It was finally dawn in the Oval Academy. The morning sun rose slowly in the sky, illuminating some parts of the school grounds whilst casting shadows over others. Particularly the first-year dorm building.
Axel had been awake for the better part of nine hours since curfew. Aurora was right. As a demon, Axel needed less sleep. Not once in those nine hours did an ounce of sleep slither near him.
Over at Rick's bed, a soft groan followed by incoherent mumbling came from his direction as he began to wake up.
Axel walked over there and waited in anticipation.
"Okay… moment of truth," he whispered.
Rick groaned again, a bit more roughly this time. He placed a hand over his head as he opened his eyes slowly, taking in his surroundings.
His eyes shifted from the space around him, to his bed, and then they landed on Axel. Rick stared at him for a while and then asked, "H-How did I get here?"
