After watching Rizzoli and Isles and feeling all disappointed about it, Diana enlists Croix's help to fix the show.
But, since it's Croix the one helping, that can only mean trouble...
Notes:
Hey, so I'm back after a big while! Sorry I haven't updated this story in such a long time but life has been crazy. Anyway, hope you enjoy this chapter just as much as I enjoyed writing it!
If there was one guilty pleasure Diana had acquired from dating Atsuko Kagari it was watching television.
Although television was not a foreign concept to her since they had their own network and tv shows inside Luna Nova, Diana had found out that the quality and content that witches' networks produced simply did not compare to the vast variety of modern television. And, after theorizing for many days, Diana had concluded that the lack of good television was the fault of Nightfall. Why? Well, it was because most entertainment content produced and released by witches' television channels had to do with the novels.
And Diana had never been a fan of the series.
Lucky for her, Akko also wasn't a very big fan of the series, which meant that they had needed to find something to watch together that had nothing to do with Nightfall. And thankfully, Akko had brought with her to Luna Nova a tablet.
Which had led them to discovering Rizzoli and Isles.
Diana had become quickly enraptured with the story, the bond Jane and Maura shared with each other and the clear romantic tension the writers and producers had been working on since the first episode of the show.
In fact, Diana had been adamantly expecting for that instant in which their friendship evolved and turned romantic. She had been looking forward to it and had truly believed that the writers would give them that dreamed-of ending she honestly believed they deserved.
So when instead all they got was an ambiguous trip together to Paris (of all places), Diana was ready to toss the first available object at the magic ball they were using to watch the last episode.
"Diana!" Akko says to her while managing to not laugh out-loud. "You're gonna break the tv if you throw that."
"I just… I just can't believe it!" the blonde heiress says truly upset. "Seven seasons! We went through seven seasons, some way better than others, to get that ending?! I mean, why?!"
This makes Akko chuckle.
"Although homosexual couples are accepted in most places, when it comes to entertainment and media, they don't tend to be the main characters. Most of the times, those relationships come from side characters. In fact, there are a very specific number of shows that I can think of that have their main characters be gay."
"Really?" Diana asks surprised. "So what do they call all that teasing and bonding and 'I love you too' moments Jane and Maura shared?!"
"A very deep friendship?" Akko chuckles knowingly. "Trust me, I am just as upset as you are about it. Especially when they tried to introduce romantic heterosexual interests for the two of them. They just had no chemistry at all with Jane and Maura."
"Because Jane and Maura are soulmates!" the blonde says confidently. "It's almost like they're Ying and Yang. You know, opposites attract."
"Trust me, I know." the brunette girl says teasingly.
"Is there something you're trying to say?" Diana asks her girlfriend.
Akko laughs.
"You do know that many people say that about us, right? That we're like Ying and Yang."
"They do?" Diana asks baffled. "I never heard about it."
"I mean it kinda makes sense. Since you're a really smart, proper, beautiful, high-class witch from an old witch family. Meanwhile, I'm a first-generation witch, middle-class Japanese woman way out of her depth."
"Akko…" the heiress approaches her. "You are magnificent and worthy of being with me. In fact, sometimes I think that I am the one not worthy of being with you."
"Oh stop it." Akko blushes brightly. "Anyway, what I was trying to say was that you and I are completely different, yet those differences are what made us be attracted to each other." she smirks. "Like you are too responsible sometimes and how that would normally stop you from taking a break from work."
"I am not too responsible." Diana huffs. "You're just too relaxed and laid back."
"Exactly!" the brunette says confidently. "Which is why we balance each other. Between you and me, we are responsible enough to do our work while taking breaks to enjoy each other's company."
"I see…" the blonde can understand what her girlfriend is trying to say. "Still, I know what you're trying to do with this conversation!" she says suddenly. "You're trying to make me forget about that last episode!"
Akko laughs loudly and manages to avoid a hand coming her way.
"It's not funny!" Diana pouts. "I was really invested in their relationship and I wanted to see it come to fruition."
"You know…" Akko chuckles while getting close to Diana and grabbing her hands. "Watching you get all upset about a tv show is really cute."
"I am not trying to be cute, Atsuko." she groans. "I am trying to make sense of this unsatisfying ending."
"See, totally adorable." the brunette murmurs and starts kissing Diana's neck.
Diana moans.
"You won't be able to distract me." she warns the Japanese woman.
