Chapter: A phone call from mom and meet with the angel

Luz woke up to the sound of her phone ringing. She picked it up off the coffee table inspired by T-rex's head by her bed(one of many weird human things in the room that she lived in the Owl House). Rubbing her eyes, she tried to make out the burry letters in the caller ID.

"Make it stop!" King groaned from his place on the foot of the bed.

"It's my mom!"

"I don't care." the demon groaned louder, pulling pillow over his head. "This song is horrible!"

"I have to pick up." Luz suddenly became nervous, muting the sound in her phone. "Try not to talk."

"No problem." King said as he went back to his sleep.

The teen girl took a deep breath before pressed the "answer call" button.

"Mamá?"

"Hola mija. Sorry to call so early, but I have a couple of minutes off before work. And I've missed your voice. The house is so quiet when you're not here."

"It's ok. I miss you too, mami."

"So, how's camp treating you? Judging by your texts this isn't so awful like you feared."

"This place is different from everywhere." Luz said, heading to the window in the room to open it, and then waved to Bob. A green, multi eyed creature from the ocean that waved back to Luz before sinking back into the ocean. "It isn't exactly how I had imagined. But I'm like it here."

"That's great mija." Her mom said, "Anything interesting happened latterly?"

"Eda a camp counselor taught me a the most popular card game in the camp." Luz said as reeled back in, "And I made a new friend yesterday!"

"Like an actual, real-life person?"

"Yes."

"Well then give me details. What is their name? What are they like? What do they like?"

"His name is Gus. We met in the library. He is kinda like me nerdy, enthusiastic and excitable. But he has tends to have a dramatic also has a huge interest in researching history and modern technology, he even is member of the club that-"

"Everybody wake up!" Eda called in a loud voice from kitchen, "BREAKFAST!"

"Food?" King toss his pillow aside and sniffed the air. There was a faint smell of grilled cheese sandwich creeping up from the floors below. "Scream cheese sandwich!"

"Who it was?" Camila asked as small demon got up and scampered out of the room with an excited air. "Do you have a boy in your room, Luz?

"It's just King, mom." Luz said fast as she hear that tone in her mom' voice. "He is the youngest camper, he's just nine years old. He've been sucked into Azura fandom. And we read a book together untli he fell asleep in my room."

"It's an unusual name for a little boy."

"It's a nickname his family came up with for him. He can't stop acting like a king of all. But he's also pretty sweet when you get to know him. It's quite lovely when he give the orders his stuffed animals or called a council of war in which told me about his great plans to conquest of the camp."

"Sound like you're friends already."

"We started hanging out since I made him a origami crown."

"Kids, you awake? You better do." Eda interrupted with another shouted, clearly impatient by no answer.

"It's Eda, a camp counselor." Luz said before her mom can asked, "She does not employ subtlety to wake up campers."

"You have five minutes to grabbed your plates before Hooty get all food!" Eda shouted again.

"And who is Hooty?" Luz could tell from Camila's voice that her mom is amused by Eda's shouting from kitchen.

"Hooty," Luz hesitated for a moment, "Is Eda's pet owl."

"They allow owls at summer camp?" Her mom sounded a mite concerned and surprised.

"It's one of those reduce stress animals." Luz lied.

"Is it safe to have that kind of bird on camp? Owls of all kinds have been known to attack people when defending their territories." Camila pointed out.

"I know." Luz said. The art incident during Hooty was freaking out when he sees Luz's portrait of him, was still fresh in her mind, "But Hooty would never harm a camper."

"Five minutes!" Eda give them the final warning on the breakfast subject.

"Sorry mami. I've to go and save my breakfast from Hooty."

"I understand mija. Have nice day. I'll be texting you whenever I can."

"Te quiero. Mom."

"I love you too."

Luz then hung up her phone as she fell to the bed, the mattress crunching underneath her as she looked up at the ceiling It was her first talk with her mom since the beginning of summer. It was nice to hear the voice of her parent, but she must told a couple of lies on the phone. She sighed, worried about the time her mother would eventually find out where she really is.

