Me-Heya! It may have been forever since our last update, but we're back!
Oz-Eh? What took you so long?
Me-Life took me so long.
Oz-EH?! You're reaching the end of your life?!
Gil-No she's not, you baka! *whacks Oz upside the head*
Xerxes-She was being sarcastic, you bum~
Alice-Ugh...you make me sick.
Xerxes-Why thank you. ;)
Alice-Grrrr...
Me-O...kay then.
Vincent-Eyes for Vova only does not own Pandora Hearts! All rights go to Jun Mochizuki.
Gil-ACK! How the hell did you get here?
Vincet-Ain't it obvious? I appear in this chapter.
Gil-...
Me-And read on! :D
Alice's POV
I was stunned to the spot as I followed Oz and Ada through the forest.
Gil's here, too? And I thought that I was the only one here in this world...I thought to myself as we reached a clearing in the forest.
Oz sighed as he plopped down on the grass. Well, at least I think that's grass...
"Ah...Shall we take a break, Ada?" he asked.
Ada nodded as she sat down next to him.
"Yeah." she said before grabbing a fistful of the grass and stuffing it into her mouth.
I gawked, too scared to even sit down as I saw her grab more of the grass.
Oz noticed and laughed.
"It's green Twizzlers. Do you have anything like that back at home?" he asked.
I nodded.
"Yeah, but I usually eat the red ones." I said.
He patted down on the spot next to him.
"Come here." he said.
I shook my head.
"My cousin told me not to sit on my food, though!" I whined.
Oz bursted into fits of laughter.
"She won't mind. Besides, this is candy and I bet you that you'll like it." he said.
I sighed before walking over to him and sitting down next to him.
He grabbed some grass and handed it to me.
"Try it." he said.
I sighed before taking four pieces and stuffing it into my mouth.
"Hm...it tastes good." I told him.
"It does, doesn't it?" he asked.
I nodded.
"Yup!" I told him.
Ada looked up at the sky.
"It's a nice day, isn't it Oz?" Ada asked.
Oz nodded.
"Yup. It sure is." he told her.
"But, are't we supposed to be going somewhere?" I questioned as I continued to eat the Twizzlers that he handed me.
He jolted.
"I forgot! We're going to see the most famous future tellers in Pandora! They'll tell you what will happen while you're here. And it's so accurate, it's scary." Oz pointed out as he jumped up.
"Well, let's get going. They're gonna be gone for their lunch break if we don't hurry up." he told us as we raced into the forest.
"Gil! Vincent! Where are you?" Oz called out as we walked into a store with purple velvet walls and gold decorations all over the place.
I sighed.
"It's no use, Oz. I highly doubt that they're even home." I pointed out.
"Who's not home, missy?" a voice asked from behind me.
I screamed and jumped behind Ada.
Ada laughed.
"Relax, Alice. It's just Vincent." she said as she calmed me down.
"But...he sounded like Xerxes!" I exclaimed.
The person laughed.
"You are too funny, Missy." the person pointed out.
I came out from behind Ada and saw that the person was a guy with long golden blonde hair and he had one red eye and one hazel eye. He was wearing some white Aladdin-type clothes.
But, the thing that began to creep me out was that he floating upside down.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEEEK!" I screamed before hiding behind Oz.
He tensed up, but relaxed as he began to laugh.
"You and this Xerxes guy..." he trailed off with a hint of jealousy in his voice.
I looked behind his shoulder and saw that Vincent had stopped floating in the air upside down and was now standing on the ground.
Oh, and I just realized that he was wearing white elf shoes.
"Hey, Mad Hatter. Haven't seen you around these parts lately. What's been up with you?" he asked.
Oz scratched the back of his head.
"Well, after you know what, it's been kinda rough with me and Ada." he said.
Vincent then looked at Ada as a wide appeared on his face.
"Hi, Ada! How've you been?" he asked.
"Oh, I'm perfectly fine." she answered with a smile on her face.
He then looked at me.
"Who's the girl behind you? Your girlfriend?" he smirked as he finished what he was saying.
I was stunned while Oz had a slight blush on his face.
"Yeah right, Vincent!" he exclaimed.
Vincent's smirk grew wider.
"Ahaha! I knew it!" he said as he began to laugh.
Ada smacked Vincent in the back of the head.
"Enough of that. Now, where's Gil?" Ada asked.
Vincent shrugged.
"I haven't seen him, to be honest. If you guys need a reading, then we gotta find Gil. But, first: I have to catch up with Oz." Vincent pointed out while jabbing his thumb at Oz.
"And I need to find the bathroom." Ada stated.
"Alright. I'll look for him." I told him as I walked off to find Gil.
I continued to look through random rooms and finally tried looking in the courtyard.
"Hello?" I called out as I turned the corner.
I then saw a guy with shoulder length black hair that was curly. He was wearing faded jeans and a white dress shirt with black loafers.
