~ 3rd Person's Perspective ~
"Look!" A familiar voice to the Heartfilia suddenly exclaimed.
Grunting in pain from what happened earlier, (Name) tried to stand up. She managed to sit on the ground because of the strong impact, causing for her body to get paralyzed for hours...
"(Name)!" Carla exclaimed, hugging the awaken Heartfilia.
"Carla!" (Name) chuckled, hugging the exceed back. "You're still in your human form!" She teased.
"Eh?!" Carla blurted. "Because you worry me that much!" She pouted.
"(Name)! I missed you!" Happy sobbed, flying on (Name)'s chest, again. "I thought you were gonna die!"
"Idiot!" Pantherlily smacked his head, back in his exceed form. "She can't die!"
(Name) looked on her clothes, raising an eyebrow. "Who changed me?" She asked.
"I changed you, Young Princess." A familiar pinkette appeared on her line of sight. "Aries, Taurus, and Gemini automatically had their gate closed because you lose your consciousness. They told me your dress got torn, so I used my own mana to change you."
"Virgo!" The Heartfilia smiled. "Thank you very much!" She hugged Virgo.
"I am very pleased to serve you, Young Princess." Virgo bowed before vanishing into thin air.
Smiling because of her friends help to her, she remembered something...
"Where's Riddle-senpai?" (Name) asked.
"Riddle!" Trey's voice was heard from the other side of the Rose Maze.
Carla helped (Name) to stand up, Happy lifted (Name) from the back, and Pantherlily held her hands. They got to Riddle's unconscious body, making (Name) remember all the things that she saw earlier... Was it true?
"(Name)!" Ace and Deuce hugged the Heartfilia.
"Miss Heartfilia!" Crowley clapped his hands.
"Calm down! She just woke up!" Carla badgered the two.
"(Name)-chan~! You're ok~!" Cater also joined the hug.
"Ok, that's enough." Pantherlily pulled the 3 boys away from the Heartfilia.
(Name) knelt beside Riddle, taking his hand to hers. Trey kept yelling 'Riddle' because he won't wake up. Riddle opened his eyes, one by one, just to see (Name) holding his hand...
"He's awake!" Ace exclaimed, sitting beside (Name).
"I totally panicked... I don't know what we'd have done if you didn't wake up...!" Cater confessed, holding his chest.
"What a relief. You've gained consciousness again." Crowley sighed.
Riddle sat by the help of Trey, "What in the world... have I done...?" He asked.
"U-Um... Should we tell him?" Carla asked, back in her exceed form.
"Nope!" Pantherlily and Happy shook their heads.
"You don't have to think about anything right now. Sleep." Trey declared.
Riddle looked at (Name), who just smiled softly to him...
"It's 'cause you spoil him like that that he throws tantrums when he gets scolded!" Ace complained. "What he did was no joke, y'know? I almost died there."
"(Name) almost died there." Carla corrected for him.
"Indeed, it was no joke. Good grief, (Name)'s spirits aided her and changed her clothes." Deuce added.
"Geez, you can't go wild just 'cause you need to release stress, yanno?" Grim retorted.
"... I... I really wanted to eat that marron tart, too..." Riddle suddenly blurted.
"Eh?" Ace raised an eyebrow.
"I like white roses, too. And pink flamingos are totally fine..." Riddle continued. "And I prefer honey over sugar in tea. I actually like milk tea more than lemon tea... I wanted to talk with everyone after meals a lot, too..."
The Heartfilia felt a pang on her heart, feeling the pain Riddle experienced when he was just a kid. It was really depressing...
"Riddle...?" Trey look surprised.
"I've always..." Riddle's eyes started to water. "Always wanted to play with you more, Trey..." He sobbed.
(Name) clenched her fists with a lowered head, the exceeds noticed that...
"No way... Riddle is crying..." Cater paled.
"(Name), what's wrong?" Carla asked, touching her hand.
Taking Riddle's hand, (Name) placed his head on her shoulder. She patted his back and the boys shriek in surprise...