"Hi Luz!" Hooty said, suddenly sneaking up on Luz and smushing their faces. "Eda says to tell you she wants you wake Jett up."

"Hooty, personal space!" Luz said to him as she pushed Hooty away. "And why don't you do it?"

"Howlitty scratched me the last time I tried. I'm not risking my eyes again. Hoot!" Hooty said this really strangely happy as he pulled himself out through Luz's open window.


Jett's room was slightly messy, with candy wrappers and clothes scattered all over the wooden floor. The interior of the room has neutral wallpaper with no distinct designs. In the center of the room was a black rug with a neon rainbow cubes design. A colorful shards of glass were glued to the wall with the window on it, looking like glossy abstract-mosaic.

Upon entering the room, there was a drum kit to the right. A round comfy floor pillow and punching bag were situated near a corner wardrobe. There was also a desk under the loft bed that has sketchbook, books, a unicorn skull, a rubik's cube, pens in a cup, three spray paint cans and a black and silver small chest; on the wall was a cork board with many photos. Jett owns a Pet Shop of Horrors and Ajin manga books, which can be seen on the shelf in his nightstand. He also had posters of few bands on the walls.

'Banshee & the Phantoms. Sound cool, I need asked him about this band.' Luz thought as she scrambled up the stairs-drawers that leading to Jett's loft bed. The teen boy lay sleeping, his mouth open with a most ungraceful line of drool running onto his pillow. Howlitty sleeping on his chest.

Luz crouched down, and reached out to shake Jett's shoulder. He don't wake up from a dead sleep but his palisman do. Howlitty mewed, stretching, and looked at the human girl.

"Buen día, Howlitty."

The owlcat nuzzle its head against the girls' fingers before moved its tail and brushed it against Jett's cheek and nose. Whining slightly, the boy opened his eyes.

"Good Morning." Luz smiled. And Howlitty gave what could be the closest to its version of a Good Morning look.

"UGHHH!" Jett covered his face with the covers.

"The whole world is waiting for you." Luz said removing the covers from him.

"Tell the world to get a life."

"I thought you are a morning person."

"Morning person. Napper. The night owl. I am man of many layers." Jett said before close his eyes, "Today I'm not the morning person, goodnight."

"We have less than 5 minutes to get downstairs. Then Hooty will eat all food." Luz told her friend.

Jett did not even open his eyes, "Good appetite to him."

"Wake up." Luz poked him with her finger. "You awake?"

"Guh." The little grunt-groan he made was kind of adorable. He swatted at her arm. "No. I'm very asleep. No one pokes me when I'm sleeping. I prefer sleeping."

"Come on, Jett, you have to get up."

"I can't." with his eyes still closed, Jett said low, "I was cursed to deep sleep by the invisible evil wizard a second ago."

Luz and Howlitty looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

"You know Howlitty, I hear that the True Love's Kiss will cure 99.9% of magical maladies and curses. Should give it a shot?"

The owlcat prickly tongue swept over Jett's face. The effect was immediate. Suddenly becoming fully alert, he sit up and glanced towards Howlitty, who was giving him rather sly look.

"I'm up! I'm up. You fluffy traitor."

Luz giggled, "So true love's kiss could lift the curse."

Jett just throw a pillow at her.


They all finished their breakfast. Both teens left King to do the dishes after winning the guillotine-pitchfork-icepick. Eda stay in kitchen, not to help a little demon but brew the potion.

Luz and Jett don't have any plans for today yet. So, two of them just can enjoy the quiet morning.

Jett decided to sat on the couch while scrolling through Penstagram (witch's Instagram). Luz grabbed a book that Gus loaned her, but she couldn't concentrate at pages. Her mind was in different place.

"Sunbeam, are you ok?" Jett's question made her looked at him.

"Yes, of course." Luz dismissed, though she didn't seem convinced of her own words. "Why do you ask?"

