Friends with Enchantments
By TheBlackKid
Chapter 1 – Mage Meets Magician
Amitie's POV
"*sniff* Why…just why? Why can't I do any of this right?!"
I was sitting outside the magic school alone. Holding a lone piece of paper in my hands. As I continuously stared at the paper, tears ran down my face from my puffy red eyes. The paper I was holding read something that unfortunately has labeled me all too well.
The paper had my name on it, the day's date, and the most noticeable thing on there…an F. Not "F" for fantastic or fabulous. But for fail.
Fail. A word that I've seen more times than anyone else I know. It's a common thing for me…and I hated it. Hated it so much that it burns my soul every time I hear it. But for some reason…I can't avoid it.
"WAAAAAAHHHHH! WHY?! WHY AM I SO TERRIBLE AT THIS?! WHY, WHY WHY?!" I yelled to myself while pounding the school walls in a mix of sadness and anger.
Like I said, getting an F is a normal thing for me. But today was different. When I got today's daily F, things happened that made me realize how much of a failure I am.
It started about a half-hour ago, once I got said daily F.
*30 MINUTES AGO…*
"*sigh* Get real. Another F? How did I mess up this time?" I asked.
"Amitie…you did destroy all the windows with the last spell you made." Ms. Accord told me.
"B-But you told us that could happen sometimes!"
"We were outside, meow." Popoi added.
I groaned while hiding my face under my hat out of embarrassment.
"Aw, poor Amitie." Klug started talking to me. "If you want, I could give you private tutoring lessons and maybe you'll get better. Possibly."
"Gee. Thanks, Klug." I said, feeling more insulted than grateful.
"Oh, please!" Suddenly, Raffina yelled out from across the room. "Amitie taking lessons from you of all people would be the second dumbest thing she's ever done!"
S-Second? Wh-What was the first?!
"Oh really, Raffina? Do you really believe that?"
"You damn right, I do! Amitie's better off failing the entire class than to be put down by you all day!"
"B-But I don't want to fail!" I whined. But was ignored completely.
"Of course, this is coming from the only person in the whole school who can't use magic. And because of that, you want to drag people down with you to the path of failure that you never escape from. It's so sad and pitiful of you, Raffina. Maybe you outta quit before you embarrass yourself with the biggest failure in your whole entire life."
Klug then went silent for a short bit.
"Oh, wait. You're still here. So it probably already happened! Kyahahahaha!"
"Grr…You cocky little…" Raffina stood up in a fit of rage. Holding both of her hands in a fist while blocking her urge to beat Klug to a pulp. "Come on, Amitie! Why do you put up with the crap this boy says?!" She then yelled at me.
"U-Um…well…"
Because I know it's true.
"*sigh* Here we go with this predictable mess again." Klug continued with his harsh (but true) bullying. "You always get mad whenever I mention you and Amitie in a negative way. It's obvious that you have a thing for her. Just admit that you're gay already and quit dragging the other boys here around with this "Elegant and graceful" façade of yours. It's pathetic. Much like you as a whole."
"Y-You wanna know what's pathetic?! You making up that stupid as hell lie! I'M NOT GAY!" Raffina was blushing heavily as she was extremely pissed off that this topic was brought up again.
This started a few months ago. Raffina was hosting another one of those elegant parties she likes to throw. And at that particular one, her older sister Amira had tricked her into drinking alcohol. And she was drunk for most of the party.
She did some things. Things she would not (and isn't) proud of. And one of those things was…
…
…Sh-She kissed me. O-On the lips. I-It was basically my first kiss…and a drunk Raffina took it from me.
She had then passed out. Ending the party on the spot. But as people were leaving, Sig, Klug, Lidelle, and I, along with Ms. Accord, Lily, and Amira, heard Raffina talk in her sleep. And one of the things she said was:
"Fufufu. Ammy, my love. We'll be together forever. *giggle*"
I-It was a crazy night. F-For both of us.
The next day, I don't know who told her, but Raffina eventually found out what she had said and done. And pretty much BEGGED me to forget everything. I told her I would. But it didn't stop the speculation between her and me.
And plus…having your first kiss taken by another girl isn't something you can just forget so easily.
I'm sorry, Raffina.
"It's okay, Amitie. I'm not too good at magic either." Lidelle said from behind me, trying to make me feel better.
"Thanks, Lidelle." I said. "But you're still doing better than me."
