Author's Note: I've read the chapters over and over again, and watched the episodes quite a few times as well. I tried to do as much research I could, but hopefully this goes along with the rules of Pandora Hearts as well as the Abyss (There's a great chance it won't, so don't kill me~ ;A; )

Disclaimer: I do not own Pandora Hearts, but if I did, I wouldn't be here writing this, now would I? If I did, I wouldn't be here on fanfiction…

Summary: A young 17-year-old girl in the twentieth century was one of the few unfortunates to be manipulated into a contract with a incubus chain. Being sent to the Abyss as a consequence, she soon escapes only to find herself in the 1800's. Being a illegal contractor was now the least of her problems... SemiBreakxOc, SharonxBreak, GilbertxAlicexOz, JackxAlice.

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"That hair color," A voice hissed out as a girl entered her room, looking rather troubled as she closed the bedroom door behind her briskly before directing her gaze to the figure resting lazily on her once neat bed.

"It doesn't suit you. You should go back to your boring brunette color you had before. It suited you best. This red here," Her chain brought a bony hand to the girl's fresh red hair, flicking it.

"I hate it."

The teenager frowned at the chain that was smirking right back at her with his sharp teeth. She flinched, directing her gaze elsewhere as she crossed her arms.

"You'll just have to deal with it, Svein. And will you please not show those inhumanly teeth at me? You know they make me feel uncomfortable…"

Svein rolled his eyes at her statement before sitting up, a smirk still embedded on his pale facial features.

She'll never learn…

"I can't help with what I'm stuck with, I'm a chain. Not one of those disgusting humans like you."

On cue, the chain stuck his tongue out at the redhead whose hazelnut eyes were brought back to Svein, a confused look now on her face. Her chain… He kept many things from her. He wouldn't give much of an answer when she asked a question that related to his world. He once stated that chains ate humans, yet he was one of the few that didn't. He hated the taste of them, stated that they were nothing special for chains to hover over.

"But really kid, it would be best if you change that hair color. Before…" Her chain broke off as he looked away with a teasing smile…The redhead's frown deepened at her chain's sudden silence. Why should she…?

"I don't get it," She stated, moving closer to her chain's figure, "Why should I? I've wanted my hair to look this way for quite some time! And here you go suddenly informing me I shouldn't? In your world, money may grow in trees, Svein, but in mine it doesn't!" She ignored his sarcastic snort as he muffled a laugh into her pillow. "What's this 'before' stuff? Please explain this to me Svein. This symbol, clock thing on my chest…" She brought a hand to her chest where the seal was buried underneath her clothing.

Svein raised his head lazily from her flattened pillow, as his smile was remained directed at the redhead. "I'll explain at the right time…" He trailed off as he pushed his body off the bed. "The seal… Let me see it." The chain tugged playfully at her clothing, his eyes widening as he caught a glimpse of the black seal.

"Svein…! Have you ever heard of privacy?" She was cut off suddenly as her chain tugged forcefully at her clothing, exposing the seal at a full view.

Her chain's smile was wiped off quickly and replaced with a frown. "Tch. Your seal…" He tapped a sharp fingernail on her nearly finished clock styled seal embedded in her skin.

Jessica slapped his bony hand away from her chest as her voice filled with more worry.

"Svein…? What are you talking about?"

The contractor was in a mere hysteric state as she gave her seal a confused look. What was it all about? Her chain explained that it was just a stage that she had to go through, but that was all he told her. He was never there when the needle moved a small fraction, but gave her an enormous amount of pain. Why did it hurt…?

The chain's frown deepened as he frantically searched his frazzled brain for an explanation. Her seal… There wasn't much time. Svein thought there was going to be more time put into this contract… But it has only been a few months! The chain quickly covered his distraught face with a smile as he let the redhead go. Plopping himself on her messed up bed, he waved a hand lazily in the air.

"I'll explain later, go grab me some cigarettes and a lot of them, enough to last a month or two."

