A weekend just to be a teenager… Hunter couldn't believe he was able to pull the planning off! Belos would think he is on a minor mission to the Left Hand to attempt to collect information on a wild witch, but in reality Hunter was going to be spending a night at the Park's home, and having a day at the amusement park with his friends. His friends!

He landed just in front of the park's house, having decided to meet with Willow here to drop off his items, most importantly the Memoria Bonsai. Turning and raising his hand to knock he stopped as he saw the door was already open. Eun had a broom and was sweeping, humming as he did. Hunter hesitated, before clearing his throat while stepping inside.

"Oh! Hunter, good to see you!" Eun smiled at the teen, setting the broom to the side and stepping over him. Hunter was surprised to find himself in a hug from the older man, using his free arm to hug back with a small smile. After Eun let him go he stepped back, looking Hunter over, then to the Memoria bonsai with a quirked brow.

"I-I feel it would be better to have it stay here…" Hunter explained, scratching his cheek as he questioned if Willow told her parents about his break down the other day in the Grove. " The castle can be a bit...difficult at times with personal items, so…"

Eun smiled and nodded, turning to look at a cabinet. He went to shift the items around on it, " There! A perfect place for it, wouldn't you agree?"

"A-ah, sure!" Hunter nodded, smiling before he went to set the bonsai down on the now open space, making sure its leaves were hanging off. " Thank you, Eun… I'll be honest, this is easily my most prized possession. I wish I could keep it, but it would devastate me if it got damaged…" Hunter rubbed the back of his neck, flicking his ears as he felt a light blush on his face.

"Willow worked really hard on it. I am sure she would be in the same boat as you." Eun smirked at Hunter knowingly, who flicked his ears and looked at the older man. He cleared his throat before turning to go down the hallway.

"A-anyway I'll go ahead and drop the rest of my things in the guest-room!" Hunter called back, he knew his face was red...he heard Eun giving a few chuckles before he began sweeping again. Hunter sat down on his back pack on the bed before turning to look around the room, smiling slightly to himself as he did. He turned, opening his pack up to pull out his change of clothing, under which hid away the few items he meant to leave in the Park household. The metal tin, of course, being one of them, but he also brought his favorite frog plushie to hide, a few books he knew Belos would kill him for having, and a few other knick knacks that he felt too much value for to leave them at risk.

Meanwhile, back in the front of the house, Willow stepped out of the kitchen after she heard Hunter go to the guest-room, a light blush on her cheeks as she looked at the bonsai she created. She felt sad that he was too afraid to leave it with him in the castle, but the fact it meant so much to him that he would trust them to protect it was enough for her to forget the pain. She heard her Pappi chuckle lightly, looking at him to see a smirk on his face.

"You are going to give your Father a heart attack, you know." Eun motioned her over. Willow looked down over her choice of wear, a floral embroidery dress that she honestly had to squeeze herself into, but it fit her very well. The light blue color was something she didn't usually wear, but then again going out on what could very well be considered a strange triple-date was uncommon.

"I wanted to look nice." Willow shrugged, fixing the flower hair-pin in her hair before she turned to the hallway, almost running into Hunter who was staring at her wide-eyes and with a deep blush on his cheeks. When he realized she was looking at him he quickly diverted his eyes, trying not to appear like a buffoon in front of Eun, who covered his mouth to laugh slightly. Willow smiled to the other teen, moving to take his hand in hers with a smile, making his ears flick around more. " Are you ready to go?"

"Y-yeah! YeEah!" Hunter cleared his throat, trying to keep his eyes off Willow the best he could.

"Remember, I want you two back here by Nine at the latest. Willow, give me updates on where you guys are and if there is a change in plans." Eun pointed at the two, " And remember to look out for each other!"

"Of course, Pappi!" Willow turned, going to give her father a quick hug before stepping to the door and looking back at Hunter expectantly. Hunter gave Eun a nod and wave, feeling too awkward to do or say anything else before following Willow outside, where they summoned Lil' Rascal and Clover and took the skies in the direction of the amusement park.

