'Arceus this man is annoying'
"We're janitors well grim and I are, you're his assistant or something"
Yuu grumbled as she moved the sheets away from her
"Thank Arceus it's you and not me"
I was sitting cross-legged on the floor at the end of her bed as she got up. When Crowley came in for the second time he brought us each 3 pairs of clothes 1 to sleep in, 1 casual, and 1 to work in. He said he would get us more later but that we had to make do with these for now.
Yuu wore black long-sleeve V-neck sleep shorts, while I wore a black tank top with black sleep pants.
"You should go back to your room it's getting late"
"Fine I think Gardevoir disinfected the rest of it by now"
"Whatever are you taking grim with you?"
"I don't want him in my room he's all yours"
As I got off of Yuu's bed to leave I got hit in the back of my head with a pillow
In a split second, I turned and hit Yuu with the same pillow before turning off her lights and running out the door leaving it wide open
"AT LEAST CLOSE THE DOOR!"
I ran down the hallway to my room. We could only get two rooms to open: one had a huge bay window and a four-poster bed, and the other was smaller, about half its size, but in considerably better condition. So I gave Yuu the room in better condition. Grabbing my "work" clothes
The white button up that flared out at my wrists, I left the two top buttons undone. My skirt hit mid-thigh and was black with gold piping , under it I wore black tights, and the heels I was wearing before. Which are thankfully comfortable.
Stepping out of my room I come face to face with Yuu again.
"Really those heels? Your feet are going to kill you!"
She yelled as she gestured wildly at my shoes
"Don't judge me when you have those dirty shoes on"
I tease as I walk down the hall towards the stairs
"Hey! At least my shoes are practical!"
Yuu argued as she caught up with me on the bottom step.
"My shoes are practical. You have clearly not worn many heels. These are only 2 inches."
I responded as Yuu opened her mouth to respond before getting cut off by A disembodied voice that laughed
"So I hear you'll be living here from now on? Hope you like pranks as much as we do! Hya ha ha!"
"We gotta get rid of those things for good!"
Grim whined out as the front door was suddenly thrown open
"Good morning, Yuu, and Katrina! Did you sleep well?"
Crowley exclaimed as he sauntered into the dorm
"Not at all! When I sprawled out on the bed, the mattress fell right through the frame!"
Grim groaned out as he threw himself into Yuu
"Exactly how ramshackle IS this dorm? Cause I also didn't sleep well."
'Didn't sleep well is an understatement I felt like a Victorian era corpse waiting to be laid to rest'
I thought of rubbing my lower back
"Well, it's understandable you'd be anxious after being pulled into such an unfamiliar place," Crowley said almost sympathetically like he actually cared then he quickly ruined it by saying
"But the world can be cruel sometimes. So suck it up and move on!"
I thought as I turned to my Gardevoir who was in the kitchen grabbing her own food bowl.
"Now, speaking of moving on, let us discuss your assignment for today."
"Your job today is to clean the campus.
That said, the campus is vast, and without magic, it'd be quite the Herculean task to clean it all.
Therefore, today I'll have you focus on the area spanning from the front gates to the library."
Crowley rambled to Yuu who looked more than done with his antics
"And you Ms.Katrina will be tasked with helping Professor Train all day today!"
He happily announced as he handed me a folder of papers
"He wrote me a list of things he needs you to get done before lunchtime today!"
'Arceus, I never get a damn break'
"Now, Yuu... I do expect that you'll keep a close eye on Grim, lest he cause another incident like yesterday."
Crowley informed Yuu while practically glaring at Grim it's so funny he has beef with a literal child-like animal.
Yuu sighed as she grabbed hold of the animal
"Do not fail me. You may take your lunch in the cafeteria with Katrina. Now I eagerly await the fruits of your labor."
'He's acting more like a teenage girl than the teenage girls are'
I think deadpanning as Gardevoir makes her way over to my
"Hrmph. I ain't cleanin' nothin'!
I'm here to study magic so I can be blastin' off spells left and right! Like BAM! POW! FWOOM!"
Grim complains as he struggles in Yuu's arms
I suggested as I pushed Yuu out the door
The walk towards the school was uneventful besides the occasional whispering and staring from the other kids nothing happened that's noteworthy.
When we finally made it to the front of the school through is when the real shot started
The school is beautiful and clearly old making it the perfect breeding ground for assholes
"Wow, so this is Main Street, huh? This is incredible!
I didn't get to see it much yesterday. What's the deal with these seven statues? All their faces look pretty scary."
Grim says rapidly one after the other
"Like, this lady here looks like she's got some reeeal anger management issues."
He shouted finally finishing his rant
"You don't know the Queen of Hearts?"
"Queen of Hearts? Is she some kinda big deal?"
'This is gonna be a whole thing isn't it?'
"She was a queen who lived in a maze-like garden of roses long, long ago.
She was a strict woman who prized order above all. She wouldn't tolerate a rose being off-color, or her playing-card soldiers being out of step."
The boy gushed before catching himself and saying
"She basically ruled over a kingdom of madness, but not one of her subjects dared to defy her." He leaned in towards Yuu and whispered
"You wanna know why? Because the punishment for breaking a rule was immediate decapitation!"
He yelled into Yuu's ear scaring her
'Yeah he's going to be annoying'
" Pretty cool, right? I'm a big fan."
Ace said leaning back from Yuu as she collected herself
"I mean, who would bother to obey a queen that was kind all the time?"
" Yeah, true. A leader needs to be strong."
"But puttin' that aside... Who're you, now?"
Grim questioned getting up in Ace's face
"Name's Ace. I'm a first-year student here, as of... today! Pleased to meetcha!"
Ace said as he pushed Grim back
"I'm Grim! I'm a prodigy who's plannin' to be, like, the greatest mage who ever lived."
Grim announced as Yuu cleared her through and poked Grim
"That's my far less interesting hench-human."
Sighing Yuu spoke up saying
"I'm Yuu and this is Katrina"
As she vaguely gestured to me
"Yuu"? Huh. Name's got an odd ring to it."
Ace said looking a little confused
"Yuu I need to get going I'll see you and Grim at lunch"
I announced as I turned to walk to the school's entrance
'Now to start on this list'
