#Queen of Hearts: Oh hello Yuu I’m here to pop in

[sandbees]

Yuu and the House of Mouse; The...Great Seven?

It’s been three weeks since Yuu has worked at the House of Mouse.

Headmaster Crowley decided that going would be a great experience! He graciously gave you permission to work there! (Just don’t forget to do your homework and get a good rest after; he doesn’t want you to be lagging behind your classes after all!)

At the House of Mouse, you eventually learned the ins and outs; and you’ve gained everyone’s attention. They like you a lot! You have this, “If I talk to you about my problems you’ll listen kindly and either give me advice or continue to let me vent out my feelings” vibe.

Being a (sort of) therapist must have helped, huh?

You yourself have a few favorite guests that you can always look forward to seeing;

Tiana and Naveen: You hit it off when you first met. Something about their dynamic and allowing you to vent about back at Twisted Wonderland gave you good vibes about them. They’re polite guests, and they have given you advice on how to improve your work. Tiana has (once) invited you to work for them if you wanted to work at another job, but you tell them that you have school. They’re immediately concerned, because someone going to school working at a job with very demanding and colorful characters? You assure them that you’ve manage to balance school and work, however they seem less than convinced. Though nothing big changed, they occasionally remind you to take breaks and to have fun watching the cartoons on screen when you’re not busy waiting tables. (They also give you candy from their time! Butterfingers, anyone?)

Hades: He’s a frequent guest at the House of Mouse. You had lent an ear to his complaints, and then again, and then again, and soon enough you’re his personal therapist. You’re the go-to waiter whenever Hades shows up; much to the delight of the staff (The penguin waiters are...a little scared of Hades). It’s surprising how little he seems to reflect Ignihyde. He’s like a shut in extrovert. However, when you tell Hades this, he becomes very interested in your world. He’ll let you ramble about what you know about Twisted Wonderland, and he’s going to make smug comments about it. After that encounter, Hades starts conversations with you that isn’t just complaining about his siblings. In fact, he’s one of your pep talkers when you’re feeling stressed or down.

The Darling Siblings: If you don’t recognize them, they’re the siblings from Peter Pan! (Wendy, John, and Michael) When you first met them, they acted very polite. And they gave “children, protect them” vibes. As you continue to work, you discover that the children had a more playful side to them. You could easily joke with them and in exchange Wendy would tell you stories or John and Michael would tell you about their recent adventures.

Scrooge McDuck: Donald introduced him to you, actually. He mentioned, “Since you sound like you’ve been on a lot of adventures, I think you might like to share stories.” How right he was. Scrooge’s stories were captivating and enchanting, you’d always be on the edge of your seat hearing them. Whenever he swung by and you were on break, you two would be swapping stories of your lives. He was most interested in your first day story; about the magical chandelier specifically. You always look forward to a new story he would have.

Of course there were others, but the ones listed above were the people you loved seeing.

Today was a typical night in the House of Mouse, though everyone seemed...a little agitated?

You ask Mickey, and he explains that there was a reservation for a villain get together...and last time, it went poorly.

You offer to serve them as a waiter, since you’re sure that you can handle it.

“Are you sure?” “I’ve dealt with worse characters...I think. By the way, can I get the list of who’s going?”

You find out Hades was the one who reserved it (oh thank goodness, someone you’re already familiar with. And he likes you)

He’s also bringing - “I’m sorry, can you repeat that?” “The Queen of Hearts, Scar, Ursula, Jafar, The Evil Queen, and Maleficent.” “I-“

Imagine your shock when you find out Hades is bringing all of the Great Seven. You’ve already met Maleficent, but someone like the Queen of Hearts, or the Beautiful Queen??? You’re ready to walk to your doom right now.

When the doors open, you go about your night as usual, though your on edge as you anxiously wait for the Great Seven to arrive. This would be the first time you would be interacting with most of them.

When they arrive, you greet them and take them to their table, doing normal procedure.

However, things go south when Hades asks Yuu to come and have a chat with them when they go on break.

“yeAH suuurrreee-“ “Great! They have a lot of questions and I think they’d like to hear what you have to say!”

Yuu is making high pitch dying screams when she gets to the kitchen.

“Oohhhh my god, they want to talk to me. What if I mess up? What if they dislike me and then try to kill me? Oh no oh no-“

Yuu is trying not to scream in excitement and stress as Mickey excuses her to talk with the Great Seven.

The meeting? It goes well.

