A/N: Welcome back friends! Today Akko finally gets some damn sleep. This right here my friends is the fluff that makes me fuckign die. (figuratively) I was looking forward to this and by Yggdrasil it was fun to write. (Though my looming overhead sense of inadequacy made it hard at points. I should work on fixing that.) I pray that the fluff sustains!

NotSoBarnable: Thank you so much friend, your kind words mean a lot to me. I will write my hardest! o7

Reviews are appreciated! Tell me what you liked! Tell me what to work on for next time!

Little over half an hour after the sun passed its highest peak among the clouds a sharp ring echoed through the school, signaling the end of second block and the beginning of lunchtime. Floodgates opened and hundreds of witches filled the halls, the roar of their voices flowing ahead like receding tides before a tsunami.

Sucy filtered her way through the crowds, weaving in and out between students in the opposite direction they were all headed. Lotte had been sent ahead to fetch the food while Sucy retrieved their sleep deprived friend.

Stepping into Professor Pisces' room, Sucy found it almost entirely empty, save for one brown haired witch; cheek pressed against the desk, eyes struggling to stay open. Sucy stepped lightly over to where Akko was slumped, running her knuckles gently across the girl's cheek to alert her to another presence.

"Mm.. Sucy? Was I sleeping?" Her voice was slurred and quiet, slightly strained as she tried her best to open her ruby eyes to see the alchemist. Sucy grinned at her love's sleepy face, free to allow herself these few moments of unchecked affection in the empty room. "No little guinea pig, but we're going to do that right now. Can you stand?"

Akko breathed in heavily, mustering all the strength that remained within her to push down on the desk and rise. Any semblance of balance broke when weight shifted to her feet, stumbling into Sucy's waiting arms. The witch squeezed her in a hug, pressing the air from the girl's lungs. Sucy cackled at the brunette's betrayed expression, releasing the force on her body but keeping her held in a gentle embrace. "Now you know how it feels to be in one of your deathgrips. There must be ogre blood in there somewhere." Akko either didn't hear the jab or didn't care, snuggling into Sucy's shoulder.

"I'm not strong enough to carry you, so just lean on me yeah?" Sucy offered an arm, allowing the sleepy girl to hug the appendage and shift her weight. Once situated, Akko closed her eyes, content to let her friend lead.

As they walked through the hall side by side, though the crowds had thinned substantially, Sucy felt eyes on her. The way the girls walked, Akko wrapped around her arm lovingly, didn't leave much to any onlooker's imagination. Sucy felt her face harden; saw the frightened expressions on the faces of those she looked at.

It wasn't her intention to be overtly hostile, thinking back to Blair; her excited, genuinely curious expression. They were just excited; curious, as all people are. But her anxiety sparked something vicious within her.

'Why is Sucy being so affectionate?'

'Is that Akko? Doesn't Sucy always pick on her?'

'Does Sucy love something other than mushrooms?'

'Are they together now?'

Sucy didn't have answers for herself let alone for others, and their stares caused an old feeling to reignite, one she had been trying to stamp out for a month. 'Don't fight it, let it happen. You love her. This is what it feels like. Loving her is okay.'

A shifting of the arms around her own yanked Sucy from her thoughts before they got too wild. Akko had tightened her grip as they walked down the steps into the courtyard, red eyes glazed with apprehension. "Hey, don't worry. I've got you."

Stepping onto the grass, Sucy's eyes found Lotte, sitting on the steps next to one of the benches. She was munching away at her own lunch while defending theirs from any airborne pests. Hidden amongst the food was a single vial full of dark blue liquid, retrieved from their dorm at Sucy's request.

"There you two are!" The ginger exclaimed, smiling brightly at the happy couple. Sucy sat down on the bench nearest Lotte, making sure Akko was comfortable before reaching over for the vial. Lotte handed it over quickly, eager to get the bubbling goo away from her food.

"Right so for this to work 100%, you need to down this all in one go. Can you do that for me?" Akko nodded mutely, taking the vial into her hand and raising it to her lips, cringing as it went down.

The affect was almost immediate: eyes dilated, muscles visibly relaxed. Sucy carefully laid the girl down across the bench, resting the head of chocolate brown in her lap.

Akko's brow creased in worry for a moment before she slipped into oblivion, eyes resisting closure as long as they could. "Why do you have a potion that knocks people out?" Sucy giggled, wide shark toothed grin glinting in the afternoon sun. "No reason you need to worry about."

Leaning down, Sucy pressed her lips gently against Akko's forehead, causing the brunette's eyes to slowly sink shut; features relaxing as a small smile spread across her face. "Sweet dreams."

Akko's only response was a quiet hum.

The next ten minutes were ones of silence, the two remaining witches eating their fill in peace. There was a pleasant breeze, fluffy clouds catching on the wind; riding it across the blue skies to lands unknown. The sun had begun its slow fall toward the horizon, shadows crawling out from their hiding places once the great ball of fire had crested over the school roof.

Sucy looked down at the sleeping beauty in her lap, instinctively tucking a strand of brown behind the witch's ear, smiling at the cute little shift in her expression. Her breathing was smooth and uninterrupted, polar opposite to the animalistic growls let forth by her mouth that morning. 'She can be so cute when she isn't flailing about.' Pressing a pale hand to Akko's cheek, Sucy absentmindedly thumbed the soft skin; feeling a comfortable heat in her chest when the girl nuzzled into the touch.

"You're so much happier around her."

The alchemist turned to the sudden voice of Lotte, the mousey girl smiling at her warmly, eyes creased in genuine joy. "The way your face softens, it's something i've only read about."

Sucy's eyes swiped to the side bashfully, before bringing her gaze back to her love. "Is it really that big of a difference?"

The ginger nodded, hands pressed together like a prayer. "I see you skulking about like some sort of monster, frowning at everyone you pass, stone faced and jaded like you're ninety!" She pressed her joined hands against one side of her face, eyes closing as she imagined the scene. "And then you see her, and all of that ice melts." Lotte swooned at the romance of it all.

Fire burnt upward from Sucy's heart, scorching the skin of her neck scarlet. She had it bad, and all of her friends seemed to know it.

'That's fine isn't it? They're just happy for you.'

A familiar soothing voice called out quietly from within her mind. 'She makes us better, happier. Lotte knows that, and so do you.'

Akko once again nuzzled into the hand caressing her face, making the alchemist puff a laugh, smile returning full force.

'You don't need any answers. You love her. She makes you happy. That's all you need to know.'

A/N: This chapter was really nice to think about, and even nicer to write! As someone with a significant other who goes to sleep far earlier than I do, having characters help others to sleep or just watch over them while they rest, really tugs at my heart.

This chapter we see a development with how Sucy thinks about her relationship with Akko; No matter how hard Sucy has tried to let it happen so far, there is always these underlying questions she just isn't ready to answer but still stresses over. This leads to similar thinking to back before that day of errands, a questioning of who she is. But running in to save the day, a combined effort by yuri!Sucy and Lotte; who point out that no matter what the answers to those questions are, Sucy is far happier when her guinea pig is around, livelier. The rest is just semantics.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I will set to work on the next very soon.