Me: Hiiiiiiiiii again! I'm back and ready to write a new chapter! Thanks to all those who reviewed =)

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AliceXShunMEGAFan17: I hope you had fun! =) I love dogs and puppies also! Haha… yeah Dan has eating issues… Yes, Fabia does sound like a stalker... it was partially an accident but I guess it works well

flippy17: I'm not that evil *smiles innocently… I'm glad you're liking the story, I always say that but I really am =)

JazzGirl123: Yup, I think Runo actually would… It's fun to write their arguments =)

drake0: Yeah I get what you mean. I like action and fantasy stuff, you know in fairytales but they're not exactly fairy tales… Anyways, my next story will probably have more action because I already have a general idea of what it's about =)

katzike123: At first, I was going to make him lie longer but then I couldn't' do it because in my mind, I knew he was Ren and it just didn't seem to work out. I couldn't write what Shun would say.

shadowwing1994: It's alright, don't worry about it and thanks =)

Shana: Arigato for reading? LOL I don't think that's right… That's good that everyone's pitching in to help. I really hope it's getting better =)

Rosane: I'm glad you like both stories =)

Julie: I'm here! And I brought my two best friends!

Runo and Alice: Hi…

Julie: And I brought my boyfriend!

Billy: Hey!

Julie: And I brought my best friends' boyfriends!

Shun and Dan: Why are we here?

Julie: Finally I also brought Marucho!

Marucho: Hi guys…

Me: Why did you bring them all here? It's getting crowded…

Julie: Aw…

Me: Fine, just this once… Before you shout happily, let me talk to my readers… Alright, get ready for the next chapter! But before that, like always, a little bit of a review. Enjoy! =)

Julie gets a photo of Runo and Dan kissing, unaware that in the background, Jake and Victoria were kissing.

Alice sees this and then talks to Jake about it, but as you know, Jake is Ren and somehow made her forgive him and have trust in him again.

When they were helping decorate the prom room, Shun sees Jake leave and goes after him.

Shun finds out that he is Ren and was taken back to the World of Devids.

Ren pretends to be Shun but fails so he leaves quickly.

Alice is then kidnapped at the back of the Misaki Café.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN BAKUGAN!

Runo's P.O.V.

I took people's orders and then decided to join them again. I was bored of working. I sat down next to Dan and he took my hand in his.

"Aww!" Julie squealed. I wanted to punch her but I tried to ignore that feeling.

"When did Billy go to Spain?" Marucho asked curiously. (I found out that I didn't add why he was in Spain since he was here with Julie a few chapters back)

"Oh, he had this class trip but will be back before the prom!" Julie explained. We started talking about random things for a while and then I realized Alice hadn't come back yet. I pulled Dan aside.

"Have you seen Alice?" I questioned. He shook his head.

"Wasn't she bringing the garbage out?"

"It doesn't take twenty minutes to take out the garbage," I pointed out.

"Let's go check," he gave me a reassuring smile and we crossed the kitchen. We pushed the door open to the back. I gasped as I saw Alice lying on the ground. I quickly ran to her side.

"Alice! Wake up!" I half-yelled as I started shaking her. She didn't react.

"Let's bring her inside first," Dan suggested and then carried her. We couldn't get inside without people seeing so once we walked back in the café everyone started freaking out.

"What happened?" my mom asked shocked.

"I don't know," I explained to my mom how Dan and I just found her there while Dan brought her upstairs. I went to join them a few minutes later with a warm bucket of water and a towel. Everyone was in the room when I came in.

"What happened?" Julie questioned. I didn't want to explain it again so I just took a sit next to Alice and placed the warm towel on her forehead while Dan explained. Her skin was pale and cold to the touch. It was like she was dead but she was definitely breathing. Then I remembered about how she was Cupid. She was attacked last year, along with Shun. I didn't know how Shun survived the fight when Alice was so badly hurt. (No one knows that Shun's a Devid except for Alice. Just reminding you =))

"Maybe they were back…" I whispered.

"Who's t-they?" Marucho choked out the words. The poor guy had tears running down his face. Everyone had a soft spot for Alice.

"R-Remember… last year… on Valentine's Day, s-someone tried k-killing her. What if it was h-happening a-again?" I started crying. It was a scary thought. Dan came and gave me a hug. He could be so sweet sometimes.

