POV Narrator:
Thursday, 28 May 2020, Luna Nova
The dust around the mess caused by The Council had settled, with the second and first year students having to clean up the mess made by the witches that had been defeated and with that some of them got permission to go back home to enjoy the long summer holidays that had a few more days to be enjoyed, while others still continued at the academy and one of them was precisely Hellene and her friend Marianne, who started trying to find the whereabouts of the headmistress.
POV Hellene:
Now de holidays 'ave started for good, it was two whole days with us cleaning up de damage 'ere in Luna Nova caused by de battle of those witches with us, one less worry, now it's time to win Finnelan's trust so she can help us to get de damn boss, I look at Mari, she's sleeping so cute, now without Annabel in de upper bunk she's more comfortable.
I come closer looking at 'er, 'er face so soft and fluffy, it makes me want to Better not, she's sleeping, but I can't resist, I put my hand on 'er face dat's so soft, she wakes up and I take my hand away and blush with shame.
"Huh? Hellen?" she said, and with my face turned in shame I tried not to reveal anything.
"Oh, Mari, good morning, sorry if dat woke you up" I say half blushing.
"I was about to wake up, I had a strange dream, at the time I woke up I was going to kiss someone, I even felt the hand passing the same way, only I woke up at the time, it's strange isn't it" she said yawning and I was nodding my head in agreement.
"Well now our holidays 'ave started, we'll have a lot to do in dese three months" I say rubbing de back of my neck.
"Ah sure, let's find out who is the boss and also try to have fun, without Annabel we can try new things that we couldn't try with her here" said Leclerc and I dedn't understand anything so much dat she hides 'er face with shame.
"We can really try, I just don't understand what dese dings are, they look very good" I tell her, who is still embarrassed, hiding her face.
"I'm still a bit sleepy Hellene, I think it's time to take a shower and wake up for today, what do you say we take the opportunity to go out and do some shopping, Ley's line is open and the headmistress has given us 12 permits all summer to go out and buy food" Leclerc said and I nodded in agreement.
"I agree, it's really time to take a shower" I was going to pull up my t-shirt and she held my t-shirt already very flushed.
"Not like that Hellene... I was thinking of going alone" she said rather flushed, looking like a tomato.
"Really? We can save some water with dis, I can relax your back, I know some dings during de bath dat are very relaxing, I do it a lot with Holly, when we used to take baths together" She denies with 'er head and den gives me a little push.
"I don't think this is the time for me with something like this, I'm sorry Hellene, it's one thing to shower with your sister, it's another thing to be intimate enough to shower with yours... You get it," she said, entering the bathroom all red and strange.
She went to take a shower by herself, a pity, I dink I'll take de chance to give a maintenance on my prosthesis in de meantime, I dink it's been a while dat I don't check if it's going well, I take de chance to take it off my wrist and press on my mobile phone to start de maintenance program, which I see dat everything is in conformity, Mrs. Jordan as always does everything in de simplest way so that I understand, I take dhe advantage to let 'er charging a lettle and I go to my wardrobe to get some clothes, I take off my t-shirt dat I was sleeping and I go already choosing something to go out, luckily in de times dat are in holidays dere are no dress code.
"I was forgetting my..." Mari said opening de bathroom door and I turned around to see 'er.
"'Ave you forgotten yours?" I ask 'er who freezes.
"Breasts... I mean... Ahhhhhhhhh, I forgot to get my clothes to go out..." she said embarrassed.
"You're weird Mari, you dedn't forget breasts, dey're right dere, just get your clothes after de..." I was being pulled by de hand by 'er dat strange, being taken to de bathroom.
"You win Hellene McLaren" she said taking off de dressing gown she uses to sleep in front of me and I blushed in a strange way.
"What?" I get a bit confused, what I won.
"We shower together, but don't try anything else" she said and I was confused what would be something else? Dere isn't even a bathtub with room for, I don't know, a whirlpool or playing with duckies.
"Yay, I knew you'd want to one day or another" I say as I take off my boxer shorts and see dat she gets a bit of a strange look, I admit I get a bit flushed seeing 'er, Mari has a cute body, it's weird.
"Can I wash your back?" she asks, a little embarrassed.
"Why not? You can pass your hand wherever you want, it's always good to wash your body well, with someone's help it's even better, just don't pass your hand 'ere, because dis is a part dat only I can clean, my mother tells me dat dis is a place dat only my girlfriend will be able to touch one day, I wonder why, it gives me a very good feeling" I dink Leclerc is having a breakdown in front of me, how strange, I pat 'er face and watch 'er regain consciousness.
