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Juliet: Calm down, your chatting is annoying...
Mia: Says you, you motherly blue head. Well, enjoy peeps! And P.S. I'm apologizing, because this whole story is most likely going to be in Kat's POV, because ya know, it's my story and all. I hope you understand! And I'm sorta self-centered and selfish sometimes...so yeah...I AM SO SORRY GUYS! AND GIRLS! XP
Chapter Two
So The Game Begins...
Kat's POV
"So, this is the country of Clover?" I ask, cocking my head.
"Correct."
"And you can read our minds?" Scarlett interrogates.
"That's right."
"And in order to go home, we have to finish this game?" Yoru questions further. He nods.
"So let me get this straight, we're foreigners, you're a Role Holder, there are a bunch of Slender Men here, and people are considered trigger-happy?" Lucian asks. He nods, although pauses at the words "Slender Men".
"Slender man is a faceless teleporting horror guy who eats your face," I explain. Nightmare coughs into his lavender handkerchief before residing.
"They don't teleport, and they don't eat your face, but they can hurt you."
"D-Does that mean that we can get killed here?" Dia asks, trembling in her shaky voice.
"Yes, I'm sorry to say," the incubus says. We are all apparently in the Clover Tower in the country of Clover. There's a game we have to complete in order to go back home. We have all taken a shower (thank GOD!) and had changed into suiting outfits.
"Wait, how is this game played sir? May I add that to please be detailed and informative?" Erin questions, crossing her arms.
"Ah, I thought you might ask," Nightmare says, and then explains further in detail about the clocks for hearts, the territories, the vial, and the game's rules. "And that's that-*COUGH COUGH*" He starts coughing in a fit, blood spreading all over the handkerchief.
"Ew, gross!" Katherine cries, and backs away. "Go to a hospital, stupid!"
"I WILL NOT GO TO A HOSPITAL!" he roars, which made some of us step back and others cowering in a corner.
"C-c-calm d-d-down, Nightmare!" Dia exclaims, and comes to comfort the sickly man. The way she cares about him makes me wonder about her feelings towards him. Eh, what do I care? He's good looking, I guess, but never will I kiss a sickly guy-OH SHOOT. I forgot that he can read minds.
"You think so?" Nightmare asks me, and I sulk.
"Uh, forget whatever I thought!" I bit my lip, and sat at the edge of the room near Lucian and Squishy. Man, I'm such a coward. But whatever! I don't care!
"So, where is this vial with the heart stopper?" Erin interrogates.
"Oh no, you're not getting those," Nightmare waves off. "You're getting these." He pulls out a box filled with vials of different stoppers and colors, and they all are filled with red liquid sloshing inside.
"Wait a second," Jackie says, "We may wanna go home, but how do we know if it isn't drugged or poisoned? How can we even trust you like that?"
"Ah, your suspicions had gotten to you. Well, if it was drugged or poisoned, why don't you smell it?"
Grudgingly, Jackie steps forward. She picks out a blue vial with a spade stopper, and opens the cap off. She smells the suspicious liquid. "I don't smell a thing..."
"Exactly, now then, who would like to go first?"
"What do you mean by that, Mister Nightmare?" Onix asks shyly.
"Whoever goes first will finish the game first, thus leaving Wonderland and going back home," Nightmare explains. We all gasp, and take a vial out of the box. I look at the liquid, it's too translucent to be blood. It looks more like fruit punch.
"Oh well, in it goes!" Squishy declares, and takes the diamond cap off, drinking whatever's in it. "Aw man, it tastes like water! Blech!"
"WHAT?! YOU JUST DRANK IT LIKE THAT?!" Lucian yells.
"B-b-but what if it's poisoned?" Dia asks.
"So? At least I die coolly!" she says. She's so weird. "Right, my precious Lilith?" She turns to her cat, who meows against her.
Suddenly, she goes into a coughing fit. "Squishy? Are you okay?!" I concernedly say, and then Yoru calls for a medical kit.
"I-I'm fine," she rasps. "I just...choked. Yay! I'm gonna die~" She heaves and wheezes, but by the time Yoru comes back, Katherine passes out.
"WHAT THE HELL?!" Scarlett rages. "NIGHTMARE, I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!" Nightmare is currently being hunted by a purplette, the foreigners of Wonderland are still stuck, and Squishy passed out. That's all for now. I am Kat Battistelli, and this is Insane Thoughts!
