Special moment
Amity POV:
I started dragging Luz off to the recording room, hearing both of my siblings' laughter float out of the room. Popping into the room, Edric and Emira were hanging out by the sound board while Boscha already had her bass over her shoulders.
Letting go of Luz, I started to back out of the room to go grab my guitar. "Hey Ammy? You mind grabbing my sticks from the sound room, please?" I turned back to the drummer for a moment, giving her a nod before leaving the room.
They were quick to pick up their conversation as I left, quickly heading off to the sound room and grabbing the things I needed. Heading back to the recording room, Luz's drumsticks in one hand and my guitar case in the other.
Once I walked in, Luz took her stick from me, thanking me before giving me a wink and moving over towards the drums, which were already set up. Setting my guitar case down, I cracked open the case and took my guitar out, my gaze getting caught by the spare strings I bought awhile ago.
The strings also caught Edric's attention, making him chuckle. "You still haven't given your guitar its new strings?" I shook my head, making him roll his eyes. "I'm surprised."
"I was going to do it before the last show, but I kinda just put it off." I muttered, grabbing the strings from my case. Letting out a low sigh, I rolled my previously injured shoulder, feeling a twinge of pain roll down my arm.
"Again, I'm surprised." Edric said, leaning back in his seat. "You don't normally put stuff off Mittens." He told me with a smirk before Emira gave him a rough jab to the shoulder. My brother let out a hiss of pain, rubbing his shoulder and glaring at his twin.
Hesitating for a moment, I grabbed one of the seats by the sound board and started dragging it into the other part of the room. "Well, since we're waiting for Skara, I've got the time to restring it." Both of them nodded, then returned to having a conversation, Edric asking why Emira decided to jab him.
Walking into the other room, I found Boscha and Luz chatting with one another. "Oh! Wait here's one!" Luz quickly twirled her sticks in her hand for a moment, then started to play a short little bit that was made of a mix of the bass, the snare, and the crash.
It went on for maybe ten seconds, then Luz cracked up laughing, carefully resting her head on part of the drums while she struggled to catch her breath. Boscha and I turned to one another, giving each other a confused look.
"What's so funny?" I asked, watching as Luz's head snapped up to look at me. She was still laughing, trying to stop for a moment to explain.
"Wait, you don't get it?" She managed to ask between chuckles, making Boscha and I shake our head. "It's the hu-" She cut herself off as she continued to laugh, then she paused for a moment. "Oh wait... you guys wouldn't know what that is..."
"Human thing?" Boscha asked, making Luz nod her head. A few more chuckles escaped the drummer as she continued to twirl one of her drumsticks.
"Yeah it's a human thing." Luz mumbled, then chuckled again. "I'd have to show it to you guys sometime." She suddenly froze up, a warm red spreading across her cheeks and ears before she let out a cough. "The intro! I'd have to show you the intro! The site is just... yeah..."
"Okay then..." Boscha muttered, softly shaking her head. I placed my chair down by a wall, taking a seat and starting to restring my guitar. "So why are we doing this again?" Boscha asked me, making me shrug.
"Why not?" I asked back with a bit of a smirk, looking up from my guitar for a moment. The three eyed witch squinted at me for a moment, then rolled her eyes before she started to pluck a few of her strings. "Besides, we're just rolling through a couple of songs. It'll keep us from going rusty."
"We won't be rusty if we don't play for a month." Boscha said, making me shrug. She looked like she wanted to say something else, but instead, she stayed quiet, the sound of her bass soon filling the room to get rid of the silence.
I got through taking off the old strings before I heard Luz gasp. "Amity!" She suddenly exclaimed, making me snap my head up to look at her. She frantically waved me over, an excited grin on her face. "C'mere real quick!"
"Why?" I asked, raising an eyebrow as my ears twitched. Luz continued to wave me over, this time with a bit more intensity.
"Just come here real quick!" She said, making me roll my eyes before standing up. Carefully leaning my guitar against the wall, I slowly made my way over to the drummer, who's eyes lit up as she quickly got out of her seat as well. Boscha watched us from her spot, the sound of her bass no longer echoing in the room.
We both stood in front of her drums, where she stood tall with her hands clasped behind her back. I gave her an amused smirk, watching as she lightly bounced up and down. "So what did you need me over here for?"
She let out a little chuckle, giving me a bit of a cheeky smile. "Well, while we wait for Skara, I figured I should do a warm up, and I need your help." I raised an eyebrow, folding my arms over my chest.
"And how am I supposed to help?" I asked, making her smile grow wider.
Her hands gently grabbed onto my shoulders as she gave me a toothy grin. "Like this!" Then, she gave me a kiss on the cheek, holding there long enough to make my ears start to flap, my face burning. Luz then pulled away from me gently placed her head against my chest.
I stood there, practically stiff as a board, sputtering as I tried to figure out what to say. My ears were flapping so fast I could feel the soft breeze coming from them. Even though my heart was now pounding loudly in my ears, I could hear Luz softly mumbling something under her breath.
Then, she pulled away from me, giving me another toothy smile as she quickly darted back over behind her drums, her flannel nearly getting caught on the drum set. Twirling her sticks in her hands, she was quick to make a fast beat with the bass drum.
She let the beat go on for a moment, then started to do a pattern between the toms and the snares, keeping the bass going as the background. "Thanks Ammy!" She said loudly over the drums before fulling turning her focus to her drumming.
Boscha slowly walked over to me, placing her hand on my shoulder and making me jump. "You good Am?" She asked, but I didn't give her a response. The three eyed witch waited for a moment, then gave me a little shake, hoping to break me out of my trance. "Luz I think you broke her!"
Luz wrapped up her quick drumming session with a loud hit to the cymbals, making me jump. I quickly brought my hands up to both of my ears, holding them up so they'd stop flapping.
Blinking a few times, I looked back up at Luz, seeing the smile on her face. "What was that for?" I squeaked, quickly clasping a hand over my mouth at the sound of my voice.
"My warm up, duh." She chuckled, carefully leaning against the drums. "I needed a fast beat for the background and what would be better than your flustered heartbeat?" Boscha snickered, making me glare at the three eyed witch. "Y'know, if I can remember that pattern, I might be able to make a song out of that!"
Her statement made me flush a deeper shade of red. "Oh my gods..." Boscha shook her head, her snickers turning into chuckles. "You two flirting is just... wow. Geez Am, you're really soft aren't you?"
"Then again... your heartbeat kinda has a similar beat to 505 in a way, so I might need to tweak it..." Luz mumbled, tapping one of her sticks against her head, clearly off in her own little world.
