Disclaimer: I don't own Little Witch Academia or any of its characters. They rightfully belong to Trigger.

A/N: Update day! YASS! Thank you to everyone who reviewed, followed, or put this story on their favorites! I would also like to give a thank you to Eikaros, who wished me an early happy b-day on their last review! It made me very happy, you're such a sweetheart! :)

Lastly, I have a bit of an announcement by the end of this chapter. For those of you that are interested, it concerns chapter 10 as well as a little project that I'm currently working on.

For now, let's continue where we left off last time.


Chapter 9: Unexpected Friends & Obligation

"WHAT ON EARTH IS GOING ON HERE?!"

All eyes were on the heiress of this household, who was looking on this chaos with both shock and disapproval from the still unconscious bloody redhead on her kitchen floor, to the fighting trio by her back door.

Nobody dared to move and to show that there wasn't going to be any more violence the girl with the short build settled the frying pan on the kitchen sink while the strong girl finally released her grip on Akko, who stumbled a bit with her footing before she fell on the floor.

"Akko!" The heiress hurried over to the girl's side, and she certainly noticed the state of Akko's injury but Diana ultimately decided not to scold her about it and instead she asked, "Are you alright? What happened?"

"D-Diana?" The brunette looked up at her savior, her ruby red eyes widening in surprise and fear all the same, but Akko didn't let those emotions consume her since ensuring Diana's safety was her first priority, "F-forget about me! You need to get out of here, these girls are thieves!" she accused, pointing to the trio near the back door.

Diana arched a perfectly shaped brow, looking at the 'burglars' with a knowing look, "Thieves, huh?" she spoke amusingly.

"Who are you calling a thief?!"

Everyone turned their attention to the disgruntled redhead, who had finally gained consciousness as she slowly sat up from the kitchen floor, her voice sounded nasal due to her broken and bloody nose.

"It's nice to see you too, O'Neill." The young doctor cut in, greeting the supposed thief with a warm welcome when it needed to be the exact opposite, under the right circumstances anyway.

By this point, Akko was so confused, "Wait, wait, wait! Let me get this straight... You girls actually know each other?" she asked them.

And from there the girls got introductions out of the way, managed to clean everything up, and Akko and Amanda explained their sides of the story respectively. One thing's for sure, Diana was pretty upset over the events that took place...

"Honestly," The heiress sighed heavily as she finished bandaging Akko's injury, "you girls should know better." she then aimed a glare in Amanda's direction, who was currently busy maintaining a bloody rag on her nose in an effort to stop the bleeding. "Especially you, O'Neill. Who in their right mind would plan a visit so late into the night and attempt to break-in through my back door of all places?!"

"I wanted to make it a surprise!" The red-haired tomboy spoke up in defense, giving the blonde a glare of her own, "How the hell was I supposed to know that I was going to get a face-full of a frying pan of all things?!" she retorted irritably.

"I told you that it was a bad idea, but you wouldn't listen to me." Jasminka shook her head in dismay as she helped herself to a couple of apples in the kitchen and Constanze, who was by her side, nodded her head with a grunt.

"I have to agree with them O'Neill, you really are slipping. Being caught off guard by a maid and all..." Diana teased, which caused Akko to snicker.

Amanda's cheeks were as red as her own hair color. "S-shut up!"

"And as for you, young lady," The young doctor directed her stern stare towards the brunette, who stopped snickering and shivered a bit under Diana's gaze, "while I appreciate your heroic efforts, I would appreciate it more if you took your own safety into account. There was no need to be so reckless." she scolded.

Akko hung her head in shame, her hands nervously fiddling with her skirt, "I-I know, I'm sorry, Diana." she apologized quietly, and so she tried to reason with her savior by saying, "I just didn't want anything bad to happen to you or anyone else in the household..."

As soon as her serious facade came it soon went away as Diana merely shook her head, bringing the small girl into a warm embrace, "I know, but next time something like this happens, you look for me, understand?"

The young maid felt her ears burn, her breath hitched on her throat from Diana's close proximity, but despite it all, Akko managed to nod while replying with a small, "Okay..."

From the sideline, Amanda witnessed the whole exchange between the two girls. Personally, the redhead wanted to comment about it, but in the end, she chose not to and instead she called on the heiress...

