𝕷𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖘𝖓𝖎𝖋𝖋𝖊𝖗

Fanfic rules :

● I can write headcannons, oneshots ect

● I only write for the Yuus (Yuuken, Yuuka ect and i will write for the new Yuus when they come out as well)

● I can write platonic, romantic, fluff, angst (both with and without comfort) and crack

● I mostly write gn!reader (but if requested i can write gendered reader too)

● I'm open to writting about mental illness, death and SH (Just nothing too extreme)

● I WILL NOT write for smut, incest, rape, SA, pregnancy and pedophillia

If you have any questions about requests feel free to ask (I also have a tag for answering questions -> #booger answers)

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Thankfully, there was someone that had the ability to think between them... What was his name again? Yuuken?

He was in the same ordeal as you were. Different world, different enviroment, different everything basically, and now you both have to go through this eerie cave just to have a place to stay. At least he had his sword when he came here... Even if it wasn't made out of metal, it's better than nothing.

While you were stuck in your internal monologue, you didn't notice the way Yuuken's gaze was pointed straight at you.

"Hey, are you okay? You haven't talked throughout the whole way here."

"Oh, I'm fine... Just trying to stay cautious."

"Don't worry, you can rely on me. I've got your back"

He flashes you a reasuring smile before catching up to the others.

You honestly didn't know what to think about Yuuken. You haven't even known him for a week and yet, he would talk to you as if you were friends. Maybe it was because he could relate to you, or he was just naturally this kind. Or maybe he was trying to hide something... You couldn't say for sure.

Regardless of your feelings, you moved foward, being separted from the others would probably cause more trouble than it's worth.

As you continued to go deeper into the cave, you felt a wave of uneasiness wash over you. It was almost as if your body was warning you about the danger before your mind even noticed, just like back home when people would sneak up to strike you.

"Hey, isn't that the magic stone that we needed?"

Drawing your attention towards the glowing rock, Ace walked closer to it while grabing a nearby pickaxe.

"Alright, let's just grab it and book it out of here."

"Aww~ you scared Deucy?~"

"I'm not! And don't call me that! Besides, we've been here for long enough"

Running out of snarky remarks, Ace turned back to the stone. But before he could even chip at it, a deep and disturbing voice echoes throughout the seemingly empty cavities of the cave.

"...It's mine..."

"Uhh, what was that?"

"THE MAGIC STONE IS MINE"

The roaring voice emerges from the shadows, revealing a huge slouching figure, dripping with an unknown black substance from every crevice of it's being. But, instead of a head, it had a cracked jar, half full with the same mysterious liquid. The monster, although slow, was frantic about keeping "its'" rock safe, and you could clearly hear the greed seeping into it's voice.

"GET AWAY FROM MY MAGIC STONE"

Before It could do anything Yuuken had already grabbed Deuce and ran towards the exit with Ace and Grim not far behind him. You were about to follow them when you saw Yuuken's fallen shinai. The strap from the case had an unclean cut, probably got stuck somewhere while Yuuken was too preoccupied trying to escape.

Picking up his sword, you faced the monster with a stern gaze, analyzing even the slightest movement. Steadying your breath, you held the hilt of the sword firmly in front of you, patiently waiting for the perfect moment to strike. You have never faced any enemy as big as this, but you wouldn't let that intimidate you.

The monster tried to attack you, but in return you would dodge every single one of its' attempts. At some point, the pickaxe that it was using got stuck inbetween some rocks, which gave you the opportunity to hit a crack on its' head. It screamed in pain and anger, furious about the fact that you were still standing, completely untouched.

But you wouldn't let it hurt you.

You were not here to lose.

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Yuuken's lungs felt as if they were on fire. Never in his life has he ever ran this fast. What in the world even was that?

It was only after they had exited the cave, did they finally start to catch their breath.

"Is it gone? Did we make it? ARE WE ALIVE?!"

"Grim, stop shouting damn it! That thing might still be after us"

"Guys..? where is [Name]?"

What..?

Alarmed by your absence, Yuuken nearly broke his neck looking for you. Maybe you're just sitting somewhere else? Maybe you're just catching up to them? If only that were the case, because you never actually came out of the cave.

You were still down there, stuck with that monster.

Before he realized it, Yuuken was already sprinting back to get you, completely ignoring the worried yells of the others.

How come he never noticed the fact that you weren't following the group? Did you fall back or were you never with him in the first place? Whatever the case was, it didn't matter, as long as you were safe.

When he finally returned to the place where you found the magic stone, he noticed a big pile of what seems to be the remains of something and not far from it, was your motionless form on the ground.

"[Name]?! [Name], wake up!"

"Ughhh...."

The echo of your painful groan washes him with relief, a sign that you were still alive, which didn't last long because you were bleeding from your head. He searched you for any major injuries when he realized that you were holding his shinai in your dominant hand.

"...I beat the monster... And I got the stone!"

You weakly, yet proudly hold out with your other hand the rock that you were searching for, covered in your blood. Despite his worry, Yuuken chuckled at your little exclamation, but he still had priority to get back safely.

"Let's just get you out of here. You can tell me what happened when you get better."

He carried you bridal-style, making sure your head was being supported while walking in a pace that was fast enough to not make you dizzy.

Once you got back to the school he immediately went straight to the nurse's office, where you stayed there for hours, which later turned into days. It was only after a week that you were allowed to have guests, and you bet that Yuuken was the first to come visit you.

"Hello, [Name]. I hope I'm not disturbing you... How are you feeling?"

"A little tired, but I'm doing just fine! Even the doctor said that i would be discharged soon."

Conversation came to you naturally, as if you were itching just to talk to eachother. Yuuken would talk about his misadventures with Grim, Ace and Deuce, and you explained what had happened with what you learned was a blot monster. You went on and on for so long to the point that the sunset began to shimmer through the window.

"You know... I never knew you were so skilled with a sword! For how long were you gonna keep this information from me?"

"Well, I wasn't planning to, but I thought I'd keep it to myself just in case"

"Hey, when you get better, maybe we could duel sometime?"

It's been a while since you've dabbled in some friendly sword fighting, and you missed how you and your friends would duel in your free time...

"...You know what? I'd love to duel with you"

Yuuka with shadow monster!reader

The spelldrive scheme had been thankfully resolved before it could cause any more trouble.

There were no more "accidents", no more students getting harmed, and no more sabotages. Despite the fact that Leona's overblot had delayed the tournament, people still enjoyed the spelldrive matches. Grim had also participated! Even if he was categorized as an extra.

But... because of his inexperience with magic control, Yuuka ended up getting hit square in the forhead with one of the magic disks.

She needed to stay in bed for a little while in the nurse's office, so you would always come visit her, even when guest hours were over. One time, one of the nurses had double checked just to see that you weren't secretly hiding in the room, only for you to pop out of the shadows the minute he left.

"You really have a bad habit of not listening, you know?"

"Maybe... But I wanted to see you. Did you not want to see me?"

"I never said such thing!"

While Yuuka recovered, you would play games, joke around, talk about any recent event, share stories from eachothers' world and if it was late enough, you would admire the stars.

Eventually, when you had to leave, you'd exit through the door like normally. However, once the door was sealed shut, Yuuka would never hear your footsteps echo in the empty hallways. She already knew that you were a sneaky person, but the deafing silence after the door closed felt downright unnatural.

There was always something a little weird about you. Even the mirror during the dorm orientation had noticed an odd aura emanating from you, saying something like "this one has a soul that resembles the deepest of shadows". Regardless of the mirrors' comment, you still managed to develop many friendships.

Your very first one was with Yuuka. Just two aliens, with comepletely different backgrounds that somehow got trasported into Twisted Wonderland at the same time.

Yuuka didn't want to judge you in any way possible, prioritizing your feelings over her overly imaginative questions, even if that ment that her curiosity would never be satisfied.

Were you always this sneaky? Did you learn as you got older? Are you a ninja? Or maybe a ghost?!

Yuuka. Calm down, you're just exaggerating.

Gosh, does being bedridden really affect a person this much? She wasn't hit in the head that badly, right? Whatever had sparked her interest was probably just nothing.

Besides, the doctor said that she will be able to return back to her day-to-day life after tomorrow, a Saturday, so she should look foward to when she can finally stretch her legs.

Plus, she misses Grim! And she'd be happy to see the other guys too, preferably outside of the nurses' office.

But that's for another day. For now, she will sleep, excited for the days to come...

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Once the next day arrived, Yuuka was pleasantly surprised with your sudden entrence. You had brought two trays of the cafeterias' fresh lunch for the both of you to enjoy. Just the two of you, all alone.

"Lady Yuuka, I have brought nourishment! The best of the best that NRC can provide!"

