Meeting the Family [Keela/Anne]

[kyla]

The return to school had seemed almost anti-climactic for Keela. She'd come back with a ring on each hand, both of which had raised several eyebrows since her return. She couldn't tell anyone much about the snake ring other than that it was a family thing she'd been given when he proposed. Most went so far as to assume it was some sort of weird tradition, but no further than that. The ring on her left hand, however, was conspicuous enough to draw attention. She had briefly considered turning her around after the fifth person had stopped her to gawk at it. She was on a mission today. She had plans to meet Anne, one of Vin's younger sisters, for lunch at The Three Broomsticks. She and Vin had plans to meet later, and while Keela was definitely excited by the prospect, she was also looking forward to a girl's day. Of all of his siblings (Zahara excluded), Keela had been the most comfortable with Anne. Though her status as Vin's fiance meant she was now under his family's protection, she needed a personal ally other than his mother in her quest to find her place in his family.

So she'd trudged through the snow, dressed simply because of the weather, Keela was able to keep a fairly brisk pace, and most everyone took the hint. The rush of warmth as she entered was welcome indeed, and she smiled. A quick scan of the room revealed that Anne wasn't there yet. The younger girl was decidedly hard to miss in a crowd. Keela settled into a booth near the middle of the room, and scooted to the end so she could watch the other students passing by. Odd to think she didn't have many Hogsmeade trips left, except for the ones she'd make next year to see Vin of course, but those would be different. She wouldn't be a student anymore. A waitress Keela hadn't seen before seemed to materialize out of nowhere to take her order. She ordered the biggest mug of cocoa available, and settled in to wait. When it arrived, she nodded her thanks, explained she was waiting on someone, and then turned to glance wistfully out the window.

[Anne Cormac Silver-Moon]

The holidays were over and Anne was back at school. A lot had happened and it was an exciting time at the Silver-Moon house hold as always. Anne had a blast and she was happy she had gotten to see her best friend over the holidays. It was winter time still and it was freezing out. Anne was going to meet Vincent’s girl for a lunch in the Hogsmeade village. She enjoyed her company, and liked her. She was curious about the girl and wanted to get to know her better.

During Christmas before Ashlyn and her brother went away with her father Ashlyn turned Keela’s hair yellow and couldn’t help but, think of the comeback Keela gave her. That made Keela in definitely with Anne already. She was hard to get along with others if she didn’t know you already. You had to interest her in some way and Keela made the book. Her brother had picked a good choice and she was proud of him. He didn’t pick some stupid blonde bimbo.

Anne was getting ready in her common room and figured she’d be a little late. It wasn’t like her to always show up on time. She finished putting the last touches on her eye-liner and threw on her coat. It was freezing outside. She decided to put on her hat and gloves also. She slipped her wand in her pocket sleeve that had a little insert in it that was easy to grab just in case.

She finally left the Slytherin common room and was on her way. She eventually got to hogsmeade. She could use a cup of hot coco. it sounded so good right now. Marshmallows in it also were the best. She loved the big ones.

Anne arrived at the Three Broom Sticks and looked around. She spotted Keela and made her way over. She took a seat across from her and smirked softly. She pulled off her coat and put it next to her on the bench and took off her hat. She left her gloves on that were pulled up to her elbows and didn’t even cover her fingers. The waitress came over and Anne gave her, her order. She ordered a hot coco. She turned towards Keela. “Hey Kee’s. Anne said with a nod. She figured that would be her new nickname for Keela. It was short and simple. “You’re not styling the yellow hair today. What a shame. It looked good one you” She said sarcastically but, as a joke.

Outfit!

[kyla]

Keela recognized Anne's voice immediately, and smiled in welcome. She didn't object to the nickname, since it sounded very similar to the variation her brother used. She pulled a face at the mention of Seth's idea of a Christmas prank, but laughed a moment later. "I decided the red was a better fit", she teased lightly. She turned her body so that she was facing Anne across the table, giving her full attention. With both hands on the rather large mug, she lifted it to her lips and inhaled deeply before taking a sip. The steam rose thickly in the cold air, and warmed her cheeks. The waitress returned to take Anne's order, and after she'd placed it, disappeared again. "How were things after I left? Vin and I didn't get to talk much with the snow." Not that owls couldn't travel in snowstorms, but Keela hadn't had the heart to send hers out in such foul weather. She'd resolved to see Vin at the start of term, since it had only been a few days away at the time.

The warm cocoa did wonders for the chill that seemed to seep in through her skin. The heat from the mug radiated from her palms into her arms and up through the rest of her. She eyed the gloves Anne wore and grinned. "I have some kind of like that, only mine are purple and green." It made her wonder where she'd left them last, they'd have come in handy right about now. Ah, now she remembered. They were at home, probably somewhere on her dresser after she'd discarded them before leaving for Vin's the next day. She'd have to owl home for them, provided her mum could find them of course. The waitress returned with Anne's order, and Keela offered a polite smile out of long habit, echoes of her great grandmum's training. "I can't believe I'll be married this time next year", her tone was somewhat wistful. "There's so much to do" While Anne didn't necessarily seem like the girly type, Keela thought she might want to have a part in her brother's wedding, and she needed ideas. She hadn't exactly decided what to do about bridesmaids yet. Her sister was a given, and she was considering including his, but wasn't yet sure Ashlyn could be trusted not to do something chaotic. Her cousins would have other roles, no need to have the bridesmaids number more than the wedding guests. Thankfully, however, those decisions could wait, at least for a little while.