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A few years ago

"Luz?" Camila said searching for her daughter eventually finding that she locked herself in the bathroom as she knocked. "Mija is everything all right?" "No..." "Luz it's just the night, after that you can be alone." "What if I mess up? I'm not even like them!" Camila simply took a deep breath. "Luz, I was just like you well except for the scales... but it doesn't matter both our families got along and when the time is right and they understand they'll accept you."

"Realy?" "Might take them a while but I'm sure of it now put on a dress and get ready." Luz hen came out of the bathroom as Camila kissed her forehead as Mateo came by. Oh good, they'll be here any minute so get ready." Together, the family went to the door as it was knocked on.

Present Day

Camila woke up next to Eda who was snoring in the large nest as her phone buzzed to she looked at it as it was a group chat with her side of the family as well as her Ex's side which read Reunion again this year making her eyes wide open jumping out of the nest accidentally kicking Eda in the head as she rushed to Luz's room and started knocking on it as Luz simply said: "One more hour por favor..." "Luz it's this year's reunion!" "QUE!" In less than a second Luz opened the door shifting into her human form with clothes on as Eda was confused about what was going on with the two. "Ok, can someone tell me what's going on?" "Reunion!" The human and the basilisk said at the same time.

"Oh?" "It's family-related you don't have to worry Eda..." "Hold it you're visiting your family with introducing your new gal hmm?" "Well..." Camila tried to find an excuse as to why Eda couldn't go but knew there was no way she'd back out so Camila took a deep breath before sighing. "Fine, but please don't make a scene." "Hey, you can count about me."

Camila was thinking of calling it off but that's when Luz said something important "And what about Dad?" "Him?! He hit you kid why would you..." "He's the host of are our reunions." "So? Just take his place..."

"I can't I'm not good at hosting... he's the only one and who knows where he is now since we left him here..." "You what?!" A shocked Luz said as Eda and Camila struggled to explain the situation they made. "So he's here..." Soon Luz started breathing hardly as Camila then held her. "It's alright, Luz look at me I promise nothing bad will happen to you I promise."

"Ok, so where do we find him?" Eda asked Camila as a lightbulb went off in her head. "I think I have an idea."

"You sure this will work?" "Maybe but it's worth a try." Eda sighed as she walked into the local tavern and sat down, ordering a glass of apple blood to notice two coven scouts sitting on the bar stand trying to persuade another cloaked coven member to drink a large glass of apple blood. "You sure this isn't blood?" "Steve?" "Steve simply shrugged as Mateo then removed his cloak as Eda looked at him. "Oh, you have got to be..." "CHUG, CHUG, CHUG!" the two scouts shouted while Mateo then looked at drink nervously as Eda put her hand in front of it while placing her arm behind her back as her other hand detached and walked around holding Sleeping Nettles. "Wow, look at you last time I saw you, you were laying on the floor, and now your... part of the emperor's coven?"

"You..." Mateo then stood out of his chair as the guards rose their spears only for Eda to point at a sign that read NO FIGHTING "Fine..." He simply sat down next to the drink while Eda's hand reached it and dropped the nettles into it as they dissolved before sneakily crawling back to its owner as Mateo kept his eyes on Eda before drinking the apple blood as steve commented "See there's nothing wrong with..." SLAM!

Soon the coven leader fell face flat on the bar table as Steve tried to wake up his boss but to no avail as the two scouts stood up and quickly fled not wanting to face the punishment from when he woke up as Eda then took Mateo's unconscious body and carried him back to the house and into the portal door.

Soon after a long doze Mateo then woke up on the couch. "Ahem!" Camila made herself known to her ex. "Camila?" "Hola mi amor." She said with Luz hiding behind the stairs as the basilisk watched. "Your your..." "Here yeah... and before you say anything no your not imagining this also... it's the reunion again..."

Mateo was slightly confused a bit before remembering the importance of it as Camila handed him a few clothes which he put on as she had taken his coven uniform in hopes that he would think that it was all a dream as Camila signaled Luz to come downstairs as the basilisk shifted forms to wear a normal jacket and shirt using a red beanie to hide her unformed ears as she waited for before heading downstairs. "DDD Dad..." Mateo looked at her before asking Camila "Has Luz always been like this?"

