Because I'm bored-BAD END: Alexis knees Pierce and runs away, bumping into one of the people who were trying to kidnap her. They shoot her in the shoulder and she screams, trying to run away. She then gets shot in the leg. The person grabs her before Pierce arrives and takes her away. Alexis dies from blood loss.

GOOD END: Alexis kisses Pierce, surprising him, and runs away into said attacker. Pierce arrives in time to save her from getting shot in both legs and kills the attacker, interrogating him.

BEST END: No attacker. Pierce and Alexis cuddle for a while (Though Alexis is "unwilling") and bump into Boris, who said he decided to pop back by because he was bored and wanted to hang out with Alexis. She had threaten Boris with Nightmares to get him to stop, and the three went into town-Why? Because Boris is reckless and didn't want be cooped up in a tower. Alexis just decided to go along so that he and Pierce didn't end up fighting.

"What was the point in all this?" I questioned no one, poking at my cheesecake with a fork. Pierce took a bite of his cheese square and smiled, shrugging. It was plain to see that he was enjoying himself. Boris mowed down on a fish meal with a grin, looking at me and saying,

"Because we were hungry and the tower was boring." I scowled at his response and said,

"That's a stupid reason, idiot. We could have-We could have actually used the kitchen or something. I know how to cook for the most part." During my stay here in Wonderland, I have been cooking nonstop for Nightmare, Gray, and myself whenever I was at the tower and around what I considered "dinner time". My father had sent me some very good recipes and dishes on my phone. He seemed to not have even noticed that I was missing. He figured I was just staying at a friend's house or something. Weird, considering I never really left the house.

I did have some messages from Sarah though.

what's happening? :-)

Alexis?

Why you no answer me?

are you okay? what's happening? Alexis?

I scowled and quickly typed, I'm fine. Sorry for the really late reply. I felt like scolding her for her horrible grammar writing skills when it came to texting, but kept quiet about it. Everything is fine. Eating cheesecake in town with cat and mouse. I was too lazy to actually type their names. It was shorter this way and faster. You?

...

Jack's still moping. he's getting better though. I think he's finally getting over ur disappearance. I nearly choked my cheesecake. I ignored Pierce leaning over and licking off some of the cheesecake that got on my face and stared wide-eyed at the message. How-How bad did Jack take my disappearance?

He really was my friend. It wasn't fake. My chest hurt at the information and I felt like crying, but I held it in and typed back after some thought,

That's good. My fingers shook a little as I typed, and I flinched when I accidentally clicked send when there was a typo. He getting any sleep?

Yeah, She replied, my shoulder's currently asleep from him using it.

Aw! How cute. I told her, feeling a smirk spread across my face. I blinked when a finger poked my head, and lifted my gaze to see both Boris and Pierce staring at me. "What?"

Boris grinned, asking, "What's with the smile? Find a good riddle?"

"No. It's just something Sarah told me. Did you find one?"

Boris grinned widely at me, looking rather excited now. "Here's a good one! It's "If ya have it, ya'd like to share it. If ya share it, ya haven't got it". What is it?" I paused, sticking another slice of cheesecake in my mouth. Oh...that's-I don't know if that's a tough or an easy one. What's something you have and would want to share, but can't share it because then you'd lose it?

Pierce. I stilled, holding my breath for a split second before breathing normally again, quickly chewing up my cake and swallowing it. Okay, that's definitely not it... Wait. Pierce. Pierce! I turned my head to look at him with wide eyes, the boy blinking at curiously and in confusion, a piece of cheese stuck on his fork and an inch away from his mouth. If he shares the cheese, then he won't have the cheese anymore. And if I tell him that I like him, it won't be mine anymore! I clapped my hands together excitedly and grinned up at Pierce widely. A small smile tugged at his lips as I turned my head to look back at Boris, exclaiming, "Secret! It's a secret!"

Boris nodded, smiling. "Yep. Ya got it. Here's another one..."It is the beginning of eternity, the end of time and space. The beginning of the end and the end of every space". What is it?"

Oh, god, I have no idea. Well, fine, I'll give him a riddle myself. Quickly googling the riddle on my phone-Why does Wonderland have internet access?-and I grinned and said, "This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And beats high mountain down." I loved the Hobbit.

Boris looked stunned at my riddle, before grinning at my challenge. "You have to figure out mine first."

"Fine. Okay...It was...beginning of end and eternity, and the end of every-" I paused, scowling and scrunching my nose up distastefully when I realized the tune and the repetitiveness. "I swear, Boris, if it's "e" then I'm gonna-"

"Correct!" He laughed at me, leaning over the table and poking me in the forehead again. Why does he keep doing that? It's like when Nightmare and Gray keep ruffling my hair-it makes no sense! "You're really smart, huh? Most people can't figure that out."

