Sucy creates a forgetting dust that she wants to experiment on Akko. And, since it's Luna Nova, things don't go according to plan...

Notes:

I've noticed that today is Diakko Week and I wanted to enter the challenge with a long shot about the two of them! Hence, this monster chapter was created! As you may have noticed, it is rated M and will make the rating of Adventures of Akko Kagari and The Ways... become M! So, warning for mature content!
Hope you enjoy this chapter just as much as I did writing it and I'm waiting to hear back from you about the first M rated chapter in this series.
Thank you for your support and kudos!


"I never knew that it could be so interesting!" Sucy heard Akko say from her desk. "Did vampires really suck the blood from their lovers in order to create an eternal bond?"

"They did! It was the ultimate test that a mate had to do. It was a proof of their everlasting love and loyalty to one another since once a vampire drinks the blood of their soulmate they can no longer feed on other humans." Lotte tells her excitedly.

"I see…" the brunette witch murmurs while taking another look at the book.

"I know!" the fanatic continues explaining. "Although Nightfall may have started as a teenager's book, it became a phenomenon very quickly because it manages to re-imagine their franchise with each new author!"

"I think it has to do more with the fact that new teenagers keep reading the books because of how long the series has lasted rather than the content of the stories." Sucy murmurs from her seat.

"In fact, Luna Nova will start teaching a class based on the stories of Nightfall! I saw it in one of my Nightfall blogs, that the school has hired a Nightfall scholar."

"A Nightfall scholar?" Sucy asks bored. "Really?"

"I didn't even know that one could study things like that." Akko says intrigued. "Did your blog say under what area the new class would be in?"

"Modern Magic." Lotte tells them excitedly. "Isn't it great? Ever since Akko unlocked the Seven Words, the professors here at Luna Nova have taken a new approach to magic and to the magical culture."

"Yeah, too bad that instead of actually introducing useful courses they are opening a Nightfall fan-club class." the pink-haired witch mutters. "Yay Luna Nova."

"Sucy!"

"Don't be like that, Sucy." Akko tells her with a warm smile. "I think it's good that the school is trying to adapt itself to the modern times. Although…" she blushes while staring at Lotte. "I really don't get what we could be learning from a fantasy novel."

"Fantasy?!" Lotte shrieks insulted. "These stories have real species and events that have occurred in the magic world. In fact, vampires did exist."

"Vampires have not been seen in millennia, Lotte." Sucy tells her condescendingly. "And you…" she stares at Akko. "How come you're here instead of being at Diana's room? Ever since you two got together you barely separate from each other."

"Diana and I don't spend all the time together!" the brunette witch says embarrassed.

"You kinda do." Lotte smiles softly at her. "And there's nothing wrong with that." she tells her blushing friend. "But it is strange to see you here."

"Did Diana ask you to not bother her because she needed to study?" Sucy teases her friend who looks offended at the remark. "I think I just remembered that we have a lesson tomorrow for our Ancient Runes class."

Ancient Runes was one subject that Sucy was surprisingly good at. In fact, good enough to enroll in the advanced class with Diana and a couple of other witches who were taking it as well.

Akko and Lotte were at the intro level and hence didn't have to study for the quiz.

"Perhaps she did ask me to give her some time to review for the test." Akko admits softly. "But that doesn't mean that I was bothering her or something like that."

"I bet…" Sucy smirks evilly. "You were distracting her by doing other stuff." she says and knows she guessed right when Akko blushes even more than before.

"Sucy!" the brunette witch says embarrassed while grabbing her stuff.

"Where are you going?" Lotte asks confused because she didn't understand why Akko was leaving.

"Somewhere where Sucy doesn't bother me." she huffs annoyed.

"Sucy…" the pixie-haired witch says calmly.

"Fine, fine." Sucy stands up from her work desk and walks softly towards Akko. "I am sorry for all the things I said."

This makes Akko stop moving and stare shockingly at her friend.

"Did you just apologize?" the Japanese girl asks surprised. "I wasn't expecting to you actually do that."

"Well, you did just ask me to do that." the pink-haired witch says bored. "But now that I think about it, perhaps I shouldn't have done that." she opens her palm and blows on it, making some powder land on Akko's nose.

"Sucy!" Lotte shrieks while watching Akko lose consciousness and fall to the ground. "What did you do to her?!"

"I just gave her a forgetting dust. The dust makes her fall asleep and forget the last couple of hours that just went through."

"Last hours?!"

"Don't worry, when she wakes up she should remember that Diana asked her for some alone time in order to study for her test." Sucy appeases her friend.

"But why even give Akko that?" Lotte asks defeated while using her magic to put Akko in her bed.

"Because she reminded me that I never apologize to others." the pink-haired witch says obviously. "And, because it has become tradition for Akko to try my inventions." she chuckles warmly and returns to her seat with a wicked smile.

"Why are you smiling like that?" the pixie-haired witch asks carefully.

She knew what that smile meant on her friend's face.

"Let's just say…" Sucy smirks devilishly. "That Akko's dreams right now will be pretty interesting."

"Why?" Lotte asks worriedly.

"Didn't she just spend this whole time reading a story about vampires?" the pink-haired girl chuckles. "The way my forgetting dust works is that it makes the person that inhaled the dust relive the memories they want to forget."

