POV Narrator:
Monday, 7 January 2019, Luna Nova
The Christmas and winter holidays week was gone, Diana loved every second she spent at her mother Laura's house, feeling all accomplished for finally finding out the truth about her mother and also many other things about her life, besides the secrets about her mother's past, it was many things that she could be aware of what it was finally, but still there were many things ahead, since the holidays don't last forever and soon the classes in Luna Nova would be back to the classes, this time news will come since now the truth will come to the surface for all the people from Luna Nova.
Until then the day was practically normal as any other day in Luna Nova, without many changes, until then very normal, since the truth didn't come to surface, but at lunch time after the morning classes there is some confusion caused by provocations from Chloé Deppailer from the third year.
POV Hellene:
Today it's so much more confortable to spend my school days 'ere knowing everything, it feels like a weight is off my back, it's really improved in relation to before, I just really 'ope that nothing bad will happen, nothing at all, I'm worried that Daryl is very quiet dese days.
I sit at the table, already starting to eat a little, after de classes dis morning I'm already starving, Diana arrives dere too, she comes sitting beside me which I get a big smile, it's so good to be 'ere with my lettle sister, now dat I know she's related to me it seems to light a lot of things in me.
"Sae how are the classes going, sis?" she asks me, getting used to calling me sis.
"Today was de back to school, teacher Finnelan wanted to make the biggest summary in history class about what we learned in de last three months, I almost slept, haha" my sis said it, and then Chloé showed up.
"Cavendish is not satisfied with losing the prodigy position and now she has come to the arms of McLaren. I bet you have already accepted the defeat and now you want to hit on a first year student, what a shame" she said, teasing us.
"She is my sister" said my sister-in-law.
"We're sisters! And biological ones, if ye want we'll even send ye a DNA test tae prove it" I add and I see Deppailer's scared face.
"That's impossible... Wait a minute, it's true, you do look alike, I'm hallucinating, how could I not notice a detail like that?" She said, getting all devastated.
Everyone 'eard our conversation and started to surround us, but damn, I dought dis kind of exaggerated adoration was over, dey were kind of looking at us both, it seems like dey never noticed de resemblance between us, but 'ow weird, anyway I dink dis will put an end to something dat bothers me a lot dat still 'appens 'ere.
"Since you now know dat we are sisters, 'ow about you stop bothering us? Leave us alone, especially my sister, she doesn't deserve to 'ear your nasty words - I want Chloé to stop it's becoming tiresome
"As I imagined, you're really going to defend thee rot, finally I'm leaving, I didn't know that the prodigy was part of these kind of people" Chloé said leaving and both Diana and I showed de middle finger to 'er, we even looked at each other laughing.
"Looks like now you'll finally be at peace without dose annoying lassie bothering you, exaggerated adoration always sucks" I say as I look after everyone else 'as dispersed.
Den de other lassie managed to come and sit down to eat with us, dis is de most annoying of dese girls, dey always disturb our moment 'ere, we were just eating, but dey insist on putting deir 'ands in the middle wanting to interfere, well at least now everything is much better, Mari finally can pass by everyone and brought some chips dat I end up getting one.
"Ah you really are going to steal my potatoes as usual aren't you?" Said the ninja witch as I filled my mouth.
"You know I love potatoes" I say as I enjoy dat potato.
And time passed quietly at that lunch, then the afternoon classes went by, ending with the end of thatschool day, where the first year girls were walking down the corridor together...
Today was a day as any other, seriously it seems dat was an eternity of so boring, just now dat at 'ome was so cool, my sister was so 'appy in finally meet my mum Laura and everything else, was so magic, are good memories, I dink dat I won't forget dis Christmas and New Year, I can't wait for de ones dat will come.
We went to de room to play a little bit, but in de middle of de way I see sister walking alone and she points to me, I dink that now she won't want to leave 'er little sister alone, 'ow cute.
"Diana has really become a lot closer to you since she found out the truth" Mari said and I nodded in agreement.
"I've been noticing dis too, not dat it's bad, on de contrary it's even strangely good, it's wonderful " I say to her
"Hey Diana, you and Hellene are really, really wanting to make up for the distance you've become from each other apparently" Leclerc said and she just shrugged.
"Ye know, I also want tae make dis lost time worth every second, but I want to go with Hellene to solve something very important, mainly around de teachers and de headmaster, I called dem for a very serious talk and it will involve you" said my sister.
