58Update: Hi! I like to first thank everyone for the responses! The feedback really got me motivated on these next chapters and I'm so glad that this one is able to bring you all joy. Amity and Luz are such endearing characters and seeing their potential relationship grow got me really back in the mood to capture moments of them together.
To answer the question of what time this story is supposedly taking place, it'll be after the latest episodes as I'll likely make references to those events but any large developments like if the two actually got together then it'll just be before which could be possible so here's hoping.
I also want to make this message clear that is just safe, wholesome romance. There will NOT be any sexual acts. I can write public display of affections (ex. hugging, kissing, innuendos, and even handholding), but keep in mind that these girls are around fourteen. I will only treat it like how the show would.
I will try to upload weekly but I will be busy IRL. Rest assure that I will NOT leave the story unfinished, but I apologize if uploads in the future will have a unreliable schedule. I'm also looking to improve wherever I can, so any criticism are welcome.
Sorry to make this a long post, I won't be making a habit with these for the future chapters, but thank you for reading and I hope you guys enjoy!
"All of my training and all of my strength has prepared me for this moment. The test to prove my worthiness as King. I will show them all the fruits of my labor!" The King of Demons arches his arm back and closes his eyes. He takes in a long draw of breath before exhaling, then with all of his might and precision, he releases the orb from his hands.
That proceeded to fly straight over the fish bowls, missing all of them entirely.
"Oh come on!" King shrieked.
The booth attendant lets out a hearty laugh stirring more ire in the tiny demon. King points at the monster and shouts, "This game is rigged!"
"Of course it's rigged, but none of your attempts even attested that!" the man wipes a tear from his eye, "Hearing you scream is making my day, so I'll give you three more tries. Heck, why not five? It's not like you were getting any closer."
King lets out a growl but grabs another ball. Luz walks over holding two ice cream cones just in time to see the ball sail pathetically past it's intended goal and hit the target of the dunking booth across from them.
"Dang it!" King screamed.
"Hey buddy, why don't you take a little break. I got us some ice cream." Luz handed one of them to her friend.
"I can't! This is a matter of pride! And I need to have one of these minions added to my army! We are lacking in Naval firepower, after all."
Luz looks over at the board to the game booth that states: 'Sink the ball into one of the bowls and win a free Piranha (Note: Do not attempt to retrieve the ball from the bowl).'
"Want me to give it a shot? I'm pretty good at these types of games," Luz offered.
"I said it's a matter of pride! This is a battle I have to win," said King.
Luz smiles and decides to go with another approach instead. She makes a curtsy bow and says, "Then, would the Ruler of all Demons prefer to choose me as his champion in this bout?"
King paused and rubs his chin at the idea, "As my champion? You get to fight and I get all the credit? I can work with that!"
Luz hands over her ice cream to King and reaches into her pockets, "How much?"
"Your funny little bone guy has been keeping me entertained for this past hour, so I'll give you three free tries."
"Oh, thanks!" Luz picks up the ball and gauges the distance with her thumb. "Now you see, King. The trick here is that you want to go for an underhanded throw so it'll arc. You got to be gentle."
She tosses the ball lightly with King taking scared licks of both ice creams watching it rise and descend into one of the fishbowls. When suddenly the piranha jumps out of the bowl and smacks the ball with its tail with incredible force back at Luz, smacking her in the head and sending her tumbling to the ground. A shower of papers exploded from her bag she was carrying by the impact.
"Luz!"
The attendant lets out another laugh, "AHAHAHA! That's the rigged part! Ahahahaha! Hooo! I am, like, the worst guy in this fair."
"Are you okay? Is it alright for me to start laughing yet?" King concernedly asked.
"I'm alright…" Luz reassured before looking at the ground of the stuff that spilled from her bag. Her eyes widened when she recognized some of the papers with drawings on them. Magical glyph drawings.
With one of them right underneath of her right hand.
"Uh oh."
The symbol glows before a large column of ice protrudes from the paper and launches Luz into the sky causing others to stare up into the sky in amazement. King calls out for his friend before another volley of the attendant's laughter draws his attention.
"I didn't know the circus was showing this early! And I got the front seats, ahahahaha-HRK!" The attendant was cut short by a ball launched from King's kick sending the monster falling onto the table full of piranhas which proceeded to attack him.
"I'm coming, Luz!"
Luz screams as she soars through the air. She flails wildly in a desperate attempt to slow her fall as she begins to descend upon a certain, familiar someone.
"Amity!? Lookout!" she cries at the person who perked up from her name and turns just in time to get tackled from the human girl. The two crashes to the ground together against some nearby barrels. Amity slowly rose up with a barrel over her head and slowly raised it to see Luz splayed over her legs.
