Hello, WaterDragonMaverick here with my first fanfic for The Owl House. I love this series and I thought that with the first season ending already, I would try making my own AU for the show. If you want to know what I have planned, here's the basic details for this story. Instead of having to go to summer camp, Luz is given another choice to prove that she can handle herself in the real world to her mother. In order to that, she gets a job at a café. However, she quickly learns that it's not your typical establishment when she first meets the owner.

The Owl House is owned by Disney and was created by Dana Terrace

"And that's the end," Luz Noceda said as she held a Good Witch Azura doll and a small snake in her hands.

"The end of what," her mother, Camilla questioned as she and the school principal looked at the teenager.

"My book report of Good Witch Azura," Luz said while the snake she held bit her doll. "I think I knocked it out of the park," she added.

"Luz, your book report is why you're in here," the principal said as he gestured to the window of his office door.

Luz turned to see what he meant and watched as some of her classmates were running around screaming as snakes bit down on their hair. "Oh. That's where the backup snakes were," Luz casually remarked as she finally got the answer to a question she was wondering before her mother arrived.

"And what were you going to do with this," Camilla asked as she held a large firecracker with some smaller ones tied to it.

"That was for the Act 3 closer," Luz explained in a defeated tone as she knew the fireworks meant she was in trouble.

"Mija, I love your creativity, but it's gotten out of hand," Camilla told her daughter. "Do you remember why you were sent to the principal's office the last three times?" Luz thought back to her audition for the school play where she tried to use sausages as fake guts, her taxidermy griffin with 'anatomically correct' spider breath, and trying to impress the girls at cheerleading tryouts by turning her eyelids inside-out and grossing them out. "We all love that you express yourself, but if you can't learn to separate fantasy from reality, you may need to spend your summer here," Camilla stated as she showed Luz a pamphlet for 'Reality Check Summer Camp'.

"Mom, you can't send me here! I don't want to go to summer camp," Luz exclaimed as she dropped her doll and the snake, which slithered out of the office immediately. "So, I like different things than other kids. That doesn't mean I should be sent to a camp that's showing off red flags with a slogan like 'Think Inside The Box'. Please don't send me there," Luz begged.

"This place will teach you all kinds of things you can use in real life like balancing checkbooks and... appreciate public radio," Camilla said as she tried to reason with her daughter.

"But I don't like that stuff, Mom! I like editing anime clips to music and reading fantasy books with convoluted backstories," Luz voiced.

"I'm not saying you need to abandon all your interests, but your fantasy world is holding you back," Camilla explained. "Do you have any real friends? Real ones, not drawn or imaginary or reptilian."

Luz tried to think of a reply, but she knew that her mom was right about her behavior being off-putting to her classmates. Because of her enthusiasm and quirky behavior, she was labeled as an outcast by most of her peers. Most of the students she knew that she got along with were mainly just acquaintances that greeted her in the hall or in class. "I still don't want to go to this camp. How would I make friends with kids that would be forced to go there?"

"Camilla, is there anything else that can help Luz with controlling herself and learning responsibility? I remember getting a job over the summer when I was her age," the principal voiced.

Thinking about the option, Camilla remembered somebody she helped just earlier in the month and dug into her purse to find a business card. "There is something we could arrange," she said as she looked at the owl design on the card.

Luz sighed as she made sure that she had her stuff in her bag ready for when her bus arrived. She was glad that she wasn't being sent to summer camp, but she still thought that working in a café wasn't how she would spend her summer. "Oh, my baby," Camilla said as she came out of the Noceda home and hugged Luz. "Now don't worry. I've met the woman who will look after you while you're in her town. She was a patient of mine and she says she owes me a favor."

"But you're a nurse. Why would she owe you? It's your job," Luz questioned.

"She was pretty insistent after I helped her. Especially since she said her condition was something being researched," Camilla said, not exactly knowing the full details herself. "But I'm sure that if you're working in that café, you'll make some real friends in this 'Bonesborough' place. You just have to try." As she said this, her phone buzzed and she checked the time. "Oh. I have to go to work now," she said before kissing Luz's forehead a few times. "Your bus is coming soon. Text me when you get there. Cuídate mucho, mija. ¡Qué te vaya bien!"

