POV Narrator:
Saturday 5 September 1987, Luna Nova
Laura kept telling more of the stories of her days in Luna Nova, this time telling about the day she had the first moment with Bernadette Cavendish, what was building there the beginning of a relationship that would extend a lot, since her friend April decided to spend the time with friends that she ended up doing there, Rosemary, on the other hand, went out to see her boyfriend, what ended up leaving the redhead alone in her room, having already interacted a few times during the week with Cavendish.
POV Laura:
It's already kind of boring not having anyone around 'ere, April went out to "enjoy" de time with 'er new friends, dat pervert, she always gets along really well with de other girls, I don't know what she 'as dat makes 'er so attractive like dat, well anyway I think I'll call for de other girl.
Taking me from my couch, I leave de room, walking drough de corridors and seeing some looks on me, it seems dat dey never saw a girl in a nightgown walking around, what a bunch of strange people, I go up de stairs, where I'm arriving at de door of de cabbage's luxurious room, gee, it must be de biggest privilege to stay 'ere, I knock on the door, I'm waiting, until Beatrice answers, soon de worst, I end up soon feeling de strong smell of tobacco and even of another substance going up, ouch.
"What are you doing here McLaren?" She asks.
"I just want to call your friend 'ere, Bernadette, is she dere?" I ask her while 'olding my nose.
"Oh yeah, if it's for her to get out of here then that's fine, she's kind of stuck in her room division, I'll call her, don't you want to come in or try one?" I just nod my head negating she was smoking pot.
I wait, I see 'er walking inside de room and you can even notice 'ow de smoke is getting strong, by de nine witches, as dis is a disaster 'ere, dey really dink dis business is good. Until she comes with de cabbage, de girl was wearing a light blue dressing gown a beauty I would say, I even get a little blush seeing 'er like that.
"Oh Laura, why did ye call me?" she asks.
"Come with me, do you want to go to my place and play for a while?" I invite 'er and she goes scratching de back of 'er neck.
"Playing? Play what? I don't know if I can, I'm afraid dey'll find out and tell my mum" I'll just pull her hand away then.
"Oh, your mother will never know anything"
We were walking together through de corridors, I can't believe I was holding 'er hand, so much dat I let go of it, she still follows me, and we keep walking through de corridors of Luna Nova.
We go down de stairs and we reach de bedroom, from there I already feel dat she smells Beatrice's and de other girl's clothes, so I go looking in the wardrobe, where I get a black t-shirt and a pair of sweatpants, I dink dey will fit, so much dat I give dem to 'er 'and.
"'Ere, put dis on, your clothes smell like dat" I tell her and she even blushes a little.
"Wow, I dinnae know ye had all this in yer room, by the way, thanks fae the clothes, but I dinnae know if they will fit me" she said and I'm sure dey will.
I go after just waiting for 'er, with de dings already packed, she's really cute, not for nothing, but de girl is very behaved, gee, dis thing she said about 'er mother caught me, what kind of mother is dis dat forbids 'er daughter to play videogames? Anyway, come on, I want to play with a new friend.
She comes back and de clothes really got wider, especially de t-shirt, already underneath it shows and it fit in de waist, luckily my trousers 'ad a drawstring on de inside, 'er waist is really din... smooth, all perfect to be marked... No Laura McLaren without indecent thoughts, calm down.
"Was it good?" She asks and I shake my head, still returning to normal.
"Ah yes, yes, it's cute" I say, still a bit silly.
"I have tae say something... I've never played one of these, how do ye use it? How do I do things? Can ye teach me?" she asks, and I'm kind of impressed.
"What do you mean? I dought dat because you was a Cavendish you would 'ave de most advanced video games and even de pinnacle of technology, 'ow strange" I say a bit confused.
"Being a Cavendish we have tae stick tae tradition, it's nae like ye think, my mother forbids me tae have this kind of media, she says it's against family tradition, so much that we dinnae even have electricity at home, I dinnae have television, how can I have something like that... Ye have nae idea how it is - she said in a melancholic tone and I ended up looking into dose deep green eyes, it was enough to tell me a lot of dings, I could notice dat it was not a little thing dat she was going through.
