Several weeks had passed since Kenji had first arrived at Luna Nova and since Akko had lost the broom race, now having somewhat settled into the school he spent most of his days sluggishly lazing about in his magic lessons.

"Mr Otsuka what exactly are you doing!?" Professor Finnelan questioned loudly snapping Kenji out of the daze he was in, his phone almost slipping out of his hand.

"U-uh I was just recording this class because the lesson was just that important," Kenji lied slightly sweat dropping as he leaned over his desk.

"And how exactly is playing a game supposed to be you recording the lesson?" Diana questioned Kenji's phone now levitating beside her.

"Honestly Mr Otsuka you know the rules about having these machines in class it isn't allowed especially when you're only using them to entertain yourself," Finnelan scolded as Diana levitated the phone over to her.

"Yeah, but what am I supposed to do it's not like there's any point in me learning magic," Kenji argued clearly annoyed.

"Yes, but considering your circumstances you have the opportunity to learn about magic so I suggest you pay attention," Professor Finnelan explained as she continued the lesson.

"Yeah, Kenji you really should be paying attention to class," Sucy snickered from beside him mixing together a collection of mushrooms and leaves in a pot.

'Uhh Akko and Lotte managed to get out of this lesson thanks to Professor Ursula and yet I got stuck here'

Looking to the seat next to him once again, Kenji's eyes sank as he watched Sucy finish making a potion putting it into a vile.

"If you pour that anywhere near me, I will fight you in this very classroom," Kenji spoke up staring daggers at her.

"Alright I get it you don't need to be so prickly about it, potions are a good way for witches to use other forms of magic," Sucy clarified sliding the potion over to Kenji.

"What exactly am I supposed to do with this I don't even know what it does?" Kenji questioned swirling the potion in his hands.

"I don't know, you've been complaining for the past couple of weeks about how you can't do magic and there's no point in being here maybe learning to make potions can help you stop being so whiny," Sucy explained starting to make notes on the lesson.

'Potions huh'

Soon enough, the lesson was over and Kenji had begun heading to his dorm as the day had ended, "I should probably head to the library my phones gonna die soon I need some form of entertainment," Kenji muttered to himself putting his hands in his blazer pocket feeling the potion inside.

'Maybe I can actually learn something as well'

As he turned the corner a figure crashed into him knocking them both down to the floor, "Ow Akko what the hell watch where you're going wait why are you in such a rush," Kenji winced quickly changing his tone.

"W-well you k-know who doesn't like going on casual runs around the school the school after class," Akko stammered quickly standing up preparing to sprint off again.

A swift grab from Kenji's arm stopped Akko from moving, "Yeah I would literally have to be dumb, blind and deaf to believe that you're not running from someone," Kenji sighed standing up.

"So, who exactly are you running from?"

"W-well oh what's the point in lying, its Lotte and Professor Ursula were doing basic forms of magic but I don't get any of it," Akko gave up hanging her head in defeat.

"Well, I can't exactly help since I'm just as if no more useless at magic than you are, if anything why don't you at least hide out in the library and read you can read right?"

"Don't make fun of me I think you know full well that I can read but thanks I'll do that," Akko thanked before glancing down turning slightly red.

"U-Uh Kenji c-could y-you let me go now please your h-hands are a bit sweaty?" The brunette asked a light blush on her face.

"O-oh s-sorry a-anyway I've got to go now I'll see you later," Kenji stuttered pulling his hand away as the two nervously speed-walked away from each other.

'Uh that was way too awkward'

Kenji covered his face in his fringe as he finally made his way to his dorm, "Oh shit dammit I completely forgot to go the library damn your teenage hormones!" He wacked his head on the nearby windowsill in shame.

"What do I do now if I went to the library, it'd just be awkward," Still sulking Kenji glanced out of the window catching a glimpse of a familiar figure holding a broom walking off of the grounds.

'Is that Sucy where's she going?'