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Opening her eyes, Akko quickly takes a look around her and notices that her stop is coming up. Although the weather here wasn't the greatest, the brunette was excited about finally arriving to Luna Nova. She had read many reviews about the school and knew that it was the best one when it came to teaching alchemy and magic. In fact, she knew it first-hand because of her aunt, who worked at the school full-time as a teacher.

"Akko?!" she hears someone calling for her and the Japanese girls sees her aunt Ursula smiling brightly at her.

"Oba!" Akko shrieks excitedly while running to meet the red-haired woman. "You didn't have to come get me!"

"Of course I had to!" Ursula tells her with a happy smile while pouring a potion over her luggage so it would shrink down. "It's not every day that my favorite niece comes to start her studies at Luna Nova. And, it's not every day that I can take her on a broom ride." she points towards her broom.

"Really?!" the Japanese girl asks excitedly. "We will go to the school on that?"

"It's a broom enhanced with a flying potion." the older woman explains calmly to her. "Thought it would be a nice way to officially welcome you to Luna Nova."

"You didn't have to, Oba!" Akko says while hugging her aunt happily. "Thank you."

"I have missed you very much Akko." Ursula says softly.

"So have I!" the brunette exclaims happily while chucking and grabbing her stuff from the floor. "I'm finally here at Luna Nova."

"Indeed." the red-haired woman chuckles. "How is my sister doing?"

"She's doing fine!" Akko smiles softly. "And I do miss her." she admits while blushing. "But don't tell her I said that."

"I wouldn't dream of it." Ursula says warmly. "In fact, I'm surprised Helene allowed you to come here this year and not wait until the next term."

"Well, she couldn't say much when I explained to her how you came to Luna Nova when you were my age. And, that with you here I would also become one of the most successful alchemists of our era."

This makes Ursula blush brightly.

"You embarrass me Akko." the older woman says while softly hitting the younger girl. "But I really am happy to have you here."

"I know." Akko smiles warmly. "I did promise you that I was going to come to Luna Nova, Oba."

"Yes, yes." Ursula smirks. "In fact, my sister did call me before you left, saying that it was my fault that her daughter wanted to become a witch."

"Still with saying it like that." the brunette huffs annoyed. "We are alchemist, not witches."

"That's what I keep telling her as well!" the older woman exclaims and both alchemists laugh happily.

"Oba…" Akko says seriously and this makes the older woman focus intently on her niece. "I will become the best alchemist this school has ever seen." the brunette witch promises vehemently. "I will make you proud."

"Just be yourself, Akko." Ursula smiles brightly at her. "Because the way you are, right now, already makes me proud." the older alchemist says while stopping her broom. "We're here." she says to Akko who is watching the castle with eyes wide open.

"This is incredible!" Akko exclaims happily while doing her best to grasp everything she was seeing. "Will I be staying at the castle?"

"Both students and staff stay there." her aunt tells her with a soft smile. "So, I will be able to help you whenever you need." she points towards a group of students. "As you can see, most of the students that are also starting classes this semester have arrived. How about you follow them and I'll see you after dinner?"

"Ok!" the brunette tells her and hugs her one last time. "Thank you for everything Oba!" she exclaims happily before running towards the other girls and falling into line with them.

And, because Akko was Akko, while she was running she happened to crash with one of the girls.

"Ouch…" the Japanese girl says while caressing her head.

"Watch it!" a black-haired girl told her angrily.

Looking up, Akko can see that a blonde girl is laying on the floor, that being the result of her collision.

"I'm so sorry!" she apologizes immediately and stretches her hand so she can help the girl get up. "I was just so excited about starting classes that I…" she stops speaking when she sees the eyes of the blonde girl.

They were the most beautiful shade of blue that she had ever seen.

"You?" the girl asks her when she spends too long staring at her.

"Sorry again!" Akko exclaims embarrassed and without thinking grabs the girl's hand to help her up.

When their hands touch, Akko feels like an electric shock going through their hands, almost as if a connection had been established between the two of them.

The young girl, similarly, was staring at Akko with surprised and intrigued eyes.

"That is completely fine." the girl says firmly while standing up and immediately taking her hand back. "But please, do be careful when you are walking around the school."

"Of course." Akko murmurs embarrassed because the black-haired girl that had screamed at her earlier was now laughing at her.

Somehow noticing this, the blonde girl silently stares at her friend, which makes her stop laughing immediately.

"You are new, correct?" she asks Akko who numbly nods. "My name is Diana Cavendish and I am a second-year alchemist student here at Luna Nova." she bows her head while introducing herself. "Domo."

Pleasantly surprised, Akko immediately bows her head as well.

"My name is Atsuko Kagari but everyone calls me Akko. Domo hajimemashite."

This makes Diana smile warmly at her.

"Indeed." Diana answers her softly. "I will be seeing you again, Miss Kagari." she promises before walking away from her.

"Diana wait!" the black-haired witch says while staring daggers at her.

Confused, Akko returns to the line and manages to hear one of the professors say her name and room number.

"Kagari, room 231!" the older woman yells and Akko immediately goes to her room, too exhausted and confused about what had happened to her a couple of minutes ago.

Nevertheless, when she arrives to her dormitory she realizes that her two other roommates are already there.

