Need to recooperate(Verity)

[Vivikia Worthington]

Her arms covered and weighed down with bags Vivikia made her way into The ThreeBroomsticks as she promised Verity she would, Broderick would be arriving very soon. It was late in the afternoon so Vivikia knew she had beat the early rush and picked out a table somewhere in the middle of the room. Vivikia looked around at the establishment the hard work poor Verity had put into it she wondered what Broderick would say.

[Verity Bromley]

Verity had been in the back cleaning some of the glasses, but when she heard the door open, she glanced out to see who it was. A smile spread across her face as she saw the familiar outline. She grabbed a mug from behind the bar and filled it with ButterBeer. Verity brought it out to the table Vivikia had been sitting at. There were only two other tables being occupied. One table hosted a mother and two young wizards, one of which seemed to be fascinated by the giant antlers hanging above the fireplace. Personally, Verity was creeped out by them but they had been up there long before Verity bought the place and it didn't seem right to take them down. Not to mention the fact that Verity was terrified of what's hiding behind them and she was too much of a coward to ask Jamie to take them down for her. At the other table sat an older man, running his finger along the side of his Firewhiskey glass and quietly humming his sorrows.

Verity set the mug in front of Vivikia. It was hard to get to her because of all the shopping bags. "You've been busy, I see," Verity teased, placing her hands on her hips.

[Vivikia Worthington]

Vivikia's thoughts vanished as Verity made her way to the table and put a mug of butterbeer before her, once the mug was safely placed down so it would spill and ruin her new purchases Vivikia happily embraced her new friend."Thank this is exactly what I need to end a shopping trip" Vivikia mentioned of the butterbeer. "Yes indeed I have. I know you've been busy as well with all the other crowds, Broderick should be here very soon."

[Verity Bromley]

"Perfect. I can't wait to meet him." Verity smiled and decided to wait to bring Broderick's drink out so it didn't get too cold or flat. "And where was this shopping trip?" Verity asked. She recognized the bags and the stores they came from, but her imagination tried to piece together where exactly all the stores were located. She knew a few of them were in Milan, a couple in Paris, and then there was London...This got Verity spiraling into a whirlwind of memories from her own past shopping experiences.

[Vivikia Worthington]

"Yes he can't wait to meet you as well, he was so disappointed he missed you this morning, he says he is going to start getting up more earlier."

Verity inquired about the shopping trip and Vivikia wasted no time explaining her day. "Well first it started in Paris because all the boutiques or all the good ones anyway were previewing their spring apparel which I absolutely adore. I browsed every shop but as you can see the shops I chose were the clear winners to me. No matter where I went I was absolutely in heaven"

[Verity Bromley]

Heaven. That was a good way of describing it. Verity could hardly believe she missed the preview for spring apparel for the first time in at least the past five years. She was usually the one exhausted after a long and exciting day of shopping and nothing but shopping. For a moment, she was throwing herself a pity party. She was insanely jealous of Vivikia at that particular moment and incredibly disappointed in herself. She quickly pulled it together before it was too late. "Sounds amazing." She said inhaling slowly and exhaling. It was all she could manage to say without sounding desperate.

[Vivikia Worthington]

"Are you alright Verity?, you seem like your in distress with your breathing and such. Is something wrong??" Vivikia asked worriedly "Here sit down.. please"

It definitely was something she had said and it was cruel of Vivikia because she knew Verity's situation at present..knew of Verity's love of fashion. Perhaps temporaily she could help out.

[Verity Bromley]

Verity's eyes drifted down to the bags. She convinced herself that she should be happy. She has her own thriving business and she's practically built her own life from scratch, without help from her father. She let out a soft sigh. "I'm fine." She said sounding as perky as ever. "Really." She assured her. Verity was suddenly very aware of how worn her favorite charcoal suede boats had become in the past few weeks. She made a mental note to replace them when she can. "Can I get you anything to eat?" Verity asked with a sweet smile and relieved that she could change the subject. It wasn't that she was hiding anything or holding anything against Vivikia, she just hated talking about herself.

