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The First Soul 

An chestnut haired girl walks into her bedroom with teary golden eyes, grieving the lose of her friendship with a certain witchling. She had to protect them from the clutches of her THEM. Titan knows THEY had the power to make that promise.

She was too weak and had no choice. She weeps thinking about it. She panicked, told her awful things, hurting her, at least she could stop them by obeying (Like Good Children), and now according to them she would have to befriend that triclops and those other kids for business for the family's sake.

She cried with no one to comfort her. Her siblings won't help, for some reason they've been avoiding her and definitely not THEM.

THEY were the ones who threatened Willow's future at Hexside and were the cause of this pain.

"Did you do what was asked of you, Amity?"

The stern voice belonged to a man who gave off an aura of authority. The man had his own chestnut brown hair slicked back, trailing down past his pointed ears to an Amish beard. He was dressed in a long, dark purple robe with a diamond gem embedded on the chest, glowing with energy. That was her father.

"Yessir."

Was her reply with a forlorn expression.

"Look at us in the eyes and speak up, Amity. Someday, you’ll thank us for purging that weak excuse of a witchling out of your life. It is for the preservation of our family name, after all.”

Her mother spoke. A woman with emerald green hair like the twins tied into a bun. She was wearing a dress that shared a similar color to his robe, but with an opal gem embedded on her chest instead.

She had enough of the criticisms and immediately clenched her skirt.

[She was my friend]

“Her name is Willow."

She replied as she glared back at her parents.

"Her name is irrelevant. She meant nothing to the Blight name, as such means nothing to you. Her incapability to perform magic was holding you back all along."

Her father helpfully added, unfazed by his daughter’s glare.

"But at least you obeyed us like a good child and cut off that parasite from your progress as your future would reflect on the family name. For that we won't bother her in the future, if she has anything to go by and with that of the likes of her family."

The Matriarch said in a condescending tone.

"As a Blight, you may only socialize with a select few. Do you understand?”

Added the Patriarch.

[But why us?! It's not fair]

“Magic or not, Willow was my fr-”

“Do. You. Understand.”

“But-”

“AMITY.”

She flinched at the harsh tone of her father’s voice.

“Y-yes, father.”

She answered meekly.

[I can't enter more trouble than before]

“Very well, then. Now off to bed with you.” 

Her father said, before turning away from her and leaving her by the corridor to her room with her mother in tow."

“I’m so sorry, Willow.” Amity croaked out, as her crying evolved into heavy sobbing.

"Is it because I can’t do magic?"

She held her hand.

[Oh Willow... It's not you]

"Amity, I’m sorry I got us in trouble at the beach. I just can’t get the spells right.”

[I have to protect you... from them]

The tears began to streak down her friend's face.

She yanked her hand away.

“W-Well, yeah! That is why! It’s because you’re a weakling!”

[I’m so sorry]

“You can’t learn magic so I don’t wanna be your friend!"

She directed her.

"NOW GO!"

*Sniffles*

“I’m so so sorry…”

The sobbing rang into the night, only ending when Amity ran out of tears to shed and her emotional exhaustion caught up with her as she drift off to the realm of sleep.

The Other Half 

A purplish-brown haired girl with pigtails arrived from the playground trying to keep her spirits high.

Sure those kids said she was gross. Mami comforted her and was really angry with some grown-ups there. At least she knew she was 'strange'.

Those kids are definitely gonna tell everyone at school and no one would hang out with her, not like anyone ever did, they all thought she was strange, the only one who was different was Molly but she moved with her family.

When the Noceda hembras arrive home as the younger of them rushes into a sprint as the older locks the door.

Papi welcomes the little rocket into his arms and lifts her up. She is then carried to back of his neck, then turned upside down, hanging by her legs with her arms crossed.

"Tis The Bat of the night light"

Dad says, sounding like The Dracula.

"Hiss"

Her Mami laughs by the door and blood rushes down her head.

"Time to release the bat before I am drained of my blood"

He turns her back up as she was dizzy.

"Oh no"

The 'bat', recovered and now level-headed, went for vengeance. Placing her mouth on his arm for a 'bite', she trapped her victim in her jaws growling, screams coming from her prey. She held on for some time. Convinced he has had enough she releases him to fate.

A red substance squirts from Papi who wails, "Blood, blood, blood... and death" he falls into the couch succumbing to his doom.

The bat satisfied observed her victim and then bursts into laughter prompting her 'meal' and his mujercita to join in, and red substance is now revealed to be Silly String.