"You were less cherfull and talkative than usual during breakfast. Plus you hold the book upside-down."

Her eyes go from the book to the teen witch to her book again. He was right.

"Did you want to talk about what's bothering you?" at his question Luz mumbles something.

"So, you said the mummy had been attacked by some giant evil spoon, or the city's been submerged in an ocean full of killer shrimp." Jett tease when he failed to understand a single word the girl said.

"My mom called me this morning." Luz said, more articulately.

"Argument?" Jett asked, patting the space next to him.

"No." Luz walked over and sat at the edge of the couch, "She think I'm on the camp."

"That was certainly our plan." Her friend reminded.

"I don't like lying to her."

"Our bosses said they will consider an opportunity to allow you tell her the truth about everything when summer is end, remember?"

Luz leaned back against the couch dramatically, "I don't want to tell about all this to her either."

Jett cocked his head, "Now you're confused me."

"Have you ever done something you're not regret." She paused and stared at the ceiling. The glowing owl on the ceiling seemed to be looking in her eyes. "But you don't want your parent to find out?"

"Are you wearing a wire?"

"I'm serious."

"So am I."

"Jeeeettttt."Luz groaned at him.

"Okay. Okay." Jett's face turned into more serious expression. "I get that you're worried about how she reacts. But she is your mom, telling her the truth is the best option."

"But what do I say to her? I can't just say "Hey mom! I need to tell you something, turns out witches, demons and magic are real. And I lied! I'm not at boring Reality Check Camp, I'm in another dimension training to be a witch and I joined an ancient order that protects magic."

"Very definitely and quite frankly." He said with a nod.

"She will get mad at me. Mad and disappointed. She will- " Luz's voice died off, there was too much to say.

"Hold it, Sunbeam," The couch shifted as Jett sat down closer to her and looked over, " You don't know that for a fact."

"She will." Luz just said like this was a fact that's carved in stone.

"Does she love you?"

"What?" This sudden question surprise her.

"Your mom." Jett said, "Does she love you?"

"Of course, but I don't-"

"Does she care about you?" Jett cut off.

"Yes." Luz said, but still don't see his point.

"Does she want you be happy?"

Luz takes a deep breath, she has a feeling this question has much more weight than how it appears. It was easy and difficult question at the same time. Her mami want to her learned how to be more like everyone else. She think her daughter should have to give up Azura, fantasy and reduce her creativity way to express herself... But her mom have no problems with who she is. She just thought the camp would help her fit in better at school. Make friends. So, she send her to camp... Her mom did it because she thought it was best for her.

"Yes."

Jett only give her a small smile, "So, she'll be mad but she'll understand."

Taking a moment to process her friend words, Luz took a breath and allowed her shoulders to relax. However, there are still concerns over her mom reaction when she told her about... well everything. But she start seeing also the more optimistic version of that moment in her mind.

"I th-" Luz didn't have a chance to finished this verb. Because Hooty shouted like a door bell.

"DING DONG! Hoot!"

Before either of them could complain, Hooty shouted again as he slammed himself open.

"Michael is back! Hoot! Hoot!"

"Who?" Luz didn't get a reply instead a unknow person come inside.

He revealed to be a tall man, looks to be physically around his early forties. The first thing she notice was that he had wings. There were two of them, great feathery black limbs covered in a nearly imperceptible pattern that brighter charcoal tone stood a bit out against the dark feathers.

With dusky skin, eyes like whiskey, a strong physique, cross-shaped scar on his chin, jet black hair with golden strands and a easy smile, he is the definition of Tall and Handsome. He wore a white, long-sleeved collared shirt, a very dark collar vest and short sleeved black coat with greyish flames along the bottom. His pants were light brown and off-white with black buttons and two stripes on either side of the pants. Matching his combat boots. He also had leather bracers on both arms, three buckles on his left thigh, and brown belt complete with golden buckle. At the end and to complete the look, he had a wedding band necklace around his neck.

