One Shots! Never ending one shots…

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I was just sweeping minding my own business when that damn Scott came home.

"Whatcha Yer doing Alice?" he asked going to the cabinet where I had hid the whiskey from my idiot brother.

"I'm sweeping ya blind git. And don't get too drunk because I actually hid that for a reason." I said.

"Oh yea why?" he said chugging the first bottle.

"I have to study for finals! I can't bloody well do that if you and my brother are being loud drunks!" I yell at him knowing he's tipsy already. He did just drink a whole bottle of whiskey…

"wha'ever" he said going for a second. I sigh and go to take it away from him. No way was I letting him get drunk. That would be bad…

"Yer no fun Alice!" he said finishes the second. Oh god if he got a third he'd be real drunk. I grab the third bottle and hold it behind my back.

"Aww…give tha' back Alice" he said with a dangerous glint in his eye.

"No Alistor! You're drunk enough! Just go to bed and complain in the morning!" I say backing away from him.

"Tha' would be fun! Bu' only if you go with me" he said. I didn't realize it but I had backed up against the wall.

"No! Ya damn drunkard!" I say throwing that bottle at the approaching drunk. OF COURSE it missed and landed harmlessly on the floor. It didn't even break…

"Come on Alice…" he said a mere foot away.

"Back. The. Fuck. Up." I say trying to put as much menace in those words. He laughed a came closer grabbing one of my hands and pinning it above me.

"Why would I do tha', little Alice" damn he was drunk…and this always happened!

"Because you're a damn idiot!" I said using my free hand to slap him. He caught it though and pinned it beside my other hand.

"LET ME GO!" I yelled at his stupid face. Honestly if this happened when he wasn't drunk I wouldn't mind. But if I ever let him when he was drunk He'd never forgive himself. Hell I wouldn't forgive him.

"Hmm let me think about tha'…" he nibbled on my ear making me shiver "I though' abou' it. How bou' no?" he said with a grin.

The next few minutes are mostly me trying to struggle free unsuccessfully.

Then I stepped on his foot…

"Ya little-"he interrupted himself by kissing me, roughly and sloppily with our teeth hitting from the force.

He backed away and I stepped on him again desperate now. He didn't even react though; the alcohol must be working over time.

"How drunk are you?" I with a sigh knowing I only have one option left. He only grinned and tried to kiss me again. That's my cue.

"I really hope you won't remember this!" I said before kissing him. This was a good kiss, with tongue. I let him explore my mouth knowing it distracts him. It works and his grip loosens, not enough though. I lean forward pressing against him. His grip is pretty pointless now since I'm leaning on him so he lets me go. Bad move.

"I'm so sorry" I mutter before stomping on his foot with all my weight and pushing him down. He stays down thank god. I walk off to my room to study grabbing the bottle of whiskey. He didn't need any more.

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Damn damn damn! I was an idiot. I shouldn't have gotten that drunk. I knew what was gonna happen! But at least she kissed me. But only to escape…still that was something! I guess…

"Stupid stupid idiot!" I said banging my head against the floor. I hadn't gotten up since she pushed me down and it's been a few hours, long enough for me to sober up. I regretted getting so drunk but I also didn't. When I wasn't drunk I didn't have the courage to do that. To tell her the truth.

"Ugh…" I groaned standing up. I had to make this up to Alice. If she had been serious about studying she was probably still up. A cup of tea would be a good peace offering.

I got up and started boiling the tea. Right before it boiled I heard a muffled scream. I quickly turned off the stove and rushed to Alice's room. She was the only person home, other than me. I opened the door and looked in. Her chair was tipped and the desk was littered with papers.

"Alice?" I called into the dark room carefully entering.

"Alistor..?" came a tearful voice from the corner. She was curled up so her face was hidden in her knees. She must have been crying, but why? I glanced at the papers and saw what she had been studying. The American Revolution. Well shit.

"It's me Alistor." I said walking over to her. Alice wasn't the original country, so in times of crisis she may fade. Right after the American Revolution she faded completely, then again during the bombing of London in WWII. It would give her nightmares time to time, but nothing like this. Nothing that terrified so much, or at least not then I've seen.

"Alistor…" she looked up. Oh god… She must have cried her eyes out.