The lizard tattooed man comes in. Juliet and Onix watches as he tends the unconscious girl. "She's not dead, but she won't wake up in a few hours," he mumbles, but everyone had caught his words. "Well, that's the effect of it. However, the coughing was a side effect." He stands up, and sighs.
"Wait, are there other side effects?" Lucielle asks, a little bit traumatized, but fazed.
"Well, yes," he says. "I am Gray by the way. And as for the side effects, coughing is one of them. Dry throat, memory loss, sudden cravings, mood swings, and sudden interests are the others. Miss Katherine here has the coughing and the dry throat. Some of you will have that. Everyone engages on the side effects."
"Gray?" Juliet asks.
"Hm?"
"Is there any other way to get out of here?" He pauses.
"Well, I'm not sure-"
"You're lying. I hate liars," she says. I can detect that anxiety in his voice too. His sharp eyes watch her. Things that sharp are piercing through her steel skin.
Gray's POV
Is she suspecting that they could leave now? According to Lord Nightmare, I am not allowed to reveal that part. It's part of the prophecy of the many foreigners. I never thought that it'll happen so suddenly though. "Well, do you want to know the truth?"
"Well, what do you think?" Yoru asks, and crosses her arms.
"I'll take that as a yes. Well, I can't tell you. It's a secret."
"THERE IS ANOTHER WAY, ISN'T THERE?" Albert deadpans straight-faced. He's sharp.
"Yes, but you must not know. I'm sorry, Lord Nightmare's orders." And with that, I leave the room.
"WAAHHHHH GRAYYYYY HEEEELLLLLPPPP MEEEEE!" Nightmare screams like a girl across the hallway, along with a purple haired girl with the devil's eyes chasing him. I shiver at the memory of her eyes. That might scar me for a while.
Alex's POV
I'm getting hungry. D******, I wanna ask Kat for more candy. Belly, I command you to speak to her!
...
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GROWL
Ah, there it is. I thank you, oh tummy of growling. "Are you hungry?" Kat asks. There's the cue! Now, cue the lights for dramatic effect!
...
...
...nothing...
D******, that didn't work. But I only need my charm. I fall down to my knees, crying out to the ceiling. "Oh God, please hear me out, I am starving, I have nothing to eat but this," I point to the people, "but I do not want to eat people! I want to eat sweets! Oh dear-"
"Here." She grunts in annoyance, but hands me her never-ending stash of candy bars. Victory is mine!
"THANK YOU! I LOVE YOU FOREVER!" I hug the frozen girl, and some of the seventeen-year-olds start whispering to each other.
"Wha-? NO! THAT IS NOT WHAT I MEANT!" She blushes madly, as she hides her face in embarrassment. "I don't like him that way..." Good. I never liked you that way either. BUT I LOVE YOU! YOU'RE SO NICE TO ME! And no suspicions! If I was a guy, I'd marry her, and we'd live in a gingerbread house full of candy, and WHAT THE HELL?! I'm a girl! But I'm a guy! I'm so confused!
I back away, and happily munch on the candy bar. Mmm, strawberry flavor~
xxXTFOWXxx
Kat's POV
Well, isn't this nice and dandy? We drank the "Medicine of Wonderland", and all of us passes out. Mine is a red one with a heart stopper, along with Albert's and Lucian's. It was warm and sweet, like tea. Jackie's is a blue vial with a spade stopper, along with Onix and Alex. Theirs was bitter yet strong, like coffee. Squishy has a yellow one with a diamond stopper along with Lucielle, and theirs tasted like mud water, while Erin gets a green vial with a Clover stopper along with Juliet and Dia. Theirs tasted sour and salty, like lemon soy sauce. What's odd is that Yoru had a black vial with a frowning mask as the cap, while Scarlett (after hours of chasing the poor incubus) had a white one with a smiling mask as one. Scarlett's tasted sweet and cold and then hot and spicy, and Yoru's was the opposite. How did I know all of this? I just knew, for I drank it last to watch everyone's reactions to it.
"This is disgusting, it's so bitter," Onix says, sticking her tongue at the vial in disgust. Then, she suddenly asks for chinese food.
"S***! What the hell is this?!" Lucielle screams in horror. "It tastes like unclean water or something! That's just f****** gross! Blech!" She rubs her tongue, attempting to take it out. Then immediately, she passes out.
"Mm," Lucian hums in satisfaction. "This is good guys! What are you talking about? It tastes sweet, like honey!" And then, she wanted to paint everyone in a portrait. And she ends up in the same state as Lucielle.
"Wow, it is good!" Scarlett proclaims. "Ah, wait...HOT. IT IS HOTTT!" she runs for water coughing relentlessly, but then she passes out while bumping into Albert.
