𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹

VIOLET: Episode 5.16

In the hallway of the coliseum, the NRC team walked to the changing rooms, relieved to have finished their part and also nervous about the winner's announcement. But for now, all they could do was wait.

That is until someone fell.

"Vil!" Rook gasped out in shock, quickly kneeling beside him for support. "Someone bring me a cooling spray and bandages!"

"Oh, here!" Grim gave Rook a glass of medicine, remembering what the ravenette's told him. "Mayumi said to give this medicine to you guys."

Thankfully accepting it, Rook sighed in relief and handed it to Vil to drink.

"I knew it." A few feet away from them stood Mayumi with a frown. If anyone looked closely, they could see a few tiny tears lingering in the corner of her eyes.

Quickly, the ravenette made her way to them and sat by Vil, taking off his blazer and checking his sides which caught him completely off guard.

"You hid your wounds." Mayumi frowned, seeing that there was blood leaking through his shirt. Taking the bandages a staff member dropped by, she got to work.

"Mayumi!" The rest of the boys exclaimed, surprised to see her out of her host work.

"I thought you were upstage?" Kalim asked with a tilt of his head.

"I took a small break before I get back up again." Mayumi explained, hiding the fact that she originally came down for undisclosed reasons.

Wincing, Vil drank the medicine Rook gave him as he recalled the look Mayumi had given him on stage. It was one of pride. Thinking about him made his face soften.

He loosened his tense posture, finally feeling a sense of accomplishment overtake him. He looked at Mayumi, finding it hard to ignore the delicate touches of her hands against his sides as she patched him up. "...I stood on stage until the end..."

Hearing him, everyone paused their concerns and finally revealed a smile towards the blonde.

Looking up at him, Mayumi nodded, seeing the small twinkle in his amethyst eyes as if his inner child celebrated their small achievement. She revealed a small smile as she focused back on fixing his wounds. "Yes, you did."

Vil's breath hitched, seeing how close Mayumi was to his face, giving him a better view of her plump pink lips. 

He remembered being captivated by her lips during the Magift Tournament when he found her passed out in the infirmary. 

A dark part of him wished he could have tasted them. Maybe then he could have swept her off her feet and charmed her.

He internally shook that thought away as that was very unlike him.

"Indeed. We all stayed on stage until the very end." Rook included the whole group, pleased with how everyone tried to overcome their pain to give it their all.

"Vil, you really did it..." Epel smiled, his eyes staring at his leader in admiration.

Ace nodded, impressed by their lead member. "And you didn't miss a single note or step."

"You are really fearless, Schoenheit." Deuce said in awe.

"No, not only Vil. All of you have shown the best performance yet. I'm proud to have shared the stage with you all." Rook praised, causing everyone to smile at his genuine words.

"I know it sounds biased, but you guys really did look beautiful on stage, even after what we previously went through. I can't believe how strong you all were out there. I'm really amazed." Mayumi added, having the feeling to cry. Maybe it was just because of her repressed emotions, but she really loved the team. Their efforts strung her heartstrings.