Chapter 1


Boris had just gotten done with the last of the Queens messages for the day and was resting in his tree house home just outside of the Queen's territory when his sensitive ears picked up the sound of several pairs of feet running his direction. He quickly leaped down unto a lower branch to see what was going on. At first he didn't see anything, then he saw a small girl with red hair running fast with a group of men behind her. Boris didn't recognize the girl but knew the men had to be the ClockMakers minions from their miniature clock necklaces they wore like badges. He watched as the girl quickly got a small lead ahead of them thinking,
"Damn, shes fast..!"
He continued to watch and was about to go back inside when he saw the girl trip and land on the ground hard. She quickly turned watched as the men surrounded her, her eyes wide. Boris jumped down from his hiding spot and strolled over to where they stood. He waited until they all noticed his presence and spoke loudly,
"What are you chasing a little girl for? The Clockmaker finally give up trying to win the Queen's heart?"
The minions all turned towards him and waited while the leader stepped forwards,

"No, she is under arrest for trespassing and we were commanded to take her dead or alive."

At the last few words the girl whimpered lowly, so as only Boris heard. He turned to the girl and studied her carefully, taking note she was favoring her left heel. He was turning to leave when he noticed small words written on her hip, where her shirt had rode up her belly, just then he remembered something the Queen had told him.

*FLASHBACK*


Boris watched as the Queen paced the spot in front of her throne. She was agitated from the news Boris had brought back from the neighboring kingdom. She suddenly stopped and stared him straight in the eye, making him squirm. She spoke rapidly, "Boris there have been cases of young girls going missing in the kingdoms. All the evidence points to the ClockMaker! Its been rumored that he is taking the young girls, committing horrible crimes against them before killing them and dumping the bodies!" She continued to pace as Boris slowly made his way home, processing the information.


Boris quickly turned back to the minions and smirked,

"Why is it you needed six men to chase down a little girl?"

The leader stiffened and spoke angrily,

" She's a handful! And fast too! She's injured three of my men already!"

Boris chuckled before walking a bit closer to the girl, she looked at him and then turned away, not able to run anywhere. He turned to the leader once more and said slowly,

" You do realize you have trespassed unto my territory now? I could kill you right here and now and nobody could say anything about it."

Before the leader could say anything to him, he turned quickly, grabbed the girl and ran off to the direction of the castle. He quickly lost them in the underbrush and circled back around to his tree house. He nimbly climbed up and set the girl down on his couch. She had been quiet this whole time and Boris realized she had fainted. He shrugged and went to his kitchen to make something to eat.

Alice was sore and didn't know where in the hell she was at. She groaned before sitting up and looking around, noticing the house she was in was actually a tree. She gingerly stood up and almost face-planted the floor before strong arms caught her. She looked up to see a cute boy with black pierced cat ears and and fiery blue eyes. She jerked away only to fall unto the couch with a THUMP! The strange boy chuckled before speaking quietly,

"Im Boris, the one who saved your ass back there."

Alice grimaced before standing slowly and sticking her hand out,

"Alice, thanks, I owe you."

The boy, Boris, smirked before ignoring her hand and leaning in close and hugging her, whispering in her ear,

"Handshakes are for losers."

Alice watched as Boris strolls over to what looks like the kitchen and comes back out with a huge plate of food. He sat crossed legged on the ground in front of her before completely diggin in, not sparing her a glance. Alice glared then stood up, walking into the kitchen and going through the cupboards. She had just found the pantry when she felt someone behind her, she spun around and relaxed when she realized it was just the boy. He looked at her questioningly before asking her loudly,

"What do you think you're doing?"

Alice sighed before turning back to the pantry,

"You obviously weren't going to give me any food so I decided to find it myself. It's rude not to offer food to guests."

Boris raised an eyebrow before shrugging and walking back to the living room. He paused and called over his shoulder,

"Theres food on the stove and plates in the green cupboard. Dont make a mess!"

Alice laughed and went to the stove to get her something to ease the ache in her stomach. She grabbed a small plate and put an even smaller amount of food on it before wolfing it down and walking back to the living room where the boy was sprawled out on the floor. She walked up to him and nudged him with her toe,

"Hey, Bo- ... Boris! "

He rolled over and looked up scornfully,

"You were going to call me Boy werent you..?"