"Just let it out, Riddle-senpai. It relieves stress." (Name) comforted, her back facing the boys.
"H-Hey! Don't think that I'll forgive you just because you're crying!" Ace shouted on Riddle.
Deuce and Pantherlily facepalmed, "You really should learn to read the atmosphere..." Deuce muttered.
"I'm sorry, too. I always knew you were suffering but I kept quiet..." Trey caressed Riddle's hair. "That's why I'll say this now. Riddle, you were wrong. You should apologize to everyone here."
"... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry...!!" Riddle sobbed.
"You're forgiven!" (Name) released Riddle from the hug with a smile.
"I also forgive you, Riddle-senpai!" Happy and Pantherlily exclaimed together.
They all turn to Ace, who's gritting his teeth and clenching his fist...
"I actually wanted you to say sorry for everything you've done, Dorm Head, but..." Ace proclaimed. "As if I'll be satisfied with a single sorry!! I'll NEVER forgive you EVER!!!!" He yelled.
"Eh!? You're saying that even in this situation!?" Cater leered at Ace's proclamation.
"Of course! I experienced a lotta trauma! And the marron tart I worked hard to make was thrown like garbage!" Ace argued. "I won't forgive you easily even if you cry." He crossed his arms.
"This guy's had deep grudges on people they hate..." Grim murmured.
"HEY! (Name)'s life was at stake that time, so you have no authority to complain!" Carla groused Ace. "She even get close to him just to save Riddle-senpai!" She added.
"E-Eh? Prefect Heartfilia saved me?" Riddle asked.
Cater sweatdropped while blushing, "U-Uh... A-About that... W-When she made the last shot..." He nudged Trey.
Trey also is sweating bullets, "... H-Her uniform... G-Got torn down to pieces..."
"SENPAI! THAT'S EMBARRASSING!" (Name) stammered, hiding her face on he palms.
Cater, again, noticed the pink tattoo...
"I-I'm sorry, Prefect Heartfilia!" Riddle blushed 50 shades of red, wiping his tears.
"Hey! I also helped, y'know! I won't forgive the Prefect because he cried!" Ace called.
"No way... Then, what should I do...?" Riddle asked.
Ace placed two fingers under his chin, "My birthday's not for a long while yet..."
"WHO CARES!" The cats asked.
"SHUT UP! I'M THINKING SOMETHING!" Ace ranted.
Deuce gave him a smug face, "Huh? What are you-"
Then Ace clapped his hands, "How about we have another Unbirthday Party?!" He suggested.
"Speaking of Unbirthday Party, we escaped that's why we didn't finish the party at all." Carla stated.
"Also, bring a tart that you made next time. Ah, you can't ask Trey-senpai for help either! Make it yourself from scratch!" Ace conditioned, pointing on Riddle. "If you do that, then I may or may not forgive you..."
"You're not honest at all, are you~?" (Name) covered her mouth with a smug face.
"Outsiders, keep quiet!" Ace covered (Name)'s mouth, locking her between his arms.
"H-Hey! L-Let me go!" (Name) tried to escaping from his grasp. "A-Ace!"
"You got all that?" Ace asked Riddle.
Riddle nodded, "Yeah, I got it..."
"Indeed, indeed. What a beautiful turn-out this has been. Let's say things are settled for now, shall we?" Crowley snapped.
With the help of Trey, Riddle stood up from the ground and fixed his dorm uniform. Well, (Name) kicked Ace on the knee, causing for him to wince in pain. Deuce, Pantherlily, and Happy laughed at Ace's situation...
"Alright! Let's start with cleaning up the garden!" Cater clapped his hands. "The garden I worked so hard in is in shambles... Boohoo..." He lurked on the corner.
"I'll help you out." Trey patted his shoulder.
Cater shook his head, "You go and take Riddle to the infirmary, Trey. He just went into Overblot, so I think you should have the doctor check on him." He declined.
"It's as Diamond says. I'll accompany you." Crowley volunteered.