I nod my head and nod to my friends, by de tone it really seems dat Diana is talking about something very serious, she went walking practically without saying anything, we were walking drough de corridors, I was looking around, everyone waved to us, I politely waved back, until she leads me to the door of de board, 'ow strange, am I in trouble now? I don't know, but anyway, it must be important enough to take me here.
We walked in, dere were all the teachers, including de teacher Chariot, besides de other older ones and de headmistress Holbrook, I feel dat dere is something dere.
"Why did you call Miss McLaren here? Something about tensions over the Luna Nova prodigy? I know this must bother you, but..." At de time Diana just interrupted de headmistress.
"It's nothing like that headmistress Holbrooke, I'm nae going tae bother about Hellene being the new prodigy student here, because she deserves it and she's a spectacular witch, I came here tae argue about her being my sister" When Sis says that it seems like a steamroller went drough everyone dere except for teacher Chariot.
"Sis, do you really need to say something like dat?" I ask 'er, who looks very serious.
"I am yer sister and in all these years they hid a truth from me, how do you feel when ye know that now I have the notion that ye have erased my family history, I had the right tae know who my mother Laura McLaren was, I want explanations, nae excuses" Said my sister and she is really full of 'erself, dis way is all Mamma Laura, it even amazes me how she gets so determined like that.
But it seems dat no one dere wants to answer, de silence seemed to be predominant in dat room, de cat 'ad eaten de tongue of all de teachers, de teacher Chariot was de only one dere with a serene tranquility, she is always a sweetheart. De headmistress on de other 'and looked morbid, she didn't want to say a word, dis all just because Diana touched de wound, but soon one of dem speaks up, I see teacher Finnelan even giving a cough.
"You see, Miss Cavendish, you know who your mother is now, probably your sister took you to her and knew of your origins, but it's not like we're hiding anything, you see, you must already be aware that she's not the most behaved witch here, by the way, Amanda O'Neill and Atsuko Kagari are obedient students, next to what Laura McLaren was during the years she studied here in Luna Nova, I don't know what kind of juggling and manipulation your mother did, but she must have told a story full of holes and lies" Said professor Finnelan and she's always bothering us and persecuting Akko.
"A story of lies and scoops? If sae... Then why do ye still insist on erasing my story?" My sister's on fire today.
"We don't delete, you who never asked about in all these years too, we don't see the need to say that, besides you would enjoy having your origins linked to a delinquent liar" She said and at dat point I felt offended, to de point dt I 'it de table and Diana too.
"Don't talk about my mother like that!" We talked together, I was even amazed, but seriously I 'ate it when people talk bad about my mother like dat, she is de most honest and sincere person I know, she admits 'er faults since I can remember.
"Anne Finnelan calm down, let's not get to the point of being offensive too, Diana really deserves to know who her mother is and I admit it's a mistake on our part to have erased that part of the story from you, but you have to remember that you too have been cursed, how would we risk telling you being that you might try to get close to your mother and risk your life?" How does the headmistress know dat? I just look suspicious.
"I understand the point of the curse, but... Wait a minute, how do ye know that? The only person here who knows is Professor Chariot and that's because she's close tae my mother" Diana also 'ad de same suspicion, dat's very strange.
"Oh sorry I never mentioned it, but before you came here in Luna Nova, your mother came here to warn me about the curse and to keep a secret of your origins, she wanted to protect you from the worst, I hope that's clear, I really am sorry to have erased the story, but I couldn't do much, it was for your protection Diana
" Said de headmistress, I find it a bit suspicious this, but it could be dat mum talked something like dat to Mrs Holbrook.
"Well, I'll give ye the benefit of the doubt, ye really have this option, but I'm still disappointed with ye, I've already finished here in the question of solving my doubts, I've seen that here I'll only listen tae ye demonizing my mother Laura, she's am awesome person and had tae pass a lot tae be here" Said my sister, getting up and I'll go with her.
"We're not demonising Laura McLaren, the plain truth is that her mother has brought nothing but trouble and depravity, she has corrupted a perfect Cavendish and apparently the genes have not failed to show through even in someone I feel so much admiration for, I hope that's just me, I'd feel very disappointed to know that the biggest prodigy here has been corrupted" I just saw Diana's fist close up and she was going to punch somewhere, but I 'old her 'and and feel de relief coming as I leave de room.
I can't believe dat dese women are so dishonest, since I arrived 'ere in Luna Nova I've already been feeling dat nothing nice smells here, now I'm really sure of that, even more after Mum told me dat whole story, dis place really needs to change, it's so outdated.
