Author's Note: I'm trying to update faster, but as I said, I procrastinate…
I HAVE RESOLVED NOT TO INTERJECT WITH A RANDOM AUTHOR'S NOTE EVERY SINGLE TIME I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY! My resolve is weak though…=.=
Well, here you have Rin and Lens' part. The ending of this part of the drama isn't exactly what I expected… The fourth Alice...STARTS!
UM…I can't find the version I was using before for my fanfic…no offense to the subber, but I can't understand some of the sentences properly due to grammar… AH WHATEVER! I'LL JUST DO IT! And improvise while I go along…
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN VOCALOID OR ALICE HUMAN SACRIFICE! . OR SUBS! OR THE DRAMA! I ONLY OWN THE FANFIC!
Maybe the fourth will be the first "True Alice…" or not.
The Fourth Alice
"Um…Which means?" Rin asked again, confusion written clearly across her face.
Len sighed. His sister still didn't get it. "I'll explain it again, that the Dream wants us to become Alice."
"Alice?" Rin said, just as confused as before.
"The boy wanted us to remember the world of Alice… but perhaps that Dream…" Len stopped to consider what he was saying, "Does he want us to remember him?" A smile crossed Len's face. He quickly replaced it with his usual hard-to-penetrate shell. "So…he chose us children."
"Mm…" Rin pondered what her twin brother said. "Is it okay to remember that dream? Well, from here it means that we shouldn't go out of here."
Len gave up keeping his mask of indifference, letting a smile show through. "Yes. I think so."
"I only need you, Len!" Rin chirped happily to her brother.
Len smile grew even wider. "I also, Rin."
The Dream decided to interrupt. "You two are good children, right? You are curious." Rin and Len jumped at the sudden sound of the Dream's voice, relaxing as they realized it was only him. He quickly made a decision. "I like you two and I want you to stay here forever. You can be free like you want. See you again, right?" The Dream faded from sight, but his presence could still be felt in the clearing.
"Okay, bye bye!" Rin said happily. Rin got up, almost jumping with excitement. "Well, Len, what should we do now?" she inquired, anticipation creeping into her voice.
"Let me see," Len muttered. "It would be boring to stay here any longer. Shall we go somewhere?"
Rin was about to shout with excitement, but she restrained herself. "Yes, let's go!" She turned and took the lead.
"Eh?" Suddenly, Rin grabbed Len's wrist, trembling with excitement. "Look, Len!" Len nearly fell in surprise.
"What?" he asked his overexcited sister. Len directed his gaze to where Rin was pointing.
"That over there looks like a prison!" she declared, pointing at a large birdcage some ten to twenty meters away. "Let's go there."
"No, Rin. We'd better not get too close to it," Len said immediately. The cage seemed to emanate an evil, bloody reek.
Rin's temper flared up immediately. "What? Are you scared? You're a boy!" Len shrugged. There was no stopping her sister when she was in this mood. They approached the cage, their shoes crunching the dry grass.
Len was still reluctant, hanging back a few steps. A flash of white caught his eye. He bent down to see what the flash of white was. "A letter?" he muttered. "It doesn't have a sender…" He looked at the plain white envelope, the only decoration being a golden-yellow heart in the corner. "A heartmark?"
Rin turned to see what her brother was muttering about, her attention diverted from the cage. She smiled slyly. "Strange, right? Len, let's open it!"
Why me? Len thought quietly, glaring at the face looking over his shoulder. Rin didn't notice he didn't quite agree with her though, snatching the letter out of Len's hand and opening it, a two of hearts falling out. Len took it back immediate and started reading. "Let me see. To the person who found this, please come to the castle at 7:00 PM today." Rin was immediately interested.
"Castle? Len! Let's go there!" All thoughts of the cage were erased from her mind.
"There are no details written inside, or the name of the sender either, Rin," Len logically said.
Rin groaned. "What do you mean, are you kidding? The letter's interesting because of that!" Len gave up.
"Let's go!" Rin ran off in the direction of a large tower rising above the forest.
"Wait!" Len dashed off in the same direction as his sister. Why me? He thought again.
The servant looked at the two blond-haired people heading towards the castle. They must have found Her Majesty's letter, she thought, hurrying to report to the Queen.
"Somebody found your letter," she reported. The Queen still lay in bed, traumatized by the sudden loss of her voice. The servant, not expecting an answer, bowed and headed towards to entrance of the castle to greet its guests.
