#ler!eda

It was slowly getting late, Luz was sitting on the couch with Eda, a totally normal evening. Except something was different for Luz. Everything just seemed so... fuzzy for her.

She knew what was happening, and she wasn't really happy with that. She had the mood.

"So.. whatcha up to, kid?" Eda said, trying to strike up a conversation

"Me? Uh, nothing much. Just thinking about... stuff, obviously. What about you?" Luz blurted out nervously, trying to switch the attention to Eda.

Eda noticed it right away, and became suspicious of the younger witch's behavior. She was nervous. Eda has NEVER seen Luz nervous before. Sure, she caught her being stressed about an exam coming up before, but this was different. Luz was just acting so... tense.

"Just the usual, daydreaming about people giving me money" she answered her question, then chuckled at her own response "What's the matter with you, by the way? Why are you so panicked?" Eda snorted.

Luz's eyes widened a bit, realizing she wasn't really good at hiding what she feels. "It's nothing, I'm fiiiine" She tried to play it off cool, but Eda knew better.

"Don't even try me kid, I'm not falling for that. What's up?" She said straightforwardly.

"Nothing important, really!" Luz refused to give up. She could be really stubborn when she wanted to be, and she wasn't going down without a fight

"Just so you know, I got a few tricks up my sleeve and I won't hesitate to use them" Eda said cracking her knuckles with a smirk.

"Like what for an example?" Luz said oblivious to her mentor's intentions.

Eda only looked at her, giving her the look that says "you've got 5 seconds to run" and Luz took off immediately after she realized what was going on. She didn't make it far tho. It only took a few seconds for Eda to catch up with her. They both were sent flying to the floor after the older witch basically jumped on the younger one. Before Luz could react, Eda picked her up and threw her onto the couch.

"Are you sure you don't wanna just say it?~'' Eda teased, then she sat next to the Luz and kept her hands on her belly.

She just stuck her tongue out. "Make me" Luz said with (fake)confidence. She was secretly hoping to get this kind of reaction from Eda, but she would rather die than admit it.

Luz's eyes widened as the other witch started spidering up and down her tummy. "Ack! Nohoho! Edahaha!" She squealed and kicked her legs

Eda smirked at the reaction. "What? Can't stand a bit of tickles?" She kept on teasing.

"Nohohoho" Luz giggled lazily, grabbing the tickler's hands "Noho teahasihihing"

"That's a no can do, sorry" Eda snorted "Should have just told me what's bothering you in the first place, huh?" She said with a smirk, moving her fingers up to where her ribs met her sides.

Luz was having the time of her life at this point, and Eda noticed it. She smirked again and then asked her "Woah, are you having fun down here?"

Luz basically choked on air right now. Her eyes widened as a blush spread across her face. "Huh?! No... Why would I even like that? It's childish and stupid and annoying, seriously I don't know what even made you think that- EEK!" Eda stopped her before she got lost in her own thoughts by poking her ribs.

"Hehehey kid" she chuckled "it's alright, I get it. No need to panic right away" then she just continued tickling the spot. She was a bit surprised with Luz's reaction. She didn't expect her to be so easily embarrassed with just tickles, but oh well. Eda wasn't going to complaining, the sight was waaay too adorable for that.

The younger witch was still giggling her head off beneath the older one. She was kind of a mess at this point, especially after being so flustered because of Eda, but holy cow did she enjoy it. The thought of someone wiggling their fingers on her sides, spidering them on her tummy, anything that has something to do with tickles, has been following her all day, if not even longer. She was just happy to be in the place she is right now.

In fact, Luz was enjoying it so much that she even stopped fighting back! She just laid here and took the tickles while giggling cutely.

"Oh my titan, you're too adorable for your own good" Eda cooed very much amused "Just look at you!" She moved one of her hands to Luz's neck, causing the younger one to scrunch up her shoulders in an attempt to protect it.

"Eek! Ehehehehe" Luz continued giggling, surprised with the sudden change of spots. "Sohoho you don't thihihink ihits weihird?" She tried to speak through her laughter

"Wha- why would I think that?! Don't even say that, I find it adorable!" Eda's answer reassured Luz. It felt nice to not worry about being weird, even though she wasn't the one to typically worry about others' opinions.

"Oh, ohohokahay" She said with a bit of relief, giggling freely under Eda's wiggling fingers.

Then the older witch decided to switch spots, and the decision landed on the armpits. Oh boy, only did she know that she was going straight for the kill.

"NAHAAHA!!" Luz laughed as Eda had stuck her hands straight into her armpits, locking them under the younger one's arms

"Hah, that's a good one" she snorted

After some time Luz's laughter slowly began to be more and more silent, so Eda decided to stop. She didn't want to overwhelm her mentee.

