Alright just to clarify this is the next in my Joker series just so no one is confused. THIS IS A JOKER X JACKIE! If you've recently found this series it goes 'Oh Cruel Sweet Love' 'A Little on the Short Side' 'Jail Bird' 'A Halloween Surprise' 'REVENGE' 'The Past Bites Back' and now this. (To my previous fans let me know if I even got the order right~) Read and Enjoy!

I stumbled forward clutching my aching head. Oh...oh ouch that hurt. What was that? I glared at the noonday sun squinting at its blazing glory. Ugh...its rays are hurting my eyes. What happened? A voice...what was a voice doing in my head? I lightly tapped it against a tree forcing my groggy self to wake the heck up. Did I pass out? No, more importantly, now I've got to find a new place to stay. Maybe at Mary's place? I sighed as I trotted down the sidewalk glazing my eyes over the stores. Bah...so annoying.

I love you.

Yeah right. As a POSSESSION. Nothing else. Joker...my heart ached horribly as if begging me to hurry and return to the idiot and maybe try to explain a little better what I meant. What's the point? He's just going to keep thinking what he wants until I teach him a lesson. I perked up at the sight of a familiar pony tail. Ah, Mary-!

"Hey, Gowland!" I called out gaining his attention. He glanced over his shoulder with slightly widened eyes; ah, he's probably surprised to see me. I've been spending too much time with Joker. "Hey, is my place still free?"

"Ah, sorry?" He said looking at me as if he was looking at some random person who called him out.

"I said, is my place still free or has Boris claimed it for his own yet? Ah, and can I work at the amusement park for a little bit? I had it out with Joker." I sheepishly explained nervously scratching my head. I'm sure everyone in Wonderland has heard about our relationship by now so-

"Joker...? Sorry Miss but do I know you?" A knife twisted in my gut as I heard his words. Huh?

"Gowland...I'm Jackie remember? I used to work for you before I started working the circus." I explained with a pained note. He doesn't remember me? Oh come on! His brain can't be that rotten by now.

"Jackie, Jackie, Jackie...," he repeated holding his chin in a thinking manner. I cringed as I literally saw the smoke shooting out from his ears of over thinking it. Why doesn't he remember me -? Ah. Elliot and Boris didn't know who I was either. Does that mean...no one remembers me? Why?

"Ah, sorry Gowland...I'm an engineer you see, and I -,"

"An engineer? How many years have you worked?" He asked, doubtful as he looked me over with a new eye. Ah, just like our first conversation...

"Ever since I can remember. My father used to work on a whole range of things from clocks to cars." I noted keeping with the flow.

"Ah... I haven't seen you before. Are you...a foreigner?" His smile perked up in an instant as he studiously studied me.

"...Yeah, I am." I sheepishly said. Oh jeez...why doesn't anyone remember me? Wait; I sucked in a quick breath.

Alice will recognize me.

I hurried towards the Hatter Mansion sucking down my own fears. Relax...it's just Alice.

And Blood.

Alice will be happy to see me.

Except Blood.

Ugh, this sucks...but...my little heart did flips and twists eager to be recognized by someone, anyone at this point. One person...at least one other person. Please-! The gate quickly came into view with the twins, surprisingly, on guard. I hesitated before calling out to them. Will they remember me?

"Ah, Dee, Dum! How are you?" I eagerly asked with a sweet smile. Oh please remember me...they carefully studied my stiffened gait unable to determine what was going on.

"Huh? Who are you?" Dee asked looking me over questionably. Ah they don't remember me either...am I that easy to forget?

"Are you a trespasser?"

"I think she is Dum." Dee answered with a sly smile. Oh crap.

"Ah! Hey hey, Miss Trespasser, would you like to play a game?" Oh my gosh no...

"It's a fun game~,"

"It's called kill the trespasser." Yep. Called it. Just like the first time we met...ah, so pitiful...what am I going to do now? Luckily Elliot was there to really stop them but I don't want to hurt the twins-

"You're it!" I barely dodged Dee's heavy axe as it swung forward, nearly cleaving me in half. Holy-! I leapt back throwing some of my gymnastics in there with a hand jump back. I spread my legs and readied to fight the twins with a fierce glare. I'll pin them and then ask where Alice is. There's no way they could have forgotten Alice too right? The boy's paused as their eyes sparkled.

