Oooo could you do eda x human reader hc if you haven't already?!
Eda totally calls you her human, as a term of endearment. Naturally curious how you came to the human realm, if it wasn’t a similar situation with Luz. She is naturally protective, since you’re a human and magic doesn’t come as easily with you. However, she understands your strength and potential, so she isn’t overbearing. In fact, she’s pretty laid back and the right amount of protective. She likes hearing you talk about the human realm, and she’d love to visit someday with you. Maybe go on a date with you there too :) !! You’re likely shorter than her too, she’s a very tall lady, so much forehead kisses, resting her arm/elbow on your head to tease you, many jokes about you being short. Often helps you learn magic so you can protect yourself better, she makes sure you have the right food to eat (along with Luz).
Hi! I was thinking if u can do a highschool eda x reader where the reader is jealous of rayne?
Here you are! Thank you for the fun ask!
They were laughing together again.
You watched from your locker, trying not to scowl. You tore your eyes away and took a deep breath in, then out. It helped calm you down a little, though you still slammed the locker door a little harder than you should have.
“Eda!”
She turned to you when you called her name, giving you that giant smile that made your heart skip a beat.
“Y/N!”
She waved at you frantically as you walked over, wrapping her arms around you the moments she could, giving you a tight hug. You hugged back, a giggle escaping your lips, before she pulled away.
“Hi, Y/N.”
You managed to keep your breathing even as you smiled at Raine, trying not to let your jealousy bleed through.
Raine was a nice person. Like, a really nice person. You completely understood why Eda was such close friends with them. You would love to be friends with them, too. But you weren’t sure that was ever going to happen, because every time you saw the two of them together, saw how they made Eda laugh and how they made her so happy, you couldn’t stop the jealousy that overcame you. You knew it wasn’t their fault, though, so you did your best not to show it.
Still, you didn’t really want to be around them right.
“Hey, Raine, how’s your day been?”
They shrugged.
“Fine enough.”
You nodded, plastered smile never wavering, and turned to Eda.
“Hey, do you want to walk through the woods with me?”
You could feel your face heat up when she beamed at you, nodding her head eagerly.
“Yeah! We can find a good tree to climb or something!”
“Sounds great to me, cutie.”
It was Eda’s turn to blush, however slightly. She turned to Raine and you couldn’t help but notice how her smile changed, became a little less radiant but softer, and felt the anger burn your throat.
“See ya later.”
You caught Raine smiling back and waving before you were being dragged away by your girlfriend, already talking all about her day and what prank she had decided on for that mean potions teacher she hated so much.
It was fine, you told yourself, attempting to push the jealousy down once more. You had better things to focus on then Eda’s relationship with Raine. Like Eda herself. You put all your attention on her, intent on enjoying the rest of your day.
Synopsis: You're finally going to become one of the popular kids! But for your initiation you have to steal Lilith Clawthorne's lunch money. The problem is, her sister catches you...
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This was it. This was going to be the greatest day of your life. The day you would become one of them.
The day you would finally be popular.
You walked into Hexside, full of confidence and excitement you strutted the halls like you owned them. Which you soon would be doing every single day until you graduated.
You walked down the hall until you reached your locker, it spit out your (your track) books when you heard your name called from the end of the hall.
"Oh Y/N dear! Over here darling!" You looked over and recognized the girl as Arcadia Floss, the most popular girl in school, and your new 'best friend.' You scooped up your books and walked over to where she and 2 other girls were standing by the lockers.
"Arcadia!" You exclaimed happily looking at the girl leaning against the lockers, fixing her makeup. "Girls." You added, looking to Arcadia's left and right , acknowledging your other new 'besties.' You instantly noticed that both girls' arms were crossed and they were squinting at you, which felt incredibly unsettling. You hugged your books to your chest. "...Is something wrong?"
Arcadia slammed the makeup mirror in her hand closed. "Yes, there is actually." She said, looking you directly in the eyes as she used her illusion magic to make the mirror disappear. She stopped leaning on the lockers and crossed her arms before looking at you. "You still have to do the initiation." You opened your mouth to speak but Arcadia held a hand up, silencing you.
She walked over so she was standing next to you and put her arm over your shoulders. "You see all these students?" You nodded, looking at all the students down the hall at their lockers talking to their friends, or just relaxing by themselves. "You have to steal from one of them."
Your jaw dropped to the floor in shock. "Steal!? From any person here?!" You asked a little bit too loudly, that a few people in the hall turned to look at you for a few seconds before going about their own business.
"I told you she wasn't gonna be up for it Dia..." One of the girls, Sasha specifically, said from behind you.
Arcadia turned her head and practically hissed at Sasha before turning back to look at the hall of students. "Not just any student.. Her." She said pointing to a girl that made you gasp.
She wanted you to steal, from Lilith Clawthorne. A girl who was older than you, captain of the grudgby team, and taller than you by a few inches. If she wanted to the potionist could probably kill you and get away with it.