"Hi." she says with a warm smile. "My name is Akko Kagari and I am a first-year alchemy student. I hope we can be friends and have a good time while being here."

The pixie-haired girl that had been putting away some of her stuff gives her a warm smile.

"Welcome Akko, my name is Lotte Yanson and I'm also a first-year here at Luna Nova. I am studying fairy languages and I hope we can all get along."

"My name is Sucy Manbavaran and I am a first-year poisonous herbs student. I don't mind having you here as long as you don't touch my plants." she says bored.

"Alright!" the brunette smirks and quickly puts her stuff away in order to have dinner. "Want to come have dinner with me?"

"Alright!"

"Since I will have to go eat anyway…" her roommates respond and the three of them walk together to the dining room.

"Wow!" Akko says surprised after seeing how big and spacious the room was. "This is incredible."

"They say that the dining room was enchanted by one of the school's first alchemist in order to make it this extravagant." Lotte tells them calmly. "And, that another one placed a food incantation so that one could get whatever they wanted by imagining the food with their mind."

"So basically we're eating imaginary food." Sucy murmurs and sits down in one of the tables. "Interesting." she says when a plate full of weird plants and mushrooms appears. "This will work great for my experiments."

Akko, meanwhile had been thinking about some ramen and sushi, realizing that she had been starving since she arrived. Very quickly, the food appears in front of her.

"Sugoi!" the Japanese girl exclaims happily and starts to eat the food.

"Is it good?" Lotte asks her while eating her own plate of pasta.

"It's not bad for imaginary food." she shrugs and manages to hear a chuckle coming from one of the tables behind her.

Turning to see who had laughed, Akko watches Diana trying her best to act normally. In fact, were it not for the fact that the blonde alchemist was blushing, the brunette would have thought that nothing was going on.

"You are still staring Akko." Sucy tells her while not looking up from her plate.

"I know, I just thought I heard something." she murmurs while looking away.

"That's Diana Cavendish." Lotte tells them softly. "They say she's one of the best alchemist Luna Nova has ever had."

This makes Akko get interested in the conversation.

"I heard that too." Sucy says bored. "Apparently she is a prodigy that is being taught by Ursula Callistis herself."

So her aunt was giving private lessons to Diana. That must mean that the blonde witch is really good.

"Yeah, but I heard instead that Diana is being taught by Croix Meridies."

"Croix Meridies?" Akko asks.

"Yes, she teaches object alchemy here at Luna Nova." Lotte tells her softly. "My mother told me that she's one of the best object alchemist in this new era."

"Wow." the brunette says surprised.

Although she didn't care much about object alchemy, she did know that the art was very difficult and that the people who performed it required rigorous years of potion and strength training.

"Maybe she's learning from both." Sucy shrugs. "It's not that shocking for a pupil to have two teachers."

"Yeah…" Lotte says softly. "I don't know, there's just something about her that doesn't quite fit."

"What do you mean Lotte?" Akko asks confused.

"Lotte comes from a family of fairies." Sucy explains to her simply.

"And we fairies possess the eyes of light." Lotte adds as well. "Meaning that we can see the colors of the soul."

"And?" Akko is still confused.

"When I see you…" the pixie-haired girl tells her while blushing. "I can find shades of yellow and green, colors that show your happiness and determination. It makes me realize your true character and self." she then becomes serious. "But, when I look at Diana, no matter how hard I try; I cannot see any color inside her."

Akko was ready to ask Lotte more questions but is interrupted before she can do so by her aunt, who comes sit down next to her and makes everyone in the table forget the topic they had been discussing.

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During the next couple of weeks, Akko sees Diana Cavendish many times. In fact, she had quickly realized that she tremendously enjoyed the company of the blonde alchemist. Not only was she smart and beautiful, but she was also honest about her desires and her ambitions. That, to the Japanese girl, had been quite refreshing and endearing to see. Hence, unconsciously, she had started to meet with Diana after class in order to practice her spells. Also, she had cooked food so that the two of them could have lunch and talk about their lives; how Diana had learned Japanese and what had made Akko come to Luna Nova.

Slowly, but surely, the brunette witch was realizing that the feelings she had for Diana were becoming stronger and surer. Nevertheless, she was afraid of saying something because when it came to her emotions Diana was an enigma. Akko could never be truly sure of what her friend was feeling and that made the brunette witch hesitate to act.

Because although she knew that people in Europe were different when it came to same-sex relationships, she had come from a country where the topic was taboo and unspoken of.

Still, she didn't want to focus too much on her feelings and start failing her classes. Specially since she had promised her aunt that she was going to be the best alchemist this school had ever seen. Hence, although she was getting the best grades of the class, Akko was also taking extra classes with Ursula in order to learn a little more advanced alchemy.

"Good job Akko!" her aunt tells her with a bright smile after she successfully transformed some bronze into silver. "That potion and incantation are not easy to make."

"Thank you Oba." Akko smiles warmly. "Your guidance and tips were the ones that made the difference."

"Nonsense Akko! Stop being so humble! You're very talented!"

"Must come from the family." she smirks when Ursula blushes as well.

"You cheeky!" the red-haired woman exclaims and is ready to chase her when they both hear a laugh coming from the door.

