Mia: HERE'S THE FREAKING CHAPTER FOUR! I AM SO TIRED AND BUSY, BUT I MANAGED TO-
Jackie: My owner's not mad at you, for the thousandth time! Now chill!
Mia: I DON'T WANNA CHILL JACKIE! And that's not what I'm mad about! I am tired, and busy, and...LIFE, it's LIFE.
Jackie: ...What? Whatever. *leaves room*
Mia: *huffs* I am in a bad mood. I am SO sorry guys for the LATE UPDATE...at least it's late to me. Well, I don't own anything but Kat Battistelli.
What I am currently working on to improve my stories:
-more detail
-more vocabulary (wide range of words)
-less conversations
-less confusingness (if that's even a word, which it isn't)
-putting more drama
-being in character
-the list goes on, but I am too lazy to type it...
-less laziness!
Yep, that is that! Also, this chapter is mostly with Jackie and Erin. The next chapter revolves around Alex, Jackie, and Albert, since they will be a FUNNY group, I promise ya. Now, let the story commence! :-D
Chapter Four
Living In Wonderland
Jackie's POV
Why is this so funny!? I clutch my sides. S-Stop it! Pandas totally describe Albert, so stop laughing! I'm getting frustrated now! I slap my face. Painful, but I know it works. "Grr..."
It works.
"Jackie, are you alright?!" Lucian asks while laughing as she inspects my face.
"Yeah, I'm fine," I mutter, groaning at how hard I slapped myself. Why am I so freaking stupid?! "I just wanted to stop laughing, that's all."
"Oh. Well, I guess I wave stopped too." She laughs softly to herself before watching everyone's expressions.
"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Squishy laughs like there's no tomorrow, rolling on the floor and doing random stuff. Erin chuckles softly, finding this somewhat amusing or something. Albert's face shows different emotions, while Kat just sits there on the bed, slowly letting go of his wrinkled shirt.
"I am so sorry, I like pandas..."
"This is HILARIOUS!"
"He he he..."
"BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"Tee hee!"
"Hahaha!"
Giggling, snorting, laughing, guffawing, chortling...so many laughs and such fills the room, and the rabbit man just sighs, smiling slightly, but his ears were smoking. I turn to Albert, and his ears were red and sizzling too. So Kat and Albert didn't do anything funny, did they? "Hey Kat, do you like Albert?"
"Al? Of course! We're friends, you know!" Ah, he's been friend-zoned. But he's not satisfied. Well, I don't really like butting in with things...most of the time.
"...!" Erin trembles at something, and runs to the bathroom. I wonder what that's about.
Erin's POV
Oh. My. Gawd.
Rabbit ears...rabbit man...
WHY DID I NOT NOTICE BEFORE?!
I am exceedingly a coward. Running into the bathroom is not intrepid of me. "Hey, Erin? Are you okay?" Jackie knocks on the door rhythmically, as I shakily walk towards the door. Slowly, I twist the doorknob, and allow the door to open ever so slightly. "Hey, what's wrong?"
"I, I, um..." The words cannot find my lips, as I struggle to speak. "I, uh...um, well..."
"Never mind, it's probably something private. Okay, but you're going to be fine, right?" Jackie questions me. I nod uneasily, and decide to point a finger at the rabbit man. She follows my horrified gaze, and her head cocks in confusion. "Elliot? What about him?"
"His ears," I croak. "Rabbit...ears..."
"So you're afraid of that guy?" The dual-haired woman points to him. "Elliot? Sure he's big and all, and part of the mafia, but he helped us here-"
"THE EARS, MISS JACKIE." She lets out an "Oh.", and seals her lips.
After a long and awkward pause, she says something that made me smile slightly. "I can help you, if you want. Like for your fear, or to just not see him, you know?" I steadily nod. "Okay then, but first, you can't just hide in the bathroom forever. Get out!"
"Wha-" She pushes me out of my place of refuge, into the room with the rabbit man. "M-Miss Jackie! Please r-refrain!" After she lets go of me, I rush into the bathroom like a coward, and this time, everyone had seen that stunt.