"But, Lilith's like.. uh, older than us!" You countered, hoping that Arcadia would realize that there was no way you would not get into trouble when stealing something from her.
"I know, but don't you want to be popular like us?" She countered back, turning her head to look at you. You looked down, right now your feet were very interesting.
Just then, the bells began screaming, alerting the start of the first class. Arcadia took her arm off your shoulders and rested her hand on one of your shoulders. "Think about it, and tell us at lunch." She said plainly, taking her hand off your shoulder, summoning her books, and walking to class with Sasha, and the other girl, Iris, in tow.
Still hugging your books to your chest, you made your way to your first class.
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The rest of your classes before lunch felt 10x longer than they usually were. You couldn't stop thinking about what Arcadia had said. You had to steal from Lilith. You didn't want to steal from her! But you wanted to be popular more than anything in the world.. Your mind went back and forth between the two options until the bell screamed for lunch.
You had made your decision.
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You walked into the cafeteria hugging yourself, you scanned the room as you walked deeper and deeper into the cafeteria until you found Arcadia and the girls at their usual table. You stopped hugging yourself and walked up to the end of their table, smiling slightly.
Iris and Sasha gave you skeptical looks as soon as you reached the table, and Arcadia looked up from her scroll. "If you want to sit at this table, you know what to do." She said, glancing at where Lilith was waiting in line for lunch.
You took a deep breath and turned around on your heel, walking to the far wall of the cafeteria, where Lilith was waiting in line to get her lunch. You hid behind a cart full of expired food, pulling your hood over your head, covering most of your hair and some of your features.
You drew a (track color) circle in the air, using your magic to pull Lilith's hood over her head as well, except it completely covered her hair and face, to the point she was practically suffocating in it.
That's when you made your move.
You ran quickly to where Lilith was, snatching a bag of snails from her side and running back towards the other end of the cafeteria.
You slowed down your running when you were a ways away and came to a halt, looking behind you.
Lilith finally got her hood off her head and gasped for air like she had never breathed before. The red head panted, putting a hand to her heart, looking to her side for her snails. You heard her exclaim in anger, throwing her hands up in the air in frustration.
You let out all the air you were holding in, she hadn't seen you, in fact, it seemed like no one had seen you! You turned back around and continued to the table, where the girls were at. But, someone did see you... One person, saw you..
Lilith's little sister.
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The walk back to the table was painfully slow, you were clutching the bag of snails so tight in your hand that you felt it might fall off! You thought that since you weren't caught you would feel better, plus, you were a popular kid now! But you just felt, dirty, like you didn't earn the popularity..
You finally arrived at the table standing at the end of it once again. Awaiting to be noticed by Arcadia and the other 2 girls. Arcadia didn't seem to notice you but Iris did. She nudged Arcadia who looked up from her scroll to see you with the bag of snails.
She smiled her classic mean girl smile and began to speak. "Wow! I'm impressed with you Y/N." She paused, "Well, congratulations! You passed the initiation. Take a seat." Arcadia gestured to the bench across from where she was sitting.
You, still holding Lilith's bag of snails, were about to happily sit down, you were about to become a popular kid. A popular girl. But, all of a sudden, you were picked up by something or someone VERY tall, and very... Slimy?
You screamed and dropped the bag of snails out of fear, that's when you noticed you were picked up by none other than an Abomination. 'Well that explains the slimy feeling..' You thought, continuing to FREAK out, flailing in it's grasp.
The 3 girls gasped, Sasha dropped her scroll in shock and Arcadia looked at you in disgust, probably because of the slime you were now covered in. They were frozen for about 3 seconds before another abomination came and flipped the table next to them, causing them to scream and run off, and out out of the cafeteria.
You were so close to popularity..
That's when you noticed, everyone was screaming... You managed to look around to see a bunch of abominations were destroying the cafeteria! You were about to scream with everyone else when someone walked under you, picking up the bag of snails. You instantly recognized her.
Edalyn Clawthorne. Lilith's sister.
Eda stepped onto the bench of the table and then onto the table itself. She put the bag of snails to her side, then, putting her left hand on her hip and her right in the air, she proclaimed.
"NO ONE MESSES WITH THE CLAWTHORNE FAMILY!" She exclaimed, before looking at you directly in the eyes.
You looked down and squirmed mid air, trying to set yourself free from the abomination's grasp to no avail.
Eda rolled her eyes at your screaming and laughed, causing you to look up at her. "I guess you've learned your thieving lesson huh?"
You nodded erratically, your hair becoming a bit messy in the process. She smiled and closed her eyes before dramatically clapping her hands together. "Abominations! Cease!" She exclaimed, after a few seconds of not hearing any ceasing, she opened one eye, to see all of her abominations staring at her.
She opened her other eye and clapped her hands together once more. "Abominations! Cease!" She repeated, the abominations again not listening to the command.