"It's so ok Alice" I said wrapping my arms around her sitting next to her. She moved into my arms and ended up sitting on my lap crying silently into my chest. It would have been nice was she not crying.

"What happened" said I more to myself than her, but she still answered.

"I was studying and I fell asleep…I dreamed about what happened…the emptiness of not existing…watching everything…" she said holding back what little tears she had left.

"Shush Alice just let sleep take you" I said beginning a lullaby I had sung for Arthur when he was little. It was Britannia who had sung it to me.

Goodnight Sleep tight

The monster will wait for day

Nothing can hurt you here in my arms

So goodnight

Sleep tight

Sleep away the night

The morning will come

With the bright light

Of the day

So sleep tight sleep away this night

Before I knew it both of us were asleep. There in each other's arms…

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I woke up in his arms. It seemed like a dream at first, then I moved.

"Ow…" Sleeping on the floor isn't a good idea even if you're on someone's lap. Wait… I'm so glad he was still asleep, if he saw how much I was blushing…

"Hmm…" he said shifting at my sudden movement. Why did he have to be so perfect, yet so…fallen? Yes like a fallen angel, perfect in the face, dark in the heart. Or was he just a terrible drunk? It didn't matter since I'd already fallen head over heels for him. Maybe it was wrong, after all he'd practically raised Arthur and me, but it was true. I stretched up and kissed him on the cheek.

"Hmmmm…" he was waking up! I buried my head in his chest trying to hide my embarrassment.

"I know yer awake Alice…" he mumbled sleepily. I tried to control my blush though I'm sure I was still scarlet.

"I don't want to wake up" I said softly looking up at his glorious face. Damn he really was handsome.

"Why not?" he said yawning.

"It's just this is so…so nice" I said finally.

"I made you tea earlier" he said not looking at me.

"It's probably cold by now" I laughed. I needed to ask him. To tell him.

"Alistor…we need to talk" It was time I confronted him. This was the fourth time this month he'd gotten drunk like that.

"Bou' what?" he said glancing down to see my serious expression.

"Do you even remember what happened? What you tried to do?" I asked now a bit scared that he'd say no…or yes

"Alice I'm sorry…" he wouldn't look at me.

"Alistor it's…" I wanted it to be okay but it wasn't "…not okay!" I needed to confront him on this.

"I think I'll go heat that tea now!" he said suddenly getting up placing me beside him on the floor still.

"Alistor!" I said getting up to follow him.

"What Alice!?" he snapped.

"I need to know! Is it only when you're drunk that you feel like that?" I yell trying hard not to blush but knowing I'm failing.

"Theysaythatwhenapersonisfuckinghammeredtheytendto expresstheirtruefeelingswithoutrealizingitwhenthey soberupandthenthingsareawkwardbetweenthetwopeoplef orawhile" He took a deep breath "andthenonepersonthatexpressedhisfeelingsdoesn'tkn owhythingsareawkward, theyjustareuntiltheotherpersonaskswhytheydidwhatth eydidandthenhastoexplainwhathappenedandthenthingsa reawkwardagain" another breath "thesame'struefornations, buttheyremeberwhentheysoberup!"

"Wha..?" I honestly didn't understand most of that.

"I said tha' those are my true feelings fer ya…I's mot jus' when I'm hammer'd dearie…I'm jus' gonna go heat up tha' tea now…" he said walking away quickly.

"wha…" I didn't expect that. That he'd fallen too. I ran after him following him into the kitchen.

"Alistor!" he turned just as I tackled him to the ground.

"Wha' was tha' fer!" oh god was he blushing? I had I really just made him blush? VICTORY!

"You stupid stupid git!" I yelled in his face. He was never going to live this down.

"Why didn't you ever say anything?!"

"Wha' was I suppos'd ta say 'oh hey, yer cute, I love ya, and I'd like ta fuck yer brains out!' tha' woul'n't have worked!" he looked away from me.

"My brains out?" I asked raising an eyebrow. Now he was defiantly blushing.

"That doesn't sound so bad" I said leaning forward, our lips inches apart.

"I uh I um I wha I-"never. Living. This. Down. Ever.

"Just kiss me already!" I commanded him more than anything else. And he does. A very very nice kiss. Better than the one before.

"You're never living this down you know that right?" I said rolling over with him following.

"I don' even care" he said leaning down to kiss me.