Chapter 9

Boku to Alice no wonderland

"Aoki-Chan!" a voice yelled in Aoki's sleep. "I'm sleeping .." Aoki said covering her face with a pillow. Aoki suddenly felt someone sit on her legs.

"I told you I'm..!" Aoki got up fast and froze when she saw it was Len. She felt a knot of nervousness in her stomach. "Let's go eat." He said getting closer to her and grabbing her hand. Aoki suddenly felt her face turn very red.

"Let's see.. pancakes? Ice cream? Or perhaps would you like pocky? " Len said showing Aoki pocky sticks at the kitchen and still holding her hand. "What are those for?" Aoki said grabbing the box of pocky. "To eat." Len said opening the box and putting a pocky stick in his mouth. "Are they good?" Aoki asked suspiciously. "Yup! you'll like them." Len said smiling. "I'll try one later. I'm not hungry right now." Aoki said.

"Yo Len.. " Kaito said freezing as he saw Len and Aoki holding hands. "Hey bro!" Len said waving hello with his only empty hand. "Aoki?..." Kaito asked in confusion. "I..." Aoki said. Len suddenly hugged Aoki. Aoki felt very nervous and turned very, very red.

"I'll let you guys alone." Kaito said walking off. "Wait!.." Aoki yelled, but Kaito kept walking away. "Are you okay?" Len said, letting go of the long hug. "I hope." She said.

Gumi came into the kitchen and stared at both Aoki and Len. "Gumi!" Aoki yelled reaching out for Gumi. "What's going on?" Gumi asked in confusion. "Aoki wants to eat something." Len said. Aoki looked at Len. "You liar!" Aoki said trying to let go of his hand.

"I.. still don't get it." Gumi said. "HELP ME! " Aoki yelled nearly crying. "But I thought that you.." Gumi said slowly. "That doesn't matter right now! SAVE ME!" Gumi took all the bananas from the bowl and looked at Len. Len froze and stared at the bananas then looked at Gumi."You.. wouldn't!" He yelled. "I'm throwing them away." Gumi said walking away. Len let go of Aoki and ran towards Gumi. "Noo!" Len said falling on his knees.

"Your free." Gumi smiled to Aoki. Aoki looked at Len who was still on his knees and giggled. "Cute." Aoki pet his head and walked away. "Lapis..." Len said nervously. "hmm?" She said looking back. "I'm sorry." He said looking down.

"Aoki has forgiven you." She said giggling. "Aoki, meet me in my room." Gumi said. "Okay!~" She said walking away. Aoki walked towards the stairs and looked around her. 'I haven't had the time to really look at this house, huh? ' She thought, then went up the stairs. She walked slowly in the aisle before going to Gumi's room."Aoki." Miku said looking at Aoki in a evil manner. Aoki walked back, crashing onto the wall. "Where are you going?" Miku asked. "To... Gumi's room.." Aoki said looking to her left. If she ran, she could get into Gumi's room. "I see.." Miku said pointing at Aoki with her leek.

"Wh-hh-at-t? " Aoki stuttered.
"I told you to stay away from len-kun." Miku said. "I'm sorry!~ He was the one to take me.." Aoki said looking for an escape. "Still. You must stay away." Miku said. "I.." Aoki said looking to her left. "you what?" Miku asked. "I... never tried a leek!" Aoki yelled. "sure." Miku said. "hu-u-uh?" Aoki was confused. "Sure, you may try one later." Miku said.

Aoki heard footsteps and she looked toward the stairs. Deep inside she knew it was Len coming. Aoki looked to the left and ran into the room, locking it. She looked around and noticed she went into her room rather than Gumi's. She listened and heard Miku outside of her room.

Aoki played on her bed and listened closely.

"Hey Miku." Len said passing by Miku. "Shota." Miku said. "Shut up! I'm tired of hearing you call me shota!" Len yelled. "I'm tired of you and your little friend." Miku said. "What do you mean?" Len asked. "Aoki-Chan. It's obvious there's something going on." Miku said. "Seriously, stop." Len said calming down. "Do you like her? I think she does." Miku said with a giggle.

"Do you think I like her?!" Len yelled. Aoki felt her eyes fill up with tears. "I don't know? you tell me." Miku said. "I don't. can you Please stop bothering me now." Len said. "Umm.. I don't know?" Miku giggled.

Aoki felt her tears fall out of her eyes and she sat on her bed, drying her tears with her arm and then covered her mouth. 'It's painful.. Gumi.. you were right. I'm happy I didn't tell him anything..' She thought to herself. She cried and dried her tears with the blanket, yet more tears kept coming out. 'Why... Why Len?! ' She thought and tried holding in her tears. 'I'm going to try to take a nap..' Aoki thought, laying on her bed and forcing herself to sleep for a bit.

She then woke up and saw tears on her blanket. She looked to her door and saw it was unlocked. "That's odd.." she said. She got up and dried her tears with her arms. She opened the door and saw that the aisle lights were off.

'Gumi!' Aoki thought. Aoki looked at Gumi's room and ran in. "Gumi..." Aoki said, as she saw that Gumi was asleep on her bed. Gumi got up and saw Aoki standing by her door. "What's wrong?" Gumi asked.

"Len.. Len..." Aoki said beginning to cry again. "What did he do?" Gumi asked. "Len.. he... he..." Aoki said crying. "Come over here." Gumi said. Aoki walked by Gumi's bed and Gumi hugged her. "It's okay. Whatever it is, I'm here." Gumi said.

"After you told me to go to your room I heard him tell Miku that he didn't like me.. after he took me by my hand and hugged me downstairs! It's.. really painful." Aoki said. "When did this happen?" Gumi asked. "A while ago." Aoki said wiping her tears. "It's barely 5 in the morning. Everyone is still asleep. " Gumi said.

"I.. don't know." Aoki said. "we're you dreaming by any case?" Gumi asked. "dreaming..? " Aoki asked confused. "You know what that is right?" Gumi asked. Aoki shook her head. "Oh you dummy! none of that happened! Your mind creates a story on it's own, based off things you know during your sleep." Gumi said petting Aoki's head.

"So.. you didn't tell him you would throw away his bananas?" Aoki asked. "Wh-h-at.. no! you were just dreaming." Gumi said laughing.

"I'm sorry.. I woke you up!" Aoki giggled. "It's okay. Sleep here next to me if you want." Gumi said pointing at a sleeping bed she had on the floor next to her. "are you sure?" Aoki asked. "Yeah! That way in the morning you can translate Yoko for me." Gumi smiled. "Okay! Oyasumi~" Aoki said laying down. "Oyasumi." Gumi said laying down.