Angel: Regarding a crossover between Owl House and Transformers, ummm...I'm not gonna say it's a bad idea. But I'm definitely not the right author to do so. I am not a fan of Transformers, and there's so much media with that franchise that even if I was a fan, I wouldn't know where to begin.
Also I'm sorry that the chapter was late, my computer was being a slow pain in the ass when I was trying to get this done last week. I wanted to throw it out the window because that's how much it frustrated me. I actually didn't do it, but that's how it felt.
Once he was done shouting, Hunter banged on Lucila's door repeatedly with his fists, getting their startled attention. "Open up, open up!" He demanded and Raine looked up at him with a blank look. It was honestly quite baffling that he forgot the one major detail with Lucila.
"Hunter..." They spoke up and he looked down at the talking candelabra. "If this is how you're acting and she's right behind the door...what do you think she's feeling right now?" They pushed up his glasses with a sigh. Hunter's blue eyes widened as he slowly dropped his fists against the wood. Lucila was currently clutching her heart with both hands, panting heavily with wide eyes looking at the door. Eda was glaring from around the corner of the hallway at him causing that reaction. Willow and Gus glanced to each other with frowns.
He felt...something in his own heart clench as he had to remember that she needed to stay alive if she was going to stay here. He could tell she was at least afraid given his reaction, but he couldn't help his emotions right now. He was trying to be nicer, and yet she was refusing to be in his presence, and it hit personally more than anything.
He finally let out a frustrated growl, holding his head. "You need to put in more of an effort," Darius shook his head. Hunter gritted his teeth, clenching his fists while looking at the door.
"You were told to come down to dinner!" He finally said angrily and Lucila took a deep breath, closing her eyes.
"No..." Darius muttered at this, closing his eyes at Hunter's behavior.
"I don't feel hungry. And I'm certainly not coming out now after what you did," She crossed her arms, annoyed.
"Come out now or I'll...I'll...I'll scratch out the door!" Hunter struggled to say, frustrated with how she was acting. And she felt the same way about him.
"No, you won't. This door's been around for years, so replacing it would take you a while. And not to mention if you were just coming now out of a few hours, that means you respect my privacy!" Lucila retorted back to him, Eda snorting to herself.
"Got him," She smiled proudly at the door. Hunter held his head again, growling while twitching to not snap at her as she wasn't wrong. She might be his prisoner, but they both at least respected each other's space. Especially since neither of them had approached each other ever since he put her in her bedroom. And he had nothing to say to defend it on that one.
"Uh, Hunter, I could be wrong," Raine spoke up to him. "But uh...this isn't really the best way to smooth things over with her," They tugged at their glasses uncomfortably.
"You need to calm down and speak kindly, stop acting so barbaric," Darius nodded in agreement.
"How am I supposed to do that when she won't cooperate?" Hunter growled a little while gesturing to the door. "And she's acting like a child!"
"Is she really?" Raine gave him a deadpan look. Between the two of them, that was more so the blond than Lucila at this point. It was basically night and day contrasting how the duo were acting towards each other.
"I'm not the one throwing a temper tantrum when you're supposed to be acting mature!" Lucila called back out, her arms crossed while leaning against the door. He grumbled while turning away from the door, deciding to let that one slide for now. Mainly because if he did react, she'd probably panic again from it.
"Speak more gently, and she might be willing to compromise with you." Hunter grimaced and looked back at the door. He sighed while dragging a hand down his face.
"Will you come down to dinner?" He finally relented almost quietly.
"No," Lucila answered politely to him.
"Mm!" Hunter twitched, turning around and gesturing to the door wildly with a deep frown. His eyes were wide as he was trying to keep it together.
"You gotta give it more than that," Darius instructed him while waving a hand to go on.
"It would be...my honor," Hunter struggled to say, since he didn't mean it. "If you would join me for dinner," He said through clenched teeth.
"Please," Raine whispered to remind him.
"...Please," Hunter relented while looking away.
"No thank you," Lucila responded and he had finally had enough trying to come to a compromise.
"You know you can't stay locked up in there forever!" He shouted while clenching his fists, his eyes glowing blue.
"Watch me," She responded to him, Willow and Gus wincing. "I once had to survive on apple blood and candy bars in my room when I was living with Eda who had gotten obsessed with playing Hexes Hold 'em!" Eda nodded in agreement; when the two sisters had started to stay with her, she wanted to play the game nonstop, and it freaked them out so much they wouldn't come out of their room for almost a week. King eventually had to get rid of them so that the girls wouldn't starve to death.
