After Croix is made aware of the fact that it's been 10 years since Ursula and her went on a date, the inventor enrolls the help of their two favorite Luna Nova students. And, because it's Croix we're talking about, things don't work exactly as planned.

Notes:

So I heard that this week it's Chariox week! Hence, I'm uploading this long chapter that mostly focus on them with their number 1 shipper and adopted daughters Dianakko!

One-Shot takes place after chapter 5. Akko and Diana are together while Ursula and Croix have also started dating and being in a relationship (Croix doesn't work in the Ministry anymore).


"So…" Croix says while hugging Chariot from behind. "How long has it been since our last date?"

"Ten years." Ursula chuckles from her chair and turns her face around to kiss the older woman's cheek.

"No way!" she exclaims shocked. "Has it really been that long?

Ursula merely looks at her.

"But we went to town last week!" Croix says surely.

She can even remember the restaurant they went to.

"With Akko and Diana."

That's right, those two were there and ate with us.

"And what about when we went potion shopping?"

"Akko and Diana were also there because Akko asked us to help her find a new broom while we were in the shopping district."

"What happened to her old one?" Croix asks confused.

"She broke it when she tried to do a trick and crashed." Ursula says with a soft smile. "In fact, they came with us because you offered to buy her a new one out of guilty for daring her to do the trick in the first place." she reminds her girlfriend.

"You're right!" she closes her eyes embarrassed while turning around so Chariot doesn't see her. "I am a horrible girlfriend."

"No!" Ursula promises her quickly while making her look at her. "You're the best girlfriend I could ever ask for because you care and love the same things I do." she smiles warmly. "And the fact that you unconsciously include Akko and Diana in our plans warms my heart; because you know that they matter to me."

But I still suck because I do this all the time, Croix thinks bitterly.

"I know what we'll do Char!" the inventor tells her excitedly and kneels so that she's between Chariot's legs. "Tomorrow night, you and I will have a date."

"But… But tomorrow is school night and I have a lot of papers to grade. And, if you want Principal Holbrook to reopen your class then you need to present her a syllabus!"

"The syllabus is done already!" Croix says surely. "And you can grade your papers when we come back." she looks at her girlfriend while using her infallible pout. "Please Char."

"No, I will not succumb to your sad eyes!" Ursula says while closing her own in order to not see her girlfriend.

"Please, please Char. Go on a date with me?" the older woman whispers and it brings back memories of their time as students and how scared she had been of asking Chariot this same question ten years ago.

And, it seems that Chariot also remembered the same thing because she can see the red-haired woman staring warmly at her, clearly reminiscing their past and story.

"This seems like déjà vu." the former performer chuckles while getting close to her and caressing her face.

"Does that mean yes?" the lilac-haired woman smiles when she realizes they're having the same conversation they had ten years ago.

Ursula smiles tenderly after realizing this as well.

"Ask me again, Croix." she repeats the same thing she said in the past.

"Will you go on a date with me, Chariot Du Nord?" Croix whispers the same question she asked all those years ago.

"Only if you go out with me too, Croix Meridies." Ursula gives Croix the same answer she gave her ten years ago.

"It's a date." Croix says with a warm smile and kisses her tenderly on the lips. "Prepare to be swept off your feet!"

She had a date to plan!

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"Mmmm." Akko moans while hugging Diana close to her. "Diana…" she says while feeling the blonde's lips on top of hers.

"Akko…" the young heiress whispers while moving her hands down the brunette's body.

"Not that I'm complaining…" she says while feeling Diana kissing and biting her neck softly. "But I thought you would be back tomorrow?"

"I missed you too much and decided to come earlier." Diana says and kisses Akko deeply again. "I know that it was only for three days, but I have grown accustomed to having you near me all the time." she adds embarrassed.

This makes Akko give her a bright smile and kiss her happily in return.

"I missed you just as much Diana!" she exclaims and hugs her girlfriend tightly. "And sometimes, it's just a little hard for me to believe that you feel the same for me."

"Why?" Diana asks confused.

"Because you are so beautiful and talented and special." Akko says softly. "While on the other hand I'm…"

"Also beautiful and talented and special." the blonde interrupts her with a warm smile.

"If you say so…" the brunette blushes while looking down in embarrassment.

Things like this, watching Akko blush and be insecure when it came to romance; it made Diana's heart be filled with tenderness and love.

I love her so much…

"I love you Akko." Diana says confidently and sees her girlfriend blushing brightly.

"Diana!" she says embarrassed. "Why say that so suddenly?!"

"Why not?" she chuckles warmly. "It's what I feel. And, I think I don't say it enough if it surprises you to hear it when I do say it. So perhaps I should change that?" she muses out-loud.

