S1E2 Replacer Part 1
"Amity, there's something you should know." Lilith started when everyone (the twins, Amity, and herself) was seated at the table.
"I know, I know, I can't go back to school, and I acted immaturely, I know." She stared down at her plate but then Lilith coughed.
"Actually, your father agreed to let you go to school on 2 conditions." The woman lightly smiled as she could see the huge smile taking over Amity's face before the girl tried to hide it, but not very well. The twins chuckled.
"Um, so what are these conditions?" She asked after clearing her throat.
"First, your bodyguard will need to take you to and from school every day, and second..." She waved a hand behind her and couldn't hide her smile either. From behind her came a familiar figure to Amity making her jump up in surprise and almost run over, but she quickly refrained from doing so.
"Awe, Amity's wittle fwend is back." Edric titled his head at her and Emira did the same. "Go hug her, like you used to."
"Just try not to trip." They both said before they started laughing. Kikimora laughed as well, while Amity groaned and blushed. She then walked over to the shorter girl and offered her hand.
"It's been a while hasn't it? What're you doing here?" Amity asked and Lilith placed her hand on her shoulder.
"It's the second condition, your father wanted someone he knew he could trust to watch over you, so he requested that Kikimora be moved into your class." She said and Amity wondered if it really was a request since her father wasn't exactly known for asking for things. She was a bit suspicious, but at the same time, she was extremely thankful. Not only was she being allowed to go to school, but she also was able to bring the only person she could truly call a friend with her. It was strange, but appreciated.
"I-" She stopped, trying to clear her head from her excitement so she could speak clearly. "Please thank father for me. May we go now?" She asked and Lilith didn't even bother reminding the girl about her food, she could tell that was the last thing on her mind at the moment.
"Go ahead, Wrath is waiting outside." Lilith smiled and watched as the two girls walked away. Once they were gone she looked at the only other two in the room. She lifted an eyebrow and Emira sighed before grabbing Edric's arm.
"Come on, we gotta go too, that's our ride."
"But I wasn't finished." Edric whined while being pulled away from the table by his twin.
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"I did it...I'm actually early!" Luz yelled out loud happily. Technically this was the time she got to school yesterday, but it was different since she went straight to the classroom. The first thing Luz did though was walk to the wall. It was the one that Snagg broke when he was HeartProtector, and it was completely fixed. She knew that the miraculous healed everything, but to actually feel it gave her another level of assurance. She started to walk towards her seat when Willow and Gus walked in together. That made Luz wonder if they live near each other or something, but she didn't focus on that.
"Hey guys!" She called, which caught their attention.
"Luz!" Willow was the only one that called back. Luz approached them near the door and sighed as she could tell that Gus was avoiding eye contact.
"Hey Luz, did you hear? Catarina and Lady Noire saved the day yesterday." He said very passive aggressively, and honestly a small part of her was flattered with how serious he was.
"Yeah, I did, and I'm sorry for how I reacted yesterday, it was wrong of me to assume the worst of the heroes."
Right after she finished saying that Amity walked into the room with another figure that the trio didn't recognize.
"Are you guys talking about Catarina and Lady Noire?" She asked with a smile. Willow and Gus stepped back slightly, though Luz didn't move.
"Yeah we were."
"Cool, what do you think about them?" Amity made sure to keep her voice lighthearted and level, so she wouldn't give away how anxious to know she really was. Her excitement might blow her own cover.
Luz looked back at Gus, who turned his head away and then at Willow who shrugged sadly.
"Well, I think they're pretty cool." She started, "Not gonna lie, I was definitely a bit skeptical about them as heroes because they had only seemed to make the problem worse, but yesterday... when they stood up to Hawkmoth...they were determined, and it was pretty clear too, how they wanted to make things right, they didn't want to leave their mess or have someone else clean it up. I admire that, and I admire them, I really hope we can count on them more in the future." Luz smiled at Amity before looking at Gus who was now smiling widely. He seemed to have thought she was being genuine, and for the most part she was, but she was mainly thinking about Lady Noire, she was the whole reason Luz had stood up to Hawkmoth in the first place.
"That's... awesome!" Amity smiled back at Luz but didn't realize she wasn't being discreet. Gus stepped forward, a small step really, and looked up at Amity through cautious eyes.
"Do you like superheroes?" He asked slowly, and although she wasn't exactly sure what the right answer was she nodded. She was a superhero now so she had to like them right? She liked her partner too so she guessed that she liked superheroes.
