Mon ami, mon cousin![Gabriel]

[Aubrey Seran]

The petit girl sat in her seat, gazing out of the window. A smile had been permanantly set to her face. She was excited to get out of Lyon and find her cousin. Aubery knew for a fact that her parents would give her a mouth full about this all. At least she had awhile for the lectures (Mostly because her parents still don't know she took another trip).

She saw the city buildings outside of the window and eventually the landing strip. Gabriel should be picking her up, and she was hoping he would alright with her being a freeloader.

<<Nous sommes arrivés la dame Seran. Nous atterrirons dans six minutes>>

<<Merci !>> she called out to the cock pit. Knowing the routine, she buckled up her seat belt and closed her eyes tightly for a rough landing, turbulence was not her cup of tea. The landing strip was in full view and then minutes after, they landed. With outstretched arms, the girl got up and kissed the pilot on each cheek.

<<Au revoir !>> Her blue eyes observed the airport as a nice fellow grabbed her luggage. All she was looking for was a familiar face to greet her.

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel Seran had recieved the phone call late the night before apparently the mistress Charolette de Seran had been missing one more child that evening. The night was also filled with the extensive searchings of plane bookings as Gabriel's resources tracked down Aubry to a private jet lines leading straight to him. Of all places. He shook his head obviously humored by his cousins actions, she had always been the impulsive sort always finding ways to get herself in trouble. And yet, appeared so innocent she avoided the bulk of it. A small chuckle made him lighten his mood, Gabriel had been the only one foolish enough to partake in her mishaps around the court.

Gabriel alongside his faithful housekeeper Marcus took a black BMW with tinted windows and an unmarked liscence plate to pick her up on another one of her extravegant trips. Gabriel rested himself in the back with a humored look on his face as he mused silently to himself researching over her flight schedule. Lucky he'd been keeping ties back home still or the girl would be lost here causing all kinds of mischief.

"Lord Seran, we've arrived.." Marcus ushered through the platelet.

"Merci, Marcus." Gabriel returned as he stepped out of the vehicle door smoothly holding it open to watch his cousin descend from the planes stairs with the plastered grin she'd had since youth.

Nothing seems to change does it. Gabriel returned a smile tenetively shaking his head as it shifted to a frown. And now the game begins. His fetures turned stern shifting dark sunglasses over his eyes as to not give away his amusement over the situation.
Gabriel waited sternly by the door allowing for her to pass.

[Aubrey Seran]

There was a black BMW parked with a tall figure waiting. That could only be one person! She skipped along her marry old way, still with that innocent smile. Once she approached she couldn't help but notice his expression.

Uh oh! He knows!

Only to get out of this mess, she kept on that sweet smile and stood right infront of her disappointed cousin.

<<Salut !>> then she stood on her Tip toes to peck him on either side of his cheek. "I don't know how we managed to arrive here. weird how that happens, am I right?" her thick French accent laced her words, making it clear what her nationality was, though Gabriel knew this information due to family relations. "So I will be bunking with you?"

Aubrey was not going to give up on turning Gabriel's rough expression into a cheerful mood. After all she managed to do so many times in their early youthhood, why stop now?

She buckled up, not at all fazed by the fancy car, because after all, she was used to being pampered. "I cannot wait for you to show me around San Francisco." Optimistic is her middle name.

[Gabriel Seran]

He accepted Aubry's treaties of sorts it was always fine etiquite to follow by those procedures back home and if she had indeed become one of the family's high lineage she'd be an excellent politician. Gabriel resisted a grin, she had that sort of spark about her, the fact that she was always merry dispite the circumstances that made her erily powerful in her own right. Without a solid grin one way or another Gabriel followed his cousing into the back of teh car keeping his actor's persona of anger, he'd been good but she always seemed to see through him.

"I cannot wait for you to show me around San Francisco."

Gabriel intensified the stare before looking up to the driver's seat and taping the window lightly.

"Marcus, straight home s'il vous plaît"

He shifted to look at Aubry not addressing her yet he'd rather allow her to skulk in her own depths for the time being.

"Do you know what kind of trouble you're in?" Gabriel shot a hotty voice towards her in false anguish.

If she didn't buy this he didn't know how much longer he'd last. Perhaps when he got home he'd have a surprise in store.

[Aubrey Seran]

Gabriel gave the orders to the driver to be sent straight home. Well, Isn't Gabriel just being a treat? When they get to the house, maybe perhaps she could unpack, then convince him to take her out on a night of the town.

Gabriel was still displeased in her actions. Surely she never would have thought of him as a party pooper, but maybe he had changed?

a few minutes had passed and Aubrey was just about to voice out the scenery from within the car until Gabriel spoke first. The tone he had used was unfair as well as the words he spoke.

