Here's yet another chapter; I do hope you enjoy it.

It's fairly short; Not meant to be a filler, but it kinda seems like it. Sorry about that.

Chapter Five: Alice's Imprisonment

"I was in one of those big competitions and I made it to the final round…"

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"Go, Virgo! Show 'im what we got!" Her normally soft voice erupted louder than anyone would've ever thought possible, echoing in the air as she watched her bey circle around the stadium before speeding toward its opponent.

"I won't let you push me around anymore!" her opponent, a tall boy with short black hair and green eyes, shouted. "Leopard! End it! Freeze claw!" The spirit within his bey, a beautifully speckled leopard, erupted from the beyblade in a flurry of fog and shards of ice. As the bey charged for her Virgo, the fusion wheel glazed over with ice, leaving a trail of it from behind. And, before she could dodge, Frostbite Leopard crashed into Virgo and sent it flying to her feet.

"Unbelievable! Ray Kiokatsu took the victory from Alice Hara when she had it right within her reach! Impressive!" The Blader DJ commented, and the crowd roared excitedly, a few chanting Ray's name and a few booing at his win.

"Hey! You!"

Alice didn't take offense that Ray didn't call her by her name. She looked over her shoulder in his direction after picking up Virgo and glancing over it to check for any major damage.

"You did really good! You're a strong blader," he complemented, a big smile gracing his features.

"Err…thanks." Alice blushed and ducked her head. She wasn't used to talking to people she didn't know; maybe it was that so many bad things seemed to happen when a person trusted a stranger.

As they left the stadium, Alice was heading home alone. But the sound of footsteps behind her made her stop and turn around. It was Ray, running to catch up with her. He stopped at her side.

"You were a great opponent," he said awkwardly, trying his hardest to start a conversation.

"So you've mentioned…" Alice murmured quietly. She felt awkward around him, so she decided to turn down a random street and hope he went a different way. But he started talking before she could make her getaway.

"You should come with me." He paused then, and Alice was alarmed at the invitation. She snapped her head in his direction in a flurry of emotions: fear, shock, anticipation,...the list went on. Was he planning something?

"Excuse me?" she said, one eyebrow raised.

"I want to offer you a job among the best of bladers. Come with me; I'll let you meet some of them!" He sounded ecstatic.

"Er, I really should be getting back home to Mother…" she lied nervously, trying to turn away.

Ray snatched her wrist and pulled her back, his eyes gleaming mysteriously. "I insist."

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"Now I understand what 'curiosity killed the cat' means. I was a little curious - even though I had a weird feeling - so I followed without a fight. And after that weird guy with the orange juice –"

"Doji," Hikaru said through her smile.

"Doji," Alice corrected herself. "After he offered me a job here and tried to bribe me, I turned him down. I mean, who would come to a dark castle and accept a job? Seriously?" She shook her head in fake pity as Hikaru laughed.

"An idiot?" the blue haired girl suggested, laughing.

"You're calling Kyoya an idiot?" Alice tipped her head to one side, hoping she would say 'yes' and get over him.

But she didn't. Hikaru avoided the subject completely. "Didn't you say you had a cellmate?"

Alice gave a brief nod. "Yea. Her name was Ruby Chickawa. She was really nice and funny. She always gave me hope, because it's nice to have company when you're trapped in a place like this. I enjoyed having her here with me." The dark haired girl's eyes seemed glazed over for a moment in thought.

"You know what, Alice?" Hikaru stood up, crossed her arms, and turned to look at the door.

Alice snapped out of her memories and glanced over to her new friend."Hm?"

"We're gonna get out of here. Soon."

"How?" Alice's eyes widened.

Hikaru turned to her with mischief in her eyes and a confident smile stretching from ear to ear. "We're gonna blow that door to pieces."

Credits

Alice Hara belongs to Destened-Star-Girl/GONE FOR EVA

Ray Kiokatsu belongs to Egyptian tiger not really

Ruby Chikawa belongs to Red BloodRiver

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Please note: If I mention your OC as a former cellmate like I did with Ruby, do not jump to conclusions. I'm not going to kill your OCs. It's all a part of my master plan! *evil laugh*

Also, I totally half-***ed this chapter. I just feel weird writing with OCs. I'm always afraid I'm going to make them something that the owner hates. D:

Thanks for reading. And reviewing. You guys are so amazing, you really have no idea!

(:Mizune

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MaziMe: Thank you very much for pointing out those errors for me! I have fixed them(: And it's fine about the late review; I'm sorry about your laptop! I guess it's fixed now, though? I'm glad you like reading this, and even though Alice's story is fairly short, I hope you enjoyed it.(: