Chapter 14: Welcome New Students of Hexside
It was time for entrance exams for Christa. To show if she had at least two spells to get in to normal classes, which she did. There's no way she can end up in the baby class, but she was nervous of how her powers would react.
Christa: I'm nervous guys.
Mathilda: Don't be you're gonna do fine.
Eda: Just remember what we taught. Just stay focused, relax and just show Bumpipoo your stuff.
Luz: I mean with what you got, it'd be an easy win. I felt like I barely passed when I joined.
Principle Bump: Up next, Christa Lightwing.
Luz: Alright show time Christa. Get out there!
Christa gulped as she went up the stage. But she was so nervous she just side stepped so slowly to the stage, sweating. Once she made it the center of the stage, her body shook. Even though the auditorium was empty with the exception of Principle Bump sitting at the front, she was beyond scared.
Christa: H-h-h-hi?
Principle Bump: Yes hello Ms. Lightwing. Now why don't you show me the spells your aunt told me about?
Christa: Uh yeah. Okay.
Christa took a deep breath. Her emerald glowed and formed a stream of water from her hands. She twirled the water around her and kept it spinning. Then she froze it, as a swirl of ice kept her inside. Then she touched it with her finger and the ice turned to snow and fell.
Luz: I think she's getting it.
Eda: That a girl Chrissy.
Principle Bump: Hm, impressive and a bit artisitc.
Christa: You mean I'm doing good? Ah yeah!
But Christa's over excitment caused her magic to react as the snow turned into ice spikes and launched at Principle Bump. Everyone gasped and covered their eyes thinking Bump was impaled, but they look and see he appears to be fine, but is pinned to the wall by his clothes, the ice barely missing his body.
Luz: Oh no.
Mathilda: This is bad.
Christa: Oh geez, oh. I-I'm so sorry! Ugh, I'm so stupid sometimes. I...I so failed.
Principle Bump: Believe it or not, I've still seen worse.
Christa: What's worse than that?
Principle Bump: Let's just say, the school had to be rebuilt. Despite you almost killing, you pass. Welcome Christa Lightwing to Hexside's school of Magic and Demonics.
Christa: I passed?!
Luz: She passed!
Eda and Mathilda: She passed!
Principle Bump: Just uh, please be more careful next time and keep your powers under control.
Christa: Will do Principle Bump. I'm gonna be keeping better control of my powers starting now.
But when Christa said that, she pointed at the ground, causing an ice glacier to rise up and break through the ceiling.
Christa: After that. Starting now after that.
The next week.
It was a start of the new week as today was Christa first day of school. She and Luz were being dropped off by Eda and Mathilda. Christa had her school uniform on, but it was all white right now. She still had to choose which class to study.
Luz: Oh my gosh this is finally it. You excited Christa?
Christa: I so am. My first day of school. Aunt Matti thanks again for helping me get enrolled.
Luz: Yeah, you really helped here.
Mathilda: Of course, it's not fair you don't get to spend time with other kids of your age. I thought this should be good. Now remember, have a good day, have fun and behave yourself.
Eda: Come on Matti they'll be late. Say goodbye King.
King: I miss you all already!
Luz and Christa: Bye guys!
Eda, Mathilda and King fly off.
Luz: Okay, first lets take you to Principle Bump's office to choose which class to join. But hopefully you can get more than one. Or maybe the multi track like me.
Christa: I'll see what I can get.
At Principle Bump's office.
Principle Bump: Now then Christa Lightwing. We shall discuss about the class to study. Out of the ten covens, which major would you like to focus on?
Christa: Um, hm...there's so many choices.
Principle Bump: Of course I should mention our new study system. Students are now aloud to choose two majors they wish to study until they can fully decide what coven they wish to join.
Christa: That sounds good, but I kinda want to know a bit of all. I want to know all!
Principle Bump: Um, I'm not sure on that.
Christa: But Luz has that.
Principle Bump: Well, Luz Noceda I rewarded her that after the whole basilik incedent. If I kept doing that, then I'd have to give it to the next student, and the next, and the next and so on.
Christa made a pleading puppy dog eye look.
Christa: Please? Please?
Principle Bump: Christa come now. Just think hard on the one or two you wish to study.
Christa: Please?
Principle Bump: No Christa.
Christa: Please?
Principle Bump: No.
Christa: Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
Christa kept the last please for a while. She kept going for a whole minute and Principle Bump was a bit astonished of how she could do it.
Principle Bump: Ms. Lightwing.
Christa:...eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
Principle Bump: Really now you can't keep that up forever.
Christa:...eeeeeeeeeee...yes I can...eeeeeeeeeeeeeee...
