ᵗᵒᵒ ᵍᵒᵒᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵇᵉ ᵗʳᵘᵉ
𝔖𝔬𝔫𝔤: ℑ 𝔏𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔐𝔶 𝔅𝔬𝔶𝔣𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔫𝔡 - 𝔓𝔯𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔢𝔰𝔰 ℭ𝔥𝔢𝔩𝔰𝔢𝔞
Warnings: None that I can think of... maybe implied death... kinda...
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Y/N woke to the sound of someone knocking on her door. Her eyes blinked sleepily, and she rolled over, shutting off her phone as she did so. Her housewarden had told her to go to sleep long before, but she couldn't help but stay awake. It felt as if there was something wrong. Like something bad would happen if she shut out all the lights. So having a distraction come knocking was a welcome surprise.
And even more of a welcome surprise when she realised that the surprise was in the form of her loving boyfriend, Deuce Spade, slowly pushing open her door with an excited grin on his face.
"Y/N," he whispered. When he noticed her rolling over to greet him, he quickly entered and shut the door behind him, wincing at its loud click that seemed to echo around the quiet dorm.
"What is it," she asked. A few strands of hair fell into her face, a few tickling her mouth, and she grimaced, spitting out the ends.
"Come with me," Deuce whispered excitedly, holding his hand out to his girlfriend. "The village has a huge display of lights right now!"
"Bu-"
Deuce's eyes pleaded for Y/N to come with him. They hadn't been able to celebrate Halloween together yet, what with both of them being busy helping their dorms get ready for the upcoming holiday. Riddle was tense, wanting everything to be perfect, so Deuce was working overtime for him, trying to make sure that everything was just right for the inspection that would be coming up at the end of the week. Y/N, however, was busy trying to convince Idia to do anything for Halloween when all he wanted to do was sit in his room and play video games. It had taken this long just to convince him to even dress up for the holiday, let alone decorate the dorm.
"Fine," Y/N said with a sigh, though her eyes were shining. She had missed spending time with her boyfriend.
The last time they had a date was before the month of October when they had gone down to the village during the last school trip. And even then, their date had been cut short by Ace and Grim being their usual... cheerful... selves. Y/N had wanted to throw them in the lake for dumping their ice cream on Deuce, but the boy had managed to calm her down and they returned to the castle before anyone else, giving them some time alone in Deuce's dorm. Unfortunately, his roommates had come back to find them snuggled up on his bed and the teasing had been relentless, to say the least.
Deuce waited outside the dorm for Y/N to change into something more presentable than a pair of short shorts and a tank top, and once she was ready, the two of them left the Ignihyde dorm, arm in arm as they ran towards the exit of the campus.
"Did Crowley put up the spell again," Y/N asked as they neared the twisted iron gates that stood as the entrance and exit for the school.
Deuce shook his head and pulled her to the side of the gates, pulling aside the bushes and revealing a hole that was large enough for them to slip through. Y/N rolled her eyes, but crouched down and started crawling through the hole, trying to ignore the stains that the dirt would leave on the knees of her pants. She would have to ask Deuce to clean those later since this was his brilliant idea.
But as they reached the village, Y/N's worry about dirt stains quickly melted away and was replaced with the awe of the village before her. Deuce was right. They had done it up to the fullest. Giant pumpkins made from wire had been wrapped up in lights of orange and blue, ghosts hung from a rope that had been suspended from one side of the village to the other, and it seemed as though someone had let loose an entire litter of black kittens. The tiny felines roamed the village, purring and nuzzling against who they pleased, nicking other students on the knuckles as they bent down to scratch them. Y/N giggled at the sight and approached one black kitten who was sitting on the edge of the fountain, bathed in the almost ethereal orange glow of the lights surrounding it.
"Hello," she whispered softly, taking a seat beside the cat. She held her hand out and the cat pranced over, licking her knuckles before bumping her hand out of the way and snuggling into her lap. Y/N giggled and stroked its back, looking up to see her boyfriend smiling at her with a tender look on his face. She smiled and patted the seat beside her, silently asking for Deuce to join her and the cat.
"He's so cute," Y/N cooed, lifting the cat up and nuzzling its nose with her own. Kittens were her weakness; that much was true, though pretty much any adorable animal was bound to get a bountiful amount of kisses from the girl.
Suddenly, Y/N froze. The tingling linger of a ghostly presence on her back sent a shiver down her spine and she sat straight up, turning around to see who, or what had touched her. When she saw nothing but the water in the fountain, she shivered again and turned back to the cat, trying to ignore the feeling that she was being watched.
"You okay," Deuce asked, concerned for his girlfriend. He couldn't remember the last time that he had seen her spooked about something.
"Y-yeah," Y/N stuttered, trying not to stress Deuce out. He had enough on his plate with the upcoming exams; the last thing he needed was to be worried that his girlfriend was hallucinating.
"You wanna walk around," Deuce asked, rising to his feet and holding his hand out for Y/N to take.
Y/N grinned and allowed Deuce to pull her to her feet. They bid the kitten goodbye and walked down the path, saying nothing and simply leaning on each other, thrilled that they got to be alone for once in a lifetime.