"Well uh..." "Cam where do you want me to put these..." CRASH! After slipping on the stairs Eda ended up spilling out a box of the weapons he had on him as a sword slid near his feet. Mateo quickly grabbed it as Camila tackled him. "Mateo please!" "Cam she's the reason I was..." RING! Soon they all stood still as the door rang they all got up as Mateo glared at Eda "I'm not done with you..." Eda simply grunted as Camilla quickly hid everything Mateo opened the door as he and Camila spoke each one of them from their parents to their siblings as Eda set the table trying to hide her presence.

"Luz... your cousins are here!" Camila said as Luz nervously went downstairs and was ambushed by kisses from her grandmothers and a few aunts and then tackled to the ground by about five children while two teens were simply busy on their phones. "Mama..." Camila's mother Maria had walked in and looked at her middle child.

"Well, I heard that you struck rich at vegas... think you'd move to a bigger house than this." Her only brother said as the rest of the family agreed "Well we haven't thought of right hon?" Mateo ignored her still eyeing Eda as everyone looked in his direction. "Who is this?" "This is uh..."

Camila struggled to find an excuse but Eda beat her to it. "Maylin, just a new friend of her and..." Puta como te atreves a dormir con mi hija casada!" "OW OW!" Eda yelled as Maria started to beat her with her purse. "Mama, please it was just an incident." "Yes, I'm sure she'll leave soon." "Mateo commented as Eda slowly lifted and gave him the middle finger.

"Well, what do you think?" Luz asked having led her cousins to her room which was full of fantasy posters, plastic unicorns, and novels and manga her cousins looked at her room without any interest in anything until she opened a backpack showing a box of fireworks, firecrackers, and sparklers. "Uh, I don't think we should have these." "Relax it'll be outside."

That made them a bit comfortable as the young children went through the backdoor "Ok simply put it on the floor, light, and wait." After using a rock a firework was lit and after a few seconds, nothing until one of the cousins threw a rock at it making it go off and explode as a few cousins threw firecrackers to the floor as they all ran around with firecrackers and sparklers while inside tension was slowly building between Eda and the Noceda Family.

"So your cheating on your husband with a whore!?" "Excuse me but I have preferences on what I want for a partner and..." "Eda please..." Eda huffed before chugging a few bottles of brought beer as Mateo looked at Camila "What do you even see in here?"

Camila tried to find a reason that would make sense but nothing came to mind. "I thought so." He then helped the rest of the family as Maria looked at her daughter in shame as Camila simply said nothing, as the sound of fireworks went off which made Eda cover her ears with earmuffs to muffle the sound as Camila went outside seeing the fireworks being lit and sent off as Luz took out a large handmade firework which was a bunch of fireworks taped together. "Now for the big..." "Luz..."

"Mama?!" Luz quickly put it back into the bag as the rest of her cousins quickly dashed back into the house with a few firecrackers while Camila simply grabbed her daughter by her sleeve and took her back inside. "I'm not mad at you Mija but you lighting these on your next time just ask me for help, Ok?" "Si Mama."

"Good now I'm sure en Cena is ready." And finally, the family sat down with Camila grabbing another seat for Eda as the witch sat next to her while Mateo sat on the opposite side glaring at her. "So... Eda was it? Tell me how do you know about Camila?" Soon Eda squirted wine from her nose and ears disgusting a few of them as she struggled to answer. "Well uh, a funny thing you see..." Eda was about to respond when she caught a toothpick aimed at her eye and snapped it while Mateo was moving one with his fingers.

"As I was saying yeah uh... she kinda found me..." "Camila?" Cam simply looked at Eda who shrugged. "Yeah, it was during when in vegas..." "Vegas? when did that even ha..." Mateo was questioning the reason as a fingernail hit his nose to which he tried to keep it together while Eda was clipping her fingernails. "Sorry is it distracting? go on."

