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"AYO MR. CROWLEY, MY ROOM'S FREEZING AND THE GHOSTS AREN'T KEEPING ME WAR—oh..."

Juliet stared at all the House-wardens and Vice House-wardens that were gathered in Crowley's office, who were seemingly to be discussing the same issue as well.

"Am I interrup—"

"JULIET!! YOU'RE BLOCKING THE DOOR!", Grim yelled, shoving the girl inside, as his face instantly paled upon seeing the unexpected guests.

"MYAH!"

"Juliet? Who's Juliet?", Kalim questioned, to which Jamil's stomach churned at the thought of Juliet liking Kalim more than him.

     After all, Kalim was just as cheerful (if not even more) as Juliet herself. And Jamil? Well, he's forced to conceal his talents and achievements in order for Kalim to shine, so his personality was practically molded to fit the word 'boring'.

     "Ah, it's—"

     "ROMEO AND JULIET!", the girl butted in, taking a seat beside Malleus and Kalim, as she gave a brief summary of the tragic lovers' story.

     "And then they both died. The end", Juliet finished.

     "That still doesn't explain why Grim called you—"

     "SO, MR. CROWLEY! Mind telling us why the entire campus is freezing over?", Juliet interrupted once again, turning away from the confused yet amused Scarabia student.

     "Ah right! So one of our school's precious magestones was stolen, which altered the temperature", Crowley explained.

"Eh? Who would even do such a thing? How problematic...", Idia Shroud, the House-warden of Ignihyde, muttered.

Juliet stared at the blue-haired man, who seemed to slightly shrink at the sight of the girl's persistent stare.

"I believe it's the fairies. They're hosting a gala in order to welcome Spring", Malleus informed, as he tapped Juliet's shoulder so that the girl would break eye contact with Idia.

"Since it's regarding fairies, can't you just ask for them to give it back?", Jade asked.

"Unfortunately we're not of the same race. I'm a dragon fae, and with my mere presence alone, they'd scatter before I'd even be able to speak", the dark-haired Diasomnia student explained.

     "Tch, useless", Leona Kingscholar — the House-warden of Savanaclaw — scoffed.

     "Bitch??? You try and take it back then!", Juliet defended, to which the Scar wannabe had snorted.

     "Careful there, herbivore. Wouldn't want you to get hurt, now would we?"

     "I literally eat meat. If anything, call me an omnivore, hoe!"

     "Oi! Who are you callin' a hoe, huh?!"

     "Does it look like I'm talking to anyone else?", Juliet sassed back, as Riddle Rosehearts (the House-warden of Heartslabyul) cringed at the lack of manners from the two.

     "FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!!", Grim chanted, until everyone had given the cat a look.

     "It's okay, Beastie. You may take a seat and cool off. You needn't waste your energy on the likes of him", Malleus politely smiled.

     "YOU—"

     "AHEM!", Crowley coughed, having to have seen enough entertainment for the day.

     "Since it is the fairies, we mustn't upset them. Does anyone have any ideas on how to retrieve it? If not, we'll have to end up closing down the school for an entire year", Crowley mentioned.

"An entire year? I'm afraid that that would ruin my reputation as a model", Vil Schoenheit — the House-warden of Pomefiore — sighed.

Juliet, for the first time ever, had finally met the target for Azul's Monstro Lounge promotion.

'He's so pretty...HE'S PRETTIER THAN ME!!'

"I say we just steal it back", Leona suggested.

"Great idea, Kingscholar! Since you're the one that came up with the idea, mmm...how about you, Bucchi, Al-Asim, Viper, Grim, and Romeo handle this?", Crowley smiled.

"HAH?!", Leona and Juliet stood up at the same time.

"WITH HIM?!", the two of them yelled in sync, causing Riddle to experience an incoming headache.

"NYAH? ME TOO??", Grim questioned.

"Mr. Crowley, you literally could've chosen anyone else in this group, why him?! Even Azul would do!"

"Even?", Azul repeated with an offended tone.

"Just...ya know...", Juliet shrugged.

"No, I don't quite know. Why don't you explain it to me, Romeo", the House-warden of Octavinelle fake smiled.

"Let me be clear: I hate schmoozing. Galas? Gag. Balls? Barf. Etcetera, etcetera", Leona stated.

"All your absences will be excused if you go", Crowley replied.

"As if I give a shi—"

"And so will the rest of your absences for the rest of your year. No nagging from any teachers", the headmage interrupted.

"Fine", Leona growled, taking a seat, as Juliet's mouth gaped open.

"But I—"

"I'll take you shopping and buy you what you need once you've retrieved the magestone", Crowley said, to which Juliet had also taken a seat.

"I'm sat".

"Great! Now that we're all on the same page, why don't you and Crewel train the six so that they're prepared for such an event, Schoenheit?"

"Of course, Mr. Crowley", Vil respectfully replied.

Jade and Azul had then glanced over at Juliet, as the girl already knew what they were thinking.

Giving them a curt nod, Juliet had just shrunk back into her seat.

"I suppose this'll do...", she groaned.

"Do not worry, Beastie. If they ever get on your nerves, feel free to run to me", Malleus mumbled, resulting in Juliet to flash him an appreciative smile.

     "Thanks, Mal".

     As the meeting ended, Juliet was about to head back to Ramshackle Dorm with Grim, until a boy with fiery blue hair had stopped them.