"Really?" Akko separates from Diana's neck and gets really close to her face. "Not even if I do this?" she asks and kisses her girlfriend on the lips, making the blonde woman groan.
"Maybe…" Diana murmurs embarrassed. "Maybe if you kiss me more…" she doesn't finish her sentence before Akko reclaims her lips and pushes her down on the bed, all thoughts regarding the series completely forgotten.
At least until later.
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"So you asked for this meeting…" Ursula says confused while watching the blonde woman in front of her take a sip from her cup. "Because you are upset about Jane not ending with Maura?"
When Ursula had gotten a message from Diana asking her to meet, she had expected the young heiress to have some question regarding Akko since that was the topic the two of them mostly discussed when they were together.
Nevertheless, the moment the blonde woman poured herself some tea, she had started explaining to Ursula about this television show she had started watching with Akko and how the two main characters, who were a detective and a medical examiner, had not ended together. While Ursula wasn't one to watch much television, she knew that Akko had gotten Croix interested in this show as well. And, just like Diana, her girlfriend had been very upset with the final episode.
Hence, she had some idea of what Diana was talking about.
"Of course I'm upset!" Diana huffs. "I mean, they were perfect for each other Professor! Not only that, but the many times they obviously flirted with each other, all those knowing smiles and 'I'll always be with you' moments! They acted like a couple since the first episode of the series!"
Simply nodding in encouragement for the blonde woman to continue, Ursula doesn't really know what to say about Diana's situation.
Then again, it didn't seem like Diana was that interested in hearing her opinion about it.
"And the fact that Jane always went to Maura when she was upset, how she would only open up to her and share her deepest fears. They slept in the same bed many times!" Diana says exasperated. "In this one episode, when Jane had to pretend to be a lesbian, they even joked about being each other's types!"
"That did seem intentional." Ursula murmurs because she did watch that episode with Croix.
"Because it was intentional! They wanted to get more viewers by suggesting this relationship without actually making it canon."
"Canon?"
"It's when a couple gets together on a show and is not the product of fanfiction." Diana explains rapidly.
"Fanfiction?" Ursula is confused.
"Oh, when people that are not the official writers create stories for a show and publish it online for other fans to read."
"People do that?"
"If you only knew how many." the blonde heiress says. "In fact, Akko and I once found that Shiny Chariot has fanfiction!"
"She does?" Ursula asks curiously. "Is it interesting?"
The moment the older woman asks her this Diana blushes brightly, remembering why Akko and her had decided to not let the older woman know about the extremely graphic and sometimes weird stories that some people had made about their professor/mother figure/former idol.
"Mmmm, not really." she says quickly before changing the topic. "Anyway, surely you can understand my frustration with this show."
"I can understand it." the red-haired woman promises her. "Although it surprises me to see you feel so passionate about it. May I ask why?"
This makes Diana relax and think about her answer for a while.
"I think it is because it surprises me that there are still some places where people can't love who they want. And that even in societies where it is said that 'everyone is equal', we see in movies or tv shows that there is a clear lack of representation for people like Akko and I."
"I see…" Ursula gives her a warm smile.
"I know it sounds pretty irrational…" Diana murmurs. "But I just can't help myself from feeling this. Maybe because I feel that I can relate to the characters and it is upsetting to see how the show's producers and writers teased me with clear signs yet were too afraid to actually do something about it."
"I can certainly understand your frustration." the professor tells her warmly. "Croix was just as upset as you were when she saw the final episode." she chuckles. "But after she groaned, complained and cursed about it, Croix said something that I will say to you: 'Then that means that I'll have to make my own show if I want them to end up together'."
"Make my own show?"
"Not you precisely." Ursula clarifies. "But that there were people out there, just like you, who also felt frustrated about that ending that want to change things. Make things better for future shows and that are working their best to do so." she smiles. "That are learning from the mistakes made by these shows and are incorporating more diverse and inclusive characters in future series."
Thinking about her professor's answer, Diana realizes that the older woman is right and that she couldn't possibly be the only person that was upset with this ending. In fact, realizing that she wasn't alone in feeling disappointed had immediately soothed her anger.
"You're right." the blonde smiles brightly. "I think I was upset because I thought that I was the only person taking this seriously. But hearing you say all of this, it has soothed and calmed me down."
"I am glad to hear that." Ursula says warmly.
"Though I am sorry that I made you meet me for this." Diana adds embarrassed.
