So apparently, my new plan is to finish this and then start my NaNoWriMo project haha. I'm counting the words on this and Bedtime Stories as a part of my 50k words though.

This has like random POV switches outta nowhere, I have no idea how that happened but I think it works to some degree haha.

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Definition of Evil

"So, in the end I didn't win the game." Alice muttered lowly, her expression entirely sullen as she sat down on the floor, her knees brought close to her chest while she leaned against the wall behind her.

After returning to the prison, she'd immediately tried to find Black Joker. Her mind fueling her motivation as the thought of Julius getting too bored waiting for her and just leaving the circus before she got back haunted her in some point of her brain that she pushed away while she continued scurrying in an attempt to find the other Joker.

Her attempts so far had come up entirely short and eventually she grew tired of wandering around the prison without any luck.

She had come to a rest in front of an occupied cell and found herself becoming acquainted with the person within it.

Alice could remember her mother telling her at one point that bad people were the ones that went to jail… Lorina had described it as basically the adult version of time out, except since they were older it lasted longer for them.

White Joker had explained to her that the people in the prison were all being punished for doing bad things and Black had told her she wasn't allowed to speak to any of them.

She assumed this was an exception to the rule because at first she had only stopped to ask for directions and somehow she ended up speaking to them longer than necessary, both the Jokers' warnings anywhere but the forefront of her mind.

The girl was without eyes and had long blonde hair that had faint curls toward the end of it in a way that reminded the young girl of her older sister. She claimed she didn't have a name—Or that she forgot it, which was equally ridiculous to the young girl either way. How could you not have a name? Everyone had a name! And how could you possibly forget your name? It was one of those things a person could never forget, like their age or how many siblings they had.

"I'm sorry, Ali." The female softly spoke out, her tone gentle and unbelievably low.

She sat at the edge of the cell, her body not falling in front of the opened bars, but to the solid wall beside it, practically putting her parallel to the brunette that sat outside of it.

Alice sighed heavily, "I think Julius left by now… It's sad… I had really wanted to go too…" The thought of the snow and kittens practically called to her and she couldn't help but sulk even more.

"There's always next time, right?"

"I wanted to go today though…" She reasoned, her frown deepening.

Her companion let out a small chuckle that made the young girl grow momentarily confused, "What's so funny?" She turned over her shoulder to look into the dark cell past the thick metal bars curiously. She didn't catch sight of the blonde and she tilted her head to the side.

"Nothing, you're just living in the moment, which I guess is good… But at the same time, you have so much time to do all the things you want to do outside of this place, so don't get too worked up." Her response puzzled her a bit, but wanting to seem mature, the young female nodded her head slowly.

She wanted to go on about how everything wasn't fair at all for her because she lost the game and didn't get to go to the Tower, but she found a new thought creeping its way back to her mind as she kept peering inside the cell.

"Hey, what did you do to get in trouble?" The brunette got on her knees and clutched at the metal bar loosely, "And how long is your time out?"

Truthfully, she couldn't see the girl inside of there to be a bad person at all. She was so nice and listened to everything Alice had to say without complaining. Perhaps there had been a mistake and she got blamed for something she didn't do and somehow ended up in there?

The female inside the cells groaned lowly, "I don't think you would really understand…"

"Tell me! I'm old enough!" Alice pouted fiercely, both her hands now grabbing at the cell's bars. She shook herself against it demandingly, "You're really nice, big sis! There's no way you did something bad!" Her lips pursed indignantly as the blonde moved her way in front of the cell's entrance now.

Her hair was so long and Alice felt the urge to reach through the spaces of the bars to touch it, though she resisted strongly.

The female weakly smiled at her, "Well, Ali… What I did is considered bad… Really bad, actually… You see, I—"

"Oi, short stuff!"

The shout was loud and sudden, enough so that both females flinched.

Alice found her hands moving to her ears with a grimace as she gazed down the hall, her eyes landing on the black clad Joker that watched at her entirely annoyed.

It was right after the voice was heard and comprehended that the blonde faceless girl fearfully began backing up in her cell, toward the darker corners of it as the brunette in opposition perked up, her body rising up from its spot on the floor as a smile found its way to her lips gleefully, "Black-chan!" She called out and over to him excitedly.