This makes Akko look at her with adoration.

"I, I love you too." the brunette whispers loud enough for Diana to hear her clearly. "And, I know that I'm not the best when it comes to saying things like this or expressing myself… But, if you could only feel what I feel when I look at you." she smiles lovingly to her girlfriend. "You make my heart beat so quickly and all I can think of, the person that has invaded my dreams and life, is you."

"Akko…" the blonde says softly while caressing Akko's face tenderly. "You mean everything to me."

"Diana…" the brunette whispers in complete awe. "Kiss me?" she asks and Diana doesn't have to be told twice.

"I love you Akko. I love you." she chants fervently while getting bolder and moving her tongue deeper.

"Stay the night." Akko breathes out while kissing and moving her towards the bed.

"What about Sucy and Lotte?" Diana asks while sitting down next to Akko who was moving her hands over her body.

This makes Akko stop her ministrations and focus on her girlfriend's question.

"Lotte is spending the night with Barbara because of a Nightfall live event while Sucy went with Amanda to get some special mushrooms that only grow in the United States. And, since Amanda speaks English she went as her interpreter."

"I see…" the blonde smiles happily and kisses Akko hungrily, even pushing her downwards and placing herself on top of her. "So that means we have the room to ourselves?" she asks cheekily and smirks when Akko blushes again.

"Don't be such a tease Diana!" the brunette huffs embarrassed but closes her eyes when Diana continues kissing her.

"This…" Diana says while hugging Akko tight and placing her head on the brunette's chest. "Is what true happiness must feel like."

"It must be, right?" Akko whispers to her while caressing her hair. "I'm lucky." she smiles warmly and sees Diana moving her head up so she can look at her. "Because you love me and I love you too."

"I'm the lucky one." she says with a soft blush.

Even after hearing Akko compliment her very much, she ha still not grown accustomed to her charm.

"Ai shiteru yo, Atsuko Kagari." Diana says surely.

"And I love you, Diana Cavendish." the brunette replies confidently and is ready to close the distance between them when the door to her room bursts open.

"AKKO! I NEED YOU!" both girls turn away from each other and see Croix standing right next to their bed with a soft blush on her face. "Ohh hi Diana, welcome back."

"Welcome back?" Akko asks from below Diana who is hiding her face in her neck. "Is that really all you have to say Croix-Sensei?"

"Well, although I'm sorry I happened to interrupt you while you were getting busy…" she says nonchalantly and the brunette feels Diana hiding her face deeper. "I'm not that sorry because I happen to need you and you two happen to owe me a favor. In fact, it's quite convenient that you two are here."

"We owe you?" this makes Akko place Diana on the bed so she can stand up. "For what?"

"For coming to my dates with Chariot." Croix says simply.

"Your dates with Char…" the brunette is struggling to follow the conversation.

"You mean those get togethers in town were dates?" Diana also stands up from the bed. "And you didn't consider them that during the actual date and after inviting us to tag along?"

This makes Croix blush and look down in embarrassment.

Akko notices this and chuckles evilly.

"Oh, I see!" she smirks. "So you're here because you just noticed that it's been forever since you took Ursula-Sensei out."

"And…" Diana adds while smiling as well. "You came because you want us to help you plan your date, right? Since it's been so long since you've been in one."

"In fact, it always surprised me how dressed-up and nice Ursula-Sensei looked when we went out."

Croix closes her eyes and starts feeling very guilty.

These cheeky little…

"Ok, I apologize for interrupting you." Croix murmurs while looking at the floor. "And you're right about the fact that I just noticed that I'm a terrible girlfriend."

Akko feels pity for the older woman and decides to stop teasing her.

"I don't think Ursula-Sensei believes that."

"But that's because Char is amazing and so understanding!" the lilac-haired woman says softly.

"And is it ok to assume that you already asked Ursula-Sensei on a date to correct things, right?" Diana asks while going to make some tea for the three of them since the plans she had with Akko had been abruptly interrupted and there was no way they would get back to them soon.

Not if Professor Croix was here asking for help.

"Yes, right after she made me realize what I had been doing." Croix says embarrassed. "Which is why I came here to ask for your help Akko. I mean, although I tend to joke about your plans; while they seem outrageous and ridiculous they always happen to work out."

"Again, it would work in your favor if you started to compliment me." Akko huffs in fake annoyance while helping Diana to distribute the tea. "But I do get what you mean."

"Do you have an idea of what you want to do for your date?" the blonde heiress asks after sitting down and taking a sip of her cup.

"I want it to be something very romantic. You know, something that would make it up to her for all those times she thought we were going on a date but never did."

