{Little Witch Academia x Fem!Reader}

Chapter 7: Entrance Ceremony

"This school has a long history and has produced many great witches. This is where you must devote yourself to the study of magic with great pride and grace, yet not forget modesty. With that said, we now begin-" The headmistress's speech was interrupted by a sudden ethereal glow that appeared in the middle of the auditorium.

"A ley line has been opened..." You quietly muttered, your hand slowly inching towards your wand. You were now on high alert, ready for anything. 

With a loud -poof- that elicited startled screams from the majority of the students, 3 figures popped out and harshly landed on the floor. As hushed murmurs filled the room, one of the newcomers gingerly hopped up and loudly cheered, "I did it! I made it in time! Aw yeah!" Her happy cheers and laughter filled the room while the rest just stared at her, questioning her sanity.

An amused smirk appeared on your face as you rested your chin on your palm, "She actually made it..."

Unbeknownst to you, Diana, who was sitting next to you, furrowed her eyebrows at the obnoxious brunette. It was rare for you to show such a found expression to anyone other than her.

She's not a jealous person per se, far from it actually, but when she saw that gentle expression on your face that was directed not to her but to someone else, she couldn't help but feel a sudden tightness in her chest.

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After sorting out all of the confusion after the sudden appearance of the 3 girls, everyone was given their assigned colored sashes and were sorted out to their dorms and teams.

You got in the turquoise team but because of the uneven number of students, you're the only member. Hence why you're alone in an empty room with nothing but your luggage.

The first thing you did was setting up the terrarium for your snake. She was a pure black snake with milky white eyes and a golden line on its back, you have no idea what breed she is but you sure as hell love the little thing to death.

Your first encounter with her was purely by chance. When going on a walk four years ago, you had stumped upon a weirdly shaped rock with some weird patterns on it, which later turned out to be an egg. But not just any egg, it was a snake's. Your family just loves animals so there was no problem with adding little baby Adaj to the family when she hatched.

In the midst of building the new home of your beloved pet, a sudden knock interrupted you from placing the finishing touches. You let Adaj, your pet snake, coil around your neck before walking towards the door.

Whoever had the audacity to interrupt you deserves a little heart attack, no? Whatever, it's not like you care.

When you finally opened the door, Adaj hissed out a small greeting to your unexpected guest, who happily returned it.

"What a pleasant surprise, is there something you need, Diana?" You opened the door wider for her to let her in.

She, of course, smiled and stepped inside while you closed the door behind her. "I hope I'm not intruding, I was just curious to see if you've set your room yet."

You guided her to the couch and offered her a seat, "You know full well that my door is always open to you, so don't sweat it." Adaj slithered onto your hand as you handed her to Diana, "Mind keeping her company, I still need to finish up setting in."

With a gentle smile, she let the snake wrap around her hand, "With pleasure. If you want, I don't mind giving you a hand."

"It's fine, I can handle it. I just need to put my clothes in the closet and put up the heater in the terrarium." Casting a quick spell under your breath, the clothes and supplies in your luggage flew out one by one and placed themselves on the shelves and closets. "While I'm at it, would you like some tea, Amara?"

Her face flushed when she heard that name, but she still answered nonetheless, "T-that would be appreciated, and please don't call me that in public..." She averted her eyes away from you.

You let out a chuckle, "Oh~ not in public? Then does that mean you still want me to call you that, my Amara?"

The name Amara is a girl's name of Mongolian, Italian, Greek, African origin meaning "grace or bitter". Amara is the Italian word for bitter, from the same root as Mary and Miriam. It has separate roots in West Africa as a name that means "grace" in the Igbo language. These two meanings are the best-known, but Amara is also a Sanskrit name meaning immortal and a Mongolian name meaning peaceful.

This is the nickname you gave her when you were children. Back then, she would let you call her that whenever and wherever -probably because she didn't know what it meant- but when she got a bit older, she absolutely refused to be called that. But after weeks of persuasion, she finally caves in but at the cost of only calling her "Amara", when it's only the two of you, alone.

A cup of green tea floated towards her while you attached the heater in your snake's terrarium. There was a comfortable silence between the two of you and you two greatly enjoyed it.

Once you've finally finished settling in, you stood next to Diana and gave her a hand, "Come on, let's get familiarized with the school, I don't want to get lost here tomorrow on my way to class."

She gently grabbed your hand and also stood up, "Right, I've also read up on some of the historical facts here so a mini-tour would be a great idea."The two of you made your way out of your room after putting Adaj in her enclosure.

While walking around the school, you feel small thin fingers lace with yours. You turned your head to the platinum-haired girl next to, who immediately looked away and tried to hide the bright blush on her face. Keyword "tried" as you saw the tips of her ears red.

Smirking, and feeling a bit playful, you leaned down, closer to her ear and nipped on it, earning yourself a startled little whimper. Her face was redder than a tomato as she turned to you and glared, "Bollocks..."

You burst out laughing at her choice of words as she resumed her glare but it did soften.

Hand in hand, the two of you continued your walk.