Author's Note: not much to say other than I would like to thank Wolvenstrom for beta reading this and i'll try to have new chapters out every fortnight or so, enjoy.
It had been a week since Luz arrived in the demon realm and so far the only thing she had been doing was helping Eda make more money than she ever had in the past
Flashback
Luz was now sitting on a stool in front of Eda's human collectibles stand with a sign around her neck that said 'Feed The Human: 10 snails'. Witches and demons of all shapes and sizes came up to her, put 10 snails in a jar, and then Luz would open her mouth and hold out her hands. She did this because everyone who fed her either crammed food into her mouth or simply just handed her food, she preferred the latter. She also closed her eyes every time, while all food tasted great now thanks to Eda's potion, the sight of most of it was really off putting. Eda, in order to get as many paying customers as possible, had also given Luz a potion that would allow her stomach to expand to three times its maximum size. She had actually invented the potion years ago to win an eating contest with a huge cash prize.
"Step right up and feed the human, only 10 snails!"
"This has to be illegal! You can't take advantage of a witches natural instincts like this!" an elderly witch said, Eda then used her magic to change the 10 to 12 instead.
"Step right up, feed the human, 12 snails! Feed the human! 12 snails!"
"Fine I'll pay I'll pay, just don't jack up the price anymore!" the witch then paid before using his magic to make a pie that had wiggling tentacles coming out the sides which he placed in Luz's hands. Feeling that it was a pie of some kind with moving tentacles Luz quickly wolfed the pie down, finding that despite its slimy and moving texture, it tasted like a meat pie, only it danced all the way down like live calamari. An unpleasant sensation but not enough to make her hork it up.
"Thank you," she said
"Well at least someone around here has manners" the witch said before he left
"Kid, you are an absolute money tree"
"Eda, I'm kinda finding this demeaning"
"ah don't worry it'll pass" she said as the next witch approached Luz.
End Flashback
A week of being stuffed to her new max every day had resulted in Luz putting on a large amount of weight, 50lbs to be more precise. While Eda did say that she would get really really fat from consuming the food made by witches and demons, she didn't specify how much she would gain, though Luz predicted that she would end up weighing a thousand pounds by the time she had to go back to the human realm. Today, however, Luz, along with Eda and King, were standing in front of a dead creature that was the size of a whale. The stench coming from it was so nauseating that even the flies were dropping "Well, Luz! Did you ever in your life think you'd see something as breathtaking as this?"
"Well *urgh* it's certainly taking my breath"
"Yep, it doesn't get much more inspiring than the trash slug. It makes a home, a life from what others have thrown by the wayside" she then pulled a bowling pin out of the trash slugs mouth, and gave it an odd look before tossing it over her shoulder "Until, blam, it gets blasted by a wave one day and croaks from all the salt. And then we get to sell the stuff it ate" Eda then pulled out a pickaxe
"Please don't make me do this?" Luz borderline begged
"Aw, come on, Luz" King started as he unfurled a towel "It's not every day you get to go to the dump and pick apart a slimy garbage carcass"
"Ah, nuts to you both" Eda said before she swung the pickaxe into the trash slugs side and used it to make a massive gash causing trash to come flooding out "hoo mama, now this is more like it" and she began searching through everything that came out.
From what Luz could see, everything was just garbage, nothing that would be worth any value of any kind, and anything that could have been of value was broken "So, Eda...*Glass shatters* what if we tried some new lessons for my apprenticeship? Like...*Something crashes* read ancient scrolls or mix together potions, or-"
"Ugh. That sounds like a bunch of magic school stuff"
"Wait. Is there a magic school here? Like, winding towers, cute uniforms, dark plots that threaten your life kind of magic school?"
"Mm-hmm. What's worse, they force you to learn magic the "proper" way. But magic isn't proper. It's wild and unpredictable. And that's why it's so beautiful. I didn't finish school, and look at me! Who wouldn't envy where I am right now?" The filth-covered woman said proudly.
'I could name a few people' Luz thought while raising a brow
"okay fine…oh here's a lesson for you. A great witch is resourceful, if you ever find yourself in a bad situation, try to use your surroundings to your advantage"
"Like when you caused that mass breakout at the Conformatorium, ah that was a good day" King said while tilting his crown.