"Yes... Girlfriend... I mean... I can?" Said de cutie and I nodded in agreement.
After the bath...
POV Marianne:
I'm melting here, I swear I'm going to jump on Hellene and do things with her, this body, this damn body, it doesn't leave my mind, her curves, Ahhhhhh, try not to think about it Marianne Leclerc, try not to think about it, my neurons are going to fry this way, we leave the bathroom walking without clothes to the bedroom, it's the first time I do this, she's choosing her clothes and I'm choosing mine, we're standing next to each other, I look to the side seeing her so short and smiling.
"Even with one hand you still do things very well" I tell her and I end up noticing that this may have another context as well.
"I can do it, it's strange, but I can do it, actually it's because you already know I'm left handed, so I kind of get a little advantage, besides I always try to train 'ow to use de only hand, since dere are times when my prosthesis is in maintenance, I left it on de pedestal repairing" Hellene said getting dressed and I even breathe more relieved.
I think I'll put on these trousers and also this t-shirt, that's enough, as it is summer I'm already toasting just leaving the bathroom, I even know the reason, Hellene on the other hand puts on a tank top, which makes her cleavage a little evident, but that's less bad, I already looked at the whole shower, she then passes the deodorant and offers me to pass it too.
"Today we're going to fill de fridge, enough to 'ave good food for de whole month, one fridge with just soda and juice, de other with frozen food and finally de space dat was Annabel's in de wardrobe we can store more stuff, maybe cook some things later" Hellene said and I'm just nodding my head in agreement.
"Let's fill the trolley today" I say excitedly.
She agrees with her head, then she takes the prosthesis, putting it on her hand and together we take our permission card to leave Luna Nova, together we leave the room, putting the masks on our faces and then we go to the board.
Arriving there, the Director signs the permission paper and we start to get the brooms and cross the Ley line, finally a freedom, I couldn't wait to get out of here, we even land on the Glastonbury square.
"Wow what a relief, it's really good to be free like dis, I haven't stepped in 'ere since de pandemic started" Hellene said.
"I say the same, finally we are freer" I say excitedly.
"We'll go to a supermarket and I'll fill up de trolley, leaving plenty of stuff to get us through de month, den we'll buy other lettle dings over time to replenish it" McLaren said.
I nod and we fly to a bigger city nearby, in this case to Bristol, where there will be a supermarket big enough for us to get something to stock up, I hardly wait to arrive, the food the girls left for us after they left was already enough, but it's never too late to have more.
Bristol is very close, soon we arrive in the city, the supermarket was close, we land, Hellene already sees taking her mobile phone and goes talking with her mother and sisters, I take the opportunity to check my mother and father messages.
"My mum left some money on de card for us to spend at de market, I already 'ad some, but she made sure to leave some more with us, now let's go, de good ding about dis card is dat I can use it in de UK too, my mum gave us 300 pounds to spend, she also said dat she wants to 'ave a talk with me about serious matters, I dedn't understand anything, but I dink it must be important" McLaren said and how important it is.
"Wow that's a lot, I only had £50 allowance left, I don't even know what I could spend on that" I tell her.
"Spend dat money at De Last Wednesday Society, let's enjoy a snack there together, don't worry about de money" she said all cute.
And so we went together to the market, we each got a trolley, a big one at that, I can imagine how much we can fill, when we went inside I was really happy, I can't wait to fill up with the food here, spending time with Hellene, it will be perfect, these holidays will be wonderful, I'm really looking forward to it, I want to enjoy every moment, who knows, maybe even start dating McLaren, that's what I want the most.
"'Ey Mari, look what you 'ave 'ere" she said pointing to some Japanese sweets.
"Pocky! I didn't think I'd get one of those" And Hellene throws it in de trolley which makes me blush a bit.
"If we don't 'ave something like dat it won't be funny, we will need it" McLaren said and my head is full of things, is that dream that she kisses me true, will it happen soon? I've kissed her like 3 times throughout all this time, but it's always been a friend thing.
"I agree, look it's time to fill up on Pringles, your sister loves these" I say putting them in the trolley.
"And how she loves it, I've never seen anyone eat as much Pringles as she does, although I love it too, especially de onion and parsley is my favourite" she said putting it in the trolley and my favourite flavour is Hellene McLaren. Ahhhh.
After shopping...
