Seo Hyun here! I'm sorry again! I was gonna update yesterday night… but…. (Flashback) I had my car fixed already this past week, but I ended babysitting my five year old cousin (inspiration for Alice-chan haha) yesterday night. She did not want to sleep…so I couldn't finish any chapters! arrhhh! And today… I went mountain biking… it really relieves stress haha :D I will make this chapter a bit longer, kay? ;) Well please enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Heart no Kuni no Alice!

Chapter Six: Dupre and Girl Lesson #2

Julius had fallen asleep after reading the book that Elliot handed to him. His body was all over the couch in Elliot's office and his hair was delicately placed on the arm of the couch.

Elliot stretched his arms and finally put his pen down, giving out a big yawn. "I finally finished! Probably already morning by now…. Hey Julius—" He stopped talking and saw the sleeping tween. He smiled. "I guess the lessons will have to wait…." As soon as he said this a figure appeared in the doorway.

"What lessons might they be Elliot?" asked a cool and low voice. It was Blood. He held his hat in one hand while the other hand held onto the door knob of the door.

"Uh nothing boss!" said Elliot. He didn't want Blood to know that Julius was staying here. Oh no! Julius!

Blood had already taken notice of the clockmaker who was sleeping peacefully on the couch. "Elliot…"

"Ye-yes boss?" Elliot gave a small gulp before Blood sat next to the sleeping boy and stared at him intensely.

"Who might this little boy be?"

"Umm….It's…" Elliot didn't want Blood to know that it was Julius. It was bad enough that Blood tried to kill him in his adult form. "It's….."

Then Julius woke up, and jumped away from the couch and fell onto the floor. "Ouch! What's going on Elliot?" He stopped talking and stared at Blood with mean cold eyes.

"Blood…"

"Oh I see who it is now," said Blood with a smirk. "Julius, might I ask you why you are here in my mansion?" He was giving out a dangerous aura, but Julius wasn't scared at all.

"Um boss, it's my fault I was just trying to um help him!" said Elliot with a nervous laugh.

"What kind of help were you giving him?" asked the mafia boss. Julius blushed and looked down at the ground. Blood's eye brow arched up in curiosity and then already figured it out. Alice and Julius were together…. something must have happened.

Blood gave out a small chuckle and his expression lightened.

"Boss?" Elliot seemed confused on his reaction. Blood kept on giving out a low chuckle before straightening himself out.

"It seems like you need help with Alice," said Blood. Julius blushed. "N-n-no! No I don't!" He stammered and gave an angry glare at both Blood and Elliot.

"Oh you don't? Well, I happen to know the young lady very, very well. If you don't need then I'll be off," said Blood as he stood up and started to go towards the door.

A small squeak came from Julius. Blood turned around and smiled. "What was that Julius?" Julius blushed and mustered up the courage to face him. "I need you're help with Alice. Please." It wasn't that loud, but it was loud enough for the mafia boss to smile even more.

"If you needed help, just ask. Come to my office," said Blood and he lead the thirteen year old boy out of the office. Elliot started to follow, but Blood stopped him.

"You," pointed Blood. "You will be revising all of my paperwork that's already sitting outside of my office. Please be finished within two cycles." (Cycles: since the days aren't consistent) Blood waved him off and closed the office door.

Elliot gave out a sigh. "Just when I was about to have fun with Julius…."

Julius sat in Blood's office with a nonchalant face on. He didn't trust the man since he already had some memories of Blood in his adult form. Blood sat at his dark wooded desk and took off his top hat. He stared at the boy.

"What do you want to know about the young miss?" asked Blood. His face didn't look as excited as before when he was in Elliot's office. It actually had an annoyed look. Julius frowned and didn't say anything.

Blood coughed. "Do you like Alice?" he was so blunt with his question that Julius answered straightaway. "Yes!" He blushed as Blood was satisfied with the answer he got from the boy.

"Why don't I help you instead of Elliot?"

Julius stared at him with disbelief. Blood, helping me? He just stared.

"Is that a yes?" Blood smirked.

"Uh..uh yeah…" mumbled Julius. Blood walked over to Julius and sat down next to him. He was really casual and even propped his feet onto the small table. Julius just stared at the ground.

"Julius, you see Alice might have someone she likes already," said Blood. The boy's mouth hung open and he looked at Blood with sad eyes. "WHAT?"

Blood chuckled. Julius tugged on Blood's sleeve and asked him, "Alice really has someone else she likes? Who?" This really was unlike Julius. He demanded to know and Blood kept on chuckling to himself.

"See you already messed up here."

"What do you mean?" Julius started to raise his voice.

"You're reacting with too much emotion," said Blood with a calm and stern voice.

"Is that bad?" Julius calmed down and stared at the mafia boss again.

"Yes it is. You should always act calm and if possible, try not to look too interested in her or else she might be freaked out," said Blood. Obviously he didn't really know much about girls or Alice either.

"What can I do to impress Alice then?" asked Julius. He was confused on what Blood explained to him.

"You should be more like me," said Blood. "You need to be more cool and collected and calm." (hahaha!)

"So I should only wave my gun around when I get pissed off like you?" said Julius with a smirk. He flashed his gun at the mafia boss before putting it away.

Blood growled. "No, just be... just have less emotion!" Blood's plan of getting Alice to hate Julius might take a bit longer than he thought it would. I should probably embarass the boy at onee-san's ball this week...

Blood and Julius argued for a moment but then they continued conversing and actually didn't fight after that. But in front of the door, the twins had their ears pressed against it.

"Can you hear what they're saying brother?" asked Dee.

"Nuh-uh… They're talking too softly!" said Dum with an annoyed face. They wanted to eavesdrop on them. It was really weird for their boss to voluntarily help out people.

"Wait, I hear something… They're talking about Alice!" said Dee with a smile on his face.

"Alice you say? Maybe boss is doing the same thing like the stupid hare!" said Dum with a small giggle. Then, a shadow cast upon the bloody twins.

"Stupid hare?" said Elliot with a tint of anger in his voice.

"No you got it wrong," they said.

"Then what is it?" said Elliot, teeth clenched together.

"It's STUPID," said Dum.

"PINHEAD," said Dee.

"HARE!" They finished the sentence together before kicking Elliot in the shin and running off.

"COME BACK HERE! I'M GONNA KILL YOU TWO!" screamed Elliot. He ran away from the door before Blood could see him.

"Elliot… He better not be slacking off," muttered Blood. He closed the door and continued on with 'teaching' Julius about controlling his emotions (and becoming an emotionless person).

So how was it? I'm sorry if it isn't that good. I think I lost too much of my ideas during my three days without a laptop X( Oh yeah thanks crazzy2000 (did i spell it right?) for the idea for this chapter... without it i might have taken a bit longer hehe :) Well, a few more 'grace' lessons before the ball. I shall do some girl time with Vivaldi! yay! :D

Thanks for reading and please review! ;D