A/N: Hello everyone welcome to my brand new story. For a long while now I have wanted to write a romance story because I have never really tried it but the only couple I like in the Worst Witch I hate the characters. I don't personally ship Ethel and Mildred, but I think they in a way work, plus this story is going to be more about what happens because of the romance part, the reactions etc. I am going to be writing this so that if the romance part gets a lot of criticism, I can have this as a friendship fic (for now) review and let me know what you think of the idea and if it should be a friendship or romantic ship. I hope you enjoy this first chapter.
The Thunder and The Lightening
Chapter One
Forced To Share
Ethel walked into the bedroom and slammed her trunk onto the bed aggressively before she proceeded to kick the side of the bed, which didn't make her feel better in her current state, in fact only worse because now she had a sore toe. From the doorway she saw Mildred enter and the blonde girl shouted.
"That was your fault Mildred Hubble" the girl said sitting on the bed and clutching her foot. Mildred rolled her eyes, and put her trunk, less aggressively, on to the bed next to Ethel's.
"You are not the only one annoyed, you think I want us to share a room? You heard what Cackle said, this is her and HB's latest idea to stop us fighting, what were her exact words 'You can't hate someone you live with', I had as little say in this as you did Ethel. Mildred said with a sigh. Ethel wasn't listening, she opened Nightstar's carrier and the cat walked out hissing, not happy with the new living arrangements either.
"This was supposed to be my year, Esmie is back at school, the first year all three of us are schooling together, for once I came back to this place excited, getting to spend it with both my sisters instead of one being absent, and then I find out I have to share a room, but not with just anyone with you!" Ethel shouted, still angry about the whole thing. She had thought it had been a mistake when the room list was put up and they both were in the same room, until Miss Cackle told the girls about the stupid ploy she had to help them be 'friends'. Ethel nearly turned around and went back home, she only didn't because she didn't want her and her sisters separated again.
"Oh yes because I was planning on throwing a party about the whole thing" Mildred replied sarcastically, only half listening as she unpacked. They had both protested but were told they had to share or leave the school, so there was no point in hoping the teachers would change their minds.
Ethel sighed knowing it was pointless sitting there hoping someone would come and say they had changed their minds, instead she stood up and folded her arms, seriously.
"Fine if we are forced to live together there is some ground rules, firstly don't touch me and don't touch my cat, don't touch my stuff, I don't want to lose my stuff because you have moved it, Leave me alone when I am working or reading, I know you like to babble so can you not, oh and if you want to see Maudy Spellbody and Enidy Nightshade, go to one of their rooms, it is bad enough I have to share with you, I don't need them two irriating girls as well" Ethel told Mildred, laying down the stuff she wanted.
"Do I get to say my ground rules now?" Mildred asked as she blinked, unsurprised at Ethel's bossiness.
"No you don't get a say" Ethel replied, Mildred looked at her confused.
"Why?" she asked annoyed already.
"Because you don't count" Ethel replied. Mildred glared at the girl.
"Oh charming thanks" Mildred said. But Ethel did look at her curiously, wondering just what rules Mildred Hubble would have.
"Out of interest...what would your rules be?" Ethel asked. Mildred half smirked, she knew Ethel would be to curious to let it slide.
"Don't touch Tabby or come near me, after the last time when I let you near me with scissors I learned my lesson" Mildred replied, remembering how the girl had cruelly cut her hair. Ethel smirked at the memory.
"Don't touch any of my art stuff, we both get a half of the room, stick to your side and I will stick to mine, that way we have as least contact as possible" Mildred went on, laying down the rules.
"I am happy with that" Ethel said thinking that was one rule she liked.
"Oh and if Maud and Enid come either lump it or get out!" Mildred said not willing to throw her friends out because Ethel would be annoyed.
"Just go to their rooms if you want to see them" Ethel replied as if the solution was simple.
"So I suppose your sisters are not going to come to our room either? You are always going to go to theirs?" Mildred asked thinking she already knew the answer.
"Of course they are going to come, I need someone to stop me going mental with you here!" Ethel replied, Mildred rolled her eyes but then replied.
"So if Esmerelda and Sybil can come why can't Maud and Enid?" Mildred asked thinking it wasn't fair.
"Because your friends are always irriating, my sisters are not!" Ethel replied as if it was obvious.
"Oh come on Ethel, you can't expect me to leave everytime I want to see them, can we not compromise?" Mildred asked knowing it was unfair what Ethel was saying.
"Okay fine, they can come, just keep out of my way" Ethel told Mildred after a few minutes of thinking about it. Ethel put some of her stuff in the drawer on her side of the room before something crossed her mind.
"Do you snore?" Ethel asked because she was going to flip out if the girl did.
"I don't know Ethel, I can't hear myself when I am asleep" Mildred said sarcastically, but Mildred remembered something then which filled her with dread.
"I don't know if I snore but I know one thing" Mildred said calmly.
"What is that?" Ethel asked her
"You bloody well snore" Mildred replied darkly. Ethel though glared.
"I do not!" Ethel replied insulted.
"Yes you do, remember the friendship trap? You snored the whole night, I couldn't sleep, it was like a chainsaw revving in my ear" Mildred replied, Ethel glared more.
"I am a Hallow, Hallow's do not snore, you must have dreamt it" Ethel replied not accepting the fact.
"Oh I didn't dream it because I got no sleep that night, and not only do you snore you shift around constantly, you pushed me out the bed and onto the floor and then snored in my face" Mildred told the girl, dreading tonight, wondering how she will ever sleep.
"Shut up Mildred!" I do not snore, and if I was shifting it is because you were taking all the space!" Ethel replied. Mildred gasped in disbelief.
"I was not, I had no space, I was on the floor!" Mildred shouted.
"Was not, you stole the space!" Ethel replied. Mildred took a deep breathe, she only ever got this angry with Ethel, the girl had a way of just getting under her skin. Normally she tried to be kind to everyone but Ethel was another story.
"It is the first day back, can we try not to kill each other?" Mildred asked before walking to her trunk, trying to calm down.
"Fine, I am going to read my book for a bit so try be quiet!" Ethel said. Mildred sighed and started to draw knowing she needed to chill.
It took less than two minutes for the girls to become annoyed with each other. The sound of Mildred scratching on the paper with the pencil made Ethel heat up in anger, and the sound of Ethel flicking the pages back and forth, sometimes repeatedly because she was re-reading sections, drove Mildred insane.
"WILL YOU STOP IT" Both girls shouted at the same time
"I AM TRYING TO READ WILL YOU STOP SCRATCHING THE PAPER" Ethel shouted at the brunette.
"I AM TRYING TO DRAW WILL YOU STOP FLICKING THE PAGES LIKE THAT" Mildred shouted at the blonde, in unison.
"ERRGHHH" Ethel replied, making a noise like a monster on Halloween. "THAT IS IT, I am going to Esmerelda's room, at least there I can read in peace!" Ethel said, looking at her cat "Come Nightstar" Ethel said, the cat followed happily, wanting to see Esmerelda who always gave her strokes.
"THAT IS RIGHT RUN AWAY FROM YOUR PROBLEMS" Mildred shouted as Ethel slammed the door. Mildred threw her pencil on the floor, knowing this year at Cackles was not going to be anywhere as fun as previous years. Not when her new room-mate was her worse enemy, Ethel Hallow!