Jabberwocky.
"Report." Fray ordered nonchalantly. The chief warden of Vendicare prison sighed. "She's been the same ever since. It only took three days to break her. How boring. Can I kill her?" Serafina pouted, and she looked utterly bored and pissed. "You can," She lit up. "But, after I see her." Fin nodded and disappeared.
Fray also disappeared and appeared just in front of the torture chamber. The baby opened the door and entered the spacious room with only a human girl sitting in the middle, on a chair. She was tied up and chained with constant drop of water dripping on top of her head. "Can you sing for me, girl?" Fray asked.
Sally Scarlet didn't answer. She only looked at him with curious stare. "If you sing the song you sang to my son and daughter, I will free you from the torture." Fray actually knew the song from Aaron and Serafina, but he wanted to hear it from the source.
Sally lit up and took a deep breath. She started to hum the 'London Bridge is Falling Down' nursery rhyme. Fray furrowed his eyebrows.
First Alice got to see,
Got to see, got to see.
First Alice got to see,
The Jabberwocky.
Second Alice got to talk,
Got to talk, got to talk.
Second Alice got to talk.
To Jabberwocky.
Third Alice got to free,
Got to free, got to free.
Third Alice got to free,
The Jabberwocky.
Fray smirked. It was interesting. But, when he was about to talk, the girl continued.
Jabberwocky had to cut,
Had to cut, had to cut.
Jabberwocky had to cut,
The first Alice.
Jabberwocky had to stab,
Had to stab, had to stab.
Jabberwocky had to stab,
The second Alice.
Jabberwocky has been freed,
Has been freed, has been freed.
Jabberwocky has been freed,
By the third Alice.
First Alice was a girl,
Was a girl, was a girl.
First Alice was a girl,
By the name Iris.
Second Alice was a boy,
Was a boy, was a boy.
Second Alice was a boy,
By the name Naito.
Third Alice was a girl,
Was a girl, was a girl.
Third Alice was a girl,
By the name Nagi.
Fray narrowed his eyes. It seemed that he needed to find out about the only surviving Alice. Nagi? There can't be that many Italian-Nagi. He was sure that Aaron would be able to narrow the entire population with just a few with the name Nagi.
The Arcobaleno looked at the still-singing Sally Scarlet and smirked. "As I promised, I will free you from their torture." He stretched his tiny and chubby hand and made chains appear from them. He strangled the girl with the heavy chain with merciless silver eyes. "A-AGH!"
"Arrivederci, Sally Scarlet. You can hate me in the afterlife."
oOo
When Verde arrived home to his mansion in the outskirts of Palermo, the capital of Sicily, he marched through the mansion and brought his now legal son straight to the underground laboratory. He wasn't frightened. He was just being cautious, especially when he'd heard the tracking skills of the infamous Emilio Shimon. He left Jay with picture books in a room Haru had created for him and head to the computer room, which was located right beside the Playroom.
Verde opened his browser and got to the internet, searching as many information about Emilio Shimon as he could. He hadn't expected to get an email from his most common email address. He laughed to himself before opening the email.
Dear Professor Verde,
I heard from my colleague, Innocenti that you are currently searching for the Jabberwocky—the missing Estraneo Legacy—to the point that you went missing. This fact is intriguing to me. In fact, I was about to call you about it, but I refrained and asked Innocenti of your email instead of just calling you out of nowhere. Ah, I'm diverging from the topic. The point is; would you like to ally with me in finding the Jabberwocky? Please meet me in front of the Juno temple two days from now to discuss about things.
Sincerely,
Mammon aka Esper Viper.
Verde groaned. If he didn't come, this Mammon (or Esper Viper, Verde knew her from the rumors around the underworld) person would be suspicious. Because it was true that he kept all his movements for the whole two months secret. He even paid extra to make sure that nobody found out that he had adopted Jay. He needed to meet her in person and say that he wasn't interested in finding the Jabberwocky (of course, the angel, Jay, is his son already) anymore.
The green-haired professor ruffled his own hair in frustration. Stupid Esper. Why on Tesla's name would she just decide for herself to meet him in person? Troublesome…
Ah well, he could count on Haru to take care of Jay, right? He took out his mobile phone and texted his niece about it.
oOo
"THIS TASK IS SO HARD DESUUUU!" Haru shouted in Japanese, earning the scorns and scowls from the entire librarian present. Takeshi laughed at her. "Ahaha! You're so upset that you use our language, eh, Haru?" The man replied, also in Japanese and definitely quieter from the girl's shouting. Even when he rarely visited the library, he still remembered the rules.
"At this rate I would have to spend the night in the dorm for two days straight since its due three days from now." She spluttered. Takeshi laughed another carefree laugh and petted his girlfriend's brown hair. "I know you'll be able to do it, Haru!" He encouraged. Dating Haru requires just the right amount of optimism Takeshi had. Haru was taking a psychology major, and sometimes, she needed another person to be her psychiatrist. And apparently, he was the perfect one.
A not-so-loud call of 'Bankai!' came from Haru's pocket. Takeshi had to restrain his laugh. Haru, in her late teens, still love Anime so much. "Oh no…" She whispered. "What is it?" Takeshi looked at her phone.
Haru, I have something to do two days from now in temple of Juno. Since it's far from here, I would leave early tomorrow morning. I am counting on you to take care of Jay until Saturday, which is four days from now. –Verde
"Jay? That cousin of yours?" Takeshi asked. "Yeah…" Haru was sweating a little now. "You can just say that you're busy. Or you can hire a daycare-!"
"No!" Haru hissed. "Jay-chan is technically my son as well because I'm raising him. And Uncle Verde told me that he didn't want to trust strangers in taking care of Jay. Ughh, but I can't skip this duty… what to do…?" Even though Takeshi was dense, he can clearly see that Haru was in verge of tears. So, he said what any boyfriend would.
"Hmm can you leave it to me to babysit your cousin then, Haru?"
Haru gasped. "That's brilliant! I'll talk to Uncle Verde about it!"
Takeshi could only hope that Haru's cousin wasn't as bad as that kid on 'Home Alone' movie.
DING DING DING! Who can guess what will happen in the next chapter? XDD And this chapter was a lot of fun. Especially the Alice song that Sally sung here. I need to find the suitable words for them and was singing the song while writing it XDD
So, umm, review?
Your friendly fangirl,
~Chiri-tan