POV Narrator:
Monday, 2 September 2019, Luna Nova
The summer holidays went by very quickly and soon the classes at Luna Nova were back to school, in the meantime Akko and Diana were constantly seeing each other, with Kagari going to spend two weeks in Scotland with her girlfriend and Diana also going to Japan more often, the two were alternating this time and getting closer. Hellene also took advantage of the holiday time to visit Marianne from time to time, even inviting her to her and her sister's house, in many comings and goings during the holiday that were relaxing, a relief from those days that were very tense when Daryl was still making his presence felt, but soon things would calm down, given the situation they were in before, they were very calm days, in a new year that was starting in Luna Nova.
POV Akko:
I just arrived here, for the first time Diana accompanied me and we crossed the Ley line together, I'm really looking forward to this beginning of the year, so many things that you can already imagine that we will live together, we arrive in the middle of the other girls and soon we are kind of hugging and greeting each other after so long time.
"Akko! We missed you" Lotte said.
"I didn't feel that much actually, just you being my guinea pig every now and then" Sucy being the usual Sucy.
"I missed you guys too, who would have thought that now we have reached such a definite point in our lives... The third year at Luna Nova, we are not so freshmen anymore" I say looking at the school.
"In four days I'll be an adult of 18 years old, which will be wonderful, now in the third year we don't have to worry about having permission to go to the city and we'll also have more freedom" Yanson said and I just agreed it's the most perfect year.
"Come on lassies we can't be late" said my girlfriend who patted my shoulder.
I give a smile and walk with the girls towards the courtyard of Luna Nova Hall, where I already see some of the girls lined up, luckily boring Chloé isn't around anymore, she already graduated, now we are the senior students, I'm finally going to be in the bleachers, I see Hellene and Mirage's teams and we wave to them, now they are at the place where I used to be last year, then I sit next to Lotte and Sucy being in order of teams, now this year could be my chance to shine a lot this year.
The director soon appears and starts to give a speech that we will start.
"Very well, look where we have arrived after a long journey, the students of the school year of 2017-2018, are about to begin their last and final year here at the academy of witchcraft Luna Nova, this year 2019-2020, will be the year that can make history for those who were students with so much greatness, we had the honor of having a Cavendish among this class, this one who has everything to become one of the greatest students in the history of Luna Nova, besides a whole class, which can already see how tradition should be valued, finally here we are to start the end of the journey of these exemplary students, that they follow their example and become exemplary students like them" said the headmaster to us and I get so excited, I managed to get here and last until the last year, without being expelled.
After a few more long speeches...
"And with this we close the opening ceremony of the year at Luna Nova, may you feel at home and remember the discipline and class that you should always make sure to keep as a good witch that you will become one day, if you want to become as great as the third year students" said the headmistress and with that we are being released.
Wow I am relieved, it is the third time listening to the same speeches, at least now I could hear it as being part of the end of the journey, I am going to graduate, I am in the final stretch, I can't wait to see how I am going to do, a witch diploma in hand and many witches' mouths being shut, that is what is wonderful, those who doubted me now must be swallowing everything.
"Finally, these speeches are a bore" Amanda said.
"This is an important tradition O'Neill, it's important tae emphasise and give new horizons tae new students" Said my girlfriend being the usual Cavenboring.
"I don't care, it's boring, I just want to go to my room and play a little bit, anyway I'm going, do you want to go?" She said with her hand on her back and we even agreed with our heads.
We go following, but the teacher Finnelan appears in my way, she bar me to pass and go ahead, what I end up weirding, but anyway she just signals to me, what I go following her, by the expression she seems to be quite serious, what I even swallow a little saliva, I'm walking quite tense, what did I do this time, I barely started the year and already have to pay detention, the same opens the door of her room, I enter, I've seen this place several times, stealing the things that she confiscates and give back to the girls.
"Sit down Miss Kagari," she said seriously, and I sat down on one of the chairs, standing up straight before she complained.
"What did I do this time? I just stepped on Luna Nova" I say even questioningly and she went to take a tea staring at me even with a bit of disgust.
"I was not born yesterday and I have been noticing this for months, I only didn't come to pick on you two because the year was about to end, but I want only one thing from you Miss Kagari... Stay away from Miss Cavendish, I don't accept this kind of homosexual behavior between you two, let it be clear that I will not tolerate it and will do everything to stop it, this is against the rules, students can't commit acts of this level here in a renowned academy" Oh she's just being homophobic
"Diana is my friend, you can't control me and neither can she, we both are independent and free to be what we want, who are you to stop us?" I tell her already imposing myself a little, but without saying explicitly that we are girlfriends, or she will really make this all a hell.