"Sounds like you've already mastered your lesson, okay back at it! Let's hit the stink nodes"
"Actually, if it's okay, I think I'll head home and look at pictures of animals that are still... alive. Love you, King. *Pets his belly* you little beach peach" she said while making him giggle before she walked off into the woods.
As Luz walked through the forest she looked down at her new belly which shook with every step she took "at this rate I'll be too big to get through the portal door, but on the plus side I don't feel any heavier"
"You can do it! You can!" Luz perked up at this, changing her course, she followed the voice, ending up peering through the bushes to see a young witch "*gasp* Little witch girl!" Luz then watched as the witch stood up and began to pace around
"You can do it. Even if you get a bad grade, it's not a reflection of you as a witch. And my parents are right. There are better opportunities on this track. Now, get to school! *crunch* *looks down* Oh, no! Oh, little friend! I'm sorry!" she said and began using her magic to heal the flower she had just crushed. Luz gasped in awe as she saw the flower not only get perk back up and fully bloom but also triple in size. The girl's ear wiggled as she heard something rumbling. Turning, both she and Luz saw a group of other witch girls approaching all 2 of them had wagons with large pots on them, the one with cotton candy-colored hair was using her magic to move hers while the other, a morbidly obese triclops was simply moving hers the old fashioned way, while also having two other girls (Skara and Amelia), both of whom were both morbidly obese themselves, rode on her wagon, eating 4 footlong subs, with the subs, as well as the girl's hands and mouths, glowing pink.
"Willow! Wow. You're so unnoticeable I almost rolled over you" the triclops said as she placed her wagon down
"Hi, Boscha" the girl, now known as Willow said flatly
"Uh, shouldn't you get to class early to prep your..." a rattling cut her off. They all turned to Willow's pot as it spills, pouring out a purple substance and an eyeball that blinks and groans "Oh, Willow. You don't have anything to show, do you? That's why the abomination track is being dragged down so much, because you're such a failure" and with that she punched Willow across the face, making Luz and the cotton candy haired girl with them, gasp in shock. Boscha raised her foot to stomp on Willow only for a meatball the size of a tennis ball to be shoved into her mouth and forcefully moved down her throat into her stomach. The girl fell back onto her rear with a soft thump while clutching her belly "Damn it Amity!" Boscha snapped angrily
"If you don't back off, you'll be rolling across the grudgeby fields from now on" the girl known as Amity said, Boscha responded to this by punching Amity right in the face, making her land on her back. The glowing around Skara and Amelia, hands, mouths, and subs disappeared and they threw their subs to the side "Oh thank the Titan, I thought I was going to pop" Skara said with Amelia agreeing
"come on girls let's go," Boscha said and left with her two other friends. Luz, having seen everything, could tell that despite the triclops looking morbidly obese there was A LOT of muscle under there, heck, there was probably twice as much muscle than fat under there.
"Hey, are you two okay!" Luz exclaimed as she rushed over to the two downed witches
"yeah, hasn't been the worst she's done," Amity said, though her voice was muffled by her hands.
"I'm fine as well" Willow said while adjusting her glasses "at least she didn't break my glasses this time" Willow then gave Luz a hard look
"Have we met? you look fami…" she trailed off as she looked at Luz's ears "so... circly *gasp* You're human!"
"What?!" Amity exclaimed as she sat up and removed her hands from her face which instantly caused blood to start coming out of her nose
"oh my gosh you're bleeding!" and in seconds Luz was kneeling next to Amity and holding her handkerchief up to her nose to stop the blood flow "here, hold it there until the bleeding stops," Luz said
"uh thanks," Amity said, now red in the face
"This is astounding! A human on the Boiling Isles! How'd you get here? What are you doing here and are you hungry? Your hungry right? Why do I care so much if you're hungry?"
"that's something I'm trying to figure out myself, by the way, I'm Luz" she said while getting back up with Amity doing the same
"Willow and this is Amity" she said and they all shook hands
"nice to meet you both, so who was that brute?"
"my "friend" Boscha, take the two worst types of bullies, mash them together and you get Boscha" Amity stated
"how can you be friends with someone who gives you a bloody nose?!"