The little one released, goes to retrieve her 'findings' from her mom to present.

"Papa papa look what I found at the playground, pajamas, a snake is gonna be a grown-up like you and Mami"

"Pajamas? You mean snake skin, that's nice" said Papi

"Camibear, what do you think of framing the skin for Lucecita?"

"That's a great idea, I'll go set it up, carino" said Mami."

But you two made a mess so you're both gonna go clean up"

"Yes ma'am!", Said father and daughter as they matched to the bathroom for a cleanup.

After the bathroom break the family sat down for dinner conversing on their day until it was time to tidy up and prepare for bedtime.

"Manny"

"Si, Cami"

"It happened again"

Manny took a deep breath before saying

"Looks like they couldn't handle the Noceda charm, bunch of cowards", he joked

"Cariño, I'm worried about her, she hardly has any friends since the McGees left"

Camila said.

"Better than bad friends, amiright? Well she's hiding it, I'll see what I can do, I'll go talk to her, okay" Manny said planting his lips on Camila's forehead before going to meet his daughter.

She dressing up in her pajamas when she saw him.

"Mija, Luz. ¿Qué pasó esta vez?"

"¡Son esos malvados!" Said Luz pouted.

"They called me a freak, said I was too gross for holding those pajamas,...I mean snake skin, maybe they're right" She said sighed 

Her dad takes her in his arms and says,

"See the thing is you're you. Maybe you were too much for them, but that's life, you gotta be your own self with fixing your flaws and not mimicking everyone else. Who knows, they're actually people out there who would love 'you' for yourself, you just have to meet each other and maybe find your prince charming", he joked with a wink

He places her on the bed

"O...kay" yawned Luz 

"Maybe I'll find Prince Charming... or even a princesa encantadora... or I could be el principe azul...mmmm me pregunto de dónde habrá salido eso." she murmured

"Hehe little boy with a dark side" joked Papi "Nuh uh! it's bad boy, like the otters" she corrected.

"Yeah yeah like the otters. Com'on let's get you to sleep you little goober."

Manny sang a little lullaby as little Luz drooped off to sleep. He placed a kiss on her little head as she hummed in satisfaction.

"Dulces sueños, mi pequeña luz. Te quiero.”

“Yo también te quiero, Buenas noches,Papi"

Manuel turned on the night light and walked out closing the door and coughed before murmuring.

"quizás encuentres un príncipe azul o una princesa encantadora, como dijiste. Jejeje. She is really our kid in terms of taste. Hee... I just hope I'll be there to give 'them' the shovel talk... But I'm guessing Cam-Cam would do that for me if this doesn't work out", one sad smile, he looked back at the young dreamer with a sigh.

"I just hope they all would be there to lean on each other when the trying times come"

Saying this he closes the door.

As for Manuel and Camila, for all of Luz’s faults, for all of her heart-wrenching antics and general oddity, they wouldn’t change it a single thing for the world.

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She woke up,while some could have fallen into a panic in an unfamiliar place, all she felt was peace that felt like a hug from Mami and Papi.

Her dreams usually consisted of flying, saving people, going off on adventures, doing impossibilities and also, at a time having certain dreams that came to true on the bed, that was... an embarrassing period.

But dream was strange, but that was dreams so she could go with this one. While the place seemed like a vast landscape, she saw a white canvas soon to be made art.

She stood up to explore the void.

"Huh? ¿Dónde estoy? ¿Quién es ese?" said the girl

She felt something behind her and turned to see a tree.

It was big but looked young, standing tall and strong 

"¿Es un árbol rosa? ¡Guau, qué grande! y el árbol es tan bonito"

The girl walks to the other side, and spots a figure huddled on the ground and she swore she heard sniffles from them. From their small size, they seemed to be her age or close.

"Who's there? Who are you", the figure asked.

"Oh, hi I'm Lucia but you can call me Luz! But who are you?! where is here?! What are you?! Why do you you look like that?"

She asked in flurry of questions, taking steps towards the person.

The figure placed their hand in front to stop her

"Ummm... I'm Amity, I don't know if this is a dream but I was sleeping till I got here which is kinda weird, and what do I look like to look to you?"

Luz stops moving, shuffling her feet in the white ground

"Oh sorry, well..."

"What are those pointy thingies on her head"

"Well you look like a lave... laven"

"What's that color Mami used to call those flowers umm...wait! where's Mami and Papi?!"

