Our Ideal Place (Little Witch Academia)

Chapter 12: Your Dreams or Mine?

Author's Note:

A portion of this chapter is Diana's point of view of Chapter 11.

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"Keep Akko out of my dreams and you stay out too! If Unseelie find you, you're going to be in a lot of trouble.

-A"

Diana stared at Amanda's message in the orb. It had gotten worse. Akko entered Amanda's dreams as well. She wrote back that she had a potion that ought to block Akko but it wasn't working for her. If she wanted a dose, she was welcome to have it.

"Akko... what's going on with you?" mumbled Diana. It was verging on ridiculous. Besides her dream walking, there was her unusually high magic absorption at Avebury, and then she shot up into the sky during flying practice the day after Solstice. It took several hours for them to figure out how much to lessen her focus to prevent the broom from going out of control. It was as if Avebury removed limiters on her magic.

While Akko went swimming with Prof. Pisces, she contacted Prof. Lukic and explained her predicament.

"Where did you get this potion?" asked Prof. Lukic.

"I'm sorry, Sucy, but I'm desperate," thought Diana. She took a quick breath and hoped Sucy won't get in trouble. "I got it from Sucy."

"From Sucy, eh? HEEEHEEE-HEEEHEEE-HE. Come, my apprentice. Your friend needs you. HEEEHEEE-- HEEEHEEE-- HEE."

"Yes, master." Sucy's image appeared in the orb. "What's up?"

"The potion didn't work." Diana described everything that happened and all the things she tried.

"Did Akko ever talk to you or see you?"

"No."

"Then the potion is working."

"But I can still see her."

"Don't drink the potion. If you see her in a dream, talk to her. Next night, make her drink the potion and try talking to her. Let me know me what happens." Sucy turned away. "Don't you agree, master?"

Diana could hear Lukic in the background. "Excellent assessment, my apprentice. HEEEHEEE-- HEEEHEEE-- HEE."

"There you go. Anything else?"

"No, that's it."

"Bye."

"Bye." Sucy's image disappeared from the orb. Diana sighed. She didn't look forward to dreaming tonight.

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Later that afternoon, she had an unexpected visitor. At first, she thought it was Amanda, come to complain about the dream. She wasn't ready to tell Akko yet. To her relief, it was another O'Neill.

"Good afternoon. Is Lady Cavendish available?" With her worn cloak and unruly hair, this woman looked like she survived many dangerous encounters.

"I'm Lady Cavendish," said Diana. "How may I help you?"

"Really? I apologize for my ignorance. I wasn't informed. Congratulations." She extended her hand to shake. "My name is Juniper O'Neill of the Seelie Court. I have a case from Investigations that requires your attention." Juniper noticed Akko. "Good afternoon. You must be Amanda's friend. I've heard a lot about you. My name is Juniper O'Neill of the Seelie Court."

"Um... you catch seals?" asked Akko, who was obviously confused since Juniper spoke with a heavy Irish brogue.

"May I cast a translator spell on her, Lady Cavendish?" asked Juniper.