"Yes, sir... Thank you very much." Trey bowed. He took Riddle's arm, placing it on his neck because he still hasn't recovered from the injuries.
"Miss Heartfilia!" Crowley called.
(Name) lifted her dress and ran to Crowley's side, "Yes?"
"Are you sure you're ok?" The Headmaster asked, worried.
(Name) nodded and smiled, "Aye!" She saluted.
Back to Grim, Ace, Deuce, and the exceeds side, Ace and Deuce is watching (Name). The exceeds and Grim is sitting on the ground, exhausted...
"I'm so hungry after using so much magic..." Grim murmured.
"Me too..." Happy agreed.
"Me three..." Pantherlily panted.
Carla touched her forehead, "Why did I get to find 3 persons with one braincell?" She asked herself.
Grim moved his paw and touched something...
"Hm? This is... This is the same as that black magic jewel we saw in the Dwarf Mines!" Grim beamed, holding the black rock.
"You're right... Where did it come from?" Deuce wondered, looking at the rock.
"Its weird..." Happy commented.
"Don't eat it this time." Ace reminded.
"It's a taste I can never forget, so I'll dig in!" Grim smirked. Putting the black stone inside his mouth, already chewing it.
"He's already eating it!?" Pantherlily shouted. He choked Grim, "Take that out! Now!" He was too late though.
"Eh? He can eat stuff like that with no problems?!" Cater ogled.
Grim fully ate the rock, "Hm~! It's got a rather sweet taste, but there's also a good kind of bitterness mixed in~! It's a totally different taste from the last one I had!"
"Is your stomach really okay?" (Name) asked.
Ace shrugged, "Ah, he's a monster so he's probably made differently from us." He stated.
"Even so, I don't think that doing this constantly would do him good." Deuce spoke.
Grim snapped his head to the humans, "Hm, it's got a really refreshing and soft kind of taste, yanno?"
"That's disgusting..."
"Ew..."
"Don't look at me!"
"Hey!! Don't eat anything you just picked up!"
Cater sighed, "Really now..." He touched his temples. "Thank you, guys..."
"Did you say something, Cater-senpai?" (Name) asked her senior.
Cater shook his head repeatedly, "Nope, I didn't~!" He winked, caressing her head. "Let's take a picture first!"
[𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐑!]
Like usual, Lucius is on (Name)'s arms in Professor Trein's class. The exceeds were yawning because they can only hear Lucius' meows instead of the class...
"That's all for today!" Professor Trein announced, closing his lecture book.
"Yes!" Grim cheered.
"Can I copy your notes later, (Name)?" Carla asked.
(Name) nodded, "Sure."
Carla flew on (Name)'s right shoulder, Happy placed himself on Ace's head, Pantherlily sat on Deuce's shoulder, and Grim hang on (Name)'s other shoulder...
"H-Here, Trein-sensei!" The Heartfilia gave Lucius to Trein's arms.
"Thank you, Miss Heartfilia." Professor Trein thanked.
Its been days since the Overblot occurred and tomorrow's the Unbirthday Party. (Name) wasn't sure about the future happenings, so... Let's just follow her chosen path, I guess?
*𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐠!* Deuce's cellphone rang.
"Who is it?" (Name) asked, peeking one Deuce's shoulder.
"Its Cater-senpai." Deuce replied. "He wants me and Ace to help him clean the Rose Maze."
"Oh, so I'll see you tomorrow, I think." (Name) smiled, taking Happy and Pantherlily on the two Heartslabyul boys.
"Yeah, yeah. Bye, (Name)!" Ace waved, patting her hair.
"See you tomorrow." Deuce softly smiled.
(Name) was gonna start walking, until a guy bumped to her with... A kid robot?
"Oh! Sorry, are you ok?" She asked, offering her hand.
"U-Uh..." The guy stuttered, looking at the hand and to the girl. Something jingle on his chest, seeing (Name) with cats all-over her body.