"Your influence here is the worst thing that happened to Luna Nova, I sincerely see that you still want to stay here, but we will do everything possible so that you don't last the whole year here, don't think that the third year will be easy, last year you passed with flying colors and last year if it wasn't for the act that you did against Croix Meridies, We reached an agreement and all the teachers raised the minimum average and margin of error specifically for you, 75% approval or you will not pass here, or you can leave Luna Nova, we also thought about it for you Atsuko... It will be profitable for your person to leave Luna Nova and not tarnish our history, how much would you sell yourself for to leave here and just get on with your life, go back to the land you were never supposed to leave? £50,000? £100,000? £150,000? That's not so much a problem for our group fundraising to get you out of here" I get an even angry look on my face, I can't believe they are promoting this she's thinking I'm a commodity.
"I'm not a commodity to be sold, I'm going to graduate here and I want to see me take down Luna Nova, I want to see me stand up, I'm going to graduate against everything and everyone, it's not like I haven't been noticing how you guys have been sabotaging everything so that I give up and you don't want to accept that I, I don't want to accept that me, the mundane witch become something that will mark the history here, accept that I will still do something big, no matter what you old witches come to impose to prevent" I say standing up and with my chest full, I don't care about anything, let them swallow their words.
"Well then you chose the wrong way, don't come to regret your decision later, we did everything to convince you otherwise and it was not lack of warning, I do it even for your sake, I don't want to see you making so much effort for nothing, you'll only become another Laura McLaren around here' she said and I honestly don't care.
"Then it would be an honour, Diana's mother is bigger than all you conservative old witches here" I say leaving her room, well Laura is quite short but she does big stuff.
What was that? Now they really want to talk that I'm going to be sabotaged and not pass the year, it's not enough that last year I almost didn't pass the year because the approval grade was 70%, after this conversation I feel heavy, but I'm glad that it's over, nothing that I didn't expect to hear, I walk back to the room, with my bag in hands I already see Sucy and Lotte doing the usual, Sucy was meditating with her feet on the back of her head and Lotte was reading.
"So Akko what did she say? - Lotte asks.
"A load of rubbish, she wants me to leave Luna Nova, she said that my influence is being negative and that I am affecting the whole school negatively, that I should leave and even offered me money for it, I obviously denied it" I tell them.
"How much money?" Sucy asks.
"50, 100, 150" I say the amount just to see the reaction.
"Wow, does she really think you are worth so little?" said Sucy, and now the bombshell is coming.
"Thousand, she wants to pay a huge amount of money for me to get out of here" I say both and I even see Sucy dismount from meditation with a half indignant expression.
"Akko are you stupid? That's enough money to even buy a Ferrari, or whatever, extra stuff, why didn't you take it?" said Sucy.
"Because I am not a sell-out, I am not a mercenary, if she is offering a lot then it is a sign that my presence makes a lot of impact and that it is worth more than any money" I tell them.
"Hm, you have a point, I'd cook her some more, if at first Finnelan offers you those amounts, who knows it might not scale to a million?" I don't care about money, I just want to get rid of all this just, graduate and change things, I know I can do it.
"I am not going to sell myself for any amount of money, let her waste as much time as she can, I am not giving up on graduating, as a matter of fact, they are going to swallow something here in Luna Nova when I graduate, when I win the broom relay this year too, I trained hard with Diana's mother to win, she gave me very intense lessons and training, I have the best flight control now" I say all optimistic.
"Whatever, I'd enjoy it, cook Finnelan, until I leave her with no option, until she gives as much money as she gives, you have a lottery on your hands Akko" Sucy said and I don't care about money.
"I don't care about any money, the so much I have seen that money has been doing to people, it was the money that separated Diana from her mother, it was this same money that led Diana's aunt to kill herself, it was the money that destroyed Shiny Chariot, it is he who now wants to see me without becoming a witch, don't you understand that Sucy? They are paying me to not accept the idea of a worldly witch, anyway, I think I will check the other girls" I tell them
"You know I'm joking, right? I think it's funny that you don't sell out that easily, I think it's better than the money, you throwing it in the face of these old ladies that even you can graduate here" said Sucy and she was the usual ironic girl.
I actually leave the room to go visit the others, gee, this thing that teacher Finnelan told me really caught me, I arrive first at the room that is closer, the green team's room, I knock on the door and I'm received by Constanze, I notice that only Jas and her are there, she signals to me saying that Amanda must be kissing Hannah and then closes the door.