"U alright, kiddo?" She asked kind of scared that she had broken the kid

"I'm fine, thahanks.." Luz replied breathlessly, some of the leftover giggles spilling out.

After that, they both fell into a deep, peaceful silence. Luz was laying on the couch, enjoying access to the air, while Eda flopped down next to her, laying on her back and enjoying the rest of the evening. Both the characters just laid there, relaxing and watching the sun set behind the window.

Cuddling in her nest, Eda and Raine were spending some alone time together. Raine was reading their book while Eda scrolled through Penstagram. It was a comfortable silence, sweet and peaceful. That is, until two teens decided to crash the cuddle-fest.

Amity and Luz flung the door open, disrupting the quiet aura. Well, Luz was dragging Amity along, but the witch had no protests. Luz didn't read the room, launching into an explanation of something she found in the woods. Amity was just kinda there, nodding along with the rant and adding a comment or two.

The rest of the day was no exception. Sitting outside together, the girls accidentally launch a Frisbee at Raine's head. Relaxing on the couch, Amity bursts in, covered in abomination goo, an embarrassed Luz trailing behind. Finally, on a hill a few miles away from the house, they were alone. Or so they thought.

"Hey you two! We were wondering where you went!" Eda groaned and flopped back on the grass, and Raine shut their book. Man, those kids were persistent! Swearing under her breath, Eda sat back up, giving Luz the stankiest stink eye ever. The girl remained blissfully oblivious.

Raine took a deep breath, speaking before Eda gave herself a hurnea. "Well, seeing as this is the fourth time you've interrupted us today, you're either bored or desperate for attention." Luz blushed, looking away. Amity spoke next. "Luz was bored, I couldn't think of anything to do. Stalking you two was the only idea we had." The young witch cringed. Saying it out loud, she could feel the stupidity in those actions.

Eda slowly sat up, holding three fingers upwards. "Run. You have three seconds." Luz took off, kicking up dirt behind her. Amity opened her mouth to speak, but Eda kept counting. "Two, one, you're dead." With striking speed, Eda grabbed Amity, pulling her to the ground and pinning her arms above her head. Realization dawned on her face as she squirmed, trying to escape her iron grip. It was useless.

"Have fun with the kid, Rainestorm. Me and Amity are gonna spend some quality time together." Smirking, Raine took off after Luz. Eda turned her full attention back to Amity. She was, in short, utterly screwed. "Now, let's have our fun."

....

Luz is fast when she wants to be. In that moment, running for her life from Raine, she was a purple bolt of lightning. The bard had a hard time catching up to her, puasing to take a breath every minute or two. When they did catch her, Raine immediately used some magic to hold her in place. They weren't taking any chances.

"W-wait! Lehet's talk about this!" It was almost cute at how quick the anticipation got to her. "No, I think not." They went for her belly button, going for the kill. With a squeal, Luz was plunged into hiccupy laughter. "NOHOHOHO! RAHA*hic*HAINE!"

Honestly, she had it coming. Though Amity had a hand in it, Luz was the main reason they had no peace. So no, they wouldn't be stopping until revenge had been wrought. Besides, they knew Luz enjoyed it, no matter how much she denied it.

Raine couldn't wear her out so quickly, so they moved over to their sides, peppering them with little squeezes. Squeaky giggles filled the room. Luz tugged her arms, put the spell held strong, keeping her trapped. Maybe bugging her mentors hadn't been the best idea.

....

Eda was enjoying herself, scribbling on the witchling's belly. The shittiest shit-eating grin was on her face. Amity was trying to hold in her giggles, chest shaking with pent up laughter.

"Why ya holding back, Boots? You know that only makes it worse." Her face lit up in one of her signature stop-light blushes. She opened her mouth to retort, a slew of giggles accompanying it. "Hehehehehehey! Shuhuhuhut uhup!"

Eda's nails toyed with her belly button, getting a few snorts out of her. Titan, why are Eda's nails so pointy?! "Ehehehe*snort*hedaha! Quhihihit ihit!" The older witch gasped, making a somehow even more mischievous face. "Oh my Titan, you snort? That's adorkable!" Like she had any room to talk, Eda was a snort machine. Still, fun to mess with Amity over, her face getting even redder.

The girl's giggles were contagious, and Eda caught herself laughing along when she snorted. She wanted more than giggles, though. If Luz's info was credible, because she just loved to talk, Amity's armpits should do the trick. True to the human's word, she roared with laughter when Eda dug into her pits. "NOHOHAHAHAHAHAHO! GAHAHAHA!"

....

After about ten minutes, Raine and Eda met back up on their hill, leaving two very giggly, very tired teens in the grass. The sun was beging to set, painting the sky a warm, glowing orange. The two held hands, basking in the beautiful sky.

