Time Spent Together (ch5)

EARLY RELEASE FOR MY HIGHER-PLEDGING PATRONS!

Yeah the previous chapter was a bit intense, but don't worry! We're winding down now~

Theme for day 5 is Enchanted/Spellbound.

Disclaimer: I do not own Little Witch Academia.

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															Chapter 5. Enchanted

After Akko and Diana enjoy a peaceful supper together, Akko accompanies her to the Headmistress' office so Diana can give her report.

Akko notes that when she enters the room, Diana is holding both hands behind her back to conceal her ripped sleeve. She makes no mention of being injured or of Akko's involvement, and simply relays the good news of the familiars' wellness checks. Headmistress Holbrooke thanks and dismisses her, and Akko follows her back out into the hallway.

She frets about not wanting to leave Diana yet tonight, but the white-haired witch insists Akko go back to her room and get some rest, reassuring her with a firm kiss. Akko indulges herself for a moment before stepping away, wishing her goodnight, and heading down the hallway.

They exchange their enchanted kisses from their beds, sending them on the breeze of a spell before closing their eyes.

Neither can fall asleep as easily as they had last night in each other's arms, but for now this is what they have to make due with.

Eventually, the day will come when they'll be ensured they can spend every night for the rest of their lives together.

But for now this will have to do.

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The next day goes like most others, meaning the second Akko spots her girlfriend in the hallway that morning, she's running and skipping over to give her an enormous hug and a sweet kiss.

"Dianaaaa~ Good morniiiiing~"

"Good morning to you as well."

Akko notes Diana's mended sleeve and knows she must've gone to Jasna. She already knows what Diana's answer is going to be, but even so she keeps her voice low in the presence of their teammates and glances down at her arm.

"How is it?"

Diana pats Akko's shoulder.

"Entirely fine." With a smile, she pecks Akko's cheek. "Do make sure you have time to complete your assignments today. I have no patrol shifts this afternoon, and Hannah and Barbara are going to visit Avery. I was hoping you would be able to come visit me."

Akko lights up more brightly than usual.

"Yeah! Of course!"

"Very well. I look forward to seeing you then."

They part ways for now, but since Akko knows she'll get to see her again later, at least she has something surefire to look forward to at the end of the day.

But of course, that means the felt time of the day drags on with agonizing slowness. She keeps glancing at the clock and it never seems to move. Every class feels like it lasts for ten hours. Only lunchtime is nice, because she gets to sit together with Diana, Amanda and all of their teammates. But after one quick kiss they have to part once again, and it's back to classes.

Akko moans and groans her final lecture of the day away, but the second class is dismissed she's full of life and energy. She jumps up from her seat and nearly falls over.

"Uwah- Finally! Lotte, Sucy, I'm going!"

"Diana?" Sucy guesses.

"Have fun!"

Lotte waves her off as Akko scrambles around her chair and darts down the aisle. But once she gets out into the hallway, she manages to slow herself down a little. She doesn't want to get to Diana's room too early before Hannah and Barbara have left. Therefore she reels herself in and takes her time.

She's been on much better terms with Diana's teammates for several weeks now, but she doesn't want to get to their room while they're still there and make them think they have to hurry up and leave. She loiters in the hallway near their suite for a few minutes, until she can hear a door opening and two familiar giggling voices.

"Bye, Diana!"

"See you later!"

By force of habit, Akko feels the urge to try and hide herself as they pass by, but she remembers she has no reason to any longer. As Hannah and Barbara pass her by, she waves. Both of them halt for a second.

"Oh, Akko!"

"You're going to see Diana?"

"Good. Make sure she takes it easy on her afternoon off."

"Yeah, don't let her do any work!"

A wide smile spreads across Akko's face. It feels so nice to finally be amiable towards them.

"Leave it to me!" she salutes.

"Thanks!"

"Bye!"

Hand in hand, the two of them continue on their way.

Akko wastes no more time in heading for their room with a skip in her step. The door is just closing as she reaches it to knock. A second later, Diana is looking back at her.

"You certainly wasted no time. Welcome, Akko." She opens the door to invite her in.

Akko steps in and doesn't even wait until the door is closed before she throws her arms around her girlfriend and kisses her full on the lips.