Then I go to the purple team's room which is also not far away, when I knock on the door I'm received by Hellene, who gives me a nice smile.
"Oh Akko, what brings you here?" She asks.
"I just came to come and welcome you, but I also want to talk to you about something I just heard from Professor Finnelan, I think you must have an opinion about it" I tell them.
"Ah well lassies, now I'm in de second year and it's going to be so full of new things, I can't wait to see what's going to happen, and now you and my sister are in the third and last year, it must be really good" she said and I nodded.
"I'm going to graduate soon, I never thought I would make it this far, but that's exactly what I wanted to talk about" I tell them and then go into the room.
When I enter I see that Marianne was playing on her gamecube, Zelda Wind Waker as it seems, Annabel is writing as usual, Diana's sister is kind of sitting next to her friend playing, I sit with them too among the pouffes, since I have a lot to tell.
After Akko tells them about the conversation with Finnelan...
"You did too well Akko, there is no money dat can buy your dignity, dat old lass 'as to know dat you will not leave just because she wants you to, you dictate what you want for yourself, not others, I knew dat" Hellene said.
"They're just trying to maintain the status quo, Akko, you're a nuisance to them, so stay here, fight back, Night Fall's stories are considered terrible precisely because they have a lot of prejudice to fight, there's a lot of breaking the status quo, A lot of people have been inspired by them to change the world, it's not just a cliché love story, I'm with you on this, let's help you graduate from this hellhole" Annabel said complementing and I'm smiling, they're even getting on my side.
"It is not today that I hear and see that they don't want you here Akko, it seems that the teachers do everything to sabotage you and don't want to accept that you make it to the end" Marianne said.
"Akko is a witch out of de standard of Luna Nova, de type very out of de box, my mother Laura was already like dat, but she never went through anything like dat, only attempts to diminish revolutionary efforts dat always came trying, already with you, it's different, dey don't want de mundane who has the same thoughts and is also someone who was considered de worst student in history 'ave a chance to graduate, I don't know what I'm going to do with myself, but I'm going to do something about it, and I'm going to do something about myself dat will make you feel better" Hellene is really a great person, I love how she always cheer me up.
"Thank you for your strength, it really means a lot, I've been listening the most to let it go, but I can't, it's my dignity, I don't want to be simply a quitter, if that's something that affects the story, then I'm on the right track, anyway, I'm going to the grey team's room, I want to see how they are and meet their new colleague" I tell the girls.
"Oh good luck Akko, I dedn't get to know who it is either, I'll go with you" Hellene said.
And there we go, we walk in the middle of the corridor, arriving to where the grey team's room is, I really can't wait to see what's going to happen here, we knock on the door, who answers us is Mirage, she with her wonderful and hypnotizing eyes, now I know why Brooke was so enchanted by her, when we enter we see a blond girl, she was still a little shy, until she looks at us and shows a scared expression looking at us.
"What? Aren't we naughty? We just came to say hello" I tell them.
"She is a Williams, not because of 'er presence 'ere Akko, but mine, de Williams and McLaren families 'ave a 'uge centuries-old rivalry" Diana's sister said.
"But you have already forgotten that, haven't you? Why go on with this narrative?" I ask her.
"I don't really care, I even want it to change, dis conflict between us is worthless, it's de kind of thing dat separates Ireland, so little thing, for two people who are from de same people" McLaren said.
"You know what you have done" said the blonde.
"Aye... De massacre of de Williams in 1655, how can I forget, dat was the greatest frame up ever made on you, I am disgusted by dat part of history, but you must remember dat you have already had your revenge almost 100 years later, de massacre of the McLarens in 1738, dey all died except Victoria and Julia McLaren, we 'ad to rebuild and we did dat, Esther Williams remembers, she was Victoria's wife all dose years of 'er life, 'ow can I forget also my great-great grandmothers Elisabeth McLaren and Anne Williams, dere is no reason to 'ave conflict when even de two of us already got along, I don't care about dat story" Hellene said extending her hand to the girl.
"Wait a minute? What do you mean romance? My parents kept saying that these are Williams that tarnish my family history and that I should... Are you telling me that the McLaren's tolerate homosexuality with tranquility?" And Diana's sister agrees very much.
"You are in front of a lesbian now, I am de daughter of a lesbian couple, my great-grandmother was, my great-great-grandmothers were, my two sisters are, so you can imagine dat homosexuality and McLaren go hand in hand" Hellene said and I really notice that couples of women have plenty.