It was a lot of things, to the point of filling the big bags that we brought to carry the groceries, Hellene simply carries everything in the greatest tranquility of the world and we stare at the outside, I think we spent a good amount of time here at the market, it was a couple of hours, just to fill the cart and go through the line, at least we ate there and we didn't feel hungry.
"I dink we have more than enough stock here for the rest of the month," said Hellene.
"I don't know how you can stand so many big bags like that, I'm dying carrying two of them, only you can be so strong at that level" I said to her while a bit struggling with the heavy weight.
"I carry you and Annabel in my arms, remember dat, de prosthesis also helps because it holds de same weight as me, it goes along with my gains, anyway, let's go now it's time to 'ave a snack" McLaren said and I agree with her.
"Wow it's going to be a long way ahead" I say scratching the back of my neck.
"Shall we take an Uber? I'm strong but I want a bit of comfort, Glastonbury is practically next door to Bristol so it will be quick to get dere" McLaren said and I agreed and very much nodded, best thing would be to take an Uber to get back, imagine on the Ley lines how dangerous it would be.
We kept waiting for Uber to come, even in Pandemic it still has it, it's really scary the world out here with nothing open, I wonder what it must be like to function here without these things, so I remember something, I don't know if I might be wrong, but is The Last Wednesday open.
"Hellen? Is The Last Wednesday open?" I ask her.
"Yes it is, it works in a limited way, only up to 8 people can enter and de seats are separated, besides de visitors can only enter if dey take deir temperature and also wash deir hands, otherwise de entrance is free" McLaren said.
Arriving at The Last Wednesday Society...
We arrive, we get the things from the Uber, the shop is really open, we knock on the door and Chum answers us, he takes our temperatures, then we rub some alcohol gel on our hands and we bring the hundreds of shopping, with the five bags we took, inside I see that Mrs. McLaren was sitting there having a coffee.
"Mum?" Hellene asks.
"I said I would talk to you today, when you left I was already 'ere, I left very early, I need to talk about de magical revolution and another more serious matter, first dis more serious matter involving you, den I will talk to you all about de magical revolution" Mrs McLaren said.
"It's okay mum" Hellene said.
POV Hellene:
I start sitting at de table with my mother and Mari goes with Chum somewhere else, dey will wait for us to finish talking, I even look at my mother seeing dat she was very serious, dat's strange, she's never like that, well let's go, she leaves de coffee cup empty and looks into my eyes.
"You and Marianne like each other, don't you?" She was straightforward about it.
"Why is dis so important mum?" I ask 'er.
"I dedn't 'ave to 'ave such a conversation with Diana, because she already knew dese things, but you don't know, or at least you know dese things from a childish view I've passed on to you and it's getting to be time I 'ave to talk to you about dis, as mother and daughter, 'ave you and Marianne ever had sex?" I get confused.
"Sex? Is it female, both 'ers and mine, or is it de other one? We didn't do de other one, I'm not pregnant to 'ave done it" I answered my mom and I'm too young to be mom already.
"It's not dat girl, it's not really dat, how can I explain it right, 'ave you ever touched each other?" Now I get it, like touching each other I guess today.
"Yes, we showered together today, but she dedn't touch my intimacy, it was just a shower" My mother still runs 'er hand over 'er face, but breathes a relieved breath.
"Well, it dedn't turn out like I thought it would, you're too naive for dese dings, but I need to talk about a very serious matter around dis because you'll be 17 and dat bomb between your legs is about to explode with Marianne, I know dat girl knows what sex is, it won't be long until she opens 'er legs and you start doing dese dings," said my mother.
"Dings, what dings? Is that bad mum? Is sex more dan what you said?" My head is full of thoughts.
"Yes, it is something much bigger, your mother and I did our first time when we were 15 years old, we were very young and we already had a notion of what it was, we knew dat dere was a whole issue of respect, consent, love, even not being so vulgar around other people, dat's what I dink is missing a bit in you, you can't talk so openly dat you do dis kind of ding, It's something intimate between you and Mari or whoever you end up doing, because some people do it with more dan one person, some people do it even at de same time, I want you to understand de concepts that come with all of dis, before you may face worse consequences, including being expelled from Luna Nova, do you understand?" I nod my head.
"I get it Mum, but it's all seemingly complex, do you really dink Marianne will go as far as to do dis ding?" My mother nods 'er head in agreement.
"I 'ave no doubt girl, put in your head dat you two are teenagers full of hormones with mutual feelings, I've been in your situation, you know what happened? You and Diana happened, I married Bernadette, dat's what happened, when de bomb explodes, you only realize when you're under de blanket completely naked next to de other girl, in your case it's pretty obvious dat this girl is Marianne Leclerc" She said dis even putting 'er finger on my chest and I think I'm understanding.
