Music Under the Spotlight (Lumity Band Au)

Double or nothing

Edric POV: 

I sat at the kitchen table, only halfway awake. Rubbing my eyes, I drew a quick spell to clean off my plate before floating it back to the cupboard with a small smile. "Y'know, I could really just pick a seat for the rest of my life and float whatever I need to myself with the simple twirl of my finger. Life could be easy." 

My voice echoed slightly off the walls, reminding me that I was the only one up. With a low sigh, I ran a hand through my messy hair, then summoned my scroll to make it float in front of me. Propping my other arm up on the table, I drew a quick electricity spell, watching the yellow circle envelope around my wrist. 

With the spell activated, I started to flick my middle finger across the pad of my thumb, creating small sparks that fizzled and died quickly in the air. I watched the sparks for a moment, my eyes following them as they flew into the air. 

Then, I held my fingers together for a moment, feeling the buzz of the spell travel up my arm. I waited a moment, then let the sparks go. This time, it flew out as a larger spark, going maybe a foot or so in front of me before dying out with a loud pop. 

I let out a small chuckle, then turned my attention back to my scroll, opening up Pensta while I continued to make sparks. There wasn't anything too interesting, but it was better than sitting there and doing nothing. 

A bit of time later I heard the wooden steps creak under someone's weight. My eyes flicked up the stairs for a moment, being greeted by my messy haired twin. "Took you long enough to wake up you lazybones." I muttered, turning my gaze back down to my scroll. 

"Oh shut it Ed." She growled, stretching both of her arms above her head, her baggy shirt collar slipping down her shoulder. Even from where I was at, I could hear the faint sound of her joints popping. "Why are you even up this early?" 

"Wanted breakfast. Also, it's not that early." I said simply, flicking a few sparks in her direction. She flinched slightly, then furrowed her eyebrows together. 

"Yeah right. What did you prank without me?" She asked, her eyes darting down to the sparks for a minute. "And why are you doing that?" I shrugged my shoulders, holding my fingers together for a moment before letting it go with a soft pop. 

"Honestly, I don't even know." I muttered, making her roll her eyes. "And yeesh, is it a crime to set up a prank without you?" Emira scoffed, moving over to the table before pulling out a seat. 

"It's a crime if it's against Mittens. You know I love watching her get red in the face over something stupid!" She leaned her chin on the heel of her hand, her signature smirk plastered on her lips. 

"Speaking of little ol' Mittens, you know if she's up yet or not?" I asked, eyeing the stairs once again. "Not like her to sleep in this late." My twin nodded her head, then shrugged, her gaze also going up towards the stairs. 

"No clue. But, if she is up, she's not gonna come down here. She's gonna stay up there with Luz." My twin mumbled before chuckling. 

"Do we really expect anything less of her though?" I asked with a smirk, Emira shaking her head. "That's what I thought." Using my free hand I made my scroll disappear before running it through my hair again, trying to get some of the knots out. 

The two of us went quiet, save for the sounds of the crackling sparks flying from my fingers. Emira let out a low sigh, laying her head down on the table. "I'm so fucking tired..." Her voice was muffled, but it still made me laugh. 

"Should've went to bed early. You're the one who set up the plans for today." I told her with a laugh, making her look up and glare at me before putting her head back down.