Long Live The Dean

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For the next few days, you had been running back and forth around the classrooms, Clarissa's office and her bedroom whilst Leonora was sorting out her own school plans.

You where sitting with Clarissa in her room with some paperwork “If I'm the Dean for a while does that mean I have to wear dresses like yours?” Clarissa nodded with a smile, even when she's sick she still has a smile on her face. “Y/n, I want you to have this.” Clarissa took one of her rings of her finger and gave it to you “To remember me by during the day.” You smiled and put it on your index finger “The students come tomorrow.” Clarissa nodded and coughed into her handkerchief. “Do you need to go into the bathroom?” She nodded and you helped her up.

You had been looking after her ever since she got sick, holding her hair up when she'd throw up and bringing her food and water. You held up her hair and she coughed up blood into the toilet, along with something else but you never saw what. Once she was back in bed she began to cry “Hey, Clarissa don't cry.” She couldn't help it, knowing she was in pain and knowing how to fix it but couldn't was too much. You held her face in your hands and wiped away her tears “Its going to hurt for a while, the more rest you'll get the better you'll feel.”

That was a lie and she new it, “Can you stay tonight?” You smiled at her and nodded. That night she slowly fell asleep listening to a song that played on her harp in the corner of her room. You stayed up sitting on a chair next to her bed, you heard the door open and Leonora walked inside, You smiled and she walked over giving a kiss before looking at Clarissa.

“How is she?” You sighed and held Leonora's hand “Not well, not getting any better. I'm not sure what's wrong with her. Maybe it was something from the blue forest.” Leonora put her hand on your shoulder “You should come to bed. The students are back tomorrow.” You kissed her hand and shook your head “I promised her I'd stay the night. You head to bed without me, okay?” Leonora nodded and gave you a kiss on the head before leaving.

At some point you must've fallen asleep, because Clarissa tapped your arm until you woke up “Hm?” You slowly opened your eyes and stretched your arms “You've got to get ready, the kids will be arriving soon.” You nodded and got up, only to turn around and see a golden dress hanging on the bathroom door “Its for you.” You went over to it and looked at all the patterns and gems on it “Thank you Clarissa.” She smiled as you went into her bathroom to get changed.

When you put the dress on, you felt Magical. Well besides from being in a magical school and having magical powers, you felt Magical. You left the bathroom and Clarissa smiled at you brightly “You look gorgeous.” You walked over to her and held her hand “Thank you C, I promise I wont let you down on this.” Clarissa knew you wouldn't let her down, she leaned over to her bedside table and picked up her crown “Bend down for me dear.”

You bent down and Clarissa put her crown on your head “Perfect. My staff is by the door, take it on your way out.” You held her hand and thanked her “There's a new girl today, you'll find her in the Groom Room. Her name is Agatha of Gavaldon, I'm sure the school master has spoken to you about her.” You nodded “Bye C, wish me luck! I'll have the fairy's bring you breakfast!” you kissed her hand and left her room, grabbing her staff on the way out. You walked down the hall and towards the Groom Room.

You arrived before her, so you waited. Until you heard the sound of boots walking in and a sigh. Agatha looked around the room and you stepped out “Hello Agatha of Gavaldon! I see you've found the groom room! Maybe you'd like to wash up a little before the assembly.” She frowned at you “Uhm- I'm not supposed to be here, my friend Sophie was supposed to be here.” You remembered what the school master had said about Sophie “Oh no, no. She's a never. And you, are an Ever!” Agatha's frown didn't change.

So you sat her down in one of the chairs “You see, you've been brought to this school because you are good. She's not, this is the school for good, that is the school for evil.” Agatha threw her hands up “Yeah I got it lady.” You sighed and turned her around in the chair to face you “First of all I am Ms Mills,” Agatha cut you off “Did you not keep your husband's last name?” She noticed your engagement ring “Okay, first of all shes my Fiancee so I haven't changed my name yet.” Agatha rolled her eyes “Whats so special about this place anyway.”

Why was this one girl being so difficult about this “Because this is the place where anything can happen.” And with the snap of your fingers, Agatha had a rose in her hair. You smiled at her but she didn't reciprocate it, in fact she took the rose from her hair and gave it back to you “Thanks for that, but I'm you can keep your magic tricks whilst I go find my Friend. Because there's clearly been a mistake.” She got up from the chair and you made the rose disappear and sighed “Stop!”

Agatha turned around that same frown on her face, you walked over to her “Look, if there's been a mistake it'll be one someone will LITERALLY get fired for. So listen up, you will get changed and stay here until we can fix this problem. You got it!” Agatha nodded and you huffed leaving the groom room.

“Wow Dovey has really been rubbing off on you.” You jumped and Saw Leonora standing by the door “Jesus Leonora, don't scare me like that! And what are you doing here.” Leonora stepped towards you and held your hand, spinning you around “I love the dress.” You sighed and smiled at her “And I'm here because we have an Assembly in case you've forgotten.” You hadn't forgotten, you where just busy.