Principle Bump: You're not going to change my mind.
Christa:...eeeeeeeeeee...I bet I can...eeeeeeeeeeee...
But Principle Bump couldn't take it anymore.
Principle Bump: ( groans) I swear I'm getting too old for this. Alright fine, Christa Lightwing I'm giving you the multi track.
Christa: eeeeeeeeee...whoo hoo...eeeeeeeeeeee...
Principle Bump: You can stop now.
Christa: eeeeeeeeee...I wish I could but I'm stuck...eeeeeeeeee...
Later.
Luz and Christa were making their way to the hallway. As expected, Christa got the multi track just like Luz.
Luz: I can't believe Principle Bump allowed you to have the same track as mine.
Christa: Well I kinda convinced him to do so.
Willow: Christa!
Christa saw Willow and Gus waving to her. Gus using his illusion powers made a welcoming sign.
Gus: Welcome to Hexside!
Willow: Uh Gus...
Willow pointed out to Gus the sign he created. It didn't say " Welcome to Hexside" it said " It's a Boy."
Gus: Oops uh, wrong sign but you get the gist.
Christa: Aw guys!
Christa ran up to Willow and Gus hugging them both.
Willow: It's so great to have you here.
Gus: I always wished for you to be here with us.
Christa: I didn't even think I'd make it here. I really wanted to learn more about magic here and maybe learn something about mine. And of course hang with you guys more than waiting for you on the weekend.
Amity: I heard the good news.
Christa turned behind and saw Amity smiling at her.
Christa: Amity!
Christa went up to t hug her as Amity happily hugged her back.
Amity: Congratulations on making it here.
Christa: Thanks.
Amity lets go and then notices Luz. The two look at each other akwardly. They haven't spoken since Amity kissed her on the cheek at the library. The two began to have an akward conversation.
Amity: Luz...
Luz: Amity... hey.
Amity: Uh hey.
Luz: So, how you been?
Amity: Fine, fine. Just uh...you know chillin.
Luz: Yeah um me too.
Christa: ( whispers) Whats up with them?
Willow: ( whispers) Just two girls not knowing how to talk to each other how they feel.
Boscha: And if you look on your right, you can see Half a Witch Willow and her loser friends.
Willow and everyone formed an annoyed look when they heard Boscha and her firends coming by.
Willow: Ugh, what is it now Boscha?
Boscha: Oh just starting the day of seeing how you are.
Willow: You can call me whatever, but your words don't hurt me anymore.
Amity: Don't you have anything better to do than tease us?
Boshca: Oh I have lots of better things to do Amity. I still can't believe you ditched us in favor of these dorks.
Christa: Hey, I'll have you know we dorks happen to be her best friends.
Gus: Uh dorks?
Boscha: Wait a minute. Don't I know you?
Christa: ( nervous) Uh...
Boshca: Wait I remember now, you're that clumsy idiot that ruined my hair! Do you have any idea how much it costs to get it done for my date, which by the way, you ruined it.
Christa: I'll be honest, that was kinda of an accident.
Boscha: An accident? Really. Well in that case, I understand and will let it go.
Christa: Really?
Boscha: No not really! Well I see you're a new student here. Normally I'd like to give newbies a chance to be cool, but I can see you already proved being a dork for being friends with Half a Witch Willow, Goops, Amity the traitor, the human Luz-er and now there's you. What was your name, Trasha?
Christa: Christa.
Boscha: Oh right, but I like Trasha better.
Christa looked hurt as Boscha lauged at her. Luz placed her hand on Christa's shoulder glaring as did Amity. Christa then was feeling angry was alomost about to use her powers against boscha, Willow however stepped up in front of her.
Willow: Okay stop Boscha!
Boscha: Oh what are you going to do, feed me to your flower monster in class?
Willow: You know what, you're not even worth feeding to a plant.
Boshca stopped laughing and just looked at her.
Boscha: Excuse me?
Willow: You heard me. Could you be original for a change?You've been doing the same picking routine everyday. It's tired. I can't believe I used to be afraid of you. You can call me names all you want, but I'm not going let your ruin this for my friend here. I've grown up. When are you?
Boscha was taken back by Willow's words. She's never stood up to her like this.
Willow: You're just the same pathetic loser who has to torment others just to feel good about yourself. You're just sad.
Willow turned away as the group walked away from Boscha. She just stood there not believing what just happened. Willow just stood up to her.
Amelia: Wow, I did not think Willow had in her.
Skara: Yeah, she really has changed.
Boscha: Nobody talks to me like that Skara! Ever!