"Um…well…I…I wouldn't say…b-better."
"Come on, Lidelle. It's true. I should be the one doubting myself. I'm the one bad at magic."
"Th-That's not true, Amitie!"
"Yeah!" Raffina yeah. "Quit believing the BS that comes out this thing's mouth!"
"Excuse me?! This thing?! I'll have you know that…"
"Shut the hell up. No one cares."
"H-Hey!"
"But it is. In fact, the only person I'm at least somewhat comparable to is Sig."
"Where is Sig, anyway?" Raffina asked.
"Right here."
"GAH!"
Raffina turned around and we saw Sig standing over her holding a butterfly in his weird claw-looking red hand.
"S-Sig! We've told you not to do that!" Raffina angerly yelled.
"Do what?" Sig asked.
"*sigh* Never mind."
Sig looked at us with a confused look on his face. Although you couldn't really tell by looking at him. Since he's always carefree and spacey.
"Where were you anyway, Sig?" Lidelle asked.
"Outside."
"Doing what?"
"Catching bugs."
"Geez, Sig. If you keep doing this pointless hobby of yours, you'll never become as smart as someone like me." Klug said while gloating about himself.
"Why would I? You're an ass."
"WH-WH-WHAAAAAT?!" Klug yelled in shock. While Raffina had broke down laughing.
"I said you're an a…"
"I heard you the first time!"
"Baaahahahahaha! Way to go, Sig! You've made my day with that response! Hahahahahaha!" Raffina laughed with glee.
"Why you little…" Klug got angry. At both Raffina and Sig.
*giggle* That was kinda funny. And true.
"Hey, Sig. What did you get on today's assignment?" I asked.
"…"
"I forgot." He said.
"How could you forget? We were just outside." Klug (the ass) said in a distained tone.
"Sig, you got an A." Ms. Accord said.
"AN A?!" The four of us yelled.
"In fact, you managed to get a perfect score, meow." Popoi added.
"A PERFECT SCORE?!"
"Oh yeah. Now I remember." Sig said.
I looked once again at my paper with the big red "F" on it and began to cry.
"I…I…I…I'M GOING HOME!" I yelled as I stood up from my seat and headed for the classroom door.
"Amitie! Hold on!" Raffina yelled out.
"It's not what it seems!" Lidelle yelled out.
But it was too late. I had already left the classroom and eventually out the school itself.
*PRESENT TIME*
And that's why I'm sitting outside the school hiding in the bushes crying my eyes out.
"Why…why can't I do these spells right? All I want in life is to be a wonderful magician. And use spells like a pro. IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASKED?!"
I crumbled up the paper and threw it in the nearby trash can as I walked out the school grounds while trying not to get noticed.
I…I give up.
Witch's POV
"Finally! After spending hours going around town, I've finally gotten the ingredients for my new potion!
…
"Well…they're similarities of the ingredients. But they're good enough for me! Ohhohoho!"
I had just gotten back to my shop after about 3-4 hours walking around this place looking for ingredients. This new world I've gotten into is…surprisingly big. I mean, not as big as my homeworld. But it's still pretty big.
I slammed the bag that I put the ingredients in on the table next to my cauldron, then went to the bookshelf next to said table and got my potions book.
"Now let's see…which potion was it? Uh…HA! Here it is!"
The Reverse Hyper-Kinetic Particle Matrix potion: Makes the drinker go through the process known as Reverse Hyper-Kinetic Particle Matrix.
…
"What the hell is Reverse Hyper-Kinetic Particle Matrix?!" I yelled to basically no one. "*sigh* Whatever. I'll probably find out once I make this weird potion."
…
"Well…if I make it right."
I say that because the truth is…I-I'm not the best at making these things. In fact, back at home, I was known as the worst of them all.
When I was a little girl (way before I met Arle and the others), I was enrolled in a witch-only school. Where every student there was named Witch number _ or Warlock number _.
I went by Witch #401. And hated it with a burning passion. The name wasn't just a way to tell us apart from each other. It was also a label that has cursed me even to this day.
In case you didn't know, 401 is a codename used for the word "error". And throughout my time in that school, people would refer to me as Error. I was never able to make even the most simple potions. They would all end with the potion exploding in my face.
I suffered endless bullying from other classmates because of it. And I would run home crying to my grandmother every day. She would comfort me every time and tell me to just believe in myself and kept practicing.