"My my, what a fine burger that you've presented! I appriciate your hard work, my dearest jester"

"Jester?! Oh come on, I'm a knight at worst!"

Yuuka laughs at your displeasure as she takes the metalic tray from your hand, placing it on her lap. Comfortable silence envelopes the atmosphere with the occasional interruptions of munching and glass clicking. Though... There was something that was nagging at the back of Yuukas' mind...

"Hey, [Name]? How did you get the trays from the cafeteria all the way here? Lunch time is usually rush hour so I'm surprised that the food didn't just get knocked over"

While she said that half jokingly, she couldn't help but feel genuine curiosity. Besides, the walk to the nurses' office from the cafeteria wasn't short. If anything, she'd expect at LEAST a drop or two of water on the tray... But everything seemed neat and tidy.

When Yuuka glanced towards you though, she noticed that you had tenced up a bit. Struggling to find a response.

"Well, Uh.. I guess I was just lucky?"

"Hey... Are you-"

"WELL! Would you look at the time? Class starts in about 5 minutes! Let me just grab these, aaaand return them to the cafeteria!"

Before Yuuka could say anything, you had already snatched up the trays and bolted out of the door, with once again, no footsteps.

That day, you didn't come to visit her again...

Why? Did she say something insensitive? Or maybe you were just busy?

She never even had the chance to tell you that she was getting discharged tomorrow...

Oh well, at least she'll return home soon... I guess...

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When Saturday came along, Yuuka finally was able to go back to Ramshackle. Even if it was  afternoon, it felt good to finally get out of that small room.

As she was walking by the statues of the great seven, she felt as if someone was watching her. But whenever she looked around, nothing seemed to be out of place.

She was about to continue on her way home, when somebody had suddenly called out to her.

"Where do you think you're going, twig-sticks?"

Turning aroud, she sees a three men group of Savanaclaw members, obviously looking from trouble. And what kind of name even was twig-sticks?!

"What do you want?"

"Oh nothing... Just a little payback for what you and your little team did back in the spelldrive tournament..."

The tournament? Seriously? It's been at least a week since that... What could they possibly want?

As the students drew closer, sizing her up, Yuuka got prepared to defend herself, when she saw that the beastman in the middle was searching for something in his pocket.

It wasn't his magic pen though, it was a pocket knife.

What the actual fuck is wrong with them?! Over a tournament?

She can't just stand here! Otherwise she'll get stabbed or worse...

No one else was outside besides them, and she couldn't run without being surrounded. Could fighting them really be the only option?

She was about to kick one that had lunged at her, but before her foot made contact with his face, he was already on ground, being pressed down by the claws of some shadow figure.

"W-what is that?!"

It strikes the other student, sending him flying into a nearby bush, as if he weighed nothing but feathers.

"Don't c-come any closer!"

The cowardly student held out his pocket knife in desperation to look even the slightest bit of intimidating, only to fail miserably.

The shadow creature once again attacked, tackling him between two statues of the great seven.

Then there was silence.

Yuuka came to see what had happened, only to be shocked by the sight before her.

The Savanaclaw student was laying flat on his back, unconcious, and next to the pedestal of the statue was you, with the pocket knife deep into your flesh, coating your uniform in a sickly crimson red.

"[Name]! What are you doing here?!"

"I was gonna ask you the same thing... Didn't know you were coming home today..."

"Just hang on, I'll get you help in no time!"

Never in her life had Yuuka ever felt this terrified. Though thankfully, she was able to find help fairly quicky and the students that had attacked you were expelled. Never to be seen again.

Currently, she was in the hospital, not for herself this time, but looking for your room. You, on the other hand, were sitting up with your back against the pillows of the hospital bed, enjoying whatever was on the TV.

Finally arriving at your room, Yuuka couldn't help but relax a little. Seeing you alive and safe felt reassuring. Like how a rainbow would glow in the sky after a massive rainstorm.

"Oh, hey Yu- WOAH, why are you crying? Did something happen?!"

She didn't even realize that tears had already started to fall from her eyes. It felt as if all of her emotions were crashing in on her.

"I'm just happy to see you"

"Well, I'm happy to see you too!"

Yuuka took a seat next to you, scooting it as close as possible to the bed. Thinking that even the smallest gap between you could mean that she would lose you.

"I'm assuming that you want an explanation for... My form..."

"[Name]... You don't have to force yourself. You can tell me whenever you're ready."

She held your hand firmly yet gently. She would do this often whenever you were either sad or nervous. It was her own way to say without using words...

● Yuuka is the type of person to show affection based on how close you two are. So the more you hang out, the more she'll feel free to express her affections.

● Her love languages are deffinetely acts of service and physical touch!

● So before you two actually get into a relationship she'd keep her affections to a minimum.

● If she sees you struggling with something, she would offer help only if you were to accept. When you achieve a goal or accomplish a difficult task she'd congratulate you with a gentle pat on the back.

● Meanwhile, Yuuka when she is crushing is a different story. She actually realizes that she's in love because of how much more adoring she is with you compared to others.

● Her touch starts to linger longer than usual... Her eyes search for yours more times than you could count. It's as if she want you to notice her...

● When she eventually confesses to you, she would gently hold your hands in hers, while giving you the most endearing gaze that anyone has ever given you. (Safe to say that you were SWOONING)

● By the time you get together, her affectionate level cranks up to 85 - 100%.

● She often has an arm wrapped around your waist, shoulder, arm, generally anywhere you're comfortable with. She also really likes it when you seek out her touch, tenderly smilling whenever you reach for her hand.

● Yuuka isn't usually the one to initiate cuddling but she would never say no to holding you. If she had to choose a favorite position, she'd choose being the big spoon! Because it keeps you close against her <3

● She LOVESSS kissing you on the jaw then slowly leading down to your neck. Makes sure you blush because she basically thrives off of your reactions.

● Speaking of reactions, she has a tendency of teasing you. Nothing too overbearing but flirty enough to warm up your cheeks.

● If you allow her, she would play with your hair and lightly message your head. Just lay your head on her lap gorgeus and let her do her magic ;)

● LET HER CARRY YOUR STUFF. She loves showing off her strength. I mean come on, she worked hard for these muscles! Might as well let her take care of you bbg. ( >ω•)~♡

● Yuuka would often give you nicknames such as "sugar" or "sweetheart" or just anything that has to do with sweetness cuz your love softens her heart. <3

● Honestly, I feel like he is the most unbothered when it comes to your overly cheesy relationship stuff.

● Has deffinitely helped one of you to cook/bake something for the other. Escpecially durning Valentine's day.

● One time he walked in on you two making out in the kitchen and straight up just did a whole 180° and quietly retreated like nothing happened. (He got an earfull from Grim for not cooking)

● Yuuta just tries to give you two as much space as possible. He's a peace maker at heart and doesn't want to disturb anything.

● And because he's a peacemaker he usually listens to both of your sides whenever you had some petty argument. He might as well graduate before all of you as a couple's therapist.

● The only time where you'll see him genuinely concerned is when you and Yuuka return from your date like super duper late and he's just sitting on the couch like a mom with her chancla asking about your whereabouts /jk jk

● Overall Yuuta is pretty chill and helps whenever he can.

"Now, Yuuka. Be careful not to squize too hard otherwi-"

*POP*

"...Oops..."

"-se the frosting is going to explode everywhere... *Sigh* Help me clean this up and I'll show you a different way to hold the frosting bag, okay?"

● Hands down one of the best wingwoman a person could ever ask for!!!1!1!!!11!!!

● Has helped you two get closer to each other without either of you noticing. Like the little notes of encouragement you got to confess to Yuuka, or how Yuuka found some extra thaumarks in her pockets when she was considering buying you a gift.

● Have you ever wanted to do somethig special for your partner but didn't know what exactly? Well you're in luck! Cuz Yuuna has 124 notes with cute date/activity ideas.

● Actively encourages you to be the cheesy couple of the school, she basically becomes your personal cupid at this point. Don't let her hang out with Rook.

● Yuuna is deffinately the type of gal to help you pick an outfit for your date. She also shares her cosmetics if you wear any make up. She's such a girl's girl even if you're not a girl-

● Do not question how she knew what kind of date would be perfect for you two, she has powers that nobody can comprehend! (She has spent 99+ hours on Kitty Power's matchmaker)

● Deffinately helped to set you two up and if you two get married and she's not the maid of honour then she's gonna be pissed.

"Hey... You sure this looks good on me? I don't want to look weird on our first date"

"Ugh, you and Yuuka are worried about the same non existant problems! Don't worry, you look great! I'm sure this outfit would have Yuuka's jaw on the floor"

A magicless human girl and a fire deficient fae. Both from worlds that are a lot different from the one they are currently staying in. But their circumestances only developed a friendship, that ran deeper than what most saw at face value.