Boscha looked back at Willow walking away agrily and balling her fists.
Boscha: Nobody talks to me like that. She is so going down.
Back with the group.
Willow: You okay Christa?
Christa: Yeah, what's that Boshca's deal?
Gus: Her ego that's what?
Amity: She's always been like that, always acting like she's better than everyone.
Luz: But dang Willow, you really stood up to her.
Gus: I know when did you get so tough?
Willow: I don't know. Guess years of torment from her just got old I guess and I'm not gonna let her ruin Christa's first day.
Christa: Aw you're so brave Willow. You know had you not come in, I was almost going to lose it on her again.
Willow: Yeah I saw. As much as I wanted to see you get her, you don't want to get in trouble here. Otherwise you'll be sent to the detention track.
Luz: Oh yeah, I got sent their twice. First time I wasn't even a student yet.
Gus: That was my bad.
Luz: And the second time was actually my first day here.
Christa: How do you manage to get in trouble all the time?
Luz: I don't know.
But as they talked, passing by them was a student they have not seen before. He was a few inches taller than the group combined and had a muscular build. He had chocolate skin, ruby red eyes and with crew cut red hair. His uniform was brown, signifiying he's studying for the construction coven. He was walking through the halls with a serious or annoyed look. He slowly walked and glanced over at the group for a moment, but then looked away and kept walking.
Luz: Huh, never seen him before.
Amity: He must be new.
Mattholomule: Hey yo!
Coming towards them was Mattholomule.
Gus: Mattholomule?
Mattholomule: Hey Augustus. You saw that guy pass by?
Gus: Yeah he just looked at us for a moment, like angrily and then left.
Christa: Who is he?
Matholomule: That's Alexander Stonefist. I've seen him before, he transferred from Glandus.
Willow: He's from Glandus?
Gus: So I take it you guys are friends?
Mattholomule: Hardly. We had the same class, but that was it. The guys kinda of a uh...um how do I say this...kinda creepy.
Luz: Hey that's not nice.
Mattholomule: But he really is. He's acts so...so mysterious and always has that serious and annoyed look. Anytime someone upsets him or talks behind his back he looks at you with a threatning look. He acts so menacing.
Luz: Maybe he acts that way cause he's shy or socially akward.
Mattholomule: Shy, yeah he's shy alright. Would a shy guy get into fights when provoked? I've seen him in fights. I heard he broke a guys nose.
Gus: Okay, now I feel like I don't really want to cross paths with him. It's a good thing I'm an illusionist
Mattholomule: Yeah lucky for you. I have to deal with him in class.
Christa: Did you do something to make him upset?
Mattholomule: ( shivering) Oh...one year ago we were trying to build a minature tower for a project, but as I was building mine, some idiot pranked me with a spider on my head and then I jumped and accidentally knocked down his. I told him I was sorry, but then he lifted me up and told me to meet him after school for a fight.
Luz: And did you fight him?
Mattholomule: I did meet him up front and the whole school was there to watch, but moments before the fight, I freaked out and forfited running away. It was embarrising.
Gus: Ouch.
Mattholomule: Ever since then, he started calling me Sissy boy or just give that scary glare. I literally thought he was going to sneak into my house and kill me in my sleep.
Christa: Does this mean we have to deal with another bully.
Willow: I hope he's not as bad as Boscha.
We cut back to Alexander walking through the halls, looking for his class. That's when he passes by Boscha and her group.
Cat: Whoa, I think that's the new kid that transferred from Glandus.
Skara: He looks really tough.
Boscha: Yeah, perhaps he could make excellent part of the group.
Boscha approaches him, walking with him.
Boscha: Excuse me, hi you must be new here.
Alexander only gave her a glance.
Boscha: Allow me to introduce myself, but I'm Boscha. The most popular girl in school and captain of the Grudgby team. Don't mind most losers here, you stick with me and you'll be almost as cool as me.
But Alexander paid little to no attention to her as he kept walking. Boscha looked a bit annoyed.
Boscha: Hello, you probably didn't here me, but I said I'm the best girl here.
Alexander: I heard you and I'm not interested.
Boscha: Uh what?
Alexander: Sorry, but I'm picky with who I associate. Now buzz off!
Boscha stops gasping as Alexander walks away.
Boscha: Do you have any idea who you're talking too? Your social life will be destroyed.
Alexander: Jokes on you. I don't even have one!
Alexander walks away as Boscha glares at him.
Boscha: What a weirdo.
Later.
Alexander was finding his class. But was kinda lost as he has not yet figured out the navigation of the school. He opens one of the doors thinking its the construction coven class, but it was really the plant coven class. The bell had not yet rang and the classroom was empty.
