I hope Peter-nii doesn't notice that I'm missing, I thought as I snuck out of the castle grounds.
I didn't run into any guards as I snuck out of the castle. If I did they would most certainly tell my brother, and he would place guards on my door 24/7. I don't think Ace would tell Peter, but tag along instead to keep me safe.
The time of day changed a few times since I snuck out of the castle. Enough time passed for someone to notice my absence and alert Peter-nii of my disappearance.
I had walked a bit before I had come to a town.
My eyes gleamed when I passed all the shops, boutiques, and pastry shops.
I was glad to be out and away from the castle for once. It felt great to be out of the castle for the first time in my entire life. Well, of what I can remember of my childhood before Peter found me abandoned on the palace steps.
I walked around town a bit before exploring a bit more in the forest near the town.
My foot hit something soft. I looked down and saw that I had kicked a doll. I looked around at my surroundings, and saw that I found myself in a prison somehow.
How did I end up here? I'm pretty sure that I was walking in the forest just a second ago.
I walked around a bit trying to figure out how I ended up here.
What is this place? I asked myself as I looked around some more. Is this supposed to be a prison or something? It looks abandoned.
"Look who we have here," a cold voice said coming up behind me. "A rule breaker. How interesting."
I turned and saw someone coming towards me. "Who are you? What do you mean rule breaker? I never broke any rules. I stayed at the castle my entire life. Why would I break any rules?" I asked frantically.
"Me?" He asked. He walked over to me as he spoke. "I'm Joker. You're pretty cute for a rule breaker. I should keep a girl like you around." Joker pulled me into him and turned me around in his arms.
I squirmed to get out of his grasp, but his grip was too tight.
Joker licked my neck. "Squirmy rule breaker aren't you?" He whispered in my ear.
Footsteps were heard. They were getting closer to us.
"Joker," a voice said coming into view.
There's two of them. What's going on here? I squirmed harder to get out of this guy's grasp. Why are there two of them?
I heard the one Joker that was holding me laugh. "She's a lost lamb that wandered back home, White Joker. What should we do with her?"
White Joker? So the one holding me must be the Black Joker then, I thought. I gulped. Is there any chance for me to escape?
I felt a hand lift my head. It was the other Joker that walked in on us. "There's no need to be shy," White Joker told me.
"Let me go please. I need to get back to the castle," I begged.
Another pair of footsteps interrupted us making both Jokers look up to see a figure coming towards us.
The Black Joker arms loosened around me letting me escape. I broke free and ran away from them.
Thank god I was able to get away from there, I thought to myself.
I tripped over something as I ran to find an exit to the prison. I landed hard on the prison floor. I pushed myself up into a sitting position.
Footsteps came towards me. I looked up and saw someone in a cloak and a mask coming towards me.
I stood up quickly, but soon realizing that it was a bad idea. I winced in pain. I must've twisted my ankle when I tripped over something, I thought. I went to my knees. "Who are yo-"
"Skye-chan?" A familiar voice asked. The cloaked figure took off their hood and mask revealing themselves to me.
I looked at him in shock. "Ace what are you doing? Why are you wearing that cloak and mask?" I asked frantic. My heart was racing. I noticed tha he had bloodied clocks at his waist.
Ace smiled at me. "Oh this?" He asked. "It's for another job. Eve-chan why are you here? I thought you were still at the castle."
"Oh, I, uh, snuck out of the castle," I answered quickly. I fading in and out pretty quickly.
I felt a cloak wrap itself around me quickly followed by strong arms.
"Let's get you out of here," Ace whispered kindly into my ear. He picked me up. I wrapped my arms around his neck and nodded.