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     "BONJOUR, PROFESSEUR Crewel! Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?", Juliet brightly greeted, as the dual-haired instructor had let out a chuckle.

     "No, I don't want to sleep with you", Divus Crewel — a professor modeled after Cruella De Vil — replied.

     "You were supposed to say wee-wee!!", the eighteen year-old frowned.

     "It's oui oui", Crewel corrected.

"Ah, so you agreed!", Juliet grinned, to which the thirty-two year-old professor had sighed.

"Go sit down, Puppy".

"Yes sir...", Juliet grumbled, trudging towards her seat beside the Leech twins and Azul, as she noticed that Malleus was taking this class as well.

"Myahaha!! Another failed attempt?", Grim teased.

"Shut up", the girl scowled, as she discreetly (not) turned her attention towards the dark-haired fae.

Sending a wave his way, Malleus glanced from side to side to confirm that it was for him, before raising a brow in suspicion.

"What've you got there, Shrimpy?", Floyd noisily questioned, as his nose was basically prodding at the lunchboxes in Juliet's tote bag.

"It's my thank you gift for you three since you all helped me clean up the Ramshackle Dorm!", Juliet exclaimed, taking out the lunchboxes, as the trio noticed that the girl had mentally taken note of what their favorite food was when they were just casually chatting yesterday.

"Wow...thank you, Romeo", Jade smiled.

     Azul just stared at his handmade lunch, as there was a speckle of guilt forming, for trying to swindle the girl yesterday. However, it quickly dispersed, as Juliet had just laughed.

     "No need. After all, we're friends, right?"

     Jade and Azul kept quiet, whilst Floyd had aggressively nodded and lumped onto his companion to the left of him.

     Grim jumped out of Juliet's lap, as he hissed at the Leech brother.

     "Of course, Shrimpy!! Though since we're friends, we were wondering if you could do something for us", Floyd sneakily brought up.

     "Oh? What is it?"

     "We've opened this café on campus called Monstro Lounge. However, it's been hard getting word out to people about it, and even with MagiCam, it doesn't—"

"MagiCam?? What's that?", Juliet interrupted.

"It's this app on our technological devices in which you can post photos or videos for others to like and comment", Jade explained.

"Ah, so Instagram".

"What's Instagram?", Azul asked.

"Never mind that. So how can I help??"

"So the most popular person on campus and second on MagiCam is actually the House-warden of Pomefiore: Vil Schoenheit", Azul stated.

"Ohhh!! So you guys want me to convince him to collab with you guys or something?", Juliet asked.

"Precisely", Jade answered.

Juliet rubbed the bottom of her chin, as Grim had suggested that they do it.

"Maybe I can even spar with this Vil person! What an honor for them honestly", Grim haughtily grinned.

"Mm...sure, I guess! What does he look like?", the eighteen year-old inquired.

"He's blonde and fair-skinned. He wears heels and always has makeup on. You'll know when you see him", Floyd replied.

"Alright! I'll do it", Juliet cheerfully agreed, as Floyd just patted the girl's head.

"You're...not going to request for a wish in return?", Azul hesitantly asked.

"Why would I? I don't need my legs to turn into a mermaid tail to find my mer-prince or anything", Juliet laughed, clearly making a reference to the little mermaid.

"And plus, you three are my friends. In fact, my first ones after Grim of course", the girl smiled, tickling the cat under his chin, as he involuntarily purred.

Azul's eyes ever so slightly widened, as his attention was suddenly shifted towards Crewel, who was starting his lesson for the day.

"I see..."

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     "Malleus!!", Juliet called out, causing the fae to halt in the middle of the hallway.

     "What business do you have with me, Child of Man?"

     The eighteen year-old giggled at the odd nickname before extending out her hand.

     "How about we walk to class together, everyday??", Juliet eagerly asked, as Grim's face paled severely.

     He would've coughed up a spitball if he were any normal cat, but no. He was instead about to pull his fur out because he could sense the sheer intimidation radiating off the dark-haired male.

     Malleus glanced down at the girl's open palm, wondering if it was traditional for humans to be so touchy and persistent.

     "Why do you insist on speaking to me, Child of Man? You know my status and identity, don't you?", Malleus confirmed.

"Yeah! You're the greatest mag—"

"NOT FOR LONG THOUGH!", Grim interrupted, swallowing down his pride after briefly meeting the fae's gaze.

"You're one of the most powerful mages in the world! Very swag!", Juliet complimented, as she slightly sulked at her empty hand.

"Precisely. You should stay awa—"

"OH SHIT! WE'RE GONNA BE LATE FOR CLASS!!", Juliet suddenly realized, as the warning bell had rung.

