Key of Souls: Twisted Wonderland

Chapter 44: The Dorm Leaders

3rd POV

As soon as school was done for the day, Dawn made her way to the Mirror Chamber where the Dorm Leader meeting was going to be held for the Magical Shift Tournament. 'I still can't believe that the headmaster made me a Dorm Leader without telling me in advance.', she thought, feeling a bit annoyed by the surprise "promotion" by Crowley. She asked Grim if he wanted to join her, but he was still too depressed about not participating in the tournament, so he stayed at Ramshackle Dorm while Perry kept an eye on him.

"I wonder if the meeting is like a student council meeting or something?", she asked herself. Once she was by the entrance, Dawn double-checked herself to make sure she was adequately dressed for the meeting since she arrived a bit early. After straightening her clothes and tie, Dawn was about to walk inside when a familiar voice called out.

"Oh. Is that you Dawn?"

She turned around to see it was Riddle who had a faint blush on his cheeks. Dawn smiled and said, "Hi Riddle. Are you here to attend the meeting as well?" Hearing her voice made Riddle snap out of his trance and regain his composure. "Of course. If I may ask, what brings you here?", he asked her.

Dawn gave a small smile and awkward laugh. "Well... The thing is...", she began to tell Riddle how she became the new Ramshackle Dorm Head and would be attending the meeting as well. "I see... that definitely sounds like something the headmaster would do.", Riddle sighed, understanding why Dawn was here.

"Yeah... I'm a bit nervous about attending this meeting, but I'm glad that someone I know will be with me as well. Do you know what the meeting will be about?", asked Dawn.

"I'm certain it's about the requests for stands for the Magical Shift Tournament and what role each of the representing dorms will have during it.", Riddle tells her, trying to ease her nerves. "The meeting will probably be substandard formalities about the game, so don't worry too much." Hearing this made Dawn feel less nervous and hopeful that she'd make a good impression on her fellow Dorm Leaders.

"Thanks, Riddle. Let's head inside now.", Dawn said to him. Riddle nodded his head and both he and Dawn headed inside the Mirror Chamber for the meeting. Once inside, Dawn got a glimpse of three people near a circular table and a floating tablet; she remembered the two boys she saw in the cafeteria who were from Octavinelle and Scarabia. Her eyes soon glanced at a blonde-haired man who was absolutely breathtaking. He was a tall, beautiful man with shoulder-length champagne-gold blonde hair with lavender ombre at the ends and amethyst eyes. 'Wow! Cater wasn't joking when he said the Pomfiore Dorm Leader scores high on looks!', Dawn thought in wonder.

"Please pardon us.", said Riddle as he and Dawn bowed politely to their fellow Dorm Heads. The silvery blue-haired teen saw Riddle, smiled at him and said, "Ah, always right on time Riddle. As expected of the Dorm Leader of Heartslabyul." His sky-blue eyes were soon locked on (E/c) of the female next to him, this made Dawn feel a sudden chill down her spine. "Oh, I see that you didn't come alone. You must be the new student who just transferred here last month I presume?", he asked her. Dawn managed to keep her composure as she introduced herself. "Yes, I am. My name is Dawn Baldwin. It's nice to meet you."

The teen suddenly took one of Dawn's hands and gently squeezed it with both of his, this caught Dawn by surprise as she blushed. "I'm Azul Ashengrotto. I'm a second-year student and Dorm Leader of Octavinelle. If you ever find yourself struggling with anything, please feel free to come to me for assistance; I'll be happy to help you get around in our academy.", he told her with a suave smile. At that moment, Dawn was starting to get a little flustered by how he was approaching her. Riddle quickly intervened as he moved before Dawn, blocking her from Azul's gaze. "Azul, please don't make her uncomfortable. She really doesn't need any of your assistance whatsoever.", said Riddle as he gave the bespectacled teen a firm glare.