Thinking about it now, it sounds kinda cheesy. But back then, it worked every time. And it made me feel better. Mainly because it was my grandmother who was saying it. I loved and cared for her really much. I looked up to her and wanted to be a great witch just like she was.
But then everything changed when my grandmother died due to a rare illness. It was the worst day of my life. And things didn't get better after that. The bullying increased a ton once the other students found out of my grandmother's death. They would say things like "I was abandoned by her" or "I will forever be a failure". Their cruelty never did let up.
It got so bad, that I ended up quitting school and ran away from home. But before I did, I made a quick stop.
At my grandmother's grave.
It was underneath her favorite tree that she grew up with. She would take me to it every time she wanted to cheer me up. It was indeed my best memory of us together.
I remember the exact words I said to her. Hoping her peaceful soul could hear my self-pity soliloquy.
"Grandmother, I must tell you…that I'm leaving this damn world. I found a way to travel to a new world. One where people don't know of my constant failures. But one thing's for sure…I'm not quitting! While in this new world, I shall continue to become a great witch just like you! I will make you proud! You'll see! Ohhohoho!"
I placed her favorite flower on top of her grave and walked away from the grave, holding in my tears as I walked farther away from it.
And now…here I am. Still named Witch #401, currently 13 years old, living in a new world. Specifically, a place called Primp Town. Which, to be honest, is a weird-ass name for a town to go with.
Seriously, what is a primp?
I shook my head from all of those painful memories as I stared at the cauldron in front of me.
"This time, I won't fail! With Grandmother's soul watching over me, I WILL MAKE THIS POTION!" I yelled. Talking to, again, basically no one.
I slammed the book on the table with the ingredients and began reading the instructions. Like I said before, these were similarities of the ingredients. Meaning that they would work just like the originals…hopefully.
One rabid squirrel tooth. Replaced with a white turnip. I'm not about to risk my life finding a rabid squirrel and taking its tooth. I'm WAY too young to join Grandma Wish up there.
A pair of frog eyes. Replaced with two green grapes. Damn Dongurigaeru kept knocking me over. And I eventually gave up. That acorn frog is stronger than he looks.
A fish scale. Any would do. It took me a while to find Suketoudara and get him to give me one of his scales. He was throwing a fit because someone took his dancing shoes. You are a fish! Why the hell do you need dancing shoes?!
A ladybug. Replaced with a red and black hair bead. And I found this perfect ladybug, too. But then Arle and that Sig friend of hers came by and stopped me from using it. Since when did Arle cared about bugs? She clearly has a thing for that boy. I don't see how. He looks like a complete dunce.
A strain of hair from a dark being. The absolute NERVE of Schezo calling me a pervert! Sure, I said to him that I wanted him the first time we met! But that was an accident! I was only trying to rob him!
…
Okay, now that I think about it…that's even worse than being called a pervert. But he's a WAY bigger pervert than me! Ohhohoho!
A horn. Any will do. Replaced with a carrot. I kept begging Lidelle to give me one of her horns and I could just grow her a new one. She refused. And even threatened to ditch me in Puyo Hell if I try to do so.
It's still a shock to me that Satan of all people has a little sister.
And finally,One dragon tail. Replaced with a chicken leg. I didn't even bother trying to get this ingredient. I knew only one person who had a dragon tail. And asking her was not an option.
The person I was talking about was my best friend, Draco Centauros. But everybody just calls her Draco. We've been friends since we were little, and she was my only friend during my time being bullied.
Sure, she's not that bright or anything. Despite her being three years older than me. In fact, the only things that get her attention are beauty pageants and food. But she's been there for me from the start and I'm grateful for that.
Although, it did take a bit of convincing to get Draco to come with me to this new world.
*9 YEARS AGO…*
"Come on! Please, Draco! I don't wanna be alone in the new world!"
"Then why are you going in the first place?!"
"You know why! I told you already!"
"Y-Yeah, but…"
"I just want to make Grandma Wish proud of me."
"Wicchi…"
"Please, Draco. For me, your best friend?"
…
"*sigh* Alright, fine. If it'll make you happy, then I'll go with you."
"Thanks, Draco! Ohhohoho!"
"And besides, this new world you're talking about might have all sorts of delicious new food!"
…
…
"You're an idiot, you know that?" I asked.
"Look who's talking."
We both then laughed off the insults we gave each other.