The human was cheerful and bubbly, with a unique yet charming sense in fasion, while the fae was more collected and calm, with orange hues that tinted their arms, legs and pointed ears.

They were currently walking with their direbeast friend to the cafetiria's fireplace, with some wood for the fire fairies that lived there and to keep the school warm.

As they began to set the fire, a burning plank nearly fell to the ground. Thankfuly, [Name]'s quick reflexes caught it just in time.

"Oof, that was close"

"Yikes [Name]! Doesn't that hurt?"

"No Grim, I might not be able to use fire magic but I'm still resistant to it"

"You know... I've always been kinda curious about your hands, but I didn't want to be insensitive about it..."

Yuuna pointed out [Name]'s palms, that looked like cracked magma and yet, when touched, they felt comfortingly warm instead of scorchingly hot.

"You should be glad that they are like this. Otherwise the whole place would have burned to a crisp! Since my hands were supposed to be pure lava."

"OMG!! That sounds super scary..."

"I'm exaggerating! Although, I did kinda stick out back home since I didn't burn like the others. But thanks to that, I was able to explore a lot outside my village"

As they continued to converse, the clanks of pans could be heard from the kitchen nearby, which caught the attention of the gluttonous kitty.

"Mrah! I smell something good coming from the kitchen! Com' on!"

"Geez Grim, slow down..."

When they entered the kitchen, they were welcomed by the sight of Jamil, directing a bunch of Scarabia members on the enormous amount of food that they were cooking. Jamil noticed you by the corner of his eye, standing at the entrance seemingly intrigued with what was going on.

Walking up to you, he introduced himself as the vice housewarden of Scarabia and even invited you to the party that they were planing, and being students with barely any pennies to your names, who were you to decline?

So you spend the entire day at his dorm and even met Kalim, the housewarden, who gave you a personal tour of the whole place.

Kalim could be described as a bright individual, maybe even naive. But for some odd reason, his whole personality completely changed in mere seconds, right as you were about to head home.

"No one leaves the dorm for winter break! Starting tomorrow, everyone will be practising 10 hours, everyday!"

Kalim's furious voice brought chills down everbodys' spines. His tyrannical commands were met with baffled and scared expressions. Jamil tried to reason with him, only to be shut down immediately. Why was this happeing so suddenly?

"Ever since the spelldrive competition, he's been acting mad like this... I've tried to handle his anger as much as I could but... Even for me it's getting stressful"

Annalizing Jamil's words, you couldn't help but feel that there was something he wasn't mentioning when talking about his housewarden. From welcoming mere strangers to his party, only strip them from their rights minutes later. There are just too many holes in this story...

Suddenly, your ears twitch, feeling an odd sense of magic being used in the air. It was evidant, but sneaky enough to not be noticed by most.

"You've helped the other dorms before. You'll help us too, right?"

"Hey sorry, but we're bus-"

"...Understood..."

"Fgna?! Oi Yuuna, why did you agree without a second thought?!"

"Thank you so much! Please, I'd like for you to stay in Scarabia dorm as honored guests"

And just like that, Jamil called over a bunch of students to drag you to your room. Once you were dropped off, you were still trying to comprehend the situation.

It was confusing, but above all else, you felt conflicted.

You had contempleted using your magic to escape, but you promised yourself that you would keep it a secret, since it was extremely dangerous and explosive. With the amount of power you have, you could melt the whole room, but that would just lead to more trouble.

Honestly, it was a miracle that nobody has detected your magic yet. You should count your lucky stars before anything terrible happens...

On the other side of the room you could see Yuuna trying to contact Crowley, only to be ignored.

"Damn, Crowley isn't picking up..."

"Even the door is locked! Mrahh... What are we gonna do?"

"Maybe we should wait until tomorrow to get a good look of the dorm and plan out our escape"

So you waited until tomorrow... And then the next day... And the one after...

"Mrah... I'm exhuasted... can't take another... step..."

You were once again greeted with the empty walls of your bedroom. The dorm was way too big in order to form a proper plan and every hallway was being patrolled by at least 2 students. To add even more to your problems, Kalim wasn't changing and the rest of the dorm mates were becoming more impatient.

"I'm completely beat... We're never going leave this place!"

"Well... How about you take a little nap while I try to find a way out of this room?"

Yuuna seemed surprised by your unusual proposal but didn't object to it. So, you made sure that she, along with Grim, were sleeping and that nobody could be heard near the halls to use your powers. When your hand bacame hot enough, you melted the wall to created a big enough hole to escape from.

After waking Yuuna and Grim up, you made your way down the empty hallways, jumping into a room, right before somebody discovered you.

"Great. Where the hell are we now?"

"Hold on, let me find the light switch"

Once the lights illuminated the room, Kalim's flying carpet popped out of the huge piles of coins. Thank goodness, you didn't want to create any new "alterations" to the dorm. So you hitched a ride with your floaty friend towards the exit.

"Hey, [Name]? How did you make that hole back there?"

"Oh, uh... Well, I-"

"They stole the carpet! GET THEM!"

Spells started to fire your way, nearly hitting the same carpet, that they were trying to get back. Somehow though, you managed to avoid every spell that was thrown at you while exiting the realm, but the students who attacked you were still close behind your back.

As you were unstably riding the carpet, you ended up crashing in the Mostro Lounge, miraculously being saved by the devious twins of Octavinelle and then being confronted by their boss for the commotion.

After describing the whole adventure that you went on, Azul, Jade and Floyd looked at you as if they witnessed the unbelievable.

You confessed that you had suspicions of Jamil concealing information that had to do with the recent events, as well as sensing magic being used throughout your stay there. Which peaked their interest, for some reason.

After your little sob story got the better of their curiosity, you returned back to Scarabia, to find out what was going on. So much for "borrowing" the carpet to escape...

But regardless, you managed to discover that Jamil was the culprit behind Kalim's mood swings, by tricking him into confessing to his own scheme.

And poor Kalim... How heartbroken he was when he saw Jamil's facade finally shatter.

"Jamil... That's not true, right? You wouldn't betray me like that, would you?"

His voice quivered while he tried to find some sign, a hint, an indication, anything, to prove that this whole ordeal was just a simple misunderstanding. Drowning in denial, he was practicaly begging for any reassurance.

But long gone was the Jamil that served him. All that was left was silence and the icy glare of his dearest friend.

"You really thought that I was your friend?! After breaking my back, ALL the time just to take care of your needs? YOU OBLIVIOUS IDIOT"

Any strand of sanity that Jamil had left withered away like his patience. He began to cast his unique magic on his dorm members like a maniac, using them as puppets to attack you. But by overestimating himself and his magic, Jamil only ended up overblotting.

The atmosphere became almost suffocating from the blot, the sunny blue skies twisting into a crimson red and now, you were only six students against a whole dorm of hypnotized and voilent teenagers.

"BE GONE!"

Before you could fully comprehend what was going on, a strong spell was flying in your direction. It collided into you with a loud crash, dispelling huge puffs of smoke that polluted the already heavy atmosphere.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!"

"Nice shot!"

Jamil maniacally laughed, crossing his blot covered arms like an emperor that has conquered his enemys' land.

"Finally, they're gone. Though, this smoke is really getting in the way... Servants!"

With the clap of his hands, he orders his dorm mates to deal with the fumes. But, as they were about to cast wind magic to clear out the air, a yellow light illuminated deep withing the smoke.

The light was bright and... burning? Did something catch on fire?!

One guy was about to grab a fire exstinguisher, when he saw his classmate being thrown across the hall. Taken aback, he looked behind him, half expecting to see the dorm crumbling to the ground...

Only to be met with the sight of an odd creature that definitely wasn't there before.

"AAAAAAAARGHH"

From the sudden yell, Jamil alerted and annoyed started to make his way towards the luxurious halls. Was it really that difficult to just open a window?

As he was about to take a turn, he notices the unconscious, yet still breathing bodies of his servants on the ground.

"What is the meaning of this..?"

A couple of burn marks catch Jamil's attention, they seem dangerous but not enough to cause a lot of damage.

Although, for some weird reason... Something tells him that they could have been extremely destructive...

The sound of magic clashing snaps Jamil from his thoughts and he's quick on his feet to prepare to attack. But the sight before him is what made him pause.

There stood a blazing fae, standing alone, fighting a swarm of deranged students with calculated strength. Each and every spell that was thrown got deflected with the natural swiftness of a warrior. Beside them on the marble floor was Yuuna, who laid unmoving, but unharmed?

How was she still here? She should have been ejected with the others, did he somehow manage to miss her?