"Thank ye for coming sis..." Diana said in a half tearful tone.
"Is everything alright?" I look at my sister and she was crying.
"Fuck, Professor Finnelan, someone I had respect fae, now I've honestly lost it all, she's intolerant, gee mum was wronged fae being who she is, mum Bern was erased fae being a lesbian, did ye hear what she said? She dinnae want me tae be like that too, how fucked up! I hate this, these witches are complaining about magic losing ground but they're the reason" Said my big sister and I was calming 'er nerves.
"We have to find de seven words and get it over with, sis, remember what Mama Laura said when we went back 'ere" I say, already having a vision of 'er in my 'ead.
"To see through patience is important, it's a beautiful phrase, but I run out of patience a lot of times when it happens" Sis said.
"'Ey, 'ow about we go play some game den, pass de time relaxed, what do ye dink?" I ask 'er who nods 'er 'ead in agreement.
"Sure, ye know, sis, tae have known ye was very good, it was wonderful, ye always had a calm and gentle way of solving things, now I know where ye come from, ye remind me a lot of mother Bernadette, ye give me the same comfortm it's like when I was a kid" I'm even a little sorry, wow I'm that important.
"Really? Do you dink I remember Mama Bern? Mama Laura used to say that all de time" I say with a smile on my face.
"Mama Laura is absolutely right, I also confirm, ye have always had this strange feeling and feeling, when I found out everything made sense, I see Mama Bernadette in ye more than I see myself in her" Big sister is really a cutie.
In another corridor of Luna Nova...
POV Akko:
We're coming, I go to Hellene's room so we can tell her more about the gossip, Sucy and Lotte love to know things, the worst thing is that I haven't told them almost anything this whole time, they must be almost wanting my head.
We get to the door and I see Hellene and Diana together there, I think it's the cutest thing in the world, now that the sisters know they are for real they are close too.
"Oh ye lassies around here too" Diana said.
"I came here for the gossip, I want to know everything, Akko hid this bomb there since September and only now told us" said Sucy.
"Of course you have the loosest tongue in Luna Nova, when you found out I had Shiny Chariot panties, you made sure to tell all of Luna Nova and I was the laughing stock of the school for a whole week" And I remember that very well, damn that was so embarassing.
"The panties were cute, I thought they were cute" said Diana, who just kept adding more fire to the firewood.
"Chariot panties? Dat's de sort of ding Holly would love" Hellene said.
"They are not official, my mother does the prints and seams" I say inflating my cheeks.
"Oh 'ow sweet, but come on lassies, we'll take advantage and tell dese two gossips about everything" McLaren said.
"The panties are really cute, but I dinnae think they fit Akko anymore, especially with that ass" When I enter I only feel Diana's hand slapping me, which makes me blush immediately.
I look at her all embarrassed and she just smiles, it seems that living with Mrs. McLaren made her loosen up a little more, never that Diana would give me a slap like that, when I enter I see the girls, Annabel and Marianne, Leclerc was even playing, it seems it was Mario Sunshine, that's cool, I always wanted to play, I didn't have a Game Cube when I was younger.
"Oh look who came" Annabel said.
"Now I totally know what I am" Diana said.
"I'm so proud that finally this one spoke to you, now you don't need to hide, as always you came to play, ah and hello Lotte, soon it will come out the volume 367 of Night Fall, I'm already going to the last arc of this book and I say it's going to catch fire" said the Crème.
"Oh I will love it, by the way will you be free on the 18th, 19th and 20th?" Lotte asks and we immediately get curious to know and nod our heads in agreement.
"We are more than free" I say excitedly.
"Easy there Akko, let them all answer" And the others equally agree with the heads, this is going to be very interesting indeed.
"What's going to happen on those days? Is there going to be a mushroom fair?" Sucy said.
"No Sucy, but it will be interesting, I am going to Finland, I will visit my parents after a long time, you want to come with me too, the house is not the most spacious, but I guarantee it will be a very interesting weekend" Lotte said and I agree with my head all excited.
"Yes! Yes! Yes! I really want to go to your place Lotte!" I say excitedly, that would be too great.
"Wow, what's all this excitement? Well then, I will invite some more of the girls, if they can come, there are lots of nice things there, my mother makes some delicious pies, and there is also a very spacious sauna at home, have you ever been in one?" Lotte said.
"I have been to hot springs in Japan, my grandmother's house has one, it is very relaxing" I explain to her
"Sauna? Like those steamy rooms with hot steam that you get warmed up in? I've seen it in movies, I think it must be cool," said Hellene.