After a few minutes the two landed, unsummoning their palisman before taking one another's hand. The park unfortunately had a no palisman rule, but it was understandable. Hunter shoved his free hand into his pocket as he looked around, it appeared that they were the first ones to arrive. He smiled back to Willow, motioning her with his head to a tree to stand under and wait.

"So you never have been to the amusement park?" Willow asked as they stopped under the tree. She wrapped her arm around his, pulling him in closer with a smile. Hunter flicked his ears around, leaning against her.

"Nah...I mean, there was never really any time to." Hunter shrugged. " Training and learning was always on the forefront…" He looked to the park next to them, seeing the towering rides that laid inside and giving a small smile. " It will be nice just to be a teenager for a day…" Willow smiled brightly, before pulling Hunter down with little effort to kiss him on the cheek. His ears, of course, wiggling around at the gesture. He half wondered if they would ever stop doing that in the future, but knew deep down they wouldn't.

"Willow! Hunter!" A familiar voice called out to them. Gus had arrived, and was jogging up to the two. Trailing behind him was a teen who walked with a bit of a hunch, and was trying to pull a mean looking scowl but failing at it horribly. This must be 'Mattolomule' that Willow was talking about. Enemies to friends with Gus, they invited him along to better help him get past how Glandus treated him.

"Heya, Gus! Hey, Matt!" Willow gave a smile and wave at the two, Hunter following suit with just a wave. He wanted to get an idea on how this Matt kid was like before being too friendly...did he have to do that though? Friend of friends? Hmm…

"Hunter, this jerk following me is Mattolomule, we call him Matt for short." Gus laughed as Matt gave him a small shove. " Matt, this is Hunter. The cool guy I was telling you about!"

"Nice to meet you, Hunter...if that IS your real name!" Matt smirked, holding his hand out to Hunter for a hand shake.

" It isn't what the birth certificate says, but it wasn't right to begin with anyway." Hunter joked, taking the teens hand and giving him a firm shake. " Nice to meet you as well, Matt. Gus has told me about your reign of terror over the Human Appreciation Society in Hexside."

"Wha- Da-" Matt turned to look at Gus with a deep frown, who in return smirked and gave him a shrug.

" Speaking of humans… Where is Luz and Amity? They should have arrived already." Willow looked around at the sky, her eyes out for the pair.

" I am sure they will be here soon! Amity is still a real stickler for arriving on time, after all." Gus commented. The four of them made idle chat for a little while before Matt and Gus started to discuss politics in their HAS club. Hunter took the opportunity to whisper to Willow a question that had been bothering him.

" Hey so...it is ok that I am still like...really affectionate around our friends, right?" Hunter felt his cheeks turn red as Willow turned her eyes from the sky to him, smiling up at him in her special way.

"You don't have to worry so much, Hunter. I honestly enjoy it." She whispered back, making him smile more. He felt his ears wiggling before he leaned down to rest his head against hers. She gave a small giggle as she moved to press against him more, ignoring the looks they were getting from the other two. Gus turned to look back to Matt through the corner of his eye, frowning slightly as the other teen forced his eyes off Willow and Hunter to look to the gates.

"Ugh! Should we just go on without them?" Matt asked loudly, folding his arms as he looked around impatiently for Amity and Luz.

" I'm sure they will be here soon." Willow commented, pulling out her scroll to check for messages from Amity. When none were found she frowned, looking around as a paing of worry shot through her.

"Oh, there they are!" Hunter pointed, and sure enough Amity and Luz were flying in on Ghost. The four shifted around, watching as the two descended and finally landed.

"Sorry about the wait, guys. We had a small situation at the Owl House" Amity said, putting Ghost away. Luz gave a smile and shrug...though something seemed off about it, her usual bubbliness not bleeding through.

"Are you guys ready for a day of fun and horror and probably getting sick?" Gus pumped his arms, a big smile on his face. The group let out a small cheer before turning to head to the gates, Luz noticeably lagging behind for a few moments before Amity took her by the hand and encouraged her forward.

_AN_

It is official! 'Of Balanced Stones' now has a set end chapter! I was surprised how well it worked out for it to be exactly 50, but now I can for say sure that it will end. Afterward, a new saga following Hunter and Willow will begin! Thank you guys so much again for reading and commenting. It means the world to me, I love you!