? Bijou The Ascended (Part 1) ?

Understanding Willow

"Luz, I get it. But I don't want you to do that. No schemes, no plots, no ruses. None! Okay? That goes for you too, Bij."

"Hey, whoa, I wasn't going to," Bijou replied, raising her hands in defense. 

"Now, let's get to lunch," she said before walking away, leaving Luz, Bijou, and Jackie puzzled. She smirked and returned to the photos.

"She never did mention anything about...shenanigans," she flipped the photo back around, noticing Bijou's disdain. "What? They clearly are both holding stuff back from each other!"

"While I don't disagree with you, Willow's gotta handle this on her own, same with Amity. And it's their business, you shouldn't meddle in it, so no shenanigans," she said before turning the photo and walked away with Jackie. Luz returned and flipped the photo to front again.

"Wait up!" Luz exclaimed as she followed the three. Bijou ran into Edric as he turned around the corner.

"Ow!" they both said together, and the girl rubbed her arm with shame.

"Sorry, Ed."

"Nah, it's good. I wasn't looking where I was going. This belongs to you, right? You dropped it," he said, holding out her sketchpad, and she screamed.

"My sketchpad! How did I lose that?! Thank the stars you were the one who found it!" She smiled as she gripped it closely.

Luz, Jackie, and Willow looked between Bijou and Edric, Luz nudging her.

"We're going to lunch, Bij; why don't you join us there?" Luz grinned as she backed away with her buddy.

"Okay?" Bijou said, raising her brow in uncertainty before returning her gaze to the boy and smiling gratefully. "Anyway, thank you so much for returning it...y-you didn't read it, did you?"

"I didn't, honest," he said, shaking his head quickly and raising his hands. "But what is it?"

"It's...my sketchpad," she said, moving away quickly and little embarrassed. "I draw things in it..."

"You draw?" Edric blinked, surprised. "Can I ask why?" 

"Well...drawing has been a talent that I've had since I was a kid," she said hesitantly. "At first, I only drew for fun, but then I realized that maybe my sketches can help me find my calling in design. I even got inspired by media to create new drawings. And I haven't stopped ever since. Maybe I can show you my creations one day."

"Sure," he said, smiling at her. "Have a good lunch, Bij."

"Thank you," she grinned back, rising up and hugging him. He blinked and returned it gently. "Bye, Ed."

She rushed away, waving. He waved back with a pleased smile, continuing to do so even after she had left.

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"I can't believe I made him cry," Boscha said Amity, who peeked inside the photo class as they passed by. "Like, he's the teacher."

"Hmm?" She looked at the photo and became concerned. "Oh no."

"Why do you look like you've seen a ghost?" Boscha asked, approaching her again. "Is there a ghost in photo class? Are they cute?"

"Yup!" Amity said, holding up a palm to Boscha's eyes so she could view the picture. "Just a super cute ghost. But they're all mine!"

She then slammed the door closed.

"Ask if they have any friends!" Boscha exclaimed from outside. Amity dashed over to Willow's photographs, taking the photo of herself and her former pal.