A Carbonara Scrape

"Noooo, Lemme gooo! I don't wanna go back to those boring classes!" Grim yelled trying to escape the girl's grip. The three had spent most of their break time trying to capture the little monster. The three were exhausted but the two boys were trying to hold back their laughter seeing the usually calm and timid girl holding the little beast with an iron grip.

"Then you won't become a great magician," Xinyi said sternly, not allowing her grip to falter. "Please be quiet!"

Grim had continued to struggle up to that point. Upon hearing her harsh words he froze and ended up grumbling. "Geez! Why are you being so strict today?!"

He continued to grumble throughout the day.

*****

"It's finally lunchtime!" Grim yelled as they entered the Cafeteria, finally coming out of his mood. "Wow, everything always looks so good here!"

"This looks like a very fancy buffet," Xinyi mumbled, before looking at her small companion. "Is it okay for you to eat squid and leeks, Grim?"

The small monster wasn't listening, his attention being on the food. "Fluffy omelets, grilled chicken, and bacon and eggs tart!" he was practically drooling over the meals.

Ace was extremely annoyed and was getting tired of Grim. He also could tell the Xinyi was becoming worn. "Ugh! You're too loud! You're way too cheerful during our break time…" he said hoping to calm him down slightly to make him more manageable.

"Hey, Xinyi! I want the grilled chicken! It's the last one!" Grim begged, completely ignoring the Ace. "Oh, oh, and the omelet! And the bread and jam! I want them all!" Then he bumped into someone falling to the floor.

"Noooooo! Oi, watch it!" the student yelled glaring at the small beast. "'Cause of you, the egg in my pasta broke!

Another student looked over at Grim and smirked. "Hey, hey! Isn't that the best part of the Carbonara dish?" he said.

The first student started to talk again. "How are you gonna make it up to me?!" he yelled at Grim who scampered up on Xinyi. "Handing over that grilled chicken of yours should balance it out!!!"

Grim growled, gripping the supervisor tightly. "Fna-! No, I won't! This is mine!" he spat, ready to fight for his meal.

The student who came in to help his comrade began to smile wider looking at Xinyi. "Huh? You're the new kid on the block here. This what you call paying respect to your elders? Come around back!" a small fire began to turn in his hand.

Xinyi began to shake in fear. She didn't know what to do. Then from behind her Deuce stood up. "H-Hey, settling personal squabbles with magic is prohibited…"

The first student smiled, displaying his power. "Squabble? This is just seniors teaching their juniors proper behavior!"

Deuce instantly pulled Xinyi back trying to protect her.

"Brace yourselves!" said the second student, throwing the bolt of fire at them.

"To make a mistake is human, but to blame it on someone else, that's even more human."

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