After the long conversation...
My head feels like it's going to explode, now I understand why my older sister used to blush so much with Akko, why my mother kept teasing 'er, why I blush with Mari, why she blushes with me, I was so naive and silly, it really shocks me, I couldn't imagine dat something like dat I would be so dumb.
"Do you understand now, daughter?" asked my mother.
"I get it, Mom... I understand too much, so I should..." I'll tell her.
"No, dat's not how it works, you and Marianne neeed to 'ave a chemistry between you, when de moment comes it will happen so naturally dat you will realize de time, it's something dat both of you will feel at de moment, but anyway, now dat dis is clear let's talk about de witches' revolution" said my mother.
My mother gives a magic shot on de bell of de shop with a finger, what Chum leaves with some trays in hand, together with Mari, they were full of crisps, snacks and everything else, dat really was a delight, putting on de table, I've been taking advantage and got some to eat, my mother too, as well as Mari dat I end up having other looks for 'er, I don't see 'er as a girl or a friend, but as a woman, it's too strange, not even I see myself like dat anymore.
"Enjoy that the McLaren lady has paid for you" Chum said.
"Anyway, let's eat and I'll talk to you about de witches' revolution, Chum is someone trustworthy for dat, he is a comrade, he knows well what our struggle is and recognizes dat we must change dings" said my mother.
I've been eating and I can't wait to 'ave another ally in our cause, I love his hamburgers, dey are made with love, de potatoes too, dey are full of batter inside, it seems dat it's tastier dan de frozen ones I buy to eat, or when we go to McDonald's or any fast food, not to mention de cheese and bacon dat comes along, it's all an explosion of flavors, the chicken wings in barbecue sauce, it's all wonderful and perfect, Chum knows how to do the best.
"I missed your food Chum" I say delighting myself.
"I missed you too, I even thought of having a party to celebrate your friends' graduation, but the pandemic got in the way, even so I wish them all the best, I only say, invite them back here when the pandemic is over, I want to have a big party, they were the witches who gave me hope that a revolution can happen" Chum said.
"Sure we will, dey also miss de food 'ere" I say as I eat.
"Now dat dey 'ave graduated de walk to the witch revolution has begun, we 'ave to defeat de biggest villain dat has been destroying magic, the witches themselves" My mother said.
After eating...
Wow I'm full, it's going to take a while for me to recover from dis, I'm going to train hard tomorrow to use all dis energy that's left, gee, it was worth coming 'ere to eat at least, I can't wait for what's to come from 'ere on out, really.
"And so, now dat we 'ave eaten we need to discuss about your advancement, Chum told me dat de Shooting Star flew out and it is one of de relics of the Triskellion of Lilith, we will try to look for it somehow around 'ere, but I am also training Diana and Akko to defeat de boss, besides Constanze, Croix and Chariot are focusing on making the Mechas, you two 'ave de most important mission" Said my mother.
"Finding de identity of de boss" I tell 'er.
"Exactly, I don't know how you're going to do it, but I hope you find it is of great importance, what are your suspicions?" My mother asks and I was waiting so much to say dat, finally come.
"She is definitely from Luna Nova, she is de headmistress or one of de teachers, I don't doubt it, only dey can control de access to Ley's lines and allowed De council to enter, also she is an old person and we know dat only the older teachers and Holbrook are over 100 years old, you would need someone around dat age to be able to influence events from de sabotage at BGP to de present day, one of them is pretending to be an innocent old lady and I don't doubt it is one of dem, I totally rule out Anne Finnelan, she is 82, even though she is de most conservative, she is just a pawn, you can tell by de way she begs for my attention and I hate dat so much she's fucking annoying" I tell my mother who just nods while listening
"That hypothesis I hadn't thought of, one of dem, I always thought de boss was someone from de council, like Minister Dorlin is 110 years old, she's a powerful witch, she could be one of de candidates, but now dat you've said about Ley's lines it's interesting, although de ministers are also capable of something like dat, which still makes you question it a bit" She said and I'm sure it's not so dat I could see as being someone from Luna Nova, it's clear in my head.
