Always by your side

Chapter 18 - Name please

"Thank you, but don't we need some documents, like school certificates or something?"

"Not yet, that's something we will provide later after enrolling you."

We headed toward the principal's office. We were halted for a second by a secretary but soon she let us proceed, saying that Principal Hal is ready.

Camila confidently walked greeting the older man; "Good afternoon Mr. Hal, as you know I've scheduled a meeting with you regarding the enrollment of the student."

"Good afternoon Ms. Noceda, I'm aware of that, but who is the student if I may ask." He said and looked at me.

"Good afternoon sir, my name is Amity Blight."

"Hello Amity, why is Ms. Noceda and not your parents helping you apply?"

"Before I could answer Camila stepped in. "Her parents are out of the picture for now, she is officially an adult and does not need their presence to enroll, I'm here to simply help her with the process."

"Fine, may I see some ID then."

"We already provided it to your secretary sir." I answered.

"Very well, welcome aboard then. The school year starts next week. Until then you have to provide us with copies of your high school certificates to finish the application process. When that's done you will be handed your student's license."

"Thank you very much sir."

"The pleasure is all mine. I have one more question for you, Ms. Noceda. How is Luz doing, she hasn't been seen in the school for a long time. I'm afraid she will have to repeat a year."

"She was absent due to private matters, but we are both aware of the situation and accept this fact. She will continue to attend this school when the summer vacation ends."

"Very well then, I'm expecting to see you Ms. Blight as well as Luz at the start of the school year. Don't forget about the document and good luck."

"Thank you, goodbye sir."

"Goodbye, Ms. Blight, Ms. Noceda."

"Goodbye Mr. Hal. Camila said and we left the room. It was much faster and much easier than I expected, I thought we will have to do a lot more to convince the principal to let me enroll.

While we were strolling through the school corridors I decided to ask Camila about how much she knows principal Hal; "What was the whole tension between you and the principal? He seemed a bit afraid of you."

"It's nothing Amity, I have simply known him for quite a long time and since Luz often ended up in his office I learned how to deal with him and de-escalate all the situations Luz has gotten herself into."

"I didn't know Luz was a troublemaker."

"I wouldn't say a troublemaker, maybe just a little, she was simply... a bit different, my lovely Luz, the one and only, never ordinary. Maybe I shouldn't tell you that but honestly, I never considered it a flaw, but rather a strength. Unfortunately, society isn't that tolerant... Well, I shouldn't talk about it, ask Luz if you need to know more, just please, be subtle, I think she is quite sensitive about it."

"Of course, I don't want to pressure you."

Despite being comforted by Camila earlier I once again started to stress about how I will do at school, but this time I tried my best to conceal it. Our ride back home wasn't anything special, Camila was simply asking me questions about the Boiling Isles and I was answering them. When we got back home I could smell the food already on the porch, Luz has been cooking again. Today she made her own take on enchiladas, they were different than Camila's but equally delicious.

Luz was even happier than I was when I told her I got into the school, and her pure happiness filled my heart with warmth. She immediately offered to help with the school certificates. We decided we can do it this evening. After dinner, Luz found her old school certificates and that was when the magic happened. She scanned the certificate into her computer and started editing it. I have no idea how she did that, but after an hour I was holding my own certificate with my name, and my supposed grades. It looks like after all humans also can do magic, just differently.

For the rest of the evening we were watching Monster Slayer Academia, we managed to finish the first season and barely start the second one. I don't think I was that into something since the first time I read The Good Witch Azura. If the incredible show wasn't enough, Luz showed me the fan-made content from Azura. I was beyond excited. Once again we were lying together on a bed, giggling and having the time of our lives. As now per usual we've soon hit 1 am and decided it's time to sleep. I went to my room and lay down, however, part of me wished I stayed in Luz's room longer... While I was trying to sleep a slight wave of nostalgia hit me. I wondered, how people on the Boiling Isles are doing, especially if Ms. Lilith is ok. I haven't seen her since her fight with the Owl Lady, and Luz was reluctant to talk about Eda's fate and what she learned during her trip to the conformatorium.

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Chapter 18 is finished, I hope you enjoyed it. Sorry for not including a scene with Luz teaching Amity Spanish but my Spanish skills are non-existent and I don't think I'm capable to explain even the basics in the story. The same applies to the relative absence of Spanish words overall in the story, and even if I throw them in I apologize in advance if I used them incorrectly. Aside from that, this chapter was solely focused on the human realm, meaning that the next one will happen only or at least mostly on the Boiling Isles. Don't forget to share your thoughts, questions, and opinions in the comments, and see you in the next chapter.