Hey guys! Sorry about the delay, I've gotten real busy and haven't had time to upload any more chapters. So, I told myself I'd at least get chapter three in before midnight tonight. I succeded in my goal. However, there is still the final chapter, which I will post tomorrow. Don't forget to change your clocks back! :) Now, on to the Disclaimer. I own nothing in this story except the plot. Pandora Hearts characters belong to their rightful owner, not me. Thank you all for sticking by with me through this. Hope you all had a great Halloween! :) Now, on to the story.

Last Time

Sharon was just exiting the building when we got back. "Are you ready Break?" she asked. "Yes, my lady." He replied helping her into the carriage. "Goodnight Gil." She smiled as Break got in. "Goodnight." I replied as the carriage took off. I went back inside to see Alice and Oz playing some sort of game. I looked on with amusement only to have the rabbit notice. "What're you so happy about?" she asked suspiciously. "In time." I grinned heading back to my room for a much needed rest.

Chapter 3

I opened my eyes as the annoying birds outside cawed, signaling the start of a new day. I stretched and walked over to my closet. I smiled to myself as I reflected upon how this whole 'Halloween Learning Week' was going. This Halloween thing was actually turning out to be fun. Picking out a costume was a new experience I wouldn't mind doing again. I shook my head as I reminded myself that a whole full day was ahead of me. I grabbed my clothes and went to the bathroom. I quickly changed into my normal attire and washed up. I walked into the kitchen to see Oz already munching on a piece of bread. He looked at me with happy and excited eyes. "Good morning Alice !" he exclaimed after finishing his bread. "Good morning Oz." I greeted back.

I noticed that the seaweed head wasn't around. "Where's your servant?" I asked curiously. "Oh! He's still sleeping, so we'll start without him." Oz answered standing up. "So, what are we starting with?" I asked. He motioned towards the table, where three orange pumpkins sat. "We are going to start carving our pumpkins." He answered as he started to walk back to his room. I looked at the pumpkins with interest and sat down at the table. I've never seen something so orange and round before. I wonder what I should carve. Maybe some chicken? Oz walked back into the room carrying three books. "These books all have designs for the pumpkins." He said setting the books on the table. "But, since this is your first time, we'll be making the basic pumpkin faces." He explained as he took out the supplies and set them on the table.

"So, how do I start?" I asked looking at him for a reply. "Well, actually, I decided that it might be best if you put your hair up. It wouldn't be good if a bunch of stuff got on it." He answered with a smile. He walked behind me and used some ribbon to tie my hair up into two ponytails. I blushed as his fingers worked their way through my hair. The gesture felt calming and relaxing. Sadly, he finished soon and his fingers left my hair. I wished he could have spent a little longer on my hair. "Now we're ready to begin." He grinned sitting down next to me. He put a pumpkin in front of each of us.

"Now, start by grabbing the knife and putting the tip inside the pumpkin." He instructed as he followed what he said. I did the same thing as he did. "Now what?" I asked. "Bring the knife down a bit." He answered as we did that instruction. "Then remove the knife." He said. I took mine out carefully as did he. "Then stick it back in and make a horizontal line." He instructed and we completed that. "Now bring it back to where we started." He said as we completed a triangle. He set his knife down as did I. "Gil already cut the lids last night, so just lift them off and set them on the paper." He informed. I took mine off and looked inside. There were many seeds and some orange pulp like stuff.

"Now, just poke out the eye." He said reaching his hand inside and poking the eye out. I did the same. The inside of the pumpkin felt weird, but smelled really good. "Can I eat it now?" I asked curiously. "You aren't supposed to eat the outside. But, we can make pumpkin pie later." He smiled with a friendly laugh. I was glad that we could eat pie later. We went on with carving the pumpkins with no problems. Our pumpkins' faces turned out to actually look good. We were sitting at the table, having already put our pumpkins outside and cleaning the table.

The door to Gil's room swung open and his tussled seaweed haired form came walking in. He yawned as he stretched and rubbed his eyes. "Good morning." He said as his eyes adjusted to the lights. "Good morning Gil! Good to see you awake!" Oz exclaimed with a grin. "Morning." I said with a nod. He looked at the table suspiciously where his lone pumpkin sat. "You guys already did your pumpkins?" he asked. "Yup! You can do yours later! Right now, it's time to practice trick or treating." Oz replied standing up. "So, how are we going to get this done?" I asked with interest. "Gil will go into a room and we'll walk up to the door. Then we'll knock, say what we're supposed to and get candy." He answered.

Gil did as Oz said and went into a room. "Now, I'll demonstrate and you watch." Oz said with a smile. I nodded in approval. He walked up to the door of the room Gil was in and knocked. "Trick or treat." He said. Gil opened the door and gave Oz some candy. "Thank you." He said as Gil closed the door. "Now do you understand?" Oz asked looking at me with hope. "Yeah." I answered with a smile. "Good, now you try." Oz instructed. I nodded and walked up to the door. "Trick or treat." I said as the door opened. He handed me my candy. "Thanks." I said as he closed the door. "Good job Alice!" Oz exclaimed with a big smile. I blushed at his enthusiasm.

"Now what?" I asked curiously. "Well, that was the last bit of training." He smiled. "So, Congratulations Alice!" he grinned hugging me. I felt my face go a deep red. "Thanks Oz." I said composing myself. "Now, we can use the rest of the time to decorate the house!" Oz exclaimed excited. "Gil! Go and fetch the boxes of Halloween!" he commanded. "But why me?" the seaweed head asked annoyed. "You don't want me to take you to the alley with cats, do you?" Oz asked with an eerie grin. Gil gulped and nodded. He walked into the back of the house and brought out five boxes.

"Good work Gil." Oz said approvingly. Oz walked over to them and opened them. I looked inside of them with interest. "What are we going to do with all of this stuff?" I asked curiously. "Make the house look festive." Oz replied handing me four bat goblets. I put them on the table, assuming that was where they belonged. The rest of the day was spent by organizing the house. Nothing major happened besides a few little arguments and accidents. We managed to get the house looking successful.

I walked back into my room with a smile gracing my face. Today was actually a really fun day full of new adventures. I fingered the red ribbons that were still in my hair. A blush crept on to my face as I recalled that part of the day. Oz was so kind and courteous. His fingers were delicate and soft. I longed for him to hold me in his arms for a while. I shook my head, clearing my thoughts, and jumped into bed. Soon, I was snoring as my mind was in a dreamland.

Oz POV

I could not fall asleep that night. I lied in my bed thinking of how Alice's hair felt. I had managed to keep my emotions up and not make things awkward by only using the necessary amount of time on her hair. In truth, I wish I could've spent more time brushing my fingers through her hair. I could only imagine how using a brush to brush her hair might have felt. I sighed as I closed my eyes. I knew I couldn't keep my emotions for her in check for much longer. I wanted to tell her how I love her and have her as a girlfriend. The problem was that I just couldn't figure out how much she felt towards me. I let my thought imagine how I would've liked to be with her as my consciousness started to ebb away.

Gil POV

I grinned to myself as I thought about how good and fun terrifying that stupid rabbit would be. I would have something to talk about for a long time. My grin lightened to a smile as I thought about it more. I was actually starting to get used to her and be on good terms with het. However, I still wanted and needed a good laugh and story. I couldn't deny the fact that Oz and Alice liked each other more than a 'master/servant' relationship. They wanted to be more than friends. It was starting to get annoying to see how blind they were to see that the other felt the same way. So, after this, I figured I would be nice and give them a push in the right direction. I closed my eyes as I stored those thoughts in my mind for later pondering. At the moment, I needed to get some rest.

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