"Don't be!" the red-haired woman tells her immediately. "I love talking to you and your selection of tea is always marvelous." she smiles. "I enjoy our tea dates a lot."
This makes Diana blush.
"I also enjoy them." she says before noticing the time and opening her eyes in shock. "I am going to be late!" she gets up from the table and quickly grabs her wand. "I am sorry I can't stay to help you clean this."
"Don't worry." Ursula appeases her. "Now hurry or you'll be late for class."
"Will do, and thanks again Professor Ursula." she says before opening the door and crashing with Croix. "Sorry Professor Croix."
"Diana!" the purple-haired woman smiles. "How are you?"
"I'm late for class!" she screams while getting down the stairs. "And I'm never late. Sorry, but goodbye!" she finishes saying and Croix chuckles.
"That girl…" she says and kisses Ursula softly on the lips. "Did she tell you what was troubling her?"
"She did." Ursula tells her with a warm smile. "It was quite adorable, to be honest."
"Really?" Croix says intrigued.
"She was upset that Jane and Maura hadn't gotten together."
"SHE WAS AS WELL?!" the inventor screams dramatically. "I knew I wasn't alone in my despair!"
Ursula chuckles.
"Anyway… She was upset about it but after we talked things through, I think she reached a conclusion that left her satisfied about the experience."
"She did?" Croix asks knowingly. "Or did you use your mind tricks to make her think so?"
"My mind tricks?" Ursula asks confused.
"Yeah, that way you have of making someone forget they're upset about something by suggesting to them rational and realistic solutions to their frustrations."
"Isn't that what should be normally done?" the red-haired says amused.
"Not in this case! Not when it comes to Rizzoli and Isles! You need to be more creative. In fact, you need to be more like me." Croix says proudly.
"More like you in what way?" Ursula asks suspiciously.
"In the way that I know how to fix Diana's problem."
"But I already helped her reach a solution."
"A solution is not enough! Something needs to be done." Croix says with a gleam in her eyes.
Ursula had seen that gleam enough times to know that it usually meant trouble.
"Croix, whatever it is you think you want to do, I suggest you think before you act." Ursula warns her.
"I have thought about it!" the inventor says obviously. "Which is why I still want to do it."
"And what will you do, Croix?" the red-haired woman knows better than to try to stop her girlfriend.
She had already realized, after having failed many times to stop Croix from performing her experiments, that it was better for her to do damage control after her girlfriend had used one of her inventions.
"I will go see Diana!" she smirks and kisses Ursula passionately on the lips. "And the rest will be for you to find out later!" she chuckles and leaves behind a dazed red-haired woman.
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"Do you want to fix Rizzoli and Isles?" read the text on Diana's phone, courtesy of one Croix Meridies.
"If you do, meet me at the gardens in fifteen minutes."
Taking a look around her, Diana notices that Barbara and Hannah have gone out of their room to get some snacks in preparation for their study night. Lucky for her, that meant that it would be easy to leave the room without anyone noticing that she was gone. Hence, she took her wand and put a warm jacket on before using the secret passages to make her way faster to the garden.
A small part of her was telling her that a clandestine meeting with Croix would surely mean trouble. She was used already to Akko falling victim to the older woman's antics and had spent most of the time cleaning up the damages done by the brunette and lilac-haired women. Yet, she also knew that Croix was a pretty good witch and even better inventor; which meant that she could have honestly found a way to fix the show. And, although she had been happy with Ursula's answer, she wanted a faster fix to her current problem.
"Diana!" the blonde stops moving when she notices Croix sitting on a bench. "Nice of you to join me."
"Well, from your message it seemed like you had some kind of solution to our shared problem."
"Indeed I do." Croix smiles. "One that will be so great that we will no longer be upset about that final episode."
"Tell me then!" Diana says anxiously. "What artifact did you invent?"
"Well…" the lilac-haired woman murmurs. "I didn't exactly invent it."
"What do you mean you didn't invent it?" the blonde asks confused.
"It is more that I borrowed it from a common acquaintance." Croix continues explaining.
"A common acquaintance?" Diana asks and before she can say anything else, she feels someone blowing some powder on her face.
Incapable of keeping her eyes open for longer, Diana falls into a deep sleep and manages to not fall on the ground thanks to Professor Croix who holds her tight.
"Char will kill me." the lilac-haired woman says worriedly. "Akko will murder me."