While he was observing, he was barely able to dodge the fireball that was aimed straight at him. The fae from before was staring right into his soul, dripping from head to toe in lava.

Jamil felt a bit stupid for not realizing earlier, but now noticing the face structure and figure of the fae, he knew it was you.

Since when could you use magic? You were supposedly born without it, usually helping in any way you can on the sidelines whenever an overblot occured and yet...

Here you stood, alone, not a single hint of fear in your eyes.

You dare go against him? Fine. He doesn't mind gaining another servant.

Anger engulfed his soul as he manipulated his blot-infected magic. However, for every spell that he casted, you would either evade, block or parry them, as if it was second nature to you.

Hell, he even managed to put a hole through your shoulder! And you just brushed it off like it was nothing.

Jamil could feel the blot coursing through his veins with intensity, giving him a forbidden kind of power that couldn't be obtained. Despite that, he was unable to make you budge.

You stood strong and stable, while Jamil started to cave in on himself. He was getting weaker and he knew that you could tell as well.

His hands were shaking, ready to break from how tired they were, or maybe they were decaying from the inside by the blot. Either way, the insanity was getting to him and he was desperate to make you crumble.

When Jamil finally crashed to the ground, he casted one last spell, right before he fainted. It was clumsy, wild, reckless, the complete opposite of what he wanted to be...

But what was worse is the fact that it wasn't even aimed at you.

You were trying to recover your breath when you realized that the unexpected spell was directed straight towards Yuuna. In a panic, you jumped infront of her to shield her from the blast, painfuly groaning in the process.

The lava from your skin had evaporated into steam, reaviling all the wounds and bruises you've gained from fighting on your own.

Your vision was being invaded by black spots, making it difficult to comprehend even the simplest of shapes. Probably the only thing that's keeping you from completely collapsing was the stinging sensation of the hole in your shoulder.

Even though you were still delirious from the extreme blood loss, you felt something shift from behind you.

"...[Name]? Is that you..?"

You so badly wanted to run to her. Hold her in your arms and reassure her that everything was okay. But your words didn't want to cooperate with you and you were slipping in and out of consciousness. By some miracle, you were actually able to turn your head just enough to look at her.

She was safe. Maybe a bit roughed up, but she was safe.

And that was just enough to keep your mind at peace...

A couple days have passed and winter break eventually ended. People resumed back to their usual scheduals and everything felt as if it returned to normal.

Everything, besides you.

Ever since Jamil's overblot, you had fainted and never woke up. Yuuna could still remember the blood that dripped down your forhead when you looked at her. Your face was so serene compared to the chaos that surrounded you, she could practically feel the relief wash over you once the disaster had ended.

When you collapsed, Yuuna's hands couldn't stop shaking while she was on the phone with the emergency services. She felt like the walls were closing in on her for every second it took the medics to arrive.

As if that wasn't enough, the suspense of not knowing whether you would survive or not was only adding to her anxiety. Nearly a week had passed until you were allowed to have guests, and Yuuna made sure to spare at least half an hour to keep you company, even though you were still unconscious.

Day after day, she would sit beside your bed in the infirmary, waiting oh so patiently for the moment your eyes finally flutter open.

But it's been 2 weeks now and you weren't showing any signs of waking up, let alone recovering. The orange hues that once tinted your skin grew dim and almost sickly, it churned Yuuna's stomach to see you in such a state.

She misses how you two used to laugh about something stupid that happened during lunch, or the quips you sneakily threw at each other when the teacher wasn't looking.

But the thing she missed the most were the late night talks, where one of you would go on for hours about something from your world.

It was around midnight that Yuuna came by the infirmary to see you, even though guests weren't allowed to visit so late. But she wanted- no, needed to see you. Her day had gone absolutely horrible, from the unfathomably slow school hours to the chores that began to stack up because she struggled to take care of herself.

She was basically an inconvenience away from breaking down, and the only way she could calm down was with those late night talks that you would constantly share. So despite the fact that you were unconscious, she began to speak...

"Hey [Name]..? It's been a while since we've talked like this..."

Even though the atmosphere was empty with silence, she couldn't help but feel suffocated.

"I... haven't been doing so well lately... And I just needed to get some things off of my chest"

She shakily, yet gently grasped your bandaged hand, afraid that she could do anything to harm it.

"I miss hanging out with you... I miss your voice, your smile, your touch... I miss the way your eyes used to light up when you talked about your pet phoenix... Or your embarrassed side glances when you said that you nearly caused a whole forest fire with your childhood friends"

She couldn't help but slightly chuckle at the silly memory, depsite how much she struggled to surpress her tears.

"I'm a little upset that you didn't tell me about your powers... But I'm sure you have your reasons, and I'm forever grateful for all the things you've done. Including you protecting me"

At this point, her tears began to fall down her cheeks like raindrops on glass. Softly brushing her thumb on the back of your hand.

"You're really powerfull, you know that? Fighting an overblot all by yourself and all... We've been through hell and back and you still stand tall... So please, just like all those times, stay strong for me... Okay?"

Yuuna sobbed while continuing to hold you, afraid that you would disappear if she were to slightly changed her grasp on you.

Eventually, she reluctantly let go of you to leave. But before she exited the room, she looked back one last time and whispered...

"I love you"

Ugh...

Your head was completely killing you, and your limbs felt heavy as you sluggishly lifted yourself to sit up.

The only thing that illuminated the dark room was the sunlight that peaked through the blinds. While your eyes were getting used to the dim lighting, you notice the sounds of soft breathing beside you.

It was Yuuna...

She looked exhuasted, as if she hadn't slept in years. Her tangled hair was flowing over her shoulders and her disheveled clothes wrinkled around her crossed arms. Make up no longer adorned her features, no eyelashes, no highlighter, no lipgloss, just the rawness of how tired she is. How long has it been since the overblot?

Gently calling her name, she shots up like she's been eletrocuted. Her mouth was agape, looking at your slightly hunched figure, somewhat convinced that she was just hallucinating.

"Y-you're alive!"

She couldn't help but tear up when her trembling arms gently wrapped around your shoulders, feeling the warmth that was radiating from your body, your heartbeat that rapidly beated like a drum, basically proof that you were indeed alive. You lean into the comforting hug, slightly sighing at the sensation of being held, not even realizing how much you've missed this feeling.

"For how long was I asleep?"

"About... 3 weeks now"

Jeez, how badly did you get beat up?

Feeling a bit guilty, you hugged her back, to reassure her that you weren't going anywhere.

"Sorry to keep you hanging for so long"

"I'm just glad you're okay"

Her hands move to lovingly caress your cheeks, like she was holding the whole world in her palms. And then... she starts kissing them. You laugh surprised by the sudden contact. Not that you did anything to stop her.

For a moment, time felt like it stopped altogether. And honestly? You wish it actualy did. The feeling of her body against yours made you realize that regardless of what awaited you, she would always be here to hold you.

And you never want to let her go, never again.

● Yuuka is usually a patient person. No matter how many times Grim tries to steal her food, or how some deliquent tries to get on her nerves, she somehow almost always keeps her calm.

● Keyword: almost.

● Jealousy is a human emotion! And even Yuuka can't escape it, no matter how much it embarrasses her to admit it.

● The only time where you'll probably see Yuuka being jealous the most, is when she is crushing on you and lady luck just isn't on her side.

● Her jealousy would apear in oddly specific scenarios too. Like when she wants to go out with you and everyone you know just suddenly needs you for something, like you're in some crappy shoujo anime.

● Yuuka still regrets the day that she told Ace about her crush on you. Especialy when he would jokingly flirt with you in front of her, but in a "If you don't confess then someone else will" kind of way.

● As much as she doesn't like to admit it, Yuuka gets a little grumpy when you get saved in an unnecessarily "romantic" way during a fight.

● She's glad that you're okay of course! But sometimes the universe acts like it is against her... IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN HER </3

● When you two get together, her jealousy dies down. She thinks that "there's nothing that could get between me and my partner now that we're together!"

● *Extremely loud incorrect buzzer sound*

● Even though your relationship isn't overly evidant, it was pretty easy to tell that you two were a different kind of "close". The way you held hands, or how you would lovingly look into each other's eyes...

● AND YET THE ASSHOLE THAT YOU'VE ALREADY REJECTED WAS STILL TRYING TO IMPRESS YOU. LIKE TAKE A HINT JACKASS.

● At this point she would be done and just straight up whisks you away by grabbing you from the waist. (Even if the mentioned asshole wasn't overbearingly annoying)

● This is her being "protective", as she says, not jealous.(Just give your girl a kiss and she would turn back to normal)

● Yuuka isn't a jealous person. But she can be if the situation is ridiculous enough...