The abomination holding you tilted it's head and dropped you on the ground, causing you to land flat on your face. It walked closer to the table Eda was standing on. Once it was inches from her face, she leaned back slightly, clapping her hands together one more time, and speaking. "...Cease......?"
The abomination screamed in her face causing her to run for the hills, lucky she did in time, because the abomination swung it's inky hand right where she was just as she ran off.
You stood up from the floor and backed up slowly from the abomination, it, seemingly not caring about you, then proceeded to walk around the room, consuming the other abominations, one by one, making itself bigger and bigger, until it was close to being as tall as the banners on the wall!
It roared and ran through the wall of the cafeteria, making a giant abomination shaped hole in the process. You stared where the abomination had escaped with your jaw on the floor, only then noticing Eda and Lilith, (the only other people in the cafeteria at this point,) to the right of you, staring at the same gaping hole in the wall.
Lilith turned her whole body to face Eda with the most, 'what the fuck did you do!?!?' look on her face.
In return Eda smiled, taking the bag of snails off the side of her uniform and holding them out to Lilith.
"I got your lunch money back!"
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I know it wasn't really a one shot, but I'm planning on making a part 2 that makes it MUCH more one shoty so don't worry-
Anyway I hope you enjoyed this! The part 2 should be up later this week! Hopefully before we get our hearts ripped out from Young Blood Old Souls ;-;
where reader is an energetic, spontaneous, and optimistic person but on the inside is really insecure and pessimistic. and one day eda sees reader looking into her mirror laughing. and when eda asks why she’s laughing reader just turns around smiling with tears streaming down her face and says “I’m so ugly.” and it just ends in fluff.
I, too, want Eda to comfort me and call me pretty whenever I dont feel good enough. Enjoy!
“See ya, kid!” Eda called as Luz went out the door to school.
“See you later, Eda! Tell Y/N I said bye!”
“You got it!”
The door shut, leaving the kitchen in silence.
“Well, I’m gonna go assemble my army!” King said, hopping down from the table. “Byyyyyee!”
Eda watched him run off, taking a long sip of her apple blood. A frown quickly took over her face as she was filled with the feeling that something was wrong.
You were usually downstairs by now. In fact, you were nearly always before Eda herself, obnoxiously bright and bubbly for such an early time in the morning. It was just something else that Eda loved about you. No matter how grumpy she acted when you woke her up every morning, she couldn’t wipe the smirk off her face.
But today, you didn’t wake her up, and by the time Eda was ready and heading downstairs you had been in the bathroom. It has been quite some time since then and you still weren’t downstairs.
Eda put her mug and the sink, already deciding that she needed to check on you.
You were still in the bathroom when Eda had returned, the door closed tightly. For a moment, she hesitated, debating whether or not she should just open the door or knock and let you open it. Before she could decide, she thought she heard something odd. Were you … laughing? Or crying? Either way, something was off and she wasn’t having it.
At the very least she knocked on the door before she opened it.
For a moment, you didn’t even respond to her presence. You just continued to make that sound, that odd laugh-cry, as you stared at yourself in the mirror.
“Hey, hun. You doing okay?”
You shook your head, letting out another strangled chuckle, and turned to her. Her heart broke at the sight of you. You were smiling but it looked closer to a grimace and didn’t reach your eyes, which were red and puffy from crying, the tears still streaming down your cheeks. When you spoke, it was with a wavering voice, filled with false cheerfulness that couldn’t hide the grief underneath.
“Hey, Eda.” You greeted her. “I’m sorry, I’m just …” You let out another chuckle and turned back to the mirror. “I’m so ugly.”
For a moment, Eda didn’t do anything. That was fine. Perhaps she had finally realized just how gross you really were and was going to leave you. You wouldn’t blame her.
She didn’t, of course. Eda would never do that. Instead, she wrapped her arms around, placing a kiss against your cheek.
“Is that what you think?” She asked, a smirk playing at her lips. You frowned. You couldn’t for the life of you understand why she was smirking. “Maybe we should see a healer, then. I think your eyes might be broken.”
“What?”
She shrugged.
“They must be. Cause all I see is the best looking witch in the Boiling Isles!” She gave her words as much grandeur as she could, making you smile even if it was just a doubtful one.
“Are you sure you’re not the one with bad eyes?”
Eda laughed and your cheeks heated up, a genuine smile hinted at in the twitch of your lips.
“Nah, I know they’re not, and we both know I’m always right.”
“No you’re not …” But still, she was making you feel a bit better just by being … Eda.
“Of course I am!” She waved a hand idly, as if brushing your comment off. “Now come on, I know just how to make you feel better!” She let you go only long enough to drag you out of the bathroom and that lying mirror and over to the nest. Eda had added all kinds of blankets and pillows to it just to make sure you were more comfortable sleeping there. Not everyone was fond of the sticks, after all.
Once she made sure you were settled, she wrapped her arms back around you, peppering your face with kisses, forcing a most undignified giggle from you.
“Eda, stop!”
