Author's Notes - It's been a long time since I uploaded the first chapter, and this really isn't much of an addition, but I hope whoever you are reading this enjoy this little addition to the story. Thank you.
CHAPTER 2
The eye glanced from each member of the trio to the next, and rested on Alice, looking her up and down, scanning every small curvature of her body, "Quite the long time indeed," the voiced echoed. It seemed to be coming from everywhere, yet nowhere, sounding from deep within the darkness.
Feeling the gaze stop on her, Alice raised her face to stare directly back, "Who the hell do you think you are?" she shouted.
"Oh, you'll get to know me very well I think, pretty rabbit."
"What do y-" Alice was cut short as an invisible force pinned her arms to her sides. Gil and Oz were thrown to the ground against their will, Gil barely had enough time to raise his hands to keep his face from colliding with the floor, Oz did not have the luxury.
Oz's face smashed onto what must have been the floor covered in the dark shadows. He layed there, motionless against the cold ground. A bruise began to form, the black and blue coloration spreading above his right eye.
Gil looked in horror at his master's limp figure, his mouth gaping open in shock. A feeling of helplessness flowed over him as he struggled against the force holding him to the ground, "OZ!"
"Oh, don't you worry bird brain. I'm not here for your master, just the girl," The eye taunted.
"What would you want with me?" Alice struggled to ask.
"What wouldn't I want with a pretty little tart like you?" the voice responded. The grip on Alice tightened and she let out a moan. "Oh, don't tease me like that, bunny. You'll have all the time in the world to moan for me soon."
"Don't you touch her!" Gil yelled, "If you do anything to that stupid rabbit-"
"You'll what, send your little bird after me? Trust me boy, she'll be better off with me than she ever was with you two. When he wakes up, give your master my thanks for keeping her in such good condition."
The eye closed and Alice was pulled slowly into the blackness. Just before she fully disappeared she shouted, "Seaweed head! You better take care of Oz, I'll be waiting for you two when he wakes up!"
The darkness swallowed Alice into its depths, her white gloved hand was the last thing Gil saw before she disappeared entirely. The room reverted back to normal and whatever weight had held Gil in place was gone. He rushed to Oz's side and pulled him into his arms. A streak of blood ran down Oz's forehead where it had smacked into the ground, he was still unconcious. Rising to his feet, Gil ran down the hall with Oz held tightly to his chest, searching for a more comfortable place for his master to rest.
"ALICE!"
Oz bursted out of his sleep screaming her name, but quickly grabbed his head as a sharp pain shot through it. Bandages were wrapped around his forehead, tightly wound to keep pressure on the gash where the bandages turned a light pink from the blood. Gil's coat was placed gently over him, Oz pulled it up to his chin.
Hearing his master yell, Gil rushed to the room. He was wearing an apron and his hair was pulled back since he had been in the middle of cooking. Out of breath he looked into the room, Oz had a vice grip on Gil's coat, "Oz, is everything okay!?"
Turning slowly, Oz looked at his friend, "Where is she? Gil, where?"
Gil turned, he couldn't looked into Oz's eyes. A hand reached around the corner and placed itself on Gil's shoulder.
"It's alright Gil, I'll explain," the soft eyes of Sharon Rainsworth peeked around the corner, "Goodmorning Oz, we have a lot to discuss."