It's hard to believe I wrote this…. It took me a while to remember what I had I mind (more like two hours staring at the chapters on my word document and then remembering what I planned out haha) Please enjoy! :D

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Chapter Six: Hospital Woes

Gray slumped against the wall. He breathed in and out before regaining his composure. So it's the same Alice Liddell I met a few years ago…. I wonder what happened to their parent's company… I'm pretty sure they were okay… Thoughts swam through Gray's head before he smiled to himself. "At least I know Alice is attending our school."

"When did I become so popular that Blood likes me and Julius wants to hang out?" Alice smashed her fist against the closet door of the gym. She was cleaning up the basketballs and was frustrated about 'Aaron's' sudden gain in popularity. "I mean… I was so sure Blood hated Aaron and then suddenly turned into Mr. Nice Guy when he asks about Alice..."

Alice threw a basketball into the container and was ready to pull her hair out. She suddenly realized why he mentioned her. Does he know who I am? Suddenly Alice recalled through her hazy vision of what happened earlier that day.

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?"

She replayed her memory over and over and realized that Blood said "her." "Damn!" cursed Alice. "Damn what?" Alice whipped her head around and saw Gray picking up a basketball. "Hey there Al—Aaron!" Gray stuttered for a moment and smiled while tossing another basketball to Alice.

Alice couldn't help but smile when she saw Gray. He was the only guy who would listen to her, but Gray would often avoid 'Aaron' when he was in trouble. "Hey there senpai! What are you doing here?" It was only third period and it was gym class for the 2nd year students. "I was on break and was looking for you," said Gray. He was tossing a basketball up and down while talking to Alice.

"Is that so?" murmured Alice. Something seemed off with Gray as well. What is wrong with all the guys today? Am I that easy to look through?

"So, how's your sister Aaron?" asked Gray.

"What?"

"Your sister…. Alice?"

"Alice? Oh Alice!" Alice forgot that she was Aaron. "Um, she's okay… I guess… how do you know about her?" Alice seemed suspicious of Gray. "Well, you did mention her name a few times when we first spoke to each other?"

"Oh.. oh yeah!" Alice played along and tried to fake it as best as she could. Gray turned around and frowned. He never mentioned Alice before… What happened Aaron?

"Well, I should be going now, I'll see you around Aaron!" Gray waved goodbye and left the gym.

Alice waved and stopped smiling as soon as Gray was out of sight. She sighed, "I don't think I'll be able to even last a month…. Stupid brother…. I wish this never happened…. But Blood…." Alice was thinking about how the accident of Aaron could've been connected with Blood. "Is it because of the shoes?"

Alice sighed again and proceeded to her next class.

As Alice walked down the hall, she ran into Peter. Shit! Alice cursed as she tried to take another direction, but Peter followed and finally cornered her. "Aaron, we didn't finish our talk…."

"What talk are you talking about?" said Alice. She tried to keep her face as calm as possible, but Peter was closing the gap between them and soon, Peter caged Alice with his arms. "The talk right before I was able to take you to the office." Alice closed her eyes shut and tried to run away but Peter had her trapped. "No more running Aaron!"

Peter was about to pull off her glasses, but once again someone saved her and that someone was none other than Julius. "White, I thought you were on hall duty? Why aren't you at your designated area?" asked Julius. Peter stiffened and let go of Alice. "I'm sorry Mr. President, but I was just talking to Aaron here. I'll be returning to my area." Peter scoffed and left them.

"Are you okay Alice?" Julius approached her and she flinched. "Don't call my name out loud! I already told you that earlier!" Julius blushed and apologized. "Sorry, I didn't mean to." Alice stopped frowning and sighed. "What do you want Julius senpai?"

"Well, I was wondering if it was still okay if I could visit your brother…" muttered Julius. "You never said if it was okay."

Alice thought for a moment. It should be safe for him to go… he seems…. Trustworthy… "Fine… you can visit him. Just… just meet me in front of XX station this Saturday at 10 a.m. I don't want people seeing us at school together." Alice kept in mind that she had to keep a low profile and hanging out with the student council president after school didn't seem like a good idea. Julius gave a small smile. "Okay, I'll see you and Aaron this Saturday. Now, get to class or else White will get you," said Julius, going back to his strict voice.

"Yes, Mr. President," said Alice, before she scurried off to class.

Fortunate for Alice, the rest of her Friday went smoothly, besides Julius and Gray… and oh yeah, Blood too. "I can go home finally!" Alice was also put on cleaning duty so she didn't get to leave the building until 4 p.m. "I think I still have time to go to the market…" Alice hummed a tune and quickly left the school. Unbeknown to her, certain pair of students was watching her….

Saturday in front of XX station….

Julius tapped her foot looked at his watch. 9:56 a.m. He was definitely sure that Alice said 10 a.m., but she wasn't here yet. "Maybe she forgot…." Julius paced around and accidently bumped into a young girl. "Oh I'm sorry," said Julius in a gruff tone.

"Geez, you're even cold out of school…" Alice joked. Julius rubbed his eyes and didn't recognized Alice for a moment. She was totally different from her school attired. She wore her hair more loosely (although it was cut short) and she wore a beautiful blue laced dress that showed off her petite figure.

"Alice?" Julius was still in shock. "Yes it's me, now can we get going? I don't want people to see me!" Alice quickly took his arm and dragged him into the station.

At the hospital…

"Mr. President?!" Aaron tried to sit up in his bed and bowed to Julius. Julius nervously smiled. "You don't have to bow, we're not in school."

"N-n-no it's okay! I'm sorry for what has happened!" Aaron was referring to his absence and Alice's replacement of him.

After an awkward silence filled the air, Julius finally spoke up. "So why do all of this?"

"All of what?" asked Aaron. "Letting Alice step in place of you. The accident. Everything." Said Julius.

Aaron looked away. "Aaron?" Alice looked at him curiously. "Why?" Aaron looked at his older sister and couldn't really say anything. "I… I… can't tell you…"

"Is it because of Blood?" asked Alice. "That shoe incident?"

Aaron actually blushed and stammered, "N-no it wasn't that! It's… nothing…"

Julius's eyes narrowed for a moment before someone knocked on the door. "Excuse me, visiting hours have ended and you may come back in the afternoon to see Aaron." Said the nurse.

Julius and Alice looked at each other and then Aaron. "Well, I'll see you again tomorrow Aaron," said Alice giving a slight smile. Aaron forced his smile. "Yeah, okay… Thanks Alice nee-chan." Julius tried to smile as well and waved goodbye.

"You guys really do look alike," commented Julius as they rode the elevator. "Well, of course! We're twins, what do you expect?" said Alice. It was just the two of them.

Julius blushed and felt a bit uncomfortable. "Um, well uhh…." Alice realized how mean she sounded. "Ah, I'm sorry. I was too rude. I didn't mean to sound like that."

"No, it's not your fault… It's understandable," said Julius.

"Understandable?" said Alice. Julius cleared his throat. "Never mind, we can talk about it later," said Julius, referring to his parent's buying out Alice's parent's company.

Suddenly the elevator stopped at the fifth floor. The doors opened and revealed a familiar face.

"Julius? And who's that?"

Oh no! Alice tried to hide behind Julius, but it was too late.

Uh oh! Who saw Alice and Julius? This story makes me want to laugh out loud or smile to myself (either way, I'm laughing/smilling to myself and by myself hahaha) Until next time! :)

Thanks for reading and please review! :D

~Seo Hyunee