~Chapter 11~

=Author's note=
/ Hey Guys! Hows it going? Sorry that its taken so long for me to update... I've got an anime con in May, and I have 5 costumes to make o_o It should be all good, and I should get some time to write still, but ya... Schools also another reason why its taken so long, the end of JAnuary meant Exams for me, and then after Diving into my second semester, well, things refused to slow down! But Well, March break soon, so Expect updates Galore~ ;P

-Much love, from Lawliet, your ever faithful author of Overflow who refuses to give up on this because hell, its fun to write ;)

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"You know, if you really want to get back to your world so baddy," Julius started as he picked up another broken clock from the box next to him, not bothering to look at the girl who since her arrival, hadn't ceased to sit around, and read through his books, insisting that she re-order them, making sure that each and every one of them was in the right place, ordered by author and topic. All this, because he refused to let her touch the clocks, or his tools. He admired ambition and the will to work, but being around someone with a work ethic so... similar to his own, well, it aggravated him to say the least. "You may want to leave the tower and... Interact with others." He grabbed his screwdriver, taking the back off of his current clock... He was surprised, it wasn't in horrible condition, like most of the clocks he was able to get his hands on.

"I'll leave when you do." Jia-Ling (Or as Emma had nicknamed her, Mello) stated as she slid another book onto the shelf. She helped the librarian at school almost everyday, and obviously julius had no time for things such as this. "are you sure I cant find a way back from one of your books?"

"No. You can't. But if its work you want," Julius got up out of his seat, taking the girl from the ladder she had been standing on and placing her on the floor. "Then go into clover town, and get me the things on the list Alice wrote before she left." He began pushing her in the direction of the kitchen, where the list had been earlier. Oh wait! No! Alice had taken it with there, hadn't she? And she was off with the cat again... Blast it all. "Actually, go to the amusement park, Find Alice. She'll have the list. Heres some money, now go." He needed quiet, and he would never have his peace with now not one, but Two outsiders living in his tower. He was used to Alice by now, but this girl... no.

"Fine. Whatever. But I'll be back within two time changes." Jia-Ling said as she was pushed out the door. "But Where, May I ask, is the amusement park?" She asked before being shut out with only a clod "Its more work for you if you were to have to find it yourself. Be glad." with that, she set off. She knew not where she was to go, but it made sense to her to pick a path, and stick to it until she found someone to help her... Maybe, if she were lucky enough to stumble across the town, she could find a map somewhere...

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She wandered down the path for what seemed like hours, not one sign of the forest's end had yet to appear. not the town, not the amusment park, not the Hatter mansion she had heard Julius mention earlier with Alice... Nothing! "This was his plan, wasn't it?" She said kicking a stone around the bend of the path before hearing a cry of pain...

"Ouch!" Ace cried, rubbing the spot where the stone had hit him. He looked around, trying to figure out where it came from. "Did you kick that at me!" He said in an upset tone to the teenage boy walking behind him. The Queen had told him to take the new outsider boy with him for a while, to show him the rest of wonderland, since all he'd yet seen would have been the castle and Tower. Though it didn't make much sense to Ace, since the tower was exactly where he was headed... But, to everyone else in wonderland, it made perfect sense since the queen really just wanted him out of her hair for a while.

"Well First of all, I'm walking Behind you," Mitchell started, a little bewildered that Ace, or really anyone would make such an assumption. "and second, I dont see any way that a rock that came from around the corner could have been kicked by me." The two of them stopped as they heard the aproaching girl.

"Oh my gosh! I'm so sorry did I- Mitchell?" Jia-Ling said as she saw the two. "And... A Legal Adult! I'm Saved!" She Cried in Joy, almost clinging to Ace, who stood in bewilderment as to the current sitchuation. Mitchell made a motion with his hands trying to tell the girl that letting Ace lead you around for directions probably wasn't the best idea... Though, Mitchell had to say, he was a pretty fun guy to be around... And he did enjoy walking around in the forest. "Can you tell me how to get to the amusement park?" She asked, completely ignoring the advice of her friend that was walking close behind.

"Ah... Well, I think its That way," Ace said pointing through the trees. You couldn't really see through them to actualy tell whether or not they actualy led to another path or not, But Jia-Ling was positively desperate to get her work done in the right amount of time. She looked at the clump of trees, as if deciding whether or not it was a smart idea to go through them or not. "But you could always come with us, We'll go there first and then Me and Vegan man here will go back to the Tower like planned!" He said happily, putting an arm around the girl, and an Arm around the boy, and leading them both back into the forest. "Hey, have either of you noticed how many new outsiders we've had recently? Its really kinda weird..."