Alexander: This ain't classroom C102. Ugh, how is anybody supposed to find themselves around here?
Before he left, he entered inside the room and looked around.
Alexander: Pfft, really? I mean what are you supposed to accomplish with plant magic?
Then he saw a large venus fly trap like plant and approached it.
Alexander: Oh ho wow. Who made this thing. ( sarcastically) Oh no, I'm so scared of a flower.
But then the plant monster took a bite of his arm.
Alexander: Oh ho, trying to get a taste of me huh? Kinda tickles.
But then it pulled his arm even futher into it's mouth.
Alexander: Okay you can stop now. Hey come on let go.
Alexander tried to open it's mouth with his free arm, but then the plant monster opened it's mouth and had both his arms into him as it kept pulling him inside.
Alexander: Oh, oh this is not good. Help!
But then the plant monster began eating him, having his head and upper body in it's mouth, with his legs sticking out and his screams muffled. But as this was happening, Willow was entering the classroom to check on her project. But once she entered she saw her project, the venus fly trap plant eating Alexander. She could hear his muffled screams.
Willow: ( gasps) Oh Titan, Petey stop!
But it was too late as the monster plant Petey swallowed Alexander and burped.
Willow: Petey spit him out.
Petey nodded no.
Willow: Petey...
Petey looks away acting like nothing happened.
Willow: Fine, looks like someone is not getting watered today.
Petey frowns and wimpers. So he began to cough, trying to regurgitate Alexander. Finally he did and Alexander was on the floor, covered in green fluids and shaking looking traumatized.
Alexander: So...much...stomach...acids...
Willow: Are you alright?
Alexander looked up, but then his traumatized look softened up when he saw Willow. He just gazed up at her, never seeing someone that pretty before.
Willow: Can you hear me? Are you okay?
Alexander: Huh? Oh yeah, yeah I'm good.
Willow reached her hand for him to help him up.
Alexander: No I'm good. A real man always get up on his own. Plus I'm covered in stomach acids.
Alexander tried getting up, as he held onto a desk trying to get up as he kept slipping.
Willow: You sure you're alright. I'm so sorry. Petey can be a bit agressive when he's hungry.
Alexander: I'm good. I mean I could have busted out on my own. I uh...I was planning on bursting out of his gut, but you beat me to it.
Willow: What were you doing in here?
Alexander: I was looking for the construction class. But I can't find it. I'm not familiar with this school.
Willow: I am. I can guide you if you want.
Alexander's face turned a little red.
Alexander: Really?! I mean uh...is it okay with you.
Willow: It's fine come on, but first clean yourself up.
Later.
The two walked through the hallway as they talked.
Willow: So from what I heard, you're name is Alexander right?
Alexander: Yeah, I guess people are already talking about me. Where'd you hear that?
Willow: Mattholomule.
Alexander: Who?
Willow: He told me you both went to Glandus and had the same class.
Alexander: You mean Sissy boy? Forgot about him. What'd he say about me?
Willow: Well, uh...
Alexander: Just say it, even if it is bad.
Willow: Well he said your a scary person and well...is it true you got into fights, broke a guys nose and got expelled for it?
Alexander: Well, the fights yes and I did get in trouble for breaking a guys nose. But you don't get it. Some jerkwad insulted my work, calling it weak and called me names. What does he know? He's not studying to be a construction witch. A real man, always stands his ground and never backs down!
Willow: Do you pick on people?
Alexander: No, I don't like to be around them. What else did he say?
Willow: You were going to fight him?
Alexander: He knocked down my project. You don't let someone do that.
Willow: But did he apologize?
Alexander: Well uh...okay he did and begged me not to hurt him. Which I didn't. Since things were getting bad for me at Glandus, I transferred here.
Willow: You shouldn't do those things, picking fights and threatning people. People will think you're a bully and if someone tries to apologize, that means they didn't mean to hurt or offend you. You'll hurt yourself and others.
Alexander: I'm not trying to hurt people. Only if they hurt me.
Willow: Still you should be careful. Don't you want to make a good impression here with others. To make a new start.
Alexander: It won't make much a difference. I just want to study more on construcion and join the coven someday.
Willow: And I hope you do. Well this is it.
Willow lead him to his classroom.
Alexander: Finally found it. Um thanks again, I uh couldn't have found it without you uh...um...
Willow: Willow. Willow Park.
Alexander: Willow, that's uh...that's really nice name. Alexander Stonefist.
Willow: I know, I already knew.
Alexander: You knew! I forgot already, idiot! I tend to forget things quick.