"Yo Cav, in case you forgot, I still need medical attention over here! I think the bleeding finally stopped. Now, do me a favor and fix my nose with a little bit of magi-"

The adventurous redhead didn't even finish that sentence due to the fact that Diana had swiftly grabbed a hold of her nose, and fixed it manually... without any warning. Once Amanda's brain processed what just happened, the poor girl wailed in pain as she immediately brought her hands up to cover her tender injury.

"There we go, good as new! You might be able to breathe normally again in a couple of days." The blonde spoke cheerfully with an uneasy smile, secretly hoping that Akko hadn't heard the last word in Amanda's sentence, and so to dispel any suspicions Diana decided to give the red-eyed girl a task, "Akko, would you be a dear and go upstairs and retrieve a couple of rags along with some fresh bandages for me? I seem to have run out. There should be some more in my room."

Not sensing anything unusual about her savior's demeanor, the brunette happily responded, "Of course Diana, I'll be right back!"

"Take your time!" The young doctor said sweetly as she watched the girl depart from the kitchen, and then she turned to look at her guests, "She's so cute and dependable, isn't she?" she commented to them.

"'Cute', give me a break! That girl almost killed me and YOU almost finished the job by practically snapping my beautiful nose in half!" Amanda complained like there was no tomorrow, flinching a bit as she touched her delicate nose.

"Oh please," Diana rolled her eyes at hearing the redhead's exaggeration, "I didn't 'snap' it, I fixed it. You're welcome, by the way. Besides, I only did it like that to keep you silent from saying the word magic." she reasoned.

Jasminka momentarily stopped eating apples as she looked at the heiress in surprise, "Wait, so Akko doesn't know that you're a witch?" she asked.

"She does not." The blonde answered.

This piqued Amanda's curiosity, and so she followed up with another question, "What's the girl's story anyway? She definitely wasn't here last time we visited."

The heiress gave them the summarized version of how she met the red-eyed girl, "Long story short, I found Akko about a month ago. She was practically dead on her feet as she walked, or limped I should say, on the side of the road when I found her..."

"Just how hurt was she?" The pink-haired adventurer inquired in concern.

"It was bad, really bad. It's a miracle that she's actually walking. Bless the nine that her wounds weren't too severe either because if I hadn't noticed her..." Diana let out a shaky breath, remembering how frightened the young girl was at the time. She shook that memory away, sighing softly before she continued, "When I checked to see if she had any weapons on her person, I found none, which also included a wand, and so I'm under the assumption that Akko is just a normal girl. She also doesn't have anywhere else to go so I offered her a home here, and I've been taking care of her since then." The young doctor finished her story.

"Well, that's definitely something you don't hear every day." The adventurous redhead commented, leaning back against her seat, "Do you know who or what caused those injuries?" she shot another question at her friend.

"Honestly, even if I am curious, I am too scared to find out the answer..." Diana admitted quietly, "Akko hasn't told me anything about her life before she got here, and I don't want to obligate her to tell me anything she doesn't want to. Hopefully, she'll be able to confide in me whenever she's ready to do so."

Just when the blonde finished saying that, Constanze smiled a bit and did hand gestures as she signed, "You're so kind..."

"Yeah, too kind some would say." Amanda grumbled, crossing her arms as her face settled into a skeptical look of suspicion for the brunette's story, "If I was in your shoes, I'd be very wary of that girl in case she turned out to be a-"

Diana sent a fierce glare towards the tomboy, a glare that could possibly kill lesser beings, and her voice was just as sharp and cold as ice as she interrupted her friend by saying, "If you dare finish that sentence, I will break your nose beyond repair."

"Whoa!" The adventurous redhead jumped back against her chair, falling over on the kitchen floor, but she didn't lay there for long as she scrambled up on her knees and crawled over to Jasminka, hiding behind the strong girl for protection. "Your attitude just did a complete 180, Caven-dusa! Constanze, I think that you should take that comment back."

The young doctor's eye twitched in irritation from hearing the old nickname, but regardless her glare softened, clearly feeling guilty for the sudden outburst. In all honesty, she didn't mean it like that. Shutting her friend up, yes, but to make it come out as a threat she did not. The reason she acted the way she did was out of impulse, it always bothered Diana that people would assume that Akko was a criminal of some kind when that clearly wasn't the case, but in the end, she knows that she couldn't fault people for thinking that way. After all, not everyone in this world would have the same mindset as hers when it comes to helping others.

