Disclaimer: Pandora Hearts does not belong to me. I am but a humble and super duper addicted fan of it who decided to make a fanfic of my all-time favorite manga and anime.

YAY! Sorry for the late update, everyone! But here it is! And here, we have Gil x Alice and a little Oz x Alice. :D Yay! Love triangle! Well, as the plot moves on, we'll see more of this love triangle.

Okay! Enjoy!

::{ Gilbert POV}::

Great. So now the stupid rabbit has to live with us. All because some idiot decided to kill everyone in the Étoile Kingdom's castle. She's running all around the place like she's still in her own castle. This is ridiculous. Young Master Oz and King Jack are even glad that she and her sister are here. It may not look like it but I'm really upset with her being here.

"Gil!" Young Master ran to me. "Gil! I found something I've never seen in the castle before! It's really cool! It's an old well! Come on! Let's go!" Young Master Oz grabbed my hand and ran. As we ran, we passed by the stupid rabbit down the hall. She was wearing a red coat with a huge ribbon. "Alice!" cried Young Master.

"Oz! Seaweed head!" she called back. "What are you doing here?"

Is she serious? "What do you mean 'what are you doing here'? This castle belongs to the Vessalius family! Not yours!"

"Allow me to rephrase the question then. What do you want?" she asked.

"Ehehe~ I saw this really cool old well at the back of the castle and decided to show Gil," said the Young Master. "Do you want to come too?"

The rabbit nodded. "Sure," she said. Does she have to come with us?

Later, we reached the well Young Master Oz was talking about. It was a huge circular stone well covered in moss and vines. It certainly was old.

"Look! Isn't it cool?" cried the Young Master with sparkling eyes. I smiled.

"It is," I replied. "It's amazing how it was able to survive. I'm guessing it's about a hundred years old."

"It's not THAT amazing." The stupid rabbit scoffed then crossed her arms. "It couldn't be older than fifty years."

What the heck! A stupid person should remain a stupid person! "Don't act smart, you stupid rabbit!"

"As if you know anything seaweed head! I bet your brain was hollowed out then filled with kelp. That is, if you even had a brain!"

"WHAT! I have a brain that is perfectly functional and not filled with seaweed! Who do you think I am!"

"A servant who doesn't know anything for starters!"

At that moment, I stopped and looked at Young Master Oz. He was kneeling on the floor, holding something. "Oh wow… This is so…" said Young Master. Then I heard a scream. Before I knew what was going on, I felt a pull at my left hand and I tumbled into the darkness.

::{ Oz POV}::

Alice and Gil were fighting again. These two just never stop, do they? I figured the quarrel would last forever, so I decided to keep myself busy by scanning the surroundings.

Something caught my attention right then. Something glinted on the soil. I took a closer look and saw a small, golden iris flower on the floor. I picked it up. It was only slightly bigger than my eye and it was attached to a chain. So it's a necklace, I thought. Then I heard a scream followed by another scream. I couldn't mistake them for anybody else's. The first one came from Alice and the second came from Gil.

I turned around but saw nobody there. "Gil?" I called. "Alice? Where are you?" I started to shout. "Gil! Alice!" I went to the well. "Gil! Alice!" I then heard a faint voice come from the well which grew louder.

"Young Master? Young Master! Is that you?" Gil's voice echoed out of the well and immediately, I felt relief wash over me.

"Gil! What happened? How did you get in there? Is Alice alright?" I asked.

"The stupid rabbit pulled me inside! I don't know what happened to HER but SHE pulled ME inside!" There was silence. "Speaking of the rabbit, I can't really see where she is. It's pretty dark in here."

"Gil, are you okay?"

"Totally fine! It's sort of surprising that the floor down here is soft but-"

"WHAT THE HELL SEAWEED HEAD! GET OFF ME! HEY! Watch where you're touching! You're going to poke me in the eye!" Hearing Alice's cheerful voice, I truly felt relieved.

"Alice! Are you okay?" I yelled.

"Seaweed head sat on me! Can you believe it! This bastard sat on ME!" I'll take that as a yes.

"Who are you calling a bastard!"

"I'm calling YOU a bastard, seaweed head!"

"Okay you two! Stop!" Oh geez. These two… "You guys are going to be stuck there for a while until I get help. I'll go and get a lamp first." Then I ran off.

::{ Alice POV}::

"Wait! Oz!" I shouted but he didn't hear me. What now? I have to sit here in this dark hole with this shrimp. I tried to stand up but I felt a sharp pain on my ankle and knee and I fell down.

"What's the matter, rabbit?" asked seaweed head. "Can't stand? I thought you were used to jumping through holes."

"Shut up, seaweed." I tried to stand up once more but again, I fell down.

"So your muscles finally gave up on you." I heard him snort. "Why am I not surprised?"

"Because I fell down a hole and you fell on me, obviously."

"It was a rhetorical question."

"I know. Did I sound like I cared?"

"No."

