Last time: "No. She's evaded the Academy for the past year, it's time this game of cat and mouse ended."

The voice from before said again, but this time from behind me. I turned just in time to have a fist collide with my stomach, rendering me unconscious. The last thing I saw before my eyes closed to the encroaching darkness was a black cat mask and the light shining off a red gemmed earring.

-Bethany-

I woke up and groaned when I felt both my ears and my right cheek stinging, but I couldn't remember hurting them. I reached up and growled when I felt cold metal running through several places in my ears. I counted in my head and felt two studs in my left and one in my right. I felt one hanging down and sighed. I wouldn't be able to fully tell without the help of a mirror. I looked around and almost laughed when I saw one in the corner of the room.

I got to my feet and walked over to it. I looked at my reflection and sighed. There were two black studs in the cartiledge of my left ear and the one in my right had a carving of a phoenix on it. Then the one hanging from my right ear had a purple gem, it looked like amythest, but I doubted it. I looked at my right cheek and saw a small blue-purple star under my eye and sighed. I knew what they were and knew there wasn't anything I could do about it.

"I see you're up."

A voice said from behind me and I turned to see a figure in a uniform of sorts. He was wearing black boots, black pants, and a blue and black shirt. I saw bits of black hair, but the face was hidden behind a black cat mask. The only thing I recognized was the red gemmed earring hanging from one of his ears.

"Was that really necessary?"

I asked crossing my arms and leaning against the wall next to the mirror.

"Yes, you wouldn't have agreed to come otherwise."

He said, I could tell by the voice it was male.

"Who said I agreed to come now?"

I asked and heard him laugh.

"There's nowhere left to run Bethany. Your Alice, whatever it may be, has been limited and there's no way you can overpower me."

He said as he held up a ball of fire in the palm of his hand. I smirked at him as I looked around the room. I could see three windows and two doors. Black Cat was infront of one of the two doors and I could tell there were people outside the building I was in. I could hear others outside and sighed before looking back at Black Cat.

"You underestimate me Black Cat."

I said and heard him scoff at me and my smirk turned into a smile before I pushed off from the wall and broke out into a sprint.

I ran towards Black Cat and when he moved to block me I stopped, spun on my heel and around him, then made a break for the door. I heard him curse behind me and laughed as I ran. The guards by the door tried to stop me, but I knocked them out. I heard Black Cat behind me and my smile widened. I ducked through a door and stopped when I saw I was actually inside the gates of Alice Academy.

'Fuck, they actually got me here. Fine, but they will regret every minute of it.'

I thought before I ran down the hall and rounded the corner. I ran into someone and landed on my ass.

"Oww."

I said as I rubbed my backside.

"Sorry."

Someone said and I looked up to see a blonde haired boy in a similar uniform as Black Cat. He had blue eyes and a very nice face.

"Are you alright?"

He asked worriedly and I blinked in surprise. I just ran into him and he's worried about me.

"You can't escape Bethany."

I heard Black Cat say from down the hallway and cursed.

"I'm fine, sorry about running into you."

I said as I got to my feet and looked over my shoulder. I saw Black Cat coming down the hall towards me and looked for a way out. When I saw the window I smiled. I opened it and hopped up on the window sill.

"Don't!"

Someone said from behind me and I turned to see the blonde from earlier.

"It's fine."

I said with a smile before jumping out. I dropped through the air and flipped so I'd land on my feet. I braced myself and landed in a crouch. I turned and looked back over my shoulder to see the blonde looking down at me from the window in shock. I smiled before taking off. Black Cat was still after me and I wasn't going to make it easy for him.

-Luca-

I stared in surprise at the waist length black haired girl as she flipped through the air and landed perfectly in a crouch on the ground.

'How in the world did she just do that?'

I wondered as she turned around and looked back up at me. I saw her smile before she took off. I saw Natsume jump down from somewhere and chase after her, he was wearing the black cat Alice restraint mask.

'If Natsume is chasing after her she must be important to the school.'

I thought as I watched her disappear into the Northern Woods with Natsume hot on her trail.

'If she doesn't get lost then she'll get caught.'

I thought before I turned away from the window and headed for class.

-Bethany-

'Fuck. Why did I think running into the woods was a good idea?'

I wondered to myself as I ran through the woods. I jumped over fallen logs and under low hanging branches. I could hear Black Cat close behind me and cursed. I was getting tired and he had a home advantage. He knew the layout of this stupid academy, I didn't. I jumped over a fallen tree, but my foot snagged on something and I fell to the ground. I tried to get up, but my ankle buckled and I fell back down.

'Dammit, I sprained my ankle.'

I thought and heard Black Cat laugh as he walked towards me.

"No more running for you."

He said and I glared up at him.

"We'll see about that."

I said as he reached down and pulled me to my feet. I cried out when my ankle protested from the weight put on it. I heard Black Cat sigh before he grabbed my arm and threw it over his head and his other arm wrapped around my waist. I blushed at the gesture.

"W-What are you doing!"

I asked and heard him laugh.

"I'm not going to make you walk on your own with your ankle like that. I'm serious, not an ass."

He said and I scoffed at him as he started walking, pulling me along with him.