Author's Note: Really happy to see that a lot of people are liking this story! So I'm gonna make sure I continue it until it's finished!
I own nothing from The Owl House. All rights go to Dana Terrance and Disney.
Amity let out a sigh of relief now that she was at her destination. Hopefully by this point, it would just be smooth sailing for her first day back without her cast on. As long as Boscha or her crew don't give her a hard time for her recent actions, she'd be okay.
"Hey Amity! Good to see you back!" An unknown voice spoke from behind her.
She recognized that voice. It had practically burned into her mind ever since she grew attached to it. The heat was starting to get to her, and she had no choice but to face it. She turns around to face the main entrance. And standing there, was the girl that stole her heart. With the morning light shining past her, and mild wind blowing her hair in Amity's direction.
Luz Noceda was absolutely beaming at her. And now Amity could tell, that her Gay Panic was coming on.
"L-Luz?!" She quickly blurted out. "H-Hey! What a surprise to see you! I-I mean, it's not a surprise! You come here every day! FIVE DAYS, I meant! Of course I'm still surprised by you! A-Am I still talking?!" She was completely lost, all the while her face was starting to turn red.
Thankfully much to Amity's relief, Luz was still just as oblivious to Amity's crush as she has been before. In some circumstances, that was either a really good or really bad thing.
"Oops, did I scare you?" Luz asked. "Sorry! I was just excited to see you!"
"W-Why would you be excited to see me?" Amity stuttered.
"You haven't been at Hexside for weeks! Then again, I did take a little break myself after saving Eda from the Emperor."
Amity just slapped her hand onto her face, feeling foolish for even asking Luz that question in the first place. It didn't seem obvious, but even she would lose track of her thoughts when she was in a deep crush. "Right, that! Sorry."
"Hey don't sweat it. I'm just happy to see you! And good to see your leg's feeling better!"
"Oh yeah," Amity said looking down at it. "it's feeling fine. Not one-hundred percent there yet, but it was well enough for me to come back to Hexside."
"Maybe you should go see if the healing track can bring it to that number!" Luz asked.
The Blight teen just chuckled at the dorky human. Luz may be a bit of ditz, but those are the kind of girls Amity started to grow attached to. "It's fine Luz, I'll be okay."
Luz began to smirk towards Amity, her eyelids narrowed. "Don't forget I can carry you again if you feel a bit of pain~."
The Gay Panic returns. "Nope! I don't n-need that again! Amity's feeling just fine! She's a toughie! Yep! Go find her!" She quickly said, making Luz laugh. She had to quickly think of a different topic before it got out of control. Suddenly remembering something Luz said a second ago, she faced her. "You really went to save Eda from the Emperor?"
"Duh! Of course I would!" said Luz. "She may be stubborn, but I love her no matter what! In a lot of ways, she's like a second mother to me! A cranky mother most of the time, but still someone I know cares about me."
"I did see what you pulled off over there... Not gonna lie, that was pretty cool what you managed to do." Amity smiled, a faint red seen on her cheeks.
"You think so?" Luz asked. "I knew my magical capabilities were getting better!"
"They sure look like it." Amity replied. That was all she said at the moment, before she found herself being embraced by the human girl. Red flusterings was spread all over her face, yet she wasn't quite ready to hug Luz back.
"Thanks Amity." Luz quietly spoke. "I'm glad to have you back."
"Heheh... yep! Glad to be back." Amity said, quietly patting Luz's shoulder.
"Yes, such a delight to have you back, Amity..." An unknown voice spoke from the hallway.
The sudden words alerted the two girls. They broke from Luz's hug and turned around, seeing someone neither of them wanted to see. Boscha just got her books from her locker, and was now staring at the two with a rather scowling look. This rose tensions for Amity. How long was she standing there? How much did she hear? How long would it take for her to suspect anything?
Luz meanwhile, just gave the same look back to Boscha with no fear. "Save your breath Boscha. Nobody needs to hear your voice to save them a lifetime."
"Ooooh, such feisty words!" Boscha said sarcastically. "Big hero Luz comes back after her grand escape from the Emperor, and now she thinks everyone has to bow down to her."