"Fine! Then you'll STARVE!" Hunter shouted out the last word, the girl closing her eyes and not responding. "If you won't come down to eat, then you don't get any meals!" He whipped around to Darius and Raine, who looked at him in disapproval. "And don't get any ideas of bringing her anything either," He snarled while stomping off with narrowed eyes. They stared after him as he exited the hall, slamming the door so hard that all of the pictures fell to the ground, shattering.
"He's such a child..." Darius sighed while staring at the mess. "Raine, stay here with her and tell me if there's any new activity at all."
"Are we really gonna spy on her? This is Luci we're talking about," Raine frowned a bit at him.
"I don't care for it either, but someone needs to make sure she stays alive. Otherwise it'll be all for nothing," Darius grunted a bit, having a headache. "I'll go and have the others clean out the dining room."
Before Raine could comment, Darius left him behind. They bit their lip nervously, wondering if his...ally was really gonna let Lucila starve...They then looked towards the hallway knowingly. "Eda, you're needed in the kitchen to clean up."
"Uggggh," Eda groaned, sagging her head. "Why?" She then came out of hiding and turned to Raine with a frown. "We seriously can't be starving her..." She stated in disapproval and Raine sighed. "What's the point of having a guest here if she can't even eat? That boy is gonna get a piece of my mind when I finish up..." She growled out that last sentence a little.
"Darius wants me to stay here and guard her in case she leaves, I guess. I just wish they could get along."
"Well, Luci's a tough girl, while Hunter is hard-headed," Eda closed her eyes in thought. "Getting those two to get along is gonna take years at this rate. Heh...reminds me of myself and Lily," She gave a small sad smile of remembering her sister.
"I know," Raine gave her a sad smile. "But hey, we'll get out of this."
"I suppose," Eda let out a small sigh. "Meanwhile, I'm gonna go raid the cabinets, byeeeee!" She grinned widely while hopping off. Raine flinched in alarm, knowing that she was gonna try and raid some food for Lucila. They then chuckled and shook their head fondly at her behavior.
Hunter kicked open the door to his bedroom, grunting angrily. "I try to keep her calm, and she refuses to compromise. And I'm the one who has to be nice?!" He kicked down a chair, slashing at the cushion in anger. "W-What am I supposed to do, beg like a coward?!" He reached out to his staff that had a red tip, spinning it around to make a mirror of sorts. "Show me the girl," He stated, and an image appeared to reveal Lucila talking to Willow and Gus on her bed.
"He's not always like this," Gus tried to comfort her. "Once you can get through to him, Hunter's actually not a bad guy."
Willow nodded in agreement. "He's telling the truth, Luci. Maybe you two should talk things out."
"Guys, no," Lucila stood up in protest, rubbing a temple. "I don't want to talk to him about anything. There's nothing to say," Her eyes saddened while closing her eyes. "There's no way we could ever get along...we're just too different." Willow and Gus frowned deeply, since they knew that if the duo could just stop and actually talk, they could get along.
Hunter faltered and slowly dropped the staff. He grunted while putting it away. How were they going to make their arrangement work if they couldn't stand each other? Her purpose with him was very clear...and he couldn't see a way to change that. "Why am I even debating this?" He sighed slowly, turning away from the portal. "No matter what I try...she'll only see me...as what I am," He closed his eyes, trying not to sound hurt, but he was. And he couldn't see her changing her opinion anytime soon...especially since his birthday was less than a year away now. "There's no point in trying..." He dragged a hand down his face, his eyes closed.
Lucila couldn't tell what time it was by the time she slowly opened the door to her room. She looked around for any sign of Hunter, but he wasn't around. Probably asleep...she glanced back at her window as it was snowing. Judging by how dark it was, it was probably at least before midnight. She let out a sigh as she stepped out. She wanted to explore the castle, but also gather something to eat in her room without anyone noticing. All she had in there were a few fruits, and that wasn't enough to sustain her. She stepped past a curtain, where Raine and Eda were hiding.
"Come on, Rainestorm, just like old times!" Eda teased them, making them embarrassed.
"Not tonight, Eda. We still need to watch over Luci."
"Whhhhhhy?" Eda pouted while coming out of hiding. Raine followed and she turned to them, leaning in. They flinched, blushing and backing away with a small laugh.
"I really should be concentrating on our guest right now..." They remarked and she smirked knowingly of having an effect on them still. Raine saw Lucila's open door, gasping and looking around. The two saw her walking down the halls in curiosity. "She actually got out of her room?!"
Lucila picked up her skirt while stepping over the damaged paintings, wondering what could've caused the mess. The glass was picked up, but the only person who could put them up was Hunter since he had actual hands. But she wondered why he didn't care enough to re-hang them...she bent down to a covered one, and removed it to see a man with a white cape and golden mask, so she couldn't see his face. But he was tall...and standing next to someone in a golden mask as well, but his cape was different, and he was holding a staff with a red tip. Lucila blinked at the two, wondering if who was in the photo was why Hunter didn't seem to care if it was on the floor or not.
