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vii: The Principal's Rule

Grim and [N] were panting while staring at Crowley. "...Well?"

"Incredible. I've never seen anyone work with a monster in the way you have." Crowley said, now back to his human form. "I must confess, my educator's intuition did sense something interesting about you after that brouhaha at orientation, [N]."

Crowley then held a finger to his chin. "I could tell that you had a certain animal trainer-y slash master sorcerer-ish quality to you. Oh, yes."

"That being said I... *mumble mumble*" Crowley's started to get quieter as he spoke.

[N] just shook their head. "Speak up when you talk to others. Anyways, Grim would like to enroll into Night Raven College."

Crowley gave [N] a look of surprise. "WHAT? A monster, stay HERE?"

"I'll be responsible for any and all negative actions he commits during his time at Night Raven." [N] said with a voice of unenthusiasm.

Crowley thought for a second. "Well you are incredibly strong when it comes to magic... and you can take away the weasel's ability to use his if the situation calls for it."

"Very well." Crowley said without a second thought.

Grim smiled wide. "Myah?! Really?"

"Let me be clear!" Crowley spoke, "Under no circumstances are you to let him leave your sight during the school day! You are not allowed to leave him unattended at any point. If I catch him without you by his side, the consequences will be tenfold!"

[N] yawned. "You got it boss. Keep the weasel under strict supervision."

"Splendid. Here is your uniform. I wasn't planning on you having to stay here, so your schedule won't be ready until tomorrow." Crowley said as he handed the uniform off to [N].

[N] nods with a smile. "Thank you, Crowley."

"I am a charitable Headmage, after all." Crowley said, making [N] frown.

"Aaaand you ruined the moment." [N] said with a curt chuckle.

viii/ix: First Day at School/Meeting a Freshman

"Hee hee hee..." The skinny ghost laughed as he watch Grim and [N] wake up. "Aren't the two of supposed to be getting ready for your first day?"

Grim started to mumble in his sleep as he snuggled closer to the sleeping [N]. "Mmmmmmm... Nngh... five more minutes, ma..."

"Go ahead, sleep the day away. And you might not eeever hafta wake up again." The medium sized ghost said with a sinister tone lacing its voice.

"Just like us! Ah ha ha ha ha!" The large ghost said, making [N] stir a bit.

Grim woke up and noticed the ghost floating above them. "Myah?! The ghosts are back! Hey, [N], up and at em'!"

"Ugh... but it's so early..." [N] sluggishly got out of bed and grabbed their Magical Pen that was on the bedside table.

> VILLAINS' WORLD

"So I hear you'll be living here from now on? Hope you like pranks as much as we do! Hya ha ha!" The skinny ghost cackled out.

Grim's face held an angry scowl. "We gotta get rid of those things for good!"

Crowley then came into the room with a small smile on his face. "Good morning, [N]. Did you sleep well?"

"The sleep was o-" Grim cut [N] off. "Not at all! When I sprawled out on the bed, the mattress fell right through the frame!"

[N] eyes widened a bit. "It did?"

"Exactly how ramshackle IS this dorm?" Grim gave Crowley a look of disappointment. "And worse yet, we got woken up by ghosts!"

[N] stretched out their limbs. "Well, the bed wasn't the best but the sleep was amazing."

"I am so delighted to hear that you've adjusted so well, despite being sent to another world!" Crowley held his hands out in a sort of welcoming gesture.

Crowley's smile fell. "Now speaking of moving on, let us discuss your schedule."

[N] yawned. "Can I shower and change first? I'm still waking up..."

"We just fought ghosts! How are you still tired?!" Grim said with a surprised expression on his face.

> VILLAINS' WORLD

"You will have History with Trein first. I'll have Seniors guide you to your other classes throughout the day." Crowley said as [N] read over the schedule given to them.

'Potionology? Flight? Oh whatever god is out there please send me home. I don't know what these words mean!' [N] thought as they read over the schedule 10 times over.

"Your guide to your first class of the day will meet you on the main road. I'll leave you two to gather your things for the day. Ta!" Crowley left the duo to their devices.

