Could it be?


Anne's POV

I finally return back to my room after my last mission. It was just a recruiting mission and we did get more to join the resistance, even the spores cult. That's gonna be a funny story to explain to Sasha. I don't know how she'll react to it. It's been a few days since Sasha and I had that talk. She fell asleep right next to me. I still remember how she looked. Her body went limp as she cuddled the blanket I laid over her. Her hair rested over the pillows and her legs are sprawled over the edge, still dangling. I don't know how she could fall asleep like this. Her face was a peaceful one and she wasn't all tensed up.

I tried to let go of her hand but she had a good grip of it, even in her sleep. I had to escape from her grasp and try my best to not wake her. Once i snuck out of her room, I walked back to my room, deep in thought about that whole interaction. Sasha just brings out all of my emotions. I just feel heightened around her, especially since I've gotten back. I'm not oblivious to my own feelings about her, and I know it's a romantic one. And with how she's changed, it's just gotten stronger. I wonder how long I can ignore these feelings before it starts to drip into our current relationship. I just got her back, and she's finally changing for the better. These feelings could ruin our friendship.

I change out of my armor, leaving it on top of my bed and laying down my sword next to it. I needed rest from the armor, I don't know how Sasha can wear it for so long without it hurting her shoulders. Then again she does have big shoulders now so she has more "padding" then I do. I exit out of my room and look around. Everyone is settling in, helping the recruits find rooms and gear. We are finally getting the numbers needed to start this war and not just hold Andrias back.

I should go tell Sasha about the cult. They are different from the normal recruits we get so she should at least know what I've gotten us into. I head towards the war room, where Sasha and Grime usually are. They should be there given the amount of missions still needed to be completed to start attacking Andrias head on. On my way there I grab some snacks not just for myself, but for Sasha and Grime. I know Sasha hasn't eaten anything in a while. She tends to skip a meal or two, which is bad considering she has to keep her muscles well fed if she wants to keep them.

As I enter the war room I can see Sasha pacing back and forth, her arms cross over her chest with one hand on her chin as she stares at the floor. Grime is standing, his back facing towards me as he adds more maps to the table. Grime was the first to notice that I entered the room. He turns to look at me.

"Well look whose finally back. Did you get us those new recruits?"

Grime being as straight forward as ever went right to the recruits. I went to the table to look over the new maps. It's not looking good for the resistance given that we don't have most of the land under our control. Sasha yells loudly,"AH HA!" scaring the shit out of me.

"GRIME IVE FIGURED IT OUT!"

Sasha starts to go into a frenzy explaining how they can get close enough to the castle and surround it. She starts to go off about using the ground below us to our advantage. Saying we can use the Olms and there tunnels as a mode to getting close enough. Grime didn't seem to like the idea as much.

"Sasha even so, that would take too long for these tunnels to be built. We should just hide in the surroundings and go for a head on battle!"

Grime just wants to have an all out brawl. Sasha however just looks at the map still pondering on her idea. I walk over to her and hand her some snacks, laying my hand on her shoulder.

"Here Sash, I know you haven't eaten for a while now. Plus these crickets legs are fresh."

I hand her the snacks but she still refuses them passively. I shove them into her arms and stare dead into her eyes. She knows better then to not eat, especially if I'm telling her that she has too. I saw her gulp down her spit, hard. She giggles nervously with some hint of blush on her face. She starts to eat the snacks quickly.

"I was just playing round Anne! No need to murder me with your eyes... Anyway Anne, I got a question for you..."

This girl is gonna drive me wild. I look to the side to see Sasha leaning back now onto the table still eating her snacks. Her stupid abs are showing through her undershirt. I try to ignore it and look back up.

"Ask away Commander"

Her head goes down immediately, and then jumps into an anime pose, spilling some of the snacks. The other hand is doing a peace sign while she smiles brightly.

"You should activate my ANIME POWERS! Mother Olm said you could and I remember how you beat King Dork-ias up before you left to Earth. If both of us have these powers, we could just follow Grimes plan and let us be the head charge of the attacks!"

I look down crossing my arms. I don't think I've ever explained the powers and there consequences to her have I? How they drain your energy and how they require intense emotion to even activate. It's not that easy to control and plus, I was tracked on Earth through my powers. It just poses to much of a risk to activate her powers now. We would both be a beacon tower just calling enemies to us.

"I can't do that, at least not yet... you don't get how heavy a burden these powers are. The physical and emotional drain they are and how difficult it is to activate and control it. Plus if Andrias can track me through my powers, he can to you too. If I use my powers, -sigh-, it's why I haven't used my powers here in Amphibia yet..."

Sasha grunts and starts to pace slowly back and forth. Once again snacking on the cricket legs. I knew she was hungry. She starts to slow down now with a hint of concern in her eyes.

