? Bijou The Ascended (Part 1) ?

Something Ventured, Someone Framed

"I forget I'm here too..." He smiled at Gus, tilting his head slightly. "Boop."

"...This is gonna work out after all."

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"This isn't gonna work out at all!" Willow argued after he told her and Jackie the plan the next morning.

"Well, I feel like I took care of any potential problems," Gus rubbed the back of his head.

"You lied to Luz and told her you got the ban lifted! That spells disaster if you ask me," Jackie said, scowling and crossing her arms.

"You don't understand. The members were going mad. They were bloodthirsty. They were touching objects! I had no choice!"

"Really?" Willow questioned. "What about all the wanted posters around school?" she asked, motioning to the building.

He opened his bag, revealing all of the posters he had taken down earlier.

"What wanted posters? I also got this," he said, holding up a cowl. "To keep her undercover."

"Undercover from what?"

Gus flinched as Luz approached from behind. Gus quickly draped the cowl over her.

"Behold your new cowl."

"Whoa! I love it."

Gus flipped it around so Luz could see.

Luz smiled as she sniffed it, "On the Boiling Isles, new things smell old."

"Yep. Put it on. Hide your ears," he nervously laughed. "Wanna keep you under wraps till the big reveal."

Jackie and Willow exchanged deep frowns; they were still not okay with lying to their human friend.

"Oh, a showman. I totally get it. You bring the razzle, I'll bring the dazzle," Luz said as she put on the cowl and threw confetti. The three of them just stared at her.

"...Do you always have confetti on you or...?"

Gus' watch screamed, and he pulled down his sleeve to reveal a little demon biting his arm with a clock for an eye. He pressed on the eye to stop it.

"That's my alarm. Uh, we'd better get going!" He grabbed Luz's hand. "See you after school, guys!"

"Bye, friend. Be safe. Make good choices!" Luz exclaimed.

"Oh, Gus, I hope you know what you're doing," Willow worriedly murmured to herself.

"I care about the guy but sometimes, he just doesn't seem to think about what the consequences will be," Jackie said while rubbing her temples.

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Bijou walked down the corridor until she came to Principal Bump's office. She went inside after knocking on the door.

"Good morning, Principal Bump," she said.

"Ah, Miss Adams. Welcome. Have a seat," Principal Bump said as Bijou sat in the chair across from him.

"Have you considered attending Hexside?" the principal inquired.

"Well, I've been thinking about this for a while and I decided that I would like to attend Hexside," she replied.

"Excellent choice, Bijou," said Principal Bump. "When would you like to start?"

Bijou mused aloud, "Hmmm. How about a week from now? I still need more time to prepare and I want to explore more of Hexside."