"... purplish-pink ghost thingy with bonita gold eyes I can't imagine in my dreams"

Amity seeing the way amber eyes stare at her, became pink faced.

"You look like a purplish spectre with a more witch-like appearance"

"what's that word she said? can I ask her?, wait are those round bumps on her ears?, why do they look like that?"

What's that about my eyes, are they bad, my mom says I didn't take her eye color. And I haven't heard any grown-ups say that word in Common. Also, why are your ears shaped like a moon?".

"¿Que? Common? Moon ears?", questioned Luz tilting her head.

"don't you know what Common is? We're lite... literari-"

She waves her arm.

"... we are speaking it now", she said confused.

"Nope", she answered popping her P.

"Say...wanna play 20 questions?!"

Amity was confused.

"Huh?.. What's that?"

She elaborated.

"Basically, we take turns asking each other questions about the other. That way we can know about each other.

"huh...looks like she's still doesn't get it... Okay I'll just have to show her"

She sits by the tree patting her side as the other joined her.

“Great , I’ll start and you’ll follow my lead, okay?

Amity responded with a nod.

"Okay, first one, what’s your favorite color?”

"Hmm, I’ll think I'll go with... amber"

Luz beams, her cheeks pink

"Good choice, I personally find myself liking multiple colors. But I do find myself liking yellow a bit more than others."

“Now you ask me one back!", she pointed to her.

Amity taps her chin with her finger.

"What should I ask her"

"O-oh, umm...what’s your favorite activity?"

Luz starts thinking , her tongue poking.

"Oooo, that’s a toughie, because I like to do so many things!", she starts to ramble gesticulating.

"I like playing fútbol and baseball with mi Mami and mi Papi, making art, exploring the nearby forest...Oh! Oh! I also love fantasy, there I can act as a cool witch doing magic... I wish I could really do magic"

"Why ca-?"

She was cutted off by Luz who a finger to stop her.

"Up bup bup, nice try! But we’re still playing and it’s my turn to ask the question.", she interrupted smugly.

Amity pouts, but let's Luz to continue their game of questions.

"Now let’s see... what’s your favorite activity?"

"Didn’t I already ask you that?", Amity asked with an eyebrow raised.

Luz only shrugged to answer.

"Well I know it sounds lame, but...I like to read and occasionally doodle. My parents don’t really let me play like other kids, and whenever I tried to sneak away to do so, I would always get caught.", she answered keeping her gazed on the ground 

She felt her hand being take and was gently squeezed it, which made her smile as she squeezed back.

"My turn to ask. Before you sooo rudely interrupted me, you said that you wish you could do magic. Why can’t you? How is that a fantasy?"

"Well, people keep telling me that it’s not real. That magic is all make-believe".

Luz just smiled sheepishly, rubbing the back of her neck.

To say Amity was confused, surprised even was an understatement , she quickly recovered.

"What? That doesn't make any sense!"

"... What type of idiot told you that? And why would witches not exist? Everyone here uses magic."

"how can someone call magic fake!"

“I mean, the Boiling Isles themselves are filled to the brim with magic."

"The Broiling what now?... what's that?" She tilted her head,perplexed.

"The Boiling Isles? The place we live in? The place that’s also the remains of a Titan? Ring any bells?"

Receiving an answer in negative was surprised.

"Wait... that means...?"

"Luz...those round bumps on the sides of your head…"

She shifts towards Luz and carefully brought her hands and touched where her ears would be.

"Are these your ears?”

"Yeah, why?"

"What's wrong with them?"

"So circly"

"Luz...are you a human?", she asked hesitantly.

Luz was still confused but answered.

"Yeah, aren't you one"

"No, Luz"

She takes Luz’s hands, slowly bringing them to her own ears.

"See, I’m not human”

Luz was amazed, eyes filled with wonder as she moves her fingers slightly.

"Wow... your ears...so pointy... wait! So what are you then?”

Amity giggled.

"Luz! That's ticklish. I’m a Witchling, a young witch in training"

"A Witch! Wow" Luz was shocked as she pushed off from the ground and started pacing around in excitement.

"I knew Zander was wrong, witches do exist, can't wait to rub it in his stinking face in the playground" She cheered as she did a victory dance.

"Oh wait so she's a witch like Azura!" she thought squealing

"Forget 20 Questions, tell!.. me!...everything you know about the Boiling Isles! This is just like Azura!"

