POV Narrator:
Tuesday, 31 December 2019, Dublin, Ireland
A relief came with Louis Blackwell's arrest, but at the same time a great discontentment, once the judge ended up believing the Englishman's lie that ended up assuming the guilt for Mary Brooks' kidnapping, but it wasn't enough as they thought to end the case, once they still had the mission of finding the witch, what hit a big relief, besides also cheering up the nerves to start again the investigation to find the real culprits of The Council that were still in hiding.
During these days the girls were taking the time to rest and enjoy the few days between Christmas and New Year's Eve, until they got back to school, Christmas was already gone and it was as good as the previous
year, only this time without the mother and daughter meeting, but still with a good festivity with Diana's presence there, which was a huge celebration, the second Christmas that Cavendish could enjoy in her life, a new life that she doesn't have to worry about reputation or the position she holds as a Cavendish, this time just being herself.
The days went by in that week, the girls took advantage of the days off to have fun as they could, after all it wasn't every day that one had a day off, soon the year 2019 is coming to its end, a year that was full of events for all, but that will still have a year coming that will carry a huge weight, of a new decade and a terror that could still come.
POV Diana:
Tae think that soon we are going back tae Luna Nova, I can't forget, I have tae go home and get my great grandmother's relic, I still remember well that the truth of Professor Finnelan will come out, I feel that it might be true, but it is unfortunately something that also makes me worry, well I better nae fill my head, I feel a hug coming from behind, Akko as always coming tae give me a cuddle, how cute.
"And so baby, ready for a new year? We're graduating, right?" she says and I just shake my head until she starts tae put her hand inside my blouse and squeeze my chest.
"Love! Nae here, my mother can see" I say half embarrassed.
"Put your hand further inside Akko, if she's like Bern you just 'ave to keep turning your hand around 'er chest and she goes crazy" said my mother, who saw it.
"Ah but she doesn't seem to care about that" Said my silly girlfriend.
"That's exactly why she's going tae put more wood on the fire... Ahhhhhhhhhh, my neck love" At that moment Akko bites my neck also wanting to leave me all marked.
"I love it when you get like this my love, if you don't want to here let's go to the balcony and admire the landscape at least" She said and now I nodded.
We leave the room, go up the stairs, walk in the corridors, we see Marianne putting my sister against the wall, and we just go straight past, these two will still be together, I root fae them, we pass by the future couple, until we reach the balcony, with the sky all open, without any clouds, it's only cold like that, looking at the stars in the sky, this view is the most beautiful thing in the world.
"Look at that view love" I say looking at the sky.
"None of these beat yours, you are the most beautiful thing in this whole universe" Akko said being cute, I even blush a little, she who is the most beautiful thing, I even turn tae face my girlfriend.
"For then I think I would blind myself right now, because I am facing the greatest work of art that exists, one worthy of my kisses and affection and my love" I say to her already bringing our faces closer and so we come tae seal our lips.
I've kissed Akko sae many times, but it seems that each one is the first, tae feel her lips, her tongue touching mine, entering my mouth, this makes me think of that first kiss of ours, very accidental, after the kiss we looked at each other, I even giggled, it's something that makes me feel full of emotions.
"I love your kiss love" said my Japanese girl.
"I say the same, our last kisses of the year before starting 2020, I can only imagine what's going tae come from here on, it's sae many new things... It will be our finale in Luna Nova, it will be the moment that we will
start our future careers, also the revolution of the witches, it's all sae great, I can't even imagine that we are already here" I say delighted and my girlfriend agrees.
"Imagine for me, were so many things and adventures that we passed, I never thought I would get to be your girlfriend when I entered Luna Nova, nor that I would have one actually, and here I am after two years, with the greatest prodigy and rival hahahaha, were so many things, I could become the witch I always wanted and dreamed of being, with much effort and help from everyone I could get ... Thanks to everything Diana, to everyone, you were special people who helped me get where I am, I will not give up, you can try to put me down, but in 2020, Atsuko Kagari will have a diploma of Luna Nova, the mundane that nobody gave anything will become a witch officially" Said my Japanese girl all motivated and with her fists even clenched.