Jessica gawked at Svein's sudden change in attitude, but quickly recovered. A scowl suddenly embarked itself onto her face as she stomped a foot on the ground.

"No, you will explain this nonsense to me right now! Not after you smoke some of those stupid cigarettes that I always have to fetch for you!"

Svein's smile only got wider as he pulled the girl into a semi hug, her body crashing both against him and on the bed that he was currently sitting on.

The redhead let out a squeak as she quickly attempted to put the sudden event that her chain just pulled in her head so that it would make sense.

Svein let out a crackling laugh as he tugged on the girl's cheek. "Tell ya what. You go get me those cigarettes. And I'll explain to you what this whole seal thing is about." He replied slyly as he pushed the girl off the bed playfully before she could react. The redhead let out an 'Oof!' as she tumbled off the bed and onto the carpeted floor bellow. Biting her lip, she gingerly touched the bruise that was beginning to form on the tiptop of her head.

"Fine," she mumbled, opening her eyes slowly. "I'll get you those stupid cigarettes that you always crave-" she scrambled on her feet, gripping the edge of her bed as she gained her balance, "but you better keep your end of the deal. My parent's friends are catching on to the cigarette box disappearances, and they'll suspect me of stealing them." She made her way over to the door, opening it slowly. She of course wasn't going to smoke her first cigarette to witness the feeling. She promised to never smoke after witnessing her grandparents on her mother's side of the family who've been smoking since they were teens; their bodies where indescribable to the human eye, they just didn't look the same.

Without another word, she swiftly shut the door behind her before making her way out to go retrieve those cigarettes that her chain craved so much for. The contractor didn't find it such a crime to steal the cigarettes. Her parent's friends would always come over for one of their weekly club meetings- their pockets jammed with cigarette boxes. Her parents didn't smoke, so there were always a few boxes extra lying about in the grass forgotten. Her parents both left not too long ago right after they dropped her off at the house. They were in a hurry to go pick up her younger brother and sister, who were at a friend's house. They knew better than to drag the teenager along with them to retrieve her younger siblings.

She slipped her shoes on with ease as she went outside in the heat. Shielding her eyes from the sudden exposure from the sun, she quickly ventured over to the metal shelter that was built a mere 60 feet from her house. As she reached the shelter, she took no time to scan the greenish grass that was shaded from the metal roof for cigarettes. In a short time of four minutes, she was able to gather nine boxes, unopened. This ought to make her chain happy. Sure, it wouldn't last months, but it could possibly last quite some time.

Jamming the cigarette boxes in a nearby plastic bag, she made her way back in the house to be greeted by the ice cold air that the air conditioner supplied the house with. Throwing her shoes off, she ran into her room, closing the door behind her. "Here," She threw the bag of cigarettes in the chain's lap. His smile widened as he pulled a cigarette out of one of the boxes, lighting it. The girl opened the window of her small room while retrieving a nearby magazine and began to fan the emerging cigarette smoke out.

Svein let out a laugh as he blew out a puff of smoke in the redhead's face before beckoning her over to the bed. As she cautiously sat down, she eyed the now messy bed that she made earlier in the morning. She knew better than to complain about it. It wouldn't do any good.

"Neh, it doesn't really matter. So this seal, I should inform ya a bit more then, huh?"

He poked her exposed seal, his smirk widening in a teasing manner. The redhead who was not so fond of Svein's actions frowned, pulling her clothing up in an attempt to hide the seal.

Was the chain going to tell her the truth this time…?

Or was this one of his usual tricks?

Svein exhaled another puff of smoke as he began to twirl what was left of his cigarette in-between his white, bony fingers." Well I'll say this in a quite blunt manner."

He hated to explain stuff to people. It was boring and useless to the chain, but to a contractor…

"Let's see… In the situation you are in…" He tapped his chin thoughtfully, enjoying the impatience vibe he was receiving from his contractor. A wicked smile suddenly appeared on the chain's face as he leaned back on the pile of pillows on her bed.