With her mother wishing her luck and telling her to take care of herself, Luz bid farewell to her. "Bye, Mom." As she waited for the bus, she opened her bag to get a book to read. "Good Witch Azura or Fairy Tail," she pondered to herself as she tried to choose between her novel and manga. Eventually, she decided to read more Azura before her bus arrived and took her to 'Bonesborough'. As she read her favorite series, she eventually saw the bus stop in the town she needed to reach. Stepping off the bus, she looked at the area in wonder before she pulled out the card for the café she was supposed to work at. Wandering around, she found a marketplace and heard a hooting sound coming from an owl that was looking at her. "Hello, you tiny cutie. I don't suppose you know where I can find this place, right," Luz joked as she spoke to the owl while holding the card. Suddenly, the bird flew up and grabbed the card out of her hand. "Hey! I need that," Luz exclaimed as she started to chase after the bird.

Running through the marketplace and avoiding all the people she could, Luz managed to keep following the owl. "Hey, watch it," exclaimed a girl with pink hair and a uniform with yellow sleeves and leggings while her friend in a similar uniform with red sleeves and leggings just watched Luz give chase. Luz ignored the complaining girl as she ducked and dodged various other people.

Soon, the owl reached a large building just outside of town and hopped inside through a pet door. "Stop adorably hopping away, you little... Whoa," Luz said as she entered the building and saw the interior was similar to what she'd expect from a witch's house.

"Finally, you're back," said a woman's voice, making Luz turn to see the small owl she was chasing landed on a counter. "What's this? One of my cards? Who'd you get this from Owlbert," questioned a woman with long silver hair, yellow eyes, and a red dress with an apron that had an owl logo. "Ah, another customer. Can I interest you in a drink? A little time with some of the birds? How about a seat while you check the menu," she said as she looked at Luz.

"Um, I'm actually wondering if you know where I can find the location on that card you have," Luz said as she spoke to the woman, then looked around the building. As she did, she heard another owl hooting and turned to see one perched next to the door. "Ah! That scared me," Luz said after she let out a yelp.

"Oh yeah, Hooty likes to keep watch over the place. And you just happen to be where you need to be," the woman stated as she got a closer look at Luz. "Ah, you must be the girl I was asked to look after. Welcome to the Palisman Café! Also known by my regulars as 'The Owl House'. I'm Eda Clawthorne, the owner of this café and known as 'The Owl Lady' to everyone who stops by."

"Whoa. Are you a witch," Luz asked with a smile on her face as Eda carried herself with pride and Owlbert flew onto her shoulder.

"Ha! I wish," Eda laughed. "I'd probably be the most powerful witch out there if I was. I'm just a woman with a love of owls and animals that wanted to have my own little place for people to unwind and hide away from the pressures of modern life," she stated. "Also, the cops. Mm, also ex-boyfriends," she added with a chuckle.

"Wow! You run this place all by yourself," Luz asked in amazement before she heard something coming from the next room.

"Actually, I have a roommate," Eda said as she knew who was coming toward them.

As the footsteps seemed to thud, a deep voice rang out. "Who dares intrude upon I," the voice boomed before radio static sounded out for a second, "the king of demons," the voice said in a higher pitch and revealed itself to be a corgi-husky mix with a torn left ear and biting down on a squeaky chew toy.

Immediately upon seeing the dog, Luz gasped with wide eyes and a blush on her cheeks before rushing toward him. "¡Ay, que lindo! Eda, he's so cute," Luz exclaimed as she hugged the dog, not questioning why he could talk yet. She was too busy gushing over how adorable he was. "Who's a widdle guy? Who's a widdle guy? Is it you? Is it you," she asked the dog rhetorically as she started speaking in baby talk.

"No! I don't know who your little guy is! Eda, who is this monster," the dog 'exclaimed' as he tried to struggle out of Luz's hug.

"King, this is our new hire for the café," Eda told the dog as she pulled back Luz, who was still trying to snuggle the canine.

"Oh, hooray," King 'said' as he wagged his tail.

After being held back, the realization hit Luz like a soccer ball to the face. "Wait, how can he talk," Luz asked. "Is he actually a demon like he said?"