"This is peculiar," he says. "Man, dude, this is AWESOME SAUCE! I WANT MORE!" What the heck just happened to him?! "This is swagger! Ima check for more! Peace out, homies!" He then passes out.
"This tastes like coffee," Jackie mutters. "Great, I'm going to pass out, and the last thing I'd taste for a while is coffee. Ugh, I feel a headache coming on...what did I just drink again? The medicine of spadeheartcloverdiamondsomething?" She then spins a few times, and lays face-first on the cold hard ground.
"Wah! I wanted something sweet!" Alex complains, and throws the vial across the room full of woozy people, some in a comatose. "No, wait, I want CAKE! YES, CAKE IT IS! THE WORLD NEEDS MORE CAKE!" She runs around screaming "CAKE!" before tripping, and losing conscious.
"Hot," Yoru kept muttering. "Hot hot hot hot hot hot...cold? Sweet? I sure am imagining things..." she closes her eyes and curls up into a tight ball.
"I-I-It's sour," Dia puckers her tiny mouth, and narrows her eyebrows. "I don't l-like it..." She lightly touches her forehead, and then rests her head on a table, sleeping soundly.
"This is very odd indeed," Erin observes, and then drinks whatever's in the vial. "My assumptions are correct, the flavor all depends on the vial. The green ones are sour and salty, the yellow ones are tasteless and bland..." she trails off, and loosens her grip on the bottle.
Everyone collapses, leaving me still awake and my face in horror. I stare at my vial, hard. I can't drink this, but...if I wanna go home, I have to. There is another way, but there's no doubt that no one will tell me. So, without another moment to lose, I sip whatever's in the tiny vial, and sleep overwhelms me. Here we go, let the game begin. Good luck, Kat.
xxXTFOWXxx
When we wake up, we all find ourselves sleeping in one room. It was fairly large for a bedroom, bigger than a master bedroom. "Ugh, my head," Yoru moans, while others agree.
"Where are we again?" Lucielle asks outer space.
"Clover Tower."
"S***."
"I wonder what will happen from now on," Albert mutters.
"Hey Al my pal!" Alex calls. A veins pops in his forehead, as he cocks his head to see him.
"What do you want?" He asks.
"I think we should get to know each other! After all, a man never gets left behind! We shall stick together!"
"No, now leave me alone, you imbecile," Albert coldly mutters, turning his back to him.
"Aw, don't be so mean buddy!"
"We were never buddies..." He gives the silent treatment to him.
"Aw, Albert! You're so mean!" Alex whines. Stop it already, you baby!
"Put something in his pothole, Albert!" Jackie rages. "He's so freaking annoying! Stop it already with this pointless conversation!" Everyone nods in agreement. He is not just annoying, but a good for nothing idiot.
"But Albe-"
"Shut up." Everyone turns to me in surprise. "What, are you expecting someone else to say that?" They all nod. "Seriously? Oh."
"Well, I'm outta here," Squishy says. "God knows how long we've passed out. Peace out homies!" What did she say?
"Wait! You can't just leave!" Onix exclaims. "You won't know where to go!"
"The girl's right, we can't just leave and expect us to know where we're going, bakka," Juliet points out boldly. Juliet's long hair swifts to the side, and with her body, blocks the exit. "Nobody's leaving until we get a grasp of this nonsense."
While people are arguing, I check my surroundings. It's green everywhere, with clovers as simple decor. The doors are a deep brown wood, and the furniture match the color. The bed sheets are a light green with pillows of different shades of green and blue, stacking up and lining each other. It's a nice bed, despite the creases from somebody sleeping on it. It's nice, nonetheless.
"Hello?" Gah! I snap back to conversation mode, as I see Erin snap her fingers on front of my face.
"Oh, sorry Erin!" I apologize, and sigh. "I was just checking out the room. Excuse me." I walk to the drawers, and open it. There are clean black and white and green dresses and pants and shirts. Heh, it's so green. I look inside the wardrobe. It's empty, but a note that says, "Locked the door." Before I could hide this from anyone, Scarlett grabs my wrist.
"What's that?" she asks, gesturing to the paper in my hand.
"Uh-"
"It's a note!" She snatches it and reads the fine print. "WHAT THE HELL?!" Everyone crowds her, excluding Juliet, Onix, Erin, and Albert, who just watch the crowd gasp.
"WE'RE GONNA DIE!" Alex screams. "I call Kat's stash of food!"