"Den you can let me introduce you and I'll show you dat it's not like dat, after all you can 'ave fun with a video game and still be a Cavendish" I try to say to cheer 'er up, noticing that she even changes 'er expression to a slight smile, she's a baby, I can see that.
"Thank ye... Ye're very nice, Laura" she said in dat tone of voice, it's so sweet, so soft, I feel my 'eart beating, but come on McLaren control yourself, she's not on your level.
And so they spent the whole afternoon playing, with Laura introducing Bernadette to a videogame for the first time, and even having a little bit of McLaren herself playing some songs with her guitar, while Cavendish was delighted with those moments that she was living for the first time with the redhead.
But they were losing track of time, without noticing that it was already dark and even Rosemary had arrived, but the two girls were still enjoying the day, without noticing one thing...
Dis girl... Dis cabbage, she is so different, I feel like 'ugging 'er, spending more time with 'er, introducing 'er to more dings, she seems like she really wants to know de world, I 'ave de feeling she must 'ave a very strict mother from what she told me, anyway, I dink I never had so much fun as today.
"Laura, what time is it?" she asks, quite desperate.
"Lassies, the curfew is already in the corridors" Rose said.
"Nae! I can't go back tae the room, what do I do? I can tarnish my record, if someone finds out? My mother can't know about this..." She looked more desperate dan before, I can see 'er little eyes filling with tears, she was panting in panic.
"Calm down Bernadette" said Rose, I only thought of one ding, I came close to 'er, put my hand on 'er shoulder, den, I gave her a 'ug, where I patted 'er back, everything to alleviate some emotions.
"Leave it to me, dings will be fine, dey will work out, you don't 'ave to be afraid, I am here, no one will tell anyone about de night you spent 'ere" I tell 'er trying to calm 'er down.
"Laura..."- She became in a more tranquil tone.
We separated from the 'ug, she wiped 'er tears, she breathed even more softly, you could feel the despair in 'er eyes when she got like dat, I wonder how she can stand it, I dink 'er environment must be really 'orrible, Rose even sends me a signal with 'er thumb, she smiles again, looks at my eyes, I see dose olive pairs staring me deeply, like a wave of feelings.
"Laura, I have tae tell ye something. I know it may have already been noticed by ye, but it is that my mother is an extremely strict person, she has already threatened me by saying that there is someone here in Luna Nova watching me constantly, the teacher Anne Finnelan, I am afraid of her telling her something and when I get home I will go back tae my prison... My mother, she mistreats me, she treats me like a trophy, I have tae live attached tae her, do her bidding, I can't just be myself" she said and as I suspected.
"Wow, what a cruel woman, 'ow could she be capable of such a ding?" I ask 'er, who takes a deep breath.
"She controls everything, I have tae do everything tae the letter, I dinnae even have privacy, I walk in chains, metaphorical chains at least, the things I like, I can't have my tastes, read the books I like, like what I like... My mother dinnae even know I'm a lesbian and I dinnae even want her tae know, I'm afraid of how she will react" Many dings went through my 'ead, sometimes I forget dat I don't 'ave dis experience, my parents always accept me as I am and are affectionate, but she 'as de most common experience.
"Bern... Dis is very sad, whatever it is, me and de girls will make sure to treat you de way you deserve to be treated, you can forget about dat mother of yours, we'll do our best not to let 'er do anything to you" I try to motivate 'er more, seeing a smile on 'er face.
"I dinnae know how ye can do it, but I can feel the confidence coming from ye, from the first day I saw 'ow different ye are Laura, ye hit it head on and dinnae measure yer words, even though ye often seem a bit immature, I end up being inspired by yer willpower, by yer strength in ye, I wanted tae be like that... I dinnae want tae lower my head tae everything, but unfortunately... I can't" She turns 'er back to us, lifting 'er t-shirt I end up seeing marks on 'er back, scars of violence, which is goin to make me go drough a lot of dings in my 'ead.
"Bernadette, that's awful! How can ye stand it?" said Rose.
