Once again that very same night, y/n was restless in her bad as she groans now and again, unaware that the mirror is glowing brightly again.

Her eyes flutter open to reveal that she's in a gigantic maze,"Another dream?" she whispers before a woman dressed in a black, white and red dress and is wearing a crown appears along with the little girl and same three clover cards. In her hand is a freshly ripped out rose bush as she towers over the three with an angered look.

"Who dares to taint with vulgar paint the royal flowerbed? For painting my roses red, someone will lose his head!" the woman roars,"Oh no, Your Majesty, please, it's all his fault." the Three of Clovers points to Two of Clovers,"Not me, Your Grace, the Ace! The Ace!" Two of Clovers points to the Ace of Clovers.

"You?" the queen glares at the accuses card soldier,"No, Two!" Ace of Clovers shouts as his body is covered in red paint,"The Deuce, you say?" the queen raises a brow,"Not me, the Tres!" Two of Clovers shouts as he points back at the Three of Clovers, but the queen lost her patience,"That's enough! Off with their head!" she screams.

This made y/n's eyes widen as other card soldiers passed her and drags the three clover cards away,"WOOOOOOOO!" the card soldiers cheer as they whistle a tune as well,"Hmph." the queen huffs,"They're going to lose their heads for painting the roses red." a Two of Diamonds sings,"It serves them right. They planted white, and roses should be red." a Three of Spades adds.

Y/n eyes are wide at this,"Wait... I know this! But, why can't I remember it still? What's going on? What's up and down? What's left and right? Ugh, someone just wake me up!" she groans as she holds her head.

"You don't need to take someone's head just for a little mistake like that... Why didn't you stop her, Alice...?"

Y/n's eyes flutter open as she finds herself lying on the couch. She sits up and holds her aching head,"Alice...? Who's that...?" she whispers to herself before seeing it's still the middle of the night. She shakes her head lightly before going back to sleep,"It's probably not important..." she mumbles, falling asleep.

Early morning, Deuce was the one to lightly shake her awake. Albeit reluctantly as the girl looks so peaceful whilst sleeping,"... Cute~" he cooes but looks up at the old broken grandfather clocks and spots the time.

"Y/n, wake up. Today is the Unbirthday party. It's off with our heads if we're late!" he lightly shakes the girl awake, who whines, but reluctantly sits up,"I'm up... I'm up... Man, I had a weird dream last night..." y/n yawns as she stretches her back,"Morning Deuce..."

"Morning y/n." Deuce smiles before hearing knocking,"Hm? Sounds like someone's here." he utters before opening the front door, revealing a beaming Cater,"G'morning! Did you enjoy your sleepover? Was it a fun evening of pillow fights and card games?" he chirps as he sits next to y/n with an arm sling across her shoulders.

Ace yawns as he also gets up,"Mornin', Cater. Yeah, we played cards. Grim didn't know how to play at all, though, so we just went with Old Maid." he says as he points at Grim, who has a card stuck to the side of his face,"It sucked! I couldn't win at all!" Grim whines as he yanks the card off and tosses it to the ground.

"It was clear as day on your face whenever you pulled the joker." Deuce tells him,"He's right. Sorry buddy, ya got a bad poker face." y/n says with a sheepish smile before Cater jumps up.

"All right, how about we go get that tart you made yesterday and apologize to Riddle? Honestly, there was a bit of trouble yesterday that's got us lacking in heads. The sooner you can come, the better." he says and y/n frowns at this.

"Heads?" Ace questions, but Cater waves him off,"Nothing, just talking to myself. Anyway, it's time we head off to the Unbirthday Party! Let's go!" he cheers, but y/n holds up a hand,"Uh, can we freshen up first, please?" she asks and Cater nods,"Oh, yeah... Hehe, sorry! Go ahead." he says.

After everyone freshened up, they immediately bolted for Heartslabyul,"Mmkay, just gotta hand him the tart and apologize and then..." Ace is cut off by a second Cater wearing gym wear jogging up to them,"Yooo! You're here. I've been waiting, Me!" he grins while the group's jaw practically reaches the ground.