"its not like I want to be friends with her, or heck any of those girls, my parents…or more specifically my mum, chooses my friends so I don't 'spoil the family image'"
"The Blight's are a big name on the isles. Her parents also tried to break us apart, but we've managed to stay secret friends"
"Secret friends/ Secret friends!" The two chanted and bumped fists
Amity looked Luz up and down, and she'd be lying if she said that she didn't like what she saw "so…a human…I've read a bit about them…but there's not much… information… about them" Amity strained out,
"um are you okay?" Luz asked, before Amity materialized a cupcake the size of Luz's head
"Here! Eat! J-Just EAT IT! EAT IT NOW!" She shouted. Luz, knowing where this could lead began eating the cupcake as fast as she could while trying not to choke. The more she ate the more Amity seemed to relax. Luz was able to astoundingly consume the whole thing in just under 10 minutes to which Amity gave a relieved sigh as soon as Luz was done however, Willow used her plant magic to make a bush loaded with what looked like a blue apple that was crossed with a strawberry
"here, eat these" Willow said, less desperately than Amity. Luz ate the weird fruit and found that it tasted like chocolate pudding, which she was more than happy to gorge on. Once she was finished, she covered her mouth as she gave a burp
"oh 'scuse me"
"come on Willow we should get going"
"right, off to disappoint my teacher"
"what do you mean by that?" Luz asked
"Willow isn't good at abomination magic." Amity explained, "She's a total genius at plant magic, but abomination magic...ehhh."
"I want to practice plant magic, but my dad's want me to be in the abomination track because there are more opportunities" Willow added before tightening her fists "I know my dads just want what's best for me, but I know what I'm good at and want to forge my own path"
"then why don't you?" Luz asked
"*sigh* I just don't want to upset my dad"
"Are they forcing you?" Luz asked
"I wouldn't say force, just...extreme suggestion"
"well my mum wanted me to go to summer camp, but I chose to stay here in the demon realm to learn how to be a witch"
"humans can't be witches, can they?" Amity asked Willow who just shrugged
"Well the way I see it, no human has ever actually tried to become a witch" Luz replied
"I guess that's true"
The three of them then heard a bell "oop, that's the school bell, we should get going, it was nice meeting you Luz"
"wait, school? Like, magic school?" both girls nodded "that's so cool! I'm so jealous. I have a teacher, but her lessons are a bit... untraditional. I bet she wouldn't even let me enroll. But I wish I could spend one day there"
"Well, I wish I could get a passing grade for once. Then people would stop calling me "Half-a-Witch Willow." Amity then pulled her into a side hug
"…hey I have an idea!" Luz then grabbed two large handfuls of Willow's abomination goop and splattered it on herself "let me be your abomination, I'll get you a good grade, and you can get me into magic school. It's fiendishly clever" Willow looked at Amity who grinned and gave a thumbs up before she used her abomination magic to make Willows abomination goop cover Luz from head to toe 'totally not regretting this' Luz thought before she was instructed to get in Willow's abomination jar.
As they approached Hexside, Willow's eyes widened "now I know where I've seen you, you were on a wanted poster for causing a mass breakout!" Willow exclaimed making Luz give an 'eep' and fully retreat back into the jar.
"Oh yeah, I saw that poster, but they claimed you to be a witch and not a human" Amity stated
"I guess they didn't get the memo" Luz said
"Why did you cause that breakout and free all of those criminals?" Willow asked
"They weren't criminals! they were just weirdo's who was locked up for not being normal" that surprised the two witches, they had always thought that only criminals went to the conformatorium, not people who weren't normal.
"Welcome to Hexside School of Magic and Demonics" Willow introduced before she and Amity wheeled their abomination pots into the school "Remember to stay hidden, okay?" but Luz hadn't heard, she was just in too much awe. Before Willow and Amity split up to go to their locker's Luz spoke up
"hey Amity?"
"Yeah Luz"
"no one can force you to be friends with someone, be friends with who you want to be, especially if they're a nice person" Amity paused at that and smiled before she made a pb&j 2 foot sub and shoved it in Luz's mouth, she then gave a nod and left.
"You know, it's kinda hard to tell if Amity has been giving you food either by nature like me or on her own free will" Luz was puzzled by that, but before she could ask, Willow slammed the lid down on her, she could then hear someone else talking with Willow.
