Akko wasn't the most patient person around, and everyone knew that. So, it made sense that she would be slowly losing her mind whenever she watched her professors interact.

Ever since Croix came back with the cure to Wagandea's curse, things have been… strange for lack of better terms.

Akko noticed that the two would either talk awkwardly, or just avoid each other at all costs.

One time, she saw Croix jumping out a window and running away on her roomba because Chariot almost caught her.

Weren't they supposed to be friends? Everything was fine now, and Croix apologized, so what was the problem?

"I know that something is up! I just can't put my finger on it!" Akko exclaimed as she ate lunch with the three teams.

"I don't think you should involve yourself, Akko. Whatever is between them, you should let them be." Diana said, as she took a bite of her food, acting as graceful as ever.

"I think I saw them almost kiss once." Amanda stated, making the whole table turn to her. Akko and Diana were shocked, while the others were intrigued.

Shocked wasn't the right word… They simply looked as if they received a bullet to the lungs and could no longer breathe.

"Details! Now!" Hannah ordered, making the other witch mutter something about her being 'bossy'.

"Well, one time I was trying to steal this-"

"O'Neil." Diana growled.

"…thing." Amanda continued, sticking her tongue out to the prodigy, who in return crossed her arms and glared. "And the two were in the room because Finneran asked them to get her something. The sexual tension was so high-"

"O'Neil!"

"It was so high like… they probably would have banged then and there." Amanda smirked, as she chose her wording 'carefully' to annoy Diana –who was now blushing at the thought of her professors doing that- and to spice the story up.

"Gross." Sucy muttered, taking a sip of her mushroom juice. Lotte and Barbara meanwhile, were drooling at the romance story they were hearing about.

"Professor Ursula's clumsiness kicked in at the right moment and she fell on top of Croix, and the two stared at each other and started leaning in until I stepped on something and slipped, which made them pull away and…" Amanda stopped retelling her exciting adventures and stared in confusion at the two empty seats on their table. "Where did Akko and Diana go?"

"You know what this means, right?" Akko whispered in the hallway, as she leaned against the wall, crossing her arms. She gave off her most serious look, considering that this was a matter of life or death.

"Yes. This is a serious problem." Diana stood next to her, looking troubled.

"We need to be shiny Chariot's matchmakers and make them get together!" Akko announced, and she looked at her friend as if the faith of the world –once again- was in their hands.

Diana sighed, and she turned to her with an expression that mirrored their 'grave' situation.

"I say we trap them in a locked and take away their wands." She said.

"I like your thinking, partner!"

"Please don't call me that."

That was how Croix and Chariot found themselves stuck in a janitor closet with no wands, and a barrier stopping them from unlocking the door by force.

Akko lured them into the trap, Diana took away the wands and created the barrier. The two witches left, due to their professors' dismay.

"So… What do we do?" Chariot asked, feeling the awkward tension growing the more they stood there in silence. Croix was obviously annoyed, especially since she didn't have her wand. One could see her eyebrow twitching. "Should we look for a way out?"

"There is no way out, Chariot." Croix muttered with clenched teeth, crossing her arms and brooding. "They put a spell on this place, we can't get out unless someone finds us."

The redhead sighed, and leaned against the wall. She closed her eyes and tried ignoring the awkward atmosphere. They didn't talk much, not since what happened. She didn't know that Croix was staring at her fondly, a rare look that she only gave her when she wasn't looking.

The two never spoke of their feelings, one because she wasn't sure if they would be returned, the other because she felt like she was toxic to be around.

"At least I'm with you." The redhead admitted, before opening her eyes and catching the look that she was receiving. The two stared at each other, before turning away, blushing.

"It suits you better." The lilac haired witch suddenly said, earning a surprised and confused look from her colleague. "The long red hair I mean. You look… beautiful with it."

"Oh…" Chariot looked down, bashful. She fiddled with her hands, feeling more nervous as time passes. "You too."

"What?" Croix raised an eyebrow. "I don't have red hair, Chariot." She chuckled.

"I… I meant, you're beautiful too!"

"Oh…"

They stood in silence again.

Croix started tapping her foot against the floor, feeling impatient. The more she spent time with Chariot in this closet, the more she wanted to tell her how she felt, how much she loved her, how much she needed her.

She was scared of hurting her, of letting her feelings get in the way again, destroying everything beautiful in her life.

She glanced at her again, and this time, it was the redhead who was caught staring at her with the most adoring look that anyone has ever given her.

Her mouth felt dry.

She ignored her thoughts for once, and relied on her instincts. She took Chariot's hand, making her eyes widen in return.

"I love you." She blurted out, and right on cue, her brain went wild, as if there were millions of little guys yelling inside and pushing down buttons to abort the mission. What a genius prodigy, right?

"Eh?" Chariot said, staring in shock. She then shook her head and leaned closer to her, with determined eyes. "I love you-"

She tripped into something and collapsed right into Croix's arms.

The two froze.

This is a mess.

The lilac haired witch hesitantly wrapped her arms around her friend, pulling her closer, while leaning her head on her shoulder to hide her blush. Chariot's hands clinged to her poncho, as her heart raced faster.

"I'm sorry." Croix whispered, breathing in the scent of the redhead, and it made her feel at home.

"I'm sorry too."

"Chariot you didn't do anything."

"I did. They say that it takes two people for things to get messy." Chariot said, before pulling away slightly, meeting those emerald eyes she was in love with. "I forgive you. Let's just try to talk things out from now on, okay?" She asked, smiling. Her eyes shyly glanced at her lips, before looking back to her eyes.

Croix noticed, and used up all of her courage to slowly lean in, and she was met with Chariot's lips halfway. It was a chaste and short kiss, yet it felt like it could rival all the magic in the world.

They pulled away, staring in awe at each other.

"It's a lot better than what I imagined." Chariot chuckled, feeling incredibly warm and comfortable now.

"You imagined kissing me?" Croix asked, looking both amused and bashful.

"...Maybe."

Croix raised an eyebrow and grinned, then leaned down to kiss her again, this time making it last longer. Chariot let out a soft hum into the kiss.

They did not know that the spell would break the moment they confessed to each other, and because of that, the door opened and they didn't notice it due to being too focused on each other.

"Seriously? I'm used to catching students doing this, but you two?" They both pulled away, and stared at Finneran, who had her hands on her hips, and stared at them sternly. "I am glad that you sorted things out but can you do this outside the school grounds?" She said, before walking away.

Chariot and Croix stared at each other for the longest time.

"Perhaps we should just stay in the closet and avoid her for the rest of the day."

"Sounds like a good plan…"

Akko and Diana watched from a distance, high fiving each other -after a lot of convincing on Diana's part- to celebrate their victory.

As the biggest shiny Chariot fans, they did a good job today.