● When Yuuka asked you on a date, it was probably the first time you ever saw her THIS shy. It wasn't anything crazy like getting as red as a tomato or struggling to form proper words. But something more gentler...

● Like the way she would stuff her hands into her pockets because she doesn't know what to do with them, or how she would occationaly break eye contact because she got a little too nervous.

● BUUUUTTT you accepted so she's relieved now YAYYYY!!! (She deffinitely did a fist pump when you weren't looking)

● She probably chucks Grim at Ace or Deuce to babysit him now that she's finally going out with you alone.

● Anyway, Yuuka is pretty flexible when it comes to choosing a place to go if you had anything specific in mind. But if you insisted that she chooses, then she'd prefer to go somewhere that has activities you can do together.

● Like at a theme park with different rides and all sorts of games to play. Imagine on a cool summer night, just the two of you going out to have some fun to this new theme park that recently opened on the Sage's Island.

● It was a weekday so thankfuly it wasn't overcrowded and you didn't have to wait HOURS just to get some food. So you went to nearly every game that existed (as much as your wallet let you that is).

● I am a firm believer that Yuuka would try to impress you buy winning a plushie for you, even if the game itself was a scam. She would find a way one way or another!

● She got you a big plushie of your choise in just 3 attempts. Probably get a tuna plush for Grim too (can't forget about the son obvi)

● Yuuka would love to try out some rides, but if you're not up for it then she is very understanding and chooses to do something much more simple.

● At some point you came by this ferris wheel which was neither too tall nor too short. Pretty much perfect for a private moment between two love birds. So you got on, sitting next to each other, hand in hand after putting your fluffy children on the seat across from you.

● The view from on top of the ride was absolutely breath taking... Colourful lights decorated the roads while the ocean nearby sparkled beautifly from the moonlight. You start to blush at the realization of how intimate your potition was.

● You turned to Yuuka in order to distract yourself by conversing, only to see that she was already facing you. Which didn't help you since you were so close to begin with.

"Hey, [Name]... I had a very lovely time with you today"

"I'm glad! I've had fun too"

● You could feel her snake her arm around your waist to bring you even closer, her breath gently fanning over your lips. Your hand slowly moves up to caresses her cheek, which blooms into a rosy colour. And then you kiss...

● It felt serene how her sweet lips tenderly kissed yours, the way her touch was light and yet strong at the same time.

● You break the kiss and catch your breath, to see Yuuka wearing the most heavenly smile a human can possibly muster without even trying.

"Was I too much?"

"No! No... You're perfect"

● Your words were rewarded with Yuuka's honeyed laugh, which got you giggling at your embarassing words.

"Hey... I don't mean to alarm you, but don't you think we've been in the same spot for too long?"

"Now that you mentioned it... You're totally right!"

● Looking out the window you see some workers arguing with each other, probably about the buttons not working.

● You were stuck there for 1 hour and 34 minutes. But you've never had a more dreamy date than this...

One moment you were returning home from school and then you found yourself in some unknown world with magic. As if that wasn't enough you also had to fight some ink monster in the mines just so you can have a place to sleep, despite it being a dark decrepit building. Thankfully you weren't fully alone, since another person named Yuuken from your world was in the same predicament as you were.

But you didn't have enough time to process anything before you found yourself in another fight. Riddle, the housewarden of Heartslabyul was going on a rampage and managed to manifest an identical monster to the one you previously fought.

You haven't even been here for a month and you've nearly died twice already.

Everybody was panicking as spiky vines swang a bit too close for comfort, rose bushes were swarming around the abandoned tea party just to make sure nobody escapes.

Ace and Deuce along with Trey and Cater tried their very best to fight back, even Yuuken stepped in using his bamboo sword to try and protect anyone he could.

Riddle was attacking everybody left and right, throughing spell after spell at anything he could find. Fireballs flew all around the garden, including your way, but thankfuly Yuuken had come just in time before you got burned to a crisp, at the expense of his sword that turned into soot from the impact.

"Yuuken! your sword..."

"Don't worry about it, just be more careful!"

The exact moment he said that, Riddle screamed dreadfuly , the sheer volume made chills run down your spine. For a second, you thought that your legs were shaking, only to realize that everyone was struggling to keep their balance from the sudden earthquake.

And before you knew it, Yuuken was already being dragged by some vines that had caught onto his legs. Seeing how he was begining to be enveloped by them, like a moth in a cacoon, was absolutely terrifing. You never even realized that you had ran to him, trying to free him from the suffocating grip of the cursed plant.

"YUUKEN STAY WITH ME"

Your voice cracked with fear as your mind spun with panic. The spikes of the vines prickling your skin as you rapidly try to tear them off of Yuuken. Your fingers got numb from all the ripping you've been doing, but you didn't care.

You tugged one final time until everything came loose, all on it's own. As if it was so simple to undo... As if it never existed to begin with.

Yuuken's heavy body fell on top of you, unmoving, unresponsive.

Trying to support him despite your exhaustion, you looked around to see what has been left after the battle. Riddle was unconscious on the burned grass, the towering blot monster that loomed over him was now gone and everybody else was scarred but relieved that the chaos ended.

Not long after Crowley had rushed in with medics and the rest of the teachers. They seperated you from Yuuken in order to examine him , leaving you to stand on your own. It was unneurving to just... Stand there, watching as the medics worked on Yuuken, hoping for some good news to be given.

Your only froze in your spot when the medics had announced... That Yuuken had drew his final breath.

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You never knew Yuuken that well, but it still wasn't easy to handle his death.

After the overblot everything felt more... Empty? Lonely? You coundn't even decipher your emotions into simple words, feeling too overwhelmed from the recent events.

Ramshackle was now more quite and gloomy, as if there used to be something that filled the haunting void with it's presence. Even the ghosts went silent, maybe they felt empathy for the loss of a soul that never was supposed to be in such a place. Although the rooms were spacious you still felt claustrophobic, was it the isolation? Or maybe the thought of ending up the same way as Yuuken was getting to you.

Paranoia swirled around your mind, feeling too scared that there is something waiting for you just on the other side of the door. Grim often passed by your room, patiently sitting right outside to see if you would ever come out, which was very unlike him. Ace and Deuce came by to pass you some notes, but also to remind you that they are here whenever you need them. Trey and Cater visited as well, bringing some of your favorite treats, in hopes of making you feel better. Even Riddle came by, profusely apologizing for his misdeeds and offering help for whenever you needed.

But apologies wouldn't bring Yuuken back and it certainly wouldn't bring you back home either.

One day, Ace got sick of watching you waste away in your room and decided to put matters into his own hands.

"Come on [Name]! You can't stay there forever. You've been in here for a whole week, don't you think it's time to come out?"

"............"

"Ace, I think that was a bit harsh-"

The door opened to reveal your disheveld figure. Slumped shoulders, tangeled hair and sunked eyes, your face showed no hints of life and that broke your friends hearts.

".... Hey, buddy.. We were going to, uhm.. Host a Unbirthday party today!"

"We thought that it would be good for you to... Get some fresh air. The rest of the guys started to get worried too"

You were hesitant at first, but you accepted their offer, which surprised both of them.

"Nice! The Unbirthday party starts at 5 o' clock, so get ready until then, okay?

And with that, they left shortly with a little more bounce to their step. After getting your thoughts together, you started to get ready, showering with freezing water and picking clean clothes that didn't have holes in them. You still looked a bit depressed but at least you didn't look as bad now.

Upon arriving, you were welcomed by Ace and Deuce who waited for you at the entrance. Relief washed over them when they saw you, sort of expecting that you wouldn't actually show up.

"Trey tried out some new recipes, come on you wouldn't want to miss it!"

Grabbing your hand, Ace guided you towards the party, with Deuce right behind you. To your surprise it was in a different location, the place wasn't surrounded with tall hedges and it was decorated with daisies instead of the classic red roses.

They brought you to a small table where it could be just you, Grim, Ace and Deuce. This oddly felt planned, but you weren't going to complain. Before the party started, Riddle stood up to make a toast.

"Thank you everybody for the effort you've put into creating this Unbirthday party, I hope we can move foward with a much brighter future ahead of us. I'd like to raise a toast, for Yuuken, who fought bravely during... My overblot. Let's have a moment of silence, for our fearless student and friend"

Everybody stayed silent for a while, before returning to whatever they were previously doing. Unlike you, who stayed silent for much longer than anyone.

Trey came by later, with a silver platter that held all sorts of treats and sweets.

"My mother gave me this strawberry tart recipe that she made the other day, tell me if it's good, okay?"

He then placed a plate with the strawberry tart right in front of you. The glaze dripped from the juicy red fruits, the pale cream sweet and filling, while the crust was the perfect texture of crunchy yet soft. But you only stared at your share, the red of the strawberries reminded you too much of the roses which were decorated on the vines that swallowed Yuuken whole, leading him to suffocate.

