POV Narrator:

Some days pass since Laura, Bernadette, April and Scarlet went out to play tennis, that week the academy was preparing for a special visit of the Appleton boys in the middle of the week in a Wednesday, that where the boys of that male academy came to visit the witches, many of the times to woo the girls or then as a test that they used for the boys of that academy to learn to have a bigger chivalry with the girls, since it coincided a lot with their chivalry classes, with that the students were getting ready all week to get ready for that night after classes. With the exception of a few who didn't want to be there, others who were lesbians and had no interest in any boys around, really because they didn't like men. The girls were practically forced to participate in that event since it was worth some of their grade and served as a way to teach them how to deal with men, since Finnelan had a lot of the mentality of calling the boys from Appleton to just have the intention of uniting the girls of Luna Nova and thus ensure that they have as a pair someone of good income next to them, besides ensuring a good reputation.

In those days Bernadette and Laura were slowly getting closer to each other, they still had a lot of the tension between them, but they even managed to play videogames together at the red team's room, as usual, it was the old ways coming back, as April was hanging out more and more with Scarlet, she wanted to show the girl how she was worthy of having an extra attention and even get something that she wants so much, although Taylor was making it very hard for her, but that wasn't such a problem, since Jordan loves a good challenge, so it would be more fun for her to win the redhead's heart or even get what she wants so much. But this was also making one girl in specific a little bit resentful, thinking she was being left behind, Eleanora since April met Scarlet, was missing those days and many of the times Jordan was politely refusing, she said she wanted to preserve herself a little bit, just to see if it was worth investing in someone. Very different from the April she used to be in the early days of school, she was maturing a bit in that regard.

Something that ended up changing a lot in this time was about Beatrice England and her colleagues from other rooms, who were never seen trying to irritate Laura McLaren again, but that was due more to fear and also because they realized that it was a waste of time, they would be ignored or at the most they could be very well sculched only by words, besides they felt the desire for something else, they didn't want to put Laura in her place, they wanted to have McLaren's body, mainly because Beatrice told them a lie that she almost had sex with her, what was clearly a lie.

Wednesday, October 7, 1987

The day of the so expected event of the Appleton's boys visit arrives, at the dawn the girls just act as if it was a normal day as any other, being Laura going to take a shower and wash her hair as she always does in Wednesday days. The others go getting ready for a school day, putting the uniforms and bathing themselves, besides going to the cafeteria to have breakfast. At the red team's room, after the three girls have finished with the tidying up, they go with the books on their arms towards the cafeteria for breakfast and also talk to each other about the prom.

POV Laura:

Today is the day of that fucking visit from the Appleton boys, whatever that shit is. I honestly didn't want to be around them... I'm a lesbian, man. It wouldn't hurt to leave me alone in my place, but no, that fucking teacher wants to make us do this... Oh, fuck you. I'll just be there for Bernadette anyway. I'll make sure no one makes her uncomfortable. After all, so is she.

- Hey Laura, are you looking forward to that ball? I get to see Harry tonight. We're gonna dance so hard. Besides having the most beautiful boys from all over the UK there, but none is more beautiful than my Harry... - Said Rose all happy and thinking about that weird boyfriend of hers.

- Not at all, I wanted to stay in my room playing video games with Bern... Rose looks at me. I am the most striking person in terms of body and face... Men love short women to feel imposing, to make up for their lack of dick they prefer shorter women to make their fucked up member look bigger... I heard this from a kid when I was skateboarding on a track over there They say horrible things and they always relate to me. These guys will look at me and think I'm an object... If the girls here don't even respect me, who will say a male scrotum - I say sending the real to Rose.

- I don't take away your reason Laura... I really know what it's like... I also go through a little bit of the same thing, they always made comments like that, but look, just ignore it, go do something else, like dance with Bern, talk to her or April - She said shrugging her shoulders... I wish it was that easy, I don't want to have to knee any boy in front of everyone and get kicked out of that place... On top of losing points for defending my integrity.

We soon get to the cafeteria and this time there was good food for free! They were those hot mixes that are given only to upper class students, only for free, there were other things like croissants, natural snacks, eggs, bacon, breads of all kinds, cold cuts of all kinds, even had cake, I got a little of everything as well as April and we were eating, Rose impresses me that she only got a natural snack and a box of milk... I don't know how she doesn't lose weight even eating so little... It is really very strange.

