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Baine cocked his head to the side as the boy talked to him, but there was a glint in the little monkey's eye. Quickly, he sat back up on top of his head and began playing with his hair. Gabriella's eyes widened and she immediately snatched Baine off of Winter's head. She knew what came after the slight hair pulling. Baine would probably end up giving Winter bald spots and then bite his ear.

"I never thought about that, but maybe that's why he doesn't like humans," Gabriella said, putting the monkey back on her shoulder. "That or he just thinks they're yummy." Desmond came over and she smiled at him. "It's not Arabella anymore, the name's Gabriella now," she said. Her one lately had been cool and almost icy despite the nice words she had been speaking. She was also holding herself differently this year. Instead of the always wide-eyed, short little girl she had been, now she stood a few inches taller, a little skinnier and as fearless as could be.

Anabella lifted an eyebrow at Desmond. "It's not my fault you were always dead when I came around," she said with a shrug. Contradictory to Gabriella's tone, Anabella's was warm and inviting. She then smiled at Amber as if she was suddenly trying to be nice to the girl. "I didn't know you had an older brother," she said, glancing at him.