You hated just how badly a simple colour could ruin your mood, bringing back old thoughts of fright and horror.

You tried to forget those thoughts, despite the tears that were threating to spill.

So you bit into the dessert.

Only to taste...

Nothing.

There has been a mysterious scandal that terrorized the students of NRC. Some kept falling down the stairs, others twisted their anckles during P.E. and many more ended up in the infirmary due to these incidents.

Crowley practicaly forced you and Yuuka to investigate, while bribing Grim a spot in the upcoming tournamate. In otherwords, if you didn't do as he says, then kiss goodbye your decaying home that he so "kindly" lended you. You were relactant enough to do the weird little jobs he wasn't bothered to even think about , but shouldn't he be invested in the safety of his students? Regardless, you and Yuuka looked deeper into the matter, questioning injured students that were less than happy to answer.

At some point Ace, Deuce, Cater and Riddle had joined your little detective team to avenge Trey. Later on, Jack relactantly joined too, who for some reason was hesitant to offer any information. Though, when you started to look deeper, pieces of the mystery fell perfectly in place and soon enough, you discovered that the culprits behind the accidents were all the students of Savananclaw, including the housewarden, Leona.

Which brought you to the present, where he had overblotted right before the tournament started. He was enveloped in the same blot that consumed Riddle during his own overblot, but this time a tall lion-like beast followed Leona's movements like a puppet. Or maybe Leona was the one being puppeteered instead.

The atmosphere felt heavy and it was getting difficult to breathe, the tornados that were scattered all over the field attacked furiously at anyone who came close. The monster behind Leona wasn't tame either, using it's gigantic claws to cut marks that could only resort in death.

You struggled to stay on your feet as wind moved you from the ground, the others weren't in any better condition either, Yuuka was currently trying to balance Ruggie's limp body on Jack's wolf form so he could get him to safety. Despite Ace's and Deuce's lack in magical prowess, they still attempted to fight with all their might. Riddle and Cater were the only ones that could land a hit on Leona, no matter how often they were being attacked.

Unfortunately, you had injured your leg trying to avoid one of the raging tornados that Leona had threw at you. The sandstorm was getting even worse and the sand itself had gotten into your eyes, burning them like acid. You patheticaly hunch over and scratch your eyes out, not being able to pull away from the burning sensation.

But then, a familiar voice ripped through the blasting wind.

"[NAME] WATCH OUT!"

A strong force shoves you to the ground and now you were desperate to open your eyes. Finally being able to see, you notice Yuuka laying still and bleeding. Panic clouded your mind as you sprint towards her, despite the raw feeling in your knees.

"...Yuuka..?"

You couldn't help but anxiously whisper her name, a hopeless attempt to get some sort of answer from her. Gosh, it was pitiful how weak you felt.

Yuuka on the other hand, was barely holding on for dear life. She looked at the gushing wound on her chest and then back at you. Her tense face became calmer... Almost as if she was relieved to see you mostly unharmed.

And so, she closed her eyes.

Even if your hands that moved Yuuka on your lap were shaking, the rest of your body was as still as a statue. Unbeknownst to you, the Diasomnia students had came back with medics, who took Yuuka's body right out of your grasp.

You wanted so badly to run after them, but the exhuastion had catched up, only to make you faint.

Then everything went black and quiet...

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The flaming sun had disappeared and the lonely moon soon emerged. The suffocating atmosphere from the overblot, which you didn't even notice was now long gone, was replaced with the sound of the soft but cold breeze. You were placed in the infirmary right after you had fainted, the covers of the bed comforting you like a sympathetic friend. The only thing that illuminated the room was the warm glow of the lamp next to your nightstand.

Even though you still felt a bit dizzy, you could tell that in the room with you was Ace, Deuce, Grim... Wait where is Yuuka? Alarmed by her absence, you tried to sit up, only to fall back onto the bed from the aching in your body.

"Woah there [Name], you still need to recover, take it easy"

Ace shot up from his spot in order to help you sit more comfotably on the bed. Deuce had also moved closer to you from where he was standing with Grim on his shoulder, as some sort of emotional support.

"[Name] are you okay? Wait no, that was a stupid question-"

A slight giggle came from you, but your thoughts were still centered on Yuuka.

"Hey guys, where is Yuuka?"

Everybody's face expresion suddenly turned pained, the quick change from relieved to hesitant worried you. But the only thing you could do was wait anxiously for an answer as they looked between each other. Ace's attempt to calm you by holding your hand might have been more fright inducing than he reliezed. As if noticing your worry, Deuce tried to speak as gently as he could.

"Listen [Name], we just want to let you know that... We'll always be here for you"

"Deuce. Why are you saying that?"

"[Name], Yuuka is longer with us..."

Ace finished Deuce's sentance and the news absolutely broke you. Yuuka had protected you... And she died before you could even thank her. Tears had already started to fall from your eyes like rain and your figure trembled with every sob that you tried to conceal. But no matter how much your friends tried to comfort you, one single thing kept terrorizing you.

It should have been me instead of her.

The thought circled around your mind like a hungry vulture, the tower of stress that was growing ever since you first stepped into this world came crashing down into millions of pieces.

Why did she have to die like this? If Yuuka hadn't stepped in to save you, would she still be alive? If Crowley never told you to investigate this stupid scandal, she would still be here with you, right?

If only you could have done something to prevent this from happening...

Unfortunately, your friends had to leave soon after the nurse told them that visiting hours were over. Then silence took over, ear deafening silence that made the room seem bigger than it actualy was.

Despite how tired you felt, you were unable to close your puffy eyes to sleep. Maybe it was because this whole world felt like a nightmare you couldn't wake up from. Or maybe guilt didn't allow you to finally rest. At some point you just stared blankly at the ceiling, pondering about the upcoming days that await you. Will they be merciful? Or harsh like today? Your thoughts were swallowing you whole and before you knew it, you had already fallen asleep.

The following week, you had fully recovered physicaly but not mentaly. Guilt still followed you like a shadow and your eyes were sunken in like an abandoned ship.

There was a drastic change in your behavior too and it made your friends concerned for your wellbeing. Like how you spaced out more often than normal, or the way you'd avoid the mirror that leads to the Savanaclaw dorm, or even the fact that you'd glare at Leona as if he was a life-long enemy.

It was offputting how dead you looked, but nobody blamed you. The only person you could relate to was now gone, just because of some selfish and vicious scheme. But then again, you also blamed yourself for Yuuka's death. Every night, in bed, just like in the infirmary you'd stare at the ceilling pondering about the unchangeable past, searching for some unfeasible outcome that would never arrive, only to wake up the other day more exhausted than yesterday.

On one particular day, Jack had come by to visit you, much to your surprise. He was a bit stiff when you opened the door, not expecting you to actually answer in the first place, but soon relaxed when he started to talk with you.

"Hey, are you busy right now? I have something to show you"

Although, you couldn't say that Jack was the least pleasant person to speak to, you wanted to refuse just to crawl back to bed. But... something within you, convinced you to go...

Following Jack, he lead you all the way to the Savanaclaw's mirror, where you both stood there. Unlike you, Jack didn't move because he was patiently waiting for your reaction.

Speaking of which, your expresion was unreadable, hesitance anchored your feet to the floor and sweat pooled up in your palms. But that same feeling came again... Of wanting to carry on, like two hands pushing your back fowards. Not forcibly, but gently.

So you continued to walk, until you approached a tree with a stone underneath it. Though, when looking closer, it's not just any regular stone, but a momento.

Yuuka's momento.

Yuuka Hirasaka

A friend to many here and back home. A fighter who was braver than the most powerful lions. A hero gone too soon.

Tears welled up in your eyes once again, the all too familiar emotions came crashing down on you. Although, somehow, through all of that grief, you felt in some way more...

At peace, but not entirely....

There he is again, Crowley, telling you once more to invastigate another matter with the school. This time, he confessed that he couldn't do anything since he was bound to some contract he made with his student. This irresponsible bafoon just keeps digging his grave deeper and deeper.

So, you and Yuuta were asigned to look into this ordeal after your exams. Again. Unfortunately for you two, this time Ace, Deuce and Grim were somehow involed as well, leaving you two to solve another problem with the school and to also rescue your frinds from becoming slaves for the rest of their school years.

Playing detective wasn't fun in any way possible. From the stalking of the head of this affair, Azul the housewarden of Octavinelle, to the continueous cockblocking of his sidekicks Jade and Floyd, intervening anytime you got close to reaching your goal, to the handeling of the sea anemones on the top of your friends's heads. It was only after blackmailing Leona that you managed to figure out something that could possibly work.

