Seo Hyun here! No! I did not abandon Fan Fiction in any way, but I've just been reading… and stuff happened… that is all… (*Bows Japanese style*) I had final exams in the second week of June and I attended graduation parties and ceremonies! I'm so sorry! I'm just a party girl haha xD Well, I miss writing my stories, so here you go! Finally, I can write again! Please enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Heart no Kuni no Alice!

Chapter Five: Now I'm Popular?

Alice gulped as she nervously waved hello to Nightmare. He glared at Alice with an aura… not an aura of vengeance but of curiosity. "Watch out for Liddell, Nightmare!" shouted Boris from the back of the room. Of course the teacher would place Boris in the back of the classroom. Sitting behind Alice was Ace Knight. Alice could feel her back get warmer as Ace was blowing puffs of air at her. "C-can you please stop that?" asked Alice, trying to keep her voice steady.

"Why should I?" asked Ace in a seductive tone. Alice could feel herself blush inwardly as he asked. "Never mind…" Ace smiled and continued with his blowing while Nightmare bore his eyes into Alice's head. Nothing is normal here, isn't it? I should find Gray-senpai… he should be able to help me…

Alice forgot all about her revenge on Boris. Her mind kept replaying the moment when Julius found out about her identity. For some reason, the boy seemed vaguely familiar, but Alice couldn't remember anything about him. She sighed and trudged out of the classroom, avoiding Boris and Peter. Finally, lunch time… wait… not good!

A group of boys surrounded Alice as she was walking towards the cafeteria room. From the corner of her eye, she saw Gray. "Gray-senpai!" He turned around and the walked the opposite direction from Alice. "Wait!"

"Where are you going Liddell?" asked one boy with spiked brown hair. "We have orders from Blood-senpai to bring you 'safely' to his table."

"What do you mean?" Alice could feel a cold sweat break out from her neck. Her legs began to shake as the group of boys moved in closer. "Let's go! You can't decline Blood-senpai, you know?"

The boy with black side bangs punched in the stomach causing her to keel over and huddle on the ground. He picked Alice up like a sack of potatoes and walked casually into the fancy lunchroom. "Blood-senpai, we brought Liddell as you requested," said the boy with brown hair. Blood frowned as he saw Alice, barely conscious, on the side-banged boy's shoulder.

"What happened to Liddell?"

"He talked back so we—" That boy did not stand a chance against Blood. Blood punched him with all his might and knocked him to the ground. He kicked the poor boy in the ribs and ordered him to be out of his sight. "I asked what happened to Liddell?" Blood seemed furious for no reason. The boys could not explain their actions towards Alice.

The side-banged boy dropped Alice to the ground and ran away, along with the other three boys that were with them. Alice groaned as she clutched her sore stomach. "Elliot, pick up Aaron and bring her to our room," ordered Blood. "Right away," replied Elliot. Elliot, an orange haired fellow, picked Alice up gently and brought her to the 'room'.

"Alice nee-chan, wake up! Wake up! Wake—"Alice rubbed her eyes and found Elliot standing over her, shaking her shoulders. Alice whimpered and slapped Elliot's hand away. "What did you just call me?"

"I was telling you wake up Aaron," said Elliot. He gave a bitter look at her before scoffing and walking over to a small lunch table. "Why? What did you think I was saying?"

"No-nothing," muttered Alice. For a minute, Alice thought Elliot knew her actually identity.

"So why am I—" Before Alice could even finish her sentence, Blood opened the door with grace and poise, giving Alice a fake smile. "Hello Aaron, how are you?"

"Good…" Alice didn't know what to expect from this boy. One minute he was all violent and ready to kill her, a second later he's all Mr. Nice Guy.

"You're probably wondering why you're here Aaron. And please don't reply." Alice frowned and sat up on the couch.

"To make a long story short: Tell me where Alice Liddell, your twin, is."

"Wh-what?" Alice was baffled. "Why do you need to know? She probably doesn't even know you." It feels strange referring to me in third person…

"Because, about a month ago, Alice Liddell dropped out of her all-girl's high school; apparently your parents are in debt."

"What are you talking about?"

"I know a lot about you and your family. Anyways, I didn't expect you to survive, considering your family is now poor and you made out of the hospital without a scratch on your face." Blood seemed to be growling and hissing as Alice started backing away towards the door.

"Hospital?" He's the one who got Aaron in the hospital? Blood is dangerous; I need to get out of here!

"Never mind, you probably had Gray to help you escape from that death trap. But tell me, Aaron, where is your sister?"

"Why do you need to know?" Alice was furious. First he bullies her brother, then pries into their personal life, tries to kill Aaron, and now wants to know where she is? Blood stayed silent and turned his head to the side. "Blood-senpai?" Elliot gave a small snicker. "Shut-up!" Blood threw a book at Elliot's head. "Ow! What was that for?"

"Don't laugh at me!" Great another one of his mood swings… I wonder how people put up with him…

All of a sudden, Alice saw him blush; just a light blush that faded quickly. "I like your sister. She's interesting," mumbled Blood.

"WHAT?" Blood likes me? Ew! Wait… have I met Blood somewhere before? Why, why, why?!

"I said, I like your sister," this time Blood said it more confidently. "If you tell me where she is, I'll let you sit at our table and I'll make sure no one bothers you."

Alice dumbly asked, "Why?"

"Because, I said I like your sister," Blood was getting irritated, saying 'like' so many times already.

"If I were you, I would accept and just go with the flow," whispered Elliot. Alice gulped. "F-fine, you can actually see my sister next week." Crap! What am I saying? I am Alice!

"It sounds like a deal Aaron. But you will not speak of this or else," violence laced Blood's words. "No problem, I'll be going then!" squeaked Alice. She couldn't handle being in the same room as Blood for such a long time. Alice dashed out of the room and down the hallway.

Running too quickly, she crashed into Julius. "I'm sorry senpai!" Alice bowed politely and felt herself blush. Julius grabbed her arm before she could go. "Wait, I want to ask you something Alice."

"Please don't say my name out loud!" hissed Alice. She didn't want anyone, especially Blood, to know who she actually is.

"Sorry… Um… I was wondering if you'd like to hang out this weekend…" Julius was as red as a tomato.

"Um… sure… I'm free this weekend," Alice couldn't look him in the eye. "Any reason to hanging out?"

"N-n-no! I just want to talk to you and see Aaron as well," said Julius, giving a pathetic excuse. "Sure, I don't think Aaron will mind seeing you," smiled Alice. It was nice having a different person visit Aaron in the hospital.

"Well, I'll see you around then Liddell." Julius left, leaving Alice a bit dazed. "Really… I wonder if I met Blood and Julius somewhere before…" Alice shook off the weird feeling and walked calmly back to homeroom. Around the corner, Gray was standing against the wall, listening to their conversation. The handsome boy slumped against the wall, chuckling to himself. "So, you're Alice Liddell?"

Well, how was it? It's a bit rusty, since I haven't written for over two months already xO. I hope I can remember my plot line...Well, please bear with me and I'll get right on track! So, anyone back to school yet? I'm not! (Well in 3 weeks I am... aww... sad face..) :(

But...Thank you for reading and please review! ;D