Reviews were very much appreciated! Thanks everyone! And geez, all of you wanted Ace to come in first! I plan on updating everyday for as long as I can. Mostly because every chapter is only about 1k words. And I'm already working ahead by at least ½ a chapter XD I swear you'll get the chapter title later on!

PiperDreamer: You're freaking running this story! Lol your ideas are equally as cool as you are though 8D

Some ideas go to the reviewers who let me borrow them!

Disclaimer: I don't own HnKnA

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Chapter 4: Why is 6 Afraid of 7? Ask Blood.

"So, Julius… I don't know how to tell you this… But we lost Alice." Boris said sheepishly while rubbing the back of his head. The twins stood at either side of him both looking equally fidgety. The watchmaker looked up from his work irritated, "How is that possible—"

Boris cut him off, "Well, you see… While we were playing tag at the mansion… Things got a bit out of hand and in the process we ended up losing her. We looked everywhere. But we couldn't find her anywhere! So this morning… Yeah, just thought I'd drop the news."

"We sort of thought Boss killed her." Dee shrugged.

"But then we realized that it was kind of impossible because we didn't hear any gunshots." Dum said remembering the events from earlier.

Boris frowned, "I thought he suffocated her and hid the body… I still have my doubts. But for now I decided to tell you."

"You didn't let me finish," Julius sighed in annoyance, "I was going to say, how is that possible when Alice is upstairs in her room? She's been here since yesterday, a little bit before sunset."

The twins mouths turned into 'O's' and Boris groaned with a hand to his forehead, "What a pain."

"We also suggest that she move around a lot… Preferably away from the mansion and here. She and Boss got off on the wrong foot…" Dum sighed,

"Yeah, but it was kind of funny. If any of us besides Alice would have said it, he wouldn't have even given us a head start!" Dee exclaimed with a chuckle.

Soon the door creaked open and in stepped Alice who rubbed her eyes tiredly, "Good morning, Julius." She mumbled cutely.

"Big brothers, Boris... Why are you here?" She inquired curiously as she took a seat next to Julius at his desk. "I would tell you. But if I do, you have to promise me that you'll go out with us to the amusement park since last time our time was cut short by the old man, so we could destroy the hatter's mansion." Boris whispered the last part.

"Yay! Amusement park!" Alice screamed jumping up from her chair. She accidently bumped into the table, causing the clock Julius was working on to plummet to the floor. The twins and Boris gasped before running out the room.

Alice's eyes widened as she dropped to the floor to pick it all up, "I-I'm sorry Julius! Please don't be mad at me! I'm sorry!" Alice put all the pieces back on the table in front of him. Tears streaked her eyes as she watched the mortician examine all the pieces that fell.

"Julius must hate Alice-chan now." Alice said sadly.

Julius, without even looking at her face took Alice's wrist gently and brought her close to his chest enveloping her in a hug, "Don't you ever say that I hate you. I could never so much as even think of me hating you."

Alice realizing she was forgiven immediately hugged him back stopping her tears, "Alice-chan loves Julius! She loves him a lot!" She said cheerfully.

Julius grumped at Alice's words and began mumbling about childish innocence and nonsense.

"How about you come with us to the amusement—" Alice was cut off as she broke away from their hug,

"No." Julius said immediately. "Now go change your clothes if you plan on going with the cat and twins." He said going back to the mixed up pieces of the clock.

Alice nodded before doing as he instructed.

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"Alice-chan is getting bored… Maybe playing dress-up will be fun." Alice said tiredly as they sat at a table drinking sodas. Alice refused to go on any of the big rides so they were basically stuck walking around doing nothing.

"No!" Dee and Dum screamed in unison.

"Haha, let's try something else…" Boris insisted after taking a sip of drink, his gaze fleeting away from the female's own eyes.

"Tag?" Alice tried out curiously.

"NO!" They all shouted, and their sudden movements caused the table to shake slightly, nearly spilling over the brunette's drink.

Eyebrows furrowed and teal irises impatient, Alice recoiled and pouted, "Pick a game then!" She demanded.

Suddenly a gunshot pierced the air. Alice winced as she held her hands over her head, a couple tears went out her eyes as Boris and the twins immediately became alert. "Stay still!" Elliot's voice screamed from nearby. "The newbie-hare is here." Dum stated, "And close by too." Dee finished.

"Let's check it out." Boris said standing up. He took Alice by the wrist, "Come on now, if anything they'll stop when they see you!"

Alice nodded, "Promise?" Boris put a hand to his heart, "Cross my heart." He winked at her; Alice smiled weakly as she was lead away from the café area.

They soon turned down a corner; Elliot stood angrily his gun pointed at Gowland who held out his own weapon with a wicked smirk on his face. Blood stood next to Elliot, unlike the other two he had no weapon, but his face was as pissed off as it could be.

"Why are you all fighting!?" Alice asked pulling away from Boris and stepping closer to the fight. Immediately, Elliot and Gowland put their weapons down at the close proximity of the little girl.

"I'm going out on a limb here and guess that this has to do with someone's gender preference?" Boris sighed.

"Guns are bad! The only one who's actually good here Homo!" Alice said pointing a finger at Blood. After the words escaped her mouth, Gowland and Boris burst out laughing. Dee and Dum cracked grins onto their faces, Elliot's face turned red as he put a hand on his face and Blood simply narrowed his angry eyes at Alice.