"Don't be so dramatic." Sucy says from behind her. "They will never find out about this."
"Oh, they will." Croix tells her surely. "Which is why this better work."
"The forgetting dust will work." the pink-haired witch promises her. "But will your device work?"
"Of course it will." the older woman huffs while taking out an antenna and putting it on top of Diana's head. "Every single thing that Diana is dreaming, we'll be able to see it as if it were a movie."
"Mmm, nice." Sucy sits next to Croix and takes out some popcorn. "Popcorn?"
Croix gives her a solemn look before nodding and taking some.
"Sure, why not?" she bites some. "Now quiet, the movie is about to start."
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Taking a deep breath, Diana prepared herself. Although she had gotten used to do this, she still wanted to take a minute to fully grasp the responsibility and importance of what she was about to do. While many medical examiners tended to distance themselves from their victims, Diana took a different approach. She always took care in learning their names, their ages and the little things regarding their lives. In a way, she humanized them, hence giving her findings and discoveries more purpose in the grand scheme of solving their murder.
Confidently making an incision, Diana meticulously performed the basic cuts before turning the mic on and starting her analysis of the victim.
"Victim is a woman that seems to be in her early thirties. From a preliminary analysis, it can be said that she's had some plastic surgery and that some of her bones have been broken. No physical signs of abuse nor sex, will check for internal damages to determine a cause of death." stopping her recording, Diana gives the waiting detective an encouraging smile to join her.
"Thanks doc." the brunette woman gives her a soft smile before taking a look at the corpse. "Is there a cause of death?"
"Not yet." Diana informs her. "There were no physical signs of trauma, which makes me suspect that the damage could be internal."
"Makes sense since the scene was clean and it almost didn't seem like something bad had happened in the room."
"Hopefully my report will give you the information you need."
"Your reports always help my cases, Diana."
This makes Diana blush.
"I know what you're trying to do, Akko." she admonishes her friend. "Trying to compliment me so I perform the autopsy faster."
"I wasn't lying when I said you always have my back." Akko huffs. "Though I was hoping that me saying it would inspire you."
Diana chuckles.
"Well…" the medical examiner takes out a lung and inspects it. "Based on the way this lung looks, I can tell you that she died because of something she inhaled."
"Like poison?" the detective asks curiously.
"I am not sure." the blonde informs her while taking a sample and sending it for further analysis. "But I can also tell you that whatever killed her did so almost instantly. Maximum five minutes."
"Shit, that's very fast." Akko murmurs worriedly. "Should I warn Finnelan?"
"Probably." Diana says. "For all we know, the killer could have access to other victims and more…"
"Purple dust?" the detective teases her because she knows there's no other way to describe it.
"Unknown chemical." the medical examiner huffs. "Anyway, the moment the lab brings back the results I'll call you and let you know what we find."
"Yeah, yeah." Akko chuckles but doesn't leave, which makes the blonde woman stare at her friend.
"Is there something else you would like to ask me?" Diana is curious.
Akko takes a deep breath and Diana can notice that she's grabbing her hands tight, a clear sign that the Japanese woman was nervous.
"Hey…" she says softly while focusing on her friend. "You know you can tell me anything, right?" she tries to soothe her friend. "I care about you, Akko."
This makes Akko chuckle.
"We have known each other for a while, right?" the brunette asks suddenly and Diana is surprised by the question.
"For three years." she responds quickly because she knows Akko was trying to get somewhere with her line of questioning.
"And you do trust me, right?"
"With my life." the medical examiner promises her.
"Shit, this is hard." she can hear Akko murmur. "I don't know how to do this."
"Do what?" Diana is getting worried about Akko. "Did something happen?" she asks while getting closer to her friend. "Are you feeling ok?"
Akko blushes.
"Would you like to have dinner with me?" the brunette woman asks and this makes Diana look at her.
"We always have dinner together after work." she answers confused. "I was assuming that today would be no different."
"No, that's not what I meant." Akko groans before looking deeply at Diana. "I meant another kind of dinner." she blushes even more than before. "The one where we both get dressed all fancy and go eat at a nice restaurant."
Diana simply looks at the brunette and slowly realizes what she means.
"You mean like a date?" she has to confirm because she didn't want to assume that her best friend, the woman she had been experiencing this insane crush for the last year, reciprocated her feelings.
