Gigi Rueda

Middle name: Marie
Maiden name: Rueda
Married Name: Ryland
Nickname: G
Date of birth: March 18th, 1990
 **Magic information**
Orignal species: Powerless-Witch
Current species: Full-Witch
 **Love life**
Married
Husband: Tony Ryland
 **Education**
Homeschool: 1994 - 2001
Private all-girls school: 2001 - 2004
 **Occupation**
 **Appearance**
Ethnicity: Multiracial
Skin color: Olive
Hair color: Chocolate-copper brown
Eye color: Dark brown

First Quote: “I'm fine, just tired.”

Last Quote: “After everything that has happened to us since...well since 2005 pretty much- I find myself having a question. The question isn't- how did we end up here? The question is: why would someone risk everything- their lives, their powers, their jobs- to help a family or a person they weren't even related to by blood? Why did Emma go against her boss- the old council- to save Luke and reunite him with Andi and their children? Why did Emily and Emma give up their powers instead of handing Andi and Ethan over to the council? Why did we all risk everything we had to take down the council so Andi and her family could live in peace wherever they choose? The list of times we have sacrificed everything for someone else goes on and on and not just the things we did for Andi and Ethan. The reason we are always willing to put even our lives at stake for each other- whether you're family or just friends or even strangers who happened to cross paths- is because we were united- chosen by the universe or destiny or whatever you want to call it- to be a group of united people who needs each other!”

**Magic life:** Gigi was originally a Powerless-Witch. She was told her entire childhood by the council that she would develop magic one day. They were certain of this because it was rare that a child of a Kanay and a Full-Witch didn't develop either type of magic or both. However, Gigi reached the age of thirteen without developing magic which confirmed that she was a Powerless-Witch. However, there was still hope. If approved by the council, Gigi could have magic implanted into her body, which would force her none-working magic-making genes to nourish and start producing more magic. This would turn Gigi into a Full-Witch. Her mother wouldn't allow her to do this as she believed Gigi was too immature and naive to be responsible with magic. In her late twenties or early thirties, Gigi volunteered to take part in Emma's war vs the council, fighting on Emma's side. To be able to, Emma stole magic from the council building and implanted it into Gigi's body. This was reversible but Emma knew how much having magic meant to Gigi and to reward Gigi for fighting, Emma allowed her to keep the magic-making Gigi an official Full-Witch. Gigi was grateful and never forgot it.

Gigi would have had to go through her guardian training at some point, however becoming a Full-Witch thanks to Emma, took away the requirement and ability to become one. At the time, only Powerless-Witches and Powerless-Wizards were allowed to be guardians. Decades later, rules changed, but Gigi didn't have an interest in being a guardian. Gigi never had a magical career.

**School life:** Gigi was homeschooled by her mother from kindergarten to the end of fifth grade. The summer before her “middle school” education would begin, Gigi begged her mother to enroll her in a real school. She wanted to make friends

   and study in a real classroom, have the real school experience. It took some convincing but Ava agreed and enrolled her in an all-girls private school. Gigi loved her school and remained there until she graduated from elementary school. She then went to Iridium High school through grades 9-12. During High school, Gigi wasn't apart of any teams or clubs. She only had one friend until tenth grade, and she wasn't a very likable classmate. This was her fault as she would eavesdrop of her classmate's personal conversations and post their secrets and dramas on her school blog. In ninth and the start of tenth grade, Gigi had a boyfriend named Peter who got her pregnant and then dumped her. After using her blog to expose Peter for getting her pregnant than bailing, and in the process, revealing her pregnancy, the schoolboard interfered and banned her blog. Assuming she was never held back a grade, Gigi graduated in June of 2008 and chose against post-secondary education.

**Career life:** Diego's father owned an all-ages club called “the Seven.” Diego and his sister Gigi started working there in their early teenage years part-time after school and on weekends. Andrew planned on passing down ownership to both his children when they graduated from high school, a plan he followed through with. Both of them stayed on. At some point, Diego talked to his sister about giving her his half of the club. However, his sister pointed out that may cause his children to be unable to inherit the club along Gigi's kids one day. Diego wanted to ensure his children would be able to co-own the club with Gigi's kids one day if they wished. So, on paper, Diego kept his share of the club but otherwise gave Gigi complete ownership. Gigi never had a career outside the club.

**Love life and motherhood:** With her High school boyfriend, Peter Caster, Gigi has a biological son named Shawn Rueda whom she gave birth to at just sixteen. Peter dumped Gigi and moved out of town sometime before Shawn was born. During her pregnancy with Shawn, Gigi developed feelings for her friend Tony Ryland. They shared a few kisses but ultimately agreed it was best to wait a few years before dating. At some point after high school, Gigi and Tony became a couple and things were getting serious. In 2012, Tony was planning on asking Gigi to marry him, however didn't get the chance. While on an outing, Shawn ran into the road and Tony chased after him to save him from an oncoming speeding car. Though Tony was successful in saving the child, he was hit and put in a comma. Years went by and nurses at the hospital kept telling Gigi to let him go but Gigi refused.

