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"Whoa! That's so cool!" A six years old Atsuko Kagari cheered in pure amazement at what the other kid in front of her was doing.
"I guess, it's not really a big deal." said the other six years old called Diana Cavendish as she looks down in embarrassment with her wand clutched on her right hand.
"It is a big deal! I mean, it's not like Shiny Chariot but it's really,really,really,really cool! You could cast magic Diana!" Akko shouted excitedly at her friend with a big grin plastered on her face. The blue eyed girl nodded shyly then smiled back to the other girl.
"You really think so?" The British kid meekly say. Akko nodded furiously, her body bouncing up in excitement. "Yeahh! Really cool! I still haven't learned how to cast myself, but I'll get there! I'll be like Shiny Chariot!"
"I'm sure you will, Acchan." The other girl said, as she nodded. "Me too! I'll be Shiny Chariot and then we could perform together!" Diana smiled happily. The burgundy haired girl hugged her friend. "If we finally did, will you really stay with me forever, Diacchan?" The British blonde tilted her head in confusion. "Of course, forever. We'll stay forever. Together." Akko broke the hug with a big smile etched on her face.
"Yay! Why don't we make rings for each other?" Atusko said, which the other girl nodded. "You're right! We should have a reminder." Diana said, as Akko grabbed her hand and led her to an area where there were patches of flowers on the ground.
"We could make flower rings!" The crimson eyed kid said excitedly, proceeding to kneel down and starts gathering a handful of flowers. Diana followed suit, kneeling beside the other girl, and started making her own ring.
Diana Cavendish and Atsuko Kagari met in a show. The both of them being a fan of the amazing Shiny Chariot, a witch who had become an inspiration of people by showing them how magic is a wonderful thing. The two children bumped each other, when Diana got separated with her mother because she saw a limited edition Chariot card. It was a bumpy encounter, pun intended, that lead to a great friendship.
"I'm done!" Akko shouted, with a small flower ring in her hands. Her flower ring consists small beautiful orange hues, as they were held up in front of the blue eyed child. "Me too." Diana said showing the ring to the other girl, which were almost identical to the other girl's but hers were soft shades of blue. "Right, now what we're going to do is make a little speech when we give the speech to each other." Akko said enthusiastically.
Diana held her ring in her palm, slowly hiding it away from her friend, as she sat there, slowly starting to get embarrassed."Is it really necessary, Acchan?"
"Yeah! It'll be super necessary. I'll go first!" Akko cleared her throat and looked straight through Diana's icy blue eyes. "I, Atsuko Kagari, will be together with Diacchan forever, so we could always play, eat sweets and be witches! Then we will become like Shiny Chariot, both of us, side by side!" The crimson eyed girl slid the flower ring to the six year old Cavendish's ring finger.
"Your turn." Diana thought for a moment, then cleared her throat adorably, trying to imitate her mother when her mother would give speeches. "I, Diana Cavendish, will be together with Acchan until we're old. Then we will perform together and be like Shiny Chariot. I'll never break this promise." She smiled then slides the flower ring on Akko's ring finger.
The duo looked at their hands then giggled at each other.
...
Diana Cavendish breath in through the air of Blytonbury, as she walks to her destination. With her broom on hand and a suit case, consisting of the things for her to use in her stay in Luna Nova. She would be returning to her school after summer vacation, which only composed of her spending most of her time reading and learning new things in their library.
She stopped in front of a building and readies her broom. The blue eyed witch secured her suit case behind her, once ready, she composed herself and chanted a flight spell.
Air passed through her face, as she travels the leyline that lead to the school. Her features was, as always, nonchalant and stoic, as her standard Luna Nova uniform flaps through the air. It has been six years since her mother's passing, and six years when her Aunt Daryl took over the Cavendish estate. She won't lie that the manor was certainly at stake with how her aunt handles everything. Diana didn't approve of her selling of the heirlooms and things her aunt would sell at a certain amount, even if that object was a prized possession of the Cavendish family.
But she couldn't do anything. Yes she was the heir to the estate, but she was still too young to handle the manor, thus leaving it to the clutches of her mother's sister.
Bernadette Cavendish was Diana's dear mother and was nothing like her Aunt Daryl. No, Bernadette was someone who she loves so much. She was her mother, her everything. Bernadette taught her everything, gave her everything and raised her to be a person with a caring heart.
But she lost everything.
With a rare disease, Bernadette Cavendish became history when Diana was at a tender age of ten. And that was the start of where Diana became dedicated on becoming an exceptional witch like how her mother used to be. She didn't really get to meet her father, but she knows that the man, her father, left her mother. The reason? Well, she has no idea. It was a sensitive topic, that was somehow almost always the topic of occasions. It never fails to make Diana feel a twinge of anger at whoever her father was.
Diana sighed, then looked down to where her hands where holding her broom and focused of her ring finger. How nostalgic, she thought. The witch brought her right hand closer to her face and sighed once again.
Atsuko Kagari. Her childhood friend. She wonders where she was, the last time they saw each other was when they were seven but Diana had to leave because it was that time that her mother's health was rapidly declining. She frowns, Akko was her dear friend. She didn't care about the fact that she came from a well known family like the other kids did at their age. She was never fake, and she shared the same passion with Shiny Chariot. Diana liked Akko.
But she doubt the two of them would cross paths ever again. She was sure Akko had other friends, she probably was into sports, she probably still like sweets, she's probably still cheerful, she probably-
Diana brought down her hand and gazed ahead, seeing the exit of the leyline before a blinding light made her squint slightly, then she saw the school at a distance. Her hand tightening their grip on the handle of her broom.
"I probably won't see her again."
...
The entrance ceremony ended with a loud crash, and a cheerful 'We made it!' was heard amongst the crowd. Diana narrowed her eyes and shook her head, certainly she didn't expect her entrance ceremony to end this way, but it couldn't be helped. After all those balderdash, she finally heard the one of the professors dismiss them to give them time to settle their belongings to their designated dorms.
She noticed that her roommates, Hannah England and Barbara Parker, had already arrived the room and giving her a welcome back greeting to which she greeted back. Her and her roommates discussed about their vacations and what they did during the break, Hannah and Barbara gave her souvenirs from their hometown, which got them a reply of a small thanks.
The next day, the blue team trio went to their respective classroom to start the usual lectures, Diana settled herself on her chair, before remembering that they'll be having new students joining them. Answering questions from the professors and reciting in class was Diana's usual thing. It was no surprise that she had became Luna Nova's pride student, of course that meant gaining her a prestigious reputation.
Finishing an answer to one of Professor Badcock's question, the professor nodded to herself and give a small clap, as she smiled at the young witch.
"Well done Diana, you certainly have the knowledge to be a very good witch."
"Thank you, Professor." Diana replies. She took a sit with grace, and almost instantly received praises from her roommates. It was the usual Diana Cavendish life.
As the lecture continued, she heard students chatter at the first row and looked to that direction where she saw a pale skinned girl dropping a droplet of potion on the other girl with burgundy hair making the ponytail behind her morph into a leaf.
Diana sighed.
'Those students, seriously.' She shook her head in disappointment, then as she was about to refocus her attention towards Professor Badcock, she noticed that the burgundy haired girl was looking at her at the corner of her eyes. It took a solid second before she felt her breath hitched, as dangerously familiar crimson eyes fell upon her. Diana felt her heart accelerate, her surroundings turning into a halt. Then she watched as the burgundy haired girl turned her attention to the girl with big round bifocals resting on the bridge of her nose. Not even sparing another glance at her direction.
Her blue eyes widened.
She couldn't believe it...No, it can't be...Can it?
'Acchan...?'
Because why not?