Twisted-Wonderland: Our Precious Treasure (Part 1)

(18) TCT: The Legendary Seven

"Alright, let's get into business!" Grim cheered, rubbing his paws together as he stared at the rice omelet in front of him. After catching Grim, the gang continued their class until lunchtime. The cafeteria was full of students a line already formed in front of the counter when he arrived. Jonah tried to strangle Grim when he tried to cut in line, but he did keep his promise to buy a chocolate croissant for Ace and a café latte for Deuce. Grim tried to buy everything on the menu but Jonah ended up only buying a rice omelet for Grim and bonzabeast stew for himself.

"I'm digging in~!" Grim scooped up a spoonful of the rice and omelet and up it into his mouth, humming in delight. "Oh! This is so good! The omelet is so fluffy, and the cheese is so melty~!"

"Thank you for the food, Captain!" Ace laughed, taking a bite at his croissant. They could hear the crunch and the chocolate syrup dripped down his hand.

Deuce sipped on his café latte. It was slightly bitter and there was a touch of sweetness. A perfect balance. He glanced at Jonah. He wasn't eating his food. He was looking around the cafeteria, brows frowned. "Are you looking for someone?" he asked, making Jonah turn his head to him.

He shook his head slightly. "Not really." He paused for a moment before speaking again. "Hey, do you guys know where is 'Monstro Lounge'?"

"That's a cafe at Octavinelle."

All four of them turned toward the voice. Standing near their lunch table, stood two students with red vests, carrying their lunch tray. Deuce immediately recognized them as the two seniors that had helped them from stopping their prefect from lecturing them all night. One of them had short green hair and gold eyes. He had a black clover motif located under his right eye and wears glasses. While the other had orange hair, the top portion tied back into a ponytail while the rest hangs straight. His eyes were green and under his left eye, he had a small red patch shaped like a diamond.

"It's run by Azul Ashengrotto, the prefect of the dorm," the green-haired boy said, "do you want to go there?"

Jonah shrugged. "Sort of."

"Wait a minute..." The orange-haired boy's eyes lit up when he saw him. "You're the new prefect for Ramshackle Dorm!" he said excitedly, walking toward him, "I'm surprised you can live in a place like that~! It's so dark, and I feel like something's gonna pop out~ I feel for ya, man~"

Jonah winced while Grim muttered, sounded offended. "This guy's being pretty rude."

But that went unnoticed by the orange-haired boy who looked at them one by one. "Ah! I forgot to take a picture with you guys! It's not every day you meet with celebrities!"

"Celebrities-" Deuce questioned was ignored as the senior took out his phone and turned around. He raised his phone to the air, putting it on selfie-mode until the whole kids on the table were in the frame. He put up a peace sign before clicking the button. "Yay~!" The senior pulled back his phone. "Hey, can I upload this? I wanna put hashtags so tell me your name."

Deuce was a bit overwhelmed by his senior, but he answered nonetheless. "I'm Deuce Spade."

"Ace," Ace grumbled, still not over that he was known as the 'tart thief'.

Grim puffed up his chest seemed happy. "I'm Grim and that's my follower, Jonah." Jonah just rolled his eye fondly.

"Alright, upload done~" There was a ping on the senior phone. With a shining smile, he slid himself next to Jonah who immediately grabbed his bowl before the stew spilled anywhere. "Oh, I'm Cater Diamond, a 3rd year. That makes me your senior~ Call me Cater, okay? Cay's fine, too~ Heya, heya~" He gave the boys a wave.

"And my name's Trey, Trey Clover. I'm a Heartslabyul 3rd year alongside Cater," the green-haired senior said. Deuce, being a gentleman he is, scooted next to Ace, giving space for the senior to sit next to him. The senior gave them a smile before sitting down. He focused his attentions on the Ramshackle Prefect. "I've heard all about yesterday from Cater. Sorry for the trouble our dormmates caused you."