"Don't worry, she might have just slipped and fell. After all, it is slippery and cold outside," Dan whispered and stroked my head softly.

"Yeah, I-I'm sure t-that's it," Julie stuttered.

"Maybe we should get a doctor," Marucho suggested.

"No, we can't. What if the doctor thinks she's dead," I told them.

"But what if she is dying and needs help," Julie added.

"We'll have to take that chance," Dan said quietly and we all sat in the room quietly, staring at our beautiful soft spoken friend.

Alice's P.O.V.

My eyes slowly fluttered open. My head hurt and my whole body felt like. I looked around and found myself locked in some kind of dungeon. I stood up and realized there were chains around my feet and my hands. I could still walk, but I wouldn't be able to go anywhere fast. I looked at myself and realized I was in the form of a Cupid. I had my wings and my white dress that was simple and went up to my knees and I didn't have shoes. It would have felt comfortable if I wasn't trapped. I tried using magic against the door, but nothing happened. The chains must have prevented it. I couldn't fly either. I walked up to the door and tried pushing it, but I felt a force hit me. It shocked my whole body and I fell on to the floor. My whole body ached. I heard someone unlock the door. I gasped as I saw who came in. They were two Devids. Each one had a whip in their hands.

"Master Ren wants to see you," one of them glared. They came closer to me.

I don't want to see him, I told them, well signed nicely but obviously they didn't care and I wasn't sure if they understood me. One of them whipped me and left a cut on my arm, that meant they did. Blood started coming out of it.

"We don't' care what you creatures think," the other one said and then laughed as I was whipped again. It hurt but not as much as the electric shock I got earlier from the door. They picked me up roughly and pushed me out the door. I tripped over the chains on my feet and fell to the cold stone ground.

"Move it! We don't have all day!" he said and threw me against the wall. He was enjoying this and I wasn't. My body ached as I stood up slowly and followed one of he Devids while the other stayed behind me incase I did something which was unlikely to happen. We exited the huge building. There was a sign outside of this building that said "Traitors and Beasts". I guessed the beasts meant Cupids. I looked around and saw Devids whipping other Cupids as they worked. Some had blood all over their skin. We walked passed a Cupid who was lying on the ground panting. I watched as the Devid was about to hit him again. He stared at me with eyes full of pain. I couldn't stand watching him being hit again. I took a quick look at the two Devids who were guarding me, but they were mesmerized by the sight of suffering Cupids. As the Devid was about to hit him again, I dove on top him and blocked it for him. I wanted to scream because of the pain.

"Who are you?" the Devid asked and hit me again.

"Go," the Cupid said in a weak voice. Then I felt two rough hands grab me, I realized it was the two Devids who were supposed to guard me.

"What do you think you were doing? You obey by our rules now!" he yelled at me and we continued on. I heard the Cupid cry out loud as he was hit again. My eyes went blurry and tears fell down my cheek as I closed my eyes. When we finally got there, I had enough sight-seeing to know that I was definitely in the World of Devids, our world of pain, torture and death. We walked inside another building, this one looked more dangerous. There was fire spurting out of the ground around it, like a moat. We stepped on a bridge and went inside. It was dark and had torches fro lighting. We finally came into a room and they pushed me into it. They left and then I heard a familiar voice.

"Alice, I'm so glad you're alright!" I heard a relieved Shun say as he ran to me.

Shun, but how? You've got to leave! They'll catch you, I said worriedly and then I hugged him.

"Why the worry look, I thought you moved on," I gasped as I realized it was Jake's voice. I took a step back but my hands were still touching him. Then as if he was on fire, my hand started shocking, just like what the door did to me. I wanted to back off but he grabbed my shoulders and then I felt my whole body zapped. He threw me to the ground and I tried to stand back up but he gripped me tightly towards him. He slowly turned into someone I wish I never met… Ren. That's when a thought hit me. No wonder Shun wasn't suddenly feeling well and said he couldn't read my sign language. It wasn't Shun; it was Ren and no wonder I couldn't resist Jake. Ren did it all. I stared at him with shock written all over my face.