....

"Happy New Year!" They all yelled as the countdown got to zero.

There was lots of noise and celebration, a whole year had passed! Luz, Amity, King, Hunter, Willow and Augustus all had noisemakers. Eda, Raine, Darius, and Alador all had New Year's glasses and headbands on.

As the commotion settled, the adults decided it was best if the kids went straight to sleep.

"But why?" Luz whined.

"You're gonna be cranky in the morning if you don't. That's why." Eda says. Luz groans, but goes upstairs. Willow, King, Amity, and Augustus follow her.

"That means you too, Hunter." Darius said.

"Wait, what?"

"You heard me."

"That's not fair!"

"Go." Hunter sighed, but went upstairs as well.

"You guys can go to bed too. Me and Raine will clean up." Eda says.

"No, I can help!" Alador insists.

"C'mon you sleep deprived... person." Darius says, not wanting to break his New Year's resolution of not cursing as much this early. Darius drags him upstairs to the guest bedroom, which always has a couple of mattresses on the floor.

Eda and Raine stay downstairs to clean up the mess of drinks and food.

"Happy New Year's, Eda."

"Happy New Year's, Raine." She replies, poking their side playfully. They yelp and jump away. There was a moment of silence.

"Are you still ticklish?"

"No." They deny, feeling heat rise in their cheeks. They try to focus on putting the sodas back in the fridge, but they could feel Eda looking at them.

"Oh, that's awesome."

"Eda, no." Raine backed away from her, recognizing that tone of voice.

"Eda, yes!" She says, backing them against the wall, before skittering her fingers against their ribs.

"Nohoho- wahahait- you're gohonna wahahahahake- Eheheda!"

"Oh, come on, Raine. You really think they fell asleep? No way. It's New Year's eve."

"Edahahaha!" They giggled, sliding down to the floor and curling into a ball. Eda let them, but she stayed standing and took her hands away.

"Awe, Raine. You are still ticklish!"

"You're sohoho mehehean." They put their face in their hands, but she could see that their ears were red.

"Come on. Let's get you to bed." Eda extends her hand, offering to help them up. Raine eyes the hand warily, before taking it and standing up.

“HERE COMES THE TICKLE MONSTER!” she cried, flying after the little godling through the woods. “YOU’LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE!” he called back, shrieking as she nearly did get him.

Eda hadn’t exactly expected to house a mostly de-powered and reformed baby star god. But hey, she’d hadn’t expected to house a literal Titan or a world changing human girl. Plus the clone of a dead guy that visited during the week. So, this was really par for the course.

Right now, they were playing the kids favorite game. Chase, with a twist. The rules were easy, she’d chase him and try to catch him using any means necessary without glyphs. He would run from her without any magic at all, not including flying. If he could make it to the house he was safe, if she caught him she’d go full tickle monster. Right now, they were close to the house, and the tot was making a break for it.

“GOTCHA!” she cried, grabbing him and scooping him up, spinning him in the air. Clips squealed in laughter, snorting and wiggling. “Noooooo! Release me! King help! The Owl Lady caught me!”

“And now The Owl Lady is gonna eat you! Rawr!” she growled, cradling him in her arms to nibble at his belly.

“EEEEEEEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEH! OH NOOHOHOHOHOHO! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” he shrieked, kicking and squealing in her arms.

“Nom nom nom! Mmmmm! Yummy Collector tummy!” she cooed, nibbling and nuzzling his tummy.

He snorted, squeaking loudly at the ticklish feeling. “EHEHEHEHEHEHEHE! NAAAHAHAHAHAHA! TIHIHIHIHIHICKLY!”

Eda laughed, entering the house, her nails scribbling along his tiny blue and yellow feet. “I caught The Collector! I am the best hunter in the world!” Clips squealed, feet kicking against her claws, hands smacking her chest. He loved it, but gosh darn it, her nails were so dang tickly!

“Ticky ticky ticky!” she crooned as she walked up the stairs towards her room. “Who’s a ticklish little guy? Is it you? Is it you?”

“EHEHEHEHEHEH! YEEHEHEHEEHES! IHIHIHIT IIIHIHIHIS!” he cackled, curling up into her chest, as her nails scribbled at his sides.

“You bet your butt it is!” she snickered, plopping down into her nest and cuddling him close. “Now, snuggle time and nap time.”

“Nooooo! No nap time!” He whined, wiggling in her grip to escape.

“Fine then, just snuggle time.” she conceded, scratching his head in the way she knew would have him out like a light in no time.

It was clearly already working as he melted into her, snuggling contently and closing his eyes. “Ok… snuggle time… then we can play some more?”

She smiled warmly, “Yeah, then we can play some more. Promise.”