Chapter 3 – Mage & Magician's Normal Friday
Amitie's POV
"*pant* *pant* I…I made it!" I said as I had just made it to the school grounds before the final bell rang. And was out of breath by the time I made it inside the classroom.
As I sat down in my desk, I felt a little sadness inside me. Some of it was from what happened yesterday. But most of it was from leaving Misuki's place this morning.
*giggle* Wowie. Being at Misuki's place last night was really fun.
"Amitie…"
Having someone who not only understands the pain that I go through every day but also experiences it herself.
"Amitie…"
This may be the first best friend I've had for a while. And I love it.
"Amitie!"
"H-Huh?! Wh-What?!" I panicked from someone yelling in my ear.
"Geez. You and your constant daydreaming. I almost broke my voice shouting your name." This someone was Raffina. With Lidelle standing next to her.
"O-Oh. S-Sorry, Raffina." I said while rubbing my head.
"*sigh* Anyway, are you feeling better from yesterday?"
"You had us really worried, Amitie." Lidelle added.
"Huh? Oh, yeah. I'm fine. I just needed to be alone."
"Good. I'm glad, Amitie."
"Yes. glad you're feeling better, Amitie." Klug said from across the room. "Now you can once again witness the great success of the Great Magical Overlord Klug! Kyahahahaha!"
Do I have to, though? You're kind of a jerk.
"Shut up, Four Eyes! Nobody cares!" Raffina yelled.
"Grrrr…You have no right to refer to me as such! NO ONE DOES!"
"Then how come Feli calls you that?"
"And she also calls you Glasses." Lidelle said.
"And also scum." I said.
"Rude."
"Obnoxious."
"Whiny bitch." Raffina added that one.
"Uncultured swine."
"Sh-Shut up, already!" Klug yelled at all three of us. "A-And besides, Feli is just a little she-witch that doesn't know her place!"
"Hey, Klug…" I said.
"Shut it, you child. Can't you see an adult is talking?"
"Okay, one. We're the same age. And two, did you know that Feli's standing right behind you?"
"*shriek*" Klug screamed as he turned around and hid his face behind his book in fear.
"S-Salutations…F-Feli. I-I d-didn't expect you to…wait, what the hell?"
It took him a while to realize that Feli wasn't there. And the three of us started laughing at his embarrassment.
"Ha! That was a good one, Amitie!" Raffina yelled.
"*giggle*Yeah, that was really funny." Lidelle added.
"Thanks, you guys." I replied with giggles of my own.
"Grrrr…Immature little brat!" Klug shouted.
"Look who's talking. Constantly bullying everyone because you're smarter than us." Raffina said.
"*chuckle* The only reason I bully you plebs is because you're all dumbasses. Obviously."
"What did you just called me, you ass?!"
"R-Raffina, calm down!" I panicked.
"R-Raffina, please! Mass murder isn't the way to solve your problems!" Lidelle panicked as well as we both tried to hold Raffina back from killing Klug.
"Mass mur…do you two think I can kill someone?!"
…
…
Neither of us didn't answer and just looked away from Raffina.
"Answer me, damnit!"
"Well. Back to the more important topic." Klug continued his bullying once again. That's when I noticed Feli standing behind Klug. For real this time. She gestured me to keep quiet and I gave her a thumbs up. I then turned my attention back to Klug.
"You all are complete and total morons compared to me. This includes Sig, Arle, Ringo & her friends. And especially Fel-"
"Principle Star!"
"Gaaaaahhhhh…"
Just then, Klug was getting electrocuted by a strange power in the shape of a star that spawned on the floor beneath him. It was then the other two girls noticed Feli standing behind him.
"And especially who, Four Eyes?" Feli asked.
"N-No one! Especially no one! I-I was just joking! I-I'm the only moron here!" Klug said while trying to endure the pain.
"Good."
Feli then dropped Klug on the floor with her two metal sticks and he laid there unconscious. Twitching his body every few seconds.
"Hey, Feli." Lidelle greeted her.
"Hello, everyone." Feli greeted us in her normal, somewhat creepy voice.
"Still creepy as hell, I see?" Raffina asked.
"H-How am I creepy?! I'm just lone Virgo looking for love!" Feli whined. That question had triggered her hidden girly side. And was now defensive about her feelings.
"Well, if I have to make a list…"
"Wh-What brings you here, Feli?" I asked. Stopping Raffina from making her more defensive.
"H-Hey!" Raffina complained.
"I have come to acquire an important item for Lemres. He says he had lent it to Sig a couple days ago, but I cannot find him."
