Me: Hiiiii I'm sorry that my last chapter was kind of boring! Thanks to those who read my one-shot Speechless!

Marucho: You also had some mistakes

Me: I know…

Julie: And you should totally make this chapter exciting!

Me: I'll try…

Marucho and Julie: AND…

Me: Alright! I get it! Before they can say anymore lets just start!

Dan's mother was killed.

Shun got away.

Masquerade in a way is now dating Alice.

P.S. This chapter will be better =) (surprises!)

Disclaimer: I do not own Bakugan!

Alice's P.O.V.

It was another beautiful autumn day! Masquerade was coming over for dinner tonight and I had to make everything perfect. I started early in the morning. First I would buy food from the market, and then I would have to clean up and then cook and then decorate the dinner table!

"Dan, I'm heading out!" I called so he would hear me. He was currently in his room doing whatever he's doing.

"Are you sure you don't need help?" he asked as he came out. I shook my head.

"Bye!" I grabbed a basket and then left the house. There were a lot of people at the market today probably since it was almost time for the feast. Everyone was invited each year to the kingdom and there would be a potluck. It was amazing! There were so much good food and everything would be perfect. It was just a few days away. I almost forgot about it.

"Hi there Miss. What would you like?" the person asked me. I picked some vegetables and one fish then paid him. I wouldn't have enough money for the feast if I didn't start saving up and the thing is, if we didn't want to go we would probably be killed. It was harsh.

"Hey Alice!" I turned around to see who it was.

"Oh Masquerade! You're early," I told him but he probably knew. We walked hand in hand back to my house. Dan came out and they started talking to each other. I stayed in the kitchen to cook.

"Masquerade, you're really early," Dan pointed out.

"I'm sorry, I was just excited to see your sister," he gave me a sweet smile and I smiled back. He was so sweet at times and I didn't think he would betray me like Shun did… I still couldn't forget Shun. He was on my mind every minute of the day. It wasn't fair to Masquerade and maybe I should tell him but if I did we might have to break up and it still wouldn't be fair. My head hurts.

Masquerade's P.O.V.

"Are you taking my sis to the feast?" Dan asked me. I completely forgot about it. I was here early to take Alice to Hydron but if I took her to the feast instead it would be a lot easier. "Are you alright Masquerade?"

"Oh yeah, of course I'm taking her," he gave a smile.

"You want some water. Sorry, that's all we have," he said sheepishly.

"Alright thanks," he went into the kitchen and I sat there unknown. Who knew they were both so gullible. I looked out the window and saw a familiar face. He realized I was staring at him and quickly ran. I jumped up and pushed the door open. I chased after the man and trapped him. He would either jump off the cliff and into the waterfall or he could surrender.

"Shun, Shun, Shun… give me the necklace if you still want your life,"

"No, what are you going to do to Alice," he asked. You could see fear in his eyes and that just made me grin wider.

"How can you not know by now? After all didn't she tell you? Oh right, you're the one who stole the necklace from her. Am I right?" I liked playing around with him. He was like a little dog on a leash. He took a step back as I took a step forward.

"Give it to me,"

"Never!" he yelled he took another step back and almost fell. I started charging at him but then he turned around and dived into the waterfall. Was he crazy?

Shun's P.O.V.

There were only two choices. Either I jump or either I give him the necklace and then he'll probably kill me. I might as well hope for the best. So I jumped off the cliff and into the rushing waterfall. The water was cold and I barely kept my head on the surface. I gasped for air. When I finally got down the waterfall, the water was still rushing but not as insane as before. I got scratches from rocks but I was alive. I slowly got out of the river by grabbing on to this large log. I had to go see Alice. I ran into the village, hoping to beat Masquerade to Alice's house. I was delighted to see that Alice was alone standing outside of her door.

"Masquerade, where did you go…?" she looked upset. I ran up to her and she just stared at me.

"Alice, I'm so glad…" she stopped me. She slapped me hard on my cheek.

"Where's my necklace Shun? Where is it?" she asked.

"Alice, listen to me first,"

"I don't want to. You left me Shun. You left even though you knew I was the princess and that that necklace mattered a lot!" she yelled as she was on the verge of tears. There must have been so much pressure on her.

"I'll give it back to you after you listen," I stated. She nodded her head slightly, "Masquerade is only trying to use you. He knows you're a princess and he's going to bring you to Prince Hydron," I explained.

"You're right, he knows that I'm a princess, but unlike you, he's actually trying to help and care for me! You're just saying all of this because you know what you did was wrong and now you want to make him look bad? Shun, you're pathetic!" I stared at her. I couldn't believe she just said that to me. I grabbed on to her shoulders and starting shaking her.

"Do you know what you're saying?" I asked her.

