"GEH! Prefect?!"

Rosehearts was tapping his feet, looking like an angry mother who caught her children stealing from the cookie jar. Though that gaze didn't frighten Diamond. "Hey there, Riddle! You look super cute today, too~"

Rosehearts didn't even flinch. He kept on frowning at them. "Keep talking like that, Cater, and it will be off with your head, too."

Diamond chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck. "Come on now~ Please go easy on me~"

Roseharts then turned to Jonah, the angry tone in his glare was lessen a bit, but still, it made Jonah feel guilty for some reason. "So, the headmaster let you and the cat enroll here after all those troubles, Jonah Argentum," the prefect said as he let out a sigh. "He's too soft. The whole system will soon collapse if you keep forgiving the rule-breakers. They better off without their head."

He heard Grim growled next to him, probably didn't take well being called 'cat' once again. Jonah kept his gaze on Rosehearts', his brow frowned a little but didn't dare to speak. Riddle's eyes wandered from Jonah and Grim to Ace and Deuce. "The headmaster might have forgiven all four of you, but I won't."

"Um..." Ace raised his hand a bit, making Rosehearts to focus toward him. "By the way, Prefect... Is it possible for you to remove this collar?"

Riddle put a hand on his hip. "Hmmph. I was thinking of removing it once you've repented, but judging from what you said a while ago, it seems like you've yet to do so. I'll have you walk around like that for a while longer."

Jonah could see Ace was trying his best not to frown or pout as Rosehearts continued, "You don't have to worry. The first year lessons are focused more on classroom learning rather than magic training. If you can't use magic, then something like yesterday's ruckus should be impossible. It's perfect, isn't it?"

"Now, if you're done eating, hurry and go to your next class. Laws of the Queen of Hearts Number #271: One shall eat lunch and leave their seat within 15 minutes." His brow's frown deepened. "You know what happens when you break the rules, don't you?"

Ace quietly sighed. "Another weird rule..."

Unfortunately for him, Riddle heard it. He slammed one hand on the table and said in a commanding tone. "Answer me with 'Yes, Prefect'!"

Ace and Deuce immediately straightened up their posture. "Yes, Prefect!" they said in unison. Diamond and Clover gave them an apologetic smile.

Rosehearts nodded in satisfaction. "Very good."

Clover raised his hand. "Now, now. I will look after them for you."

Rosehearts crossed his arms in front of his chest again. "You're the vice prefect, so you better do your job properly." He then turned toward the door of the cafeteria. "I'll be taking my leave now. As stated by the Laws of the Queen of Hearts Number #339: After-meal lemon tea should have nothing more or less than 2 sugar cubes in it. To protect that rule, I shall need to buy more sugar cubes at the school store." He then clicked his tongue as he walked away, mumbling, "Good grief, the sugar pot running out of sugar cubes is a capital crime..."

The gang watched Rosehearts until they saw him leaving the cafeteria, and immediately it was easier to breathe again. Diamond let out a huge sigh. "Man… That was scary..."

"He's lookin' like a bad guy now, yanno?" Grim grumbled, crossing his paws in front of his chest.

Deuce tensed up, looking at the door again, worrying that Rosehearts suddenly come back again. When he didn't see the sign of his prefect returning, he let out a sigh. "Don't say that! That's rude."

Well, Grim needed to learn to be careful with his mouth, but Jonah had to agree with him. He could hear whispered from a few Heartslabyul members near their table. And their whispering didn't sound good at all.

"Did the prefect leave...?"

"I completely forgot to follow Laws of the Queen of Hearts Number #186: One must never eat hamburger steak on Tuesdays!"

"Why would you do that?! What if he found out…?"

"Uugh… At least let us eat whatever we want…"

"Giving us a bit of freedom won't hurt him, you know?"

Diamond and Clover glanced at each other worriedly. "The prefect managed to become the head in the first week after getting into the school," Clover tried to explain, but the hotheaded first years in their table were just too pissed off. "He's a little bit sharp-tongued, but he's only got the dorm's best intentions in mind, so he's not a bad guy."

