Saturday, 9 June 2018

The first day of the summer holidays had already passed, the girls were having a good time, gossiping among themselves, telling about what they were going to do in life in the future, how they were going to graduate, also around the whole situation of magic, it was a very relaxed day, preceding what was coming for the following days, since there was going to be a first moment of class, in a group that was growing little by little with time in this mission of bringing a new era to magic.

The day dawns like any other in Luna Nova, Akko was getting up from her team's room, which she has been living since the incident with Margaret, she has been Sucy's roommate, only this time the two are in a much bigger room with more stuff in it, Lotte had been the only one who hasn't moved to the place yet in her parents' house, but she was surprised in how much better the room is, the bunk bed gave place to three beds for each one, a much bigger space than it used to be.

" I'm still amazed at how much bigger and better this place has gotten. " said Yanson.

" It was at Akko's further request, she would come to live here and take all the stuff, so we managed to move to a more spacious room, enough for her to call Diana and hang out without disturbing you hahaha " Said Manbavaran laughing as Kagari went on blushing.

" No way, Sucy! She's just my friend, we have nothing more than that " said the Japanese woman while the two of them were still doubting this conclusion said by her.

" I know, the various calls that you make every day in this time only shows that it is a friendship, even the way of speaking, you are all softened up with Diana, it even seems that the heart beats beating with each line, it even makes me a little bit disgusted, it's a lot of frivolity for just one day " said the Filipina while Lotte was laughing.

" Oh you are such a pain in the ass, you can't even see a friendly conversation with Diana and you're already into it, I'll even get ready for this first class to see how it's going to be, looking forward to impress everyone, I spent so much time training my magic that I perfected everything that was possible " said the one with crimson eyes that goes to the bathroom to change.

A while later...

All of them gathered in the classroom, this time the number of 9 girls had increased to 13, with the presence of Rita, Abigail, Hannah and Barbara, who had been spending some of these months between winter and summer practicing magic, having some separate classes for each one, since it was helping the girls to be more leveled with each other, being Akko and Amanda the exceptions for having some more intensive classes, since they were the witches who possess the seal.
With the arrival of all the girls, the adults started to give an explanation of that time of classes, where they would teach more things.

" Well you all must have already learned something about magic in the meantime I presume, some of you I have even been giving some private classes, so our classes will consist of no more than an explanation of all this, why we have been training you to be better witches, why you are in these classes, why it is so important to learn magic," said Chariot.

" Is it that important? I only got interested because I suspected Barbara using magic and everything " Hannah said.

" You younger girls haven't yet taken a proportion of what it's all about," Croix said.

" Did we? When we went to help free the girls from Margaret's hands, it was something, I remember how terrifying it was, you spoke of her as if she were the devil on earth, not to mention that she really was, one woman alone managed to take care of all of us as if we were nothing, to this day I feel chills just remembering," Rita said.

" That's just one of the things, Margaret is just a villain among many others that magic has been facing, she is very dangerous against us, but there is the biggest problem of all and that's why you're here, the reason why our magic is in the situation it's in today, in 1999 some cultists invaded the headquarters of what was our central council of magic and that ended up decentralizing everything, It ended up leaving us in this situation now, where we are lost, because the witches had to hide, these cultists went out killing one by one, we are in great danger at their hands and we need to be united to finish with these cursed ones or else magic will have a tragic end.

" So we're going to face someone who wants to kill us? No way, I just want to be a normal witch, I don't want to die for something that not even you guys are sure is going to work out, from what I remember even this Margaret managed to escape from you, who will say what these cultists can do to us.

" That is why you will not be the only ones, those of you who are afraid can continue without going deeper, we just want more witches to guarantee a protection to Luna Nova and that will tell our future plan in a month, you will call more girls here to learn magic little by little, until the day of the revelation, this will be your mission, but you cannot gossip to everyone, you will call two at a time, so it will be more stable, besides they have to be trustworthy " Answers Meridies.

" I don't want to die at the hand of these cultists, now that you have spoken I am still afraid, what makes you think they won't come after us? " The brown haired Englishwoman asks, full of doubts.