"Willow, did you know that humans nail wire to their kid's teeth? Why would they do that"
"I don't know, maybe to make them more magnetic"
"of course! That makes sense...Soooo...kind of off topic question but, you wouldn't know why I have the need to give food to your abomination pot, would you?"
"Uh well you see I decided to give my abomination some human features, and I guess feeding them is one of the side effects"
"That's really cool! Can I see it?!"
"Sure, abomination rise" Luz then stood up
"hi there, I'm an abomination"
"see? More human-like"
"That's so amazing!" Augustus then waved his hands and made something that looked like a giant turkey leg only it was green and covered with purple spots , which he then proceeded to shove it in Luz's mouth, thankfully the 'bone' part of the leg was just meat as well
"abomination, retreat" Willow said and Luz went back into the pot,
'Ugh, if kids at this school keep feeding me, I probably won't be able to get out of here' Luz thought to herself as she ate the food that had been given to her.
"Hmm too many eyes in unexpected places, fail," the abomination track teacher said, and a spiky-headed student hung his head and went back to his seat "the only abominations in this class is the lot of you, if I see one more failure, I'm giving you all homework for a month on stuff I haven't taught you yet. *sigh* now who should be next…Willow" Willow confidently walked up to the front of the class with her abomination pot
"abomination, rise" Luz knocked the lid off the pot and leapt out "blahhh I'm Willow's abomination" Luz said in a dopey tone
"Hmm intriguing, this is an odd form of abomination…and I've got the strangest urge to give it food"
"well I tried to add some more human-like features to it, and this is the result"
"fascinating! What other human-like features did you give it?"
"Abomination love Mama Willow," Luz said before awkwardly giving Willow a hug and a hard kiss on the cheek"
"affection, truly next level. Class, you could learn a thing or two from Willow, you may take your seat now" Luz hopped back into the pot and Willow placed the lid back on before heading back to her seat.
"Next up, Boscha"
A scowling Boscha then stood up and brought her abomination up to the front "abomination, surprise" a demonic abomination burst out of her pot and roared like a beast, almost giving the teacher a heart attack.
"ehhem well very good Boscha, you may take your seat" and Boscha took her abomination back to her seat.
When the bell yelled, ending with a cough, the students in Abomination 101 all began leaving, as they did Professor Hermonculus spoke to Willow "Wonderful work today, Willow. Looks like we have a new top student" he said making Amity pause at this due to her being the top student, she then watched as Professor Hermonculus took her top student badge and pinned it to Willow's cowl.
"Uh—Thank you, sir" he nodded and his abomination carried him away. Willow turned to Amity and gave her her badge back,
"Thanks, Willow"
"don't mention it" Amity then knocked on Willow's abomination jar the lid opened and Luz was instantly presented with something that resembled a burger only there was a lot more greenness, eyes, and various colored liquids oozing from it, than what would normally be found in a burger. Closing her eyes Luz ate it to find that it tasted just like a bacon cheeseburger, albeit with a slimy texture
'I've really got to stop accepting food, even though it does taste real good now' she thought as she kept eating.
Willow went to head to her next class only to bump into Boscha, who was like a soft wall "oh hey Boscha"
"Last time I saw you, your abomination was mush. What did you do?"
"I, uh, just believed in myself, and my abomination came out perfectly" Willow lied
"I'm sure you did. I've got my eyes on you, Half-a-Witch." Boscha said before she left.
After another 2 classes everyone headed to the cafeteria, which was possibly the worst place Luz could have been, ever since the first class students had been constantly been offering Luz food, and with Luz not wanting to reject the offerings, she ate it albeit with ever decreasing enthusiasm, and just like how she woke up with a fuller figure in a handful of hours at the house, this was also having an effect on her figure, pretty soon, she'd need a bigger pot. As students kept offering Luz more and more food, Luz was getting fuller and fuller "you know Willow if your abomination keeps eating it's gonna pop" Augustus said to her
"uh sorry everyone but my abomination is at its max and I don't want it to be ruined," Willow said leaving some students disappointed. "Luz are you okay?"
"*urp* Yeeaahh. I'm just *urp* beginning to resent the kindness of strangers." Luz said
"whoa, you really did a great job Willow, it sounds so real," Augustus remarked.
Luz and Willow looked at each other "Augustus, this is Luz, she's not an abomination, she's a human" Luz then removed a good portion of abomination goo from her head, revealing her true look to Augustus.
