A/N I have a new obsession, and you guys will just have to deal with it. :P
Disclaimer for the whole story: I don't own Twisted-Wonderland, or anything related to it.
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When Grim opens up a coffin, he wasn't expecting to find that the human inside was awake. He shrieks loudly in ways that would make most people react, but the human only stares back at him with their half-lidded eyes. Quickly, Grim gets a hold of himself as he recalls his objective. Shaking his head, Grim remains determined to fulfill it.
He approaches the human cautiously, taking note of every little feature that he could make out with his eyes. What he sees are yellow eyes that almost gleam eerily in the light, with olive-toned skin and a mop of fluffy, white hair. Nothing about them looks threatening, which encourages Grim to move closer as he eyes their clothing.
He stops only when a hand reaches out to stroke the fur on his head.
"Hi, kitty…" The human smiles dopily at him, as though he was some sort of harmless animal. "When…you get in my room?"
All it takes is a harsh swipe of his claws to knock that stupid smile off their face. The human lets out long string of swears that would've made most others arch their brow. But not Grim—he just watches as they backed away from him, soon toppling out of the coffin like some newborn fawn.
Thud!
It's a rather pathetic display that only reminds Grim of just how limited humans are in their physical abilities. Of course, that's not any of his concern, as he's too busy eyeing the summoning robes that the human is wearing. If he could just have that for himself…
"Where…?" The human looks around, still far too dazed to make anything out. They barely react when Grim starts tugging on their robes. "Kitty?"
"I'm not kitty!" Grim hisses, his fur almost bristling in anger. "I'm Grim-sama!"
He places particular emphasis on his name, hoping to get its significance across.
"Grim…oh—so not Chirithy." The human frowns…before reaching out to pet him again.
"Stop that!" Grim will not stand for this disrespect, even if it does feel pretty good… "Just…gimme your clothes!"
"Clothes?" There are a few sleepy blinks here and there, before a light goes off in their head. "These aren't mine—you can have them."
That…went a lot easier than Grim was expecting. He stares at the human, mouth slightly agape, as they remove the robes covering their body. They're a lot scrawnier than they appeared initially, without the robes obscuring their figure. Underneath those robes, they wore a faded, oversized sweater with shorts and black tights. Their boots have seen better days, with how scuffed they were from overuse.
The robes fit him far bigger than it did on the human, though that does not deter Grim as he pumps his paw into the air. "Success!"
"Heehee, you're cuuuute~!" The human places a hand on their cheek, a smile soon spreading across their face. "Pink!"
"Pink?" Grim blinks a few times before realizing that the human was referring to their paw pads. "You can't touch them."
"Aawww…" The human's expression falls. "Then I'mma leave. Bye Grim-sama!"
After a few more pats to his head, the human springs to their feet. It's the worst decision they can make, from the way they move so unsteadily. They spread their arms outwards in an effort to maintain their balance, their steps only throwing off whatever sense they had left.
"Whoaaa…" They stumble to the left, and then a bit to the right. They manage at the end, when they crash into a wall.
Thud!
"Ehehehe…" The human laughs nervously as they look over their shoulder at Grim. "Have fuuun~!"
Grim watches them as they stumble out of the room like some sort of drunken fool, wondering how in the hell someone like them managed to get in here. Do they…do they belong here?
"Do they?" Grim swallows hard as he looks at himself. People will be arriving soon, so will they notice anything wrong with him?
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"No!" Grim shakes his head. "It's fine!"
He's wearing the robes—so that should already be fine on its own!
"Who even cares about some ditzy human?" he huffs out, his ears twitching in response to his emotions.
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"Gotta find my room~! Gotta find my room~!" The human walks down the empty hallway with unsteady steps. It's nighttime right now, from what they can see. Nothing about their surroundings seem familiar, that it's almost worrying…but then they yawn again. So the human decides that everything will make sense after they go back to sleep in their own bed… "Gotta find my room~!"
It's a nonsensical tune that they sing, that completely goes over the head of any passersby within the vicinity. They remain undetected as they walk from one place to another. From an empty classroom, to an empty courtyard, to finally, a library, where they stop for the moment, still very much confused about their surroundings.
"This isn't my room…" It's obvious, but there's this haze making everything so difficult. "Hmmm…"
Phone…phone…do they have a phone?
"Nope!" Their pockets were empty—one of them even had a hole in it. "Should buy new clothes…"
They should still have money, after all!
