Finally over with my semester exam yay! Now I will fully devote on this story! ^^

The last glance of Nightmare faded away as Alice's senses came back. The hard cement floor and the cold temperature coming from outside permeated throughout the room as the foreigner shivered.

"Alice you woke up," Lori smiled warmly at Alice.

"Huh? The voice…. Lori neesan!" Alice instantly woke up as she realized the unfamiliar voice was from her dear friend.

Contrast to the cold environment, Lori smiled radiantly at her beloved Alice as she lightened the mood, "Yup it's me, do you want your breakfast? I only have bread and water though, nothing grand."

The bread and water was on the ground right in front of her as Alice picked it up and just held it with her hand for a moment. It was nice to talk to someone that is trustworthy, "Thanks! Did that bastard take your gag off?"

Lori nodded her head in a cheerful manner as she replied, "Exactly, I can't move around much, but now I can talk freely with you."

"It's great; I can finally hear what your voice is like. It's really nice, just like an angel."

Lori blushed at the sudden compliment and shyly moved on, "Y-yeah, hurry up and dig in or else the ants will eat it all up."

"Ok." Alice tore the wrapper and started to eat the food. But after a few bites Alice turned back to look at Lori, "I was wondering about this for a while, but why don't you have eyes?"

"Well, the majority of the Wonderland residents are faceless. Only handful of people has faces and they are called the role holders, they have major roles to fulfill unlike me, who only have minor roles."

"So that murderer is a role holder?"

"Yes and he is notorious for his merciless assassination. He can be one of the strongest in Wonderland."

"That sounds scary… but well to me I don't care if Lori neesan is faceless or not, Lori neesan is my friend and that's what counts."

The faceless woman opened her mouth in daze as she just stared at the foreigner. Alice asked her friend in awkwardness, "Um, you awake, Lori neesan?"

Finally snapped out of her daydream, Lori startled and hastily made a reply, "Y-yeah, I'm ok. Just go on and eat your food." Alice nodded her head and resume to eating.

Lori, who was just watching Alice eat, whispered quietly, "…Thanks…"

Alice raised her head in query as she asked her friend, "Huh. Did you say something?"

"Nope nothing, say you kn-" The sound of the door opening, cut off Lori's words as Gray entered the room. Silence engulfed the room as Alice's face turned pale.

Indifferently, Gray blindfolded Lori, untied her and grabbed her by the arm, "You, come with me. I have another interrogation for you."

Alice struggled to break free, but it was impossible, the chain was binding her tightly, "Lori neesan!"

Lori calmly followed Gray as she smiled at Alice, "It's ok Alice. Thanks for all this time." Alice tried even harder to free herself and save her friend from the murderer, she didn't want her friend to get killed. No, she didn't want anyone to die.

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Lori looked at Gray in tranquility, she was prepared for this outcome and she had no regrets whatsoever, "Hurry up and kill me, I had my last words with Alice so I'm satisfied."

Gray looked at Lori in strange way and finally opened his mouth, "So you are already satisfied that you don't want to see Alice anymore. Such selfishness, disgusts me."

"Huh?" Lori was surprised of what she heard. She thought that this assassin did not care about anyone including himself. He was the infamous and ruthless assassin after all.

Gray continued, "Did you see her expression? She was on the verge of crying. She is battling with smothering gulf of fear right now. And you are just running away from her."

Lori have heard that the foreigners will be loved in this world, but perhaps is that how it is? Lori slowly recited the question in her mind to Gray, "…Are you perhaps concerned about her?"

For a second, Lori saw Gray's eyes widen slightly, but soon turn backed to his composed expression, "Well it doesn't matter to me either way; in fact seeing her suffering gives me thrill."

Gray raised his arm and grabbed Lori's throat as he put strength into it, "So you want to die. Haven't you said before that you didn't want to die because of her?"

Even when the throat was under pressure, Lori struggled to answer Gray's query, "It…can't be…helped right? You are going to kill me… I really don't want to…die, but even if I die…if Alice is still…alive she will still have…a chance to smile…again…" Yes even at the verge of death, Lori still thought of Alice. Alice was that important to her, which is because she never had anyone who would call her a friend.

Not understanding the reason, Gray let Lori's throat go. For a second, he gazed at Lori, who was breathing and coughing for air, with an unreadable expression and walked away, "…I got tired of dealing you… bye."

Lori was left alone in the woods, utterly confused.

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Alice just couldn't sit around and wait for that bastard to come back. She needed to save Lori at any cost. Even if she might be dead already? Fear and dread smothered around Alice's conscious as she shook her head in denial. If she loses hope now, she will not be able to stay sane. Suddenly an overpowering strength pushed down Alice as the girl screamed in surprise, "Kya!"

Gray was holding Alice's chained wrist on the ground, making her whole body lie on the ground. It was the kind of situation where the man was on top of the girl. Alice looked at Gray in confusion and fright as the man suddenly questioned the girl in a desperate tone, "What is it that is so different about you from everyone else?"

"W-what are you doing? Where is Lori neesan? What did you do to her?"

For a while, Gray touched Alice's hair and slowly moved to her face as the tracing fingers stopped at her lips, "You are adorable, long chestnut hair, innocent aqua blue eyes, and smooth cream colored skin."

It was almost as if Gray was making love to Alice as the girl became dreamy with the soft touch of the man, "But aside from just being a girl with a cute face, what is really different about you?"

"W-what?"

Leaning close to Alice, the girl could see her reflection through the cold golden eyes of the assassin. Gray continued with his inquiry, "Is it the way you act? If I tear your fragile body, will I be able to see something different other than red blood? If I crack open your skull, will I be able to know what you are thinking? If I rip open your chest will I be able to see something other than a clock?"

No longer able to handle the pressure from the black haired man, Alice struggled to get away from Gray; a sign of rejection, "No! Don't come near me!"

Obviously, Gray didn't comply with Alice's demands as he shifted his head down to the girl's chest, "I want to know…"

Alice breathed in as Gray rested his head down to Alice's chest and soon made an astonished expression, "Your… clock…" Unlike the other questions, the questions Gray asked was somehow innocent as if he was acting like a curious child who found something utterly new and amazing. "It's…not there?" Gray stared at Alice in a urging and slightly exciting way, Alice was apparently not prepared for this, "…How can this be? Tell me? Why do you have this…thumping noise…"

Alice blinked at the sudden change of behavior, he really was a person from another world, she couldn't understand a thing of what he has just asked right now, "What do you mean? What's inside my chest can only be a heart. So don't come near me anymore!"

As if he found amused to the statement that Alice just said, Gray recited the word one more time, "…Heart…" Alice confusedly stared at Gray and soon flinched when Gray stood up from the ground. He walked over to the door and uttered one word before leaving the room, "Sorry…"

After Gray left from the room, Alice got up from the ground and mumbled quietly, "I can't understand that man…"

I nearly copied off the famous Ulquiorra x Orihime line from Bleach! Kyaa! So far Gray and Alice have the worst relationship ever, so how will they deal with each other? Hehe I have some awful personality, I just love to make the characters suffer. xD