"At least that's better than what you've pulled off in your whole life!" Luz snapped back.
BURN! Amity thought in her head. Even she had to admit, seeing Luz stand up that much to Boscha was pretty hot.
Boscha meanwhile, was unamused by Luz's smack talk, and began to create some fire from her finger. "Talk it up Round Ears, or I'm gonna send you to the furnace to burn for a lifetime."
Even though it was a small bit of fire, Luz did know that Boscha was a really strong girl. Now was probably a good time to cut it down. "Uhh, did I say that?" She nervously chuckled. "Oooh such a doofus I can be!"
Boscha thought she may have beaten Luz, when suddenly she interrupted by an unusual obstacle. A large plant vine with a thick body, grabbed Boscha by her ankle and flung her upside down. "Ah!" She exclaimed. "Put me down you stupid bush wreck!"
The three looked over, and Luz and Amity weren't surprised to see what caused it. Willow Park, as well as their other friend Gus Porter, were beside the conjured vine.
"Hmm, I guess my plant magic has a habit of getting even with bullies." Willow smirked towards Boscha.
"Would ya look at that? The vine beast caught another beast!" Gus jokingly said.
"Oh shut up!" Boscha shouted. "And let me go already!"
"What's the magic word~?" Willow asked.
"Bite me!" Boscha snapped, before starting to feel the vine grip tightly on her ankle. "Ow ow ow! Okay! Please put me down!"
Willow got the vine to drop Boscha onto the floor. After getting up, the cyclops angrily grabbed her books and faced the group. "I don't thank you for that, Half-A-Witch! Pray that I don't tell Principal Bump about your stupid act!"
"I doubt he'd care if I was giving you your just desserts." Willow said shrugging. "Besides, he likes it when we try new things."
The trio minus Amity chuckled, causing Boscha to storm off. Amity was just watching her, feeling a bit worried that she might actually have something planned for them. "Guys? You should probably be careful. I know getting payback on Boscha is fun and all, but you never know what kind of scheme she'll plan."
"Ah, we don't need to worry about her right now." Gus gestured in Boscha's direction. "Because right now we all welcome Amity Blight back to Hexisde!"
After he said this, a few of the students looked at Amity. Some cheered for her, while others just gave a few claps. She did look a bit embarrassed, but admittedly joyful over her new friend bringing positive attention to her.
She chuckled a little bit. "It's not that big of a deal, but thanks for that Gus."
"No problem!" He said cheerfully.
"Yeah, it is pretty nice to have you back Amity." Willow said with a smile.
"Pretty nice?!" Luz asked. "It's awesome! The group doesn't feel nearly as complete without her around!"
Amity turned into a blushing mess. Luz being around her was one thing, but now she was actively praising every second of her she could get.
"Amity?" Luz asked. "Are you okay? You suddenly look really red."
"Wow! Is that the heat?! Boy, I'm getting a bit hot at the moment!"
"It doesn't even feel that hot today." Willow pointed out.
"Maybe I'm just c-close to the door! We should probably head to class now! Bye!" Amity said before sprinting off.
Luz just stared at her running down the hallway. "Huh, that was weird," she mumbled.
"Maybe she's feeling overwhelmed," said Gus. "It is her first day back after all. I remember my first day at Hexside. The stares were so haunting..."
"But that's not the first time her face has looked so red before." Luz pointed out, stroking her chin. "Do you think there's something bothering her?"
"I wouldn't worry about that right now Luz." Willow said, approaching her. "She was right about one thing, it's nearly time for our classes."
"Oh alright." Luz said, as she and her two friends walked down the hallway. "Hey, you think people might actually call me a hero for what I did?"
"I don't think being a celebrity's gonna be all it's cracked up to be." said Gus. "Next thing you know you'll turn into a snobby teen like Amity used to be."
"Ugh, don't remind me." Willow mumbled.
Lunch break eventually started at the school. Often considered top of the line food products, lots of Hexsidians loved eating in the cafeteria. As long as their food don't try to eat them first. Luz would normally just bring her own lunch at the possible cost of her health. She had no idea if any of Hexside's food would poison her or whatnot.