"That's a first for the Gay Hatter isn't it? Being a hero?" Gowland cackled.

"Stop calling him that!" Elliot demanded hotly.

"But he has a hat and he's Gay isn't he? So why not?" Alice asked cluelessly referring to his name, though to the others it sounded as though she were referring otherwise.

This time Boris collapsed on the floor into a fit of laughter, both his hands grabbing at his sides while Gowland began ranting about how 'Revenge was his' and the twins let a chuckle escape them each but they both composed themselves quickly when Blood glanced their way firmly.

Gowland smirked deviously, "You know something Elliot, I can't help but pity you."

"Why is that?" Elliot sneered darkly, his hand twitching at his gun.

"You work for a man that might very well lust after you! But I suppose if it's not you it's probably those poor twins. He's probably a pedophile for all we know!" Gowland laughed harder and in response Boris mirrored it, still rolling on the floor in laughter.

Alice blinked her eyes, her index finger going to her lip while she tilted her head to the side, "What's a puredo? Pedicu? Pedo-thingy?" She questioned innocently,

Before Elliot could open his mouth, Gowland answered informatively, "That means he wants to have sex with little kids, like you Alice."

Alice put her hands on her face in shock, "You Pedo-Hatter!" She accused while pointing a finger in his direction, "You're horrible! Having the number six with kids!"

"Number six! Brilliant! Oh God, help me! My ribs! My ribs!" Boris howled out gasping for air as he continued laughing, not at all taking in mind the leers from the Hatter family that were sent his way.

The girl now paused, her eyes blinking owlishly once more while she turned back to Gowland curiously, "Wait… How do you have the number six with people? What does that mean? Is it fun?"

Clearly reaching his melting point, the head of the mafia gave a grunt, his eyes wild with anger as his cane morphed into its machine gun form. Spitefully eyeing the owner of the amusement park, he aimed his weapon the older man's way, "Prepare to die Mary. And I suggest you take the young miss as far away from me as possible for when I'm done here, Elliot."

"Come on Alice; let's go before things get messy." Elliot sighed while going out for her hand, however she resisted, "No way! What's it mean when you have the number six with people!?" Alice flailed her arms around confused.

"Don't worry about it Alice, he won't have it with you because he's Homo!" Gowland roared with laughter as he then proceeded to dodge the shots that went off in his direction.

"Let's go!" Elliot urged taking her hand once more before running quickly.

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"Bye, Ely-chan! Tell my big brothers that I had lots of fun today!" Alice exclaimed while waving as she watched Elliot walk away from the Clock Tower.

Alice walked in and closed the door, "Julius, I'm back!" She shouted as she started walking into his office.

Ace stood at the entrance, now taking off his mask; his coat still had fresh blood splattered all over it as well as on his face. He grinned from the very second he saw Alice,

"Hey, Alice! I was wondering where you were!" The brunet said with a wave.

Alice stared at him blankly attempting to figure out what was on his clothes and Ace curiously watched as she inspected him silently.

The clockmaker at his desk cleared his throat, earning the Knight's attention inquisitively, "Alice is under a special 'condition' right now Ace." Julius explained briefly, "She fell off of a tree and so now she has temporary amnesia, she thinks she's five years old."

Ace's red eyes widened, "You don't say! That's pretty cool! Well, Alice, to introduce myself, I'm Ace!"

"What's that on your clothes Ace-nii-san? Some type of jelly?" Alice asked taking her finger to wipe off some of the red liquid that was on his face, curiously she put it her mouth. She cringed at the copper-salt-like taste it upheld.

"Nope! That's some random person's blood!" Ace optimistically informed instantly causing the young girl to begin spitting furiously while she shrilled on about catching cooties.

Julius rubbed his temple at the two's display when it became obvious Ace was getting clear amusement from her reaction, "Don't scar her Ace." He attempted to instruct but a part of him knew it was too late to really stop him.

Perking up, the Knight watched down at her happily, "Hey, Alice! I just got a fun idea! Since I'm done with work, you can spend time with me at the Castle since I'm a knight!" He informed with a charming smile to his lips.

Alice's eyes immediately began glowing in wonder, "A castle!? You're a knight!? Is there a queen here!? Is she pretty and graceful!?"

It was clear that with her excited and dreamlike tone that her imagination was beginning to run wild in regards to the words she set up.

Ace shook his head with a slight chuckle, "Nope! In fact all your exclamations are way off! We have a castle that's overrun with soldiers that mercilessly kill anyone unfamiliar on sight, I'm a knight who betrays his own queen, and our queen is a selfish, old hag that orders executions to have people's heads cut off for fun! In fact, I think she talked about having your head not too long ago!"

"Wah!" Alice began crying loudly while holding her neck.

Julius gave Ace a hard stare.

"Did I say something wrong?" He asked as he looked on as Alice continued weeping.

"I don't want my head chopped off!" Alice cried while shaking her head furiously.

"I'm pretty sure it won't hurt. I mean, the people that did get their heads cut off haven't complained." Ace attempted to shrug helpfully.

"Maybe because those people are dead." Julius deadpanned and in response, Alice only began to cry harder.

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The castle of Hearts will meet Alice now. Oh, I bet Peter will be overjoyed. Tell me if you get the title! Lol