Among Us

Amity Blight. Don't let that first name fool you, her bite is well known throughout the school. No doubt about it, she lives up to her last name more than anything.

A Blight, through and through.

But that wasn't all to her. If that were it, Luz wouldn't be so willing to charge headfirst into awkward encounters over and over again with the girl. No, there was something else that held her attention when it came to Amity.

She couldn't have been the only one to see it. Amity had some quirks, to say the least. Maybe it was hypocritical of her, but come on! There were times Luz witnessed bizarre reactions to normal, everyday things.

The rain started it all.

She never will forget that day. It was the first day Amity transferred. Luz was leaving detention (biology presentation with live examples was a good idea at the time alright?) and Amity must have been leaving some club, either way, they had an interesting run in.

Literal too.

It really wasn't on purpose. Luz just happen to be walking faster than necessary when turning a corner and--

"--watch where you're going!" Her eyes fell upon Luz, and she suddenly felt a little smaller at the intensity of that golden stare. But it only held for a moment or two, dulling down into something less readable. "Oh." She said blankly, the hold on her books loosening.

Luz was too distracted to respond because of how the light caught on Amity's face, flashing teeth that were a little too sharp. Or maybe the shadows were just playing tricks? The school tended to turn some off to conserve power. Or maybe it was just her imagination acting up again.

By the time she thought of something to say, Amity was already making her way to the exit door.

Luz was about to simply leave, but Amity's startled hiss (why a hiss? Heh, she sounded like a cat) made her attention snap back to her, "Boiling rain here too I guess..." She heard the girl mutter as she looked out the window, "... I'm stuck here then."

Now she didn't know what boiling rain meant, but it wouldn't be nice to just leave her to get soaked. "Hey!" She called out, nearly choking on her next words when the girl gave her another one of those intense stares. Something about those strange colored eyes stole her ability to breathe. "I uh...have an umbrella if you need one?"

Amity raised a brow, confused. Like Luz was offering something otherworldly.

She suppressed an awkward chuckle at the lack of a response and held up the umbrella, "You know? For the rain? Gotta help out the new transfers."

Amity hummed dismissively, "Right...thank you."

Luz handed it to her. She blurted out, "I can walk you home too," before she could stop herself. A mixture of curiosity and...something else. She wasn't sure what.

It didn't matter, Amity gave her a harsh, "No." The coldness she'd soon become known for shined through. And she left without another word after opening the umbrella.

Luz couldn't stop thinking about that day when it rained. It led to a lot of things she couldn't bring herself to regret.

She wasn't even concerned about the fact she probably wasn't going to get that umbrella back.

Except she did about a week later. It was raining again, and she was busy trying to open up her stubborn locker to notice the presence behind her. After another 3 seconds of struggling and muttering curses in spanish, she was startled when something wet and cold was abruptly shoved into her arms. "Gah! What the--"

Luz nearly tripped on her own feet when she turned clumsily to her right where the umbrella had come from.

It was unfair how casual and calm Amity looked. "For the rain." She started to walk away, but hesitated. Luz swore she saw her ears shift down slightly (and were they pointed? They looked pointed) as they took on a slightly pink tinge (in embarrassment?), "Thanks," And she continued on her way.

Luz blinked, "Anytime..." She said too quietly for it to carry over the noise in the halls. Somehow she knew the other girl heard her anyway.

Her obsession with fantasy and weird things seemed to have made a special spot for Amity in their ranks. And rather soon too. Luz asked herself how embarrassing and terrifying it would look if anyone found her new notebook. Which was filled with little notes on Amity.

'Oh boy that wouldn't be good.'

She just couldn't help herself, something, something drew her in. She looked at her notes--

Amity Blight:
-sharp teeth (???)
-pointed ears (I think, her hair hides it. But it looks cuter when she puts it back...wait not important) maybe a secret cosplay thing?)
-pretty golden eyes (maybe also a secret cosplay thing)

Current possibilities:
-vampire (cliche as hell) but you know, sharp teeth and the whole goth-ish thing going on)
-elf
-elf-vampire combo (elf-pire?)

--and sighed, head dropping to rest on her arms. 'If I'm going to be a stalker than I should have some better notes.' She joked to herself.

The bell rang.

Well damn...she didn't get anything down for Honors Chemistry. Eh, it'll be fine. Probably.

It wasn't fine.

"Miss Noceda, you've been slipping these last few homework assignments. And failed a quiz," Her teacher sneered down at her, "care to explain?"