"I thank ye, my life could change thanks tae yer presence, if it wasn't fae ye I would be now in Cavendish mansion forcing me tae marry some English lord fae appearances and giving up Luna Nova, watching my aunt destroy the mansion, I would never have the chance tae graduate, and on top of that I would see my family being destroyed, but now things have changed, ye gave me the path tae follow and I could lift my head and fight against everything that was passing in everyone's hands, I could be myself after sae many years... In the end ye sae openly liking Shiny Chariot was my metaphor fae opening up more and nae trying tae hide, then it all came sae... I dinnae know, happening, now 2020 is starting, I can't wait tae finish my studies and finally become a trained witch in Luna Nova, I can't wait fae the future witch revolution - I say leaning on Akko's head.
We stay kind of looking at the sky admiring the landscape, that is one of the most beautiful things that this place has, I strangely feel nostalgic tae stay at mammy Laura's house, I dinnae know why, even though I've only been here since last year, it gives me the sensation that this is a place that always belonged tae me, it gives me a comfort like that, we also see Holly down there taking Semmer tae the Chariot's museum, it seems that the two got along well, she arrived today kind of run away from home, I admire the courage she had tae do that.
POV Laura:
My girls already so mature, to dink that soon Diana will be 18 years old, I may 'ave lost precious years of my girl's childhood, but at least I was able to recover dem, all danks to de journey I was able to take to find de cure for dat curse, but still de road is long, I'm sure de plans don't end here, I stare at Williams and Holly together outside until I hit a lettle smile, soon Rose comes to me.
"Yer three daughters soon finding their love, it's a beautiful thing tae see, but seriously Laura, are ye really going tae do this?" Rose said.
"De way is to do, or de revolution will never happen, for Eleanora, for Naomi, for Scarlet, for Bernadette... De years to come from now on are going to be de hardest, it won't be easy to deal with, I'm sure de boss will come for de girls too" I tell her who nods in agreement.
"Anyway I'll cover whatever comes tae repurpose, what about the Flute? How's the progress? Have they found more sounds? And the Claiomh Solais? There is still the last relic missing, we have tae find it" said Morris and I know how it is.
"Only one word is missing in Claiomh Solais and four sounds in Fluit An Neart, already de legendary Shooting Star must be somewhere, dis one we can't just pick up, it's not us who choose, it's de broom dat chooses de person, just like Claiomh Solais" I explain to Rose.
"I just hope that this attempt works out, if we fail, it may nae only be the end of magic, but humanity may suffer these consequences in a few decades, if we continue with this system that kills the environment, there will be nae humanity tae continue tae survive in this world, if the witches' revolution happens... The system may have a chance tae change, tae become something more thought out fae the good of all humanity" Said Rose beautifully.
"Our projects may come true, who knows, we have been dinking about dis for 32 years, we were only three teenagers of 15 years old, today we are mothers and one step away from being grandmothers, it won't be long until our children also give us children... We are already at the peak of a generation dat may be de last of witches" I said to Rosemary.
I agree with my head, I go walking through de house, to de big back door, seeing dat Semmer and Holly must be in de Shiny Chariot's museum, I go out, it's already eleven thirty at night, I dink it's time to prepare everything, soon a new decade will start and I want to be present in it to throw the fireworks, one more year
will pass and dis time next to Diana, Bernadette... I 'ope you are seeing all of dis my love, we are going to make another tribute to you, it has been a year since I could see our Diana again and it was worth every day and every extra year dat I had to wait, I'm proud of what we achived to see our Diana.
"I love you Bernadette" I say looking at de sky.
And finishing de fireworks, now everything is lined up, dis will be special, we are already entering 2020, I remember dat 30 years ago it was you and me who were graduating Bernadette, but now it will be our girl, she deserves all dis success, she fought so 'ard to get 'ere, I 'ope dat 'er girlfriend can too, we will do everything for you Bern... De world dat magic will be able to reborn, so who knows I may feel with a duty fulfilled and when I go there to see you dings will get better.
"Mum, is it getting so close to fireworks time already?" Said Holly appearing at de window.
"It's about 20 minutes, but I'll leave everything ready, den I'll let it loose for dis new year, it will be a new decade for us, remember when I did de new year from 2009 to 2010? it will be de same thing, but now we have de presence of your sister 'ere, it will be special, now everything is coming together" I tell 'er and I see dat such a Williams is a little looser.
"I hope my parents don't come here and look for me, they are furious that I left home" said de blonde.
"Trust me dey are, but oh, don't worry about it, de doors are open here, I welcome you with open arms, my late wife went through something similar, I will always sympathize with those who suffered homophobia coming from de family, it seems dat de Williams haven't changed at all since Anne" I tell her.