So not inteprid.
Elliot's POV
"Aw, what happened!?"
"What the f*** was that?!"
"E-Erin! Is s-she alright?!"
"Erin!"
Erin? Who's she?
I feel a small yet firm tap on the shoulder, and I twitch. "Oh, it's you. What's your name again?"
"I haven't told you my name yet," she reminds me. Her eyes are mismatched, her skin is quite pale and creamy, and her apple red bangs look very...nice. She's actually quite a chick-WHAT. Her face morphs into an annoyed one. "Ugh, that was rude. Well, I'm Jackie. Jackie Penski."
"Well hello Miss Jackie-"
"Ah ah!" She waves a finger, about to correct me. "Jackie's fine. I'll call you Elliot." My ears perk up at those words for some random reason, as my eyebrows shoot up as well. "Oh, okay, Jackie."
"That's Kat with Albert on the bed, or maybe you've met already. Okay then. The blonde over there with that blue dress is Dia...Peridot? And that girl with white hair and green eyes is Lucian. That girl with the mouth piercings is Lucielle. She nicknamed all of us...anyway, that guy with the blue eyes and brown hair is Alex-"
"Alex?" I repeat. "He looks familiar for some reason...I'm sorry, please continue."
Jackie blinks for a moment, and then regains her composure, and resumes. "Alright, the one who ran away was Erin. She's afraid of...rabbits. That means you." I flinch at her words. Nobody was afraid of me that way. They might be afraid of how giant I look, or my reputation, but never at my ears-WAIT, she said rabbits. I am not a rabbit! "That woman with the straight brown hair and the dark green eyes is Yoru, that's Scarlett with the dyed purple hair, the quiet one over there with the navy hair is Juliet, the one next to her is Onix, and that's...Katherine, but she wants to be called...Squishy for short."
"I HEARD MY NAME!" She yells. "Jack, is that you?!"
"It's Jackie," she growls.
'Squishy' rolls her eyes. "Don't really care!" She's stopped laughing, that's good.
"Hey Jackie, I am not a rabbit, I'm a dog with long ears," I tell the girl. She snorts, and shakes her head.
Albert must've been listening, because he walks towards us. "He's a hare."
"Albert?" Kat calls out. "I know this is weird, but can I hug you? You're just so freaking warm!" She blushes a deep scarlet. Oh, now she's conscious. Not really.
"Uh...okay." Kat smiles, and dives into his arms. He blushes, and looks away. Heh, I click my tongue.
"You're a hare? Well, that makes more sense than a dog. I need to tell this to Erin, maybe that info can get her out. If not, I'm just gonna pry her outta there." She stomps to the door, and knocks on it. Erin opens the door slightly, and lets her in.
xxXTFOWXxx
Erin's POV
"So he's not a rabbit?"
"He's a hare. No, half a hare."
"They aren't the same...but they look so similar..."
"I know how you feel. It'll be okay, he's not a rabbit."
She tries to comfort me and persuade me out, and eventually, I sigh, and let myself out. I'm still obviously hesitant, but I'm fine nevertheless. "Erin? Are you okay?" Dia squeaks from one side of the room. I nod, smiling to reassure her. "Oh, that's a r-relief."
"Why do you give a d*** about her?" Lucielle barks.
"You act as if you've never had friends before," Jackie comments from her words. Lucielle freezes in place.
"WUT."
"Ah, interesting. Foreigners are trespassing in my territory. I believe there was only two of you." A man with a top hat enters the room and points to the "couple" in the bed. "I see that your friendships have grown." He smirks teasingly.
Albert's ears redden, as he buries his face in his hands. Kat just blinks in confusion. "We're not a couple. Where'd you get that idea from?"
"Your position."
"..."
"You don't get it?!" Albert shrieks.
"No...I do but...I never knew that you'd have such perverted thoughts...and you! You have a crush on me?! Even though I friend-zomed you?!" And there is the drama scene laying out on all of us. We find out that Kat is not as oblivious as we all thought.
"Wait, I thought that you were dense!" Elliot cries. No, do not run. My feet struggle to stay in place.