I scoffed, folding my arms over my chest. "Don't act like you're any better Boscha. I've seen you around Willow." The witch's ears went down, making a smirk rise to my lips.
"Hey hold on!" She quickly stammered, a blush slowly rising to her face. "We may flirt a lot but not as much as you guys do!"
"Says the one who's constantly on her scroll messaging her." I said, watching as Boscha's eyes widened. She quickly turned away from me, her eyebrows tightly furrowed together.
"Jokes on you, we haven't done that for a few days..." There was a bit of longing laced in her voice, making me perk up. Boscha didn't turn to look at me, rather, she kept her gaze to the side, her arms tightly folded against her chest.
"Why's that?" Luz asked, finally pulled out of her world by Boscha's statement. The pink haired witch let out a sigh, slowly turning to face Luz. "Nothing bad happened between the two of you, right?"
Boscha shook her head. "No, nothing bad happened. It's just because she's up at some cabin with her dads, some place with no signal." She rubbed her eyes, her ears twitching slightly. "It's been two days..."
"Aw, someone's yearning for her flower~ Now who were you calling soft a minute ago?" I teased, making Luz chuckle. Boscha shot me a sharp glare, her lips a tight, thin line.
"Oh hardy har." She said, her voice dripping thick with sarcasm. "Go on, keep teasing Blight and your siblings might just magically end up with some blackmail to use against you."
I tensed up slightly at her threat, but I only rolled my eyes. "You have fun trying to get that." I muttered, going back over to my guitar and picking it up, going to finish giving it new strings. Luz started drumming again, this new beat slower than the last one.
By the time I finished giving my guitar its new strings, Skara popped her head into the doorway. "Hey guys! Sorry I'm super late!" I raised my head up to look at the sound director, noticing the look of worry on her face.
"You're fine Skara, it's not like it's a legit practice." Boscha said, catching the silver haired witch's attention. She turned back to me, a look on her face that asked if Boscha was right. I nodded my head, making her sigh in relief. "What were you doing anyway?"
"Just taking care of old projects! I kinda just got sick of staring at them in the corner of my room, so I figured I'd get them done." I nodded my head again, then the silver haired with gave us all a quick two finger salute and a wink before she disappeared back around the corner. "Anyways, I'll hurry and set up the sound board, then give you guys a signal!"
"Perfect!" Luz called back after her, twirling her drumsticks in between her fingers once again. She managed to pull it off for a few seconds, then nearly smacked herself in the face with one of them. Instead, before she got hit, she pulled her hand back and threw the stick against the wall.
Luz sat, a defeated look on her face for a moment before she let out a sigh and picked up the stick, rolling it in her fingers a few times while mumbling under her breath. "You get your new strings put in place or what?" Boscha asked me, taking my attention off of Luz. I nodded my head, slinging my guitar over my shoulders.
"Still gotta tune it..." I muttered, plucking a few strings and wincing at the sour notes. "Won't be too long." Boscha rolled her eyes, plucking a few notes that were deeper and sweeter than my own.
"And here I thought you liked getting things done as fast as possible." She said with a smirk, making me glance up at her for a moment before rolling my eyes. Tweaking and plucking the strings again, I watched out of the corner of my eye as Skara gave us a thumbs up, telling us that the sound board was ready.
"So what song are we starting with?" Luz asked, barely tapping her sticks against the snare drum. Boscha shrugged, making Luz shrug as well. "Well? What's it gonna be Ammy?"
"What do you guys want to start with?" I asked back, finishing up with tuning my guitar. "Cause honestly, it doesn't really matter to me what one we play."
Boscha and Luz looked towards one another, Luz raising an eyebrow at the witch. "505 sound like a good start?" Boscha asked Luz, making her nod.
"Sounds like a good start." I said, standing up and giving my chair a soft kick to push it back. I turned to look towards Skara, giving her a nod and letting her know that we were ready. "Alright you two, ready?" They both gave me a nod. "Great, let's go."
The three of us were quick to roll through 505, Luz saying how she was surprised she went through it without messing up once we finished. Then after that, we played Still Into You and Blood in the Water.
Once we wrapped up those song, Ed popped his head into the room. "Mittens, we said a few songs." He told me with a smirk, making me roll my eyes.
"That was a few songs Ed." I said, my voice slightly hoarse. I then turned to the others. "Any other songs you guys want to play?" They both hesitated for a moment, then shrugged.
"I'm fine with whatever." Boscha said, readjusting her grip on her bass slightly. "Though I will say, we should probably wrap this up soon before your brother eats all the snacks out in the main room." Edric gasped, giving Boscha an offended look.
"You brought snacks?" I turned to my brother, raising an eyebrow. "What kind?"
"You didn't..." He trailed off, then smacked his forehead. "Right... you were distracted. Anyways, I brought pretty much anything I could get from the Snack Shack, including your favorite!" I perked up a little, feeling my ears barely start to flap.
"Well then, we can call it good here." I turned to the other's, watching as Boscha gave me a nod. Luz nodded her head as well, but she was still tapping her drum sticks against her drums, humming some kind of tune under her breath. "Luz? You coming?" I asked.
She blinked a few times, then quickly nodded her head as a nervous chuckle escaped her lips. "Yeah, I'm coming. Sorry, zoned out for a minute there." Luz let out another chuckle as she rubbed the back of her neck. Boscha was already taking off her bass, heading off to the sound room to put it away.
Luz and I quickly followed after her, the drummer going over to the twins and Skara to start up a conversation while I put my guitar in its case. Leaving the four of them to chat, I made my way to the sound room, nearly running into Boscha as she exited the room.
The three eyed witch headed off to the main room, and shortly after I could hear a mix of my siblings' voices pass by. There was a moment of silence, then another set of footsteps passed by the door.
Leaving the sound room, I found both of my siblings sitting at the table with Skara, the three of them each holding a snack in their hands. Boscha was leaning against the wall closest to Emira, her arms folded over her chest as she nodded her head to whatever Skara was saying. Then there was Luz, who sat at one of the bean bag chairs with her song book, scribbling down a few lines.
I went over by Luz, grabbing one of the snacks that Edric brought along before I sat down in the other bean bag chair. Taking a bite of the snack, I let out a content hum as the sweet flavor spread across my tongue.
My ears twitched as I halfway listened to Emira talking, telling some story of some griffon ride Viney took her on once. Luz tapped her pencil against her chin, her eyebrows rightly furrowed together. "Hey Amity?" She asked, catching my attention.