Eda pouted and shook her head.
“Absolutely not. You are exquisite and I’m not leaving until you know it’s true.”
And there your face went heating up again. Eda always did this to you. She knew no chill once she started flirting with you. She kissed you again, her lips soft against yours, and when she pulled away she gave you the most adoring look, like you truly were the best thing she had ever seen. You were sure you were as red as a tomato by now. You tried hiding it by burying your face in her shoulder.
“I love you, Eda.” You mumbled. Eda stroked your hair, chuckling gently.
“I love you, too. More than you could possibly know.”
You knew by the way she said it that she was telling the truth. You smiled then, a proper genuine smile.
Everyone tries to figure out how exactly to handle Owl Beast Eda. Or, at the very least, get her to not kill them.
Pt 1 Pt 2 Pt 3 Pt 4
The house was dark, all the curtains drawn, and not even hooty made a sound. The door opened with only the slightest of creaks, but it was drowned out by Eda’s loud snoring. Two heads peaked through the door, taking in the form of the sleeping beast.
“So… That’s Eda?” Niliana asked. King nodded. “Alright then.” They closed the door gently and Niliana began pacing, trying to think up a plan. She didn’t really know anything about… well, any of this! She didn’t know anything about curses, beasts, how she was supposed to act around something like Eda in her owl form, how she was supposed to handle any of this. But she promised to help and she couldn’t let anyone get hurt. She sighed.
“Alright, first thing first, we DON’T wake her up. No one is going to react well being startled awake like that. Can you handle that?”
“Of course! That I can do! I just won’t go inside. Ever.”
Niliana just looked at him for a moment.
“That… seems unreasonable, but okay. I’m going to sit inside with Eda. When Luz gets back, make sure you warn her and tell her to be quiet.”
“Can do!” King gave a mock salute before running off. He sat underneath one of the nearby trees. Once he was settled he gave Nily a little wave. She sighed through her nose, turning away so he wouldn’t see the look of exasperation on her face. Once again, she opened the door, closing it behind her softly.
She took in the room for a moment, taking note of anything that looked important and fragile. She didn’t want anything of Eda’s to break. Thankfully, nothing of the sort was in sight. She decided it was best to take her boots off at the door, putting them to the side neatly. She left her staff by the door as well, leaning against the wall. Her footsteps were padded by the dense carpet as she made her way to the couch, having to scoot around the giant feathery being that took up quite a bit of the room. She sat with a sigh, propping her elbow on her leg and resting her chin in her hand. For a moment she just watched Eda sleep, thinking.
She didn’t know a lot about Edalyn Clawthorne. Sure, they went to school together and were in the same track, but their interactions were minimal. At the time she was definitely one of the quiet kids. She largely kept to herself and was honestly afraid of being noticed, especially by her fellow students. To her, Eda was the most confusing person. Who would ever want to cause that much trouble on purpose? Who would want to have so many eyes on her, constantly watching and judging? She acted like it was nothing! Like it didn’t even matter what others thought of her. All she cared about was having fun and enjoying herself.
When she was younger, Niliana almost hated her for it. She went through her days doing everything within her power to avoid the other girl, actively taking routes through the halls that she was least likely to be in, walking away whenever she spotted the familiar splash of orange hair, all of that. She cringes now just thinking about it. She regretted so much of her childhood and one of her greatest regrets was not realizing just how much she actually admired Eda until she had already left. She regretted not reaching out and at least trying to be her friend.
Well, her Mama always said it’s better late than never.
She froze when the beast let out an odd sound, a soft chirping of some sort. She shifted in her spot, curling up a little more, before going still once more. It was a few more minutes before Niliana let herself relax. She realized it may be some time before Eda actually woke up. Owls were nocturnal creatures, after all, and she looked rather comfortable.
She waved her hand, forming a teal circle in the air. From the circle materialized a wooden box, settling in her lap. She opened it, rummaging through till she found what she was searching for, a large piece of fabric, one of the ones. Eda had gotten for her from the human realm. She found the needle she had also stashed away and got to work.
Sure, she could have made her stuffed animals with magic. She knew how well enough. But there was something about making something with her hands that relaxed her, the repeated motion of the needle moving through the fabric, watching something form from nothing but pieces of cloth. It made her swell to see the final product come out well, and she loved it even more to see others enjoy her cute little animals. It was the thought that something she so enjoyed making could bring joy to others as well.
It was a couple of hours later when she heard the front door open again. Luz poked her head through cautiously, looking uncertain. King was close behind her, looking just as uncertain. Nily sighed, putting her work away. She’d have to come back to it later. She got to her feet and made her way to the door, ushering the two away so she could actually get through the door.
“Is Eda really stuck like that for FIVE DAYS?!” Luz said almost immediately, clinging onto the witch’s arm. She looked like she was on the verge of tears, just staring up at Nily with her big brown eyes. The witch smiled kindly at her, giving the girl a hug. She clung to her shoulders, body shaking.