"So this is how you can get Professor Callistis to blush." a beautiful woman with lilac-hair and turquoise eyes says wickedly.

"Croix!" Ursula exclaims surprised while trying her best to calm down.

"You're Croix Meridies?" Akko asks softly.

Although she had met most of the staff at Luna Nova, Professor Meridies was not seen very much around campus. In fact, some people joked that she didn't really exist because no one saw her apart from the time when her classes began.

And unfortunately, Akko had not enrolled on object alchemy.

"Indeed." Croix tells her with a warm smile. "And you must be Atsuko Kagari, first-year student of alchemy and niece of our dear Professor Callistis."

"It is a pleasure to meet you." Akko says quickly while bowing her head in a sign of respect.

"The pleasure is all mine dear." she then looks at Ursula who is watching the scene with wary eyes. "I am sorry I interrupted your class…" she apologizes quickly. "But I was hoping I could talk with you, Professor Callistis."

"Don't worry Professor Meridies, we were already done." she gives Akko a warm smile before hugging her tight. "See you tomorrow Akko."

Nodding in understanding, she grabs her stuff quickly and heads towards the door.

"It was a pleasure meeting you Professor Meridies."

"The pleasure was mine Akko." the lilac-haired alchemist tells her honestly and Akko starts leaving the room.

"You haven't told her yet." she manages to hear Croix say calmly.

"I… I don't know how." her aunt responds worriedly and Akko senses that a magical barrier was placed inside the office.

Apparently, they didn't want anyone to listen what they were discussing…

A little confused, but nevertheless excited about the prospect of telling Lotte and Sucy about Professor Meridies, Akko fails to realize that it's past curfew and that technically she wasn't supposed to be up and walking around the hallways.

And, because Akko was Akko, someone happened to be doing the rounds in this area of the building right now.

"Miss Kagari." the brunette witch turns around and sees dazzling blue eyes staring at her. "May I inquire as to why you are not in your room?" her friend gives her a teasing smile.

Oh right, I'm not supposed to be here…

"I was having some extra lessons with Professor Callistis." she explains quickly.

"Professor Callistis gives you lessons?" the blonde alchemist asks intrigued.

"Well, she kinda has to…" Akko chuckles warmly. "She's my aunt and I tend to be a little too demanding with her."

"I see…" Diana says softly. "Still, I know Professor Callistis only teaches the best alchemists, so, if she's giving you lessons after class then that must mean that you're good."

"Thank you." the Japanese girl blushes. "I've also heard that you're quite good." she jokes and watches Diana chuckle warmly.

"Indeed." the older girl says simply.

"Well…" Akko doesn't know what else to say because Diana had been too curt and direct with her answer. "I guess I'll be going back to my room." she promises but before she can move she feels a pair of hands softly but firmly push her to the wall.

Confused, the brunette witch realizes that Diana is in front of her and that she's staring at her with agonizing eyes.

"Diana?" Akko asks softly because for some strange reason watching Diana like this made her heart break. "What is wrong?"

"Akko…" the blonde witch whimpers while closing her eyes. "This… This is just too hard."

"What is too hard?" the Japanese girl had to know in order to help her dearest friend.

"Staying away from you." Diana whispers and this makes Akko open her eyes in shock.

"Diana?" she asks confused because she didn't want to make a mistake or assume something that wasn't correct.

Diana, instead of answering her, just closes her eyes and takes a deep breath, moaning and biting her lips.

"I thought…" the blonde alchemist says while placing her hands on her cheeks. "That I could be strong enough." she whispers with a sad smile on her face. "That I could let you have a normal life and time as a student here at Luna Nova." she continues saying. "But I'm too selfish."

"Diana!" Akko grabs the blonde's hands tightly and forces the older girl to stare at her. "I don't understand what you're saying! Please…" she begs the blonde girl. "Please explain to me what is going on. Because every time I see you…" she looks down in embarrassment. "I feel this strange, warm sensation in my chest." she feels Diana's hands moving her face up. "And I don't want to assume something and then be completely wrong. Not when it comes to this…" she whispers while staring at Diana's lips.

Watching Diana closing her eyes in surrender, Akko is surprised when the blonde girl kisses her desperately on the lips.

Moaning, the brunette witch doesn't think twice about grabbing her friend tightly and bringing her closer to her, intensifying the kissing the two of them were doing.

"Akko…" Diana whimpers while using her hands to caress her body. "I… I…" she's saying but something makes her stop abruptly and place herself in front of Akko in a protective stance.

"Diana." Professor Finneran says firmly. "And Miss Kagari."

"Professor Finneran." Akko says confused because of what had been happening and the fact that this woman just happened to be here during the middle of the night. "We, this…"

"Miss Kagari was just coming from some extra lessons with Professor Callistis and I was asking her about it." Diana responds calmly. "Since I am the alchemist in charge of tonight's rounds."

"I see…" Professor Finneran replies simply. "Well, I suggest we let Miss Kagari go to bed since I know she has a physical alchemy exam tomorrow."

"Yes, of course." Akko murmurs more confused than before and gives Diana one more longing look before heading back to her room.

"Oh, and Miss Kagari…" Professor Finneran says abruptly. "Do be careful during this next couple of days. We will be having a red moon, and, red moons always tend to bring out our most…" she stares at Diana. "Animalistic sides out."

