Y/N POV

"T-this guy is straight-up mad! That wasn't just six hits. Liar."

"Let's get the hell outta here! I'm sorry to all the chickens." They both run away.

"Apologize 100 times next time you get eggs! Dumbasses." Deuce shouted to them from a distance.

"W-whoa now!" I said.

"Eeek." Grim move back.

"Big bro Deuce, relax... they are gone now." Olivia calm Deuce down.

"Huff...Huff..." Deuce, take a breath, and turned us."Ugh!!"

"What's gotten into you?" Grim asked.

"Are you alright! Deuce." I asked.

"...I-I screwed up... I vowed that I'd definitely be an honor student this time..." Deuce said sadly.

"Eehh" Grim stuttered.

"Huh!?" I and Olivia said.

"In middle school, all I ever did was screw around... I constantly school and spend all my time getting into fights. I disrespected all my teachers, hung around sketchy upperclassmen, and bleached my hair to death. Even ran around all over the place riding a magical wheel. I was a terrible person that went as far as to use magic to lord over those who couldn't."

'Did he just tell us his backstory?' I placed my index finger on my chin.

"Just now you went full bad boy on those guys," Grim said as he was still shocked.

"I never would've guessed," I admitted, as Olivia nod agreed.

"Then, one night... I saw my mom hiding away in tears as she called my grandma. 'Was the way I raised him wrong? Would it have been better if he had both parents?' She was wrong. Mom never did anything wrong. It was all me!" I could see tears falling from Deuce's eyes, "So when the carriage from Night Raven College came to get me... My mom was so happy and I don't want to make her cry again. This time, I'm going to be an honor student my mom can be proud of. Then I do this... Shit."

"But, y'know... Does being an honor student mean you have to grin and bear everything?" Grim told Deuce.

"Huh!"

"Those delinquents deserved another 10 punches if you ask me. You fought them off before I could, though." Olivia pulls Grim ear, telling him to shut up.

"That's right! But next time don't go too far. Okay" I said, as Olivia sat on Deuce's shoulder.

"You guys..."

"Honor students get mad, too, honestly, I'm relieved..." I spin one around, "Plus, if you weren't step in the fight, I would have killed those guys right now."

"Ah! There you go again. With that scary joke." Grim complained.

"Ehehehe." I laugh then turn Deuce. "I'm sure, your mother will be proud of you for being her son and she'll continue to support you to the very end. Because that is what parents do for their children. Care, support, worries and Love are all they will give to show they cared for their children." I walked towards Deuce and patted his shoulder.

"Do you really think that?" Deuce questioned, as I nodded.

"We might not turn back time to fix everything that has already been done in the past... But we can change things, what's ahead of us and that is the future. All children, you and I want to make our parents proud, want to grow and become strong as we were before."

"As you go throughout your journey, don't forget about the things. What makes you move forward and pushes you to the light. Enjoy the little things in life for one day you will look back and realize they were the big things to you."

"T-thank you! Y/n, I-I needed that." Deuce smiled brightly and a bit of blush.

"Of course! If you ever need a talk about your past. You can come to me, and I will be here to listen." I smile back, with a half pain in the chest.

"Y/n! If it's not bad to ask, can you tell us about your parent?"

"Maybe next time, but first let's finish baking the tart." I said.

"Right?... Heh heh. May those baby chicks rest in peace." Deuce smiled.

"He!! Deuce. I hate to say this but there won't be any chick," I told Deuce. Deuce stared at me, confuse. "These eggs are unfertilized so they'll never mature."

"WHAT?!? You've gotta be kidding!?" Deuce screams as his voice echoes throughout the main street.

"Grim, Olivia and Deuce stay here. I'll go buy the eggs." I said

"No, wait! We are coming with you." Deuce quickly said.

"Don't worry! I will be right back, " I use my shadow magic to teleport back to the shop. Then teleport back to Deuce. "I'm back, let's go."

"Hey! That's the same magic you use before when you grab me in a chandelier." Grim exclaimed.

"Please don't remind me." I sigh. We walked back to the cafeteria kitchen.

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"Oh, you're finally back. That sure took a while." Ace said as we walked inside.

"Welcome back, my lady, Olivia, Grim, and Deuce," Celestia said, as Felix noticed Deuce seemed disappointed.

"What's up with him?" He whispered to Olivia.

"It's a long story," Olivia whispered back.

"Let's finish this up," Trey said.

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