"Well I--"

"--no, don't even bother. Another one of your stories will send me to an early grave," Professor Abomination said, pinching his brow, "Look, it's very early in the semester, but I am recommending you find yourself a tutor. It's barely been a week, and you're nearly failing."

Luz winced, "I can get the grades up sir."

"Good. I better see improvement this week, otherwise I will call your mother." He grabbed a pen and paper, jotting down a few things, "Just to be on the safe side, I'm going to personally set you up with a student tutor after school. You know where the room is?"

She sighed, "Yes..."

"In that case, here," Professor Abomination handed her the note, "Be grateful of your luck, I happen to know an excellent student who tutors undisciplined minds like yours."

She couldn't even be bothered to be insulted by her teacher, she was entirely focused on the name at the top of the paper.

Amity Blight.

Just great.

Luz made her way into the room like she was entering some dangerous alleyway. Her steps were feather-light and cautious, a brief flash of hope filled her at the lack of people in here. Her and people didn't really mesh, being "too much" for others to handle.

"You're blocking the door, hu--Miss Noceda,"

A familiar voice startled her, but it didn't mean she missed that slip. 'Gonna add that to the notes later...' Luz gulped when meeting Amity's eyes. Why were they always so intense? 'but first, I have to survive.'

"Just Luz please." She tried to shake off her nervousness with a smile, "So study buddy, what's the plan?"

Amity regarded her for a moment, her perfectly calm mask as unwavering as ever. "Honors Chemistry. Try to keep up with everyone else."

Amity made her way to the end of the table, Luz scurried behind her, quick to find a seat. There were some people she recognized, like Willow. They shared the same class, but haven't spoken much, but she had been nicer than most at school. "Come here often?" Luz asked Willow quietly, trying not to catch Amity's attention while she was organizing her notes.

"I didn't think I'd see you here Luz," Willow whispered back.

Luz shrugged, "I suck at Chemistry."

Before Willow could reply, Amity had set her notes down. And oh wow that's a lot to cram in a couple of hours. Hopefully she wasn't supposed to remember all that.

"We're going to start with some basic formulas. I made a small quiz in advance," She handed them out to everyone at the table. Huh, it was actually pretty cool how much Amity put into tutoring. Even if it looked like she was about as enthusiastic as a kid watching paint dry, "to see what I'm working with. We've got about two hours here, and I'll give you 30 minutes to take this. Then I will individually tutor everyone on their weakest points. Is that clear?"

A chorus of mumbles and barely understandable "yeah's" was what Amity got in response.

"Get started then." Amity pulled out a large textbook, and began reading whatever it was about.

Luz tried to focus on the quiz, but it was a little difficult to since she didn't understand half of the questions. When she was done, she decided it would be better to get up then awkwardly stretch her whole body across the table. Her plan was just to hand her paper over as fast as possible and sit back down, but a familiar cover caught her eye. Amity was using the larger textbook to hide what she was really reading under the table.

Amity noticed her just standing there, looking at her expectantly. If she knew Luz saw what she was actually reading, she didn't act like it. "Are you going to give me your paper or stand there?"

Luz let out a nervous "Heh" and just set down her paper close to Amity's textbook.

But she knew what she saw. That was definitely a book from The Good Witch Azura series.

Another little detail for the notes.

Individual tutoring with Amity Blight was...something. Even though she tended to be rather rude with her remarks, she was still a pretty good tutor.

"So I just..." Luz wrote out the equation, filling in the numbers and letters in their correct order, "like that?"

She looked up at Amity, only to be surprised at how close she was. The other girl leaned over her shoulder to see what she'd written down without Luz noticing and oh, Amity was actually very pretty up close-- 'Not now brain, priorities!'

"Hm, you're getting the set up down pat. Not bad Luz."

Luz couldn't process what Amity said very well since she was still catching up with the fact that said girl was cute and still close--

"Thanks Amity!" Luz squeaked, quickly clearing her throat, "Ahem...you've help a lot."

Amity's usually hardened exterior softened the slightest bit, "I'm the top student. It's my job."

Luz was taken aback, "Wait it's only been a week! How are you already top student?!"

She shrugged, a small smile played across her features, as if it were some inside joke as she said, "Magic."

Something inside Luz's mind clicked. She hasn't considered the possibility before but-- "--witch..." She whispered, frantically looking up at Amity to see if she heard. She thankfully had moved on to the next student, leaving Luz to simmer in her barely contained excitement.

She also found it funny that if Amity really was a witch, then that meant The Good Witch Azura might be nonfiction to her.

Luz froze, 'Wait what if The Good Witch Azura is real?!'

