A/N: Welcome back my friends! This time we have some angst and anxiety attacks with a bit of ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°). Because I guess that's what my brain feels like. This was very easy to write, and is therefore a few hundred words longer than usual updates.
A Potato: Ahh my lovely loyal potato friend. Thank you very much for your kind words and suggestions. I shall see them turned into something in the future, there are already gears turning in my head!
Queen Sydon: Aww I hope my sugary little fic helped you sleep well! Also thanks for the suggestion you may or may not have sparked this entire chapter. lel.
Magicantix: DUDE HEY JULIET IS THE FUCKING SHIT. That AMV is what finally goaded me into writing fic for these two. I've watched it like 64 times, its amazing.
Right? "My mind's telling me nooooo~ BUT MY HEART IS TELLIN ME YEEESSS~" Thank you very much my friend!
DuwangChew: Aw Thanks! My Sucy can basically be boiled down to: Smol bean who doesn't understand how emotions or relationships work but occasionally gets it right.
Thank you all so much for the reviews! I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Sucy was on edge. Every little noise and everyone she saw made it worse: the sound of birds, the laughter of other witches, their smiling happy faces.
The scrabbling of voices in her mind had become louder and louder by the day, wild like the ocean, threatening to swallow her whole. Amidst the chaos, Sucy found herself standing closer to Akko than usual, holding her tight, glaring at anyone who passed by. 'They're trying to steal her from you...' The voices say, goading her anger to a boil. 'Protect what's yours...'
During class, she would reach for Akko's hand, grasping tightly to her fingers. The brunette could sense her growing tension and began rubbing soothing circles wherever she could. The alchemist was afraid to let go, once she had nothing to hold onto, she would drown.
Within the tempest of her mind, a single tiny voice spoke different to the sea of malicious shouting. 'Please Sucy, stay strong!' It cried, struggling against the waves. 'No one could ever steal her from you!' But the tsunami of aggression swept it away.
The day was a blur of red wrath, locking eyes with every person who even looked her way. There must have been something awful in her glare, as they all widened their eyes before quickening their pace to get away. "Good." She heard herself mumble. "Back off..." Malice dripped from her tongue, poisoning her words, like it did whenever Akko was in actual trouble.
'But she isn't in trouble is she!' The little girl tried, head poking above the water with a gasp, choking on the black water filling her lungs.
"Sucy?" Akko sounded severely concerned, squeezing the alchemist's hand lovingly. "Is everything alright?" Those big beautiful red eyes bored into her, patiently waiting for an answer, forehead creased in worry. 'No, nothing is alright. It won't be alright until you are mine.' One of the waves answered in her head, sounding disturbingly like herself.
"I'm fine." She accidentally snapped, regretting it immediately, seeing her love jump like she had been struck with a burn.
"O-Oh, I'm sorry." Akko stuttered, shifting to remove her hand. "I was j-just wor-"
"No. Don't be." The witch interrupted, reaffirming her grip and squeezing back softly. "I'm not feeling the best today, forgive me." It wasn't the whole truth, but wasn't a lie either.
Akko frowned, squeezing the alchemist in a soft hug. Sucy smelt rather nice today, the girl noticed, whatever potions she had been messing around with were certainly winners in her book. "Is there anything I can do?" She asked, lip pouting cutely.
"Just stay with me today." Was the reply, Sucy wrapping an arm around her waist.
It came to a head after class that day, the typhoon of malice and hate absorbing her mind as she stood near the windows. Akko was not at her side, having just gotten out of her class, and the little girl that kept her grounded was nowhere to be found.
She was alone and drowning.
'Akko's not coming...' They goaded like little piranhas, biting at her heels as she struggled to stay above the surface, desperately reaching up towards the sky. 'Someone has stolen her...' Another bit into her. 'You lost your chance...'
She felt the anger bubble over as she stomped down the hall, her face was stone cold, making the crowds part around her in fear. If Akko wasn't coming, she would go to her.
It wasn't hard, Akko was a naturally loud girl, even more so when she was arguing with someone. "Everyone knows I would have won if the stupid rules didn't get in the way!" She was leaning forward into Diana's face shouting loudly with gusto. Diana was not pleased. "But alas, Miss Kagari, you did break the rules. And rules are what separates Luna Nova from your precious Chariot's street magic!"
Hannah and Barbara paled when they saw her coming, taking a step back to hide behind the platinum blonde. A malicious fire burnt cold in the alchemist's chest at the sight of Diana's calm collected expression.
'Destroy her!' The waters sang. 'How dare she stand so close to our possession!' It took all of her remaining willpower to ignore the song, grabbing Akko harshly by the arm as she passed by.
