Alice's POV:
Oz had stretched his hand towards me, but it was stomped on. I could hear Oz give me permission to turn into B-Rabbit.
Raven held my arm tightly. "Let go of me", I hissed. "Come let us leave this puny weak blonde boy", said Raven. He turned to go, but I wouldn't move. I was too mad and so annoyed. I turned to him and yanked my arm from him. "Don't you dare touch me", I said. Raven smiled. "Oh, so you want to do this the hard way?" asked Raven. He stepped back. He transformed into a big black raven. I turned into B-Rabbit. I was so tired of him hurting me and my friends.
His sharp beak came towards my eye. I blocked it with my red scythe. I shoved him away and he crashed into the wall. I walked over to Raven's boys that were beating Oz up. They looked at me and began to back away. I sliced them in one blow. They disintegrated. They weren't real. They were made out of clay. Raven came back in. I turned and sliced his wings. He groaned in pain. I grabbed him by the neck. He smiled. "Until next time, Alice", he said. He disappeared and scratched my arm.
Black feathers were everywhere. I changed back to my human form. I ran to Oz's side. I shook him. "Oz", I said, "Wake up." "Don't touch me right now", groaned Oz. I ripped his shirt open. I gasped. His wounds were gone. It was just a red mark on his skin. I scooted away from him. Break bang the door open. "What happened here?" asked Break. I looked at him. Break saw Oz and ran to him. He picked Oz up and went upstairs. Sharon came in and screamed.
"WHY IS IT A MESS IN HERE!" she screamed, "WHY IS THERE FEATHERS?" She looked at me tattered dress. "ALICE!" she screamed, "WHAT DID YOU DO?" I looked down at my dress. "Well, I was fighting", I said. Sharon went to the broken sofa. "Look at this mess!" she squealed, "Do you know how much we had to pay for this?" She sighed. "Well, come on Alice, we need to clean up", she said. She went to the kitchen and grabbed a bucket full of water and got two rags. She tossed one to me. We started to scrub the dried blood on the floor. "It won't come off", mumbled Sharon. She went to the kitchen again and brought a large stick of soap. She began to scrub the floor with the soap. It came off easily.
After we cleaned up the blood and the mess, I went upstairs to clean up myself. "Leave the dress in my room so I can fix it for you", Sharon called. I began to change and I bandaged my cut on my arm and changed into my night dress. I took the dress to Sharon's room and left it on her bed. I saw Break come out of Oz's room. I ran to him. I grabbed his arms. "Is he ok?" I asked. Break smiled and nodded. "You should go in", said Break.
Break left and went to Sharon's room. I opened the door to find Oz lying on the bed with a book. He looked up and smiled. "Hey", he said. I fell to the floor. "How is it that you are ok?" I asked him, "You lost a lot of blood." Oz got out of bed and walked towards me. He knelt beside me and took my hand. "Well, Alice, there is something that you do not know about me", said Oz, "And you don't need to know."
I looked down at our hands. I shot my hand back from his and got up. "Well, if you are ok, then I'm going to go", I said. I went to the door. "Thank you, Alice", said Oz. I froze. "You're welcome", I mumbled. I shut the door behind me and took a deep breath. I touched my heart and it bumped quickly. "I can't be falling in love with him", I said, "We are just partners." I walked to my room.
The next day, I finished all my lessons and I was on my balcony looking at the sunset. Oz came up behind me. "You like the image of the sunset?" he asked. I jumped. "How did you get in here?" I demanded, "I didn't hear the door open." "I have my ways", smiled Oz. I narrowed my eyes at him and scooted away from him. "You still haven't answered my question", said Oz. "Hmm?" I asked. "Do you like the image of the sunset?" he asked. I nodded. "Do you?" I asked. He nodded. It was quiet for a while. The wind was gently blowing towards us. It felt nice.
I grabbed his hand and put the pocket watch in his hand. "Here", I said. He looked down. "So you had it all along", he said. "You don't remember?" I asked. "Nope", said Oz. "Well, you gave it to me, so I'm giving it back to you", I said. Oz smiled. "Well, thank you", he said softly, "I hear that it plays music." I nodded. He twisted the knob and it began to play. "Well, it does sound nice", he said. "It helps me sleep", said Alice. Oz looked at me and smiled. "Does it now?" he asked, "Well, if you can't sleep, then come to my room and I will play it for you."
I nodded. "Well, I must be going", said Oz, "I have to go to a meeting." I nodded. "Bye", I said. Oz looked a bit uncomfortable. "The problem is, I don't want to leave you by yourself here", said Oz, "You never know if Raven comes back." "I have Break and Sharon", I said. "Well, what if they left?" he asked. "I can protect myself", I said. I turned around to face him. "Are you worried?" I asked. "Well, to be honest, yes", he said.