When they ask about their world, Yuu describes their time at NRC, and how the villains were praised as good people, and were known as the “Great Seven”.

They were very intrigued about this, and would always puff up when Yuu praised them. They also ask questions about Yuu as well!

What? They’re villains, but they’re not rude.

They listen to your tales, and are sympathetic to the idiots that you surround yourself with. They get it, they are also surrounded by idiotic, self centered heroes who think they’re in the right- (projecting much?)

The Queen of Hearts is a lot more than you expected; she’s strict, but she also has good humor (as long as you don’t mock her). When you ask what kind of tarts she likes, she responded with “Any kind of tart, however jam filled tarts are one of my favorites.”. You wonder if she’d like the tarts Trey would make.

Scar...isn’t talkative, though he seems very pleased when you talk about what NRC thinks of him. He’s actually kinder to you - you’ve heard stories from Goofy and the penguins waiters that Scar is hard to please.

Ursula is what you would call a sweet talker. Kind of like Hades, but you can tell that she wants something. You indulge her, answering any questions about your world. She seems particularly interested in the rivalry between NCR and RSA, however.

Jafar wants to know everything about Scarabia. From it’s current standing to it’s history. You try your best to explain as much as you know about the dorm; but you mention that your information is limited since it wasn’t your dorm. He’s satisfied with what you give, but Jafar tells you that next time, he’d like to know more. You better go study up on Scarabia now :) (Or ask Kalim or Jamil about Scarabia)

The Beautiful (Evil?) Queen acts smug, and she seems relaxed around your presence. Maybe it’s because you told her that she’s known as the Beautiful Queen? She wants to know who is housed in her dorm, and like Jafar, she wants to know everything about Pomfiore. When she heard about the VDC, she asks multiple questions about it. (“When the VDC comes around, maybe I shall grace everyone with my presence...hmm, or should I help NRC’s team? I mean, they would represent me, of course.”

I’ve actually mentioned that you have met Hades and Maleficent in this ask

Hades and Maleficent consider you as friends (maybe not close friends, but friends nonetheless)

The rest of the Great Seven also have positive opinions on you; and they try their best to live up to your expectations! They can’t have you turn your back on them after you openly praise them!

You’re dragged away from your job - instead you focus on entertaining the Great Seven! (Which was fine, Pete was at it again by trying to drive out the guests; you kept the Great Seven in so they could still run the show!)

As the night went on, you felt yourself getting less and less nervous about being with the Great Seven. You had loads of fun!

Of course the show ended sooner than you liked; and it was closing time.

“It was really wonderful to meet you! Maybe we’ll see each other again when the House of Mouse opens again?”

“Why would we wait for nighttime? I have a magic portal to travel to Twisted Wonderland whenever we’d like.”

“I’m sorry, what?”

Turns out Maleficent had an easier way to travel to Twisted Wonderland; but she gave you a sparkling gem. She told you that when she gave everyone (The Great Seven) a way to travel to Twisted Wonderland, they’d surely visit you. With the gem, it will sparkle and shine a certain color when they do.

The color? Well, of course it would be the dorm colors! It would be easier that way, would it not?

So, in the near future, the Great Seven would be able to visit you.

What do you think? You’re not against the idea; but the idea of one of them showing up during class is going to be a nightmare.

Oh well, future you will worry about that.

You thank Maleficent and go about returning to your world.

Before you get to the mirror, Mickey stops you.

“Hey, I just wanted to thank you for making sure the villains stay, it was a lifesaver and you saved our show.” “No...problem?” “Haha, our club would’ve been toast if they left! Thank you again!” “...Your welcome?”

And then you departed from the House of Mouse, immediately crashing onto your bed. Lazily, you take a glance at your mirror, wondering when you’ll see the Great Seven.

Then you promptly fall asleep.

[thatishogwash]

The Grenade

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Koushi leaned forward and tilted his head, aligning himself up with Daichi to see what the other teen was seeing.  He wasn’t even surprised to see Kuroo Tetsurou in the middle of his sight, Sawamura had been crushing for what seemed like forever but was probably only the past couple months.  Ever since Daichi had been switched into Tetsurou’s biology class.  It had been adorable at first, Koushi had never seen his friend have a crush on anyone before, but now it was kind of getting pathetic and sad.

“You could do this crazy things kids nowadays call talking?  Might even try it near him or possibly at him if you’re feeling like a mad man.”  Daichi shot a half hearted glare at Koushi before continuing to eat his lunch.  Koushi knew his friend had it bad since nothing usually got between a werewolf and his food.