"Well, no point in sulking here!" Kenji exclaimed grabbing his blazar while darting out of the door.

"Hey Sucy wait up!" The mauve haired girl turned around to see Kenji sprinting towards clearly exhausted.

"Your room is barely a minute from here how are you so tired," Sucy questioned smiling as she watched Kenji try to catch his breath.

"Ignoring your blatant disregard of how unfit I am I was wondering where you were going?" Kenji said, taking in a deep breath.

"I'm heading out to Antra Woods to look for a mushroom I've been looking for to help finish the potion I'm making," Sucy replied sitting on her broom.

"W-well I was wondering if I could come with you?" Kenji asked sheepishly rubbing his hair

"Why are you bored or something?" She responded dryly her broom beginning to float

"No wait I'm being serious here!" Kenji was beginning to lose his patience now, he grabbed hold of the broom bringing it back down to the floor.

"Uh fine then hop on but if you touch anywhere other than where I tell you to during the ride there, I will push you off," Sucy explained giving off a deathly aura as Kenji nervously got onto the broom placing his hands on her shoulders.

"S-so how far is Antra Woods exactly," Kenji asked looking down from the sky the open fields slowly turning into bright blue trees.

"Woahhhhhh is that the Antra Woods?"

"Yeah, it's cool isn't it not to mention these woods hold some of the best kinds of mushrooms, spores and plants that'll perfect for potion making," Sucy explained landing the broom in the woods.

"You've got a thing for mushrooms you know that?" Kenji remarked walking around the forest

"Yeah, so what you gonna call me a weirdo?" Sucy said somewhat bitterly already beginning to scrape moss off of the tree.

Kenji watched from the corner of his eye watched at the moss around the tree slithered from the top down to Sucy's hand unbeknownst to her.

"Um Sucy is the moss on that tree supposed to moving?" He questioned directing her eyes to the tree.

"No what do you me-" Strings of moss wrapped around Sucy's arms knocking the wand out of her hand.

"SUCY!" Kenji immediately darted forward pulling at the moss wincing as he was thrusted in the gut by it.

"My wand Kenji you need to grab it this is hollow trees it's only able to be taken out by ice magic nothing else will work," Sucy managed to struggle out of the moss.

Acting quickly, Kenji side-lined away from a swipe of the moss tripping up landing in front of the wand, "Sucy catch!" He quickly tossed it over to Sucy

"Eherya Tanana!" Sucy murmured as a wave of ice shot out from around her dispersing the moss freeing her.

"What the hell was that we've only been here for 5 minutes and we already got attacked by strangling moss," Kenji bellowed pulling on his hair.

"Technically the moss would've just sucked all the magic out of me oh so that's why it didn't really go after you," Sucy spun her reply as she mocked Kenji.

"Did you really have to make fun of me there, anyway that's not the point look if we're going to keep going then we need to stay more alert that was way to close," Kenji explained glancing at Sucy's widened eyes.

"What are you looking at me like that for?" He said raising an eyebrow

"Well knowing you I was expecting you to say you wanted to go home,"

"You do realize how insulting that is to me anyway let's get going," Sinking his brow Kenji scraped more of the moss of the tree passing over to Sucy. He slowly scouted around the trees not knowing that Sucy was watching laughing at his expense.

The two held each other's tongue continuing to stroll through the woods, "Kenji stop wait a minute you keep watch I need to collect these fungi," Sucy smirked happily snatching at the collection of mushrooms in the surrounding area, to Kenji he couldn't help but view her as a tiny goblin thief from the games he used to play at home.

"Hey Sucy I gotta ask what kind of potion are you trying to make if you need all the ingredients from a forest like this," Asked Kenji crouching down to the mushrooms caught off guard when he was suddenly sprayed in the face.

"Dammit right in the eyes!" Crawling on the floor, Kenji scratched at his eyes at the harsh stinging sensation he could feel.

