For Day 4, I'm going back to a gold old AU I used to write for a lot~ Neon's Years Later AU!

Day 4: AU

Disclaimer: I do not own Little Witch Academia.

Chapter 4.

Akko is roused by the sound of ruffling sheets and the feeling of someone shifting beside her. With a moan of protest, she reaches out with her eyes still closed to circle her arms around her wife's waist.

"Dianaaaa…"

She feels Diana gently rest her hands over hers, giving Akko's a squeeze.

"Akko, I have to get up for-"

"There's no work today," Akko mumbles. "It's a holiday, remember?"

Diana is quiet for a moment as she checks her calendar at the bedside in the early-morning darkness.

"Oh my, you're absolutely right."

"Mmhm…" Akko smiles, opening her eyes blearily. "I knew you'd try getting up today, so I made sure I woke up to stop you."

Diana smiles down at her fondly, stroking through her wife's long brown hair for a moment.

"Thank you, Akko. I very much appreciate it."

"You're welcome~ Now back to bed."

Akko gives her a little tug around her waist, coaxing Diana to lie back down. Diana goes willingly, rejoining Akko on the mattress and pulling the sheets back up.

Akko crawls onto her immediately, as if to tell her 'you're sleeping in for as long as I say so.'

Diana is happy to oblige. She wraps her arms around the small of Akko's back as Akko settles on top of her, peppering a few kisses onto Diana's temple. Her eyes aren't even open, which makes Diana chuckle.

As Akko leans in to kiss her wherever her lips can find, Diana strains up a little to catch her lips this time. Akko hums in delight, then sighs against her.

Cradling the back of her wife's head, Diana parts from the kiss and draws Akko close.

Content that she's kissed her enough for now, Akko rests her head on Diana's chest. The scar of her old wound peeks just above her nightgown, and Akko is certain to leave a kiss there as well before cuddling up.

Diana's unique pulse thrums beneath her ear. Ever since the accident, it's always dragged a bit on the first pulse, and the immediate second pulse was always a bit too fast.

There'd been a time when listening to it had made Akko anxious, scared to think Diana's heart rate might suddenly start fluctuating or give out at any second. And the times when it would randomly jolt or skip had increased Akko's anxiety tenfold.

But those times have passed by now, and the sorcerer who had caused all of this is out of their lives. Listening to Diana's heartbeat no longer causes Akko grief at remembering, nor does it make her anxious anymore.

Instead, it's just the most relaxing and beautiful sound in the world to her.

She loves listening. She loves that special rhythm that only Diana's heart could ever sing for her. And though it still does skip or double-up on occasion, Akko's discovered that usually only happens now when Diana is feeling particularly happy or bashful.

Akko's tested this theory time and again and learned it to be true, but she always enjoys doing it again, only because she knows it doesn't hurt her.

Presently, she slips her arms beneath Diana as best she can in a loose embrace. Diana has been petting through her hair and rubbing her back soothingly all the while. But before Akko can drift off again, she cuddles in closer to her wife.

"Diana…"

"Yes, Akko?"

"I love you."

And right on cue, Diana's heart skips against her ear. Akko smiles.

Diana hugs her closer and sighs into her hair.

"I love you too, Akko."

And so they sleep the morning away, and though many years have passed, not much has changed at all.

A/N: I've written pleeeenty of Years Later bed cuddles/fluff before but I'm always up for more!

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