"Heyyyyy, Amity. Fancy meeting you here."
"You!? Why are you always up to something dumb!?" exclaimed Amity.
Luz felt her blood freeze at the sight of her face. Unlike the red face she made to her before when her twins roped her into taking her diary, her eyes burn with anger and have slightly dark color under them. She only saw Amity this angered once when she attacked Hooty. "Sorry! I'll get off! I'm really sorry!"
Amity looked like she was about to say something else but she stopped herself and took a deep breath. Her angered expression shifts into a tired, regretful tone. "No, that was out of line for me. You wouldn't do something like that on purpose. I'm really sorry."
"Hey, it's my fault on this one." Luz admitted as she helps Amity up to her feet, "Is something wrong?"
Amity groans, "No… Actually, yes. I haven't had much sleep last night. My home got an infestation problem."
"Eww! Rats?"
"Worse, Skull Screamers."
"Ahh…" Luz nods, "... the what?"
"We can't stay until the exterminators finish, and that could take days or nearly a week. We're spending our nights at a hotel but I hate it. It's too close to the city and Emira and Edric got nothing better to do than to bother me! And since school is out for a week, I got nothing better to do than to get tormented by them!"
"Can't you stay with one of your friends?"
Amity scoffs, "You mean with those girls? I could hardly stand them at sleepovers. When they're not playing or practicing spells they get on their phones and call people losers. And they do it a lot..."
Luz awkwardly goes to scratch her head knowing it probably involves her and Willow but doesn't bother to press. An idea came to her and formed a smile across her face, "Well, what about my place?" she suggests.
Amity freezes and feels a wave of heat washing over her cheeks, "W-what?"
"Stay over at my place! We're not close to some noisy city or have annoying, bored siblings."
"You want me to… spend a week. At your place. With you?" Amity repeated before she could stop herself from over clarifying.
"That is how it works, yes," Luz said innocently.
"I-I-I-I can't! I mean, I like you-TO, go with you. To your place. To sleep. Over." Amity's face couldn't be more distinguished to a tomato right now.
Though despite the strange exchange of words, Luz shrugs it off, too excited at the idea of inviting her over at her place. "If you want to go, then why not? I know my place is like a cesspool of strange, but you learn to get used to it."
"What about that Owl Head creature?"
"Oh, Hooty is not that bad… as long as we lock the windows. But think of it! We can hang out together, talk about Azura, and dress King in silly outfits!"
King arrived just in time to hear the last part and decided to hide into one of the barrels instead.
"That does sound like fun… I think? But my parents don't even know you and I don't think they'll-"
Luz interrupts with, "You don't exactly have to tell them."
Amity widens her eyes, "You're saying I should lie to my parents?"
"I wouldn't call it lying, you could just tell them you're going to stay over at a friend's place. We are friends, aren't we?"
Amity smiles but it quickly fades as she gives it some more thought. She shakes her head, "I shouldn't… if my parents find out they'll-"
"Oh come on, Mittens, quit being such a party-pooper." Amity's face turns beet red and swivels to her brother and sister. "H-how long have you two been listening!?" she snapped.
"Long enough to satisfy us annoying, bored siblings," said Emira, casting a smirk at Luz who shrank into her hoodie. "You're not going to deny your friend's kind invitation just because of what Mom or Dad thinks, are you Mittens?" asked Edric.
Amity let out a growl, "Is this just your way of getting me into trouble?"
"No, this is our way of doing you a favor."
"Huh?"
The twins wrap their arms around both sides of Amity's shoulders, "You've been getting too stressed lately and you're way too young for that. Just take the offer and relax, we'll cover you if our parents ask," said Edric.
"You… you guys would do that for me?" Amity asked.
"Of course," Emira cups Amity's cheeks together with her hand, "Anything for our little, baby sis."
"It's also no fun when you're acting too serious at our pranks."
"I'm always serious."
"We know."
"So, what do you say?" Edric and Emira forcibly turn her directly back at Luz currently peeking from her hoodie. Amity blushes before pulling herself free from them. "I'll go! Okay?" she said with her arms crossed.
Luz grabs her hands and bounces up and down, "Yes! This is going to be so much fun! You know where I live, right? Just swing by when you're ready and I'll show you around!"
"O-oh, alright," Amity withdrew her hands and folded them behind her back, "I'll be there in a few hours. And, thank you Luz."
"For~?" Edric shouted.
"Shut it!" Amity scolded before stomping away with her giggling siblings. Luz waved goodbye to them as King walked up with two, half-eaten ice cream cones.
"Huh, so when did Eda give you permission to invite people over?"