POV Narrator:

The girls have breakfast and go to the class that happens normally, it was as usual a class of teacher Finnelan, a boring class as usual, but this time it was focused only in showing how to behave as a boy, how to win the heart of a boy so you can call him to be your date at the dance and even one day in the future if you marry him. In that class who was not enjoying anything were the few lesbian students, that is until one of them is called.

POV Bernadette:

Oh man... I thought this class was already a little boring, but this is an exaggeration, we only have 15/16 years, what the need to teach us to objectify someone as if it were a person who will make us climb in life... Marriage is not about interest, marriage is about love, feelings, maturity... I am not marrying someone to move up in life, I don't want to marry someone and be forced to stay with a person I don't love for the rest of my life... I want to marry because I love someone... I want to be happy all my life next to someone who I know was worth making that choice.

- Miss McLaren, how do you reach a boy? - said Miss Finnelan, asking Laura.

- Usually, if your guard is down, just take a knee - Ah, Laura... That was good, I'm almost laughing, I just don't laugh because it will be ugly for my side, but the others are.

- Take your feet off the table Miss McLaren and answer me this question right, I'm not talking about acting with violence with a man but how you would do to conquer one - Said the teacher already getting angry, Laura even looks at me and I give her a serious look that makes her take her feet off the table.

- Simple... I will not do anything, because it is not a girl and I do not like boys, I think I will make it clear here with my words... I am lesbian, sapatão, glue velcro, sapphic, homosexual, gay, bolacheira, suck charque, fag, faggot, lesbian, fanchona, wonderful, treasurer, play in the blue team, double Venus, I love sucking orange and you understand... - Oh my... Hold on, Bern. Don't laugh at something like that. Laura! Why did you do that? You didn't have to. I'm gonna cover my mouth and laugh a little. Hahaha... That's a good one.

Then the whole class burst out laughing, "Oh, Laura... Now that was a good one. I am sometimes amazed at how brave she is enough to say that... I would think it was something repulsive to have answered the teacher, but against homophobia I found an answer to the height, it was a good one... But soon the teacher tells the whole room to shut up.

- Silence! There is nothing to laugh about here! Miss McLaren, that is so disrespectful that I could send you to the principal's office or even write you up for that - said the teacher, being very disrespectful.

- You are going to put me on the board because I am, myself, as far as I know there are no rules about being forbidden to be a lesbian and the principal herself can fire you if I report your homophobia against me, so be respectful to me and my choice and I will be respectful in your class, seems to me a fair exchange and in the laws of the witches' council is expressly forbidden the homophobia since 1781 by a decree signed by Victoria McLaren who also allowed the total freedom of witches to be whatever they want - Said Laura beautifully, that girl, she spoke beautifully and let even the teacher without reaction... Now I saw maturity, this time Laura showed that she has a high intelligence and can be a very imposing lesbian.

- Oh... Be quiet, Laura McLaren, now don't disturb the class, I'm going to ask the other... Hmmm... Let me see. Miss Cavendish. Could you come here in front and show me how you would do to conquer a boy? - Said the teacher pointing precisely at me...

Do I really have to go? I'm a lesbian... What's worse is that I'm afraid I'm going to say I'm a lesbian and Laura is looking at me... I immediately signaled her using some spells to write in the air in a way that only the two of us could understand "Please, don't tell, no one can know I am", she just agreed with her head and turned forward, the others were already looking at me... I was nervous and shaking, I even get up and go towards the middle of the class at the teacher's desk practically swallowing saliva of nervousness the teacher soon makes a mannequin next to her move.

- Very well Miss Cavendish show how to reach a boy - Said the teacher while being embarrassed... Well let's pretend well... I'll try.

- Ah hello... Nice boy, are you alone? I can dance with you - I say extending my hand to the mannequin that holds my hand... Wow I know it's not real, but I'm feeling very embarrassed.

- Come on Miss Cavendish, the boy has to be more interested in you - Said the teacher until I let go of her hand and left running towards my seat... I couldn't stand so much embarrassment anymore, all I saw was soon Laura getting up from her desk.

- What's the need for that, teacher? Can't you see Bernadette is uncomfortable? I was just asking a question. She is a person like me and you are not a Cavendish princess... - Laura said, imposing herself on the whole class.

- And what is the need to intercede for Miss Cavendish? I really feel sorry for her, I didn't mean to embarrass her... Well, sit down and be quiet, I'm going to continue the class - said the teacher... Wow Laura, I liked what you did now, it was really something beautiful and even respectful, I was really surprised today, she is slowly conquering me.