"Forgive me, that was uncalled for..." The heiress apologized.

Despite the fact that she had gotten scared, Amanda got back up on her feet as she put her hands behind her head, giving Diana a goofy grin as she said, "Nah, it's alright Cav, I was outta of line for suspecting her. I don't personally know the girl so I kind of deserved that. Sorry about that."

"If you girls are going to stay here for a couple of days or so, then that's fine, but please try to keep anything related to magic on the down low." Diana pleaded with them, "It's bad enough that Aunt Daryl isn't too happy of me letting Akko live here with us, and she'll certainly won't be after she notices that you three will be staying here as well."

"Let your aunt huff and puff all she wants, but don't you worry Cav, we'll behave." The redhead promised, Jasminka and Constanze nodding in agreement with their leader.

The blonde smiled in gratitude, "Thank you girls, I appreciate it."


"Diana, would you mind telling me on why they are here?" Aunt Daryl practically snarled in disapproval at noticing the trio, who sat across from them on the dining table as they ate their breakfast.

The following morning started off on the shaky side as the atmosphere was more than just tense by this point. Diana merely remained silent as she ate her meal, obviously not wanting to participate in another banter with her aunt. She just wasn't feeling it today. Constanze and Jasminka also paid attention to their food, to which the strong girl was happily serving herself her tenth plate while her short companion merely did some origami figures as she fiddled with her napkins.

Amanda, however, was happy to oblige, "I'm sorry, did you say something you old broad?" she asked innocently, too innocently for Daryl's standards.

"I certainly did not miss your crude attitude, Miss O'Neill." The elder Cavendish huffed irritably, barely keeping her anger in check as she glared icy daggers at the young teenager.

The short-haired tomboy chuckled, leaning back against her chair as she said, "The feeling is mutual because I definitely didn't miss seeing your ugly mask, oh wait... That's your face!"

"You are an incorrigible, disrespectful child!" Daryl chided, slamming her hands angrily on the table. "You are supposed to treat me with respect and show some gratitude for this family!"

"Funny," Amanda spoke dryly, suddenly being deadly serious as she gave the older woman a fierce glare of her own. "If I recall correctly, you didn't even lift a finger to lend a hand on my time of need. Why should I respect and show gratitude to someone who didn't earn it?"

"You'd better watch your tongue, girl."

"You'd better watch your temper, hag."

"Ruffian!"

"Crook!"

And so, Daryl's and Amanda's back-and-forth began as they threw insults at each other, to which eventually prompt Maril and Merrill to join in in hopes on ganging up on the adventurous redhead, who didn't seem bothered at the least as that added more fuel to the fire.

Meanwhile, on the corner of the dining hall, Akko was more than a little uncomfortable as she stood alongside Anna, waiting patiently until one of them was called in case one of the Cavendishes or their guests needed something.

The brunette looked up at the head maid, giving her a pleading stare, "Is it alright if I can be excused and help Carter with garden duties?" she asked for permission, "Unless you really need me here to help you out, then I don't mind." she added soon afterward.

"You may go. Besides, it will be a while until they settle down..." Anna told her honestly, "This is nothing I can't handle." she reassured.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm quite sure, Miss Kagari."

"If you insist. Thank you very much." The young maid bowed politely as she excused herself on her way out of the dining room.


It felt good being outside. It was a bright sunny day, one wouldn't mind stepping out of the house and do something productive. There was a nice breeze blowing as well, and Akko found herself to be at peace and become one with nature as she stayed busy tending the flowers in the garden.

The brunette didn't mind doing yard work, in fact, she loves it. She may still be doing chores, but at the very least she wasn't cooped up inside the manor cleaning. Being outside like this reminded Akko of the simple days back at her home village, back when everything was normal and not... complicated. She would be lying if she said she wasn't homesick. Why wouldn't she be?

To think that things would have escalated so fast just because of a small fire, to think that she would have been cast out of her own home by neighbors, friends, and family. Her own parents...

They looked at me, their own child, as nothing but a monster... In a daze, Akko stared down at her work-worn hands, which were covered in old scars and dirt from working outside.

Ever since that dreadful night, the red-eyed girl hasn't experienced another incident similar to her home village, and honestly, she didn't know whether to consider it as a good or a bad thing. Who knows? It could have been a fluke. A one-time thing, or maybe it was all in her head. It certainly wouldn't be the first time that Akko had exaggerated something since the girl is a bit of a prankster. That could be it, right?

