Hi! Sorry for that. I had a sucky break. But now, I'll do those one-shots. :D. Enjoy this possibly short chapter.

I own nothing! But, pretty soon, I'll own them all! * Police bust in.*

Ok, ok! I give! I will never own them all… * whispers* maybe.

Chapter pairing : Shalice ( a lot of it, too! Ok, mentions of it and possible showing ( I can't decide on which.)

Oh, listen! My B-Day is tomorrow! Hm… sounds like a certain forum bud of mine. On my forum. I read his stories a lot.

Oh, yeah…

Chapter Cover: Alice in the forest looking at a tree with nothing on it.

Why was she sad? Why was she worried? Why was she out here deep in the forest full of monsters? She didn't know.

She didn't even know what they were. Were they friends? Enemies? In between? Or something more?

Could they be something more, something more in which she longed for?

No.

Getting claimed tells them that.

The only answer she knew.

And it had to be " no ".

Why did Fate… no, why did the Fates hate her so much?

" I don't know." She found herself saying to no one in particular. Those were her new favorite words.

" I don't know."

" I don't know."

" I don't know."

She never knew! Never! And why didn't she? Why was she always so confused when it came to him? She had so much confusion whenever she thought about him?

She doesn't know.

She never knows.

Why?

She's supposed to be the one of the smartest on the team.

She was the freaking daughter of Hades!

And yet, she was confused.

Over her cousin.

Technically, not her cousin because Gods don't have DNA, but still!

Shun Kazami.

Why in the world couldn't she be his girlfriend?

Why in the world couldn't she be his… wife?

" I… don't… know." She said to no one again.

Why the Hades does she keep saying that.

" I don't know."

" Hydranoid, why does she keep sayin' that? Makin' me think she's possessed or somethin'. But she couldn't be possessed, ' cuz I've been watchin' her since she's

gotten claimed."

" You really must stop talking like that."

That last voice was Hydranoid, but that first voice… it was familiar, but not so.

" Hey! I can talk any way I want to!"

" I beg to differ."

She didn't even have Hydranoid, for Zeus's sake! She must be hearing things, but why?

" I don't-"

She stopped herself from saying those three terrible words. ' I don't know ' were words she was cursed to always say, because she has no answer.

" You what-? Ugh! But, for real, why does she keep saying that? It's creeping me out."

" You're her Guardian… at least for now, so you should-"

" Who's there!" Alice called out as she looked around. Finally, for the first time since her break, she can finally find herself to say words that are not ' I don't know'.

" Who is there? I haven't heard anyone… perhaps it's a monster."

Alice turned to the direction of the voice… only to see that boy. What was his name? She couldn't remember. Did he even tell her? Either way, he still looked

the same. Same orange- red – black hair, same black and purple T and black jeans. Same black eyes.

" You! You… were in my dream." The boy looked at her. " You can see me? Shosan no kami a! I'm visible … to you. But that's great! I can see my-"

" Who are you! Why are you so happy?"

" I… suppose you have to know. My name is Marqe. Marqe Gehabich." Alice gasped. " W-What! How?"

" As you can see, you're a daughter of Hades," He looked at the sky. " But you're not the only child of Hades. I, too, am a child of him. I am your twin brother."

Alice looked at him like he was crazy. " Twin! But, if I had a twin, I would surely remember him."

" When we were young, our father, Hades, who loved us dearly, told Michael, our Grandfather on our mother's side, that an experiment he was testing, the one of trying

To go to Vestroia, I must say, was going to go wrong. He…he did not listen and he paid the price… me. You were intentionally the target, but I got you out of the way

before it could hit you. It hit me instead." He looked at her. " In your hands, you watched me fade away. Micheal then went and erased your mind of me and father,

and told you father died but nothing about me. He dyed your hair-" " Why would he dye my hair?" " Hey! If we were twins, don't you think we'd look alike?" Alice

nodded in understanding. " Well, anyway, that's how it's been. But, me, I was trapped within your mind, as you was the last one to touch me. I was your big brother!

I protected you. But, that was within your mind. Hey, Alice, do you have any idea what it was like to watch someone you love get hurt? No? Ok, well it hurt. A lot.

But then, when Michael tried the experiment again, and you came to visit, Darkness took over." " I… do not comprehend." Alice stated. " The negative energy.

Naga spoke to me. He knew of my troubles. He said he would help!" Marqe said angrily. " He turned me into MASQUERADE! He didn't help it at all… only hurt.

But, none the less he connected me to you. But, I still like Masquerade. In your mind, he was my servant. He possibly still is. "

" Masquerade? But-" " He was a tainted version of me. The negative energy changed my hair color." " Um… Personality change, by any means? " Alice asked. Marqe darkly chuckled.

" No way! I was the personality. But the minds… no, not at all me. His own mind, he had. After he… quit, that was it. We're here." " I still don't believe you're my brother!"

Alice said stepping away. " Your arm. Lift up the sleeve of your left arm." Alice did so, scared, and it revealed a half of a symbol that Alice knew, she was sure of it.

Marqe lifted his right sleeve up revealing another half of something… a symbol. He placed his next to Alice's and his arm's spirity form became solid for a little…

Just enough time for Alice to see it made the Darkus symbol. " I believe you," She gasped when he pulled it down. " But why are you here?" Marqe shrugged. " It

Happened when you- no, we got claimed. I don't know… maybe I should not say that since those are your new favorite words." " Please, don't remind me." Alice

Said. " Well, I think it's because I need to find my body and become Marqe Gehabich again. But the only way I can do that is to go to Russia and find it."

Alice looked at him firmly. " Well, since you're my brother, I'll help you, but we have to wait until we actually have access to Russia." Alice told him. Marqe smiled.

" You've really made my day, younger sister. Thank you. I'll be back." Marqe faded away. Alice smiled until she realized something. " Hey! I'm older!"

…

Where did that come from?

" I don't know."

So, I explained who Marqe is. Alice's brother! Twin, to be exact. Also, if I haven't clarified, Marqe is in spirit form like… Runo was in episode 10 of New Vestroia! Is that ok? It's my story, so I don't give a Bakugan!

So, if you didn't understand let me tell you: Marqe and Alice were in the lab with Michael when he was ( Unknowingly) trying to get to Vestroia. Unfortunately,

Something went wrong and Alice was in the way of a blast. Marqe pushed her out of the way and got hit . Marqe then faded into Alice's mind as she was the

Person who held his body ( he would've died if not). Michael erased Alice's mind ( He didn't care for Marqe as he was like Hades whom Michael hated. ) and

Dyed her hair and gave her contacts to hide any trace of Marqe or Hades. Later, when hit with the Negative Energy, Naga spoke to Marqe and told him he could

See Alice again ( a lie.). He became Masquerade in hopes… it failed. Masquerade later became his servant in his castle of Alice's mind.

Hope that helps!

See ya when the flames rise!