Time Spent Together (ep)

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Just a small epilogue to wrap up this fic and Dianakko Week! Thanks so much to everyone reading and participating!

Disclaimer: I do not own Little Witch Academia.

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													Epilogue. Free Night

A few evenings later, Diana has just finished sending her goodnight wishes to Akko via spell, as per usual.

Sending the kisses on the air all the way to each other's rooms isn't nearly as nice as exchanging them in-person, but it's far better than nothing at all. The warmth still lingers on her cheek from where Akko's kiss had landed a few moments earlier.

Diana slips her legs beneath the blankets and pulls the covers up over herself. With a sigh she lays herself down, admittedly relieved when her head makes contact with the plush softness of her pillow.

Upon closing her eyes sleep actually comes rather quickly to her for once. She's perfectly content to sleep until first light without much to trouble her thoughts tonight.

However when she next wakes, it isn't fully, just that partial-consciousness that sometimes happens in the middle of the night. She isn't really sure if she's dreaming or not, but she can just barely make sense of certain things – the silence of the room, the moonlight soaking into the carpet, the image of a mouse-

Before she can even try to make sense of it, there's a comfortable warmth surrounding her body.

At first she believes she's gathered the blankets into a pile to clutch them. But as the sense of touch creeps back into her fingertips, she notices the thing in her hands is much firmer than any blanket. And then a sound, a small moan that isn't hers.

"Mmnh..."

If this is a dream it's a rather vivid one. But now that sense of reality is started to come back to her, the inkling that's telling her to open her eyes. And when she does she's never been more confused.

Her mind is still giving her the image of a tiny brown mouse, but now Akko is lying in her arms in her natural form. It takes Diana a moment to register things, but when it all finally falls into place her eyes fly open.

"A-Akko?!"

This seems all too familiar. In her shock, Diana nearly scrambles back over the edge of the bed.

But Akko had learned from experience and has been anticipating such a reaction, hence her tight hold around Diana's back so she can't roll off. In contrast she drags her closer, sleepily nuzzling into her chest without even opening her eyes.

"Mmmm sorry..." she mumbles. "Didn't mean to surprise you..."

As Diana's pulse drops back to a normal pace, and her vice grip around Akko's shoulders loosens.

"That... would have been unavoidable." Her voice rasps from sleep. "Had I not found you now, you likely still would have been here in the morning."

"I'll go back..." Akko says into her collar. "Later..." A yawn quiets her for a moment as Diana gathers the last of her bearings, gently resting a hand at the back of Akko's head.

"Why are you here? Were you not feeling well?"

"Mmmnn no... I just missed you..."

Despite all the mischief Akko causes, Diana smiles.

"As did I," she murmurs. "But that does not condone trespassing."

"Mm I won't do it every night... maybe just every other night..."

Diana heaves a sigh purposefully so Akko can feel it.

"If you are discovered, you are the one who has to give an explanation."

"Mmkaaay. Can we go back to bed now?"

Diana rolls her eyes.

"Akko, I do not think you've grasped the severity of the situation-"

"I'll grasp it in the morning," she whines. "Go back to sleep, Dianaaa..."

"...You exasperate me to no end."

"You just worry too much," Akko counters, burrowing into her shoulder. Diana sighs again.

"I suppose nothing can be done about it now since you are already here..."

"Hmmn..."

It seems Akko doesn't have the energy or will to say anything more. So Diana pulls the blankets up over her back, coaxing her closer.

Akko wiggles up to her like a kitten, hugging both of her sides. Diana pets her head and rests her chin there.

It's only seconds before she hears Akko's breathing deepen and feels her embrace go limp.

Diana's already planning out a lecture for her about sneaking into other peoples' rooms come sunrise.

But for now she closes her eyes and holds her close.

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A/N: Thus concludes my Dianakko Week fic~! Thank you again to my readers and supporters!