No one at Luna Nova knows that Akko and Diana are dating. A new student arrives to Luna Nova and makes her intentions clear.
Chapter takes place after chapter 1 but before chapter 6


It had been a couple of days since Akko and her started dating and she still couldn't believe how lucky she was. At first she had been a little afraid of what being in an actual relationship could do to them, but it seemed like all her fears had been for nothing. Akko was nothing but wonderful, warm and sweet with her. Every time they were together, Akko reminded Diana of how much she meant to her and Diana had not known how much that meant to her until hearing the brunette say it.

Being with Akko was showing Diana how much she had wanted to feel cherished.

Diana was used to feeling admired and idolized. Being a Cavendish had its perks and that meant many witches approached or spoke to her because they wanted to be her friends. They wanted to be seen with Diana because they believed that would aid them in their quest for fame and power.

Yes, Hannah and Barbara had turned out to be exceptions to this rule, but generally speaking, many of the girls that sought Diana did so because they wanted something from her.

Except Akko…

Whom she was supposed to meet after her patrol finished and that had occurred five minutes ago.

Groaning in annoyance at having distracted herself, Diana starts to head towards the gardens before noticing that there was someone watching her from the shadows.

"Excuse me…" she says seriously while using her wand to illuminate the girl. "But you do know that students cannot be outside their dorms at this time, right?"

This makes the ginger girl watching her blush in embarrassment.

"I'm sorry." she apologizes immediately and Diana relaxes her stance.

Diana gets closer to the girl.

"You're a new student." she says confidently.

"I just got here a couple of days ago." the girl stutters. "I mean, I wasn't sure about learning magic, but when I saw you on TV I realized that I wanted to."

This makes Diana smile tenderly.

"Well, I am glad you're here then and welcome to Luna Nova." she says politely. "Although, breaking curfew is against the rules. Which is something your roommates must have explained to you."

The ginger witch nods in confirmation.

"They did." she whispers embarrassed. "But when I heard that you would be the one patrolling tonight I just had to because I've been wanting to meet you."

"Meet me?" Diana asks confused. "Surely you could have done that during the morning." she admonishes the girl.

"Then you wouldn't have been alone." the younger girl murmurs and this confuses Diana even more. "I mean, you always seem so busy and I didn't want to bother you. My name is Kristen Douglas."

"Douglas, I've heard that last name. Your family has close ties to the Ministry, correct?"

"Yes!" Kristen tells her excitedly. "But of course you knew that." she laughs. "My family has always been about us choosing our own destiny, so when I first told them that I wasn't interested in magic they weren't upset about it. But, when I explained to them after the missile crisis that I changed my mind they were ecstatic. I mean, somehow they managed to enroll me before the year ended."

"Indeed." Diana murmurs while looking at her watch and realizing that she's late. "Listen, if you return to your room I will not mention this to the professors."

"You won't?!" the ginger gets excited and comes out from her hiding spot, quickly getting close to Diana and grabbing her hands tightly. "Thank you Diana!" she exclaims and it takes all Diana has to not be rude and take her hands away.

"You are welcome." she replies politely and moves away from the exuberant girl. "Now, please return to your room so I can also return to mine."

"Yes, yes." the younger witch promises happily. "Again, I knew that all the things people said about you were true."

"The things people say about me?"

"That you are beautiful, kind and strong." Kristen tells dreamily and this makes Diana feel embarrassed.

"I appreciate the compliment." Diana says awkwardly when the girl doesn't move away from her. "Now, I will ask you again to return to your room."

"Oh, of course! Good night Diana!" the ginger tells her brightly and finally turns around.

Huffing in relief, Diana waits until the younger girl is gone before switching routes. She knows that she's running late and is a little worried that Akko will no longer be waiting for her. Nevertheless, the moment she arrives to their usual spot she can see Akko doing some spells in front of a couple of fairies that were sitting next to her.

Smiling at the scene in front of her, Diana starts walking towards Akko and only lets her know she has arrived when the brunette is done with the trick.

"That…" she whispers to Akko while hugging her from behind. "Was beautiful." she smiles when she feels Akko flinch and immediately relax when she realizes it's her.

"Diana." the Japanese witch scolds her lightly. "You scared me!"

"I'm sorry." Diana apologizes honestly. "I just didn't want to interrupt you. Not when you were looking so beautiful."

