The House

chapter 12

Amity Pov

I had not stopped stressing about what to wear tonight, I knew it was just a small party but I wanted to look good. I had headed home to get ready because I didn't have makeup at the owl house and I wanted to wash my hair. "Mittens why are you stressing over your outfit, you need to tell Luz how you feel." I groaned turning around to find Emira standing in my doorway "Em she doesn't like me anyways so what's the point of even telling her." I sat on the chair in front of my mirror grabbing my eyeliner, Emira sat on my bed facing towards me "you don't know that and Luz is nice so she will stay friends with you if she says no, also she saved your life from that creep so you never know." I sighed turning and facing my sister "just because she saved my life does not me she likes me Em." I turned away as Emira stood up "you and Ed coming tonight?" I questioned as my sister had started to walk out of the room "uh maybe, I think we are meeting with jerbo and Viney before we head over, I better see you and Luz locked away somewhere making out when I get there." Emira maniacally laughed as she walked out, I slammed my head into the table groaning, tonight was going to be so freakin hard.

I walked out of my house, I had decided seeing as it was a warm night I would look a little more risky, I wore a short black skirt and a short blue crop top, I had a pair of black doc martens I had stolen from Eda's stall, I had crotched some rainbow laces for them, chrotching is a very human activity but boy is it fun. I had decided to pregame with the twins by drinking a couple of Veers and I felt not drunk but a bit tipsy, I was bound to do something stupid tonight and I was not looking forward to it, but the party was going to be fun and I knew it. I was coming an hour early to help Luz get stuff organized and knowing her she hasn't eaten since I made her that omelets so I slid by the Human burger shop and bought her a burger and some fries. Luz hadn't left my mind since the day she arrived in the Isles four years ago, she hadn't changed much since she left, her smile was the same and the way she moved her nose when she was nervous was all the same but she was tougher now, last night when we lay in her bed her arms were so strong and muscled they felt so safe and reassuring, I couldn't help but notice the scars on her torso, they were large and looked painful. I wanted to ask what happened but she seems to have repressed all the feelings and I wonder what she's hiding. I didn't know where the terror came from, I hadn't had one in months and I was glad she was there she was my safety net.

I eventually ended up at the owl house and was greeted lazily by Hooty, he looked tired which I didn't think was possible for Hooty, I could hear soft music playing behind the door, hooty opened the door and I was greeted by an empty living room. I placed the food on the table and went on a mission to find Luz, I walked up the stairs and saw Luz's door was slightly ajar and she was sitting on her bed untying her sneakers, before I could announce I was there I heard another voice in the room "Luz I swear I'm fine tonight is about you, you can't hide forever" the voice sounded foreign and distant "Bells I'm going to hide as long as I can, how would she react, ugh Amity's going to be here in a minute and I need to look good I am sweaty and gross, I love you Bella text me if you need anything." I heard the phone hang up and Luz sigh, I walked closer to the door and I slipped and fell face first into Luz's room "OH SHIT AMITY ARE YOU OK." Luz ran over and helped me up to my feet I sheepishly smiled as Luz looked me up and down a faint blush forming on my face "wow you look stunning." Her eyes met with mine and I swore I saw a blush on her face, I looked at her, she was wearing a sports bra and a pair of shorts "Luz go shower and change there's food downstairs people will start piling in soon." She smiled before spinning and opening her closet, I wandered over to her bed and started to fix up the covers, I felt Luz's arms snake around my waist "Ammy my Madre won't let me live if she hears you're doing my chores." I giggled as she shoved me onto the bed and walked away. I lay with my head resting on her pillow, my face was red and I was ecstatic