Before I could give her an answer, she turned and laid back, resting most of her back on my lap. How that was comfortable, being spread out over the two seats like that, I have no idea. Tensing up, I nearly choked on the bite of food in my mouth, but I managed to swallow it down. "What?"
She tapped the pencil against her chin again, then lowered her book down with a sigh. "What were we gonna call this song again? I have four or so titles scribbled at the top, but I can't remember which one you decided on..."
I glanced over the book for a minute, my eyes quickly scanning over the lyrics. "Oh. Arms Tonite, that's the title." I muttered, making Luz smile. She quickly crossed off the rest of the name ideas at the top.
"Thanks Ammy!" She said, but she didn't try to move from my lap. I stayed tense for a moment, then slowly started to relax.
"You've already wrote another song?" Emira asked, leaning her head on the heel of her hand. Luz nodded her head, turning the book in their direction for them to see. I could see Edric squinting in an attempt to read what it said, but I don't think he was able to.
"This one's pretty much halfway done!" Luz said with a smile, turning the book back towards herself. "This one just needs a musical score. But, the other song I wrote is completely done, we've just got to start practicing it sometime!"
Edric snorted, now leaning his chin on his fist. "Ah, you mean Mittens' song, got it."
"That's the one!" Luz said. I shot a glare at my brother, watching as he chuckled.
"You aren't funny Ed." I growled, leaning back slightly. He rolled his eyes, sitting up in his chair before folding his hands together under his chin.
"Personally Mittens, I think I'm hilarious." He told me, which only made me roll my eyes. "What? It's the truth." Emira chuckled, quickly biting her lip to get herself to stop. Skara looked between the two of them, then to Boscha, the three eyed witch only softly shaking her head.
"And personally I think you're better when you're quiet." I hissed, drawing a quick spell to float a snack up to his mouth. He looked surprised at first, but he didn't complain and happily chewed the bite in his mouth.
"Aw, Mittens is afraid we're gonna poke fun at her and her girlfriend~" Emira teased, picking up for our brother's silence. "In fact..." She turned to Edric, a sly smirk slowly rising to her lips. She then turned to Boscha, giving her the same look before turning back to me. "I know a good way to get blackmail!"
Before I could ask what she meant, both her and Ed drew a spell circle, leaving Luz and I floating in the air. I let out a yelp and Luz dropped her song book, and out of the corner of my eye I could see Boscha dart down the hallway.
"Put us down!" I squeaked, making both of them laugh. Luz seemed to be enjoying her time in the air, carefully spinning around as a few soft chuckles escaped her lips.
"Oh we'll put you two down alright!" Edric said, biting back a laugh. "In fact, you two will love it!" They started to drag us down the hallway, where Boscha stood in front of the recording room door, holding it open with a smirk.
"No! Ed! Em! Don't you dare!" I squeaked, which only made them let out a laugh.
"Wait what?" Luz asked, looking at me, then at the siblings.
"Have fun you two!" Emira said as we walked up to the recording room. They quickly put us down and before I could blink, both of them shoved us into the room. Then, right as I turned around to yell at them, they slammed the door shut in my face. "We'll let you out in a bit!"
"Emira!" I hissed, grabbing the door handle and giving it a harsh pull. The door was jammed tight, making me growl. "You three are so dead when we get out of here!"
"Sorry sis, can't hear you, we'll talk to you when we decide to let you out!" I heard Edric say, his voice slowly growing more distant as the three of them walked away. I could feel my ears twitch, my face probably a bright red in anger.
"Well... guess I can say now that I've played seven minutes in heaven." I heard Luz say, making me turn around to face her. She gave me a shrug, moving over towards the door and giving it a little tug.
"I want to get out of here." I muttered, giving the door another rough pull. Luz placed a hand on my shoulder, lightly pulling me away from the door.
"Don't hurt yourself." She said, making me huff. "And besides, with the two of us in here, there's no way for them to get any blackmail, right?" I thought about it for a moment, then nodded my head.
Folding my arms across my chest, I glared at the door, making Luz give my shoulder a squeeze. "You'd be surprised..." I muttered, my ears going down when Luz started to chuckle.
"Look, I doubt they'd be able to. So why don't we..." She took a hold of my hand, gently tugging me towards the corner of the room. Then, she took a seat with her back against the wall, patting the spot next to her. "just relax while we still can?"
I looked down at her for a moment, then sighed, letting my back hit the wall as I slowly slid down it, sitting down shoulder to shoulder with Luz. Looking over at her, she gave me a toothy grin, then swiveled around so that she would be laying in my lap once again.
Tensing up, I looked down at her for a moment, letting out a little squeak when she shot me a wink. "Why so tense Ammy?" She asked, making me roll my eyes.
"Just you being... you." I muttered, gently placing a hand on her forehead. She gave me a smile, closing her eyes and relaxing. Reaching up with one of her hands, she pulled her beanie off of her head, setting it down on the floor by my legs.
Hesitating for a moment, I slowly started to run a hand through Luz's messy hair, making her hum softly in response. "That feels nice..." She told me, making my cheeks heat up.
We sat there for a little while, I'm not really sure for how long. It was comfortable, most of our time spent in a nice silence. Luz was halfway asleep in my lap, leaning into my touch as I ran my hands through her hair.
"Your hair's soft." I whispered after a bit of time, making Luz barely open her eyes. She nodded, her lips tugging up into another smile.
"I know it is." She said, making me roll my eyes. A sudden chill rolled through the room, making me shiver. Luz sat up, raising an eyebrow. "What's up?"
Rubbing my arms, I shook my head, feeling my ears twitch. "Nothing. Just got a little cold." I muttered, making her perk up for a moment. She looked around for a second, her eyebrows furrowed together.
"It's not that cold." She muttered, a chuckle quickly rising up from my throat after that statement.
"You say that because you're always warm." I could see Luz rub her arm, testing what I was saying. "It's fitting for someone like you." Luz looked down for a moment, her eyebrows still tightly furrowed together before her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Wait! I've got a solution!" She quickly stood up, fiddling with the flannel knot around her waist. Once she managed to get it loose, she quickly pulled it out of the knot and away from her, giving it a quick shake. "Here, wear this!"
She handed me the flannel, which I held carefully in my hands for a moment just staring at it before I looked back up at her. "Are you sure?"
"Of course I'm sure! Besides, it's not like I was wearing it." Luz gave me another toothy smile, making a smile rise up to my own lips. Then, I quickly slid on the piece of clothing, immediately noticing how much larger it was on me but I didn't care.