Yeah, that's it. It was all a prank, a joke! The young maid convinced herself, chuckling pitifully as she continued thinking of her delusions for a normal life. Maybe I can go back and make them think that this was another one of my jokes. They'll scold me for messing with them, but they'll eventually get a kick out of it and start laughing about it like they always do, always...

Akko's vision blurred as tears welled up in her eyes, but ultimately only one lone tear streamed down her cheek, eventually falling onto the palm of her right hand.

No matter how much she thought about it, no matter how much she wished it hadn't happened, she knew deep down that this fantasy was nothing but wishful thinking and Akko had no choice but to accept it as reality.

"Akko."

Surprised, the brunette turned her head to the right in time to notice her savior, who just arrived in the garden and looked at her with concern.

Akko swiftly wiped her tears away by brushing her face against the sleeves of her shirt, sniffling a bit as she gave Diana a small smile in greeting, "Hello Diana, how was breakfast?"

"Dismal. I'm happy to be out of there." The heiress responded, rolling her eyes as she did so. More importantly, that still wasn't enough to dissuade her as she asked, "How about you? Is everything alright?"

"Yes."

Akko lied, and Diana knew it.

The blonde sighed softly, "Akko, do you really expect me to believe that you're fine when you were clearly crying?" she spoke worriedly.

"I'm fine Diana, really." The red-eyed girl said insistently, standing up to her full height as she tried her best to dust her hands off from the dirt, "If anything, it was a bit embarrassing." she chuckled, but Diana knew that it wasn't genuine in the slightest, "I mean, I got scared by a grasshopper of all things."

The young doctor raised her eyebrows in amusement, "A grasshopper scared you? Is that what made you cry?" she asked interrogatively, but not enough to push the girl to spill the beans.

"Well yeah, out of laughter. I found it silly that I got spooked by such a small creature and so I laughed." Akko answered, shrugging her shoulders as if it wasn't a big deal.

Akko's a horrible liar, but it looks like that's her story and she will stick to it. Why on Earth does she have to be so difficult? Diana thought with a shake of her head. Instead, she decided to tease the girl by saying, "If you insist, scaredy-cat."

A scarlet blush took over Akko's cheeks by the storm as she exclaimed, "I-I'm not a scaredy-!" she then stopped herself, ultimately deciding to change the subject, "Ugh, never mind... A-anyway are Amanda, Constanze, and Jasminka really your friends?" she asked.

"You don't trust them, do you?" The heiress shot a question of her own.

"Do you really expect me to after the stunt they pulled last night?" Akko retorted, clearly feeling salty over the slight fight the night before.

"Fair point." Diana gave a small laugh as she walked on ahead, smiling when she noticed the brunette walking alongside her.

The two of them walked along a path, eventually reaching the center of the garden. Breathing in the sweet odor of the olive groves mixed with a fragrance of roses. The path was lined with shrubs, and the middle was likewise lined with tall hedges that surrounded the round, large portion of the garden where a large fountain was situated at its center with benches on either side of it. What definitely caught Akko's attention, however, was the huge variety of roses that decorated most of the plants among the field ranging many kinds of colors besides the common red. Akko hadn't known there were multiple colors asides from the typical red, white, and yellow.

The rose garden was simply beautiful, and it quickly became one of Akko's favorite places within the Cavendish property. Akko believed just for a moment that she could be content and all of her worries would disappear, along with the dark, painful past she escaped from.

Diana made her way towards one of the benches and sat down, smiling a bit at noticing the girl's awe expression as she looked around with child-like wonder.

Once her sightseeing was over, Akko sat beside her savior, "So, what's their story?"

The blonde merely hummed in acknowledgment, deeply thinking on what to share and not to share with the young girl, "I'm afraid that you have to be a bit more specific than that, Akko."

"Okay, um... What was your first meeting with them like?" Akko asked, her curiosity growing as she waited for her savior's answer.

"Dreary." Diana answered simply, and she elaborated further by saying, "It was a stormy night. I remember it almost as if it was just yesterday when three girls, soaked to the bone, approached the front doors of the manor. One was injured and sick, the other was feeble and suffered from malnutrition, and the third didn't sustain any physical wounds but emotionally they are there." she summarized cryptically.