“I’ve tried but everytime I go up to him his bodyguard gets in the way.”  Daichi mumbled.  “I think they might be dating.”  His fuzzy ears point down as he continues to eat his food.  Koushi looks back over at the table Tetsurou is sitting at, to Tendou Satori who had moved closer to Tetsurou when he noticed Daichi looking.

Koushi knew body language so he understood that there was nothing romantic shared between Tetsurou and Satori.  Koushi never had a chance to talk to the tall ghoul, but he thought this friday with the upcoming dancing might be the perfect chance to chat him up.  Koushi could easily distract Satori so Daichi could finally make his move.  Tetsurou would have to be an absolute idiot not to fall for those puppy dog eyes and considering that Koushi was currently battling out the top class rankings with Tetsurou, he was no idiot.

“Suga, what are you planning?  I don’t like that look on your face.”  Daichi’s ears were pinned against his head as he stared across the table at Koushi.

“That’s rude Daichi, I can’t help how my face looks.”  Koushi said, purposefully misunderstanding what Daichi had said.

“Um Daichi can we switch seats?”  Asahi huddled closer to Daichi and they all glanced down the table to see the gargoyle Aone Takanobe once again staring down Asahi.

Koushi let out a sigh.  His friends were hopeless and it was clearly up to him to fix everything.

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Koushi had to blackmail, barter, and basically trick his friends into going to the dance on Friday.  In the end Koushi just had to mention that the Student Council President, as in Sawamura Daichi, should be present at the dance he orchestrated, raised money for, and helped decorate.  Plus he had to announce the homecoming queen and king.  After convincing Daichi to come it was easy to get the werewolf to bully Asahi into coming also.

It was fun lulling his friends into a false sense of security, letting them exist on the perimeter of the dance floor while chatting with friends and enjoying the food and drinks provided.  Koushi knew if he tried to spring his plan into action too soon it was likely to spook his two cowardly friends and send them running.

So while Daichi was busy talking to a happy couple in the form of Bokuto Koutarou and Michimiya Yui, Koushi slipped off into the crowd.  He had located Tetsurou’s own group early on in the evening, keeping a close lookout to make sure his hypothesis of Tetsurou being a free man was true.  Keeping a close eye on Tetsurou meant Koushi saw a lot of Satori and he had gathered a better idea as to why Satori was so protective of his friend.

Koushi had never suffered from the lack of friends or monster interaction before.  He was a siren, a creature born from a human father and a siren mother.  He was well loved and had been introduced into both worlds at a young age.  Koushi always had friends and when he had entered this high school full of monsters like himself, it had been relatively easy for him to carve out a comfortable corner for himself.

Koushi knew others did not have it as easy as he did but he had thought it would be different in a school full of monsters.  Maybe it was naive of him, but he knew he would have to play everything carefully from here on out.  He wanted to help his friend but Daichi wouldn’t be thankful if it came at the expense of someone else's hurt feelings.

Luckily Koushi had recruited Yui to help out and she would send Daichi over to Tetsurou as soon as he was free.

“S-Suga.”  Asahi stuttered, grabbing at his sleeve as he tried to sneak by.  Koushi looked up, and up at Takanobe’s stone hard face before taking Asahi’s hand and placing it into Takanobe’s.

“He just wants to dance, he likes you.”  Koushi gleefully watched Asahi’s face turn red as he stared down at the hand holding his own.  “Gargoyles can’t speak, he wasn’t pointing at you to intimidate you, he was trying to dumb down sign language so you’d understand.”

“Oh.”  Asahi sounded completely chasized before he looked up at Takanobe’s face hesitantly.  “Do you want to dance?”  Takanobe nodded and together they walked off to the floor.

Koushi rolled his eyes before continuing his walk across the large gym turned mythical forest for the dance.  He waved to people as he passed by but he wouldn’t be deterred until he made it to Tetsurou’s little group.  From an outsider's perspective they might look like troublemakers, the exact opposite of the kind of people Koushi’s parents would approve of.  But Koushi knew better.

Tetsurou was a grim reaper and his appearance echoed that with his dark hair, pale skin, and all black outfit.  He tended to provoke people, poking at hidden weaknesses and insecurities but mostly he saved that for the likes of Oikawa Tooru and Daishou Suguru, who deserved it.  In truth he was a giant nerd who took pride in his schoolwork and jumped on the chance to complete extra credit, even though he was at the top of his class.  Tetsurou spent his afterschool hours tutoring anyone who asked him.

