Wizard's Wish - (Kinda) Yandere SGE x reader

Chapter 27: The Circus of Talents

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At 8:00 pm on the night before the Ball, the students entered the Theater of Tales to see it had been fully enchanted for the occasion. Above each side floated a chandelier of ten swan shaped candles, burning white over Good and blue-black over Evil. Between them hovered the steel Circus Crown, brilliant in flame light with seven long, sharp spires, awaiting the night's winner.

Evergirls arrived first, primed for their Ball proposals in colorful evening gowns and nervous smiles. As they entered the west doors, waving flags with white swans and banners blaring TEAM GOOD!, glass flowers spritzed them with fragrance and crystal friezes came to life.
"Greetings, fair maiden, will your talent win us the Crown?" puffed a crystal prince as he fought a dragon spewing scalding mist.
"I hear this Sophie child is quite formidable. Can you defeat her?" interjected a crystal princess next to him on a glittering spinning wheel.
"I didn't make the team," Kiko admitted.
"Always one who's left behind," the prince said, stabbing the dragon through.

Through the east doors, roaring Nevers shoved in, waving hideous signs scrawled TEAM EVIL! white Hort flapped a black swan so eagerly it broke stalactites off the ceiling, sending Never stampeding for cover. As he lunged for a seat, Hort took in the scorch marks on the walls, contorting to shadows of monsters eating peasants and witches cooking children, while nearby pew friezes had come alive, with woodcut princes shrieking as carved villains stabbed them, spurting black sap everywhere.
"Who did all this?" he googled, splattered with sap.
"The School Master," Ravan said, plugging his ears from the shrieks. "No wonder he doesn't let teachers in."

Meanwhile the last Nevergirls and Everboys arrived, herded by wolves and fairies; they too felt the thrill of a room without adults. One of the last to come was Y/n, looking elegant and regal. She wore a f/c gown full of stars and constellations, her hair up, a pendant of her favorite crystal, and a crown that looked from a holy painting. But, she limped as she walked, legs still not recovered. She sat down alone, keeping two empty seats beside her, telling Newsboys she saved them for someone special. But it was clear that Y/n wasn't doing her best, it reflected in her third best Ever rank, which had before been a proud 1 for the entire semester until the last few weeks.

Watching her, Hester tensed. "Where's Sophie?" she hissed to Anadil, ignoring Dot's glared down the pew.
"She never came back from Lesso's!" Anadil whispered.
"Maybe Lesso cured her?"
"Or maybe the symptoms got worse! Suppose she attacks Y/n?"
"But she doesn't have any symptoms, Ani,"Hester said, gazing at the sorcerer. "When a villain's symptoms start, their Nemesis grows stronger! Y/n is about the same, even worse actually."
Anadil looked at Y/n. "But if she's not Sophie's nemesis, then who is?"

Behind them the Ever doors opened and into the Theater came Tedros, walking with an aura that seemed to dominate the rest. Scars from yesterday gone, the way he had been tired the last few weeks gone from him. He looked better than he ever had before, wearing a handsome blue suit with gold details. His blond hair looked like every strand was perfectly placed, even while still looking a little messy. And his skin had a nice and healthy glow to it that it hadn't had for ages. He looked around for someone in the crowd and smiled as he found a familiar face. He sat down on the side of Y/n, hugging her.

Then another came in, the most beautiful princess they'd ever seen. She wore a midnight-blue gown glittering with delicate gold leaves, long velvet train trailing down the aisle. Her lustrous ebony hair was swept up high with a tiara of blue orchids. Around her neck she had a pendant with the same crystal as Y/n's had, which stood out against her pale skin perfectly.Her big dark eyes flaunted gold shadow, her lips a dewy rose sheen.

"A bit late in the term for new students," Beatrix scoffed, feeling very threatened for her prince.
"She's not new," said Reena next to her. Beatrix tracked her stare to black clumps peeking beneath the gown and choked.
Smiling slyly, Agatha passed Beatrix, who turned stone, boys who dribbled into their laps, girls who suddenly fared for their Ball dates, and nestled next to Y/n, who looked at Agatha with awe.
"You look like a goddess," Y/n mumbled as she looked Agatha up and down, making Agatha blush and chuckle.
"Black magic?" Tedros teased.
"Groom Room," Agatha said.
Both Agatha and Tedros looked to Y/n, who looked out into the crowd. They followed her eyes to an empty seat in the Nevers pews.
Across the aisle, Hester and Anadil went white with understanding. It now made sense why Sophie had seen two faces.