"I can't stand it, I try tae avoid it as much as possible, but the slightest mistake can get me beaten up" she said and I was already crying.
"This is unacceptable, a mother cannot be cruel like dat, it is already inhuman, you are just a child" I say shocked.
"Unfortunately, Clarie Cavendish cares little, she wants tae push me like a coal until I become a diamond" She said and now it makes sense dat whole ding about 'er being de smartest student in de class.
"I used to get beaten by my mother and also by my great-grandmother, boeht it's nothing compared to dat, it was because I behaved really badly, I only take a few strokes on the 'ead that my great-grandmother Elisabeth gives me, but nothing compared to dat, and when I was younger at most my mother gave me a few belts, but dat was because my sister and I had such a bad fight that we got into a fight" I tell dem and dey are even shocked.
"Have ye ever hit yer sister?" Rosemary said in shock.
"If you knew what she did, you wouldn't do differently, but I'd rather not talk about it" I tell dem.
"My sister is something else too... She always ends up setting me up sae that I end up in trouble, many times she succeeds, others nae sae much, and she ends up getting beaten too, which is all because of envy, since my father died 7 years ago, things have been like this, I am a trophy fae my mother, fae my sister I stole her place and because of envy she does everything tae make my life worse because she dinnae get the same attention as me, but what attention is that? If nae mistreatment" She said Bern and I am shocked to know dat in de Cavendish family dere are only disgraced people and she is goin drough all of this.
POV Narrator:
Bernadette and Laura were building a stronger friendship, although McLaren always ended up in detention due to her behaviour and the several confusions that happened there, even though the redhead was learning to control her behaviour as a way to improve as a person for Cavendish.
On the other hand, the girl with platinum blond hair was dealing with the pressures put by teacher Finnelan, but she was slowly loosening up and revealing who she was, to the point that she was hanging out more with Laura, but that was causing a break in her friendship with Beatrice, who also tried a lot to take Laura out of her comfort, but the Irish girl knew how to keep herself against the English girl, even to the point of a fight in the subterranean of Luna Nova, where the short one was better against other witches, in a very brutal fight, what sealed the end of the provocations of England.
Since the first day the girl had been drooling on Laura's body and physique, trying by all ways to get something, to the point of using a cupid bee that ended up attracting the McLaren's looks to Bernadette, but it didn't work, But it didn't work, since a feeling was already blossoming, and the two ended up solving themselves since the Irish girl thought it was a trap from the English girl to attract her to something else, since the Scottish girl was with her dressing gown half open at the time.
In these days of the first term also appeared a penetrator, Chelsea McLaren, that stuck her nose in Luna Nova, going to visit her sister, after escaping one day of school, on the day she was kind of disturbing her older sister and showing strange desires, including pulling something without Laura knowing right in front of Bernadette that was shocked with that scene, what was followed of a well punch by the older sister, after that the sisters got right with that event, the same returned home. Laura and Bernadette were getting more and more right, until the first term was coming to an end and with it Christmas was starting, the Cavendish was very sure when it was going to go back to the Cavendish mansion.
Friday 18 December 1987, Glastonbury, England
Laura was going to Dublin to spend Christmas with her family, Bernadette was going to Edinburgh to do the same, where she would have to deal with her mother, who was already aware of the refusal and the huge outing that Cavendish had given Paul Hanbridge during the visit of the Earl of Appleton in Luna Nova, not only that, but also having to put up with a lot of the abuse that she will still be going through on the date.
POV Laura:
I can't believe we are already on holiday, I wish de days with Bern were longer, anyway we will be back at de beginning of next year, I 'ope everything goes well with 'er, I 'ave talked to Rose to 'elp me and look after 'er during dese days, I 'ope everything will be alright.
"Why are ye crying Freckles? We won't see each other fae ever" she said all cute, I love it when she calls me that.
"I'm worried about you lettle cabbagedish, de dings you say about your mother are terrible... I just wish you wouldn't spend your time in pain" I say to 'er who puts 'er hand on my cheek while I was still crying.