“How's Sophie? Did she moved in alright?” Leonora shook her head “Most annoying blond I've ever met.” You laughed “I'm going to go quickly check on Clarissa, I'll be down in a minute.” Leonora nodded before you gave her a kiss on the cheek and scurried away.

You knocked on Clarissa's door “Hey C, can I come in?” You heard a small yes and walked inside. She had her breakfast with her and some water “How are you feeling?” She put her breakfast to the side “Better.” Liar. Even you could see she wasn't feeling better “Well....that's good, Just met Agatha and she doesn't seem very excited to be here.” You walked over to Clarissa and she chuckled slightly “The readers aren't usually excited.” You smiled and looked at the ground, that's when you saw it. A petal.

You picked it up and it had some blood on it “Clarissa?” She looked up at you and her stomach dropped for a minute “Im not sure where that's come from.” You frowned slightly “Okay, promise you're feeling alright?” She nodded.

“Okay, I'll see you at Lunch.” She waved goodbye to you as you left. You held up the petal “What aren't you tell me Dovey.” You put the petal in a bin and walked to the assembly hall, you saw Leonora on the stage so you walked on as well. “Took you long enough.” You wanted to tell her about Clarissa but obviously the assembly hall Infront of many children wasn't going to be the place for it.

You saw Dot sitting on one of the benches staring at you with wide eyes, you wanted to laugh at the thought that'd you'd been learning with them only a few weeks ago. “I believe grace and beauty should go first Y/n.” You smiled at Leonora “By all means Leonora the floor is yours.” She rolled her eyes at you and stepped forward “Welcome, first year students. I am Lady Lesso dean of the school for Evil.” The Nevers of course began chanting “Kill you! Kill you!” You recalled your first day here where it was like this, now the year was finally beginning only you where a dean now.

You stepped forward “And I am Professor Mills, Dean of the school for good!” The ever girls where slightly confused as to why you where the Dean but none the less they chanted “Evers! Evers!” Leonora banged her cane on the ground to shut her students up, you saw Hort talking to Sophie and smiled slightly.

That's when you realized it was you who had to speak about Clarissa's absence “As most of you will know I am not the usual Dean for good. But I shall be for a while due to Professor Dovey being sick. But do not worry she will be fine.” You hoped. Then it was Leonora to speak, because let's be honest. You had no idea what you where doing, “As per tradition, the winning school from Last year was Good.....again. Who would've thought.” You giggled slightly “Yes who would've thought.”

“Will now grace us all with a display of their chivalrous talents,” You could practically hear Leonora's eye roll, “Gentlemen!” You banged Dovey's staff down on the floor and the princes began to march out, you saw them practice this in the school courtyard. You smiled and clapped your hands during the performance, because who doesn't enjoy a good show. Other than Leonora and her students of course, the boys ended with a throw of a rose at whatever princess they desired.

That's when you saw him, it would've been Tedros up their holding the rope to fly down and start a fight but it wasn't. It was the newest popular prince, Ben, he was Belle and the Beasts son and pretty much Tedros's replacement. Thank god.

He flew down holding the rope and of course, as any normal man or prince does, starts a fight. In which, he of course won. You smiled and clapped but one of the Never boys spoke up “Lets see how you do in a real fight. Pretty boy. Prepare to die.” Oh dear lord. Another never boy then got up, only in this case, he was a cyclops. He pushed past the wolf guards and took his axe, Leonora shrugged, you looked over at her “Oh come on, Lessy.”

“If we are going to do this my dear, we are going to do it right.” You sighed but before you got the chance to see the fight play out a fairy tugged on your dress “What is it?” He flew up to your eye level and pointed upwards “Is it Clarissa?” He nodded, you tapped Leonora on the arm “I've got to go, it's really urgent. Please make sure, they don't kill each other.”

“I make no promises.” You sighed and followed the fairy out of the hall and upstairs, you could hear Clarissa coughing so you went into her room “Clarissa-” She had flowers on her lap and to her sides, you rushed over to her and put her staff down on the floor. “What happened.” She gripped your hand as tears filled her eyes “Y/n- I'm so sorry I didn't tell you.” You shook your head “No, no, don't apologise it's okay.” You didn't need to ask what was making her sick anymore, it was clear. She had the Hanahaki disease.

“Clarissa, I know this is a hard question. But. Who do you love?” She shook her head, she wasn't going to tell you and you weren't going to force her too “Alright, alright. If you won't tell me who they are then we need to get this removed from your lungs.” She shook her head again “No..I read that if it's removed then the love for them would also disappear, I don't want that. I can't live with that.” She began to cough more and you felt her pulse. It was getting weaker.

“Clarissa we have to do something now, or you'll die. You can not die, we need you here okay?” Clarissa smiled as tears rolled down your cheeks “Its alright, you'll make a wonderful dean.” You shook your head “No, no. Clarissa please, just tell me who you love.”

She was still smiling, a small, faded smile that'd been worn out “I love you....and Leonora....so much...But it's okay, you'll have each other..” Before you could say anything she shut her eyes and her Pulse stopped. The Dean was dead.


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