POV Narrator:

The class continued normally and boring as always, with teacher Finnelan explaining the girls how to behave with a boy and so on, even if Laura and Bernadette started to ignore a little bit what was happening. After the class was given the break, the two separated in different ways being that Cavendish even let out a "thank you" to Laura who just nodded.

In the break McLaren was just eating normally, but she was surrounded by girls that were questioning about her being a lesbian and she just told them to fuck themselves and leave her alone, since she wanted to be in peace, but after a good time they are leaving Laura alone in hers quiet.

After the break comes the last class that passes quickly and then the girls are free to get ready, since at seven o'clock would start the prom event, they could dress the way they want, as long as they are not wearing too vulgar clothes. Bernadette was going back to the blue team's room, when she comes across the teacher Finnelan who signals her to go to her room to talk, Cavendish then goes there.

POV Bernadette:

I wonder what the teacher wants with me. I think it must be something to do with what happened earlier... Well, let's see what's going on, or that thing with drugs and Beatrice, I really hope she hasn't found out anything, I didn't do anything, I didn't help in this investigation and just stayed quiet all this time. Then I quickly go into the teacher's room, as usual she let me sit on the couch facing her and we had a cup of tea.

- Very well Miss Cavendish, what an embarrassing thing it was earlier, not to mention that you had to be supported by Miss McLaren, that was a bit shameful, you could have answered her at the height, I did not know how to act when she said about Victoria McLaren's laws and that she disapproves homophobia, and I am just preserving the good customs... But that's not what I came to talk about, I came to talk about the ball - said the teacher... Ah here it comes...

- What about the dance? Am I gonna have to do something? Or do you want something? - I ask her and she starts to laugh.

- I just want you to have fun and I got a letter from your mother, she told me that it would be great for you to talk to some of the Appleton boys and even go out with them a bit, remembering that the rooms are off limits so it is out of the question, but you can go out with one of them as long as you don't create a reputation as a slut, she told me that Paul Hanbridge is the best choice, a boy with black hair and green eyes, so just enjoy it, if possible do what your mother asked and she also demanded that you don't wear anything cheap and splurge on a different outfit, she recommended that you wear this - Said teacher Finnelan handing me the box.

- I understand... So I'm going, I have to produce myself - I say the teacher who agrees with her head.

I got up from there, I left the teacher's room and went towards my room, with the box in hands, I come across Molly and Beatrice getting ready, both were doing their makeup and looking in the mirrors, I just walk straight past and go to my room, where I open the box and obviously it was what I expected... A dress, that damn blue dress with a frill and a blue rose on my left shoulder and these gloves... Earrings and that necklace, I knew it... I hate wearing that, even in this place I can't have the freedom to choose the clothes I want... What do I do? I really want to feel like Bernadette.

What would Laura say to me at this time? I think I'm going to think about it for a while, I even look in the mirror and what I see is a vision of Laura... I think I'm hallucinating a little bit, but I think I'll listen to what this vision of mine has to say.

- Fuck that dress, wear what you want, your mother doesn't dictate what you have to wear - I said my vision... You know what? I go up to Laura's room... I don't have any nice clothes, besides the ones I'm forced to wear, the one I came in was a dress and high heels and I hate wearing that because it hurts my feet.

I even leave the room, I go from there towards the red team's room, let's see if Laura can get me some clothes to borrow, because she only has cool clothes, I really like the way she dresses, as if she squanders everything she likes, even more that she feels free, she doesn't need to be attached to the pattern, Laura is simply Laura... She doesn't care about the comments, I'm sure about that.

POV narrator:

Laura really didn't care, she was wearing an open button up plaid blouse, with a t-shirt of the band "Metallica" from the album "Master of Puppets", Jeans, a black and red all star long piped sneakers and a black Leaf team cap from the World Broom Racing Championship, wearing a double Venus necklace around her neck and her hair loose as always, she didn't care much about looks.

April was wearing a black and red striped long sleeve t-shirt with some skulls on it, choker on her neck, some earrings in her ear and piercings, she was wearing a black skirt that came to a little above her knees, belt and putting the t-shirt under the skirt and belt, black pantyhose and a black boot.

Rosemary was by far the most produced, she was wearing a white skirt that came a little below the shoulders, a pink long sleeve sweatshirt, wearing white suspenders that had a heart shaped buckle, a pair of half pants and wore brown boots, practically the opposite of April. Morris put on earrings, a polka dot necklace, on her face she was with a little powder on her face to hide her pimples, she was wearing lipstick, eyeliner, a little blush and she had just finished her eyebrows, besides fastening her hair with a ponytail leaving her bangs loose which she was brushing to give more highlight.