"Kenji no these are Sharproot Mushrooms if there get in your eyes then-"

The sprouted fungi began to grow in size now towering over Sucy, she quickly raised her wand shooting it out a blast from it.

"Ah Sucy I can't see what's going on are you alright," Kenji questioned still rubbing at his burning eyes gritting his teeth in pain.

"Yes, I'm fine I just need to deal with this mushroom quickly," Sucy spoke unquestionably calmly

"What mushrooms aren't usually something you have to deal with, not to mention I can hear the sound of you using magic!" Kenji exclaimed pulled a bottle of water from his pocket spraying it all over his eyes.

Soon enough, Kenji's blurry vision cleared up finally able to see the giant mushroom that Sucy was struggling to deal with.

'Dammit how is any of this fine!' Kenji mentally screamed charging the mushroom.


"Uh this isn't helping me at all I still can't picture the spells and even when I could I could barely lift a chair," Akko sulked leaning over on her chair a book slumped over her face.

"Akko are you in here c'mon we need to continue our lesson," Lotte called out entering the library

"Ah Lotte she's here that's got to be somewhere I can hide no wait maybe I can use a spell c'mon one of the books in here," Speaking to herself, Akko began rapidly flicking through the books layered across the shelves.

As she went to grab another it suddenly lit up, the bright blue light engulfing her entire right hand, "Uh what's going on-" Within a second Akko was swallowed in blue light lighting up the library.

"Akko hey Akko what happened!?" Lotte questioned in a panic turning the corner to see the brunette completely fine.

"Huh what happened what was that light?"

"O-oh I don't know I think I just produced a magic spell that was bit too strong," Akko said sweat dropping as she speed walked out of the library.

"Oh, Akko you're here that's good let's get back to the lesson I know it's a little difficult but within time I'm sure you'll get a hold of it,"

"Ok Professor Ursula," Akko agreed sulkily strolling back to the classroom

Soon enough, the three stood in the classroom while Lotte and Akko prepared to move the statues in front of them, "Alright like before Lotte, Akko try to move the statue to match the small one here," Professor Ursula instructed demonstrating as she made one herself.

'C'mon I can do this I just need to focus'

Akko closed her eyes as she began circling the magic from her hands into her wand managing to levitate the stones limbs together.

'I'm doing it the pieces are going together and I haven't blown anything up yet'

"Uh Professor I think I'm done," Lotte Spoke up falling onto her knees from exhaustion

"This is really well-done Lotte if we were in an exam I'd give you an A-," Ursula explained helping the student lay against the wall.

"And Akko I'm sure if we worked on yours again then we ca-" Ursula was left speechless watching as Akko leaned over the perfectly constructed stature, with no sign of being tired.

"A-Akko this is amazing it's practically perfect and you're not on the floor about to throw up," Akko slightly blushed at the last comment scratching her cheek.

'What was that I saw on Akko's arm was it vineberry veins no surely not I must be seeing things' Ursula stared at the marks across Akko's arms shaking her head at the thought.


"Come and get me you overgrown fungus!" Kenji taunted throwing a collection of rocks in the air alerting the mushroom to his presence.

'Shit...'

"Hey hey buddy I was just talking out loud I'm just the guy who's says hey I can't actually do anything," Kenji stammered backing up into a tree.

'Gotcha!'

Moving quicky he swiped up a piece of dead tree on the floor swiping at the mushroom's legs knocking it to the ground, "Sucy how the hell are you so calm in this situation,"

"Because I've never seen mushrooms so huge before, imagine the potions I could make with this!" Sucy giggled a small trail of drool leaving her mouth.

Ignoring the obvious obsession, Kenji slammed the piece of tree into the mushrooms smacking them into the ground, "You're a real weirdo you know that Sucy killer mushrooms aren't something to be happy about,"

"You can call me a weirdo if you want but I'm not the one obsessing over being useless at magic look just help me deal with this that stick seemed to be working," Sucy said transforming one of the mushrooms legs into a tree stump.

