of candles she had actually bought. They weren't supposed to do that, were they?

Huh.

"Do you think that's a fire hazard?" She asked absentmindedly, licking the cheese off her fingers as she watched the candles begin to increasingly spark more and more. They weren't fireworks, she knew that much, but she'd really rather not burn down her best friend's place the first time she ever sleeps over.

Hayden really was a Disney princess.

It was times like these that Gabi couldn't help but think he should have gotten the job at Disney Land, not her. Oh well, his loss. Besides, she looked way cuter in a dress than he did. She still couldn't help but grin a little at his stuttered declaration she was his first visitor here. If she hadn't known him so long, she would have assumed that he was lying, but 4 going on 5 years of friendship dictated that she believed him instantly. No further questions asked, although she might just tease him about having prostitutes over in his bachelor pad later.

Back to the problem at hand though: the majestic sparking red candles of phallic imagery. The brunette reached over to help herself to a bag of chips, inhaling the greasy aroma of calories hell. Digging in, she remarked, around a mouthful of chips, "Nah they're fine. See? They're already, uh, calming down." And it was true; the candles had already stop throwing off quite so many sparks, and were beginning to die down back to being normal, bright red penis candles. Yay, crisis averted!

"And they add to the atmosphere, Hayden!" She declared loudly, grinning to show her cheese-stained teeth. They were probably never going to be used ever again, which was a darn shame since Gabi had put so much thought into her housewarming gift for her best friend. The very least he could do was let them stay on the table while they watched Nic Cage run around and overact. It just seemed so... appropriate. "Okay c'mon, let's get this show on the road." She nudged him in the side with her elbow, eyebrows raising at him as she dug her hand in for more chips.

She munched away on her chips for a bit, before suddenly asking, curiously, "By the way, what are you going to do with all this stuff when you move into the dorms?" It had been on her mind since she first entered his apartment, and now she was really starting to wonder what he was going to do with it. He couldn't exactly send it home, so his best option was to sell it? Some of this furniture he could bring to the dorms with him though- and hey, if he wasn't going to use it, Gabi would totally snatch some of it up for herself. It was good crap, okay?

"I do say so!" She chirped cheerily, kicking her feet against the couch as she watched him get up to put the DVD in. Brace yourself, Gabrielle, it's time for 2 hours of Nic Cage goodness. She had lost out on the seance, so at the very least Hayden could entertain her stupidity.

And as a soon-to-be impoverished college student, she was going to need all the help she could get. And if that meant mooching off her friends for free crap, Gabi wasn't about to shy away from it. "I want all of it." She replied, dead serious and completely deadpan. Her summer job was definitely going to help, but she was probably going to have to get another job once the semester started. Gabi inwardly sighed as she stuffed another handful of chips in her mouth. It was a never ending cycle.

As the DVD player started up and the logo appeared slowly on screen, Gabi moved some of the snacks out of the way so she could scootch herself in closer to Hayden. "So how crazy was that karaoke party?" She asked without any preamble, turning to fix him with raised brows and a wide grin. "Those people were so weird, holy shit!" Just thinking about earlier that evening made her want to laugh; it all seemed so surreal.

"I'm still kind of sad I didn't at least grab one of the hosts' numbers, they seemed really chill." Her bottom lip jutted out in a pout as she munched on her chips, pressing herself into her friend's side as she got comfortable. Sitting through this movie was going to be a trial, but at least Hayden didn't mind that she mostly watched it to make fun of it. "But still, that pigeon guy? Oh my god." She still had a hard time believing half the people they had seen and met were actually real.

"Just watch me." She shot back at him, a mischievous grin on her face. Oh, she knew she wouldn't be able to take all of his crap with her, but she could at least take some of it. "I'm going to use your bed to make a bunk bed in my room. I'm going to have the coolest room on campus, and it's going to be all thanks to you." What friends were for, right? To mooch free stuff off of so you didn't have to pay for any of it yourself? And if you thought she wasn't going to make use of his big swimmer muscles to move all of her furniture up to her dorm for her, than you had another thing coming. Both he and Leon were plenty strong enough to help poor, little Gabi move in. It was the least they could do!

A snort of laughter escaped her lips at the sight of Nic Cage's face. Not for the first time, Gabi wished one of them was 21. She was starting to wonder if she'd be able to sit through this movie sober. They should have taken a couple of beers with them when they made their daring escape from that party. Nobody had even paid them any attention, they could have gotten away with it. She let out a slight sigh; next time.

The opening scene was now playing out, but Gabi's attention was completely caught and held by their topic of conversation. "I know right? The weirdest." And for Gabi to call anything weird, it had to be weird. After all, she was a denizen of the Internet; she practically made it her hobby to seek out and find everything possible weird, strange, or downright bizarre thing the world had to offer. "I don't know what that guy's deal was, but he had a serious grudge against 1D. I mean, can't really blame him, but still. What the heck." It had been like a, a Internet chat room brought to life or something.

As the music picked up, the brunette turned to raise her eyebrows at Hayden, a Cheshire cat grin on her face. "Dude, but seriously." She poked him in the side, eyes dancing with mischief. "The police car crashing through the fucking wall took the cake of the evening." She was never going to forget that, not for as long as she lived. That had been the single most random thing to ever happen to her in her entire life, and Gabi honestly regretted leaving so soon now. She was so curious about what had happened after they left, it was killing her. Maybe she'd be able to find something online about it later if she looked hard enough.

"Hayden John Green, is that a challenge?" She asked, turning to him with a cocked eyebrow and a wide grin. Tell Gabi something was impossible enough times, and she'd take it upon herself to prove that it was very possible, you just had to be stubborn. "I'll create the Frankenstiens of bunk beds, you'll see!" Ah, Frankenstein, one of her favorites. And the fact that it was written by a lady who created the entire science fiction genre? Heck yeah, sign her up for the Mary Shelley fan club.

The brunette shrugged as she helped herself to some of Hayden's chips, hazel eyes back on the TV screen as she replied, "Same reason that Americans hated the Beatles the first time they came across the pond. They're a group of good looking dudes with beautiful voices who sing love songs that make girls cream their panties that they can never hope to compete with." Which begged the question, why did Gabi pretend to hate them so much in public? Probably for the same reason that she scorned girly girls and yet loved all the same things they did. She was a hypocrite to her core, and was completely oblivious to it forever.

"And nah, just delusional." She waggled her eyebrows at him, switching from chips back to cheese balls as she dug her hand into the bag for a handful. If her parents ever caught wind of just how much junk food she was eating in one night, they'd probably pass out. What they didn't know wouldn't hurt them, though, so Gabi made absolutely sure that they never caught wind of her diet outside of the house. For all they knew, she was a perfectly happy vegetarian who loved her carrots and peas to death.

(Haha, yeah, right.)

Now thoroughly distracted from the movie, Gabi continued to say, eyes wide with interest, "It was the kind of shit you see in, like, an action movie, it was ridiculous! What do you think that guy was in for?" She had no clue what events had led up to a police cruiser crashing through the wall of the kaoroke place and letting a dangerous criminal loose in a room full of civilians, but man, it was a story she definitely wanted to hear more about. She shot Hayden a mega watt smile as she said, "Of course, it was all thanks to me! What can I say, trouble is my middle name!" (It was actually Evangeline, but no one had to know that.)