"Diana…" Akko murmurs embarrassed but turns around to hug her.

This makes the blonde witch chuckle.

"I am sorry I am late." she explains softly. "I was on my way to you when I noticed a younger girl was breaking curfew."

"She was?" the brunette asks surprised. "The nerve of her to do so during your turn." she says wickedly.

"Well, she's not the only one breaking curfew." Diana tells her knowingly.

"It seems that she's not." Akko teases her. "I wonder what you'll do to that other witch who is bold enough to roam around the school while you're patrolling."

This makes Diana laugh.

"Well, she must either be very bold or very dumb to do such a thing."

"Or maybe she has a crush on you and wants you to notice her." the Japanese girl tells her seductively.

"Well, breaking curfew for me would certainly make me notice her." Diana says while getting closer to Akko.

"Really?" Akko asks while caressing Diana's face. "Then I guess she must start doing it more often if that means getting your attention."

"I wouldn't want her to get expelled." she jokes and this makes the two witches laugh.

"You know…" the brunette says to her while grabbing her hand. "If you would have told me a couple of months ago that you and I were going to be holding hands like this…" she emphasizes tenderly. "I wouldn't have believed them."

"Why?" Diana asks curiously.

"Because you're just so out of my league." Akko explains. "You're Diana Cavendish, heir of one of the olde families while I'm just Akko Kagari; a Japanese witch that still cannot fly."

This makes Diana turn Akko around so that they were facing each other.

"You, Akko, have always had my attention." the blonde promises her tenderly. "From the moment you arrived to Luna Nova, your personality and warmth captivated me." she chuckles warmly. "In fact, now that I think of it, I never stood a chance."

"I wanted you to see me." the brunette confesses to her. "Not as the dumb Japanese girl who couldn't fly. But as Akko."

"I see you, Akko." Diana whispers and closes her eyes when she feels Akko closing the distance between them.

"Diana…" Akko kisses her tenderly and all Diana can think of is the way their lips fit perfectly together.

Holding Akko close, she cannot believe how lucky she is of having someone like the brunette in her life. Of there being someone that truly knew her and still wanted to be with her.

Of someone that didn't care about her name or her reputation and had taken the time to know her.

I… Diana thinks while pushing Akko down and staring lovingly at her… I want her to love all of me.

And, as if somehow Akko had been capable of realizing what she was thinking, she sees the Japanese girl nod to her in understanding before giving her a cheeky smile and turning them around.

"Akko!" Diana laughs and lets the brunette hold her down.

"It's my turn!" Akko chuckles and starts peppering her neck with kisses. "My turn to spoil you."

"You spoil me too much." the blonde heiress reminds her. "In fact, it seems that your influence is turning me into a rule-breaking student."

"A rule-breaking student? You?!" the brunette teases her. "Oh, what will I do in order to earn your forgiveness?"

"Stay with me." Diana whispers vulnerably and again Akko understands what she means.

"Always." Akko vows to her and seals their promise with a passionate kiss.

One that leaves Diana dazzled and prevents her from noticing that someone was watching them from the shadows.

Someone that was not happy with what she was seeing.

LWALWALWA

"That class was so boring." Hannah tells her after they were done with their Introduction to Magic Ethics class.

"I know, right?!" Barbara agrees while holding the door so that could get out of the classroom. "Well, usually the class is so dull." she explains to them. "But today was just too much."

"Indeed." Diana also has to say that the class was incredibly dull. "Although we do need to learn about the rules of magic, today's topic was rather redundant."

"If even you Diana say something like that." they joke and start heading towards the dining room. "Thankfully we have lunch now and then flying class."

"I'm excited to see how Akko will do today." Hannah says. "You've been giving her some lessons, right?" she asks Diana who nods in confirmation.

"I'm sure many are curious to see how much Akko has improved." Diana replies proudly. "Although she still cannot fly too fast, she can now maintain her balance and fly at a low speed."

"That's awesome!" Barbara exclaims honestly. "Akko deserves it." she adds and they all agree because after getting close to the red and green team they had all been witnesses to the dedication and determination Akko had when it came to improve her skills.

"Well, you know Akko…" the blonde heiress jokes tenderly. "A believing heart is her magic." she says her motto and the three witches laugh.