"Ursula-Sensei is a very sensible person." Akko says softly. "She takes great joy in the details and perhaps a date that reminded her of your time when you were students at Luna Nova would make it be unique."

"Well, your time together before the Shiny Rod appeared." Diana adds as well.

"That could work." Croix says because that had just happened a couple of minutes ago. "But I don't want to make it all about the past. Specially since we both believe that the way forward for us is not in the past but in our present."

"Then be spontaneous!" Akko exclaims while standing up and not throwing her tea because Diana knowingly placed a spell on the cup. "Don't overthink things and just have fun!"

"Just have fun?"

"Go on an adventure! There are so many places outside Luna Nova that you can explore and I'm sure Ursula-Sensei is missing the old days when she didn't have to worry about appearances."

Worry about appearances…

Akko is right!

Croix knew how much her girlfriend missed her time as Shiny Chariot. In fact, after she came back from the future, the inventor started to believe that although the events had been different, the dreams and actions that motivated these changes were not. Which meant that the future where Chariot performed with Akko could possibly be one of her girlfriend's current dreams.

And she was going to help make all of Chariot's dreams come true!

"I think I got the perfect plan." Croix smiles happily at them. "But I will really need your help."

"For Ursula-Sensei and you anything." Akko promises her quickly.

"Indeed." Diana smiles softly. "But, of course this means you owe us one."

"What, but why? You just said that you would do anything for us."

"And we will." the blonde smirks evilly. "But you will be owing us one for interrupting us earlier." she says darkly and Croix notices Akko blush brightly.

Kinky Diana…

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Nervously walking outside her girlfriend's room, Croix can't help but get anxious for today's date. But then again she shouldn't be because it was with Chariot and they had done this years ago!

So why was she nervous then?

Croix knew that it had to do with the fact that their love had changed. Because of what they went through and the many years apart; their innocent and naïve relationship had transformed to something completely different. The older woman could feel it in the way they held each other, sometimes too scared of letting go and watching the other leave. Their longing, their desire, it had become desperate and restless. And Croix believed in her heart that happened because they broke their promise to each once before.

To be together forever.

Taking a deep breath and letting go, the lilac-haired woman carefully walks to the front door and knocks softly on it, memorizing all the things she had said to Akko and Diana concerning their plan.

Nevertheless, Croix forgot all of it the moment Chariot opened the door and the inventor knew that she had never seen something quite as beautiful as the red-haired woman standing in front of her.

"Char…" she whispers in complete awe while grabbing the woman's hand and kissing it softly. "You look spectacular."

This makes Ursula blush profusely and smile in return.

"You look beautiful as well Croix." she says warmly while taking her hand. "I'm really excited about today."

"So am I!" Croix says happily. "And I promise you that we will have a great time." the older woman uses her magic to produce two robots that could take them to the Leyline.

"I could have gotten my broom you know…" Ursula teases her friend softly.

"No, this is a date and in a date the person that was asked out doesn't drive or do anything except have fun." she argues confidently.

This makes Ursula laugh heartily.

"When I see you like this…" she squeezes the lilac-haired woman's hand tenderly. "It's as if you haven't changed at all."

"Well you're the one that truly hasn't changed at all." Croix helps Chariot get on top of the robot. "Because you're still as kind and as beautiful as when I first fell for you all those years ago."

Ursula blushes brightly but gets close enough to kiss her lightly on the lips.

"Char!" the older woman blushes as well. "Kissing is supposed to be at the end of the date!"

This makes the red-haired woman laugh again.

"Then I guess that since we seemed to get that out of the way…" Ursula caresses her girlfriend's face lovingly. "If you play your cards right we could do something else after the date…" she suggests cheekily and this makes Croix gulp loudly.

Chariot was on fire and she loved it!

"Mhmh, Mhmh…" she clears her throat trying to regain the ability to function like a human being. "Cheeky!" she says happily and sits on the other robot. "Don't distract me and let me take you out."

"Ok, ok, I promise I'll behave." Ursula raises her hand in a sign of mock surrender and Croix uses her magic to order the robots to fly.

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"Diana!" Akko huffs while using her magic to carry some fences. "Why did we agree to do this?!"

"Because we love Professor Ursula and know Professor Croix's plans tend to fail." the blonde witch says sassily while helping Akko with her load.

"Well, she did manage to get you all jealous and confess your feelings to me." the brunette reminds her cheekily and this makes Diana blush.

"That was mostly Andrew being his usual annoying self." Diana murmurs because she could still not forgive the man for confessing to her girlfriend.

"He's a good friend." Akko gets close to her after deactivating her magic. "And, there's no way he could ever compete or get close to you." she purrs and bites Diana's ear teasingly.