"You should join the superhero appreciation club!" He yelled excitedly and Amity looked surprised. The first person she happened to make eye contact with was Luz. Her eyes slightly widened, while the other girl just closed her eyes and smiled. Amity almost felt herself asking if Luz was in the club. Something about the other girl just drew her in, but asking that would probably be too weird, especially since she didn't really know her.
"Who else is in the club?" Amity heard the voice next to her ask, which immediately reminded her that she wasn't alone, and Kikimora was there too. It was crazy how silent she could be at times, this wouldn't be the first time Amity forgot she was with her, and it wouldn't be the last either.
"Me, Willow, and Luz are the current members."
"So it's not a very popular club?" Kikimora asked, not even giving Amity a chance, which was probably for the best. The other girl always seemed to know if what she was doing was good for her, or at the very least, if it wouldn't hurt her.
"Well, I guess not..." He started, but Luz cut him off.
"It's not about being popular! It's about making friends and appreciating the heroes we talk about with them!" She emphasized and Gus nodded as well.
"We'll join." Was all the small blue-haired girl said before she then walked over to the front row and sat down. Amity had already told her that she was sitting alone in that spot and she could take the seat next to her.
Amity honestly wasn't even surprised that Kikimora had chose for her, but it was fine. That basically meant that the small trio of friends had her approval, so that kinda meant that they also had her fathers approval in some weird way.
"Well okay then, we're both in." She grinned at them before taking her seat. Once she sat down, a sudden memory hit her and she groaned.
"What's wrong?" Kikimora asked her and though she wasn't paying attention, the trio were listening as well, (they were still standing by the door).
"There's a girl who sits behind us and she's a bit... interesting. When I came in she basically decided that we were friends and I-" Kikimora held her hand up and Amity immediately stopped talking. She looked at Luz and the others before questioning them.
"Are seat changes allowed here?" She asked and Luz blinked, actually not sure. Willow placed her hand on Luz's shoulder to draw the attention to her.
"We don't know, but we can ask Madame Azura when she comes in?"
"Ask me what dear?" The teacher had walked in, carrying an amount of paper and small boxes that looked like more than her arms could handle. Almost as if they were the same person, Luz and Amity quickly went to her, "Let me help with that." They spoke simultaneously, but Luz was closer so she was at the woman's side first.
Madame Azura tried to turn down their offers but after an amount of papers fell on the floor, she couldn't deny the help anymore.
She sighed, "Okay girls, if you really want to help then please take these three boxes to the principle's office, and he has a small stack of papers with my name, could you bring that to me on the way back?" She asked, and Amity nodded while Luz responded verbally.
"Of course Madame Azura, we're happy to help." After that, she picked up two of the three boxes, letting Amity get the last one. Once Luz looked more secure with both boxes, Gus opened the door for them so they could start their small journey to the principle's office.
"Do you remember how to get there?" Luz asked to start a conversation. Amity was pretty sure she did, but she also didn't want to embarrass herself if she ended up wrong so she shook her head.
"It's fine, just follow me." She said before taking the lead and Amity just quietly followed her.
After a minute Amity decided to try and start a conversation.
"Yesterday!" She blurted out which made Luz stop and look back at her in confusion.
"I'm sorry about yesterday, I didn't know what was happening when we walked into the classroom, and I...let that girl talk about you in front of everyone." Amity looked down at the floor feeling really guilty, but she missed the small smile on Luz's face.
"Amity, it's fine. That's kinda a part of her personality, don't worry about it." Luz waved her hand and basically dismissed her apology and Amity was unsure of how she was supposed to feel about that but she just nodded. After the nod Luz started leading them to the office which was practically right in front of them.
Amity stopped outside of the door as Luz knocked.
"Come in." The voice of the principle travelled through the door. They both went inside and it seemed the principle wasn't expecting them. He sighed and put down his papers.
"Class hasn't even started yet, what could you have done?"
"No, no, no, we aren't in trouble," Luz started and the Principle Bump lifted an eyebrow but let her keep talking. "We offered to help Madame Azura by bringing her papers and stuff here and at first she didn't want us to but she dropped a few papers and we helped her-" Luz was cut off by both the principle sighing and Amity holding up an arm to stop her. Luz thought it meant she was annoyed by her rambling so she blush and looked away but she didn't notice the soft smile on Amity's face.
"To shorten the story, we're bringing these boxes in for Madame Azura and to bring her papers back." Amity concluded and Principle Bumps nodded in appreciation.
"Thank you, and do you mind telling me your name? You look familiar but I can't seem to place your name. Are you a new student?" He asked while getting together the papers that they needed.
