The two ran into the forest ahead of them, Alice being a few kilometers away from Killua, the White Rabbit. Alice stopped running and looked around the shrouded forest, slowly inching over to a log with light being shined onto it.
'I'm pretty sure he ran this way….' Kurapika muttered.
Haha, too slow, Kura-kun! He went that way by the way.
'Did he go this way?' the 'girl' asked himself. 'Or this way…?'
Fine. Don't listen to me then.
The leaves on one of the trees in the forest and a cluster of bushes began to rustle as Alice walked around the small open area in deep thought. Kurapika was glaring at the sky until...
"W-WHOA!" a feminine voice yelled, falling out of the rustling tree. "OOF!"
Alice jumped when the person in the tree landed on the ground with a loud thud, crushing the grass beneath her.
"Ah! Are you alright?" another feminine voice asked, walking out of the cluster of bushes. "I told you you were going to fall off the tree..."
Kurapika's eyes widened at the familiar voices, turning his head to see if his guess was correct.
"Kiyoko, Kuromi?! Wait. HOW ARE YOU TWO EVEN SEPARATED?!"
The two looked up at the boy, Kiyoko nervously smiling while Kuromi glared a threatening glare.
"Separated? … Right, don't ask," Kiyoko answered the 'girl'. "Pretend that it's always been like this.
"I'd have you call us by our actual names, but since Stormy(Blizz) said not to, find out what our roles are and call us by whatever we are suppose to be called, Cat Face" Kuromi told Alice, standing up from the ground and brushing her clothes off.
Alice glared as he scratched his head and re-adjusted his headband, going into deep thought right after and studying their identical red tailed vest, yellow short shorts, orange and white droopy sleeve shirts, brown short boots and uneven white and red length socks. Even their hair style and yellow ribbons were matching. Kiyoko and Kuromi exchanged glances at each other in unison and then turning back to the older teen.
"I don't remember. Sorry, girls, but may I ask if you can tell me?"
"Course not!" Kuromi said, smirking. "Your loss, Girly."
'Go figure,' he muttered. 'And quit calling me a girl!'
"Too bad. You're wearing a blue dress with a frilly white apron."
"So wh-"
"You also have white stockings or long socks and a frilly blue headband. Heck, you even look like a girl because of your hair. Don't argue," Kuromi pointed out.
Kiyoko shook her head with a smile on her face then brushed her side ponytail back to the front as Alice slapped himself both physically and mentally.
"We," Kiyoko said lively.
"Have," Kuromi said after her other self, sounding very dead as she tightened up the yellow ribbon on her side ponytail.
"Hints," the two told Kurapika, getting into character.
"Our names are really stupid sounding, well in my opinion.." Kuromi said.
"We're obviously identical," Kiyoko said.
Kurapika shurgged, having no idea which characters in the story were suppose to be identical twins. The two girls sighed and gestured at their their clothes, earning a blank stare, then pointed to their pockets for Kurapika to look at. The boy went closer and looked at the small embodied names.
"Tweedledee and Tweedledum.. Sooo…. Kiyoko is Dee and Kuromi is Dum..?"
"Hey!"
"Yep! Now, sit down and tell us why you're following that white rabbit, Alice," Kiyoko said, the two girls pushing Kurapika onto the log behind him to sit.
"Please don't call me that."
"Too bad. Just get on with it," Kuromi growled.
"Ugh... Fine. Well, I just want to know why he's screaming, something about being late..?" Alice asked.
'That's bad. Being curious that is…' the girl known as Tweedledum said, smiling at her counter as they both remained the way they needed to be.
'Perhaps he's never heard of the story of the Walrus and Carpenter,' the girl known as Tweedledee told Tweedledum quietly, a smile played on her face as well.
"Um, what are you guys talking about?" Kurapika asked. "Is this something that deals about that one statement of 'curiosity kills the cat?"
"Close, but no cigar!" Tweedledum said as she pointed upwards with her index finger, earning an elbow to the waist.
