Crazy In Love! [Twisted Wonderland]

Confrontation

The scene that played out in the cafeteria had long since been over, and Ace was back in his room. However, the journey to his room was something he was hoping could have been avoided.

When he walked into the Heartslabyul dorm, all eyes were on him, a scene that he had been all too familar with at this point. In the morning, due to Ace's sudden running out of Heartslabyul and Deuce's late reaction, no one truly knew why he ran out, and he only got a yell from Riddle. However, that was the morning. That was before he went through this hellish day, and when he still had the energy to try to get rid of Deuce, but by now, he had gone through it and was extremely tired. He wasn't in the mood to sneak around the dorm and ended up accepting his fate despite how much he didn't want to. As he walked through the main hall, Trey, Cater, and Riddle all watched with wide eyes. They saw as Ace's best friend, if you could even call him that anymore, was holding him lovingly despite the fact his body was being dragged on the floor. The light that usually shone in Ace's eyes were nowhere to be seen, and it disturbed everyone to see the Ace walking now.

A couple of days ago, Riddle made it apparent that all dorm members would have to be present in the afternoon for small lessons, one in which they were about to start. But as Riddle watched Ace walk by him, his face in dismay, his expression changed. It was silent for a moment before Riddle coughed lightly, finally speaking and urging everyone to ignore the sight before them and announcing the cancelation of that day's lesson, claiming everyone prepare for the party instead and that a lesson beforehand would be silly. It took a while before the dorm was lively again, and everyone's excitement for the party resurfaced. Although Ace didn't say anything in the moment, he looked back at Riddle, who was watching the two with concern. Even though Riddle's efforts didn't stop everyone from seeing him in this awkward state, he still appreciated the thought and gave Riddle a small smile before heading back to his room.

Now in the comfort of his room, Ace was pacing back and forth with the book that caused his troubles in hand. Deuce, of course, was still holding onto Ace happily while snuggling his face into his clothes, seemingly liking the smell of it. Deep down, Ace cringed, but that wasn't important to him right now. He was flipping through the pages of the book until he finally found the one with words. "Love Potion," He read mentally before rereading the contents of the page.

Ace was hoping that somehow, he read the note at the end of the page wrong, and that there truly was a way to reverse the level four potion, however, to his dismay he didn't read it wrong and there was really no reversing it. Ace stared at the page blankly, stopping in his steps before throwing the book and himself on the bed in disdain. Deuce followed, tossing himself on the bed, though not in disdain, before wrapping his arms around Ace.

Deuce cried happily, "Oh, this is so much better than being dragged on the ground! You're so considerate!"

"Was kind of hoping you'd slam your face into a rock or something to knock you out." Ace thought before pulling out his phone.

It was 5:14 and the party would start at 6:00. Ace thought about the party and then about Yuu. He went to his messages and reread a message that he received two days ago.

"Party in two days!! Whoooooooo! Can't wait to see you there! You told Deuce, right?"

Ace paused and turned his head to the guy next to him. "He knows alright." He thought before looking at the message again. He put his phone on his chest before staring at the ceiling. He thought about Yuu's excitement and the effort they and the ghosts put into this party, hoping it'd be a fun thing for everyone. Ace couldn't help but think of how excited Yuu was for him to show up, but at this point, he really couldn't bring himself to go despite their wishes. But with each further thought, the more guilt he felt. He seriously wanted to go deep down, but how could he possibly show up under these circumstances?