"Of course not," Eda said. "Even if he was, he'd still have that cute face."

"Please don't encourage her," King exclaimed in fear as his tail went between his legs.

"Let me explain. The collar that King wears is part of an experiment to translate the thoughts of animals into actual language. Sounded like it was on the fritz earlier with the deep voice," Eda told Luz.

"Well, he's still a little bundle of joy," Luz remarked as she hugged King again. "And that collar sounds a lot like that movie with the old man trying to fly his house to South America with all those balloons."

Eda simply shrugged before she spoke again. "What did you say your name was?"

"I'm Luz. Luz Noceda."

"Well, Luz, I heard about your situation from your mother and I'm fine with keeping you here for the summer. Just know that you'll have to pull your weight," Eda explained as King got himself free. "Now, I'll teach you how things work around this place. It's just like a normal café, but there's a separate room where people can play with Hooty, King, and several other animals as long as they're careful with them."

Luz nodded as she remembered some of her favorite manga and anime having similar places. "So, this place is like an animal café from Japan?"

"Exactly," Eda stated. "But on weekends, I like to sell collectibles that Owlbert here likes to find out of the garbage. Just clean them up and put the pieces back together, then I can sell them to whoever wants to buy them. It's the closest thing to magic you'll get from me here. You'll be amazed at all the junk people collect when at flea markets and garage sales," she explained.

Luz smiled as she listened to Eda. "This is already better than summer camp," she exclaimed as she shook her hands excitedly.

Soon, Hooty sounded off and a woman with a laptop stepped inside to have a seat. "Keep an eye on me and I'll teach you what you need. I always say it's best to learn from experience," Eda told Luz before speaking to the regular. "Welcome to the Palisman Café. How may I help you today?"

After spending the rest of the day learning how to greet customers, take orders, and even playing with some of the animals, Luz was shown to the room that Eda was letting her sleep in. "It's not much because I never really expected a lot of overnight visitors, but I'm sure you'll find it comfortable," Eda explained as she opened the door to an old storage closet. Luz didn't mind the makeshift room as she simply hugged Eda, taking the woman by surprise. "Ah! Kid, what are you doing? I'm just giving you an old closet to sleep in."

"This just means a lot to me," Luz explains.

"Well, I mainly just need you to keep that little goofball out of the cupboards," Eda remarked as she referred to King before yawning. "I'm going to bed," Eda told the girl. "You should do the same."

As Eda left for her own room, Owlbert flew onto her shoulder and nuzzled against her cheek before they vanished from Luz's sight. Luz smiled as she unrolled a sleeping bag after she changed into some shorts and a tank top. Soon, King wandered into the room and looked at Luz just before she checked her phone. "Your sleep cocoon looks fluffy," King remarked.

Luz patted her sleeping bag and King walked in a circle at her feet to make it comfortable for himself, then he went to sleep. Smiling at the dog, Luz soon checked her phone and saw a message from her mom asking how the café was. "I think I'm going to like it here," Luz said as she typed her response to her mother, then went to sleep soon after turning off her phone. The only sounds she could hear were King's breathing and the occasional hoot of an owl outside the building.

Okay. I think this is a good start to this AU. I plan on introducing Luz's eventual friends in about Chapter 3, so the next one will just be Luz's first day at work. I'll say this about what will happen. She'll make some mistakes, but Luz will be able to get through everything and help Eda out. I also plan on Willow, Gus, and even Amity to help out with the café a bit when they reach the Owl House for themselves. For now, we'll just focus on Luz's summer job.

I hope you enjoyed this first chapter because I'm going to try figuring out how to work canon moments into the fic. I'm definitely going to add in Lumity, so don't worry shippers. Just have to wait for those Amity chapters. I also hope you like the tweaks I'm giving to Eda and King. I just thought it wouldn't be the same without King talking. He's basically a dog with cat-like energy, but he'll definitely still have hilarious moments of cuteness.

I'll try to get chapters of this done in my free time, but this fic is more for fun than my other ones for RWBY. Until then, enjoy what you can and I hope to get more readers.

WaterDragonMaverick, signing out.