"No. No, it…*Plays with his ears while staring at Luz's*… it couldn't be..."
"Luz, this is Augustus, he's my friend and he's also the president of the Human Appreciation Society. Most witches wouldn't be able to recognize a human right away. But Augustus is an expert"
"Where are your gills?"
"Nice to meet you" Luz said and she shook his hand "You know, I knew an Augustus back in the human world. We called him Gus"
"Gus? Nickname? Human nickname? Gus? Call me it. Wow. Gus. This is the best day of my life" Gus said dramatically, before getting slightly more serious "so the rumor about witches being unable to resist giving humans food is true!" Gus exclaimed
"yeah, would you happen to know why?" Luz asked
"there have been some theories, like it being a natural automatic thing like blinking and breathing. But due to human's being so rare, such a phenomenon isn't documented that well"
"Hey Willow" the three turned and saw Boscha, Amity, Skara, and Amelia approaching them. Luz ducked down into the pot to recover herself in more abomination goop, as soon as her head was recovered, she was grabbed by it and hoisted up. "unlike everyone else, I'm not stupid, I know that this thing isn't an abomination. *looks at Luz dead in the eyes* What are you? Who are you? I want answers!"
"blap I'm Willow's abomination," Luz said, Boscha scowled and then smirked
"oh, so that's how you want to play, then fine, I'll just rip off your head and see what's inside" Boscha tightened her grip on Luz's head, then put her other hand on Luz's shoulder, and began to slowly pull hard.
*SMASH*
Boscha wobbled on her feet before collapsing to a heap on the floor, everyone looked and saw Willow holding the shattered remains of her pot lid "I panicked" she said
"wow, you really clobbered her, good job" Amity said proudly
"Willow Park!" the group turned and saw a very displeased Professor Hermonculus "I know Boscha may not be the nicest student, but that was simply uncalled for. Report to Principal Bump's office, and take your abomination with you"
"Yes sir" she said sadly and she took Luz to the Principal's office.
As Willow made her way to Principal Bump's office, Luz spoke up "thanks Willow, I thought she was going to tear my head off"
"she probably would have if I didn't stop her"
"is that something you've wanted to do for a while?"
"…kinda…" the Luz gave her a cheeky grin, which Willow couldn't help but return.
"So, you broke your pot lid on Boscha's head, just because she tried to pull the head off of your abomination here?" Principal Bump questioned
"yes sir" Willow replied,
Principal Bump turned to Willow's 'abomination' "you can come out of there…human" Luz then climbed out of the pot, almost getting stuck in the process. Using his magic he produced an apple that looked to be made of flesh which Luz ate, finding that it tasted like a perfectly seasoned steak. "I know that only humans can give off this kind of effect, not abominations with human-like features. So tell me, how did you get here, and why were you masquerading around as an abomination?" Luz sighed and told Principal Bump everything. When she was done, Principal Bump rubbed his forehead "Of course. Of course, her. Even when she doesn't go here anymore Edalynn Clawthorne still finds ways to give me headaches"
"wait, Eda used to go to school here!"
"yes, until we finally expelled her. Tell me, Willow, do you enjoy being in the abomination track?"
"no I don't, I'm only in it because my dad want me to be in it"
"and which track would you prefer to be in"
"I'd prefer to be in the plant track"
"very well, I'll make the necessary arrangements and I'll even talk to your parents *turns to Luz* as for you, you need to know at least 2 spells in order to get into Hexside, once you do know 2 spells, you're more than welcome to come and learn here" Luz beamed at this "Now Willow, back to class, and human, you're free to explore the place as long as you don't disturb anyone. Here's a hall pass"
"thank you, Principal Bump," they said in union before they left.
For the rest of the day, Luz explored Hexside, watching the different magics being performed, hearing a bit about the history of the Boiling Isles, and she even found out from two crystal balls that 1. she would be in perilous danger very soon and 2. She would find true love soon. Luz was half expecting the first one, but the other caught her by surprise. When the bell finally rang to signal the end of the school day, Luz waited near the front where she was met by Willow and Gus "hey guys, well I think everything worked out well today"
"yeah, honestly I thought that it was all going to end in disaster" Willow said
"Luz, I have so many questions to ask you" Gus stated
"Well go ahead, ask away," Luz said as they started to leave the school
"Why do humans nail barbed wire to their kid's teeth?"