You planned to distract the twins, while Leona took his dormmates to cause a ruckus. thus destroying the contracts and freeing your friends. What wasn't planned though was the fact that Azul would overblot because of this. You weren't there at the time when the contracts whithered away into sand, but it should have been an obvious sign that something had went wrong when Jade's and Floyd's faces had switched from playful to serious, because of that, you had to cut your little celebration short to see what was going on.

Upon your arrival, you were welcomed by the sight of Azul who was crying in his overblot form. Long black tenticles with purple accents emerged from the lower half of his body, his skin now adorned by barnacles that weighted him like sorrows from the past.

Azul wasn't moderate with his attacks and he didn't try to hold back either.

"Yuuta, [Name], Stand back! Since you can't use magic, go ask for help"

"Please be careful, Leona!"

Throughing spells as fast as his tears fell, narrowly missing anyone he so desperately tried to take revenge on.

But alas, Azul couldn't keep missing his attacks forever.

One particular spell had hit Yuuta extremely hard, sending him farther into the deep sea. You abandoned the fight with Azul franticaly searching for him at the bottom of the ocean, becoming alarmed once you started to see bubbles emerge. The second you saw Yuuta, you practicaly snached his body, dragging him all the way up to the surface as fast as you possibly could.

You were thankful that the water-breathing potion that you had drank was still activated. Though, you wish you could say the same for Yuuta, who was still unconscious either from the blow of the spell or from overconsumption of water.

Finally reaching the surface, you shakily try to wake him up by compressing his chest. People surrounded you in order to help, but your mind was centered on Yuuta, until you had to be dragged off of him.

You don't remember much after that point, only the fact that you felt completely exhausted, to the point where you just gave in and collapsed on the ground.

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"Hen-..an!... -ke up.!"

The sound of a faint cry can be heard. Though, you honestly couldn't tell whether that voice is coming from near or afar since your senses were all over the place. Something heavy laid on top of your chest, almost as heavy as the water pressure when you tried to save Yuuta.

Speaking of which, where is he? Is he okay? What happened when you-

"WAKE UP!"

A little wet paw slaps your cheek. Not painfuly, but harshly enough to snap you out of your trance.

"Geez, dude! They just woke up"

Deuce yanked Grim off of your chest, giving you some time to breathe and to process your surroundings. You were still on the ground, but this time you were laying on your back instead of your side. Later on, Ace came to you with a bottle of water, casting a shadow right on top of you.

"You really gave us a scare when we saw you and Yuuta laying limp on the ground, y' know."

"Where is he anyway?"

"He got carried away by some medics right after we beat Azul"

Offering you the bottle, you roughly lift yourself up to sit. Chugging down the cool water that felt heavenly on your parched throat.

"I just hope that Yuuta is okay..."

After the events of the overblot, you never got any news about Yuuta's health, let alone his whereabouts. Anytime you went to Crowley, asking, begging for any kind of information about him, he'd just chuckle nervously and avoid the subject like it never even existed. It got to the point where you perk up anytime you hear any steps or knocks, hoping to see Yuuta in one piece, safe and sound.

The last time Crowley tasked you with some weird job again was at your breaking point. Nearly 2 weeks have gone by since Yuuta's disappearance and the only thing you could do was sit with Ace, Deuce and Grim while you anxiously waited for the time Yuuta finally returns.

Sick and tired of everything, you were desperate to know-

"Where. Is. Yuuta?"

"Prefect, like I've said befo-"

"JUST SAY WHERE HE IS"

Somehow shocked by your reaction, Crowley still has the audacity to try and slither his way out the chokehold you telepathicaly had on him. But you won't let him off the hook, not this time.

"Is it seriously that difficult to simply say if he's doing okay!? For fuck's sake, we don't even know if he's alive or not!"

"That's because..... he isn't....."

The shocked gasps of your friends were the last thing you heard before the whole world felt like it stopped. Despite the calm breeze of the wind and the peaceful chirping of the birds, the silence held between you was more than heavy.

"The professionals that had examined Yuuta's... body, claimed that the waterbreathing potion that he had taken must have been deactivated by one of Azul's spells. Therefore-"

"YOU FUCKING BASTARD"

Oh.

Just how badly you wanted to crush that stupid crow's face in. But alas, Deuce just had to be the angel of salvation by holding you back. Probably more for your sake than Crowley's...

Not much happened after that.

News about Yuuta's death spread all over the school like wildfire and now, you only have a bunch of people looking pitifuly at you, unsure whether to offer their condolences or to leave you alone.

You still had to work for your stay at Ramshackle, or in Crowley's words "have a distraction from your grief". Even if it did manage to distract you for a short while, momeries still came crashing down, of you and Yuuta together, once you were left alone with your thoughts.

Thankfuly for you, Crowley "oh, so kindly" allowed you to take small breaks every now and then during your jobs. As if that would help you much anyway.

Surprisingly though, during one of your breaks, you found a goody bag outisde the dorm with dinner, treats and a letter inside, saying:

"75% off on your order at the Mostro Lounge for the next 2 months!!!" or something along those lines.

Although, you did appreciate the sentimate, if you're being honest...

No cuisine or delicasy here could beat Yuuta's homemade meals...

Just how many times are you going to repeate this stupid cycle?! Did you have to go through each and every one of the dorms and solve whatever problem they had?

And all for what? Just for some flimsy "Congratulations! We'll now finally treat you like the person you are!"

You hated how Riddle had belittled you. You hated how Leona only saw you as peasant that deserved to be stepped on. You hated how Azul attempted to use you as an opportunity to earn more money. You hated how Crowley only treated you as a tool, to fix any job he wasn't bothered to do.

You were absolutely done with everyone and everything here. You only wanted to go home, was that too much to ask for?

The only thing you could possibly do, as you sat in one of Scarabia's bedrooms, was ask questions you'd likely never find answears to. Yuuna on the other hand, was trying to contact Crowley, who was vacationing while you were being held hostage.

"Yuuna! Why did you say yes to that Jamil-guy back there? Now we're stuck here!"

"I'm sorry, Grim! I don't know what came over me..."

Even if you were slightly upset with Yuuna, you wanted to prioritize escaping this place first. Which was what you roughtly did by "borrowing" Kalim's flying carpet, while being chased by Scarabia's dorm memebers. Only to crash into the Monstro Lounge's floor. Ultimately being saved by Azul, Floyd and Jade.

"You know that you'll have to pay for the expsenses of all the damages you've caused, right?"

"No fair! Those guys were the ones who were sent by Kalim to attack us!"

"Kalim? What do you mean?"

Explaining the whole ordeal that went down felt as if you were confessing to a crime you didn't commit. The others looked at you questingly, whether that was from genuine concern or just amusment will stay unclear. But regardless, they decided to tag along, just to see what was happpening.

Only to go through the same torturous routine you did yesterday.

When you met up in your room, you decided to form a plan, with Azul having suspicions of Jamil being the culprit behind everything that occured these last few days. Which was exactly what you had found out.

Currently, you were about to confront the now overbloted Jamil for his wrongdoings, after being ejected to the other side of the realm. He was sitting proudly on a throne, like a monarch who was overlooking his empire, his long hair now replaced with snakes and his body dressed in red and black silks.

Once he noticed your presence, his collected expression twisted into one of rage, sending his minions and snakes to attack you.

And honestly? These fights didn't scare you anymore, they only became exhausting. Both mentally and physically, escpacialy to Yuuna who was raspily panting.

"Hey, [Name]? I don't think that... I can stand much... longer"

Like a wiltted flower, she collapsed onto the ground without another word. Rushing towards her, you notice a nasty bite mark on her leg, turning it into a sickly purple colour. Just when did this even happen? Will she even survive?

The only sound that you can hear is the ringing of the phone, your hope to potentialy save Yuuna.

The monotonous sound is driving crazy as the phone only continues.

Ringing and ringing...

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Winter break has ended, just like Yuuna's life.

Despite the empty feeling in your heart, you could still feel the dead weight of her body in your arms, as if she never left your embrace. The venom from the bite had spread unusually fast and you couldn't do anything to stop it. Seeing the light slowly disappear from her eyes made you realize just how hopeless you are here.

There were no medics, no teachers and no headmaster when Yuuna needed help the most.

If you're ever in that kind of danger again, will you also be forgotten?

The sound of your steps echoed in the empty hallways as you made your way towrads Crowley's office. He had arranged a meeting with the housewardens, including you, saying something about "the mental health of the students" as if he ever cared.

The large wooden doors to his headquarters open with a loud creaking, revealing your awfully quiet figure, slowly approaching.

