Chapter 6: A Late Shower… And An Arrival!?

"Ugh." Alice was tired. She was, to the least, bored. Sure, her twins were sweet, and she loved them to bits. But when they were napping… What could she do? And when they were up, she was chasing them around.

She hadn't spoken to any Role-Holder outside the Hatter Mansion, for at least elevn months. They Twins were almost a year old.

She smiled as she stood over them. She remembered the ups and downs of pregnancy. She remembered how it felt to hold them for the first time, to hear them both giggle when she baby-talked them. Yes, the Hatter Twins had grown up.

Smiling at the Twins, and making sure the window was securely locked, she walked out and into Blood's office.

She stopped in her tracks.

"V…Vivaldi?!" Alice exclaimed, clearly shocked. The Queen of Hearts turned around, a small smile on her face from talking to her younger brother. The smile grew bigger. "Alice! Or should I say Sister-in-law!" Vivaldi ran to Alice and hugged her.

"Vivaldi, I missed you!" She exclaimed, hugging the Queen back. "Why are you here?" She asked, tilting her head slightly. "We're inviting you four to your baby shower!" Alice turned to face Blood. "Blood, can we?" She asked. Blood sighed, "But you're not pregnant anymore." "Please?" She asked, giving him puppy dog eyes. "Please, Bloody-chan? Pretty please with the Bloody Twins in Lolita-style dresses?"

Blood chuckled, blushing slightly. "Fine. Sister, when is it?" "Two time periods from now." "We'll be there with our twins." Blood said. "Who'll be there?" Alice froze up, remembering the… violent-ness from Peter.

"Everyone." Vivaldi said

"We'll be there."

~~~~~Later~~~~~

"Blood, hurry up! We'll be late!" Alice said, fixing ebony's little bow. Her hair had grown, and was about shoulder length. She wore a cute, light blue frilly dress. Phoenix's hair was similar to Blood's, only dirty blonde. He was wears some cute dress pants and a gray sweater.

When they got there, Alice pushed the stroller up, followed by Blood. "Alice, its not too late to turn around." "Nope." Came her reply. She pushed open the door and smiled. "Vivaldi! We're here!" Vivaldi popped up. "Alice! You're finally…" Other role-holders appeared behind her.

"Wow! Blood, can't believe you didn't tell me! And after all we've been through!" Wilfred said, placing a hand over his clock, mocking his own hurt.

All the role holders apart from those from the Hatters looked at Alice's and Blood's twins in complete awe. Wilfred walked up, and crouched in front of them. Both pairs of bright, cyan eyes attention was soon drawn to his light yellow dog ears. They both reached up, vainly trying to grab his ears.

"Guy's these two here are out Twins." Alice said, leaning on Blood as he wrapped his arm around her waist. "You're Twins, my love?" Peter exclaimed, scowling at the twins. Alice's eyes narrowed. "Yes Peter." Peter looked at the twins, and smiled a bit, nodding. Boris crouched next to Wilfred. "They're so big." He said in awe.

Ebony's eyes were practically glued to Boris. Soft baby noises came from her mouth, as her small hands were outstretched towards him. "Alice, can I hold her?" Boris asked.

Alice looked at Ebony, who was becoming more and more impatient. "Sure." Boris reached down, and unbuckled her. Ebony squealed in delight, and Julius, Vivaldi and Wilfred crowded around her. Ace, Peter and Gowland crowded around Phoenix, who was distracted by Peter's ears.

"This is peaceful."

And it was. The role holders were chatting idly, the picture of peace and calm. A crash echoed through the hallway, and Blood pulled Alice behind him, as she desperately tried to grab her Twins. No servants or maids were supposed to be out.

Footsteps echoed as each role-holder silently took out his gun. The doors opened wide, reveling…*

In the Real World…

"What are you doing Ethan?!" Lorina yelled, pulling on Ethans arm. "Lorina, I'm sure this is where she went!" "This doesn't mean we need to-" "Lorina, come on! Don't you miss her?" ?I do but I'm not…" "I am." "But!" "Bye."

Wonderland

"…" Blood's eyes were wide. "You…" he said, glaring at the intruder. "Alice!" The 'intruder' exclaimed, rushing to her. Alice flinched, moving closer to Blood and holding her Twins even closer to her. "E…Ethan?" she said.

Ethan stared at her, a smile lighting his face. He looked as if a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. "Alice, I've come to take you home." "What?" She shrieked, as Blood tensed in front of her. Ethan stared at Alice. "Don't you want to go home?" Alice stepped to the side, standing next to Blood. Blood picked Phoenix, wrapping an arm around Alice's waist, as Alice cradled ebony.

"Ethan I don't understand. I am home." Role-holders appeared behind Alice and Blood, but Ethan's eyes were drawn to Alice, Blood, Phoenix, and Ebony.

"Alice… who, who is HE? Who are they? And those two kids!?" Ethan yelled. Alice glanced at Blood, who tightened his grip on her.

"This is Blood Dupre. These two here are Ebony and Phoenix Dupre. And… I'm Alice Dupre." She said.

"Those over there are Vivaldi, Peter, the King and Ace. Next to Ace is Julius. The guy next to Julius is Gowland with the cat Boris. Those two twins next to Boris are Dee and Dum. Next to Dee and Dum is Elliot." Alice said simply, staring at Ethan.

"This is my family." She said, smiling. "This is my home."

A/N: HEY GUYS! Im alive :D sorry for not updating… I've been busy editing pictures lately for future fan fictions… gomene ;o;

xxxCatsOfTheShadowsxxx: thanks! I mean, I know these stories could be better but thanks. And what I meant about Alice was in the manga. Like, come one. She has all of them;-; in the manga. On the fan fiction… I wouldn't hurt hurt her…. I mean…. Yea. Thanks for your support :D

pinkyndx: Hey! Thanks for reviewing btw. And the maid… she wasn't really anything. Just a maid that helps a lot with the Twins, or Alice's best worker friend. But yeah. Blood should stop losing his kids too.

Kpeter: Thanks :D And about Blood telling his Twins about his job… he will… when they're older. Promise.

ClaraJayCarter: Thanks :D

OtakuForever13: Nothing to go wrong hmmm…. Uhh well, see…. I, I didn't… and uh, it, uh…. Well… I am known for suspense…

So yea! Thank you guys for your support! I love you guys so much –(._.)- Until Later Dreamleaves -AutumnsNightmare