"Well, am I little miss actress? Ha ha, just kidding. Squishy told me! She even explained about the reproduction system!" Some of us gag, others widen their eyes. Katherine smirks in triumph, glad to ruin her innocence.
As for me, my eyes just stare straight at her. "Miss Katherine, please explain your motive to this action."
"I dunno, just thought that her innocence should be wearing thin, ya know? But oh well! You guys are immature!"
"What about Onix!?" Juliet yells across the room. Onix's covering her ears, crying.
Squishy shrugs, and whistles. "Sorry boss, I let them in." I turn to Elliot, whose ears droop. Ears...no. Refrain from escaping to my place of "refuge"!
Jackie's POV
Erin's trembling. *I need to do something to help her-WAIT. I thought "need". Why do I have that urge?* This feeling...friendship, maybe? I've never really had any friends, though. I turn to everyone. Even Lucielle, the cussing machine, is considered a friend. But the question is...WHY? Why do I get the feeling that we need to stick together? When Squishy's vial's filled, she's gonna leave, making us sad...and miss her...
This moment is important. Strange. "Elliot? Can I talk to you? Maybe in the bathroom?" Elliot twitches to me, and nods questionably. We head inside the bathroom, and I lock the door.
"Why did you lock the door?" Elliot asks, an anxious voice in his tone, yet firm at the same time.
"...I need to find a place to live, Elliot. You let Albert and Kat live here, so...can I live here?"
Elliot stares at me. "I promise you, I would but...it's my boss to decide. That man with the top hat outside? He's my boss, Blood Dupre."
I blink. "Really? Well then-"
The door slams down, and thankfully my reflexes were fast enough to dash to the side. I shriek. "What the heck?! You could've crushed me!"
And then I realize who I was yelling at. "My my, isn't that rude? I was just hearing your problems, young lady. May I add that you were exceedingly loud? Anyway, I have found a solution. Yes, you may stay here, along with Albert, Alex, and Kat." So he's met Alex. Okay then.
xxXTFOWXxx
WARPING BACK IN TIME!
Alex's POV
That dude has a cool top hat! But wait, who is he? "Uh, excuse me, but who are you?"
The man turns to me, and blinks as he looks down. "Aren't you short, young man. I am Blood Dupre, mafia boss, and owner of this lovely mansion." Arrogant much?
"Uh, cool. I need to find Kat-" I cut off. *Need? Why do I need her?*
"If you haven't noticed already, you have cut off in the middle of your sentence. And you look familiar, what is your name?" Blood asks.
Should I trust him? Eh, it's just a name. "Alexander Liddell. But call me Alex."
"Liddell, you say? Do you know this place?"
"Yeah, my mom said something about it-"
Blood's POV
"Alice, may I ask?" Alex blinks with gaping eyes. "YES! How'd you know?" He bounces up and down anticipating for the answer like a child.
I decide to answer. "I know her. She looks like you."
I then hear a muffled voice coming from the bathroom. "...I need to find a place to live, Elliot. You let Albert and Kat live here, so...can I live here?"
"I promise you, I would but...it's my boss to decide. That man with the top hat outside? He's my boss, Blood Dupre."
I walk towards the door, while Alex calls out to me, asking me a question that I never answered. "Really? Well then-" And with that, I slam the door, making it topple. I'll pay for a replacement.
"What the heck?!" The girl's reflexes are quite strong. "You could've killed me!"
I clear my throat. "My my, isn't that rude? I was just hearing your problems, young lady. May I add that you were exceedingly loud? Anyway, I have found a solution. Yes, you may stay here, along with Albert, Alex, and Kat."
xxXTFOWXxx
Jackie's POV
"What? No, I can't stay here. I was just looking at the map I borrowed from Dia, and I want to live in the Heart Castle. It's a CASTLE! It must be amazing!" Kats' eyes twinkle as she speaks.
"Huh? Me?" Alex points to himself in disbelief. "Really? Just like that!? Thank you!" Blood looks at him from the corner of his eye, and then his eyes are locked onto Elliot's.
