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Chapter 5:
"Now listen, the castle is in the opposite direction from the way you were walking." Elliot said while Ace walked into some bushes.
"You don't say!" Ace said.
"You have a real problem dingbat! Get help!" Elliot said, grabbing Ace by the collar and dragging him in the direction of the castle.
"They're so loud." Blood whispered to me. I looked at him. He was so handsome. My mind faded back to a previous memory. It was at my ninth birthday celebration. I had already decided I wanted to stay nine forever. Throughout the evening, I was dancing with all these people. But at the moment I was dancing with Blood. He was holding me in his arms while he swayed from side-to-side. In the corner of the room, Elliot and the Bloody twins were screaming at each other.
"They're so loud." Blood whispered in my ear. I giggled. I always enjoyed being around Blood. He always made me laugh. "I should talk to them about fighting so much." Blood said, glancing in their direction. "Are you having fun?" He asked looking back at me. I nodded.
"I always have fun when you're with me." Blood pulled me close to him. I rested my head on his chest. "I love you, Blood."
"I love you, Alice." Blood said, kissing my forehead.
"Will you be my price, Blood?"
"You're staring. Is there something on my face?" Blood asked, smiling at me. I came back to reality and felt scared as heck. "And I daresay I felt you staring at me earlier. Gawking is a little . . . naughty." A grin stretched across Blood's face. I felt the blush rise up my neck.
"No! I just- I was remembering something." I said, looking away. I felt like I could actually talk if I wasn't looking into his face. "Whenever I see you I remember a moment when we were together." I tried to remember to breath. Would things always be like this around Blood from now on? I don't know if I could stand that. "After I left, I began to forget things, precious memories about my youth. Now that I'm back I'm starting to remember."
"I was surprised when you ran away from me last time. I was wondering if you ran because you didn't like me anymore." Blood wasn't smiling anymore.
"No, no, Blood I've never stopped caring about you. I was just- just- I don't know." Maybe this wasn't the right time to tell Blood about the pain in the chest. That feeling in the pit of my stomach was growing.
"I know, after that last heated glance." Blood took my hand. "I'm wondering about the moment you were remembering." He put his hand to my cheek. "Maybe a moment of Love." I pulled away, quickly.
"I-I-I," I couldn't answer. I knew I loved Blood, and when I was younger I knew he loved me. However, this felt like a different kind of love. Blood stared at me. I sighed in admit of defeat.
"Alice, you stun me." I looked him in the eyes. "How could someone not have captured you're heart, yet?" 'Because you already have' I thought. I looked away. "How very curious, I think I might be the only one able to fill your heart." I felt my heart go rapid. "Were it me I would never let go of a woman with such passion in her eyes. I would cut off her legs if she ever tried to leave me. And she could tear out my heart if I ever tried to stray." I felt stunned, something inside of me felt like this was so right.
"That's funny, in a creepy sort of way." I didn't know what to say. Blood could make me feel so scared yet loved. Blood's hand was wrapped in my hair and he was only an inch away from me. He could probably hear my heart beating.
"I wasn't trying to be funny. When you look at me with that heated glance, I guarantee you won't regret it." Blood was close. I couldn't get a single word out. I lifted on my toes to be closer to Blood lips. We must have only been an inch apart. To kiss Blood . . .
This may have gone further if Ace hadn't interrupted. "Hey Alice, I think the mafia boss is trying to seduce you!" Ace said with a laugh. I felt myself tense up, but when I tried to pull away from Blood, his hand's grip tightened on me. I did love him but everything felt weird. Elliot grabbed Ace by the collar and dragged him forward. I laughed at that, see those two bicker. Blood laughed too. To hear his laugh made me go quite again. His laugh, I used to spend night and day looking forward to his laughs. His laugh was almost intoxicating. He looked at me, and even though I was avoiding eye contact, I knew his grin was perfect like always.
We all walked in silence for a while. I felt so many memories rushing through my mind it was hard to stay on my feet. Finally, I could see the tops of Hearts Castle in the distance. Elliot stopped and let go of Ace's collar. He walked to me, I could see he was still slightly tense about his past actions. "Alice, you can come over to our place anytime! You know, if you want to." Elliot said a big smile on his face. A smile crossed my face, too.
"Of course I will be back!" I said, laughing. It was impossible for me to imagine a life without Haters' Mansion.
"Next time we'll give you a proper welcome." Blood said. He rested a hand on my shoulder. He leaned forward and kissed my temple. I tensed when he did that, and I'm sure he noticed. I was just not used to being back, I suppose. Blood and Elliot started to walk away, but Blood stopped and turned back. "I'll be waiting, Princess." He said, and then they both turned and walked away, soon hidden amongst the trees. I laughed to myself. Blood knew I hated being called Princess. He would tease me by calling me that pretty much all the time when I was a little girl. I sighed, hating to see him leave.
