Chapter 9: A Mealtime Chat
3rd Person's POV:
"Eh! Dorm leader!" Ace yells in fear when he saw a boy with red, mid-length hair that curves inward, V-shaped bangs covering his forehead, side bangs, and two strands of hair forming a heart on top of his head. He has a stern look and silver eyes.
The Heartslabyul dorm leader isn't too happy when he heard Ace's complaining as he glares at the first year with his arms crossed. "Idiot..." Andie facepalm, knowing this is not gonna end well thanks to Ace's big mouth. "Oh my, Riddle. Your super crazy cute today~" Cater compliments, looking nervous, "Hmph. Cater. If you talk too much, it's going to cost your head." Riddle said coldly, "Hey now, gimme a break." Cater said awkwardly, "Ffgna! This is the guy who put that weird collar on me during the entrance exam!" Grim frowns. "You're the freshman that caused all that fuss of expulsion." Andie blinks when she heard that, "News sure travels fast around here." She thought.
Riddle turns back to Grim. "Will you knock it off, calling someone's unique magic a "weird collar"?" Riddle turns back to Andie, "For goodness's sake, the headmaster is soft. If you forgive rule breakers, the whole system will collapse. All you have to do is cut the head off of those who don't follow the rules." He sternly informs, causing Andie to furrow her eyebrows, not liking his attitude one bit. "The things coming out his mouth don't suit his looks..." Ace mutters. "The headmaster appears to have forgiven you, but make no mistake, the next time it happens, I will not."
Already fed up with his attitude, Andie finished eating her orange slices and said, "Oh, I'm SO sorry for the inconvenience. I didn't realize it's such a big deal for you to waltz on over here to interrupt our meal and conversation, just to complain to us like a little bitch." She sneered, causing Ace, Deuce, Grim, Trey and Cater to gasp in shock from what she said. "Oh? You dare talk to me with such a tone, Andrea?" Riddle asked with a sterner tone and glare as he crossed his arms again. Andie stood up from her seat and glares down at the short red brunette. "Don't make me laugh. That's rich coming from a guy who's a few inches shorter than me and uses a collar all of things to put on people's necks and kicks them out as if they're animals. So, if I were you, I'd watch YOUR tone before you regret it." Andie growls.
Everyone in the cafeteria, who saw what was happening, gasps in horror, no one has ever talked back at Heartslabyul's dorm leader before. Not wanting the situation to get any worse, Cater grabs Andie by her shoulders and pulls her close to him, and Trey gets in between Riddle and Andie. "Now, now Andie-chan, let's not get too hasty. Why don't I tell you about the clubs we have here? You might be interested in joining one of them." Cater offers nervously, gripping her shoulders as a sign to stop provoking him.
"Riddle, please don't be offended. I'm sure she doesn't mean it." Trey said, trying to stop the fight. But neither Andie nor Riddle listened as they continue to glare at each other. But their glaring contest is interrupted when Ace chuckles awkwardly, turning their attention to him, "... By the way, dorm leader, is there anyway... you could say, remove this collar?" Ace asked with a nervous smile.
"I was going to if you had learned your lesson but, the way you were just talking shows that you haven't at all. Keep it on for a while longer." Riddle answers, "Don't worry, as first years you'll only be learning fundamentals, not actually using magic." Riddle reassures, "You also won't be able to cause a scene like yesterday, isn't that great?" Andie narrows her eyes, starting to get angry.
"Now don't just sit around chatting away, finish your lunch. Laws of the Queen of Hearts Number 271: "One should eat lunch and leave their seat within 15 minutes." If you break the rules... I'm sure you understand?" He warns. "Haah, another weird rule..." Ace mumbles with a sigh, "The answer is, "Yes, dorm leader!"." Riddle commands, "Yes, dorm leader!" Ace and Deuce answers, though Ace looks annoyed while saying this.
"Very good." Riddle said with satisfaction. "I will look after them for you." Trey offers, "... Hm. You're the vice dorm leader, so I expect you not to act foolishly." Riddle said, "Following the Laws of the Queen of Hearts, Number 339: "After a meal, one must always drunk lemon tea with two sugars." I must go buy sugar cubes from the school store, so I'll be on my way. Letting the sugar cubes run out us a huge offense, I can't believe..." Riddle turns to Andie one last time.
"But I must warn you Andrea, if you break the rules of this dormitory, you know what happens, understand?" Andie gently move Trey out of the way since he was still in front of her and lean down a bit to Riddle's height, "No promises small fry... and even if I do... I like to see you try, shorty." Andie said in Riddle's face, before standing straight back up to her own height. Everyone in the cafeteria can only watch and tremble, feeling the tension between the red brunette and the platinum blonde as Riddle glares at her before walking away with Andie's glare following him.
*Drip Drip*
Suddenly Andie saw small drops of black ooze dripping and formed into a puddle before fading away. She blinks, wondering what she just saw. "Eeeeeii. That was close." Cater sighs in relief once Riddle is gone, "Andie-san, what were you thinking?!" Deuce asked his female friend, "Hey! I'm not gonna let that pipsqueak order me around like that! I hate it when people do that! Just because he's the dorm leader, doesn't mean he can abuse his power like that!" Andie yells, still mad at Riddle. Andie walks back to her seat, sat down and eat her strawberries, trying to calm down. "That guy is so obnoxious." Grim grumbles, "Whoah! That's rude!" Deuce scolds Grim, "No Deuce, Grim's right. He really is obnoxious." Andie said.
