(✔︎) ❝𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐑❞

38 | Regrets

*Imagine sleeping

Bonus:

     "What is (Name) doing?" Lucifer asked, watching Solomon and (Name) cook in their kitchen. "I hope Solomon won't destroy the kitchen..."

     "Not too much salt, Solomon-san. Don't put the vegetables yet, wait for the soup to simmer well with the spices," the demoness warned as she stopped Solomon from adding random things to the pot. "Don't put the bell pepper!"

- Heartslabyul Dorm, Rose Maze -

(Name)'s tail is the center of Grim's attention, he was jumping up and down behind her, trying to grab her tail. She watched Trey snuggle Riddle's unconscious body, he was crying, to say the least...

     "Oh, he woke up!" Ace exclaimed, pointing at the newly awoken Riddle. Cater sighed in relief, kneeling beside Riddle, "I was gonna get a heart attack if we didn't do anything to make him go back to his senses."

     Riddle was panting, his chest tightening from the beat-up from the demoness, "What did I—" Crowley ran towards the dorm leader of Heartslabyul, relieved that he was still alive and well, "Oh my! I'm so glad you're still breathing, Riddle-kun!" He exclaimed.

     "No need to worry about what happened. You need to take a rest since (Name) beat you up real good just to make you go back to your senses," Trey muttered. Yuu was rubbing his head as the demoness knelt to his aid, "You fell unconscious. That explains why you're on the ground," she said.

     Ace grumbled, "OH, COME ON! It's 'cause you always assure him all the time, Trey-senpai!" He complained, angrily pointing at the Vice Dorm Leader of Heartslabyul. "THE GARDEN IS DESTROYED! WE'RE IN BIG TROUBLE!"

     "Ah, he sure put all of his grudges on his speech," (Name) commented, chuckling from amusement. Then Riddle looked at Ace with teary eyes, he was on the verge of sobbing, "I... I want to eat that Mont Blanc you baked..."

     "Huh?"

     "The roses can stay in their original color, pink flamingos are alright, and that goes with the hedgehogs, too," Riddle added. He gripped his pants, "I prefer honey to sugar cubes in my tea. And I like milk tea more than lemon tea. I want to be able to chat with everyone after eating, too..."

     "Riddle?"

     "I wanted to spend more time with Trey and everyone else," then that's when Riddle started to cry, leaving everyone astounded from shock. (Name) knelt beside Riddle, patting his head, "I never thought he'll cry like this. I guess it's the cause of all of his sufferings..." She stated.

     "What the hell? I never thought I'll see Riddle cry like a baby..." Cater remarked, seeing Riddle sobbing in the demoness's arms. Ace was annoyed among the crowd, "STOP THAT! DON'T THINK I'LL FORGIVE YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE CRYING LIKE A BABY!" He yelled.

     Deuce covered Ace's mouth, "You don't like to read the mood, huh..." He sighed while the salmon-haired tried to remove the Deuce's hold from his mouth. "I'm sorry, too, Riddle! I should've done it before it was too late before, but I'm too afraid so I kept it quiet. Right now, Riddle, everything you did is wrong and I want you to apologize to everyone," Trey affirmed sternly.

     Riddle kept sobbing, so the demoness gave him the tea he wanted—which calmed the sobbing dorm leader for a moment, "I'M STILL NOT FINISHED FROM PUTTING YOU IN YOUR PLACE, YOU KNOW?! I DON'T CARE IF YOU APOLOGIZED, BUT WORDS CAN'T FIX THIS MESS YOU MADE AND YOU THINK FORGIVING YOU IS EASY!" Ace yelled. Cater was astounded by Ace's bold speech, "How could you say that in the middle of this vibe?!"

     "OF COURSE, I'M STUBBORN AFTER ALL! YOU THINK I'LL LET HIM OFF THE HOOK AFTER EVERYTHING HE DID TO US?!" Ace bickered back, so angry to the point he almost hit Yuu's face. "HE STILL TRIED TO THROW AWAY THE MONT BLANC WE BAKED JUST TO GET THE COLLAR OUT OF MY NECK! I DON'T CARE IF HE'S CRYING!"

     (Name) covered her mouth in surprise, "Oh dear... He sure is angry," she muttered. "Yeah, he holds grudges worse than I do," Grim nodded.

     "What should I do?" Riddle asked. Ace placed a hand under his chin, thinking of something to repay Riddle's debts, "Since my birthday is too far... I demand to have a Revenge Unbirthday Party! We didn't get to enjoy the last one because you threw us out! And this time, you need to make the tarts for the party! No help from Trey or (Name)-senpai, do it yourself!" He then crossed his arms and averted his gaze. "If you do that, maybe I can forgive you. I guess?"

     "Didn't you need Trey-senpai's help?" Deuce stated. "Yeah, he did," Yuu nodded.

     "SHUT UP, YOU TWO!" Ace yelled at his friends. Riddle nodded, accepting the challenge, "Yes... Will do."

     Crowley clapped his hands, amazed by what just happened, "This is truly an amazing turn of events! I'm glad all of you already make up for the mistakes of the past!" He praised. "Then the problem is already solved."

     "(Name)-senpai, I think you broke my jaw..." Riddle murmured, touching his jaw. The demoness checked his face, to prove his point, "Oh... I think I went too hard when I tried to put you back to your sense... Here, hold my hand—Don't worry, I won't hurt you anymore!" She assured.

May the vestiges of pain linger within the human in front of me be eliminated...

I am the one they call Barbatos. Hear my command...

Once Riddle was healed by the demoness, the Headmaster still suggested bringing Riddle to the clinic to check for other injuries. Trey, the demoness, and the Headmaster left to aid Riddle, leaving Cater and the juniors to clean the messed up garden of Heartslabyul. Grim has eaten another black stone he saw on the ground, making the others sigh at his stupidity. Cater was thankful they changed the dorm leader for good, but will this even last forever?

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(バルバトス)