"It's all becoming clear isn't it?" he laughed, "There's something I want to show you." He got out a camera, the one I borrowed from Runo. I didn't know how he got it, but it was definitely Runo's. He played one of the clips. I watched but quickly turned away. In the video was Shun. I watched as the Devids whipped him. There were about five of them he was tangled in chains. He couldn't defend himself. There was blood all over the ground. I felt tears welling up in my eyes again.

"I'm evil but I still have a heart. I'm allowing you to see him, but just this once. You wouldn't even get this chance if it weren't for the date I have with Fabia tonight," he smirked, "Masquerade!" A Devid walked in with his head down.

"Yes Master Ren," he bowed.

"Take this creature to Shun," he ordered and the Devid grabbed me right away and pushed me back towards the cells. He looked around and then gave me a small pouch.

"Could you please give this to Shun, but don't tell anyone," he whispered. I nodded and he looked relieved.

Shun's P.O.V.

I tried to sit up but couldn't. My blood was everywhere and I would have healed myself if I could but the chains were magic proof. My hands were tied behind my back and my legs were chained also with a boulder on the end so I wouldn't be able to run away. Ren had a strong hatred for me. The door opened but I didn't bother to look at who it was. I closed my eyes and breathed deeply. Then I felt a gentle hand caress my cheek. I opened my eyes and saw a wonderful sight. Alice was kneeling there.

"Alice…" I choked out. My throat was dry and it hurt to talk. I sat up slowly, ignoring the pain.

Shun, are you alright? I was so worried, she signed as she hugged me. She didn't care that she would get her clothes or her wings dirty. She just hugged me like she usually would have. I would have hugged her back if my hands weren't chained. I noticed cuts on her.

"Alice, what happened? Who did this to you?" I asked her as I tried to examine the cuts. She only pulled her arm away.

They're just small cuts, she looked down, trying to avoid my gaze. I nudged her forehead with mine. She finally looked up and I saw tears running down her face freely.

"Alice, please don't cry. I promise, I'll get us out of here," I whispered as she placed her head on my chest. She didn't say anything or either she did but I didn't notice her sign it. We stayed like that for a long while. All the pain I felt went away when I was with her. Then she suddenly sat up and looked around. She held out a pouch and I knew who it was from, Masquerade.

"Thanks," I whispered to her and she slipped it in my back pocket. I would need it soon if I wanted to survive or get away from here. Alice had a confused look on her face. She probably didn't know what was in it and she didn't want to ask. The silence was comforting and nice but it was soon broken. The door unlocked and in came two Devids.

"Come on!" one of them came in and pulled Alice up with a disgusted look on his face.

"Hey! Careful!" I shouted at them.

"Why should I listen to you? You're nothing but a traitor," he glared and whipped Alice to emphasize what he meant. I closed my eyes as I heard the contact with her skin. I looked back up in time to see her leave. She gave me a weak smile before she was dragged away. I wanted to open the pouch at that moment but I had to be patient.

Dan's P.O.V.

It's been a day since we found Alice on the ground outside of the café. We decided to continue the prom. Runo found Alice's plans and we've been working according to it. What made it stranger was the fact that Shun seemed to disappear. I knew he still loved Alice but for some reason, he hadn't been visiting her or anything like that. I tried calling him but no one picked up. Runo and I were in Alice's temporary room. We didn't want to bring her back to her house since no one was there to take care of her.

"Do you think she's getting better?" Runo asked hopefully. I stepped next to her.

"Yeah," I told her confidently but I wasn't really sure. Alice looked paler than before. Even with so many layers of blankets, she was still cold to the touch. Runo would be so upset if she died, actually we would all be. I shook the thought out of my head. She was going to live… she had to. Runo cuddled in my arms. We weren't arguing and for the first time, I wasn't thinking about food. I hugged her closer; our eyes never left Alice's lifeless body.

Me: I feel bad for Alice and Shun… I know that's weird since I'm the writer

Dan: That's just weird

Runo: I can't believe I cuddled with HIM!

Me: You know you liked it

Dan: Aw you did Runo?

Runo: Whatever… *kisses Dan

Me: Alright…yeah you liked it… anyways, thanks for reading everyone! I hope everyone enjoyed it and I'll see everyone next time when I write my next chapter! Please don't be mad that I put Shun and Alice in that position. Things will get better =) Sorry it's kind of short this time. Bye for now! Please review and comment!