The boy looked like Jade, but he acted like the exact opposite of him. His shirt was half tucked in, tie done messy, and not to mention he isn't wearing a vest.
It clicked in Yuki’s head.
"Wait, you're Jade's brother."
He nodded. "Yup! Name's Flyod Leech, nice to meetcha."
"Yuki Hyuga."
"Wow! You have such a pretty name! But you're so small, like a shrimp~" Flyod rested his hand on top of the Hyuga’s head. "I'll call you koebi-chan~"
"I'm not that short!" The hyuga puffed out her cheeks. "You're just really tall!"
The Leech laughed in response.
A small squawk got the two's attention.
The two turned and saw Pedro standing there.
"Pedro!" Yuki smiled. "I was looking for you!"
Flyod turned around and picked him up. "Is this your familiar? Man, he's so cute! I could just squeeze him!"
Hearing this, Pedro quickly jumped out of Flyod's arms and hid behind Yuki.
The dual-haired girl let out a little laugh. "Sorry, he doesn't really like people." She gently picked up Pedro. "And he probably thought you were my…friend."
"Your friend?"
"Yeah, he has poofy red hair and a heart drawn near his eye. Have you seen him?"
The blue haired boy thought for a moment. "I thought I saw him go to the cafeteria…"
"Oh you did? Thank you!" The short girl bowed.
"Hey, I've got nothing else to do, can I walk with you?" Fylod questioned.
"I don't see why not."
He smiled, showing his sharp teeth. "Awesome!"
As they walked, Yuki got to know Floyd a little bit more.
She learned that he and Jade are second years in Octavinelle, and are both from the Coral Sea. He is also more on the athletic side, with his love for dancing and parkour.
Yuki laughed. “Man, you and Jade are the exact opposite of eachother.”
“Well being the same is boring.” He responded.
“That’s what I always say!”
They reached the cafeteria, only to be met with arguing.
The dual-haired girl sighed. “I gotta go deal with them. Bye, Floyd!”
The Leech smiled and waved as he walked away. “Bye Koebi-chan~!”
She turned the corner and stood there in shock.
There was Ace, a boy with blue hair, Yuu, and Grim on the ground along with the chandelier. Glass was everywhere and Crowley was scolding them with his arms crossed.
“What… happened?” Yuki questioned, Crowley turning to her.
“You’re friends here were reckless and broke the chandelier. If you all don’t fix it by tonight, you’re all expelled!” He glared. Before the Hyuga could protest, he was already gone.
She turned to the group. “So, how do we fix this?”
“By going into the Dwarf’s mine.” The blue haired boy answered. “I don’t think we’ve met, I’m Deuce Spade.”
“Yuki Hyuga.”
Ace rolled his eyes. “Enough talking, let’s just go to the mine already.”
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The five stood in front of the Dark Mirror.
“Oh, Dark Mirror! Light our way to the Dwarf’s Mine!” Deuce called out. The mirror started to glow and reflect a deep forest.
“Cool!” Yuki touched the mirror, only to have her hand go through, the image rippling. She turned and looked at the group. “Well, what are we waiting for?”
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“So this is the Dwarf’s Mine.” Deuce looked around. It was a deep forest, and with it being dark made it creepy. The only sound was the occasional cricket.
Yuu looked around. “Hey, there’s a house up ahead.” She pointed to a run down house. “We could ask them about the mine.”
Along the way, Yuu quickly filled the shorter girl in on what she missed. In short, the chandelier that they broke was worth a billion madol, and the only way to fix it is to get a magic crystal which can be found in the mine.
“Hello?” Deuce opened the door, only to be met with a giant cobweb. He coughed and moved his hand around, wiping away the dust. “It’s abandoned.”
Ace walked around. "Man, this furniture is tiny! Who lived here, midgets?" He counted the chairs. "....four, five, six, seven?!"
"Staying here won't really help." Yuu commented. "We should go inside the cave, we'll find the crystal there."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
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"A-are we sure we have to go in there?" Grim stuttered, looking into the cave.
Yuki snickered. "What? Chicken?"
The cat glared in response. "No! In fact, you're all following my lead!"
The Hyuga rolled her eyes.
Walking in the cave, she noticed the temperature decreasing at a fast pace. Hugging the sweater she was wearing, she was glad that she had some warmth.
She felt fabric drape over her shoulders.
"You look like you need it." Ace took off his jacket and gently put it on Yuki's shoulders.
She lightly glared. "I don't need it."
"But you look cute in it."
Before she could respond, Deuce stopped.
"Do you guys hear that?"
"Hear what?" Yuu questioned.
"We haven't had visitors in a long time…."
"Make yourselves at home…" a ghost fazed through The dual-haired girl and she gasped. It was kinda a weird sensation, almost feeling like you're falling in your sleep but less terrifying. "For eternity!"
Grim screamed. "RUN!" Before anyone could react, he ran deeper into the cave.
Yuki sighed. This really isn't gonna end up well….
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Ace fell to the floor, panting heavily. "Damn, this place is haunted with ghosts, too!?"
Yuu stared. "Well, it has been abandoned."
"We don't have time to deal with every one of them." Deuce put his fists together, looking at the group. "We need to start looking."
The ginger lifted his head. "Don't tell me what to do! We wouldn't have been in this place if you didn't make such stupid decisions!"
"Really? Cause last time I checked you didn't clean!"
"Oh, so we're pointing fingers? Well this furball burned the statue!"
A low growl had gotten Yuki’s attention. "Uhh guys?"
"You burnt it too, ya’know!"
"Do you guys not understand our situation?! We're going to be expelled!"
"Guys!" Her pleads fell on deaf ears as the trio continued arguing.
"Stop fucking ordering me around, it's pissing me off."
"GUYS!" Yuki screamed, a vein popping out on her forehead.
"Stone……give…."
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