"What is that smell?" Hannah interrupts them. "Don't tell me today is pie day?!" she stands up and grabs Barbara's hand. "We must get some right now!"

Diana chuckles knowingly.

Hannah was just as blunt as Akko…

"But…" Barbara stares at Diana who gives her a thumb's up.

"Please don't mind me." she smirks at them. "But, would you mind getting a slice of pie for me as well?"

"Sure thing!" Hannah exclaims happily before pulling Barbara away. "I owe you one!" she mouths to Diana who winks knowingly at her.

"Those two…" Diana chuckles and is ready to take out one of her books before someone sits next to her.

"Diana!" she looks upwards and sees the ginger witch from last night smiling at her. "Hi!"

"Hi…" Diana replies confused but politely. "Your name was Kristen, right?"

"You remember!" the younger girl tells her dreamily.

"Well, hard to forget the name of the witch that just last night was breaking curfew."

This makes Kristen look down in embarrassment and Diana feels a little bad about having been so rude.

"How are your classes going?" she asks and this makes the ginger start telling her about her day.

"I didn't know magic could be this fun!" Kristen says proudly. "Many of the teachers tell me that I have a natural talent for it."

"While having talent is true, one also needs the discipline and practice to hone and improve said talent." she advises the younger witch who immediately nods.

"Of course!" Kristen murmurs bashfully and the sight of familiar brunette hair makes her attention deviate from the ginger.

Right in front of her, and from the sights of it recently entering the room, was Akko talking with Professor Ursula. The two of them were animatedly discussing something that had the older witch laughing. Huffing in fake annoyance, Akko also smiled and continued joking with the red-haired woman.

Watching Akko like this, being open and close to the woman she had admired and grown to love, made Diana smile.

"The red-haired woman is Shiny Chariot, right?" Kristen asks her and this makes Diana remember that the younger witch was still there.

"Yes. Although she prefers to be called Ursula." the blonde informs the girl who continues staring at the two witches in front of them.

"Dully noted." she replies and again tries to grab Diana's attention. "So, I was telling you that since I just came to this school and didn't know many people…" she murmurs while looking down in embarrassment. "I was wondering if you could give me private les…"

"DIANA!" the blonde hears a familiar voice heading towards her and cant' stop herself from smiling at the sight of her favorite brunette. "Hey!" she says to Kristen and sits down next to Diana.

"You almost missed lunch." she teases while using her wand to take out some food she had saved. "Lucky for you, I happened to save some food for you."

"DIANA!" Akko shrieks happily while hugging her tight. "What would I do without you?"

"Probably starve." Diana jokes and Akko pouts.

"I know!" Akko says dramatically. "But I have a legitimate reason for running late." she promises her. "You see, I was on my way to the dining room when this weird blue bird latched itself to me."

"A bird latched itself to you?"

"It sounds weird but it's the truth!" the Japanese girl promises her. "Were it not for the fact that Ursula-Sensei was standing near, I wouldn't have been able to take it off me."

"I see…" Diana replies intrigued. "Did she explain to you why that happened?"

"She said that the bird was enchanted." Akko tells her simply. "That it was probably a simple prank."

"Still…" the blonde murmurs angrily. "Doing so is against the rules and it almost made you miss lunch."

"Well, thankfully you were here and saved some food for me." the brunette tells her tenderly and this makes Diana give her a radiant smile.

"Ehem!" they both hear and Diana blushes in embarrassment because she had again forgotten that Kristen was sitting with her.

"Oh, I am sorry." she apologizes while pointing at Kristen. "Akko, let me introduce you to Kristen Douglas. She's new at Luna Nova."

"Cool!" Akko says to her with a bright smile. "The more people come to Luna Nova the better! My name is Akko Kagari and it's a pleasure to meet you."

"Likewise." Kristen simply says to her and this makes Diana stare at the ginger.

"So…" Akko continues oblivious to the ginger's treatment. "Where are Hannah and Barbara?"

"They went to get some pie together." Diana smirks. "Hannah suggested it."

"Did they?" the brunette says cheekily. "How scandalous of Hannah."

This makes Diana laugh.

"Who are Hannah and Barbara?" Kristen interrupts them childishly and Diana is starting to lose her patience.

"They are my teammates." Diana replies tersely.

"I would love to meet them!" the younger witch says excitedly.