POV Laura:

Rose is produced too much... What exaggeration, she will end up taking a long time and will end up losing the dance this way, her boyfriend might forget that she is getting ready, I and April finished very fast... I'm just finding it a little bad to wear these pants because it's a little tight and my ass is huge, but I know that this way no guy will be attracted because he will think I'm a macho hehe? Well at least I can stay here playing and enjoy the time, at least until someone knocks on the door and when I go to answer it was Bern.

- Ah Bern, what brings you here? - I ask her, who was blushing a little, looking away.

- I wanted to... Eh... Laura... Today my mother sent me some clothes and I don't want to wear them because they're not me... It was a dress and all that pompousness - I said to myself, ah, if I'm going to borrow clothes, I certainly will.

- Fuck that dress, wear what you want, your mother doesn't tell you what to wear - I say very clearly to her and offer the door for her to enter.

- Oh thank you Laura, you are very nice - She said giving me a kiss in the cheek making me blush a little bit.

- You can take whatever you want, my closet is free, the clothes are smelly and clean - I tell her that I was already choosing the clothes.

POV Bernadette:

Oh, that's so cool, I'm gonna wear Laura's smelly clothes... With her smell... and everything... That's really good, man. I never stopped to think about it. I'm gonna have a little bit of Laura with me. That's great. Laura is winning me over more and more every day. I think I'm liking this girl more and more. Let's see what's in here.

She has a kilt, that's cool, I think I'll use it, this Iron Maiden sweatshirt too, that's cool, but shoes won't have as she wears a different number of mine, Laura's feet are very small, I know that, so she has so cool shoes, good I'll see April's, who knows she lends. These red suspenders will also match with the Kilt, but I don't understand why Laura uses them, she's Irish, well I'll use them because of my culture, well I'll get this and change.

- I'm going to change. Thank you so much, Laura. Oh and April I can borrow a pair of your shoes? What size do you wear? I wear 4 - I ask April.

- Ah if you want you can get it I also wear 4, Laura has these minuscule feet of those who wear 2,5 haha! I don't know how she can find shoes the size of her foot in the adult session, very little feet of child, just get a shoe that you find cool and wear - April said being nice to me too.

So I go to change and put the clothes on, and incredibly it looks good, I like the way it looks and this stocking gave a good highlight to my thigh, so I feel like myself, I could buy clothes like that, but my mom would set fire to all of them... Oh, clothes so nice and with Laura's scent... So much that I smell the blouse and it was so good a lavender perfume that only McLaren has... She is quite smelly for a girl who seems so rude most of the time.

POV Laura:

It was nice to see her so happy borrowing my clothes, so she will pass her scent to my clothes... You know, I think it would be nice to go out with her to buy some clothes, she deserves to try some things that are more like her and by the way, I saw that she got my Kilt, I thought it was cute, I always enjoy wearing it, I'm a very rooted Irish, but I have nothing against Scots, I'm even in love with one... I think their clothes are really cool, their culture too. Soon Bern came out of the bathroom with the clothes I borrowed... By nine...

Ahhhh! How beautiful! Ahhhh! I'm... I'm in love... Oh daddy I'm in love... She's so cute and beautiful! Bernadette is a big fucking woman. Laura... Laura! Get a hold of yourself, girl. Calm down... She's just a girl... An incredibly beautiful girl. I'm paralyzed... Shit... I'm looking like everything's slowing down... I'm gonna... No Laura... Hold that gay... Breathe. She went to pick up April's shoe and looked really cute in red sneakers with my clothes... Ahhhh! I'm gonna... Laura... Laura... I'm panicking. I'm panicking.

- Laura? Laura? - April said snapping her fingers.

Bernadette... I go to you, so much that I got up and I went slowly to her, the same was confused until I arrived giving a kiss with everything in that girl, I did not resist was in the flower of the emotion... Now in front of the girls... She made me get with Lesbian Panic, then fuck me too... I can't hold my own with a beautiful girl like that. Laura McLaren is in love. I'm in another world, the world of gay. I just want the cabbage's lips touching mine.