"Since never," Luz replied. A few seconds passes before the realization kicks in. "Oh my gosh, EDA!" the girl runs off leaving King behind who waves both cones at her. "Wait! I still haven't finished yours yet!"
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"Eda!" The Owl Lady waves her hand at her excited apprentice from her lawn chair without taking her eyes off of her book. Her wave transitioned into drawing a magical glyph just before Luz trips over a rock stopping her body midfall.
"Thanks!" Luz said before the magic dissipates letting her still fall to the ground.
"You're welcome, now what's got you hollering? Did something happen at the fair? What did you or King do this time? And do we have to fix it?"
Luz pulls herself from the ground and spits out, "Nothing like that. Can Amity stay over our place for a few days?"
Eda looked up from her book and took off her reading glasses, "Who?"
"Amity Blight," Luz answers as she stands up and dusts herself off, "You know, my archrival-who-is-actually-a-kind-misunderstood-girl-who-is-now-my-new-friend? We went to Grom together."
Eda just stared back.
"... she was the girl who ruined Willow's memories that you sent us both into to fix? And the one who challenged me to a duel that your sister ruined by cheating?"
"... she's the short one with the big nose, right?"
"Eda!"
"Oh relax, I know who you're talking about," the Owl Lady placed her book down and stood up to stretch. "Ain't sleepovers usually just for one night?"
"Her home got infested with Skull Screamers and her parents just left her in a hotel all by herself. It's already bugging her and I really want to help. Also, what are those? Should we be concerned about our home too?"
"It's sickeningly sweet of you to offer but I don't know, Luz. Only a few people know about my curse and… I haven't been too great at keeping it at bay. I don't want to scare your friend off or do something worse," Eda said as she places her hand on her shoulder, "But more importantly, mama's already lost most of her privacy. I don't just lay low for the heat, you know?"
"Well… what if I told you that I sorta, kinda, maybe already invited her and that she'll be here in about three hours?"
Eda frowns, "I'd be pretty furious without you checking with me first… and kind of proud of that rebellious soul of yours. Alright fine, but I better not have anything missing when she leaves. It's always the pretty ones you gotta watch out for, I should know."
Luz lets out a squeal and pulls Eda in for a hug, "Thank you, thank you, thank you! Imma go clean up the place! OH, should we make something special for her tonight? What kind of games do you think she'll like to play? Or maybe we can-" Eda draws another magic glyph and levitates Luz's body to the house as she continues rambling on before Hooty slams the door closed.
"Hoot! Hoot! A slumber party! Oh I'm so excited! What should I wear? Are we going to roast marshmallows? Or play hide and seek? I'm really good at that game, here watch! One, two, three-"
Eda turns to see King just showing up with both ice creams in his hand. She grabs them from him and sticks them each of them to her ears. 'Hey!" he protested.
"Can't hear you, having an earfreeze," she said while returning to her book.
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A couple of hours passed after King settles down onto the couch with a pot of tea and watches his human friend going through stages of emotion. The first hour, she could hardly stay in one spot. Bouncing up and down and kept talking about the things they'll do together. By the second hour, her excitement died down but she kept looking out the window wondering if she should've gotten her directions to the house.
By the third hour, Luz is slumped against the front door with her hoodie pulled over her head. "Was I too forward? Her family is rich and she gets to stay at a hotel and I invited her over to this place? Dang it, Luz! What were you thinking?"
"What's the big deal if she doesn't show up? It's more snacks for us!"
"There are better things than snacks, King."
"Impossible!" he cries.
Luz squeezes her legs to her chest. "I never got invited to sleepovers or have friends that wanted to stay at my place. I really want to make a good impression but I don't really know what friends do at each other's places."
"You're just overthinking it, Luz," Eda says as she came down from the stairs, "Sleepovers is just another word for freeloading with friends. Just do what you both like to do."
"Have you ever had sleepovers, Eda?"
"Do prison cells count?" Luz frowns. She looks over Eda and notices the coat and her staff she has on her, "Are you heading out?"
"My elixir supply is getting low, so I'm going to make a run to stock up for the week while your friend is over. I'll be back in the morning so you'll be in charge for the night. I don't want anything broken, and anything that was broken to stay that way. I'm still searching for the warranties-"
A sudden scream cuts Eda short from the outside. Luz jumps to her feet and stares at the door as she recognizes the sound. "Hooty?" Luz reaches out but is suddenly yanked back by Eda who assumes a battle stance with her staff. "Stay behind me, kid! There are only a few things out there Hooty is afraid of."
Eda cautiously approaches the door as Hooty continues to shriek. She rests her hand on the knob and turns to the others to give them a silent nod. After counting to three, Eda yanks the door open and points her staff out ready to conjure a spell.