" They haven't come until now, Chariot and I thought about it, this is an orphanage, we will never run this risk so soon, that's why we are sort of practicing your magic, in case it happens, you are prepared for any emergency, either defending yourselves or hiding, the important thing is that we manage to survive " said the Italian.

" You get it now Hannah, I'm in, I want to fight for magic, it's like living in a book, only it gives a bit of a sense of this all being kind of a post apocalyptic future, that's what's interesting " Parker said.

" I only know that I want this all to come to an end, we have to be able to bring a new era of magic, stop these cultists and one day live in peace," Cavendish said.

" So pay attention now, I'm going to tell you a bit about how it went " Laura said.

McLaren gives a snap with her fingers, starting to initiate the projection kind of telling the events that happened in 1999, with the big sneak invasion of the cultists that were kind of penetrating by each point, after the mission she was making of trying to contain the invasion, counterattacking, but being too weak, losing some of her friends by the hands of the cultists and with that having to change the approach completely, This led to Luna Nova ceasing to be a school of magic and becoming an orphanage, something that practically changed the fate of other schools of magic that had to change and even cut communication to save themselves, since the target was constantly changing.
With the end of that explanation kind of Hannah was left in shock, she had no idea that in that even her mother participated and in how she almost ended up dying.

" That woman she is... " England said.

" Beatrice, I had my differences with her, your mother has already caused me many problems, but despite everything she was a person who in the end was becoming a better person, she even fought by our side, but unfortunately those bastards who killed her a little after you were born, it was horrible... They told us about a car accident and that luckily they found a baby that survived, that's why we took the opportunity to bring you here " Laura said.

" What? So it was them? I thought my mum had crashed her car, why didn't they ever tell me that? " Hannah said, a little devastated.

" Because it's still a theory, it could just be an accident, it could be a set up for your mother's side, but I don't doubt the second one, I always warned Bea to be careful especially after she had you " McLaren said.

" Bastards, now I want to join together to finish them off, what about the other girls here? I always thought it was suspicious that they were from other countries " said the English girl.

" So, you found out what went on around here... You're all descendants of witches who were brutally murdered, we kind of brought you here for safety, many were students here and everything, that's why you see people from all over the world here, we find our informants and bring them here " said the Irish girl.

" Now everything makes more sense " they all say practically at the same time.

" More sense it will make when they pay attention in class " Croix said starting up the projector.

The girls were questioning if that was the right thing to do, but Du Nord answered that it was only a review of everything, to start the more complex classes, in a way that everything would be clearer in the girls' minds.
It was a good few minutes of class, but the explanation didn't generate any doubts, since it went to the practical part of the class and that's when things changed in relation to winter.

" You can come Akko " Chariot said calling for Kagari.

The girls were half in shock, but easily the Japanese girl did the spell of fixing a cup, then one of growing a plant, another of metamorphosis, even went on to build things, with a fluidity never seen before, she knew the basics and was no longer causing blackouts, Akko's magic had already been awakened and polished like a diamond in all these six months.

" What's wrong people? I'm not the same Akko as before, now my magic is more stable " Atsuko said rubbing the back of her head.

" Alright Akko, you've improved a lot, we kind of already knew, now the lassies who know you are a talented witch, the next one will be Diana " Said the red haired one calling the platinum haired one.

Cavendish was taking her turn, only things were flowing differently, as she was managing in a rather stable way, even more so than Akko, as if she were even more experienced, leaving the crimson"eyed one even a bit jealous, as the spells were executed even in a more complex and fluid way than the Japanese could do.

" I think I'm going to go, don't you? Always good to take a bit more risk " said the Scottish lass impressing everyone.

" You didn't have to show off that much either " Amanda said.

" I just want to show O'Neill service, show how I'm practicing a lot, even if it's not my biggest focus in life I still have to be an efficient witch, imagine at H"hour," said the blue"eyed one who then went to sit down.

" Next will be Amanda " said the Frenchwoman calling for the American.

The O'Neill was doing it in a not very provocative way, very similar to Akko she didn't force much, she was just doing it the way she knew how to do it and she was fine, the spells were in a fluid way and they all came out on time, showing that the time was lapidating the girls.
The others were also making their attempts, which was already possible to see who was having more difficulty and who was succeeding calmly, which was surprising on the part of the others, including Hannah who after hearing that story behind her mother was getting more motivated, she had no idea of the truth, how all that affected her life in a huge impact, without even knowing that she was part of a family of witches.
The class came to an end after they all tested their magic.