POV Bernadette:

I can't believe... Laura kissed me like that out of nowhere... But so good... Her kisses are so good... Only this time in front of everyone... Ahhh... I... Hmmm... Laura... Please kiss me more... That was so good I feel like my heart is gonna jump out of my mouth, your lips sealing with mine, your tongue touching mine, it's like our hearts... So I'm falling more and more in love. Hmmm Laura... I love you... Love you I mean... Oh fuck! She can't win me over that easily... We soon break the kiss and I come back to reality.

- What was that, Laura? Did some cupid bee sting you? - I say breaking away from the kiss while Laura was extremely flushed.

- I... It was bad Bern... It was... It was impulse. I overreacted a little. You look so beautiful and charming that I couldn't resist... Forgive me - she said embarrassed until I smiled at her, still blushing a little.

- I forgive you, if you think I'm pretty like this then I'll go like this and fuck what people think about the way I'm wearing - I tell Laura who smiles back.

- Did you see what I saw April? Did it finally happen? I think their hormones got a little hormonal - Rosemary said, and I heard it very clearly, but I just ignored it.

- Yeah! That's how it's done girl! I'm so proud of the strong and fucked up girl you've become, Bern - she said with her hand on my shoulder.

From there we stayed a little time playing together, until it arrived the time of the so acclaimed dance, we were all called to go to the place, I was a little afraid of being seen like that, but soon Laura took my hand and she faced me with a comfort that I never felt before.

- You can be safe with me, I won't let anyone make any mean comments just because you're being yourself, here no one cares about your rich and perfect image, here we care about Bernadette Cavendish, we're going to cause quite a shock to everyone - She said comforting me, I was really almost putting my head down and going to put the dress on, but I'm moving on.

POV Narrator:

The prom was happening, the Appleton's boys in good part were using suits, others even used different clothes, as the case of Harry Lancaster that was dressing in a more nerdy way and even because of that he was teased by the other boys on the way to Luna Nova, the girls were organizing themselves on the academy's courtyard, getting lined up, they would have to stay each one with their team.

As soon as Beatrice arrives, Molly and the high class team girls soon begin to give Cavendish an ugly look, but Laura was by her side.

POV Bernadette:

I knew they'd all look at me funny, they're all dressed up and I'm the only one like that... This sucks... I'm feeling inferior... I think I'm gonna... No! I have to be strong! I've come this far and I'm not going to lower my head. I'm Bernadette Cavendish. Just because I'm dressing as myself and not stuck in the vacuum of wearing these clothes that only signify their high standard of money doesn't mean anything. It does!

- What the fuck is this Bernadette? - Beatrice said.

- This is fucking Bernadette! Respect her or I'll make you lose all your class in your fancy dress, capiche? If you don't respect her it won't be you who will be expelled of the prom... But me - Said Laura moralizing the girls that stayed quiet.

- I dress the way I want, I'm not obligated to label myself because I'm from a class above, I value being Bernadette not some rich Cavendish girl - I tell the girls that stay still until the teacher Finnelan arrives, she aims her wand at me and soon Laura casts a spell making her let go.

- Don't think! Let her be herself. You're not going to pin Bernadette Cavendish on an image label of wealth if all the others are here dressed the way she wants. Why should Bernadette dress like the others? - Said Laura speaking beautifully while the teacher looked at her face.

- We will talk about this Miss Cavendish, know that I will not be responsible for the embarrassment you will experience today - said the teacher leaving... Yes! Go away! And to hell with the shame... Ashamed of what? Of being myself? I don't understand why I have to label myself.

So we stayed in the seats, just waiting for the boys to arrive and it didn't take long, but when they arrived the girls all fell for it, I just showed total indifference, seriously this... Even the teachers were falling for it... Oh Holy Beatrix Lesbian, I really have to put up with this. Well, after they arrive the guy who manages Appleton goes to the principal who then goes to the microphone.

- Here begins an event that will be a way to show how Appleton and Luna Nova have no hard feelings after a story that we prefer not to mention, now feel free to enjoy the day with the boys, today is a free day to be yourselves my students - Said the principal.

- And you guys from Appleton, be gentlemen and talk to the girls with kindness, we value here for a good image, you have until half past nine to have fun in this place, do not forget that it is a party so have fun, show the witches that we have a good friendship and a good living together - Said the director of Appleton.

Now this thing has started... Paul's with them, he's already noticed me. There's no way he couldn't tell by the way I'm dressed. Well... I think it was risky to stay like that, but I hope he won't tell my mother, or use blackmail to make her come here and give me a scolding? I would live a real hell just because of an outfit... But I have to do this at least to show that I don't keep my head down for everything.

See you prom witches...