Alice walked down the hall of the stairs silently, her eyes downcast to the floor as she stared at her shoes. She could not look up. The rumors, the glares, if she looked up she would have to face all that. And she could not face that, not now. Not ever again.

The day seemed to drag on and on, the same droning teachers, the same idiotic students…

To Alice it all seemed so pointless…

She blinked sleepily at the teacher whose monotone voice was like a horribly boring lullaby to her, though no less effective. She rested her head against her arm her eyelids heavy as she closed them softly. I'll only close them for a moment…

Kyou grabbed Alice by her shoulders turning her to face. "Well I haven't forgotten, not for a moment! Alice—I love you!"

Her eyes widened in shock as he placed his mouth onto hers her hears ringing. She wanted to say it back, she wanted to tell him but she couldn't. And the knowledge of this was tearing her up inside.

…If only for a moment I want this all to be gone…To just be in his arms, no future or past…

She melted into his embrace wrapping her arms around his neck. In his arms was the only place she ever felt safe anymore.

Kyou lifted his head and then smiled at her softly. Then he threw her into the wall as everything turned to dark. "K-Kyou...!" Alice gasped out as she struggled to get back onto her feet.

He smirked at her before a young blonde ran up to him jumping into his open arms laughing merrily. Mayura and Kyou smiled at each other before they were sliced to ribbons blood spilling everywhere.

Alice stumbled forward before falling back onto her knees the sickening stench of fresh blood overwhelming her. "Sis…Kyou…" she cried tears falling down her face freely as she gently stroked her love's hair; his head had been completely severed from his body.

She was falling; from where and when it began she could no longer decipher, all that mattered was the despair that was enveloping her heart and the fact that nothing could stop her from hitting the ground now.

And then it all stopped.

Frey had caught her in his arms cradling her body to his. He smiled softly at her placing a gentle kiss on her forehead. Alice blinked up at him staring in awe into his emerald eyes. Tears flooded her eyes blurring Frey's image.

"Seno? SENO!" The teacher called sharply shooting her a dark hard glare.

Alice sat up quickly her eyes wide rapid, gasping breaths escaped her. "O-Oh, um…I'm sorry Sensei…" She mumbled biting her lip hard.

Snickers resounded through the room. She dug her blunt nails into her palm leaving crescent shaped indents in her flesh.

"Gawd, what an idiot," A girl drawled loudly at her friend in the aisle across from her, causing giggles to erupt from the people within hearing range. "I mean, how stupid do you have to be to fall asleep in class?"

That was when she snapped.

Alice stood up from her desk and simply walked out of the classroom, completely ignoring the angry calls of her teacher and the stunned silence of her peers.

She staggered down the hall of her school tears that she had been trying to hide for months, only allowing herself to cry at night in her bed, suddenly erupted from her cascading down her cheeks.

God, this can't be happening…

Alice thought as one arm clenched her stomach and the other sought support from the wall.

I thought I was over this, why aren't I moving on with my life? It's been a year! Why am I suddenly remembering now…?

Her knees buckled beneath her.

Frey... help…

As the fell unconscious one thing showed clear; her hand shimmered with dark light. With Mara.