"Gil! Alice!" I looked up and saw Oz. "Here! A lamp!" He brought it down with a ribbon and finally, our surroundings were illuminated. Seaweed head was sitting in front of me and was staring at the lamp. "Okay! I'll go get help now!" Then Oz ran off again. I think I liked it better when it was dark and I couldn't see seaweed head.

There was silence as I watched the flames dance inside the lamp.

Then seaweed head spoke. "Are you okay?"

"Hah? What's this? Who are you? You're not seaweed head!"

"Hey! I'm trying to be considerate here, you stupid rabbit! Are you hurt anywhere?"

"…No."

"Come here. Let me see."

"Why should I listen to you?"

"Because you couldn't stand a minute ago! I can tell you're lying to me." I didn't say anything. I kept quiet. I hate to admit it, but he was right. I WAS injured. But I didn't move an inch. "Oh alright," he said, sighing. He then went over to me and sat beside me.

"What are you doing?" I asked, moving away. He was examining me from head to toe. It was EXTREMELY uncomfortable.

"You've got a gash on your knee," said seaweed head. He reached for my knee and I flinched. Then his hand receded. "Sorry."

Suddenly, seaweed head grabbed my foot. "Hey!" I tried to struggle but he was rather strong.

"Sit still!" he said. Then he pulled of my boot, exposing a swollen ankle. I groaned. I SO did NOT want him to see me like this. "So that's why. Does it hurt?" Seaweed head held my ankle and squeezed.

"OW! What the hell was that for? Of course it does hurt! You didn't have to do that!" He pulled out a handkerchief from out of his pocket, folded it and tied it around my knee.

Then seaweed head looked at me and smiled sheepishly. "Sorry, I don't have anything I can use to help ease the pain in your ankle. I'm not exactly a doctor."

I looked away. "That's alright…" He was being nice. The least I could do was be civil. He then sat next to me.

"So, Alice…" I turned around. Alice? He's calling me by my name! "What happened? How come you…?"

"I don't know," I said. "I was just leaning on the well, facing you and Oz. Then I slipped. Must have been the moss that did it. By instinct, I grabbed onto the nearest thing or person. And that happened to be you."

"I see…" Then there was silence again.

"Sorry…" I said.

He turned to me. "Huh?"

"I mean, for dragging you here… Gilbert." Gah! This is so freaking awkward! That was when I noticed the horrified look on his face. "Hm? What's the matter? Is me calling you by your name really that weird? Do you prefer being called 'seaweed head' then?"

"It's not that… It's THAT," he said, pointing to something behind me. I was about to turn around when I heard a hiss. I shivered.

"Did you hear that…? What was that…?" I asked.

"D… Don't move…"

"Why…? W… What is it?"

"It's a snake… A poisonous one…"

::{ Narrator POV}::

"I've seen it in one of Young Master's books…" said Gilbert.

Alice stayed perfectly still. She knew that if she made a sudden movement, the snake would think she was an enemy and attack her. The thin yellow snake slithered down to Alice's shoulder and moved across her chest. Without noticing, the amethyst-eyed girl held her breath, cold sweat running down her porcelain-like face until the snake finally made it across and slithered into a fissure in the stone wall. As soon as it did, Alice let out a sigh of relief. And so did Gilbert.

"You still alive?" asked Gilbert.

"I… I guess so…" replied Alice.

"Did it bite you?"

"I don't think so…"

"Well, if it did, you'd feel it." The two didn't notice two figures come up to the well. The smaller one motioned for the bigger one to keep silent.

"I know. Thanks."

"What for?"

"For telling me it was there."

"No problem."

The figure was Oz and he watched as the two talked to one another, sweat-dropping. They're finally getting along? he thought. "Gil! Alice!" called Oz. The two at the bottom of the well looked up.

"Oz!"

"Young master!"

Two voices called simultaneously. "Hey! I've got help here!" cried Oz. A rope was then lowered by one of the castle guards.

"Okay, I'll go first," said Gilbert.

"No! I'm going first!" protested Alice.

"No! I am!"

"I AM!"

"I'm going first!" said Gilbert. Alice pushed him, causing the poor boy to fall on the floor. The girl wasted no time in grabbing the rope. But try as she might, she couldn't stand up. "You're so helpless," murmured Gilbert under his breath as he picked up Alice's boot and grabbed Alice by the waist.

"Hey! Let go of me!" Alice flailed her arms in disapproval. Gilbert ignored this and held on to the rope.

"Alright! We're going to pull now!" announced Oz.

Before long, Gilbert and Alice were sitting side by side on the grass. The raven-haired boy looked up at his master. "Young master, we need a doctor right away. A certain stupid rabbit sprained her ankle and injured her knee." Oz nodded and dismissed the guard. He picked Alice up and carried her princess-style. Alice opened her mouth to protest but Oz placed a finger on her lips to silence her. And it worked. Alice did not utter a word and wrapped her arms around his neck to support herself. They walked off, Gilbert following not far behind.

Yay for being trapped in a deep dark well! XD Please review! Thank you very much!