The Barrier in between

The 2 week plague

Akko was taking a walk through a forest to get dome ingredients for a new potion sucy was working on (mushrooms). 

"How many of these does she need! I'm worn out!"

Akko then saw a nice little bench she could rest on at a park nearby. She got up and put the mushrooms next to her. Akko sat for a while looking around the park when she spotted a cute little ice cream stand. She quickly put the mushrooms in a bag and ran over in excitement. 

"Can I get rocky road ice cream?" Akko asked the man.

"Sure! You know, rocky road ice cream is for the people who are having a rough day."

"Really? I never knew. I guess today is pretty exhausting."

The man gave her a scoop of her favorite ice cream.

"Here you go!"

"Thank you!" Akko said with a smile.

She turned around and bumped into someone, dropping her ice cream.

"Dammit!" Akko looked at her fallen ice cream.

"Akko?"

Akko looked up to see a familiar face. It was Andrew.

"Andrew?"

"I'm so sorry! Let me get you another one." Andrew offered.

"That not nessascary!Really!" Akko tried to convince him not to do it.

Andrew bough her a not so rocky road ice cream. But it tasted amazing, he had the same thing.

"Thanks Andrew! I owe you!" 

So, since that day every time they owed a favor, they got each other ice cream. 

RING

Time for the next class at Andrew's school.

"Hey Andrew! I haven't seen you in a while!" Frank said waving to him in the hall.

"Hey frank."

"I'm so sorry about Akko...... it's really devastating."

"It's okay, I'm getting over it."

"I..... met this girl. She actually saved me from a bear along time ago. Is it wrong that I can't stop thinking about her." Andrew continued.

"SERIOUSLY?! After Akko had just passed your already thinking anew? Andrew I didn't know you were such a player!" Frank said with an upset face. 

Damn, and I had really shipped them too. Frank thought.

"There's just something unique about her. My mind is always on that look in her eyes."

"Alright, spare me the cheesy sappy stuff, we gotta head to class." Frank said in a hurry.

They headed of to social studies, something Andrew had excelled in.

"Today we will be writing a short story. It can be about anything you want, just make it school appropriate." The teacher said.

Frank started writing immediately. He wrote about a tail of the strongest knight in the land, he had blond hair that went back (man I wonder who that could be)

Andrew starred at his paper. When a story came to mind.

 In a kingdom lied a small village. This village was full of outlasted magic users. The other townspeople found them obsolete and useless, therefore the village was very poor. One day, the prince and the king went to the outcast's land to collect taxes. Since the magic users were very poor, they had wished to win over the prince's heart, for riches and luxury. The prince was tired and bored of this village, until something caught his eye. He saw a little white bunny. He chased after the beautiful creature into the forest. After some time, he finally caught it. "Ha! I got you! Said the prince. But, before his eyes the rabbit turned into a girl. With confusion and shock, he fell back. You could tell this girl was poor because of her clothes, but beside that she was a breathtaking sight. "So, you have caught me. Now you're going to take all that is left of me for your own luxury." The girl said looking down. "What? That's not what we do! We simply make this kingdom better!" The prince went on and on, but the girl did not listen. Instead she had an idea. " I know! The wishing well polar bear!" She exclaimed. "The wishing what?" Asked the prince. "We can go to the wishing well polar bear! There, if I'm lucky, I can get money to pay my taxes! Let's go!" She said taking the princes hand. She led in to a small well with no water inside. "Oh please kind polar bear! Will your grant my wish?" The girl called out over and over, but no reply. "This is a waste of my time!" The prince said, ready to leave. But in the distance, there was a roaring bear. The bear ran up towards the prince and attacked, but in time the magic used girl jumped in front, getting slashed. "Anderson? Anderson!" The king called out, finishing his son in the woods with a bear. The guards attacked the bear killing it. "Did this outcast lead you here? I knew they were no good!" The king said scoffing. "Father, she saved me! Now let's return the favor!" The prince argued. "No son. We shall leave her here to die."

For many years, the prince wondered. What if?

Frank looked over and read Andrew's story.

"Looks like she's on your mind as well."

"Like the plague, Frank."