Leave it to Ender to make everything lighter and girly, which was exactly what Aeri had been needing at that moment. Chaos might be ruling outside, but right there in that bedroom, in a house she didn’t belong to but had found shelter in, Aeri had everything she needed in that moment. “ So basically, you’re saying that we’re getting me an Extreme Makeover: vampire edition? ” The older brunette chuckled, pulling Ender slightly closer as she rested her head on her friend’s shoulder. “ I’m in! ” Because if there was someone who would know how to have Aeri dress like a badass bloodsucking vixen, that person would be Ender. In so many ways, Aeri already felt like a badass, but voicing it and owning up to it? That was definitely Ender’s influence rubbing off on her. “ Yes, double costume! ” Another giggle escaped her lips and before she knew it, she had already perked up as an idea crossed her mind. “Oh! How about Cher and Dionne from Clueless?” Even though Aeri wasn’t spoiled like Cher, she would have wanted to have the blonde’s confident attitude. “ Something easy to figure out, because my little Sabrina Carpenter pun from last Halloween didn’t land successfully, sadly. ” As she pulled away, Aeri purposely pouted at her best friend.
And of course, leave it to the journalist to ask tough questions and to make things complicated by not always being sweet and soft, but friendship was about that, wasn’t it? Asking difficult questions and helping others go through difficult times? “ Andy… it was a hard day for all of us. ” She began, squeezing the ghost’s hands back. “ Just because I’m a vampire now, it doesn’t mean I was the only one who experienced something traumatizing that day. ” When Ender finally shared what had happened to her, Aeri sat up, adjusting herself on the big bed Calahan had in that guestroom and looking at her best friend. Things were more serious than she had anticipated, it seemed. “ Oh my God, Andy… that’s huge! ” Seeing the afterlife? Choosing to stay? That was probably a difficult decision to make. Maybe the most difficult to Ender yet. “ Babe, I– ” She was definitely speechless. Her hands moved up to cup Ender’s face, before gently brushing her hair behind her ears. “ You’ve been talking about the afterlife for a while. It must have been a tough decision. ” Again, Aeri assumed. “How do you feel?”