~Author's Note~

This is the first time I'm writing a note in this story but this story is dedicated to my best friend Jenny. For a girl who is a writer at heart and always works her hardest in order to achieve her goals. I love you to death Jen and you'll always be my best friend even though I left the school I thought I was going to stay in for my high school years...

~ReginaRheims7711

Alice Update!

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Chapter 7

Broken, Alice?

"My mother used to sing me lullabies when I was upset over my dad's sudden death." Alice said as she stood outside in the garden with Aaron. He was showing her around the palace as his antidote was kicking in. So far he was only able to show her the library, her room, and the garden since Alice was slower since she never realized her leg was wounded when they escaped from Sebastian.

"Do you miss him? Your dad?" Aaron asked as he took off a white rose and put it in Alice's hair.

"Most of the time, yes but I'm older now, seventeen in fact, and all I want to do is explore."

"You're seventeen? Sebastian and I are exactly nineteen years old."

"Alright… explain something to me." Alice said sitting down on a bench that overlooked a glittering fountain in the middle of the garden.

"About?" Aaron asked taking a seat next to her.

"This curse you two share."

"He created it but we're both under it. It sort of backfired on him after he casted it but I'm the one most affected. If any girl falls in love with me they too are cursed and fallen into depression before throwing themselves off Widow's Cliff."

"Do you consider him evil?"

"Not really… We used to be best friends without our mothers knowing since they hate each other but we were able to keep it quiet for quite some time. He always used to be the better looking but I was always kinder to everyone since he is a huge hothead. When his mother challenged my mom he turned his back to me and called me a dirty friend before shoving me into the mud and screaming that he was going to kill me. After the duel his mother won and then Sebastian and I dueled and he won by a landslide before cursing both of us and vowing that I'll die a lonely man."

"Why don't you blame him?"

"Because… I believe his mother's lover is behind it."

"Lover?! I didn't see him at the ball…"

"That's because he only shows up when evil is lurking around. He's a sorcerer like Sebastian and I but he's far more powerful than us. He would've change Sebastian and turned him evil because my mother rejected his proposal a long time ago."

"Well… Sebastian is very kind and he meant everything he said to me." Alice said looking down at her hands.

"Of course he would! He finally fell in love with someone!"

"Then why would he poison me?"

"To keep you there. He knew damn well if Hatter was sticking around that you two planed to escape one day. He must really love you…"

"I…-"

"I get it, you like him too. A lot of girls don't like him much because of his mother but you're different. Look… if you want to run go ahead."

"I'm not running. If what I hear is true… one of you will die when the full moon appears."

"That's right."

"So we'll just need to find a way to break the curse."

"We'll need Sebastian here to help though."

"That means we'll have to convince the others somehow…" Alice said pondering on the thought. She got up and started to pace around the fountain as she thought about plans. If Sebastian and Aaron could just put aside their differences and work together like their dads did and defeat this curse that binds them together then they'll never have to deal with each other again. The problem was… she was the problem. Both of them loved her and clearly Aaron knows about her feelings towards Sebastian was a little bit stronger than her feelings toward Aaron.

"Goderella!" Alice shouted before rushing back into the palace to find Goderella polishing silverware in the dining room.

"Alice?"

"Goderella I need your help!" Alice said grabbing a parchment, ink bottle and feather pen before jotting down on the paper.

"What the hell are you doing?" Aaron said out of breath as he took a seat next to Goderella.

"I need you to deliver this message to Sebastian as fast as you can." Alice said rolling up the parchment and handing it to Goderella.

"I… I can't go back there! The Queen will have my head!" Goderella said before crying.

"No it's okay! Look it's almost noon… Sebastian would be where?"

"… the library…"

"Okay! The Queen will be in the throne room going over that new garden plan so all you need to do is sneak into the library and give it to him."

"But… Why do you want me to deliver this?"

"If we work together then maybe we can break this curse on us. It'll be hard but I guess he'll act differently with Alice around." Aaron said. Goderella took the parchment from Alice wiping away her tears.

"How do I get there?" Goderella said.

"… I'll take you. Just tell me where the library is." Aaron said before the two of them left Alice in the dining hall to fight with her own thoughts.

"I'm broken…"

Sebastian was wallowing now in the library since his mother finally kicked him out of the throne room. From a distance he heard Mary Beth reading a book watching him closely to see if he would jump from the window that was wide open.

"Why? Why would Hatter take her when he should know this isn't my damn fault. That stupid Aaron put it on himself after all!" Sebastian said throwing a book against a wall. He laid his face on the table that was already wet with his tears. He never cried this much before so why over such a measly girl? There were other Alice type girls in Wonderland so why was he mopping around?

"Mary Beth… Where is that book of available girls in Wonderland?" Sebastian said not picking his head off the table. She tossed him the book and he slowly picked himself up and looked through it. The book was filled with girls with blonde hair and curls.

"You're only mopping around cause she's the first girl you actually cared for huh?" Mary Beth said putting her book away.

"I guess…"

"Is it that or is because she's the first girl you slept with?"

"DON'T ANNOUNCE IT TO THE WHOLE WORLD YOU KNOW!" Sebastian screamed flipping the page and looking right at Alice's face. He was about to rip out her profile when the wind picked up.

"I wouldn't do that you know… That is a library book you know and you know ripping a page out is like ripping it's skin off." Someone said. Sebastian looked out the window to see a bright blue eyes looking right at him.

"Message for you sir!" A little elf girl said on Aaron's shoulder.

"The hell?" Sebastian said. He looked down and saw Aaron was riding a small but ride able white dragon. He grabbed the note from Goderella and carefully read it, his heart skipping beats.

