Early the next morning, Hazel was in another room drawing out designs the mirror for her dorm to put in the Hall of Mirrors. She figured to have the frame to be simple yet have a gothic touch to it. It would have the Mortishackle insignia on the top, then it would be accompanied with Death's skeletal hands creeping out the top. Along with it would be some tombstones, mourning flowers and a scale that was used to balance to items with items to symbolize equality or neutrality.

[LOCATION: Ramshackle Dorm – Lounge]

"You up already, Hazel? Remember, today is the Unbirthday Party, remember? It's off with our heads if we're late." Deuce told Hazel as he was getting ready. Then he went to the door once he heard a knock. "Hello?"

It was Cater.

"Good morning~! How was yesterday's sleepover~? Did you experience youth fully by playing cards and other games~?"

Ace replied to him with a sleepy expression. "(yawns) Good morning, Cater-senpai. Yeah, we played some cards. Hazel didn't though. Said she was busy with something else."

"And Grim didn't know the rules so he kept picking old maid." Hazel pointed out with a grin.

"Damn it...! I couldn't win at all!!" Grim complained.

"Your face completely shows when you get the joker card, you know?" Deuce pointed out.

"Then, shall we hurry and bring the tarts we made to apologize to Riddle?" Cater suggested.

[LOCATION: Heartslabyul Dorm]

The group approached the grounds as Ace had a look of determination. "Alright, I'll head on and bring the tart to the Dorm Head so I can apologize..." Then the group saw a group of ....at least three Caters?!

CATER B: "Hey, you're finally here~! What took you so long, me?"

CATER A: "I'm home~! Sorry for the wait, me~"

ALL: !!??

"Th-there are two Diamond-senpais...!?" Deuce asked.

"You were a twin!?" Ace yelled.

"Oh, no. I'm the only male sibling. This is my unique magic, Split Card. I can make clones of myself using magic~!"

"So this is the reason why we couldn't beat him at all the other day..."

CATER C: "Welcome back~"

CATER D: "Welcome, Hazel~ ♪"

CATER B: "It was so difficult~ You made me wait so long, Acey~"

"There's more of him!!" Ace said in shock.

"I'm getting dizzy just watching this." Hazel said holding her head.

"By the way, the real Cater is me~ Cloning myself is pretty tiring, so I don't want to prolong this. In any case, it's off with our heads if we're late. We'd better get going! Me army, we're done for the day~!" The original Cater said to his clones.

"Aye, aye, sir~" Said the clones before vanishing.

[LOCATION: Heartslabyul Dorm – Tea Garden]

HEARTSLABYUL STUDENT: "Make way for our leader, the Red Ruler: Prefect Riddle!"

HEARTSLABYUL STUDENTS: "Three cheers for Prefect Riddle!"

"Indeed. The roses are red and the tablecloths are white. Truly a perfect Unbirthday Party." Riddle smirked approvingly. He then saw that Hazel was at the party as well, and she looked really nice in the Heartslabyul dress provided for her. He felt like he had to make sure things right for her. "The Dormouse is sleeping inside the teapot just as planned, correct?"

"Of course. The jam to put on one's nose is ready, should the need arise, too." Trey nodded.

"Well done." Riddle nodded.

"Whoa...! What's with that get-up! He looks so cool!"

"Fufu~ The Heartslabyul dorm uniform is super cool, isn't it~? It's totally fashionable and very 'grammable~! ☆ I'm gonna go get changed, too."The Queen of Hearts states that a dress code is necessary for party days, after all~ I'll coordinate your clothes for you as a special service for today~" Cater said as he gave them the uniform for Heartslabyul.

"Whoa...!" Deuce said at his new outfit.

"Dude, this is totally stylish!" Ace exclaimed.

"Nyaha! I look so cool!" Grim said in his new bow.

"A little fancy for my taste, but I like it!" Hazel said as she looked at her own outfit.

"Don't forget to offer him the tart, got it~? Alright, off to the party!" Cater said as the group headed off for the party.

"Let us toast before we proceed with the croquet match. Does anyone have their tea cups already?" Riddle asked as everyone nodded and raised their cups.

"Now then, a toast to a day with no birthdays. A toast to the Unbirthday Party!" The redheaded prefect announced.