The red-eyed girl looked a bit dissatisfied from hearing that answer, "That's it?"

The young doctor hid a laugh at the back of her hand, "That's it." she confirmed.

"But, that barely tells me anything." Akko pouted disappointingly, hunching a bit in her seat.

"Which is exactly why I highly encourage that you get to know them. Who knows? They might even become unexpected friends." Diana spoke reasonably, "And as much as I am willing to tell you, I can't. The girls told me their pasts in sub rosa."

The brunette tilted her head in confusion, "Sub...rosa?"

"It's a Latin expression, which literally translates to "under the rose" and its meaning is something told in secret." The heiress explained, "Oddly fitting, considering where we are, don't you think?" she finished saying with a wink.

Akko's reaction was immediate, her face turned the same shade as her own eye color. She shyly looked down at her lap in order to avoid Diana's gaze, "I-I guess so..."

She is so cute. The blonde thought adoringly, looking around the garden in search for something, picking a particular flower behind her with an outstretched hand.

Akko got startled when she felt Diana touch her hair, but she didn't dare look up, "D-Diana, what are you doing?"

"Hold still, I'm almost done."

"O-okay..."

"Finished." The young doctor backed away, smiling on a job well done. "And, I must say, a purple rose really does compliment your eyes."

The brunette felt her ears burn, "F-flattery won't get you anywhere!"

"Oh? Do you think I'm lying?"

"N-no..."

"Then, what seems to be the problem?" Diana asked, looking at the young girl in concern.

"There's no problem. It's just...weird. I mean, nobody has ever complimented my eyes before..." Akko muttered shyly, avoiding her savior's gaze once again.

The red-eyed girl felt a warm hand on her cheek, gently making the girl turn her head to look at the heiress, which made Akko fall into a trance as she stared at those stunning blue eyes along with that kind smile. Akko just couldn't explain it. Diana made it look so easy with just a simple action, but just one look and she already had Akko's attention without fail.

Now, even more so when the blonde spoke, "Then, let me be the first to say that your eyes are very enchanting to look at."

"...E-enchanting?" Akko felt her heart hammer inside her chest, internally being surprised at herself to be able to respond at all to that compliment. She just wished that it was something else, at least something that totally didn't make her sound like an idiot in front of her savior.

Regardless, Diana took Akko's reaction with stride. She giggled as she elaborated further, "Yes, enchanting as in captivating, lovely, pleasant. I could go on if you'd like?"

"I-I'm good, thanks!"

"If you insist." The young doctor smiled, standing up from the bench as she stretched her back. She then started to head out, "Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to return back to the manor. I won't distract you further."

As wonderful as their moment was, the brunette felt a bit sad to have it end. "...Diana, wait."

"Hmm?" Diana stopped in her tracks, turning to face Akko.

"What does a purple rose mean?" Akko felt her ears burn at asking such a question, but she wanted to know.

The heiress merely hummed, possibly debating whether to tell her or not and once she made up her mind she said, "I've already told you, by technicality. I only said one part of the answer."

"Um, okay... Then, what's the other part?"

At hearing this, it was finally Diana's turn to blush, bringing a hand up to cough into her clenched fist in order to gain some form of composure. "Perhaps, another time."

And with that, Diana immediately turned around and headed out the rose garden in a brisk walk before Akko had a chance to throw another question her way.

Now alone, the red-eyed girl removed the flower that was tucked in her hair, marveling at its beauty as she held it in her hands, recalling her savior's compliment...

"Enchanting, huh?"


As magical as her day was the day before, the young maid felt devastated the next day...

"You're leaving?!" Akko shrieked in shock, grabbing and tugging on Diana's traveling cloak, "To where? How long?" she continued to say with a sad pout on her face.

Diana smiled, gently guiding a strand of hair behind the girl's ear, "To a distant village, and I shouldn't be gone no more than a week." she responded.

"Can't your patient come to you instead?" The brunette offered a solution, secretly hoping that it will be enough to persuade her savior to stay.

"Unfortunately, that's not an option." The heiress lamented to inform, "There are times where my clients actually travel to the manor to see me for a medical problem, however, if their health declines then I have to make the trip to them. It's just another one of my responsibilities as a Cavendish." she reasoned, hoping deep down that Akko would understand.

