Once we had nearly reached the tree, Alois started speaking again.

"So…you still think I'm a good dancer?"

I laughed a bit and looked at his wounded side. Blood was now oozing all down his one leg, and because of how he was leaning on me, my leg was also now dyed red.

"Yes. You have a gift. Once you get to America-"

"You mean 'when we'."

I looked him in the eyes, and he looked at the ground. "Alois…I know what is going to happen. We can't change fate."

"We could if we wanted," He said, "I guess you know who Claude and Hannah and everyone really is."

I nodded. "Demons." Should I tell him now? No, it still was too early. "I know."

"There are lots of things I want to tell you." Alois stared at the tree. It was so close now.

"I know lots about you. Like how you aren't a Noble and Luka and what your 'father' did to you." I stated, feeling like a stalker.

"You do? Wow…no one ever has done that before. By that I mean no one has ever cared enough to do that."

Wait, does he think stalking someone is a way of saying you like them? And he stalked Ciel…I'm just gonna forget I just thought that.

"Yeah. You are kinda famous in America and Japan." That is true. "People know you and Ciel's story. It's in a story."

Alois eyes lit up. "Really?! That's…that's awesome! What part do I play in it!?"

The evil guy that is mostly there to satisfy the creepy fan girls. And how was he not freaking out that an entire story about his life? "Ummm..."

Alois flipped his hair to get his cowlick out of his eyes. "Let me guess…the bad guy?"

"Maybe…"

"Of course." He said, looking at the ground. "Figures."

"I don't think you're the bad guy." I said, using my free hand to poke his cheek, "Others may think that, but I don't."

"Why?" He asked me, poking me back. "If I'm the bad guy, why would you like me?"

I shrugged, "Because I'm different I guess. People say that you're dangerous and that you're a crazy booty-shorts Ciel fan boy."

"I am dangerous," He said. I couldn't tell if he was joking or not, "And I am a crazy booty shorts boy, but a Ciel fan boy, not really."

"I think you're fun and a bit crazy and just awesome." I said, chuckling. If I was going to die, I would never rest peacefully without telling him that if I had the chance to.

"Thanks…" Alois smiled and saw at the sight of the tree on the hill above us. "Look! We're almost there! Come on!"

We quickened our pace as Alois and I limped up the hill. Once at the top, we both stopped and stared at nothing.

"Wh-where are they?" He asked me, his voice having a bit of fear in it.

"I…I don't know." I said, as equally scared as him, and my jaw hanging open. Where were they? I had ordered Claude to keep them safe. Had he not done his job?

"No…"

"What?" I asked him, confused at why he was staring at me with giant eyes.

"You…you made a deal with him…." With his free hand, Alois grabbed my face and started crying. "SHOW ME YOU'RE TONGUE!"

Oh no. I didn't want him to figure it out like this. I did what he wanted me to, and stuck my tongue out; showing Claude's mark branded on my flesh.

Alois stuck his tongue out too, and crossed his eyes to look at it. No star was on it. He was free from his demon.

I put my tongue back in my mouth and put my free hand on his. "Alois…I did it to save you…"

"No…no no NO!" He screamed, looking up to the sky. "God take me! Satan take me! I DON'T CARE ANYMORE! JUST LET ME DIE!"

"Please stop." I said, trying to not cry along with him. The music that played in the background of that one episode of his death sang in the back of my head. "I gave my life for you because I care about you. Please don't make this hard for me."

Suddenly, Alois's body lurched forward, and he screamed. "GYOOAA!"

"Alois!" I forced him straight up again, and when I did, I gasped. His nose was bleeding. I was tempted to make a Bioshock reference, but now was not the time.

"I'm...okay…." He wiped his nose, and nearly fell over.

"No, you're not." I said, struggling to keep him up. "Here. You need to sit down."

"No." Alois was being stubborn. "I'm staying with you. Until Claude comes so I can rip his eyes out of their sockets…"

I put him down against the tree giant trunk. He didn't fight me because of how much blood had left him.

"Fine…but you better come back. If you don't…I don't know." He said, too weak to come up with one of his witty comments.

"I swear, I'll be back. I'm going to find them. I'll only be a second. I promise I'll come back." With that, I kissed his forehead and ran into the woods without looking back. What? I'm going die; I at least wanted to do that once.

"Maddie! Cate! Gabby! Where are you guys?!" I yelled as loud as I could. "PLEASE! ANSWER ME!"

I hope Alois couldn't hear me. If he knew I had no idea where they are, he might give up hope and just die. My phone disappeared when the carriage crashed, so I couldn't call my friends. Bye bye, Iphone 5. You'll be missed.

"GUYS!" I screamed at the top of my lungs, "WHERE ARE YOU?!"

I wandered around, shivering. Oh, how I wanted Alois's coat on me right now. Its musty smell of him would've been so comforting. How I wanted to just get this awful night over with. If only I had tried harder. Than Alois and I could've gone home…together…

I waited in one spot for a little bit before hearing the slightest voice in the chilling wind. "Nichole!"

I started running to the sound. That was definitely Maddie. It had to be.

Finally, after running for what seemed too long, I found them. They were all walking together, but once they saw me ran and hugged me.

"NICHOLE!"

"OMG ARE YOU OKAY!?

"I MISSED YOU! AND LIKE 5 DAYS OF SLEEP!"

I was so happy to see them again. But there were more important matters at hand. "What time is it?"

"10:35. Why?" Answered Caitlin. She had bags under her eyes, and she looked as if she hadn't taken a bath the whole time I had been here.

"Becasuse Alois is dying! You have the-"

"Medical kit?" Gabby said, raising the First-Aid kit she had in her hand.

"You guys are amazing. Now we HAVE to go back to the big oak tree and save Alois!" I started running as they followed me.

"We where there, but you two never arrived!" Caitlin said, stumbling after me.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I know he's dying, but it's not like you are!" Maddie said, running along with us.

Little did she know…

By the time we had all arrived at the hill near the tree, I was out of breath and feeling queasy.

"Alois!" I yelled. My voice hurt. But I needed to get to him. I had promised. "ALOIS! I'm HERE!"

Once we all arrived at the top, every one of us froze. Alois stared at me, his eyes full of hopelessness. Why? I was here right?

Then I saw it.

There was a giant gray wolf standing level with my poor Alois. And its ugly bloodshot eyes were dead set on ripping his throat out.