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Right?
"Hum, hummm…" The human puffs up their cheek when they can't find their wallet. Because of course, that too, is in their room…which they still cannot find. "Where am I?"
It's a library…but where is this library?
"Haaaa~." Maybe…they should look around… "Lookie, lookie, lookie~!"
Maybe there's a librarian that can help them…
Thud!
Or maybe this tall fellow can help them…as soon as they get off the floor.
"Oops!" The human rubs their forehead. "Sorry!"
When did he…no—he's been there this entire time. They just…didn't notice until it was too late.
"Heeyyy—are those real?" The human holds up their index fingers to their head, in an attempt to mimic the black horns that the young man has sprouting out of his head. "They look coooool~!"
The human grins widely, earning a questioning stare from the young man with horns.
"Who are you?" he asks, his green eyes glowing in the dim light.
"Who am I?" The human blinks. "Who am I…who are you?"
The question is flipped back on the young man with horns, who arches his brow in interest.
"Who am I?" There's a slight curve to his lips as he drops down to the human's level. "Didn't I ask first?"
"But I asked second!" The human laughs as though they don't have a care in the world…except they do. Because they're still looking for their room.
"Still…it's strange to have someone ask me such a question." The young man with horns looks closely at the human, giving them a better look at his pale skin and pointed ears. "Though, I suppose that it's better this way."
"Is it?" There's this urge the human has to run their fingers through his long, dark hair. It looks so soft and silky…
"Call me whatever you like, though all I ask in return is your name, child of man." The young man with horns is certainly strange…but not in a bad way.
"Name, name, naaaaaame." There isn't an easy answer to that, the human finds, due to the fog that clouds their head. "Hmmmm…"
One name remains completely out of their reach—as though that road has been permanently blocked off. Which leaves them with only one other name…
"Yuu!" The human makes two V-signs with their index and middle fingers as they smile widely at the young man with horns. "Nice to meeeeeeet youuuuu!"
Their behavior manages to crack a visible smile from the young man with horns.
"Nice to meet you too." The young man with horns offers his hand to them.
"Tsuuuuunoooo!" Yuu laughs as they hold their fingers above their head. "Tarouuuuu—that's youuu!"
"Tsuno…tarou?" He blinks.
"Yuuup!" Yuu winks, playfully letting their tongue poke out of their mouth.
"I…did say you could call me whatever you liked…very well." Tsunotarou accepts his new nickname. He laughs afterwards, unable to hold back his amusement. "You really don't seem to know any fear, do you?"
"I just wanna find my room!" So that way, everything could go back to the way it was… "Can you help me find it, Tsunotarou?"
The question cuts Tsunotarou's laughter short.
"Find it…are you new?" Tsunotarou takes a closer look at the human. "I do not recognize you, neither by appearance nor name."
"I guess I am new." This place certainly seems new, too… "Hmm…hand!"
Yuu finally takes his hand, letting out an elated squeal when he suddenly stands up. Tsunotarou had underestimated the difference in their height, from the way he finds himself holding Yuu up in the air.
"How tall are you?" Yuu would like to know…for reasons.
Yes…reasons.
"202 cm…?" Tsunotarou tilts his head.
"Is that with or without the horns?" That, too, is something Yuu would like to know. For again, reasons.
"I have not yet checked." Not that it matters, because Tsunotarou is a very tall person…and Yuu is not. "Would you like me to put you down?"
The fact that Yuu has to think about it is what makes Tsunotarou start to worry about his new acquaintance.
"Only if I can ride on your back!" Maybe then, Yuu can touch those horns…or should they ask first? Ahhh—decisions!
Tsunotarou pauses for a moment…and then hoists Yuu onto his back. He is not at all surprised to find them touching his horns. A part of him wants to feel flattered over the action, having had one too many people find them intimidating. Another part of him wants to say something about how little Yuu weighs…but he does not. Instead, he makes his way to the one person who should know how to deal with an unfamiliar student…
And fortunately, it doesn't take Tsunotarou very long to come across Dire Crowley, who is waving around some sort of cat-like monster by the scruff of its neck. Nor does it take Yuu that long to react to said cat-like monster.
"Kitty!" they call out, earning a few swears from the cat-like monster as it vocally corrects them.
"That's Grim-sama!" the cat-like monster yells.