"Well then, it must be nice tae visit yer family Lotte," Diana said.
"I am anxious, I have already met Diana's family, I have already met Diana's other family that Hellene is part of, Amanda's family, now Lotte's family will be a new one, I want to meet them all, you have already met mine too, I will love it" i say to them very happy
"My family you already know you're part of" Hellene said teasing me and making me all silly and blushing, Diana too.
"Sis! even yer aff tae come wi' thae provocations ?" And the Scottish accent strikes again, now I really know where her way comes from.
"Mama Laura knows a lot, even she is aware of the "friendship" between you and Akko hahahaha" McLaren said teasing us.
"So it is decided, on the 18th after school we will take our brooms and go to Finland, I guarantee that you will not regret it, I will take advantage here and send a message to everyone" Lotte said.
We got really excited, I can't wait to see how will be to spend the days at Lotte's house, I don't even know what is this Finland, it seems a nice place, I just know that the flag looks like a bluish version of the English flag.
While Lotte is sending messages I sit next to Mari and I'm watching her playing, also grabbing some Pringles because nobody can't resist, besides it's really good.
In the grey team's room the messages were coming in...
POV Maril:
Now it seems that the gossip was eating loose about Hellene, everyone knows that she is Diana's sister, there is no way to hide it anymore, the mother really managed to predict that it would happen one way or another, until she managed to hold the secret very well, she will be furious with me, today I did not even try to talk to Diana or anything.
"I was dying to hear the gossip, especially now that Diana knows who her mother is, it was a shock to me, Laura McLaren is so cool, I love her broomstick racing games, they are by far the best and my inspiration" Mirage said.
"Look girls, Lotte Yanson called us to go to her house on the 18th, do you want to go?" said Jeanne.
"She is from Finland, isn't she? I always wanted to go there, but I know they have saunas there too, what do you think about going Brooke? We can enjoy a moment in a sauna, what do you think?" I was just blushing, imagining the situation, and it got really boring.
"She is from there, but Finland is not all sauna and naked people, it is a country with a rich history and..." Mirage covers Jeanne's mouth and I honestly don't want to go, although a sauna is relaxing.
"You don't need to talk about the smallest details of Finland, I just want to know who's going" Mirage said and this girl is chaotic, I feel like the biggest time bomb with her, any moment it's going to explode.
"You two are really boring, the story is interesting, but it seems that you are not ready for it yet, anyway, from what Lotte confirmed to me, you will go with her, Akko, Sucy, Marianne, Annabel, Hellene and Diana" Wait a minute Diana... This could be a good opportunity.
I even pick up my mobile and start browsing to check my mum's messages and so far only requests and demands from her to know if I'm getting close enough to Diana, she doesn't seem to want to let go of me, what a bummer, I've never felt so trapped as I do now.
[Me: Mum, I have a wonderful opportunity, on the 18th I am going to Finland with one of Diana's friends, a certain Lotte Yanson, it could be an opportunity to get closer to her, I will make sure I use it wisely] 16:31
[Mother: Finally you did something useful girl, that's what we needed, we are going to capture Diana once and for all, this girl was smart enough to wait for the right time to eat the pies, knowing about Green Man's curse, but I am not stupid at all, I have here in hand what will make it possible for her to proliferate, tomorrow morning don't forget to show up at the same tree as always and pick up a vial of Green Man's potion, this
place is going to be a perfect chaos, just tell me who is going to show up besides you Diana and the Finnish girl] 16:33
[Me: Akko is going too, this could be the opportunity to get rid of the Japanese girl, Hellene too, we'll be able to take down two birds with one stone, besides her other friends, a certain Sucy from the same team as Kagari, Hellene's other two classmates, Annabel and Marianne, the others are yet to confirm their presence, but as far as I know, she intends to invite all her friends that she is very close to] 16:34
[Mother: Bravo! This is going to be perfect girl, now just stick to the plan and don't mess it up, Diana's kidnapping will only be a matter of time]
I don't know if I'm relieved or if I feel bad, there are so many thoughts going through my head, having spent more than two months being Brooke has been really hurting my head, after this one I hope the reward is really big, I just want to be on a yacht going to the polynesian islands relaxing my head and not thinking about anything else.
"And you Brooke? Will you come with me? Jeanne is anti-social and wants to stay here in the room, tell her you're coming, please?" Mirage said and I was coming back to reality.
"Of course I'm going, I can't miss this one" I say to her, already excited.
