/9/ An Apology

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"..(Y/n)...(Y/n)...(Y/n)!" Your eyes immediately snapped open. Seeing Ace and Deuce in front of you. You were finally back in the messed up rose maze. The spikey haired male wore a strange expression while Deuce was concerned.

"Why are you crying all of a sudden?" Grim asked. You blinked at them for a moment.

"Huh?" You mumble out, feeling that your cheeks were wet.

"Are you alright (Y/n)? You suddenly zoned out as soon as we defeated Riddle." Deuce commented.

"Who would have thought you were such a crybaby." Ace teased with a smirk while Grim joined in.

You quickly wiped away your tears. "I'm not."

You turned to see Riddle laying on the ground, back in his original form. Trey, Cater, and the Headmaster stood beside him.

Your group than went over to wait for him to wake up. And soon riddle's eyes soon fluttered open.

You all sighed in relief. Cater was the first to speak, "For real, we were agonizing over wether you'd wake up or not.."

The redhead was breathing heavily. "What.. did I...?"

The Headmaster sniffed and wiped his eyes with his handkerchief. "I'm so glad he came back to his senses."

"There's no need to think about it now. Just sleep." Trey reassured Riddle.

Ace groaned while rolling his eyes. "Of course he goes berserk after getting mad if you're coddling him all the time!"

"The garden is a disaster and we were in big trouble!"

You punched Ace's arm and he cried out in pain. "That hurts! That'll definitely leave a bruise!"

You smile at him "Good for me then. You deserve it."

"It was a crazy situation." Deuce said.

"Seriously, keeping all of that stress inside is not admirable." Grim crossed his arms.

Riddle's eyes focused on the ground as he finally spoke, "I.. really wanted to eat that mont blanc."

Ace was taken aback by Riddle's words.

The roses are fine white, and the flamingos are fine being pink." Riddle confessed. "I like putting honey in my tea more than sugar cubes and I like milk tea more than lemon tea."

"I want to chat with everyone while we eat.." Trey's eyes widened.

"I wanted to spend more time with Trey and everyone else.." Riddle sobbed and soon began crying.

Your eyes softened as you watched Riddle cry. Seeing his past, you genuinely wanted to give him a hug, though it would probably be far too awkward. Even so, he was too strict, even to himself. With the teachings from his mother engraved into him, he clearly carried it along with him as he grew up.

"I can't believe it.. Riddle is sobbing like a baby..." Cater was speechless.

Ace was flustered as the unexpected scene unfolded before him. He imagined Riddle would finally apologize while bowing/kneeling before him. He never expected this!

"Stop that! You're not forgiven just because you're crying!"

Grim, Deuce, and you could only sigh at his stubbornness. "You really refuse to read the mood."

Trey shook his head. "I'm sorry too. Even though I knew you were suffering, I pretended not to notice."

"So, I'm going to say it now. Riddle you're way of doing things is wrong. You have to properly apologize to everyone."

Riddle sniffled before crying again. "I'm sorry.. I'm so sorry...!" He wholeheartedly apologized.

"There's something I wanted to say to you if you apologized for everything that's happened.." Ace was silent for a moment before he began shouting.

"WORDS CAN'T FIX THIS MESS! I'M NOT JUST GONNA FORGIVE YOU LIKE THAT!!"

Your shoulders dropped even further as you sighed again in disappointment.

"Eeeeh?! You're going to say that right now?" Cater exclaimed.

"Why wouldn't I?! We've been put through the wringer!" The spikey haired male complained.

"And he still threw away that mont blanc we put all that time and effort into making." Ace narrowed his eyes. "I'm not gonna let him off with a tear filled apology."

"This guy holds a grudge worse than I do." Grim nonchalantly commented.

"Then.. what should I do..." Riddle asked, seeming to look lost.

"My birthday isn't for a while," the dork number one said.

Deuce stared at him bewildered. "What are you getting..."

"Another unbirthday party?" You guessed while Ace nodded.

"So, I demand we have a revenge unbirthday party." He proposed.

"We didn't even get to take part in the last one. And this time, you have to make the tart," Ace added. "No getting help from Trey either. Do it yourself!"

He then went silent for a moment before turning his head away and placing a hand behind his neck. "If you do that, then I'll forgive you."

You smirked evily as Ace acted like a tsundere. "Even though you helped him?"

Grim snickered at that, holding his paw up to his mouth.

Ace glared at you, his cheeks tinting a slight pink. "Shut up, you bastards." He then turned his attention back towards Riddle who had finally calmed down.

"You got it?" He asked as the redhead nodded.

"Yeah, I got it."

Crowley who had been watching from the start, was very pleased.  It looked as though he was already jumping in joy as he saw the beauty of the scene before him.

"Yes, yes, this is the beauty of compromise! Then, the issue is settled."

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