"Alright, Akko, this is it. The time has finally come."
A lot of things happened between Sucy and Akko over the years. From personal difficulties, to the usual life problems that could happen to anyone, witch or normal human, to having to do their best to keep their relationship from falling apart due to them having to spend long stretches of time away from one another due to their highly varying fields of work, with Akko travelling around the world as some showwitch's stage assistant while Sucy stayed back over at England, running an alchemical potions shop of her own. But even a long-distance relationship didn't seem to challenge the bonds between Akko and Sucy the tiniest bit – if anything, the saying "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" was certainly appropriate for the situation the duo spent at least a couple years in.
And today, a couple days after a romantic proposal courtesy of Akko right at the place where the two witches first met, the two witches were at Blytonbury Park, having to go through with a more typical wedding than an expected "traditional witch wedding", with maybe a few things changed, like the priest's speech being appropriately rewritten and some of the decorations at the place replaced. Other than that, the wedding was fairly normal.
As Akko walked over to the altar, led over there by her father, she gazed over at Sucy and gasped.
Well, she wasn't sure if the violette's dress outdid hers, but she had to admit, a pitch-black wedding dress without a veil, but with those same demon horns that Sucy wore as a part of her costume used to sneak onto that one infamous party, was a rather bold choice on the witch's part. But also a quite beautiful one.
"Well, I guess it's there for the sake of some contrast? Two white dresses wouldn't go all that well. Besides, I guess she is the "dom" in our relationship, so that's only fair." – Akko thought, too lost in her thoughts while she was let go of.
Sucy's thoughts on Akko's rather dazzling dress were rather contradictory. She just barely held back a snicker at the fact that, even though the dress looked relatively humble, the crystals in the headband that was part of Akko's veil and at both of the girl's sleeves were honestly a bit too much. But at the same time, she had to admit that, for all of the dress' flashiness, it looked quite nice.
"Figured she'd go for the attention-grabbing one. Then again, it certainly fits Akko in her own, odd way. " – The violette thought as Akko walked up to the aisle, standing opposite of her.
After the fairly standard, if slightly altered wedding speech was done, it was time for Akko and Sucy to go through with their vows. Sucy was the first one to do so:
"Akko, I have to admit – up until I met you on my way to Luna Nova, my life was very dull and lacked happiness. At first, I was trying to ignore you, to shoo you away like an annoying fly. But even despite everything, despite all the pranking and certain experiments I did on you, despite me saying quite a few unsavory things about you every now and then, you still persisted. Persisted in your attempts to get to know me better. To get on friendly terms with me. And eventually, to start a full on romantic relationship. Even if it seemed like it wouldn't turn out well, you still persisted, and I guess the end result was worth it. It has come to a point where I just cannot imagine my life without you, for it would be as dull and boring as it was before we first met. And I know for certain that we have a bright future ahead of ourselves. "
As Akko closed her eyes and softly smiled, there were noticeable tears in her eyes. Admittedly, Lotte, who was Sucy's bridesmaid, could barely hold back her usual squeals of joy.
Now it was Akko's turn, and one could easily tell she was really nervous due to how she stammered her speech out:
"Sucy… Somehow, when I first met you way back then, there was something about you that made me want to make absolutely sure that we become close friends, or even more than that. Sure, you did quite a lot of things to me even back when we first met, like scaring me off with a bunch of conjured snakes and siccing a cockatrice on me, but despite all your... Shortcomings... I saw that there was something else. I knew that under that thorny personality, you might just be a better person than you thought you were. My dream when I enrolled into Luna Nova Academy was to become a famous stage magician like Shiny Chariot, but not for the sake of fame or flashy shows – no, it was for the sake of bringing happiness to others, for the sake of making people smile. And there's no one else's smile that matters to me more than yours. For when you smile sincerely, I know I'm doing at least something right."
After that, came the one part that borderline everyone on the wedding was looking forward to, as the priest continued with his speech:
"Do you, Atsuko Kagari, take this girl to love and cherish forever, through times equally good and bad, through illness and well-being, through wealth and poverty, till death do you part?"
"Of course I do!" – Akko excitedly replied.
"And you, Sucy Manbavaran, do you take this girl to love and cherish forever, through times equally good and bad, till death do you part?"
"Even death wouldn't be enough to part us. I do. " – The violette responded.
And sure enough, the next moment, the two witches had gone in for a kiss, with Sucy lifting Akko off the ground by her legs in the process. The brunette figured she might as well go with the traditions, and blindly tossed the bouquet in her hands, not really aiming for anyone in the crowd in particular.
Lotte couldn't help but squeal in excitement. Diana smiled quietly, knowing that, at the very least, the girl she had formerly fallen for was happy with the person she chose as her lifemate. There were a couple cheers amongst the guest crowd, and Akko's bouquet ended up tossed right in Constanze's face, much to her groaning despite her lack of belief in any superstitions. Although she did cast an odd glance in Diana's direction after that happened. Both Hannah and Barbera, probably the only married people on the wedding amongst Akko and Sucy's former classmates, went on with a conversation of how much this reminded them of their wedding, with the latter remembering how her bouquet ended up hitting Akko square in the face way back then... Except that time, the brunette actually attempted to catch it.
As for the two newly-married witches, they didn't pay much attention to their surroundings at the moment as they broke the kiss and looked into each other's eyes, their looks reflecting genuine love for one another.
Right now, all that mattered to them is that this day had marked the beginning of a new chapter in their lives.
And with that, this sorta-challenge is finally done! Admittedly, it was quite enjoyable, even if the "payoff" was rather small - I mean, damn, this might just be the least faved/followed fic I've ever done - and if I did seem to get into a bit of a burnout near the end of the week, going a bit too dialogue-heavy or not managing to convey some moments properly.
Admittedly, I got a little tired when I've gotten to the vows part, he-he-heh. So I might fix it later if there are any glaring mistakes.
Special thanks to:
Kaponos - The one person that inspired me to get into Sukko ficwriting!
GeminiAlchemist - The other person to inspire me!
Raphael Antonello - For the reviews and feedback, of course!
And to all the people that still stay faithful to the Sukko pairing, obviously!
Gonna go back to writing Twin Passions after this, then maybe I'll start something new. Either a fic taking place in an AU similar to the sci-fi setting of Warframe, or a Darkest Dungeon crossover, whichever one I'd be more in the mood for.
And with at least one fully complete work...
Darky Out!
