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Amity lets out a soft yelp as she lets Luz drag her up the stairs. She stares at their hands as they rush up the stairs, trying to stifle another blush.
She could hear the twins mocking her already.
Luz opens the door to her room, finally letting their hands go. She guides Amity into her room with an ear to ear grin.
“Taaaa Daaaaaa!” Luz exclaims cheerfully, arms sprawled out as she presents her room. Amity gives a quick laugh, thanking her as she walks past Luz into the room.
Amity takes a deep breath as she takes the room in, the smell of musty wood and old books filling her nostrils. Luz’s room is the same as the last time, only this time it’s covered in dimly lit fairy lights and snack bags scattered on the floor.
Her heels click against the floorboard as she begins to roam the room. It’s a small room but enough for a human to get by, she supposes. She brings a hand up to the fairy lights, inspecting the small bulbs as they glow dimly.
Caressing her hand carefully around the glass, she inspects the bulbs before gently letting them go. They fall back to the wall with a soft clack.
“Did you decorate yourself?”
Luz nods. “I just wanted our first ever club meeting to feel special.”
Amity smiles softly. “I like it. It feels warm.”
“I got snacks, I got lights, I even got this bean bag chair!” Luz says, plopping down into the chair.
“Eda was able to find it in her human stash before,” she gestures, “You know what happened.”
Amity raises a brow in confusion. She then realizes what she meant, giving a soft ‘ oh’ in acknowledgement.
Luz pats the space next to her, urging Amity to sit down.
Amity laughs nervously, a faint blush on her cheeks as her eyes move to Luz’s hand. “Are you sure there's room for us both? I-I can sit on the floor next to you, I wouldn’t want to take your seat!”
“Of course!” Luz insists, continuing to pat the space with a sly smile. “C’mon, I know you wanna sit down.”
Amity finally gives in and flops down next to Luz, sinking into the chair. She quickly adjusts herself, folding her hands together as she rests them on her knee. She lets out a nervous chuckle as she bounces her legs up and down, trying to avoid the fact that Luz is next to her.
“Soooooooo,” Amity nervously laughs, patting her knees nervously.
“Soooooo,” Luz claps her hands together in excitement as she brings them to her chest giddily, turning to Amity. “What do you want to talk about? Theories? Lore?”
Luz waggles her eyebrows. “Ships?”
Amity tucks a piece of hair behind her ears as she giggles. “Good ideas but,” She leans over, reaching for her bag on the floor, unclasping the buttons as she slides “Azura : Book 4” out. The book glistens as the lights hit the cover.
“Well, I thought we could re-read book 4. You know, as a refresher.”
Luz brings her hand to her chin, scratching it in thought as she thinks about Amity’s idea. “Mmhmm I see what you’re bringing to the table. And I like it.” She jokes with a sly smile.
Amity stares at Luz as her hands rest on the book in her lap. “Uh Luz, there's no table.”
Luz doesn’t reply and instead gives a small laugh.
Amity sprawls her hands on the book, admiring Azura on the cover. “I know you already have a copy but I thought I should bring it so we can both follow along and compare our thoughts.”
“No it’s okay, I lent all my copies to Willow. She wanted to see what the magic of Azura was about. So this works great! We can share!”
Amity gulps. “S-Share? Like you and me? Together?”
“Yep!”
“WAIT!” Luz lets out an excited squeal. “Can we do impressions? Can we do impressions!?” She begs, bouncing in her seat.
“O-oh sure!” Amity timidly agrees.
Luz squeaks enthusiastically as she scoots closer to Amity, leaning over her shoulder in order to see the book. Amity can feel Luz’s breath against her cheek and freezes for a moment.
Amity lets out a shaky breath as her cheeks tinge red. She quickly opens the book and turns it to a random chapter. “Here I’ll read Hecate’s lines and you read Azura’s!” Amity blurts out as she points to the top of the page.
“Okay! I’ll start.” Luz slides the book to the middle, adjusting the book so that it rests on both of their laps.
Luz clears her throat as she begins to read the passages dramatically.
“Hecate ,” She recites Azura’s lines earnestly, “ Why can't you see eye to eye? My magic is stronger because I share it with those I love. “
Amity takes a deep breath, calming down as she gets into character.
“Azura you would never understand. My life isn’t as simple as yours. I’ve been hurt, cast aside. Who would ever want to be my friend ? There is not one future I see with you in it.”
They go back and forth, impersonating each character before bursting into giggles.
Amity gives a playful scoff. “I can’t believe Hacate spent all that time fighting Azura only to become friends with her in book 5.”