[Vivikia Worthington]

"Okay..well still have a sit anyway, no I'm not really hungry at the moment but keep the butterbeers coming " Vivikia smiled and giggled a bit at the end. "So what has today been like for you besides lots of work?? Any cute faces wander in???"

"Oh yes I almost forgot I picked you a little present... I know your going to be more busier now that you've made prefect and with work but I hope when you wear them you'll kinda feel better and think of me." Vivikia reached for one of the many bags at her side... she would suprise her with the handbag.

These new boots were hot and in complete demand...also very scarce as many were not made because of the extravagance and quality
Vivikia didn't want to say anything but Verity was in dire need of different boots and knowing that Verity was in love with fashion just as much as she was. Afterall she had moved in the school and The Three Broomsticks seemed going well after all the terrible work Verity had to do so a gift was well in order Verity felt.

[Verity Bromley]

"No, sadly not." Verity said with a little bit of a laugh. Although, she probably shouldn't have been looking for any cute faces now that she had Leo. There was no harm in looking, right? "Nothing any better than what I have," Verity said. That made Verity smile. Leo was cute..and sweet...and smart...and...She blinked, bringing herself back to reality just in time to see Vivikia pulled out the gift. Her eyes grew wide. "Oh no, I couldn't..." She said looking it over in awe. "You didn't have to get me anything." Verity said. Although she could hardly tear her eyes away from it, Verity knew she couldn't accept it. It was too much.

[Vivikia Worthington]

"I think I can safely say the same concerning my Broderick, but I haven't really tried thou"

Verity had a very far away look in her eyes, it was exactly the the look she had been accused of having so many times. Verity blinked back into the present and Vivikia couldn't help but tease.
"You were just miles away just now, how cute"

"Oh yes I did I couldn't resist and besides your going to be even more buiser now and we won't be able to hang out and Yes you can and you shall, I will not take them back nor will I wear them for myself because I'm close with the designer and he maded them extra special..he customized them for you. He's going to make a special pair for me too so you have to wear them...pleeeeease." Vivikia knew she sounded a bit whiney at the end but usual it did the trick in the sorts of situations.

[Verity Bromley]

Verity crinkled her nose at Vivikia's tease. She found it very easy to zone out, place herself in an entirely different world altogether. The boots put her own to shame. She could smell them and the smelled new and fresh. She always loved the smell of new accessories. "It's very generous, but it's too much." Verity insisted. She could never afford such a large gift. She bit her lips. It wouldn't be like this forever, she told herself. Soon enough she would be able to afford her own pair. Perhaps a slightly cheaper pair, or maybe even a knock-off. That almost made her cringe. A knockoff? It was something she would never have even considered in the old days.

[Vivikia Worthington]

"I see..." Vivikia said in curt tones so this was how she was going to be??? It was very disappointing but what was Vivikia to do?...she'd never been faced with such an akward situation right now all she felt like doing was bailing. Oh yes Vivikia was hurt but she wouldn't show it now she wouldn't give Verity the satisfction.
Vivikia pushed aside her butterbeer no longer interested in it but couldn't help but notice a fellow dormate outside the window. "It's getting late and I need to catch up with someone before I head back to the castle, " Vivikia explained to Verity without making much eye contact and rising from her seat.

[Verity Bromley]

Verity kept her eyes on Vivikia as she rose. The change in mood was obvious and left an awkward gap in the air.She couldn’t help but to feel a twinge of guilt. However, Verity was far too stubborn and proud to accept such a gist when she knew she wouldn’t be able to give anything like it, at least for a little while. “Yes, well I’ll see you around.” She said hopefully. Vivikia seemed nice enough and fun to be around, even if she had only met her that morning. Her eyes scanned the tables around them absentmindedly. It was only the late afternoon, but the rush would start to build up soon enough.

[Vivikia Worthington]

Vivikia hurried quickly away outside, thank goodness she found an excuse to bail even thou truthfully she hadn't really spoken with said housemate before Verity would never be the wiser.

She needed to be careful thou Verity was a prefect now and there was no telling what she was capable of .