Chapter 7: Cookies

The next morning a loud pounding woke the green team up at an ungodly hour.

"It's the middle of the night! Go away!" Amanda cried angrily as she threw her pillow at the door in a vain attempt to make the wretched noise stop.

Akko took the response as an indication that they had awoken and proceeded to barge in.

"Jasminka you have to help me!" Akko said passionately, as she ran up to Jasminka's bed.

The witch in question chuckled slightly and pushed herself up on her elbow, eyes still partially closed, inviting Akko to continue.

"You have to help me make cookies for Diana! It's of vital importance for my amazing plan to get her to want to kiss me!" Akko said.

Amanda groaned and pulled her blankets over her head. "What, you haven't seen any Mistletoe over you guys yet? I thought I told them to absolutely cover the school." she grumbled, mumbling the last part to herself.

"That's just it! I did and I kissed her and it was amazing! But I can't make it happen again! How am I supposed to know if she likes me or not?" Akko cried miserably.

At that Amanda sat up abruptly, suddenly not very sleepy. "You kissed Diana?!"

Akko's face lit up and she nodded eagerly. "Yeah! But now the Mistletoe won't show up again so I'm trying to get Diana to want to kiss me again."

"Wait that's not-" Amanda stopped herself. She wasn't sure what to do. If she told Akko that she lied to get her dumbass to kiss Diana, Akko wouldn't think Diana liked her. Then Akko would freak out that she had kissed her and Diana didn't actually want it or like her like that.

But if she didn't tell her, she would think Diana never wanted to kiss her! Ugh those two were supposed to confess after the kiss, not go back to dancing around the issue!

Amanda let out a heavy sigh and ran her hand through her hair. "Alright tell us about this grand plan of yours."

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Phase 1: was delicious handmade cookies, and after Akko explained her situation to the kitchen staff they chuckled and gave the girls free reign.

Jasminka gave Akko a tender smile as she watched the eager girl struggling with an apron, ready to get started right away.

The two girls spent the morning making batch after batch of cookies, each slightly more edible than the last. When Jasminka could finally eat one of Akko's cookies without choking she decided they were ready.

"Alright Akko, I think these are just good enough to give to Diana. She won't die at least." Jasminka said playfully, popping another into her mouth, to test them out of course.

Akko wiped the flour from her face with her sleeve and gave Jasminka a big triumphant grin.

Jasminka could have whipped her up a delicious batch of cookies in no time, but Akko had insisted she do it herself while her kind-hearted friend advised her from the sidelines.

"Thanks Jasna! I couldn't have done it without you!" Akko said happily, squeezing Jasminka in a tight hug and getting flour all over her.

"Of course Akko. Good luck with the rest of your plan!" Jasminka said cheerfully, as Akko let go and moved to gather the treats.

Akko quickly wrapped the cookies up in a Shiny Chariot dessert baggie, being careful not to break any however.

"Thanks!" Akko called over her shoulder as she scurried out the door. She ran through the halls towards the library, too excited to think about any silly rules she might be breaking.

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It was after lunch by now, so the studious witch was sure to be in her favorite chair reading some advanced magical theory book or another.

Bursting through the doors, Akko made a beeline for the back of the library.

"Ms. Kagari! No running!" The Librarian angrily called out after her, looking up from her book at the front desk.

Akko jumped as she realized she wasn't alone and cast the Librarian a sheepish smile.

"We may be on break, but that does not give you permission to ignore the rules." The woman said sternly.

Slowing her pace to a speed walk, Akko made her way through the rows of bookcases. As she approached a group of comfy chairs she saw a familiar head of blonde hair.

Happily, Akko bounded up behind the unsuspecting girl and threw her arms around her neck. She squeezed Diana tightly and buried her face in the soft, wonderful smelling hair.

"Dianaa~~ I have a surprise for youu~~" Akko cooed as she rubbed her cheek against the other girl.

Recovering from her initial shock, Diana smiled and put her book down in her lap. "Oh? And what might that be?"

Akko let go and kneeled to the side of Diana's chair, placing the special bag of treats in her friends lap. She stared at Diana expectantly, eyes bright with anticipation.

Diana looked down and gingerly opened the bag, the smell of freshly baked chocolate chip cookies wafting out. "These look absolutely delicious Akko, did you make them yourself?"

"Yup!" Akko said excitedly, waiting eagerly for Diana to try them.

Carefully, Diana picked up a warm, gooey cookie and took a tentative bite. It melted in her mouth and she closed her eyes humming in delight, letting the taste fill her mouth. She hadn't had a homemade cookie in who knows how long.

"These are incredible Akko, thank you. I'm afraid I don't know what the occasion is however."

"Oh! Last night during the movies you mentioned that you thought Santa would get sick of cookies if he had to eat one at every house! So I had to show you that freshly made cookies are so good you can never get sick of them!"

Diana's heart fluttered in her chest and she had to turn her head away from Akko's bright, beautiful smile that was altogether too close for her to handle with proper dignity.

She took another bite to distract herself and fell in love with the taste all over again. She wasn't usually one for overly sweet things, but when it came to Akko, there was something about the girl's joy that made her see everything in a new light.

Akko watched Diana as she closed her eyes and slowly chewed the cookie made especially for her.

"You may be onto something." Diana said softly, before turning to give Akko a warm smile. "If they were made by you, I think I could eat them every day."

Akko's heart nearly jumped out of her chest as it swelled with pride and she gave Diana the biggest, brightest smile she could manage.

"Akko….."

Hearing the way Diana said her name made her nearly melt. She swallowed and clenched the bottom of her skirt tightly. "Y-yeah?"

Diana hesitated, biting her lip. She wanted to ask Akko about their kiss under the mistletoe. Had it meant something more to the adorable witch? Where her feelings reciprocated?

She took a deep breath. She could do it. She could ask Akko if she liked her. If the cookies and the cuddling and every other wonderfully cute thing she did meant she had feelings for her.

"...you have flour all over your clothes." Wait.

Akko glanced down and saw she was practically covered in the stuff. "EEEP!" Akko squeaked, her face suddenly many shades redder.

Diana looked away and covered her face with a hand as Akko frantically tried to brush the powder from her clothes. That was not what Diana had wanted to say. She was Diana Cavendish for crying out loud. Why couldn't she do something as simple as ask a girl if she liked her?

Akko glanced up anxiously as she wiped her clothes off. Diana seemed to be annoyed and had face palmed herself. Ugh! I just can't do anything right, Akko thought. She had absolutely blown her chances at getting a kiss.

Akko had to get out of there. She couldn't afford to embarrass herself anymore in front of Diana. She jumped up quickly, her face still bright red. "I gotta go! I hope you like the cookies! Bye!" And with that, she bolted for the door.

Diana's head leapt up at Akko's sudden movement, but she was too slow to catch the girl. She watched helplessly as Akko disappeared behind the bookcases, before her eyes dropped back down to where she had been kneeling moments before.

Flour dusted the floor, leaving a silhouette of the excitable witch behind.

Diana sighed and clutched a hand to her chest. Her carelessness had caused Akko to run away.

Next time. She could do it next time.

She looked at the cookies in her lap and let out another sigh, this one accompanied by a slight smile. Why did that silly girl have to make her heart do backflips?

A/N: Thanks for the advice Dreamy Wolf, I've been having trouble with the site formatting and while I do have a line break in the original document, it doesn't show up when it posts? Haha I'll have to try a different way with this chapter.

Sorry I'm so slow (⊃д⊂) this became a lot more plot heavy than I was anticipating