Whew. It's finally done. The main ending to this story is finally done. Maybe I'm going to write some sort of spin-off one-shot collection going off of this particular ending later, too.

In any case, onto the ending!


As Akko looked over both photographs, she soon realized something.

Or rather, she reaffirmed one fact that she already established to herself.

She loved both Sucy and Diana. Sucy had that distinct charm to her, was an interesting person to hang out with, and was overall the coolest possible girlfriend she could ever have. Meanwhile, Diana was all classy and pretty, was basically the single smartest student in the entire academy, and was probably one of the best witches Akko ever knew.

Even though Akko honestly felt like she didn't deserve either of them, both candidates already insisted on the opposite several times over.

Stashing both photographs back into her pockets, she clenched her fists, slammed them against the bridge railing, and remarked: "If they both really love me, then I just have to try my best to make them both happy. And I won't give up so easily!"


A few days later, on a particularly hectic Monday, while everyone else was busy running back to the dormitories, Akko slid both Sucy and Diana each a hastily scribbled handwritten note.

"Meet me at that one little bridge. I think I've made my decision. Akko ;P" – Was the content of both notes. What was written on the back of either note, however, did not seem to make either girl comfortable:

"P.S. I'm not really going to be alone over there, though. I'll explain when you get there! ^o^"

Diana and Sucy first shot a confused glare at one another, then back at the notes, then over at Akko, who just groaned and remarked: "Ugh, come on girls, just go meet up with me there! Both of you!"

"Why would you need us both to be there?" – Sucy asked, still confused.

"I guess she just doesn't want to make any decisions behind either of our backs, and decided to be more forward with her choice." – Diana remarked, this being the only logical explanation she could think of at the time.

When Akko ended up losing her patience with the two girls, she just dragged them both by their hands through the corridors, to the academy gates, and finally to that one bridge.

A few questions were given on the way there, like "Why are you taking us there?", "What is that all about?" and other questions that were given a single off-handed answer – "You'll see soon!"

Finally, as the trio arrived at the bridge, Sucy was the first to speak up: "Okay, seriously, Akko, what was that all about? Why couldn't you just tell which one of us you chose and go on with it?"

"Yes, all of this is rather… Confusing, to say the least. I know you're not one to look for an easy way to handle such matters, but…" – Diana was still quite astonished by the situation.

"Okay, okay, in a moment, but… Please, just get a little closer to me? Like, both of you, so that we're in hug range, you know?"

What's with the odd specifics? Even despite that, both girls quietly complied, and when they did…

Akko embraced both Sucy and Diana, pulling them close to herself, much to their odd confusion.

"The truth is, I love ya both!" – Akko said as she looked up at the two girls on the receiving end of her hug.

"Akko, I don't really get it." – Sucy remarked, looking a bit off to the side.

"Neither do I, to be honest…" – Diana added, her gaze also diverted elsewhere.

"Ugh, come on, you guys! It honestly feels like you're the dummies here right now and not me! I mean, as in I really love-love you both! Like, I can't just choose one of you, so I decided – why should I bother choosing in the first palce?" – The brunette shouted impatiently at the duo.

"Hold on… You mean you want to start a polyamorous relationship with us?" – Diana asked.

"Poly- Wha?"

"She means a relationship where more than two people are involved, you dummy." – Sucy remarked, although her tone sounded… A bit less exasperated than usual.

"Yeah, that! I mean, you can put up with one another for me, right? Riiight?" – After the brunette asked that, her expression was the usual expectant grin that she had whenever she asked Ursula some uncomfortable question about either her past as Chariot or about Croix, and the professor hesitated with her answer.

After a few moments and a few double-take glares – between Sucy and Diana, then back at Akko, then somewhere off to the side, then back at Akko – it was Sucy who spoke up first: "Well, as difficult as it may be… I guess I can put up with miss Stick-Up-Hers if it's for your sake, Akko."

"And I suppose I can try to forget about my gripes with Miss Manbavaran over here as well, even if I'm not exactly a fan of the "do it for someone else's sake" reasoning." – Diana added.

"Ohmigosh, thank you-thank you-thank you!" – The asian witch shouted out excitedly as she tightened her hug on both girls she was currently holding in an embrace, although a groan of pain from both of them was enough to calm her down. – "Oh, sorry about that."

"Anyway, now that this is all said and done…What about the first kiss? Who gets the honor?" – Sucy asked, not exactly sure what to do in such a situation – after all, she didn't even have any theoretical knowledge on three-way relationships, let alone the, uh, practical side of it…

"Hmm… Oh!" – Akko immediately pulled the duo even closer to her so that they were inches away from close contact and remarked: "Just, uh, try to make it as if you two are, like, kissing me on the lips both at the same time?"

"I don't want to taste mushrooms during a kiss, thanks." – Diana remarked dryly.

"I don't even want to know what I'm going to taste with you involved in the kiss, Prissy." – Sucy deadpanned in response.

"Oh, just can it already, you two!" – The asian witch shouted out, and pulled them both into a sort-of-kiss.

It was weird, to say the least. It felt unusual for both Diana and Sucy to end up on the receiving end of a kiss from someone else, especially both at once. And yet, somehow, that odd sweet taste of Akko's lips was way too satisfying for either of them to bail out…

An odd mix of tastes persisted in Akko's mouth as she finished the kiss and pulled away from both girls.

"Well, that was sloppy…" – Sucy remarked, wiping her lips with her sleeve.

Diana decided to be a bit more sophisticated on the matter, and procured a handkerchief from her pocket instead. After wiping her lips as well, she added: "I think you almost bit both mine and Akko's tongue, too."