"My parents hate this Anne, they say she is a stain on the family history as well as Esther, just for both joining a McLaren" Williams said.
"This is 'ow de Williams 'ave always been, Esther and Anne wanted change but always shut de door in their faces, I 'ope you can bring in new times Semmer, I'm sure Marianne Von Hoffen would be honoured to see 'er descendants becoming more progressive, not to mention she herself 'ad romances with everything witch, she was one of de polyamorous of de nine witches" I tell her who gets all curious.
"What do you mean? I've heard that we have ancestry with Hoffen, but not that she had involvement like that" said the curious Wiliams.
"It is very simple, Marianne Von Hoffen 'as been involved with every woman in de world, regardless of de place, she left 'er seeds scattered around de world, dis before settling in Ireland and having many of her girlfriends murdered during de great battle against Wu, it is curious to know dat you 'ave a connection with de McLaren and do not even know, Your descent comes from de relationship between Marianne and Madeleine, unlike us McLaren, you got de most human gene, you are not short like us, but you still 'ave some traces of Madeleine very alive, even though you are blonde" She is even dumbfounded and I am finishing making de fireworks.
"Wow, if I told my parents about this they would throw me out of the house for telling lies, I really had no idea about this side of things, I knew about the origin through Marianne Von Hoffen, I just didn't know that I was descended from Madeleine as well" she said impressed.
Well, now it's just a lettle while and soon de fireworks will be ready, I even see Diana and Akko on de balcony, the two kissing, being romantic as usual, I can't wait for de day I'll be a grandmother to their children... They're so cute, I'll be able to be next to my granddaughters all de time, I won't miss de precious years of childhood, even more because it's going to be my probable first granddaughter, dat's if Hellene or Holly don't come before, but by de way, it looks like de older one is going to be the mother first, but you never know, Daryl had 'er twins five years before.
POV Diana:
I love tae see this, mamma Laura making the fireworks, this year it seems tae have a lot more, I've never seen sae much, but I imagine, it's going tae be the turn of the decade too, I can't wait fae 2020, it's going tae be such a magical year, sae full of things, it's finally going tae be my Luna Nova graduation, I quickly jump off the balcony, with Akko, we go tae my mum who is preparing the fireworks, she was almost done it seems.
"Whew, I dink that was it" said my mother.
"Wow, it's too much Mom, it will cause the third world war this way" I say laughing.
"Just enough for dis new decade, finally it's a decade I'll be able to start with dis girl who has now become a grown woman" Mum said hugging me.
"Grown lass? Mum, I'll only be 18 in April, there's still a long time until then" I say, scratching the back of my neck.
"So you're already 18 for me as soon as de year turns around, you always behaved like an adult, you don't even want to imagine how I was at your age" said my mother and I already imagine just by the way she is today.
Soon Grandma Joanne and Grandpa Mark showed up with a bottle of Champagne, also came the friends of mum Laura, her daughters, with Brooke and Mirage and Mari with my sister Hellene jumping at the window, it's getting close of the time of the new year, I see the clock and there are already 10 minutes left, it seems that the decade of 2010 will come tae the end, who would say, it was a decade full of events, but the end of it came tae be something very unexpected.
"Who's going tae make it big this year?' I ask them all.
"De new person who 'as joined de family" Mama said pointing tae Akko.
"Me?" said my confused girlfriend.
"You've been my girl's girlfriend for months now, it's time to really be part of de family and pop de champagne when de time comes" Mum said and I even get a smile on my face.
"Wow, I don't even know how to react, I feel all dull to be part of the family, I'm only Diana's girlfriend, do you really see me as someone so special like that?" said myAkko scratching the back of her head and everyone nodded.
"You always put a smile on my Diana's face and dat is more dan enough, even more for 'er future wife and de future mother of my granddaughters" Mum said, making me blush.
"Mum! Mom! Calm down!" I say embarrassed.
"I confess it would be wonderful, to be the mother of Diana's daughters, will they have my eyes or your eyes love?" She said, adding even more wood to the fire as I hid my face in shame.
POV Akko:
Wow it's a huge honour, I never thought it would come to this, the year will really end with style like this, I just hope that being clumsy I don't end up getting into trouble, because I am just the most clumsy person in the world, I hold the bottle even shaking a bit, another Ferrari champagne, just like last year, McLaren really don't skimp when it comes to making a new year celebration, now it gets even more pressure, but I feel better seeing Diana all embarrassed, it's funny.