"Yes, I'm Amity Blight, my first day was yesterday."
His eyes widened at her name and he stood up and immediately went to shake her hand which she accepted with a smile on her face while switching the box into one hand, happy she was still able to balance it.
"Oh, yes, it's an honor for you to study here with us, I hope you do just as good as your older siblings." It seemed like he didn't notice how her smile tightened when he brought up her siblings but Luz couldn't help but notice from the corner of her eye.
When they finally let go Amity coughed and then gestured to the box that was in her other hand.
"Well, where should we put these boxes?" she asked and Bump then took them out of her hands while handing her the papers Azura wanted.
"They go over here, don't worry I can handle it." He placed it on the empty third shelf of the bookcase that took up most of his left wall. Luz didn't say anything and just placed her two boxes there as well.
"We should be getting back to class now. Excuse us." Luz nodded at the principle before walking out and making sure to hold the door for Amity who lightly smiled at her.
"Thanks Luz, and I'm sorry if it got a little awkward in there."
"What do you mean? The only thing that really looked awkward to me was your reaction when principle Bump brought up your siblings."
Amity's eyes widened and she turned her head away from Luz making her realize her mistake.
"You don't have to talk about it, I'm sorry for even bringing it up."
"It's...fine."
Luz decided to change the subject. "Well that wasn't the only thing that was awkward, my rambling was too so, ha, you know..." Luz rubbed her neck and Amity looked at her confused this time.
"That wasn't awkward." She said simply and Luz chuckled.
"You don't have to try and make me feel better Amity."
The green-haired girl stopped walking which made Luz do the same. "What's wrong?" She asked worriedly.
"I don't just say things to make people feel better Luz, your ramblings weren't awkward they were... cute." She mumbled the last part but Luz still heard and both of their faces bloomed red.
"Oh... thanks Amity." Luz smiled at her and Amity couldn't help but realize how she never really complimented anyone before now, but if she got a smile like that everytime she did then she would do it more often. They both then kept walking in mutual silence until they got back to the classroom.
It seemed that more students had arrived by the time that they got back, but it also seemed that Madame Azura had disappeared.
"We should probably just leave the papers on her desk." Luz said and Amity nodded before doing so and going to her seat. Luz turned to the opposite side and she was expecting to see her friends, but the seats were empty.
"Luz." Willow called to her and she turned to see the girl sitting behind Kikimora, which made her furrow her eyebrows. She slowly walked to the seat that Boscha had claimed only a few days ago and she sat down.
"Madame Azura said she probably wouldn't be back until the bell rang."
Luz nodded and then glanced behind her and noticed Gus, who was sitting next to Snagg, who was in the seat behind herself. She offered a small smile to the boy and he sighed before giving her a small awkward smile back. Luz really hoped the boy wouldn't get akumatized again, he really didn't deserve it.
"Hey Willow?" She started while turning to face the girl.
"Yeah Luz?"
"Why did we switch our seats?" She asked slowly, even though she didn't care much about Boscha throwing a fit, she still knew that she didn't want to deal with her constant complaining either.
"We asked Madame Azura if we could all change seats and she allowed it, so we'll be sitting here from now on, but she said she doesn't want this to be a weekly thing, these seats are permanent." Luz nodded along with the information she was receiving. She wondered if Willow and Gus wanted to sit here, or if they just wanted to annoy Boscha.
"Alright, makes enough sense to me."
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Everyone who was in the room already knew that a storm was coming, and that storm's name was Boscha. It had only been about 5 minutes since Luz and Amity came back, and everyone was just mingling or sitting quietly. Then she walked in and screetched which obviously caught everyone's attention.
Her eyes then narrowed down onto one person. Luz. Maybe because they knew each other the longest, or because she just liked to target her, but she was ready to unleash her wrath upon the girl.
Luz, who heard her, and could feel her deadly stare decided to ignore her and see what happened.
"Noceda!"
"Hmm?" She hummed without looking at the other girl.
"What do you think you're doing?" Boscha asked slowly through clenched teeth and Luz just shrugged, not giving her any reaction which annoyed the girl even more.
"Boscha, maybe you should-" Matt stopped talking when she started glaring at him and he backed up. She then walked closer to Luz, practically on her back.
"Are you going to face me Noceda, or do you plan to ignore me." The way Boscha spat out Luz's last name sounded so disgusted, Amity wondered what could've happened between them to warrant such animosity.
Luz took a deep breath and did turn to face her, but her expression was steeled. "Madame Azura gave us permission to change seats, so we did, that's all."