"Cool!"

"How did you do that?"

"Teach us!"

"Hey, show some more!" Dum excitedly cried rushing right at me. I gritted my teeth and side stepped his slash grabbing the axe's long handle to keep him from retracting it. My eyes flashed as I danced away from Dee's greedy grasps which left a whispering cut on my pants next to my artery in my inner thigh. I staggered to the side sweeping my hand over it; it didn't get my skin. I sighed with relief rethinking my strategy. There are two of them so I need to be careful. Ah wait...perhaps I should have led with this?

"Dee, Dum, do you know where Alice is?"

"Alice?" Dee asked glancing to his brother. Dum merely shrugged as a fire ignited in his eyes

"Stop trying to distract us!" Dum shouted again coming right at me. My question was all forgotten in Dee's eyes as he rushed to accompany him. I huffed and again side stepped Dum's axe, latching onto it for support as I kicked Dee in the diaphragm. He coughed and fell to the ground as I snatched hold of Dum's wrist, flipping the little kid over my back and onto the ground. I hastily shoved them onto their stomachs, sitting on their backs and twisted each of their arms into the air to prevent any movement.

"Ow! That hurts!"

"No fair! You cheated!"

"Fatty fatty stupid fatty!" They childishly complained squirming beneath me. Fat?! I'm not fat; I just happen to have a little more muscle than tha average girl.

"Look, Dee, Dum, I only want to know where Alice is-"

CLICK.

I froze as the unmistakable sound behind me sent chills down my spine. I looked back spying the second in command of the mafia. Elliot? No, not at all; not while he was working at least.

"Hey hey, twins, I thought you were stronger than that." Elliot teased with a malicious grin as he coldly glared into my eyes.

"Ah, hey Elliot." I said without thinking. A spark of interest leapt through his eye as he shifted his gun with me, keeping it locked dead center to my forehead. O-Oh boy...oh crap...

"Elliot...why don't you remember me? Do you at least remember me from Joker's jail?" I asked struggling to find some sort of connection I could use. Pure fury erupted over his face as he pulled the trigger.

BangCLANG-!

I sucked in a deep breath as I spied Blood's cane in the way of the bullet, redirecting it inches from my head. Oh my gosh that was close...he was actually aiming to kill me.

"My my, what unruly behavior coming from you all!"

"Blood-!" I cried out, for once thankful at his presence. His eyes widened slightly before an unusual suave side of him overtook his features, softening them to a more friendly level. Huh?

"It pleases me greatly that you know my name. May I have yours?" He uncharacteristically purred taking a bit of my long red bangs and kissed it. My face went blank. Isn't this...exactly what he did to Alice all those months ago when they first met?

"I take it you don't remember me either then." I said, disheartened. How could you forget about the foreigner you hate most?

"Ah, I would have remember someone as beautiful as you if we had met at another time." He crooned holding out his hand to help me up.

...What?

"Blood, what will Alice think if she sees this?" I pursed my lips and narrowed my eyes. I can hear it now...'Blood, what the hell are you doing?!' 'trying to make you jealous. You seem so key on making my blood boil that I decided to do it too.' 'I don't do it on purpose!' 'Yes you do...' Ah, love. What a terrible jealous thing.

"My, what a rude young lady!" He teased yanking me off the twins and into his arms much to my surprise, "talking about another in my presence...that is quite rude Miss. Why talk about another lady when such a dazzling rose is before me now?" he remarked looking more enthralled with each passing second.

"Ah, Blood are you alright?"

"I am now that you're here." He purred, "Say..are you a foreigner?" He curiously asked. No one...no one knows me. But Blood...

Why doesn't anyone even know Alice?

Fear flitted through my eyes as I slapped his hand away and took off down the same path as before, not bothering to look back. No one knows me; I knew that. But they don't even remember Alice? Alice...where is she? There's no way Blood could have forgotten her! This...

This is crazy.

Alright well I said I was taking a break but now I'm writing again~ lol I'll release the next chapter at 10 reviews and after I write the darn thing. Does anyone want to take a shot as to what's happening or what you think will happen? I'm interested in hearing what you the viewers are thinking so please let me know :3