On the other side of the Cafe sitting by herself at a table, was Boscha slowly eating her lunch still looking angry from what happened earlier. Soon enough, Skara and Cat came up to her.
"Hey Bosch, you feeling okay?" Cat was first to ask.
"If you want me to get specific, no I'm not." Boscha grumbled.
"Let me guess, you ran into Willow?" Skara asked.
Boscha suddenly slammed her hands on the table, making her two friends jump a bit. "Yes Skara! Of course I ran into that Half-A-Witch! Why else would I be feeling so sour?!"
"Not like that's anything new..." Cat mumbled under her breath.
Skara took the first seat next to her three-eyed friend. "Hey it's okay, just try to forget about her."
"I try to Skara, but it's never easy!" Boscha said, now furiously chewing her meal.
Soon, another figure loomed over Boscha. She turned around and saw someone that may or may not still be her friend: Amelia.
"Hey everyone!" She spoke to all of them. "I'm here and ready to eat my lunch together with my best friends!"
"Great to see you Amelia!" Skara said happily.
"Thanks Skara!" she responded. "Sorry I missed you and Boscha the other day."
"Oh don't worry about it, we'll make up for when we have our next days off!" Skara responded.
"If you're still part of this group." Boscha mumbled.
"What was that, Bosch?" Amelia asked.
"Do I need to spell it out?!" she shouted. "We'll do it IF you're still part of this group!"
The plant girl shook a little bit. "W-W-Why wouldn't I be apart of this group?"
Before Boscha said anything else, she noticed Skara glaring at her. Signaling her to zip her mouth shut by giving the gesture. She doesn't like to listen to others, but she reluctantly stopped.
"Nevermind..."
"What did I do wrong?" Amelia was anxious to ask.
"Nothing!" Skara asked, until she brought Amelia's ear to her mouth. "Boscha just found out you hung out with Willow."
"Oh right..." Amelia whispered. "She hates Willow."
"Yeah, just try not to mention it. Keep hanging out with her if you want, just make sure she doesn't know."
"Got it."
What the two didn't realize was that Boscha was hearing everything they were saying. While she chose not to say anything, there was no doubt that soon enough Amelia would be thrown out of the group. In the meantime, she looked over at another table that Luz, Willow, and Gus were sitting at.
Look at those dorks, she thought. Looking all happy and silly. It's amazing this school even has pathetic people like them.
At said table, Gus was groaning a bit having just finished his steak. "I don't think I can go on any further."
"You still have your sandwich to go." said Willow.
"I can't do it Willow! My stomach's gonna blow up if I do it! And you don't wanna see what it's like for a stomach to blow up..." He turned to Luz. "Luz! Take the other half of my sandwich? Be just like when you were first here!"
Walking past the table they were at, Amity could hear what Gus just said. And it started to make her shudder. Everytime she thought back to the day she met Luz, she felt so miserable. Sure everytime Amity thought back to her meaner years, it was bad enough already. But seeing how cold and sometimes evil she used to be with Luz, the same girl she now had a crush on, just felt so wrong. The fact that she even tried to get Luz dissected was what killed it. Of course she knows that stuff is in the past, but thinking about the fact that she never made up for that period sometimes made her sick to her stomach. She was willing to admit her flaws in front of Inner Willow, but not yet with Luz.
She was really going to need to find a way to do that. If Amity wanted to confess her feelings for Luz, it needs to be perfect. She sat at an empty table, trying to eat her lunch peacefully.
"No thanks Gus," Luz responded. "I've already got my own lunch to eat."
"Hey, that sandwich looks nicely made." Willow points out. "Has Eda been getting better at making these?"
Luz gave Willow an annoyed look. "I've been making my lunch every time."
"Oh! Sorry Luz." Willow said nervously.
The human girl just chuckled. "It's okay Willow. If you wanna know, Lilith makes these sandwiches for me now."