"Haven't you got the mushrooms can't we just run?" Kenji ducked under the mushrooms swipe sighing in annoyance.

"Well, if we take this mushroom down then we won't need to go looking for any spores since these already give them off," Sucy explained freezing one of its arms breaking it off.

The giant mushroom sprouted out even more spores, a cloud of smoke appeared around the creature causing it to regenerate its lost arm and leg.

'Oh, shit it can regenerate it can regenerate!'

"Sucy this is bad I don't get how we can beat this thing if it's just gonna keep growing back it's limbs," Kenji warned backing away from the mushroom.

"We can't if I don't get this mushroom than I can't make the potion I want," Sucy argued finally showing some emotion.

"Damn it fine if that's how it's gonna be," Kenji yelled sprinting off disappearing into the woods

"You're seriously running away where are you even going!" Sucy called out getting no response.

Sucy stopped the mushroom from moving levitating its arms to stop them from hitting her, "This is fine I can deal with this easily Kenji can run away if he wants," She murmured to herself.

'Dammit Sucy I can't believe your actually making me work to help you we could've left by now!'

Kenji quickly grabbed a nearby stick scraping moss of off the hollow trees surrounding him, "Alright don't screw with me now moss those mushrooms are full of magic!" Turning around he went into a mad sprint.

"Sucy unless you want to get tangled up in this moss again move!" Kenji warned launching the bag over the mushroom the moss wrapping around the top of it beginning to suck away its magic.

"That's some pretty smart thinking Kenji maybe you do have a brain," Sucy smiled walking up behind him.

"Yeah, if you're trying to be nice that's not how a compliment works," Kenji deadpanned placing his hands on his hips.

"Now before all the nutrients is sucked out of it, I just need to grab a sample," Sucy murmured pulling out a scalpel and plastic tub sneaking over to the mushroom.

"Sucy stop what the hell are you doing did you not just see how that thing almost killed us," Kenji pleaded grabbing her hand.

"Stop worrying I just need to grab a piece of it then we can leave," Swatting away his hand she crouched down beside the mushroom slowly taking a bit off of its head.

'This is gonna end bad this is gonna end ba-'

Kenji moved before his body could register what was going on he shoved Sucy out of the way of the swarm of moss slammed into his chest throwing him into the hollow tree behind him.

"Ah shit!" Kenji groaned from the floor touching the back of his head feeling blood dripping onto his fingers.

"Kenji are you okay don't worry I know a healing spell that can at least stop the bleeding," Sucy explained a faint light glow lit up the back of Kenji's brown hair.

"Stop Sucy I'm not just going to let you heal me just so you think I'll let you off with the fact that this is your fault!" Kenji spat out

"W-what do you want me to say I'm sorry ok," Sucy argued anxiously her eyes softening

"Do you think I care right now I told you to leave the mushroom alone but you had to go and take some of it for your goddamn mushroom collection do you care about them more then yourself what the hell is wrong with you!"

Sucy gave no response as she hung her head sadly gripping onto her wand in frustration, "Look let's just go home Sucy this was clearly a bad idea to begin with let's just go," Kenji's words trailed off as he finally looked up from his eyes realizing Sucy had ran off.

'This is bad'


"Look Professor Ursula that's another spell mastered!" Akko exclaimed a wide smile across a face jotting down the ice spell she'd tried out.

"I know it's really incredible Akko, you've managed to master over 10 spells in almost one day I don't know how you're doing it," Ursula congratulated sarcastically glaring at the now larger blue veins across her neck.

'So, I was right the veins do have a correlation between Akko being able to perform spells, the only problem is that I don't know what will happens if those veins get too big'

"Hey Akko why don't we call it today why don't we go hang out with Sucy and Kenji?" Lotte suggested tugging on the brunette's shoulder.

"What are you saying Lotte I'm finally getting the hang of magic since I got here and now you want me to stop I can't until I've mastered every spell in that book!" Akko's voice grew louder and louder as the veins began trickling up her face reaching the bottom of her cheek.