"No offence mon ami, but I cannot get introuble. You see, ma mère et père are back in Lyon, and you are not ma mère ou père so you can't get me introuble." once in awhile she would let french words slip, but she didn't try censoring herself around Gabriel, because he would understand. When she meets new people, she will have to be careful. Her eyes fixated on the scene rushing by as they drove on. <<Beau, est cela non ?>>

Get onto another subject will hopefully brighten the mood. Her pretty blue eyes turned to Gabriel to wait for his reaction to the sudden change in topic. How could he deny the beauties in the world? They always just made her smile in and out.

[Gabriel Seran]

The car pulled along the inlet to the mansion's front yard. As if summoned a pair of servents lined the way making their way to open the doors for the pair within. Gabriel was first to escape his dark shades still concealing his appearence.

"Oui, it truly is." He said with a blooming smile tilting his shades down to reveal the absolute happiness in his emerald eyes.

He walked up to the front doors allowing for Aubry to catch up before he'd open them up. Striding in he took her arm leading her into a room upstairs. There was a brightly lit room large enough to supply all the girls needs. Balloons also consorted amongst the bright room.

"This would be your little surprise... Welcome home Aubry." Gabriel said with a grand smile welcoming his cousin to America and to her new home.

(ooc: sorry got a little distracted halfway through =D)

[Aubrey Seran]

They pulled into his drive way, while servants gathered to open their doors and even kindly take Aubrey's suitcases. Gabriel tilted his glasses revealing his green eyes. A smile so dazzling followed shortly after his agreement.

"It is about time you smile." she joked with a smirk of her own. He walked up to the entrance and waited until she caught up with her small strides that she had taken with her short legs. Once she approached she hooked her arm with his and he lead her up a flight of stairs. He opened a door revealing a brightly lit room. There were several utilities that were best suited for a girl. Accompanying such a display were bouquets of colourfully patterned balloons.

right away her interest was sparked. There was no way all this supplies would be for one night stay. Aubrey looked up to Gabriel as well as a single eyebrow perking. She was waiting for the secret password.

"This would be your little surprise... Welcome home Aubrey." A charmed smile spread across her face and she started jumping with girly squeeling noises. Aubrey still had that young appeal to her personality; that being said, she ran into the room and immediatley hopped on her bed. She gave it a couple bounces and jumped off running to her cousin whom she had left standing at the door way.

"Merci, Gabriel! Merci!" she gave him the biggest hug she could manage by wrapping her small arms around his masculine form. She turned to peer at her room once again with glistening blue eyes. "I will be a good girl for you Gabe! I promise. The only condition is you don't ship me back."

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel pulled her free taking a step back and revealing a brow extended to show his obvious dillusion from the conversation. It was funny but he had to get a word in edgewise.

"So now you're giving demands eh?" Gabriel replied with a grin taunting her.

It was completely within his power to send her back to the homeland, she could be safe there at least thats how his family would view it. Their little girl would be safe. Unlike Gabriel's direct line all burnt while they slept. He'd make sure nothing like that was to happen to Aubry.

"Hey what do you say we hit a nice cafe for dinner? maybe browse a bit here?" He offered a quick grin before retreating from the room as a group of female servents searched busily about the room establishing Aubry's stay.

[Aubrey Seran]

"Oui, I like giving demands." Aubrey rolled her eyes sarcastically. She wouldn't be bossy with Gabriel, or with anyone for that matter. It was all in good nature. besides, he could probably send her home with a snap of his fingers.

And finally he offered to take her out for dinner at a cafe. So she basically got her way about the whole wanting to explore America. It was a good suggestion as well, because it was a long trip from Lyon and her stomach was growling like no other.

"Definitely! Nothing beats a nice cup of espresso." as Gabriel left the room, along followed Aubrey, clinging her arm to his. She watched as the busy women made their way into her new room and began to unpack her luggage. It sort of bugged her knowing they are going through her stuff, though she had nothing to hide. Still, invasion of privacy much? Aubrey then felt bad for thinking low of them. Her servants hadn't gone through her stuff only because they knew her dislike for it, these people had not yet even had the chance to have a word with Aubrey.

Still smiling she observed the pieces of art that decorated the walls and the fine furnature that occupied the large rooms.

Once they exited the mansion Aubrey glanced several different means of transportation. "Which one are we taking, or can we walk? Is it far? If it isn't I would like to walk." pretty chirpy for someone who had been trapped in a tin can for a long time...

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel looked down at Aubry clinging to his arm almost like a lost child. At least thats how he had viewed her always as the sweet innocent child, yet in the time they'd spent apart she'd grown into a woman and in no time at all. The whole thing had given him a new point of view. A small grin appeared. as he totted her out onto the front pourch.

His eyes treked over the cars but soon as Aubrey had made her decision to walk he was in sync with her moving across the yard and out the gate.