"I'll be fine, the worst of it won't be staying with my mum, putting up with the things she says, but... Staying away from ye Freckles" She said and our faces were getting closer together.
I felt de will, it was something strange going on automatic, my lips touch Bern's, in de middle of dat cold winter afternoon, my heart was racing, I grab 'er by de waist, where we get closer, I start to venture my tongue inside 'er mouth, a different sensation, it's as if I felt fuller, de love flowing between us both, it's very different from Chelsea, it's as if I didn't feel de guilt for kissing 'er, it's as if I felt something delicious, I don't know, but it was being deep? I even get de urge to put my 'and down, but better not to scare 'er by passing my 'and on 'er ass, we keep going like dis, until de kiss ends, leaving a bridge of saliva between de two of us, I can't believe I was kissing 'er for de first time.
"I love ye Laura" she said breathlessly.
"I love you too Bernadette" I say half blushing.
"That was my first kiss, now I have tae leave, it was the best kiss I ever felt, yer lips are sweet as honey, I'll miss gingerbread, heh... See ye next year Freckles" She called me by all the cute names, I went melting.
"You too, cabbagedish... You too..." I say waving to 'er and still standing in de same spot, where I den started getting all gay panic euphoric, I can't believe I kissed a girl! A girl I like, ahhhhhhh.
POV Narrator:
And even with the message Bernadette left, she couldn't stand it for a second at the Cavendish family mansion, where she was badly beaten by her mother when she heard the news that Professor Finnelan told about the girl, especially around her friendship with Laura, where the teacher saw as a bad example. Bernadette was resisting a lot, but she did not want that anymore, which made her literally fight with her mother, to the point where they got into a fight.
A suffered fight, for which the Scot saw it as an opportunity to win her freedom, suffered to the point of almost losing, but in the end it seemed that fate was on the side of Cavendish, besides the grandmother being on the girl's side for that.
Monday 21 December 1987, Dublin, Ireland
Bernadette had just defeated her mother in an extremely intense witch fight, after this battle she ran away from home with Rosemary's help and the Scottish girl's first destination was obvious, she took the broom, flew to Ireland, going to the person she felt most safe, the one who in 3 months ended up winning Cavendish's heart.
Arriving there she had sort of taken a potion to get cured, but didn't want to be revealed, she went to a local skate track, where she saw that who was there was her beloved, she decided to pass by a clothing shop nearby, where she disguised herself as a boy and from there she went to talk to Laura and pretend to be a local skateboarder.
POV Laura:
Today is so good, finally a day dat is only cold, dere is no rain or snow, you can ride your skateboard, Rose even came here, 'ow nice, she came with a boy, is this the Harry she talks so much about, 'ow short 'e is, I expected 'im to be taller, 'e kind of likes to walk hidden, 'e came to me.
"Ye look good on a skateboard, can ye teach me a bit" A half faltered voice, that's not a boy, I'm already suspecting one thing, 'e's either 13, or a girl.
"Rose is dat Harry?" I ask 'er who denies 'er head.
"Harry? My name is Ber... Barry! That's right I'm Barry, I've seen ye skateboard" This girl can't 'ide it at all, but I'll just play dumb so she doesn't notice, I can't believe she came, hang on Laura, don't cry.
"Oh Barry, so come with me, want to learn 'ow to skateboard it's easy" I say putting de skateboard on de ground and giving Bern my hand, she doesn't want to show 'er face, but you can see something.
"Look at me" she said pretending to be de boy and climbing on the skateboard, I'll go to de side helping 'er to go more to de side, I want to see how it goes, dere is a little ramp here on de side.
"You 'ave to eat a lot of cabbage to become a strong skater boy" I say teasingly, just to connect, I notice 'er lips, she tries to hide them, but she hides them very badly.
We go to the ramp, I let 'er go, I let only the skateboard go, Bern is a bit off balance, I even worry, she tries to put 'er foot to stop de skateboard, only she ends up putting it wrongly, stumbling and I notice de pain dat comes to 'er ankle, wow, it was bad, den she falls on 'er butt on the ground and de cap falls off her head, along with de hood, revealing de hair of Cavendish.
