Y/n POV

"Hurry and paint the roses red." Cards of clubs said while painting all white roses to red.

I slowly opened my eyes to the unfamiliar voice. I'm standing up and starting to look around, I noticed that I'm not in my bed or at the dorm. For I can see in my surroundings, a garden filled with white roses and red paints. "Where am I? Is this a dream?"

"Hurry before the flowers wither." Two cards of clubs paint the roses. "Hurry, hurry! We have to paint them all red."

"Paint...that roses?... But why aren't white roses beautiful as well?" I said to myself. While seating on rock from behind and watch them.

"Why do you have to paint the white roses red?" A young blonde-haired girl goes to the Cards club and asks. She is wearing a light blue dress with a white apron and Black shoes along with a ribbon on her head.

'A girl... She looks like a ten-year-old child.'

"Huh!?" The Cards of clubs goes shocking when the little blonde girl asks them.

"Why do you ask?" Card of club number two asked the little blonde girl. "The truth is we made a mistake and grew white ones. The queen loves red. If she sees white, she'll have our heads."

The little girl went to the other tree where a few white roses aren't painted yet. "Really?"

"That's right. Therefore, we're painting the roses." The third card of clubs replied.

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"Where am I exactly?" I asked myself. When I opened my eyes again. I realised that I'm finally back at the dorm, however it seems like it's still dark outside. I turn to my side to see the three creatures are still sleeping, beside me. "That was a really strange dream."

Suddenly, there were knocks on the door. At first, I thought it was only the wind but it knocked again, "Is someone knocking on the door?" I question myself. Grim soon wakes up, from the knocking.

"Mmm...hey, you. Sounds like we have a late-night visitor." Grim seems half awake and half asleep. "What? Is it those ghosts again? They don't know when to quit." Grim said, as I was about to go downstairs, I turned to see the two wolves were still asleep. So I just let them sleep.

"Who would come over this late?" I asked myself, while walking to the front door. "Hello? Who is it?" I asked, standing behind the door.

"...it's me, Ace. Let me in." He said, then I opened the door, to find Ace wearing a collar around his neck.

"Ace? Wha?" I yawned then turned shocked to see a collar on his neck.

"Ace? What are you doing this late..." Grim asked soon freak out when he saw the collar, "Gah! You have a collar."

'Isn't that the same collar Grim had in the entrance ceremony.' I thought to myself. 'If I remember correctly, this is Riddle's magic.'

"I'm never going back to Heartslabyul. Starting today, I'm joining your dorm." Ace decides.

"Come again!?" Both of us are shocked and wake up from our sleepy minds.

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We all walked inside the dorm, and sat down on the sofa.

"That's the same collar that red-haired upperclassmen put on me during the entrance ceremony," Grim exclaimed.

"Red-haired? Do mean Riddle Roseheart." I said.

"Yes," Ace replied. "How do you know him?" He asked confidently.

"My mother and Riddle's mother were friends." I answered. "And I met Riddle before too."

"Really!"

"Hey, Ace! Why do you have something like that on?" Grim asked with a suspicious look.

Ace turned around and answered, " I ate a tart."

"Excuse me. Did you just say a tart?? Just that..." I said, titled my head while I placed my index finger on my chin.

"Yup, just that." Ace answered then started explaining, "I was hungry when I got back to the dorm, so I checked the fridge and there were tarts chilling inside. Three whole tarts! So..."

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Ace POV

At the Heartslabyul dorm kitchen, "Haaa... I'm exhausted on day one. And I missed out on dinner...so hungry." I went to the fridge and saw three whole of tart. "In the fridge we have... ah, tarts! These look good... There's so much, nobody's gonna notice one piece missing. Thanks for the meal" I took a piece and put it in my mouth, "Wow! This is amazing."

"Of course it's delicious. Trey does not make tarts that are anything less than the best." A voice said behind me.

"There's nothing better than this! Not even those sold in..." When I turned around to the voice it was Riddle Roseheart, "Ah! Dorm leader?" I shouted.

"You sure have some nerve putting your hands on things that belong to me. Laws of the Queen of heart number 89: "One shall not eat a tart without the queen's permission." Tart theft is an unforgivable crime. OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!"

I yelled "Gyaaa..." Soon I have a collar around my neck.

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Y/N POV

"...the end." Ace finished explaining all the details that happened.

"..." Both me and Grim groaned and sighed.

"You're both in the wrong," Grim commented.