You could see the joy on Amity's face as Luz mentioned Azura.

"You've read Azura, I haven't seen another person who read the book, are they more?"

"Well, they are more but I've only read Azura: The Beginnings and mi Papi promised to get me the series for my birthday. Come on tell me about the Isles, please" begged Luz with puppy eyes 🥺

Amity could only chuckles

"Only if you share some stuff about the Human Realm"

"Deal!" Luz answered nodding rapidly until she remembers something and had an idea "But wait!"

"Huh?"

Luz was excited to do it.

"I want to make a presentation and clear some questions so..."

She looked around and stated "Drumroll please"

Drums appeared in the air and played.

🥁🥁🥁*Drumroll*🥁🥁🥁

Luz took a step back as he announced.

" Hi, I'm Luz!" she proclaimed pointing at herself with her thumb.

"I'm a human being and I come from..."

She waves her arms as she throws confetti out of thin air.

"...Ano...ther world..."

"wow so sparkly, always wanted to do that, Luz you're doing something for Amity, focus"

"... called Earth and the word I said means pretty in one of our languages and we're speaking English now.

Amity furrows her brows.

"where did all that confetti come from"

"Huh you said you're human twice as we just cleared that.

"WAIT!!!... did she say my eyes were pretty?"  her face heats up.

Luz rubbed the back of her neck

"I know, I always wanted to do that. Anyways since we got here through sleeping so I'm guessing this is some sort of Dreamplace???..."

"Or Dreamrealm or maybe a..."

"Dreamscape" they say the same time and turned to look at the other.

"Let's go with Dreamscape, plus it sounds cooler for this"

Luz agreed "Yep it really sounds better, kinda awesome that we came up with the name together" she thought of something and gasped  "wait, does this mean we're friends".

"Yeah friends"

Amity gazed elsewhere sadly.

"Huh? hey, what's wrong?"

"I just broke off my friendship with my friend on my birthday before coming here".

Luz smacked her forehead as she remembered something.

“Oh right, I forgot. I thought heard you crying back there. Is everything back at your house okay?” Luz was worries looking at Amity with eyes filled with concern.

Amity recoiled towards the tree, holding back tears.

"Titan please not now"

"I'm fine. It’s nothing. You wouldn’t understand"

She brought her legs up against her chest, head on her knees, until she feels a body sit by her side placing a hand on her shoulder and she looked up.

"Look, mi Papi and Mami used to say that sometimes sharing your problems with someone can help. So please let me help!" Answered Luz with eyes of determination.

"Well,...What do they know?" Amity distressed.

"Well, Mami's a nurse at our local hospital...so it’s pretty much her job to look after people and see that they feel better. And mi Papi was a Firefighter, who save people, but most times he does so it alone"

A moment of silence washed over the pair. Amity was confused by the terms 'Nurse', 'Hospital' and 'Firefighter???'

"Was that sort of demon hunter?!"

But despite that, she felt as if she could still trust Luz. They just met  minutes ago, but it was enough for Amity to tell that Luz was a kind soul she could trust.

“Okay...so...today, I broke off my friendship with my best friend, Willow.”

"If Willow was your best friend, why did you break it off? was it a fight? was she mean to you?" Sensing her distress she moved her hand to Amity’s back, gently rubbing in a circular path to calm her.

"No I was the mean one, I had to do it, I'm a monster!" Amity declared tears building up.

"I had no choice...my parents said she couldn’t be my friend" more tears formed

"T-they said that 'Blights only associate with the strongest of Witchlings' and told me to be friends with a bunch of meanies, just because they worked for their parents."

"I-I refused, but then they said that they would take matters into their own hands. They said that they would make sure that Willow would never go to Hexside and make sure her Dads suffer at work" she sniffles

"A-and I couldn’t just let them do that to her... o-or her family".

"Hexside? Is that their sch-Time and place, Luz" she continued rubbing, occasionally tracing shapes

"The look on her face when I yelled at her...it was like I could see her heart completely shatter into a million pieces…" Tears ran down her cheeks as a sob breaks out.

"And i-it was all my fault, and I’ll never g-get a chance to apologize. A second chance to hug her a-and tell her the real reason why I y-yelled at her, no rewind spell to go back to stop this, it's too late with the damage I caused"

"shh shh... Calm down... No te preocupes, porque todo estará bien.... además, es demasiado guapa para ser un monstruo {no como esos malvados"

"What?" She was confused 

"Nothing, nothing... you shouldn't worry and besides you're aren't a monster"

Luz removed her hand from Amity’s back, to hug her. Amity was understandly caught off guard, as she never had one, but soon returned the embrace and released the tears from her dam.