Amity could overhear what they were saying, and it almost made her choke on her lunch. Lilith's living at The Owl House? How long was she there for? She recalled seeing her leave with Luz and Eda on her sphere, so maybe the Emperor was someone not to be trusted. Amity had been having thoughts about abandoning her dream to join the Emperor's Coven, but knew that her parents would kill her if they found out.
In spite of that though, Amity realized there was no point in worrying about Lilith. Ever since the Covention, Amity vowed to never trust Lilith again after she used her to cheat against Eda and Luz. And that was another memory Amity didn't want to remember in regards to her friendship with Luz. Blaming her for something she didn't do or know about was really childish of her.
I guess that's another thing I need to make up for, she thought to herself.
"No way! Lilith lives with you now?!" Gus asked in surprise.
"I think we know by now that Emperor Belos is someone nobody should trust." said Willow.
"Tell me about it," Luz said. "But I'm still not exactly 'friends' with Lilith yet. I mean yeah she helped me save Eda, but that won't immediately take away what she did. She did try to kill me at one point."
KILL HER?! Amity's immediate thought was. Boy was she glad she steered away from Lilith.
"That makes sense," said Willow. "But I can't imagine why anyone would want to join that coven. It sounds really fishy."
The Emperor's Coven...
Thinking of that coven made Luz feel uneasy. After what she went through to get Eda back from Belos, she didn't want to think of what could happen next. However, Luz just remembered something in regards to that coven: Amity had been wanting to join that one for a while. When she noticed her, she was beginning to leave the Cafe.
"Yeah... it does sound fishy..." Luz said quietly to herself.
As hours passed by, the day at Hexside came to a close. Students started making their way down the hallway and outside the main entrance. Luz and her two friends followed with most of the other students.
"Aww, I always hate it when a day at Hexside is over." Luz said in a rather mopey tone. "No more learning magic until tomorrow."
"At least you get to spend the rest of the day with Eda." said Willow.
"And the not as cool Lilith." Gus jokingly said.
"I'll see you guys tomorrow, I'm gonna wait here for Amity." said Luz.
"You two meeting up for something?" Willow asked.
"Nah, I just wanted to talk to her about something."
"Gotcha. Well tell her we said hi." Willow said, as she and Gus began walking off.
"You can count on that! Bye!" Luz shouted, waving to them.
After Willow and Gus were gone, Luz turned back to the staircase to wait for Amity. The girl in question was walking down the hallway, writing something in her notebook.
"Luz, there's something I need to tell you." Amity was reading what she was writing. "I've had these feelings for a few weeks now..." After that, she just closed it and gripped it in frustration. "Why does this need to be so difficult?!"
"Amity!"
She was quickly alerted by that voice. Looking all around Hexside, she spotted Luz down the staircase waving at her. Breathing in, Amity slowly came down the stairs trying to not swell up like she always would. After approaching her, she gave a rather faint "Hey Luz!".
"Hey! How was your day back at Hexside?" Luz asked.
Amity shrugged. "It was alright. I did have a bit of trouble trying to walk around. My leg still feels a little hurt."
"Alright Blight... What have you got to say?" she quietly said to herself.
"Is there a reason you held me up?" Amity asked. "I do have to get home at a certain time."
"Oh I get that! Everybody's gotta be home at the right time!" Luz chuckled, before she started to sound more serious. "But, I wanted to talk to you about something."
Amity began to sweat from that sentence. "W-What is it?"
The human girl was holding her hands behind her back, trying not to sound too rude with what she was going to say. "You know how you've said you wanted to join the Emperor's Coven?"
"...Yeah?" Amity asked.
"Do you still want to?"
Luz gripped her hands pretty hard, not wanting to come off as selfish. She saw how bad Belos could be, but she knew Amity was working her whole life to try and get into it. She didn't want to let this destroy her dreams, or her own friendship with her.
Instead of that, Amity just spoke sincerely. "Truth be told? I don't know."
"Really?" Luz asked in a bit of shock.
"I really don't know anymore, Luz..." Amity sighed. "I know I've been working my way to the Emperor's Coven for years... but I don't think I want to if people like Lilith are involved."
"What about Lilith?"
"Do you remember the Covention?"
Luz cringed a bit from that question. "Yeah, I do..."
