After Happily Ever After

Luz Noceda

Today's the big day! It's Monday and I'm starting Uni! Now you might thinking; " Luz? Why are you so happy? You just got broken up with!" And you would be right about that, my friends. And while I have spent most of yesterday having a mental breakdown, I refuse to let some stupid break up ruin my day! I've already cried about it, multiple times, might I add,  and I probably cry about it later when it finally sinks in again for the fifteen time, but for today I'm going to distract myself from the the whole "Amity situation" and focus on other things like university. I need to make a good first impression. Of course Eda and Gus know me, but most of my peers won't. Well probably know about the whole helping Belos thing or the fact I'm the famous Titan Champion who saved the Ilses. In short, I'll stick out like a sore thumb. Well, I suppose in a way I always have no matter where I go. In my human school I stuck out for being weird, gay, fatherless, Nero divergent, and Latina. Well, most people don't really care about my backgrounds anyway, but I have been bullied for the other things, especially being Bisexual. I stuck out in the Demon Realm because I am  a human, with a unique personality and furthermore stuck out at Hexside for being a troublemaker human exchange student who was the first to do the multi track system after saving the school from a evil basilisk. So naturally I'm going to stick out at university no matter what I do.

I told Eda and Raine about the break up yesterday. Initially Eda was on bored with allowing me and Amity to have a dorm room to ourselves, but has further cancelled it given the break up. It still stings because the wound is still fresh, but they have both been extremely supportive and even offered to let me start next week to process the break up. But honestly if I get anymore time off than I will be left alone with my thoughts, and I will just be thinking about Amity. Eda is pretty pissed to be honest. She's gone full protective Mama mode and I had to stop her from going to the manor to have a "stern word" with Amity. I dread to think what she was going to do to her. Raine has been unconditionally supportive. They've been the main shoulder to cry on. I haven't told many people and I haven't spoken to my mom and Vee since last week, so I've only really spoken to Raine Eda and King about it. Raine is such a loving and supportive parent despite not knowing me for as long as Eda has. I'm glad I have them. And King is beyond furious. He made this big speech saying 'No gets away with breaking my big sister's heart and gets away with it! Let's commit arson on her house!' We had to restrain him from setting the house aflame, which is a lot harder to do than you would think for a guy so little.

'So how are you feeling?' Eda asks, going through a pile of paper work. For some reason she required all of my records, despite knowing me for such a long time and practically raised me through my teenage years. I'm currently sat in her office, feeling my nerves jitter through as from the moment I had entered the building. I was already nervous as it is, but actually being in the massive grand  tree has only ranked the tension up, finalising the brand new chapter of my life. I try not to dwell on the fact I have to have a future without Amity.

I jolt my leg up and down nervously, giving my mentor a weak smile. I think the best response I could give her is either to say "I'm kinda nervous" or "I'm very excited" which in all honesty wouldn't be a complete lie; I really am nervous and excited. However I have so much swimming around my head it's hard to focus on one thing. So I guess the best thing to do is give her a simple answer, get on with my day, get a dorm room and have another mental breakdown when no is around, just like when we were trapped in  the Human Realm. I shuffle uncomfortably. 'I'm a mixture of emotions.'

Eda nods in understanding. 'I know what you mean. It isn't easy starting out at Uni but I promise it's worth it. However there is no pressure in starting straight away, Luz. I know you and I can tell you are suffering from emotional withdrawal.' Eda sets the paper work down on the desk and looks at me intensely, but a hint of endearment in her eyes. 'Do you want to talk about it?'