"Well, that didn't quite work out, I guess…" – Akko shyly scratched the back of her head. – "Buuut, that still technically counts as you both getting my first kiss?"

"You could have just went with a consecutive kiss, you know." – Sucy remarked, to which Diana responded by taking her wand out and conjuring a small coin-like object. It wasn't so much a coin as just an odd circular piece of unknown metal with two differently colored sides – the greenish-yellow side presumably represented Diana, while the opposite, mauve side was representing Sucy. As the blonde handed Akko the odd object, the brunette immediately tossed it as high up as she could… Only for it to bonk her on the head.

"Oww…" – As the asian witch rubbed her forehead and went to pick up the coin-like object, she saw that it landed the mauve side up. – "Welp, Sucy gets first dibs."

"Guess you're not done with tasting mushrooms today just yet." – Sucy remarked, shrugging, while the blonde just groaned and retorted: "I think I'll just have to get used to it. Besides, you were probably going to be tasting herbal tea if I were to end up as the first kisser instead. I suppose this means we're both going to have some occasional complications. Guess it's not just trust issues that often make polyamorous relationships difficult. "

Not that Sucy really bothered to listen to the other witch's words, as she went on with her individual kiss with Akko. And it certainly felt a lot better to not have to struggle to avoid any foreign tastes, too. But it wasn't the taste she was going for, surely – she made sure that every single second of the kiss is at least a tiny bit more sensual than the sloppy first attempt at kissing, making sure to slip her tongue in at least a tiny bit more, and keep in close contact with Akko. And during the last few moments, Sucy even lightly sucked on the brunette's lower lip before breaking the kiss with an odd sound.

And honestly, Diana certainly felt a lot less tense the moment Sucy let go of the lucky kissee and told her: "Alright, your turn, blondie."

As Diana approached Akko, she figured she'd better not rush things too much, and thus her kiss was a tad more subdued – no tongue involved, no lip-sucking, no nothing. And just as she suspected, there was a lingering taste of mushrooms on Akko's lips, but it was a lot less noticeable than during the threeway kiss, to the point where she just forgot all about it.

"Come on now, make that kiss count! A simple peck just won't do for, heh, our girlfriend, you know." – As if to emphasize her point and to signal her to act more openly, Sucy pushed Diana a little closer to Akko. The sole heiress figured she might as well follow along and deepened the kiss, not being nearly as hesitant as she was moments ago.

As Diana let go of Akko a few moments later, however, she was borderline panting and even more red in the face than usual.

"Wow… You guys are both quite the great kissers, did you know that? Not too bad for your first times, you know…" – Akko replied, panting as Diana let go of her.

"Okay, maybe you overdid it. Seems to me someone's lung capacity isn't doing them any favors." – Sucy snarked, finishing her sentence off with her typical smirk. – "Also, there's just one more thing I wanted to do…"

And as to emphasize her point, Sucy approached Akko and bit her lightly on the right side of her neck – not enough to draw blood, but more than enough to leave a noticeable bite mark, eliciting a quiet "Oww…" from the Japanese witch. As the violette let go of the successfully "marked" girl and turned to face the slightly weirded out Diana, she explained: "Consider it a formality of sorts. I wanted to mark her as my own previously, but since we're sharing, you can go for it as well. No need to bite, just a kiss on the left side of her neck should do."

"You are one wicked Creep." – The brit responded as she conjured a light blue lipstick and went to apply it.

"Tell me something new, Prissy." – The alchemist cackled as she finished that sentence.

After Diana was done applying the lipstick, she immediately went on to plant a soft, gentle kiss on the left, untouched side of Akko's neck – not too drawn out, but just enough to leave a kiss mark.

"Thanks, guys, I think I now have a legitimate reason to wear a turtleneck sweater this winter." – Akko joked as she rubbed the places of both marks. Interestingly enough, neither Sucy's fang marks nor Diana's lipstick seemed to fade from her touch. Seems these two really tried their best in marking her, huh…

"I guess now that we're done with the formalities, we can head back to the Academy?"

"Exactly, Cavendish. Speaking of which, you'll be helping me and Lotte tutor this hopeless mess."

"Hey, can it already! My grades have improved a lot since last year!" – Akko retorted.

"I don't really mean it, silly. But in all seriousness, you're not above some extra help, right? Plus, it's extra time with both your girlfriends~" – Sucy remarked, punctuating the last sentence in a sing-song voice.

"Maybe I can even set up a date for us three later today. Depends on where you two are in the mood to go to, though." – Diana said as the trio continued back on to Luna Nova.

"Considering our different definitions of a good dating place, I think we should just let Akko decide on this one. What do ya think, Akko? "

As both girls turned to face Akko, the brunette took a deep breath and gave her reply:

"For today, I think we'd just stay back at the Academy. I'm not feeling like going out anywhere, and besides…"

"I think this decision will certainly satisfy everyone involved."


Whew. For once, I have a properly finished story. Am I really glad to finally be done with this fic. Not that I didn't have fun writing it, but I felt like I've been spending too much time on it, and that's not counting how much I had to condense it. Yikes.

As I mentioned above, I'm probably going to write some sort of spin-off to this fic. Perhaps a one-shot collection focusing around this odd polyamorous bunch, perhaps? ;3

Anyway, on to the bad news - I'm kinda struggling with my university work this year, to say the least. Not only that, but I was hit with a particularly nasty cold. Which means I feel even less up to doing a damn thing. And this sucks. Hopefully I won't end up late with the Web Design project.

Anyway, with only two major fics of mine left to work on - one almost finished, and the other off to a decent start...

Darky Out!