"What do you two have planned today?" Xerxes asked.

"Well, Nothing actually, I just want you to leave."

"You want me to...go?" Xerxes looked at the man confused

"Please, But first I have to ask you something." Gilbert lit a cigarette and put it in his mouth

"Yes? What is it?"

Gilbert looked at Xerxes dead in the face "Alice, What do you think of her?"

Xerxes's eyes widened and as he was about to say something Alice came down "Hm, Well I should go, Goodbye Alice,Gilbert." And he left.

"So what are we doing today?" Alice asked

"Were going out to buy things for you." Gilbert said lighting another cigarette.

"That sounds fun, Why did Xerxes leave?"

"I didn't want him to come with us, I don't like you around him."

"You don't? Why not? Xerxes isn't a bad guy at all!" Alice shouted.

"He just doesn't seem...Good for you."

"Good for me? Hell with what's 'good for me! Xerxes is a great guy that's helped me with a lot of stuff...and if you don't like him I don't care!" She was still screaming

"Why are you sticking up for him Alice? He's just a guy." Gilbert said calmly

"No...you're wrong, if you knew what Xerxes had done for me...maybe you'd understand, just...Just go get back on your case about who murdered my parents." Alice ran to her room crying.

"Alice..." Gilbert had said, watching her leave.

Alice was in her bedroom, her head in her pillow, She was about to cry. Then her phone got a beep. "Huh?" Alice looked at her phone, "A text, From Xerxes." she opened the text and it said

"Fairs in town, wanna come w/ me?" She texted back "Sure when?" "Tonight" is all the text said. She replied "Sure, pick me up at 8" He replied "Okay" with a smiley face

"Gilbert!" Alice yelled "I'm going to the fair with Xerxes tonight, Weather you want me to or not!"

Gilbert yelled back "Fine! Whatever! Just be back by 9:00"

"No promises" Alice yelled as she texted Xerxes "I need to be back by 9" He replied "Alright."

It was about eight now, Xerxes pulled up in the driveway Alice walked out and into Xerxes's car. "Thanks for the invite."

"Your welcome, So can we ride the ferris wheel first?"

"Uh sure..." Alice said in a shyly

They got to the fair, and bought a ticket for the ferris wheel. When the wheel started moving Alice tightly hugged Xerxes "Did I mention that I really really really hate ferris wheels?" Alice asked.

Xerxes put his arm around Alice hugging her back "You didn't"

"Well I am." She said still hugging him.

"I see that."

"You know..." she stopped hugging him "Gilbert doesn't really like you, he doesn't want me around you...But I don't care, I'm still going to, you're not a bad guy & I know that."

"Hm" his arm was still around Alice "Come to think of it, I don't really like Gilbert either, He just has a bad aura around him...Almost evil..."

Alice nodded "I've noticed that too, even in his smile he seems evil...But, I think I might run away from him once I find out who murdered my parents."

"Run away? What if he gets people to go looking for you, I mean where would you stay?"

"I saw this one small house on a hill, I just need to fix it up a bit and I think I'll live there, I've been in it before I'd be able to fit a bed, a mini stove, & a mini fridge...The outlets there look like they would work too, and I'd have to buy a mini TV, I'm going to start saving money."

"What about pluming?"

"Oh I'd have to hook up water & electricity, that might cost a lot..."

"Why don't you just stay with me?" Xerxes asked

"Well, if I can then I might. Let's drop the topic & enjoy the fair."

"Alright, Hey Alice, you scared?" (because they're still on the ferris wheel.)

Alice looked down then grabbed Xerxes, hugging him tightly. "Yes, I'm terrified!"

He patted her shoulder "It's alright, I'm here for you."

She closed her eyes and loosened her grip "Thank you."

The ferris wheel soon stopped, Alice & Xerxes got off of it "Oh thank God!" Alice ran off the ferris wheel.

"Well" He smiled "Was it fun?" She glared "What do you think?" "I'm going to guess no." Xerxes said with a slight smile

"Bingo." Alice said. "Hey, Xerxes could you win me a prize?"

Xerxes looked around at the games & prizes "I could win you something"

She saw a stuffed rabbit "Could you get that?"

He smiled and went to the game that had the prize, played the game and won the prize and handed it to her "Here" he smiled.

She smiled back "Thank you"

Then she pointed to a ride that spun & went upside down "I want to ride that."

Xerxes looked at his phone to check the time "Alice, We don't have enough time, I gotta get you home Gilbert's gonna be pissed if you're not home soon."

Alice frowned "Damn Gilbert...But I don't want him yelling at me like he's on his man-period, let's go."

Xerxes had gotten her home just before 9 "Well, I'll text you, thanks again for the fun night" Alice smiled and went into the house.

"Gilbert I'm home." She'd gotten no reply "Gilbert you home?" still no reply "I guess he isn't." she went into her room and saw Gilbert in there. "Gilbert? Why are you in my room?"

Gilbert looked at her "Sorry, I was just looking for something I left in here while helping you unpack."

"Well look for it later I'm going to sleep." She pushed him out of her room. "Goodnight." she closed the door and locked it. "Oh I can't wait to get out of here..." She turned off her light and went to sleep..