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🐚Invitation To The Deep: Part 7🐚

3rd POV
"You appear to be exceedingly troubled about something..." Jade said as he scanned the table. The group, however, felt uneasy about this.

"Yeah, there is a certain someone working us to the bone." Ace said with a groan. He was obviously referring to Azul.

"Ah ha, the contract breaking anemones are saying something." Floyd laughed at them, finding this humorous. "You don't have the right to complain. Shut up." Floyd's cheerful smile turned into a threatening stare.

"Eeek... I'm gonna get squeezed again." Grim said as he clings into Y/n's arm for dear life, trembling in place.

"The one I'm talking to is not any of these anemones, but, rather, you." Jade said as he faced Y/n. "The prefect of Ramshackle Dorm." With knitted brows, Y/n turned to Jade in confusion.

"Me!? Am I getting squeezed!?" Y/n stuttered out.

"Why're you jumping back like a shrimp." Floyd chuckled as he gave Y/n a closed eye smile. It was unsettling. "Shrimp... Hmmm~ You're little so I guess that makes you Little Shrimp."

"I think any student is gonna look small next to you guys..." Deuce mumbled.

"These two being this big is just too powerful..." Ace added.

"You were playing spy together with Riddle just the other day so you're probably already aware of who we are but... Allow us to reintroduce ourselves." Jade said with a smile, but it said a different story all together. "I am Jade Leech. This is my twin, Floyd." Jade said as he took a few steps forward as he Introduced himself and his brother.

"Hello, I'm Floyd. Nice to meet you, Little Shrimp." Floyd was closer to Y/n as he bend down a bit. Y/n just lend back.

"Back to the matter at hand." Jade said as Floyd retreated next to Jade. "Is your concern perhaps about... The situation these stupid anemones are in?"

"Oi! No one calls my friends stupid!" Y/n defended her friends.

"Y/n~~" Ace, Deuce, and Grim looked at Y/n as their hearts warmed up.

"Only I can say that." Y/n said. The three anemones doesn't know if they should be thankful or offended.

""Perhaps" my ass. Look at his smug grin" jack mumbled.

"Who's this guy? He's spikey like a Sea Urchin." Floyd said as he looked at the wolf.

"Wha... I'm no Sea Urchin! I'm a Wolf!" Jack growled back at Floyd.

"If the source of your concern is about these anemones... I think it would be best if you approached Azul directly to discuss it with him." Jade suggested to Y/n as she thought for a moment.

"What now?" Jack muttered as his ear twitched.

"Azul is a deeply benevolent person just like the Sea Witch of the Great Seven." Jade said. "I'm sure he will hear you out."

"That's right. Azul can clear up any of your worries. For example... Even if you wish to free those anemones over there." Floyd said as he pointed to the three with anemones on top of their heads. They all gasped.

"Of course, "For Free"... Is out of the question." Jade stated.

"That was obvious from the beginning anyways." Y/n mumbled.

"Tch, so that's your aim. You want Y/n to enter into a contract with him too." Jack said with a click of his tongue.

"Please don't bare your fangs. Land creatures are quick to violence it seems." Jade said.

"We only go violent if we see a threat. And from our perspective, we're looking right at it." Y/n said as he eyes flashed gold for a quick second.

"We just took you out of the kindness of our hearts. Right, Jade?" Floyd chuckled.

"Yes, Floyd. We are the kind of people who just can't leave Poor Unfortunate Souls alone." Jade stated.

"Fufufu... Heh heh heh." The two Leech brothers laughed. The group were unsettled by it.

"If what we talked about is of any interest to you, then please come by Mostro Lounge after 9PM." Jade said to Y/n. "We will be waiting with delicious tea ready for you."

"I'm waiting for you, Little Shrimp." Floyd chimed unsettlingly as the two left the group alone once again.

"Sweet nibblits, they give me the shivers." Hooty hooted, shivering in place while Owlbert nodded. Everyone was ready to leave once they throw away their trash in the proper bins.

"So, that means..." Deuce mumbled.

"If you sign a contract with Azul and beat him..." Grim said with wide eyes.

"Depending on how it goes, we could be freed!?" Ace stuttered out. The three snapped their heads to Y/n.

"I don't like where this is going...." Y/n muttered.

"We're counting on you, Y/n!!! Beat Azul!!!" The three shouted in unison. The poor girl flinch from the amount of volume the three have jn their voices as she covered her ears.

"You guys didn't waste any time." Jack sighed at the three.

"Guys that don't have an anemone coming out of their heads wouldn't understand our pain!" Grim huffed at Jack.

"It's your fault for wanting to take it easy during test time." Jack said to Grim.

"And we've learned our lesson, promise." Ace said as he held Y/n's shoulders tightly.

"Yeah. I won't do it again. Even if I fail, I'll accept my fate...!" Deuce said as he looked down.

"You should say you're going to work so you don't fail again." Jack said. He soon faced Y/n as the girl wiggled out of Ace's grip. "So, What do you wanna do, Y/n? Do you wanna go along with the twins?" Jack asked.

"If it's just to hear him out...." Y/n took a deep breath in and out. "This might be our chance."

"This is the first time I've really thought if you as a Prefect!" Grim said as he clinged onto Y/n's arm.

"You didn't have any fate in me before!?" Y/n semi-shouted at Grim.

"Some friend you are." Hooty sighed at Grim.

"... Tch, can't be helped." Jack clicked his tongue but gave in.

"Jack, you don't have to do this if you don't want to. This is my responsibility after all." Y/n said to Jack.

"You'd be in danger by yourself. I'll go with you." Jack told Y/n.

"Excuse you but Y/n is more than capable of handling it herse--" Hooty was cut off by Y/n.

"Hooty, it's ok." Y/n said to Hooty. "If that's what you want, Jack, then welcome to the team." Jack smiled at the girl. Ace was quick to tease him though.

"Whoo~ Jack, you're so nice~!" Ace teased the wolf.

"Don't get the wrong idea! I just don't like what Azul's doing." Jack said with crossed arms. "I'm pissed about losing to a bunch of guys who used someone else's power to get good grades."

*Squelch Squelch*

A squelching sound was heard by Ace, Deuce, and Grim. It was their anemones.

"Now it's back to being pulled along by the anemone!" Deuce yelped out.

"Owowowowow! Does he plan to make us work through lunch!?" Ace whimpered a bit in pain.

"We're counting on you, Y/n!" Grim yelled out to Y/n as the three got dragged out once again.

"AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!" The three yelled in pain before they disappeared in the hallway.

"Wow... Those guys never change." Jack and Y/n sighed.

"Anyway, are we going to Mostro Lounge tonight?" Jack asked.

"From the looks of it, yes." Y/n said to Jack. She was uneasy by all this. But if it's for her friends, she's willing to take a leap of faith for it.

To Be Continued~