Alice of Human Sacrifice

Me: Hey! So sorry I didn't update sooner. I've been so tired because of TCAP that I kind of didn't feel like working on this for a while. Not to fear, though! If I'm out of school Friday, I may have some time to work on the next chapter. Okay, you'll probably hate me for what happened to Buck in this chapter. I'm not telling! Read it for yourself. Enjoy!

P.S.: Buck will be a little OOC but the Alice of Human Sacrifice song did say something about a madman, and since Buck is kind of insane (the good, funny kind of way)...well, I had to do it.

Chapter 3: Man of the Diamond

Dream sighed, "Ah, he doesn't care about mammals anymore. He said before that he was thinking…about becoming an Alice. He'll become an Alice and leave from this world. " He stared down at the ferret doll that looked like Chloe, the first Alice he brought to his world. His attention soon turned to the one-eyed male weasel that escaped from Chloe's wrath.

Buck looked down at the ground before replying, "It's no' that I don't care! Now…Mammals are being killed right away! That ferret didn't help at all with the matter. It's terrible." The images of innocent mammals being stabbed, slashed, and tortured to death by the she-ferret came back into mind. He was so close to being one of them, but Dream had stopped Chloe before she had the chance to slaughter him. Now, she was imprisoned behind a thick, wooden cell.

He shook his head to erase the thoughts coursing through his head to hear Dream say, "Hey, sir, you thought of it before, but you're not really brave, are you?" Buck was taken aback at the question. Of course, he was brave. He was in an adrenaline rush during that incident with the insane female that tried to kill him. He didn't have his knife with him, since he had left it in a remote cave somewhere, so he had to flee. It was not out of fear, he denied, but it was the better option. Better run than to be murdered brutally by Chloe.

Part of him was running away in fear, which caused him to shout. "So you saw it? Whoever does usually know it's horrible!" Buck's paws reached up to his forehead and began to massage his sore temples.

Dream only stared at the male with a blank stare. However, he did reply, "Yeah. Gosh, it doesn't matter. You're becoming an Alice!" He had confidence that this Alice would not disappoint him like the first one did. He seemed to have no intention in killing anybody, though he was slightly insane himself.

Red. The color of blood. The innocent mammals being slaughtered without remorse by Chloe. It was all coming back to him once again. "R-Red. Red. Red. The color you see when you slay mammals and their families. Her lover….His blood red eyes were also dyed red a long time ago."

"I guess you don't hear it. Well, impress me and do your best." Soon, Dream disappeared, leaving the troubled male in the middle of the busy village.

"Her face is…It wasn't a different color at first! Her face, she..." Buck felt as if he was speaking nonsense now. He wasn't sure if he was talking about Chloe or whoever else he had in mind. Suddenly, he had a small flashback, thankfully not related to the incident that happened earlier. He had a stack of leaves with musical notes in his right paw, though he wasn't really the musical type unless it was out of boredom.

He whispered, "Song. That song. It's time fo' that song. I'll sing it. Better be light. Ugh, I'm getting distracted." He went to an almost quiet part of the village. His oncoming headache stopped its near existence as he sang the song softly to himself.

The second Alice was the man of the Diamond.

The broken echo of the lies within demented words...

He was stopped at the second line when a young female approached him. Her fur was the completely white, just like Dream's. Her long, maroon hair with a blue streak on her bang cascaded down her shoulders like a dark, red, velvet curtain. Her eyes were a dark violet hue, giving her a mysterious look. She said in her beautiful British accent, "What's that song? I don't believe I've heard it before. It sounds rather dark than amusing."

Buck and the violet-eyed ferret stood in an awkward silence as the Ice Age creatures walked past them without paying them any mind. He rubbed his neck with a little chuckle. "Oh, that…I honestly haven't a single clue. I just thought of it all of a sudden. It kind of came out without meaning to." Buck was kind of embarrassed that somebody had heard him singing to himself. It was pretty rare that Buck sang. The fact that this young lass had heard didn't help with his mortification.

Leah, the violet-eyed she-ferret who found the male, looked away for a few seconds. She shrugged, "Oh, all right. That's fine, I suppose. Carry on." Buck was expecting the girl to leave, but she stayed put. That's when he realized she wanted to hear the rest of the song. Look what you got yourself into, Bucky Boy. It didn't take long before a crowd of creatures surrounded him and Leah. I guess I have no choice, huh? With a small sigh, Buck continued his song.

He sang his twisted melodies to all in Wonderland,

Creating the image of the sick and the disturbed.

Deadly yet so beautiful, a voice just like a rose….

Buck paused with a small jolt. "A-Alice? Ha, this song! No' too long ago, children were singing this." The sound of the villagers' voices interrupted his further thoughts. 'Keep singing, like a minstrel!' 'That's it!' 'Yes!' 'Sing more!' 'Hurry up and sing!' Their demands for him to continue his melody got his mind back on track.

