Disclaimer: I don't own Hetalia.

Thank God I was able to have enough time to write this chapter. Sure, we have a long weekend because of a 2-day holiday but our teachers bombarded us with homeworks. Plus, I've been playing Ib lately ;)

And now, I present to you: Chapter 09~! xD

(I won't put the roman numerals anymore…since it's not that necessary anyway. xD)


"You won't cook for tonight, dear."

Those six words made Alice's brows furrow. She should be happy that she won't have to cook for tonight…but the thing is that the one who said it to her was her one and only stepmother, Cordelia.

"Why?" she couldn't help but ask.

"We'll be out for tonight—by we, I only meant me and my children. And besides, Henry won't be home tonight, right?" Cordelia asked, her arms crossed over her chest. Alice nodded slowly.

"If you want to cook for your sister, you can do so. That's all." Cordelia said and left Alice alone in the living room. Alice waited for Cordelia to enter her room before she mumbled something.

When 6:00 PM finally hit the clock, Cordelia, along with her daughter and two sons, left the house. They weren't really wearing extravagant clothing. It's like they were just going to the mall or something like that.

Alice went to Samanatha's room to tell her that they finally left. When Samantha heard what her sister said, she couldn't help but jump in joy. Right now, the house is all theirs.

"So, what do you want to do?" Alice asked.

"I don't know…" Samantha said after a weary sigh "…I'm still full…" she added. Alice nodded in agreement.

Basically, the Kirkland sisters had nothing to do.

"Why don't we go out?" Samantha asked, breaking the silence between the two of them. As she met her sister's vivid green eyes, she blinked and asked "Why? Is there something wrong with going out?"

"Nothing's wrong about it, Sam. It's just that…"

"What?" Samantha immediately asked.

"…nothing. Okay, we'll go out, too…but we'll not stay out for so long, got that?" Alice asked.

"Sure~!"


The evening clouds were hiding the stars that were supposed to dominate the night sky, which greatly disturbed Ellerie. It's been raining too much lately, which was a little weird. She suddenly remembered something.

She had no idea whether whatever she remembered was significant or otherwise.

She looked at the starless evening sky again and a chilly breeze blew past her. She looked around and frowned. She had been feeling so uneasy lately—and she hated it. She knew that she was not the type of person who could feel uneasy or something like that for no particular reason at all.

She wanted to investigate…but she couldn't.

The batch formaland its settled date

Nothing's really wrong with the batch formal to happen on the 24th of December…right?

She bit her lower lip and looked down. Alice has been silent lately about her visions. The latter did not even bother to tell whether she was still having visions or otherwise. She has asked her several times but she would always get the same answer: "It's none of your concern, Elle."

She could feel that Alice has been seeing visions…

…unpleasant visions, that is.


As the rain began to fall from the evening sky, they immediately ran to the covered sidewalk. Everyone was beginning to leave, of course. Some street lights were blinking on and off, which made her a little bit nervous. As long as she's still with her, it'll be all right—that's for sure.

The rain poured harder, which made her wince.

They should be home right now since it was 10 minutes before eight in the evening. Now, no one was in sight.

"How are we supposed to go home?" she asked as she sat on her knees. She looked down at her and shrugged "I guess we should wait for the rain to stop…" was all she was able to suggest.

Minutes passed but the rain was still pouring terribly hard.

When was the last time it rained like this?

Ten years ago?

It was also evening when it rained this hard.

That tragic evening.

She slapped herself internally and took a deep breath.

Nothing will happen tonight…

She was suddenly pulled back to reality when she realized that… she was all alone.

where did she go?

She felt a shiver run down her spine when she heard the swing's chains make a sound. She immediately turned around but no one was there. The swing was moving on its own—probably because of the wind.

Still, she was nervous—and scared.

Then, in all of a sudden, she heard the sound of screeching tires.


It was already 7:43 in the evening and the park was beginning to be deserted.

Alice tapped her right foot impatiently on the ground, trying to find a way to tell her sister that they should be on their way home right now. Samantha was busy looking at the roses—red, white and light pink roses—at the flower shop across the bench she was sitting on right now.

After a few more minutes, Samantha finally came out of the flower shop. She was smiling for a reason that Alice could not decipher. When Samantha crossed the mini street between the shop and the bench where her sister was seated, they heard a roll of thunder.

Alice immediately stood up and glanced at her watch.

7:46 PM.

"Let's go n—"

Another roll of thunder.

"Samantha, grab my hand and let's go home now…" Alice rephrased her sentence. After Samantha grabbed her hand, a chilly wind blew past them…

…and after that, rain poured down from the sky.

As the rain began to fall from the evening sky, they immediately ran to the covered sidewalk. Everyone ran as well—but the thing is that they ran home.

Visions.

Some visions could have another meaning, right?

She knew that.

She should not take visions in a completely literal way.

Some visions could mean something different.

"How are we supposed to go home?" Samantha asked, looking at the evening sky with a frown. She sat on her knees and embraced them. It was cold, alright. Alice understood that.

Now that the park's mostly deserted (some shops were beginning to close for the night due to the nasty weather), she felt more nervous. Alice blinked, telling herself not to reminisce about the tragic night that happened ten years ago. She was with Arthur when it happened…and whatever happened during that night caused drastic changes…

…changes that caused her to be stuck in this present.

"Alice?" Samantha took her attention, which made her relieved.

"Yes?" she asked.

"I…I think I forgot my purse in the flower shop."

Alice suddenly felt that the nervousness and uneasiness inside her were beginning to eat her up.

"Alice…? Y-you look pale. Are you okay?" Samantha asked.

"Y-yes…I'm alright." Alice lied.

I should not let her go back to the shop. She should be with me until the rain weakens.

"I think the shop's already closed, Sam. Let's just get it tomorrow—"

"I think it's still open, Alice." Samantha interrupted as she pointed her finger towards the direction of the flower shop…

…and yes, it was still open.

This left Alice thinking about various scenarios.

If she would allow Samantha to get her purse, there's a big possibility for whatever she saw in her vision to happen.

If she would be the one to get the purse for Sam, there's a chance for Sam to follow her and then she ends up…

What would she do now?


Yeah…what would Alice do now?

The supernatural side of the story's beginning to unravel itself, hmm?

And yes, Arthur was [finally] mentioned. Actually, he has been mentioned for several times already…but I didn't refer to him as "Arthur". Now, I just did. xD

About my other FanFic (the Hetalia x Iron Fey Series crossover), I'll update it soon. I just need to revise some parts later.

Before I end this, let me tell you that the Lady in Red never fails to make me scream…and the Lady in Blue, too. Well…basically, the portraits with ladies painted on them [ I can't help but call them: The Lady in (insert color here)] never fail to make me scream whenever they begin to chase me.

Okay…sorry for the random note.