Disclaimer: No, silly goose! I don't own Alice 19th, if I did I would draw Frey all day long and never get any work done! XP

A/N: Hello, all you Alice 19th readers! I hope you like my story and please read and review! Set a year after the books. AU.

The Truth in the Heart

By Mikkin

Alice's eyes wandered to the pedestrians walking past her, far too absorbed in their own lives to notice her, and too blind to notice what was happening to them selves. Alice held her knees tightly to her chest as she sat on a bench. This world is so cold…

Despite all they had done for this world, what Kyo, Frey, Chris and the others had done, there was still so much hate, so much sorrow. They had saved the world from darkness, saved everyone from her sister and the Mara possessing her…

Yet, things had not changed. Alice could see the darkness in there hearts feeding steadily on greed and selfishness and hate. She could see a girl take money from her mother's purse and stuff it into her own pockets when she thought no one was looking. She saw a gang beat up on a single person till he had almost died.

Her heart was aching, wanting gratitude, wanting revenge, wanting Kyo and her sister back!

Alice tilted her head up to the sky as tears silently slid down her cheek and onto the cold gray pavement. It all had happened a year ago…

When the two people Alice had cherished the most were sacrificed for the world. This world in which no one would ever acknowledge and grieve their deaths, not once would she ever get a single thank you for giving up her happiness for theirs.

But I suppose that's selfish of me, she thought allowing herself a weak smile brushing a stray glossy brown lock away from her face and behind her ear. I can't allow myself to keep moping around, now can I?

She stood up uncurling her self and stretching her legs which had begun to fall asleep.

"Hey!" Called the sing-song voice Alice knew so well. "Do you want a ride, my darling?"

Alice blushed slightly, she could never get used to him! "I'll ride with you if you promise not to call me that anymore, is that a fair deal?"

Frey pretended to think it over for a moment humming to him self while tapping his fingers against the handle of his bike before grinning at her lightly and replying, "You got a deal, my sweet! Now hop on before you're late for school!"

She rolled her eyes but smiled all the same as she slid in back of him on the seat and putting a helmet over her head.

As they road off, Alice couldn't help but blush her body was so close to his she could feel his warmth his body against her own her arms tightly wrapped around his chest. Frey had been her rock ever since it had happened. The single person she could count on.

Chris was in was back in his home country, Great Britain. Her parents were still devastated over losing their eldest child. She had felt so isolated, so…depressed and grief had almost overcome her. It was then that Frey was there. He came every day to check if she was all right, to cheer her up, and to wipe away her tears. He had never made any advances toward her, at least nothing more than a joking perverted suggestion. But that was Frey; he flirted with everyone shamelessly.

Alice bit her lip as they reached her school. School was the worst…no matter how hard she tried she couldn't block out their words. If anyone knew how costly words can be wasn't it Alice? They still talked about…How the two most popular, most beautiful people in the entire school died mysteriously on the same day. The rumors varied from they tragically died in a car crash on a date, to Alice had murdered them both because Kyo was dating Mayura behind her back, to that they were abducted by aliens and will mysteriously reappear in a few years with no memory of what had happened to them (Alice suspected that Frey started this one).

She ignored the group of giggling girls as they ran up to greet Frey and give her nasty jealous looks while they practically wagged their tails for attention from such a handsome man…and of course Frey never rejected them.

"Hai, I work at a restaurant! If you ever want a free meal just stop on by, we'd never refuse such cute faces!" Frey promised causing the gaggle of girls to instantly begin giggling insanely. As if Kyo's uncle will agree to that, Alice thought with disgust, he'll be furious at Frey for giving away promises like that so frivolously.

Alice had just about gathered the courage to go inside of the intimidating building when a strong arm grabbed her and pulled her back. Soft lips grazed her cheek and Frey whispered in her ear, "Rangu, remember? Be strong for them and for yourself, okay?"

Alice nodded shakily before turning a nice crimson color before running into the school. She didn't need to ask who "they" were. She could never forget.