The people who surrounded Tetsurou tended to echo him, those who looked rough around the edges but were big softies inside.  He also gathered those who most needed friends around him, which was something Daichi himself was prone to do and was only part of the reason Koushi thought they’d do so well together.

“Hello, it’s Tendou Satori right?”  Koushi smiled as several eyes turned towards him.  “You’re really tall, do you think you could help me with a banner that’s fallen down.  I can’t reach it and I’d hate to drag a ladder in the middle of the dance.”  Koushi didn’t purposefully lace any of the sirens song magic into his words, but it didn’t mean he didn’t stop it if it did.

Satori was tall and the banner did need fixing, Koushi didn’t have to mention that he asked Yaku Morisuke to pull it down.  It was all in the name of getting Daichi some free time to talk to his crush, anything that happened after that was up to Daichi.

“You’re asking me?”  Satori loomed over Koushi, his red eyes trying to pin Koushi to his spot.  Koushi had heard the unflattering things people had called Satori, but up this close Koushi couldn’t help but noticing that all his posturing was kind of like a little kitten puffing itself up to try and look bigger.

Cute.

“Yes please.”  Koushi decided to grab life by the horns, or whatever the saying was.  Personally he’d never grab anyone's horns, it was quite rude and painful to some, but he thought maybe it was a more metaphorical saying.  Either way, he grabbed Satori’s green hand, surprised at the warmth there, and pulled him towards the banner in need of fixing.  “Thank you so much for doing this, otherwise I might have had to ask Noya.”  Nishinoya Yuu was an elemental and while he could fly he most likely would knock down more decorations while he was up there.

“You could have asked a lot of other people who would be happy to help you.”  Satori said as they passed by Yui pushing a confused Daichi across the dancefloor, towards a confused looking Tetsurou.

“Are you saying you’re not happy to help me?”  Koushi asked, stopping to place one hand on his hip to look up at Satori.  He really was quite tall but lanky.  The skin around his left eye was a darker green, the stitching looking new and the darker color made his eyes look two different shades of red.

“You can’t fool me, Suga-Suga.”  Satori sing-songed, going back to loom over Koushi.  Koushi though the intimidating act was lost on him since it just brought them closer together and he was again noted how warm Satori was.

“Fool you?”  Koushi asked, half distracted.  Satori’s bowtie looked like it was melting.

“I’m a grenade.”  Koushi blinked up in confusion, having to tilt his head far back to do it.  “The ugly one that a good friend has to throw themselves on so their friend can talk to the pretty one.”  Satori motioned behind them.  Koushi leaned around him to look towards Tetsurou, who was now accompanied by an annoyed looking Daichi.  Tetsurou was looming over him in much the same way Satori as doing to Koushi, but then Tetsurou said something and Daichi was laughing, his face breaking out into a large smile.  The kind that made his eyes almost shut close, the adorable dimple in his left cheek pop out, and his tail wagged gently behind him.  Tetsurou’s face went slack before a bright blush covered his face.

“Wait, you think you’re ugly?”  Koushi asked in surprise after doing a mental victory chant for Daichi, he had Tetsurou now.  “Tendou Satori you might be many things but ugly is not one of them.”

“Oh yeah?  What am I?”  Uncertainty flashed in those ruby deaths but he hid it with a sneer.

“Protective, infuriating, beautiful, clever-” Koushi gave Satori’s stomach a light chop, just so he’d bend over and stop looming over him.  “Should I go on or is that blush indicating I should stop?”  Satori pursed his lips and looked away as Koushi touched that melting bowtie, humming at the effect the fabric had.  “So will you help me with the banner and dance with me?  Or do I need to go on?”  Satori glanced behind him, his face falling a little as they watched Tetsurou bend slightly at the waist, laughing like a hyena and resting his forehead against Daichi’s shoulder as he did so.

Now Koushi got the full picture.

“Look at how awkward they are, they probably won’t even be able to hold hands for a month without blushing.  We should go over and make sure they don’t embarrass themselves further.”  Koushi offered softly.  Satori was worried about losing one of his only friends, but Koushi was willing to be patient.  It wouldn’t take long for Satori to notice that not only would Daichi not take Tetsurou away, that he made a very good, non-judgement friend too.

“That banner is going to fall down.”  Asahi said from behind them.

“I’ll get it!”  Nishinoya Yuu yelled out, flying up in the air to a loud chorus of NO’s but it was already too late.