Seo Hyun here! I'm so hungryyy! We're going to have galbi for lunch, I can't wait! XD Okay, so back to the story. Julius gets embarrassed and now Alice is left alone with Boris. . . Where shall Julius go? hehehe! Please enjoy!

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Chapter 3: Boy Lesson #1

The thirteen year oldboy ran off without a word. He ignored Gowland who was still chasing after him.

I can't believe she laughed at me. . .This is so embarrassing! Little Julius didn't know what to think. He really wanted to look cool in front of Alice, but his chances were ruined by Boris and Gowland. He didn't even know where he was running.

Trip!

Julius fell to the ground and landed in front of a gate. It was the hatter's mansion. Julius rubbed his knee and looked up. Two figures were blocking the sunset and cast a shadow over him.

"Who are you?" asked Julius he glared at them, trying to look menacing. But he was wrong to glare at the two. "You don't recognize us?" asked the two figures. They held scythes in their hands, one pair was blue, and the other one was red.

"Dee and Dum?" questioned Julius. (When Nightmare explained their situation, he and Alice had to remember the names that he gave out to them).

"Brother! The clockmaker remembers us!" said Dee. "Why don't we take him inside?" said Dum, with a smile planted onto his face. "Wah?" But before Julius could protest, the twins were already dragging him inside of the mansion.

Another memory hit Julius. "Ugh, don't tell Blood is here," groaned Julius. His hatred for the mafia boss was re-sparked by the memory that he received. The twins smiled. "Boss is here, but he's in his study room. Why don't we play first?" The twins were around the same age as Julius, but older by 2 years. Julius groaned again as the twins dragged him into their room.

Back at the amusement park:

Alice was already sniffling because she felt so guilty for laughing at Julius and Gowland. Boris gave a small frown. "It's okay Alice! He'll be okay!" But this made things worse. The eleven year old got emotional and started to cry. Boris's ears and tail twitched.

"Ah! Please don't cry! Don't cry!" pleaded Boris, but it made things worse. "I'll let you ride another roller coaster?" he bribed, but she kept on crying. This is so much harder. . . it was way more easier to please her as a five year old.

*GROWL*

Alice stopped her tears and looked down, blushing. Boris smiled. "Oh, so you're hungry? Why don't we grab a snack?" Before she could protest, Boris dragged her to the kitchen and pulled out some raw fish.

"Let's have some sushi!" said Boris. He shoved a whole plateful of raw fish and rice towards the eleven year old girl. The girl looked at him and then let out a small chuckle.

"Why are guys so weird?" she took a few bites of the fish before Boris interrupted.

"What do you mean guys are weird?" he glared at her with suspicion.

Alice pondered for a moment. "Well, I mean that guys are just complicated. I don't get them."

Boris frowned. "Guys are definitely not complicated; its girls who are complicated." he used his tail to point towards Alice. She frowned too and shook her head. "No, guys are way more complicated. Look at Julius for example: I don't get why he ran off!"

Boris gave out a small laugh. "Oh Alice, Alice; it seems like you do not understand the mind of boys. It is so simple, that girls like you cannot comprehend it." Alice's cheeks went a bit red.

"What do you mean by that Boris?" said Alice gritting her teeth.

"I mean that girls are just, just, insensitive of guys' feelings," said Boris nonchalantly. Suddenly, Alice slammed her chopsticks onto the table.

"INSENSITIVE? HOW AM I INSENSITIVE TO JULIUS? I TRY MY BEST TO LOOK GOOD IN FRONT OF HIM!" shouted Alice. The air went really quite. Boris blinked at her first. And then his mouth opened. Then it closed. Alice was still huffing and Boris started laughing.

"Alice! So you do confess! You really like Julius?" laughed Boris. He finally got it out of the eleven year old. Alice sat down and blushed, picking at her chopsticks.

"No-no-no," she stammered. "I do not. . . maybe." she was already mumbling, turning red from embarrassment. The cat boy chuckled. "Hahaha! Don't worry, you're secret is safe with me!" Ah! How cute of them . . . I can't believe that they would act like this at this age!

"Say! When did you form your little crush on him?" asked Boris, trying to dig deeper in to the girl's feelings. Alice blushed and continued eating the fish. "Come on! Tell me! I'll give you some advice!" Alice's ears perked up when Boris said 'advice'. She looked at him with suspicion before giving in.

"I-I. . . I had a crush on him when I first saw him at the circus tent," she blushed and continued eating. After she swallowed her fish she asked. "So what advice can you give to me?" Alice was really curious and wanted Julius to take more notice of her.

Boris grinned evilly. Ooo! This is just too easy! I should find Dee and Dum later hehe! "Oh so you want advice?"

Alice fumed. "Yes! You said you would give me advice if I told you when I had a crush on him!" Boris smiled. "Okay okay! No need to get angry! Puberty getting to you?" he said teasingly. Alice blushed and kicked his shin from under the table.

Boris winced and rubbed his shin. "Okay! I see you're fine!" he said quickly.

"Advice!" commanded Alice. She was eager to understand the mind of boys.

"Yes, the advice. So boy lesson number one: Guys always try to look brave in front of girls."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, if you notice if a guy doesn't feel like doing something, he still does it to look brave and manly in front of a girl!" said Boris with a grin.

Alice thought for a moment. "So you mean Julius didn't like the roller coaster?"

Boris nodded his head. "Yup."

Alice stared in horror, realizing her mistake. "Wait! So I shouldn't have let him ride it?" The girl was on verge of tears, thinking she made a huge mistake.

Boris laughed. "No, no Alice! You didn't! Always test a guy's braveness and manliness! Make him do the weirdest and scariest things you can think of!"

Alice thought for a moment. But, wouldn't Julius be scared? I don't really care for bravery. . . Alice didn't want to be "misguided" and wanted to follow Boris's advice.

If she takes all of my advice, I'll be dead laughing on the ground by the end of this week! Boris snickered to himself. He had such a good time teasing the two tweens.

"Okay then, I'll do it! I'll make him go through the haunted mansion when he comes back!" Boris snickered again before hiding it. "Good, good! That's it Alice!" He gave a hug to her and nearly suffocated her to death. "Let-me-go!" said Alice, her face turning blue.

"Oh! Sorry Alice!" said Boris. He knew that tomorrow would be an interesting day.

"Boris, if you don't mind… ummm… can you be like my teacher on boys?" asked Alice sheepishly. She looked down at the ground while saying this.

Boris smiled, an evil plot forming. "Oh yes! yes! I would love to help you!" He smiled once again.

"Thank you Boris!" she hugged him.

No, thank you Alice! Now I have something to do before you guys turn back to normal! thought Boris. He smiled once more at the eleven year old.

OMG! I think I turned Boris into some evil babysitter sort of person XD Well, sorry for the updates.. . . i know I usually update earlier, but I got distracted after eating lunch. . . more like dragged back to school to help set up for orientation. XP Well, I got back home at 6pm and I went straight to my laptop! yeah! :D So now what happens to Julius? hehehee! any suggestions? stay tuned! next chapter: possibly a girl talk with the twins!

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