"Ugh... where... what..."

Your mind was fuzzy and your gaze was blank. You could feel yourself slowly regaining consciousness. Sharp pain courses through your body as you heard someone calling for you.

"{Y/N}... {Y/N}!! Wake up!"

Wake up... you have to... you can't lose it all here...

Slowly, you forced yourself to get up. Warm air blew in your face as you felt your surroundings.

"Wood... I must be in the dorm still. But what happened?"

"{Y/N}? What happened to you?!"

"Grim?..." You looked around for the little monster and rubbed your eyes. "What do you mean what happened to me?"

A dark shadow crept over the ground, so you slowly turned to see a giant pair of blue eyes staring at you. It took you a second to register who they belonged to, but when you did, a scream erupted from the back of your throat.

"AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!"

Grim, who was small enough to fit in your arms, was now as tall as a one story house.

~

"W-w-what happened?! You're HUGE!!"

"And you're super tiny!!" Grim sat down and tilted his head.

You began to hyperventilate; what the hell was going on?! Who did this to you?!

"Calm down {Y/N}!"

"Don't tell ME to be calm!" You looked up at him and grabbed your head. "GRIM! You gotta help me; I need to get back to normal!"

"How?"

"I dunno! Just... take me to Ace and Deuce! NOW!"

Grim bent down, so you grabbed his bow and climbed on top of his back.

"Hang on!" Grim turned and leapt down the stairs. You held his bow tightly to stop yourself from flying off. Grim pushed the door open and began running down the path towards NRC.

~

"How do you think this happened?" Grim asked.

"I dunno!" You yelled. "But however it happened I want it reversed! NOW!"

"Stop screeching! Your voice is like a whistle going nonstop right next to my ear!" Grim jumped over a large rock and made his way into the academy. "Hey! Move, jerks! Grim the Great coming through!"

The students moved aside and stared at Grim as he hurried down the halls.

"S-sorry!" You called as Grim pushed through the others. He skidded for a second and turned towards the Mirror Gates leading to the other dorms. He looked up at the Heartslabyul mirror and picked up pace. He leapt inside and stopped once he got out.

~

"Eh? Grim?"

Grim looked up at Ace and Deuce, who gave him a strange look. Ace bent down and grabbed the sides of Grim's face.

"Ay! What the hell do ya think you're doing here?! And you hit me!" Grim growled and pulled away.

"I didn't come to fight! Even though I obviously would win. But there's a huge problem! {Y/N} got shrunk!"

"What?! Where are they?" Deuce asked.

Grim turned to the side to show you sitting on his back. Ace and Deuce gasped.

"Eh?!!"

~

"Whoa... {Y/N}, you're all tiny! What happened?" Ace asked.

"I dunno! But whatever happens I want it reversed!" You shouted. Deuce carefully picked you up and held you near his face. Ace leaned over his shoulder to get a better look.

"You're so small... and you don't know how this happened?"

You nodded. Your face turned red at his gentle touch; you could sit on his palm and stand up if you wanted.

"No idea, huh? Meh, you're cool like this! But how're you gonna get to class?" Ace asked.

"Can't you just tell our teachers I'm not feeling so good?"

"Sure... but where are you gonna stay? You can't fit in your bed at Ramshackle."

You looked at the Heartslabyul dorm and back at your friends. Deuce and Ace stared at you with wide eyes. You gulped nervously, but decided to ask your question anyways.

"Do you mind if I stay here? Just to stay safe?"

"Here?! Dude, if you stayed here Riddle would flip his lid!" Ace said.

"They can stay with me," Deuce said. "I don't mind."

Deuce lifted you up to his shoulder and set you down. "Just stay out of sight. If the house warden finds you, you'll have to answer to his anger issues. Don't worry, {Y/N}."

You nodded, but inside you felt entirely relieved. Someone was going to help you, and it was someone you could trust. Deuce would try his best, you knew that.

You hadn't realized it, but you leaned into him. He smelled like fresh flowers mixed with a hint of paint; he must've just finished painting the roses. Deuce took note of this and smiled. "Don't worry, {Y/N}. I promise I'll take care of you."

~

Deuce placed his paint can down in the storage room and looked at the kitchen. "Are you hungry {Y/N}?"

You nodded. "Could you get me something to eat?"

"Sure. Lemme just check to see no one's here." Deuce checked around the corner and made his way towards the kitchen. He reached into the fridge and shuffled around for something. "Is anything fine?"

"Yes. I'm not picky," you replied. Deuce grabbed a large bowl from the back and unwrapped it.

"It's a tray of cookies. Chocolate chip, butter pecan, peanut butter... which kind do you want?"

"Hmm..." Hard choice. Trey's homemade cookies were all delicious. You looked at them for a minute before landing your eyes on a chunky peanut butter cookie filled with the creamy filling. You liked your lips and pointed to it. "Peanut butter please!"

Deuce grabbed it and held it out to you. The cookie was as big as a trampoline and fatter than a pillow. You took a small bite and smiled. "Wow! It's delicious!"

Deuce smiled. "I'm glad. Want more?"

You nodded, so Deuce set you down on the table and placed the cookie in front of you. You bit into it and felt a few crumbs fall down your chin.

"Hang on, {Y/N}. Your mouth's got peanut butter all over it."

Deuce grabbed a napkin and wiped your face. He was very gentle, which was a bit odd. Deuce usually solved his problems with violence, but you know he's working to get better.

"Deuce? Do you think I'll get back to normal soon?"

He nodded. "Yea. Try not to worry. I'll get you help today."

You thanked him. He and you exchanged smiles, so you worked to finish what you could with your cookie.

Just as you were cleaning up, footsteps came from around the corner. Two figures stopped inside the door's entrance, and one of them gasped.

"O. M. G., what the heck?!"

You and Deuce turned to see Cater and Trey standing in the door. Cater's mouth was wide open, and Trey was blinking in confusion and surprise. Deuce froze and looked them directly in the eye. You also froze and thought to yourself.

We screwed up. Big time.