"That's strange Brooke, for someone who wants to escape from the Sauna you seem quite interested, did you know that the custom of using the sauna is to go in there naked?" She said and I got all flushed, fuck, if things got too escalated I'm gonna be on a very strange situation.
"Oh sure, but I'll use a towel to hide my body" I say a bit embarrassed.
"You'll fill the towel with your sweat, you won't let your body breathe and really feel what it's like to be in a sauna" Mirage said, teasing as always.
"You two behave for at least a minute, seriously, in front of my salad" said Jeanne and I just kept laughing as well as Du Sud, seriously she's going to be the first target, I want her to stop this, it's already getting unbearable, but I would still feel bad, she only acts like this because the real Brooke is in my mother's hands and she doesn't even know it yet.
Now we just have to take a deep breath and let things go, soon this will all be over, I hope, because honestly I can't stand living in this lie anymore, I'm already going insane, I thought it would be an easy task, but it's being so hard that I'm considering being arrested to end this suffering, but this is just the temptation taking over me, I have to resist before I commit something very wrong, that's it, so let's go Maril. Hope nothing worse happens, I'm gonna be too much worried if I got naked in front of her.
In the room of the purple team...
POV Akko:
They are really loving the gossip, I am looking forward to going to Finland, it will be relaxing, that nice winter weather, but in a warm house, who knows what might happen there, there will even be pies and that is delicious, it is the best thing to eat, ahhhhh.
"Wow, you did all this in a fortnight and you didn't even call us, and here I am, bored out of my mind in Luna Nova," said Sucy.
"Didn't you tell us you wanted to be alone to make your potions? That's what we did, next time you come with us to the McLaren house" I tell her.
"Oh forget it, I'm just kidding, it was wonderful to be here studying potions, alone, without the risk of you getting in the way and knocking everything down, the sad thing was that I didn't have my guinea pigs these days, a shame really" said Sucy with her usual little smile.
"Sometimes I even forget that you are chaotic" I tell her.
"Well, it was wonderful, from what you are saying, it is very good to see that you are enjoying so much, I hope that at home you will also have fun, I just don't have the thousands of things that the McLaren's house has and my mother is not as creative as Diana and Hellene's mother, but it is still a nice place, we can have fun with the little things" said Yanson.
"It doesn't matter to me how much a place has, if I can spend a wonderful day next to those I like, I will already be enjoying it," said Hellene.
"But then, now that we are aware of the monstrosity that was Diana's aunt, I think it would have been nice if we had gone with Akko that day, who knows, maybe together with Hannah and Barbara, we could have avoided the fire and the house would have been safe until today," Lotte said, and I don't know about that.
"I prefer it this way, now that I know that the important relics and the family memories are in good hands I honestly couldn't care less about the fire in the castle, and I'm glad it fell in pieces, that's part of the Cavendish family history that I'm nae proud of, it was raised with the blood of many witches, now I can say it's going tae be a new beginning, I'll build a new home, far away from all the expectations of being an aristocrat, far away from being an upper-class witch, far away from classes even, just a comfortable little house, where I'll be able to live with my family and have my comfort," Diana said, already imagining myself living there with her, would be so great, even better than what would be by living on that castle.
"Just don't forget to call Akko to build the new home with you, since the house will be hers too hahahaha" teases Sucy.
"Sucy!" Said Akko and I to her who was laughing.
"A house like de McLaren family's will look beautiful in dat space, I would love to help build it too" said Hellene.
"So we have something to do in the spring as well, I don't know about you, but I will help Diana" I tell them.
"We've already taken the opportunity to put the engineering spells into practice as that's what we're learning and a lot this year" Cavendish said.
"What about resources? Do you have any?" asks Marianne.
"I sold everything I had in the mansion, which did not catch fire, there were several old Mercedes, besides a Lamborghini and an old Ferrari, I got a good amount of money since I sold it for liquidation, and the rest of the things I demolished, leaving only the sorcerer stone, which is in the statue of unicorn in front of where the mansion was, there the magic still works calmly" Diana explained and was really a lot I remember that there was still plenty of stuff remaining.
POV Narrator:
And so began the classes in Luna Nova in this year of 2019, with new things to come, a gossip that was running loose in the corridors, as the girls were discovering that this time Hellene and Diana are sisters, a revelation that shocked them all, having notion that the prodigy ability of McLaren was not for nothing, starting there to return to have admiration for Cavendish since they share the same lineage, what had become a certain hatred for Diana, returned to the adoration of before, but this time including Hellene in the cake.
See you, student witches...