“Yes, she is,” Nily admitted. “But it’s not forever. Only a few days and she’ll be back. Until then, I know we can figure it out.” Luz nodded, stepping back and wiping at her eyes. “Hey.” The girl looked up to her again. “It’s going to be okay.” The girl smiled, reassured. Nily smiled back, ruffling her hair.
“Alright, you two.” Nily said, standing up a bit straighter with her hands on her hips. “Eda is still sleeping and probably will be till night. It’s probably best if we don’t wake her, so you can either stay outside or come inside and be very quiet. Once she does wake up, we’ll need to be very careful until we’re sure she’s not going to be attacking anybody. If she does try something, then I’ll … I’ll just have to trap her with my magic until we find a way to calm her down. Sound good?”
They both nodded, looking determined. She nodded back.
“Alright. I’m going back inside for now. I’ll probably be starting dinner soon, too, so don’t go too far.”
She headed back to the house, two pairs of footsteps following her a moment later. They all entered the house quietly. Nily sat back on the couch, taking out her wooden box once more. While she did that, King and Luz quietly watched the sleeping form of Eda’s owl form. A was a bit before they seemed to gain the courage to walk past her and head for the hallway past the far end of the couch.
“I’m going to do some homework.” Luz whispered. Nily nodded and watched the girl vanish into the hall. King looked like he was about to follow but stopped, glancing back to Eda, then to Nily, then back to the hall. In the end, he climbed onto the couch, curling up next to the witch for a good nap. She smiled softly at that, petting his back before taking out her project.
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Eda stirred, giving a big yawn and stretching, her wings brushing against the sealing and claws digging into the carpet. She shook out her feathers, letting out a humming sound, and looked around, sniffing the air.
Home.
But there was a sound, odd and unfamiliar. There was an odd smell in the air, meaty and hot, and underneath the smell of another creature. She started growling.
Not safe! Intruder! Protect my home! Leave!
She followed the smell through the dark house, her fangs bared and a snarl in her throat. It was nearby, so close, but the room was shrouded in light, far too bright for her to see properly. She screeched at the bright light, shutting her eyes and shaking her head, but she refused to back up. She may not be able to see, but she could still smell the intruder easy enough and hear them move. They were backing up from her and she could almost taste the fear.
She snarled at them, taking a step forward. There wasn’t enough room in her current spot to attack properly. She could feel the walls against her wings even when they pressed close to her body. The intruder made a sound, soft and non-threatening, but Eda didn’t care. She just wanted them out!
She squeezed her way out of her tiny spot, into the open room where she could move better. It still wasn’t ideal, she couldn’t stretch her wings out properly, but she was in a much better position. She could easily pounce or swipe at them and that was enough.
For a moment she stayed frozen, body tense as she listened intently. She tried opening her eyes, just enough to squint at her surroundings. It was difficult, but she could just make out a dark shape that moved slightly. She lunged, hands coming down on the empty floor. She whipped around, searching. She could hear the stumbling footsteps to her side and swiped at the sound, snarling and screeching at it. She heard them stumble back with a yelp. They were moving farther away, towards the darker room.
She kept pushing them back. If she could get them in the dark, she could see her target better. It was almost too easy, but she was finally able to open her eyes without them burning. The room she had woken up in was covered in cool darkness and she could see the invader clearly. They were one of those two-legged creatures, the ones that seemed incapable of just leaving her alone.
Her ears twitched. She could hear more footsteps nearby, stomping and loud. She screeched, whipping around to face the new intruders, another slightly smaller two-legged creature and a tiny demon. It only took her a quick look over for her to decide they weren’t as much of a threat as the first intruder. So she turned back to them, body tensing to pounce.
There was a flash of light, a circle in the air and instinct told her that wasn’t good, that the circle spelled her doom. So she tried to pounce, to stop them, only to abruptly run into a wall. She growled and huffed, shaking her head, ready to attack again.
But she couldn’t.
Around her was an orb of light, tinting the world a shade of teal. She was trapped.
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Niliana let out the breath she didn’t know she was holding. Well, that was certainly something.
“Nily!”
Luz and King ran to her, wrapping their arms around her. Well, King did his best but ended up hugging her leg instead. She hugged them back.
On cue, they heard the owl beast screech and turned to see her trying to fight against her bubble prison. She stopped struggling after a few moments, glaring at them with her big black eyes.
“I think I’ll just leave her in there for a little bit. We can see if she’s calmed down after dinner.”
“We can try feeding her!” Luz offered, eyes shining.
“Mmmm, maybe. We’ll see if she’s calmed down first.”
“Is something burning?” King interrupted them. Nily sighed.
“Probably. I left dinner on the stove.”
She left to finish that, leaving the other two to do whatever they chose to do. They ended up staying in the living room for only a few moments before following her into the kitchen. The owl beast in a bubble was definitely an odd sight, one King was more than happy to poke fun at, but ultimately they decided her best chance at calming down would be leaving her alone for now.
