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Chapter 4: Welcome

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“C’mon Wink, don’t be like that! It’s better than nothing!” Euline pulled him along to the small reception put together for your arrival. A small crowd already forming, everyone curious to see who was joining the Hocus community.

“Sooooo sorry for not rushing to see the old which I’ll be living with for who knows how long. I can’t believe I’m out of prison and you put me right back on house arrest!” Wink practically dug his heels in the dirt as he rather loudly made his opposition known.

“This is your chance to prove yourself!” Euline huffed, now leaning against Wink for support.

“Prove myself?! Did everyone forget my help with the mold?!”

“Nobody forgot. That’s why you’re not sleeping in a cell anymore! Er, well, except for last night.”

“Euline’s right, Wink! Just give this which a chance! Who knows, you might like ‘er!” Darcy chipped.

“And finally get over Euline…” Pricilla added.

Wink shot her a look, “Yeah, whatever… Who’s the poor soul who got put on babysitting duty anywa- Holy smokes!”

“Everyone! Meet Y/N! Please be kind to her as she already has a lot on her plate…” Willow called out as you slowly lowered on your broom.

“OhOhOkay! Not so bad!” Wink wolf whistled, already undressing you with his eyes.

“Wink!” Euline lightly punched his shoulder, to which Wink flinched and began rubbing the spot.

“Whaaat? I was expecting an old pile of bones!! Not, well, look at her!” Euline rolled her eyes already feeling more sorry for you.

“Y/N! Nice to meet you! I’m ✨Euline✨!”

“Hello, lovely to meet you!” As soon as your smile directly hit Euline, she could feel her heart skip and her stomach flip. She took a few steps back from the crowd, gaining Willow and Bacillus’s attention.

“Euline? My flower? What’s wrong?” She began to zone out as others took turns introducing themselves.

“Howdy miss! The name’s Darcy! Here’s a lil somethin’ we all put together as a thanks for helpin’ us out!” He handed you a small bundle of what appeared to be teas and herbs, a mug, smudging sticks, and incense.

“Oh my goodness! How sweet of you all! Thank you so much, this is just- Oh! Perfect! I just ran out of smudging sticks too!”

The group started to smile, Darcy seemingly affected the most by your onslaught of thanks, being as he was closest in proximity to you. He took off his hat and started to blush a considerable amount, “It’s no trouble, really, madam! If you need anythin’ else you can just holler and I’ll see you get it, alright?” Just before you could reply you spotted Willow off on the sidelines frantically waving. You caught yourself and froze up a bit before Willow came to your rescue.

“Alright then! Y/N has flown a long way and needs to get settled in! Not to mention Wink. Wink, could you go inside, I have a few things to discuss with Y/N.” Thankfully everyone took the hint and began saying their goodbyes.

“Sorry about that, I guess I’m a bit out of practice controlling it…” you could feel embarrassment heat your cheeks.

“And you haven’t been giving yourself adequate release either. You know your magic is harder to control when you don’t have an outlet.”

“I- just. You know I’m not interested in that sort of thing.”

For divinities sake, Y/N! At least human interaction! That was a lot back there. How long has it been since you’ve seen another living person? A month? Two months?” You decided it best not to respond, which spoke volumes in of itself. “You can’t just hermit this problem away, it’s a part of you!” Willow stared straight into your soul for a moment before relenting, “I know it’s hard. But maybe this arrangement is exactly what you need.”

You nodded, “Perhaps… I’m going to go… Unpacking and the like…”

Willow patted your shoulder, “Yeah, yeah, take care of yourself. I’ll be by to checkup on you.” And with that, made her leave.

 

You turned back to the house, just barely catching the curtains shut. Great, this is going to be… Fun? I just hope this guy isn’t a total jerk.