How bad can it be

Wednesday trudged out of the academy library, backpack slung over her shoulder, yawning as she walked through the grounds under the afternoon soon. She couldn't keep the frown from her face as she walked. She'd been going over the books for months now, pouring over the vast stores of magical knowledge. And yet, she still felt she barely made any progress into solving her problem.

It was frustrating, to say the least.

But she was already past tired now, and she wasn't going to make any progress like this today. So she headed to the entrance to the school, thinking of what to do for the rest of the afternoon. Maybe it was time to try those scented candles Tuesday left her.

@Max!!

Wednesday was off buried in her own thoughts, so much that she didn’t hear him approaching from the blindspot her eyepatch left, not realising he was there until he was right next to her. With how high strung she already was feeling the surprise made her jumped a little, letting out a small yelp until she recognised who it was.

“Oh! Um, hello. Sazz, right?” She said after recomposing herself. “Guess you’re uh, heading home as well?”

As much as she was trying to be polite, she had a sneaking suspicion he’d try to mess with her again. Internally, she was bracing herself just in case. She wasn’t quite in the mood for that this afternoon.

“It’s that obvious, huh?” She mumbles, rubbing her arm, sighing to herself as her shoulders sagged. He was right on the money, everything from her voice to her body language made that very clear.

“I um, appreciate the offer but…”

She was right about to say no and go on her way, but she began to trail off before she could. It’s not like she had any real plans for when she got back to Saturdays apartment, and she was still trying to meet new people. Sazz seemed like he could be a bit…much, but at the very least he seemed like he was trying to be friendly at the moment.

“…Did you want to um, hang out anywhere particular or…?” She trailed off again, awkwardly, at least curious to hear him out before turning the offer down.

So, regular, everyday teenager things. Somehow Wednesday didn’t often take the chance to do these sorts of things. She didn’t have too many friends outside her coven yet, so maybe it’d be nice to have an afternoon snack with someone new. At least that’s what she was considering before he mentioned the date thing.

Oh boy.

The last time a boy had implied something resembling a date with her she’d ended up with a bucket of water dunked over her head and a whole group of people mocking her for it. Suffice to say knowing that Sazz was the kinda guy to joke around with people only made her feel a little more suspicious.

“Well um, unless you happen to know a lot about magic I doubt you could help me too much.” She said, deciding not to elaborate much further on that. “But um…I wouldn’t mind a shake.”

As she said that, she gave him another look, eyes narrowing just a bit.

“…You uh, better not be planning any funny business.”

That suspicious little squint didn’t go away, her lips pulled into a tight frown as he explained. Though, eventually, she did realise she was being silly. It’s not like she had much reason to think he’d do anything bad, especially in public. She eventually sighed, loosening the tension in her shoulders.

“Alright, fine. Maybe you can tell me about what you know while we’re getting the drinks then.”

She readjusted the strap on her backpack, before glancing to the front gate of the school.

“So, um, lead the way?”