"Who are you...?" She murmured quietly as she couldn't know who it was, and wondered why the paintings were even here. Who did the castle belong to? If Hunter was the sole owner, there was no way he could govern a castle for over a decade. To her, he looked at least 20...
She shook it off and stood, deciding to dwell on it later. She picked up her skirt again to step over the broken wood frames. She then noticed the staircase and walked down it, Raine and Eda watching her closely.
"Alright, people," Darius ordered people around the kitchen to move, the whole table almost cleared. Willow was gently pushing King into the cupboard.
"I don't wanna go to sleep! I wanna see Luci," King pouted up at her.
"Even former little demon kings need their sleep," She smiled knowingly as he yawned.
"No I don't..." He then fell asleep soon after and she pushed the door closed. Willow glanced to some of the pots being put away, some of them already having food in them. She then sighed at having to put it all to waste, it really wasn't fair.
"Darius, is this really the right thing to do?" She turned to him with a frown. "We just got Luci, someone we haven't seen in years. And now we're gonna starve her?"
Darius let out a sigh while cleaning a plate to the best of his ability. He then looked annoyed as he kept getting abomination goo all over it. "Well, both her and that boy are being unbelievably stubborn. Even when having directions, they're still clashing..."
"Hunter just needs to learn how to control himself better before it's too late. Don't forget that she's-" Darius whipped around, holding out an arm to shush Willow as Lucila was stepping inside, followed by Raine and Eda. Raine rapidly shook their head at Willow to not say anything further. Darius cleared his throat to ease the tension.
"Lucila! Finally out of your bedroom. I'm the head of the castle, so anything you need, ask me. Because some people are unreliable," He glanced to Eda and Raine, the former blowing a raspberry at him. Lucila bent down to examine him more, tilting her head silently.
"How exactly did this happen again?" She asked and he waved a hand.
"Nothing for you to worry about. Let me know if there's anything we can do to make this more comfortable-"
"Why would she be comfortable around stuffy people like you?" Eda interrupted with a snort, earning a glare.
"Well...I was just gonna grab a snack," Lucila stated a bit awkwardly, rubbing the back of her neck. Then her stomach growled and she looked a little embarrassed. She hadn't eaten at all during her stay in the castle...
"A snack?" Willow smiled knowingly, turning to the other staff. "Alright, let's start a fire, get the silverware, and bring out the china."
"That won't be necessary," Darius shook his head.
"Darius, you old fart, we're not starving her while I'm around," Eda growled a bit at him.
"She needs to eat something," Raine reminded the abomination clock. "What did you expect, not dogs and rotton candy? She's our friend, not a prisoner."
Lucila flinched and then gave a nervous look. "Umm, you guys know I can't eat all that stuff...human intestines, remember? Or maybe I could use my magic to morph it into food I can eat..." She didn't question if she could even use magic in the castle, because...that would violate the agreement she had with Hunter. But one spell couldn't hurt. She spun around her finger...but nothing came out of it. She flinched, slowly turning to her hand as her eyes widened. "What...? What's happening?" She snapped her fingers, but nothing happened again. The others glanced at each other, biting their lips before looking at her.
"I hate to break it to you, kid, but...only Hunter can use magic, and even then, it doesn't help much. We've tried everything," Eda explained and Lucila's heart sank a little. When the curse was put over all of them, it prevented them from using their magic, otherwise they would've used a spell to break it years ago. And unfortunately, it also meant that no outsiders could use magic, either...not even outside the pathway that led to the castle.
"...I see..." Lucila closed her eyes sadly at not being able to do anything. And they wished they could too, but...the curse was too strong for them. Hunter's staff wasn't able to change them back because it only did one thing as far as Hunter knew.
"...Lucila, follow me," Darius spoke up, getting their attention. He hopped away and Lucila blinked. She glanced at the others and followed after him, no idea where they were headed. "I present a proper way to welcome you. But I ask you all to keep it down, or else I won't be able to calm down that boy," He had his eyes closed as he stopped in front of the room. Lucila blinked as she slowly stepped forward, a little in awe of the sight in front of her. The others were surprised too to see the dining room table set for one person. Darius gave a small smile, no one else seeing it. He had arranged it all himself, keeping up the illusion that he would allow Lucila to go hungry. Of course he wasn't gonna allow the girl to starve like Hunter wanted, he wasn't a savage.
In front of Lucila was a table with salad, pie, soup, and pasta. There was also a four tiered cake in the middle of the table, the girl looking up at it in awe. "I present to you, your dinner."