Here we go! If you're following me on tumblr, this is the story I've been referring to as the LWA Rewrite fic.

I'd basically started it out as an "Akko and Diana are secretly dating and trying to keep it a secret" and just incorporated elements of a few episodes. But then I decided "Why not just do the rest of the series?" And so here it is, 200 OpenOffice document pages and 100k words long.

As such, some of the later chapters events and dialogue are taken directly from the canon episodes and fan translations. But the beginning is my own take on things to a certain degree. I also incorporate a lot of original situations just for Akko and Diana, and make them the sole focus.

It basically begins right after they first get together, and hints at a few of Neon's comics.

I spent weeks and weeks working on this, right till the finale episode. I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Little Witch Academia.

Everlasting

Chapter 1. A Secret Discussion

Every little noise Akko makes tonight sounds too loud.

Every creaking floorboard beneath her boots, every stifled breath, every stir of the air her clothes make when she moves.

It isn't the first time she's snuck out at night without permission.

But it's certainly the first time she's sneaking out to meet someone else in secrecy.

They'd agreed to meet outside, since they had less of a chance of being heard and discovered out there as opposed to inside a narrow hallway that echoes.

Akko manages to make it to the nearest exit doors without encountering any trouble, or having trouble encounter her. Once she's certain no one is around, she closes the door with painstaking slowness behind herself, then bolts outside.

The night's air is crisp and sharp, a welcome rush to wake her up.

She hopes she isn't late. She knows they'll have precious little time to do this.

Despite the fog in her mind, she remembers the instructions clearly, and scurries about until she's rounded the correct corner of the building.

And Diana is there just like she'd said she'd be.

The moonlight catches her hair in a way that makes it glow with seashell softness – enchantingly beautiful.

Akko almost feels like she's looking at an apparition until her classmate turns around.

At first, the shock is clear on Diana's face, and she gasps as though fearing she's been discovered by one of her superiors. But a second later, her shoulders relax, just a little.

Akko can't help but take a step forward, as though something magnetic is drawing her closer.

"Dia-"

"Quiet." Diana says this not harshly, but firmly, and briskly paces over to her. "We do not have much time."

"I-I know..." Akko falters, her mind once again taking her back to memories of earlier today.

How Diana had been helping her with her studies.

How Akko had been far too distracted to focus.

How she'd asked if she could kiss her.

How Diana hadn't said no.

The shock and excitement of it all is still fresh in both girls' minds. Those kisses had been enough to make things clear to the both of them.

That even when they'd agreed never to do it again, they'd been unable to help themselves a minute later.

For fear of being discovered then, they'd arranged to meet here tonight to discuss things further.

Akko can already feel her heart doing backflips just from having Diana stand so close beside her now. She fidgets and shuffles her feet, twiddling her fingers, feeling a blush rising up to her cheeks.

While Akko's trying to collect herself, Diana seems a little too collected, to the point of disarray.

"I cannot believe I have allowed things to progress this far..." She puts a hand to her temple and closes her eyes, as though suffering from a sharp migraine. Akko flinches at the statement.

"I mean... If it's not gonna work... if it's too much trouble-"

"That is not what I said," Diana remarks. When she opens her eyes again, there's a familiar determination there, one that's always present whenever she has her heart set on achieving something.

But there is also an ounce of fear there, and even regret, because she hadn't meant to upset Akko like that. Shaking her head, Diana attempts to mend things.

"Akko, that is not what I meant. I apologize. I... I believe you can discern that... I am just as serious about this as you are."

Of course she is. Diana is always serious about everything she does. If she wasn't serious about something, she wouldn't bother with it in the first place.

Akko knows this. So for Diana to risk everything she's ever worked for, to potentially jeopardize her family's reputation by seeing someone like her...

Akko doesn't need any more clues to prove to herself that Diana's serious about this as well.

"Sorry..." she mumbles. "I'm just... I don't really know where to... go from here. What can we do...?"

Diana heaves another sigh. Her heart rate doubles less from the fact that she's exploiting her sentry duties tonight and more from the fact that she can't take her mind off of how adorable Akko looks with that pink hue across her cheeks.

That's how Diana knows there's no easy way out of this. No one has ever come before her work and studies before – not even herself.

'What can we do...?'

Akko's question still hangs in the air and sticks to Diana's mind. Her brow furrows, and Akko can tell she's thinking so hard it's stressing her out even more. So she timidly reaches out her hand to touch Diana's, lightly curling her fingers around her wrist.

Diana glances down at their hands and slowly allows herself to return the contact.

This touch. It's so small. But it grounds her, reminds her this is real, reminds her that she isn't alone with this, reminds her to breathe.

So Diana inhales slowly, then lets it out before she finally answers Akko's question.

"We do what we have always done."

Akko lets her fingertips brush against Diana's knuckles.

"What do you mean 'what we've always done'...?"

This is the first time they've ever been in a relationship, after all. If this... even is a relationship...

Diana meets Akko's gaze to elaborate.

"What I mean is, we behave no differently around one another than we always have. We cannot afford to let anyone find out. Not so soon. Not before we have come up with a better plan, a better way to disclose this..."