"Boss, you're letting them? I get why you're letting Alex stay, but-"
"Be quiet." Wait, why are they letting Alex stay? What does Elliot mean by that? I stare at Alex, hard. Ugh, this doesn't make any sense!
Elliot places a hand on my shoulder. "Come on, I'll show you to your room. It's two in the morning." And then it dawned on all of us "foreigners".
"IT'S THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!"
What does it mean? Chaos. "Where will I stay?!"
"NOOOOO!"
"Please Mister Blood, let us stay for tonight! We'll s-sleep here on the floor if y-you want!" Now that's just desperate, Dia.
"PLEASE!" Scarlett pleads.
"Yeah, c'mon!" Yoru yells. Blood smirks.
"You may stay, but you must leave in the morning," Blood announces proudly.
"Is there any thing in particular we could do to repay you, Mister Blood?" Erin interrogates.
Blood taps his chin, and then had thought up of an idea. "Make breakfast for me and my subordinates."
"...WUT."
"Will do!"
"I'm not that bad of a cook, so this'll be fine!"
"But I'm horrible!"
"All of us?"
"CORRECT."
"...F***. Erin, you b****!"
And here are the foreigners of Wonderland, including me, bickering about Blood's request. Well, we're living here, so it is unfair if we don't do anything for him. After all, we don't have our money with us...
We need to get jobs.
xxXTFOWXxx
Nightmare's POV
I walk to the bookshelf, coughing out blood on the way. "Lord Nightmare, what are you looking for?" Gray asks.
"The prophecy of the foreigners." Scanning the bookshelf, I find it, and pull it out. "Here it is."
"I don't know much about it, can you please read it to me?" I nod.
"Ahem. There are thirteen foreigners, according to the Dealer. They all connect to each other, polar opposites or not. THey will fall in love against their own will, and will all learn something from Wonderland's experience.
One of them has leadership qualities, with dark hair and a bright mind.
Another is a shy and timid teen.
There is only one guy. I thought that there were two! That doesn't make any sense!"
"Please keep on reading, Lord Nightmare." I reread those words over and over. So either Albert or Alex is a guy?
"One will be known for her optimism and kindness.
Another will be obsessed with a certain type of food.
One will be stubborn in falling in love.
Another will be known for her cooking skills.
One will be able to connect with the Dealer in their dreams.
Another has half a heart and half a clock. Seriously?! Ahem!
Two of them are related to two different Role Holders. I think I have read that wrong. Is this all true?
The prophecies are always true, and so is this one. Spoke too soon, I see.
They will all love a different Role Holder, as do they. And they will feel as if they need each other. They cannot be truly separated, they will remember each other forever. Even though one leaves, they will never forget.
Three of them will live in a mansion. (Mia: Jackie, Albert, and Alex)
Another three will live in a castle. (Mia: Kat, Dia, and Lucian)
Four will live in a park. (Mia: Yoru, Scarlett, Squishy, and Lucielle)
Three will live in a tower. (Mia: Erin, Juliet, and Onix)
They will never be enemies, and will always be friends. They will never fall in love with each other. And the caterpillar cannot contact them in their sleep in this game. WHAT?! NO!
They cannot be killed. It'll be impossible to do so, no matter how hard a subject tries.
And if they try to dominate the game, no pawn can stop them. If they kill, nothing can stop them. If they love, nothing can change their mind, not even themselves. And when they leave, the pawns won't forget.
But they won't leave. Their hearts belong to Wonderland now."
Mia: Have you noticed that I placed astrids on certain spots? Where "need" is involved? Well, that was exactly how Albert felt when Kat was in danger! As the story progresses, all of the foreigners will feel that way, even the cold-hearted ones!
Lucielle: You mean me, right?
Mia: *nods* Yup!
Lucielle: Ugh.
Mia: I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Review please! Oh, and sorry for that spoiler! "But they won't leave." Well, who wants to leave behind a bunch of hotties living in a mansion/castle/circus/jail/amusement park/tower?! That looks weird, but idc! And the other spoiler was where they're gonna live, that's okay, right? :-P