The noble witch opened her eyes, frowning at Sucy's retreating form. "Excuse me, we were in the middle of a conversation." She admonished, gripping Atsuko by the wrist and forcing the pair to halt. "That is awfully rude."
Sucy's neck snapped nearly all the way around, icy stare of death boring into the Cavendish heir, cracking her usually calm mask.
"Conversation's over."
The shock from the alchemist's dark tone was enough for Diana to loose grip on the girl's wrist. "V-Very well." She stuttered slightly before recovering. "We shall continue another time, Akko."
But the two witches were already gone.
"Sucy!" The brunette objected as she was dragged along. "What was that all about? I was gonna really dig into her!" Sucy stopped suddenly, the force of her grip causing Akko to stumble forward into her back.
"I don't want you talking to her." She spat, head turned to glance over her shoulder.
Atsuko's brow sank downward with a frown, pressing a fist into her hip. "We're rivals! How am I supposed to argue with her if I can't-"
"Do as I say." Sucy interrupted with a growl, tightening her grip on Akko's wrist.
The brunette jumped, eyes blowing wide. Something was terribly wrong, Sucy had never once used that malicious, toxic tone against her. "S-Sucy..?"
Sucy's eyes were dull and burdened, full of guilt, though she kept quiet. She started walking again, faster this time, tugging the other witch through the halls.
Their friends' faces lit up at their approach, before being shoved out of the way by the steamroller that was Sucy. "Akko!" She heard Lotte cry out, turning to see their bespeckled friend being held back by Jasminka and Constanze. All she could do was offer an apologetic smile as she disappeared around the corner.
As soon as they burst through the door of their room, Akko felt herself being pressed back against the wood. Slim fingers ripped through her tie and unbuttoned the top three buttons of her shirt, causing a red fire to flow upward from her collar.
Her neck quivered in fear at the closeness of her friend's sharp fangs, hovering just above their earlier claim in anticipation.
"S-Sucy!" She cried, feeling the alchemist's hot breath against her neck. "W-What's g-going on?"
A pale fist slammed into the door next to her head, making her recoil. "I- I don't know!" Sucy's voice was low and grumbly, yet panicked, filled with fear and remorse. "I need to- I'm sorry I..."
Akko took a deep breath in understanding, steadying her racing heart and bring a hand up to stroke the alchemist's purple locks. "It's okay Sucy, go ahead..." She felt her heart and mind finally reconcile; she adored Sucy, loved her and everything that entailed. Anything her love needed, she would have.
"I'm all yours."
That was all Sucy needed. Opening her maw once more- hesitating for just a second -she sank her teeth deep into the girl's neck, feeling the dark waters ignite like oil. Burning away the anxiety, the anger, every single one of those horrible voices and filling her with warmth.
The nearly healed previous mark gave way under her fangs, sweet metallic taste flowing across her tongue, cementing itself as a feature on Akko's skin. It would most certainly scar, and the though made her quite happy. 'All yours' she had said, giving herself up with a smile.
'She loves you... That's what I was trying to say...' The little girl had returned, and Sucy felt her psyche strengthen with each word of reassurance. 'She would never let herself be stolen by anyone other than you.'
Akko expected pain, that was a given to having your skin torn through; what she didn't expect was how wonderful it felt afterword. Adoring kisses soothed her skin, all of Sucy's attention and love directed at her, a gentle hand holding her neck on the opposite side so she could relax.
She hummed in pleasure, letting the alchemist know she was doing a good job.
Sucy's kisses trailed around across the brunette's jaw, placing a single peck on her throat; dropping her head to rest it on Akko's chest. "I'm sorry..." She murmured. "It was just too much without you there."
The anxiety, the internal voices and feelings that clawed at her constantly, turned her into something horrible. She hoped their friends would understand.
"No matter where I am, standing next to you or a mile away, I am always thinking about you." Akko confessed, bright beaming smile casting its warm rays on her cold skin. "That's what this is for, right?" Sucy's gaze was brought to the red ring, marked deep into her love's skin. The sight satisfying something primal and raw within her heart.
"A reminder that there's someone waiting for me to come back."
A/N: Weeee anxietyyyyy. Shit sucks. For me personally it manifests as a sudden irritation or anger; like little creatures nipping at you. So perhaps this chapter is a venting of what that feels like to me, with added ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)because fanfiction.
Also a little bit of fluffiness at the end there. A bit of a reassurance to Sucy, that she is always going through someone's mind, and could never be replaced. My Sucy, with all of her abandonment issues certainly needs that.
Anyhoo next time will be some more fluff. Because my brain is telling me "DO A PICNIC YOU SHIT. IT'LL BE FUCKIGN CUTE." therefore I must obey.
Hope you enjoyed friends!