Green Team's Room (After Dinner)

Amanda sighed.

I didn't want to get involved with this! She thought while she watched the miserable brunette. Apparently, Barbara was still angry at Hannah and so the girl came to their dorm to confide in Jasminka. "She hasn't even come back to our room!" cried a confused Hannah. The brunette still had no idea what had happened during lunch to make her best friend so irritated. "I don't even know what to apologize for!"

Jasminka patted her head "There there," she cooed. "Maybe we should let her simmer a bit. She will cool down eventually. It will be ok."

"What, is Barbara a cup of ramen?" Amanda joked. Constanze bopped the redhead with her wrench. "OW! Oi, Cons, what the heck was that for!?" Amanda whined, but Constanze just shook her head at her. The redhead glanced back at Hannah, who hadn't cracked a smile since lunch. Amanda rubbed the back of her neck, "Did ya know Jasna makes the best chocolate chip cookies at the Academy?" Hannah peeked at Amanda. "Maybe we could whip some up and eat them together. No one can stay mad while eating Jasna's famous cookies." Amanda finished.

For the first time since lunch, Hannah perked up a bit. "Can we, Jasna?" she asked quietly.

"Of course we can!" Jasna responded while giving Hannah a hug. She sent a gentle smile at Amanda, who just scratched her cheek and looked away. "Let's ask to use the kitchen. We still have sometime before curfew." Jasna suggested.

"I guess I'll tag along too. I'll be your taste tester!" Amanda grinned.

Jasminka and Hannah exited the room, but before the fiery witch could follow, she felt a tug on her shirt. "What's up, Cons?" she asked. The small witch gestured Amanda to come closer, so the redhead crouched to eye level. Constanze reached out and patted Amanda's head with a look of approval on her face. "W—what?" Amanda inquired. Constanze just smiled and walked out, followed by two of her stan-bots. "I just wanted cookies! I don't care about what those two do! Listen to me damn it!" Amanda bellowed, but Constanze didn't pay her any heed.

Red Team's Room

"I'm sure Hannah will understand, she probably misses you a lot," Lotte reassured. "It's only been a couple of hours and you're acting like the world's ending," Sucy commented.

"I just don't know what to say when I face her! Hannah didn't do anything wrong and I snapped on her. Besides, even if she forgives me, I'll have to tell her everything…" Barbara cried.

"What's 'everything'?" Sucy questioned, already knowing the answer.

"I love her," Barbara whispered. Lotte squealed and hugged her raven-haired friend while Sucy's eyebrows shot into her hairline. It was of the few times the poison enthusiast made such an exaggerated expression. "What? I love her okay! I don't care what anyone else says I—"

"No—that's fine." Sucy interjected, "I was just surprised you said it so clearly. After watching those two dorks tiptoe around the L-word for so long, it felt like a taboo."

Barbara calmed down after her passionate outbreak, "I totally get you. I'm probably not much better though…"

"How long have you known?" Lotte inquired while putting a reassuring hand on her friend's shoulder.

"A long time. Too long…" Barbara answered somberly. "Why don't you confess? She cares about you a lot." Lotte insisted.

"I've considered it but…", Barbara sighed. "It's…not that simple. Hannah and I have been friends since we were kids. We do everything together! We go shopping together, we eat together, sometimes we sleep together, and we even bathe together from time to time!"

"That's pretty gay," Sucy interrupted. Lotte sent her a glare and put an end to Sucy's sass.

"If I lose Hannah, I'll be losing a part of myself! It's hard to confess because we've known each other so long. I don't want to risk breaking what we have. I'm…scared." Barbara confessed.

"Quit shoving me, you dunce!"

"Then hurry up! They'll get cold!"

The three girls turned their attention to the door. The commotion outside ceased and suddenly there was a very timid knock on the door.

"Oh for the love of—" BANG "Yo!" Amanda greeted after slamming the door wide open. Hannah stood nervously behind the noisy witch. Jasminka gave her a gentle push and the brunette entered the room with a tray of freshly baked cookies in her hands.

"I know you're mad at me, though I don't know why." Hannah started guiltily. "But I miss you and I want to fix things—"

"Hannah! You don't need to apologize!" Barbara leaped up and threw her arms around her best friend. Hannah dropped the tray in shock but one of Constanze's stan-bots zipped in and rescued the sweets. Sucy, Amanda, and Jasminka applauded the spectacular save while Lotte sighed at her friend's silliness. Hannah relaxed after the witches' goofy antics and returned the hug. "Hannah, you didn't do anything wrong. I should be the one saying sorry." Barbara continued. "Barb, you never get angry without reason. What's wrong?" Hannah asked, tightening the embrace. "I…don't know." Barbara lied.

Sucy let out a long, exaggerated sigh.

"But for now, let's eat those cookies. They smell delicious!" Barbara dodged. Hannah didn't look convinced but she slowly released her friend.

"Actually, it's almost curfew. Maybe you two should take some and eat them together in your room." Lotte suggested. The bespectacled girl figured Barbara wanted to continue her conversation with Hannah in private. She flashed Barbara a knowing smile and the raven-haired girl gave her a subtle nod in return. Thanks, Lotte!

Lotte divided the cookies amongst the witches and the two best friends took their leave. The remaining witches watched them go down the corridor, hand in hand. "So gay," Sucy muttered.

"Why are we babysitting Diana's dum-dums again? Amanda asked sarcastically.

"Because Diana is babysitting our dum-dum," Lotte replied affectionately.

"You're all dum-dums to me!" Constanze's stan-bot cheered. The witches shared a laugh and said goodnight to one another.

Once Lotte and Sucy were alone, the freckled girl had a sudden thought. "Wait! What if this happens again? I doubt Barbara will confess anytime soon…"

"We'll just tell Akko to pull on some clothes and quit showing off so much thigh." Sucy smirked, "though I don't think Diana will agree."

Lotte muffled her fangirl scream in her pillow.