He also had fiery blue hair which flows down below his waist. He is tall and pale with yellow irises and blue shadow with blue lips. The 'kid robot' also had the same features, but his hair is short and his eyes full of positive traits...
"Nii-san! Take her hand already!" The 'kid robot', who happened to be the guy's 'little brother', hissed.
The guy blushed, taking (Name)'s hand, "U-Uh... E-Eh..."
"I'm really sorry, um,--" (Name) hasn't finished what he saying when the guy sprinted down the hallways.
"Sorry for my brother's introverted personality!" The 'kid robot' apologized, bowing infront of (Name).
(Name) smiled, "It's fine."
"I'm Ortho Shroud and my brother's name is Idia!" He introduced. "You might be the Ramshackle Prefect, (Name) Heartfilia, right?"
(Name) smiled softly, "A pleasure to meet you, Ortho!"
"Can I call you (Name)-nee-chan?" Ortho asked, his eyes are sparkling.
"U-Uh..." (Name) sweatdropped. "Sure, if that's what you want."
Ortho jumped in joy, "Thank you! Bye, (Name)-nee-chan!" With one last hug, he immediately followed his brother...
"That was weird, don't ya think, (Name)?" Grim asked.
"Ortho is a sweet kid~!" (Name) exclaimed, hopping her way to the Ramshackle Dorm.
The exceeds sighed...
[𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄!]
"Why didn't you used 'that' magics, (Name)?" Pantherlily asked.
(Name) glared at Pantherlily, sending shivers down to his spine, "I already told you, right?"
"U-Uh... Yeah..." Pantherlily nodded, laying his body on the bed.
(Name) tucked the cats on their bed, kissing their foreheads. After that, she sat on her personal desk where she kept her own stories, her diary, and a letter to a certain someone...
𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒂,
𝑺𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒇 𝑰 𝒐𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒂. 𝑰𝒕𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒆... 𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒍, 𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍. 𝑰 𝒎𝒆𝒕 3 𝒂𝒎𝒂𝒛𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔: 𝑨𝒄𝒆, 𝑫𝒆𝒖𝒄𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑮𝒓𝒊𝒎. 𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑮𝒓𝒊𝒎 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒑𝒂 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒔𝒖. 𝑾𝒉𝒚? 𝑯𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒖𝒓𝒂 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒔, 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒂𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎? 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆'𝒔 𝑫𝒆𝒖𝒄𝒆. 𝑫𝒆𝒖𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒕-𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒐𝒚, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒉𝒆'𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒂 𝒃𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒔𝒔. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝑨𝒄𝒆. 𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒍... 𝑰 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒂 𝒃𝒂𝒅 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒎, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒘 𝒃𝒚, 𝑰 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒉𝒆'𝒔 𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒄𝒉𝒆𝒆𝒌𝒚.
𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝑰 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒎𝒆𝒕 3 𝒄𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒎𝒆𝒏: 𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑹𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆-𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒊. 𝑪𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓-𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒊 𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍𝒔, 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒂. 𝑻𝒓𝒆𝒚-𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒊 𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒂 𝑴𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒋𝒂𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒆𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔. 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒂 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑳𝒊𝒍𝒚 𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑹𝒊𝒅𝒅𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒂 𝑬𝒓𝒛𝒂. 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚'𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒚... 𝑵𝒐 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔.
𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆'𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝑫𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝑪𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒚. 𝑯𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒆, '𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒔𝒐𝒏'.
𝑾𝒆'𝒓𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒚 𝒕𝒓𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒂 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒃𝒂𝒄𝒌 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑬𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅, 𝒔𝒐 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏! 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒍𝒍, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒎𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓. 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒎𝒂!
𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆,
(𝑵𝒂𝒎𝒆) 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒇𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒂
[𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐃𝐀𝐘!]
"AT LAST!" The cats and (Name) yelled in unison.
"Why do you guys sounds exhausted?" Deuce asked (Name).
"(Name) woke up late, so we rushed all of our routine." Carla replied.
"C'mon! The party's starting!" Ace yelled, grabbing them from the ground.
"WE'RE NOT LIVING MOWERS!"
(Name) wore the Heartslabyul dorm uniform like the last Unbirthday Party along with her exceeds and Grim...
