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“This is gonna be the greatest date in the history of dates! This’ll knock your socks off Blight!” Luz excitedly exclaimed as she led her girlfriend through the Bonesborough market.
“Well, hopefully it’s not too long because I need to read to the kids at noon, remember?”
“Oh I absolutely remember. That’s part of the date!”
“Oh boy. What do you have planned for me, Noceda?”
“If I told you it would ruin the surprise.” Amity smiled at her girlfriend’s antics. “Besides, I already told you it will be the greatest date of all time!”
“Luz, any date with you is the greatest date in the world. Just being with you is more than enough.”
“Aww, Amity, you’re gonna make me cry. We haven’t even gotten to the actual date part yet.”
“Well then, lead the way.” Amity motioned for Luz to lead the way. Luz instead reached out her hand towards Amity. She accepted it and the two continued walking hand-in-hand.
The first item on Luz’s to-do list was breakfast. The couple walked into their favorite restaurant for a nice, peaceful meal. They talked about their palismen and how rambunctious they were. They talked about their jobs, about certain kids that were causing trouble, what new theories and concepts they were teaching, pretty much anything school related.
“Hey, I have a surprise for you,” Amity said. Luz got excited at the prospect of a present, but also eager for her own surprise tonight. She fiddled with the ring box in her pocket, incredibly tempted to ask Amity right now. “Close your eyes. Hold out your hands.” Luz took her hand out of her pocket and did as she was told. Amity spun a spell circle and summoned a photograph. She placed it in Luz’s hands. “You can open your eyes now.” Luz did so and marveled.
It was a picture of her and Amity from when they were still in Hexside. Luz was wearing Eda’s grudgby jacket and Amity her abomination uniform. The two wrapped their arms around each other with huge smiles, Amity flashing the peace sign.
“Oh man! I haven’t seen this in years! This was when we were, what, 15?”
“Yeah, for our one-year anniversary.”
“Wow. Almost 10 years ago. Thank you, Amity. I’m gonna keep this if you don’t mind.”
“Not at all.”
The two continued chatting about random topics while enjoying their meal. Eventually they finished, left a handsome tip for the servers, and walked out the restaurant. It was time for Amity to go to the library to read to the kids. She loved teaching about abominations, but she wouldn’t give up reading to kids for the world. The two walked up to the large door, holding hands still.
“So. What do you have planned now?”
“Now, I am going to help you read to the kids!” Luz shouted.
Amity slightly grimaced. “I don’t know Luz.”
“Oh come on! I do the best monster voices,” Luz said in her best monster voice. She gave Amity those large, pleading puppy dog eyes and Amity couldn’t resist.
“Ok, fine.” Luz jumped for joy. “But no fire glyphs this time,” Amity quickly added.
“Come on, that was one time!” Luz complained.
“I mean it Luz,” Amity said, having trouble hiding her smile.
“You got it Miss Blight,” Luz said while shooting finger guns. Luz subconsciously admitted to herself that she was calling Amity Blight so much because it wouldn’t be long until she had a new last name. The two smiled and walked into the library.
That day the couple decided to read The Good Witch Azura to the kids for the first time. Amity narrated while Luz acted out the scenes. Amity had to admit, Luz did have the best monster voices. The kids were absolutely overjoyed. They had never had so much fun reading. The kids laughed every time Luz over exaggerated a monster’s roar, even Amity caught herself laughing a few times, though she never dropped her smile the entire time. She was so lucky to have Luz in her life.
Eventually story time ended and the kids had to leave. They all cheered and thanked Luz and Amity for reading to them. The parents thanked the two for being so great with them. As the last of the kids left, Luz whispered into Amity’s ears, “You know, you’d be an awesome mom.”
“Hey, I’m not the only one who helped today.”
“True, but that doesn’t change what I said. You would be an awesome mom, Amity.”
“Maybe.” Amity thought back to her own mother. The terrible things she said, the awful things she did to not just Amity, but Edric and Emira as well. She feared that she would become her one day, but she knew deep down and with Luz’s reassurance that she was nothing like Odalia. She would be better than her. She IS better than her. “Speaking of kids, what would you want to name yours?” Luz was about to speak when Amity held up her finger and added, “And don’t say Azura. That is off the table.”
Luz slightly deflated from that statement but continued. “What about…Liam?”
“That’s fine, I guess. What about Cassandra? Or Cassie for short?”
The two continued spouting out names for several minutes until Luz came up with the perfect name. “How about Sara?”
Amity smiled. “It’s perfect.”