"Don't touch my girl," I heard Masquerade say as he came closer. I didn't let go of her. He pushed me away and realized it was me. He had a shocked expression and just froze there. He was lucky Alice was burying her face in his chest. Wait! What? Why would she?

"Shun, go. I don't want to see you ever again," she whispered through tears and they both went inside. Why was this happening to me? Why did Masquerade have to be such a jerk?

Alice's P.O.V.

"Masquerade, where did you go? I was so scared that something might have happened to you," I muffled into his chest. I couldn't believe Shun was pathetic enough to come and actually say that to me. He didn't even bother apologizing!

"I just wanted to go for a walk," I could tell he lied but I didn't say anymore.

"Alice, you want to go to the feast with me tomorrow?" he asked sincerely.

"Alice, you shouldn't go. It's dangerous especially if the prince recognizes you," Dan added.

"Don't very, I'll protect Alice," he had such a powerful voice and it was persuasive too.

"I don't know…"

"Come one Dan, please," I begged.

"It isn't that I don't want to, it's just really dangerous. There are going to be guards everywhere and…"

"Dan, Masquerade's here remember?" He really worried about me, but I don't blame him, after all he is my… half… brother? Though sometimes I wish he would relax.

"I still don't know. Alice you know I really care about you. What if you see Shun?" he asked. I didn't tell him I did. It's better for him to worry less.

"If she does, I'll protect her," Masquerade made it all sound so simple. Dan gave a sigh of defeat.

"Alright fine, only because he's here," I ran to hug Dan.

"Thanks," I went back to the kitchen to continue cooking.

Dan's P.O.V.

*Sigh… I was only trying to protect her but I guess she needs some freedom. It's a big responsibility that she couldn't refuse to do. It wasn't like cleaning my room or wiping the soot from our fireplace once in a while.

"Masquerade, I want you to know you're a very lucky guy and please cherish her," I told him. For a moment I thought I saw hatred in his eyes but I was probably dreaming because his voice was definitely sincere.

"I will," he stated. We both sat on the couch and waited for Alice to finish cooking. For some reason, I found that it was an uncomfortable silence. Then I felt something cold on my throat and realized it was a knife!

"I'm Danny but in order for me to succeed I have to kill everyone in my path,"

"What? You've been hurting my sister!" He didn't answer but just sliced my throat.

Alice's P.O.V.

Finally dinner is ready. I better go get them.

"Dinner is…" I gasped as I saw my brother lying down on the couch and Masquerade lying on the floor with blood on his forehead. I quickly ran to them.

"Masquerade! Brother!" I started shaking them and Masquerade woke up.

"Alice… it was Shun," he stuttered. How could Shun do that? I started shaking all over as I help Masquerade get up and walked over to my brother. His throat was bleeding, I checked for a pulse and found out he was dead. I started crying hard. I started hugging him, hoping that he would react like he used to. His body was cold.

"Alice, I'm so sorry," he choked as he came to sit beside me.

Masquerade's P.O.V.

I had killed Dan Kuso and my plan was almost complete. I decided to blame it on someone, Shun. He was perfect, she hated him and she wouldn't think logically. I had to act well so I cut myself lightly and spread the blood. I lay down on the ground and waited for her.

"Dinner is…" she gasped. I couldn't stop myself from smiling. It was victory.

"Masquerade! Brother!" I could feel her shaking me so I opened my eyes and explained to her what happened.

"Alice… it was Shun," I'm not bad when it comes to acting especially since she was easy to trick. I followed her to her brother and let out another grin behind their face. I had a temptation to kill her but I didn't.

"Alice, I'm so sorry," I went next to her and sat right beside her. She laid her head on my shoulders and started bawling her eyes out but even though she was crying like that, I've got to admit she still looked beautiful. That made me even more certain that she was the princess. We ate dinner quietly and I could hear her sniffling, pathetic. That night I didn't leave because she wanted me to stay. We lit a candle and we went to one of the rooms. She laid down on the bed first. I took off my jacket and shirt and gave a smirk that she didn't see. I climbed on to the bed and grabbed her from behind. She snuggled in closer. (They're not yeah… I'm still kind of immature so yeah… notice they still have clothes on) Soon she fell asleep. I was still awake, thinking of the reward I would get tomorrow.

Me: Alright! So the ending was kind of disturbing but nothing happened!

Alice: I was in bed with Masquerade…

Shun: Out of all the things in the world that's what you came up with?

Me: Don't be jealous.

Dan: And I died? Seriously?

Me: Sorry, it just had to be done.

Runo: Grrr… now I'm a loner

Me: I'm sorry Runo.

Runo: It wasn't your fault, it was Dan's!

Dan: WHAT?

Me: Thanks for reading everyone! I would like to thank JazzGirl123, katzike123, sakurayamato1, and alicefrombakugan! I would also like to thank the people who read Speechless! Thanks! Please review and comment!