I left it on like a jacket, not bothering to button it up. The sleeves were warm from being around her waist, but the rest of it was still kind of cold. I snuggled up in the flannel, feeling the warmth spread across my cheeks. "Thanks Luz..." I mumbled, quickly noticing how strongly the flannel smelt like Luz. "Well of course it would, it's her shirt after all." I thought to myself.
Then, the door was kicked open, roughly slamming against the wall and making Luz and I jump in surprise. Edric and Emira popped their heads into the room, smirks on both of their faces. "Hey you two~" Emira said, her eyes darting between the two of us.
"What'cha doing?" Edric followed up with, wiggling his eyebrows slightly. I placed a hand over my heart, noticing just how hard it was pounding. "Do you guys even know how long you've been in here for?" He asked, making Luz chuckle.
"I assume for awhile, since I almost fell asleep." Luz said as she rubbed the back of her neck. Then, she offered a hand out to me, which I quickly took. She helped me, straightening out a bit of the flannel. "Well, you ready to go now that they've freed us from our prison?" She asked me, putting on a bit of an accent.
Rolled my eyes, I gave her a light shove, bending down and quickly picking up her beanie before tossing it at her. "Of course I am. Besides, my legs were starting to fall asleep from sitting like that for so long."
"Sorry!" Luz said with another chuckle, spinning her beanie on her finger. She quickly went towards the door, pausing for a moment and leaning close to my siblings. "Also, you might want to run."
They both looked over at her confused, then laughed. "Please! What's Mittens gonna do to us?" I slowly walked over to the two of them, watching as Luz walked out into the main room.
I placed a hand on both of their shoulders, leaning in close to both of their ears. "I hope you know that I know both of your greatest fears. I will use that against you."
Edric tensed up for a moment, then laughed, shrugging my hand off of his shoulder. "Yeah right Mittens, what are you gonna do?" He taunted with his ears pinned down.
Pausing for a moment, I then out a little chuckle. "Oh Ed, you act like I would hesitate in creating a nice black void for you and you alone." I could see his look falter for a moment, but he was quick to cover it.
"Like I would be scared of that!" He said, the confidence in his voice wavering slightly.
"Well then, why don't we test it right now?" I asked him, his eyes quickly widening at the suggestion. He took a few steps back, then quickly darted over towards the main room.
"On second thought, I think I hear Skara calling for me! Gonna go see what she need!" He said quickly before disappearing. Emira chuckled, folding her arms over her chest as she leaned against the wall.
"Nice going scaring him Mittens." She told me, making me look up at her. "Honestly, it's pretty easy to scare him though."
I gave her a smile, tilting my head slightly. "You're saying that like you aren't the same way." I told her, making her look over at me. We stared at each other for a moment, and I slightly tilted my head.
Her eyes darted towards the main room for a moment, then back to me. There was a moment of silence, then Emira let out a nervous laugh. "Yeah, sure Mittens..." She mumbled, her eyes holding a subtle hint of fear.
She fake coughed, then quickly walked towards the main room. I let out a bit of a chuckle, softly shaking my head and following after her. Meeting the five of them out in the main room, I found Edric and Skara setting up a game Hexes Hold'em with Emira, Boscha, and Luz spectating.
"Y'know, I've never understood this game..." I heard Luz say, making Emira perk up.
"Well then, what if I were to teach you? We could even make small bets." She gave Luz a soft nudge, a familiar smile on her face. I quickly walked over to her, giving her a rough shove in the back.
"You are not stealing snails off of Luz." I hissed, making her laugh. "You can do it to Boscha cause she actually knows how to play."
"Hey!" Boscha hissed, making Skara chuckle. Edric's eyes quickly glanced over his cards, raising an eyebrow up at Skara.
"So, you ready to lose?" He asked her, making her chuckle. She placed her cards face down, shooting my brother an intense look.
"I should be asking you that." She told him, a quick look of surprise flashing across his face before he put on his steely poker face. "Now, who's up first?"
Moving over to Luz's side, I gave her a light nudge. "So how much longer until we head off to do your idea?"
"Uh..." Luz paused, pulling out her scroll and glancing at the time. "Maybe a couple of hours?"
Edric perked up for a moment, turning his attention away from Skara as she placed down her cards. "You guys have plans? Since when?"
"Since like, a couple of hours ago." I said, making him raise an eyebrow. "It's Luz's plan anyways."
"Oh... a plan like what?" Emira asked, startling us as she appeared by our sides. She leaned slightly on our shoulders, wiggling her eyebrows slightly.
"It's a surprise plan!" Luz said a bit defensively, lightly shrugging Emira off of her shoulder. "I'm just taking Amity somewhere, that's all." Emira's eyes widened slightly, but she was quick to cover it.
"Just be careful wherever you're going." She said, and I could barely hear the hint of concern in her voice. "And make sure you have fun too!" Emira quickly added, the concern in her voice now gone.
"Don't worry, we'll be careful. I'll bring along some spells just in case, and if all else fails, Amity always has her magic!" I nodded my head, but Emira softly shook her head.
"Since you nearly burnt yourself out earlier, only use your magic if necessary." Emira told me, making me nod my head again. "I'm serious sis. Draining your magic that quickly hurts, a lot."
"Sounds like that comes from experience." Boscha piped up, making Emira turn around to face her. Edric snickered, his cards that he laid on the table suddenly springing to life along with Skara's.
"It does come from experience." He said, placing the cards in his hand face down on the table. "I remember that day Em, don't you?" Emira scowled, but Edric placed a hand on his head, leaning back dramatically in his chair. "Gods I remember how dramatic you were too."
"Do not-" Emira started, quickly getting cut off by Edric faking a whimper.
"It's like someone's trying to kill me from the inside out!" Edric said, making his voice obnoxiously high pitched in an attempt to mimic Emira. "Ed please, just give me my scroll so I can call Viney!"
Emira attempted to swipe at him to get him to shut up, but he barely managed to avoid her, sticking his tongue out in response. Skara gave the table a few rough taps to gain his attention again, making him turn his focus back to his game rather than his twin.
My sister grumbled under her breath, her arms tightly folded over her chest. Then, she took a deep breath, softly shaking her head before looking back over at me. "Like I was saying, draining your magic like that hurts, so only use it if necessary."
"Yeah, don't need you coming back home like Emira did." Edric said, not looking over at us. Emira shot him a glare, slowly going red in the face.
