Hey peeps! It's ThePerfectNoble here and with Ch. 9 of AWHR! YAY! (*APPLAUSE*) Thank you! Thank you! Anyway, isn't this awesome? Two chapter updates on the same day! What's even more awesome is that you guys might get another chapter update tomorrow! I'm almost done with Ch. 10! YAY! (*APPLAUSE*) Oh you guys, stop. I know, I'm awesome. ;P Well, please enjoy this new edition to A Wammy's House Romance! I'll see you guys again at the end of the chapter! Later! (*APPLAUSE*)
Disclaimer: Death Note is not owned by me and thus was not performed in front of a live studio audience. lol xD
It's been about two months now since I first arrived at Wammy's House, reader. Since arriving I've made some awesome friends and some annoying enemies, but I feel like I've finally fully adjusted to life here. Being here has been really great and my life now is so always so calm and peaceful and I'm really happy about that. It's just… I can't help but feel really depressed at the same time!
Just in case you don't know reader, last month the person I loved, L, told me to like someone else! That was just the most heart breaking thing ever! It felt like I was being stabbed in the chest! I can't like anyone else; I only want to love L. He's the one who helped me during the most depressing moment of my life. He was my knight in shining armor! My light in the darkness! (I could go on and on about this, reader, but lucky for you I won't.) The point is, L was, and still is my first love. There's no possible way I can just stop liking him, no way.
Anyway, enough about L! I was sitting in one of the many sitting rooms Wammy's had. What was I doing in there? Well, I wasn't really doing anything. I was just lying there on the floor staring up at the ceiling. (Yup, I wasn't even on the couch, I was on the floor.) Lately I hadn't done much of anything. I'd go to lessons once and a while and sometimes I'd practice my violin, but most of the time I'd just be lying down in this same room every day… In my pajamas... Doing absolutely nothing... For hours….
Suddenly, my three best friends, Near, Mello, and Matt, walked in. It's weird how ever since last month the three of them would always try to hang out with me, and it wasn't even one of them at different times anymore. All three of them would hang out with me at the same time. This is weird because Mello and Near hate each other and usually avoid one another, but they're hanging out with me at the same time! Another weird thing that I noticed is all three of my guy friends have been acting really, really nice to me. Something's wrong with them, but I'm too depressed to try and figure it out right now. Besides, I'm probably just imagining things.
Anyhow… I completely ignored the fact that they were there and just continued to stare at the ceiling as if it were interesting. Well, that is until Matt suddenly blocked my view by looking down at me.
"Alice," he said. "It's already almost eleven. Aren't you going to bed yet?"
"You should go to sleep." Mello practically ordered while pulling me up.
I remained quiet and just stared at them nonchalantly. The three of them just stared at me with looks of concern. Actually, they didn't really look concerned. Mello looked pissed off like usual and Near had no sign of any emotion on his face. He was even more nonchalant looking than I was, but that was just Near for you. Matt was really the only one that looked somewhat concerned, but he looked pissed off like Mello at the same time. I took a little step back from them, causing them to look a bit shocked.
Near suddenly spoke up at that same moment. "Alice," he began saying while walking over to me, "you should really get some rest for tomorrow."
When my white haired, pretend twin said this Mello and Matt suddenly got mad. They both wacked him at the same time and pulled him over to them. All three of them whispered things amongst themselves. I watched them rather confused at what was going on. What were they whispering about? Why did I need to rest up for tomorrow? I decided to try and ask them about it.
"Guys, what are you talking about? Why do I have to rest up for tomorrow? What's so important about tomorrow?" I questioned.
All three of the boys froze. This raised my suspicions even more. What were they hiding from me? Before I could ask anything else though, Rodger walked in. He looked at the three boys, who all looked relieved to have the old man interrupt, and then at me.
Upon seeing me he said, "there you are Alice. I had gone to Near's room to look for you earlier, but didn't find either of you."
"Look for me?" I said in a questioning tone. Why was Rodger looking for me? The boys looked just as confused as me.
"Yes, I've been meaning to tell you this for a few weeks or so now, but I've been busy and have constantly forgotten. That is until Linda reminded me." Rodger started saying.
At the mention of Linda's name I couldn't help but cringe a bit, and judging from Mello, Near, and Matt's faces, they couldn't help but do so either. That girl had certainly been a pain in my side these past few weeks. She was constantly trying to ruin my close relationship with the boys. I wonder what she had done this time?
"Linda reminded me that there were now rooms available due to the fact that the older girls graduated last month and have all left now. So that means you no longer have to room with Near, Alice." Rodger stated calmly.
…What? … WHAT?! Did I just hear that right, reader? No longer room with Near, my twiny! I stood there absolutely shocked at what I was hearing and in the corner of my eyes I could see my white haired twin looking pretty shocked too.