"Bernadette!" I say running desperately towards 'er who then just keeps laughing.
She gets up with a little pain, poor thing, I don't think I should let her go like that, I get close to her, we hug, then our faces get closer, our lips touch, one of the most satisfying kisses of my life, she with her leg up, I have to stretch a little because she is taller, but I manage, the sensation is good, when we separate from the kiss I take her by surprise and hold her tightly in my arms.
- We seem to have a bruised cabbage, I have to take it back to my place to take care of this beautiful piece - I say looking at her even half blushing.
- I'm fine Freckles, I just need to take a spell of... - I put my finger right in her little mouth and just let her lie there.
- No way, you're coming home with me, a cabbage doesn't talk - I tell her and she gets all embarrassed.
We walk together, the girls even laugh, and I carry her in my arms all the way home, where the girls help me to open the door and I am immediately welcomed by mommy who notices me with a little girl in my arms.
- Who's that Laura? - said my mother with her hands on her waist.
- Ah that's Bern, she is hurt, I'll take her to take care of the injuries in my room - says mum.
- I know how hurt you are, Mark was saying the same thing to your great grandmother before he took me to his room, when I went to see you I was pregnant with your child," said my mother and I blushed, as did Cavendish.
- I'm... - I still got my cabbage all shut up.
- She took a tumble on her skateboard, I'll just look after her real quick - Mum says.
- I know... Anyway have fun, the house is all yours, feel at ease Bern, if I'm not wrong Laura talked about you, it's that same Bern that she calls cabbage patch isn't it - Mom said and I just went up the stairs so she wouldn't embarrass me even more, I get to the bedroom.
I lay her down on my bed, where I start to take the shoe off her left foot, then I take off my sock, giving Bern a few kisses on her feet and she looks at me still blushing.
- Laura! You just did all this as an excuse to get me into your room didn't you? - She asks and I just go shaking my head in denial as I locked the room used a spell with my finger.
- Me? I don't want to do that, I just want to take care of your hurt foot.
- I think my whole body is hurting, I think you should take care of it, don't you - She said unbuttoning her coat and at that moment my heart despaired, I start to pat my ass and also my chest.
- You know I'm hurting here too, I think you could also take care of mommy freckles here - I tell her with a more mischievous tone and she goes making a face I've never seen before.
Quite a considerable amount of time later, they were both lying next to each other on Laura's bed, with a blanket covering their bodies that were completely naked after what ended up rolling...
- I think we ended up taking too much care of ourselves, didn't we? - I'm even a little tired and shocked that this ended up happening.
- I think someone just over-expressed themselves, you little bitch, ahhh, I love you so much Freckles, I really missed you, I think this was the best way we could think of to get all the feeling out.
- I think it was even too much heh... But it was really good, I love you Bern... Do you want to be my girlfriend? - I ask her and she starts to laugh.
"After all this I think ye already have yer answer, I'm all yers Freckles" she said being sweet with me and we kissed some more, dis time we exchanged some caresses.
"'Oly shit... We're at 'ome, I can't believe all this happened while we were at home... The girls, my sister, my mother... Now they all know... - I get up, kind of desperate.
"Look let everyone know I love ye Laura, because I won't stop saying that, ye really know how tae make a lassie full of love" she said.
I got up and even went to de bathroom, where I get in the bathtub, turn on the shower, but I feel something, something 'ugging me from behind, I turn around and it was Bern, she gave me some kisses, to dink dat we went through everything, dis and it was so good, so delicious, ahhh, 'ow good is dis sensation, hmmmm, calm down a little Laura.
"Don't mark me too much, Bern, I'm like a peach, it's not enough de way you've marked me all dis time" I tell 'er who was laughing.
Den we got out of de shower, we put on some clothes, I lend my clothes to Bern, dey fit perfectly even, I never dought dat I would see 'er so wide 'ips, it's so lovely, not for nothing, boeht wow... We're a bit marked, but de fuck is dat I don't 'ave any make up and I don't know 'ow to hide it, so we get out of dere anyway, where when we get to de room, I see everyone talking, which soon notice our presence, including a Cavendish in the middle.