"What'd you even do to drain your magic like that?" Skara asked, taking her eyes off her cards for a minute.
"It's not that important..." Emira grumbled, making Edric snort.
"She was trying to be a showoff. Guess who she was showing off to, I bet you'll never get it." Edric said, Emira quickly giving him a rough punch in the shoulder.
"So help me gods if you don't shut up-" She sputtered for a minute, her hands clenching in tight fists. "You know I have blackmail on you that I can show Mittens right?"
Edric's eyes widened as he spun around to face Emira, who blinked as she realized what she said. "You have blackmail on Ed?" I asked as I raised an eyebrow, making the two of them look over at me.
"I... yeah I do but..." She froze up for a moment, trying to find the words to say. "Honestly it's not good though, I've got to get something better."
"What's it even of?" Boscha asked, a familiar glint in her eyes. Emira blinked again, shaking her head a couple of times.
"Just of him being a dumbass." She said, giving him a shove. "Then again, when is he not one?" Edric let out a laugh, then shoved Emira back, nearly knocking her off balance.
I stared at the two of them for a moment, then shrugged. "Whatever..." I mumbled, turning to face Luz. "Well, just let me know whenever you're ready to go."
She gave me a smile, resting a hand on my shoulder. "Will do! For now though, why don't we watch how this game will play out?" She motioned towards Edric and Skara, who's cards had once again sprung to life.
"Sure." I said with a smile, grabbing one of the bean bag chairs and pulling it closer to the table. I took a seat on the chair, Luz quickly taking a seat in my lap to watch the game, smirking when she saw me get red in the face.
We all watched the few games that the two of them played, all of us surprised by how close they both were. They were practically both at each other's throats for the entire game, when one was ahead the other wasn't even a step behind.
But, after about twenty minutes of playing, Skara came out victorious.
"That has got to be the longest game of Hexes Hold'em I've ever seen..." Emira said when the fire popped up with Skara's name. Edric slumped back in his chair in defeat, throwing his remaining cards in the air.
He took a second to pull himself together, then sat up, putting on his usual smile. "You're tough to beat, probably harder to beat than Emira."
"You've never beat me before." Emira said, folding her arms over her chest.
"That's besides the point." Edric said, clenching his teeth together. "But, since you put up such a fight, here." He passed the sound director thirty or so snails, taking the witch off guard.
"But we didn't bet anything?" She said, looking down at the small pile of snails before looking back up at my brother. He shrugged, pushing the snails a little closer to the silver haired witch.
"Doesn't matter. I feel like I need to give you something for putting on such a show." Edric then laughed, making me roll my eyes. Even though he was covering it up, I could tell there was a lingering feeling of defeat rolling in his chest.
"Alright you loser, move over. I wanna try her." Emira said, shoving Edric out of his seat. "That is, if you're willing to play another round?" Skara quickly nodded her head, reluctantly taking the snails that Edric had laid out. "Great! Now, you wanna make any bets?"
Edric stood up and dusted himself off, moving over by Boscha, who gave him a soft nudge. "Wanna make bets on who will win?" She asked him, not taking her eyes off of the game table. He chuckled, giving her a nudge back as he nodded his head.
Luz suddenly tapped my shoulder, pulling my attention over to her. "We can leave now if you want. Unless you wanna watch how this round plays out." She told me, making my eyes widen a bit. Instead of saying anything, I gave her a quick nod, making a wide smile form on her face.
She stood up, holding a hand out for me to take. Then, she helped me stand up, quickly reaching over the table to grab a small notebook and a pencil. Emira's eyes followed her, turning her head to the two of us. "You two finally leaving?"
We both nodded our heads, making her smile. "Don't die while you two are out there." Boscha said, pushing herself off the wall.
"I promise we won't!" Luz chirped, quickly grabbing me by the hand and dragging me towards the studio's front door. "See you guys around! Have fun with your games!"
"See ya guys!" The rest of the band called after us, all of them waving us off. The two of us quickly left the studio, gently closing the front door behind us. Luz took a deep breath, her fingers intertwining with mine as she gave my hand a squeeze.
"So!" She started, letting out her breath as a loud exhale before turning to me with a bright smile. "You ready?" She shoved the notebook and pencil in her back pocket, then started to gently pull me forward. "We don't need to rush, but we do need to get there before sunset."
"Where even are we going?" I asked her, which only made her chuckle and shake her head.
"That's a surprise!" She told me, lightly booping my nose. "I will say though, you know the place, and it's pretty special." I wracked my brain for a place that matched Luz's description, but nothing was instantly coming to mind. "Oh, and if it gets too hot, you can pass me the flannel if you want. I won't mind."
"Oh, it's alright, I'll be fine." I muttered, taking my free hand and sliding it inside the large sleeve, gently rubbing the fabric between my fingers. "Besides... it smells like you."
"What was that Ammy bear?" My ears went down at the nickname, which only made a smile rise to Luz's face.
"I don't even know what a bear is, but I have a feeling that was a corny human nickname." I said, lightly shoving her. She didn't move very far since our hands were still together.
"It might be." She shrugged, giving me a look that told me it totally was. "But hey, you have no proof of anything." I rolled my eyes, giving her hand a squeeze.
The two of us walked in a comfortable silence for a little bit, our hands softly swaying with our movements. After a bit of walking, I finally turned to look at Luz. "So, how far away is this mystery location?"
"Not very far." She said, looking ahead for a moment before looking over at me. "But, we're gonna be taking the long route!"
"Why?" I asked, watching as she turned her gaze ahead once again.
"Well one, it'll give us more time to just relax and chat, and two, the quicker route goes by the market and well... I don't really want to go that way..." She trailed off, but I got what she meant. Quickly, she shook her head, then picked up the pace a little. "Anyways, we should pick up the pace just a bit."
"Alright then." I said, walking as fast as Luz was to keep up. We fell into another bout of silence, this one just as comfortable as the last. This bout of silence lasted a bit longer than the last one.
Finally, we made it to the edge of the woods, where I could see Luz's eyes light up in excitement. "We're getting close! C'mon!"
"Luz we've got to be careful when we go into the woods." I muttered, cautiously looking around. "We don't want to attract some kind of creature."
"C'mon Ammy, we aren't gonna get jumped by some creature." She said with confidence, waving off my concern.
"Now that you said that, you've probably jinxed us." I said, making her eyes widen.
"Oh shoot..." She muttered, quickly glancing around at the forest floor. "This isn't soomite territory right?" She asked, making me shake my head. "Okay, good... so we might be fine."