"Simple, she knows all our actions and would 'ave to be close, not only dat, but she has been disturbing you since de attempts to organize a revolution in Luna Nova, she is above appearances mum, it 'as to be someone who does not appear to be, I have my biggest suspicion in director Holbrook, she is 156 years old, is an extremely powerful witch, besides dat she is very permissive with de horrible things de teachers do, besides looking like a nice old lady, remember when I said about 'er being sabotaging Akko? Well, she's my biggest suspect since I set foot in 'ere" I gote even mor clear with my mom
"She might be one, but I'm going on the view dat Holbrook might be more of a pawn of de real boss, she's still very manipulable, even I could sometimes get 'er to change my punishments and get out of trouble, not to mention everything dey ask 'er to do, she always puts 'er head down, so I dink it's impossible for 'er to be de boss - My mother said and I'm not so sure.
"Well anyway I keep my suspicion standing until proven otherwise, dat woman does not smell good to me, but I have another priority too, cooking Finnelan, she must know where Fluit An Neart is, if we find de sounds we will be able to advance further in de revolution, I am sure de boss picked it up and took it to 'er, if de teacher can find asking for my forgiveness maybe I can get it" I say making my mother close my mouth with 'er fingers.
"No, I know she deserves it and everything, just don't blackmail Finnelan on dat level, just try to get 'er to take de flute, I didn't teach you dat way, daughter" dat's pretty hypocritical.
"Mum I will manipulate 'er anyway, why can't I blackmail 'er?" I shrug.
"Because... Ahhhhhh, who am I to say dis, I dink you have a point about me, but I feel bad seeing dat you can come to dis daughter" My mother even cries.
"Mother, you yourself tell me dat morality should be left aside sometimes for de greater good, dat's what I'm going to do, I 'ave to cook Finnelan to get de flute back, if she wants to redeem herself she should deserve to help in our revolution, den I'll never do it again, I just want to help us and it's de only option, she can be our door to find de boss" My mother takes a deep breath and den hugs me.
"Well I dink I have played my logic against myself, but please, dat you succeed, try another kind of plan too, it might be good for you" Said my mother who was getting up.
And we went too, with some pains in my stomach after filling it with food, I go hugging my mother with all de love in de world, I really missed 'er, it's been so many months of distance, I hope dey'll soon be over, and she keeps caressing me too, den we're leaving de shop and I see my mother flying away on 'er broomstick.
"Bye mum..." I say wiping away de tears.
"Now let's go Hellene, before de frozen food spoils" Mari said and it's true.
We put de bags on de broom and now it's time to climb on top of dem, I put dem all on de broom leaving Mari free to fly, since I can carry weight easily, we went taking de Ley line and we arrived at Luna Nova, landing dere easily, de weight dedn't bother me.
We walked to our room and unloaded de shopping, I was carrying everything on my shoulder, putting de Broom in de middle, while Mari went with 'er hands free, I don't want 'er to carry so much weight, she was not bearing de two bags.
"Whew, now dat was quite a weight, de problem was de discomfort, it wasn't even de weight, now we can put dings away"I say to Mari.
"Hellene! Look at this!" Leclerc said and I saw a note dat was left lying on de desk.
"Whisper in the tower of Arcturus as soon as you can, we can talk about the boss"
"I wonder what dat is. Someone knows about de boss besides us, how strange" I say scratching my chin.
"Well one has to be apprehensive" I turn de note over and notice dere is another message.
"I partially know her identity, I'm still recovering my memories, I'm on your side"
"It's Mary" I say smiling.
"Oh are you sure?" Mari asks.
"She had 'er memory erased, she must 'ave seen de boss's face, we may be able to find 'er and thus discover de identity of de boss, but we better speak very quietly, or else dey will discover us" I tell 'er putting de frozen dings in de freezer.
"You're right, we bought a lot of stuff, the stock will be enough to last the whole summer holidays like this" Leclerc said.
"Dat's good, keep it up, now one ding I've noticed is dat it's been a while since Finnelan showed up, I guess she hasn't changed 'er mind, she hasn't as expected" I say shrugging my shoulders.
"Well let's enjoy and play, what do you think?" Mari is absolutely right.
We were already finishing to put away all de shopping, my belly was already exploding, at least we will 'ave something to eat when we get hungry later, tomorrow I'm going to train hard to get stronger, today a lot of fat came to my body, it will grow dese dings that are already big.
POV Narrator:
Hellene has gone on to start buying things to get through the holidays, having a serious chat with her mother about her love for Marianne Leclerc and also about the course of the witch revolution, which of course has the younger McLaren hugely suspicious of thinking she's the headmistress of the Luna Nova academy, although Laura believes it's someone bigger than that manipulating Holbrook, just as another bombshell comes along with Mary Brooks offering to help the girls find the identity of their boss.
See you, planning witches...