Quirks and Spells (Various Twisted Wonderland X MHA! Reader)

Late Night Visitor

You yawned the moment you entered your dorm. After everything that went down tonight, you just wanted to get some sleep. You and Grim walked up to stairs into your room. You had temporarily kicked the cat-like creature out so you could change into your pajamas. After dealing with Mineta for so long, you find it hard to change unless you know that nobody's watching you.

"Hey henchman." Grim said when you let him back in. "What's this superhero school you went to like? Maybe I could go there and use my awesome magic to save lives in exchange for tuna!"

You let out a little laugh at his last sentence. If Grim accepted tuna for payment for hero work back home, he would be set for life. "Well, good luck trying to get in. It'll be hard for you." You said.

      "Why?"

      "Unlike Night Raven, you have to take an exam before you could enter instead of waiting for a carriage."

      Grim let out his signature meow like sound in terror. His eyes were wide with pure horror at the thought of taking an exam to get into U.A. "YOU HAD TO TAKE AN EXAM?!" He yelled.

You nodded. "Not just a written one either, you have to fight robots if you want to get into the hero course. We call it the practical exam. Depending on how well you did, then you got in."

"YOU HAD TO TAKE TWO EXAMS?!"

"Can you please stop yelling."

"Sheesh, all of that for a simple course. Maybe the hero stuff is too much, I'd rather be a mage. Much less work. But did you get learn how to fight villains?"

"Yeah obviously, and rescue work. It's also important to help out the people who accidentally got caught in the crossfire as well. If not then you'd be a lousy hero."

"All this hero talk is making me tired."

"You were the one to ask about it."

"Night Henchman."

Grim curled up on the bed and fell asleep, his snores filling up the room. You rolled your eyes at him before climbing into bed. You had to be careful when pulling on the blanket so Grim wouldn't wake up or fall off. Once your head hit the pillow you were out like a light. For a while, you dreamt a dreamless sleep. You were unaware that the mirror in your room was acting strange. It's surface started rippling like water and a glow came from it. The room occupants didn't stir nor wake from the glow.

Suddenly the emptiness of your subconscious changed into a monochromatic environment. You looked around at your surroundings in awe, it was a hedge maze with multiple rose bushes. The white and light shades of grey seemed a bit blinding. You looked at your hands, seeing somewhat through them but you know they're there. You heard voices and looked up.

There stood a bunch of large cards. They had human heads but their bodies were flat like the objects they're based on. "Hurry up and paint those roses red!" They shouted. You took notice of the paintbrushes they're holding, all of them coated in bright red paint. It was eerie to see red being the only spot of color in this world. The red soon covered some of the roses. "Slather them quickly, as aforesaid!" They continued.

"Hurry, hurry!" The Ace of Clubs said. "There are still roses left to paint!"

'They're painting roses?' You thought watching them perform the task. 'Why? Wouldn't the flowers die from the paint?'

Then a little girl approached the cards. She couldn't have been older than seven or eight, around Eri's age. She wore a knee length skirted dress with short sleeves, an apron over the dress and black Mary Janes on her feet. Her long hair had a black ribbon tied in a bow on the top of her head. "Why are you painting these white roses red?" She asked the cards.

     "Huh?" The cards said and looked at her.

     "Why you ask?" The Two of Clubs said. "It's quite simple. We planted the wrong color, you see."

    "The Queen likes her roses red." The Ace of Clubs said. "If they're white, we'll lose our heads!"

    Your hand flew up to your neck when you heard that. Losing your head because of the wrong rose color? That's absurd! The girl ran away from the ace and two and found another card painting roses. "Goodness!" The girl said in shock.

     "And so, we're painting the roses red." The Three of Cards said to her. That's when the monochromatic hedge mazes vanished from your view. All you could see was darkness as you thought about what you had just seen. You looked around, with a lot on your mind. "By the way, where am I?" You asked, your voice echoing around. That's when you woke up.

    You blinked your eyes as you sat up in bed, unaware of the banging that's heard. 'I feel like I had the strangest dream.' You thought. Then you remembered it. The cards, the roses, the paint and the girl. What could all of that mean? You honestly weren't sure if you wanted to find out. Grim stirred and woke up from his sleep, snapping you from your thoughts.

    "Hey, (Y/N)... I know it's the middle of the night, but I think we've got a visitor." He said, groggy from sleep. Then you heard someone banging on the door. "Maybe it's those pesky ghosts again? They just don't know when to quit."

    "I don't think it's the ghosts." You said. "This seems a little tame for them. We better go see who's there." You threw the duvet off your body as Grim hopped off the bed. He rubbed his eyes with his paws to wake himself up. You would've done the same but that dream you had earlier was playing on a loop in your mind. The two of you walked down to the entrance hall.

    "Who would be here at this hour?" You mumbled as you walked towards the door. From your experience, someone at your house in the middle of the night means trouble. You've been through enough of it today and just want some sleep.

    "It's me, Ace!" The familiar voice said. "Just let me in, all right?"

    "Ace?" Grim said. "It's the middle of the night!"

    "Give me a second." You said as you opened the door. Your eyes widened when you saw him. Grim gasped.

    "That collar!" The little monster said.

    Ace stormed into the dorm with a red and black heart shaped collar on his neck. "I can't go back to Heartslabyul House." He said. "I'm joining your dorm. For good."

     "What?!" You said.

     "Come again?!" Grim said.