Willow laughed little at his slip up.
Willow: It's okay, one of my new friends did that too. Anyway, I really got to get back to my class. I'll see you around Alex.
Alexander: Alex?
Willow: Bye.
Willow waves at him and leaves as he stepped forward reaching his hand for her.
Alexander: Alex...
Alexander stood there watching her leave. This has never happened to him before. Someone helping him. Usually people often avoided him, but this girl Willow, helped him out and found his classroom. She was nice to him and talked to him too. He couldn't believe it, but he might have made a friend.
Alexander: Yeah, see you around Willow.
Later
It was lunch time now. All the students were at the cafeteria. Luz and her friends sat together eating as Willow told them about Alexander.
Luz: Wait so you talked to him?
Willow: Yeah, I saved him from getting eaten by my school project.
Gus: Was he scary or mean?
Willow: No, not really. Okay he was a bit of a ruffian, and a bit short tempered, and also acting like a tough guy but at the same time was kind of a goofball. He is kind of a troublemaker but from what he told me of his actions, he was probably picked on.
Luz: Well, atleast he's not Boscha that's for sure.
Willow: Wait, that's him over there.
Willow pointed to where he was sitting. He was all the way on the other side of the cafeteria. He was sitting alone at the table eating.
Christa: He's all by himself. Maybe he's lonely.
Willow: Well he did say he tends to stay away from people. I'm gonna go see him for a minute.
Luz: Invite him over to come sit with us. There's always room for one more.
Willow nods and goes to him. As she left Amity arrives with her lunch.
Amity: Hey guys.
Christa and Gus: Hey.
Amity sat next to Luz, but then the two began to feel a bit akward and nervous sitting together and began to talk in a nervous tone.
Amity: Um, hi Luz.
Luz: Amity hi. Um how's class been for you?
Amity: Fine, it's all good uh, same old, same old. For you?
Luz: It's been good. Now going every class with Christa.
Amity: Right, so Christa you liking school?
Christa: It's been mostly how I hoped to be. Can't wait to learn more. Um are you two alright? You seem a bit...I don't know nervous?
Luz and Amity: Yes! We're fine!
Luz and Amity looked at each other for a moment after speaking in unison and looked away.
Amity: So um, what you got there Luz?
Luz: Uh, PB and J. I usually make my own lunches since I don't eat much of the food here. What'd you get?
Amity: Oh, the special.
Luz looked at Amity's lunch, it looked a like a burger, but it looked it was moving and growled.
Luz: Uh I think it's still alive.
Amity quickly took the knife and stabbed it, shrieking and dying and it's soul rises out of it's corpse.
Amity: Now it's dead! Hahahaha!
Luz: Great! Hahahaha!
Meanwhile.
Alexander was eating his lunch until he saw Willow standing in front of him.
Willow: Hey Alex.
Alexander: ( talking with mouth full) Oh, Willow. ( swallows) Uh, hey.
Willow: Mind if I sit here?
Alexander: I don't normally allow people to sit by me, but for you I'll make an exception.
Willow sits down and talks more to him.
Willow: What are you doing?
Alexander: Eating. That's what lunch is.
Willow: I mean what are you doing all the way over here?
Alexander: I prefer to eat alone.
Willow: You sure? You can sit with me and my friends over there.
Alexander looked over where Willow was pointing out. He saw her friends and Luz waving at him. He looked a bit unamused.
Alexander: I'll pass.
Willow: Why?
Alexander: I prefer to be alone is all.
As they kept talking, Boscha was spying on her from the entrance.
Boscha: Ugh, look at her. Acting like she's all cool. I don't get how that weird guy can be friends with her and not someone like me.
Oracle student: Hey Boscha, I got it.
One of Boscha's friends, the oracle student came to her, holding a large trash bag.
Oracle student: I got it right here.
Boscha: You sure it's nasty enough?
Oracle student: Oh yeah. Look.
He opened the bag and foul stench rose from.
Skara: AGH! That stinks so bad!
Boscha: What are you doing? Close it up!
Oracle Studen: Sorry, this is sludge from the smog monster from the right armpit. They say it's sludge stinks so bad that it takes weeks for the stench to go away and bath is not enough to get rid of it. Even if you take 10. And they say that if this stuff got into your eyes, your eyeballs can melt out of your sockets.
Boscha: That is just awful. I love it.
Skara: Boscha, don't you think this is going a bit too far?
Boscha: You heard what Willow said Skara, I'm not being original. Well if it's something original she wants, then that's what she's going to get.
Boscha looked eager to dump this on Willow. Skara however wasn't so sure this was a good idea and looked concerned for Willow.