"Yeah." Akko whispers afraid but knows Diana heard her clearly. "Unless that's not something you want. If that's the case then we can forget about it. I mean, it will be awkward at first but…"
"Akko…" she stops the brunette by holding her hands tight. "Pick me up at 7?"
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"She just went straight for it." Sucy murmurs while getting more popcorn. "I mean, it doesn't surprise me because that definitely sounds like something Diana would do in real life."
"Well, she did say she was frustrated with the way Jane and Maura seemed to flirt with each other all the time. Guess she wanted to make a direct and obvious approach to it." Croix munches on some popcorn as well. "That dust of yours is truly something."
"And your antenna is also quite intriguing. I honestly feel like I am watching a movie."
"I know!" the lilac-haired woman says proudly. "Makes what will happen next totally worth it."
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Atsuko Kagari asked me on a date… Diana thinks while putting her dress on and looking at herself in the mirror.
It had been three years since she met Akko, and if Diana could summarize all that time together, she would say that it had been the best years of her life. Diana's childhood had not been easy or nice. After her parents died, her aunt had been the one that took care of her, which led to a state of benign neglect. Without someone watching over her, Diana had excelled in her studies in exchange of becoming socially awkward. It was hard for her to connect with people, to find common interests and to not sound altruistic or cold.
But then again, that type of personality went completely well with her field of work.
Choosing to become a medical examiner hadn't helped her with her social skills, most people becoming distant the moment they realized she worked with cadavers for a living. Diana knew that it was because of the current taboo society had on death and the afterlife. Yet, even if she told herself this, the blonde woman still felt hurt when she would hear detectives or fellow workers discuss her distant and cold approach to autopsies.
Until she met Akko.
Akko had been like a ray of sunshine, casting her light over her entire being and blinding her with it. Her energetic, childish and innocent personality wouldn't have gone along with Diana's cold, altruistic and serious way of being. Yet after talking and getting to work together on some cases, the medical examiner quickly realized that Akko was way more than what she let others see. She was complex, she was damaged, she was hurt and she was determined to make the world a better place.
In retrospect, how could Diana not fall for a woman like Atsuko Kagari?
Noticing the time, Diana realizes that it is almost time for Akko to pick her up. Though she was excited about the prospect of the two of them dating, she was also terrified about what this could do to their friendship.
What if the date didn't go well and it made things awkward for them afterwards?
Diana had grown too accustomed to Akko's presence and she didn't know if she would be capable of going back to a life without Akko in it. But then there was the other possibility…
What if their date went splendidly and they realized that them being together could work?
That question was another thing that terrified Diana.
Hearing the doorbell ring, the blonde medical examiner takes one more look at herself in the mirror, and after feeling satisfied, she went towards the door and opened the door, excited about the prospect of seeing Akko.
And Akko, bless the brunette's mother, looked marvelous.
The Japanese woman had left her usual suit at home, instead choosing a blue dress that accentuated her well defined body. While Diana was curvier and fuller than Akko, the brunette's line of work and constant exercise had made her figure become delectable.
Doing her best to not blush, and knowing that she had failed when she noticed Akko smirking at her, she also smiled when she could notice a faint blush behind teasing eyes.
Akko was just as affected as she was.
"You look…" Akko starts saying confidently but then stutters. "You look beautiful, Diana."
Adorable, was all Diana could think of the blushing detective in front of her.
"And you look splendid as well." the medical examiner compliments her date. "Now my dear detective." she doesn't know from where this sudden confidence is coming from but embraces it. "Where will we be going?"
This makes Akko give her a soft smile.
"Well…" she chuckles while taking Diana's hand and squeezing it tight. "How about you follow me and find out?"
Diana smiles as well.
"Then what are we waiting for?"
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"This is…" Croix starts saying while watching Akko taking Diana to her car. "This is adorable!" she screams excitedly to her partner in crime.
"It is cute." Sucy agrees with the older woman. "I mean, who knew that Diana saw Akko in that way." she chuckles.
"Oh yes!" the lilac-haired woman adds excitedly. "I mean, I knew that Akko had to be in shape because of all the running she does…" she continues explaining. "But damn, she is fit!"
"The fact that you're saying that about your adopted daughter is a little disturbing." the younger witch murmurs.
"Oh, right now she's not my Akko!" Croix simply explains. "She's Detective Kagari, and, as a viewer I can say that she is hot without any kind of guilty feelings." she smirks.