The girl immediately reacted and held her stomach with both her arms, dropping to the floor and frowning at her twin.
"Ow! That kind of hurt.." Tweedledee groaned as she slowly stood back up.
"That's not even close. It's a story about the curious baby Oysters or it could also be known as the story of the Walrus and the Carpenter," Kuromi started, earning an elbow to the opposite waist as well.
Tweedledum flinched and rubbed the side of her waist with a twisted look on her face.
"Ah- Hey! Actually, yeah, that did kind of hurt.."
"I told you~" Tweedledee sang.
"Let's just get on with the story…" Tweedledum told herself.
"Alright then…" the girl said, clearing her throat.
"Wait, what are you suppose to be doing now?" Alice asked.
"Recite a poem," the twins replied.
Tweedledum: The sun was shining on the sea
Shining with all his might
Tweedledee: He did his very best to make
The billows smooth and bright
Tweedledum: And this was odd because it was
Both: The middle of the night
Tweedledee: The Walrus and the Carpenter
Were walking close at hand
Tweedledum: The beach was wide
From side to side
But much too full of sand
Mr. Walrus!
Tweedledee: Said the Carpenter
Tweedledum: My brain begins to perk
We'll sweep this clear
In 'alf a year
If you don't mind the work
Tweedledee: Work?!
The time has come...
Tweedledum: The Walrus said
Tweedledee: To talk of other things
Of shoes and ships and sealing wax
Of cabbages and kings
And why the sea is boiling hot
And whether pigs have wings
Calloo-Callay
No work today!
We're cabbages and kings
Oh, uh, Oysters, come and walk with us
The day is warm and bright
A pleasant walk
A pleasant talk
Would be a sheer delight
Tweedledum: Yes, should we get hungry on the way
We'll stop and, uh, have a bite
Tweedledee: Ahem!
Tweedledum: But Mother Oyster winked her eye
And shook her heavy head
She knew too well this was no time
To leave her Oyster bed
Tweedledee: The sea is nice,
Take my advice
And stay right here
Mum said
Tweedledum: Yes, yes, of course, of course, but, uh, ha, ha!
The time has come, my little friends
To talk of other things
Of shoes and ships and sealing wax
Cabbages and kings
And why the sea is boiling hot
And whether pigs have wings, ha ha
Callo-Callay
Come, run away
With cabbages and kings!
Well, now, uh, let me see
Ah, a loaf of bread is what we chiefly need!
Tweedledee: Listen, how 'bout some pepper and salt and vinegar, eh?
Tweedledum: Well, yes, yes, splendid idea, ha ha!
Very good, indeed
Now, if you're ready, Oysters, dear
We can begin the feed
Both: Feed?!
Tweedledum: Oh, yes...
The time has come, my little friends
To talk of food and things
Tweedledee: Of peppercorns and mustard seeds
And other seasonings!
We'll mix 'em all together
In a sauce that's fit for kings
Calloo-Callay
We'll eat today
Like cabbages and kings!
Tweedledum: I, uh...
I, I weep for you. I (hic), oh excuse me
I deeply sympathize
For I've enjoyed your company, oh much more
Than you realize
Tweedledee: Little Oysters? Little Oysters?
But answer, there came none
Tweedledum: And this was scarcely odd because
Both: They'd been eaten
Every one!
Tweedledum: Hm... Well, uh... Ha, ha. Ha, ha. Ha, ha. Ahem, uh... The time has come!
Both: With cabbages and kings!
The end!
Kurapika stared at the two females in front of him with disinterest, his head lean onto his hand and his elbow propped atop his crossed legs.
"Shocking how Kuromi is able to remember such a poem.." Alice muttered.
"HEY!"
"Okay….. How is this poem suppose to tell me or got to deal with me? It's not like I'm going to get eaten like those oysters, am I?" Kurapika asked sarcastically.
Kiyoko, or Tweedledee, chuckled nervously at the 'girl' and then looked around the area, playing with her large droopy sleeves that was sticking out from underneath her tailed vest's armholes.