Later
Willow was making her way to her locker, realizing she forgot one of her books in there. As she made her way their, she passed by the Construction class and heard someone building in there. She looked and saw the room empty, except for Alex who was standing near a stack of bricks and wood, each on their own platform. Willow was surprised of how strong he was, he held the platform with bricks and threw it up in the air. Then he formed a spell circle and shot out and energy wave at the bricks in mid air. They now they floated in the air as he brought them down slowly, stacking them and with his free arm, added cement to each of them as he kept stacking a building a small house. The he did the same with the wood, he used his powers to levitate it and used it to make the roof. Within minutes he built a small house.
Alexander: Hmmm, it's okay. I can do better. Need something more durable.
Alex punched the ground as he formed the earth to rise up into a large mound of dirt and then made it into mud. He cracked his knuckles and used his magic to gain control of it and began sculpting. He made the mud to look like a small house, once it looked like it, he punched the ground again and it immediatly dried and solidified into a rock, making a strong, durable rock house.
Alexander: Still a bit rough, come one your better than that.
Willow: That looks really good.
Alexander: AAAAH!
Alexander screamed when he heard Willow.
Alexander: ( panting) Don't sneak up on me like that.
Willow: Sorry, I was just looking at your work.
Alexander: Oh well uh, it's not the best really.
Willow: Not the best? Alex this looks really well made.
Alexander: Thanks, but professional construction witches would say it's a bit rough. But, you really like my work?
Willow: Of course, you're really skilled.
Alexander: ( blushes) Well thanks. You know I take great pride in construction. I take it seriously and is the one thing, well probably only thing I enjoy. My dad got me into it. It gets my mind off things I guess.
Willow: You're truly devoted. Hey um, I wanted to ask, but after school I was going to celebrate with my friends because one of them is their first day here. You want to come?
Alexander: ( looks away) No, I can't.
Willow: Oh, do you got to get home?
Alexander: No, I'm just, not comfortable being with many people.
Willow: You seem okay with me.
Alexander: That's because I just met you and you saved me. The others, I don't know them.
Willow: Don't be shy. I promise, my friends are nice.
Alexander: A real man is not shy and that's not the point. The thing is, I'm not exactly a people's person. I don't know, I just don't like to be around people.
Willow: I get it now. You're a loner aren't you?
Alexander: No, I'm not a loner. I'm just someone who just doesn't like to socialize people or prefer to be alone.
Willow: That's exactly what a loner is.
Alexander: Oh.
Willow: Come on Alex, I want to be friends with you, but I have to be their for the others as well. If you joined our group, you can show them what you can do and we can hang out.
Alexander: But they...I...
Alexander looked at Willow with a pleading look.
Alexander: I guess it doesn't hurt to try.
Willow: Great! Meet me at the front after school, I'll introduce you to everyone. I promis it'll be fine.
Then they heard the shriek bell ring.
Willow: Oh geez, class is starting. Gotta go Alex, see you after!
Willow ran out of the room to get to her class.
Alexander: Y-Yeah, see you.
Alexander stood there thinking. The truth was he was a bit shy around people. Because of this he acted as a loner. But meeting Willow, was this a sign to show him to get out of that zone? He would find out soon.
A couple hours later.
The final bell rang and school was over. Though the day wasn't over. Luz and Christa met up with Amity and Gus.
Christa: Hey guys.
Gus: Christa, so how was the first day?
Christa: I had a really good first day. Did learn a few things, though my assignment on potions class did kinda exploded. And some parts were hard to follow, but still went good. Hey where's Willow? Are we still gonna go?
Luz: She's probably near the entrance we'll meet her there.
Skara: Hey wait!
They turned and saw Skara running towards them.
Amity: Skara?
Skara: Amity, you seen Willow or Boscha around?
Amity: We're gonna go meet Willow at the entrance and...wait, what is Boscha doing now?
Skara: She's going to dump a bag of smog monster sludge onto her.
Amity: What?!
Gus: Oh this is bad.
Luz: What? What's smog monster sludge?
Gus: Only the most stinkiest and revolting sludge in Boiling Isles.
Skara: I tried to tell her stop but she won't listen. I felt this is too much, even for me.
Luz: We gotta save Willow.
Christa: What if we stop Boscha?
Amity: She's probably at the top of the school, it'll take too long. Let's just find Willow. Thanks for telling us Skara.
The four of them ran to find Willow.
Meanwhile.
Willow was standing near the entrance of the school, but what she didn't know was that from highest floor in the school, Boshca was seen from the window, holding the bag of sludge.