To say Luz had a significantly harder time focusing on studying was the understatement of the year.

Luz found herself going to tutoring at least once a week. You know, to investigate further and stuff...and the boost in her grade certainly didn't hurt.

She made friends with Willow rather fast, and by extension, Augustus, Gus for short. All things were going pretty good. But as you know, they don't stay good the moment you mention it.

Luz was going to the public library to return some books, as you do in a library. She didn't come often, having a tendency to check out a lot at a time, but she always passed the Kid's Corner. It happened to be the quickest way to the Fantasy section after she checked in her old stuff, and it was adorable to see how excited the kids got.

So imagine Luz's surprise when she heard a distinctly familiar voice accompanied by the laughter of children. She peaked in carefully, quietly gasping at the sight.

" 'Rawr!' " Amity exclaimed, book in one hand, the other mimicking claws along with a playful snarl on her lips. It was easy to see she had to fight through a smile to keep it up, " 'Foolish Knight, I am the all powerful King of dragons!' The beast bellowed, 'How dare you approach me to fight without weapons! Do you take me as weak?' The dragon King demanded the Knight to answer. But the brave Knight dared to remain silent for a moment," She paused dramatically, grinning when the kids quickly begged for her to continue reading, "the dragon King grew impatient. And with a mighty stomp, he shook the ground until it cracked..."

The kids were enamored with the story, and Luz was...also enamored with the story.

...

Okay fine, mostly Amity. Could you really blame her? Amity never looked that happy for anything, it was..."Amazing..." Luz said to herself out loud, seemingly unaware at how goofy she looked as she watched the girl acting out some parts of the story. 'Witch or not, I'm completely under your spell...I really hope witches can't read minds. That was so bad.'

"Ah, unfortunately our time is up."

All the kids whined and clung to Amity's legs when she stood up, she giggled, "You know I'll be back next Thursday, I'm not leaving you hanging."

One kid in particular stood out, his voice was unusually deep, "Promise Miss Amity?"

She smiled fondly as she patted him on the head. "Of course Braxes. See you next time."

Braxes ran off with a cheerful "Yay!"

She suddenly remembered she could be spotted if she kept peaking through, but unfortunately in her attempt to hide, she tripped. 'At least the Kid's Corner has a carpet floor...' She groaned, but quickly pushed herself off the floor. She saw familiar purple leggings, slowly coming up to face Amity herself.

She looked down at her with her arms crossed, the nice and smiley Amity now replaced with the usual cold Amity. "You. What are you doing here?"

"I--ah, returning some books?" Luz sputtered in her scramble to get up. She leaned against the wall in an attempt to gain some of her dignity back, "Reading to kids. Looks like this sour lemon drop has a hidden sweet center."

Amity rolled her eyes, "It's for volunteer hours, don't get your leggings in a bunch."

"Maybe I could help you next week! I do some good voices myself, your acting was really cute--" And she immediately bit her tongue the moment that came out of her mouth.

It took a second for Amity to process, but as soon as she did, her face began to resemble a cherry. Luz saw it clearly this time, Amity's ears definitely moved down. Honestly it was one of the most adorable things Luz has seen if it weren't for the fact she was angry. Well, no, it is the most adorable thing ever. She actually reminded her of--she gasped-- "An angry puppy!" Luz promptly froze in horror, "I said that out loud didn't I?"

"That is it!" Amity stalked up to her, Luz tried to step back but found herself trapped by the very wall she leaned on. The possible witch girl got in her face, "This never happened. Got it?"

Truthfully Luz was slightly worried for her own mental health at the moment, an angry Amity should have scared her. But instead it made her blush like some idiot because damn it she was a useless bisexual! "Uh wh-what never happened?"

Amity nodded, finally leaning out of Luz's space and giving her room to breathe, "Good." She whirled around, fast walking away like she'd run if she were able.

Luz called after her, "See you at tutoring!"

Amity paused, then turned down a hallway to the exit.

Luz banged her head against the wall, "Why did I say that?! That was stupid, I'm stupid...ugh."

When she got home, she added to her notes.

-when Amity gets angry or embarrassed, she has a blush that reaches her (pointed) ears.
-Amity looked like an angry puppy and it was so, so unfair how it makes me want to hug and snuggle her. Platonically of course.

Yes, she put it down in her notes even if it had nothing to do with her potential non-human origins. For purely scientific reasons. Not because she found it utterly adorable.

...she did, but like...in a totally platonic way, as you know.

...fine, not platonically.

"This...is a difficult situation."