"No comment.." the girl said.
Kuromi groaned and then shook her head disappointedly, her face buried in her hand.
"How about this..." Kuromi said. "Would you like to get eaten?"
"No...?" Alice asked back.
"Exactly. If you're curious, it'll only lead you to fatal situtations. Just you watch."
"Like what?" the 'girl' asked.
"We're not telling you..!" Kiyoko answered.
"I don't think it will be THAT bad. I mean I just found out that we're still able to use our nens at this place," Kurapika said, conjuring up and dangling his dowsing chain away from himself.
I'll be taking that away then, thank you! I can't believe I forgot to take that away from you from the start, haha!
Stormy(Blizz) made the 'girl's dowsing chain go poof before their very eyes and got him to stare at his hand with disbelief.
"Seriously.. Seriously... SERIOUSLY?! WHAT AM I SUPPOSE TO DO NOW?! I WANT TO GET OUT OF HERE AND GET THIS OVER WITH! STORMY(BLIZZ), GET BACK HERE!"
Kuromi was laughing hysterically at the 'girl's' panicked state as he frantically ran around to look for the author, looking back up into the sky after stopping.
Thing is, Kura-kunnnn, I'm not letting you out easily. Also, I was never even present in the first place, so ha! What were you going to do with it anyways?
"Look for the exit in the fastest way possible obviously!"
Knew it.
Alice sighed and then looked at the twin, running over to the closest girl first.
"Kiyoko-"
Ahem..
"Fine.. Tweedledee! Mind telling me where to go?" Kurapika asked.
"Sorry, but that's not happening anytime soon," the girl replied, smiling casually.
Alice moaned irritably and then ran over to Tweedledum who was calming down from her laughing fit.
"Kur- I' mean Twee-"
"No."
"BUT I DIDN'T EVEN ASK YET!"
"I already know what you are going to ask me and the answer is a straight up no, AL-ICE," Kuromi answered, emphasizing the name Alice and clearing her throat.
"Stormy(Blizz)! Tell me where Killua went please?" Alice begged.
You mean the White Rabbit. I did earlier, but you didn't listen sooo... No can do!
"KURO, KIYO!" the girl exclaimed desperately.
'You know what, never mind. Just go,' Tweedledum told the 'girl' disappointedly, pointing at a random direction. "Go get 'eaten' for all I care. Stormy(Blizz), add a dinosaur in this world or something!"
I would, but sadly, that'll only happen in Jurassic Park.
"How boring..!"
I know. Sorry about that!~
Alice and Tweedledee sweat dropped at the negative girl known as Tweedledum and exchanged weird looks to each other, a smile played on their lips.
"I'll go do something about this.. You may proceed and continue your search," the positive girl said, waving Kurapika off and patting her counterpart's back.
The 'girl' gave a quick nod and then roamed off in the direction the White Rabbit took off to, entering a field of a small coral to light orange looking house a few minutes later.
"Hm? I wonder who lives here," the 'girl' said out loud as he got closer to the wooden gate and stoned walls.
Stormy: Was your guess correct or not? I'm going to stick to the Disney version of Alice. I don't remember much of the actual story -sigh-
Kiyoko: I'm Tweedledee!
Kuromi: And I'm Tweedledum..
Kurapika: There are Gon and Leorio left to find out about!
Leorio and Gon: Take a guess!
Stormy: So the known characters are... Kurapika as Alice, Killua as White Rabbit, Kiyoko as Tweedledee, and Kuromi as Tweedledum!
Kuromi: Why do I have to be Dum?
Killua: Maybe because you are..? -snickers-
Kuromi: SNOWBALL! GET OVER HERE!
Killua: -runs off-
Gon: Haha, anyways, poll on Stormy's wall!
Leorio: This chapter wasn't as humorous as the last few, but oh well..
Stormy: I know.. I'll do better..
Everyone: R&R AND ENJOY! BYE!
~stormy003