     "Why were you staring at me?", he asked.

     "Huh?"

     "During the meeting. You were...staring at me...", Idia uncomfortably confronted.

     "Oh! It's because you looked like one of my favorite characters from My Hero—"

     "ACADEMIA!", Idia suddenly blurred out.

     "Y-You know that anime too?", Juliet gasped, whilst Grim remained confused as ever.

     "Of course!! Is it Oboro that I remind you of? It's because of the flaming blue hair, isn't it?!"

     Juliet covered her mouth in shock, as the two just stood there for a good while, staring at each other.

     "Hellooooo!! Earth to Romeooooo", Grim waved.

     "YOU! YOU MUST BE MY SOULMATE!!", Juliet screamed with much excitement, as she snatched Idia's chilling hands, causing him to flinch from the sudden closeness.

     "W-Who, me??", Idia questioned.

     "YES YOU! Say, what other animes have you watched?? I really like Jujutsu Kaisen and..."

     The girl had then proceeded to swindle Idia into a prolonged conversation about why Sukuna's hot even with four arms and a mouth plastered on his stomach.

     Grim, for the most part, was terrified, flying back to their dorm, as he hoped that he'd never have to meet such a monster, who is supposedly built like an apex predator.

     "You seem to have a type for toxic men", Idia noticed.

     "You're not wrong", Juliet grinned, "But I bet you're the type to simp for those girls in maid outfits".

     The Hades-looking boy widened his eyes, as he wondered if it was that obvious.

     "Your blush makes it obvious!!", Juliet pointed out with a laugh, as the House-warden internally cringed.

     "I..."

     "Oh, look at the time! I've got to go get Grim for dinner. I'll talk to you another time, 'kay? It's such a blessing to have been able to find another weeb on this campus", Juliet smiled, waving goodbye before Idia could even say anything else.

     "Umm...bye I guess...", he muttered, scratching the back of his head, as he decided to head back to the Ignihyde Dorm to tell his little brother about his new friend.

     "He'll for sure be pleased about my endeavors of talking to someone for longer than three minutes".

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     "Fried Potato! This is your sixth time dropping the bowl of water on top of your head. Can't you do any better?", Vil critiqued, as Juliet was now a puddle of liquid on the ground.

"Ahhh!! I can't do it!! I don't even know how Kalim and Jamil are doing so well", Juliet sighed, whining on the ground, as Grim just snickered at the girl's suffering.

     "Don't lay on the dirty ground, puppy. Get up", Crewel demanded, to which Juliet had immediately stood up.

     "Good puppy", Crewel praised, causing the eighteen year-old to put the bowl back on her head in attempts to balance it once again.

     "I'm ready", Juliet determinedly smiled.

"That's the spirit!!", Kalim grinned.

Jamil simply observed, as Leona yawned in response to Vil's harsh training.

     "Some prince you are. Are you sure you're not just the royal jester? Actually, no — saying that does a disservice to jesters everywhere", Vil insulted.

"Ruggie, should we just ditch this and go take a nap instead?", the Second Prince suggested.

Ruggie Bucchi, although not the Vice-warden of Savanaclaw (since there isn't one in the first place), is responsible for cleaning up most of Leona's messes both figuratively and literally.

     "I don't think—"

     "PROFESSOR CREWEL, LEONA'S TRYING TO SKIP~", Juliet tattled, causing the House-warden of Savanaclaw to glare at the human.

     "You herbivore, come here, why don't ya?", Leona threateningly scowled.

     Crewel rubbed his temples, whilst Juliet hid behind Jamil and Kalim.

     "Come get me, Kitty", Juliet taunted.

     "Oh you're really asking for it now", Leona darkly chuckled, about to pounce on the girl, before Ruggie had held back the Second Prince of Sunset Savana.

     "Enough!", Crewel interrupted, "Let's just end our lesson here for now. We'll practice more tomorrow".

     As the professor left first, Leona and Ruggie followed swiftly, only after sending a warning glare Juliet's way.

     "Wow! You're brave", Kalim commented.

     "More stupid if anything", Grim scoffed.

     "Shut up, you weasel! I bet if I were in danger, you'd just watch me get eaten by the lion", Juliet stated, flicking Grim's forehead, as she elicited a long rant from the latter.

     "Hey now, we're all in this together. Let's not forget that we're doing this to bring back the magestone", Kalim reminded.

     "Speaking of which, would you all mind if I borrowed this Fried Potato for a second?", Vil intercepted.

     "Not at all! Take him!", Grim encouraged, earning an offended gasp from Juliet.

"Okay!! See you guys tomorrow then!", Kalim waved.

Juliet tugged on Jamil's shirt with a pouting expression, as the latter just patted the girl's head.

"You'll be okay", he muttered, before taking his leave as well.

The blonde girl sniffled at the betrayal, as she glanced over at the House-warden of Pomefiore.

"M-May I help you?", Juliet hesitantly questioned.

"Yes. Since you're dragging down the group, I'll make sure to whip you into shape before tomorrow's lesson", Vil cunningly smiled.

Juliet thickly swallowed her saliva, as she awkwardly let out a few chuckles.

"C-Can I not?", she pleaded.

"What do you think?"

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Vil & Malleus's beauty >>>

CANON THAT IDIA WATCHED NARUTO??

Also why does Ruggie give me hyena vibes?? Like the ones from Simba.

His laugh kinda...🤨