"Sure…" Sucy snickers. "Keep telling yourself that and hope Professor Ursula doesn't hear you saying that about her favorite daughter."
This makes Croix stare menacingly at her.
"There shouldn't be a reason for her to find out, right? Since it is only the two of us that are here, correct?"
Sucy gulps.
"Like crystal."
Croix relaxes and gives her a pat on the head.
"Good." she takes back the popcorn. "Now, where were we?"
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"You know…" Akko tells her while grabbing her hand. "I was a little scared of tonight."
"You were?" Diana asks curiously because dinner had gone splendidly.
Although she had expected things to be a little awkward, they quickly returned to their usual banter and the fact that the presence of each other tended to soothe their nerves, it didn't take much for Akko and Diana to relax and have a good time.
In fact, after dinner, both of them decided to walk the short distance back home instead of getting inside Akko's car. After all, walking was a good way for their food to digest.
And, to hold hands while staring at the night sky.
"I mean, how could I not be?" the brunette chuckles. "You mean so much to me, Diana. And, I didn't want to mess things up between us."
"You didn't mess anything up." Diana promises her while squeezing her hand assuredly. "I had a marvelous time and as you already know Akko, I enjoy your company very much."
"I know you enjoy my company." Akko blushes. "But this is different. This…" she points at the two of them and their hands. "This is not me having dinner with a friend."
"I am aware of that." the medical examiner blushes as well. "And what I just said still stands." she stutters a little. "I just don't know how to express what I feel."
Akko laughs and stays silent, deciding to continue the rest of the way back in a contemplative yet pleasant silence.
Diana, meanwhile, had decided to take this short reprieve to think of what she wanted to say to Akko. This date had further confirmed the feelings she had for the brunette woman. In fact, it had made it clear for her that she wanted to explore this new aspect of their relationship. Diana wanted to be in Akko's live as more than a friend.
Diana wanted more.
The moment the two women arrived in front of Diana's home, the blonde gave her friend a bright smile, wanting to convey to her that their evening date had been wonderful. Years of knowing Akko made Diana realize that although her friend tended to act very confident, the reality was that she needed to be reassured about her actions. Specially the ones that had to do with emotional and deep topics.
Like a date.
"Akko… Thank you for tonight." Diana whispers with a bright blush on her face. "I had a lot of fun."
"I had fun as well." Akko says awkwardly and the two women simply stare at each other, not knowing what to say next.
"Well, I guess I'll see you tomorrow then." the blonde gives her one last smile before turning around to take her keys out.
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"WHAT ARE THEY DOING?!" Croix screams. "Why is she not kissing her? Why is she not confessing the feelings she has? Why is Diana leaving?!"
Sucy merely continues eating popcorn, knowing that the lilac-haired woman's questions were mostly rhetorical.
"I will kill those two." the inventor continues her monologue. "I will kill Akko and Diana for being such…"
"Why would you kill me?" they hear a familiar voice and both women notice Akko coming their way.
"Akko!" Croix tries to act normal. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm looking for Diana." the brunette simply says while staring at the older woman. "I went to check her dorm but Hannah and Barbara told me that she still hasn't come back."
"Well, we haven't seen her." the inventor says with an awkward laugh. "But I will let her know you're looking for her if we do."
"I would appreciate that." Akko smiles and then notices that Sucy is there. "Sucy, what are you doing here? I thought you said you had detention with Finnelan."
"I got out early?" Sucy says/asks and this makes Akko stare at the two witches knowingly.
"You two are up to something." the brunette suspects. "And the reason I came here is because I could feel Diana."
"Feel Diana?" Croix is panicking.
"Soulmates, remember?" Akko says seriously to her while getting closer to the bench. "Now, is there something you would like to tell me?"
The pink-haired witch and inventor simply stare at each other.
"In fact, why are you not standing up?" she continues asking and uses her wand to notice a shield surrounding the bench. "Oh, I see…" she smirks. "Now, let me in or I will break this shield."
"You can't." Croix challenges her.
"Are you sure I can't?" Akko stares at her. "Remember who my tutors are."
"She will definitely break it and the moment she does we'll be in more trouble." Sucy says to Croix. "Besides, maybe she'll be interested?"
This makes Croix huff and allow her entrance, which in turn means that now Akko can see that Diana is laying between Sucy and Croix with a weird antenna on her face and completely asleep.
"Diana!" she says worried while getting close and noticing that apart from being in such a weird situation, it seemed that her girlfriend was fine. "What did you two do to her?" she asks the inventor darkly.
