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"Of course you will! You already know what works and what doesn't, and you've got the rest of the year to perfect your techniques! Hopefully they will let us go back as that had been too much fun to miss again!" The witch smiled proudly at the ghost ghoul, glad she had enjoyed the time too.
But there was little time to really say anything else about it for the ghost gave a most kind compliment. Belladonna smiled at her, flushing all the more.
"Under normal circumstances, perhaps... But boilfriends are normally less inclined to be thinking of something as serious as marriage after only a year of dating." Not that the witch necessarily was thinking of marriage! Just... It would be nice! But very far down the road.
In her flustered state the witch flapped her hands at the ghoul in an impatient manner.
"What about you? Have you seen any boils you like? Do you have a type perhaps? I'll keep an eye out for you!"

Mirrors! What a clever idea!
"Do you have a particular style you like better than others? Do you do anything with the mirrors?" Besides collect them, of course. Could one turn collecting mirrors into a livelihood? Unless the ghoul wanted to be an antiques collector, which... Actually wasn't a half bad idea!

The witch blinked at the question, caught off guard. Errr, how did the witch explain this without making either party seem bad.
"Well uh... Typically no. Boils tend to ah... Move slower, I suppose." Belladonna tried, letting her head fall to one side so she could press one finger to her cheek in thought. Why did boils have to be so silly like that? "Well, I suppose normally it might be something people considered but well... Let us just say that Mort and I like to take our time." Sure that worked. That was at least partially true anyways!
However the next bit makes the witch laugh out loud.
"Much too young? Oh dear, I do not think you are much too young. Young perhaps, but not too young. Especially now that you've been accepted here at Amityville!" Ah, yes! Those were the days! When a ghoul was fresh to a new school, all doe-eyed and adorable and far too eager to find love. Why, it was that sort of thing that got the witch into so much trouble, after all!
"I am sure you will find someone absolutely perfect for you, soon enough."

A room full of mirrors! Must have been the reason why Belladonna had met Victoria there first. But the way she spoke of them with such love and adoration had the witch viewing the reflective frames in a new light.
"Your attention to detail is most commendable. Perhaps you will find something similar to that here at Amityville. But it is no concern now, for first you must pass all your classes before you can worry about your career!"

"Ah, well... Yes... We are very young..." The witch wasn't even yet 18! Just a few more months, perhaps, but still... With flushed cheeks she listened to Victoria's words, her face loosing its abashed look in favor of one of awe. The young ghost was speaking such wise words. It did not matter that they were second hand, that she was repeating her Matron. Victoria herself still saw the sense in them and had taken them to heart, which made them all the more important to hear. Belladonna blinked for a moment after the statement was over, turning the various syllables of wisdom over in her head. Use time wisely... How apt a phrase to hear!
With a smile the witch reached out and brought Victoria into a hug, crushing herself to the little ghoul.
"Thank you, truly. That was exactly the thing I needed to hear!"
Another squeeze was given and then Belladonna had let go, freed the ghoul from her very full hug.

Victoria's question did make the witch blink again, not so much what was being asked but the way it was asked. A frown and worry accompanied it, something the witch had not expected. A laugh jumped out from her and she reached out to pat the ghoul's hand.
"This is cliche, but you will know. The right person will make you feel giddy and excited, as though you could run for days and never tire. They will be the only person you will want to see, you will want to touch them, in whatever way. Hold their hand, brush your fingertips along their jaw, anything. Even something as simple as sitting side by side will make you feel all lit up inside." At least, that was how she had always felt. Most likely it varied from person to person, but the witch was not to be swayed from the idea the everyone felt such an intense emotion over their beloved. Nonetheless she smiled at the ghoul and ducked her head in a confident nod.
"One day you'll find someone who makes your deliriously happy. And when you do, you must let me know so I can make sure they treat you right." Here she winked at the ghoul.

Oddly used to people finding her bust quite a nice pillow, Belladonna was careful to draw the hug out just a little bit longer. It was nice to chat with someone as sweet and innocent as Victoria, someone free of worries. Perhaps it was selfish to feel that the witch could wipe some of her tarnish off when around the ghost ghoul, but the metaphor wasn't entirely lost on her either. Victoria loved mirrors, so certainly she would love mirrors that were clean, free of any sort of grime. Hopefully that meant she would not mind lending a bit of cleaning to the witch should things become tiresome in the near future. Undoubtedly they would, but Belladonna only smiled down at the ghoul with all the warmth she felt for her. Things would be alright, even if for the moment they were not.
At the suggestion the witch hopped up and offered her hand to the ghoul.
"I would be most honored to have you escort me back!"

It did not matter one bit that the Ghost dorms were somewhat apart from the Reaper dorms, for all that mattered was that the adoptive sisters have a few more moments together. Things would be alright, for they had each other and the bonds of sisterhood were tough things to break. No matter how they might have been forged over lace rather than blood, it was still something and that was what counted.