Hey, guys, sorry about not updating yesterday! I had a lot of things to do (Christmas shopping, a church program, eating out at Red Lobster with my mother) so I didn't get the chance to write this chapter. But alas! I'm writing it now, but I don't know if I'll be able to write another tomorrow (stupid 200 point Othello project -.-) I'll try, though. Now onward to this fic!

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Chapter 10

A figure was running. Said figure had magenta colored locks along with a long, matching boa. In his arms, he was carrying a bloodied, battered teenage girl to the nearest territory. That happened to be the Amusement Park, located roughly twenty meters away from where the girl was found on the verge of death.

When Boris had screamed for help, nobody came. He repeated it once, twice, three times, until the sad truth settled in: nobody was going to help him or Alice. He was alone.

Fury rippled through his body, before he calmed himself by counting backwards to ten. This wasn't the time or place to be getting angry over the lack of help; after all, he was there, and he was damn positive he wasn't going to let the outsider die.

So, though the scent was horrendous and he had to be extremely careful, he picked up Alice and began to go as fast as he was able towards the park. It wasn't easy, but he finally reached it and made it inside.

Once he made it in, he heard the shocked gasps of the faceless workers there, whether for his own condition or Alice's, he couldn't tell. He decided to ignore them anyway and continued on his lopsided gait towards Gowland.

Said man was sitting at one of the pavilions, drinking a steaming cup of black tea. His back was towards Boris and he yelled, "Old man! Alice is hurt!" As soon as the words left his mouth, Gowland spun around and stared at Boris as though he was a deer caught in the headlights.

"Didn't you hear me? She's hurt!" As if to prove his point, Alice let out a whimper of pain. Gowland, seeing the hurting girl, jumped up from his seat and raced towards the two.

"What in the—what happened Boris?" As he said this, he grabbed Alice from Boris' hands, giving him the chance to catch his breath. Boris, with his head down and his hands on his knees, heaved out:

"That crazy rabbit attacked her. You know, Vivaldi's? He shot her, and then had the nerve to shoot at me. But she," he erupted into a bone rattling cough, "she jumped on him and saved me. In the process though, she hurt herself even more."

"Damn it all to hell!" Gowland growled, his eyes glowing a dangerous color. "Did you kill that son of a bitch?"

Boris shook his head. "No, I didn't. However, I did immobilize him by shooting his legs and arms. He shouldn't be going anywhere for a while."

Gowland shook his head. "Let's get the little lass to an infirmary. I'll deal with that crazed rabbit later."

Boris didn't object; finally having caught his breath, he and Gowland took Alice to a long infirmary located in the park. The faceless in charge, an aging woman with streaks of grey in her hair, took one look at Alice then back at Gowland, before speaking gravely:

"Here's a table over here, sir. But that girl… she's lost a lot of blood. She might need surgery."

Gowland nodded and gritted his teeth. "I understand. Boris, wanna help me move Alice over to that there cot?"

"Sure," Boris agreed, grabbing half of Alice while Gowland grabbed the other half. But Alice wasn't going down without a fight; kicking and scratching, she subconsciously attempted to get out of their grasps and almost did. It wasn't until the elderly faceless subdued her with some sort of tranquilizer.

Gowland nodded his thanks and Boris smiled at the nurse. They then placed Alice on the cot and took a step back. Once she was on the cot, Gowland and Boris realized that they were both covered in blood.

The nurse noticed this too. "Look, why don't you two go wash up? We'll watch her, keep an eye on her. Besides, it'll be easier for us to treat her if there aren't people in the way."

Boris was about to object when Gowland grabbed his shoulder, a determined look in his eyes. "She's right. Let's give the little lady some space. Besides, we have some… unfinished business to attend to."

And with that, Gowland led Boris out of the infirmary.

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"Wha—let go of me, old man!" Boris yelled, unsuccessfully, as he tried to pry Gowland's surprisingly strong grip from his shoulder. Finally getting purchase, he yanked the offending hand off before yelling, "You need to calm down! You can't just go kill him!"

Gowland narrowed his eyes at Boris before emitting dangerously, "Step out of the way Boris. I'll do whatever I damn well please."

Boris saw the look and took a defiant step forward. "Do you honestly think Alice would want you to kill him? She hates it when people die and if you told her you killed Peter? Alice would be sad if he died, even if he was the one who attacked her. Don't do anything rash."

Gowland narrowed his eyes as though he was going to argue with Boris, before conceding with, "I guess you're right. Alice hates violence."

Boris breathed a sigh of relief; though he wouldn't openly admit, he hadn't wanted to fight the Amusement Park owner.

Gowland's voice snapped him out of his trance. "Let's at least go get him. That way, he can't go anywhere. And," he made a show of putting his fists together, "I can rough him up a little bit. Do you remember where you saw him last?"

"Of course," Boris said as he led Gowland to the last spot he saw the White Rabbit. After a few moments of walking in silence, Boris pointed up ahead of him. "He should be right…" But Boris stopped short as he realized something.

The White Rabbit was nowhere to be found.

It's kind of a small chapter, but definitely takes care of a few things. I don't really have much to say here, except please review! You'll get internet cookies if you do! *waves one in the air* Come on! You know you want to!

Now, it's my time to catch up on some reviews. Here goes:

To Yoruko Rhapsodos: Julius/Alice isn't bad… neither is Nightmare/Alice… Then again, this is only base off of the manga. I guess, if I had to say, Julius and Alice would be my third couple in HnKnA. I don't really see Grey, so I don't know, save for how most people portray him in other fanfics.

To ThePandaHat: :D

To xXSolaine-GirlXx: I glad you love this story. Hopefully my update was fast enough for you.

To Yoruko Rhapsodos: In this fic, or just in general? 'Cuz if it is in this fic, then I thank you.

To ThePandaHat: Considering that this is the first fanfic I ever finished, I feel quite accomplished. It's definitely long enough for now. But I did have a lot of fun writing this.

To xXSolaine-GirlXx: Thank you very much!