Day 1: Past

Helloooo. How are you all doing? I decided to participate in the Charoix Week, and I hope my smol works will manage to make you smile a bit. My tumblr is "ilovemybabechariot" and please if you need anything just ask me there. Now have fun with our two favourite gays.

Croix was sure that when Chariot asked her to help her study for the upcoming exams, little studying would be done. She knew her friend and she knew Chariot most likely would get distracted by something and drag Croix with her.

So when Chariot appeared after a bit of waiting from Croix in the library, the prodigy knew something was wrong.

The red head was looking at the books on her arms sadly, eyes lowered as she walked slowly at Croix.

"Hi Croix. Where will we study?" Croix studied her for a moment, and realised that asking now would be fruitless. Taking her free hand from the books, Chariot was dragged to a corner of the library where no one was around.

"Here Chariot. It's calm and way easier to concentrate" replied Croix as she put the books on the table.

Chariot nodded her head silently and sat down, Croix choosing to sit beside her and both opened their books.

Silence was for a bit, as Chariot read the book and Croix studied Chariot. She now knew that something was very wrong.

Chariot always was excited when they did their studying here, always asking Croix for things she didn't understand or which she wanted to know.

But now? Now she didn't even speak a word. And that was very very disturbing for her friend.

"Chariot?" the said girl turned her head at Croix, smiling weakly. That caught her attention.

"Yes Croix? What is it?" she asked back, making Croix sigh and close the book she was reading. Taking Chariot's hand on hers, she looked at the girl, her only friend there.

"What is wrong? You look very sad Chariot. What happened?" Chariot sighed loudly and turned at her direction fully, knowing that lying would get her no where with how well Croix knew her.

"I...Am I that bad of a student Croix?" her eyes widened at the question, and she thought her answer for a moment.

Chariot wasn't the best student. Everyone could see that. Something was bound to go wrong if she was going to do magic and that was also the reason why she was bullied so much.

But...but that wasn't all. Sure she didn't remember all magic words, or didn't know many things a witch had to know, but Chariot was special in a way no one could.

And Croix knew that. She knew it oh so well. She was there when Chariot showed her the transformation magic, how she laughed or how happy she was.

Croix was there to see how she made people smile in the city with small magic tricks. How she helped everyone in any way she could.

And that gave her her answers.

"Your grades aren't the best, and your magic always is bound to go wrong in class" Chariot lowered her eyes at that, but Croix tightening her hold on her hands made her look back at the girl, where she saw suprised as Croix smiled softly.

"But you give magic another beauty. With all witches here, magic is something you use to do things or to protect yourself. While with you...With you magic is fun. You give magic a meaning. You make magic beautiful in a way no one here, including me, can't do it. And I think that no, you might not be the best student here, you might not have the best grades, but in the end"

Chariot was tearing up at her words, until Croix smiled and blushed pink, taking their laced hands on her chest, where Chariot felt how fast her heart was beating.

"But in the end, your believing heart makes you a great witch Chariot. A witch so great that even I wish to be"

That was the tipping point and Chariot let a sob out before she let herself fall on Croix's arms and hug her close, crying on her shoulder.

Croix tensed up for a moment, before she relaxed again, hugging the girl close to herself and petting her hair softly, until she stopped crying.

Chariot slowly broke the embrace, Croix letting her calm down until Chariot looked at her smiling.

"Thank you Croix! I am so glad I am your friend! I had a bad day today and you made me so happy with your words" Croix was nearly going to say that it was nothing, it was normal since they were friends, but Chariot's eyes glinted and she took Croix's hands and started pulling her away from the table and the library.

"As a thank you, I will show you my newest magic idea! I tried it last night and I want you to see it!"

Her excitement made Croix forget they had to study and the prodigy just smiled softly and started walking with her, hands still laced.