Dinner that night was probably the best they had in quite a while. As much as they loved Eda, she was not much of a cook. King was shoveling the food, some sort of meat and vegetable concoction, straight into his mouth, the fork lying forgotten on the table. Luz wasn’t much better, but at least she used utensils. The girl went on and on about her day at school, excitedly recounting an incident where an abomination went rogue. Her arms flung about as she retold the story, almost hitting King in her excitement several times. Each time he made a noise of annoyance.
Nily did her best to listen, but truthfully her mind was elsewhere. She could still hear Eda in the other room, huffing and chittering to herself, probably still attempting to escape her confinement. She had absolutely no idea how she was supposed to get through to her. She had thought she would have at least the vaguest of ideas when she saw how exactly Eda acted in this form, but nope. In this moment she really wished she had bothered at least a little bit of beast keeping. Maybe she should visit the library tomorrow and check out a few books. Of course, that didn’t help with tonight.
King finished first, but he was determined not to go into the living room alone, so he waited until Luz was done. And Luz didn’t want to go until Niliana was done and could go with them. So, they all went in together. The lights turned on as they entered the room.
Eda laid still in her bubble, looking rather downtrodden. It appeared that she had given up on the whole escape thing. Her eyes were on them the moment they left the kitchen, her fangs bared at them. Niliana sighed, rubbing a hand over her face. She really hadn’t expected her day to turn out like this. She stared at the creature who stared right back. She seemed to dislike her the most, which was at least a little comforting. It meant that she wouldn’t go after Luz or King first.
“She’s not calm enough yet.” Nily decided.
“So, what do we do? Eda can’t just stay in a bubble for five days!” Luz looked up to her for answers. So, she thought. They needed Eda to at least withstand their presence.
“Maybe we should try … just spending some time around her.” Niliana said. “Maybe if she just got use to us being around then she can just ignore us.”
“I had some glyphs I wanted to practice! Hold on!” She rushed off, stumbling up the stairs, no doubt to collect her work. Thankfully, Niliana had her own stuff to work on as well. She sat on the couch and got her box back out. King jumped onto the couch by her side, watching her get all her supplies out.
“Soooo…” He piped up. “Whatcha making? A minion of evil?!”
“It’s going to be an owl.”
King scoffed.
“That doesn’t look anything like an owl! Where's its wings? Or its feet?”
“I’m not yet. This is just the head. I just need to finish attaching the beak then I can sew on the eyes.”
“Wait, that’s just the head!” King said, astonished. The bundle of fabric she had was almost as big as King’s own head! Nily just nodded.
“I haven’t made something this big in a while.” She admitted.
It was around then that they could hear Luz stomping back down the stairs, running into the living room with a bright smile and her arms full of papers. She dropped them on the floor, plopping herself next to the couch.
“Watch this!” She said, grabbing a piece of paper and drawing a glyph on it. She gave it a tap and the paper crumbled into itself, morphing into a ball of light. Nily gave an impressed “huh”. She didn’t even know humans could do magic. Though, it made sense. Eda wouldn’t have taken her on as an apprentice if she didn’t think it was possible.
King tugged on Nily’s shirt.
“Hey, hey, look at Eda!” he said, giggling to himself.
Eda was staring intently at the ball of light, enraptured by the shiny orb. She gave a curious little chirp, squishing her face into her bubble to try and get closer. Luz laughed at the sight and Nily couldn’t help but let out her own little chuckle.
“Do owls like shiny things?” She pondered. King just shrugged.
“I don’t know, but Eda does!”
She thought that over as Luz made a few more balls of lights, looking delighted as Eda chirped and followed each orb with her black eyes, their light reflected in the inky depths. Finally, she nodded to herself.
“I think I’m gonna let her go now.” She warned the others as she drew a circle in the air. They didn’t really have time to respond before the bubble silently popped, dropping the owl beast to the floor with a soft thump. For a moment, they all tensed up, waiting to see what Eda would do.
She let out a coo, ruffling her feathers and shaking her head. She turned those inky black eyes to the three of them, head tilted to the side. It looked like she was thinking, face scrunching up. She got to her feet, taking a step towards them and sniffing the air. For a moment she just stared, eyes roaming from one to the next. Finally, what seemed like hours later but was probably just seconds, she turned away from them, her attention drawn back to the balls of light. She batted at one of them, letting out a little coo.
Everyone relaxed, the tension in the air dissolving. Luz smiled up at Niliana, eyes shimmering with the threat of tears. She didn’t say anything but the witch understood, smiling back.
King has a bad day and now has to try and face a problem he is not at all prepared to deal with.
Pt 1 Pt 2 Pt 3
Eda grumbled at the morning, all but collapsed on the kitchen counter. Luz was just getting ready for school so she could call her friends. Eda didn’t fully understand why she needed to call them before school. She was going to see them soon enough anyway, but whatever. It made the kid happy.