"they're called braces, and they're used to straighten up kid's teeth, so they don't end up all wonky and crooked"
"oh, well tha-"
"WILLOW!" the three of them turned and saw a livid Boscha with most of her head bandaged up. Boscha began stomping over to the three before Amity got in front of Boscha
"Boscha, calm down, don't do something you'll regret," Amity said as spell circles appeared around her hands.
Boscha scowled "you know what Amity, I don't like you. You don't like me. Were 'friends' because my folks just wanna suck up to yours. So why don't we just cut this forced friendship here and now"
"fine by me" Amity replied before Boscha swung her leg up and kicked Amity in the stomach. She then grabbed the stunned witch by the face and threw her at Willow, who thankfully caught her. "ABOMINATION RISE!" Boscha shouted and a colossal red demonic abomination rose up, from the ground, being almost as tall as the school "abomination, destroy" the abomination roared before taking three steps forward and stomping on the group…well at least it tried to, its foot was stopped by two large hands, one made of vines and the other made of abomination goo, Amity and Willow looked at each other and nodded before they combined their magic, with Willow making a giant figure comprised of vines, and Amity strengthening it with abomination goo. The two monstrosities began clashing, throwing powerful punches at each other, neither one backing down. Students and teachers took cover due to how dangerous the school grounds had just become. Boscha's abomination then locked hands with Amity and Willow's abomination and the two monstrosities began trying to gain dominance over the other. Even though it was two-on-one Boscha's anger fuelled her abomination magic making her's start to overpower the two. Boscha's abomination then finally tore Amity and Willow's plant abomination in half before it launched its fists at the two witches. Before it could strike them, however, it stopped and melted into a puddle of goo. Everyone looked and saw Boscha lying face down on the ground with Luz now standing behind her with her fingers locked together.
"Wow, I honestly didn't think that actually worked, thank you anime" Luz then quickly made her way over to Willow and Amity "lets get out of here before she wakes up" the two witches nodded and they, along with Gus, quickly left the area.
"Do you think we're going to get in trouble for what happened today?" Willow asked
"I think the only one who is going to get into trouble is going to be Boscha" Amity said with a smirk as she made a muffin and gave it to Luz, who in turn ate it.
"so now that you've cut ties with Boscha, does that mean you'll be hanging out with us more?" Gus asked
"I sure will" Amity replied
"can I join this group too?" Luz asked
"I don't know, think you have the stomach to be around Amity so much?" Willow asked, as the girl that gave her more food today than anybody else gave Luz another muffin, making it her 30th since they left the school
"yes, I definitely can" Luz said with determination, making the group laugh.
When they arrived at the owl house they saw a giant trash slug trying to get at King on the roof who was standing next to a barrel "I have no son. Eat salt!" and he shoved the entire barrel full of salt into trash slug's mouth. It shivered and made noises of protest, before it shrunk back to its original size, and then whimpered as it ran off. "Yes, I did it! I'm amazing! Ahh! *falls off the roof and lands in Eda's arms* ehheh, you helped too. You are a good teacher"
"I wish Luz thought that too"
"what kind of shenanigans did you two get up to while I was gone" Luz asked as she and her new friends walked up
"probably not as mild as yours, school girl"
"eep"
"*sigh* Luz I'm not the best person to teach, if you want to go to that magic school to learn to be a witch, then be my guest"
"*gasp* really!"
"yeah, besides I saw how much you enjoyed it there today. You're not even an official student, and you've already made what I'm assuming is 3 friends there"
"Yeah, Eda, King this is Willow, Gus, and Amity"
"he's so cute!" Amity and Willow exclaimed before they, forcefully took King out of Eda's arms and began hugging and nuzzling him
"no! stop! Too much! Eda! Help!"
"sorry Mr. Wiggles, its out of my hands"
"Mr. Wiggles?" Luz questioned,
"I'll tell you later, kid" Eda replied quietly, as they watched the two witches, overwhelm King with affection.
Author's note: and theres the second chapter. As you can see I changed Boscha from being a typical popular school bully to a ruthless violent bully, as well as changed her track to the abomination track. Also just to be clear, Amity's hair is the same colour and style as it is for the second half of season 2.
