"What's going on in here."

Madden walked in, followed by Devin and then Hort. Madden spotted his candy stash and his eyes narrowed. "I'm so gonna suffocate you in your sleep." He said with a glare, leaning over and snatching his candy back. Y/n chuckled slightly, watching him sit down on his bed with Devin. Hort seemed to glance at them for longer than expected before finding a spot near the window sill to sit. 

"So." Lani started awkwardly, glancing between everyone before looking back at Y/n expectantly. They shrugged slightly, unsure of what to say. "Does anyone know when we're getting our finger glows?" She tried to strike up a conversation. 

"Oh yeah, isn't that like- tomorrow? Or is it in two days." Devin muttered, more to himself than the others but out loud nonetheless. 

"We get our finger glows this year?" Y/n asked, sitting up a bit more. Madden nodded in excitement- ever the one to be energetic. Hort rolled his eyes, looking out the window and evidently zoning out from the conversation. In that moment, Y/n kinda wished they could know what was going through his head. It was so difficult to tell what was happening in that brain of his. With that being said, Y/n started to zone out too, as always. Lani nudged them after a while, bringing Y/n back into reality. 

"Huh?" They looked up, realizing the boys were leaving again. "Wait where are you guys going?" They asked curiously. Hort glanced back at them and ignored their question, leaving. Devin shrugged, following. 

"We're going to get lunch." Madden answered, raising an eyebrow at the fact Hort had just ignored Y/n like that- especially after the little stunt he pulled earlier- it just seemed out of character for him. Y/n, too, was a little surprised by the action. Though they said nothing because, well, Hort was Hort. He was pretty unpredictable. 

"Well then..." Lani mumbled, standing up. "I guess we should also head over to get some lunch?" She suggested. Y/n nodded, standing from their bed.

"Yeah, I guess we should." At that, the two left the dorm and started to make their way to the School for Good, to the cafeteria. All was well as they walked, making small talk as they went to the cafeteria. Unfortunately, the peace of the walk didn't last long in the School for Good, as Y/n bumped into one of the girls. Of course it had to be Beatrix, who was probably worse than half the Nevers.  

"Watch it!" She said with a scoff, clearly offended that someone would even breathe the same air as her. Y/n raised an eyebrow, almost amused by the actions of the princess. If this was how all of them acted, maybe being at the School for Evil wasn't as bad a mistake as they had thought. 

"Sorry, I didn't see you-" They began, getting cut off by Hort's voice from behind them. Great, another problem. Lani too rolled her eyes, but stayed silent to see how the entire event would play out; she was a sucker for drama. 

"She didn't mean it, Beatrix, and if you couldn't tell you don't exactly own the entire hallway. Maybe you should've been watching where you were going instead." He said in his usual monotone voice. Beatrix huffed in frustration, ever the pouty little princess of the school. She stomped off, probably to go complain to her boyfriend Tedros. Lani snickered, but Y/n was simply irritated that Hort had stepped in. They turned to face him, eyes narrowed. 

"I don't need you to fight my battles for me."