Chapter 3: Boom Boom Bang
The two days Rain did nothing but study. She stayed in her adult form all day, looking through book after book trying to catch up with all the laws the dodo bird must've missed in the years the role was gone. Julius seemed happy that the girl was actually studying, and kept busy with his clocks all day. Alice helped both when she could, whether it was Julius coffee or quizzing Rain on her books.
It was close to sunset on the second day when the door to Julius's office opened, revealing Boris and the Tweedles. Julius groaned and Rain's eyes lit up. She instantly put her book down and ran to the twins, turning into her child form somewhere along the way, and hugged them.
"Hey Alice! We came to see if you wanted to run by the Amusement park."
"Boss gave us a free day." Dee added.
"So Boris gave us free passes." Dum said, pulling out a free pass from the amusement park and handed it to Rain. "You get one to."
"Really?" Rain took it, hugging it to her chest. "Awesome!" She then froze, looking back at Julius with a pleading look. "Can I go...?"
"You've studied enough for a break I suppose." The girl cheered, "But please come back before night."
"Don't worry, we'll get them both back." Boris said, not giving Alice a choice in the matter. He pulled her out of the chair she was sitting in, and she gave her own pleading look to Julius.
"Have fun." Alice groaned and the group was off.
The Amusement park was lively for it being so late, Alice later learned Gowland had set up fireworks and they were set to go off when the sun set. They still had awhile left, so Boris dragged everyone onto almost every ride in the whole park. Alice was starting to get dizzy from all the running around, twists and turns.
No matter how much she complained to them, she was actually having fun. However she couldn't help but glance over at Rain every time the twins seemed to pay more attention to her than they did the dodo bird. If looks could kill, Alice would've been dead a long time ago.
Alice also realized that Rain and Boris had abit of a rivalry going on. She was a bird, he was a cat. So they often had chases, but they weren't nearly as serious at the chases Pierce and Boris would have. They were purely for fun, and Alice couldn't help but laugh alittle at their child-like games. Rain seemed to slip out of the cat's grip every time.
It was close to night, and everyone in the park seemed to find a place to see the fireworks go off. Boris had lead them to a small grassy area in the park, where some other families were sitting aswell, and they all sat down. Well, they tried to. The twins and Boris got into a fight of who was going to be sitting on either side of Alice.
"Dee..Dum..." Rain called softly, pulling on Dee's uniform. The twins both looked back at her, "D-Don't you want to sit next to me...?"
"Yeah." Dum started.
"But we also want to sit next to Alice!"
"Stop being jerks and sit next to the bird!" Boris said, pulling Alice closer towards him. The twins whined and pulled Alice closer to them.
"Will you guys knock it off?" alice finally snapped, pushing the boys away.
"But Alice..."
"No buts!" She huffed. "You guys are making Rain feel negleted!" To prove her point, Alice went to point at the Dodo bird, only to see she wasn't there. "Rain?"
"Where'd she go?" Boris asked, standing up from the grass to look around. "I can't see her."
"We need to find her, Julius will kill me if something happens to her!"
So the four split up to search the ends of the park, although the twins didn't like going in different directions. It was getting darker by the minute and if they didn't find Rain soon, they were all going to miss the start of the fireworks! Although Alice was more worried about Rain's wellbeing than the fireworks.
Alice stopped to catch her breath, looking around. This part of the park was completely empty. Probably because of the high roller coaster to her right, it blocked the view of the sky. She was about to start up running again when she hear clinking noises coming from not to far away from her, this followed by a child's laugh. Without thinking, the blond walked closer to the noise. She turned a corner to see the teacup ride they had been on earlier. Standing perfectly balanced on the edge of one of these teacups, was the dodo bird.
"Rain?"
"You know...they were fight over you on every single ride. " Rain hopped down from the edge and stood on the seat inside of the teacup. She gripped her stuffed animal close to her chest as she continued to talk. "They address you before me, they ask if you want something to eat or drink before me. When we were playing the games, they would give the prize to you, though it was obvious you didn't want it." Rain looked over at Alice, and she saw the dodo bird's eyes filled with tears. "Am I just not good enough?"
"No, that's not it Rain." Alice said, ignoring all the warnings she had gotten about Rain's emotions and stepped forward. She climbed onto the ride, standing outside the teacup where Rain was standing.
"Then what is it?"
Alice bit her lip, trying to figure out how to say what she thought. "It's because everyone is supposed to fall for the outsider right?" Alice's eyes snapped up to Rain's which were still filled with tears. "I know that's what it is, it's a rule. I know all of the rules." Rain hopped down once more, now actually sitting on the seat. "Even I like you Miss Alice, but not as much as everyone else, not as much as the twins..."
