I could hear Boris laughing hysterically at me slapping the mouse.
"Wh-why would you ask me that?" I shrieked, blushing slightly.
"Ouch! I-I'm sorry!" he squeaked, gently touching the spot on his face where I slapped him, "I-I'm Pierce Villiers, the sleepy mouse. I'm so sorry I asked that!" he apologized. Mmmmm... I grumbled in my head. I closed my eyes for a few seconds, and when I opened them, Pierce looked close to tears again.
"You don't hate me for asking that, do you?" My eyes softened, and I was suddenly hugging him.
"Why on earth would I hate you?" I asked him, pulling back to look at his face. His eyes were wide for a second, then a bright smile spread across his face, and he squeezed me tightly around my waist. I pat his head, smiling lightly, and Boris rolled his eyes at us.
"Honored guest! We brought the owner!" the two workers from before sang.
"Well well well. You weren't kidding when you said we had a guest!" a voice boomed behind me. I turned around to see a man wearing a brightly colored outfit carrying a violin.
"Hey little lady! You must be the girl Boris was talking about!" he boomed again, taking my hand and shaking it vigorously. I wasn't totally sure what to do with the situation. He let go of my hand and positioned his violin.
"And now a special song, just for you!" he sang. I watched Boris go deathly pale.
"No Old Man! Don't do it!" he yelled.
"Eep! Spare meeeeee!" Pierce begged, holding me in a death grip. Suddenly, one of the most horrendous sounds I had ever heard rang through the air. My skin went two shades whiter as a shiver ran down my spine. AUGH! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT NOISE? Arisu shouted as I felt her try and cover her ears. Make it stop, make it stop, make it stop! I shouted in my head, starting to get dizzy. I reached into Gowland's mind, looking for any way to make the racket stop. I covered me ears, which helped me none. Finding something, I decided to give it a shot.
"Augh, I can't take this anymore! Cut it out, Mary Gowland!" I shouted as loud as I could. The screeching stopped, and Gowland stared at me with wide eyes. Everything was silent until Boris burst into uncontrollable laughter. Gowland turned his attention to the feline, glaring icily at him.
"You dirty stray! You opened your big mouth again, didn't you?" Gowland shouted, clearly well beyond pissed off.
"Wasn't me this time Old Man!" Boris laughed, sticking out his tongue.
"Well who told her?" Gowland shot back.
"You did," I interrupted. Gowland stared at me like I had gone insane, "At least you mind did! I can kinda sorta read minds...heh heh."
"I told you I didn't tell her!" Boris barked, "besides, she was gonna find out at some point anyway!" Gowland was completely silent, a scowl on his face. He must have been near his breaking point.
"...You're right," he said finally, "and all because of Blood Dupre! Augh! Next time I see that guy, I'm gonna blow his goddamn head off!"
"Does this always happen?" I asked Boris and Pierce. They both nodded.
"Dupre was the one who told everyone in Wonderland what Gowland's first name was," Boris explained, snickering. This guy just gets better and better, Arisu purred.
Don't even start, I shot back. She only laughed in response. I glanced over at Gowland to see he was still fuming.
"Uh, shouldn't we try and calm him down?" I asked.
"It's best if you leave him alone when he's like that," Pierce answered.
"Yeah, he'll be fine. He just needs to blow off some steam. Let's go enjoy the Park while we wait!" Boris offered, holding out his hand.
"Yeah! Come play with us!" Pierce squeaked, tugging on my arm. I chuckled, then grabbed Boris' hand, and both pulled me into the Park. Boris dragged me towards the roller coasters,and Pierce stiffened up.
"Pierce? You okay? I asked, turning to him.
"I-I don't wanna go on that!" he squeaked out, shaking like crazy.
"Then don't, mousey-boy!" Boris taunted, sticking out his tongue, "me and Ari will go on it."
"It's okay Pierce. You don't have to go on if you don't want to," I said, patting his head and smiling.
"A-are you sure?" he asked. I smiled and nodded in response.
