Second chapter~ I hope it isn't that bad. And thank you for your reviews, I appreciate all of them ^^

Disclaimer: All belongs to Jun Mochizuki~

Cut cut ! In a row

Good child, make a bow

Cut cut ! Break them now

Bad child, treat them low

Cut cut ! Taint the snow

You child, start the show

..::..

He stood before her with his long blonde hair and bicolored eyes fixed on the girl.

A small giggle left the shadows which embraced him. Alice only got more furious and stepped even farther away from the man called Vincent. Her eyes nearly burned with hate and disgust. "What the fuck are you doing here ?" More anger built up inside her with every second.

And he saw that.

"Shouldn't I ask you this question instead ? After all, this is not the place you're living in, or ? .."

"Hell no ! I'm no freak like you ! Why are you even allowed to walk outside without any muzzle ?" But he only answered her with a small chuckle escaping his lips. Lips which were curved into a smile full of feigned charm.

"I shall be sorry. But normally, people sleep during this time."

Slowly, he made his way towards her. He really dared to infiltrate her private space ! And this wicked smile of his never faded away. It just made her sick ..

"You shouldn't be out here."

She didn't like him coming closer. She didn't like his calm words which soon trailed off. She didn't like this whole situation. Because she could see a strange glint of darkness flickering in his eyes.

".. You shouldn't be here at all."

Alice stepped back but only until she could feel soft leaves and sharp thorns. A lot of rose bushes blocked the path behind her. The only way to run was if she would turn left or right. She quickly looked for a way out and felt even more uneasy. Wait.

Why should she run away ? Why should she flee ? Not because of him. That would be unacceptable. He should run away from her. "Stop ! You damn freak !" Her words were rude as usual. Yet he could clearly hear and see how uncomfortable he made her. What fun it was.

Did he scare her ? Made her feel nervous ? Even made her panic ? Why shouldn't he try ? It was delicious seeing her facade breaking to pieces.

So unbelievable delicious.

"Are you listening ? Stop right there or I swear I'll cut your legs off !" He could see her nearly fuming. But her threat only helped to widen his smile.

"That is not nice .."

"Don't tell me what's nice ! I am not the one who cuts puppets legs off !" Now it was her turn to make a step towards him and he stopped in his tracks. Her finger pointed to the scissor he held in one hand. It's blades shone mysteriously in the dark, reflecting the wavering light of the lanterns. Such small blades. They looked so thin and breakable. Nothing to be scared of. Yet she ... Another light chuckle interrupted her train of thoughts. "What are you .."

"Please tell me, Miss Alice. What do you do ?"

"What ? Are you too stupid already to not be able to see what I am doing ?" She snorted in an unfriendly way. But like hell did she care. This person was unworthy of her precious time.

"What do you do .."

Vincent repeated his words slowly and Alice could feel her anger boil inside of her.

".. with your scythe ? .."

"Wha ..." What kind of question was that ? One she didn't expect, that was for sure. While she didn't give him any answer she could see his smile slightly turning into a much darker smirk.

"Are you not ripping things apart with it ? .."

He was standing only some steps in front of her. His eyes rested on her delicate figure all the time but Alice tried to avert his gaze every now and then. Why did he ask such things ? It was none of his business !

"Are you stupid ? I fight with it against other chains ! Why do think you're brother's still alive ?" As she kept talking in a pissed off manner she did not notice him twitching at her last words. Not even how his smirk froze for a second. "It's because of my superior fighting skills ! He should thank me and so should you !"

Now her temper took control of her thoughts and words. But it made her somewhat blind as she overlooked Vincent's now completely plain smile or simply ignored it. "He would not be able to stand a chance against those chains without me." She crossed her arms over her chest and closed her eyes. A grin formed on her lips but all he could see was pure over-confidence. How she stood before him being so self-opinionated. Being so fragile and yet so insolent. Such a petite girl with pretty red clothes. He frowned for a moment.

Her body looked so frail .. but she was able to hurt others, especially when they tried to approach her in an unwanted way. She was just like a rose. Beautiful little rose. And her beauty would grow if red color would stain her. He could just break her thorns. He could crush her small body. He could destroy her. So that she wouldn't be able to hurt anyone anymore. But ..

Could he break something which has never been fixed in the first place ?