"Rain...I'm sorry." Alice walked over, putting her hand on the girl's shoulder. "I know how you feel for the twins, you love them right?" Rain twitched. "You just want to keep them close, you don't want to lose them. I understand -"
"No you don't." Rain shrugged off Alice's hand before standing up and walking out of the teacup. "You're a visiter, you don't understand."
"Well, I may not understand everything but -"
"You're lucky." Alice blinked. "I wish I didn't know everything, all the laws, rules. It's an overload." Rain whiped the tears from her eyes. "And on top of that, I don't get replaced for a few years when my clock stops. I won't see the twins for a very long time. So I'm trying to make the best with the time I have but-" Suddenly Alice was staring at a gun held by the little girl.
"Rain-"
"I love them so much, I love you too, Miss Alice." A grin appeared on the girl's face, and the color seemed to drain from Alice's. "However, I love the twins more than you. Dee and Dum are my best friends."
"Killing me would make them hate you." Alice suddenly stuttered out, Rain seemed to flinch. "I know you care for them, I do too. Not as much as you do though."
"That's right. But as long as you're around - they won't even look at me!" Tears were coming back into Rain's eyes as her hands started to shake. "There's no rule anywhere about killing an outsider either!" Both hands now grasped the gun as Rain aimed it at where Alice's heart was. "If you go away, things will go back to normal! I'll be able to hug Uncles Julius, be around the twins, and run away from Gray with Daddy without having to worry about them getting distracted by you!"
Alice couldn't form words by this point. She just stared helplessly at Rain, her legs not wanting to corporate. She didn't want to die, but she also didn't want Rain to feel this way... "Rain, just listen for a second!"
"I don't want to!" As her finger moved towards the tigger, Alice saw two figures at the other end of the ride, but she couldn't quite make them out.
"Rain!"
BOOM.
Alot happened within the next few seconds after the rather loud noise. Alice thought the gun had gone off, and by the cut in her dress it seems it had. But she didn't feel any pain, so the damage to her dress seemed to be the only thing wrong with her. She quickly looked back infront of her, she was able to make out fireworks going on above them, and the twins holding Rain down on the floor.
"Rain -" Dee started,
"What the hell were you doing?" but Dum finished.
Rain didn't answer as she tried to reach for her gun but Dee kicked it out of her reach. Rain then hid her face, not wanting to face the twins.
"Why would you want to shot Alice?" They both asked but she still remained silent.
"Get off of her you two." Alice said loud enough to be heard over the fireworks. The twins did as they were told, but kept a close eye on the Dodo bird as she sat up aswell. Alice leaned down, grabbing the gun, which turned into a stuffed animal in her hand. She walked over, knelling in front of Rain. Rain held out a shaking hand to take the stuffed animal, and Alice gladly gave it to her. The girl hugged it tightly, her head still down so her expression was unreadable.
"What happened Rain?" Dum asked.
"Why would you want to shot the lady?" Dee followed.
"It's fine guys." Alice said with a smile. "She was just worried."
"Worried?" The twins asked, confused look on their faces.
"Yeah. She was worried that since I came along, you two would forget out her." Rain flinched, squeezing the stuffed animal tighter. The twins noticed her reaction and looked her.
"Is that true Rain?" Dum asked. Rain gave a small nod, and the twins looked at each other.
"Come on, we'll talk about this later. Let's go back so we don't miss all of the fireworks." Alice pulled Rain to her feet, who didn't bother fighting the taller blond. Alice held Rain's hand the entire way back to the gassy area, the twins close behind the girls with sad looks. They didn't get a chance to sit down before the finale started, so they just stood and looked up at the sky. "Rain, look up!"
Slowly the dodo bird looked up, her eyes sparkling as she saw the fireworks. Her face broke out into a smile and she gripped Alice's hand tightly. "It's so pretty!"
The finale only lasted a few moments, but it seemed to cheer Rain up to a point, which Alice was happy about. People started to file out of the park, and Boris finally managed to catch up with them. Alice filled the Cheshire in on what had happened, and he almost went to go give Rain a piece of his mind but Alice stopped her. "It's fine! Really."
"Fine? She almost shot you!"
"For a good reason." That shut the cat up. Alice sighed, walking over to the bench Rain and the twins had parked themselves. "Let's head back to the tower Rain. Would you guys mind escorting us? I don't think Julius would like it if we went through the forest alone."
"Alice..." Rain started, but Alice patted her head and cut her off.