"Akko!" Diana shrieks and tries to separate from Akko who holds her tight and continues kissing her. "Right now we can't! Professor Ursula and Professor Croix are on their way."

"I don't care." the brunette girl says simply and turns Diana around to face her. "I just want to kiss you."

"But I don't…" the blonde is interrupted by her girlfriend's lips on top of hers and feels all her common sense and inhibitions disappear.

An effect pretty similar to the one of the Clawlefill.

Taking a quick look around her and seeing the name of the field where Croix suggested them to put the stage, Diana closes her eyes and curses their professor for not realizing the effects that the plants of this field had on witches.

Specially to witches who were in love and with their significant other.

Oh no… is the last thing Diana thinks before losing control of herself and returning Akko's kisses with the same desperation and passion her girlfriend had been giving her.

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"I had never been to that restaurant!" Ursula says excited after exiting the establishment. "And the food, it was incredible."

"During my time in town I happened to walk a lot around it." Croix jokes lightly. "And this place was always one of my favorites. Funny enough, not many people know about it but their food is one of the best."

"Indeed." the red-haired woman smiles and grabs her girlfriend's hand. "I really enjoyed it. Thank you, Croix."

"What do you mean? Are you saying that because you think the date is over?" the older woman chuckles knowingly.

"Well, it is getting late and we have to return to Luna Nova."

"This is only the first part of our date!" Croix exclaims excitedly. "Now, if you may, we will go ahead to the location of our second stop."

"Second stop?" Ursula asks surprised.

"Well, when I was in the future, I saw something that made me think a lot about our past and present." she admits softly. "Remember I told you that in the future you performed a magic show with Akko?"

"Yes...?" the professor says confused.

"Well, it made me wonder if that future was something you dreamed of? Because you really loved the stage and to perform. And I know that I was responsible for making you hide your true self." Croix whispers this part. "Which I guess is what that future made me think of. Of the possibility that that part of your past was still there and a dream of yours."

Chariot stares at her with a sad smile.

"It would be a lie if I told you that deep inside of me there isn't a part that dreams of performing again." she chuckles softly. "Because I really loved it. The way people smiled and dreamed when they saw me perform. But what happened to me, at first wasn't your fault. My magic, it wasn't enough to keep people happy. They wanted more and more from me and that led me to truly despise myself for not being capable of meeting their demands."

"Char…"

"But performing with Akko, that would be something truly special. And not because of the act meaning that I'm back in the stage. Instead, it would be because of the fact that Akko and I first met when I performed. She first saw me on a stage, and to be with her years later on that same stage… It would be like the true culmination of my mission and my dream." Ursula says deeply.

"To make people happy with your magic." Croix smiles softly at the woman in front of her and makes her robot get closer so that they can hold hands.

Although she had planned something a little different with Akko and Diana, she knew that performing with Akko in that stage was what Chariot truly needed in order to completely heal from the wounds of their past.

Smiling softly, she directs the two of them towards the field where Akko and Diana had been preparing the stage. In fact, she can see that it's ready and that makes the lilac-haired woman smile brightly at her girlfriend who is looking at the scene with surprise.

"Croix… Is that?"

"Yes! A full stage set for your return to the scenarios!" she exclaims while pointing towards the lights.

"But how…" Ursula asks confused.

"Akko and Diana. I asked them to help me and they did this." Croix says proudly because the stage looked spectacular.

Thank you gir… she thinks but stops herself when she sees two bodies on the floor.

They can't be…

"What… What is that?" the red-haired woman asks from her robot and uses her magic to enhance her legs and jump from the machine.

"Akko?! Diana?!" Croix yells and uses her magic to take her robot down as fast possible.

Of course, since Chariot jumped from it, she's the first one to arrive. Hence, Croix is surprised when she sees the red-haired woman merely standing in front of the two girls and not doing anything to help them.

"Char! Are they alright?!" she yells while running to where the three people she most cared about were.

Instead of answering, Ursula merely stays silent and can't help but blush at the sight in front of her.

"Why are you not helping them mo… Ohh!" Croix exclaims and also blushes when she sees Akko and Diana heavily making out in the middle of the grass.

"This is embarrassing." Ursula murmurs while doing her best to look away but blushing even more when her eyes can't stop themselves from returning to the two girls on the floor.

These girls! Croix thinks while thinking of the failed second part of her date.

I will kill them!

"Oi Akko, Diana!" she exclaims while bending down and doing her best to separate them. "Stop that! You're in the middle of the field and we're here as well!"

Instead of answering or even noticing her, the two girls merely return to their previous position and restart their kissing.

"Hey! This is no time to jok…"

"Wait, something's not right." Ursula stops her from trying to separate them again. "Look at their eyes…" she points towards the girls' eye balls and they see that they're almost black.