Grim sighed. "Why do I gotta be watched by you the whole day? I wanna be my own person! Strollin' through the hallways while people admire me!"

"I don't even think that Crowley considers you a student. He only says that because I asked him." [N] said right before they made their way to the door.

"Nyah?! What do you mean by that, human?!" Grim said as he followed after them.

> VILLAINS' WORLD

[N] looked at the statues that lined the main street, their eyes scanning over them.

'These people look undoubtedly familiar...' [N] thought as they skimmed over the writing on the pedestals.

"Wow, so this is Main Street, huh? This is incredible!" Grim said with a bit of a surprised face.

[N] nods at Grim's comment, making him speak again. "I didn't get to see much of it yesterday. What's the deal with these seven statues? All their faces look pretty scary."

"Like, this lady here looks like she's got some reeeal anger management issues." Grim disses the woman.

[N] finally figures out who the woman is. "This is the Queen of Hearts."

"You don't know the Queen of Hearts?" A redhead spoke up behind the duo.

[N] gave the redhead a curt smile. "I do. That's why I said her name."

Grim thought about the name for a second before asking. "Queen of Hearts? Is she some kind of big deal?"

"She was a queen who lived in a maze like garden of roses long, long ago." The redhead explained to Grim.

The redhead spoke again. "She was a strict woman who prized order above all. She wouldn't tolerate a rose being off color, or her playing-card soldiers being out of step."

"She basically ruled over of kingdom of madness, but not one of her subjects dared defy her." The redhead finished.

"You wanna know why?" The redhead continued, "Because the punishment for breaking a rule was immediate decapitation!"

Grim's face held a scared expression. "Wah! That is seriously messed up!"

"Pretty cool, right? I'm a big fan." The redhead said with a smile.

"Of course you are..." [N] whispered to themself, catching the attention of the redhead.

The redhead ignored it and kept on speaking. "I mean, who would bother to obey a queen that was nice all the time?"

"Yeah, true. A leader needs to be strong." Grim nods. "But puttin' that aside...who're you, now?"

"Name's Ace. I'm a first year student here, as of... today! Pleased to meetcha!" Ace introduced himself.

Grim introduced himself right after. "I'm Grim! I'm a prodigy who's plannin' to be, like, the greatest mage who ever lived."

"With that attitude, I doubt that you'll be the greatest at all." [N] scolded Grim before introducing themself. "I'm [N] [L]. A pleasure to meet you, Ace."

Ace hums. "[N] [L]? Huh, name's got an odd but nice ring to it."

"I don't know if that's a compliment but thank you." [N] gives a short bow.

Grim spoke up again. "So tell me, Ace, is that lion with a scar in the eye a famous ruler too?"

"Of course!" Ace spoked with enthusiasm.

[N] had blocked out Grim and Ace's conversation, looking at the familiar figures that stood on the pedestals.

They had come across a tile at the end of Main street near the school, giving remembrance to somebody who's name was scratched out.

'What is this?' [N] kneeled down to get a closer look.

In remembrance of ___________. Your light shined the brightest among us all.

"Oh I've heard about the legend of the person that the plaque talks about." Ace came up behind [N].

[N] looks at him like he's crazy. "Uh-huh... who is this person anway? The name is scratched out."

"Get this, apparently it's some time hopper who knew the great seven. They would go to a different place in time everytime they were killed." Ace said in a kinda spooky voice to try and spook [N].

[N] stood up, Ace did as well. "Who was the first person they met?"

"The Queen of Hearts! No one knows if the Queen of Hearts herself killed them, or if they were killed by some jealous patron." Ace said with a bit of a frown.

[N] nods their head.

"So why weren't they given a pedestal like the seven?" Grim asked the redhead.

Ace chuckled. "Cause their appearance changed depending on which time period they were in, duh!"

"A time hopper whose appearance changed with the era? Amazing!" Grim said with a huge grin.

"Pretty cool, huh?" Ace said as his expression changed to a smug grin. "Not like some piddling weasel."