Quiescis (Little Witch Academia Akko centric fanfiction)

Part 4

"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope."

—Martin Luther King Jr.

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Chapter Four:

Akko blinked, wondering why the blonde-haired girl was so shocked at the appearance of the Shiny Rod. Maybe it's because she expected it to be with Chariot? Akko knew that what she was wondering herself.

"Why do you have the Shiny Rod?" the girl pointed at her. Akko tilted her head. She pointed to herself, mouthing 'me?' and the girl narrowed her eyes, becoming exasperated with her. "Yes! You!"

"Well, I didn't steal it if that's what you mean." Akko signed feeling offended, and Lotte translated.

"Hey, watch it, you defect!" the redhead girl Akko recognized from when arriving at the Leyline terminal snapped, her face contorting into an angry expression. "Don't you know who're you're talking too?!"

Sucy and Lotte narrowed their eyes at what Hannah called Akko. Sucy readied a potion behind her back and Lotte grasped her wand tightly. As for Akko, she clicked her tongue at the address, but didn't lash out yet. She encountered ignorant people before—she knew this wouldn't be the last time either.

"Of course, she doesn't!" Barbara laughed. "She can barely speak English! She wouldn't be cultured enough to know who the Cavendish family is!"

"Hannah! Barbara! That's enough!" Diana chided them, uncomfortable with the way they were talking about Akko like she wasn't even a person. She turned to Akko and bowed her head in apology. "I'm sorry. May I ask where you got that wand?"

"Come on, Diana! It's just a toy! Chariot disappeared ten years ago!" Barbara said. Akko's eyes widened when she read Barbara's lips.

"Chariot's missing?!" Akko signed.

"Ugh, she's doing that dumb hand stuff again!" Hannah sneered. However, she yelped when Lotte seized the front of her uniform, pulling her closer, eyes alit in wraith.

"If you continue to insult my friend..." Lotte said calmly, "I will make sure you are haunted by malicious spirits for the next three years." Hannah squirmed, sweating. Akko and Sucy's eyes were wide with shock.

"Y-yes, ma'am!" Hannah squeaked. Lotte released her, Akko rubbing her back and Sucy giving her a thumbs up. Diana didn't take her eyes off of Akko nevertheless through the whole exchange.

"Chariot is a disgrace to the magical world. It would be best to get rid of that wand." Diana told her. Akko glared, a ferocity rising within her at the statement that her idol was being insulted. Birdy-san flapped angrily as Akko signed, Lotte verbally translating.

"'Chariot is the best witch in the world! Who are you to say she's a disgrace when she made so many people smile? Chariot inspired me!'" Lotte recited as Akko vigorously signed. Diana sighed.

"For your own sake, you should get a new inspiration unless you want to fail like Chariot. It's clear you have the odds stacked against you—don't be stupid like she was." Diana advised. Nonetheless, her eyes widened when Akko stomped towards her and pinched Diana's cheeks. What the—

"Take back! Daiyana a meanie!" Akko growled, butchering her name. Diana just gaped while Hannah and Barbara gasped at the fact that Akko dared touch Diana like that.

"I—I beg your pardon?" Diana spluttered. Akko let go of her cheeks, Diana feeling a sting, and placed her hands on her hips.

"Meanie! Stupid! Chariot best witch!" Akko criticized, Hannah and Barbara still in disbelief how Akko was addressing the famous witch prodigy. She went over and retrieved the Shiny Rod, handing Birdy-san to Lotte. She readied the wand. "Will show!"