"I agreed with Grim on this one." I said.

"Isn't sealing my magic for stealing a bit of tart going too far? For a wizard, it's like having your arms and legs chained up. And there were whole tarts! There's no way he can eat them by himself. There's got to be a limit to how narrow-minded you can be!" Ace protested.

"Mmm...sure..." I rolled my eyes to the side.

"What's with that lukewarm reaction!" Ace pouted like a child.

"Could they have, by chance... Three whole tarts could've been for some sort of party. Someone's birthday, or something. I'm too good at deduction!" Grim said.

"Birthday?"

"That would certainly explain his anger..." I nodded.

"Uh... I totally thought you'd say he was being tyrannical, Y/n." Ace sighed.

"You're right he was being a tyrant but... " I was tail off by Grim.

"You're at fault for stealing his tart in the first place," Grim added.

"He'll probably forgive you if you apologise." I grab grim in my arms, "So, go apologies tomorrow."

"Grudges over food are the worst." Soon Grim noticed something, "Ah! Wait for a second, I never got my tuna can from the headmaster."

"We can go to his office tomorrow," I told grim, as he nodded.

"Fine. Whatever. I just have to apologise, right? This is your idea, Y/n, so you have to come with me." Ace agreed, and I nodded.

"Got it."

"Where should I sleep for tonight?" Ace asked.

"You're seriously staying the night? All the rooms except ours are still a mess. Clean a room for yourself." Grim said not wanting any other person in the same room as him.

"Bleh, I am not cleaning." Ace soon looked at me with a smile.

"???"

"Y/n~~Let me stay in your room. I'm slim so I won't take up a lot of space. 'key."

"You do realize that you are asking a girl to sleep in the same bed, right?" I said to Ace.

"Huh!?" Ace's face turned red as the paint I saw in my dream. He took five steps away.

"Anyway..." I sighed, "If you want to sleep on the bed you're going to have to settle it with Grim the other two upstairs."

"What? There's no way I'm sharing the bed with this jerk!" Grim said.

"Tsk. Stingy. That's fine, but how about you?... Where are you going to sleep?" Ace asked.

"Huh!? In... I think I will stay up all night." I muttered. Ace went closer putting his hand in his ear.

"What? I didn't hear you." Ace said, I pulled his ear and gave him grim.

"Shut up! And go to bed already." I push them both upstairs.

"Okay, okay! Good night." Ace said, I stood there a few seconds until they entered the room.

I sat on the sofa, and pulled out my computer. "Why do I feel like I forgot to tell Ace something?...Mm... Maybe it's nothing." I said to myself. Throughout the night, I researched my family history and about Queen Narissa.

'Queen Narissa! For what I know, she is my great-great-grandmother, and great-grandfather King Edwards mother. 2,000 years ago, she tried to manipulate King Edward's mind, and tried to poison his ex-fiancee with an apple. Only to prevent great-grandfather from marrying anyone in order for her to remain as the queen of Andalasia.' I placed my index finger on my chin,

'Well that's how my family history goes, but according to the dark mirror and from the book I read tells a different story. In the book, Narissa tried to steal all magic throughout twisted wonderland and manipulate her people to do the duty works for her. However, thanks to the great seven she was seal away inside a state. And the manipulation magic that Narissa put on the people vanished away. In additional to that prince Edward was crown king and, married someone else's.'

"Mmmhh... So which one are you, Queen Narissa?" I mumbles, after a short time three ghosts appear in the room.

"Hee hee hee... Y/n? Why are you still awake?" Ghost B said I turned around.

"Just... Doing some homework. Grim and I will start our school year tomorrow." I said

"Hehehe? Well is it that amazing? A monster and a girl from dorm Ramshackle starting their first day of school in Night Raven College." Ghost A said.

"You should probably go to sleep! You don't want to sleep in class on the first day of school." Ghost C said.

"Yeah, you're right." I smiled and kept my computer and grabbed a clean blanket and a pillow. "I never got what your name was?"

"We don't have one... We all forgot what our real names were. How about you give us one?" Ghost A said.

"Give you a name?" I placed my index finger in my chin. "You are uncle T." I pointed to Ghost A, "You uncle B." I pointed to Ghost B, "And You Uncle S" I pointed to Ghost C.

"Thank you." They said, "Now, go to sleep."

"Good night, everyone," I lied down and I slowly closed my eyes.

"Good night to you too, Y/n" Three ghosts said in unison.

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