"It's not like that in Williams! Pleasure Semmer Williams, I would say that I might not be afraid of you, since you say straight out that you are a homo, I am too, but I am scared to death of my family, they keep pulling me to be straight, but I don't want to, I get disgusted, I have had experiences with men, even forced to like them, I was feeling bad and guilty for liking only women, I am afraid of everything, I always wanted to know the real reason for the expulsion of Anne, because I have read some of her things and it said about an intense "friendship" with Elisabeth McLaren, so it means that the friendship was like this" she said all impressed.
"I am the fruit of dis "friendship", Semmer, Hellene McLaren pleasure, you are de same as my other mother Bernadette, I know dat you will pass de barriers and I know that you will manage to conquer your own place and who knows, maybe dings between us will end, de silly rivalry between us two, we 'ave to unify ourselves for de greater good of magic, 'ave you ever stopped to dink about it?" And now is my cue.
"I have to tell you about something that Professor Finnelan said to me and it has a lot to do with this, by the way welcome to Luna Nova, I am Atsuko Kagari, but you can call me Akko" I tell her.
"Hey, you're the one who stopped a missile from falling in Luna Nova, I saw it in the crystal ball on the day, that was too angry, that was one of the reasons I came here, the other was to have the freedom to say I'm a lesbian, now that I'm close to some I feel comfortable" she said smiling.
"I'm not a lesbian, but the three of them are, I'm bisexual, but I have a lesbian girlfriend, many of the girls here end up being lesbian or bisexual when you get to know them more closely, even though most of them are straight, I've really never seen so many gay witches as here in Luna Nova" I tell her that even opens her eyes more curious.
After a while Akko also explains to them about the conversation with Finnelan...
"And that's what she asked, I'm not leaving here even if they pay me, they offer this because they know I will cause a huge change in magic if I graduate, they know that even a mundane who had magic stolen can have a chance this gives hope for children to try" I tell them.
"You are like Brooke to us, I am very inspired by you to continue here, by the way, Brooke is now studying at the Victoria McLaren Witchcraft academy, she will start soon, it is very close to Mrs. McLaren's house" Mirage said.
"I wouldn't give up either, money is not such a great glory, but the honour of breaking the status quo and changing things is eternal" Jeanne said.
"Wow, I didn't think they were doing this to you, you helped save Luna Nova from the worst, you didn't deserve to go through this, you deserved more, a witch as heroic as you, I'm in awe that you went through all this, I swore you were a super exceptional witch, but seeing that anyone can make it far if they believe just gives me more hope" Semmer said and I'm even sorry.
"Wow, I didn't know it was that important" I tell them.
"You are and always have been Akko!" They all said.
"All the people who have passed through you 'ave changed and improved deir lives, not to mention de inspiration you give, so don't give up Akko, we are with you to make you overcome all dis and fight against dis system, soon the witches' revolution will happen" said Hellene who even raised her hand and all the others went along with her.
"Thank you really, now I'm going to talk to my girlfriend if you mind, she should be waiting for me soon" I say to them who nod to me smiling.
"It was really good to know that you are still here Akko, you can be sure that we will be good friends" Semmer said and I reciprocated by smiling at her.
From there I'm kind of leaving the room, walking through the corridors, looking at everyone, waving, following the path, going up the stairs, arriving at the corridor of the high class rooms, here they are already getting used to my presence, and I'm arriving at Diana's room, I don't even knock at the door, I start to enter, when I enter I see Amanda already sitting on Hannah's lap, who was even grabbing her ass, the two of them really don't have a bad time to fuck each other.
"What? It's not like I didn't do the same with Akko"Amanda said.
"I'm not going to say anything, just the scene that was kind of out of the blue, enjoy your moment there, I just wanted to see Diana" I tell them.
"Baby I'm here!" Diana calls me and I walk across the room.
Arriving there I see her sitting on the bed playing, it seems that it is a Super Nintendo, as always she was playing, I sit on the bed next to her, I saw that she was playing Super Mario World 2, I love this game, it is too
beautiful, it seems that the graphics are made of crayons, I take advantage and give a kiss on the mouth of Diana.
"Sae love, how are ye? What Finnelan said tae ye" she asks.
"It was horrible what she said, but otherwise I am fine, I see that everyone supports me in staying here, by the way I met the new student and colleague from the grey team, Semmer Williams, she is a bit afraid, she reminds me a lot of the stories her mother Laura used to tell her mother Bernadette about her being afraid to express who she really is" I tell my girlfriend.