"Make way for our leader, the Red Ruler: Prefect Riddle!" A Heartslabyul student announced
"Three cheers for Prefect Riddle!" All of the Heartslabyul students exclaimed.
"Indeed. The roses are red and the tablecloths are white." Riddle proclaimed. "Truly a perfect Unbirthday Party. And the Dormouse is inside the teapot like planned..." He stopped for a moment. "Well, I guess it doesn't really matter now."
Trey chuckled, "You don't have to change so suddenly, you know? And we can just use the jam on the scones, if you'd like." He declared. "We don't have to stop altogether at once. We can take things slowly."
Riddle smiled and (Name) giggled from that smile, "Yes, you're right."
"In the end, we did all the cleaning up and preparations for today's party..." Ace mumbled, feeling his body week.
"There, there. It couldn't be helped since the Prefect had to recover." Deuce reminded.
"Must be hard, huh~?" (Name) teased.
"(Name), you're so mean!" Ace complained, stomping his foot.
"Stop acting like a kid, Ace..." Pantherlily crossed his arms.
"The garden's back to being its photogenic self, so I'm already satisfied~!" Cater cheered, taking his phone out. "(NAME)-CHAN! I WANT TO PICTURE YOU!" He chased (Name).
"No, Cater-senpai!" (Name) immediately stood from her seat. "I'm not an art!"
"I wanna hurry up and eat~!" Grim complained.
Cater stopped from chasing (Name), "Okay, then without further ado-"
"Wait a second!" Riddle exclaimed, scaring the heck out of the students.
"Eh?" (Name) and Cater raised an eyebrow.
Riddle pointed on a rose tree with an unfinished white rose, "That white rose..."
The exceeds and (Name) got startled from the rose's presence. Cater and Trey bit their nails. Ace and Deuce panicked. Grim... He's just chill...
"Eh! Did we forget that one!?" Ace asked.
"WHY ASKING US?!" Happy yelled at Ace.
Cater widened his eyes, "Aaahhhh!! Acey, Deucey, you said you painted them all red!"
"You're blaming us!?" Deuce panicked.
"Who else?" Pantherlily hinted, stating a fact.
"Ri-Riddle, this is..." Trey stuttered.
"AH! Please let it pass!" (Name) pleaded.
"I'm joking~ I won't get mad over every little thing again..." Riddle laughed.
"R-really!? Three cheers for Riddle!" Cater applauded.
"He just joked, right?" Carla whispered to (Name).
"Yep, he did..."
(Name) placed her elbow on the table, smiling on Riddle's change of nature...
"It will be quicker if we all painted it, after all." Riddle added. That made (Name) look at Riddle with a shocked expression.
"Are you sure you've changed?" Ace doubted Riddle.
(Name) smacked his head, "Don't be a party bummer..."
"That hurt!" Ace winced in pain, rubbing his head.
"Now, now. Even so, it's really..." Trey stop for a moment. "Yup, you've changed, huh, Riddle." He gave Riddle a smile.
"I can't bear one second of this any longer! Let's hurry up and start the party!" Grim shouted, jumping to the ground.
"He really likes food..." Happy stared at Grim.
"Yeah, that's a fact..." Pantherlily nodded in agreement.
"Alright, everyone. Are you ready?" Riddle asked the other students of Heartslabyul, earning cheers.
[𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍!]
(Name) and Carla went to the other tree with unfinished white roses. Pantherlily and Happy did a teamwork on another one...
"How long has it been since you last helped paint the roses, huh, Riddle?" Trey asked.
"I don't remember." Riddle replied. "Ever since I became Prefect, I always left it to the other students." He added.
"Doing it yourself is fun, too~!" Cater giggled. "Though we have quite a rowdy group of 1st years here with us." He pointed on the freshies.
"Are you talking about us?" Ace asked, pointing himself.
"Use your commonsense, idiot." Deuce deadpanned.
"I've done this a lot, so I'm definitely gonna be better than Riddle!" Grim boasted.