"Cheers!"

"Ace, now's your chance. Go apologize." Hazel nudged Ace forward.

"Alright... Um, Prefect...~

"You are... Ah, the 1st year who stole my tarts." Riddle frowned.

"Um... I was thinking of apologizing for what I did, so I uh... I made a new batch of tarts." Ace said as he presented the tarts.

"Hm? I'll ask just to be sure, but what kind of tarts did you make?" Riddle asked.

"Thank you for asking! It's a marron tart made with lots of chestnuts!" Ace said proudly.

But rather than giving approval, Riddle gave Ace a look of disgust to Hazel's confusion.

"Marron tart, you say!? How atrocious!"

"Eh!?"

"What?" Hazel asked just as surprised.

"Rule #562 of the Queen of Hearts. "Refrain from bringing marron tarts for the Unbirthday Party." This is a capital crime! What have you done!? You've wasted a perfect Unbirthday Party!" The redhead shouted in accusation.

"R-Rule # 562!?" Deuce and Grim shouted in disbelief.

"Hold on a minute! Just how many rules are there!?" Hazel asked incredulously.

"There are a total of 810 rules and I've memorized all of them. A small feat for a Dorm Head, I must say." Riddle said with a hint of prideful arrogance.

Cater and Trey were just as surprised and whispered to each other.

"(whispering) Oh, man... This is bad... Did you know that, Trey?"

"(whispering) I've only managed to memorize until Rule #350. I completely let my guard down. I didn't know there would be rules regarding the tarts, too..."

"As Heartslabyul's Prefect, I cannot simply turn a blind eye towards this appalling rule-breaking. Get those marron tarts away from me at once! And throw these two away from the grounds at once!" Riddle ordered as some students moved to take Deuce and Ace away, but then....

"Stupify!" As a result, a lot of students were thrown back.

"What?!" Riddle yelled surprised as he saw Hazel defending her three classmates and this time, he saw her turn from a soft emerald to a hard venomous green as it showed her anger.

"I can understand that following rules can help one grow and so on, but this is definitely crossing the line!" Hazel started off as she walked off towards Riddle.

And for once in his life since he was young, he felt small. Especially since he was 2 inches shorter than Hazel.

"I don't know what kind of world you live in, but ONE: Ace actually worked hard to make that marron tart as an apology. TWO: Aside from yourself, no one would be able to remember such a ridiculous rule. And THREE: The MAIN reason they may not remember it is because there are Too. Many. Bloody. Absurd. RULES!" Hazel yelled as she emphasized every word.

Riddle did feel some fear from her unforeseen anger, but he was still going to stand his ground. He had to make an example as a prefect of Heartslabyul!

"Because it is as The Queen did things! She was the absolute rule of Wonderland and all who defied her had their heads off. She was a true ruler." Riddle said, but it only made Hazel smirk bitterly at this.

"That's not the rule of a kingdom. That's the making of a dictatorship." Hazel leaned in to Riddle's face, and fortunately for him, the angered witch didn't see him turn red in embarrassment.

Hazel continued. "I don't know if you know this, but where I come from, when a royal turns dictator or even rules with a corrupted fist, more often than not, they would eventually find themselves being executed themselves by those who they oppressed. That's proof that no one is truly above the law, or that Death takes no prisoners. So, I would advise not to go against me. You don't want to see ME when I'm furious." Hazel finished as she backed off and got her classmates and had them to leave with her.

The air around the Unbirthday party was still cold even after she left.

"Y-yikes. Who'd thought a woman would be so scary?~" Cater shivered.

"Riddle?" Trey asked his shell-shocked leader.

"......No matter. We'll continue this party. I'll deal with Prefect Potter tomorrow after school."

"...Of course." Trey honestly didn't know whether to worry for Riddle or Hazel more.

He did see the statue of Death at Main Street and the summary how he dealt with those who cheated, tricked or opposed him no matter who they were.

It made him wonder what would happen the next day if Hazel was pushed too far.

He couldn't help but fear the worst.

Mostly because he thought that the glare that Hazel had wasn't just that of a furious woman.

It was those of a veteran.

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Here's the next part. The turning point is finally coming for Riddle.

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