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Red Moon: A once every four months event that makes the moon turn to a darkish red. Mythical creatures and fairies gain alchemic properties during this time.

"That's it?!" Akko huffs annoyed after closing another one of her Magic Terms book. Ever since that strange talk, and make-out night with Diana, the brunette witch had only seen the blonde alchemist from afar. Every time she had tried to approach her, Akko could notice how Diana knowingly changed course or engaged in conversations with other people in order to avoid her.

And, although Akko knew better than to get too attached, she felt that what had transpired between the two of them had been something deeper. That the fact that Diana had seemed so desperate and longing had meant that she had been fighting those impulses for a long time.

But then if that was the truth, why was she avoiding her now?

I swear some things in this school make me feel so confused…

Taking a quick look at her watch, Akko realizes that it's almost 7pm and that she's going to be late for her extra lesson with her aunt.

Putting the book back to where it was, Akko runs the whole way to the Astronomy Tower, making sure of not crashing into anyone or anything that could delay her from arriving on time.

Once she gets to the classroom, Akko is ready to say her usual welcoming sentence before something makes her just stop and stare in shock.

And that something was watching her aunt having sex with the object alchemy professor…

"Croix…" Ursula says while staring at the lilac-haired woman desperately.

"I know…" Croix whispers to her while caressing her breasts and kissing her mouth. "Very soon, my darling…"

Moaning, Ursula closes her eyes and lets Croix continue moving her hands and lips around her body, the red-haired woman not worrying about the screams coming out of her mouth.

Mortified, Akko knows that she should move and run away from there. But, there's something about the act that she was seeing in front of her that prevented her to do so. And, embarrassedly, the brunette had to admit that what she was watching was making her get very excited.

She was a horrible human being.

"I'm ready…" Croix says suddenly and Akko needs to double focus on the woman's eyes in order to realize that they had become red and that fangs had protruded from her teeth.

"I'm yours…" her aunt says desperately. "Take what you need."

"I love you." the lilac-haired professor promises vehemently. "My one true soulmate for all eternity." she vows and bites her on her neck, small red trails of blood falling from the professor's mouth.

"What…" Akko whispers confused and she's not dumb enough to not realize what she was watching.

It was a vampire's blood ritual.

And her aunt was the soulmate of a vampire.

"This can't be…" she says loud enough to finally make Ursula open her eyes and stare worriedly at her.

"Akko…" the older woman shrieks but closes her eyes and moans wantonly when Croix keeps sucking her blood.

"I'm sorry." Croix says wantonly. "I can't stop."

Running away from the classroom, Akko is now desperately trying to forget what she had just seen.

She didn't have a problem with vampires. And, ironically, she had learned about vampires from her aunt years ago.

Then again, her aunt could have taught her about vampires because of the fact that she was the soulmate of one of them. Not that she blamed her aunt for it. In fact, she knew that for a vampire to find their soulmate it was truly special. That it didn't happen very often and that when a vampire found their soulmate and consummated their love, they could recover a part of their lost soul.

Her aunt had explained to her all those years ago that, when a vampire found their soulmate, it was the moment when the vampire realized that their new lives had just started.

They called it a new beginning. An awakening.

Hence, how could she be angry at her aunt for experiencing such a thing?

What she felt was hurt; her aunt hadn't trusted her with that secret and instead had hidden the truth from her.

Exhausted, Akko realizes that her feet had somehow taken her to the forest. Determined to understand what was happening to her and around Luna Nova, Akko lets her consciousness fall asleep and starts to listen to her instincts; which were guiding her inside the woods.

Making sure of not falling and injuring herself, Akko feels like she has walked for a couple of minutes. In fact, when she stops hearing that soft voice talking to her, she opens her eyes and sees that she's in front of a lake.

"This is beautiful…" she whispers in complete awe.

Carefully walking around the area, the brunette witch cannot stop herself from smiling and enjoying the scenery. And perhaps that was one of the good things that Akko had; that she could appreciate beauty and wonder in every situation.

Nevertheless, the alchemist girl knows that she's not here just because of this lake. There was something else that brought her here. Something that was connected to all of the strange things that had been happening to her since she arrived at Luna Nova.

And Akko didn't take too long to realize that it all came down to Diana Cavendish.

How did she realize this? Well, it truly wasn't that difficult for the Japanese girl to connect the dots once she noticed the blonde girl taking a bath in the lake.

Diana Cavendish was swimming around the lake completely naked.

And Akko was blatantly staring at her.

More like devouring her with her eyes.

Deep inside of her, Akko knew what she had to do. She knew what she desired and who she desired.

And if there was one thing could be said about Akko is that she was determined.

To come study at Luna Nova.

To be the best alchemist.

To be with Diana Cavendish.

Taking a deep breath, Akko quickly takes off her clothes and places them on a stone near her. Slowly, but confidently, she starts walking towards the water and hopes that it's not too cold. Luckily, it seemed that Diana placed a potion on it so it would become warm. And, knowing that the moment of truth would come once she entered the water, Akko realized that she wanted desperately for Diana to accept her.

Putting her foot inside the water, Akko notices Diana taking note of this and turning around to face the person invading her privacy. But, when her blue eyes realize that it's her, she notices them changing to a red similar to the one she saw on Professor Croix.