"I know why you almost did shot me, it's fine." She said with a smile. "But I do believe you owe the twins an explination." When she said this, both of the twin turned and stared at Rain. She suddenly felt uncomfortable. "Come on Boris, let's leave these guys alone for a moment."
"Uh, sure. Some of the food stands are still open. Let's go grab something." Boris lead Alice away from the kids, an uncomfortable silence falling between them.
"Rain..." Dee started, and looked at his brother for some help. But it seemed neither of them had an idea what to say.
"I-I'm sorry...I-I blacked out again...!" Rain sobbed, hanging her head. "I-I was just so mad...y-you guys just kept fighting over her...and forgot about me..."
"Rain, we could never forget you!" both of the tweedles hugged the girl.
"We love Alice, but we love you more Rain!" Dee said, whipping the tears of out Rain's right eye, and Dum did the same with her left.
"Yeah! You play games with us, make us laugh, smile, and you don't get angry with us." Dum added.
Rain sniffed, not to sure what to say. "Y-You guys aren't mad at me..?"
"Well...maybe alittle." Rain's hopes dropped at Dum saying this, but Dee quickly added. "But not really! We still love you Rain!"
Rain brightened up at the twins words, her tears instantly drying up. She jumped up from the bench, spinning around to face them. "Well come on! Let's go see the lady!" The twins jumped up as well, Dum grabbing her left hand, Dee grabbing the right, before they all took off.
They met at the main entrance for the park, however they were in their adult forms. Boris questioned them about why, but none of the three answered. Alice said her goodbyes to Boris and the group of four left, the blond walking behind the three who were still holding hands. She smiled softly as the group continued to the watch tower in the pitch black. Luckily she was able to see the people infrnt of her, just barely.
"We're here!" The twins annouced, the area suddenly lit by the small lights surrounding the clock tower. Alice smiled and made her way to the door. "Well...I guess we better go..." Dee said, looking down at Rain as the twins released her hands. Rain seemed said, but she reached up and hugged both of them, and they returned the favor. "See you tomorrow?" Dum suggested with a smile.
"Of course!" Rain said, smacking both of them gently with her cane. "We'll play lots of games!" The tweedles nodded, before they leaned down, kissing both of Rain's cheeks. The Dodo Bird's face went red, and she tried to stutter out words.
"You're so cute Rain." Dee chuckled.
"Good night Rain, " Dum said.
"Love you." They said in unison before turning around and walking away. Rain was silent for a moment, frozen where she stood. Alice giggled before grabbing ahold of the woman's wrist and pulled her inside the tower. As they worked their way up, Rain changed back into her child form.
"Uncle Julius! We're home~!" Rain announced when Alice opened the door to Julius's office. The girl ran over to where the blue haired man was sitting at his desk, already talking about the fireworks. Julius gave a rare smile and patted the girl on the head.
"I'm glad you had fun, but I'm trying to work." Rain whined, but knew she wouldn't get Julius away from the clocks any time soon.
"Fine~ I'm going to bed. Night Uncle, Night Miss Alice!" She smiled, giving Alice a hug before leaving the room. Julius gave a sigh before looking over at Alice.
"Anything happen that i should know about?"
Alice smiled, "Nothing at all."
"Hey sweetheart." Nightmare smiled as he appeared in his daughter's dreams. The girl looked more like a teenager now, her proper age. He was able to at least give her that much in her dreams. Her white hair went passed her shoulders, the ribbon still in her hair. She wore a purple and gray long sleeve dress that was accented with small golden flowers along the side of the dress. She smiled, running over to Nightmare to give him a hug.
"Hey daddy."
"How are you doing? Julius isn't pushing you to hard is he? I'll have Gray kill him if he is." Nightmare joked, getting a laugh out of Rain.
"Yeah daddy~ it's torture." She joked back with a smile. "But it's fine, Miss Alice is helping me."
"I know what happened at the park Rain." The girl froze, before she looked away. "It's fine dear." Nightmare ran his hand through her hair. "I just want to know if you're okay."
Rain sniffed, eyes filling with tears again. "Y-Yeah...I-I'm fine..."
"Really? Then why do you look like you're about to cry?"
"I-I'm not!" She whipped her eyes, trying to get the tears away.
Nightmare sighed, pulling Rain into a hug. She sobbed silently into his shoulder and he gave a small smile. "You're such a spoiled little girl."
"Th-that's your fault." She mumbled into his shoulder and he gave a small laugh.
"Yes, maybe you're right."
AN: So...I regret nothing.
This is pretty much the end of this story, I didn't want to make it to long. If I get some positive feedback about rain, I'll write more with her. Until then some Boris and Pierce stories will be heading your way xD
Nice reviews are awesome~