-Barasuishou pov-
I walked through the pathway I had created through the two darknesses. The vines where growing and moving in odd ways. Some were wiggling upwards but others were shrinking and growing at odd rates. As I walked through the thick curtains of vines and hanging plants I found the air became thick and it was difficult to breath. Eventually I managed to get to a clearing. It was light (ironic) and images were playing on the walls. There were images of Fathers house, a blonde girl, Laplace's demon and Shinku's old medium. In the centre of the clearing was a nest made of vines, sat in the nest was a doll with her back towards me. She had long brown hair that curled at the ends… I guessed it was Suiseiseki, I didn't know anyone else who could manipulate plants and vines in such a way.
"Suise-"
"She's not here." She interrupted me. Her voice was fluctuating between the voices of the other Rozen maiden dolls. It was terrifying. "Hello…? Are you still there?"
"y- yes I am… I'm-"
"Barasuishou right? You're the one who chased me into the N-field" small amounts of what looked like colourful lightning shot around her "Don't worry. I'm not mad…" She sat there staring at the images. I was scared, I didn't know how to react. She turned her head a little so I could just about see some of her face. Her eyes were changing colours rapidly too. I just about held my nerve and looked back at her. She raised her hand and formed a seat out of vines and plants. She beckoned me saying "come, sit down, we have much to discuss… you'll be safer in here anyway."
"Safer from wha-" I heard a rumbling in the direction of my darkness, I turned my heard sharply to look but the curtains of vines stopped me from seeing what was happening. So I turned to look back at her slowly. I couldn't look her in the eye… I slowly made my way over to the chair she had made for me. I sat down and watched the images with her.
"I'm in no mood to fight anymore, I don't have the energy regardless. Although if you wanted to you could attack me first." I was shocked at her frank disregard for her own life, but I tried not to show it. I was far too aware of her powers as Alice. Before she was scared, confused and disorientated making her weaker and easier to take down. Not now. In an enclosed environment where I have never been before that she has complete control over… even if she wasn't acting in such a strange way I wouldn't be as worried or scared as I am… "You look petrified" she stated
"In all honesty I am…" I don't know why I said that, I had thought it and felt it but I didn't want to say it… she looked away from me and back up to the images on the screen
"Well I'm not the one you should be afraid of" she slowly raised her hand to point at Laplace's demon "he may be a rabbit but you don't want to get him angry... Bunny bastard" as she spoke more shakes could be heard... In the images Laplace's demon seemed to be having with the blonde girl... He was taking his time waffling... He wasn't letting the girl say anything... I think she was too scared to... I know how she feels.
"Ah. There you are." Alice pointe at a doll that Laplace had just thrown at the girl... I stood up in shock to see that it was indeed my body! More tremors erupted behind us and I felt an ache in my chest...
"Sit down Bara... You're losing a lot of energy. To survive you must sit down." I was shaking as I sat down again... What do I do? Laplace was laughing as if he had just aid the punchline of a sick joke ... When suddenly the girl and my body disappeared... The tremors stopped and the ache slowly disappeared...
"What is he going to do? What's going on?" Alice didn't respond "please! You seem to know what's happening! Tell me!" She said nothing... I started to cry... I was confused and emotional... I wouldn't believe that I was just being some pawn in whatever game he's playing... I didn't even hear what he said... Just his actions an Alice's response was enough to give away that this was his fault..."look at me... I'm crying in front of a stranger and I don't even know why... I'm pitiful really..." I felt Alice slowly wind her arms round my waist
"If anyone is pitiful it's me... you however are just exhausted" she said in a kind way.
I don't know how long we stayed like that... All I knew was that now the blonde girl had my body, which was safer than with that Rabbit but Enju and Souseiseki were still in danger... My job going round the darknesses had lead me so tantalisingly close to an answer... And instead I was left with more questions...
I wish this would make sense...
-Jun pov-
Nori and I went into hospital with Lillian. I had Barasuoshou with me and Nori had grabbed Alice's case and Hinaichigo was in the bag on Noris back. Lillian was breathing and fully alive but we didn't know how much longer she would be unconscious for... Her parents weren't at the hospital. Apparently her dad hadn't picked up the phone and her mum was in a meeting that could not be interrupted... I found it strange how a mother couldn't be interrupted when her daughter was in hospital but at least Lillian had me and Nori to look after for a while...
The hospital staff had taken her into x-rays and had told me and Nori to wait in the room they were going to take her to. Nori was explaining as best she could to Hina what had happened without upsetting her. Barasuishou and Alice weren't waking up so I thought I would take a look at Alice, see if I could give Lillian some good news for once. But as soon as I put the key into Alice I found the problem. The key wasn't hers. The key was too small for the hole in the back if the doll... I looked over to Barasuishou. The hole in her back was smaller than in Alice. I tested the key and it fit perfectly. Well, I couldn't give Lillian the news she wanted but it was as good as it was getting.
Just then the doctor came in and a nurse brought Lillian in. They said they wouldn't tell me because I didn't know her but took Nori aside for a quiet chat as she would be finding out anyway... From Noris expression I could tell it was at least positive news... She seemed relieved.
We stayed with Lillian for the rest of the day, waiting for her to wake up...
And sure enough, she did.