His composure didn't falter as the little girl began racing over to him, each of her steps resembling that of a skip until she was practically bumping chests with him.

"I was looking everywhere for you~!" Her words came out in a similar fashion to a song and the male could only watch with a half-lidded eye as she enveloped him in a hug and began to nuzzle her face against his chest affectionately.

When it became apparent she wasn't going to stop her display on her own any time soon the redhead grunted as he allowed one of his hands to rest on top of her head to cease her motions and tilt her head upward to look at him.

"What were you doing?" His words came out bluntly and the short female blinked her eyes owlishly at him in response.

It took about two seconds before a reply was made and as it was Alice held up a knowing index finger, "Oh! I was just speaking to big sis about some stuff!"

"Didn't White and I tell you not to talk to anyone in here but us? You're such a disobedient child, how does your Mama put up with you?"

Alice stuck her tongue out, "I was lost because you never stay in one place! So technically it was your fault!"

Rolling his eye, he gave her blank look, "Well, 'technically' you shouldn't use words you can't spell. Do you even know what the word means?"

Her cheeks flushed pink for a moment as her lips pursed outward. She was silent before she huffed, "I don't know! I've heard people use it before!"

"Just because you hear someone say something doesn't mean you have to be an annoying parrot and repeat it."

"You're so mean." Alice moaned, her hands went to cover her ears as she turned away from him, "Ali can't believe she was going to invite you to the Tower! You're better off staying here, meanie!"

Obviously not taking her words to heart, Black Joker shrugged his shoulders uncaringly, "As if I want to go to some lame ass Tower. It's cold and filled with frozen ice. How is that appealing in any way?" He rhetorically inquired to the girl that pouted at him.

She crossed her arms over her chest, "You can make snow angels and build snowmen!"

Black snorted, his eyes critically watching at her, "You mean get cold water up your butt and try to make some half-assed slushie sculpture that'll just melt away in a couple hours? No, thanks."

Taking in his words thoughtfully, Alice now began to frown before her eyebrows furrowed. She pointed up at him in determination, "We didn't have to stay in the snow anyways! What about the kittens!?"

"I'm pretty sure our lions had cubs just the other day. Those are better than kittens because they're bigger and cuter."

"W-wha? Really!?"

"Yes."

"I didn't see them! Where are they!?" Alice inquired with her eyes sparkling up in wonder.

The male watched down at her plainly, "Ask White the next time you see him." He waved off at her nonchalantly, "You got yourself so worked up about the dumb Tower for no reason when the circus is a million times better."

Right as he finished his words, he found his hands slipping into his pockets as he began walking down the hall of the prison way. The brunette followed after him, her bright aura practically shining brighter than any of the lights held overhead.

"You're right, you're right!" She giggled in a way that nearly made the warden roll his eyes once more.

As her steps fell in sync with his, she hummed, "I'm still upset I didn't win the game though…"

"You really need to get over it."

"Hey!" She exclaimed though the male paid her no mind, his steps turning down another hall that appeared entirely identical to the one they had just been down.

Alice had no idea how he was able to tell where he was going, but she didn't voice her thoughts on this, instead only following beside him quietly.

"Why did you want to win so badly anyways?" He asked, his tone sounded incredibly bored and even his expression looked disinterested.

He kept his attention on the prison cells around him; his focus on making sure nothing was out of the ordinary, though he knew there wouldn't be. The little ball of energy that practically bounced everywhere continued chattering beside him, and he found himself only half listening.

It wasn't until he heard a part of her sentence that he think sounded like "And White-kun said if I won, I'd get to keep your hat as a prize," that he paused for a moment to look over at her.

"I met this really nice guy out there! He won me a stuffed bear and everything and his hat was so cool!" She clasped her hands together pleasantly as she stopped her walk at the same moment as him, "I nearly stopped the game when I saw it, but I resisted because the only hat I want is yours even if his had those pretty flowers on it!"

Feeling a bit bored and knowing he had nothing else to really amuse himself with, the darker Joker watched down at her evenly.

Alice blinked while she looked up at him, her eyes clearly questioning what he wanted.

