Twisted Wonderland | Mickey's Print

27. Coup Stampede

On the eve of the tournament, Yuu and Grim returned to Ramshackle dorm, where the ghosts greeted them in the living room.

"We're back," Yuu commented as Grim climbed onto the couch.

"You've arrived later than usual, was today's planning difficult?" The big ghost asked.

During the meetings at Heartslabyul to plan the counterattack against Savanaclaw, Yuu had learned more about Leona, such as the fact that he was older than most of the students because he was repeating a year, and that he became a dorm leader the same way as Riddle, by defeating the previous leader in a duel as soon as he started his first year there. What surprised him most was that Leona was none other than the prince of an entire kingdom, but he was not the next in line for the throne, since his older brother was the current king and had a son who would succeed him in the future. It would never have occurred to him that Leona was royalty.

"Nah, we just went over the final details," Yuu answered as he untied his tie and sat down next to Grim.

"Again," Grim snorted wearily. "Riddle sure loves repeating things over and over again!"

"He wants to make sure everything goes well, tomorrow is the big day after all," Yuu sighed. "Oh, and Lilia says hi."

Grim quickly stood up. "That's right. You should have seen it!" He exclaimed. "We went to visit Yuki before going to Heartslabyul. He wanted to come along and used his magic to make the roses that Ace and Deuce gave her fresh again."

"The roses weren't even that withered, but he insisted they should be on top condition until Yukiko wakes up."

"Really?" The thin ghost asked in surprise. "Lilia is always full of surprises!"

"Any news about Yuki?" The little ghost asked. "Did she react? Did the headmaster say anythin' else?"

Yuu sighed a bit dejectedly. "No, she's still the same... But I asked the headmaster if she could stay here in Ramshackle with us, and he said he had already considered that idea. Is that fine by you three?"

The three ghosts seemed happy to hear that. "Of course it is!" They exclaimed at the same time.

"We'll make her feel like she's at home," the thin ghost added. "And maybe it occurs to me not to scare her too much, hee hee hee!"

"And living with us could increase the chances that the Dark Mirror will sort her here in Ramshackle dorm, yanno? I wanna see it already!" Grim exclaimed.

"We don't know if she's even going to be a student here," Yuu said with a nervous smile.

"But it's good to imagine what her dorm could be," the big ghost said. "You must know her well. Which dorm do you think fits her more?"

Yuu thought about it for a second. "Well, Yuki is cheerful and outgoing... so she might be sorted into Heartslabyul?"

"What?" Grim asked. "Like Ace and Deuce? No way!"

Yuu ignored him and kept weighing the odds. "But I also know that Scarabia's students are energetic and determined, just like her. Yes, I bet it must be Heartslabyul or Scarabia."

"No! She must be in Ramshackle with us as a member!" Grim insisted.

"Do you want her to be a part of this dorm that bad?" The small ghost asked. "Is there any reason why?"

"No, I just want Yuki to stay with us." Grim gave a determined smile. "One day I'll become a great magician that will be known to the whole world, so I have to make sure that we give her the best, yanno!"

Yuu laughed softly, smiled, and looked around. "Whatever her dorm is, she'll be living with us, so I think we should clean the dorm a bit more for her arrival," he suggested.