Who was it? The question haunted Luz's mind. She'd been awake for hours thinking and thinking and thinking. Running through lists of everyone she knew. Everyone Luz knew Amity knew. Her shortlist was pitiful and there wasn't much evidence for any of them. And it's not like she could ask. Sure they were friends but it's not like they'd been that close for that long. Plus it might give off the wrong impression.
It was the wrong impression…. right? It's not like she actually needed to know who it was. She just wanted to know for…. mischievous purposes… yeah that's right. Mischief. Oh what mischievous things she could do to get Amity and her date-to-be together. Her date-to-be. Luz tried to imagine that, Amity going on a romantic date with…. With who? Willow? No willow wouldn't be happy with Amity… maybe Boscha?
Luz clutched her heart in pain. That's odd, she's been in enough fandoms to deal with the shipping pangs but this was something else. Almost the exact opposite. Was that even possible? The idea seemed ridiculous. But still….. Not Boscha, Luz decided. Boscha wasn't really Amity's romantic type, she decided. Or maybe she was? What was Amity's romantic type? Luz thought about it and really couldn't come up with any theories. What would sweep Amity off of her feet? What sorts of things would make Amity smile and know she's loved?
Focus. Alright was this the final list? Yeah, for the most part. Everyone else seemed incompatible with her. Amity didn't seem to get a lot of joy from interacting with people. Her friends are friends because her parents said they were. Whatever crush Amity had it must be a crush from afar…. Well probably that's the case. Luz sighed, but before putting the pen down and starting to scheme an idea bubbled to the surface. This thought had been bouncing around in her head for a while. She didn't dare hope for it's possibility. Hope? No not hope. Sure it'd be nice to spend more time with Amity but it's not like they were like that…. were they?
No no no, no they weren't. That dance was fun but anybody can dance. Luz has learned to dance with cousins and random classmates. It's not like they were special. Besides that feeling? That quickening of heartbeat, that shortness of breath and that pit in her stomach? Those were symptoms of anxiety. Luz was just anxious of losing her friend? Or of losing the fight with the grim monster. Or she was nervous that she would resent having to bail Luz out. It was probably one of those things. Besides, even if they felt that way towards each other, it would never work. Amity's parents were too elitist and Amity probably knew it wouldn't be a good idea to go out with the human. Not to mention Luz wasn't familiar with the mores of the boiling isles yet. It's possible that girlxgirl romantic relationships were as looked down upon here as they were on earth. Now that was a depressing thought, with so many types of people it seems unlikely that that would be the case but you can never be too careful. No, any way you split it, Amity is too smart and too careful to even think about being involved with Luz.
Luz sighed that debate was settled. Luz was suddenly reluctant to go on Now what to do with that short list of potential matches. Some voice from deep inside her said "a hitlist!". that's a dark thought! Luz shuddered no it wasn't a hitlist. It was a list of potential candidates. And it was Luz's job to help Amity get her dream partner. Whichever witch or wizard it may be.
That horrendous pang again. Luz slumped, did she mean that? What's the point in doing something like that. Amity was cute enough single, could Luz take her cuteness when she's in a happy relationship. Ah to see her happy all the time! To watch her steal loving glances at her partner, sitting together, laughing. This was the familiar feeling of shipping. Just who would Amity be happiest with though?
Luz focused on those thoughts. Amity laughing. Her smile. Her eyes. Her… essence. Who was Amity with when she was laughing? Smiling? Happy? Who made Amity happy? Who did Amity decide was important enough to her to ask to grom? Search and search though she might Luz could only find one answer.
Luz.
But that could just be bias! Maybe the reason Luz could only think of herself is because she hasn't really seen Amity with other people much. She supposed that's because Amity was a bit embarrassed to associate with a human like herself. Luz got that, she wasn't exactly popular. But Luz absolutely loved spending time with Amity. And Amity seemed to like it too. Amity could very easily choose not to hang out with her and for that Luz truly valued Amity's time and company.
Friends. That's what she and Amity were. Friends. And friends help friends. So Luz was going to help Amity get together with her crush no matter what. Personal hang-ups aside. Luz was going to be there for her friend.
Determined, Luz began to sort Through the list crossing out names she thought unfit for her dear friend. Within minutes she had worked through the entire list. Now to see who was left… nobody! Now that can't be right… maybe she misinterpreted who was fit for Amity…. she was definitely asking someone… if only there were some way to know who exactly…
Aha! Oracle magic! Not Luzs strong suit but it should be enough to find out the name on the paper or who Amity would be happy with or something. First an easy but somewhat unreliable trick. Since Luz has touched the price she should be able to draw a glyph and see what the paper looked like whole. All she had to do was draw the glyph and think of the object and … CAST! For a second she saw it in her mind's eye but alas the only name on it was her own. It must be her interference on the object making the spell go haywire. Unfortunate but it can't be helped. There was another oracle spell to be used though she just needed to concentrate on Amity. That wasn't hard; her friends were never far from her mind. Details flowed easily, Amity's smile, her hair, her aroma, her determination, her compassion. Luz cast her oracle spell and a short vision flashed in front of her.
Amity smiling, Luz smiling with her. Of course Luz was with her, friends should be with each other. Willow and Gus in the background. But where was Amity's romantic partner? Luz sighed perhaps oracle magic was a bit beyond her pay-grade. But what was she to do? She was out of ideas. Her phone buzzed, one of those random pings she should really turn off.
That's it! She'll just ask! It was so uncharacteristic of her not to before! She can't even remember a reason not to! She picked up her phone and remembered that it's not compatible with the scrolls on the boiling isles. Frustrated again she went to the drawing board. She couldn't wait the entire weekend without knowing. Maybe she should just go over to Amity's place and ask! Yeah right now! Luz stood up to leave and thought better of it. It was the middle of the night after all.
Luz plopped down on the floor. If only she had a scroll or something. She couldn't think of a facetime spell or anything. This was so frustrating. Who could it be? Who could it be who could it be. Luz stood up and walked to the window. The sun was rising. It's morning already? How is that possible. She stayed up all night thinking about Amity. That was a little surprising considering how short of an attention span she typically has.
Luz stretched, well she didn't have anything planned for today anyways. She made her way to her bed. She closed her eyes and tried to go to sleep. But her mind couldn't be still. She was still consumed with thoughts of who Amity's crush might be.
Suddenly Luz heard the scared and ruffled feathers of a long slender mix between a furby and a tapeworm.
"HOOT HOOT THE SCARY GIRL CAME BACK" Hooty the owl said rather frantically.
Luz giggled remembering the beating amity had given the owl. Then Luz shot to her feet and tried to straighten her hair. "Amity is here?" she asked rather worriedly.
"HOOT HOOT" hooty the owl said in affirmation.
Luz finally calmed down, the lack of sleep must've made her jumpy. Amity had seen her covered in mud, she probably wouldn't mind some bad hair. Luz raced down to see her friend. Excited to ask her just who that crush is.