It seemed that everywhere they went at school, someone was bothering one of them. Either Ace or Grim were bothering Deuce, with Yuu close behind trying to get them to quit teasing the boy, or it was Ortho or another Ignihyde boy who was trying to get Y/N's attention. And though their friends knew that they were dating, it wasn't well known by the school that the two were together. Deuce often got annoyed when he noticed a boy flirting with Y/N, and it took a combined effort from all of his friends to hold him back. Y/N could handle herself, and Deuce knew this, but he still didn't like the feeling of dread that welled up in him, knowing that Y/N might leave him for someone better. Someone smarter. Someone... that wasn't him.
"Deuce?"
The boy snapped out of his thoughts when he felt Y/N's lips on his. He sighed into the kiss and wound his arms around her waist, pulling her close as he enjoyed the taste of her sensual lips.
"Sorry," he whispered as they pulled away. Y/N gave him a soft smile and gently ran her hand through his dark blue locks.
"What were you thinking about," Y/N asked as they continued to walk, turning down a path that led them to the side of the lake just out of the way from the main village. They sat down on a small bench by the edge of the lake, watching as the moon rose over the horizon, shrouding the lake in its glow. The moon usually calmed Y/N, but after what she had felt by the fountain, she felt anything but comforted.
Deuce sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Nothing much. Just..." his head slumped over onto Y/N's shoulder and he took her hand in his, gently tracing the patterns on her palm. He loved tracing the lines and curves of her body. It felt as though she was a story, or a map, waiting for him to discover all her secrets.
"Just..." Y/N prompted.
"Just how we never seem to have time together," he whispered. "You're always busy with Shroud, I'm worrying about Ace and Grim taking each other's heads off..." He squeezed her hand. "I guess I just wish that we had more time to spend with each other just one on one, without having to worry about everyone else."
Y/N smiled and raised his hands to her lips, pressing a gentle kiss to the back. "Well, you have me now. And..." she glanced around with a smirk adorning her lips. "There's no Ace or Grim to bother you now."
Deuce smiled and wrapped his arms around Y/N's waist, almost pulling her onto his lap as he kissed her lips. One hand cupped the back of her head, tilting it to the side, while the other held her waist, pulling her as close to him as humanly possible.
"I love you, Y/N," Deuce whispered, pulling away from the kiss.
"I love you too, Deuce." Y/N pecked his nose before pulling away. A breeze rustled her hair and she shuddered at the cold kiss of night.
"Are you cold," Deuce asked, wrapping an arm around her shoulders and pulling her closer to him.
Y/N nodded.
Deuce glanced behind the bench and smiled when he saw a small hot chocolate stand just a few paces from where they were. The line wasn't too long, so he got to his feet, threw his jacket over Y/N's shoulder, and kissed her forehead. "Don't go anywhere. I'll be back in a minute." He gave her one last kiss and sprinted off, pulling out his money from his pocket.
Y/N, in the meantime, turned her gaze towards the lake. She shivered as the moon grinned down at the water, the ripples distorting the image. As another breeze passed by, she felt the tingle of hands running up her spine, tickling her every nerve. She spun around in her seat, as if expecting to see someone, but once again, saw nothing there.
She turned back to the water, pulling Deuce's jacket tighter around her body. She wanted him to come back... Hot chocolate or not, she wanted him to come back.
"Deuce," she called, turning around. But he was too far to hear her. And, he was already paying for their drinks. She sighed and rose to her feet with the intention of walking over to him, but stopped when she heard a mournful cry behind her.
She bit her lip as she turned, curious and worried about what it was that was sobbing. Knelt by the edge of the lake was a woman. It seemed as though she was washing something, pushing a piece of fabric in and out of the lake, wringing it out as she pulled it from the watery depths. Y/N glanced back to Deuce. He was taking the hot chocolates. He would be back soon, right? There was no harm in going to comfort the woman... was there?
"Oh, great sevens," Y/N hissed. She threaded her arms through the sleeves of Deuce's jacket and walked down towards the edge of the lake, careful not to slip in the reeds.
"Excuse me," she called, pushing aside a cattail. "Miss? Are you all right?"
The moaning continued and Y/N moved closer. "Ma'am?"
"Y/N!"
She turned back to see Deuce running towards her, panic written clear across his face. He had his pen out in front of him and the hot chocolates had been spilled on the ground behind him.
She heard a sinister hiss from behind her and turned slowly, freezing when she saw the woman looking at her. Her head was twisted and tilted to the side, her eyes glowing red as she stared at Y/N. Her teeth clung to the edges of her gums, sharpened like daggers that shone in the moonlight. She crept towards Y/N on all fours, moving like a predator through the brush.
"Y/N! GET OUT OF THERE," Deuce screamed.
Before Y/N could move, something as cold as ice wrapped around her ankle and pulled, sending Y/N to the ground.
"NO! Y/N!"
"Come on dearie," the woman hissed, pulling Y/N back and wrapping her arms around the girl's flailing form. "It's time for you to join us."
"DEUCE!"
"Y/N! NO!"
"DEUCE HELP!"
And with a splash, they were gone...