"Hmmph. People who think like that don't just put collars on others," stated Grim, followed by a nod from Ace. Diamond and Clover just let out a nervous laugh.

Nobody spoke after that. Everyone was a bit too overwhelmed by Rosehearts' sudden appearance. Jonah could understand that Senior Rosehearts was scary for someone nearly as short as him. But this atmosphere was just choking him. They needed a distraction. What if… Okay, he could try that.

Jonah cleared his throat, gaining everyone's on the table attention. "Umm… Anyway. Can we do something about Ace's situation?" he asked. "I rather not have a freeloader in my dorm."

Ace looked offended. "Aren't you a freeloader too?!"

Diamond chuckled. Great, everything is bright again. "Well, according to Laws of the Queen of Hearts Number #53: One shall have to replace things that one stole. Mister Trapolla here can't go back in the dorm unless he brings some tarts to make up for what he took."

Ace turned to the orange-haired senior. "Huh?! What the heck?!"

"Riddle was looking forward to getting the first slice of that whole cake," he explained. "He probably won't forgive you if you don't bring the same thing~"

"But, isn't a whole tart a little bit expensive?" asked Deuce.

"Ugh..." Ace rested his forehead on the table, Deuce patting his back as his condolence. "I don't have that much money though..."

Diamond smiled at them. "Then why not make some~?" Ace and Deuce perked up at this. "Those tarts were all made by Trey here, y'know~?"

"You made all that Senior Trey?!" Ace looked toward the green-haired senior in disbelieve. "Amazing! It's better than what they sell here!"

Clover chuckled. "Haha, thanks," he said. "I think I have most of the tools and ingredients here..." He then pushed his glasses up his nose. "But I won't simply offer you my services."

Ace eyes widened. "Eh?! You're gonna ask us to pay you!?"

Clover laughed at him. "There's no way I can extort money from a junior, you know?" he said. "If we're going to make the tart Riddle wants to eat next, we need a lot of chestnuts. Could you gather some for me?"

Ace sighed heavily. "Either way is a pain… So, how much do you need?"

"To make it for the Unbirthday Party, we'll need it… Around two to three hundred, I think."

Deuce and Grim slammed their paws/hands on to the table. "That much!?" Jonah choked out on his lukewarm soup. That much fruit for one tart? How big was the tart that Ace ate?! No wonder he got into trouble.

Clover laughed at their shocked face. "I'll have you help me with roasting them and peeling them."

Grim stood up from his seat. "Can I go home?" asked Grim with a flat tone, making Ace glared at him.

"Yeah, I'm feeling kinda tired..." Jonah added, pushing his bowl away. Now, Ace just looked shocked.

Deuce nodded in agreement, placing his empty glass onto the table again, in which Ace is practically opening and closing his mouth like a fish. "Me, too."

The redhead slammed his hand to the table, glaring at his fellow first year. "You traitors!"

Diamond laughed. "There, there~ Making them together and then eating them together will make it more delicious~! It's that making memories thing~ It might help you start a cooking blog for all we know~"

Jonah hummed, stirring his soup as he thought about it. Making memories huh? Well, maybe he could fill his empty slot in his brain with a few new memories…

"Keep this a secret from Riddle, but freshly made mount blanc is the best," Clover added. "If you help me, you'll get to try first…"

Grim's cat ears immediately perked up at the mention of eating food. "Boys! Get your rear in gear!" He grabbed Jonah's front jacket, shaking him in excitement. "We're gonna go pick some chestnuts 'til we drop!"

Jonah rolled his eyes. "Wow, you change your mind fast," he muttered, pushing Grim's paws away from his jacket, before turning to Clover. "Where can we find the chestnuts?"

"There are a lot of chestnut trees right by the forest behind the school's botanical garden," Clover explained. "We're also going to need to buy more ingredients, so you guys can split the job."

As the group talked some more, mostly Ace and Grim arguing who will do the picking or shopping, Deuce being the middle ground, Diamond playing his phone, while Clover went to buy some lemon tea, but nobody noticed a small movement from Jonah. He lifted his eye-patch a little, rubbing the eye underneath it.

Strange… It was kind of itchy since Senior Rosehearts left…