"There's no place like home." He said as breathe in the smell of the Owl House.

Jett looked up and his father heading his way. He immediately brightened up and walk to meet with him. They trade some mock-punches before the winged man grabbed his son in a bear hug which the teen returned with a laugh.

"It's so good to see you, my wild boy."

"Glad to see you, too dad."

The man smiled, putting Jett back down quickly. Then his gaze fell to Luz on couch. "I see we have a new face here. Your girlfriend?"

"No. This is Luz. My friend." Jett gave Luz a signal to come, "Luz meet my dad, Michael."

With a bit shy smile, human girl walked up to the large figure as she held out her hand. "Nice too meet you."

"Just so you know, little lady, I'm a hugger!"

"Huh-?"

*Craaack*

Luz's face scrunched up as she felt the massive pair of arms wrap around her, lifting her off the ground as she was crushed in his titan-like grip. She like hugs, but this was THE HUG.

All the air that was pushed out of her came rushing back again as the winged man dropped her again, Luz rubbing a few new bruises she felt around her ribcage.

"Too tight?" Michael asked, his feathers ruffling apologetically. "Forgive me, I've never hugged a human before."

"It was good hug." Luz said, gasping slightly. "Tight but nice."

"I promise you I will be careful. The next time." He promised and smiled at Luz, his face full of warmth. She smiled back at him.

"Well well, somone finally decided to come home." Eda's voice made them turned heads. The witch entered the livingroom with King in her arms.

"Hello, hun." Michael's wings fluttered a bit in cheerful way, "Missed me?"

"I find it a lot easier to sleep without your snoring." Eda teased as she put King down.

"Does that mean am I supposed to spent the extra night away from home?" Michael said with a cheeky grin, angel wings fluttering behind him.

The witch smirk at man and she grabbed him by his collar and kissed him. Instinctively, the angel flared his wings to half span and swathed them both in his dark feathers, cloaking them in semi darkness for a few seconds.

"I'll take that as a no," Michael said afterwards, sounding pleased.

"Welcome home." Eda said.

"It's good to be home." Michael kissed her, slower and more tenderly than the kiss a moment ago, and they relished every millisecond. "So, can someone fill me what I miss?"

"You might want to get comfortable." King hopped up onto Michael's shoulder. "This story is not going to be a short one."


"So to sum everything up Jett and Katrina finally joined the Order of the Keepers, Luz is part of their team, she is also first human who can use magic since the Ley lines disappear, Eda become her mentor, you found King lost crown but it get destroyed and he got a new from Luz."

"Yes." Jett nodded, "That's it in a nutshell."

"And I was only gone for a week and a half." Michael leaned back against the couch, "Was there anything else I missing?"

"I ate butterfly sitting on a pink flower." Hooty said with a big smile on his face.

"That's nothing new for you, Hootcifer." Michael replied jokingly.

"Well, I wanted to share it with you." The house demon said while stretching his snake-like neck back to the door.

Michael then turned to Luz, "You know, I never expected to meet anyone that comes from the Human Realm, much less a human teen who can use magic."

"Honestly, I've never experienced to meet a angel." Luz replied.

"Remember, I'm a real angel, little lady. Your world depict my race as benevolent celestial intermediaries between Heaven and humanity. My people are protectors and guides for others but we can't be called the heavenly host."

"I know, but it's still awesome meet the angel." she argued, looking at his large wings, "Can I touched your wings?" Then Luz realized she may have made a blunder, remembering what she angered the centaur with question about his face. "I mean if this isn't-"

"If you show me your spell." The winged man just said, Luz's smile widened slightly.

"Deal!"

With his back to the teen, Michael allowed his wings to stretch out behind him, the massive expanse of glimmering black feathers filled Luz's vision.

