Yaay after so long... The next chappy is here~!
I'm sorry for you who are waiting for this, guys (though I doubt there are any ==")
Enjoy! ^^
Annasthacy Chashyme (c) 2010
Pandora Hearts (c) Mochizuki Jun
A Pandora Hearts FanFiction ~AU~
Romance/Drama, T
SONG OF DISTRESS, SONG OF JOY
Melody 3: Misunderstanding Echoes
It's weird. And annoying. How dare he hug her like that? Who did he think he was? Damn, that celeb boy sure was acting high. Did he think he could have any girl he desired just because of that status of his? If so, she was gonna teach him a lesson!
"Now, explain to me, why am I here?" Alice crossed her hand on her chest.
"You were there! I didn't know how, but you were behind me back then! And you asked me to take a stroll around here, Alice," Oz rested his hand on his temple, obviously confused.
Alice frowned again. "Don't call my name so friendly," she muttered while musing. 'Hmmm… I recall the pain when heading back to the summerhouse… And then I'm suddenly here. Does it mean…?' She tilted her head a little, and glanced to the boy in front of her. "Hey, you… Oz?" He lifted his head and stared back to her. "Have we ever met before?"
He also frowned. When he answered, his tone was full of frustration. "First you said you didn't know me, and then you came to me saying you missed me, and now you ask whether we've met or not? What's wrong with you, Alice?"
'Well, now it's clear,' she thought. "Oz," she called. "I think who you met just a while ago wasn't me."
Alice could see his frown deepened. "What do you mean? It obviously was you!"
"If I said it wasn't me, then it wasn't!" she stubbornly replied. "We don't know each other, so I don't have any business with you! Don't ever bother me again!" After saying that, she once again turned her back to Oz and walked away. But this time, she didn't do it hurriedly.
'…Are you satisfied now? Alyss?'
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Oz was stoned. He couldn't say anything. She was very weird, wasn't she? He couldn't find out why though. He mused while wandering back to the summerhouse, where Gil and Eida had been waiting at the balcony.
"Oz, where have you been? It's past lunch time, and you just come back!" Gil took swift steps towards him – swift, considering Eida in his arms.
"Eh… Uh, I'm sorry, Gil," he grinned. But he knew that Gil knew something's off. So he quickly added. "Nothing's wrong, I was just too fascinated in the pond's beauty."
Gil, having been close to him for years, grasped Oz's guilty tone. But since he said it's okay, then he wouldn't push him to tell everything. He knew very well that Oz preferred to keep his problems by himself – though he regret this – and chose to believed in Oz. "Well, you can tell me anything you want, Oz," he stated while pushing that golden-haired boy into the summerhouse. "For now, let's have lunch, shall we? Eida has been waiting for you."
Oz took Eida from Gil's arm into his. "Really?" She nodded. "Why? If you're hungry, you can eat first, Eida…" He carried her into the dining room. Vincent was not there though, looked like he had lunch early.
"Eida wants to be with Brother~" she rested her head in the crook of Oz's neck.
Oz smiled, a little bitterly this time. That's right, he had left her alone at home most of the time, so it's natural if she wanted to be with him, even for the least important matter. "Alright~ Brother will eat with Eida~"
And so Oz, Gil and Eida had lunch together.
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"Alice! We're sorry, we had lunch first… We hope you don't mind," Sharon said when Alice entered the summerhouse.
"It's okay, I'm not hungry afterall. I'm skipping lunch," she walked towards the stairs, wanting to lock herself in her safe, comfortable room. But Glen's voice stopped her. "Alice, skipping meal is not healthy. Now go eat your lunch."
Without turning her head, she answered. "No, thanks. I'm not hungry."
"You're a glutton, it's shocking that you're not hungry. I thought you could never feel enough," his tone was a little mocking, and it ignited Alice's anger.
"Oh, you mean don't like if I'm a glutton? Yeah of course! Because I just wasted your money and time! Wouldn't it be great if you just get rid of me? You have a better daughter, remember? You don't need to take care of me anymore, and you don't need to be irritated by my similarity to Mother!" she shouted.
Glen narrowed his eyes. "Watch your mouth, Alice."
"The hell about that! You didn't even teach me anything! Mother did all that, and when she's gone, you just walked away and marry some other woman!" she yelled at the top of her voice. After that she panted, out of breath and emotion began swirling inside her chest. She realized a drip of salty water was on her cheek, and she quickly rubbed it off. She ignored Sharon's and Glen's order to stop, and stormed into her room. She locked the door, even pulling some chairs and bookshelf and placed them behind the door, preventing anyone to break through.
Back in the living room, Sharon half-heartedly scolded her step-father. "Glen… You know she's a delicate girl! You can't say something so recklessly! You see what happens if you do."
Glen rubbed his temple. "I know, Sharon… I've scolded myself enough, you don't need to add it." He rested his head on the back of chair. "Lacie… Forgive me…"
"It's no time to dwell in sadness and guilt now, I believe~" the usual playful tone of a certain white-haired man startled Glen and Sharon. A man with crimson eyes suddenly appeared from beneath the tea-table.
"Break! I told you to stop that, especially in the presence of my Father!" Sharon scolded her husband-to-be.
"My apologies, but this is an urgent matter~"
Glen knew immediately it had something to do with his daughter. "What happened to Alice, Break?"
"Well, I believe she's not in her room anymore, Mister Glen~ I saw someone with much resemblance to Miss Alice just now, like running for her life outside~"
"WHAT?" Glen quickly stood and head toward the glass-door. There, almost outside of his periphery of his sight, the familiar brunette hair flowing back. He gasped. "ALICE!" He tried to chase her, yes Break was sure he was, and he stopped him.
"Break!"
"Please forgive my behavior, Mister Glen, but I suppose we should let her go for now. Don't you think it's better to let her cool her head down?"
Glen didn't agree, but he also didn't decline. It's a good sign. He was actually as stubborn as his daughter was. 'And it's very difficult to deal with them', Break sighed.
Very short... T.T
Looks like Oz's and Gil's relation didn't look too 'vague', eh? No BL for this fic, okay? So get rid of your wild imagination there, I apologize if the previous chapters made it so.
Glen is a little OOC here, I know... And I was really out of idea for Alice's angry ramblings, so that's all I could do :(
So, whaddya think? Would you please reviews?
Thanks~! ^^