Slipping her hand into Malleus's, Juliet booked it even though Malleus was capable of flying there and making it on time without much effort.

"HEYY!! DON'T LEAVE ME!!", Grim yelled, as he hurriedly soared through the wind, playfully blowing raspberries at the duo that were running on feet.

"MYHAHA! SLOWPOKES!", the gray cat taunted, as he flew faster towards the open field, where their P.E lesson was about to begin.

Instantly, Malleus had paused in his steps, causing Juliet to stumble backwards against the fae's chest.

'Tiddie—shut the fuck up, Juliet!'

"Why'd you stop? Now we'll never make it on ti—"

With a swift motion, Juliet found herself in the arms of Malleus, for the latter had grown a pair of ebony wings. And without doubt, the House-warden of Diasomnia took off into the sky, easily bypassing Grim and dramatically making a landing beside their other classmates.

Everyone whispered amongst themselves, as Malleus had carefully set the human girl down onto her feet.

"We made it", Malleus obviously announced.

"Mhm", Juliet acknowledged.

"So would you mind telling me why you've still got your arms wrapped around me?", the dark-haired fae questioned.

'Tiddie—'

"No reason", Juliet blurted out, as Grim had momentarily arrived, panting and plopping onto the grassy ground.

"Y-You traitor!!"

"WELCOME, STUDENTS! The name's Ashton Vargas. I'll be your fight instructor and P.E teacher starting today. Since this is our first day, let's start with some easy warmups!", the man modeled after Gaston introduced.

"Aw, yes! I love working out!!", Juliet exclaimed.

"You know, back in my world, I learned ice skating because of Yuri on Ice, swimming because of Free, volleyball because of Haikyū, basketball because of Kuroko's no Basket, and—"

"LESS TALKING, MORE MUSCLE BUILDING!", Vargas reminded.

"Four laps around the school, fifty push-ups, sixty curl-ups, seventy burpees, eighty squats, ninety jumping jacks, and a hundred seconds of staying in your plank position!"

Juliet and Grim loudly gasped at the ridiculous amount of tasks, as Malleus had found the girl's expression somewhat humorous.

"I thought you said you loved working out, Child of Man", the dark-haired male faintly teased.

"I DO! But I never said that I was good at it! I mean, did you even hear all the things he's requiring?! I'll pass out before I even get to the fifty push-ups!", Juliet whined.

"Mannn!! I came here to be the best mage, not the buff mage!", Grim complained.

     "Magic starts with muscles!", the brown-haired professor rebutted, "Now before you three go, where's your P.E uniforms?"

     With a snap of his fingers, Malleus's dorm uniform changed into the P.E one.

     Juliet was about to foam at the mouth, before Malleus had slightly tilted his head to the side.

     "What are you staring at? I'm a student like the rest of you. I can put on athletic wear".

"Yes, but the P.E uniform is ugly — no offense, Mr. Vargas — yet you've managed to still like fine as hell in it!"

Malleus once again remained silent, for he was used to praises, but not peculiar ones like this.

"Be mindful of your language, young one. Anyways, now where's your P.E clothing?", Vargas questioned.

"Ah, it's..."

Looking around, Juliet had immediately realized that she had forgotten her bag of clothes and extra bandages — to bind her chest — in her last period.

"I-I left them in my last class, sir...", Juliet quietly mumbled, as Grim had just snickered.

'Did he accidentally forget his clothes because he was trying to catch up to me?'

"Mm...well I can't exactly have you running in your tuxedo and button up, since you'll pass out. You could either go get your clothes and be behind or strip down to your pants", Vargas suggested.

"I—"

"That's easy! If I were you, I'd just stri—oh".

Grim and Juliet shared a look, as the latter had sighed.

"I'll go back and get my clothes", the light-haired girl said.

"Alright! Try to catch up once you're back", Vargas stated, as he walked off to go monitor the other students.

     "Mm...I'll see you later then, Malleus", Juliet pouted, "I was hoping to run with you and get a sight of your ab—I mean, sparkling eyes!"

     Malleus hummed a little, as he watched Juliet sluggishly trudge back towards the classroom that they had come from.

     Grim began his laps, as Juliet had told the cat that he needn't to wait on her.

     "Child of Man", Malleus called out.

     "Yes??"

     "Come", he commanded, "I shall help you til the end since you've entertained me today".

     "You mean...", Juliet's sentence dispersed, as she watched the fae spread his pair of wings once more, opening his arms up to her.

     "Yes. Now hold on tight".

     AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is Crewel:

     AND I WILL NEVER SHUT UP ABT MALLEUS,,

     He literally deserves the world & I will gift it to him <333