"So you steal my seat because... you're jealous of me?!" Boscha's sudden conclusion made Luz's face turn bright red.
"No! I'm not!" As soon as she started, she could see Willow starting to stand, but she waved her hand and took a few more breaths. Once her face wasn't burning she could see a mix of smugness and anger still in Boscha, and she didn't know if she should be upset or not, but she knew that she needed to handle this calmly. If she said the wrong thing, who knows, she might end up making her bully get akumatized.
"Listen, Boscha," She could tell by the other girl's expression that she didn't like the way Luz was talking to her, but she still let her speak, "I didn't take this seat to spite you or anything like that, it was available and me and my friends wanted to sit there, that's all."
Boscha looked directly at Amity and then pointed at Luz. "You think you have the right to sit behind The Amity Blight?!" She yelled and that kinda surprised Luz. Boscha used Amity's name like it meant that she could only talk to certain people.
"Everyone in this room has a right to sit where they want Boscha. Besides Amity has been pretty nice, but if she doesn't want me behind her then I'll move." Luz looked at said girl, and Amity, who didn't expect to be put out like that quickly shook her head.
"No, I don't mind, you can stay there." Luz smiled brightly at Amity which caught her a bit off guard which made her blush.
"Okay, then what's really the problem Boscha?" Luz wasn't dumb, she knew she was trying to make her feel inferior because she was the mayor's daughter and Amity was some celebrities daughter, but she knew that she couldn't be blamed for anything long as she tried to keep this civil.
The pink-haired girl was about to say something else when the bell rang and Madame Azura walked in.
"Okay, every one, please take your seats."
Luz didn't even wait for Boscha to complain and she just sat down, and although Boscha looked upset she just pulled Matt over to the other front row seats.
"Except Matt." The teacher added making the boy stand up in surprise.
"Why?!"
"When I told you to go to the office two days ago, you decided to skip school instead, and I was going to let it slide since it was the first day, but yesterday, you found it necessary to make those... comments about another student, and I already warned you about my tolerance for bullying. Go straight to the office, and if you don't then I'll make sure you're expelled."
Nobody expected that to be her punishment, but it was easy to see how serious she really was based on her expression. The short boy just nodded before leaving the room silently. Boscha just groaned out loud.
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After class Willow made sure to grab Luz's hand before she could walk away.
"Can we talk?" She asked and Luz nodded, neither girl noticed how Amity glanced back at them before walking out with Kikimora.
"What's up Willow?"
"Well, I was just really curious on how you became friends with Amity? I didn't know you knew her?"
"Well, yesterday I got to school early and I saved her from almost tripping over the step, and then some strange lady was following her and they talked about something, school I think, and Amity had wanted to come to school and then I guess the other lady let her because she walked away and when Amity looked back at me she asked me to show her around."
"Do you ramble a lot?"
"Oh, sorry."
"It's fine Luz, don't worry about it. Anyway, the only reason you know her is because you showed her around?"
"Yeah."
"Oh, okay, I thought you were secretly hiding a famous celebrity identity or something." Willow giggled and Luz froze for a quick second before awkwardly laughing along.
"Let's have lunch with Gus." Willow added once they were done laughing. Luz nodded and followed her out to the yard.
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Amity sat next to Kikimora who pulled a sandwich out of her bag. Amity couldn't help but glance around, wondering what Luz and Willow were talking about.
"You should really be less expressive." Kikimora said dully while still eating her sandwich making Amity turn to her confused.
"What do you mean?"
"It's pretty obvious that you're thinking about those two back in the classroom."
"Really?"
"Yes."
"Oh."
She wasn't exactly sure how she was supposed to respond to that. It probably wasn't great for someone who's a hero to give away what they're thinking on their face. She would have to work on that.
"If you want to know, those two are back now." Kikimora had finished her sandwich and wrapped it up and got up to throw it away. From one perspective it was probably a bit funny how dismissive she was about Amity and things like this, but she was used to Amity getting this way, especially when she gained interest in something she knew little to nothing about, the only thing that was different was this was the first time Amity was ever interested in a person like that.
Amity looked to the yard entrance and noticed both Luz and Willow coming out. She wasn't exactly sure of what she should do when Luz caught her staring. The girl smiled and waved at her but Amity quickly turned her head leaving Luz a little confused.
"You could've waved." Kikimora said while sitting back next to her. She wondered if all of Amity's common sense was going to disappear around that girl. She surely hoped not.
"I forgot!"
"Sure."