Dancing in Time-(after chapter 24 just to tell you) Chapter 1

Alice sighed as she woke up when the sun shinned through her open bedroom window. After rubbing the sleep from her eyes she stumbled over to her dresser and put on her usual dress.

When she went to open the door she was tackled to the floor by the twins. "Lady!" They both shouted as they hit the ground.

Dee positioned himself so he was face to face with the dizzy foreigner. "Why haven't you visited us?" He demanded.

Dum pouted like his brother and looked Alice in the eyes. "Yeah! We want to play!"

"U-hem!" A voice coughed from the open doorway.

Alice looked up as the twin stood and pulled her up by the arms. There was Julius standing with a scowl on his face. "Julius!" Alice shouted in alarm.

"You're making to much noise. I need to work." He mumbled and walked away.

"Just what do you two think you're doing?" Elliot yelled as he grabbed the Bloody Twins by the collars.

"Stupid Hare!" Dum snarled.

Elliot's ears twitched. "What did you just call me you brat?"

Dee squirmed around, kicking Elliot in the knee causing him to drop the blue eyed boy. "You heard him! You just want us gone so you can do dirty things to the Lady!"

The March Hare's face like up like a candle, and his ear twitched again. "N-no! I-I have no idea w-what you're talking about!"

Alice slowly walked up to Elliot who had recently dropped Dum wich in turn landed on his feet. "Elliot." She whispered, eyes sparkling as she looked to the top of his head.

Elliot took a step back and put up his hands, seeing where this was going. "Now, Alice."

Just then Alice knocked him to the ground and grabbed his ears roughly while sitting on top of him.

The twins snickered behind her.

"Oww! Ow, ow Owww! Stop! That hurts!" The man beneath the smiling girl called out.

Immediately she got off Elliot and he rubbed his ears.

Julius came back in then, looking even angrier than before. "I told you to be quiet! Everyone out of the tower, I need to work!" He shouted and pointed down the hall to where the stairs that lead to the exit were.

Frighten, Elliot dragged the twins out by the sleeves. The shouting slowly disappeared as they left.

Alice had her hands behind her back and looked at the floor, afraid to face the mad Clockmaker.

Julius looked at her and his glare softened slightly. "Alice." He said.

Startled she looked up at him. "Y-yes?" She squeaked.

As he left in the direction of his office he called out, "Get me a coffee."

Alice's face lit up. "Sure! I'll get a hundred this time, guaranteed!" She ran off to fix the coffee.