Mother of Pearl: A Floyd Leech x OC Fanfiction

Chapter 38

"Now, let me see..." Azul's voice mumbled. He walked further in the direction of the safe. I heard the clicking of locks. Soon enough, the creak of the safe opening followed. I couldn't see anything, but I heard him count, "One, two, three...fufufu."

Is he counting the contracts? That is messed up. Just go back to class already so we can leave too!

My prayers were answered. Azul said to himself, "Ah, it's about time I head back." The safe closed and the footsteps faded away. Once we were sure he was gone, a collective sigh left our mouths.

We all crawled out of our hiding areas. "I thought we were gonna get caught," Grim said in a hushed tone.

"Wait, look," Jack pointed to the table in the middle of the room, "he left a contract on the table."

"No way! Lucky!" Ace cheered. "Now, let's hurry and get out of here so we can try and destroy it."

"I didn't think Azul would be so careless," Grim mocked.

"Neither did I..." I put a finger to my chin. "Something is off guys. Why wouldn't he put it back in the safe right there?"

"I agree with Viv on this," Yuu said. "We need to be- Grim NO!" Yuu tried to stop the impulsive monster as he reached out to touch the contract. As his paw grazed the gold parchment, an electric current shot through the room.

"RATABATABABATATA!" everyone screamed. It felt like the worst case of static shock ever. It kept jumping from one of us to another.

"BAAHAA! My whole body is numb!" Grim collapsed on the ground. Yuu was brought to their knees. I clung onto the back of the sofa I had hid under to stabilize myself.

"AAAHAHAHAHA!" a joker laugh burst through the room.

"Oh no," I shuddered. "I'd know that laugh anywhere..."

"Oh my~. You're all shaking like you've been electrocuted," another familiar voice said. Azul and the twins entered the office with amused smirks. Azul went on, "How unsightly, everyone."

"You little...You knew we were here!" Jack growled as he gripped the wall.

"Obviously. Your fluffy tail was on full display from under the table," Azul pointed to Jack.

"I told you to make sure it was out of sight!" Yuu snapped.

"It looks like you were about to try and steal the contracts," Azul had a disappointed look on his face as he continued. "These contracts will electrocute anyone who touches them besides me. Too bad, isn't it?"

"You'd go to such lengths?!" Ace said.

"Didn't I tell you? These contracts can never be destroyed," Ace reiterated the point.

"Hahahah!" Floyd's wild laughter rang through the room. "These guys are so stupid!"

"What did you say?" I snarled. My legs wobbled as if I was a newborn foal. It cut my intimidation factor a smidge, but my anger still rose. "I'm not stupid."

Floyd's voice went darker when he locked eyes with me, "Why did you come back here when you knew what was going to happen? Pretty stupid if you ask me."

"Heh, Floyd. Try not to laugh at these poor souls too much," Jade's double-edged words cut deep with his sharp smile. "They're doing the best they can with those little brains of theirs."

"That's it! I'm tying these eels in a knot!" I threw my hands up. Yuu grabbed my collar and arm to hold me back.

"Calm down Viv!" they urged. I stopped trying to get out of their grip, but I was still furious.