"I'm back. Sorry for the wait, Me." Cater A says, the one dressed in the school's uniform,"Hah!?" the group exclaims,"Th-There are two Caters!?" Deuce yells as he rapidly looks between the two,"You have a twin!?" Ace and y/n shout in unison.

"Nope, I'm the only brother of my family. This is my unique magic, 'Split Card'. I can use magic to make clones of myself." Cater A explains and everyone relaxes a bit,"So this is why we couldn't beat you no matter how many times we took you down..." Deuce mutters with a hand on his chin.

"Welcome back~" another Cater wearing a lab viag approaches them,"And a hearty greeting to you, Pref." another Cater wearing the ceremonial robes ruffles y/n's hair,"Ugg, my body's aching! You guys are so late." Cater B groans.

"Uwah! There's even more of them!" Ace jumps back a bit,"By the way, the real Cater here is yours truly. It gets pretty tiring to make copies like this, so I can't keep it up for very long." Cater B explains,"Anyway, it's off with our heads if we're late. We don't have enough people around, so give us a hand, would you? I'll take you right to Riddle once we're done." he promises.

"More painting roses red?" Grim grumbles with ears pinned back,"You're really full of yourself!" Ace frowns as well with narrowed eyes,"Let's get started!" Cater chirps as he drags y/n with him towards the maze. The others quickly follow after them.

While Ace and y/n were painting the roses, Grim and Deuce were using magic to change their colors. They really well this time,"...We did a lot better than yesterday!" Deuce pants,"You did well~" Cater says with a sing-song tone before checking the time on his phone.

"Oops! It's almost time! We're all done, Squad Me!" he says as he claps his hands,"Aye aye, sir~" the other Caters say before disappearing. Afterwards, Cater leads his juniors to where the party is being held. A little bit in the middle of the maze, but close to the dorm.

Y/n was in awe at the crazy decorations. There's a single long table covered with various sweets, teacups and tea pots. There are other smaller, round, tables set up in front of the main table also coated with sweets and tea.

There in front of them stood two rows of Heartslabyul residents on either side of the maze. One Heartslabyul student blows a trumpet,"Make way for our great Leader! The Crimson Ruler! Dorm Leader Riddle!" he shouts,"Dorm Leader Riddle, hip hop hurray!" the other residents shout as Riddle makes his way between them and glances at the scenery before him.

"The roses are red, and the tablecloths are white. A perfect Unbirthday Party. Very good." he says with a pleased smile,"You made sure the dormouse is in the teapot, correct?" he swept his eyes over to Trey,"Of course. The jam to put on its nose should the occasion call for it is also at the ready." Trey smiles with a hand over his chest,"Wonderful." Riddle nods.

[He actually looks nice with a smile, Riddle...] y/n thought before feeling Grim climb onto her shoulder,"Whoa! Look at their outfits! They look so cool!" he gushes with awe,"Heh heh, looks great, huh? That's the Heartslabyul dorm attire!" Cater says before making a peace sign.

"The style is on-point, making it totally Magicammable! Which, on that note, it's time for me to change..." he says as he whips out his magical pen and uses his magic to change his attire to match the rest,"The Laws of the Queen of Hearts decree that we have to dress formally on party days. Your kind senior will get you all suited up, too, as a special service." he says before using his magic on the group to change their attire as well.

"Oooh...!" Deuce sounds his awe as he looks down at himself,"Whoa! Man, I look good!" Ace grins as he checks himself out,"Nyaha! We look awesome!" Grim says, his bow having changed to match the them,"Ya'll look awesome! What about me?" y/n says as she gives them a little twirl before tipping her hat.

"Amazing~! You're definitely Heartslabyul material y/n~" Cater cooes as he rubs his cheek against the girl's, making the other two juniors glare at their senior.

"Um, Cater. The plan?" y/n reminds her seniors with pink cheeks,"Oh yeah! Don't forget about the tart for Riddle. Off to the party! Let's-a-go!" Cater cheers as they near Riddle and took a seat at a random table.

"Before the croquet match, a toast. You all have your teacups, I hope?" Riddle raises his teacup and the others follow his lead,"On this day which nobody's birthday lands, I toast to this Unbirthday Party! Cheers!" he smiles.