"Something wrong?" Mary Beth asked walking over, reading the note over Sebastian's shoulder.

"So… We can break this curse by defeating Ragnarok?" Sebastian asked.

"That's his name…? Well it's a stupid name if you ask me." Aaron said rolling his eyes.

"But… why does Alice want me to come back? She's the one who left me-" Goderella slapped Sebastian across the face before he could finish his sentence.

"Look you! We all know how much you love her and don't you dare deny it!" Goderella snapped.

"She left me!" Sebastian snarled tossing the paper onto the desk.

"Hatter was protecting her from you! He thought it was you behind this whole plan!"

"It doesn't matter anymore. If she takes that bum over me than she'll take Sugar prince over me as well." Sebastian said. This time Mary Beth slammed him onto the desk and onto the floor, shaking him.

"Was… Was he here?" Aaron asked Mary Beth.

"He's downstairs with the Queen."

"IS SEBASTIAN BROKEN?!" Goderella shrieked before jumping down from the ledge and started slapping Sebastian silly. "WAKE UP SEBASTIAN! WAKE UP!"

"Goderella if you keep slapping him he'll never recover." Aaron said.

"Hm… The problem is… The Queen doesn't know anything about Ragnarok's plan or what he did to Sebastian. If anything she's in danger too right?" Mary Beth asked.

"Could be but honestly it doesn't matter… Did Ragnarok touch anything Sebastian ate or drink?"

"Well I gave him wine awhile ago and he was perfectly fine up until now…"

"Has he been moody or depressed or have trouble walking?" Aaron asked.

"Well... I don't know... maybe Hatter RUINED HIS DREAMS AND TOOK HIS FIANCE AWAY!"

"He fixed them. I have antidote back at the palace but you two need to find your own way out." Aaron said completely ignoring Mary Beth's remark.

"Use the fire dragon!" Goderella said as she sat by Sebastian's face. Sebastian woke up rubbing his head before pushing Goderella away.

"Just let me die alone." Sebastian murmured.

"Please if I wanted that I would've never shown up." Aaron said before helping Goderella back onto his shoulder.

"We better hurry. Ragnarok and your mother will be heading down to the gardens in a little bit." Mary Beth said checking her watch. It was a quarter to three and by the time they reach the tower where Sebastian's pet dragon was it'll be three and the Queen would take her usual stroll in the gardens where they'll be able to see them escape. Mary Beth and Sebastian quickly sneaked past Ragnarok's guards in front of the throne room doors and headed down the stairs using the ballroom as a shortcut. When they finally made it up to the towers it was five minutes before three. Sebastian unlocked the dragon's door and pushed himself inside, carrying a bucket of dead rats.

"Hey girl I got you something to eat…" Sebastian said petting the beautiful orange and yellow dragon. She huffed a few time before grabbing the rat from Sebastian and chomping down on it happily.

"We're going on a ride alright? I want you to meet someone ok?" Sebastian said opening the window. The dragon stretched her wings and blew out a smoke ring through the window before letting Sebastian and Mary Beth onto her back.

"It's three o' five, Sebastian!" Mary Beth said before she quickly screamed as the dragon took out through the window and into the skies.

"HAHA I'M FLYING! WHOO!" Sebastian shouted as they met up with Aaron and Goderella and rode towards the horizon.

Alice sat on the grand hall staircase watching Hatter pace back and forth. The White Queen was busy knitting a white and silver blanket for Alice not paying any attention to Hatter while March Hare was muttering to himself about the world ending once again.

"This doesn't seem like Aaron at all! Why would he befriend Sebastian of all people?!" Hatter said looking over at Alice.

"Because none of this is his fault… Someone else is behind it. If Sebastian was all what you thought he would've killed you the moment he saw you. Instead, he kept you alive AND let you escape with me." Alice said leaning in as her stomach protested for food.

"She has a point you know… Sebastian would've killed you." The White Queen said. Hatter paced again and they heard a ripple like a flapping of a wing and Hatter quickly opened the doors to see Aaron helping Goderella down from his shoulder as he got off his dragon.

"WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?!" Hatter screamed at him once he saw Sebastian and Mary Beth flying down and next to Aaron. Alice rushed outside and saw Sebastian petting his dragon before looking up at her.

"SEBASTIAN!" Alice cried before rushing towards him and giving him a hug. Mary Beth laughed until tears fell from her face when Sebastian's face turned a deep red.

"Pleasant seeing you too, Alice." Sebastian said unsure what to do and just patting her back. She let go of him and turned to Mary Beth.

"I'm Alice. I never seen you before… Are you his friend?" Alice asked.

"No… His bodyguard more like it." Mary Beth said shaking Alice's hand.

"Alice! How dare you betray me!"Hatter said once she grabbed Sebastian's hand.

"Mad Hatter! Leave the girl be. She's happy and you always complained that you wanted her to smile!" The White Queen said poking him with her needle.

"Mother! Mother this curse I'm under is not his fault!" Aaron said holding his mother's hand.

"WHAT?!" March Hare said.

"It's true… The Red Queen's boyfriend is behind it." Goderella said.

"That ugly dude with a scar on his face?" Hatter asked.

"Yes…"

"But everyone saw you cast it!" The White Queen said to Sebastian.

"It's true… I did cast it but he told me to do it and said all these bunch of things about Aaron trying to kill me so it was a way to protect myself from him. I would never in a million years kill my friend… but Ragnarok told me differently."

"What happened, Sebastian?" Alice asked. Sebastian took a deep breath and looked at everyone. Hatter, the Queen, March Hare, the Twins, Mary Beth, Aaron, Goderella, Godfred, and Alice all stared at him waiting for his answer when he took off his gloves and shoved them into his pocket.

"It all happened four years ago…"