The two finished cleaning the Kid’s Corner and walked out the library. “Where to next?” Amity asked.
“I hope you have your swimsuit because…” Luz stripped her clothes off revealing a bathing suit, careful not to lose the ring, “we are going to the beach!”
“As a matter of fact…” Amity spun a spell circle and her clothes instantly transformed into her swimsuit, “I do.” Luz stood in silence at the mention of those two words, so incredibly impatient to hear Amity say those words to her. “Uh, Luz?”
“What? Oh, sorry. Spaced out there.”
“Like what you see?” Amity asked with a teasing smile.
“I’ll have you know that I always think you’re beautiful, Amity.” Luz crossed her arms and looked away. Amity stood unmoving with the same teasing smirk on her face. Luz opened one eye and said, “Ok, you do look very hot right now.”
Amity walked over to Luz and kissed her on the cheek. “Thank you.” Amity proceeded to walk down the stairs, leaving Luz up top, frozen in place.
She rubbed her cheek in the spot Amity kissed. “I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of that,” Luz said to herself.
“You coming?” Amity shouted.
“Yes!” Luz ran down the steps to catch up and the two walked through town, down to the beach.
Of course, it would be nice if they could actually swim in the water without their skin melting off, but the point was they were just relaxing at the beach. The two laid out a large towel on the sand, Amity morphed an abomination into an umbrella, and the two lay on the beach relaxing.
Both let out contented sighs. Luz broke the silence first. “You know, you should move that umbrella. You really need to work on your tan.”
Amity turned on her side and looked at Luz. “What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Nothing. Just that you could use a tan.”
“And I suppose you don’t need a tan?”
“Nope!” Luz smugly smiled, annunciating the p sound. “I have the best tan in the entire Isles.” Just then, Luz felt sand land on her. She looked up and saw Amity had picked up a handful and tossed it at her. “Oh. So that’s how it’s gonna be then?” Luz’s face turned competitive, but before she could retaliate Amity threw another handful and leapt off the towel. “Oh no you don’t! Get back here!”
Luz picked up several handfuls of her own and began chucking them at Amity. “Get over here Blight! I have a present for you!”
Amity shouted back, “Really? I have a present for you too!” She spun a spell circle and created a giant sand abomination twice her size and commanded it to engage Luz.
“Hey! Not fair! We never said magic was allowed!”
“Never said magic wasn’t allowed!”
“Ok then!” Luz pulled out her glyphs and attacked the sand monster. She threw fire at it to blow holes in it, hurled ice to freeze it, and finally sprouted vines to smash it to pieces. Just when she was about to celebrate, however, Luz was pulled down into the sand up to her waist, but her arms were still free. “Hey!”
“Looks like I win, Noceda,” Amity celebrated with a smug grin.
Luz struggled in the sand. “Never! I haven’t surrendered yet!”
Amity simply laughed. “Ok. How about this then?” She lowered herself into the sand so that she was eye level with Luz. She then reached out, grabbed Luz’s face and kissed her. They both closed their eyes and leaned into it, the same passion as their very first. The two pulled away with big smiles on their faces.
“Ok, I surrender.”
“Let’s call it a draw.” The two laughed. “So. Anything left to do?”
Luz looked out to the horizon and saw the sun was setting. “Yes. There is one last thing. But first, can you lift us out of the sand?”
“Oh right, sorry.” Amity lifted the two out, sand pouring out of their suits.
“Could you also maybe remove the sand? This stuff is not fun.” Amity twirled another spell circle and they were both sand free. “Whew. Much better. Now, let’s change back. We’re going to a special place.”
The two changed back into the outfits they wore before the beach. The two held hands again as Luz led Amity all the way up the cliffside and to their special spot: the Grom Tree. Luz was practically jumping with every step as she anticipated the magical moment to come.
“Welcome to the most romantic spot on the Isles.”
“You say that like I haven’t been here before,” Amity teased.
“You have?” Luz asked with mock hurt. “Ah shoot. There goes the surprise I had. Oh well, guess we’ll have to go back home…” she turned to walk when Amity put her hand in Luz’s chest.
“Uh uh. You’re not getting away that easy.”
Luz chuckled. “You’re right.” Luz held out her elbow for Amity to lock with. Amity accepted and they walked all the way to the cliff’s edge. They looked out to the horizon and into the setting sun.
“Wow. It’s so beautiful, Luz.”
