Diakko One Shots (Little Witch Academia)

Regrets

(A/N: First off I'm sorry for what ya'll r about to read. Some background, Diana and Akko used to be really close but drifted apart due to different hobbies and friends. Pretty depressing, I'm in an angsty mood.)

Diana POV...

I sighed in frustration over the loudness of a group of students consisting of the two biggest troublemakers Amanda and Akko along with their group.

"God they are so annoying." Barbara groaned. "Could they be any louder." Hanna huffed. Apparently Akko had noticed me, as she did, she was quick in flashing me a smile. I wanted to smile back and wave but both of my friends had pulled me away. "Oh Diana, we've been wanting to ask you for some advise of the upcoming test." Barbara said. Both spoke, but their voices were pushed far to the back of my head since all I could think of at the time was Akko. 

Maybe I could ask her to walk home with me. Like used to back then. I've missed spending time with her. 

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I tapped Akko on the shoulder, her snores had become louder and more annoying. She sat up and looked at me. I cringed at the sight of drool on her face. "Here clean your face." I whispered over to her handing her my handkerchief. She took it and rubbed her face clean. "Was I being too loud?" She asked. "Yes." I answered. 

"Oh! By the way can I talk to you after school?" She asked. Well this was a good chance as any to ask her to walk with me. But it seemed like I choked on my own words. "Yes.. and... um... About what?" I asked. I cursed myself. "Its a secret." she grinned. My face was burning, quickly I turned away from her. "Okay fine." I took in a deep breath. Amazing how she'd easily knock the wind out of me with that innocent smile of hers. 

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After school I was close to reaching Akko, but Hanna and Barbara had caught me first. They were great friends, but sometimes they could be too much. 

"Hey Diana, one of Barb's cousin's opened up a new restaurant, she says she's gonna treat us, and man does her cousin know how to cook." she dreamily said. "I've tried it, its amazing." her mouth seemed to water. I frowned ready to decline her offer, but she seemed persistent not to listen and just pulled me aways from my main goal. Still I pulled away. "Sorry, I really can't go," I was interrupted by my phone, which was weirdly going off. I groaned seeing the caller ID. It was my aunt. "Oh family stuff." Hanna mumbled. "Well maybe next time." she shrugged. I nodded. 

Its always something with her, I'm sure I'll have to postpone my date with Akko... Not that it was a date. I'm sure Akko would understand. 

Well, there's always tomorrow. Or so I thought. She didn't come to school for the rest of the week. And it kept me on edge. 

Prof. Croix POV...

"Kagari... Kagari? Atsuko Kagari!" I looked up just to make sure if she really wasn't here and not just goofing around, she's already been out of school for the past four days. "Absent again Professor." Amanda announced. "Yes I can see that." I sighed frowning. At this rate she'll be having to take my class, again, next year. God please help me, I don't think I could put up with such stress anymore for another year. 

"By any chance do any of you know what's with this sudden long absence of our dear troublemaker." I asked. "Dunno'. I've been trying to reach her for the past few days. But she hasn't been answering any of my calls or texts." Amanda spoke. "Yeah I tried calling her parents, but they wouldn't pick up." Lotte then said. "I went over to her place, but no one'd answer the door. I'd sneak in but that'd be a waste of energy." Sucy said. "I wouldn't open the door if it was you on the other end." Hanna sneered. That earned a laugh from many, but others found it anything but funny. "You're asking for a fight bitch!" Amanda yelled. 

"Okay quiet down!" I huffed and sat on my chair. "Forget I asked." 

I went on with class like usual. 

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Something felt off when I reached the staff room. It was always a quiet place with only the sound of paper going around, the typing on the keyboards and clicking of pens, but now the silence of the room felt awfully heavy. Everyone was quiet, the atmosphere was so damn gloomy. I walked over to where Chariot was, her face low and out of sight and her head resting on her hands. 

"Chariot hey." I mumbled out, feeling really out of place by making even a peep. Slowly she looked up, her eyes red and puffy. She pulled her glasses off and rubbed her eyes. "Croix." she hoarsely pushed out. "Hey what's wrong?" I anxiously asked now pulling her for an embrace. It worried me seeing her like this. But from the looks of it, many of the staff had also been crying, even Finnelan. She had her usual glare, but it was casted down to the floor. 

"We were informed that a student from this school had been in an accident. She...uh... didn't make it." Finnelan spoke. Chariot clenched to my shirt and cried harder. 

"Kagari Atsuko's funeral will be this Saturday." 

My mind went blank. I never knew what to do in this type of situations. I didn't cry, and for a moment I had forgotten who Akko was. "We will be making this announcement near the end of the day." Finnelan croaked. She cleared her throat and turned away then left. 

Diana POV...

Is this what the meaning of the whole world crashing down feels like. 

Akko was my whole world after the death of my mother. She was always there for me and now, out of nowhere she was taken from me. 

Apparently when crossing the street some drunk woman didn't bother to stop. 

I was sad, of course, but my anger was far more dominant. When I got home I just threw stuff around my room, breaking everything, yelling. Anything to let it all out. I was angry at the woman, but more at myself for not being there for Akko, with her, like she was with me. I regret not being closer. 

I sat on my unnaturally messy bed and stared at the floor. 

I couldn't take it. I don't want to be alone. She was my everything. Even if I never showed her how much I loved her, I did. and I regret not doing so. I regret so many things. Why did she have to leave me. 

I went to the kitchen and took a knife. My tears burned as they ran down on my cheeks. I aligned the knife to my wrist. My hand shook and I let the knife drop. "No." I sighed. I didn't have the guts to do it, I don't have the willpower to cut myself to death. I leaned by the counter and slid down. I cried cursing myself for being so damn pathetic and for being a coward.

I grabbed my phone and dialed the only other two people who could help me think rationally. 

"Hey Diana whats up?" Barbara and Hanna both said in unison. "Hey." I croaked. "Are you okay?" Hanna asked. "No," I cried, "I loved her." I sniffled and then laid down on my phone. "You mean Akko, don't you?" Barbara said in a low solemn voice. "A-Akko?" Hanna questioned. "I-I plan to join her." I slowly replied drying my tears. "Wait Diana, are you hearing yourself? You're at your place right? We'll head over there." Hanna panicked. "No, I was scared at first, but talking to the both of you helped me calm down." I said staring outside the glass door that lead to the patio where a swing hanged on a tree. 

A swing Akko made with a piece of wood and some rope we found on a storage room. I chuckled remembering how uncomfortable it was. I told her that doing all this would be a waste of time since neither of us would use it, but she never listens. She put up with it and lied about how fun it was, she would rather gain blisters than admit I was right. She was always hard-headed like that, and I missed that. I missed her. 

Hanna POV...

My eyesight was blurry with the tears that threatened to fall as I stared at the two stones side by side, one with the name of a girl I'd talk bad about behind her back and the other of a close friend who killed herself for the sake of being with the one she loved. Or so she told us when she called me and Barb. 

As soon as I understood what it was she was trying to tell me, I ran out of my place and tried to reach her house as fast as I could. I called the police as I headed to her placed but when I arrived It was too late. Barbara had arrived seconds after me, the police minutes after, we were too late though. Apparently she hanged herself with a rope. 

Both Diana's and Akko's funerals were done on the same day.