Only to see it was Amity plugging her ears trying to shout at Hooty over his screams.
"Would you quit doing that and just bring out Luz already-ah!" The green haired girl blushes upon seeing everyone staring at her. "Uh… hi?"
"Get her away from me! Hoot! Hoot!" Hooty shouts before resuming his terrified screams. Eda pulls Amity inside and slams the door shut.
"Amity!" Luz closes in for a hug.
"No, wait give me a second to-oh!" the girl squeaked as Luz wraps herself around her, "O~kay, it's already happening…"
Eda snorts and chuckles to herself, "Man, I haven't heard Hooty freaked out like that since that one time I put a mirror in front of him. Oh, man…" Eda checks the time and pulls her hood over her head. "Love to stay and chat, but mama's gotta get her fixed so I'll make this quick. Welcome to the Owl House home to the greatest witch, yadda yadda yadda, mi casa is mi casa so behave yourselves and Luz is in charge. If something dangerous happens, hide til I get back." She opens the door again as Hooty resumes his scream and slams shut with a wave, "Bye now!"
"Wait, where is she going?" Amity asks.
"Uhhh… you know, wild witch things?" Luz shrugs, "She'll be back tomorrow."
Amity's heart starts pacing. The first night. Just the two of them. Together. Inside the same house. Where they'll both be sleeping in. Together.
Why did I agree to this!? Amity thought to herself.
"Amity? Earth-err, Boiling Isles to Amity? You there?" Luz asks while waving her hand over her face.
"Who? Oh! Yeah, sorry I'm just… REALLY tired! And hungry! For food! To eat, you know, and I'm just gonna stop talking."
Luz raises an eyebrow at her for a bit before breaking into a giggle. She pokes at her with her elbow causing another squeak coming out of her, "Well, why didn't you say so? Come on, let me show you around and where you'll be staying. Then we'll make something to eat."
"Hold it right there!" King stomps on his foot in front of the two girls.
"Oh, I haven't properly introduced you yet. Amity, this is my adorable bestie, the King of Demons. King, you remember Amity right?"
"Oh, I remember alright… she stepped on one of my offerings from that Covens place! Cupcake Killer!"
"You still remember that…" Amity uneasily tugs on her own arm at the memory.
"King!"
"No, it's alright," Amity goes down to her knee in front of him, "Hey I'm really sorry about what I did that day. It was wrong of me." She reaches into one of her bags and pulls out a single wrapped cookie, "It's not the same but I hope you'll accept it as an apology?"
"Hmm," King takes the cookie and inspects it closely. "Your offering will suffice for now. GR-NAH!" He bites into the plastic and tears it open before running off to enjoy his snack.
"Three more of those and he might even let you hold him," Luz whispered to her.
"You think? I mean, not that I care of course." Amity scoffs while watching the adorable demon chewing the cookie and licking the chocolate on his paws. She really regrets not bringing more with her now.
"Come on, let's get rid of those heavy luggage." Luz grabs Amity's hand who jolts from her touch before getting dragged hurriedly to upstairs.
Calm down, Amity! This is just like those slumber parties. A week of this with her isn't a big deal. Nothing will change! Nothing at all… nothing…
Luz stops before her bedroom and opens it, "Just leave your things here and we'll unpack it later."
Amity gives her room a blank stare then turns to her, "Here?"
"Yup," Luz nods.
"Why?"
"Cause it's where we'll be sleeping, silly."
The word bounces around in Amity's head before hitting the mark. "We are?" she croaked.
"I noticed you didn't bring a sleeping bag with you, you wanna share the bed until we'll find a new one?" Luz offered.
"S-s-s-s-" Amity gulps and clutches at her chest, "Where's the bathroom!? I gotta go!"
"Oh it's over to your-" Luz pointed the direction to which Amity speeds off into and slams the door behind her. "... right."
Amity pants heavily and clutches her rapidly beating heart. Bad idea, bad idea, BAD IDEA! Amity clutches at her head and slid down against the doorway. Why am I like this? I could barely talk to her now. Maybe I shouldn't have come…
But… Amity pulls her head up and rests against the door, I'm already here and that might just hurt her feelings. And I… don't really want to leave…
She doesn't know what's going on. We're just friends. Two girls having a sleepover together. Even if she doesn't understand, it doesn't have to be a bad thing. As long as we're hanging out together.
Amity smiles to herself, now feeling the nerves and jitters subsiding. Her ears pricked and noticed another sound happening in the bathroom during her panic attack. Something splashing. She opens her eyes and stares in disbelief at a long-neck owl head stretching through the bathroom window and currently drinking from the toilet bowl. Hooty stops and looks up to see Amity staring saucers at him for a moment before they both proceeded to scream.