"Yeah, finding Sig is near impossible in the mornings. Or any part of the day, really."
"Do you three know when he'll be here?"
"I'm here."
"GAAAH!"
We all shouted and turned to see Sig standing next to the front of my desk.
"Why must you always do that?!" Feli asked. I think her creepy and girly sides had mixed from the sudden appearance of the blue-haired boy.
"Huh? Do what?" Sig asked.
"*sigh* Never mind. Do you have the thing you borrowed from Lemres?"
"Huh? Oh. Yeah. I do."
Sig dug into his shoulder bag and took out this brown book to give to Feli.
"What book is that?" Raffina asked.
"A book that lists a bunch of spells & potions and how to do & make them. Sig borrowed it to look for something." Feli explained.
"Really? What were you looking for, Sig?" Lidelle asked.
"Something that helped me find more bugs. The honey I laid around Nahe Forest wasn't working." Sig answered.
"Th-That's because you shouldn't give them honey, Sig." I said while the four of us girls gained a sweatdrop.
"Oh." Was all he said.
"You SURE know how to pick your boys, Amitie." Raffina whispered to me in a sarcastic tone.
"Seriously. What do you see in him?" Feli whispered.
"I mean, yeah. He's cute. But that's all he has going for him." Lidelle whispered.
"Sh-Shut up! All of you!" I loudly whispered at them all.
"Hey, guys. What are you talking about?"
"N-Nothing. J-Just a bunch of girl stuff." I said to Sig, who had then shrugged it off.
I then gave my attention to the book that started this conversation. As it had caught my interest earlier.
A book about spells and potions? I can probably show that book to Misuki and we can use it together. And maybe get rid of our constant failures! It's perfect!
"Hey, Feli. Can I borrow that book?" I asked. "You see, I'm not really good with my magic and I think that book could help."
"Oh *twitch* please. A-As *twitch* if that could…"
*POW*
"Ow!"
"Can't you just throw him in Puyo Hell or something?" Raffina asked Lidelle after kicking Klug in the stomach.
"I-It's not that simple, Raffina." Lidelle said with another sweatdrop.
"Well…" Feli said. "I don't know. You will need to ask Lemres first."
Just then, Feli's phone rang and she answered it. Coincidentally, it was Lemres on the other line.
"Oh. Lemres! Uh-huh…R-Really?! How did you…uh…O-Okay, then. See you later, my love." Feli then hung up the phone.
And yet, these three say my crush is weird.
"Lemres said you can keep the book, Amitie."
"Huh? Keep it? Doesn't he want it back?"
"He said you need it more than he does."
Was that an insult?
"I see. Well, tell him I said thanks!"
"Will do. See you guys around."
"Bye, Feli." Us girls said. Sig just waved with his red claw-like hand.
"Later, Four Eyes." She said to Klug, who was too paralyzed to respond.
"Hello, kiddies. Let's start today's lesson." Ms. Accord came in and greeted us soon after Feli left.
"Please take your seats, meow." Popoi added.
"Yes, Teacher." The four of us said.
"You too, Klug."
"Yes *twitch* Teacher *twitch*." Klug said as he got up from the floor and sat on his desk.
Witch's POV
This new feeling of mine still hasn't left my mind. I laid on the couch staring at the ceiling lost in my own thoughts just think about what to do with it.
Hours later and I still got nothing.
Gah! I'm so damn bored! Ammy leaving my shop and all of a sudden I can't do anything! I mean…my cauldron is destroyed. So I can't make any potions.
…
But it's not like I could make them perfectly in the first place. Why am I such a damn failure?
I continued thinking to myself when out of nowhere…
*CRACK*
"AHHH!"
"AHHH!"
"Wh-What the…Draco?!"
"Oh hey, Wicchi! You're up!"
"I was never asleep! Didn't I tell you to knock before entering my home?!"
"Yeah. A bunch of times."
"And so what happened to that?!"
"I forgot."
I did a huge sigh of annoyance while facepalming my entire head. Draco's a really good friend, really she is. But she can be such an idiot sometimes.
…
Well, okay. At ALL times.
"Anyway, what are you doing here?" I asked.
"Oh, yeah. I got hungry so I came to get something to eat."
"I'm not the grocery store, you know."
"Yeah, but I can't afford the stuff they sell there. The prices are highway robbery!"
"Then get a job."
Draco sat there and thought to herself for a second, then she turned to face me with a look of pity on her face.
"Hey, Wicchi…"
"Hell no." I immediately shot her down.
"GAO! Why the hell not?!"
"Because you'll end up breaking everything."