Boscha: Oh ho, I got you now Willow.
Boscha held the bag up , ready to drop it on her.
Back on the ground, Alexander was walking to find Willow, deciding to go with her. He saw her from the distance and small smiled formed on his face.
Alexander: ( in his mind) Look at her. Have you ever seen someone that beautiful before?
Luz: Willow!
Alexander snapped out of his trance when he heard Luz's voice. He saw Luz and the others running towards her.
Willow: Hey guys, I have someone you want to meet.
Luz: Willow, get out of the way!
Amity: Move!
Christa: You're in danger!
Willow: What?
Boscha: Hey Half a Witch Willow!
Willow: Huh?
Willow looked up and saw Boscha at the window and holding the bag.
Boscha: Special delivery!
But just before Boscha was about to drop the bag on her, Alexander acted quick and punched the ground, popping a rock out of the ground. He takes the rock and thows it at Boscha. The rock ends up hitting the bag and tearing it open and the sludge drops all over Boscha. She gasped in surprise from that as did all the students who were present, but the they started laughing at her.
Boscha: ( coughs) Stop it! It's not funny! Shut up!
Thens he covered her mouth as if she was about to throw up.
Boscha: Oh Titan that smell is so rancid. Ow, ow my eyes. It got into my eyes! AAAAAAH!
Boscha ran away inside yelling in embarrasement.
Alexander: Hehehehe. That'll teach her, oh good thing I recorded the whole thing. So posting this on my Penstagram.
Christa: Willow you alright?
Alexander looked back at Willow with her friends who were checking on her.
Willow: Yeah, I'm fine.
Gus: That was too close, what happened righ there?
Willow then saw not far from them Alexander.
Willow: Alex, did you do that?
Alexander: What me? No. ( looks away) Maybe...
Willow: You really saved me there. You're so sweet, thank you.
Willow hugged him. Alexander was taken by surprise by this. He's rarely ever hugged. His face turned red but did hug her back.
Alexander: Y-yeah, sure thing.
Willow: Alex, these are my friends, Luz...
Luz: Hi, it's nice to meet you.
Willow:..Amity...
Amity: Hi.
Willow: ...Gus...
Gus: Uh hi, glad to know you're not as bad as Mattholomule said you were.
Alexander: Who?
Gus: He told me you guys went to Glandus.
Willow: I asked you earlier.
Alexander: Oh Sissy boy. For some reason I keep on forgetting about him. Then again I can never remember his name.
Willow: Yeah, and this is Christa.
Christa: Hi, this is my first day too.
Alexander: Is that so? Uh...how was your first day?
Christa: Oh it was nice. Still got more to learn but willing to do it.
Luz: So Alex, or Al. Can I call you Al?
Alexander: Alex is good enough, please don't ever call me Al again.
Luz: Okay Alex, we were going to go out to celebrate Christa's first day here, but since it's also yours, you want to come?
Alexander: Uh...you barely met me, but you still want me to come?
Luz: Hey any friend of Willow is a friend of mine too and you did save her from being humiliated.
Christa: There is always room for one more.
Willow: Come on it'll be fun.
Willow took his hand, Alexander blushed.
Alexander: Uh yeah, as long as I'm back before 6.
But then Amity got a text from her scroll phone. It was from her mom to come back to go over the next wave of their products.
Amity: ( groans) Sorry guys, I can't come.
Christa: Aw what?
Luz: Really Amity?
Amity: Yeah, mom wants me back soon as possible. But I'll see you all tomorrow. But Luz, can I speak to you alone for a moment.
Luz: Oh yeah.
Luz and Amity walked away from the group for moment.
Luz: Is everything okay Amity.
Amity: It's just, about the other day. You know, at the library.
Luz: Oh yeah...
Amity: I just...I'm sorry I have no idea what came over me. Sometimes when I'm around you, I tend to do stupid things sometimes.
Luz: It's okay...I...I do stupid things around you too.
Amity: So, if you're not upset then, maybe we should just pretend it didn't happen right.
Luz: Amity, you don't have to pretend. It just happens, we tend to lose complete focus on the mind and uh...you know let our uh...emotions get the best of us.
The two didn't know what else to say. They were both too shy to look at each other.
Amity: Um, oh I think I see Ed and Em calling for me. Bye Luz.
Amity ran away.
Luz: Amity wait!
But Amity was too far gone. Luz just stood their as she left. She was too slow. She wanted to tell her it was alright because she really liked her as well. Like really liked her. She's had feelings for that Cotton Candy Haired Goddess for a while now, but she was too scared to ask her out. Maybe there would be another time she thought, but right now it wasn't.