"Akko let's calm down ok I think Lotte just meant that taking a break can be could for training," Ursula added attempting to calm the situation only annoying the witch even more.

"No, I won't I can't be like Chariot if I don't get good at magic this is the first progress, I've made in weeks I can't I won't stop!" Akko shrieked a surge of wind surrounding the room knocking Lotte and Ursula to the ground.

"Lotte get out I'll deal with this," The blue haired professor ordered as she grabbed hold of her wand quickly dispersing the wind.

'There has to be a cause for this Akko mentioned finding all the spells she's been learning about in a book'

"Lotte head to the library you need to find the book that Akko was reading before you found her," Ursula winced being thrown into the wall behind her.

Listening to her teachers' instructions, Lotte immediately darted down the hallway soon reaching the library, "Miss Jansson why are you in such a rush?" Professor Finnelan question bumping into Lotte at the entrance.

"O-oh sorry professor there's just a book in here that I really need to find,"

"Alright then make sure you bring it back and I hear you training with miss Ursula make sure you work hard,"

Making her way to the corner Akko was hiding in, "I just need to find a book that's a little difficult when I'm in a library," Lotte murmured under her breath kicking at a blue book lying open on the floor.

Once she'd picked it up realizing it had a similar blue glow which lit up the pages, 'This is it this must be the book!'

She was sure she'd seen the exact same colour in the veins around Akko's neck, Lotte quickly darted back to the library already seeing Akko knocking Professor Ursula down the hall.

"Professor I've got the book now what do we do!" Lotte called out tossing the book over to her

"Alright if this is the right book then I need you to try and restrain Akko for a little so I can get close to her I hate to say it but her the magic she's giving off is growing stronger than my own," Ursula explained taking off her hat gripping her wand.

Wasting no time, the red-haired teacher jumped across the destroyed classroom using the wall as to manoeuvre her body so she was in front of Akko when she jumped.

As she did, Lotte summoned a collection of rope slinging it around her holding her constrained in the air, "Stop Lotte let me go I'm not good at magic so I just need to get better and I finally can why are you stopping me!" Akko cried out tears beginning to stream down her face.

"Akko it's fine if you're not good at magic it doesn't matter as long as you try to get better but this isn't you it's this cursed book!" Ursula intervened slamming the open book in front of Akko's face a bright light once more engulfing the room.

"U-uh what happened?" Akko sluggishly got up from the floor her vision still blurry

"Akko are you ok, oh good the blue veins on your neck are gone," Lotte said weakly crawling over to her.

"Thank goodness you're alright Akko I wasn't entirely sure if that was going to work," Ursula explained limping up clutching onto her bruised arm.

"Professor Ursula are you ok I'm really sorry I didn't know what I was doing, "Akko begun apologizing bowing repeatedly.

"It's fine Akko realize it's all been dealt with," From behind the trio the discarded book once again began giving a bright glow.

"Well, I guess it's not over then," Swaying her crimson hair, Ursula flipped her wand between her finger shooting of blast of electricity at it.


"Sucy where are c'mon now's not the time to go running off you even left your broom so I know your still here!" Kenji yelled his voice echoing through the woods.

'If only I could use magic flying back home would be easy not that I'd have the guts to leave Sucy here'

In the corner of his eye Kenji caught sight of footsteps that had been left the soft mud beneath him, "Hah you may be hiding Sucy but you can't beat basic plot progression!" Smiling to himself he continued following the tracks until he made it to a small marsh where the ground began sinking in even deeper.

'Ok this isn't a problem it's just my nice shoes that are completely ruined'

"RAWWWWRRRR!" A high-pitched scream rang through Kenji's ears as from the sky a mud like bat landed on top of the marsh.

"Kenji what are you doing just standing there?" A voice questioned from behind him

"Sucy you scared the shit out of me wait are you seriously just here to collect more plants for your potions," Kenji sighed holding back the urge to shout again.