"Like you can do it, Grim~!" Happy teased.
"SHUT UP, HAPPY!" Grim ranted.
"You two shut up..." Pantherlily declared.
The red head chuckled, "Shall we put that to the test, then?" He asked.
[𝐅𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫...]
"You're not doing well enough! The red needs to be a lot deeper than that!" Riddle ordered Ace and Deuce.
"Y-yes, sir!" Deuce saluted, shaking in fear.
Ace grunted, "See, he's still strict! I thought he'd be softer on us by now!" He pointed on Riddle
Cater chuckled, "There, there~! This is our Prefect's trademark, after all~!" He retorted.
"If we're doing this, then we have to do it perfectly. I won't go easy on you so we can have a great party afterwards." Riddle declared. He roamed his eyes, trying to find a certain person.
On the other side of the Rose Maze, (Name) is teaching Carla on how to use the magical pen to paint the roses. Cater took a sneaky picture of the girls from behind a bush, keeping it as a memory...
"Ok, Carla. Just focus on that white rose, while chanting the spell." (Name) demonstrated.
"M-Mhmmm..." Carla nodded, focusing her magical pen to a white rose.
Riddle, then, approached (Name) and Carla's side...
"Prefect H--?!"
But he was cutted off, "Just call me (Name), Riddle-senpai!" (Name) waved her hands.
Riddle coughed, "Then, (Name). Can I excuse you for a moment?" He asked.
(Name) looked at Carla and the exceed gave her a nod of approval. "Sure."
Riddle pulled a wine red box from his pocket with a slate gray ribbon. (Name) looked at him with a weird expression...
"H-Here..." He shyly gave the box to (Name). "A-A gift of appreciation..."
"You don't have to do this, Riddle-senpai!" (Name) pushed the box.
"I really planned this." Riddle muttered. "S-So don't return a gift from the Queen herself!" He shoved it to her palms, blushing a bit.
(Name) sweatdropped at Riddle's tsundere attitude, "Should I open it?"
Riddle blushed again, "O-Of course! The Queen needs to know if you like it!"
'What a tsun-tsun...' (Name) thought, while removing the ribbon.
It was quite heavy, to say at least. The question is: What is inside of the box?
"A smartphone?" She asked, pulling the white phone he got for her. Riddle blushed 50 shades of red.
"It's not just any smartphone, (Name)-chan~!" Cater piped in behind (Name). "That's the latest model!"
"EH?!" (Name) gasped. "T-THEN IT'S EXPENSIVE! RIDDLE-SENPAI! I DON'T DESERVE THIS!" She paled.
"(Name), Riddle actually hesitated at first." Trey also entered out of nowhere. "But since he owed you, he decided to give it."
"AH!" Cater snapped. "Almost forgot!" He chuckled. He pulled a yellow phone-case with her name imprinted on it. "Here!"
"This is mine, too?" The Heartfilia asked.
"Yep!" Cater smiled at the girl.
Trey would be save for the last, right? He pulled a key chain with 12 golden keys, 6 silver keys, and 1 black key design. "The key-chain shouldn't be forgotten." Trey uttered, chaining it on the phone-case.
"All of this are mine?" (Name) asked, again.
"Yes, it is..." The three upperclassmen sighed in annoyance.
(Name) smiled, "THANK YOU, SENPAIS!" She enveloped them in a hug.
[𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤...]
"Alright, that should do it." Riddle declared, finishing the rose tree full of unfinished white roses.
"Amazing...! He did that in one move!" Ace complimented.
"He dyed all the roses red with such amazing speed... As expected from the Prefect." Deuce clapped his hands.
Cater placed his arms around the two, "Riddle's got special training in magic, after all~!"
"You did great, Riddle." Trey patted Riddle's shoulder.
"Now then, everything's ready. Let us begin our Unbirthday Party!" Riddle announced.
(Name) and her cats sat on an individual table with Ace and Deuce...
"What did Riddle-senpai got you?" Carla asked.