"Ahhh I've missed yoooou~"

"Akko, you have been seeing me all day long," Diana reminds her. "And must I remind you of how you came here in the middle of the night? It still astounds me you managed to pull that off. You gave me quite the start."

"What? You mean like this? Metamorphie Faciesse!"

"Eh-?"

Before Diana even has a chance to react, a puff of pink smoke replaces her girlfriend, and a small brown mouse fills the space of one of her shoes on the floor. Diana stumbles back a pace in shock as Akko grins and curls her tail.

"Got'cha!"

Diana quickly regains her balance and steadies herself, putting a hand to her chest.

"Akko, please," she sighs. "Your transformation skills have improved significantly, but try something a little larger. I fear you could get hurt very easily in that form." She crouches down and offers out her hand. Akko crawls into her palm, enjoying the feeling of being entirely supported by Diana.

"Something larger... oh! How about this? Metamorphie Faciesse!"

With another puff of smoke, she turns herself into a brown rabbit, not big enough to hurt Diana's hand, but still larger than the mouse and more difficult to step on by accident. Diana seems satisfied with this.

"Much better."

Diana carefully brings Akko to her chest and cradles her there. Akko snuggles up close. She's always loved transforming herself and getting to experience the world and all of her senses in a different body. When she's this small she gets warmed up ten times as quickly as she does in her human form.

She loves the feeling of being so close to Diana, and being this small allows her to sense things she's never been able to sense before. She can feel the little pulses of happiness wafting off of Diana, her sharp nose picks up on her scent of books and feather pens, and her ears detect the beats of her heart.

Akko closes her eyes, vaguely aware of the fact that Diana is carrying her over to the couch to sit down and coddle her. This isn't really what Akko had planned on doing with her today, but she's more than willing to be spontaneous and go with the flow. Especially when it feels this nice.

Diana's hands support her feet and flank, spreading warmth through her fur. This is wonderful as it is, but there's something else Akko's dying for. She peeks up at her girlfriend, kneading her front paws into her palm to get her attention.

"Dianaaaa, pet meeee! Pretty please?" She has no shame in asking for such a thing when she's in this form, especially since it's her own girlfriend she's making the request to.

Diana blushes a little. She's been trying to remain composed about this and take care of Akko while she's in this form without letting herself get carried away. But in truth, she's been longing to pet her, so for Akko to make the request is the last push needed to send Diana over the edge she was just about to slip off from anyway.

"If you insist..."

She puts Akko down into her lap instead so she may use both hands to pet her. She turns her fingers over and uses the backs of her nails to stroke the top of her head between her ears.

Akko's nose twitches and she lets out a little sigh. Diana runs her palm gently down over her back in slow soothing strokes.

Akko closes her eyes and has to fight to keep a hold on her conscious. While she certainly isn't complaining about this, she wants to do more with Diana than just get pampered herself.

Akko enjoys it for a few more minutes, curled up in Diana's lap in absolute bliss. Having melted in the wonderful feeling, she even flops onto her side. The action takes Diana aback.

"Akko? Are you all right?"

"Am I?"

Akko sits herself up again and cancels the spell. She returns to her human form, sitting in Diana's lap as she wraps both arms around her waist and kisses her.

The bubble of worry in Diana's chest pops in a second as she focuses now on kissing her girlfriend in return. She'd gotten so accustomed to the petting motions that her hands continue to stroke up and down Akko's back even now. The brunette deflates against her, humming and sighing and squeezing her in return.

"Mmm Dianaaaaa, thank yooooouu~" But she realizes she's letting Diana do all the work again and eases herself back. "Your turn!"

"Eh?" Perplexed, Diana tilts her head.

"Yeah! I've never ever seen you transform yourself before! I'm sure you're amazing at it! Could you show me a few? Maybe it'd help me improve my spells a bit, too."

Of course that's part of the reason why she wants to see Diana transform. But her main goal is to pet and spoil her.

However, Diana seems reluctant to draw her wand.

"Perhaps some other time..."

Akko's shoulders slump a little.

"Aww, why not? Are you feeling okay?" Just to be sure she rests the back of her hand against Diana's forehead.

"I am fine," Diana assures her. "There is just... a certain aspect about transformation I do not feel comfortable with."

"Like what?" She doesn't want to be nosy, but if she can help Diana gain some confidence, she'll try to give her a little push.

