The Spider Calls (Chrollo x Girl x Spider Characters x Additional Characters)

Chrollo's Alice

Third person

Chrollo sighed.

He was reading the same books over and over again.

He was waiting for the troupe members that would be there in a couple of days.

Suddenly, he heard a giggle. He looked up.

A girl was standing a few feet away from him.

She had her head cocked to one side, studying him.

He was behind her in a flash.

He held a dagger to her throat.

"Who are you?" He asked.

She moved her head ever so slightly so that she could see him.

She had not moved otherwise.

"Who am I." She echoed in a sing-song voice.

She giggled again.

He pressed the dagger into her skin until he drew blood.

She did not flinch, nor show any sign of fear.

The girl wore a black dress decorated with cards and blood that went mid-thigh.

She had red and black hair with stunning blue eyes.

She also had red and black socks that went all the way up past her knees.

She had no shoes.

"Who am I." She repeated in that sing-song voice.

She went limp. Chrollo caught her, still holding the dagger to her neck.

She giggled.

"Alice. My name..... Alice." She told him.

He looked at her more closely.

She couldn't have been more than 16.

She stayed limp.

She reminded Chrollo of a rag doll.

He withdrew the blade. She giggled again.

He started to let go of her, but she remained limp and almost fell to the floor.

So he picked her up bridal style and set her down on a rock a few feet away.

He studied her closely. He noticed that she was a mess.

She had rock and dust in her hair, her clothes were ripped, and she had dirt smudged all over her face.

"Where do you live?" He asked Alice.

"Here is home." She replied.

"Why are you in home?" She asked him.

He noticed that she didn't speak correctly.

"A few of my collogues and l are meeting here.

"We are going to use this place as a hideout."

He told her after a pause.

"Ok." She said.

She picked up a finger and started to trace the markings on his forehead.

He jumped back. She giggled again.

"You are cute." She told him.

A light dusting of pink coloured his cheeks.

"Umm. Thank you?" It came out more as a question than an answer.