Y/N POV

After our class ended, we head to the forest behind the botanical garden. And Trey didn't lie when he said that there were some chestnut trees.

"Waaah! There's so many chestnuts all over the place. It's a forest of all you can eat mont blanc... Guugh. Let's get picking" Grim about to grab the chestnut, when sudden a sharp throns hit his paw. "...Oww ow."

"Grim!... Did you get any splinters." I checked his paw, good thing there's no thorns.

"You are really an idiot. Can you see there are full of thorns?" Felix said.

"Shut up! Stupid dog." Grim yelled.

"You just called me a dog, ignorant cat." Felix yelled back. Celestia and I sighed.

"We can't pick them up with our bare hands. It'd also be good to get a basket or something to put them all in." Deuce said.

"The botanical garden probably has whatever we need inside." Ace said.

"Let's go take a look."

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We all entered the garden, 'This garden reminds me of back home.'  I thought to myself while looking around, there were some flowers here as well. The sweetness of it was all around us as we entered the facility.

"Wow, it's bigger here than I thought." Ace commented.

"There should be a caretaker of this place. We should split up and find them." Deuce suggested.

"I'll go right."

"And I'll head left. Grim, Celestia and Supervisor, you guys can go straight to the back." I nod. We soon went in our direction.

"Hey, hey, look at this." Grim waves his arms, "There's a bunch of fruit! They smell so good."

"No swiping, Grim." Celestia said as she walked beside me.

'This place is so peaceful, quiet and the air feels nice... I wish everyday could be like this.' As I was so lost in my thoughts. I wasn't aware of my surroundings, and accidentally stepped on something.

"...Oof!" A male voice was heard.

"Huh!? Did I step on something?" I asked myself as I gaze down, facing a brown tail.

"Hey. You've got some nerve stepping on someone's tail without saying anything." A brown-haired boy with lion ears comes out behind the bushes.

"Are you the caretaker here? You seem like an impolite guy." Grim said.

"I was right in the middle of a nice nap, then you go and walk all over my tail. This sucks."

"I'm so sorry." I apologize, while bowing my head down.

"You're the one who went and put your tail in the walkway." Felix mumbled.

"You... Aren't you that herbivore that the mirror said that was great magic? Hmmm..." The brown-haired boy walked closer to me as he was three inches away. The lion started sniffing me.

'H-he's sniffing me?' I thought to myself.

"OY, STAY AWAY FROM HER." Felix yelled.

"...Ha! Interestingly, the magic mirror was right. You do have a strong magic, finally I have a new rival then Draconia." The brown-haired boy smiled while his right was about to grab my neck, Felix and Celestia were get ready to fight. However I'm one step ahead and, pull out a sword from the shadow placing it around his neck .

"Eh!? Is that so... Should I be honored or afraid? I can't decide which one." I said in a cold-tongue. As he walked a few steps away, the lion boy saw my eyes changed color and the shape changes to a dragons eyes.

"Man, being scrutinized by this guy is making my fur stand on end." Grim groaned.

"I, Leona, can't just let you walk away after stepping on my tail. I was having such a lovely nap and now I'm just pissed. I'm gonna get a tooth." Leona change vision to my familiar, "How about I just eat this one?" Leona grabs Celestia.

"WHAT!? Hey, put me down. Put. Me. Down." Celesta trying to escape, I pointed the tips of my sword at Leona's neck.

"Put her down, right this incident." I said, angrily.

"Oh, wo!? A fighting spirit... I'm going to enjoy this." Leona threw Celestia at the side, before she hit the ground Felix was able to catch her.

"CELESTIA!" I ran towards her, "Are you alright." Placed my hand on her head, as she nodded.

"Oh, please! That toss isn't that hard." The lion commented. I turned to him angrily.

"WHY are you little?" Before I can attack him, when suddenly someone appeared in the sense.

"Leona!" A light brown-haired boy with lion ears.

"Huh!?" Leona turned around the student.

"Hurry, let's go outta here! While he is distracted." Grim whispered I quickly nod then carry Celestia. As we were running away, the light brown-haired man turned to us confused, then back at Leona.

Leona POV

"Huh!?" I turned around to face the Hyena.

"Ah, there you are. It's time for your remedial lesson, y'know." Ruggie reminded me, as I gave him an annoyed sigh. "Yeah! What's with that sigh?"

"Ugh... The annoying one's here." I mumbled.

"It's cause you keep failing Leona. If you keep getting held back, we're gonna be classmates." Ruggie told me.

"Knock it off already. I don't need lectures from you." As I hold my head.

"I don't enjoy nagging you." Ruggie commented. "You'd have no prob if you just tried. Whatever, let's go."

"HA! I'm not going anywhere. Me and this Herbivore aren't finished—" When I turn around to the girl, they  and her familiar had already gone, "Shot! They get away."

"MH!? Leona, are you sick?" Ruggie asked me.

"Of course not!" I replied, we started to walked at the class.