Vincent watched her with silent looks, not unveiling any kind of emotion aside from emptiness. He seemed to be absent-minded as his eyes remained focused on Alice. No smile grazed his lips. His thoughts were somewhere else and he did not listen to her ramblings anymore. If she would not stop talking he would put her to silence. Then this meaningless blathering would end. It would end for eternity. Roses were not supposed to talk .. She wasn't supposed to be here. Everything was like a mistake. It was wrong.

But he could simply erase this mistake, couldn't he ? It would be better. Mistakes were unwanted. They would make everything worse. Her time had long been lost. So why was she still here ? It shouldn't be like this. It was not supposed to be. He did not want it to be.

While she went on about how blessed they all were to have her he slowly moved a hand to her direction. Only seconds would pass until his fingers would reach her. Seconds till his hand would grasp her tiny neck. The grip on the scissor in his other hand became tighter while words still left her mouth. She would try to defend herself like a rose does with it's thorns.

But he knew he could do something much worse. He would make her beautiful.

"Do you now realize how grateful you all should be to have me here ?" Alice did not stop to talk with great zeal about her gloriousness. If she would not stop talking she would not have to hear his voice. Because in the end she was just afraid to lose control over this situation again. "Without me everything would be- !" His hand shot to her face. Her eyes widened in an instant. Unsteady breath escaped her pink lips and she could hear her own heartbeat over everything else. Shocked violet orbs met cold red and yellow colored ones.

"Without you ..."

His voice almost came as a whisper. Alice could nearly feel his fingers touching her skin.

".. everything would be ..."

She kept quiet as if something prevented her from speaking. But why ? This wasn't her. Usually she would kick his ass and insult him to no end. As he rose his other hand she could see the sharp scissor gleaming like silver in the dark. Her breath almost seemed to stop at this sight.

Such a pitiful princess ..

He grabbed something and brought the scissor closer to her face. Until ..

If you just keep dreaming ..

One day you will ...

*Snip !*

Dark red fell to the ground. It landed on soft grass and stained it here and there. Vincent drew one hand back while the other slightly touched her silky brown hair. A silent smile had reappeared on his lips.

"... boring .."

It was then that she realized she felt no pain. Nothing did hurt at this moment. She neither felt heat nor cold. There was no wet feeling which flowed down her body. So she blinked once .. twice .. His smile slightly widened an inch or two.

"Wouldn't it be so ? .."

But Alice remained quiet. What had just happened ? She didn't know. She didn't know why she felt so paralyzed.

"W .. What ..." Her voice was low and almost unhearable and a startled look adorned her sweet face. A small snicker emitted itself from the shadows. How amusing this was.

"Without you everything would be boring, am I right ?"

Almost touching her skin he slid with his other hand from behind her head past her soft cheek. He stopped with his movement in front of her face and her eyes slowly looked down. Between his fingers he held a rose with dark red petals.

"Ah ..." That was what he had wanted to cut. It was only a rose .. Her eyes twitched a little and she felt ashamed of her earlier reactions. Anger flooded her mind immediately as it was his fault she had acted like that. She slapped his hand out of her sight and was not afraid to speak up anymore. "You damn bastard ! Get your dirty hand away from me !" His smile melted into a strange grin. The rose fell to the ground and other petals loosened themselves from the flower.

While her body smashed to the floor crimson blood spread from her delicate form ..

"Nnghn !" Alice winced in an instant. She could feel something uncomfortable becoming more intense. The pain was returning and took her in. Something went completely not the way she wanted it to be. As she tried to fight the torment which was haunting her Vincent remained silent. He watched her with amusement while she struggled with the pain in her head. "Hngh !" She leaned with her back against the rose bushes and the thorns were pressed against her body. But she did not care. This night was far away from being over and she knew it. And then she heard it. There was a low noise cutting through the murkiness of this night. It was ... the ringing of a bell. Was it already that late ? Alice slowly looked up only to see a semi-blurred Vincent in front of her. He clasped his hands and she could recognize the wide smile on his face.

"It is time."

Ah, it's somehow fun to write about those two~ ..

I'll be away for one week and won't be able to upload anything during that time. I'm sorry~ But be sure that it won't take long for the third chapter to come out when I'm back 'cause it's almost finished.

R&R~ :3