"Let's just keep moving, and if anything makes a sound that you know wasn't one of us, just bolt." I muttered, giving her hand a reassuring squeeze. She nodded her head, then continued to lead me forward.
By the time we made it to a wide clearing, the sun was hanging low in the sky. It wasn't low enough for the sun to be setting, but it wouldn't be long until it would be. "Okay! Now, I want you to close your eyes!" I looked over at her, giving her a look of uncertainty. "Don't worry, I'll guide you."
"Okay..." I muttered, closing my eyes, then taking my free hand and placing it over my eyes. "How's this?"
"Perfect!" Luz chirped, giving my other hand a squeeze. However, we didn't immediately start walking again. Instead, I could hear her hum, her foot lightly tapping on the ground. "Actually..." She let go of my hand, almost making me open my eyes.
There was a moment of silence, then Luz lightly tapped my shoulder. "Yeah?"
"Just letting you know, I'm gonna carry you." She said simply, making my eyebrows furrow together.
"Wait, you're gonna what-" I started before I let out a yelp.
"And scoop!" She said, her hands gripping under my legs, her back pressed against my front. I loosely wrapped my arms around her neck to hold on, hearing her chuckle. "Still don't open your eyes. I'll let you know when you can."
Before I gave her a response, she started to move, lightly bouncing with each step. I let out a low squeak, still trying to process what just happened. "You good back there Ammy? You've been quiet." She asked, her voice a little breathy from carrying me.
"Just peachy..." I said, my voice a little higher than usual.
"Alright! Just making sure!" She said cheerily, adjusting her grip on my legs slightly. A few minutes went by, then Luz started to slow down before finally coming to a stop. "Okay, I'm gonna put you down."
"Okay..." I said, feeling her hands slowly let go of my legs. I made sure to let my grip loosen once she let go of me fully so that I wouldn't accidentally choke her.
"You can open your eyes now." She told me, her voice soft but full of excitement. I opened my eyes, blinking a few times to clear my slightly blurry vision. Once my vision was cleared, I couldn't help but gasp.
"The grom tree?" I softly asked, Luz vigorously nodding her head.
"Yep! Figured this would be the best place to take you to do something special!" She said as she grabbed my hand and started to pull me forward. "Now c'mon! We can go hang out at the base for a bit before the sun starts to set! That's when the real fun begins!"
"Alright..." I said, feeling my ears start to flap. She quickly dragged me over to the base of the tree, pressing her back against it before she slid down to the floor, patting the spot next to her.
The floor was decorated with scattered pink petals, a few of them drifting down from the tree and twirling delicately through the air before they softly landed on the floor below.
I sat down next to Luz and she quickly made it so that her shoulder was touching mine. Her hand reached out, resting on top of mine, making me tense up slightly.
"So now what else is part of your plan?" I asked, her brown eyes meeting up with mine. She shrugged, looking out ahead of us at the landscape for a moment.
"Well, most of my plan is gonna happen at sunset, and we've just gotta wait until then, so... honestly I don't know. We can just hang out here for a bit if you want." I nodded my head, slowly leaning my head onto her shoulder.
"That'd be nice..." I said softly, hearing her breathing hitch for a moment before it returned back to normal, her heart starting to beat a little faster. Her fingers lightly drummed on the top of my knuckles, then they suddenly stopped.
"Wanna hear about a story Eda told me?" She asked, making me look up at her. The excitement in her eyes was clear, and how could I say no to that?"
"Sure." I said with a smile, making her smile grow even wider.
"Great! Get comfortable, this one's kinda long!" Her eyes lit up again, then she pulled me closer to her, making me sit on her lap. "How's that Ammy?" I squeaked in response, making her chuckle.
Clearing my throat, I nodded my head a few times. "It's fine..." I said, my voice still high pitched. My arms slowly snaked up to the top of her shoulders, loosely wrapping around them again as I rested my head on her shoulder. "Are you comfortable?"
"Totally!" She said, keeping one of her hands in front of us. The other, she slowly brought up so that it was cupping the side of my face, lightly scratching the spot by my jawline and my ear, a purr rising in my throat. "Now, I've got to tell you about Eda's market adventure the other day!"
Luz was quick to delve into her story, filling me in on every little detail that she could remember. And even though I was sitting on her lap, her free hand was constantly moving.
My eyes were halfway open, not because I was getting bored of Luz's entertaining story, rather I just found the whole situation calming. Well, about as calming as listening to a story about the owl lady evading a bunch of guards while someone rubs the sensitive spot by your ears can get.
"And then, Eda was all like bam!" She pretended to swing a staff down on one of the invisible guards, making me slowly nod my head. "Once she got that one down, the other two tried to corner her, but you and I both know you can't corner someone like Eda!"
"Mhm..." I hummed, cutting off my purring for a moment as I softly smiled at her antics.
"So instead of doing some kind of fire spell or some sort of illusion to throw the guards off, she drew out a light spell! A light spell, can you believe that?" She asked me as her hand moved in circles as if she was drawing out the spell herself.
"It's Eda we're talking about here Luz, are you really surprised? She'd do anything to mess with the guards a bit." Luz nodded her head, but her hand still moved in the circles.
"You're right, but still! Just a light spell!" She moved her hand in a circle again, but this time I perked up. For a second, I swore I could see the start of a dark green spell circle forming. Blinking a few times, it disappeared.
Luz didn't say anything about it, meaning that she either didn't see it, or it didn't exist in the first place. I moved my arms away from Luz, softly rubbing my eyes. The drummer noticed my movements, pausing in her story for a moment, then glancing up ahead.
"Oh geez!" She exclaimed, making me tense up in response. "It's almost sunset! C'mon! We gotta do the next part of the plan." She gently pushed me off of her, then bounced up to her feet.
The drummer quickly helped me to my feet, looking up at the tree with her hands on her hips. "What is the other part of the plan exactly?" I asked her, which she only chuckled.
"We climb the tree until we get at a high enough branch, then we watch the sunset!" She said, making my eyes widen. "It's easy peasy! And we should probably start climbing now so we can make it up there fast enough."
"Are you out of your mind?" I asked her, making her turn to me.
"Of course I'm not!" She said, making me sigh. I rubbed the bridge of my nose, making her raise an eyebrow.
"Luz, we aren't climbing the tree." I said making her gasp. She then placed a hand on my shoulder, her gaze turning tender.
"Why not? Wait... are you afraid of heights?" She asked me, confusing me for a moment. I looked at her, blinking a couple of times before I shook my head.