"Look I'm speechless, I hope I don't spoil anything here" I say to everyone.
"You won't, just open a bottle" said my mother-in-law.
At the countdown time...
I'm already starting to shake as Diana's mother recommended, everyone was starting to shout the countdown, it seems that the world around me is in slow motion, it's such a heavy feeling, but a year that will start with everything, I'm sure it will, I'm starting to shake with enough intensity, it's not long now.
"Five! Four! Three! Two! One!" I manage to release the lid that goes flying and splashes champagne upwards, at the same time the fireworks are also fired, Diana's mother prepared exactly for this hour, it's a shower of fireworks and the rockets go flying.
On the ground the colours of the Irish flag are coming out, the flames of the fireworks and the gunpowder are going very high, on the top the fireworks are making a 2019, but another one comes that bursts on top and a 2020 appears written very big, I could see that Mrs. McLaren was doing everything with her hand, using magic to give the shape, that was incredible, we were just admiring and watching the show.
She made the other Diana's mother appear in the fireworks, making a beautiful shape in the sky, and then
Laura appeared, the two are joining by the light show giving a kiss, followed by several other fireworks, it was a real festival of lights in the Irish sky, I was really delighted.
"Wow..." I say impressed.
"Mum really did put on the best fireworks show possible" Said my Diana next to me.
The fireworks burst one more time, appearing this time everybody, she didn't spare any details, she made everything in colour, with our shape in the air, then also with the message "Happy New Year", a song started playing at that time and the fireworks were going more normal in the sky, I only saw Diana's grandfather taking the microphone.
"I want to wish you a merry christmas, happy new year, I want to wish a merry christmas, happy new year" Diana's grandfather sang and more voices came, this time Diana's mother came and her grandmother also came to complete the choir, how incredible.
Everybody repeating the same refrain, I had already heard Laura singing, but not that she had so much voice even with her age, Mr. Irvine too, he has a very powerful voice, even Diana got in the groove singing the refrain too and at that time I blushed, I blushed a lot, it's very rare to see my girlfriend's voice singing, even more because it's divine, she just came in sending a scream like that.
"Merry Merry Christmas! Merry Merry Christmas! Happy New year!" We all sing this part and finally it's time to hand out the champagne.
I was using my magic, as I learned from Diana's mother, using no wand I poured the liquid without even turning the bottle, just coming out of the mouth and going into everyone's glasses, it was making a great show, I didn't expect something so fantastic, this new decade promises a lot, when I finished offering it to everyone we took the glasses, toasted and drank the champagne, which tastes much better than that whisky that Amanda invented to bring to us the day Louis showed up.
"Happy New Year!" We all said.
After drinking the cup we get together in a group hug, it was one of the cutest things in the world, gathered here feeling something, a feeling of togetherness, it's something very strange, at the same time it makes me feel like part of it, even if I'm only Diana's girlfriend, I really wish my parents were here. I even hear a strange sound, like a flute playing.
"Happy new year Akko!" Said a familiar voice and I turn my head, I see my parents, but how? I couldn't hear anything.
"How?" I say confused, but I run into my parents' embrace, jump into their embrace, I cry all emotional.
"Dad! Mum! Mom! You are here! I thought I would never spend New Year's with you" I say, crying with emotion.
"We just saw a girl appearing with a flute in her hand and then she brought us here" said my mother and I immediately looked at Diana and she had the bizarre flute in her hand.
"Baby did you do that?" I ask her who nods in agreement.
"I would do it more and more often, now take the time tae give yer parents the love they need, there's still more tae come, merry christmas and a happy new year Akko, love you" said my girlfriend
I cuddle with my parents, I think they must have just woken up in the morning, it's been day 1 there for quite a while, but seeing them here with me is wonderful, I think it will even confuse their bodies a bit, going from one place in the morning to another in the middle of the night.
"I didn't expect this, but seeing that Diana brought us here was surprising, happy new year Akko" said my mother.
"Me too, it's been so long since we spent New Year's Eve like this as a family, it seems you've even gained a new family" said my father.
"You may be my other family, but you are the family I love the most, seeing you here only made my new year even better, you have no idea how much I missed you... I really wish I could visit you this spring, it will be wonderful" I tell them and they nod their heads in agreement hugginf my parents and giving some cuddles.
"We can work something out, your friends will love to go there during the spring, the landscape is really one of the best, but I don't know about the financial conditions?" said my mother and I remember that, oh how much I don't want to be that poor.