"Hah?" I'm sorry, but me? Smart? Not really. "Uh, thanks, I guess. Another one?"

"Waah! I wanna talk to Alexis!" Pierce whined, reaching over and wrapping his arms around, me pulling me into his chest. "She's my "treasure"!"

I looked at him in alarm, "Wait, what? I thought I was your "lost item"?" He pulled away and looked me dead in the eyes, causing my face to flare up as my heart beat faster. His ear twitched.

"You're more important than any "lost item"," He told me and smiled. I tensed and inhaled sharply when he leaned down and pressed his lips against mine, effectively making me taste a mix of cheese-and-coffee. He hugged me tightly and said with a smile, "You're a "treasure"." Pierce seemed really pleased about something and I was about to ask what, but he quickly pecked me on the mouth again. I felt warm. I scowled at him and turned my head, half tempted to slap him upside the head for kissing me like that.

Why does he keep doing that? And I know for a fact that it's not because I'm "cute". And why haven't Boris and Pierce tried to kill each other again yet? I doubt my threat worked that well...

"Cute," Boris commented, before his eye lit up. "Oh, this is gonna be a good one. Okay, Alexis...This one is for you and only you. Ya have to think reaaaal hard about this one, 'kay? "What can warm without heat? What can make a man both strong and weak? What can ya feel that ya can not touch? What can move ya that can not be budged"?"

...I had no idea. "Will power?" I asked, thinking about the second line, before my eyes lit up in realization. I grinned at him confidently, pointing my fork at him as I said, "Fear. Fear keeps you alive, and can make you keep on fighting if you fear that your loved ones will get hurt. You-You can't touch it, but you can feel it, and it can move you to do unexpected things. It warms a fire up in you, making you tremble at the very core! Right? Right!? Am I right?"

Boris looked surprised at my answer before frowning, shaking his head. "Nope." I was stunned. Seriously? "And the answer to your riddle is "time". Tough one, but not hard enough to crack this brain!" He tapped his head and grinned. Yeah, yeah, whatever...

Gah! Need to finish my cheesecake and damn it, Sarah, stop texting me right now!

Shush you. When are you going to get a boyfriend?

I don't want one!

Not even that mouse-guy Nightmare keeps making fun of you about?

My face flared red at the response and I turned my phone off, not before saying, Shut up. I don't like him like that and shoved it in my pants pocket. I continued to eat my cheesecake, intent on finishing it. What was the answer to his riddle anyway? Not fear... "Will power?" I went with my original guess.

"Not even close."

"Ugh...How about...loyalty?"

"Hm...close, but not quite. You'll get there." I scowled at Boris, and ignored the tingles being sent up my arm from it being so close to Pierce's. His tail tickled my face and I blinked, shoulders tensing as I resisted the urge to laugh from being tickled. "Something the matter?"

"Nope. Nothing's wrong." I resisted the urge to swat at Pierce's fluffy and adorable-looking tail and pushed my plate forward, having finished my food. Hmm... Should I bite it? Oh, god, now I sound like Boris! ACK! No, not bite but... I furrowed my eyebrows as I watched the fluffy tail swish in front of my face innocently, oblivious to my violent thoughts. Grab it? B-But then he'll know...but I want to pet it! Wow. I feel like a terrible person. My teddy bear was meant to be pet, not Pierce's tail.

Piecre let out a squeak and shot his head over to look at me in alarm, having felt his tail getting snatched. He should have never let his guard down! Bwahahahahahah! Mwahahahahaha hahahahhahaha!

Pierce relaxed as I gently held his tail in my hand, a smile twitching upwards on my lips as I pet the soft fur. I ran my fingers down his tail, lightly stroking it and feeling the softness of the brown-and-red fur. I tensed when his head leaned down and rested on my shoulder, but quickly relaxed as I continued to stroke his tail. He began to purr. It was cute.

After a moments debate, I reached up and started to rub his left ear with my thumb and fore-finger, drawing out an ever louder purr. Boris scowled at us.

"Do ya have to do that in front of me? Ya make me want to be pet, too." I blinked and turned my head to look at him, an amused grin stretching out across my lips. I held out my free hand, smirking.

"Well, then, hurry it up and get over here." He looked surprised before grinning, standing up and moving over to the booth that Pierce and I were sitting in and sat down next to me. His tail swished back-and-forth as he looked down at me expectantly, his ears twitching. I reached up my left hand and started to pet his head, smiling softly, as I gently scratched the area behind his right ear. Boris leaned into my touch with a purr and smile, obviously enjoying the pampering. I started to pet Pierce's head as well, and I jumped when Pierce reached up and kissed a spot on my neck before pulling away using my shoulder as a pillow again.