She gave a big yawn, at least attempting to stand up a bit straighter as Luz stumbled into the room.
“Good morning, Eda!”
She grumbled some sort of greeting but Luz hardly even noticed. She was far too busy eating the breakfast that was sat out for her. Eda shook her head, a fond smile on her face. She could put anything out and Luz would eat it. The girl just paid so little attention, she was so eager to meet with her friends. While she ate, Eda got herself some apple blood.
“Eda, can I walk to school with Gus and Willow today?”
She hummed thoughtfully, looking over to the clock, then shrugged.
“I don’t see why not, kiddo.”
But before she had even finished the sentence, Luz was already grabbing her bag to leave. She paused at the door a moment, before running back over to the kitchen and giving her mentor a big hug. It took a moment for Eda to process, but when she did she hugged the girl back. Soon enough, she was rushing for the door again.
“Thanks for breakfast, Eda! Have a good day!” The door slammed shut before Eda could give her own goodbye.
She was putting her mug in the sink when she heard little footsteps running upstairs, then an odd series of thuds that sounded suspiciously like someone falling down the stairs, punctuated by a little squeak. She snorted out a laugh and smirked when King came stumbling into the kitchen, looking around frantically. After a moment of searching, he looked disappointed, body sagging.
“Did Luz leave already?”
“Yeah, she had to leave early.”
“Oh… I wanted to say goodbye before she left.”
He bowed his head, sadly walking to the kitchen table, only struggling a little to get up onto a chair.
“Don’t worry, you have the whole weekend to spend time with her.” Eda tried to encourage him, giving him his own plate of eggs for breakfast. It seemed to help a little bit. At the very least he wasn’t slouching while he ate. Good enough.
Eda gave another yawn.
“Well, I’m gonna go take a nap.”
King looked up at her as she left the room, a look of concern on his face.
“Already?” He asked, hopping off the chair to dash to her side. He clutched at the skirt of her dress, stopping her retreat. “But it’s still early! Are you feeling okay? Is it the curse? Did you take your elixir today?”
Eda huffed, pushing the small demon off herself, forceful but not hard enough to hurt him.
“I’m fine. I took my elixir already and I’m gonna head to the market later to get more. I just..” She gave another yawn. “I just need to nap first.”
She walked on despite King’s protests, collapsing onto the couch and promptly falling asleep. King gave an indignant noise, crossing his arms.
“Fine then! I have my own things to do anyway.” He stomped off only to return a moment later with a blanket. He draped it over Eda, making sure it covered her up. “Okay, now I’m going!” He ran off again.
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Morning turned into afternoon without much fuss. Everything was quiet and peaceful, the only sound being King as he assembled his army of stuffed soldiers upstairs and acted the wars to come when he regained his power the occasional annoying sound from Hooty. King found it suspicious. Eda should have made some sort of sound by now, maybe yell about going to the market or bumping around in the kitchen. He should probably go check on her.
He tried to be quiet as he walked downstairs, peering into the living room.
“Oh."
In the middle of the living room was what at first looked like a giant pile of gray feathers. But of course, King quickly realized it wasn’t since it was breathing, it’s massive side rising and falling slowly. That was Eda! She had turned into her owl form after all. Well, at the very least she was still sleeping.
King inched forward ever so slowly, now more than ever needed to keep as quiet as physically possible. He hid behind the couch, trying to get control of his breathing. When he had calmed down at least a little peered out at the giant beast in the middle of the living room. She still slept soundly, so he tried scooting a little closer. Then a little closer. Then even a little more. He managed to get all the way to her face without waking her up.
“Eda?” He asked, voice barely above a whisper. He had to actively restrain himself from bapping her face. As much as it would make him feel better, it would also probably get him killed. The only response to his whisper was a loud snore.
Alright, this was no problem! He just had to get some of her elixirs! Then she would turn back to normal!
He tiptoed out of the room, ever so careful, but once he was in the hallway he ran up the stairs to Eda’s room.
“Alright,” he said to himself, looking around the slightly messy room. “If I was an elixir, where would I be?”
He remembered Eda opening a chest before, so he looked through a couple of chests she had around the room. He gave an irritated huff at every chest that held nothing but books and junk. Then there was only one left. He opened it with a triumphant “Ah-ha!”
It held nothing but empty bottles.
“Oh. That’s not good.”
Looked like Eda was out of her elixir. He remembers she did mention having to go to the market for more earlier. Well, he guessed he would just have to get it for her. It wasn’t like she was in any state to get it herself.
He snuck back downstairs, peering back over the couch at where Eda still slept. She hadn’t moved an inch, snoring away. Maybe he could get to the market and back before she woke up. He definitely needed to get back before Luz returned from school. So, he snuck out the front door, trying to open it without a squeak and close it without a slam.
“Watcha doin’, hoot hoot!”
Hooty’s screech nearly made King jump out of his skin. He turned on the door with a glare and a loud “Sshhhhhh!”