Luz smiles, “Well sometimes people just need that extra push, and the power of friendship!” She throws her fist in the air with glee.
Amity snickers as she watches Luz’s excitement.
Luz settles down and returns her hands to her lap. “They kinda...remind me of us. I mean before we became friends.”
Amity turns to Luz, the book still open resting in her lap. She chews her lip as her eyebrows raise.
“You really think so?”
Luz nods. “It's just like in book 5 when Azura’s feelings finally reach Hecate and they become friends. I wanted to be your friend so bad.”
Luz lets out a nervous laugh, rubbing her arm. “I thought you hated me in the beginning. I tried everything I could to make you like me.”
Amity waves her hands in a frantic panic. “No no no,”
“I didn’t hate you, I just,” Amity pauses. “Didn’t know how to feel, at first I guess. I let my stupid parent’s expectations influence my actions.”
Amity exhales and gives Luz a shy smile. “But…that’s over with. I’m glad we’re friends now Luz.”
“Me too, Amity.”
“I actually never got the chance to thank you for what you did today.”
Luz finger guns, clicking her tongue and winking at Amity. “Don’t sweat it Amity, that’s what friends are for!”
Amity shares a quick laugh. “That’s actually what I wanted to talk about.”
She grabs the book from both of their laps, closing it as she returns it to her bag.
“I want to tell you. About what I wrote in my diary, I mean.”
“Amity you don’t-”
“No I uh,” she interrupts Luz, eyes falling to her lap as she toys with the seam of her dress apprehensively. “You deserve to know. I want to tell you before you hear it from anyone else at school.”
Luz puts a hand on her shoulder, attempting to console her.
In turn Amity grips the fabric of her dress upon feeling her touch. The room goes silent for a few moments before Amity finally speaks up, voice shaking. “I wrote about you because I-”
Amity squeezes her eyes shut, hands shaking as she gathers the courage to utter the words stuck in her throat. With a shaky breath the words manage to spill out of her throat, to her own surprise.
“I like you Luz.”
Luz replies enthusiastically immediately, “I like you too Amity!”
“No, Luz, I mean...I like you more than friends. I have a crush on you.” She professes hesitantly, waiting for the worst. She waits for Luz to seethe with disgust, to be thrown out...to lose a friendship. Every possible bad scenario plays over like a film reel in her head.
Luz smiles, suddenly realizing the impact of Amity’s words as she blushes.
“I...like you too, Amity.”
“I‘m sorry, I don’t know how it happened. I was going to tell you, but then Boscha posted my diary and it all happened so fast. I never meant to start liking you like this,I mean I don’t even know if you like girls let alone if you would like a witch,” Amity rambles, words flying out of her mouth ignoring Luz. “But if you don’t and dont want to see me again I understand.”
She finally processes Luz’s words, lifting her head quickly with a shocked gasp to look at her. “W-Wait- what?”
Amity stares at Luz in disbelief, eyes wide as her eyes meet Luz’s. She rests her hand on the beanbag, leaning forward towards Luz. “What...did you say?”
Luz inches her hand closer to Amity’s slowly before grasping her hand and squeezing. Her voice comes out soft and comforting. Something that makes Amity’s heart race even more than it already is. “I have a crush on you too, Amity.”
Amity’s eyes move to their interlocked hands and then back to Luz’s eyes again in disbelief.
Amity then suddenly grabs Luz’s arms in disbelief, shaking her as her pupils widen in shock.
“Y-You really like me? You mean that you feel the same?” Amity continues shaking Luz
“Amitttttyyyy,” Luz garbles out, voice wobbling as she's shaken. “I’m getting dizzy.”
Amity quickly stops, backing her hands away from Luz’s shoulders quickly.
“Sorry! Sorry! I just can’t believe it, I thought you just saw me as a friend. Oh my titan was I easy to read? Did you know I HAD A CRUSH ON YOU?” Amity sweats, panicking as she chews her lips and awaits Luz’s answer.
“I’m talking too much aren’t I?” She squeaks in a high pitched voice.
Luz takes Amity's hand in hers and laughs. “Is that why you acted so weird before our grudgby match?”
“I- haha...you noticed?” Amity laughs the question off.
“I just thought it was because you don’t like your personal space invaded, but this is so much better!”
Amity lets out a shy smile as her head sinks into her shoulders. She knows she should be more embarrassed right now, but to think that Luz feels the same way about her...Luz likes her. The human likes her!
Luz suddenly hugs her, arms wrapping around Amity’s shoulders.
“Thank you for telling me Amity. I’m sorry this wasn’t by choice, but-” Luz squeezes Amity’s shoulders, “I’m so happy.”
