Though quite honestly I shouldn't have made the time for this, I really wanted to contribute to Sukko week. I decided to halt the angst for a day, and see if I am actually capable of writing pure fluff. I guess it comes easy to me, as I threw this out in a few hours.
Though obviously set much more in the future from my current story 'Antidote', I did write this within the same canon. Hence, you might get to look forward to some of the things spoiled here! Obviously we get to see a much healthier, well-adjusted Sucy here. It's a good thing.
Enjoy!
On one breezy Saturday afternoon, in the middle of a grassy field that hid between the surrounding hills, a small unassuming stone bridge could be seen spanning a small and gentle river. Hidden away from prying eyes, magically suspended over the river underneath the little bridge was a small hammock, in which sat two young witches enjoying a much desired day off from their studies.
The two witches, who could be heard giggling throughout the morning by passersby and yet unseen from the road, had become quieter as the afternoon pressed on, opting simply to hold one another and enjoy the others' presence. Hours seemed to drift by in this way, until, finally, the puce haired witch spoke up to break the silence.
"Are you sure you're okay with this?"
"Hm?" Was Akko's reply, opening her eyes to look at Sucy inquisitively. She would never grow tired of staring into that deep crimson eye.
"I mean spending our anniversary like this. I know you said you wanted to, but I feel like this kind of date suits my personality much more than yours." The girls often tried to balance their dates between introverted seclusion and extravagant outings to suit both their needs, though Akko's dates usually left Sucy more exhausted. Thus, for their one year anniversary, they had agreed to a small and quiet outing to the bridge where they had first met.
"This again?" Akko lifted her finger to give Sucy's nose a small -boop!- "I told you, I want to spend our one year with you, and only you. And it's just so fitting to do it here!" She looked up towards the stone bridge that served as their ceiling, her mind drifting back through the year.
Sucy seemed to relax a bit more, nuzzling into Akko's chest. I think you're more fond of this bridge than I am. Don't get me wrong, it has so much meaning to me!" She quickly added, looking up into Akko's slightly horrified gaze. "It's just that, I was so pointlessly mean to you when we first met. I kind of regret it."
"Kind of?" Akko ruffled Sucy's hair slightly. "I doubt that. And as for being 'pointlessly mean'?" She offered a teasing smile when Sucy looked up, and finished, "That's just Sucy being Sucy!"
Her comment was met with a sharp toothed bite on the chest, digging into her left breast. With a sharp yelp, Akko cried out, "Ouch, Sucy! What was that for?"
Sucy looked up with her characteristically impish grin and replied, "Just being Sucy!" Akko knew from experience that Sucy had many desires and personalities so to speak. It was unfortunate (and slightly alluring) that so many of them had a malicious nature.
"Would you like me to apologize, Guinea Pig?" Sucy cooed with a devilishly sweet smile, before dipping to press her lips to the bite mark she had made. She offered a few sweet kisses, something that made Akko's heart begin to race. She began to feel the heat rise in her neck, her face feeling flushed. But then, in an uncharacteristic move, Sucy stopped, opting instead to press her ear to the girls chest. Akko realized she was listening to her heartbeat.
"What's your favorite memory of us?" Sucy asked after a moment.
Akko, still feeling a bit flushed, finally replied, "I… Uh... " She thought for a moment more. "It's hard to pick just one. Every moment with you is my favorite!"
"Typical." Sucy rolled her eyes, unseen by the brunette witch. "Fine, it doesn't have to be a winner-take-all date. Just talk about some fond memories. Please?" She added, knowing that Akko could never resist a seemingly emotionally vulnerable request. She tried not to manipulate the girl too often with it.
"Oh, alright then." She thought hard for a moment, before finally answering, "Do you remember our first real date?" Sucy nodded into her chest. "You tried so hard to make it memorable for me, even though you hated it!"
Sucy thought back, remembering the exhausting effort that she had put in. The broom ride to a large feudal Japanese festival, the crowded and mundane human magic show (seriously, how was slight-of-hand mimicry considered magic?) and a crowded carnival to finish off the day. Sucy had been so exhausted, they almost crashed on the flight home, and she had to sleep for a whole day to recuperate.
"You deserved it," before adding thoughtfully, "after all I had put you through. The mean jokes, the cockatrice incident, the mushroom and Sucyland fiasco…" They had taken to calling her innerworld "Sucyland". Akko's idea. "The point is, I spend so much time being 'pointlessly mean'" she gave Akko a hard poke in her stomach, "that a day of nice gestures couldn't kill me. Well, it almost did, but I've survived worse." She added with a shrug.