"Not too far, just down the hill." He gave her a smile.

It had always baffled him how people like her could remain so carefree, her overall persona just kept him silent. At least for the time being, perhaps it was all simply getting used to being around a younger sibling even if they'd been seperated for some time.

"How's home been? Other than of course finding any excuse to get away..." Gabriel shot her a devilish smile showing that he was onto her once more.

[Aubrey Seran]

It excited her when he said it was not too far off. He kept to her speed, seeing as how her arm was entwined with his; though she felt guilty because he has long legs and she was probably slowing his progress of walking.

Birds flew above the two of them, dancing in the sky with one another. The pink pedals from trees near by mingled with the air. It was just hitting her that she was in America and away from France.

And speak of the devil.

Aubrey scrunched up her nose as if she smelled something bad, but really it was to represent her dislike for home"Well, it was quite boring for me. I was forced into an all girls' school. Which reminds me, have to call my friends to let them know I made it safely..." she freed one of her arms from his and dug in her black, wool coat pocket and pulled out her phone. "On second thought it is long distance." she smiled putting it back in her pocket. She didn't care much for her friends back home. They were full of gossip and it was not her cup of tea to talk poorly of others.

"What is it like here? Are you going to stay for a long time?" busy cars rushed on by, blowing strands of hair infront of her face.

[Gabriel Seran]

The swift breeze flushed through the narrow corridors of the San Francisco Bay brushing Gabriel's hair into his eyes giving him a bit of a troubled line of sight but luckily his staggard pace kept notch with Aubry. So in a wa her size was helping him. A grin popped on his face noticing the fact that she'd actually managed to wrangle up some friends other than him, in the court the pair had been nothing but trouble makers in fact finding ways to avoid new people.

"Yes I do believe I will be staying here for a time, and you're welcome to stay as long as I do, wouldn't want your mother getting a hold of you without me there to take a whipping from her tongue." He chuckled heartily at the joke.

"Ahh but yes, it's quite nice around here... so long as you stay away from the trouble children... I think you have good sense in judgment."

[Aubrey Seran]

Aubrey giggled at his joke. "Yah. Just like old times." Aubrey smiled as he invited her to live him as long as he did. It made her feel special, because she was welcomed.

"I will try and stay away from troubled children. Though I can't trust my own judgement, I like to look at the good in people. Which involves ignoring the bad at times." She smelled the scent the wind carried and she tingled with excitement. Aubrey got slightly more happy when she caught the aroma of food and coffee.

There was a cute little cafe at the end of the corner, with people sitting out on the patio sipping at their beverages.

<< Comment adorable !>> she clapped her ahnds a couple times and looked up at Gabriel with the same adorable smile. "Do you come here often? Seems so humble." her arms slipped from Gabriel's and she skipped along waving to the people sitting at the tables. << Bonjour !>> she greeted the waitress.

Aubrey sat herself in one of the empty patio chairs and rested her chin in her palm. The weather was amazing and she wanted to see the sunset.

"Hello, I'm your waitress for the evening, what drinks would you two like?"

"An espresso, et water s'il vous plaît." the waitress wrote it down on her little pad of paper as she turned for Gabriel's order.

[Gabriel Seran]

Gabriel was a bit slower than his younger cousin who double-timed it to the cafe, he had to unfourtunatly pick up his speed right behind her as he kept a steady pace following to the patio spot a moment after her with a calm expression as hers was surly very excited. He watched at the waitresses eyes as the french struck her suddenly. Luckily enough she'd gotten the jist of it without having a full translation Gabriel gave a humored grin.

"le café plaît, noir" he said quickly as he returned attention to his guest with certain recognition, "yes I do come here alot, and unfortunatly there aren't too many good memories, aside from this great service." He laughed again.

[Aubrey Seran]

The girl took their order, even in French. Perhaps she had a little bit of French up her sleeve as well.

"Bad memories? Don't tell me the ham and cheese sandwhiches taste like that bistro we used like to avoid back in Lyon." she laughed while fiddling with her napkin. It would be a shame if the food was bad, she already had taken a liking to the small shop. As a matter of fact, she already planned for tomorrow to return and read a good book while sipping on some espresso. As well as nibbling on som biscotti.

Eventually the waitress made her way out of the cafe, along with all the chefs, other waiters/waitresses, and customers. They were also running. High pitched beeping came from inside the building and it accompanied the screams of people panicking.

"Fire!"

Aubrey's eyes shot open as she hopped to her feet.

<< Merde ! >> Laying her palms on the railing of the patio, she swung her legs up and over, landing on the ground which was not far at all. Aubrey ran to a distance that seemed safe enough and waited for Gabriel to join her.

"I just adopted that cafe as my chill spot, now it is ruined." she said with the first frown she had all day.