Dark blue eyes glared at the principal before the teacher spoke," I did mean what I said earlier, sir. Now if you all would excuse me." He released himself and started to walk away only to be grabbed by the delinquent teen again only by the arm this time. "What do you mean?" asked the short female hero curiously. The principal took the opportunity and explained," Shirozaki-sensei is a witness of the attack against one of your friends."
Both heroes looked at the caught teacher amazed before asking," Why won't you tell what happened then." Zero sighed in annoyance taking his arm back. "That would be because, Zero-chan here, is a bit shy," answered a voice making them all jump in surprise. "Dammnit, Ches, don't wait til the battles over to just pop up," scolded the red head to a twenty year old man with shoulder length pink hair that had purple dyed in it and mischevious black eyes. He looked young to be twenty, more around eighteen but really was twenty years old.
"Sorry, Dusty, I just couldn't help but want to jump in seeing my favorite little snack around," mused the mysterious man wrapping his arms around Zero's waist. The raven tensed noticing the familiar situation from before. "Ches?" he whispered only to the man. "That's short for Cheshire is it not?" Teeth shined dangerously as the others started questioning the teacher on what all happened and how he knew their friend.
-flashback-
A younger Zero walked into a large room. It was mostly filled with darkness aside from the spot where a throne resided. "That looks like the red queen's throne?" he whispered in amazement. Laughter echoed behind him as a man walked out of the shadows making the child jump in fear. "You're early today, little no one who is someone," greeted the noble that seemed around thirty but was only twenty-five. His eery green eyes watched the boy bow in respect and ran a hand through long black hair.
"How did you escape this time?" the noble questioned curious for a new tale from the boy. "I'm sorry, Cheshire-sama," apologized little zero scared before the man picked him up setting the boy on the throne. "No need for any of that, lad," excused the strange man," now on with the tale from the child with a tail indeed." Zero smiled pulling off his mask and starting the story.
-end flashback-
"You look different," murmured the teacher now that he was alone with the new Cheshire. "That's because I got brought back differently, or not at all," the pink haired man laughed. It seemed as things have not changed about him. "How? I saw you and all the others die?" questioned zero now starting to back away. They were at the heroes' base for questioning and believing the rave could help them. The room around them was pure white with little furniture in it.
"That is a mystery, but you have the answers," replied the Cheshire with a smile. "You have become more alluring since the last time I saw you." Zero blushed surprised but stayed silent. "That day was such a good day as well, was it not? I believe you were telling of how you escaped from the hatter again, though, to escape is to not return," the man mused walking over to his lost faceless. The raven remembered that day clearly and shivered. Feeling a hand gently caress his cheek, dark blue eyes gazed into pure black ones slightly afraid. "It's funny how the only people you feared are dead, but yet alive, aye? Zero," asked the man before pulling his once servant's lips to his own into a gentle kiss.
Zero didn't know what to do at that moment pulling away with a gasp. "That… but you…," he stuttered backing up against a wall now in shock. "That was then, when Chester still lived, and now is now, it's time for a change of lovers. Don't you believe?" the Cheshire asked placing both hands on the sides of Zero's face. A grin ran across the man's lips and he said," Of course, that does mean dear Fredwrick is gone as well, but I'm sure you will come to love Lawrence." Lawrence? Zero tried to decipher the words, his blue eyes widening realizing what the sentence meant. Chester was the last Mad hatter's name and Fredwrick was the last Cheshire, meaning Lawrence was the name of the man that had the once faceless in his grasp against a wall.
"Lawrence," breathed the nineteen year old raven seeming to fall into the cheshire's alluring gaze. "Hey, Ches, do you know where that teacher went?" called a female voice annoyed outside the room. Zero tensed and blinked, opening his eyes to see he was sitting in a chair no where near the wall they were just at. Lawrence was standing beside him with a hand on his shoulder making the raven shiver again as a girl about sixteen with short blonde hair and one purple eye walked in. "Oh, there you are," she said with a relieved sigh seeing the teacher and her friend ches. "Good. Alice and Hatter were looking for you, ches, and we need you in the surveliance room, Shirozaki-sensei." Dark blue eyes widened as every cell froze. "Be there is a second, stinger," sang the pink haired man with a smile.