“Eda’s sleeping, don’t wake her up! She turned into her owl form again. I’m heading to the market to get her more of that elixir. Can you keep her in the house?”
“You got it, hoot hoot!”
And as annoying as the owl was, at least he lowered his voice. That would have to do.
King ran all the way to the market. Well, he mostly ran. He had very short legs, after all, so he needed a few breaks. Still, he managed to make good time all things considered. He was at the market within the half-hour. Now he just needed to remember where the elixir stand was…
He spent more time than he would have liked just wandering. He knew what the stand looked like, he even knew what the guy running it looked like. Still, there were a lot of stands, even if he knew the general area.
Finally, he saw the familiar stand not far away. He dashed over, taking a few hops before managing to grab the edge of the counter and climbing up.
“Hey! Potion man! I need your help!”
A young man on the other side of the counter jumped at King’s shouting.
“I’m sorry! Can I help you?”
“Yeah, you can give me Eda’s elixir now before I send my dark armies to destroy you!”
He looked at King for a moment, confused, before something seemed to click into place.
“Oh! You’re Eda’s pet, aren’t you?”
“I am no pet! I am her close friend and confidant! And I’m here to pick up her elixir.”
The man looked upset, glancing to the side before looking back at King.
“I already told Eda, it won’t be ready for another five days!”
“What!!”
“She ordered more two days ago and I told her then that it would be ready in a week. I still need five more days to finish it.”
“But she needs it now!” King said, definitely not whining. The King of Demons did not whine.
“I’m sorry, my hands are tied! You can’t rush these things or the elixir won’t even work.”
King huffed and puffed, stomping his feet before devolving into his scream of rage, a high pitched squeak that made everyone in the nearby area stare and snicker. His tantrum was only stopped when unfamiliar hands picked him up. He struggled in their arms, hitting and kicking anything he could reach.
“Unhand me, fiend! I must destroy this potion man!”
“Why? What’s going on here?”
King calmed down a little bit when he heard the familiar voice, turning in the arms to glare up at their face. Niliana looked down at him, a look of concern and confusion on her face. Perfect! She and Eda were friends or business partners or something, right? She could help!
“I need to get Eda’s elixir from this guy, but he won’t give it to me!” He shouted, crossing his arms and glaring at the man. HE looked and sounded every part a grumpy child not getting his way. At least it was about something important.
“I can’t give it to you, it’s not done yet.” He replied, words slow and emphasized in an attempt to get it across to the small demon.
The older witch looked between the two, took a deep breath, and let out a long sigh.
“Okay, Eda needs this elixir of hers, but it’s not ready yet.”
The man nodded.
“When will it be ready?”
“Five days.”
“Okay. Then we’ll be back in five days.”
“But-” King tried to speak up.
“We’ll be back in five days, right King?”
He huffed and looked away, still very aggravated with the turn of events. Finally, he gave a resigned nod.
“Fine. But it better be ready!”
Niliana gave a little bow to the man and walked away, the grumbling demon still held in one arm. She climbed onto the staff in her other hand and flew off, headed to the forest King had come from. He was thinking so hard he hadn’t even noticed they were flying right away.
“Where’s the house?”
King pointed at the general direction. The few minutes it took to get there were spent in silence.
King had no idea what he was going to do now. Eda had been taken over by her curse. She was an angry monster now with no way to turn her back. What was he going to tell Luz? How were they supposed to handle this over the next five days? He really didn’t know what to think. He wished this had never happened. He just wanted Eda back.
They landed a few feet from the house. King gave a sad little thank, dropping off the staff. For a moment, he just sat there before forcing himself to his feet. Still, he didn’t walk to the house, just looked at it as his worries grew.
He heard the witch behind him shuffle about before sitting next to him.
“King, what’s going on? What does Eda need the elixir for?”
He tried to look angry when he looked up to her, but that was hard to do when he was also trying to fight back tears. He debated whether or not it was even a good idea to tell her, but they really good use her help. He really didn’t want to go back into that house alone.
“Okay, I’ll tell you. But you have to promise not to tell anyone else!”
“I promise.”
“Pinky promise!”
She did so, and that was enough reassurance for King. He told her everything he knew about Eda’s curse, which granted wasn’t much. She was cursed when she was younger and if she doesn’t drink her elixirs she turns into a giant owl monster that attacks anything that moves.
“Which is why I was at the market.” He finished. “Eda’s out so I thought I’d get her some more. Now she’s stuck as a monster and I don’t know what to do!”
Niliana hummed thoughtfully, looking over to the house. After some time she got up, hand clenched around her staff tightly.
“Alright, we can handle this.”
“We can?” King asked, shocked. “You’re going to help us?”
“Of course. I’m not about to just leave you all like this. Someone’s going to get hurt.”
“Thank you!” He shouted, throwing himself at the witch. She managed to catch him in her arm, smiling as he gave her the best hug he could manage. They both looked to those, silent as they thought over what to do next.