"No, I'm not afraid of heights..." I muttered.
"So then why don't you want to climb the tree?" She asked, giving my shoulder a light squeeze. I gave her a deadpan look.
"Because, knowing our luck, one of us will fall. And by one of us, I mean probably you." Luz looked towards the tree, then back at me. "So do we really want to try to climb it?"
Luz stayed quiet for a minute, then sighed. "Okay... so you may have a point..." I nodded my head, Luz bringing a hand up to rub her chin. "So how else can we get up there?"
"I can just float us up." I pointed out, raising one of my hands up to start drawing a spell.
"Emira said not to use a lot of your magic though." Luz said, a bit of concern in her voice. I rolled my eyes, quickly drawing out the spell before she could protest.
"One little floating spell won't kill me. Now, how high up do you want us to go?" Our feet were already lifting off the ground as Luz gave me a hesitant smile.
"I'll let you know when we're high enough." She told me, making me nod my head. We went up the tree a little ways, making it just a bit before the top of the tree before Luz told me to stop.
We both carefully landed on a fairly thick branch, both of us making sure the other was steady. Luz quickly pull the notebook and pencil out of her pocket and sat down on the branch, her legs hanging off the branch as she quickly scribbled out spells.
I slowly took a seat next to her, lightly kicking my legs as I held onto the tree branch. "Also, I'm gonna apologize now, cause apparently my light spells have been really bright? At least, that's what King said this morning..." She mumbled, tapping a few pieces of paper she already had scribbled out.
The papers crinkled up, quickly turning into different sized balls of light. Luz carefully guided each of the circles around us, which caused a nice warm glow to form around us. Some of the spells were brighter than others, but they weren't bright enough to hurt my eyes.
The sky slowly started turning a light shade of orange, Luz's eyes flicking up to the sun for a moment before she turned her gaze back down to her notebook, continuing to draw out spells.
"These don't hurt your eyes right? I'll make some of them disappear if they do." Luz said, but I shook my head.
"No, they're fine. In fact, this makes it really pretty..." I said with a smile, making Luz freeze for a moment. She quickly shook her head, tapping one last spell and gently holding it in her hand.
We fell quiet for a moment, watching as the sun slowly sunk in the sky, slowly turning the sky into a deeper shade of orange. It was really beautiful watching the sun from where we were at, showing off the beauty of the island.
"This is why I wanted to bring you here." Luz said, taking my attention off the of the sunset for a moment. "Since y'know, this was originally how I was going to confess, the two of us watching the sunset like this..." She said, a pale blush spreading across her cheeks. "I mean, now I don't need to confess, but I figured I could still bring you here to see the view."
I nodded my head, staring at Luz for a moment before turning my gaze back to the sunset. I couldn't help but let out a content sigh, leaning my cheek on the palm of my hand. My ears slowly went down, a red blush spreading across my face.
"This is nice..." I said, my voice soft, as if I were to raise my voice louder than a whisper it would ruin the moment. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see that Luz was still staring at me, the blush on her face deepening.
She had this look on her face, almost like she was hesitating. I could see her open her mouth for a moment, then closed it, looking back at the sunset for a couple of seconds before looking back at me.
The sky was a deep orange now, meaning it was going to be night soon. A soft breeze blew in, enough to feel, but not enough to shift Luz's light spells too much.
It was peaceful, as if nothing could shatter the moment no matter how hard it tried.
"Can I kiss you?"
Luz's soft voice and question just came out of the blue, making my eyes widen. My ears practically lit of fire, without a doubt turning some bright shade of red. I turned to look at her, noticing the glazed over look in her eyes, almost as if her mind was elsewhere.
"What?" Was all I managed to stammer out, snapping Luz out of her little trance. Her eyes met mine, widening a little as she realized what she said. She seemed to struggle for a moment, then spoke again.
"Can I kiss you?" Her voice was higher this time, clearly more nervous than the first time. "Sorry that was just a random thing to ask but it just kinda slipped out cause I was just staring at you and you're really pretty in the light and-"
"Kiss me how?" I squeaked out, cutting Luz off. She froze up, bringing a hand up as she went to say something but the words struggled to come out. There were so many things that I wanted to say, but none of it would come out, like it was all trapped in my throat as my face burned red.
My ears slowly started to flap, my chest getting tighter as my mind spun with ideas. "I... just uh... I want..." She stammered out, shaking her head to clear her thoughts. "You, me, actually kiss... not that the others kisses weren't actual kisses! But I mean like-" She started to ramble, tapping her fingertips together in nervousness.
It took me a second to get what she meant, then it clicked, and once it did, the heat spread to my cheeks and left me a dark red mess.
"You mean like... kiss me on the lips?" I said, Luz pausing in her rambling for a moment. She blinked, then nodded her head, going to say something that only ended up as a squeak.
There was a brief pause, both of us sitting in silence as we stared at one another. "Of course I get if you don't want to!" Luz quickly said, recovering from her squeaking. "I figured I should ask you before I tried to lean in or anything cause you could pull away and then fall out and get hurt! And you don't have to do the kiss if you don't want to!" She spoke so fast I almost couldn't pick up on what she said.
"Luz hold on, take a breath here." I said, placing a hand over my chest to feel my heart pounding against my ribs. It almost felt like it was going to jump out of my chest.
"Sorry, sorry I'm just nervous here!" A flitter of nervous chuckles bubbled up from the drummer as she turned away, looking towards the ground for a moment. "I mean, I just asked a cutie like you to kiss me and now I'm practically babbling like an idiot!"
"Honestly I'm surprised I'm not doing the same thing!" I said with a chuckle, my ears lightly moving up and down again. We both looked at each other for a moment, then we just busted up laughing.
My face felt hot, the heat radiating off my cheeks onto the palms of my hand as I tried to hide my face with them. Luz ran a hand through her hair, the other gripping onto the branch with a tight enough grip to turn her knuckles white.
"Y'know..." Luz started after a minute, a few more chuckles slipping out. "I could listen to your laugh forever." My eyes widened slightly, then I shook my head with a few chuckles, lightly shoving the drummer.
"Stop being such a flirt you dork!" I said, feeling my ears twitch. Luz gave me a toothy smile, placing a finger gun under her chin.
"I may be a dork, but you love me for it!" She said with a wink, making me barely roll my eyes. I reached over and lightly ruffled her hair, making her chuckle again.
"You're right, I do." Her smile grew wider, her eyes glittering in the mix of spell and sunlight. I couldn't help but stare for a moment, then something clicked in my head. "I never answered your question, did I?"