"Forget it," Eda smirked while Camila simply facepalmed herself. ("Why did I even think about this?") She thought before asking for the salt which both Mateo and Eda grabbed at the same time both refusing to let go. "Uhm mind letting go?" "You first..." Mateo flinched a bit when Eda then poked his hand with a fork and he responded by unscrewing the cap and letting go as salt splattered on Eda's face.

"Sorry lose grip." "Well, at least I don't hit my kid unlike you!" "QUE!?" The entire table was in shock by this as Mateo spoke "I don't know what's she's talking about." "Oh yeah why do you think she stays away from you?" "Luz?" Mateo asked Luz as small white spots slowly started showing on her skin. "Si papa?" He then placed his hands on her shoulders.

"I'd never hurt you right?" Luz then looked at him as she struggled to speak before looking at her mother who nodded. "N No." "See, and Camila I think it's time for your "Friend" to leave." Camila was now in a corner only to notice Eda walking out of the kitchen with a bottle of champagne. "Ok let's calm down and have a drink how's that sound?" Most of the family looked at her with distrust as Camila took the bottle.

"Eda don't you think it's a bit late..." "Doesn't excuse him from torturing his own kid with..." At that point, Mateo had simply lost it as he lunged himself at Eda knocking over everything on the table, the two started tussling while the Noceda family tried to pull them apart as Camila grabbed Mateo. "Please stop you promised not to..."

"STOP PLEASE JUST STOP!" A scream yelled out as Mateo, Camila, and Eda looked at saw Luz's tears flowing down from her eyes as Eda picked her up and patted her back. "Luz, it's alright come on let's get away from this chaos." Eda then held Luz before walking out the door and sitting on the porch as Mateo tried to follow but was stopped by Camila. "No..." "Camila what are you doing?" "Just leave me alone, it's over again."

Mateo didn't understand before once again taking out her wedding ring and simply placing it in his hand. "Your not the right one for me... someone else is..." She told him before looking at the rest of the family. "This reunion is... over." Immediately all of them left without saying a word as Mateo went back to grab his uniform. "Let's just go back alright?"

Camila simply gave him a cold stern look and soon the portal door opened and they all went through and found themselves in the owl house with Mateo already in his coven uniform before taking his things. "Why?" "Hmm?" "Why are you staying here, I have a reason with Eda but what does this place have for you?"

Mateo simply looked at Camila as he simply spoke a single word "Purpose, this coven gives me a purpose again, a purpose of fighting for a cause, and unlike my limited tours, the fight never ends for me and my... troops..." He then put his mask back on as Eda recognized the cloak and rank of it. "Wait, your the coven leader aren't you? what happened to the last one?"

Inside his mask, Mateo's eyes went from prideful to fear as he gave Eda a simple answer "She... left, no one's even seen her since, to be honest, she was the best leader I've seen in my life..."

He then opened the door and left as he began to reminisce about the coven from Lilith taking him under her wing and teaching him about the system, to steve and the other troops clumsily making their beds, and then the only thing he remembered about being with Lilith for the last time was the gunshot that took her life as he knew the owl lady would blast him into oblivion if she found out he was responsible for taking her sister's life.

After making it back to the castle he once again ran into Kikimora. "Where have you been?!" "Personal issue, it doesn't matter." "Well, then any news on the owl lady?" Mateo sighed before he responded, "Yes, she's with... with... excuse me..." Mateo then ran to his living quarters and slammed the door shut before taking off his mask and looking at himself in a mirror as he opened his hand to see the wedding ring came had given back to him before tears slowly came out of his eyes.

He had hit his own wife something he would never have done, and Luz his own daughter wouldn't even look at him. He then screamed and cried "Forgive me... please just forgive me for what I've done." Soon there was a knock on the door. "Who is it?" "Ava sir... if I can sense that you are in a bad place right now, I'll come back la..."

Mateo then opened the door to see the coven scout a witch who was one of his personal members of his small group he lead as a captian. "What is it?" "You sound like you're gone through something that made you feel your deepest emotions, I'm not a therapist but I do know a thing or two about oracle magic if that helps."

"Please..." Ava then went into Mateo's quarters as he started talking about his current situation.

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