With small nod, he continued, repeating the last line again.

D-deadly yet so beautiful a voice just like a rose

Was shot by a madman who silenced him to death.

Single rose bloomed in his place with no music composed.

With a twisting grin, this dying man lay breathing his last…breath.

He said the last word to himself, almost inaudible to the others. Some of the Ice Age creatures went back to what they were doing previously, the male's lyrics haunting their minds. The large crowd around Buck began to grow smaller eventually, leaving the male to start laughing for no apparent reason. He realized that his insanity was returning, but it wasn't the good kind. He soon began to shout, "Red! Flowing red! Her. Their blood! Blood! Blood! Blood!" His insane laughter caused the bystanders to stare at him with concern and worry.

The images of Chloe slaying the creatures came back to him as he continued to shout and laugh. "All of you! Do you know you're blood is red? That's fantastic! It's red! So very red, while you all see black!" He swiped the sharpest arrowhead stone he could find then faced the terrified mammals once he had the arrowhead close to his head. Leah couldn't do anything but stay where she was, too scared to advance towards the one-eyed male. She wanted to stop him, but she couldn't bring her body to move.

"You should all see it now!" Those were Buck's last words before he stabbed himself repeatedly with the sharp stone and died, or so he thought.

Dream shook his head. "Don't do it. Don't worry about what they said. I'm glad, though. You are also prepared to bring someone with you." This time, the kit was holding a doll that looked like Buck. Instead of his regular eye patch, an elegant red rose took its place over his missing eye. He soon put it down next to the plush Chloe doll. Two Alices and they were both failures. Onto the third Alice, I suppose. Surely, I'll have some luck with this one, but then again, I may not.

Celine began to chuckle at her little siblings' faces of shock and awe. They were on the edges of their seats, they were getting into it. Roxanne and Chloe exchanged glances. "Celine, what's gotten you in to thinking up these dark, scary stories?" Chloe asked. She was starting to get really freaked out, yet she was dying to listen to more of the story.

The green-eyed kit only giggled. "I don't know, to tell you the truth. I just came up with it."

Taliyah held a rock to her ear. She was having a rock phone conversation with Buck. The frightened girl had to talk to her father just to make sure he was still alive. She had heard her sister tell of the second Alice, which was Buck, and she grew so worried that she had to call him. Buck asked her if she was okay. Her reply was yes. She told them they were having a great time at Rosalina's home. She left out the fact that Celine had scared her with her story as to not get her older sister in trouble.

"Well, lass, we'll be coming ta' pick you up in a few hours. We got most of our errands done, and now I'm giving your motha' fight and self-defense lessons. After that, we'll be on our way. Think you can hold out a little longer?" Buck said on the other side.

"Yes. Yes, I think I can, papa. I love you. Bye!" Taliyah carefully placed the rock phone on the makeshift couch and went back out to join the others, leaving Rosalina by herself. The cerulean-eyed she-weasel smiled at the girl. Such a sweet girl. Just as Taliyah was halfway out of the den, Rosalina called out to the kit.

"Are you going out there to listen to the rest of Celine's story?"

"Yes, ma'am, even though it did scare me at first, I think I'll try to sit down to listen to the rest. The way it started just scared me and I needed some time to calm down. That was all. I think I can manage now." The girl gave Rosalina a hug before heading outside the den to return to the story circle. Since the black-haired female had nothing else to do and didn't want to be alone, she followed behind Taliyah.

Celine saw them coming and wore a welcoming smile. "Ah, so you've decided to hear the rest? Well, get settled and I'll continue." Taliyah sat in between Noemi and Keiichi while Rosalina sat between her twin and Chloe. Once the two females were situated, Celine continued on with the story.

Me: Okay, other Buck fans...DON'T FLAME OR SPEAR MEEEEEEEEEEEE! That's what happened to the Second Alice: he commited suicide. The only difference was that he shot himself with a gun, but I switched it up on this story, since there really wasn't anything gun-related back then. Check out that song, Alice of Human Sacrifice, but I recommend you find a great English Dub of the song if you don't like Japanese music. I prefer Rockleetist's version of the song. Her lyrics are the ones I'm using for this story.

Buck: I'm no' that insane...

Me: *smiles apologetically* I'm sorry. Will it make you feel better if I told you that you are still awesome?

Buck: A little, but I'm still mad at you.

Me: *gives him a hug and a cookie* Everyone's always mad at me. Most of the time, I don't know why, but in this situation, I understand. It's just a story, though. Anyway, I hope you won't spear me for this. PLEASE DON'T SPEAR ME! I'll give you an I'm Sorry cookie if ya'll don't kill me! lol I'm done panicking. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Feel free to leave a review, but no flames because of this chapter, okay. Keep your hateful words to yourself. Until next time, bye!

Sweethalo90 :D