"Well…" Croix starts to justify herself. "You see, Diana was upset about Rizzoli and Isles' last episode and I wanted to help her."
"And is this your idea of helping her?!" Akko screams and is ready to take the antenna off.
"No, wait!" Sucy is the one that stops her and this makes Akko stare curiously at her friend. "Listen, I know it looks bad." she explains. "But…" she uses a spell and now Akko can see the screen in front of them. "Maybe you'll like to watch."
"What is this?" the brunette witch asks.
"Diana's subconscious." Croix explains excitedly. "This antenna allows us to see what she's dreaming."
"And she's dreaming of us being in a date?" Akko is confused. "Why would this help her?" she then stares at Sucy knowingly. "Did you give her the forgetting dust?!"
"She told me to do it." Sucy says while pointing at Croix who gulps.
"I will kill you Croix-Sensei." Akko warns her but stops talking when she hears what the two women in the dream are discussing. "What?"
"Shh!" Croix makes some space for her. "Listen, you can kill me all you want, but after we finish watching this!" she smirks when Akko automatically sits, her eyes focused on the picture.
"Popcorn?" Sucy asks Akko who groans but still takes some.
"I will kill you both later."
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"No, wait!" the brunette says suddenly and grabs Diana's hand, squeezing them tight. "I, I want to say something. Just give me a couple of seconds to order my ideas."
This makes Diana laugh because Akko didn't have to try much to be adorable.
"I know, I'm so bad at this." Akko groans but also laughs. "Even though I'm a detective and all, it seems that when I'm in front of you I just don't know what to say."
"We're such a mess." Diana continues laughing but knows she got Akko's attention. "Because I am experiencing the same thing; I want to say something but I don't know the right way to say it."
After saying this, Diana can see that Akko relaxes, her smile and blush still on her face.
"Then I'll go first" Akko whispers seriously and this immediately makes the blonde stop laughing. "What I've started feeling for you…" she closes her eyes. "It's not just friendship or a simple crush."
"Akko…" the blonde whispers.
"I really like you Diana." the detective confesses rapidly. "No, like you is not enough and it makes me sound like a child." she reprimands herself. "I, I love you Diana. Knowing you, being with you, it has been so wonderful that thinking about my life without you in it is impossible." she stops to stare at the blonde, who hasn't said a word. "I know that we don't come from the same background, and that most people would consider that you're way out of my league." she chuckles. "I mean, I think so too. But, I promise you…"
"Akko." Diana stops the brunette woman from continuing her rambling. "You are more than enough." she promises her with a bright smile. "In fact, you're the only one for me." she closes her eyes. "Because I love you too."
"You do?" Akko whispers, not believing what she's hearing.
"I do." the medical examiner gets closer to her and the distance between their faces closes. "Very much."
This makes Akko smile and then gulp, her eyes immediately falling to the blonde's lips.
"Then…" Akko stutters. "Would it be ok then for me to kiss you?"
Diana gives her a bright smile before closing her eyes and the distance between them, kissing Akko with everything she has.
When they separate, Diana can see that the detective is staring at her with a dazed and dreamy look, which makes the blonde blush in return.
"That was incredible." Akko says honestly and Diana blushes even more than before. "Can I do it again?" she asks this time more confidently and doesn't wait for Diana to answer before she crashes their lips again, using her hands to squeeze the blonde's shoulders tight.
"You…" Diana murmurs while feeling Akko kissing her neck. "You can do anything that you want."
This makes Akko stop kissing Diana and simply stare at her, wanting to make sure that the woman she loves was truly ready and comfortable with what they were doing.
"Are you sure?" the detective asks gallantly because Diana meant too much to her and she didn't want to mess things up.
Diana, instead of answering, opens the door to her house and goes inside, grabbing Akko's hand to pull her in. After making sure that the door was locked, Diana closed the distance between the two of them and kissed Akko one more time while using her hands to massage the detective's stomach suggestively.
"Akko…" she whispers in the woman's ear. "I'm more than sure." she continues saying and moves her knee so that it stays between Akko's legs. "In fact, why don't you take me to my room." she purrs and shrieks when she feels Akko carrying her.
"My pleasure." the brunette growls and kisses her yet again, confidently making her way to Diana's room.
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"Wow." Sucy says while not moving her eyes away from the scene happening in front of her. "I didn't know that you could be so dominant, Akko." she stares at the blushing brunette sitting next to Croix.
