Sharon stood up and held out a hand to Break, the chain looked up at her before taking her hand and rising to his feet. She smiled a bit, "Let's just try to get some rest." He nodded, knowing he had to stay hidden, "What would you like me to do?" He asked knowing well that people were still looking for him.

"Maybe you could sleep in my shadow." Break nodded again, "That may be best for tonight." She watched as he disappeared into her shadow before going and laying on her bed.

The next morning, when Break woke he forgot he was still in Sharon's shadow and jumped in surprise, before realization hit him. He looked up at Sharon, who was beginning to stir, and gave a small yawn.

"Good morning milady."

She jumped a bit at the sound of his voice before remembering what had happened. "Good morning Break." She said with a drowsy smile, before sitting up with a small yawn. She got up and pressed her ear to the door, listening to see if anyone was coming.

There wasn't and soon Break was sitting in the room, still looking sleepy, his hair sticking up in places. Sharon then noticed, his bangs that covered his left eye were sticking up, so she could clearly see his eye socket. She blinked in surprise looking at it silently; Break followed her gaze and gave her a small smile.

"Oh this? Sorry I usually keep it covered up..." The chain said hastily covering it with his bangs once more. She smiled a bit, "It's ok, what happened?" "Well my eye was taken from me a while ago, I don't really remember because it was before I became a chain. " She nodded in understanding, not asking about the subject any longer.

"Anyways enough about me…we should focus on what we plan on doing today…" Sharon nodded in agreement as he said those words. "Right, we can't let anyone see you, but we need answers." "Well where do you want to start?"

Sharon thought a moment before replying. "The Baskervilles."

The chain did not look happy one bit at the thought and glared as she spoke about those fools. "Don't tell me you intend to go to them for answers."

She nodded in determination, "They started all this."

His face never lost its seriousness as he spoke, "You know we could be walking into a trap. Knowing them, they may want us to come to them." She nodded, "But it's our only chance." He sighed, "I suppose your right and there's no point in trying to stop you, but we can't let our guard down with them."

She smiled, "I agree." He stopped glaring, but he still had a hint of concern in his eye. Sharon sighed softly, "I at least want to know what they did to you."

"Oh…I understand…" He was slightly surprised at these words, he was still getting used to the idea of how attached she was to him. Truth be told…he did feel a strange feeling whenever, he was around her, he didn't know what it was but knew it couldn't be bad.

She was beginning to feel the same way, wondering if maybe…it was love?

"Well shall we be off then?" He asked, pulling her out of her thoughts, and still not sounding to enthusiastic about the idea, but was ready to do whatever it took to clean things up. Sharon nodded, "I'll have to put you in my shadow until we make it out of the mansion." "Yes, let's go."

She sealed him away, before turning to exit the room. As she walked down the hallways towards the door, many thoughts whirled through Sharon's mind. Even if they didn't break the contract without harming Break, she at least wanted to find out what the Baskervilles did to him. She also wanted the chain to recover whatever memories he had forgotten, she knew it must be hard on him, not being able to remember much about what his life was like as a human.

The young noble soon made it to the door, avoided the guards and soon made it outside. Once she was a good distance away, she released Break. "Well that went well." The chain said as soon as he was out of her shadow. She nodded, "I'm surprised, there are usually agents everywhere." "I wonder if something has happened?" she looked around silently, "I don't like this…"

Break narrowed his eye, keeping a close watch over his contractor, ready to attack anything that seemed to be a threat. As if on cue, the two heard a set of footsteps coming towards them, and braced themselves for whatever they may see.

Sharon's eyes widened as a Baskerville stepped out of the brush. It was Lottie, the female illegal contractor that hurt Break.

Immediately, Break launched himself at the Baskerville like a leopard, quickly tackling and pinning her to the ground, his hands at her throat. However, Lottie simply smiled as the chain attacked her, as if she had expected his actions the whole time. "Well well if it isn't the Hatter. I'm surprised to see you're still sane."

Break kept a firm hold on her, every inch of his body tense, ready to strike if she made any sudden movements. Sharon walked up beside them and looked down at Lottie. "We want answers, what did you do to Break?" Lottie grinned, "Oh that? We just used the mirror to unseal his humanity." Break glared down at the wretched Baskerville, tightening his grip, gritting his teeth, a slight growl rising up in the back of his throat. Sharon placed a gentle had on his shoulder, the chain instantly relaxing a bit.

Lottie giggled, "I see it worked, how long do you think it'll take before you lose yourself?"

Break narrowed his eye, "Your lucky I'm sane enough to let you live, otherwise I would have killed you already. The Baskerville grinned, obviously not frightened in the least, "Oh? But do you really want any more blood on your hands Kevin Regnard?"

Break's eye widened a little, "H-how do you know my name?!" He said angrily. Lottie grinned widely, "I know a lot about you." Sharon looked confused as the two had this conversation, "Regnard? As in…the killer?" However, both ignored her question and Break glared down at his foe. He should have known…that's what all that blood in his flashback was about… "Tell me…what do you know?" He was determined to know the truth, even if it hurt.