She had been right.

"Akko…" Diana stutters while closing her eyes and taking deep breaths. "What are you doing here?"

"You know why I'm here." she says softly while getting closer to the blonde alchemist.

"No, I don't. So please, put some clothes on and return to Luna Nova."

"Do you really want me to leave, Diana?" Akko asks hesitantly. "And please, be honest with me." she says scared and this makes Diana stare desperately at her.

"Akko!" Diana says angrily while getting closer to her. "It's…" she closes her eyes to think. "It's not a question about what I want." she says dejectedly. "It's about doing the right thing."

"And for you the right thing to do is make me suffer?" she questions her desperately.

This makes the blonde girl stare at her with shocked eyes.

"Make you suffer…" she whispers confused.

"Of course!" now Akko gets angry. "Do you know what you have been doing to us by rejecting this…" she points at the two of them. "This bond that we have between us."

"You…" Diana says shocked. "You know?"

"I didn't know what it was until today." she says softly. "But I've been feeling it since I touched your hand during the first day of class." she admits honestly. "And yet, instead of explaining it to me, of taking responsibility and letting me know that what happened between us was special, you ran away!"

"Akko…"

"No Diana!" Akko realizes that she felt really angry. "It wasn't fair of you to do this to me. To us! We are soulmates, I could feel your pain and your longing for me while we were apart!" she exclaims desperately. "Couldn't you feel mine in return?"

This makes Diana stare dreadfully at her, trying to make sense of what she had just heard.

"Until we consummate our relationship with our soulmate, we vampires cannot feel our partner's feelings…" she admits bitterly. "We get some echoes…" she chuckles sadly. "But I thought that they came from my own desperation and desire."

"So you couldn't know what I felt." Akko says softly. "Did you know that we were soulmates?"

"I didn't know…" Diana tells her desperately. "Akko, I promise you that I didn't know…" she gets close to Akko and grabs her hands tightly. "When we're young vampires, we can have blood mates. Until we reach the age of vampire maturity, which in my case will be next year, we can feed from blood mates so our bodies get stronger. In order to make the experience pleasurable to both parties, we can create a temporary bond."

"Temporary bond…" she asks confused.

"It's similar to the bond a soulmate and a vampire would have." the blonde vampire explains quickly. "Except that it's much simpler and meaningless since the only feeling that the party experiences is lust. Apart from that, we vampires cannot feel the emotions of anyone else but our soulmate. That's why we rejoice when we find them."

"But Professor Croix and Ursula…"

"Professor Croix is a grown-up vampire with a soulmate. So, she didn't need to feed once she reached her growth-maturity. When she met Professor Ursula, which happened when she came to teach at Luna Nova two years ago, they performed the ritual and are now bound to one another. That's why vampires are allowed to be with humans; because most of us don't drink blood. And the ones that do have specific blood mates to help them."

"Barbara and Hannah…" she is now starting to understand.

"They are my blood mates." she confesses softly.

"But they have feelings for you." Akko is blunt and direct.

"Feelings that unfortunately will never be corresponded." she says sadly. "Since we vampires can only love our soulmate."

"Then why were you so afraid of being near me?" she is curious. "Couldn't you have realized that I was your soulmate and not a blood mate?"

"It's not common at all for young vampires to find their soulmates before reaching maturity. Specially since we are the only ones that can perform blood rituals. Hence, when I touched your hand, I thought it meant that you could be a good candidate to be my next blood mate."

"But you did approach me." Akko says confused. "We talked and we spent so much time together. I thought that it was because you cared about me."

"It was because of that." Diana whispers softly. "I felt a true connection with you, one that didn't come from my desire to drink blood. And I cherished it because I thought it meant that we could be friends or even something more."

"Can that be possible for a vampire?"

"We can feel friendly love, or love for a family member or sadness. We can even feel desire and lust. But, what we can never feel without our soulmate is true romantic love."

"So when you kissed me…"

"It was because I desired it." she says immediately. "And, I was confused by it because I believed you were a blood mate candidate. I believed that my feelings of friendship were getting mixed with my lust that came from being a vampire. And I guess I didn't want to admit that my feelings for you were occurring because of your blood and not because of who you are."

"And is that why you have feelings for me?" Akko whispers vulnerably. "Because of my blood?"

"No." Diana promises her desperately while getting closer and staring at her. "Akko, I love you." she promises softly. "And I was foolishly trying to stay away from you because I thought I was protecting you. But instead I did the opposite; I hurt you and I only cared about my own feelings."

"Diana…"

"And I know that I have no right to ask you for forgiveness…" she continues saying softly. "Or that I should even try to ask for it." she chuckles bitterly. "But I am a vampire and it happens to be that we are very selfish." she gives Akko a sad smile. "Please…" she says while lowering her head and bowing in front of Akko. "Give me another chance."

This makes Akko stare at the blonde vampire in front of her with a warm smile on her face.

"Diana…" she whispers while getting close to her and raising her head so she can look at her. "Do you see where I am?" she asks softly to a confused Diana. "I came all the way to this lake, took my clothes off and basically told you that I love you…" she chuckles. "So…"

"You love me?" Akko hears Diana whisper and that's when she sees how much it meant to Diana to hear that.

Taking a deep breath and helping the blonde vampire to stand up, Akko is ready to finally admit to Diana what she had felt from the moment they touched hands.

"Diana Cavendish…" she smiles warmly. "From the first moment I saw you I was captivated by you. And, the more we talked, the more I realized that I liked you because of who you are. Those feelings of like quickly became something much deeper. Something that I had not been expecting to find when I left Japan and came to Luna Nova. In fact, I was only hoping to become a great alchemist." she chuckles happily. "Instead, what happened is that I met you and fell completely in love with you."

"Akko…" Diana whispers happily.

"So please…" she asks while bending in typical Japanese position. "Would you become my soulmate?" she waits for an answer and instead hears Diana laughing beautifully.

Smiling in return, she feels the blonde vampire take her face and pull it up, making sure of staring at her while giving her an answer.

"It would be my honor." Diana promises her while tears were falling from her eyes. "In fact…" she suddenly gives Akko a devilishly smile and Akko is honestly confused about what was happening. "Why don't we do it now?"

"Now?" Akko stutters shocked. "But are you sure… You were just crying…"

"Tears of happiness." the blonde alchemist says while getting close to Akko and hugging her tight, making their naked bodies touch one another. "Besides, this red moon is perfect for our bond, darling." she kisses and nibbles her ear. "If we miss it we will have to wait another four months…"

Four months!

Hell no.

"You vampires are so weird…" Akko whimpers and let's go of her inhibitions.

"You have no idea." Diana promises her and crashes her lips with Akko, making sure of using her tongue while moving her hands around Akko's breasts.

"Diana!" the brunette exclaims because she was feeling much more than what she should have been feeling.

"It's the bond." the blonde vampire explains while moaning and kissing her again. "It makes you feel what I feel while making me feel what you feel."

"So right now I'm feeling double?" Akko can believe that because she's close to fainting. "Incredible."

"I've never experienced such a thing." Diana cries while massaging Akko's stomach. "It's almost as if I can feel my own hand touching my stomach." she whimpers when Akko bites her lip.

"Diana…" Akko groans desperately. "Too much talking."

"Understood." the blonde alchemist grins and with her extra strength carries Akko towards a rock.

"Diana!"

"You said we were going too slow." Diana says innocently. "I plan on correcting that."

"By putting me on top of a rock, why would you do th… Oh God!" she screams when she feels Diana's tongue around her folds. "Diana!"

"Akko…" the blonde murmurs and again returns to licking and moving her fingers around Akko's entrance. "You are really beautiful."

Not capable of answering Diana back, Akko merely closes her eyes and continues screaming and moaning her soulmate's name. She had never expected to feel such a thing. And, the fact that these sensations were coming from Diana's touch and Diana herself; it made Akko reach Nirvana, heaven or whatever you wanted to call it.

"I…" she whispers while caressing Diana's hair. "I'm so close."

"I'm almost ready." Diana promises her while staring at her with desperate red eyes. "Before we can finish the ritual, a vampire's fangs must grow to the appropriate length." she explains between kissing Akko's breasts and moving her fingers inside of her. "And that can only happen while pleasuring our soulmate." she kisses Akko and makes her feel her teeth.

"They're getting longer." Akko chokes out in complete awe and desire.

"Only for you…" the blonde tells her desperately. "Forever yours." she vows and seals the promise with another passionate kiss, which to Akko feels even deeper and more special than all the others they have shared.

And apparently to Diana it felt the same because she screamed and stopped moving her fingers that were inside Akko.

"Diana?" she whispers confused and moans when she feels her soulmate desperately kiss her yet again.

"I'm ready." Diana simply says and when she looks at Akko, the brunette, instead of feeling fear feels herself getting wetter than before.

"You are so beautiful." Akko says in complete awe while using one of her hands to caress her eyes and fangs.

"I love you Akko." the vampire reminds her yet again and confidently bites her neck while moving the fingers that were still inside her yet again.

The moment she does that lethal combination, Akko feels her whole world becoming black.

LWALWALWA

"Diana!" Akko screams while jolting up from the bed to the confused and worried face of her girlfriend, Ursula, Croix and Lotte.

"Akko!" the blonde girl exclaims in relief while hugging her desperately. "Thank Jennifer you woke up."

"Woke up?" the brunette asks confused and takes her hand towards her neck, searching for the two puncture points that should have been there.

"What are you doing? Diana asks her. "Does your neck hurt?" she gets closer to Akko and the brunette without thinking about it grabs Diana's mouth and opens it.

"Akko?" Diana asks confused while feeling Akko's fingers touching her teeth. "Wghu ru dgins?" she tries to say but with Akko's fingers it's quite impossible to do so.

"You have nothing…" she murmurs and takes her fingers off Diana's mouth to the embarrassment of the blonde witch.

"Akko what is going on?" Ursula asks and the brunette stands up from the bed without warning everyone about it.

"You see, I told you she was alright." Sucy says from behind all of them and notices three of the four witches in the room give her a menacing look.

"I told you." Lotte sing-songs and opens her eyes in shock when she sees Akko jump on top of Professor Croix who, in order to prevent the girl from falling, catches her with her two arms.

"Akko!" the lilac-haired woman exclaims confused and that's when she feels Akko's fingers inside her mouth, touching her teeth.

