Boiling Isles: The Next Generation - Act I.

Chapter VIII. - The Everlasting Oath

In the end, Kevin really got so sick that he couldn't participate in the Moonlight Conjuring, and Axel, amid many apologies, announced that he couldn't make it this weekend because he had personal things to do. So only Lucia, Paulina, Zelmira and Celeste could participate in the slumber party.

When Lucia told her mothers that she had also invited Celeste, she received very mixed reactions. Amity really didn't like it all, Luz, on the other hand, supported the idea, saying that it was time to bury the hatchet between the two girls. Amity finally gave in after persistent persuasion from her wife and daughter. However, none of them knew what kind of plan Amity had come up with.

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Seven o'clock approached and everything was ready. In the kitchen of the Noceda house there were mountains of food and drink, and in Lucia's room all the games they liked to play with were prepared.

Zelmira and Paulina had already arrived and were sitting in the living room waiting for Celeste's arrival with growing nervousness. Amity and Luz were also in the living room with Willow and Skara, sipping tea, and Lucia was walking up and down in front of them, waving her hands.

Suddenly the bell rang. Lucia froze in her pacing, then the next moment she ran to the door and opened it. Celeste was standing in the doorway, looking at the human in front of her quite calmly. Lucia had never seen Celeste in casual clothes before so she took a quick look at the pink haired witch's outfit. Celeste wore a gray hooded sweatshirt. Her pink skirt reached her thighs and she wore long white socks and a pair of pink and white sneakers. In addition, there was a belt attached to her waist, on which were some potions and a water bottle, in which abomination goo was hidden. Lucia found Celeste to be quite pretty.

"Hello Celeste." Lucia greeted the witch and stepped aside from the door. Celeste just nodded in response and entered the house. At that moment, Amity snapped both hands, and two abominations rose from the floor and grabbed the somewhat surprised Celeste. The abominations took her straight to Amity, who was already standing in the middle of the room waiting for her. When the abominations released Celeste, Amity drew a magic circle in the air, then grabbed the pink haired witch's hand and pulled her into the circle.

"Celeste Polleo" said Amity's ice-cold voice. "By taking the Everlasting Oath, I oblige you not to hurt Azura, Zelmira or Paulina on any level during your stay here, in return I will try to forgive you for sending my daughter to the hospital. But if you were to break the oath, then..."

Amity didn't finish the sentence, but momentarily changed the conjunctiva of her eye to black and her pupil to green.

"I hope I made myself clear." said Amity grimly.

Celeste nodded stiffly as she shook hands with the brunette witch. The magic circle then heated up and then turned into camphor.

"Right." Amity nodded. "Have fun."

But before anything else could happen, Lucia grabbed Celeste's hand and started pulling her upstairs. Seeing this, Paulina and Zelmira jumped up from the couch and followed them.

As soon as the children disappeared from the eyes of the adults, Luz stood up and put her hand on Amity's shoulder, shaking her head. The brown haired witch looked at her wife questioningly.

"You were too hard on her, batata." sighed Luz. "Celeste is just a child."

Amity's hands shook with anger.

"I won't let her hurt Azura again! If I have to use intimidation to do this, I will!"

"Hmm..."

Luz and Amity glanced at Willow, who was looking thoughtfully at the stairs leading upstairs.