PRESENT DAY
So yeah, talking her tail is never going to happen. Especially since I begged her to leave her home to come with me.
"Yes! All the ingredients have been added! Now just a few stirs to mix it all in…" I said while mixing the pot with my broom. It's not how you think it is. My broom is useful for a lot of things besides cleaning, unlike this one girl I know…
God, just thinking of that girl makes me rage! I've better things to do than to be reminded of her!
I shook my head to relieve my mind of any thoughts of that nuisance.
"Anyway, the mixing is done! Now to add the final ingredient! The trigger!"
I raised my broom in the air and it began shinning at the tip as black smoke circled around it. I cleared my throat as I began to yell out a special spell that my grandmother taught me herself.
"METEOR!"
Then a tiny-sized meteor fell into the cauldron and made a bit of splash damage on my clothes. Not too long after, the cauldron began to shake. I was so excited. It looked like I was finally going to make a real potion all by myself.
But then all of a sudden, the cauldron began to grow in size. It's normally not supposed to do this. So of course, I was scared.
"W-Wait! Wh-What the hell's going on?! W-Why is this getting bigger?!"
The caldron continued to get bigger until it blocked the exit to my shop and reached all the way to the roof. Then it started cracking at random spots with lights coming from them. I knew this sign all too well. And I knew how it was going to end.
"No…no…NOOOOOOO!"
The cauldron then exploded in my face. Spilling everything inside it out into the streets.
The cauldron itself…was non-existent. And I was left standing there.
Completely soaked and my shop nearly destroyed.
I dropped down to wet puddle on my knees. Dropping my broom on what was left of the floor and cried as my eyes were forming heavy tears and ran down my face.
"WAAAAAAHHHHH! WHY?! WHY, WHY WHY?! WHY AM I SO GODDAMN TERRIBLE AT THIS?! WHY, DAMNIT?! WHYYYYYYYY?!"
I yelled to myself while pounding the floor in front of me. I was crying hard as heavy tears ran down my faces and eventually made a puddle around me.
"I JUST WANT TO MAKE GRANDMA WISH PROUD OF ME! IS THAT TOO ******* MUCH TO ASK?! WHY AM I SUCH A FAILURE?!"
"I ask myself that every day."
I heard a voice talking to me and I looked up to see a girl standing over me. I recognized this girl. She's usually with Arle and that other girl whenever they come here to buy some of my potions.
"*sniff* H-Hey, you're…Amitie, right?" I asked. Still crying my eyes out.
"Yeah, that's me. I'm surprised you still remember my name, Witch." She said.
"I'm surprised you still remember mine."
Even though I hate this name.
Amitie walked over and helped me back up on my feet. As she was doing so, I noticed her eyes were as red and puffy as mine.
W-Was she crying, too?
"H-Hey, Amitie. Wh-What are you doing here?" I asked.
"W-Well…I-I heard an explosion and came here to see you crying in a puddle. I wanted to see if you were okay."
"Y-You didn't hear anything that I just said, did you?"
"Y-Yeah. I-I did."
"O-Oh…"
Damnit! Me and my big damn mouth!
"A-And I completely understand. I'm starting to believe I'm a failure, too."
"Huh? Really? How?"
"Well…"
*SPLAT*
As Amitie was about to explain, a huge drop of the potion I failed at making fell on top of her. Getting her just as soaked as me.
…
…
"Y-You…You wanna use my shower?" I asked.
"S-Sure. Thanks. I appreciate it a lot." She replied.
And so, the two of us went inside what was left of my shop to clean ourselves up of this potion that I never got to find out what it does.
Still, though. That name…
AUTHOR'S NOTE: The rewrite finally begins. I've been wanting to rewrite this story for a while. And with it being a year old at this point, I figured now was a great time.
So when I originally wrote this, Witch's age was unknown. Now, it had been revealed.
…
And she is 13-years-old.
…
Yeah, DEFINITELY rewriting this story.
Also, what I find kinda funny is…the Madou Monogatari characters seem to 1-up each other in terms of ages. Here's proof.
Witch is 13.
Harpy is 14.
Seriri is 15.
Arle & Draco are 16.
Lagnus is 17 (his normal age).
Rulue is 18.
It's interesting when you get to know stuff like this about these characters. Never would've thought Witch would be THAT young.
I'll hopefully have two more chapters up today. So look out for more. Feel free to review/favorite/follow/kudos the newly revamped story. Thanks for reading. Later.