"I wish we never had that Witch's Duel. Lilith basically embarrassed me to get even with her sister, and after that I feel like she's an untrustworthy person. I know it was just first impressions, but I stopped being her apprentice after that." Amity looked towards the floor, her eyelids halfway down. "I don't know what the rest of the system is like, but I don't know if I want to still join or not."
The human girl looked a bit ashamed for asking this question. Amity drifted her attention back to her. "Why did you ask me this, Luz?"
"I just don't want anything to happen to you. The Emperor... he's..."
"What?"
Luz shook her head. She really felt like she was making an attack on everything Amity had been building up for years. "Not the friendliest guy..." she eventually muttered.
The Blight teen looked back at what happened with Eda when she was watching the event. That was basically Luz's mother figure about to be turned into stone, with no regret from Belos. He did seem worse than Lilith, and maybe this can contribute to her decision. But she still looked upset.
"Well, I'll have to make my decision eventually..." she quietly said. "My parents might kill me if I tell them I don't want to join, but I don't know what else awaits me if I do."
Luz decided she shouldn't go on any further about this. She just cared a lot about Amity to not want to see her suffer the same fate as Lilith did. She knew her parents were really forceful, thanks to the glimpse she got in Willow's memories.
She put her hand gingerly on Amity's shoulder. "Amity, you shouldn't let your parents force you into these things. I know that sounds scary, but now you have real friends that'll help you."
"And then what, Luz? They already think I'm a screw up when I don't do what they say, the only thing I can do is follow the orders." Amity started looking towards the ground in shame.
Luz was taken back from this comment. "Amity! You are not a screw-up! I don't care what your parents say or do to you, you're one of the coolest witches I've ever met! And if something happens to you, I will make sure we stand by you!"
Amity did eventually look back up to Luz, staring at her in the eyes. "Really?"
"Of course!" Luz said with a smile. "And lord knows I'm happy I met you! A real best friend!"
The human girl walked towards Amity, and engaged in a tight hug. Amity meanwhile, just looked down fairly sadly. Hearing Luz say 'friend' felt like a constant reminder that maybe that's all they will ever be. Just friends. Luz hugged her for a few seconds, before breaking it.
"Thanks Luz." Amity said. "I'm sure I'll think on what to do."
"No problem. Sorry if that sounded a bit selfish, I don't wanna change your goals."
"It's alright. I know you're saying that because you care." Amity smiled.
Luz smiled back at her, always joyful to see her looking happy too. "Well, I better get home now. Bye Amity!"
Luz adjusted the bag on her back and was ready to start walking home. Amity remained still, her legs shaking as she continued looking at the girl of her dreams.
"Luz, wait!"
Quickly walking up to Luz, she turned back to her friend. "Yeah?"
Amity gulped nervously. She looked back at her notebook, and tried shaking her head to get it out of her mind.
"There's something else I need to tell you."
"What is it?"
The stress within Amity's body was rising up to maximum. It feels like this might be the best time to tell Luz what she had been wanting to tell her for weeks. With nobody else around them at the moment, and no teachers to call them out for still being on School property, perhaps the Blight girl found her shining moment.
To tell Luz how much she loved her.
"... I-"
Then just like that, the chance was completely gone. Emira and Edric were calling to Amity from not too far away, interrupting the two girls and the opportunity they had to discuss this new revelation.
"Oh! That sounds like Ed and Em!" said Luz.
Amity sighed as she looked towards the ground. "Yeah..." She just grabbed her school bag and walked towards them. "Never mind what I said Luz... I'll see you tomorrow."
"Oh okay! Bye!"
Luz waved to the older siblings waving back at her, until all three turned around to go back where they came from before. She started to go down her own path to The Owl House.
But unbeknownst to the two, Boscha was hiding behind the sides of the school staircase. Nobody knew how long she was waiting there, but clearly she heard enough to know exactly what was going on with Amity. As a devilish grin widened on her face, it looks like her theory on the Blight were true. And now her opportunity to enact her plan were more relevant than ever.
"So Amity does like Round Ears... Well, I think it's time to find the evidence."
Uh oh...