I scowled and looked at him out of the corner of my eyes, feeling my face turn red. Stupid Pierce...Jerk.

The peaceful time was ruined by a gunshot ringing out in the restaurant. Pierce squeaked in terror as Boris whipped out his gun, which I just now noticed was pink with gold chains on it. Boris stood up, his ear twitching in annoyance despite the grin spreading across his face. "Think they're here for ya, Alexis?"

I froze at the thought. Then I banged my head off the table, causing both animal-attribute people to look at me in alarm.

"Wh-What did you d-do that for!?" Pierce cried out, lifting my head off the table despite my urge to keep hitting my head. He brushed my bangs out of my forehead to get a better look, "Y-You're forehead is all red!"

"WHERE THE FUCK IS SHE?"

BANG BANG BANG

"A-Again!?" I squeaked and screamed, grabbing onto Pierce out of instinct. He wrapped his arms around my back and looked up at Boris, who was firing his gun at multiple faceless in suits. "Gah!" I shouted loudly when a bullet from of the other men's guns nearly got Pierce and me.

"Pierce, get Alexis out of here!"

BANG BANG

BANG BANG BANG BANG

"R-Right!" Pierce grabbed my hand and led me out of the booth, bullets barely missing us as we ran to the back exit of the store.

"Over there!" A man shouted, pointing at us. "Grab her! Now!"

Boris grinned as he leaped up onto a table, shooting a couple of bullets into a faceless' chest. "All this fuss over a little girl? Ya'll are pathetic."

"You two! Get rid of him! You three, come with-!" Blood spurted out of his mouth as a bullet pierced his lung, and it didn't take him long to fall to the ground and bleed out, turning into a clock. Boris laughed and jumped out of the wall to avoid more gunshots.

"Come on, give me a challenge here!"

Pierce's grip on my hand tightened and he started to run faster. I was tripping over my feet trying to keep up with him. He slammed the door open, but there were people outside waiting for us. My heart stopped in my chest and I found myself having a death grip on Pierce's hand, my breath hitching in my throat.

The men took a few steps towards us and I felt Pierce place me behind him protectively, holding an arm out as he reached in his jacket. "Just give us the girl," The man said, pointing his gun at Pierce's head. I was about ready to push Pierce out of the way and throw myself at them, not wanting him to get hurt, when the ginger-haired mouse pulled out a gun himself and shot the man, flinching as he did so. He obviously didn't like using guns, and didn't use it often. "Agh!"

BANG BANG

BANG BANG BANG

"Th-This way!" Pierce squeaked, running through the path of blood and bodies that he had created. It wouldn't take long for them to become clocks.

"Wh-What about Boris!?" I cried out. Was he still alive? "We-We gotta go back-"

"He's fine," Pierce said, his voice completely serious despite the nervous look on his face. We never slowed down as we ran, "He can handle himself." I flinched at the sound of gunshots in the background, and the adrenaline pumping through my veins gave me enough incentive to increase my speed. Boris...be okay. "This way-" He turned a corner into an alley, and we ran to the end. I was confused until I saw the small door. I looked up at Pierce in realization, but didn't have to speak as I was quickly splashed with the shrinking potion.

BANG

BANG BANG BANG BANG

BANG BANG

"Damn it, where'd they-THERE! Quickly! She's shrinking!"

"Small or not, she'd still work! Kill the bastard!"

I'm finding it rather funny that they're trying to kidnap me, but are to busy talking to each other and shouting their plans to realizing that they could just shoot us in the legs and stop us from running. Ah, people are so stupid~! I let out a loud scream when a bullet nearly grazed my side, and it would have if I wasn't still shrinking. Soon I was the size of a mouse, and it didn't hurt my ears as much when the bullets rang out.

Pierce shot a couple more times at the people and winced, a bullet grazing his arm. He shot down to mouse-size and grabbed my hand, quickly opening the door and closing it behind us. You could hear the angry shouts of the faceless. Suddenly I felt very very tired. I was almost too scared to relax, feeling like another bullet was going to fly by and hit one of us. Pierce grabbed my hand and started to lead me away, muttering to himself about how he was going to bury people alive.

I-Is he okay? Pierce? What about Boris; is Boris alright? I was scared, worried, and-and I don't even know what else. However, I couldn't even speak. I was stunned into silence. Why can't I talk? Is this...shock? I had no idea. I think it was because I was running for my life mere moments ago that I couldn't understand how it was so quiet and peaceful, yet discomforting and scary at the exact same time.

The area became pitch black, and I had to rely on Pierce once again to guide us the maze.