"Well yeah I did say I only need a couple more things but you had to get all whiny and impatient," Sucy said showing all of the plants she'd managed to collect.

"You know what there's no point in arguing with you were clearly not going to agree on anything let's just go," Kenji said bitterly handing her the broom as the two got onto it.

"RAWWWWWWWRRRRRR!" The bat howled leaping into the sky following straight after them

"Um Sucy the bat creature is following us it's following us!" Kenji exclaimed repeatedly shaking Sucy as she began struggling to fly.

"Stop shaking me and take some of these they didn't do anything to those mushrooms but they will on that thing," She explained handing Kenji a bunch of potions.

Kenji quickly followed her lead throwing one of the potions at the bat freezing it's left wing, "Yes my two lessons of baseball have finally come to fruition!" He cheered stopping the second the bat shook the ice off.

"RAWWWWRRRRRR!" The bat shrieked slinging the mud off it's back hitting Kenji in the back almost knocking him off the broom.

"Try not to knock us both off the broom at least if you fall, I can make it back,"

"What this is what I'm talking about do you not care about anyone!"

"Alright just throw the potions and stop complaining you don't have a filter either do you," Sucy ordered. Sighing, Kenji tossed another potion at the bat setting fire to its face knocking it off balance.

He finally threw the last potion he had creating a smokescreen in the air blocking Sucy's vision flipping the broom around.

"SHIT!" Kenji yelled watching as Sucy was thrown off of the broom

Before she could hit the ground, Kenji grabbed hold of her leg weakly holding onto her, "If you look up, I swear I'll kill you," Sucy warned causing Kenji to immediately avert his eyes upwards.

'Wait if Sucy's no longer on the broom than shouldn't it stop flying'

As if on cue, the broom dropped from the sky the two of them crashing into the wood below, "Well at least were still alive,"

Sucy picked herself up from the ground quietly chuckling to herself, "Well I guess your right but we should probably move considering the bat creature has caught onto your scent,"

"Ok ok let's just get moving the-" Kenji stopped himself seeing the broom cut in half

"Look if you're going to pause for dramatic effect at least make it funny," Sucy joked earning another laugh out of Kenji.

"Look considering we've got a long way to walk I'll apologize for what I said earlier I just you know don't like almost dying," Kenji apologized scratching the back of his neck.

"And you really shouldn't worry about people calling you a wierdo I'm pretty sure everyone at Luna Nova sees me as an alien," Kenji added sounding slightly depressed.

"I've kind of gotten used it at this point so it doesn't really bother me that much, sorry about not listening to you before sometimes I just kind of get into the zone sometimes and I do enjoy making potions," Sucy explained smiling awkwardly.

"W-well you know I've kind of been thinking could you maybe teach me how to make some potions well at least the simple one?" Kenji questioned

"You don't have to be so weird I thought you said you were only scared in front of crowds and I don't mind teaching someone how to make potions as long as you actually pay attention," Sucy agreed jabbing him in the arm.

"What's that supposed to mean?"

"I sit next to you in most classes all you do is sleep or go on your phone,"

"Well but- yeah you've got me there,"

Soon enough, the two finally trudged back to Luna Nova, "Hey Akko, Lotte were back- what the hell happened to you two!" Kenji shrieked seeing the dishevelled looks across their bruised faces.

"We don't want to talk about it and you two?" Akko questioned quietly her mouth barely moving

"Yeah, let's just all agree that this day never happened," Kenji raised his arm in suggestion getting a weak nod from the group.

The group all sluggishly walked away weakly laughing together, "Um could you all maybe help me to the infirmary, "

Afterword

I hope you enjoyed this chapter it's a little different than what I'm planning to do with this story but I hope you enjoyed, there won't normally be side plot's I just thought I try something different also forgive me if my writings bad I haven't written anything in a while so I'm a little rusty.

Also, I'd appreciate if you could favourite this story.