Christa: Luz.
Luz heard Christa behind and turned to her.
Christa: Are you alright?
Luz: Yeah, I'm fine. Come on, let's go hermana.
Luz took Christa's hand and met back with the others to have some after school fun.
Luz: Alright guys let's go.
Christa: So where to?
Alexander: You been to the Exorshop. They got a good variety of snacks and I heard they got a new gum that's made with snake venom.
Luz: No way really?
Christa: Isn't that dangerous?
Alexander: A real man always takes a challenge. Besides they it's only deadly if you can't take it. And they have over 1,000 flavors of slushies.
Luz: 1,000 flavors?! I want to try them all!
Gus: Guess we could go there.
Willow: By the way, you should really apologize to Mattholomule and stop calling him Sissy boy.
Alexander: Who?
Willow: We just went over this!
Alexander: Oh right, right. Why do I keep forgetting about him?
Few hours later.
Alexander was making his way back to his house. He opened the door and just as he entered he heard a yell right next to him as someone was about to punch him in the face. But knew it was coming and blocked the punch. He looked and saw it was his dad. He was large man, about 7 feet tall with big muscles. He wore a brown tunic with blue construction overalls and brown dirty looking boots. Like Alex he had chocolate skin and his face had a white aging looking beard with spiked hair, a scar on his left cheek and red ruby eyes. He looked down at his son with a smirk.
Alex's dad: Haha, great son. A real man always keep your guard up at all time, even in your own home.
Alexander: Hmph, yeah Pops. I know.
His dad lowerd his fist and placed his hand over his son's shoulder.
Alex dad: So how was first day at Hexside? You didn't get into anymore fights have you?
Alexander: No Pops, I'm trying not too.
Alex's dad: Well good. Keep at it. So what took you so long? Were you practicing your construction skills after school again?
Alexander: Uh, no. I was...I was with some friends.
Alex's dad stopped when he heard that and had a surprised look.
Alex's dad: Friends you say? Wait, they weren't fighting crazed hooligans were they?
Alexander: No they pretty scrawny and mellow.
Alex's dad: Oh in that case that's fine, haha. ( smirked) I don't believe, I thought you didn't like being around people?
Alexander: I don't, but this one she was nice and invited me to hand with her friends and...
Alex's dad: Her? Oh ho I see, it's a girl. Who is she?
Alexander: Hey! It's nothing like that.
?: Thorin. Are you messing with your son again?
Another person entered the room from the kitchen, this one being a woman. She had a petite build with brown hair tied to a bun. She was about Eda's height and wore blue pants with a red blouse and had black slipons. Her skin was white and had blue eyes and pearl earings.
Thorin: Of course not Olivia. Just teasing him.
Olivia turned to Alexander, who then looked away from her and had an annoyed look.
Olivia: Alexander, how was school today?
Alexander: Fine Olivia, whatever. I'm going to my room.
Thorin: Alexander...
But Alexander went up stairs to his room as his dad and Olivia watched, the latter looking down sad. Thorin approached her and placed a hand on her shoulder.
Thorin: I'm sorry. Alexander can be really hard to get through.
Olivia: I don't blame him. He never liked that we got married and I started living here. But I really want to get to know him better.
Thorin: I know, but things might change. He said he made some friends, something he never done before. I think transferring him to a new school might have helped.
Back in Alexander's room.
Alexander made his way to his room. It was large room with a bed, shelves of figures and work table. He sat on his bed for a moment and just thought about today. It was something different. He was usually considered a loner until now. He met Willow who was nice to him and saved him. People often avoided him or didn't bother to help him. Willow was different, she was nice, friendly and beautiful. Then she introduced her to her friends, and though he still needed to know more about them, he did enjoy the time he spent after school. This was all to new to him and just took this in. But just kept thinking about Willow.
Alexander: Well, today was really just unexpected. Willow...
He looked out the window as the sun sets.
To be continued...
Author's Note: That's it for this chapter. Finally got Christa in Hexside and had fun writing this one. Also wanted to make this to give Willow some spotlight since so far in season 2 she was kinda set aside and maybe make a love interest for her and to add a new friend in the group. Sorry this wasn't really that much about Christa, but I couldn't thing of another chance to introduce Alex. Also I couldn't find a name for one of Boscha's friends, the oracle student. There didn't seem to be none as far as I could research. Also because we've seen very few construction coven witches and we don't really see them how they construct things so I had to make up how they do it. I want to thank Lady Shadow92 for help and for the character Alex Stonefist. If you liked this chapter be sure to follow, favorite and review. As always thank you and until next time.