But Diana can't look her in the eye. A faint blush covers her cheeks as she stares down at Akko's shoulder instead.

"There is... a certain level of immodesty..." She tapers off, quietly hiding her face in Akko's collar at having said it.

Akko understands right away.

"Ohhh."

She herself had actually never even considered that before. When she's in an animal's form, the lack of clothing was something she never even noticed because it was natural for any animal. And when she transforms back into her rightful form, her clothes are always there. But she can definitely understand how someone like Diana would be bashful about it.

/I don't wanna make her uncomfortable... but I really wanna see her shapeshift.../

So Akko is careful as she chooses her next words, hugging Diana reassuringly.

"Well if it helps for me to say, when you transform you don't even notice that. It just feels totally natural and it's not embarrassing at all! At least not for me. But if it really bothers you..."

She keeps holding Diana with one hand, but with the other she reaches out for a decorative blanket hanging over the back of the couch. She pulls it off and coaxes Diana to sit back a little. Akko makes quick work of tying the blanket around her neck so she's wearing it like a cape.

"There! Now if you transform you'll be covered!"

The way the spell works is that any article of clothing touching a witch's skin directly will transform with them. But Akko made sure the blanket wasn't making contact with her neck or any other part of her body. If she were to transform now, the blanket would remain unaffected.

To her delight, Diana actually seems to be considering it now, touching the blanket where it's been tied at the base of her throat.

"It... has been a while since I last practiced. I suppose I should attempt to refine my skills at some point..."

"Yeah, yeah!" Akko claps. "I'll go first, ready? Metamorphie Faciesse!"

In seconds she's back in her previous form as a rabbit, wiggling her tail as she waits for Diana to follow. The other witch sends her a soft smile before slowly drawing her wand, taking a breath, and repeating the spell.

"Metamorphie Faciesse."

Akko watches in excitement as a pink plume of smoke fills the air for a brief second. And the next thing she knows she's looking back at a stunning white rabbit.

The blanket is still tied around her as promised, covering every inch of her except for her front paws and head. But just from glimpsing that much of her form, Akko can tell Diana's rabbit is much more realistic than her own version. Her snow-white fur seems to glisten and shine, and her striking blue eyes draw Akko into a state of dumbfounded silence.

Diana waits for a verdict rather nervously, awfully aware of the fact that all that's covering her is a blanket. But she finds Akko was right about the lack of clothing feeling natural. Had she not been so preoccupied about the thought already, she probably never would have noticed.

She only has a few seconds to get accustomed to the room from this perspective before Akko is hopping forward and bumping their noses together.

"Wow Diana, you look so good! Not that that surprises me." She nuzzles Diana's chin and cheek with vigor. "So? Do you like that form? Isn't it neat?"

Flustered, Diana is frozen in place as Akko rubs her face against hers.

"I suppose..."

"Heehee, it's great when we're both in rabbit form. But lemme show you something even better!" Without much warning, Akko cancels her spell and takes back her proper form, leaving Diana as the only rabbit on the couch.

"Akko-?"

"Don't change back! Just stay like that for a minute."

Now that Akko's human again, she looks down at Diana for the first time like this. She's so small, made to look even smaller beneath the large blanket covering her back. Akko does her best not to squeal as she offers her hand toward her.

Diana looks up at her nervously. She's never been in a form this small before. Everything else is so much bigger than she is, including Akko. But she knows Akko will take care of her. Timidly, she leans forward and bumps her soft pink nose to Akko's fingertips.

Akko swallows another squeal and gingerly picks Diana up, then rests her in her lap. With careful motions, she runs her index finger between Diana's ears. She'll never forget how wonderful it feels for someone else to touch her there when she's in rabbit form. Now, she watches as Diana experiences that same bliss for the first time.

Her eyes fall shut instantly, and her tense, bundled-up crouch relaxes a bit. Her little pink nose begins to twitch, as do her ears.

Akko can't stop smiling.

"Just lemme know if you want me to stop."

Diana doesn't give a verbal answer, but with those ears Akko trusts she heard.

She glides her hand down over the blanket on Diana's back, and despite the barrier of fabric she can still feel the plush of her fur.

As Akko continues petting her, Diana can feel herself slipping into a sleepy trance. It's so comfortable in her lap, and her hands are so careful and skilled. And when Akko bends down to plant a kiss on her forehead, Diana lets out a tiny sigh.

