<div class="floatleft">(http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/5950/bellalavoreauxsmall.jpg)</div><strong>Isabella Levoreaux</strong>, Carriage #2 [Frederick Martin, Lilian Montague, Richard Dupont, Isabella Levoreaux, Ivy Montague, Imogene Campbell, Ashley Browly, Emily Laroche]<br/><br/>"Ouch!" exclaimed Bella, as a bump in the road turned Lilian's gentle tug into a yank, "You b..." and here there was a slight pause, as Bella suppressed her initial reaction, "You..beautiful creature, you!" and here she giggled, biting her lower lip as she gazed fondly at her dear friend. The giggles distilled into honest and playful laughter.<br/><br/>"But you've just been sitting there, lost in your own thoughts, my dear, dear Lily. But of course you were lovely. Radiant even. My eyes, they hurt." She put a hand over her face. "I think I've gone blind. Lily...Lily? Lily, what have you done to me?" Here her fingers splayed, an eye peeking out at Lilian and a wide grin taking over the older girl's mouth.<br/><br/>"We're going to have so much fun," she said finally. "I can just feel it. Thank you, Lily, for inviting dull, old Bella along. Blind Bella, too!" She still peeked at Lilian through the cracked fingers.