"What the hell is that?" Croix asks worriedly. "Have they been cursed?"

Although she wouldn't mind being cursed with the same thing as long as Chariot was the one kissing her…

"Yes, but not by a person." Ursula smells around them. "This field…" she murmurs. "Where is it?"

"Near Arcturus." the lilac-haired woman replies simply. "Why?"

"Because there's a field near Arcturus that carries some plants that have aphrodisiac effects."

This makes Croix open her eyes in shock.

"So you mean they're acting this way because of the plant." she blushes embarrassedly. "And I told them to come here."

This makes Ursula huff softly.

"Now that's just irresponsible. You're supposed to be an apothecary and to know your plants Croix!"

"Well, I never studied those kinds of plants because I didn't need them!" Croix responds childishly. "Can we fix this or must we wait for the effect to pass?"

"The effect won't pass until we give them an antidote." the professor says softly. "One that comes from another plant inside Arcturus."

"Then let's go there right now." she says simply and looks again at the two girls who are still heavily making out. "What about them?"

"We take them of course! We can't just leave them here and expect no one happens to come through this field." Ursula says embarrassed.

"How do we even get them to stop kissing?"

"I will separate them and the moment I hold one of them you go ahead and use your magic to tie the other." she replies confidently.

"Alright!" Croix prepares her wand and points it at Diana. "Now!" she exclaims and Chariot separates the two girls.

When that happens, Croix focuses all her attention on Diana and hits her with her tying spell precisely on her chest.

"Yes!" she exclaims happily and turns around. "Did you see…" she stops speaking when she sees Akko trying to kiss Chariot desperately.

"Stop her!" Ursula says to Croix while using most of her strength to push Akko out of the way.

Lucky enough, Croix was very good at shooting and she didn't miss Akko.

"Nice shoot!" the lilac-haired woman says excitedly while watching the two girls tied up nicely. "Now, let's get this over with before someone believes we're abducting these children."

"Indeed." Ursula says relieved and uses her own magic to levitate the girls. "Luckily this field has a direct Leyline that connects it to Arcturus."

"The plant we're looking for…" Croix asks after placing the girls on the robots so that they could rest. "How is it?"

"A white flower with a pink center." Ursula tells her simply. "We won't miss it since it's quite unique."

"Good." she whispers and looks at the two girls who were comforted by having each other close. "This is all my fault."

"Croix…"

"I mean look at what happened because of me. Of not being responsible enough." she chuckles bitterly. "And I naively want to teach a whole class."

"This is not the same and you know it." the red-haired woman tells her softly. "Akko and Diana, we no longer see them as students. To us they're more than that and that's ok."

"I…" she closes her eyes. "I really love them Char."

"So do I." she smiles warmly. "And there's nothing wrong about feeling that way. But it also means that we will act differently with them. Treat them more like our daughters than our students."

"I guess you're right."

"And you know parents... They tend to make lots of mistakes and not get it right on the first try." Ursula chuckles warmly. "So let's consider this situation as your first one."

"Chariot…" Croix whispers and looks down in embarrassment. "Thank you for making me feel better."

"Oh don't thank me yet. Those two will be extremely mad at you and you'll owe them for all of this."

"I know." she smiles softly. "Wouldn't be them if they didn't ask for anything as consolation." she says and both women stop moving when they hear big steps heading their way.

"That…" Ursula closes her eyes to try to smell and hear the animal. "Is the guardian of the flower we need."

"How does it even know that we're here?!" Croix exclaims surprised while taking out her wand.

"He can smell the aphrodisiac on them." she points towards Diana and Akko who were silently staring at the scene in front of them.

"Do you have a plan?"

"Yes, one of us will be the bait while the other runs to its cave and grabs the flower." Chariot tells her calmly.

"Yes, good plan, a bai… No! Horrible plan! Who will be the bait?!"

"You will have to be since I know how the flower looks like and where it is."

"But Char!" Croix complains.

"No buts! You go ahead and be the bait!" Ursula orders her and Croix nods in acceptance before watching the creature appear in front of them.

"Is that a…"

"Yes, a giant bat." the professor informs her calmly and uses a light spell to temporarily blind the creature. "Now go!" she tells Croix who quickly produces some drones and starts firing the horrible animal with magic.

I hate bats! Croix thinks and moves out of the way when a wing of the flying animal almost hits her.

"Shit!" she screams and uses her magic to move Akko and Diana towards safety. "Here, I'm here!" she hits the bat with a spell and it immediately runs after her.

"Move it Chariot!" Croix screams while running away from the bat and using her drones to shoot rays of lights to its eyes. "Why does this always happen to me?!" she exclaims when the creature hits her from behind.