"You've never told me this Anne. Guess I never asked either but that's good to know now. Well then the only plan we can do is through the tunnels. I'll have to go back to the Olms and ask for this favor immediately, we don't have anytime to spare."

Grime nods his head, still disgruntled about not having a full on battle. Once he agrees with Sasha, and as fast as the topic was brought up, it was settled even faster. She devours the snacks like lightning and grabs her swords, leaving the war room without even speaking another word. I follow immediately behind her wondering where she was going in a rush.

"Sash where you gonna go right now?"

She didn't even dare to ask me if I wanted to join or let me know what I can do for the resistance. Once again she's going head first into her plans.

"I did say immediately Anne. We don't have time to spare and this is crucial for winning this war. I'll be back quick don't worry."

She thinks I'm just gonna sit back and let her go to the Olms on her own? I know that mountain pass is filled with robots, she's crazy if I'm gonna let her go on her own. She walks straight to where Joe Sparrow is and starts to saddle him up. I run out of the room and rush to grab my armor and sword, running back to the stables. I see Sasha already on Joe, walking him to the exit to fly away. I jump onto Joe, startling Sasha.

"What the heck Boonchuy?! I said I'll be back quick, did you miss me already~?"

Sasha said it in such a flirtatious tone, I almost fell off Joe being so caught off guard. My face must be so red right now, but I can blame it on my run back and forth. I get comfy on Joe, still looking away from Sash. She isn't gonna catch me off guard.

"Haha Sash really funny, if anything you'd be the one missing me~!"

I giggle at the end, leaning onto her shoulders, and I catch some red cheeks on her face. Sasha gulps then chuckles a bit. She just scurries to grab the rope to steer Joe. I bite my lip looking away and grab the helm of my skirt, just tugging onto it. Well great job Anne. If you didn't want her to know you liked her, you practically screamed it now. But yet she blushed back again to me. Could it be, does she like me? Ha don't kid yourself Anne. Your not her type and plus you're such a mess. I probably just made her embarrassed. Right?


Sasha POV

I keep packing up all my stuff quickly into the little pouches on Joes saddle. I saw Anne just run away. I wonder what that was about. Maybe I should leave before I find out. I kinda need this solo mission, get some fresh air and try not to let my feelings take over my mind so much. I hop onto Joe and we start to waddle to the exit. I start to hear some footsteps coming to me in a hurry. All I see is a curly head human jumping into my seat. Of course it's Anne, great, there goes my personal time. She's being super persistent on joining.

"What the heck Boonchuy?! I said I'll be back quick, did you miss me already~?"

It came out so flirty, I didn't mean for it to be. I see Anne almost fall off Joe. I try to control my blush. I can see Anne blushing so hard already. I don't have anyone to blame it on but myself. I start to feel uncomfortable on Joe, still looking away from Anne. She isn't gonna catch me off guard again or I'll blush like crazy. I just control my breathing and hope it slows down my heart rate. Anne then immediately leans onto my shoulder, looking right into my eyes.

"Haha Sash really funny, if anything you'd be the one missing me~!"

She giggles when she finishes speaking still leaning onto my shoulders, and I lost control of my heart beat. I know my face is on fire. I gulp then chuckle a bit, trying to make my face the least noticeable part of that interaction. I then scurry to grab the rope to steer Joe. I bite my tongue trying to stay calm. God is she trying to flirt with me? No, Anne's always been the flirty one of the group. Plus after everything I've done, it be a miracle if she liked me. But yet I can see her so anxious and nervous besides me. She's grabbing her skirt again, signaling she's anxious. Her face is still blushing. I decide to stop looking at her and start our journey to the Olms. I try to break the silence with a question.

"Soooo Anne, how was your recent mission? I heard that it was different then the usual?"

Anne finally starts to relax and crosses her legs. Now she's leaning back looking up to the sky. She laughs before telling me about it.

(All of the events of "Root of All Evil" I'm lazy to write all of that)

I'm distraught with everything she has just told me. It's practically like the cult movie Midsommar! I would of left right after arriving there. And what angers me the most is that they just undressed everyone? Like they couldn't wait until they woke up and did it themselves? Especially since Anne's a human, I know that there are frogs out there curious to know how we work. What a gross yet angering thought. I start to tense my body up trying to not let my anger out. Anne can clearly see me frustrated and tries to mess with it.

"Ha don't tell me the Brave~ Strong~ Sasha is scared of some mushroom cult members?"

Anne has it backwards. I'm mad because of what they did. It was uncalled for. And super creepy on top of that. I know I'm being extra defensive because of my feelings for Anne, but even then a friend can still worry about things like that.

"Anne you aren't even the slightest concerned that they undressed, the first and only human they have seen, while you were unconscious?"

Anne's face goes blank. She purses her lips and she looks at me dumbfoundedly.

👄 I guess she didn't really question it that much. Of course, it's Anne. She just kinda rolls with the crazy.