To Diana's relieve, the red-eyed girl merely nodded as she replied with a quiet, "Okay..."

In truth, Diana couldn't fault Akko for her childish behavior because if she were honest with herself the young doctor didn't want to leave either, but she had to out of obligation. This will also be Akko's first time in the manor without Diana around, and just thinking about it made the heiress anxious on what would happen if she wasn't around to watch over the young girl...

It's bad enough that she has to deal with Aunt Daryl and my cousins... Diana shook her head afterward, No, no, no. I have to think positive! After all, Akko won't be alone, she'll be surrounded by people I can trust. She thought optimistically.

Besides, it was only a week. It may seem long at first, but surely it'll fly by in a blink of an eye. What Akko needed was a bit of motivation, something to look forward to until Diana's return.

The heiress grabbed a hold of Akko's hand in both of her own, but not even that was enough to make the young maid look at her, and so Diana called for her attention, "Akko, look at me."

Hesitantly, Akko slowly turned her head to give Diana her undivided attention, though she still had an adorable pout on her face.

The blonde smiled softly as she continued, "I know that you're a bit upset, but I assure you that this trip won't be as long as you think. Who knows? I might even surprise you by returning home earlier than expected."

A glimmer of hope seemed to have sparkled on Akko's red eyes, her expression looking a bit excited just by hearing that possibility, "Really?"

"We shall see," Diana told her, and then a bright idea came to mind... "How about this? When I return, let's spend the day in town. Just the two of us. We can go wherever you want. How does that sound?"

Within seconds, a huge smile blossomed on the brunette's face. "That sounds great!"

"Excellent! Now, be a good little maid and help Anna around the manor. She'll take good care of you."

"I know."

"Alright then, I need to head out now. I'll see you soon, Akko." The young doctor bid farewell, turning around as she was about to open the front doors of the mansion, but before her hand even touched the doorknob...

"...Diana, wait."

"Hmm?"

When Diana turned around to face the girl, she jumped a bit in surprise when Akko gave her an unexpected hug, not that the heiress minded. She wrapped her arms around the young maid as she returned the embrace.

Do I really have to go? Diana thought to herself, still in denial about the fact that she'll be away from Akko for a whole week, but she knew she had to go.

"Have a safe trip." The brunette said quietly, tightening her hold on the blonde for a bit longer before she let go, and Diana had to fight the urge to maintain her face as neutral as possible to show that she wasn't upset, but in the end that feeling went away when she saw Akko's adorable, bright smile.

That smile alone made Diana feel many things. Mainly, feeling her heart skip a beat as well as feeling the warmth spread throughout her entire being. The heiress felt like she could take on the whole world, and not even a whole week wait could make this feeling disappear...

"Thank you, Akko. I'll be back before you know it."

And with that, the front doors to the Cavendish manor closed, and Akko's happy demeanor vanished in an instant due to Diana's departure. Almost all at once Akko felt sad, cold, and lonely without her Savior's presence.

It was agonizing, and the week had barely begun.

Unfortunately for Akko, patience was never really her strong suit. It never was.

Sighing, the young maid slowly made her way upstairs, hoping to busy herself with her servant duties as a distraction until Diana's return...


A/N2: And, that's the end for chapter 9 folks! Poor Akko probably has to endure an entire week without her beloved Diana, but it's okay because she's going to have unexpected companionship with the green team on chapter 10! For the garden scene, each color offers a distinct meaning: red, the lover's rose, signifies enduring passion; white, humility and innocence; yellow, expressing friendship and joy; pink, gratitude, appreciation and admiration; orange, enthusiasm and desire; white lilac and purple roses represent enchantment and love at first sight. I deemed the purple rose to be very fitting for this chapter. And so, I hope that you guys and gals enjoyed that little bit of fluff and romance. I certainly did! ;3

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STAY TUNED! I am thinking of updating again on April 22nd, but if for some reason I don't is because I'm currently focusing on a b-day one shot for AevumAce, who's a dear friend and my lovely Beta Reader for this story, and I'm writing this one shot project as a way to express my gratitude for all the help and support they've given me. They've also given me permission to upload their b-day one shot on Fanfiction. I will post it on April 18 and it will be a Dianakko fic (Sort of), you guys will understand if you decide to read it for yourselves. Rest assured, chapter 10 for Of Trials and Magic will be ready or as close to ready around that time frame. Until next time!