"I…" Akko says mortified but can't move her eyes away from the image. "This is…"
"This is hot!" Croix screams delighted. "You go Diana, go get Detective Kagari!"
"That's me!" the brunette says embarrassed. "Have you no shame?!"
"No, those are Detective Kagari and Medical Examiner Cavendish." the inventor smirks. "About to give us the happy ending Rizzoli and Isles should have given us."
"You…" Akko starts threatening but stops when dream Diana moans a very passionate 'Akko'.
Shit… Akko thinks and all the thoughts about killing Croix are put aside for later. Diana looks and sounds so hot…
Nevertheless, before the three witches can see what will happen next, they feel a strong force breaking through the shield, making them notice a serious Ursula staring at all of them.
"Now…" the red-haired woman says knowingly. "What I want to know is what you four are doing here in the middle of the night."
"Well, we…" Akko starts to say. "I was looking for Diana and…" she closes her eyes.
"And?"
"She found her here with us and decided to stay for a while." Sucy adds and though it looked like she wasn't scared, the fact was that she was terrified. "We didn't notice that it was so late."
Ursula then turns to stare at Diana and notices the antenna on her forehead.
"Is that?" Ursula starts to ask Croix with a menacing smile on her face. "An invention of yours on Diana's head?"
"Char!" Croix panics and this makes her move the antenna on Diana's head off, which in turn finally makes Diana open her eyes.
"You took it off!" Akko says worriedly while standing to go check on her girlfriend, who had woken up because of the screams.
"What?" the blonde asks confused while noticing Akko. "Akko?"
"Diana, hey." the brunette gives her a dashing smile.
Diana smiles in return and moves to caress Akko's face suggestively.
"There you are…" she murmurs and bites Akko's ear which makes the brunette groan.
"Diana…" Akko tries to warn her. "We are, what you just saw…"
"Akko." she just says and kisses her girlfriend on the lips, making the brunette's argument fall to the floor and to instead return the kiss being given to her.
"Well…" the blonde hears Ursula and this finally makes her realize that something was wrong.
She wasn't in her house, nor was she in her bed. In fact, now that she thought about it, Akko was kneeling in front of her with her Luna Nova uniform on.
She wasn't naked.
Separating from Akko, she notices Sucy and Croix sitting in the bench with her and that's when she can start to realize what had happened to her.
"You two…" she simply says. "You gave me forgetting dust."
The two guilty witches confirm.
"And you…" she says to Akko who is blushing. "Why didn't you stop them?"
"I…" the brunette confesses. "I was going to, but when I got here they were watching the end of the date and well I…" she closes her eyes. "I wanted to watch." she whispers to Diana and this makes the blonde blush.
"You mean you saw…" Diana is embarrassed but at the same time really turned on.
"I saw it all." Akko blushes even more than before. "I'm sorry, I know I…" she doesn't get to fully apologize because Diana is kissing her again passionately.
"Don't apologize, Akko." she smiles and turns around to quickly look at Ursula. "Will you take care of those two?" she asks the older woman while pointing at Sucy and Croix.
"Will do." Ursula confirms while preventing Croix from running away.
"Then…" she says suggestively to Akko. "How about you make it up to me by taking care of me now?"
After stuttering and realizing what her girlfriend meant with this, Akko only nods and is hugged by Diana, who uses a spell taught to her by Ursula to make the two of them disappear.
"Shit…" Croix manages to say after watching the two witches disappear. "You taught her a really cool trick."
"Well, she asked and I said yes." Urusla smiles dangerously and Croix knows what that smile means.
Danger.
"Now you two…" the former performer continues saying. "You have been quite naughty tonight…" she reminisces. "And, I guess that means there must be some sort of punishment for you two."
"Punishment?" Croix whines. "But we just helped Diana get over her Rizzoli and Isles problem."
"And we also helped Akko get lucky." Sucy adds. "That most certainly count for something."
This answer, instead of soothing Ursula, makes her smile double and that was a terrible sign.
"Perhaps Akko and Diana will be thankful to you. Tomorrow." she smirks. "But today, you two are in trouble." she chuckles and that evil laugh terrified the two witches.
In fact, when asked about the whole ordeal on a later date, the only person that was completely happy with the turn of events was Akko, who happened to watch and then participate in a naughty detective/medical examiner role-play.