Disgusting.

"Akko?!" Diana repeats her question while blushing profusely. "What is wrong with you?" she is the one that asks because both Ursula and Lotte are completely mortified about the scene happening in front of them.

Not knowing what else to do, the lilac-haired inventor waits for the moment when Akko's fingers move between her mouth and softly bites on them, making the Japanese girl yell and move her hand away.

"You bit me!" Akko complains.

"You were putting your fingers inside my mouth!" Croix says insulted.

"I had to make sure that your teeth were normal!"

"Normal?" Ursula asks and this makes the brunette focus on her.

Everyone in the room notices this.

"Akko…" the red-haired woman warns her.

"I just have to check." she whispers while getting closer. "Just let me look at your neck."

"My neck?" she gets distracted and Akko takes advantage of that to touch her left side.

"Nothing." she relaxes and finally sits down on her bed. "Thank Jennifer."

"Thank Jennifer?!" Croix asks confused. "What do you mean nothing? Why did you just do that? Checking our teeth and necks as if we were vampires!"

This makes Sucy and Lotte exchange knowing looks between them.

Diana and Ursula notice this.

"You both know why she's doing this." Ursula says softly.

"Perhaps we do." Sucy replies bored but then gulps in fear when the older woman doesn't reply. "My forgetting dust…" she explains calmly. "In order to make a person forget what just happened it replays their recent memories while they're asleep."

"Like watching a movie?" Diana asks curiously.

"More like being the protagonist of the movie." Lotte adds as well. "And before Sucy gave Akko the dust, the two of us had been talking about Nightfall and vampires."

"Vampires." Croix says softly. "So, you're saying that while she was asleep Akko believed she was a vampire."

"Wait, so it was a dream?!" Akko interrupts the conversation completely shocked. "You mean to tell me that we don't offer classes of alchemy here?"

"Alchemy?" Ursula asks confused. "The magic used to create magic stones? That is highly classified magical knowledge; very few witches can learn it."

"And…" she stares at Lotte. "You don't have the eyes of the fairies that allow you to see the color of a person's soul?"

"I'm afraid not." Lotte says while blushing.

"Wait!" Akko says relieved. "So then that means that I didn't you see you two..." she points at Ursula and Croix. "Have hot, steamy, vampire sex in one of the classrooms of the Astronomy Tower?"

"WHAT?!" Ursula and Croix yell while blushing desperately.

"What kind of dream were you even having?!" the red-haired witch asks mortified. "Was that the reason you checked my neck? I was letting Croix suck my blood?" the moment she says that she immediately regrets it because all the people in the room blush brightly.

Except Sucy who was chuckling devilishly.

"It seems that in Akko's dream you were the dominant vampire, Professor Croix." the pink-haired witch adds and it makes Croix smile brightly.

"Don't even think about saying anything." Ursula stops her from adding another comment.

"And…" Akko starts saying again and everyone is excited, and at the same dreading, to hear what Akko will say. "Didn't we…" she points towards Diana. "Have…"

Before anyone can hear what the brunette is going to say, Diana chants a spell and creates a protective barrier surrounding them.

"What?!" Croix says surprised. "Not fair!"

"Have sex in the middle of a lake while you took my blood in order to complete the ritual?" Akko finishes saying to a blushing and embarrassed Diana.

Meanwhile, outside the barrier, everyone was looking at Diana's mortified face in order to try to understand what she was being told.

"We had sex…" the blonde witch stutters confused.

"Yes! It was amazing Diana! You were so dominant and controlling." Akko says excited while grabbing her hands. "In fact…" she caresses her hand teasingly. "I was kind of hoping that it was real."

This makes Diana completely freeze and think of what was just happening.

Was Akko trying to seduce her with a vampire fantasy kink?

And if she was, why was it working?!

Taking a deep breath, Diana gets close to Akko to whisper in her ear.

"What do you think they're saying?" Lotte asks Sucy while watching Akko open her eyes in shock and shriek happily.

"I think Akko just managed to get herself some real action." she smirks knowingly.

"Sucy…" Ursula warns her. "She's probably embarrassed."

"She totally was." Sucy agrees. "But now she's not." she finishes saying just when the magical barrier breaks.

Surely, Diana comes out of it with a soft blush and determined look on her face.

"I will kill you later, Manbavaran." she promises the pink-haired witch before giving Akko an embarrassed look. "And I will be waiting for you in my room." she finishes saying and leaves the girl's dorm.

"Did she just say what I think she said?" Croix asks surprised while giving Akko a thumb up. "Good job!"

"Croix!" Ursula says embarrassed and grabs her girlfriend's hand. "We are going to have a really long conversation about acting like a grown-up."

"Will we?" the lilac-haired witch teases her and earns herself a smack on her butt. "Ow! So kinky." she jokes and avoids another slap that was coming her way. "See you later girls!"

"I will kill that woman." the former performer murmurs and gives Akko one soft smile and pat on the head. "Don't…" she blushes brightly. "Don't exert yourself too much." she finishes saying and runs out of the room.

"That was embarrassing." Lotte says softly.

"It was incredible." Akko says with a strange happy smile on her face.

Yeah, Sucy thinks while sitting on her desk and watching her brunette friend get ready, Akko was going to owe her so much for that.