(Name) pulled the smartphone, "This." She gave it to Carla.
"Wow~! It looks expensive!" Happy cooed.
"He really gave it to you?!" Grim asked (Name).
(Name) nodded, "Yeah..." She sweatdropped.
Ace and Deuce noticed the phone on Carla's hands. They both peeked and gasped...
Ace took the phone, "NO WAY! THIS IS THE LASTEST MODEL!" He exclaimed.
"I heard that's expensive. How did you get that, Carla?" Deuce inquired.
Carla shook her head, "That belongs to (Name). She said Riddle gave it to her."
"EHHHHHHH?!" Ace and Deuce gaped.
(Name) patted their heads because their heads are on the table with depressed lines...
"You should've showed that on the first place." Pantherlily chuckled.
"I know right..."
Then Riddle, Trey, and Cater sat on (Name)'s table since they noticed the gloomy aura of Ace and Deuce...
"So what happened to the tart you made, Prefect?" Ace asked, raising his head.
"I-I made some properly." Riddle scratched his cheek and took a plate. "Here, I made this strawberry tart."
"Looks good. The shape looks a little bit out of sorts, but the nappage technique really brings out the shine in the strawberries." Trey commented. "It looks pretty good considering it's your first time."
Ace groaned, "There he goes spoiling him again~!" He glared at Trey. "Let's take a bite then!" He took his fork.
Cater stopped him, "Ah, I'll take a pic first so don't slice it yet!" He told. Then *ting!* "... Okay, done~!"
(Name) smiled, "Senpai's still the same as ever..."
"Alright, time to dig in!" Ace exclaimed, slicing the tart.
(Name) and the others also took a fork, slicing one piece. They all ate it all together...
"?!!"
"Th-this is...!"
"IT'S SALTY!!!!!!"
"EH!?" Riddle got startled.
"What the heck...!? It's so salty! What'd you put in these?!" Ace asked.
Riddle rubbed his temples, "I bought all the ingredients and followed the recipe book to the last letter. There's no way it could've-" Then he snapped. "AH! Don't tell me... it's because I put some oyster sauce in it...?"
Deuce coughed, "Could it be the secret ingredient that Clover-senpai told us before...?"
(Name) is patting the back of the exceeds because it's too salty...
"I mean, Trey told me before that even though it's not written in the recipe, a delicious tart always has oyster sauce as a secret ingredient..." Riddle explained.
"IT'S TREY-SENPAI'S FAULT!" Happy yelled.
"Ugh... As if...!" Ace crossed his arms, fuming. "You should've figured out he was lying if you think about it for a bit!" He narrowed his gaze to Riddle.
"Even though you fell for it yourself." (Name) stated.
"Still, it's too salty even for a recipe that uses a "secret ingredient."" Cater uttered. "Just how much did you put in?"
"I wouldn't know since it wasn't in the recipe. I figured I should put a lot considering I was making many batches..." Riddle portrayed.
(Name) sighed how innocent Riddle is. Until Trey laughed...
"I didn't think that you'd take that joke seriously!" The greenette tried to stifle his laugh, but he can't.
Riddle scratched his cheek, "Ahaha, you're right. It was really foolish of me."
"Haha, it's so bad it's making us laugh now, huh." Deuce whispered.
"Guess we have no choice but to laugh at it, y'know? Hahaha." Ace sarcastically laughed.
"Stop laughing, Ace. You might get it worse." (Name) deadpanned.
"But, yanno, it's kinda delicious in its own right, too." Grim commented.
"Oh, I can kinda understand~! It's not completely inedible~!" Cater agreed.
Silence. All of the people on (Name)'s table looked at Cater...
"Are you turning into Grim now, too, Diamond-senpai!?" Deuce yelped.
"No, not at all~!" Cater assured with a smile.
"The tart is delicious because it's not sweet, right?" Trey asked Cater with a raised eyebrow.
Cater looked at Trey, "Eh?"
"You hate sweet things, after all." Trey conceded.