"I'm back!" Ursula screams and uses her enhancement spell to hit the bat on its face.

"Chariot!" Croix exclaims relieved and takes out her transportable cauldron. "Give me the ingredients!" she asks and the red-haired woman pours them all inside.

"Keep moving it clockwise until I tell you to stop!" the professor tells Croix who nods in agreement and watches her girlfriend fight the awful bat.

"Now counterclockwise!" she yells and the lilac-haired woman does as said.

"Now give it to the girls!" Chariot orders her and Croix immediately opens the girls' mouths with magic and makes them sip the antidote quickly.

"Ok, now the final part!" the red-haired woman exclaims and uses more strength on her leg to completely throw the bat away. "In order for the antidote to work, we need to make the girls experience true heartbreak."

"What?!" Croix asks confused. "How do you even want to do that?!" she exclaims and freezes when she sees Chariot determinedly walk towards Akko and kiss her soundly on the lips.

Whaaaat…

"Akko!" Ursula is trying to separate from Akko who is surprisingly just as strong as she is with her enhanced magic and is not letting her go. "Please stop! It's Ur…" she can't finish saying because the brunette is kissing her again.

And, to her greatest sorrow, Ursula can't help but think that Akko is a very good kisser.

She was going to be traumatized for a long time.

"Help Croix!" she asks her girlfriend who, with Diana, are frozen at the scene happening in front of them.

"How?!" Croix asks confused and this makes Ursula groan in desperation.

"See Diana and how sad and heartbroken she looks? We must make Akko feel the same for the curse to break!"

"Ok!" she replies but then truly thinks of what she must do. "OHHHH!"

"Now do it!" Ursula exclaims and notices that Akko stops struggling and trying to kiss her when she sees Diana being kissed by Croix.

This, in return makes Akko stare desperately at the scene in front of them and for her arms to sag down.

Meanwhile, Croix was doing her best to not think of how good of a kisser Diana was.

Seriously I can get why those two are always kissing!

Separating when she feels the girl in her arms not moving, Croix takes a look at her own girlfriend and sees her holding a crying Akko, who was stuttering about being abandoned and replaced by a cougar.

"A cougar?!" she shrieks and is going to get Akko for that when they hear a scream coming their way.

This, somehow, is what makes the two girls truly wake up from their curse.

"What?!" Akko screams and frantically looks around her to see where she is. "Where am I? Diana? Where is she?!" she asks desperately while trying to move.

"She's with Croix." Ursula responds her soothingly and this relaxes the brunette girl.

"Ursula-Sensei?" she asks confused. "What are you doing here? And by here I mean in Arcturus forest?"

"Akko?! Akko!" they hear Diana scream while running towards them and hugging her girlfriend tightly. "I was so worried when I saw you were gone!"

"What happened to us?" Akko asks all the people surrounding her.

"We were placed under a curse." Diana says and this makes the two older women think that the blonde witch remembered everything that had happened to them and between them. "After realizing this I too fell under the curse and I can't remember anything else."

"You too?" she asks Ursula and Croix who blush softly.

"We still had time before the curse affected us. Specially since you were in the field for way longer than us." Ursula explains calmly to them. "And the fact that you don't remember is the effect of the antidote."

Before the two girls can ask them more questions, the same awful scream that had woken the young witches from the curse can be heard even closer.

"It must be the giant bat that came back." the red-haired witch says simply.

"A GIANT BAT!" Diana shrieks and hides behind Akko. "I hate bats."

"Isn't that right?! They're just awful." Croix agrees with the blonde.

"I don't mind them." Akko replies simply. "How can we get away?"

"According to legend, once the curse is broken, the guardian of the flower asks for a payment. It can be anything that the bat may find enjoyable."

"So we give it blood."

"HELL NO!" Diana and Croix scream.

"This bat is not like the ones from the stories you grew up hearing Akko." Ursula smiles warmly at her favorite student. "It merely has to be something flashy and catchy."

Something flashy and catchy…

"I know!" Akko says happily. "We should take the bat back with us to the stage and you should perform Sensei!"

"That's a great idea!" Croix says immediately thinking that they could still save this date.

"It's a terrible idea!" Ursula says immediately. "What if it gets away from us once we lead it out of Arcturus."

"Well, it is technically possible to take the creature there since Arcturus is connected directly to the Leyline of the field." Diana murmurs out-loud wanting to support her girlfriend.

"And about it running away, you don't have to worry about that since Diana and I will be keeping watch!" Croix says quickly.

"But I can help you…" Akko starts saying.

