A/N: Hey guys I bet none of you were expecting a new story but here it is! Sadly I've decided to put Alice of War on Hiatus but I will continue writing for you guys and I'm officially taking requests from now on. :D so if there's a certain story you might like PM me and we'll talk.
Well I realized I never clarified the * references from the last chappy so here theyare:
*"Elliot doesn't seem interested in the opposite sex!" – This is from one of the Drama CD episodes and it's called "A side episode of Unbirthday." I will probably makr various references to this episode so if you guys get a chance to look for it there's a nice translation on YouTube
* Harisen – An object used in Japanese comedy, looks like a fan and makes a loud cracking sound when being hit by it. This is what Sharon beats Break with in the anime.
CHAPTER 2: What do I do now?
Elliot found himself sitting at his work desk, a mountain of paperwork stacked in front of him and a pen laid out among them. He sighed and looked out the window, resting his head in his hand.
"This is stupid…" He said quietly, to himself. He had no other way to describe it, and it was driving him mad.
Elliot knew Reo had already figured out so it wouldn't have made much difference even if he hadn't told the nosy raven-head. What irritated Elliot the most was that Reo was one hundred percent right. Elliot had been staring off into space a lot. He couldn't really help it though, no matter how much he wanted to get something done or how hard he tried to just concentrate a very bothersome chibi always wormed his way into Elliot's thoughts. He would be picking out what to wear or going to get a snack an even the slightest flash of green reminded him of those big and beautiful green …
'Stop thinking that. Right now.' He thought, mentally slapping himself. The now-familiar warmth was finding its way onto Elliot's cheeks as we dismissed the image of Oz's bright and shining smile. 'Goddamn puberty…' None of what he was feeling made any sense whatsoever. Elliot was no expert in love (considering he hadn't once had a girlfriend) but he was intelligent enough to know this just wasn't normal, because no matter how short or cute or girly Oz was… he was still a guy. Just like Elliot was, and just because the brunette had never been interested in girls didn't mean he was GAY.
'Or does it?' Elliot sighed, deciding to push away his internal conflicts, turning back to his work. He looked over the paper then he chuckled softly.
"I must look insane… fighting with myself like this." If he didn't know any better he might even have started to worry that he was suddenly turning bipolar or something. He was beginning to act like a woman!
"…." That last thought struck him cold. "Does that mean… I'd be the girl in the relationship?!" He'd never thought about it before, like some part of him had just assumed by default that he'd lead and not some short brat. His hands tightened around the paper he'd been holding before dropping it back on the desk. Elliot stood up abruptly, new determination began coursing through him.
"I will NOT sit around daydreaming and waiting for something to happen like some teenage girl." He said, opening the door to his study and stepping out.
"REO!" He called out, knowing the servant was just two rooms away, probably reading or something.
As he'd guessed the raven-head came out of the small library (which Elliot liked to think of as his own personal one) and walked up to Elliot, still reading his book.
"Yeah?" He asked, only half-interested as he turned the page in his latest interest. "Make it quick, Janeth is this close to discovering a certaintruth which will destroy someone's dreams and eventually make it back to the real bad guy who will have to stop that one thing in order to avoid it."
"… Riiight." Elliot muttered, though he was already used to Reo's vagueness when it comes to books "Well… I… I need your help with what we discussed earlier, I mean, you've read a lot more trashy romance novels than I have… So I figured you're the most quialified…"
"While I won't deny I have quiet a few romance titles on my list, I am actually not the expert when it comes to these matters." A small smirk found its way into Reo's face as if he were laughing at a private joke.
"Huh? Then who is?" Elliot asked, confused. He didn't know if he should be worried Reo knew someone even more qualified for this sort of thing, or glad he wouldn't have to put up with Reo the entire time he was…
"Don't worry. She's been on it since last night." Reo's grin widened at the expression on Elliot's face. He pushed his glasses up and turned around, giving his back to his master, hoping to continue his reading while the brunette threw this around his mind for about an hour.
"S-since last night?! Oi Reo don't run your mouth off to others especially when no one asked you to…" Slowly Elliot's scolding faded as the raven-head entered the small library, chuckling at the irony of the entire situation.
"Oz. Oz. Oz. Oz. Oz." Alice was hovering over a sleeping Oz, poking his cheek repeatedly, calling his name everytime she did. She had been on another chain hunting mission, along with Gilbert and Oz and both boys had come back exhausted. Alice huffed, and got off Oz when he didn't wake.
Gil had fallen asleep too, but he had at least made it to the bed. Oz on the other hand had passed out in the Reinsworth's living room couch, though Alice couldn't blame him much. Even she was a little tired. But just a little. Sharon had been running in and out of the mansion all day carrying strangely yummy looking things, always looking around as if she didn't want anyone to see her befor dashing back into her room. It seemed like everyone was behaving oddly, Oz had been nosier than usual about things like the Nightrays and Gil's stories about his time with them, while Sharon had been going out to meet someone a lot recently.
Alice had actually heard Echo (in one of her master's visits to see his dear brother) wonder out loud if Sharon was secretly dating someone since she was so sneaky and usually Sharon's attention was on Echo's hair whenever they were over.
"A date? Hahaha, more like she's plotting evil." Break had replied from the other side of the room where he had been listening while keeping a wary eye and a safe distance from Vincent. Echo's expression had looked slightly surprised and she had glanced from Break and Sharon.
"Echo was not aware the Reinsworth mistress was evil." She had said, as if she were re-calculating her entire impression of Sharon.
"IT IS NOT EVIL I'TS BEAUTIFUL!"* The strawberry blond had cried before stomping out of the room, but not before giving Break a few hits over the head with her trusty harisen.
Alice got up from her place besides Oz and walked over to the kitchen, hoping to find some leftover meat that she could eat without anyone scolding her. She peered at their food storage and just as she was about to pull out a tempting piece of lamb she heard Sharon's voice floating quietly nearby, followed by a slightly more annoying voice she thought must've belonged to a male.
"Reo-kun, we cannot be too direct, besides it's Elliot who has to make the first move."
"Are you kidding? That freaking tsundere has preferred mauling over it for a week over actually trying something."
"Still! Oz-sama cannot be the seme!" Sharon's voice got a bit higher, dripping with that's-freaking-obvious-you-twit.
"Well.. that's true but…"
"Just follow my plan, and make sure Elliot does everything correctly, otherwise it'll be more comical than charming."
"Ok I'll try…" A sigh from Reo who had just imagined Elliot's reaction to the girl's plan. He was not looking forward to dealing with it.
"Then I'll see you and Elliot-kun tomorrow!"
Then the voices stopped, and the sound of footsteps could be heard fading into the distance. Alice shrugged and bit into her lamb leg.
'I don't want any part in thee crazy people's plans.' Alice thought to herself as she walked back over to the couch, going back to poking Oz obnoxiousy.
A/N: *- said every yaoi fangirl ever.
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