"Gah!" Riddle spoke shooting up from the floor
"He's back!" Ace exclaimed
"Well, it's about time... We were just about losin' our heads here - figure of speech, sorry - 'cause we thought you might never wake up!" Cater breathed out
"gasp*... *gasp*... What in the world happened...?" Riddle questioned, looking around
"Ah, Mr. Rosehearts appears to have regained consciousness. Excellent. Just waiting on y/n then." Crowley spoke up
"Don't worry, Riddle. Just try to rest." Trey reassured with a small smile
" Yo, that's just the sort of coddling that led to him going nuts in the first place!
Now the garden is tore up from the floor up, not to mention that we could've died!" Ace scolded
"He's right. It was looking bad for a while there." Deuce agreed
"For cryin' out loud. When you humans let that stress build up, the results sure ain't pretty." Grim muttered out, sitting on the unconscious y/n's stomach
"The truth is, I... I really wanted to eat the chestnut tart." Riddle began, almost silently
"Huh?" Ace would have missed it if he wasn't so close to riddle
"And I don't care if the roses are white, or the flamingos are pink.
And I prefer honey to sugar cubes in my tea, and I like milk tea better than lemon tea anyhow.
And after a meal, I want to be the one sitting around talking with everyone..." Riddle continued as tears rolled down his cheeks
"Riddle...?" Trey questioned in shock
"And I really wanted to play with you and Chenya more, Trey. *Sniff*... *Sniff*... WAAAAAAAH!" Riddle full on sobbed
"Riddle Rosehearts, in tears... Hashtag #WOW." Cater mumbled out
"You think a few crocodile tears is all it'll take for me to forgive you?" Ace spoke out in annoyance
"Give the guy a break, Ace." Deuce tried to calm him down
"I'm sorry, Riddle. I knew you were suffering, and all I did was pretend not to notice." Trey spoke looking down
"sob*"
"So I'm gonna say what I should have said earlier. Your way of doing things was wrong, and you owe everyone an apology." Trey continued
"sniff*... *sniff*... I'm sorry... I'm really sorry." Riddle cried out
"I know I've been saying I wanted an apology from Riddle, but now that I got one, y'know what?
One stupid "I'm sorry" doesn't even come close to making up for what he did! JUST LOOK AT PRECIOUS Y/N!!" Ace yelled
"DUDE! Way to be a capital-J Jerk!" Cater shouted
"And proud of it! Have you forgotten how he made a total fool outta me?!
Have you forgotten how he just threw away that chestnut tart we worked so hard on?!
That ain't something you can make go away with a few tears and a flimsy "I'm sorry"!" Ace retorted in anger
"Wow. I ain't never met anyone who was better at holdin' grudges than I am." Grim spoke, staring at ace
" Then... Then what do you want me to do?!" Riddle asked in frustration
"You know... I don't got a birthday coming up anytime soon." Ace begun
" Huh? What are you talking about?" Deuce questioned
" So I demand a do-over for the unbirthday party!
Except this time, we ain't gotta do squat. This time, YOU'RE the one who brings the tart!
And no getting Trey to make it for you!
Do that, and then things are square between us." Ace commanded
"That's kind of mean...it will be more fair if I help him" y/n spoke, surprising everyone
"Y/N!!!!" Cater yelled out in happiness, diving for her and landing on her legs.
"Quiet from the peanut gallery! What do you say, Riddle? We clear?" Ace spoke
"I'm a peanut gallery.... What's that?" Y/n mumbled
"Yes... We're clear." Riddle answered, looking over at y/n and frowning, remembering about her mother
"Ah, yes. Compromise is a beautiful thing. I believe that concludes this matter." Crowley cheerfully spoke.
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