Chapter 9-

Alice wasn't in a good mood. Even since Julius had gotten released from the hospital her had been ignoring her! It pushed her off the edge, and onto another.

As she walked out of her room she almost collided with Julius who was holding an empty coffee cup. "Hi Julius," Alice greeted him in her most pleasant voice.

Julius looked at her then quickly looked away. He started walking towards the kitchen. Irritated, Alice followed after him. Once she was standing next to him she said, "Do you want me to make you a coffee?"

The clockmaker's eye twitched. "No," The sullen man answered curtly.

The foreigner pouted. She really didn't like how Julius had been treating her lately.

As the kitchen neared Alice bounded ahead and held the door open to him. All she got was a nod. No 'thank you Alice,' no nothing, just a stupid nod.

Julius started to make the coffee. The brunette walked over and watched him intently. She was trying to memorize what he did, how he did it, and how long it took him. After awhile her feet started to hurt. Sighing Alice hefted herself onto the counter. Julius turned toward her and frowned. "Can you move? I need to get something." He looked up to the cabinet above her pointedly.

A grin spread across Alice's face. It might be a dirty trick, but this was her chance. She glared at him and slowly shook her head. "No way! I'm not going anywhere!" She whined.

Sighing Julius decided to reach over her to get to the cabinet.

Bingo! Alice thought. He had done exactly what she had wanted. Before Julius could even open the cabinet Alice grabbed his jacket and pulled him down abruptly. The two were face to face. A wicked smile turned up the girl's lips. "I got you," Alice whispered to him before she forced her mouth onto his.

Julius's eyes went wide. He wanted to pull away, but he just couldn't find the strength to do so. Losing control over his body and mind his eyes closed. The clockmaker's hands went up to Alice's shoulders and pushed her down hard onto the counter.

The kiss was hungry, full of animal instinct. Alice's hand released his jacket, feeling that he would stay there himself. Julius's hands, however, were exactly the opposite. They traveled from her shoulders to her waist where he gripped her tightly.

Then Alice felt the need for air. Her hand pushed against Julius's chest lightly and he pulled away, settling his head on her neck and began to kiss her gently.

"Why have you been avoiding me?" Alice asked as she regained her voice.

"You might get hurt. I don't want that to happen. What if that bullet had hit you and not me?" His breath was hot against Alice's neck, making her shiver in delight.

"I don't care." She whispered. "I love you, Julius, I really do. I love you and only you, forever."

Julius pulled away and looked her squarely in the eyes. "You know that means you're in danger." He said, his voice changing into something else.

Alice sighed. "Like I said. I don't care if people come after me, as long as I have you."

A smile played on Julius's face. "I'm not worried about them. I can easily defeat anyone who comes after you. It's me that I can't stop." His voice was filled with lust. Alice smiled as he kissed her again on the lips, even more filled with passion than ever before.

(That's it! Finally done! I hope you liked it, I know I really did! Julius is such a great character!)