"Aren't you going to introduce us to your new girlfriend Laura?" said my mother teasingly.
"Can I know about dese marks dere? What have you two little fools been up to?" asks my great-grandmother.
"Stuff..." I say half blushing.
"I guess I'm going to be a grandma soon" my mother teased, and we both blushed.
"Mum!" I say embarrassed.
"Laura really likes tae be very direct about things, but it was just a strong feeling of love that we ended up overflowing even too much, but I promise we won't cause sae much noise this time" said Bern, who even gave my butt a pat and was even smiling.
"Oh no problem, as long as Laura is 'appy with you" Mum said and I got all silly.
"A lot of happiness in it" Even great-grandmother Elisabeth.
"It's good tae know that my little lassie is ok and is happy, I just really came tae know if ye were around and were safe, but in the end I'm sure ye are, well I'm going tae have a little chat with my granddaughter now, I have tae tell her some things" Said her grandmother, which I remember being the cool part.
I go all dull on the sofa, where everyone is looking at me, my neck must 'ave been really scarred by the looks of it, I'm still processing all of this, it was so sudden, I 'ad no idea dings would end up like this.
"Now mum wants to know everything, tell me how you met, I want to know everything about you two" said mum.
"It certainly sounds like Cavendish was quite to her liking, from the way dey expressed demselves in the bed, you can tell it was a romance built on a lot of ground, I guess we got another mommy 'ere, she's de Bern one isn't she? Your cabbagedish" my great grandmother said.
"Ah you have no idea, it seems dat Laura forgets about us, she thinks 24 hours a day about Bern, even in class she was always drawing 'er, not paying attention to anything, she doesn't listen to de teachers, but when it comes to Bernadette, she obeys without questioning anything" April said.
"Oh nae doubt about it, Bern is someone that Laura got on very well with, the two of them from the beginning I saw chemistry, on that first day they spent together, they had nae idea of the time, I am sure that this romance will work out very well" Rose adds.
POV Narrator:
And so Laura ended up giving a very detailed summary of what was the beginning of her relationship with Bernadette, having that very meteoric beginning, full of love and affection between the two, with strong feelings overflowing, but that still has a lot of story to tell and that even kept the girls very entertained while listening to McLaren detailing everything, as if it were a story lived from her own point of view.
See you, Love witches...
Bernadette Cavendish Stewart
Date of birth: 4 June 1972 (Died 17 June 2007)
Place of birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (Scottish)
Height: 1.63m
Weight: 52 kg
Sexuality: Lesbian
Gender: Female (cis)
Occupation: Doctor (Cavendish clinic 1997)/ Ex student (Luna Nova 1987-1990) (Edinburgh Witchcraft Institute of Medicine 1991-1997)/ Game dev (Saoirse Games 1990-2007)
Measurements (bust / waist / hip): 88/59/94
Hair colour and appearance: Platinum blonde with greenish highlights, wavy 2C, long, reaching to the back, usually parted in the middle.
Eye colour and shape: Olive Green
Physical appearance: pale Caucasian skin, slim body, rectangular nose, one major scar in the back area, medium breasts.
Likes: Laura, video games, caring for people, music, history, technology,
Dislikes: Daryl, conservatism, social pressure, aristocratic class, the expectations of being a Cavendish, mother Clarie, strict people
Bernadette was the most extreme case of what Diana even went through, only in a much more violent way and much more intense and rigid, in which this was due to the fact that the mother, a former agent expelled from the WCI for violent conduct, ended up treating her daughter as that trophy of pride, which she expected from the girl, but she did not want that for herself, To the point of living in a very abusive and narcissistic relationship, forcing the girl to have zero privacy, even during bath time, where she was developing a series of traumas, many related to when she made mistakes and was beaten by her mother with lashes on the back when wrong and in this she was forced to be perfect. But things ended up changing for Bernadette the moment she joins Luna Nova and decides to change things by meeting a certain Laura McLaren and so one day being able to change things for her and her descendants future, but unfortunately, one tragic event after another that ended up in the worst of them, in this case with her death a while later.