Akko smiled appreciatively. "Thank you. I know I've said it before, but I'll never not love that day. I had so much fun!"
Still a little embarrassed, Sucy buried her face a little more tightly into Akko's chest. "Idiot." She mumbled softly. Akko didn't mind- The insult was more of a pet name by this point.
"What about you?" Akko asked. "What's one of your favorite memories?"
Now that she was the one on the spot, she found that it was actually pretty hard to pick just one memory to share. "Ooh, what to pick? There was the time you turned into a bunny and couldn't change back, and I got to carry you in my hat all day-" She heard Akko grumble above her, making out words like "not fair" and "still learning". Sucy continued, "Or how about the potion that removed your conscious filter for a day? What was it you called Professor Finnelan when she caught us kissing? A 'jealous old hag who just needed to get plowed'?" Sucy snickered at the horrified look on the Professor's face.
"That's not funny!" Akko shouted, burning with embarrassment. "I almost got expelled for that!"
"Yeah yeah, I told them what happened, didn't I? Eventually…" Sucy and Akko had spent a week in detention afterwards. All in all, still worth it. "Speaking of kissing…" Sucy's hand moved down to Akko's outer thigh, then inward, caressing the brunette softly just below her more sensitive area. "How about the first time my hand got to slip down on you…?" Sucy chuckled in satisfaction, seeing her darling's face once again become flushed.
But before things got too hot and bothered, and before she lost herself to her own passion, she stopped. Lifting her hand to cup Akko's face, she turned to stare deeply into her scarlet eyes. "But there are sweet moments too, even for me. Like when you first confessed to me, even though I had been so standoffish to you. Or when you, normally so sweet and innocent, slapped those girls when you heard them calling me 'Creepy Sucy'." She smiled fondly seeing the look in Akko's eyes, which clearly said, 'I'd do it again, too.' She loved that about the girl. "And the mornings I wake up to find that you've snuck into my bed, claiming to be cold, or scared, or even that you missed me." To this, Akko simply stuck out her tongue and knocked herself on the head.
Suddenly, Akko's eyes lit up. "Do you remember the first morning that Lotte caught us making out in bed together?! I had no idea she could get so mad!" They both exchanged a mixed look, one part amusement, one part guilt. They had tried their best not to rub their relationship in their roommates face and all, but it was difficult. Much to their chagrin, she unfortunately had to play the role of third wheel at times, no matter how hard they tried to include her in things.
"She got her romance in the end though, right?" Sucy attempted to justify. The girl had finally given Frank a chance, and their romance had spun off into the novel-esque fantasy she'd always dreamed about. This had the added benefit of giving Sucy and Akko more nights alone.
From there, the girls continued to share their favorite memories with one another. They reminisced for hours, sometimes giggling or laughing hysterically, sometimes arguing about the details of a particular memory they disagreed about. The world continued to move around them, as the villagers travelled home from their fields and the sun began to set from its long journey through the sky. But the girls were unaware of anything but themselves, frozen in time and memory, sharing the joy of one another's presence.
As the sun began to set in earnest, causing darkness to slowly creep over the field, the girls had to huddle closer for warmth under the blanket that Sucy had summoned. Their conversation had slowly come to a halt, dwindling back into a comfortable silence, both girls content merely to listen to the soft breathing of the other.
Finally, after the sun had fully set, Akko decided to break the silence. "Suce?" She wondered if the other girl was even awake.
"Hm?"
Now it was time for Akko to shift lower into Sucy's chest, resting her head against her steady heartbeat. "I can't wait to make more memories with you. I love you."
Sucy brought her hand to Akko's face, cupping her chin and pushing it up, so that their eyes could meet. Even in the darkness, Sucy could make out the burning light in Akko's eyes that brought life to the puce haired witches soul. "C'mere, Guinea Pig." Akko shifted upward, so that the girls faces were closer to one another. "I love you too." Sucy mumbled. Her voice was soft, but earnest. "Happy Anniversary."
The girls leaned into each other, the distance between their lips finally closing into a sweet embrace. In that one kiss that would last the night, they sought to communicate everything in their hearts that mere words could not hope to say.
'Of all my favorite memories, this one is by far the best.' The girls thought in unison. In that moment, they both hoped the other felt the same.
Ahhh! I love romance. Why am I making the full series so dark again?