'Something odd about that Herbivore. As I looked into her eyes, she didn't show a bit of fear, not after I took that white dog away. There's a wild monster or I can say a dragon in her that I can't seem to take it off.'

'A purple eyes cold as ice and dark as night sky... Hmm... but why do I feel like I have seen those eyes before? Then again, I feel like she is able to hide her half aura. Even that Draconia couldn't hide his aura. Just who exactly is she?'

"Oy! Leona, stop spacing out." Ruggie yelled.

"Huh." I gasped.

"What wrong isn't like you to space out? Leona." Ruggie said.

"Do you remember the girl, back at the entrance ceremony."

"Yeah, and." Ruggie titled his head.

"Her aura is amazingly strong and she bravery really astound. Yet, there is a mysterious story about the girl. I think it's for the best we keep an eye on her. I'm sure, there's more than about that Herbivore." I ordered Ruggie.

"Eh!? Is Prince found his future wife. You love her, don't you" Hyena teasing me, as I flinched with my ear and tail went upwards.

I turned away, and I suddenly felt my face is burning in red. "Hell, no! I am just curious that's all....Stop saying weird things."

Y/N POV

As we are run further enough, we stop on our feet and take a breath.

"...Ffgnaa!! I'm sweating bullets! What's with that intimidating caretaker!?" Grim shouted.

"I don't think he's the caretaker." I told Grim, and sat down on the side.

"Lady Y/n is right! The lion is a bully, who just throws people and familiar away. Like trash, I won't forgive him." Felix is still angry seeing his sister get thrown to the side.

"Calm down, Felix." I said, then changed to Celestia. "Are you sure, you're alright! You did get hurt." Celestia moves her head sideways.

"Nope! I'm alright." Celestia replied, even though she was shaking in fear.

"I'm sorry!" I hug her tight.

"Hey! What's with that changed color of yours? And the way you speak to the lion seems different from your normal self." Grim asked.

"It seems that you saw it too." Felix sighs.

"Grim! Whatever you see or hear from me? Do not tell anyone about this, or else I won't let you see another light in the day." I said as Grim freeze and nodded. "Hehe! I was joking, Grim...Hehehe!? But seriously don't tell anyone, okay." As my eyes slowly went back to normal.

"We should head back to Ace and Deuce." Felix said, we nodded. While walking back, we spotted Ace and Deuce stand with a basket.

"We found a basket of tongs over there." Ace said. While for Deuce, he notices that something is off about us, and seems serious.

"...Did something happen to you four?" Deuce asked worriedly.

"Ah...That's right! The chestnuts. Our tart will get smaller if we don't get a bunch. We'll talk about our encounter with the caretaker while we work." Grim said.

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"...That's what happened?" Grin finished explaining to them, except he didn't add the part where my eyes changed.

"There is absolutely no way that was the caretaker." Ace said. "Be that way, how is Celestia, did she get hurt?"

"No! She's not. But I'm worried about her, she told me 'She's alright. But the time carried her, Celestia won't stop shaking." I look at Celestia, while Felix is beside her. "But I think she will be alright now."

"That sounds great!" Deuce said.

"If I think back now that I've calmed down, that guy was wearing a yellow vest so he must be from the Banana Dorm." Grim spoke up.

'Excuse me! Say, what? Banana Dorm.' I look at him confused. As Celestia and Felix raised an eyebrow, say 'Really?'.

"Banana... Does he mean Savanaclaw? Is it just me or are there a lot of delinquents at Night Raven Collage...?" Deuce asked

"I completely agree!" Felix said, I walked to the basket.

"Our chestnut pile is pretty big. Let's get them back to Trey." Ace said.

"Nyaha! This tart is gonna be awesome." Grim jump with joy.

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Everyone heads to the cafeteria and towards the kitchen. Where Trey is waiting for us to arrive.

"Welcome back. You picked quite a bit." Trey greeted us. Meanwhile, we placed chestnut down on the side.

"With this we can make a huge tart!" Grim shouted with joy.

"Peeling all this is going to be a challenge but... Let's get to it." Trey said.

"All of this... There's no end in sight..." Deuce complained.

"Making sweets is all about preparation."

"Yeah yeah, we get it! I'm so ready to get this over with." Ace said annoyed.

"Celestia and Felix! Time to turn to your human form." I said, as Trey looked at me confused. Celestia glows white and Felix glows yellow as they turn to humans.

"Oh! With this we can finish it faster." Trey said.

"Mh!? Maybe I should summon Olivia too... Okay, Olivia, come out." I hold out my right hand, as a blonde owl flies out from the shadow.

"You called, my Lady." Olivia said, land in arm.

"Another one!?..." Everyone screams as I cover my ear.

"Wait! You said you have four familiar rights." Deuce asked, "She must be the third?"

"Nope! She's the Fourth, the third is with my grandpa." I replied. "Now, Olivia-" Before I gave the order she quickly transformed her into a human.

"Turn to humans. Right on it."

"Now, Let's get to work. Everyone" I announce.

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