"What? No! It's mine, not yours! Back off, pig!" I rush into the bathroom, and lock the door. I hear banging and screaming, but I shake it off. Luckily, I see a window inside, and fortunately, it wasn't locked. Yes!
I open it without further hesitation, and before I jump, my eyes get dizzy at the sight. We're in the fifth floor! Curse you, Nightmare! Huffing, I close the window. Wait, maybe I can make a parachute!
I look around. A shower curtain will do! Or a bath towel...which one will work better? Well, broken bone or not, I'm getting outta here! And the door's hinges are getting loose too! Swiftly, I apprehend the shower curtain, rip it off of the shower, and jump off.
Oh snap. They don't work.
xxXTFOWXxx
Julius' POV
She's smart to think of a quick way to get out of there with something to soften the landing. But she's dumb to do it without even thinking twice about it.
I'm in a spare room in my tower, as I wait for the doctor to finalize the cast. "All done, Mr. Monrey," the faceless says, and hurries off, giving me the bill. I check it off, and hand the cash to the anxious man, as he gratefully takes it and runs out. There's nothing here that'll hurt, idiot. Well, not as idiotic as that knight. I sigh heavily, and then I stiffen as the girl stirs. She's one of the foreigners...
I miss Alice. Of course, I can never tell her what's in my mind. How I feel about her. And now she's gone. But, this girl, the way she looks...it's a lot different from Alice. Softer, more innocent, kinder, and less violent looking. She looks slightly confused, and then she wakes up, lifting her eyelids. I blush at the sight. She's really cute...
"Where am I now-OUCH!" she winces at the pain. "Is this a cast? Wait, there's someone here? Who are you?" She looks at me with her bright blue eyes that show her emotion. Lost, confused, determined. Alice's characteristics. I need to get over her. Besides, she left the Hatter, and everyone else without even a simple goodbye.
I clear my throat. "I am Julius Monrey, owner of this clock tower."
"Great, another tower," she murmurs, and lies back down carefully. "Well Julius, I don't wanna be a bother but, can I stay here a bit longer? I kind of need to rest and stay in one place for a while." She sighs sadly, and closes her eyes. "By the way, my name's Kaitlyn. Call me Kat."
"Alright," I say. "You can stay, I guess. Just don't be too loud, and please don't bother me while I work."
"You work here?"
"Yes."
"What do you do?"
"Fix clocks."
"REALLY!" She bolts up upright, and her gaping eyes stare into mine. "That's amazing! We never have those things in my world any...more...wait a minute. Clock hearts?" She knows. This is bad, but I must tell her.
"Yes." I awaited for her look of horror, but it never came. Instead, she looks surprised and amazed.
"You give back lives! You're a life saver! Literally! Wow, I wish that could happen in my world! That would be so cool!" She smiles cutely at me, and my face heats up slightly. Stop it, it's killing my insides.
"You're loud and obnoxious." I wish I have never said that, for her smile falters.
"Oh, sorry Mr. Monrey." She lies back down. "Hey, your work must be the best. But at the same time, it must be boring after a while, and tiring. You're doing the same thing over and over again. I mean, if you were an artist, you could paint different things. If you were a singer, you could sing various songs. If you could write books, you can write different genres and novels. Series are nice too." She yawns, and shifts to the side. "Well, I'm going to get some sleep, so bye, Mr. Monrey."
"...Call me Julius," I mutter, and leave the room. She's different, and her thoughts are quite off. But, they're nice thoughts. And she probably doesn't know about how different and unique each clock is. There's always something different that's wrong with it, and then I fix it. Hm, I wonder if she drank the vial already.
Before I could check back on the girl to see if she has one, a crowd barges through the door, many with red mad faces. "WHERE'S THAT TRAITOR KAT?!" most of them yells. I gulp, and then, pick up my wrench. Why can't Wonderland be less complicated?! But then again, this is Wonderland. A game of chaos, a game of life and death, a game of love.
Which foreigner will I fall for this time?
Mia: Man, when I read this, I can see that my OC's a bit self-centered. I'm so sorry guys! I'm just so...ugh, stupid. Sorry! Well, in the later chapters, like I promised before, I will get your OC to be in the lovely spotlight. And MY OC WILL NOT BE PAIRING UP WITH JULIUS. JUST SAYING.
Erin: Oh, that's quite alright Miss Mia.
Mia: No, I promised your owner. Besides, you'll like him. Maybe even love~
Erin: *blushes a bit* ...
Mia: Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Review, Fave, Follow! Mostly review! Bye Bye~