? Bijou The Ascended (Part 1) ?

Understanding Willow

"Willow, I'm sorry but I have to do this." She waved a spell circle, and a flame appeared from her finger. She then torched the photograph, blowing it out. She placed it back on the line, only for the flames to return. Amity was about to leave when she heard a crackle. "Huh?"

She turned around, her eyes widening.

"Oh, no. No, no, no, no!" She dashed back and glanced about in a panic. She extinguished the fire, but it spread to all of the other photographs. "Oh, come on!" 

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"Easy there, Gus, calm down," Jackie said, as she gave him some of her soft apple blood juice, and he slumped on the table.

"I'd pick Bijou, but she hasn't had any accomplishments...no offense."

"None taken," Bijou said, shrugging.

"I would also like to pick Jackie, but I can't even ask her," Gus worried, before saying, "And because I have a crush on her."

"What was that?" Jackie inquired, having caught wind of Gus's final eight words.

"Nothing!" Gus exclaimed frantically, regretting his words.

"So, Willow-" Luz turned to her and noticed something was wrong. "Wow, are you okay?"

"When did it get so hot?" Willow asked, sweating profusely and drinking water. She let out some steam and poured water all over herself. The four merely stared at her, with Bijou and Luz gazing at each other. She removed her spectacles and adjusted them while her eyes dilated.

"Uhh, hi. I'm Willow." She extended her hand. "Remind me of your names."

"This is serious journalism, Willow," Gus said, crossing his arms. "Clowning around will get you nowhere."

"I'm-I'm serious. Who are you?" She looked at them, puzzled.

"I'll admit, this amnesia spin has piqued my interest," Gus muttered, making Luz and Jackie cringe as they looked at Willow.

"I don't think this is worthy for your journalism project, Gus," Jackie replied, terrified.

"Gus, it really seems like she's forgotten us. Like her memory is-" She gasped sharply. "Like her memory is gone!"

Bijou stood up in realization. "We've gotta get to photo class now!" 

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They burst into the photography class. "Hexside Free Press!" Gus exclaimed loudly. "What's going on here?"

The two girls gasped when Willow entered and saw Amity attempting to extinguish the blazing photographs. She observed them and became a little worried.

"Hi."

"Amity?! What did you do?!" Jackie was shocked to learn that Amity was the one who was destroying the photographs.

"You destroyed Willow's memories?!" Luz shouted at the girl.

"I saved as many as I could," she said, holding up two photographs that had been touched by a flame and then dissolved. "Why would they make memories so flammable?!"

"Why would you torch them in the first place?!" Bijou shouted, frustrated.

"I didn't mean to!" 

"Oh really? Didn't you mean to do this?" Jackie asked Willow, who was wiggling her right hand. She chuckled while staring at it.

"Have I always had this crazy thing? Blap," They looked at her strangely as she slammed her hand on her face. "Blap."

She giggled as she embraced Luz and Amity.