"No." the lilac-haired woman smiles softly. "This…" she points at Chariot. "Has always been your dream Akko. To perform with your idol and hero." she then looks at her girlfriend. "And a little bird told me that Chariot is also dying to perform with you."

This makes Akko stare at her mentor with big eyes.

"Really?" Akko asks the red-haired woman softly.

"Of course!" Ursula replies immediately. "The two of us met because of the stage. And, performing with you would be a dream come true Akko." she extends her hand towards the younger witch while giving her an encouraging smile. "Will you come help me fulfill my dream?"

"Yes Sensei!" she exclaims happily and sees Diana smiling brightly at the two of them and giving her a thumbs up.

"We will make sure the bat doesn't escape." she promises her girlfriend. "You just go out there and have fun!"

"Thank you Diana!" Akko says happily and uses her wand to put her costume on.

Chuckling at the preparation of her student, Ursula does the same and now both of them are wearing performance costumes on.

"I had never realized that Professor Ursula was this hot as Shiny Chariot…" Diana murmurs next to Croix who merely chuckles knowingly.

"Your girlfriend doesn't look bad either." she points towards Akko who is waving at them from her broom with Ursula behind her.

"She's the hottest." the blonde says simply. "But I have seen her wearing that sometimes now."

This makes Croix raise her eyebrows knowingly.

"Really?" she teases the younger girl. "And when has that happened?" she smirks when she sees Diana blushing brightly.

Nevertheless, before the young heiress can answer her, they see the bat coming from the woods.

"Quickly, use a light spell to create a bubble!" she instructs Diana who quickly does as asked and with her robots she takes them up towards the stage.

"Good, it's following us." Diana says but then remembers what is following them and closes her eyes in disgust. "I truly hate bats."

"The things we do for the people we love…" Croix murmurs with a warm smile and squeezes the blonde's hand confidently. "Now let's go! We're almost there."

LWALWALWA

Softly landing on top of the stage, it takes Akko a couple of seconds to realize what was going to happen. She was going to perform with her hero! With her idol and the witch she had looked up to during her whole life.

And, although Akko was usually not nervous when it came to performing, right now she felt her wand shaking because of the despair inside of her. She wanted to make Ursula proud and she wanted to show her how much she had grown. She wanted to show to the first person that had believed in her that her trust had been well placed.

And, she wanted to show Ursula that her past was beautiful and had inspired many people and girls like her to make their dreams come true.

Because that was something Ursula-Sensei had forgotten through the years.

"Akko…" she hears a soft voice calling her. "Are you nervous?"

Akko nods.

"Don't be. I know you're more than capable."

"But what will we perform? I mean I know all the steps to the numbers of your shows but I wanted this to be really special and unique…" she murmurs dejectedly.

"How about the Star Dance?" Ursula smiles brightly at her.

"The Star Dance?" Akko asks confused.

She had never heard or seen Shiny Chariot perform that one.

"It's a special dance." the red-haired woman tells her with a warm smile. "That was taught to me by the Shiny Rod many years ago."

This makes Akko realize what her mentor was saying.

"And it taught me as well through your memories." she blushes when she admits she had seen her mentor dance with Croix-Sensei.

"Don't be ashamed Akko!" Ursula smiles warmly at her. "I'm happy that there are no secrets between us."

"Thank you Sensei." she blushes softly. "So you know the dance as well?"

"Indeed." she gives Akko a knowing smile. "And, I believe that you know Croix's part in the dance, correct?"

This makes Akko blush even harder than before.

"Diana did ask me to teach her how to do enhancing magic…" she explains and Akko smiles softly.

"Of course." the brunette remembers and before she can add something else they hear a scream heading their way. "Seems that they're here." she smirks when she sees Croix and Diana flying their way.

"Are you ready?!" they both hear Croix scream at them and Ursula gives them a signal with her wand.

She then turns to look at Akko with a bright smile.

"Are you ready?" she asks her student who smiles brightly while taking her hand.

"Ready!" she promises and is immediately thrown up by the older woman.

Moving in complete synchronization with each other, Akko is smiling happily while using her magic to create fireworks and animals around them. Down below, Ursula is using her enhancing magic to hold the brunette witch and move her around the field while keeping the two of them in balance. The dance in itself was meant to bring closer the two souls of the dancers, and, in their case, it was making their bond become even deeper than before.

Meanwhile, Croix and Diana were watching the performance from afar while keeping the bat focused on their girlfriends. Both of them were admiring the trust and connection student and mentor had with each other and couldn't stop themselves from smiling warmly at the scene in front of them

"I remember when I first did that dance with Chariot." Croix tells Diana while using her magic to create a light path. "It was truly magical."

"It feels that you're getting closer to the other person without invading their space or their self. Like you willingly become a part of them and they become a part of you." Diana says and uses the same spell Croix had used. "It was a good idea you had, Professor Croix." she compliments the woman.