"Financial conditions my ass, leave it to me to cover de trip for these girls, we can also use de flute to travel in an instant, it's much faster dan a plane, but if necessary I'll buy plane tickets too, de most important ding is to see dat our girls will be happy to go through dis, dey deserve to know Japan in de spring" Diana's mother said getting in the middle and I'm really glad if she does that.
"So that being the case I leave it in your hands Laura, as we now apparently have a connection, it amazes me to know that my daughter ended up in a relationship with Leprechaun" Mum said.
"I hate that nickname, you really suck at nicknaming someone don't you?" Mrs McLaren said.
"Hi Akko!" said Keiko and I went running to hug her too.
Aunt Morgana and Aunt Aika also appeared, they came to hug Diana's mother, it's nice to see them all reunited as good friends, they all have so much history together, this turn of the decade is really going to be the best of all, I didn't expect all this, I can't wait to see how 2020 is going to come and the following years, for sure there will be plenty of news, ahhhhhhh, how nice it is to live in a world like this, I just hope that in a few years the witches' revolution really happens.
"Hey niece, I seem to have had my memory unlocked here, this house brings back great memories, that house in the tree, that's where I kissed La..." At that moment I just see Diana's mother using a zipper spell on my aunt Morgana's mouth, I was so curious to know what she was talking about.
"Oh Morg, don't talk like dat, aren't you ashamed of yourself?" said Mrs. McLaren and I just laughed.
"Ah it happens Mum, nobody starts kissing the love of their life right away, ye have tae be very lucky like me or Mum Bernadette" said Diana.
"Ah it's been a past full of dings, narrowly missing more than just a kiss" Laura says and Auntie Morg unzips her mouth.
"It was almost, but you made it clear that day that you wanted nothing to do with me" said my aunt, I love that past sexual tension they both have, it's curious.
"You put your 'and in my trousers Morgana Takahashi!" By the nines, now that the gossip is on fire.
"Yes, I really overstepped, I could learn more what limits are since that day, I feel bad until today, but it's water under the bridge, you and Bernadette had a beautiful love story, just like I have with Aika" Aunt Morg said.
"Yeah, but I confess it was a cool time, I was just too young to understand that, even though a year and a half later I was already completely opening my legs to Bern heh" Diana's mum said.
- Mom! - Said blushing Diana.
POV Narrator:
Meanwhile in a far away, hidden place, was the boss, she was looking at some charts after all the new year celebration, looking at pictures, with some X's marking precisely on the pictures of Akko, Diana, Laura and Chariot, the ones she already sees as threats to her plan that she wants so badly to progress.
"You can try what you can, but soon in less than a year your witch revolution will speak Laura McLaren, all you have done is just ruin the most prestigious family in the world of witches, but soon there will be one that will take its place and return the honour, one that comes from a more noble ancestry and that had been erased, but first I just need to do one thing" said the boss.
She took a picture of Margaret Ford, dropped it on top and then threw a knife, which went towards the wall and stuck it in a frame, leaving the picture hanging with the knife right through the witch's chest, signalling what was going to be the next target of the boss.
"I won't let you get away with this alive Margareth, you've been useful enough to me, I'm sure they'll have a pretty grand escape plan waiting, I know the play well and I know I can't trust you completely" She said taking the knife out of the picture and then using a spell to burn it.
The boss was taking the knife and putting it away, just waiting for everything, holding the Jade stone in her hands, where she kept returning to her young form with each touch she made, already looking with a huge smile on her face, looking in the mirror and just waiting for the moment to act.
"The idiots took a jade stone for Margareth, I will only need one more and I will achieve immortality and also stay forever in youth, with two I can already return to youth, but I still won't become immortal" She said looking at the board with the plans.
The boss was taking a few steps forward grabbing her things and hiding who she really was, so as not to reveal her identity to the world yet, but she was already waiting for the moment she would do so, being part of the plan, which could end up shocking the world and in the newspapers they were already showing that that virus spread by her was actually something that would become a pandemic and the worry was beginning to come.
The year 2020 begins, the decade of 2010 has come to an end, already giving the signs of what is to come in these new times and they will not be easy at all even more with future events, the boss is getting closer to the point of completion of the mission that both want to fulfill. The witches on the other hand are preparing for new times, but will have this huge barrier that will pass which already appears to be tremendously threatening.
Happy new year, lesbian witches...