A Brand New Beginning

Friday the 13th

Everything returned to normal at Luna Nova the day after Andrew's return. Classes went on as usual, however, Daisy began feeling anxious because she would be returning home in just a matter of hours. "Do you guys know what today's date is?" Sucy asked as she, Akko, and Lotte walked down the hall. "It's Friday," Lotte replied. "It's not just any Friday," Sucy snickered, "it's Friday the 13th... You know, Bad Luck Day."

--"Are you superstitious, Sucy?" Akko asked. "No," answered Sucy, "but they say weird things happen during Friday the 13th."

--"Such as what?" Lotte replied. "Hey, guys," Amanda approached them. Akko noticed Constanze had an irritated expression painted on her face. "What's wrong with Constanze?" she asked. "Stanbot hasn't been functioning properly," Amanda replied, "None of them have been working! They were working perfectly well last night! It's so strange..."

--"Hey..." Daisy joined--she had a pale look on her face. "What's wrong, Daisy?" Lotte asked. "I can't find my moon necklace!" Daisy replied, "Or my lucky pick either! I need those to function! It's Friday the 13th and I can already feel the bad luck over me!"

--"Daisy is highly superstitious," Megumi explained, "without her lucky objects, she feels unprotected!"

--"I don't believe in those things," Amanda shrugged, "even though I'm Irish, I don't believe in bad luck."

"Professor Pisces died?!" Akko gasped when she walked in to see Professor Pisces upside down, "Wake up, Professor Pisces!!!" she sobbed. "Look! She's moving!" Rogelio pointed at the fishbowl to see Professor Pisces move upside down. A loud shriek then startled the class-- Hannah England walked in sobbing loudly. "What happened?!" Diana gasped, noticing Barbara was holding her arm. "She walked underneath a ladder and suddenly she tripped and broke her wrist!" Barbara Parker replied. "You walked under a ladder? How could you have been so stupid?!" Daisy shouted. "How was I supposed to know?!" Hannah sobbed. "How hard must you trip to break your wrist?" Rogelio asked horrified. "Walking underneath a ladder is bad luck!" Daisy exclaimed, "Everyone knows that!"

--"I'm not a superstitious freak like you!" Hannah scoffed. "Well, you should be!" Daisy hissed, "It's Friday the 13th! Bad things happen today!"

--"What on earth is happening here?!" Professor Finnelan walked in angrily. She then noticed Hannah's broken wrist and took her to the infirmary. "I have to find my necklace and my lucky pick!" Daisy whispered frantically as she sat down in her row next to Andrew, "All this bad luck is surrounding me..."

--"Daisy seems very nervous," Akko sighed. "I don't blame her," Rogelio said, "Mexicans are very superstitious! The moment we see something out of order, we know it's a bad omen!"

--"Don't you think that's an exaggeration?" Akko asked, "Living in fear isn't fun!"

--"That's just how we do things!" Rogelio replied, "It's been a part of us since ancient times, so there's nothing we can do."

Akko remained pensive for the rest of the class. She knew her country and culture also had their superstitions, but she never imagined how seriously Daisy and Rogelio would take everything that would happen during the day. On one instance, as the friends walked across the courtyard towards the cafeteria, Daisy stopped Andrew abruptly. "Don't step on that!" she pointed at a crack on the floor, "You'll break your mother's back!"

--"Daisy! That's ridiculous!" Andrew scoffed, consciously stepping on the crack, making Daisy whimper in fear. "Ha! Seems like Professor Oxford's class will be canceled today!" Amanda laughed, also stepping on the crack; this time, on purpose. Akko noticed how Daisy jumped over the crack, and everyone behind her avoided stepping on it as well. As they entered the cafeteria, they noticed Professor Oxford had problems getting up from a table. "Mother! I mean... Professor!" Andrew called, "Are you okay? What's wrong?"