"You want the hat?" Black inquired as he took it off of his head, his red hair becoming more tussled as he did so. He held it out in offering to the young girl that found her eyes sparkling up instantly.

Practically in a daze, Alice kept her blue eyes trained on it, "R-really?" She questioned him in near disbelief all the while she reached her hand out to grab it, she found it being snatched away from her reach too quickly for her to react appropriately.

"Hey!" She exclaimed with a pout, however when she found her eyes meeting with his, he only snorted.

"You know the drill, little girl." The redhead sinisterly stated before his lips began quirking into the familiar smirk that made Alice want to flail as she watched him raise his hand that held the black cap higher in the air.

For some reason, at this point in time, it was almost as though it was higher than ever before and she gave a whine of protest.

As her fears on his actions became confirmed, she lightly began hitting his chest with her hands clenched into two little balls, "Nooooo!"

The prison warden gave a scoff, "Tch. No one's forcing you to try and get it, you know."

His words momentarily caused her to pause her movements, almost as though she were thinking them over and Black couldn't help but allow his smirk to widen when the unmistakable glint of determination was visibly seen in her wide eyes.

"Give it to me!" Alice shouted out as she hopped off her feet, her hand extending toward that hat that the redhead simply allowed to sail up higher within his clutches.

"Hm… Don't think so."

"It's going to be mine!"

"Try again."

"It's rightfully Ali's hat!"

"Maybe you'll get it next time."

"Waaah, Black-chan!"

"Nope."

"It's not fair! You're too tall!" The girl remarked as she tried repeatedly to jump up and get it back.

Black Joker gave her a half-lidded stare, one that appeared entirely unamused despite the fact his body language and the way his lips threatened to twitch into a smile told the exact opposite.

"Am I too tall? Maybe you're just too short."

The girl rapidly shook her head, "Nuh-uh! My big sister told me I am tall for my age!"

Unable to hold back his snort at her words, he arched a brow, "That's a lie because if you were, you'd be able to reach, now wouldn't you?" His hand teasingly lowered it right above her nose and when he sensed she was going to make a move he effortlessly brought it back upward.

Alice stopped for a moment her facial features seemingly going over his words before her cheeks puffed up, "But you're so much taller, it's not fair!"

"Too bad, so sad. With that kind of attitude I guess you're never getting it."

Alice's eyebrows furrowed and her stance relaxed as though she had given up.

Cracking a grin, Black watched down into her turquoise eyes in a taunting manner, "Oh? Finally accepting defeat?"

He half expected her to return to jumping, almost as though her little stiff posture were an act to make him lower his guard and the other half of him expected her to go on another little rant about how he was too tall once more.

No part of him expected for her foot to go slamming down on top of his.

Occurring faster than he even had a moment to prepare, Alice's bright red shoe came crashing down on top of his black leather boot. His toes were crushed into the floor by what felt like a immense amount of force and as though the first impact wasn't enough, the brunette quickly raised her foot up once more before sending it down on his again, this time with just as much, if not more power than the first time.

The pain was instant.

Unable to hold himself back, his hands were immediately moved to grab at his left foot that had just been trampled, "Ow! Shit! That fucking hurt!" More profanities flew by in his mind, but for some odd reason he found himself retaining them in his mind, his teeth gritting together while he faintly began wondering if any of his toes had become fractured in anyway.

Alice at around the same moment in time used that chance to scoop up the black warden hat from the ground, the grin on her face everlasting as she placed it on top of her head.

"I win!" She declared proudly, her index and middle fingers rising up into a peace sign that she flashed at the redhead happily, "The hat is mine forever and ever!" The girl exclaimed before she turned on her heel and made a mad dash down the corridor.

The prison warden's scarlet eye flashed dangerously as he growled, the pain in his foot was not forgotten but he forced his mind to push past it right before he allowed it to touch at the dark colored floor once again and he took off into a sprint after the female that already had been given a decent head start.

As he turned the corner, he saw the foreigner several feet ahead; her run was still as energetic as ever and perhaps it was just the mere sight of her that gave his body the drive to go faster, but once he locked his gaze onto her he found his legs picking up speed.