Luz looked at Amity. “It really is,” she said with love. To this day Luz questioned what she did to deserve Amity. Someone so kind, and passionate, and so loving, someone Luz wanted to spend the rest of her life with. Luz left that question for another day. Now it was time to ask THE question. She reached into her pocket and pulled the ring out. “Hey Amity?’
“Mhm?” Amity mumbled without moving.
“Do you mind if I ask you a question?”
Amity chuckled. “Of course, Luz, you can ask me any…” Amity finally turned around and saw Luz on one knee holding up a beautiful diamond ring. She covered her mouth in absolute shock.
“Amity Blight, do you want to marry me?”
Happy tears fell from Amity’s eyes. She couldn’t believe this was happening. She lowered her hands to reveal the biggest smile she had ever made. “YES!!!”
“Ok!” Luz said somewhat shakily. The two remained still for a moment.
“Luz?”
“I…don't know what to do,” Luz admitted. Amity raised an eyebrow. “I know I’m supposed to slip the ring on your finger, but do I stand up and do it? Do I stay kneeling? Do you kneel down with me…”
“Oh my titan Luz,” Amity said exasperated. She knelt down. “Does that work?”
Luz smiled. “Yeah. That works.” Luz pulled the ring out of the box and slipped it onto Amity’s hand. The two shuffled towards the tree until their backs were leaning against it. Luz wrapped her arm around Amity, who put her hand out to admire the ring.
“It really is beautiful, Luz.”
“Thank you, Amity.”
“Though not as beautiful as you.” Amity looked into Luz’s eyes. Luz immediately looked away, trying to hide her huge blush by covering her face. “See? Not so fun when you’re the flustered one, huh?”
“Oh I’ll make you blush by the end of today.”
Amity looked towards the sunset. “Well you only have a few hours left, so I’d like to see you try.”
“Don’t worry, I’ll get you back!” The two fell into contented silence, basking in each other’s presence, happy to spend the rest of tonight together.
“So. Did you have anything else planned?”
“No. Not really. Everything kind of built up to this. This was supposed to be the happy ending to an amazing day.”
“Well it was an amazing day,” Amity kissed Luz, “and this was an incredible ending.” They kissed again, this time longer. “I could not have asked for a better day.”
“Hopefully there will be better days to come,” Luz added.
“Hopefully.” Amity leaned into Luz’s chest. “Are we gonna tell anyone?”
“Eventually, but not tonight.”
“How come?”
“We’ll tell everyone tomorrow, but until that sun rises, I want to be with you. Just you.” Luz cupped Amity’s face and kissed her. “I want a taste of what forever will feel like.”
Amity nearly exploded from the amount of blood that rushed to her face. She practically jumped out of Luz’s lap.
Luz could not hold in her laughter. “HAHAHA! I told you I’d get you!” Luz continued laughing until her stomach hurt. Amity summoned an abomination hand and grabbed Luz. She pulled her over to her.
“I cannot believe you just said that!”
“I can’t either, but it was totally worth it.” Amity scoffed. “For what it’s worth, I was kind of serious. I can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with you.” Luz smiled, showing she was indeed being serious.
All Amity could do was laugh. “Neither can I.” She released Luz from the abomination and hugged her. “Thank you, Luz. You’re the best fiancée a woman can ask for.”
“Dito!” Amity summoned a small abomination to smack Luz on the head. “Ow!”
“You are so ridiculous sometimes.”
“But you love it. Admit it, you love it!” Luz teased.
“I tolerate it,” Amity said in her most sarcastic voice, unable to hide her grin. She leaned in and kissed Luz on the lips again. “I love you.”
“And I love you, Amity Noceda,” Luz said with a big smirk on her face.
“I can get used to that, although you’ll have to stop calling me Blight from now on.”
“If it means I can spend the rest of my life with you, then I’ve never even heard of Blight.”
“Ok that doesn’t even make sense, you know Ed and Em.”
“Oh, right,” Luz realized. “Point still stands though.”
“That it does.” Luz and Amity made their way back to the tree and sat down. Amity laid on Luz’s chest, listening to the rhythm of her heart. “I can’t wait to marry you.”
“We can do it right now if you want.”
“We could, but we can’t just not include all our friends and family.”
“True, everyone would be mad at us.” Luz put her finger to her chin. “Oh well, I’ve waited years for this moment, I can wait a few more months.”
Amity snuggled even closer into Luz’s chest. “I love you, Luz.”
“And I love you, Amity.” Luz kissed the top of Amity’s head. They fell into silence once again. As the sun dipped below the horizon, the two fell asleep, both excited for the future, ready for what tomorrow had in store.