Edric and Emira come to the Owl House, they need help

by flyingalin_burrp

Summary:

Amity moves in the Owl House and everything's peaceful until suddenly two more Blights knock on the door.

Notes:

English is not my native language so I prob made some mistakes
I kinda hate this actually, I was half-asleep writing this

tw: small child abuse mention

Eda grabbed her “30 & flirty” mug from the cupboard, preparing her morning dose of hot apple blood. She scratched the back of her head, barely reaching to her scalp through her thick fluffy hair. The grayed witch groaned. It’s way too early for all of this, she thought, knowing well it was past 11. 

 

A loud thump sounded upstairs and a fit of girlish giggles came a second after. Eda smiled genuinely, remembering she had a new child to take care of now. Eda had heard all the terrible things Odalia and Alador had made the youngest Blight go through, and the woman insisted that the witchling stayed at the Owl House with her. 

 

Amity was uncertain at first, fearing her parents, especially her mother, might force her way out of Eda’s house somehow. Eda assured her there was no way she would get hurt or kidnapped (though Eda had already done that) under her protection and a great house demon like Hooty protecting the house with his… unusual methods, which eventually led Amity to making the final decision and staying at the Owl House, sleeping in Luz’s bedroom with her. 

 

A new wave of laughter sounded from the human girl’s room, making Eda’s smile widen. She was glad Amity had finally found people who had cared about her and loved her the way they should. 

 

The grayed witch snapped back to reality, suddenly remembering she was supposed to drink apple blood. She took the hot mug in her feathery hands and plopped down on the couch, sighing with relief at the comfortable position she was laying in. Her moment was quickly brought to an end as she heard a couple of knocks on the front door. Hooty  peeked inside through an open window, scaring the hell out of Eda with his sudden and high-pitched voice. 

 

“Eda! Two teenagers, 16 of age, standing at the front door. Should I get rid of ‘em?!” He twisted his beak in a mischievous smile. It creeped her out at first, but she grew to tolerate it over time. 

 

“Nah, leave ‘em be. I’ll take care of that.” the woman sighed, already getting up. She put the cup of hot apple blood on the table and approached the front door, opening it with an unimpressed look. Who she saw, though, was not who she was expecting, at all. The Blight twins?

 

Edric was the first to speak. “Hello! Miss Eda, we uh…” his voice suddenly trailed off, the boy’s eyes wandering to the ground. He hadn’t thought this through. Luckily, Emira stepped up, clearing her throat before she started talking. 

 

“We… wanted to meet our little sister. I-If that’s possible, of course.” the girl rocked awkwardly on her heels. Eda’s eyes widened in confusion and suspicion, but after a moment she let the teenagers inside, observing every move they made. She made sure Odalia or Alador weren’t following their kids, lurking in the shadows and closed the door, locking it immediately. “Okay, what’re you two up to?” she turned around and fixed her accusing gaze on Edric and Emira. 

 

“Nothing…? We just wanted to see Amity.” Emira shot her eyebrow up, confused at the older witch’s hostile tone. “We wanted to make sure she’s okay,” Edric added. 

 

Eda still didn’t trust them entirely, but after a moment of hesitation she called Amity’s name up the stairs and the purple haired witch ran downstairs in a heartbeat, Luz following behind, the witchling’s face twisting in something between fear, confusion and relief at the sight of her siblings.  

 

“Mittens! We missed you so much!” Emira cried, wrapping her arms around her little sister in a tight hug. “Are you okay?” the older girl asked, releasing the younger from her grasp. 

 

“I’m fine. Eda, King and Luz have been taking good care of me for the past few days.” Amity answered, fidgeting with her dress shyly. 

 

“Thank Titan. Because we want to move in with you.” Edric interrupted bluntly. 

 

“Edric!” Emira scowled at him with an embarrassed hiss, pursing her lips together in a wobbly line. 

 

“Wait, what do you mean you want to move in?” Eda put her hands on her hips, eyeing the two in disbelief. Amity looked as surprised as her. “Aren’t you two little troublemakers just spying for the Blights?” The older woman huffed, narrowing her eyes.

 

“We aren’t, we swear!” Emira and Edric exclaimed in unison, their eyes widening in defense. 

 

“We… can’t live with Odalia anymore.” Edric he lowered his head, quietening his voice. Eda only now noticed a few bruises covering his arm. Has she been hitting them?! 

 

“Odalia blamed us for Amity’s disappearance, and…” Emira’s voice trailed off for a second. “We don’t want to live with her anymore. She has been abusing us three our entire lives and we’re tired of that.” Her gaze hardened and Edric clenched his fists. Amity’s grasp on her dress tightening, almost ripping the fabric off.

 

“I trust them.” 

 

Eda didn’t know what to do. She didn’t trust Edric and Emira just yet, they could’ve been spies for Odalia. But these two clearly needed help. She sighed. 

 

“Alright. I can see you two don’t have anywhere else to go, and I guess I don’t mind taking care of two more kids. So…” Eda hesitated.  “You can stay at the Owl House as long as you need. Just don’t blow up the whole house.” She chuckled. “I’ll deal with Odalia later.” the woman added with a growl.

 

The teens’ eyes lit up with relief and gratitude as they both crashed into Eda in a a tired but tight hug. “Thank you, thank you so much! We’ll prove ourselves worthy of staying here. We-“ 

 

“Hey, hey! You don’t have to prove your worth or anything like that. Your safety and comfort is all that matters to me.” Eda ruffled Edric’s hair affectionately. “I don’t know where will you two sleep, but I’m sure I can figure that out till the end of the day. For now, let’s start with a shower.” She gently pulled the twins out of the hug. “You two smell like trash.”

 

The rest of the day was spent peacefully, Edric and Emira taking care of themselves, looking for sleeping bags in the basement and playing with everyone Human Realm board games Eda had found once, Luz winning everytime. 

 

“Goodnight!” Eda whispered to all her children as they settled peacefully into their sleeping bags. “I’ll kill Alador and Odalia for ya’ll later.” She winked.