"Rodger, you're saying Alice will have her own room now on the girls' side of Wammy's?" Mello asked the old man. A bit of annoyance and anger was noticeable in his voice.
"I can't believe this! Alice is getting her own… room from now on…" Matt had started out saying that angry, but his tone seemed to change to happier one near the end. It was like he had some sort of realization.
At that moment it seemed a light bulb had went off in Mello's head also and he seem to brighten up too. The two older boys looked at each other and smirked. It was as if they both knew something and were scheming evil plans. I looked at the two of them confused and then at Near, who had his usually "I don't have emotions" face on, but suddenly his eyes widened a bit as if he realized something too. He frowned a bit and began twirling a little strand of his hair, meaning he was thinking of something too. Oh reader, I wonder what he and the other two were all thinking about.
I continued to watch Near as he suddenly looked like he had just become aware of some other thing. For a moment his facial expression turned to one that was glaring at Mello and Matt, who were smirking to themselves. That's when he hit them both with the toy robot that I hadn't even noticed him carrying and all three of them quietly began bickering amongst each other. Well, that is until Rodger spoke up again.
"Yes boys. Alice will be getting her own room from now on, but don't be getting any ideas now, understand?" Rodger ordered the three male teens. He seemed to know what they were all thinking. I still don't understand though, reader.
"Anyway, Alice you can move into your new room tomorrow it's already late. Now all of you should go to sleep. Good night." And with that, the old man left.
I stood there quietly, watching the door that Rodger had just left through. Tons of thoughts were rushing through my head now. What was I going to do, reader? This made me feel even more down now. Just think about it. Everything would change now. I would no longer be living across the hall from Matt and Mello, and I would no longer be sharing a room with my pretend twin. My twiny… Near… For some bizarre reason, thinking about being apart from Near made my heart ache slightly. How strange… Anyway, looking at the others finally, I noticed them all staring at me.
"Alice you're-" The three boys said in unison, but I cut them off.
"I know guys. I'm getting a new room…"
I woke up around four in the morning feeling even more depressed than usual. It was still way too earlier to get up, but I couldn't bring myself to fall asleep again. The thought of changing rooms was keeping me from sleep. I sat up and just stared at Near's sleeping figure in the other bed on the other side of the room. This was the last time I would see that. From now on if I woke up, I'd be all alone in the room. Man, why was this bothering me so much? It's not like I wouldn't see Near or anything like that if I changed rooms, but for some reason I couldn't help but feel utterly sad.
"Alice…?" Matt said while sitting up.
Um… Yeah… This might be a good time to mention to you, reader that Matt and Mello decided to sleep in our room last night. They brought over some sleeping bags and stuff and slept on the floor. Sorry, I forgot to tell you. Hahaha…
"Yes?" I whispered back to the half asleep gamer.
He rubbed his tired eyes and then got up slowly. I noticed him watching Mello closely, as if he were afraid that the blond would wake up at any second. The red haired boy then walked over to my bed and sat down on it next to me.
"Are you okay? You're up pretty early." He whispered to me while placing a hand on my shoulder.
"I'm… fine. Don't worry about it." Was my whispered response and I gave him a small smile, that he obviously didn't buy.
"Alice, don't lie to me. I know you've been depressed lately and now you've become even more depressed. Now spill it."
So I ended up telling Matt about everything, and by everything I mean EVERYTHING. Like even stuff about L. When I was done talking I realized that I was now lying down in my bed and so was Matt. He was holding me close to him and was just looking at me intently. Right now all of his focus was on me and it made me feel really nervous. I felt the heat rise to my cheeks and my heart beat increasing. At that moment he pulled me even more closer to him and was actually hugging me. He smelled like Old Spice and cigarettes, weird… but for some reason I kind of enjoyed this scent coming off of him.
"Alice, please don't worry about all those things anymore, okay? Everything will be fine. I'll always be here for you." Matt's voice sounded so calming and at the same time alluring. I leaned my head in on his chest and closed my eyes, falling asleep hugging Matt as if he were a pillow.
"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING?!" I heard Mello yelling in my direction, which confused me deeply. I decided to ignored him though and just snuggled up closer to the pillow I was hugging.
"We're sleeping, Mello. So shut up." I heard my pillow say back with Matt's voice.
That's when I remembered I didn't have a hugging pillow. I sat up and looked at Matt who was lying down next to me in my bed. After I looked at Mello who was furious right now and then I looked at Near, who looked slightly angry too. This is when I had to explain why Matt was in my bed to them, reader. The two were still rather ticked at the gamer boy though. Anyway, when that was done, I got up and started gathering my things while humming to myself. I felt really happy now. I guess that talk with Matt really helped me. Seeing me so cheerful and lively again surprised the boys very much, well not really Matt, but yeah.
"I have to move into my new room today guys. So could you not just stand there and help me?" I asked while opening up my dresser.