"*whine*"
"Look, Draco. I'm not in the mood for your antics. So just take what's there and go." I said while turning my back towards Draco.
"Huh? Why not? Something bugging you?"
"Yeah, but you probably won't listen. Since it's not about beauty pageants or food."
"Wicchi. Even if it's not about those things, I'll still listen. I'm your friend, remember."
I turned to face Draco with one of those "Wait, you're serious?" Looks on my face. The fact that Draco was actually serious about my feelings was…shocking, to say the least.
"Who are you, and what have you done with the real Draco?" I asked.
"Just tell me, damnit!"
"Okay, fine. I was just checking. You see…"
I then told Draco everything that happened yesterday. My potion failing and destroying most of my shop's roof. Ammy spending the night with me. Telling each other's backstories.
But one thing I did leave out is the Misuki part. I'm not ready for having more than one person calling me that yet.
"And now I'm bored out of my mind and I don't know what to do with this new feeling of mine."
"What's this feeling anyway?" Draco asked.
"I don't know. Something related to…loneliness or something."
"Loneliness? Do you miss Amitie or something?"
"Well…yeah, I guess."
Draco then grew a smile on her face. And for some reason, I grew a bad feeling about it.
"Ooh! Wicchi! You totally have a thing for Amitie!"
*POW*
"Ouchie…"
"Sh-Shut the hell up!" I yelled after hitting Draco in the head with my broom. "I'm not even gay, to begin with!"
"Geez. You are a really an emotional 13-year-old."
"I-I said shut up!"
"Well, if it's not that, then what is it?" Draco asked.
"I don't know why. And it's weird, too. It's not like I'll never see her again. I mean, she is coming back to spend the whole weekend here."
"Wait, she's coming here? You let Amitie spend the night here and not me, your best friend? Why is that?"
"Because. Like I said, Draco. You'll end up breaking everything."
"Hmph. Jerk!" Draco pouted.
"Are you going to help me or not?"
"Well the answers obvious, Wicchi. Once Amitie gets here, you'll be all happy again."
"It can't be that simple…" I started doubting Draco's judgment.
"It is. You're just overthinking it. Anyway, I'm getting hungry. I'm going home now. See ya, Wicchi!"
"Thanks for the advice." I sarcastically said.
Even though it wasn't helpful at all…
As Draco left through the door and into the shop, I heard her talking to someone outside.
"Oh hiya, Amitie!"
A-Ammy's here?! Already?!
"Hey, Draco. Whatcha doing?"
"Just borrowing some food from Wicchi."
"Wicchi?"
"My nickname for Witch."
"Oh, I see. Well, see you around."
"See ya!"
Ammy then knocked on the door and I got up to answer it.
"Ammy. You're…You're pretty early." I said while still in shock.
"Well, I wanted to get here as soon as possible. I'm just so excited for this weekend! I even got something special with me!"
"Something special? Like what?"
"*giggle* You'll just have to wait and see, Misuki." Ammy teased a little. Which made me really confused.
"W-Well, anyway…let's have lots of fun this weekend, shall we?" I asked.
"Sure thing!" Ammy cheered. "But…can I ask you something, Misuki?"
"Yeah, what?"
"Did Draco take ALL the food in your fridge?"
"Huh?"
I looked in my fridge to see that it was in fact, completely empty.
"AAAAAAAGH! GODDAMN IT, DRACO!" I shouted.
"It's okay, Misuki. We can go buy some more food."
"Really? You don't mind? I don't have any money."
"Of course not. Friends are supposed to help each other out, right?"
I smiled softly at Amitie and giggled a bit.
"Thanks, Ammy."
"You're welcome, Misuki. Although we should probably go now. I think it's going to rain."
"Again?!"
"Well, it is April."
"Yeah, but still…" I then gave up with a sigh. "Alright. Just let me change and I'll meet you out front."
"Alrighty then."
Ammy waited in the living room while I dug through my pile of clothes in my room to find something to wear. Once I (finally) did, she and I went to the grocery store before said rain made a repeat of yesterday.
As we were walking, I noticed that the weird feeling of loneliness from earlier was gone. And was starting to believe that Draco was right.
W-Woah! Draco was RIGHT about something?! That's not normal in the slightest. Anyway…at least that weird feeling is gone.
…
For now.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Amitie gains a special book from Lemres and Witch consults her new feeling of loneliness to Draco. From the looks of it, this sleepover is going to be a memorable one. In more ways than one.
This feels like a good stopping point for now. Feel free to review/favorite/follow/kudos the story. Thanks for reading. Later.