Amity wraps her arms around Luz’s waist and squeezes back, resting her head on Luz’s shoulders. Amity closes her eyes and takes in Luz’s presence. Luz is warm and kind and smells like adventure. She’s everything Amity is not and Amity finds solace in this.
“Me too.”
They stay holding each other for what seems like hours until Luz finally pulls away, leaving her hands to rest on Amity’s shoulders. Their eyes meeting as they both untangle from the comfort of each other.
Amity is the first to break the silence. “I-is this okay?” She sputters out, blush rapidly creeping up her ears as she looks into Luz’s eyes.
Luz softly clutches her shoulders and smiles “Um, yeah”
“I uh. I’ve never kissed someone before.” Amity confesses.
Luz gulps. “It’s okay, I really haven’t either…I’ve just read about it, in you know...fanfic.” she nervously chuckles.
The tension in Amity’s body is lifted for a brief moment as she lets out a shaky laugh at the comment.
“I wanted to ask you to grom.” Amity blurts out. “But I was scared...that you’d reject me.” She closes her eyes in pain, “That was my biggest fear.”
Luz lets out a small gasp as she remembers the night. “That figure...was me?”
Amity looks away shamefully and nods.
“Oh Amity…”
Luz rests her forehead on Amity’s, smiling softly as she takes Amity’s hands into her lap with a gentle squeeze. “I would never reject you.”
Amity opens her eyes to look up at Luz as their forehead’s rest together. She can’t help but hold back a blush as she looks over Luz’s face up close. Luz’s eyes are a captivating color of Hazel Amity swears she’s never seen before. Luz’s eyes are kind and soft and Amity feels her heart race as her gaze captivates her. Amity wants to bring her hand to Luz’s face, just to make sure this is real, that this is happening, but she finds her body frozen in the moment.
“Wait-!” Amity panics, finally realizing what’s happening. “Close your eyes!”
“O-Oh! Okay!” Luz’s face burns red hot as she follows Amity’s command and closes her eyes swiftly. “Ok, I’m uh..I’m ready!” She taps her fingers repetitively against Amity’s hands nervously.
Amity squeezes her eyes shut as she slowly leans forward, lips pursed. Amity is sure that she can hear both her and Luz’s heart beating rapidly out of their chests.
The realization finally sinks in. She’s going to kiss Luz. She’s going to kiss Luz!! Luz’s lips on her lips! Amity continues to inch forward painfully slow, her nose softly bumping Luz’s.
Suddenly a loud ring fills the room. “ Incoming hex from “Emira Blight” the monotone voice blares harshly
Luz and Amity both jump at the loud ringtone of Amity’s scroll. Amity lets out a little screech at the noise as she loses her balance on the beanbag, falling down. Luz lets out a small playful giggle as Amity falls, face still heavily flushed .
Amity scrambles for her bag and pulls out her scroll, pressing the accept button feverishly.
“ What do you want?” Amity seethes, face as red as a tomato.
Emira gasps as she finally sees Amity’s face. She smirks, “Did I interrupt something Mittens?”
“I’m going to hang up on you now!” Amity blurts out.
“Mom and Dad are coming home. I just wanted to let you know, you should probably come home soon before they start asking questions. You know Ed can’t last Mom’s interrogation too long.”
“ It’s like she reads into my mind!” Edric blurts out from across the room. Emira rolls her eyes.
Amity sighs as she composes herself. “Of course.” She mutters begrudgingly under her breath.
Emira then spots Luz in the background and waves, “Sorry Luz! I didn’t mean to interrupt your guys’ date!”
“Oh um hehehe…” Luz giggles and flushes. “It’s okay!” She waves back.
Amity groans in protest at Emira’s pestering. “Is there anything else you’d like to add?” She grits through her teeth.
“Oh we are so talking about this when you get home Mittens.” Emira and Edric snicker. “See you soon! Hex and kisses!” Emira waves before the call disconnects.
Amity sighs as she stuffs the scroll back in her bag and lifts herself up off the floor.
“Em is right, I should probably go back home before they start asking questions.”
Luz jumps up out of the beanbag chair, red tint still visible on her cheeks. She grabs Amity’s hand one last time and gives a brief squeeze. “I understand. We can continue…” she loses her thought track as she suddenly remembers their previous activity.
Luz and Amity both blush ferociously.
“Later.” Amity lets out a soft smile.
Luz smiles and nods.
Amity let’s go of Luz’s hand, her hand suddenly feeling cold and bare. Amity wraps her bag around her shoulders and begins to walk towards Luz’s door to let herself out.
“Wait!”