Should he tell her…?

…Or not?

"Never mind, your puny brain wouldn't understand any of it."

The redhead's jaw dropped at the chain's words. Not tell her? But he promised…!

"Why not- I-I can understand! Svein, you're not keeping any of your promises!"

"When have I? Last time I checked, I never kept any promises." The chain flicked her forehead, frowning, "This is exactly why I don't bother telling you anything. I thought you would remember that by now."

Jessica looked away, fuming. She should have known better. Every promise he vowed was broken into a million pieces, each one touching her nerves bit by bit. She didn't believe that she would lash out at the chain though; she wasn't that kind of person. Though she wished she would once in a while… But the question still tugged in the back of her head, eating into her thoughts.

What was the Abyss actually…?

Nighttime came quicker than usual. Jessica's parents were already home, watching the television on the other side of the house, while her younger sibling did their usual bickering. She would try to shut it all out by closing the door, and if it still wasn't quiet, then her iPod was her second option.

The girl curled up under the covers with just her headphones on, yet there was no sound protruding from the cushioned speakers- she still couldn't distinguish the questions that buzzed through her head. The seal… She questioned the tattoo every day, both to herself and to Svein, but no answer was found. She brought a hand to the detailed seal that was embedded into her chest, tracing along its designs softly.

Svein was resting his head against the windowsill, smoking what it seemed like his millionth cigarette slowly. He was silent for the first time; his mind deep in thought. Of what…? Well, only Svein would know. Jessica had no idea yet what Svein thought about or what words he would blurt out next. She was only with him for over two months… Or was it three? She didn't count. She didn't plan on even meeting a chain.

Svein flicked his cigarette out the open window as he stood up, directing his jeweled eyes at the now sleeping teenager. Reaching over her sleeping form, he flipped the switch off her small lamp; the room now in darkness. He brought his attention back to the redhead; her seal exposed halfway. The chain's clawed hand twitched slightly as he kneeled down quietly, being careful not to wake his contractor.

"My time," he whispered to himself, bringing a clawed hand to the girl's chest, touching her seal gingerly.

"…Is about up…"

The following week passed by slowly; the contractor's seal remained untouched. Svein kept his mouth shut, smoking cigarettes quietly as he stared out the window for long hours. The redhead's worries began to build up over the weeks. Anytime she tried to talk to him, he wouldn't even respond back.

"Svein…? Svein, can you hear me?"

No response. The contractor's frown deepened as she brushed a strand of hair out of his face. Svein has never acted this way before... He was one of the wildest, outrageous being the teenager has ever met. And this- well this just wasn't like him, not at all.

Something was wrong…

The teenager went for days attempting to wake Svein from his shocked like state, but no luck. He refused to even look at her now. Her feelings weren't hurt at all from his actions; only her worries of his state struck a chord within her.

"Svein-" Jessica pulled her arm through the left sleeve of the jacket before buttoning it up, her eyes glued upon the chain. "Svein, I'll be back in a bit, Mom is having me go buy something real fast…" It was useless to inform him of her ware bouts, but she did it anyways.

Not long after, the contractor found herself in the parking lot not too far off from her house. She hated shopping by herself, but she was only requested to buy a few things, so it shouldn't take too long…

She decided to park her car in the back- it was safer for the car that wasn't hers. It was her mother's car, and was warned from time and time again to be extremely careful with it. Jessica really couldn't promise anything, but she tried.

As she pulled the keys out of the ignition, she quickly grasped her purse before stepping out, locking the doors behind her. Looking around cautiously to be sure that no one was watching her besides the cameras; she began to make her way around the corner to the front of the store…

Potent arms without any warning, suddenly wrapped themselves around the teenager's waist. Another man quickly came to view; cloaked, striding down the alleyway. The teenager let out a scream as she thrashed excessively to free herself. Where did this suddenly come from…? What was this all about?

"Don't belabor the situation." he exclaimed in an overly exuberant, but deep voice, "Just shut your damn mouth and this will go by smoothly just like the last one," he grinned in malice as he gestured towards the van parked near the corner that the teenager foreseen before she parked. Why didn't she take note of it earlier?

The cloak man sneered as screams began to protrude from the parked vehicle; followed by pounding. "T-there's someone in there…?" she whispered more to herself as she froze up. Kidnapping girls right? No… The teenager felt like she was going to be sick at any minute now.

The redhead quickly began struggling against her captor as the second man turned his attention back to the redhead, advancing towards her, but the first guy had an insuperable grip on her waist. She spat upon the ground, and glared at the man coming towards her. If only Svein was here…

"You insufferable bitch," he began, reaching in his cloak and pulled out a slim, black club. The teenager's eyes widened as she realized they meant more than just kidnapping her. She pushed her body against the kidnapper that had a firm grip of her as she attempted to elbow him in the chest, screaming in hopes that someone will hear her.

The man clicked his tongue in an annoyed way as he took a swing, hitting the girl at a fair angle to the head. It didn't knock the redhead out, but it sure shut her up. Jessica bit her lip in pain as she let her arms fall limp, blood running down her cheek. Her legs nearly gave out on her during the blow, thankfully they didn't…

"Take her to the van," the kidnapper ordered as he turned away. The redhead's eyes widened fearfully as she felt herself being tugged in a ruthless way.

"N-no!" she screamed, this time elbowing the man successfully in the chest, knocking the air right out of him. Quickly attempting to scramble away, Jessica pushed herself up against the wall as dizziness quickly engaged itself in her head. She took only seconds to push herself back off the wall blindly as she stumbled straight past the first kidnapper but couldn't quite get past the second. He wrenched her back by the arm and threw her back to the kidnapper she attacked.

"There'll be none of these sad attempts, ya hear? You either gets in that damn van or I'll kill ya right here lass," he threatened, raising the club above her head in a warning like way.

Bah-Bump

The teenager clutched her chest in pain, falling backwards onto the surprised kidnapper.

It wasn't happening again was it?

No…It's different this time.

"Oi! I said no sad attempts…!" the second kidnapper threatened again in an even more arrogated voice.

"Maybe she's having a heart attack…" the first kidnapper suggested, unsure.

"I don't give a damn if she is! Just get her in that damn van!"

Bah-Bump

The teenager let out a scream as the pain ten folded; the first kidnapper forcing her up on her feet under orders, but they had no time to get her to the van after what began to happen next.

A dimension; a hole…

It spread out in a circular shape in seconds under the group. The color held a dark purplish black tint to it. It was near indescribable, but that didn't matter much now, did it? They were being pulled into something impossible. Something no one knew existed…

It started at her heels, quickly sinking and then inched its way up, yielding every working muscle in Jessica's vulnerable body. She screamed as the kidnapper pushed himself away from her as a last resort as she began being pulled in within seconds. Suddenly her last terrified view of the world went in a flash before everything went black.

The contractor fell into an abyss. Darkness— nothing but darkness. There was no room for thoughts or dreams, no room for anything.

The last sounds that were heard in the alleyway were the squeal of the van's wheels as it swiftly sped away from the scene.

Author's Note: Only eight pages... I was hoping it would be longer. Hopefully the next chapter will be longer; ten or eleven pages? I could only hope~! I'll try to make it better, and I really tried to not make it a marysue. My vision of a marysue is well... very marysuish? Super powers, the ridiculous beauty, rare color of eyes... Yeah, didn't include any of that. Svein doesn't have a human appearence either; I didn't want him to be any special chain like Alice is. So I'll try and fix that the next chapter. Please tell me in a review if you see any more grammar issues~! It's 100% possible there's some in here... :)