"They're really nice once you get to know them." Akko adds and the moment she does so Diana sees Kristen's smile disappear.

"I see." Kristen merely tells her and then focuses on Diana. "Listen, I'm not trying to be rude." she says to Akko absently. "But I was hoping to talk to Diana for a while. ALONE." she emphasizes and this makes Diana stare surprisingly at her.

But, before the blonde can even say anything, Akko simply gives her a soothing smile and stands up from the table.

"Of course." she merely says before grabbing her stuff. "It was nice meeting you Kristen. Diana." she bids them farewell and leaves the dining room.

Diana was livid.

"You are too nice." she hears the ginger say and this makes Diana stare at her. "I mean, to talk to someone like her."

"Someone like her?" Diana whispers.

"Yes, someone that is not from the magic community." Kristen merely explains to her. "Thinking that they can be witches just like that." she chuckles. "But then again, I know you're nice and polite to her because of your personality."

"I am nice to Akko because I like her." she replies firmly. "And, I believe that a witch's talent and value does not come from her family but from herself and her determination."

"Well, I agree to some extent…" Kristen defends herself. "But there are some people that no matter how hard they try will never be on the same level we are. That Akko girl, she's deluding herself into thinking that she'll achieve something more than what she already did." she continues saying. "The fact that she was there with you during the missile crisis, and managed to gain some sort of popularity out is all she can hope to get."

This makes Diana angrily stand up from the table and earn the attention of everyone in the dining room.

"I do not like it when people talk badly about my friends." Diana tells her bluntly. "Not only is that rude…" she continues explaining herself. "But it also makes me angry."

"You cannot be serious." Kristen laughs awkwardly. "I mean, I know you have a reputation to protect and all, but there must be better people around you than that Japanese excuse of a witch."

Diana, the moment she hears the younger witch say that, cannot stop herself from getting close to her, making Kristen step backwards.

"You will stop saying things like this." she threatens the younger witch. "Specially about Akko." she emphasizes and notices Hannah and Barbara coming their way. "No…" she tells them before they can sit down. "We're leaving." she gives Kristen one last angry look before making her leave.

She was not going to let anyone talk about Akko in such a way.

LWALWALWA

I need to find Akko… Diana thinks worriedly while walking through the hallways.

The moment she had returned to her room, she had told Hannah and Barbara everything that had happened during their absence. The girls were just as surprised and angry as she had been, telling her that they agreed with the way she acted in the dining room.

To Diana, having the support of her friends, was welcoming and encouraging.

It made her feel optimistic about the future of the magical community to be reminded that not all young witches were like Kristen and that there were many that could change and become better.

Just like Hannah, Barbara and herself had changed thanks to Akko.

"Diana!" the blonde witch hears her name and smiles when she recognizes the owner of said voice.

"Akko." she says relieved and closes her eyes when the brunette witch hugs her tight. "What are you doing here?"

"Well…" Akko gives her a warm smile. "I knew you would be on patrol tonight..." she chuckles. "And since we couldn't talk much during lunch." she adds and this makes Diana remember her previous anger. "Did you help that girl?"

"Help that girl?" Diana asks confused.

"Well yes." the brunette says naively. "I assume the reason she wanted to talk to you was because she wanted to ask for your help." she explains and this makes Diana feel even more tenderness and warmth for the Japanese girl.

Akko was too good and pure for her own good.

"You're just too precious Akko." Diana whispers and hugs her again. "And I'm very lucky to have you."

"I'm lucky to have you too." Akko says pleasantly confused and opens her eyes in shock when Diana kisses her on the lips. "Diana!" she whispers worriedly. "Someone could see us."

"I'm sorry." the blonde says simply and this makes Akko chuckle.

"You're not sorry."

"I'm not." Diana agrees and both girls laugh. "But what I am is late." she pouts. "I don't want to go to patrol."

"Am I really hearing Diana Cavendish be lazy?" Akko says teasingly.

"I want to cuddle with you!" the blonde complains while holding Akko tight.

This makes Akko chuckle.

"Then how about this…" she proposes. "How about you meet me at the gardens when your patrol is done and I'll get us some hot cocoa and marshmallows from the kitchen."

"How will you even get marshmallows?"

"The fairies owe me one." Akko winks at her and this makes Diana laugh yet again.

With Akko, Diana found herself laughing and smiling at the time.