Akko is quiet for a moment. The night is equally silent, and there's an air of awkwardness between them – about their entire predicament.

But she doesn't let go of Diana's hand, and Diana doesn't let go of hers either.

Akko swallows a little hard and tries to get her bearings in all of this.

"Okay... so we just... act normally...?"

"Precisely. So long as we are in front of others, we cannot afford to let anyone find out about this. Not until we have discussed things further."

"R-Right. So just until we figure things out..."

Akko has to admit, as much as the idea of being able to run up to Diana and kiss her in front of the entire school appeals to her, she knows it would turn Luna Nova upside-down. Everyone would be in total shock, perhaps even outrage in some cases. And she doesn't want to know what could happen if word got back to the rest of the Cavendish family...

So yeah... I guess it's best to keep this a secret for now...

Subconsciously, she squeezes Diana's hand a little tighter.

"Okay... so we just act normally. Should be easy enough! B-But can we still um... s-see each other like this? In private sometimes?"

Diana ponders the idea for a moment.

"Perhaps not so often," she murmurs. "But should the opportunity ever arise, I shall inform you promptly. Perhaps when there is a break in patrols or I am certain to be monitoring a secluded section of the campus..." She trails off, then shakes her head. "However, for now, we will simply have to keep up appearances in front of the others. I trust you understand."

There's something less confident about her last sentence. Something that allows a trickle of worry to creep into Diana's tone.

Akko assumes she's scared of being found out by her family. It isn't that Diana is ashamed of Akko, but rather, she's concerned about what could be done to her if her family were to find out. Akko would surely be publicly targeted and ridiculed, for believing someone of her class could feel privileged enough to be involved with a Cavendish. And Diana herself would likely be punished as well.

Akko grits her teeth thinking about the awful possibilities. But they can find a way to make this work. Somehow.

So she squeezes Diana's hand a little tighter.

"Yeah. I get it. We can just behave like normal in front of everyone else."

Diana nods.

"I surmise it will not be easy."

"Probably not easy, no..." Akko agrees. "But hey, you know what they say! Things that come easily usually aren't that great!"

Diana actually cracks a smile at Akko's attempted recitation of the phrase.

"That which is easily obtained often has little value," she translates.

"Yeah! That one!" Akko giggles. "Plus, it might even be fun in some ways! Y'know putting on the act and nobody else is in on it except for us."

"Perhaps..."

Diana herself doesn't believe it will be all that 'fun', but she doesn't want to impede on Akko's positivity.

With a verdict reached on what they plan to do about their relationship for now, both girls fall silent. The chirping of the night crickets and the blow of the breeze surround them, the silver moonlight splashing over their clothes and pooling at their shadows.

Diana's doing her best to stay focused on Akko, but she's still wary, still fearful they're about to be caught. Akko smiles and tugs her in by the wrist, covering Diana's mouth with hers.

Only that finally makes Diana forget about everything else and focus. Just for a moment.

The kiss is soft, almost hesitant at first, but Akko knows it could be the last one they share for a while. So she pushes in a little more, savoring the feeling of Diana's lips on hers. She wraps her arms around Diana's waist, pressing in close.

Slowly, Diana holds onto Akko's shoulders, keeping her there for a moment longer. Her palm glides lightly between Akko's shoulder blades, to the spot where Diana's spell had accidentally struck her a few weeks prior. She still tries not to think about that.

The wind brushes against their cheeks, allowing their hair to rise up and lightly tangle together, like the swirls of different-flavored ice cream cones.

At last they pull away, and the wind slips in across the space between their lips, its chill already making them miss the warmth of the other's mouth.

Akko rests her head on Diana's shoulder, still holding tightly to her. Diana allows herself just a moment of such comfort, feeling how Akko's heart beats in time with her own.

But ultimately, her anxiety about the possibility of getting discovered overwhelms her, and it is Diana who pulls away.

"You should go."

Akko gives a whine as she's forced away from Diana's warmth. But she heaves a sigh in defeat.

"Okay. B-But I'll see you in class tomorrow."

"Yes you will."

"And we can start our little game! Like actors in a play!"

"Indeed." Diana reaches for her hand one more time, just to give them both one last touch to remember the other by. "And I shall inform you whenever it will be possible for us to rendezvous like this again. I hope it will not be too long of a wait."

"Me, too."

Akko holds onto her hand for a heartbeat longer, her eyes locked with Diana's.

They both know this isn't going to be easy. But it will definitely be worth it.

Akko steps in to hug Diana one last time, then quickly turns and scurries off. Her hand takes a little bit longer to slip out of Diana's palm than it should have.

Diana's hand remains outstretched as she watches Akko hurry off through the bushes, bound for the school building.

A sense of unease settles over her heart in that moment.

Little does Diana know it won't be going away any time soon.

A/N: All right some reminders and clarifications. I wrote this chapter back around when episode 8 or 9 aired, using a few headcanons of Neon's about them putting on an act in front of other people. At this point in time, we knew nothing of Diana's family situation, so that's why Akko is assuming her family finding out would be a bad thing.

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