"Oh tell me more love" she said as I laid my head on Diana's lap and she kept nuzzling me.
Akko tells his girlfriend everything in the smallest detail, who is quite concerned to know everything,sparing nothing, it was even noticeable that the Scottish girl showed a slightly angry expression...
And I only hear a silence, I see even she stopped stroking me, I already know that Diana seems to be angry, just by her hand and the way she holds the control, so much that she lets go and I see her expression, her face what I even get out of my lap and see her closer, I start reversing sides giving her affection and I see that even the game was paused.
"I swear that I am already in complete hatred fae everything that Finnelan says, I will never stop walking beside ye, ye are my girlfriend, ye are the love of my life, let her swallow all this, let's change things and I swear that we will get her out of this school" Diana said as I caressed her and she even lay down on my lap.
"I will not accept even if they pay me, if they do not want to see me here in Luna Nova, I have bad news for them, because I will stay longer and longer, I will not leave and I will even throw in their faces how I am a great witch, how I can become something that will change history" I tell her that she even looks at me.
"Do it Akko, the ShinyAkko will be a reality, let us start planning with it, even if my inheritance is empty, I will show the world that magic can be something new and revolutionary, surely this Finnelan must work fae the boss, I dinnae doubt that she must be a messenger, obeying her orders" said my girlfriend.
"We're going to graduate, we'll have enough time to take down this boss" I tell Diana.
"I'm going tae use the free time I have when I'm studying the history of magic in Edinburgh, the ShinyAkko is just a step towards that, we only have a single word tae reveal itself in the staff, apart from the flute songs, plus the last relic must be somewhere around here, it's a lot tae do, but I'm sure, the world fae Beatrice will be better thanks tae our efforts" Said my girlfriend and I just agree with her.
"Looks like Beatrice is really going to be our girl's name" I say, lightening the mood.
"We can try a compound name too, mix our origins" Diana said and I never thought about it.
"Beatrice Akira? Beatrice Haruka? Beatrice Ryoko? My love, you are brilliant, I would never have had this idea, she is going to have a great name" This really aliviate the pressure.
"I loved the first one, Beatrice Akira, sae she can be called both ways by us, I know I wanted tae name our girl that too, just imagine Beatrice Akira Cavendish Kagari" And I loved it.
"Our girl is really going to have a cool name, even more for these new times we are going to give her to live peacefully, she is going to love knowing that we made it, I believe we are going to make it, we are going to make the dream that her mothers wanted so much come true" I say with a huge smile on my face and she just nods her head in agreement.
"Ahhh thanks Akko, ye help a lot to calm my nerves, gee, I was almost bursting with rage because of what happened between ye and Finnelan, seriously, she is the biggest bitch, this teacher is only spreading misinformation and prejudice, she has tae leave Luna Nova soon" said my girlfriend and I agree, this woman only wants to put me down.
POV Narrator:
The year in Luna Nova begins, even with a new student, the Irish Semmer Williams, who is a lesbian somewhat fearful for what has been suffering from a family somewhat toxic. Akko is already facing even bigger challenges just so she can graduate, with a system all over her to try to put her down, as much as she
tries all the time to hold on to her goals, the system is saying the opposite, wanting her to be just another puppet, but Kagari will not lower her head to any of this.
See you, student witches...
Semmer Williams
Date of birth: 21 December 2003
Place of birth: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (Irish)
Height: 1.71m
Weight: 66 kg
Sexuality: Lesbian
Gender: Female (cis)
Occupation: Student (Luna Nova 2019)
Measurements (bust / waist / hip): 98/71/102
Hair colour and appearance: Blond, Straight 1A, No fringes, long, reaching down to the waist
Eye colour and shape: Aqua blue
Physical appearance: Caucasian pale skin, broken teeth, freckles on face and body, somewhat defined body, rectangular nose
Likes: Girls, broom races, RPG, magic with technology, video games
Dislikes: Conservatism in magic, intolerance from parents, a bit of the family past, too much social interaction
Semmer is an introverted girl, she is very afraid of interacting with other people, having many suspicions, even more from what she heard about it coming from her own family that told a lot of the family's past history, defaming many of those who ended up "falling into homosexuality" what has always been a fear of Semmer herself of being expelled from home for the differences she has, Due to the visions she received from her family she ended up getting stuck in that mentality for a while, but she is willing to learn and even change, since she has some reasons in mind for those future changes that she believes can change the witches' system.