"Alright, it's settled! Let's go!" Boris whooped, pulling me to the ride. Upon further examination of said ride, I saw quite the amount of corkscrews, and grinned slightly. This may turn out to be fun. We went on, and as usual, I screamed like crazy. When we came off, I was giggling like a maniac. We started to walk to a different ride, when I bumped into someone.
"Whoops. Sorry," I apologized, still giggling, "didn't see you there-" I stopped the rest of my sentence when I saw who i had bumped into.
"Well, well. Fancy seeing you here," Blood said, smirking.
"Never mind. I'm not sorry. Now if you'll just get out of my way," I growled, trying to walk past him. He moved his cane so it blocked me from moving. I glared at the cane, then pushed it out of my way.
"Pretty lady is here?" two voices said simultaneously. I looked around Blood to see Dee and Dum running towards me. They wrapped their arms around my waist when they reached me, hugging me tightly.
"What're you doin' here pretty lady?" Dee asked.
"I'm just seeing the other territories. What about you guys?" I asked, patting their heads.
"Oh, stupid territory negotiations. Barf!" Dum answered, sticking out his tongue.
"They're so boring! We wanna play with the pretty lady!" Dee chimed in. I smiled down at them.
"Anyway, have you seen Gowland anywhere?" Elliot asked.
"I wouldn't go near him right now," Boris chimed, "he just about blew a casket at Ari finding out what his name is."
"Well then, I think it's best we leave. I'd like to avoid any hassles," Blood said, turning to leave.
"Uh..." I said, tugging on his sleeve to get his attention. He turned around slightly to see me pointing at something.
"Well Blood! Come to discuss negotiations, have we?" Gowland, boomed, looking...happy, "please, make yourself at home! Only do it a s corpse!" he continued, turning his violin into a rifle. My eyes widened as he pointed the gun straight at Blood. I watched his finger pull the trigger, and I reacted without thinking. In the next second, Blood was in front of me, or more likely, I was in front of him. My eyes were an ice blue as I felt the blood start to soak my clothing. I looked over my shoulder to see where I was shot, and relaxed slightly when I saw it was only through a lung. Everyone who was watching was completely motionless as they watched me, waiting for something to happen. It was Boris who finally broke the silence.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" he shouted at Gowland. I looked forward again and coughed.
"It was an accident! It's not like I meant to shoot her!" Gowland argued, "I was aiming at Dupre! She's the one who moved in front of him!" They continued to argue, and I slowly sank to my knees, coughing.
"Ari! Oh my god, are you okay?" Pierce squeaked out, running towards me and kneeling down next to me.
"Ari? What's wrong?" Elliot asked, doing the same and placing a hand on my shoulder. I covered my mouth and gave one, ragged cough, then moved my hand away to reveal the bloody bullet.
"That...really...hurt...ow..." I mumbled, showing off the bullet, "can someone please get the twits attentions?"
"Hey! Boris! Old Man! Pretty lady is fine!" Dee and Dum yelled at the same time. The two stopped arguing and turned to face me. I turned slightly and held up the bullet between two fingers. Both of their eyes widened as they stared at the bullet. I giggled as they stumbled over their words about how I was still alive.
"It's simple! I'm already dead, therefore I cannot die," I explained, grinning and showing my fangs. They shook their heads in disbelief as I stood up, dusting off my dress.
"Oh my god, I'm so glad you're okay!" Pierce squeaked, glomping me, which made me fall onto the ground again.
"Gah! Pierce!" I yelled in surprise. I stood up again with him still attached to me.
"So uh, where you going now?" Boris asked as I pat Pierce head. My face paled, and it immediately fell.
"I'm going to Heart Castle," I grumbled, irritated about having to deal with Peter, "so I guess I'll see you later?" I asked, detaching myself from Pierce.
"Sure! Come back soon, okay?"
"No problem!" I said brightly, then preceded to face my torture.
Author's Notes: okay BEFORE ANYONE ASKS, the reason i made this mature is because of the language used, and that i may (MAY) add a smut scene later. still debating, but it'll probably happen. NOW THEN. as to this story...it's self explanatory really. just read it to find out :D enjoy~!