"Aah, Prefect. You're quite early, don't you thi-"

You cleanly punched Crowley's mask right off of his face, which slid across the room from sheer momentum. Since when could you throw such a mean punch? Maybe Deuce is rubbing off on you...

"Im so done with you."

"Prefect, what's the meaning of this?-"

"You were on vacation, when Yuuna was FUCKING DYING. And what exactly did you do? YOU FUCKING ABANDONED US"

"[Name], I-"

"Where were you when Yuuna called you? Where were you when I called you? Did you have fun basking in the warm sun while I held her cold body?"

"[Name] believe me! I'm sorry!-"

"You had one job, Crolwey. AND YOU FUCKING BLEW IT"

You hit him again, this time in the stomach, making him hunch just a little. Giving you a perfect angle to strike his nose. Despite how you've showed no sign of stopping, Crowley never really tried to defend himself, let alone restrain you with magic. Maybe the guilt was finally starting to kick in. It was about time anyway, you could use a little violence to smooth out your frustration.

Unfortunately for you though, there was no more time left to play with your little punching bag.

"OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!"

Even though you lacked magic, the heavy collar had clipped on you like it was trying to restrain a beast, snapping you form your blood-thirsty trance. Next thing you knew, Leona was hooking two arms under your own and hauled you off of Crowley.

When did you pin him down to the ground like that?

"[Name], explain yourself. Now."

"..."

"Well?"

"Rosehearts. Please, there's no need for this"

Crowley picked himself up from the ground, gently brushing off some excess blood that stained his pale skin.

"I was the one who invited them. Besides, I should have considered that they would be in a vulnerable position, knowing the recent events"

You can't bring her back.

"Recent events? What do you mean?"

"Well... During the winter holidays..."

You don't want to remember what happened.

She isn't coming back.

You'll never feel her soft touch again.

There was no way she could have been saved.

Was there anything you could have done to prevent this from happening?

No. It's far too late to think about that now.

She's gone.

Forever.

"[Name]?"

You were huddling your knees up to your chest as hot tears fell from your tired eyes, when suddenly Ace's voice brought you back to reality.

"We thought that an intruder had snuck in the school but found you crying all by yourself"

"Are you okay? Do you want to talk about it?"

Deuce put a gentle hand on your knee, as if he was trying to comfort an injured animal. But it did nothing to calm you down.

You were stressed, anybody could tell. From the overload of work and the loss of Yuuna, you never had any time to sit down and process anything.

You didn't care about having a stable life in this place anymore.

You just want to go home.

What they would wear:

Yuuken would wear a classic dark red suit, that has a chic lacy rose pattern at the notch lapels which is a slightly lighter red than the rest of the suit.

The jacket would have 3 ivory buttons and a black fabric rose in the breast pocket.

Other than that he doesn't put anything over the top, he'd put on a regular white dress shirt with a black tie and black shoes, the hair stays the same too.

What they would do at prom:

Was likely asked by Crowley to move the tables to make space for the dancefloor. Speaking of dancefloor he probably joins in only for his partner, I don't think that he's much of a dancer anyway.

Probably just hangs out with his friends and partner, isn't really into going to big events anyway.

What they would do when prom ends:

Yuuken isn't really the time to stay up late. So if it was just him and his partner, he would walk them to their place before he returns home. Or if they're in a group, he'll make sure that everybody will be okay before leaving.

The longest he will stay up is like 30 minutes, but then again he has a tight schedule so cut him some slack.

What they would wear:

I'm gonna be honest with you, I don't see Yuuka to be the type to wear a dress. If she DID were a dress, it would be black and pretty flexible to move in.

Buuuut if she wore a suit, it would probably be black with a light grey square pattern on it. Her jacket would have 2 grey buttons and a thin shawl lapel. In her breast pocket, there would be a peeking handkerchief with a yellow and brown savanaclaw pattern that matches her tie. To finish the look, she'd wear some black leather loafers with a buckle on each foot.

What they would do at prom:

I feel like Yuuka would engage in activies like pool and beer pong (but in this case it's juice or fruit punch cuz they're underage) instead of dancing.

She's not opposed to it or anything, she just prefers the games. But even if she tried, she wouldn't be able to turn down her partner if they wanted to dance.

What they would do when prom ends:

Just like Yuuken she wouldn't stay up late for long, she might last longer than him but she still isn't going to completely alter her routine.

She'd probably be tired from prom so going somewhere to chill out like a park or at a friend's house would be prefered over going to discos or generaly somewhere that's loud.

What they would wear:

I feel like Yuuta would want be be pretty classy for events so he'd were a fancy dark blue suit with peaked lapels and a short double tail.

Would also have a handkerchief with intricate seashell paterns, but unlike Yuuka he'd fold it to look like a flower instead of the usual triangle.

He'd also wear a white dress shirt with a black bowtie that matches his handkerchief. As for shoes he'd wear regular black ones since the main focus of the outfit is the top.

What they would do at prom:

He would help the kitchen to prepare the food and drink before prom starts probably because Crowley threatened to not pay the water bill </3.

Is pretty shy when it comes to dancing and might not be the best, but he'd be happy to join his partner. Other than that he wouldn't do much more, just tries to have fun with his friends and partner.

What they would do when prom ends:

Is probably pretty sleepy, but he wouldn't be opposed to hanging out longer (within reason of course) only if it's just him and his partner tho, as long as there isn't much moving cuz Yuuta is tired.

If he's in a big group then he would say goodnight before heading home.

(SORRY YUUTA ENJOYERS I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO WRITE)

What they would wear:

This diva is going to replace the disco ball with how much she's shinning! She'd wear a hot pink strapless mermaid dress with a sweetheart neckline that has little diamonds outlining it.

She'd put her hair up in a high ponytail and then curl it so it droops on her shoulders. It wouldn't be Yuuna if she didn't have gyaru make up on witth extra sparkles.

For jewelery she'd have a rose gold necklace along with bangles with tiny gems on them. And for shoes she'd wear some kitten heels that match the colour of her dress.

What they would do at prom:

The most social butterfly of the yuus, so you bet that she's tearing up the dance floor. Is probably the one to drag her partner in the dancefloor but won't force them if they don't want to.

Takes pictures of almost everything that happened, like the food/drinks, selfies with friends ect. DEFINETLY becomes prom queen.

What they would do after prom ends:

She probably still has some energy left so if her partner isn't too tired she'd like to go and have fun elsewhere. Probably grabs some snacks from any open store, cuz she was too busy dancing earlier.

Everything become a photoshooting backround, girlie would look at a single light pole and find so much potential. Is extremely sleepy by the end but it's the fun that matters!

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● The first time you and Yuuka met was in the mirror chambers, where both of you came out of the same crammed coffin during the dorm orientation.

● She was in her regular athletic wear, while you wore a pretty pink dress with ruffles and princess like jewellery, that sparkled like starts in the night sky.

● When talking to you, at first she thought that you were bubbly and a little ditzy, but when getting to know you better, she realized that you were very generous and caring.

● Yuuka especially saw your supportive side when you cheered for her everytime some random deliquent tried to pick a fight. Basically becoming her personal cheerleader.

● And just like that, (plus the circumstances of being teleported to a completely different world together, where the physics are entirely twisted (pun unintented)) you became friends!

● One time when Yuuka had opened up to you about how her family shut down her dreams of persuing judo just because she was a girl, you jumped in to tell her that no matter what anybody says, following your dreams should be top priority.

● It wasn't like she thought anything different, but your heartfelt words made her more confident (and a little flattered when you commented on her strength).

● She remembers how much you talked about your best friend and that you saw her as a sister, despite your differences in status. She was quite surprised when you said that you would pay for the expsesses just so your best friend can have the resturant of her dreams.

● You also talked a lot about your childhood and how you wished to dance and marry a prince so you can become a princess, only to realize that this might not ever happen when you got older.

● Once you registered the fact that Leona was an actual prince you, practically vibrated from your excitement. Only for that same excitement to quickly vanish the moment he overblotted.

● After being crushed with reality, you sulked about princes not being perfect gentlemen that had good morals. But do you really need a prince in order to feel like a princess?

● One cold rainy night, Yuuka had invitetd you downstairs for a little surprise. From upstairs, you saw her placing a vinyl on a vintage record player, that sung a melody that could be played at a royal ball.

"Oh my... Yuuka, is this for me..?"

"Mhm, just wanted to bring back that dazzling smile. It's affecting the wheather"

● You rushed downstairs to her, cheerfuly grabbing her free hand that was extended for you. Just like a prince would hold his hand out for his princess.

● You danced together, a little clumsily but happily. The atmosphere was warm and romantic, compared to the freezing wind outside.

● Despite not wearing your princess-like dress and your expensive jewls, you've never felt more like a princess.