Witches Among Humans (Owl House AU)

Chapter 7: School

Willow Park was a fairly normal girl. She had parents, a home, and a hobby. She had a bit of a green thumb, taking care of plants and hoping to be a Gardner or green house owner in the future.

Her fathers supported her all the way. They were strict, but kind. They loved her, but disciplined her. They had rules, but never made sure she followed them perfectly.

She had a great life, and was even friends with another kid at her school named Gus, who was much like his father, a reporter on the news...the only downside of being Willow Park?

She was seen as a bit of a typical 'nerd' or 'geek'. Normally? People didn't mind or take much notice. Others just wanted to see her sad...such as someone named Boscha, a girl who wanted nothing but popularity and attention. Willow was often her main target.

But, Willow knew fighting back just wouldn't do anything. She was smart enough to realize that punching her, no matter how hard she wanted too, would just make everyone see HER as the bully instead of Boscha.

Or maybe not. To be frank, no one really liked Boscha. Not even her own 'friends'.

So, it was just a normal day at school. Willow listened to her own footsteps before slightly turning up her music on her headphones.

"Hey, Willow!" A friendly voice said. Willow took off her headphones and then smiled. "Hey, Gus! How's the theories coming along?"

"Uhh, still nothing. Dad's a little suspicious himself, but we're making progress on that giant snake and mysterious lady! I can feel it!" Gus said with a determined smirk.

Willow laughed. "I have no doubt one day, we'll find out. I'll see you next hour!"

"Cya then!" Gus said as he ran off to class.

Willow smiled again before walking into her class and sitting down after setting her backpack and various other things in her locker. It usually took about 5 minutes or so until class actually started, so she took that time to doodle. Mostly plant life she saw while walking to school.

Then, as she got to shading, the bell rang and Willow looked up.

"Alright class, now before we begin, we have a new student!" The teacher said before a girl walked in.

Light brown skin, dark brown hair. Red winter hat over their head (since hats were allowed in school in this day and age), and purple and white striped shirt. Black pants, and then finally a green jacket.

"Hello!" Luz said with a smile.

"Hello." The students all replied. Some either not paying attention or some actually wanting to get to know Luz.

"This is Luz Noceda. Please treat her with respect, it's her first day." The teacher said with a nod before looking at Luz. "Alright, Luz. You can take a seat next to Willow over there."

Luz nodded before walking over and then sitting next to Willow, giving a kind wave and small smile.

Willow smiled back and waved back as well. She could tell, even with the smile, Luz was a little nervous. She found it helpful to be the kind voice in someone's life when they're nervous.

"Alright, everyone. Now if you remember where we were last, we were discussing World War II. Does anyone know what dragged the United States into the war? What the breaking point was?"

As a student raised their hand and answered, Luz saw Willow's doodle and was a little fascinated, but she didn't want to seem rude.

Willow did notice though and smiled. "My drawing skills are a little shabby."