Chapter 24

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"Buckle up, jerks!"

With that Deuce punched the white haired dude right across the face.

The bully stumbled back from the impact, and you couldn't help but snort at the surprised look on his face.

Your tail started wagging in excitement as you watched Deuce beat the absolute shit out of them.

Grim's jaw was hanging on the ground, while you were snickering to yourself.

Both delinquents jumped back, the white haired one holding his now bleeding nose, and the red haired one holding the side of his waist.

"This guy's outta his mind!" The one with the bleeding nose screamed out.

The other nodded with a grunt. "Bwah! L-let's get outta here!" He yelled.

"Next time you eat an egg, you better apologize a hundred times, you buncha chumps!" Deuce yelled after them, still ready to throw 'em hands.

"D-deep breaths!" You muttered between trying to catch your breath. You were dying of laughter on the inside, but only expressed it as giggling on the outside.

Grim's jaw was still dragging over the floor. "Whooooooa..." Was the only thing he managed to say.

Deuce was panting heavily while trying to gain his cool. When he finally did, he got surprised by something.

"What's  wrong?" Grim asked after finally picking his jaw off the floor.

Deuce sighed and his shoulders slumped. "I did it again, didn't I...? ARGH! I was dead-set on becoming an honor student this time, too!

You stopped snickering and returned to your usual calm expression while Grim mustered out a "Huh?"

"When I was in middle school, I was pretty wild. I cut school all the time and got in fights. I called my teachers names, hung out with bullies, bleached my hair... I blasted around tight curves with my Magic Wheel... I'd show off my magic to kids who couldn't use it yet... I was a total punk." He explained with a sad expression.

Grim didn't really seem to understand. "So you were only a little more annoying than you are now?"

"It's kind of hard for me to picture it." You tilted your head to the side making your ears lean to the side aswell.

"Yeah... But one night, I saw my mom talking on the phone to my grandma. She was trying to hide from me, but I saw her, and I could tell she was in tears. She was saying how she must have been a horrible mom, and that maybe she never should have tried to raise me by herself. That had nothing to do with it! She hadn't done anything wrong. It was all me. When the carriage came to take me to Night Raven College, she was happy for me. I decided then and there that this time, I wouldn't do anything to make her cry. This time, I'd become an honor student- someone she could be proud of. And I already messed it all up!" He finsihed his little speech. He seemed to be really dissapointed with himself.

Grim nodded his head in understanding. "I mean, did ya, though? Is putting up with jerks what honor students do?"

"Huh?" Deuce's eyes widened at Grim's comment. 

Grim let out a light huff. "Even I, Grim the Magnamimous, was ready to pound those losers into tuna paste! You just got to 'em first. 

"I agree with Grim. If you hadn't, I would've shown them round two of the cafeteria incident." You snickered slyly, your fluffy tail swishing back and forth.

Deuce seemed really touched by your words. "You guys..."

You shifted back to your calm expression. "Even honor students get angry sometimes."

"Heh heh... I guess you're right! I just hope those chicks can rest in peace." Deuce muttered with a slight laugh.

Your expression shifted, and your ears plopped down. Your face turned red, and you were just staring at him. "D-deuce. Those eggs weren't the type that hatch..." You placed your hand over your mouth to hold back your laughter.

Deuce's smile faded and his head slowly turned towards you with wide eyes. "Wha- WHAAAAAAAT?! Are you kidding me?!"

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Deuce's frantic yelling was still echoing in your head, and you were still laughing to yourself as you walked back into the kitchen where Trey, Ace and Yuu were waiting for you all to come back.

Your tail was swishing happily, and your ears were laying flat on your head from how hard you had been laughing.

Ace was the first to notice you three walking in, and a smile spread across his face. "Ah, you're finally back! Took ya long enough."

Trey looked up from whatever he was doing aswell. "Let's get this tart-y started!"

"Trey, my dad would love you for that one." You managed to choke out between catching your breath from laughing.

"Y/n, are you okay...?" Yuu muttered with a kind of scared expression.

"Totally fine Yuu, totally fine."

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Once you finally got the chestnut tart ready and out of the oven the enitire kitchen was smelling near heavenly. Your tail was wagging in excitement from the delicious smell.

Trey grabbed a small container of powdered sugar and walked over to the still hot tart. "Okay, now we just sprinkle on a little powdered sugar, and..."

"Finished!" Ace, Grim and Yuu cheered together.

Deuce raised a weak fist. "Fin...ished..." He hummed in a broken tone.

Ace slowly turned to you. "Did something happen to him while you were shopping?" He whispered to you with a suspicious look.

A sly chuckle fell out of your mouth again, and you slightly covered your mouth with your hand. "He's still in shock."

"For sixteen years, I was so sure..." Deuce mumbled to himself with a distressed expression.

Ace decided he didn't want to question it. "Yeah, whatever. I'm pretty beat. Making tarts sure takes it outta you."

You heard the door of the kitcheen open behind you, and you turned your head to see who was coming in.

The first thing you noticed was a tuff of orange hair popping around the corner, and then the rest of Cater.

"Hey fam! You look wrecked. Are the tarts done? Ooh, those look sooo cute! Lemme snap a pic for Magicam." He immediately pulled out his phone device and snapped a few pictures of different angles.

Ace shot up and glared at Cater. "What, NOW you decide to show up?"

Cater went for the devence route. "I just came to see how hard my little newbs were working.

"All the work is done already Cater." Yuu deadpanned at the ginger.

"It's tough work if you're not used to it. But there's no better cure for the ails of fatigue that something sweet from the oven! Help yourself to some of this tart." Trey interupted before something started.

"YAY!" Everyone beside you and Trey cheered from glee. You smiled at their antics with the slight wag of your tail.

"Pretty funny how you managed to show right when it was ready to eat, Cater." Ace commented, although it didn't seem like an attack. (For once)

Cater chuckled while walking over to receive a piece of tart from Trey. "Heh heh. Someone's gotta be the official taster!"

"Mmmm... That smells so good..." Grim hummed in delight, literally looking like he could start floating. "Glossy chestnuts on top, fluffy cream below.... I can't wait another second, I'm going in!" He finished his food monolouge and started chowing down on a big piece of tart.

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"Oh, dang..." Ace muttered while chewing on a piece of cake himself.

Your tail started aggresively swishing back and forth and your ears layed down flat in delight.

"Yuuum! Liked and subscriiiibed!" Cater was doing a little happy dance, and although you had no idea what he just said, you nodded in agreement.

Deuce looked at the piece of tart in shock after swallowing. "This is like something from a fancy bakery."

"Rich in flavor, yet not too sweet... It's like chestnuts are dancing across my tongue!" Grim said while chewing very loudly.

Trey looked slightly confused at the creature's words. "Is that...a good thing?

Then Cater sseemed to remember something. "Oh, Trey! You gotta do the thing."

"The thing? Oh... That." Trey slowly nodded.

"Uhm, wanna fill me in here?" Ace asked.

Trey smiled. "What's eveyone's favorite food?"

✿༺ 𝓈𝑒𝒸𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓈! ༻✿

✿༺ You will be telling Yuu the entire story of Deuce's chicken trauma
✿༺ Y/n probably needs to follow some 'modern day talk' lessons...
✿༺ Trey found it cute how you reacted to the tart.

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A/n: Sorry for cutting it here, but my laptop's almost out of charge and my dumbass left my charger at school... I won't have school until the 24th, so I'm kind of cooked... ANYWAYS, how the flippity flipflop did we go from 8,8K yesteday night, to me waking up to 10.2K?!? Hello?! Where are yall coming from?😭
-Kitz/Yumeko