My eyes widened.
"GIL!" I screamed as I ran up to him and hugged him from behind.
He stiffened.
"That's my name, but who are you?" he questioned.
I let go of him, shocked.
"I'm Alice! You know, your best friend since fourth grade. I had accidentally spilled apple cider on you when we were out at recess the day that we had met? Hello? Don't you remember any of that?" I asked.
He turned and I saw that he had blood red eyes.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." he stated coldly.
I gasped.
"You're not Gil...Gil would've whined if I told him about the apple cider incident. Gil would've began cracking yo momma jokes at random times. Gil would've still be apologizing to my friend Ada, who is his girlfriend! You're not him! You don't even have hazel eyes!" I exclaimed.
He sighed.
"My name is Gil, but I am not the one you seek." he told me bluntly.
I scoffed as I crossed my arms over my chest.
"Oh, thanks for not telling me that you were not my friend, you Gil look-alike." I muttered under my breath.
At just that moment, I spotted Oz, Ada, and Vincent by the door to the courtyard.
"Oh, there you guys are!" Oz exclaimed.
Vincent shook his head as he looked at Gil.
"Dude, you seriously need to stop disappearing." Vincent said.
Gil shrugged as he took off his clothes, revealing a blue vest and white Aladdin-like pants.
"Whatever, Vincent." he muttered under his breath.
Ada waved.
"Hi, Gil." she said shyly.
He smiled weakly.
"Hey." he replied.
"So, we came here to get a reading for Alice here. She said that she has never slayed a beast before and that she's not destined to do it. Can you tell us if she's destined to do so or not?" Oz asked as we walked back into the house and down a dark and long hallway towards a door all the way in the back on the right.
Gil nodded as he sat in front of a glowing ball.
"Okay. I'll start chanting in Russian." he said before he began to chant words that I didn't even know.
"Eh?" I questioned, but Oz silenced me before I could say anything else.
He finished chanting and a bunch of cards came out from the air conditioning vent.
I jumped up in surprise.
"EH?!" I exclaimed.
Ada giggled.
"I was like that when I saw that for the first time, so don't worry." Ada reassured me.
"If you say so..." I trailed off.
Vincent smirked as he grabbed a random card from in the air.
Don't ask me why, but I kept staring at Vincent's chest as he lunged for the card and unfolded it.
Oz noticed and looked away.
I then snapped out of my trance as he cleared his throat, ready to read the card.
"Okay. I'll read the card." Vincent said as he sat down in a chair next to me.
We all stayed quiet as he began to read the card.
"You are destined to do what destiny's hand decides to write for a new chapter in life's story. For example, Miss Alice has to slay the Queen's beast if she wants to return home." he read.
I gawked.
"Are you kidding me?!" I exclaimed.
Oz sweat dropped.
"I told you so. Their predictions never lie." he told me.
I huffed out a sigh.
"Fine. If that's how it's gonna be, then I'll accept it." I said, finally accepting the truth.
Oz smiled.
"Good. Well, we'll take our leave nowbefore you guys get busy." Oz said before getting up.
"Hey! Why won't you stay for a bit?" Vincent begged.
Gil rolled his eyes at Vincent as Oz sighed.
"You know why. I can't be seen by them." he told them.
"Oh. I forgot about that." Vincent pouted before slumping towards Gil.
Gil sighed.
"Well, we'll see you around." he told us.
Oz nodded.
"Alright." he replied.
"Okay, so from now on, I'm gonna have to train you to defeat the Queen's beast." Oz said as he pointed his sword at the ground.
I sighed as I picked up my sword.
"Now, let me see if you can strike that old tea pot with your eyes closed." Oz challenged as he stepped away from the pedastel that the tea pot was sitting on.
I sighed as I closed my eyes and I rose my sword up just a little bit.
Here goes nothing...I thought to myself as I swung my sword.
Instead of hearing the tea pot break, I heard someone hiss.
I opened my eyes and gasped once I saw Oz's chest began to turn a bright red.
"Ohmigod! Are you okay?" I panicked as I ran over to him.
He smiled weakly as he put his hand on the spot where I had accidentally slashed.
"You need some work...And I'm fine." he said.
I gasped as he winced in pain as I grazed my finger across the slash.
"You're not alright, goddammit! We need to see a doctor!" I exclaimed.
Me-And here's the fourth chapter! Hope you liked it!
Oz-Ugh! Stop hanging everyone over the edge!
Me-Sorry, but I couldn't resist.
Ada-I'm gonna miss you~
Me-I know, right?
Gil-Wait, where are you guys going?
Me-Well, I'm going to Vegas tomorrow and then school's gonna start up again.
Vincent-And then you're going to be seeing your soon-to-be boyfriend named Vova~ *winks*
Me-U...UDESAI!
Alice-R&R please! If you do, you get a virtual clover! :)
Xerxes-And I bid you all adieu~