Father: Andrew Rueda
 **Siblings**
Half-sister: Ruby Masters
 **Children**
Robert Ryland
Shawn Ryland
Thomas Ryland
 **Grandchildren**
Shane Ryland
Secret Ryland
Grayson Ryland
Evie Ryland
Flynn Ryland
Mystery Ryland
Midnight Ryland
Shadow Ryland
 **Great-grandchildren**
Miracle Ryland
Preston Ryland
Payton Ryland
 **Great-great-grandchildren**
Anderson Ryland

At some point in Shawn's early teens, Gigi reconnected with Peter. He apologized and the two starting dating. At this point, Gigi already knew about Peter's former step-son Robert and biological son Tommy who had both been adopted by Daniel Miller. Things happened fast between them, much to Shawn's displeasure. When the opportunity to take custody of Robert and Tommy came along, Gigi jumped at the chance and convinced Peter to take back custody. Shawn was not happy about this. Peter and Gigi soon moved into a house with Robert, Shawn, and Tommy.

Gigi was shocked and scared when she found out Shawn had gotten his girlfriend pregnant. She knew how Peter felt about unplanned teenage pregnancies and feared he'd leave her and Shawn again once he found out. So, she attempted to keep him from knowing. However, Peter eventually did find out and abandoned Gigi. Before he left, he informed her that he did not have custody of Robert and Tommy but rather she did instead. Apparently, he had sighed over custody of the boys to Gigi in-case things didn't work out between him and Gigi. This left Gigi with making a decision of keeping them or putting them back in the system or giving them back to Daniel who had only given them up to leave town. Gigi had a hard time knowing what to do and initially kept them as foster kids at first, but eventually decided to adopt them both.

Time passed and Kira Archer was able to wake Tony from his coma using magic, something only she and Ruby were magically strong enough to do without risks. Gigi brought him home and they resumed their relationship. Gigi told him about her and Peter reconnecting and what had gone down. Tony didn't hold it against her. As time went on, Gigi and Tony decided to get married and Gigi took his last name. They also welcomed a daughter named Valentine in early January of 2024.

**Family:** Gigi is the daughter of Andrew and Ava Rueda. She is the younger sister of Ruby and the twin sister of Diego. (See Ruby and Diego for her relationship with them.)

**Personality:** Gigi was very nosy and gossipy, those were her two traits we learned first, and she never grew out of them. Gigi is also insecure at times and naive and gullible. She was quite childish as a teenager and becomes more mature as she makes her decision to be a single mother. It was clear she had a lot of determination when she really wanted something to happen. Gigi was also very kind and supportive.

**Gigi's teenage pregnancy**

Gigi was 15 when she learned she was pregnant. Gigi wasn't happy about the news and was scared about how her parents were going to react. Gigi told her mother the news and at the same time spilled that her twin brother had gotten his girlfriend pregnant. Gigi was surprised about her mother's reaction as she wasn't mad and didn't even yell at her.

Gigi never considered having an abortion but because her baby daddy was ignoring her and being a jerk she did consider giving her child up for adoption. It was Andi and Diego who helped Gigi decided she was going to keep her son even if it meant being a single teen mother. In the last chapter, Gigi welcomed her son Shawn and made him a promise that he'd always have her in his life.

Gigi refused to tell her boyfriend she was pregnant fearing his reaction and it didn't end up being her who told him. Instead, it was her brother, without her permission or knowledge, who told him. Pete broke up with Gigi through Diego on the spot and spent the rest of the book ignoring her. In the middle of the book, Gigi unintentionally developed feelings for her best friend Tony Ryland after getting too excited which resulted in her kissing him. They talked and agreed they were going to wait a few years before starting a romantic relationship with each other.

   **The discovery of Ruby**

In the sixth chapter, Diego joined his parents and twin sister for lunch not knowing what he was about to learn. His mother told him and Gigi about their older half-sister Ruby who was at the Academy with their children Emily and Shawn. Ava told them they could meet Ruby if they wanted but she needed time to think about meeting her too. Diego didn't attempt to contact Ruby in this chapter.

**Gigi's disappearance**

In mid-2018, it came to light that Gigi was one the "missing five." In the second chapter, we find out Gigi was in a jungle. Her clothes were all torn and dirty, her hair was all matted, her body covered in dirt. Scrapes and bruises all up her legs and arms. Luckily for her, she was found by a Kanay and his daughter. The Kanay helped her out by creating strange weather patterns to catch Emma's attention, which took a couple of days. Emma brought Gigi to Lily to be examined and Gigi's memory of the past two months was suddenly gone. She was reunited with her parents and brother and was worried about her son who was also one of the missing. Later on, she escorted her brother to her old high school to check in on their mother. During this visit to the school, Gigi vanished in thin air. It isn't clear if this happened before or after her mother vanished in thin air. Gigi was again reported missing.

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