She stretched forth her hand towards the top of it. Luz paused, and glanced at Michael to make sure everything was okay. The angel just nodded, still smiling. Luz moved and ran her hand up the top bone of the wing slowly, feeling the soft down feathers that lined the bone. When the bone was beyond her reach, she gently dragged her hand down the wing, feeling the outline of each long feather until her hand touched something different. It was cold with the sharp edges. She took it by the the upper part and pulled ever so gently. It just disconnected from the wings.

"It's knife." She realised, looking at dark knife in the shape of a feather, in her hand.

Michael chuckled, "Well, they don't call me "the Steel Wings" for nothing." The angel shook his wings, and Luz watched, stunned, as the feather-like knives shine metallically with dark colours between his real feathers, then he pulled his wings in close to his back, the limbs stiff and held still. "Your turn."

Luz gave him knife back before slowly drawing a glyph on some sheet of paper that is lying on the table. Soon on the page was a perfect Light Glyph.

The human girl closed her eyes tightly, a bit scrunching up a her nose in concentration. She imagined glyph and added a little more detail to it in her mind. With a tap, the page was absorbed forming a bright, glowing ball of light that got bigger than Luz's head and lifted up towards the ceiling. It exploded and fell in a gentle shower of tiny orbs.

Michael lets out a small "wow" and Howlitty wastes no time unscrewing itself from Jett's staff. And attacked one of glowing orb like cat playing with a mini yarn ball.

"You're out of the ordinary, Luz." Michael made a grab for one of the orbs. While light magic was extremely basic, the method Luz used to conjure it was definitely something that got his attention.

"Of course she's." Eda butted in and put an arm around Luz, "That girl's my apprentice."

"I still cannot believe that you have one." Michael said, "How did Lilith react when you told her?"

"She doesn't know yet."

"Who is Lilith?" Luz blinked in surprise.

"My older sister." Eda just said.

"And Katrina's mom." Jett helpfully added.

"You have a sister?" There was a gasp before a mouthful of words followed. "What's she like? Is she like Eda? Does she know King? How-"

"One at a time." Eda held up a hand to calm down her excited apprentice.

"Sorry," Luz winced slightly but continued to smile. "I'm just excited. This is a first piece of your mysterious past!"

"I really like her. Oh yes I do." Michael said with a smile, watching the practically vibrating human. "Believe me, Luz, having a sister is not even the most interesting thing about Eda."

"Really?"

Eda snorted. "That list is long."

'I want to know everything!' Luz thought but then she decided to focus on the latest information, "Returning to the secret sister. I have a list of questions I need to ask."

"You can bombard Lilith with questions when you meet her."

"I get to actually to meet your sister?" exclaimed Luz a little too loudly.

"Yes, we have family dinner at least twice a month, and today is Lilith's place turn. So, you can save all your questions till evening." Eda explain.

"And no spoilers from us." Jett said it jokingly, before made zip my lips.

"Not fair." Luz winced slightly.

"Life isn't always fair." Michael patted her back with his left wing.

"Just tell me one thing about your sister." Luz gave Eda the best puppy eyes she could. "Plllllleeeeeeaaaaasssssseeeeee."

"Alright! Fine, fine." Eda huffed as the girl cheered. "Lilith is the leader of the Royal Coven."

Luz's jaw hit the floor.

From what she hear, after the witches has reached the age of majority, they faced with a choice - live their life as wild witches or join one of the covens. All covens have their advantages, and they are equally important for the functioning of the society. But members of the Royal Coven have access to all forms of magic. They're the Boiling Isles elite, and they work for the rulers of the Boiling Isles.

The teen was about to ask questions but Eda smirked, "That's all you get to know, kiddo."

"So many questions and no answers," Luz mumbled.


Notes: Soooo, what do you think of Michael? Constructive criticism is welcome.

Hope you liked chapter. Plot in the next chapter: you could probably guess.
See ya till then :)

A piece of information - Michael voice is Ben 10,000 from Ben 10 Original Series/Fred Tatasciore

P.S I've nothing against Raeda ship. This au plot just had other plans for Eda's love life. That's all.