Chapter Text
Luz POV
My phone buzzed, startling me out of my own fantasy world. I put down book five of the Azura series and looked over, finding a text from Willow.
plant mom - 15:54
Hey, Luz. Do you wanna study at The Book Nook in an hour? There’s a surprise I want you to see.
Luzura - 15:59
uhhhh yeas,,yes I need the help andndnd u got me sus w da ‘surprise’
Luzura - 16:00
wha is it??..
plant mom - 16:00
Luz, it’s called a surprise for a reason.
Luzura - 16:02
yeah,,but,,I wanna know,
Luzura - 16:03
willoh pls
Luzura - 16:06
@plant mom#7263
Luzura - 16:10
ur online heart broke</3
Luzura - 16:12
ok fin see u in an hourr
plant mom - 16:12
See you!
With that I closed my phone, wracking my brain for what the surprise could be. There’s no new Azura book, I would’ve known. The surprise could be that she somehow found out about a pop quiz, she’s well known with the teachers. She’s really been a teachers pet since high school. That’s,,probably what it is. Great.
After what felt like a few minutes - but was actually half an hour - of staring at the wall, I got up. I went over to my dresser, opened the top drawer, and grabbed the first thing I saw. Moving to the next drawer, I got the first thing I saw there, too. Grabbing some socks and my red converse, I went to my tiny dorm closet and pulled out a button up.
After putting on all the clothes, I looked in the mirror to see if the outfit looked decent. I stood as far against the wall as I could in my bathroom, but still couldn’t manage to see the full thing. So I sat on the sink and looked over myself.
I had grabbed a ’Be More Chill Michael Creep shirt musical Halloween costume for children and adults’ - or at least, that’s what amazon calls it. - a pair of grey, ripped jeans, socks with fruits on them, and a dark grey button up. I looked okay, at least. I grabbed my bag, stuffed in some school work I need to work on, and checked the time.
It was nearly five, so I sped out the door and grabbed my skateboard. Once I reached the first floor of my dorms, I skated off to the bookshop. It’s not that far, so I got there at exactly five pm. Once I arrived I picked up my board and held it by its trucks, grip tape facing away from me.
I walked into the shop, noticing the ‘help wanted’ poster wasn’t in the window anymore. Who could be the new kid here,,
I saw Willow already at a table, coffee in hand. I waltzed over and sat down across from her, slinging my bag on the back of the chair. I was about to greet her when she looked up and smiled wide at me.
“Luz!” Willow stated. “Guess what? You remember Amity, right?”
“Yeah, what about her?”
“You remember how in high school she was kinda a bitch?”
“‘Kinda’ is putting it lightly.”
“Senior year wasn't as bad.”
“I know I know, tragic backstory shit yeah yeah I get it. She’s already had her redemption arc. Why are you bringing it up?”
“Well, you already know we’re close again. She asked if I knew any places that were hiring, and I recommended here. Guess what happened?”
“She works here now, doesn’t she?”
“You guessed right! Yep, I saw her when I walked in and we talked it out, and this is her full time job for the moment.”
Willow looked over to the counter and I followed her gaze. I locked eyes on a girl at the counter, about the same age as the two of us. She was reading a book, although from the angle she was reading it I couldn’t make out the cover. The girl had golden eyes, pale skin, and slight eyeliner. She wore a dark brown turtleneck and cream corduroy pants. She was definitely still Amity. Except, one thing was very different.
She cut her hair,, a lot. and,,,dyed it? Purple???
,,and she was cute .
Don’t get me wrong- her old mint-colored hair, always stuck in the half up half down style was also very cute. Hell, Amity in general I had always found attractive, but her personality always got in the way of developing anything other than a little crush on her. The personality her parents made for her, anyway.
But now, seeing her with her new pixie cut and natural warm brown hair, and with her entire new vibe?
Consider me smitten.