Luz tensed up for a moment, her smile dropping for a moment before she shook her head. "You don't have to answer it if you don't want to. Like I said, it was a random question..." She said, rubbing the back of her neck as she stared out at the sunset.
I placed my hand on top of her's, earning a squeak from the drummer. "Promise me you won't fall out of the tree when I tell you my answer?" Luz's grip shifted on the tree, her lips pursed in a tight smile as she gave me a few vigorous nods.
"Yep, totally won't!" She said, her voice a little higher than before as her grip on the branch became a little tighter.
Moving my hand from her hand to her shoulder, just in case, I gave her a soft smile despite how nervous I was.
"You can kiss me."
The drummer blinked a few times, processing what I said before the blush on her face deepened. "Really?" I nodded my head, making her look away from me for a moment. "Oh wow you actually agreed..."
She looked up at me again, her eyes glittering with determination despite the nervous smile on her face. I could hear my heart in my ears and the longer I stared at Luz, the faster it got.
I let out a chuckle, reaching up with one hand to rub the back of my neck. "I have no idea if you can hear my heart right now..." I said, making her laugh.
"I can only guess it's pounding as loud as mine?" I nodded my head, making her chuckle again. She reached over and gently grabbed my arms, making me squeak in response. "Okay... are you sure you still want to kiss me? You can say no now, it's alright."
"Yes I'm sure." I said, lightly rolling my eyes. "You act like I haven't imagined this happening millions of times before!" My voice slowly got higher as I tapped my hands against my thighs, my ears pausing for a minute when I realized what I said. "And now you're probably a little weirded out by the fact I've imagined kissing you..."
She quickly shook her head, giving my arms a squeeze before letting out a laugh. "It's not like I haven't done the same thing!" She said, making my ears start to flap again. "But uh... I've never kissed someone before, so it's probably not gonna be the best..." She mumbled with a laugh, making me roll my eyes.
"What makes you think I've kissed anyone either?" Luz shrugged.
"I don't know! It's been two years since I've been back, I don't know if you found some other cute witch to kiss while I was gone!" She told me, making me laugh. My hand slowly reached up until I cupped her cheek, making her freeze for a moment.
"You're the only cute witch that I'm willing to kiss." I said, mentally kicking myself at how nervous I sounded. We both froze for a moment, just staring at one another.
Then, Luz slowly started to lean in.
Everything in my head just blanked, my ears quickly flapping and my body moving on its own as I copied the drummer's actions. My hands felt numb and somehow they weren't shaking out of nervousness. I could feel Luz give my arms a little squeeze, probably to reassure herself.
But, instead of a tender kiss, we both pulled back from one another in surprise as we smacked our head together.
Bringing a hand up to my forehead, I let out a low hiss of pain as I carefully rubbed the spot that was hit. Opening one eye, I saw that Luz was doing the same thing. "Sorry! Sorry, I wasn't thinking and I leaned in too quickly!" I was quick to apologize, my ears still flapping up and down despite the injury.
Luz held her hand over the spot, some of her hair resting on top of her hand. Opening one of her eyes, I could see it was glossy because of the pain. "I should be the one that's sorry..." She started, letting out a bit of a laugh. "I was the one who closed my eyes and just decided to wing it!"
I started to laugh again, still rubbing the spot on my forehead. Luz Started to laugh as well, a few snorts slipping out here and there. "I can't believe how much of a dork we both are!" I said in between chuckles, making Luz give me a soft shove.
"I can!" She said, her laughter slowly dying down. She turned to face me again, scooting a little closer. I looked over at her, freezing up when she brought both of her hands up to cup my cheeks. "Alright alright, let's see if we can do this without butting heads again."
"Mhm." I hummed, feeling her fingertips lightly scratch at the spot behind me ears, causing a purr to rise up in my throat that I pushed down.
"Okay... let me just..." Luz's voice slowly trailed off as she leaned in. I stayed frozen in place, not wanting to recreate what had happened earlier. When our lips were just barely apart, she hesitated for a second, then her lips met mine.
A jolt went up my spine at the feeling, her lips weren't extremely soft, maybe just a little chapped. I could hear a loud buzzing in my ears, which was either my brain short circuiting or it was my heart beating at a million miles a minute.
My hands were shaking, but I somehow brought them up and around Luz's shoulders, pulling her just a little bit closer. A purr rose up in my throat, but at this point I didn't care.
At this point, it was all so perfect. And nothing could mess it up.
After a few more seconds, Luz finally pulled away, her face a deep shade of red. I took a few shaky deep breaths, blinking a few times before I brought a hand up by my lips. "Oh my gods..." I managed to say, my voice soft.
I looked up at Luz, who looked like her brain had completely left. She kept her hands on my face, and I could feel them slightly shaking. Quickly, I brought both of my hands up, gently grabbing onto her wrists. "Wowza..." She finally mumbled, blinking a few times. "Your lips really are soft..."
"Can you do that again?" I quickly asked her, making her eyes widen a bit. "Please?" I asked, making the drummer slowly nod her head.
She pulled me in for another kiss, this one not lasting as long as the first, but it still made that jolt run up my spine. This time, I was the one to pull away, gently taking Luz's hands off my face.
"Okay... okay maybe we shouldn't keep doing this up here, cause if you kiss me again, I might just fall out of the tree." My voice was shaky, but the smile on my face didn't waver. Luz nodded her head a few times, then let out a laugh.
"I just kissed you... I just kissed you twice!" She said, running a hand through her hair. "We've gotta do that more often!" Her voice rose in excitement, making me nod my head.
I couldn't even think straight, not like I ever did, but now I couldn't think at all. "It's like everything's blank up there..." I tapped a finger against my temple, Luz nodding her head. "It's a nice feeling."
"It is..." Luz's voice was soft now, her gaze turned out towards the sunset. "Hey Ammy?" I turned to look at her, humming in response. "Sunset's almost over, wanna head back to the owl house when night rolls around? Or we could go crash at your place, or I can just go to the owl house alone, I don't care what we do."
A chuckle rose up in my throat as I slowly leaned over, resting my head on the drummer's shoulder. "Going back to the owl house with you sounds nice." I said softly, my voice still shaking slightly as my brain tried to process what had happened.
Luz didn't say anything for a moment, and all I could hear for a bit was her breathing and her heartbeat. Then, she slowly wrapped her arms around my shoulder, carefully pulling me a bit closer to her. "Yeah... it does sound nice."