I blushed and turned around. "Well, you don't have to", I said. Oz chuckled. "Alright, my bunny", said Oz. He came closer to me. My heart began to beat faster. I could feel his lips on my head. "Stay safe", he whispered. He walked away. When I heard the door click, I touched the back of my head. I could feel his warm lips on my head. My cheeks were hot. I saw him ride his horse to the gate. He saw me and winked at me. I blushed and smiled. He rode off.
I walked around the house. I went out to the garden and caught Break with Sharon. I quickly backed away. They were happy and smiling. I smiled. Inside my heart, it was ripping in half. I never was loved by anyone. I was grown to be hated. I never knew how to love. I walked to Oz's room. I opened his door. It was clean and organized. There were many books and papers on his desk.
I walked to his desk. He left his pocket watch. I picked it up and twisted it. It began to play the music. I walked over to his desk and started to look through the papers. Most of them were newspaper of many criminals. Something caught my eye. It was a drawing of the pocket watch. It also had some descriptions. It talked how the watch was a powerful thing. It could bring the designated partner back to them. I opened the watch. There was a small button on the watch. I pushed it. Then a locket came from the bottom of the pocket watch. I picked up the locket. I opened it. The same music came out of it.
I put the pocket watch down and began to walk away. I went back to my room and waited for Oz to come. It was eleven when Oz came back. I heard the door open and I put my ear to the door. Oz was greeted by Break and Sharon. They were whispering. Then the footsteps became louder. I ran to my bed and pulled the covers on top of me. Oz opened the door. I began to breathe softly. I closed my eyes. Oz came to my bed and sat on the edge. "You see, she is sleeping", said Sharon, "You shouldn't disturb her." "Ok I won't, but I want to stay here for a while", said Oz. Sharon huffed and closed the door.
Oz came closer to me and began to stroke my hair. I froze at his touch. "Alice", he whispered, "Alice." I didn't move. My heart was beating really fast. His hand stayed on my head. "I know you are awake, Alice", whispered Oz, "For I can tell that you were waiting for me." I turned to him. "Well, I can't sleep because you are preventing me from sleeping", I whispered back. Oz smiled. "I'm sorry", he said. He got up. "Good night", he said sweetly.
He left the room. I began to drift off to sleep. I woke up in the middle of the night. It was raining and there was lighting and thunder. I got out of bed and opened my door. The hallway looked creepy. I walked to Oz's bedroom. Thunder and lightning occurred and I freaked out. I opened the door. "Oz", I whispered. There was no reply. "Oz", I said a bit louder. There was still no reply. I crawled to the bed. Oz was soundly asleep in his bed. Thunder boomed and I screamed. Oz woke up and looked around.
He saw me on the ground covering my ears and shaking. Oz touched me. His still hand was on my back. "Come here, Alice", said Oz. I got up slowly, but when I head thunder, I jumped on Oz. "Ompfh", groaned Oz. I got off him and went under the covers. His body was close to mine. Oz joined me under the covers and wrapped his arms around me. "Hey", said Oz, "It's ok, I'm here." I put my head close to his chest. He smelled like vanilla. Music began to play that covered the sound of the thunder.
I began to sleep. Then next morning, I woke up and groaned. I sat up on the bed and scratched my hair. This room wasn't my room. I looked around and saw a blonde boy sleeping next to me. I closed my eyes. 'Oh it's Oz', I thought. Then my eyes snapped open. 'IT'S OZ!' I thought. I jumped out of the bed, but Oz woke up. He saw me and smiled. "Good morning, Alice", said Oz, "You were really afraid of the thunder and lightning yesterday." I slept with Oz. My head was spinning. I grabbed a pillow and started to hit Oz with it, which made him more awake.
"Alice!" mumbled Oz, "Stop hitting me!" I kept hitting him. "AHHHHHH!" I cried out. Oz grabbed the pillow and pulled the pillow. I lost my balance and fell forward on top of Oz. I looked down at Oz's green eyes. I blushed and quickly got up. "Well, s…see you l…later", I stuttered. I ran out of his room. I ran to my room and slammed the door. I breathed in and out quickly. What was I doing? Don't like Oz, or he will end up getting hurt. I needed to keep my distance with him. I groaned and screamed in a pillow. I began punching the pillow. Break came in and coughed. I stopped. "Well, looks like you are already practicing on a pillow", said Break smiling. I blushed and threw the pillow at him which had missed. "Well, young Alice", said Break, "We must definitely get on to our lesson", said Break, "By the way, you were really scared last night." "I heard you scream." Break chuckled and left the room. I was embarrassed. I looked in a mirror and my face was red as a tomato. I put my head in my hands. This was going to be a very long day. I had to avoid Oz.
