A/N: Please review and help me improve
Disclaimer: I don't own Pandora Hearts
Note: After re-thinking about it, I decided that these are the ideal ages:
Alice: 16
Oz: 17
Lottie: 17
Sharon: 19
Break: 21
Leo: 15
Elliot: 16
Ada: 16
Fang: 27
Doug: 26
Echo: 14
Zwei: 14
Sorry… I also edited the age in some of the previous chapters. Thanks, enjoy the story…
Chapter 9 - Who Are You, Alice?
"Sharon!" Oz entered the room early in the morning.
"Shh… Oz…" Sharon put her index finger on her lips indicating that she wanted him to shut up.
"Oh, sorry…" Oz said, "How is she?"
"She is fine now, but you can't play with her now, she will be resting for a few days." She said.
"Okay, that's fine, but can I sit here." He took a chair and put it beside her.
"You can, just make sure you don't wake her up." She said, "I'll be going to the village center and talk to Fang, if anything happen, look for me there, okay?"
"Right, don't worry, I'll look after her for a while." Oz said.
"I'm counting on you." Sharon said.
"You're really beautiful, Alice…" Oz muttered, "Huh? Did Sharon forgot to button the shirt – Gasp!" Oz accidentally looked at the mark, and her gasped, "No way… tell me it's just a decoration… but… it's real, no way, no way!" Oz panicked.
"Oz?" Alice woke up to the noise he was making, "What's wrong?"
"A-Ah, nothing, don't worry Alice." Oz said, "C-Can I ask something… if you don't mind…"
"What?" Alice asked.
"T-That tattoo, could it be…" He pointed at the mark and asked, "You're – "
"…" Alice stayed quiet for a while, "I am, Oz."
"No way, I – I – "
"Oz, I'm really sorry…"
"No, this… I can't, I can't let this be. W-Witches are my enemy… they –"
"Are you going to kill me?" Alice asked, she tried to get up and finally got into a sitting position. "Are you going to, Oz!?"
"I…" Oz took his sword and pointed it at her, "I… have my duty…"
"And you let it take over your life… your feelings?" Alice asked, "You are really stupid, as a human, and as my manservant."
"I… I don't… I can't let the witches, the witches who killed my brother just like that…" He pointed the sword at her chest, "Got away!"
Alice grabbed the sword and took it closer to her chest, "Now think, manservant! Think Oz! Are you going to kill me!?" A few drip of blood came from her hand.
"Alice…"
"Are you going to say that we have no rights to live…!?"
"N-No…"
"Are you going to say that… we are a heartless creature!?" Alice pressured him more, "Which is it? Is it us… or the people who forces you with duties!?"
"Al –"
"If you think so, then kill me…"
"…"
"…"
"What are you waiting for, Oz!?" Alice shouted.
Oz walked closer, he dropped the sword and ran to her, he hugged her tightly, "No Alice, I can't… I can't damn it!" Are you telling me to kill you, that's just the same as killing my love!" He said.
"Oz?"
"I love you, Alice! I really – " He cried and shouted, "I really love you! Please, please, I can't – I don't want to… kill you… I want to be with you, I want to be with Alice forever, Alice…"
"Oz…" Alice hugged him back, "Me too Oz, I love you too… I want to be with you, Oz…"
"Alice!"
"Hey, Echo, let's go fishing." Zwei asked her twin.
"Okay." She nodded, they, together went into the forest.
"Hehehehe…"
"Huh?" Zwei looked back.
"What's wrong, Zwei?" Echo asked.
"Nothing… I thought someone was laughing back then." She said.
"Really? Echo don't hear anything…" Echo said
"Well, it doesn't matter anyway, maybe it was just some kids playing around." Zwei tried to think positively though her real thought was thinking something else, somehow she had a bad feelings about it, "Let's go…"
"Sharon, why did you leave them alone?" Fang asked, "You secured her mark don't you?"
"Yea – Uh… wait! Wait! I haven't! Oh my, I forgot!" She ran back.
"Sharon! How can you be that careless…!?" Fang shouted but she was already too far, "Well, it's quite far from here to her house, it's up to that kid whether he killed Alice or not…"
"True, a knight from our kingdom would never miss a chance to kill a witch…"