The brunette's happiness was intoxicating.

"Then that sounds wonderful Akko." Diana promises her. "I cannot wait."

"Yay!" Akko quickly looks around and when she doesn't see anyone kisses her on the lips. "Then I'll better go get those treats." she jokes while running towards the kitchen.

"Don't let Professor Finneran catch you!" Diana warns her before returning to her route.

The sooner she finishes this the sooner she can go meet with Akko.

Continuing her patrol, it only takes Diana a couple of minutes to realize that someone was performing magic. Taking her wand out, she illuminates the magic object and sees that it is an enchanted blue bird.

"A blue bird latched itself to me!" she remembers Akko telling her earlier.

Wanting to catch the culprit responsible for making Akko late, Diana starts to run behind the bird, following it away from her patrol route into the forest. She should have stopped chasing the bird and instead sent a signal to warn Professor Finneran. But, after what had happened today at lunch, Diana felt compelled to capture the person responsible to inform the authorities.

Because it was the right thing to do.

Noticing that the terrain was getting steeper, Diana concentrates on the magical essence and huffs in relief when she feels it getting stronger. Taking out her wand, she finally watches the blue bird lose its power and fall to the ground.

Right in front of a familiar ginger witch.

"Kristen." Diana says tersely. "What are you doing here?"

"Diana!" Kristen smiles at her. "I wanted to apologize for making you angry this evening."

"This is not the time for this." the young heiress says firmly.

"I feel really bad about what happened and I wanted to make amends."

"If you want to make amends you have to apologize to Akko." Diana tells her and notices Kristen flinch and close her eyes bitterly.

"That will not happen."

"Then I have nothing more to say to you and you will return with me to Luna Nova."

"I'm afraid I can't do that either." Kristen replies simply. "You see, there are a lot of things I still wish to talk to you about."

"I do not wish you talk to you nor to be your friend, Kristen."

"Really?" the ginger says somberly. "You will not be my friend but still kiss a girl like Kagari."

Kiss a girl like…

She saw us.

"Whatever it is you think you saw is none of your business." Diana tells her angrily.

"It is my business!" Kristen screams at her. "It is my business because this bitch is stealing you away from me."

"Stealing me?!"

"Diana, don't you see?! You and I are destiny. The fact that we always happen to meet at night, that we both come from powerful old families and are talented at magic!" she exclaims excitedly. "It means that we're compatible."

"All I see is a young girl who does not understand what it means to be a witch." Diana tells her somberly.

"Then help me!" Kristen gets close to her. "Help me understand! Teach me! Diana, all I want is to be with you. I have loved you from the moment I saw you bring magic back on the TV."

"Akko was the one that brought magic back." she says to a shocked Kristen. "And I will never love you."

"Because you love Akko?!" Kristen laughs. "Don't be ridiculous. No one will accept your relationship."

"I don't care about those things. Not if I can have Akko by my side."

"But your future!"

"Akko is my future." Diana replies confidently and knows she means what she says.

This makes the younger witch in front of her simply stare at her.

"Akko this, Akko that…" she mutters. "That's all you talk about. Well, I'm tired of it." she takes out her wand and starts chanting a spell.

"What are you doing?!" Diana asks when she feels the bird hitting her hand and taking her wand.

"Making sure you can't defend yourself!" Kristen chuckles. "I have to thank you for making sure my familiar returned safely to me."

"Your familiar?" the blonde asks angrily. "You mean you were the one that almost made Akko miss lunch today."

"If only it weren't for Shiny Chariot." she mutters. "But now we don't have to worry about them because we're all alone." she chuckles and takes a vial out of her pocket. "I bet you know what this is." she says when she notices her staring at the pink vial.

"A love potion." Diana says tersely.

"Yes! You see, I plan to make you drink this so that you'll fall in love with me. Once Akko sees this, and I make you break things off with her, you'll get used to being with me and will grow to love me." Kristen explains cheerfully.

"I will never love you." the blonde threatens her. "And Akko… She will not believe me?"

"Really?" the ginger witch asks knowingly. "You think she doesn't have doubts about your commitment to her? I mean, you haven't told anyone at school that you're together right? Does that mean that you're embarrassed of her?"

"Of course not!" Diana says scared. "Akko would never think that."