" You all did very well, now our class today has come to an end, I ask that you manage to find two more girls to join your classes, it doesn't have to be at once, just call them to the group, talk to them well and don't let them spread too much, remembering that only two for each one of you, it can't be more than that and they have to be reliable, we will kind of start the classes with them " Chariot said.

" So there will be 26 students here? And how will we know who they are? " Diana asks.

" Everyone here is descended from witches, you don't need to know the right person, they are all right, you just need to speak well so that this doesn't turn into a gossip, it's simple, go with your friends, we will sort of make a whole class of schoolgirls test how they were in the old days " said Du Nord.

" I can't believe I'm going to become a teacher, just me who hated them " McLaren said.

" Before we left here, Mrs McLaren, what was my mother like around here? " Hannah asks.

" Your mother was a troublemaker, she got me into a lot of trouble, a lot because she tried to get involved with me a few times, and we got in trouble a lot of times, me and her never had a good relationship here in Luna Nova, they even thought I was a drug dealer, and her mother literally sold marijuana here, she had her way, but even so, after a while, she left me alone and it was even a better coexistence for both of us, I didn't mess with her business and she didn't mess with mine " Laura said.

" In fact, it was me who intervened the most, if it wasn't for me, you would be fighting to this day, I had to give Beatrice some pretty good lectures... She even stopped selling drugs here in Luna Nova " Bernadette said.

" Woah... I didn't know that part, they always talked about my mum being a classy girl " England said.

" And you're the one who keeps talking about us being all classy," said Hellene.

" But you are really not well seen by high society, how can you stand it? People judge you, wouldn't it be easier just to keep up appearances, how can you accept being treated like this? " Said the brown haired one.

" Because it's not our problem, it's theirs, if they knew what we've been going through these people would respect us " said the older Cavendish.

After this conversation the girls leave the room walking through the corridors and each one goes out by her own way. During this walk Hannah calls Diana to talk a little, as well as Barbara, she was still feeling impressed with the whole story she saw.

" And so Diana did you know all this? " England asks.

" No, mother Laura hides these things well, there's still a lot that we're only finding out now, especially around your mother now, I didn't even know Beatrice was like that, I thought your mother used to be a snobby little rich lassie " Cavendish said.

" Anyway it was bad for all that I said about you and your family, I really got kind of stuck in this little world that I wanted to insert myself, I still have a little, the handsome and rich men still attract me, but the girls too and seeing their mothers as they don't care what others think and stay in the greatest love between them makes me think how they are warriors " Said the brown haired girl.

" They are not, they are just being themselves, if your friends are fake people who only care about what's in your wallet then they are not your friends, real friends support each other, they don't care about class, or who the other person is relating to, I luckily never had this normative thinking, I always thought it was a waste of time, the friends I made far from that made me feel better, besides Hannah, these kind of people will never accept you, they'll see you as a rich girl, just because your mother died, they won't respect you for your origin of being an orphan.

" Diana is right about that, I found out the hard way when I asked one of the rich guys from Appleton out, it was the worst date of my life, he called me a poortona, a leftover inheritance, he was humiliating me in front of everyone and feeling entitled to do that, it's even something that for them is common, if the partner is not of their level, the harassment rolls loose, that's what made me stop hanging out with this kind of people... " Parker said.

" Really? Are they like that? " Hannah said half shocked.

" Of course Hannah, rich people are always like that," Diana said.

" Guys... I thought they were real princes, now I'm broken... I was even thinking of asking Andrew Hanbridge out. " England said.

" With that father of his, don't even try, the way he humiliates my mothers, he's not a problem, he's not that annoying, unfortunately he's my third cousin, but he's not like the others... He's gay Hannah, I'm glad you only thought of asking him out," Cavendish said, shocking the girls with that answer.

The first day of class was only a presentation of how the days ahead will be, in the recruitment of the new students, a mission that each one of the girls will do for the new magic classes that are about to start in Luna Nova, a protection that will be necessary for what could happen some day in the future.

See you, study witches...