Hi guys! Here's the new chapter of Wildest Fantasies! Sorry it's a day late, I had a ton of things to do yesterday and it all kinda piled up. Anyway, hopefully it's all gramatical n stuff, but if anyone wants to beta, PM me! I don't bite. Anyway, enjoy the chapter! - H2S

Sunday brought a beautiful sunny day to Beaumont, Georgia, and with that, a grey side.

"Keep it up Bunny!" Shouted Kyle as the two ran on the sidewalk early in the morning, "You're . . . too . . . fast!" Complained Gabby in response to her friend as the sidewalk ended and they now ran on grass in the early morning. This was one of many 1AM road trips they'd gone on as a group, but this would be the best one. The brunette didn't see it coming as she was promptly dunked into a lake, one that was apparently normal in northern Georgia.

"It's Sunday, you shouldn't be thinking that hard." a voice jerked Gabrielle out of her thoughts . . . thankfully.

The dark haired girl looked up from the metal bench to see her crush, looking handsome as ever

"Oh hey." she muttered, attempting badly to be causal. She even pulled the small smile that fooled her parents into thinking she was okay.

Ren scooted onto the other side of the metal bench and looked at her thoughtfully, she had been gripping the arm rest rather hard, and she'd released as soon as he'd noticed.

"You're sad." noted Ren.

"It's not important." deflected Gabby, looking down.

"Are you sad?" asked Ren, looking concerned.

"Yeah."

"Then it's important!" The brunette was somewhat stunned at this statement, not even Dusty (who was busy at work . . . AGAIN) would even ask.

"What's up?"

Gabby leaned her head back for a moment, enjoying the sun, before destroying her chances, at least in her view.

"I don't know, it's just a beautiful day. I wish my friends were here."

Ren looked down thoughtfully. "You mean the ones in the pictures?"

"Yeah the way they have the memorial set up, it's like i'm one of the dead kids." Gabrielle scoffed because in her own way, she was.

Ren was shocked at this, but responded quickly. "I'm really glad you're not."

"Thank you."

Another beat of silence. "They would've loved this day, I cannot even begin to explain . . ."

"Try me." Gabrielle looked at Ren, the new kid. Here he was on a beautiful day and he was listening to her talk about her dead friends.

"Bobby, my brother, would always get me up at like 1AM to go on a road trip, we went to this town a few miles away and swam in the lake there. The way that the sky looked. . . It was just perfect."

It was perfect.

"It's not like I don't love our idiot friends, but I just miss them."

"I get it." The both sat in silence.

"Wow, my Mom used to make these awesome carmel bars that could make everything better."

Gabby laughed a little at this, until she said it over again in her mind, "Used to?" questioned Gabby, afraid of the answer.

Ren cleared his throat, "She-She died of cancer six months ago, leukemia. That's why I moved here."

Gabby turned her head and looked at him, stunned.

"I am so sorry." More silence followed as Gabby processed. His Mom died? He didn't deserve that! No one deserves that!

He cleared his throat once more, before braking the quiet.

"Maybe I should get you this kid's book, with the Dinosaur on it titled, 'All my friends are dead.'" Gabby knocked him in the arm at this, but smiled to Ren's relief.

"Hey, well a british magic professor is hiding in the bushes to tell you you've got your Mom's eyes!" fired Gabby back quickly, Ren full on laughed at that, "That needs to be counted, how many times they've said that through the series!" Ren declared, Gabby laughed freely.

" You'd think Harry would've gotten the point though . . ." Ren nodded, "Exactly." in that one word, his Boston accent shone through.

This of course reminded Gabrielle how attractive she was and triggered another hot blush.

A honk jolted the two from their conversation as the one and only Reverend Moore pulled up to the curb in his silver car.

"Gabrielle, it's time to go." he called, not even moving, keeping his face cold at the sight of Ren. The heavy feeling in Gabrielle's chest returned once more after the precious minutes of relief. Ren saw the change in demeanor as Gabby mustered a weak simile and muttered, "Until next time."

"Bye Gabby."

As she walked from their bench to the family car, a tiny glimmer of hope shimmered in her mind as she reminded herself that there would be a next time.

Ren wouldn't admit it until later, but he hated watching Gabrielle leave, but god he did love the view.

Well that's the new chapter! Read and Review, tell me what you think!

XOXO- Hard to Scare