"Cheers!"

"Acey, don't you think this is your chance?" Cater whispers to Ace, who nods before getting up with the tart in hand,"All right, you can do this, Ace..." he hypes himself up as he stood before Riddle,"Excuse me, Dorm Leader." he calls out.

"You are... Ah, the first year who stole my tart." Riddle purses his lips,"Umm, I would like to apologize for eating the tart before. So I baked a new one." Ace says with a nervous smile and Riddle raises a brow at this as he puts his teacup down.

"Oh? I'm curious. What kind of tart?" he inquires,"A great question!" Ace grins before presenting the Mont Blanc,"It is a Mont Blanc made with only the freshest of chestnuts!" he reveals, but Riddle's expression was nothing but anger.

"A Mont Blanc!? Unbelievable!" Riddle yells as he slams his hands onto the table and stood up with a glare,"You what!?" Ace jumps back with surprise,"Laws of the Queen of Hearts, No. 562: 'One must never bring a Mont Blanc to an Unbirthday Party'. This is a grave violation! How could you do something like this!? The Unbirthday Party was perfect, and now you've completely ruined it!" Riddle roars.

"N-No. 562!?" Deuce screams with disbelief as Cater quickly gets up and runs up to Trey,"Just how many rules are there!? How the heck did you even memorize them!?" y/n shouts with a baffled expression as she gets up with Deuce and Grim to stand next to Ace.

"There are 810. I have every single one memorized. What kind of dorm leader would I be if I hadn't?" Riddle spares her a glance and gives her form a once over. He must admit, he barely interacted with the girl, but she is pretty up close.

"Oh no, where's so screwed." Cater whispers with worry before tugging on Trey's sleeve,"... Trey, did you know?" he whispers,"I've only committed 350 to memory. I completely underestimated how far these went. I didn't think there would even be rules about the kind of tart that would be allowed..." Trey whispers back with furrowed brows.

"As dorm leader of Heartslabyul, the dorm built upon the strictness of the Queen of Hearts, I cannot simply close my eyes to this matter." Riddle stood up straight before pointing a hand at the group,"Dispose of this Mont Blanc immediately! And throw these rule breakers out!" he orders and a student snatches the tart from Ace.

"Hang on a sec! Are you just pulling rules out of your ass by this point!?" Ace shouts in pure anger as he points at Riddle,"Yeah! I'll eat it if you're just gonna toss it!" Grim shakes a little paw,"Dude, don't scream in my ear..." y/n winces as she turns her head slightly.

"My deepest apologies, Dorm Leader. I was the one who said we should make a Mont Blanc." Trey immediately comes to the rescue,"Yeah! We didn't think there would be a rule for something like that." Cater adds with wary eyes.

"The fact you made it isn't the problem here. It's that you brought it here! Today! Right now! That is the issue!" Riddle shouts as he taps the table harshly with a finger and that's when y/n's had enough of this nonsense.

She slams her hand onto the table and leans in close to Riddle's face,"This is just plain ridiculous now! They put in a great deal of effort into making that Apology Tart for you and this is what you have to say to them? Why? Because of some idiotic rule you have to follow!?" she screams and Riddle tightens his grip, practically tearing his fingers into the tablecloth.

"Did you just call it... idiotic?" he asks lowly with a harsh glare, but y/n doesn't falter,"Wait, stop! That word is taboo." Cater says with an even more panicked tone,"Riddle, these guys are new students that are still trying to learn the ropes." he adds with a nervous smile, but Ace shakes his head.

"No, I'm gonna say it. Throwing out a whole tart just because of a rule like that is stupid as hell. Shut up with your crap." he spat with a glare,"I do agree that rules are meant to be followed, but... This is way too bizarre." Deuce shakes hi head with crossed arms, a frown prominent on his face.

"You've got quite the nerve, talking back to me." Riddle's frown deepens,"Listen well. Even breaking insignificant rules leads to huge problems." he claims and y/n huffs at this.

"Everyone else here refuses to speak up because they're afraid of getting their magic sealed, but I'm very sure they agree!" Ace exclaims as he points to the other Heartslabyul residents, who all jump at this claim.

