Patricia-sama

You arose early the next morning and left the village to circle around it. As there were many obstacles in your way, such as large rocks and trees, it was not a true circle, but that was not the point. What you needed was a perimeter around the village, a setup of small, magical stones hidden on the ground that would alert you to any magical person or creature of dark alignment entering the circle. Your apothecary was in the general center of the circle and when the circle was complete, you would be aware of any evilly inclined magical persons or creatures who stepped within the area. As you neared the completion of the circle, you spared a

41. Fire You were playing with fire, in more ways than one. Being involved with the mafia, even in your own small way, was too much interaction. Being in contact with that world meant that it could lash out at you and those you held dear, those who knew nothing of that underworld. Being with Lambo, who was younger than you, was just trouble waiting to happen; with your friends and family, with the law, with his ‘families’ respectively. Not to mention that Lambo was capable of hurting you, even if he didn’t realize it himself. Either thing could burn you. And you weren’t fire-proof in the least. 42. One Day He wou

You were helping Dipper clean the various bottles and jars around the souvenir shop, but had tuned out his comments to Mabel on her “Boy Crazy” phase. In fact, you only started paying attention when Stan entered the room and spoke up. “All right, all right, look alive, people.” This was where you stopped wiping a jar and turned your head to look at him. “I need someone to go hammer up these signs in the spooky part of the forest.” Dipper blurted, “Not it!” Mabel was quick to echo, “Not it!” Soos, the handyman, chimed in, “Uh, also not it.” Stan stared at him. “

‘Well,’ you reflected unhappily at lunch, ‘At least it won’t be long before the next incident pushes this one from the minds of the students.’ Said students were talking about how the transfer student and Deku got caught up in a hostage situation on the way to school and how Bakugo defended the rest of the passengers from being taken hostage. Both yours and Midoriya’s faces were on the news and on blogs and newsfeeds on the internet as ‘Unfortunate Students’ Stroke of Luck’, ‘Floating Quirk Saves Lives’ and ‘Students Fall in Love’. You were embarrassed that a few p

The days and weeks pass by, and life blurred together into a mostly indistinguishable mosaic of vague memories. Seasons passed, and by the time you were nearly through primary school, you only had four friends, one of whom was Hitoshi. The blue-haired boy is your favorite companion to walk to and from school with, despite his increasingly dour and stoic personality. The two of you hadn’t seen Cat-san since preschool, but a bevy of other cats kept you from missing him too much. Granted, most of these cats were unknowns, some with collars, and some without, but you and Hitoshi petted every single one that consented to it. Yours might hav

Baileywick made small conversation as he escorted you to dinner. “Cedric didn’t cause you too much trouble, I hope?” You stared at the steward’s back, fully aware that he too was partly responsible for the way Cedric was. You made your tone neutral, “Not at all. He showed me his books and I found one I am very interested in. Cedric has…kindly agreed to help me with my potion making.” Baileywick glanced back at you, surprised, “Really?” He turned his eyes forward again, “Well, do be sure to exercise caution. Cedric’s potions are known to be…unstable.” You stared a

When you got on the train the next morning, you found Midoriya squeezing his way through the crowded train to stand next to you. You nodded at him, “Good morning, Midoriya.” The boy blushed and fidgeted for a moment before wordlessly handing you two notebooks with the numbers one and two on them. You took them and held them to your chest, “Thank you. I’ll be sure to give them back when I’m done reading them.” His blush increased and he looked away. “O-okay! I hope it’s not too boring for you.” The train started moving and you pretended to jostle into him. You stood back, “Sorry, M

“Sensei, isn’t it recess?” “It’s too cold for you kids to go ou-” “Let us play outside.” When sensei gestures for everyone to go, your classmates are too busy cheering and rushing outside to notice her strange behaviour. Even Shinso has left, no doubt in search of Cat-san who has reappeared many times since several weeks ago. You don’t like the blank look of your teacher’s eyes or her slack jaw, so you hurry out after Shinso, one of the only three friends you’ve made so far. Cat-san is already purring loudly on Shinso’s lap when you arrive. You don’t know how to

The door of your shop opened the next morning and two little girls burst in, bouncing excitedly. Meanwhile, you, behind the counter and with two vials in your hands, watched through half-lidded eyes as Jade and her companion skipped over to you, clearly inviting their selves in when they had no business being in your apothecary. “Good morning, Miss (False Name),” Jade beamed, climbing up onto a stool. She plunked down as her friend did the same on another stool. She gestured to the dark skinned girl and introduced her, “This is my friend, Ruby.” “Nice to meet you,” Ruby squealed excitedly. “I’