Alice looked away and muttered,

"Sorry.."

Boris jumped up, startling her, and leaned in close. He just stood there staring at her and not saying a word. Alice began to get uncomfortable and finally snapped at him,

"What?!"

He smirked and backed up a few feet before questioning her.

"Where are from? Why are you here? What's that on your hip? Why were you in the Clockmakers territory? Where are your parents? How old are you?

Alice stiffened and spoke quietly,

"I have an audience with the Queen, I didn't know I was in rogue territory and im 16."

Boris laughed before tapping her nose.

"Dont think I didn't realize you avoided the serious questions, little one."

Alice huffed before turning around and walking around, looking for someway out of this place. She finally found the front door and had opened it to walk out when she realized they were a good seven stories above the ground, she went to close the door again in anger when the edge caught her foot and she fell towards the open door and the drop off outside of it. She was just about to scream when she felt hands wrap around her waist and pull her up against a hard chest. She turned around to find that it wasn't Boris who had saved her, but instead a tall, black haired boy with a lip ring matching hers. Alice quickly shrugged out of his hold and backed up a few feet, staring at the boy in front of her. He looked around and then looked back at her and smiled.

"I'm Kai.."

Alice narrowed her eyes at his actions and then quickly turned towards the doorway leading to the living room,

"BORIS!"

Kai watched her walk away with a confused face before disappearing. Boris was in the living room taking a nap when he heard the small girl yell his name. He sighed and stretched before getting up and asking what the deal was. Alice was pacing the spot in front of him and talking rapidly,

"How am I supposed to get out of here, were hundreds of feet of the ground! Who was that strange boy? Why in the HELL do you have cat ears? Where is the Queens castle, why did you save me? Are you plotting something? Just come out with it!"

At the last question she slumped to the ground and put her hands in her hair, growling quietly.

Boris waited until he was sure she wasn't going to attack him before inching towards her and grabbing her shoulders gently.

"I'll take you to the Queen, this is my house I can show you how to get out of here. I saved you because those men would have done horrible things to you and i'm not plotting anything."

Alice had relaxed slightly but still doubted him. She sighed before asking again,

"Who was that boy?"

Boris thought a moment and said,

"If he had black hair that was Kai, but if he had grey hair that was Ren. They're the Bloody Twins."

Alice nodded and slowly pulled away from Boris's gentle grasp and stood up.

"Take me to the Queen."

Boris smiled and softly shook his head,

"I cant do that today, you have to wait until tomorrow at the latest."

Alice nodded reluctantly and walked towards the door,

"Show me the way out of this place if you please? I'll come over tomorrow morning so you can show me the way."

Boris looked at her in confusion,

"Where are you going to go, where will you sleep?"

Alice looked back and grinned.

"I have the perfect place, don't worry!"

Boris shook his head and followed her, showing her which branches to grab to swing herself down. Once on the ground Alice thanked him and walked off, Boris watching her go before deciding to see where she was going. He followed her a little ways until she came to the old abandoned house of the last messenger. Boris watched as she climbed upon the roof and laid down, seemingly content with sleeping there. Boris stared for a few more minutes before he made his way onto the roof and sat at the edge, a few feet from her, and curled up silently.


Alice yawned before stretching out and shot up when her hand brushed something soft. She looked down and realized it was the boy from yesterday. He was curled up on his side and snoring softly. She laughed quietly when she realized she had brushed his tail with her hand.

She leaned down next to him and poked his side. No response. So she poked his cheek, this time his hand shot out and grabbed her wrist pulling her down next to him. Alice's eyes were wide and her breath hitched in her throat at seeing the boy up close. Then she remembered why she was here and quickly tried getting out of his arms. He groaned and finally let go, sitting up in the process. Alice snapped at him,

"What was that for?!"

Boris looked up and continued his stretching before replying.

"You wouldn't stop poking me so I had to do something to make you quit..."

Alice just huffed before asking again.

"Why are you even here? I thought you stayed home!"

At this Boris stood up and put his hands in his pockets,

"I saw you climb up here and figured I would keep you company while you slept."

Alice glared at him before sighing.

"I dont need your company, now will you show me the way to the castle?"

Boris nodded and lead her through the forest to the Queen's castle.