"Welcome. Thank you very much for coming," the servant said, bowing to the two mysterious visitors, masking what she knew the Queen would do to these two visitors under a kind, welcoming tone.
The girl smiled happily. She doesn't know what will happen, the servant thought. "Yes, we can't come here normally, because of this invitation card." The girl held out the envelope, which the servant took immediately.
"Follow me," she instructed, smiling to cover up her act. They walked over the lowered drawbridge into a stone hall, their steps echoing loudly on the floors, their shadow enlarged by the torches.
"You wanted to come here, did you?" Len whispered. Rin turned to her twin brother.
"Did you say something, Len?" she teased.
"Nothing," he retorted.
"I sorry, but I have the reason I want to let you meet the queen," the brown-haired servant apologized. "Please don't tell anyone about this." She chuckled silently. Her smiling mask slipped for a second. The oblivious girl didn't notice.
"Can we really meet the queen?" she said, her eyes sparkling with pleasure. "We'll never tell anyone! Right, Len?"
Len, however, noticed her smile disappearing. "Mm…yes," he muttered reluctantly.
The servant quickly started smiling again. "Thank you very much," she said, launching into a quick speech. "In fact, the Queen is very sick. She wants to hear beautiful songs so that she won't feel bad anymore." Rin's eyes lighted up immediately.
"We're good at singing!" she chirped.
"That sounds great," the servant replied. "You are young enough to sing well. I'm glad to have you sing for the Queen. I'm sure she will be happy."
Len started feeling anxious about their decision to enter the castle. A sick, almost non-present odor filled the castle. His sister was still oblivious to the danger. "Really? Isn't this great, Len?"
He forced out an answer. "Is that…so?" Rin detected the note of anxiety in his voice immediately.
"What? What's wrong? It's okay! Our songs are the best of all!" Her grin stretched from ear to ear.
"I don't mean…that…" Len stuttered. Rin didn't hear.
The servant chuckled at the boy's nervousness. "Don't be so worried. Don't feel nervous. You'll feel nothing now."
The servant turned away her face. Their fate was decided now. They would never leave the castle.
"What?" the Dream cried. "Why did you go that way? It's forbidden because I say it!" The Dream calmed down. "I failed again…" The dolls of the previous Alices were scattered around the Dream's hands. The twins would join them. He pondered over what went wrong this time. "That's the problem…they were too curious…
"They promised that we will meet again," the Dream muttered. "But we will never meet again, because you went there…" He groaned. "They were the best so far…"
Two dolls imitating his favorite Alice, the twins, appeared. "Following the small path behind the forest, having tea beneath the rosebush…The invitation card was from the palace was the Ace of Hearts."
The dolls of Rin and Len started moving like they had lives of their own, getting up and walking on an imaginary path. "The fourth Alice were twin children, entering the Wonderland out of curiosity. Passing through countless doors, they had only recently come.
"A stubborn sister and an intelligent brother. They came the closest to being the true "Alice," but…" The Dream pointed at the doll of Miku, which rose up, carrying a knife and walking over the dolls of the fourth Alices and "stabbing" them. The Dream continued singing. "They won't wake from their Dream.
"They're lost in the Wonderland."
The Dream sighs. "Who shall I take next? Did you think its okay that every Alice will stay here? I want someone else! They aren't enough!" He smiles. He has an idea. "I want many to remember me, well, for example…" He stops to let you anticipate what he will say next.
"It's your turn!" His smile is briefly replaced by a dark, evil grin that speaks of horrors untold.
Who will be the next Alice?
Author's Note: End! I hope you enjoyed this, I enjoyed writing it very much! Here are the reviewers that I'd like to say thanks to:
Amary: Thanks, I'm not Japanese, so I'm just using what I learn from various sources, which might not be completely accurate. No, not cruel at all, I'm perfectly fine with criticism. XD Thanks for the pointers, they really helped. I did manage to omit AN's this time though~
Ilovenekos: I forgot to send a link. I'll put the link to the first one on my profile, just in case anybody is interested in watching the original drama that this is based off of.
I did flip to present tense at the end on purpose. Enjoy not being able to sleep after reading this. I couldn't go to sleep until 3 A.M after watching the drama.
Review~ I have a new story up, the Tailor of Enbizaka. It's not very good so far, my inspiration well ran out of water. XD But I'll try.
REVIEW, or else you'll become the next Alice~
JK, JK~