"Ah no, we..." Heartslabyul A stammers with fright,"Oh, is that so?" Riddle narrows his eyes at them,"Not at all, Dorm Leader!" Heartslabyul A yelps,"Everything is based on your judgement!" Heartslabyul B adds very quickly with a frightened tone.

"Those guys...!" Grim says with a baffled expression,"Tsk... Wishy-washy jerks. Lame." Ace spat as he glares at them with disappointment,"Riddle really does have them all under his thumb..." y/n furrows her brow.

"In the year that I've been dorm leader, there hasn't been a single student held back or expelled from Heartslabyul Dorm. The only one with the honor of saying that is our dorm. In this dorm, I am the one with the highest marks. I am the strongest." Riddle states as he points at himself,"That makes me the most correct! So all you have to do is follow my rules without talking back!" he spat.

"You're kidding!" Deuce leans back with disbelief,"I'm not cutting off your heads because I want to. It's because you all keep breaking the rules. If you won't obey me, then it's off with all your heads!" Riddle shouts and everyone stays silent for a moment.

"All right, everyone, this is where you say, 'Yes, Dorm Leader'." Cater says wirj an urgent, nervous smile,"...I can't do that." Deuce finally says as he uncrosses his arms,"Same." y/n's frown deepens as she crosses her arms,"I reject such a selfish tyrant!" Ace exclaims as he slaps the table with one hand.

Y/n sees Riddle's hand twitch,"What did you just say?" he asks lowly as a shadow falls over his eyes,"We're saying you're a hot-headed tyrant that wastes food for his own selfish whims!" Grim spews as he jumps to the ground,"H-Hang on, we didn't go that far...!" Deuce tries to stop him.

"OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!!!!"

Next thing everyone knew, the Deuce, Grim and y/n had been collared as well,"Guuaaaaahhh!!" they scream from the sudden pain of having something clamped around their necks,"Again with this damn collar!" Grim growls as he tugs on the collar,"Crap, it's won't come off!" Deuce says as he tries to yank the collar off to no vail,"I can't even use magic!" y/n yells as she feels the collar around her neck,[Now I get why Ace whines all the time about his collar. This is really uncomfortable!]

"Trey! Cater! Throw them out!" Riddle shouts as he points at the group as Trey and Cater share a brief look,"... Yes, Dorm Leader." they finally says as they approach the group,"W-Wait, weren't you on our side!?" Deuce's eyes widen as he points at Cater.

"Real sorry! But we can't go against the dorm leader's orders." Cater says with a smile that didn't reach his eyes as he uses his Unique Magic to split himself before making a grab for Ace, Deuce and Grim,"...Forgive me." Trey says as he grabs y/n by the shoulders.

"Oh, I see how it is! Fine, then! Do it, you assholes!" Ace spat and Trey's frown deepens before he and Cater dragged the struggling juniors to the mirror, where Cater undid his magic.

"Well then, kiddos, we'll see you later!" Cater chirps with a wave,"We'll work on calming Riddle down so you guys can apologize and make it back in." Trey says with a reassuring smile, but his comfort was immediately rejected.

"Like hell! I'm never apologizing, you hear me!?" Ace screams before storming away with Grim and Deuce following after him,"I'm sorry Trey, but this has gone a bit far now. Riddle even collared me, someone who can't even use magic. He practically attacked a defenseless person. I hope you realized that." y/n says with a somber frown before leaving.

Trey frowns at this with guilt before he and Cater returned to the party,"Mt goodness." Riddle sighs as he calms down slightly,"Let's put that behind us and get back to the party. We must get to the croquet match." he says before looking at the time,"Ah, we're already 15 minutes behind schedule! This is terrible!" he grits his teeth.

"Yes, Dorm Leader..." Trey utters,"...You really good with this?" Cater whispers to him with furrowed brows,"...Not much more I can do." Trey sighs as he looks at Riddle.

Meanwhile, y/n saw that dimly lit red room again where two drops of ink splashed onto the floor again before pooling together.

She felt her chest tighten up at this...