So we took all my stuff out of Near's room and walked to the other side of the giant house where the girls' rooms were. On the way we had run into Rodger, who was just about to go get me so he could show me my room. He led us to my new room and then left because Rodger is a very busy old man.
I walked into my new room and just stood there examining it. It was smaller than Near's room had been, but it seems it was made for only one person. For you see reader, it had only one bed and dresser and desk and closet and window. Funny thing was reader, that everything was white in this room too! The carpet, the curtains, the furniture, and the bed sheets. It was almost like Near's bedroom, except there was one thing different. The walls were painted like the sky with clouds and everything, and I thought that was really nice.
Anyway, the four of us put my stuff away and then decided to go get breakfast. We walked out of my room and were just about to go to the dining hall when the three of them looked like they remembered something and randomly stopped me. Before I could ask why though, they said that I should actually take a shower and get dressed first. They said they were going to do the same thing and they all ran off, leaving me by myself. Sighing, I turned and walked into my room again to go get some new clothes to wear. When I walked out of my room, Mello was standing there breathing heavily, as if he had just ran here.
"Here Alice. I want you to wear what's in this today. Actually, no you're going to wear what's in this today. No exceptions, do you understand me?" He said handing over a bag. I nodded and he ran away again. I stood there confused before walking down the hall to the bathroom.
I can't believe this reader. The thing in the bag Mello had given me was a dress and very cute dress at that! It was light blue and had ribbons and bows and lace and was frilly! I used to wear fancy dresses like all the time when I was still rich, but ever since I came to Wammy's I've only really worn normal clothes or pajamas. So, this was a really nice change of pace for me. I wonder why Mello wanted me to wear something like this though.
Oh well! I ran down to the dining hall to meet up with the others, but when I got there, they weren't there. Where were they? We all agreed to meet up here and have breakfast, didn't we? So where were those boys? All of sudden, a girl with long silver pigtails and crystal blue eyes tapped me on the shoulder. I had never talked to this girl before, but I had seen her around once or twice. What was her name again? Oh, yeah! It was Emmelia.
"A-Alice…" She nervously mumbled to me.
"Yes Emmelia?" I asked.
"Matt, Near, and Mello said to tell you to go outside... They're waiting for you there..." She said quietly and shyly.
I smiled at her and thanked her. Emmelia seemed like a really nice girl, unlike some other pigtailed girl I know. (Cough, Linda, cough) Perhaps she and I could end up being friends, who knows. Anyway, I left the dining hall and headed outside and looked around confused. I didn't see the guys anywhere. As I walked around looking for them though, I couldn't help but feel this feeling I was being watched by someone. It was giving me chills, so I tried to indiscreetly look around to see if someone was there watching me from a window or somewhere, but no one.
"Alice!" I heard a voice yell at me. Turning around I saw Mello, who was motioning at me to come over. Before I did so though, I looked around once more not really seeing anything again. Well, actually I did see… But it couldn't have been him, right? It was probably just my imagination or something. Shaking these weird thoughts from my head, I ran over to Mello. He covered my eyes and then led me over to somewhere. What was going on?
When we stopped walking, Mello lifted his hands away from my eyes and he and the other two boys yelled surprise. I stood there a bit confused at first. The guys had set up a little picnic for me but why? Upon looking at the food, I noticed a cake that said "Happy Birthday Alice!" Oh, and in smaller letters it said Near. Wait… That's right! It was August 24th today! It was mine and Near's birthday today! How could I have forgotten our birthday? I guess I was too distracted being depressed.
"Thanks guys. You're all awesome. Oh, and happy birthday to you too Near!" I yelled while practically jumping onto the white haired boy to give him a big hug. After that all four of us hung out there and partied. It was a really nice day, but reader… Throughout this whole experience, I couldn't shake off that feeling that I was being watched by someone… And it really terrified me...
Hey again reader people! That's the end of Ch. 9. Hope you guys liked it. (Sorry for any mistakes in there.) I added that special Near part for all you NearxAlice fans, but then I added that MattxAlice part for me because I like Matt better and it's my fanfic so I'll do what I want! :P Anyway! What did you guys think of this chapter? Did you have any questions about anything? Let me know via story reviews or messages. I was thinking about actually replying to everyone's reviews and messages now. (I've actually always thought of doing that, it's just I never know what to say to you guys. I'm kinda shy...) Anyway, from now on I'll try my best to reply to everyone's messages/reviews! Oh, and Ch. 10 is coming along nicely and should be finished soon. Also, for those of you who like and are following my other story, Alice in Wammyland, once Ch. 10 of this story is up, expect there to be a chapter update for that because Ch. 3 of AiW can't be put up unless Ch. 10 of AWHR is already up. You'll find out why later though. ;3
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Chapter 10 coming soon...