"Did the dorm leader leave?" Andie glance over her shoulder when she overhears one of the Heartslabyul's students whispering to each other. "I broke the Laws of the Queen of Hearts, No. 186: "One must never eat a hamburger steak on Tuesday." I was terrified of what would happen if he found out I ate one." His friend mutters with fear in his voice, "Uuugh... at least let us eat whatever we want." He mumbles with a sad look. Andie looks at them with sympathetic, feeling bad for them and the rest of students in Heartslabyul, "Poor dudes, I can't imagine how it's like to have a guy like Riddle to be so strict to follow the rules so much to the point they're even not allowed to do whatever they want anymore. Not even outside their own dorm."
Andie turns back to her friends and noticed how quiet Trey and Cater are, no doubt they heard what the two Heartslabyul students said. "... In his first week at school, Riddle took the seat of dorm leader. He speaks harshly, but he's trying to make the dorm better. He doesn't have bad intentions." Trey explains, but Andie furrow her eyebrows a little, not believing a word Trey said.
"Is Trey defending Riddle? Doesn't he know what he's doing is wrong?" "Someone with good intentions doesn't randomly collar people!" Grim pointed this out, and he's not wrong. Trey and Cater chuckles nervously. "That may be true Grim, but it was your fault for going crazy during the orientation, remember?" Andie said, pointing out what happened that day. "Gggrrnnn... But that collar cuts off your magic, it's horrible and it sucks!" When Grim said that, a question pops in Andie's head.
She turns to the third years and asked, "That reminds me, what is a "unique magic" anyway?" "Hm? You mean Riddle's unique magic?" Cater asked as Andie nods, "Unique... means that it's magic that only he can use?" Deuce asks curiously, "It's magic that's strictly limited to one person... simply put, it's magic that reflects the character of the user that only they can use, so "unique magic". You'll learn about it in class eventually." Trey explains, "Riddle's unique magic let's him seal another person's magic for a fixed amount of time." Cater said, "it's called..."
"OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!"
"Hiiii! Just the name is terrifying!" Grim yells, "That actually explains the collar now." Andie said, now understands why Riddle uses a collar. "As a wizard, having your magic sealed hurts like losing your head. Therefore, you shouldn't break Riddle's rules inside the dorm." Cater said, "It also means he isn't scary if you follow the rules." Trey said, "I really doubt that." Andie mutters under her breath as she finished eating her strawberries.
"So, what you're saying is that I have to go buy a tart or Cater-senpai will kick me out again?" Ace asked. "That's right. As decided by the Laws of the Queen of Hearts, No. 53. In particular, Riddle really look forward to eat the first piece of a whole tart, so he won't forgive you unless it's whole." Cater said, "You said you want to be friends, so can't you just overlook that?!" Ace complains, "That is that, this is this." Cater said as Andie took another sip of her chocolate milk. "But aren't whole tarts pretty expensive?" Deuce asks, causing Andie to spit her drink out when she heard that.
"(Cough) (cough) W-what?! Are-(cough) you serious?!" Andie coughs as she uses her arm to wipe her mouth, since some of the chocolate milk got caught in her throat while she was sipping, and when she spit it out, it caused her to cough. "Blegh, I don't have that kind of money." Ace sighs, "Well, unless you know how to make a tart, then that's the only option you got, Ace." Andie said after she finished coughing.
"Actually, why don't you make one? The other tarts were all made by Trey." Cater said. "Wait, really?!" Andie asked, looking surprised, "Trey-senpai, you made that tart? Amazing! It was as good as a pro's!" Ace compliments, "Haha, thank you. It's true I have all the tools and seasonings... I won't help you for free." Trey said, "Eeeehh!? I have to pay for it?!" Ace shouts, "Haha, I'm not gonna squeeze money out of underclassman. If we're going to make the tart Riddle wants to eat, then we need a lot of chestnuts. Could you gather them for me?" Trey ask politely.
"Either way is a pain. Well, how many do you need?" Ace ask, "To make it for the Unbirthday Party we'll need... about 2 to 300, I think." Trey calculates, "THAT MANY!?" Deuce and Grim yells, "What the hell?!" Andie shouts, looking stunned. "Then I'll have you roast them and remove the outer shell to take out the nut." Trey continues, "Can I go home?" Grim ask, "Me too." Deuce agrees, "Traitors!" Ace yells at them, "You've been through enough already, so I'll help you. I did promise to make sure you get that tart after all, and I know how to bake. Plus, I get to see more around this school, so it's a win-win in my book." Andie said, making Ace gave her a hug. "My savior!" Ace shouts happily.
"You know, tarts that everyone makes together are always the best. To make memories! You might even make you debut as a food blogger." Cater said, "Keep it a secret from Riddle, but freshly baked mont blanc is the most delicious. Only those who help make it get to try some." Trey said, "I never had mont blanc before, so I can't wait to try some." Andie said happily, "Oooh Oooh Oooh! Let's get a move on! We're gonna pick chestnut after chestnut after chestnut!" Grim cheered, "You sure changed your mind quickly." Andie said, rolling her eyes at Grim. "So where do we get the chestnuts?" Andie ask, "There should be plenty of chestnut trees in the forest behind the campus botanical garden." Trey answered, "Then we meet after class in front of the botanical garden." Ace said, "Go! Go! Chestnut picking!" Grim cheers, making Andie smile a little at his cute cheering.
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