His captive giggled, "You were a servant to the Sinclair family, but because of you they all got killed. The blood is on your hands."

He didn't want to believe it that was for sure, and he was quiet surprised to hear it, knowing she was telling the truth to toy with him. Immediately visions of the past came rushing back to him, except the memories were less pleasant then last time. This time, his memories consisted of the days he lived filled with bloodshed and murder. If he really betrayed the family he served, if he really made a contract with a chain…surely he did it for a reason?

Lottie grinned at his expression, "It hurts doesn't it? Even while the little one trusted you, you betrayed her." Sharon's eyes widened, with shock and hurt, "That's not true! It can't be…"

Break had had enough, now this wretched foe was just trying to poke at his weakness, truth or not. He tightened his grip, "Shut up!" he shouted. He knew a piece of the puzzle was missing, but whatever it was Lottie sure wasn't going to give it to him.

She laughed, "I think I've said enough. LEO." Her chain came out of nowhere and growled at Sharon. "Let me go or I'll have him rip her limb from limb." The one-eyed chain glared at her, but let her go. Lottie stood up and brushed herself off, "See you around Hatter. When you have the blood of the Rainsworth family on your hands." With that she took off, taking Leo with her.

Break fell to his knees, cursing silently to himself, his hands clenched tightly into fists. "Damn she got away…" He whispered. Sharon slowly knelt next to him, putting a gentle hand on his shoulder. "B-Break..." The chain clenched his fists tighter, "I don't want to believe it…but…I," He stammered, his head pounding from all that had happened.

Sharon looked at him worriedly; she had never seen him in so much pain before…"She could've been twisting the truth…you're not a killer."

The chain sat up, still overwhelmed from all he had learned, "I know very well she could have…but…when she spoke of my past, I remembered something else…about my past…I think she was telling the truth…but…I know I couldn't have done that just because I wanted to…there has to be a reason…" She slowly nodded, "You must have wanted to change the past…" He nodded in agreement, "I must have…to do something so terrible…"

Sharon gently wrapped her arms around him to comfort him, "It'll be okay." Break hung his head, still suffering from shock, "Sharon…even though you heard all this, you still want me by your side?" The young noble smiled softly, "Of course…you're not like that anymore, I can't blame you for your past."

The chain managed a small smile, making eye contact with her, "Thanks…Sharon." She smiled a bit at his reply, "It's the least I could do for you." He nodded, "I suppose so…" He smiled again before frowning, "Oh I suppose I should apologize for letting that Baskerville getting away…" Sharon smiled a bit, "It's ok, she gave us a lot of information." He nodded, "Yes I guess so…" Her smile fell for a bit, "She said they unsealed you humanity…" He frowned as well, "…yes..." giving a small sigh he continued, "I guess sooner or later, I'll be the Mad Hatter I always was…"

Sharon looked down a bit at those words that was the last thing she wanted to happen, "…we have to find a way to stop that from happening…I don't want to lose you…" The Hatter nodded, "I don't want to lose myself either…" She sighed softly, "Just promise me you'll try to hold on as long as you can." He nodded, "Of course I will." She smiled gently and stood up, "We should get going…" She said softly. He nodded, "Yes…" Still thinking of everything Lottie had said, and the memories he had remembered. Sharon silently felt bad for him, hoping that Lottie was lying…

As they walked, Break remained silent, wishing that there was actually some good in his past and that he wasn't just a killer…or just another monster….

Sharon glanced at him worriedly every so often, catching his clawed hand in hers as they walked, giving it a reassuring squeeze. Break looked at her and managed a slight smile, ever so thankful his contractor was that one person who looked past all the blood, past the claws and the fangs and madness and saw humanity. He was thankful to be her chain. However, Sharon did have a right to worry about him, she couldn't help it…she had to admit she was afraid of what he might become.

Break was also worried about what he might become when madness finally had him…What worried him most was the thought of both of them being pulled into abyss by the time Sharon's incuse had made a full rotation and him losing all his humanity, not being able to protect her, or even attacking her when she needed his protection the most.

Sharon suddenly stopped walking and put a hand to her chest, causing Break to immediately take notice. "Sharon! Is it making another turn?!" She slowly nodded wincing in pain, while Break helped her stay on her feet. That was three turns! In what? Two days?! They were both running out of time and fast…

She gritted her teeth in pain and panted as it passed, "It's moving quickly…" He nodded, "We better clear things up quickly…" The noble nodded a bit, "But how?" The chain dipped his head trying to think. They both most likely had only a few days left…

Sharon looked down a bit, afraid that the further the seal went, the more his humanity would slip away…

Break had to admit, things in his mind were getting a little crazy, but it was nothing he couldn't handle and he was doing a very good job of hanging onto his humanity so far. They were running out of options, and time…he had to come up with something fast…

Sharon sighed softly, trying not to get anxious. If she was dragged into abyss…what would happen to Break?