Apparently hearing the sound footsteps on the ground echoing throughout the hall, Alice turned to look over her shoulder, the hat still placed neatly on her head, though it was obvious it was a bit big for her head as it shaded down over her eyes and forehead in a more radical way than even her bangs did.

When her eyes caught sight of him, her face immediately grew that much excited before she turned back around and evidently began to run faster.

Though the random burst of energy she displayed was admittedly impressive, it wasn't enough as Black Joker was already bounding up behind her.

"Stop trying to run, you little brat." He hissed right before he grabbed her in his arms.

She squirmed viciously, though he made sure to gain a strong grip on her forearms and the very second he saw one of her feet raising upward, he found one of his legs moving to sweep both of her legs against one another and he easily locked them both together to prevent any further movement.

Alice let out a squeal, her hands flying over her head to reach for the fact that she instantly hid against her stomach. "No, no, no! Let me go!" She pleaded even though the smile on her face entirely unmistakable.

"I want an apology," He began simply even though she shook her head rapidly, "And I want my hat back, munchkin."

"Never!" Alice breathed out defiantly causing him to click his tongue.

He watched down at her blankly, "You think I'm playing with you?"

With his words, she tilted her head back, her sea foam colored irises locking with his briefly before she stuck out her little tongue.

Taking that as a reply, Black Joker narrowed his eye down at her, "This is your last chance. Give up now or I swear I'm not showing you any mercy."

"I'm not afraid of you!" The foreigner exclaimed loudly, her tone boldly fearless. She blew a small raspberry up at him and Black Joker had to cringe at the particles of her spit that landed on his face.

Not saying another word, the darker Joker allowed his hold on her forearms to transfer upward on her limb until it fell beneath her armpit. The instant that the little girl felt where his hands were going, she let out a small shriek of surprise.

Without missing a beat, he immediately began to wiggle his fingers, an action that brought about the loud and high-pitched reaction from the brunette instantly.

Alice's laugh practically echoed throughout the whole prison and the warden wouldn't have been surprised if it really did.

The girl writhed in his grasp, her arms dropping the hat she had once held so protectively and her body twisted eagerly in an attempt to get away from him, however he kept himself near, not allowing her to escape.

Alice giggled madly her body still trying to distance herself from him, "I'm sorry! I'm sorry! No more!" She attempted to reason in between her fits of laughter, "Please! Stop! I'm going to explode!"

"I warned you. I gave you threechances." The warden stated simply, his face watching at her mercilessly while he continued. "I never give people chances and I gave you three."

Frankly, after what she did he honestly felt like shooting her, locking her up in one of the cells, or even just giving her a lash with his whip at least once. He knew he could if he really wanted to. White Joker probably wouldn't have been too fond of the idea, but there truly wasn't anything stopping him.

He knew he wouldn't have been able to go through with it if he tried.

There would have honestly been something within himself physically stopping him from seriously hurting her.

The more prideful part of himself insisted it was because if he hurt her, it meant she'd give up her trust of both him and his counterpart and the mind game they were putting up against the other roleholders would come to an end. However, the other side of him hinted otherwise, though he quickly blocked out that part of himself.

He supposed seeing her completely red in the face with tears streaming from her eyes, even if she had that large and ridiculous grin plastered on her face, was enough.

"I'm so sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Alice cried out, her voice trembling even after the male ceased his attack.

The female dropped to her knees on the floor, her body appearing entirely weak as she held her stomach and rubbed at her eyes.

Scoffing, the Joker bent down to pick up his hat and he promptly placed it on his head and he gave the struggling girl a look, "Did you learn your lesson?"

"You're evil!" She accused though it only caused him to crack a smirk, "I try." The expression her face held almost appeared as though she were ready to get up and retaliate in some way, but when she protectively moved her hands under her armpits and tucked her head downward, he knew she wasn't going to be moving any time soon.

He gave his hat a tip as he turned on his heel to begin walking away, "I'm pretty sure it's past your bedtime, shortie. Go find White and eat something before you pass out there."

With his words he turned the corridor, not giving much of a second thought.

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A whole chapter dedicated to these two? Bias, what bias?

As usual Black Joker/Alice is love. What a joy it is to write his character with a new light haha. I apologize for how simplistic I portrayed him earlier, ahh.

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