"How wouldn't she?" Kristen gets incredibly close. "When you haven't even told her how much she means to you." she whispers in her ear and opens the vial. "Now Diana, let me make things easier for you…" she soothes her and Diana closes her mouth desperately. "Nuh, nuh, open up."

Diana cries when she feels her mouth opening magically.

"Now say ah…" Kristen smiles and Diana doesn't know what she will do.

Akko… Please help me… she thinks and closes her eyes when she feels the vial touching her lips.

Nevertheless, before Kristen can make her drink the potion, she feels Kristen being pushed away from her.

Opening her eyes, she notices the ginger witch getting up from the ground while angrily staring behind her.

Turning around, Diana cries in relief when she sees Akko angrily pointing her wand at the younger witch.

"Akko!" she exclaims in complete shock and relief.

"You!" Kristen spits angrily. "How did you get here?!"

"Are you alright?" Akko ignores the ginger witch while focusing her whole attention on Diana, who nods in confirmation. "I'm glad."

"DON'T IGNORE ME!" Kristen screams and tries to hit her with a spell. "MUROWA!" she chants and watches in complete shock when Akko deflects her spell with a simple movement of her wand.

"I started getting worried when you failed to come to the garden." Akko explains to a surprised Diana fearfully. "And, when I searched for you and didn't find you anywhere in your route, I remembered that location spell you taught me."

"MUROWA! MUROWA!" Kristen continues screaming and shrieking in anger while watching her spells being deflected as if they were nothing.

"Akko..." Diana says shocked at the power Akko was using.

"And on my way here I suddenly heard your voice asking me to find you." the brunette whispers terrified. "Diana, I had never been so scared. Even when I was being attacked by McCallister, the fear I felt when I heard your voice…" she closes her eyes. "I don't ever want to feel that again."

"I'm sorry Akko." the blonde apologizes and starts walking towards Akko but is stopped by an incoming spell.

"I didn't give you permission to move!" Kristen yells at her and that's all it takes for Akko to lose it.

"Murowa." Akko says softly and her spell immediately hits Kristen straight in the chest.

Screaming in pain, Kristen turns around and notices Akko getting closer to her. Moving backwards in complete fear, she watches Akko tenderly caress Diana's cheek before focusing on her and making her way to where she was laying.

Bending down, the ginger witch can see that Akko's eyes are dark and that they held not a single trace of the friendliness and innocence she had seen during lunch.

"If you ever try to talk or hurt Diana again…" Akko threatens her. "I will kill you." she vows confidently and both Kristen and Diana know she means it.

"You will never do that!" Kristen challenges her. "Because the moment you do you'll no longer be a witch."

"And you think I care about that?" Akko laughs menacingly and that is what truly scares Kristen. "If so, then you're mistaken." she takes out her wand and magic starts pouring out of it.

"What's that?!"

"This?" she shrugs in boredom. "Your punishment." she prepares herself.

"Akko…" Diana says and watches Akko relax her stance. "That's enough."

"But she almost hurt you!" the brunette says angrily. "She deserves to pay."

"I agree." she promises. "But we will do this the right way and let the professors take care of her punishment."

"Diana…" Akko closes her eyes.

"Please…" Diana gets close to Akko. "Let them do this. Because if you do so…" she whispers. "It means you'll stoop to her level." it's when she says that that she knows Akko will let things go.

"Ok…" she whispers and sends a signal to Ursula. "There, all done." she chokes out and cries when Diana hugs her tight. "I'm sorry."

"You're sorry?" she asks confused. "Why are you sorry?"

"I'm sorry you saw me like that." Akko continues bawling. "But I meant every word Diana. And I don't regret what I said at all."

"I know." Diana tells her soothingly. "Because I would have done the same thing if our situations would have been reversed. Almost did the same during lunch when she started saying mean things about you."

"Diana…"

"You mean everything to me, Akko." she vows desperately. "And I will never feel or be ashamed of you. NEVER!"

"Thank you, Diana." Akko hiccups. "For believing in me."

"Thank you for saving me." the blonde cries as well.

"Always." Akko promises her. "I promised you that I would stay with you always." she reminds Diana of their promise and the young heiress knows that the brunette meant it.

And that their relationship, the bond that had been created between them, was forever.


I wanted to make a chapter where Akko would be the one saving Diana because it's usually Diana saving Akko hahaha. Hope you like it!