"Well, both Chariot and Akko needed this for closure." the lilac-haired woman says softly. "To perhaps put an end to their dream of performing with each other and using their magic show to make people happy."

"Akko told me that in the future you both saw, she performed magic with Professor Ursula. Why couldn't they do this now?"

"Perhaps they don't need to." Croix smiles softly. "And perhaps they found something that made them happier than performing."

This makes Diana smile brightly.

"Then let's keep that bat focused on them because the second part of the dance is about to begin."

Closing her eyes at the feeling of the air around her and the music that was pouring out of her own wand, Akko remembers all those years ago when she dreamed of having this moment. Of being on stage with Shiny Chariot and performing with her. And right now she was living said dream. But it had turned out to be even better than what she could have possibly imagined because her idol had chosen her.

Had believed in her and loved her even with all her flaws and mistakes.

Smirking at the second part of the dance that was a mock duel, Akko gets into position and chuckles when Ursula does the same with a cheeky smile on her face.

"Now Akko, why the sudden smile?"

"I'm just really happy Sensei." she admits confidently.

"As I am." the older woman looks to the main stage. "Look, there's the bat watching us." she points towards the center and indeed there was the animal.

"It's watching our every move." Akko says surprised.

"If it hasn't attacked yet then that means it's enjoying our performance." she laughs and gets close to Akko who is surprised by the move but allows it. "Now Akko, do you trust me?" she asks warmly.

"With my life." Akko responds immediately.

"Then let's close this performance with a bang." Ursula says confidently and uses her magic to make Akko fly high above the sky. "Now just let go and trust me!" she yells to the brunette who somehow relaxes and puts her wand away.

Smiling and doing a spell to transform herself, Ursula becomes a bird and carefully grabs Akko on her back.

"WOW!" Akko screeches while staring at the scene below her. "This, you became a phoenix!"

"It's the one spell that took me the longest to learn." the red-haired woman tells her proudly. "It took me almost a decade to master it."

"It's beautiful. You are beautiful Sensei." the brunette witch takes out her wand and creates fireworks to surround them.

Smiling and knowing that there was nothing else they could do, both witches land on the ground and lay to rest, realizing once the performance was over how exhausted they were.

It doesn't take long for their girlfriends to find them.

"It left!" Croix tells them while getting down from her robot and hugging Chariot tightly. "You were incredible."

"Thank you Croix. For everything." the red-haired woman whispers happily.

"And Akko, your magic was beautiful as well." she chuckles while watching the brunette girl getting hugged by a worried Diana. "She almost had a heart attack when Char threw you up."

"That wasn't a part of the original performance!" Diana defends herself with a soft blush. "Of course I was worried."

"It was our personal way of closing things." Ursula smiles softly at all of them. "Our Star Dance had to be the different to the one we do with our significant one." she reminds them of the last part which is a kiss.

"Well, I'm sure that after everything that has happened today…" Croix starts saying.

"Don't even finish!" the professor warns her girlfriend immediately.

"What do you mean after what happened?" Akko and Diana ask confused.

"Let's just say that Char and I finally get why you two like to kiss so much."

"WHAT?!"

"CROIX!" Ursula admonishes while blushing.

"I knew it." Diana closes her eyes embarrassed.

"Know what?" Akko asks again.

"That we must have been kissing and doing other stuff when Professor Croix and Ursula found us."

This makes Akko blush just as much as Ursula.

"Well… That's…" she tries to find a way to explain things.

"Although that's not…" Croix is stopped by Ursula who places her hand on her mouth. "Fine, fine!"

"You're so immature." Ursula says while taking her hand off.

"But you love me because of that."

"I do." she admits warmly. "And, even if this date turned out to be way differently than what I expected, it was the best one I've ever had."

"Really?!" Croix asks happily. "Then does that mean that we'll get to spend even more time together after we return to the school? To do other things?"

This makes the two young witches stare at them knowingly.

"Ecchi Croix-Sensei." Akko says softly.

"Pervert." Diana adds as well.

"What do you even mean?!" Croix screams at the two of them before trying to hit them with a spell. "Now come back here!"

"You owe us for helping you plan all of this!" Akko says while running away from the older woman.

"Specially since we were both cursed because of you!"

"Oh, you were cursed alright!" the lilac-haired woman teases them again but is stopped by Ursula who is ready to hit her with her broom.

"Croix..."

"Ok, ok, I'll stop!" she promises to the delightful sound of Akko and Diana's laughter.

This, Ursula thinks while watching her girlfriend and the two young girls chuckling and mocking each other, is what life is supposed to be like…