Akko's been trying to contain her excitement all this time, but now she finally cracks. She can't stop herself from scooping Diana up into her arms. Giggling, she jumps to her feet as she holds her girlfriend up high and twirls around, blanket and all.

"Aw, your little heart's beating so fast! Diana, you're so cuuuute~!"

If it's possible for a rabbit to blush then Diana blushes, ears trembling. A second later she cancels the spell to Akko's surprise. She scrambles to hold Diana up in her proper form as the white-haired witch ducks to conceal her face. Akko pouts.

"Aww, why'd you turn back?"

"...Must I truly spell it out for you?" Her cheeks are very clearly pink now. Akko pulls her in close, peppering kisses.

"Aw, sorry if I embarrassed you. Your transformation was just so cute, I couldn't help myself! I'd love to see what other animals you can do!"

"Perhaps some other time..."

"Okay~" Akko presses a few more kisses onto her cheeks and lips, gradually sitting back down with her on the couch. She can feel that Diana's skin is still warm and she's still having a bit of trouble looking into her eyes directly. Akko strokes a hand down through her hair. "Y'know, your bunny form is super cute, but you're definitely cuter this way."

"Akko!"

"Sorry~" She manages to make Diana's blush darker than it was and apologizes by pulling her into another hug, chuckling. "I really mean it though, your transformation is perfect! Can't we do it again just one more time? Pleeeease~?" She can feel and hear Diana sigh, but nonetheless she eases back to touch her wand.

"Very well. But only for another moment..."

"Yeay!"

Both witches cast the spell one more time and return to their rabbit forms on the couch. Diana still has her blanket covering her back, and after bumping noses with her, Akko wiggles her way underneath as well, pressing herself close.

Diana jolts a little bit at the feeling of being touched in this form, but the tension drains from her body in only a few seconds as Akko snuggles up to her. She brushes her cheek against hers, nose twitching.

"Heehee, Diana you're so sooooft~"

"I could say the same."

The two of them settle in for a few moments, relishing the sensation of their fur brushing together in addition to the warm blanket on their backs.

Akko glances sideways to glimpse Diana letting out a tiny yawn, which soon spreads to her as well. She knows if they fall asleep they'll change back though, and she doesn't want one of them to change before the other and risk crushing her.

It was nice to have a bit of time together like this, in a completely different form. But ultimately their original forms are best.

Akko fidgets a little, bumping her body against Diana's side to get her attention.

"Hey, Diana? As much as I love this... think we could change back?"

Diana turns her head, ears perked tall in surprise.

"Is something the matter?"

Akko flicks an ear.

"Not really. I just wanna hold you..."

Diana's heart does a backflip. She leans forward to brush her nose against Akko's, and together they cancel the spell.

As they regain their human forms, the blanket flutters down on top of them as they lay themselves down on the couch.

Being that Akko had been the one to make the request to hold Diana, she lays on her back and hugs her girlfriend on top of her chest. Diana makes sure to brace some of her weight on her elbows, leaning forward to plant a kiss on her lips. Akko tilts her head forward a little to deepen the contact.

While being in another form with Diana has its perks, this is definitely the best by far.

When the kiss ends, Akko lets out a big happy sigh, wrapping her arms around Diana and pulling the blanket up over her back.

While Diana very much enjoys this position, she doesn't want to lay on top of Akko for too long if they plan to nap together. So she carefully slides off to one side and adjusts, pulling the blanket over Akko as well. The brunette leans in for another kiss.

"Cozy?"

Diana reciprocates with a kiss to her brow.

"Very much so. And you?"

"Yeah!"

Akko wiggles closer, hugging Diana as closely as possible. Diana gladly closes the distance between them, placing a few more kisses atop Akko's head as Akko buries into her chest.

Minutes later, both witches are drifting off into a light sleep, embraced by warmth and each other.

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A/N: I know I do bunnies every time I have them transform but I mean it just gives the cutest image, okay? This theme was actually one I suggested for Dianakko Week (in addition to Day 3, obviously) just cuz I wanted to write them in other forms again heheeehee

Day 6's fic will be it's own story due to the theme, but this fic will wrap up on Day 7 so stay tuned!