Cater widened his eyes and (Name) chuckled...
"Is that so~?" Carla teased Cater.
"Eh, eh...? Trey, how did you know that...? I've never told anyone that I didn't like sweet things though..." Cater panicked.
"You always ask me to change the cake's taste with my magic, right? It doesn't show on your face at all, but I figured that you didn't like sweet things too much." Trey explained.
"So you figured me out... I'm so embarrassed...! You know, this might work for Riddle, but I don't think that saying what you think of all the time is good at all~!" Cater hugged (Name) while dramatically crying.
"But he still eats them, right?" Pantherlily asked, eating his kiwi fruit.
"I'll make you some quiche for the next Unbirthday Party, don't worry~." Trey reassured.
Cater smiled, "Well, thank you. Make them look 'grammable like a cake, got it?"
"ALSO MAKE A FISH CAKE, TREY-SENPAI!" Happy exclaimed.
"Sure, Happy." Trey rubbed Happy's fur.
The Heartfilia felt someone breathing on her neck again. She turned around and saw no one, but she can sense it. He's here...
"Hey, Che'nya! Come out!" (Name) reckoned.
"EH!" Che'nya then appeared. "(Name)-nya-chan found me out!" He hugged the girl. Then he ate something, "All of Trey's sweets are so delicious no matter how much I eat~!"
"Che'nya!? What are you doing here?" Riddle asked.
"Hm~?" Che'nya stared at Riddle. "I came to celebrate your Unbirthday Party~! Congratulations, Riddle~!" He retorted. "And I also missed (Name)-nya-chan~!"
"Seems Che'nya grew attached with (Name)." Trey spoke.
"Eh~! She smells nice!" Che'nya complained, sniffing (Name)'s hair like the cat he is.
"H-Help me!" (Name) whined.
Grim pointed on Che'nya, "Ah, it's you! The nya-nya guy from last time!"
"I'm a hybrid human~!" Che'nya corrected.
"The Unbirthday Party is a tradition exclusive to the Heartslabyul Dorm. It doesn't concern you, does it?" Riddle asked Che'nya.
Che'nya looked at the other cats, "The same goes for those guys, y'know~?"
Trey removed (Name) from Che'nya's grasp, but Che'nya placed his head above (Name)...
"Speaking of, what dorm are you from anyway?" Carla asked.
Trey chuckled, "Che'nya's not a student of our school in the first place."
Pantherlily spitted his kiwi fruit, "WHAT?!"
"He's a student from Royal Sword Academy, Night Raven College's fated rival of old." Trey added.
"Eh?! He's a student from another school!?" Deuce hissed.
"And from Royal Sword Academy to boot!?" Ace yelled, causing for some students to hear it.
"Oh, there are other magic schools." (Name) proclaimed.
"Did he just say Royal Sword Academy?"
"Some of those guys are here!?"
"What'd you say!? Where is he!? I'll chase him out!"
(Name) and Carla just sighed...
"Whoopsies~! I already had my tart and said hi to (Name)-nya-chan, so I'm outta here~!" Che'nya bid goodbye.
"He got away!"
"After him!"
"Everyone just kinda uh... up and left..." Grim muttered.
"What do you mean, Grim?" Happy asked.
"Night Raven College students basically treat Royal Sword Academy students like enemies." Riddle lectured.
"It's a rivalry that's been going on for 100 years, after all..." Trey added.
"100 years?" (Name) tilted her head.
"Well, well~! Let's not talk about something gloomy on such a happy day~! Let's just enjoy our own Unbirthday Party~!" Cater cheered, hugging Happy and Pantherlily.
"C-CAN'T B-BREATHE, S-SENPAI!" The boy exceeds choked.
Carla chuckled, "Let's just eat."
"I guess we need to enjoy this day." (Name) shrugged, taking a slice of cake.
"Nyaha! I'll eat my fill until I drop! Hooray for Unbirthday Parties!" Grim exclaimed.
♚𝐄𝐧𝐝 : [𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟏 - 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐲𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭]♚
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