Amity continued crying heavily, tightening her grip on Luz’s back.

"IT’S NOT FAIR!!"

The two remained in that position for quite a while, while Amity continued pouring her heart out until there was nothing left to shed. Afterwards, the two just sat there, relishing in the peaceful quiet that surrounded them.

"Thanks for letting me vent...sorry my emotions got a little out of hand back there.”

Hands sharply grasp her shoulders and pulled back from their embrace.

Luz looked at Amity dead in the eyes, using one hand to dry remaining tears

"Don’t... say... that" 

"Say what?"

"You should never have to apologize for emotions. They’re a part of who you are, without them, you would be some sort of cold, unfeeling machine.

Amity immediately thought of them and shuddered , looking away.

"Yikes...Just like my parents…That’s the last thing I ever wanna be...Nope!.. No thanks... “but.." she faced back.

"Thank you Luz… I think I needed this"

"No problema mi Amiga, you're stronger than you think, growing up in that sort of place. Also, what they would have done to Willow? Yikes , now that's messed up! You did what you could. Because of magic, yikes my dude, your parents are real meanies certified" she faces to the side and gags with her tongue out.

"yuck, ya"

Amity chuckles at her action.

"You're right but I don't know I can do"

 "maybe I am too weak... No Luz is right, I am strong"

Luz placed her hands on her shoulder.

"Amity, we don't know each other well but we'll think of something" she takes her hands.

"huh they're small, like a kitten 😸"

"If there's something else mi Mami and Papi say it's 'We can fix this together' 🫱🏽‍🫲🏻, so come on, let's say it"

"We can fix this together"

"Titan her hands are warmer than mine"

"huh what's happening?" Amity thought out 

Their Dreamscape starts having tremors as  the world around them starts flickering .

"I don't know?"

"Hey! I think We're waking up"

"what if this wasn't real!.. no it is real, not some dream to torment me"

"Wait! how are we gonna know if this was real, that..."eyes moist.

"this wasn't some dream".

Luz was also concerned.

"Okay, you have a point there"

"But what if we can prove that this was real? Prove that we have some sort of fantastical encounter?".

Amity was panicking

"I don't know!"

"What do we do? what should we do? Think Amity think... wait... that's it!"

"I have an idea" she closed her eyes and summoned a sharpie and opened them.

"Here we should write something on our arms, I figured that if we see these markings on our actual bodies when we wake up"

She hands it towards her.

"that’ll could be enough proof!"

Luz then understood as she took the pen.

"So when we wake up, it could appear on our skin"

Luz drew on Amity's arm, her tongue sticking out

"okay...and... here, done!"

Amity looked at it.

"What's this?"

"It's an animal from Earth, it's called an otter" Luz beamed.

{If you want a face look here 👇🏿}

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Luz held the pen out to Amity

"Here. Your turn"

Amity was about to take it when they also started to flicker.

Amity:"Oh no, I don't have much time"she takes Luz's arm and scribbles something.

"There done".

"Oo let me see" Luz wanted to take a peek but Amity stopped her

"Wait don't look yet till you wake" she said, looking to the side 

Luz pouts

"Aw man... we still had more to do." She looks up with a smile.

"Let’s continue this tomorrow, okay? Same place tomorrow"

"Yeah if it works I'll be here waiting. Same place" She smiled.

The world shines around them as they fade from the tree.

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Yawning from the bed, she got up rubbing the sleep from her eyes, slowly remembering her dream with  a certain someone.

She leapt out of bed and high-tailed it to the bathroom and climbed a stool, folding her sleeve to see it but found nothing.

"What! B-but it was so real. It can't be just a dream" she claimed bowing her head, clearing tears.

That was until she felt a tingling sensation are look up and gasped.

Letters were appearing glowing in lavender light till the word was formed.

"So it wasn't just a dream, hehehe she really is a kitten, she wrote Mittens" she laughed, glad that it worked.

After preparing for morning, she moved down to her parents, thinking about someone in her 'dream'.

Another girl was thought of her new friend while observing the drawing on her arm with a smile.

"Mittens, get up!"

"It's time to go to school" the twins called.

She went to prepare for school thinking of another 'friend'

She might have lost that friend that night, but that same night brought a special someone to her.