Amity looks back to see Luz standing frozen. “Let me walk you out.” Luz says hesitantly, twiddling her fingers.
Amity tucks a piece of her hair behind her ear and clutches her bag tightly. “I’d like that.”
Luz walks Amity down to the door, both girls sighing in relief that Hooty was fast asleep. Luz thanks whatever god is on the boiling isles that no one is awake downstairs to question the both of them.
“I’ll uh, see you tomorrow at school.” Amity hesitates for a moment, intertwining both her hands behind her back shyly.
Amity then reaches forward, face red as a tomato again as she gives Luz a quick peck on the cheek before running out the door.
Luz brings her hand to her cheek as she stands there in shock. “Woah” she sighs wistfully, starstruck as she closes the door, making sure not to disturb Hooty.
Luz stands at the door for a few minutes, hand still on her cheek before realization hits her. Amity likes her. Not just friend like, she like likes her. Amity just kissed her cheek. Amity was going to kiss her!
Luz’s face flushes as her face breaks out into a wide grin as she lets out a squeal, jumping up and down.
“¡Le gusto a ella! She likes me! SHE LIKES ME!!” Luz shouts ecstatically, running around the living room frantically, picking up a sleeping King and twirling him around.
King wakes up and groggily looks around the room as Luz spins them both.
“What’s going on? Are we being swept away by another storm? I didn’t pack my bags!” King shouts.
“She kissed me! She kissed me!” Luz continues to gush loudly.
Eda runs down the stairs, Lilith following behind her. They reach the living room, staffs bared as they prepare for some sort of magic-esque danger.
“What’s going on!” They both yell together. King squeezes himself out of Luz’s arms and runs towards Eda, crawling up to seek safety on her head.
“She’s crazy again Eda!” King shouts.
“SHE LIKES ME!” Luz runs to eda, frantically shaking her.
“Oh for titans sake” Lilith relaxes her stance as she brings her hand to her face, pinching the bridge of her nose in annoyance as Luz continues to shake Eda.
Eda lowers her guard and sighs as she pats Luz’s head. “Okay, okay kid she likes you now stop shaking me.”
Luz moves away from Eda without a word, instead opting for dancing around the room gleefully.
Lilith and Eda exchange glances. Lilith raises her eyebrow and begins to open her mouth to say something before Eda shushes her.
“Ah ah” Eda wags her finger at Lilith. “Let the kid have it. Don’t you remember your first love Lily?”
Lilith doesn’t respond and instead lets out a groan. “ I hate kids.” she mumbles under her breath as she trudges towards the kitchen.
Eda approaches Luz, giving Luz a soft tap on her head with her staff. Luz immediately stops and looks toward Eda.
“Look Kid, I'm happy for ya, but you have to remember where we live. You can’t just scream out of nowhere. What did I tell you?”
Luz’s eyes widen as she realizes what just happened. She quickly brings both her hands to her mouth to silence herself.
“Schorry Eda” Luz mumbles with her hands still covering her mouth. “I woan’t do itch again!”
Eda ruffles Luz’s hair lovingly. “Now go upstairs! You have school tomorrow.”
Luz giggles as Eda’s hand ruffles through her hair. “Yes Ma’am!” she salutes before turning to skip up to the stairs.
Eda waits to hear the click of Luz’s door shutting before she plops herself on the couch. King follows and cuddles back into the couch to resume his nap.
Eda slouches and stretches her arms against the back of the couch, head falling over the top. She blows a piece of hair out of her face before letting out a lighthearted laugh.
“Puberty.”
When Amity arrives home, the twins are already in their rooms. It looks like Mom and Dad had arrived home, but settled into their room as well. She knows she’s going to have to come up with an excuse tomorrow morning when Mom questions her about her whereabouts, but she finds herself not caring about a single thing.
Amity tip-toes to her room, something she’s become quite accustomed to. Careful to make sure she doesn’t set off an abomination trap her Dad has recently set.
After arriving in her room, Amity catches a glimpse of herself in the mirror one last time. She smiles softly at the makeup Emira made her wear.
Amity brings her hand to caress her face as she looks at the details of Emira’s work. She’d have to remember to thank Emira later, much to her displeasure.
Amity finally settles in bed and goes over the events of the night. She feels her face heat up and she can’t help herself from grinning. She shoves her face in her pillow as she giggles with glee and kicks her legs up and down on her bed.
“ Luz Noceda likes you. Luz has a crush on you. She feels the same!” She repeats in her mind.
Amity’s eyes finally grow heavy with sleep. She lets sleep take her with a smile on her face.
If you ask her, it was the best sleep she’s gotten in months.