Seo Hyun here! あけましておめでとうございます！新年快乐！Happy New Years! :D I hope you are all having a great time, wherever you guys may be! :) Because I am so happy and I've eaten my baozi, I shall present to you another chapter for Forbidden Kiss! And I've finally finished for the new story, but I'll present that later… hehehe… Well, please enjoy this chapter!

Disclaimer: I do not own Heart no Kuni no Alice!

Chapter 14: Who are you?

"How about we go on a date this Saturday? Just you and me to the carnival near the piers."

Boris smiled with delight. "I would be honored to take out the Ms. Lovely Alice to the carnival." Boris bowed which made Alice giggle. Boris smiled to himself as he sat in class. He wasn't even paying attention to Ms. Watanabe's lecture. Alice was scribbling down notes quickly and turned to Boris, who's eyes never left Alice.

Alice smiled and wrote something down and passed it to him.

What are you staring at Boris?

Boris took his blue pen and replied. I was staring at that wall behind you. It looks really nice!

Alice read the note and turned towards the wall to find Boris laughing at her.

"Who's laughing in my class?" said Ms. Watanabe. She glared the two of them who stared at their notebooks, trying their best to suppress their laughs. The bell finally rang. It was afternoon break, just before cram school.

"I can't believe you almost got us in trouble Boris!" said Alice. She wacked him on the head and laughed. "Hey! That's not nice!" said Boris. He playfully pushed her, but accidently pushed her a bit too hard. Alice lost her balance only to find Peter holding her tightly in his arms.

"Alice! Are you okay?" said Peter with worried eyes. "You should stay away you delinquent!" Peter glared at Boris. "What? It was a joke! I didn't mean to push her that hard!" said Boris. Alice started to feel a bit dizzy under Peter's crushing hug. "Pete—" Peter only held Alice longer and soon the girl fainted. Boris and Peter continued to argue loudly until Gray happened to pass by.

"Alice?" Gray peered closely at the girl that Peter was holding. "Alice!" He took her arm and she immediately fell onto the ground. Gray tried to wake her up, but she only moaned.

"What were you guys thinking?" scolded Gray. He took Alice on his back and carried her like a pre-school student. Woah, she's so light.

"It's not my fault!" complained Boris. Gray glared at him Hmph…another rival… " Yes it is and please address me as your 'senpai', kouhai," said Gray in a cold manner. He carried Alice's limp body towards the nurse's office. Julius and Ace were walking around the corner and bumped into Gray along with Alice.

"Ouch, watch were you're—" and Julius stopped. "Gray? What are you doing here? I thought you were going to attend school next week?" He seemed a bit confused and saw the girl in Gray's arms. "Alice?"

Gray dragged Alice's body away from Julius. "I was taking her to the nurse's office. I think I can handle it myself." Ace looked at Gray suspiciously, but just smiled idiotically. "Well Juliet, we better find sensei and give her the class booklets before break ends," said Ace.

Julius ignored Ace and grabbed Gray by the collar. "What are you playing at Gray?" Gray smiled darkly. "Nothing. You should watch what you're doing Julius."

Julius let Gray go and walked off with Ace. Gray sighed once Julius was out of sight. Alice woke up and found herself lying on the floor. "Boris?"

Gray looked back and chuckled. "No, it's me Gray nii-san." Alice smiled and hugged him. "Gray nii-chan! I thought you were coming next week!" "Nah, I was able to enroll quicker than I thought it would be," said Gray smiling sheepishly. "Are you okay, can you stand?" asked Gray. He helped her up and Alice wiped the dust off her skirt once again (second time she was on the floor today).

"I'm fine, just a little bit dizzy. Peter's hugs can probably kill!" joked Alice. The two of them laughed. An awkward silence followed right after. "So, Alice," started off Gray. "I was wondering if we could hang out on Saturday. You know, catch up on things," said Gray, trying not to make her feel uncomfortable by calling it a "date".

Alice smiled and apologized. "I'm sorry, Gray nii-chan. I've got a date with Boris!" She said this proudly and smiled. Unfortunately Gray misunderstood. Alice was going on a date, but it was a friendly date. It was just a date for friends. But little Alice left this out. "A d-d-date with Boris?" stuttered Gray. It seems like he was too late. "Yup," replied Alice. "But Onii-chan will be having Ace over that day too, so you can probably hang out with them first," said Alice.

"Oh, I see," mumbled Gray. "Aw! Don't feel bad! We can hang out next week!" suggested Alice. Gray smiled and felt a spark of hope in his heart. "That sounds good Alice!" said Gray. "We should get going now, cram school will be starting soon," said Gray.

"It was nice seeing and talking to you Gray," said Alice. I just hope he disregards my adoption. . . Alice shook her head and brushed off this strange feeling. Gray patted her head. "Yes, I'll see around then."

Alice skipped merrily down the hallway, but heard a voice. She stopped to listen.

Alice, Alice! You don't belong here! You must leave, now! Before-

Alice shivered. "What? I don't… belong? And before what?" said Alice. She looked around the hallways, but most people were in their classes or near the canteen. Alice frowned.

LEAVE!

Alice felt herself violently pushed to the ground and bruised her knee. "Ouch… who would do that?" asked Alice. She sat on the floor and rubbed her knee.

"Alice? Alice?" called out a voice. "Is that you?" It was Boris. He walked towards her and helped her up. "You okay? You look pale," said Boris with worried eyes. Alice frowned. "That wasn't funny Boris. What you said and did to me," accused the teal eyed girl.

"What? What did I say? I only called your name," said Boris. Alice knew when he would lie. And he wasn't telling a lie. "But… but I heard a voice," said Alice. "What? Are you going crazy?" joked Boris. He gave her a friendly punch in the arm. "But I'm not lying!" pouted Alice. She frowned again. Boris sighed. "Well, we should head back to class soon," said Boris.

"Okay," murmured Alice. She took a quick glance behind her and saw a shadowy figure before being dragged by Boris back to class.

Who are you? whispered the figure.

Oooo! Mysterious ending! Hmm... who is Alice? I wonder why she was left behind at Julius's place that stormy night... xD This makes me excited! I hope you guys liked this chapter. It was quick, so it wasn't that long, but I will try my best to make my next chapter longer! :)

Thanks for reading and please review! ;)