"So this familiar belongs to you!" Crowley's attention focuses immediately on Yuu…only to shift over to Tsunotarou, upon noticing the horns that they were touching. "AAAaahhhh!"
There's a sense of dread that goes through Crowley, though Tsunotarou quickly assuages whatever fears he might have. "This is perfectly fine, though…I would be worried more about Yuu."
"Yuu?" Crowley tilts his head.
"Yes?" Yuu chirps in response to their name as it's mentioned.
"A-Aahh…then that's you." Crowley clears his throat. "Well, then, Yuu…you shouldn't leave your familiar to act in your place! So unruly, causing chaos to the other students! And in your robes, too—are you there?"
There's something so distant about the look in Yuu's eyes. It's easy to miss at first, but nothing escapes Crowley's keen eyes…for the most part.
"Yuu?" Tsunotarou calls out to the human riding his back.
"Hmm?" Yuu blinks a few times. "I'm sorry, what were you saying?"
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"So this is what you meant." Tsunotarou was right—this is something that Crowley should worry about, since it involves one of his precious, new students. "I'll take Yuu off your hands."
"But I'm on his baaack?" Yuu furrows their brows.
"That's not…never mind." Between this new face and the opening ceremony their unruly familiar interrupted, Crowley has far too many things on his plate. He watches as Tsunotarou sets Yuu down, keeping them still when their wobbly legs almost give out on them. He hears them say a few things to each other, before Yuu turns to him and compliments his mask. "Thank you."
A very polite student…but still a bad one, nonetheless.
"Bye-bye, Tsunotarou!" Yuu waves at the Tsunotarou himself, who only places his fingers in front of his lips when Crowley opens his mouth to say something.
Tsunotarou leaves after that, without saying another word. As soon as he's out of earshot, Crowley begins to speak to himself.
"Tsunotarou, huh?" It seems his star student has managed to make a new friend. "Such a strange nickname…"
But Tsunotarou doesn't seem to mind it, so Crowley will respect his wishes to be referred to as such. Of course, that won't change the fact that Yuu was still in trouble.
"Come along, Yuu—there are matters we must discuss…because I am so kind!"
Thud!
Kind enough to help them off the floor, when their legs suddenly gave out on them…again.
"This is why you shouldn't have left the Gate on your own." The teleportation magic must have left them especially dazed…
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A/N So this was originally supposed to be an AO3 exclusive, buuuut...THEN I FOUND THE TWISTED WONDERLAND ARCHIVE ON THIS SITE. So let me just...YOINK.
ANYWAYS, I know I have a Black Butler SI OC fic to work on (relevant because of Yana Toboso), but after all I've managed to write so far for this year (as hectic as it's been, no thanks to COVID-19 and whatnot), I feel like I'm allowed to write some very indulgent shit every once in a while…
And now that I have a device that can actually RUN Twisted Wonderland, here I am, finally getting into the one game I've been looking forward to, before it was even released! So here it is, the fic that I said I would eventually write when I got into it!
This is Yuu, the sheepy girl I've been going on about on my tumblr and just a heads up—they're non-binary (like your fellow writer). Pronouns are she/her and they/them, though expect them to shift to she/her eventually.
For a better look at Yuu, you can find her on my tumblr, klonoadreams, under the tag Yuu (ewe). Not much has changed on her, except maybe her personality as I've gone through the rest of the Twisted-Wonderland translations. Otherwise, she still looks the same! :D
Current situation is that Yuu hasn't fully woken up yet, so she's very much out of it. Which is why she's been pretty ditzy and clumsy, since her body is still acclimating to the current situation at hand. Not only do we have the OG Yuu having been brought in from their world, but we also have an SI OC shoved in that makes things all the more difficult as they start to merge with each other.
For a better comparison, unlike They Shouldn't Have Hired Me's Noa, Yuu has nothing—not even muscle memory—to keep her stabilized. So it's gonna be somewhat rough for our sleepy, sheepy girl. Though, she hasn't had much trouble (yet), seeing as she's made a new friend out of a certain Tsunotarou. 😉
(expect there to be more, as there be an eventual harem in this fic's future, with some BROTPs at the side)
By the by, you can also expect there to be sheep puns, because the current one is Yuu (ewe), with ewe being a female sheep and being pronounced the same way as Yuu. That's why her design is the way it is—because sheep aesthetic. :D
Let me know what you guys think in a review, because I always crave feedback and do let me know if I've made any mistakes. Until next time, everyone! KD out XD