Clocks [Alice in the Country of Hearts Fan fiction]

Chapter 4: Relax Kid

Recap: Sky had found a nicely folded letter on her night stand next to her bed, it had her name written in a fine cursive and a red spade stamp to seal it closed.

When I finally decided to get out of bed I avoided waking ace, still in my pajamas though, I pulled the letter off my desk and walked out the open door. Closing it as quiet as possible after I had left, I walked down the hall as I opened the letter carefully.

Sky, we understand boss man had a hard time with you at our last yea party but we invite you to a Blood free zone! Dee, Dum, Boris, Roxy, Chicken Rabbit, Marry Go Round, and the mouse that we forgot the name of will be here. Oh and don't forget your swim suit! It's between the Amusement Park and Hatter's Mansion get there asap!

                       -Dee and Dum

I smiled at the letter then ran into Vivaldi, she laughed and helped me back up.

"Someone's in a good mood this time of day" she giggled.

I smiled back, "Oh uh sorry for running into you, but do you know of any place I can get a swim suit from? I was invited to hang out at a pool party but the only swim suit I own is back at my home in my world." I asked Vivaldi.

She smiled wide like she was waiting for me to ask her about it, "Of course, come this way and we will help you out" she said and I noticed she was wearing a nice coat and skirt today, not her usual ball gown.

After we went back to the changing wardrobe room she handed me three swim suits one black, one a light blue, and the last a pink. I set down the blue and black and tried on the pink, after having trouble put it on Vivaldi was shocked by the outcome. For the pink made me look tanner, brightened my hair and eyes, and hid my bruise that was almost completely gone.

"Thank you again Vivaldi" I said before I left the castle to find this hidden pool. I was nervous, Elliot was going to be there, a vision of my old boyfriend flashed in my head. His messy light brown hair and bright eyes, I scratched at my head, I can't remember him, never again. Not after what he did to me.

When I walked through the woods I understood how Ace must feel when he gets lost, the woods was so big and me so small. I came around the corner to a small opening in the trees, there I saw dead bodies all over the place. Screaming in fright and surprise I didn't know what to do, I fell to the ground and froze. The bodies eventually faded and turned into clocks, and black figures apeard. Vivaldi told me these were after visions I believe, they didn't care for me being there. Had I just witnessed a murder scene? Right after the after visions appeared a cloaked figure appeared and picked up the bloody clocks. He fave was masked so I couldn't tell who it was, I was scared to death and hugged to the tree all curled up. After a few minutes a familiar voice came to my ears, it was Elliot. His hand laid on my shoulder and I peered up at him, Roxy was smiling as I assumed she had found me here after she heard me scream.

"It's okay Sky, nothing to worry about." he said pulling me up to my feet and guiding me to the pool party. I was greeted by Boris and the twins and Boris being the pink lover he is commented on my bikini first and they all agreed. I say down next to Gowland on the beach chairs by the pool, trying to erase what I just saw from my memories.  When i finally noticed that all the guys had no shirts on, except for Gowland, he didn't look like he was going swimming. Though the twins were younger than me they still looked cute in their color cordinated swing trunks. Elliot's was black with a yellow trim on the legs and waist, Boris' was mostly pink with black strips, and Roxy's was an electric blue that matched her eyes. I laid there for a long time till Elliot came over.