Authors Note: Eep! The chapter you have all been waiting for! Sparks are flying! (?) Rate and comment!
After a couple minutes of following Will in silence, Alice began noticing the surroundings around her. While she and Will were in the shop, night had fallen, and the streets were filled with the glow of the lamplight.
Alice walked behind Will, staring at his back as the muscles shifted back and forth under his tight shirt. She didn't quite know what to say, after the scene he made in the shop to defend her, if she should thank him or criticize his rash actions.
"Alice?" Alice crashed into Will, who had stopped and turned around to face her suddenly.
"Yes?" Alice asked in a muffled voice, her face implanted into Will's chest. Will just smiled and wrapped his arms around her. The hug only lasted a couple of seconds, but when Will pulled away, Alice had a shocked expression on her face. "What was that for-" Will's lips were against hers, soft and gentle, but aggressive with passion. For a moment Alice was kissing back, then she was pulled away; not by Will, but by unseen hands into the nearby alleyway.
"Alice!" Will cried, dashed after Alice as a cupped hand suppressed her screams of terror as she lashed about, being felt pulled into various routes that made even Alice confused. Would Will be able to save her?
Suddenly, Alice was thrown to the ground, a masked figure over her, pulling at her jacket.
"Where is it?" He cried, feeling Alice's pants pockets, her jacket, pockets, her hair.
"I don't know what you are talking about!" Alice screamed, trying to pull the figure off of her. "Do you want money? I'll give you money!"
"No Alice! Give me the locket!" The masked man pulled back a lock of Alice's hair, to reveal her locket dangling on the chain around her neck. "There it is!" The man cried out with glee. "Give it to me!"
"It's not for sale!" Alice's hand shot to her neck, guarding the necklace protectively. The man frowned and grabbed Alice's wrist, squeezing it and giving Alice much pain.
The man flew back, off of Alice, to the nearby wall, revealing Will standing in his place.
"Will!" Alice jumped up, giving him a hug, but was pulled off.
"Run! Get out of here! I'll take care of him!" He said sternly.
"Oh my god are you crazy? You'll be killed!" Alice cried, looking at Will with a very much confused face.
"Don't worry about me." Will spun around, pointing down a nearby alley way. "Run down there. You will see a Looking Glass. You need to jump into it!"
Alice looked at Will like he was insane. "Through the Looking Glass? That doesn't make any sense!"
"Just do it Alice! You have to go!" The masked figure was back, on Will's back, snapping back his head. "Run Alice!"
"Will!" Alice sobbed, looking at Will, who was fighting for her life.
"Run Alice!" He punched the figure hard in the jaw (or what he hoped was the jaw), dazing him for a second. "Alice! I wanted to tell you that I love you!" Alice stared at Will as he shot her a sincere smile, then was knocked down once again by the man. "I love you Alice! Now run!"
With teary eyes, Alice gave Will once last painful look, then dashed down the alley way, to where, as Will had described, lay a giant Looking Glass.
Alice hesitated, gazing deep into it, her reflection giving her the same puzzled look she felt. "I jump into it?" She thought, looking at it doubtfully. She heard Will cry in pain, and her heart hurt. "If will told me to do it, then…then I'll do it!" Alice sucked into a deep breath, closed her eyes, then with all of her nervous strength, broke into a sprint and dove into the awaiting Looking Glass. "Oh my god I'm so scared."