"Huh, now that you say that Sash, it was weird but it won't happen again, that's for sure. Plus it wasn't sexual anyways. They were just being weird cult people, making us all match in outfits and stuff ya know?"

Anne is trying to look at this from a positive, less invasive point of view. Can't say I blame her either. She's the one who woke up in a Midsommar copycat town. I try to calm down and breathe. Anne is still laughing at me. She knows I'm still overthinking it. God, her laugh is so precious. And then Anne wonders why I wanted her away from this war so badly. She has a pure soul unlike mine. I won't hesitate to cut my enemies down personally with my own hands, while Anne will let fate decide what happens to them.

I let Joe fly us to the Olms cave since he didn't really need me to steer him anymore. I let myself lean back and just enjoy the night time sky. It isn't that often anymore that I can just take a breather and relax. Even Anne went back to looking at the sky. With everything happening, it helps keep a leveled brain, knowing there is some future waiting for us at the end of all of this. I end up glancing towards Anne. She's my future, and I will do everything to make sure she has a future too. One that is bright and has a happy ending for all of us, even if its not in our cards right now. I lay my arm around Anne, just going with the moment. Anne doesn't fight it, and lays her head onto my shoulder. This kind of peace is what I want in my future. My heart starts to race. For a moment, I space out not being in control of my actions. Impulse takes over, next thing I know my lips are inches away from Annes, and she isn't pulling away.


Anne POV

Sasha pulls me into a hug. God her arms are so buff, they add extra cushion for my head to lay on. Once I rest my head onto her shoulder, I start to feel tranquil. I may love her but maybe, I can at least I can enjoy this without worry, or so I thought. I could feel her shoulder moving. I turn to look and catch Sasha inching closer to my face. My lungs stop working, and my heart has a non-existent beat. This can't be happening, can it? Sashas arm gently pulls me in closer and I don't have the courage to stop her. Now our faces are in front of each other. I can feel her shallow breathe, guess I'm not the only one shocked here. I gasp, noticing her eyes stare down at my lips. I take a quick breath in, finally deciding to do something.

I start placing my hand on her cheek, rubbing my thumb across it for a moment. She leans into the touch, placing her hand on top of mine. She shuts her eyes, just enjoying the gentle touch. I let my impulse take over for once. I make the first move, closing the space between us. Sasha doesn't go against it and gives in right away. My heart goes crazy, flying off the deep end. After a moment our lips separate, and our eyes meet. Her blue eyes are in a haze, looking at mine with such a love. I can't believe what just happened. My hand falls and rests in the crook of her neck and jaw, now rubbing my thumb along her jawline and cheek. There's a few moments of silence, that fills the air with a hopefulness.

"Wow, christ... I - I didn't expect you to kiss me first..."

Sasha's blush is reeking havoc on her face, and I could feel mine in the same state. The pressure on my chest leaves, letting me giggle and relax. She likes me back there is no doubt about it now. I can stop stressing about how I can ruin our relationship. She probably was thinking the same, but damn she did try it.

"Well I didn't expect the Great Waybright to like a simpleton like me."

Sasha sits towards the edge now holding both of my hands. She tangles our fingers together and kisses both of of my palms. She then stares at me with a smile and a glint in her eyes.

"How could I not love you Anne? You are the embodiment of a good person. You are kind, helpful and willing to stand up for what you believe in. I should be surprised that you like me, even after everything I've done to you. I don't deserve your love..."

Sasha pulls away, now sitting farther away from me, slouched over with her hands covering her face. It took me a while to accept what she did to the Plantars and I. It took me a while to accept she was pushing me around my whole life but she always did it with good intentions. Whether or not those intentions were morally correct, we all know they weren't. But now Sasha has changed and for the better. Plus she isn't the one who gets to decide who I love. That's my choice and i'm choosing to give Sasha this chance. I lean into her back and lay my face into the back of her neck. I rest my arms on her back, caressing it.

"Sash, I know what you've done in the past. But I have chosen to forgive it and give you a second chance, and you are living up to this second chance. But you do not get to decide whether or not I deserve your love. That's my choice, and I choose to give you my heart."

She turns around to face me, having some tears strolling down her face. The "unbreakable" Sasha chips away when faced with emotions. She also has to accept her own wrongdoings to progress into the future. She is still holding onto this guilt, which means it is still holding her back. I hug Sasha tightly, not before giving her one more kiss on her lips.

"Does that mean we are finally together together? Cause if we are, how are we going to explain this to Marcy?"

I chuckle thinking about Marcy and her reaction. She would be our biggest fan that's for sure. I can't wait till we rescue Mar-Mar. We still have a lot to work on but we will be there for her. I know we will be. Joe finally gets to the mountain pass. Sash goes back to putting her arm around me as we prepare to land. The faster we can save Marcy, the better.


NOTES: I feel like writing a sashannarcy but idk we shall see how I feel