Oz's POV:
After Alice beat me up and ran out of the door, I was very confused on what was going on. I was lying on the bed. I was dazed on what was going on. Alice had too much strength. She was strong. I got up, made my bed, and started to go to the bathroom to get changed. Break came into my room. "Master Oz", he said. "Yes?" I called out. "I have been noticing your behavior whenever you are with Miss. Alice", said Break. I stopped what I was doing. "Perhaps, you are in love with Miss. Alice?" asked Break. I smiled and looked at Break. "Well, what do you think?" I asked him. "Well, I think that you may be in love with Alice, because the way you act towards her than towards other women is remarkably different", said Break. I chuckled. "Well, you guessed correct", said Oz, "I am in love with Alice." Break smiled. "Well, I should tell her then", said Break. "NO!" I thought. I ran to Break and blocked the door. "Break, don't!" I cried out. "Well, she has the right to know master", said Break. He started pushing me away from the door, but my feet wouldn't leave the spot that I was in.
"DON'T!" I cried out, "I want to tell Alice how I feel on my own!" Break stopped pushing. "Well, you should've said that earlier!" exclaimed Break. I sighed. "Come on then", Break said. He grabbed my arm and quickly walked to Alice's room. I tried to run away, but his grip on my arm was very strong.
"Breakkkkk", I whined. Break knocked and opened the door of Alice's room. Alice turned around and saw Break. "What do you-", she started to say. Then when she saw me, she pushed Break out of the way. "SORRY BREAK!" she cried, "I'M LATE FOR SHARON'S LESSON!" She was gone in a flash.
I sighed. Break smiled. "Aw how terrible", said Break, "Oh well, I will be off now Master Oz." "I must meet with Sharon." I grabbed his hand. "If you tell Sharon or Alice about the secret, I will tell Sharon what you do every night", I said to Break. Break looked at me. "You wouldn't", he said. I smirked. "Oh I will", I said. I let go of his hand. "SHARON I HAVE TO TELL YOU SOMETHING!" I shouted. I ran down the stairs with Break following me. He tackled me. "Don't!" he exclaimed, "Fine I won't tell Alice!" I smiled. "Deal", I said. I got up and brushed myself and went to the dining room.
There I saw Sharon and Alice eating and talking. I walked up to them and sat next to Alice. Alice started scooting away from me. After all Alice's lessons were finished, we decided to go out to the market. "Ok", said Sharon, "You will have to buy half of these on the list", said Sharon. She gave me the list. "Now you and Alice will go", said Break. "B..b..but!" cried Alice. "Goodbye!" called out Sharon. Alice sighed. "Come on", she said. We were walking to the vegetable market. Something was wrong with Alice. She seemed a bit far away from me. She walked a bit quicker.
I felt that she was avoiding me. After we got all the food that was on the list, we went to sit in a restaurant where Break and Sharon would meet us. "Alice", I asked, "Is something wrong?" She looked up. "Nothing is wrong", she said. "You seem to avoid me a lot", I said. She looked down. "Sorry for hitting you in the morning", she said. I smiled. "That's ok", I said. Break and Sharon came. "Oh you two doves are here!" she cried out. She and Break grabbed the food that we bought. "We will go home first", said Break, "Sharon seems a bit woozy from walking around too much." Sharon nodded. "You two have fun here", she said.
When they left, Alice and I just sat there. After a few minutes, I got up. I wanted to tell her that I love her. I wanted to do it in a special way that she would remember. "Come on Alice", I said. She looked up at me. "Where are we going?" she asked. "You will see", I said. I grabbed her hand and we walked out. She didn't let go of my hand. She saw something catch her eye and ran to it. She let go of my hand. I followed her. She was looking at a necklace that was very beautiful. It was a rabbit made out of diamonds.
I smiled. "Do you want that?" I asked her. She stepped back. "No, I just wanted to see it", she said. We continued walking to a point where there were these jars of candles that were on a fountain. "So beautiful", said Alice. "Alice, I-", I started. She ran off. I sighed. Fail. I followed her. She kept walking towards the trail that led to the garden.
We walked for a while. She admired the flowers. No one was there. I stopped Alice. "Alice, I have something that I want to talk with you", I said. "What?" she asked. "Well, for the past few days, I have been thinking", I said, "And these past few days, you have taken my heart." Alice blushed. I took Alice's hand. "Alice, I'm saying that I love you", I whispered. Alice looked at me with her purple eyes. "Do you love me back?" I asked her. "Well, I…" she started to say. I felt a sharp pain in my chest. I groaned and fell to the floor. "OZ!" cried Alice, "I'm sorry!" I didn't know what she was talking about. I blacked out.