Lumity One-Shots

Shall we? (1/2)

Amity P.O.V.

It's been two years since Luz came to the Boiling Isles. These two years have felt like the best of my life, but in a way they've been the worst. They've been amazing, but also excruciating. Liberating, but also confining.

It would have been all good if it weren't for the fact that Luz is so oblivious. Now, the case might have been different when we were 14, but for the past year, I haven't been discreet whatsoever in regards to how I feel about her. I don't think I could be any more obvious, other than flat out saying, "Hey Luz! I've fallen madly in love with you!"

Despite the constant pain of calling Luz my best friend, I've loved every second of the relationship between us. We just have a connection that's impossible to deny. And I would rather have this really close friendship with Luz than ruin it over some stupid—albeit very long lasting and serious—crush. Oh, and if you were wondering, this overtness of my feelings to Luz hasn't lessened the gay panic I go through when I'm around her. It gets worse when she gets all touchy; that's just the kind of person Luz is. And I can't deny that I love it, but it makes me nervous.

But I'm getting tired of this not getting through to her. I know that at some point I'm going to crack. I can only hope that it doesn't push her away. That would probably kill me.

Well, that is if this upcoming sleepover doesn't kill me. Luz invited our entire friend group over to the Owl House to spend a weekend there as a "friendship getaway" as Luz called it. These sleepovers have happened before, but never to this scale. Usually she just has a few people over at a time, like just Willow and Gus, or Willow and myself. But, as far as I can remember, she has never had everyone from our group in one house, especially in a place as small as Luz's room. How she's going to fit herself, me, Willow, Gus, Boscha, and Skara in there is anyone's guess, but I'm honestly a little excited to see how it plays out. Mostly nervous, but also excited.

But now, the day has finally come. Everyone decided to just bring their sleepover stuff to school so we could walk directly to the Owl House to kick things off. When the last bell of the day screamed, there was the usual wave of students rushing out of Hexide, and I carefully made my way to my locker, avoiding the random spells being thrown around—they were always aimed towards friends or even enemies, but they often missed their intended target. When I safely reached my locker, I was greeted by a very excited human.

"Amity!" Luz smiled brightly as she got up from leaning against my locker. "I thought that I'd wait for you, so we can walk outside together!"

"That's sweet of you," I smiled and scratched the chin of my locker to get it to open. "But you didn't have to."

"I wanted to 'cause you're my friend! And that's what friends do!" Those words made my heart drop. Friends. It left a bitter taste in my mouth. Can she not see? Am I that secretive? "Anyways, I also wanted to let you know that Gus said he wasn't gonna be able to make it. Apparently one of his illusions skipped class and now he has detention. So it'll be a girls night!"

"Oh, okay," I gathered the rest of my things and let the mouth of my locker close. "Is everyone else waiting outside?"

"I know Willow went out there, but I have no clue where Boscha and Skara are," Luz shrugged and held out her hand. "Shall we?"

I giggled and took her offered hand. "We shall," This, of course, made my cheeks flush red. I enjoyed holding her hand, it made me feel a little bit closer to where I was trying to go, but it still made me nervous to be connected to the person who makes me feel unlike any other. She made butterflies swarm in my stomach. She made me feel like I could drop my boundaries. She made me feel like I could be myself.