I DO NOT OWN PANDORA HEARTS OR ANY CHARACTERS! ALL RIGHTS GOT TO JUN MOCHIZUKI, THE BEST MANGA WRITER IN THE WORLD!

I may add OC's later, but I'm not sure.

Later on, I will be doing plenty of Oz POVs, it's just that he hasn't been introduce

Chapter 1: A New Story

Alice POV

"Alice-chan!"

A young girl whirled around at the sound of her name. She was wearing a red coat designed with a white diamond pattern and a big white bow on her chest, a black skirt, and white laced up boots. Her long dark her tumbled down her shoulders to the ground. She had a porcelain face with purple (in anime blue) eyes that narrowed with disgust.

"You again?" Alice groaned at the young man running towards her.

"How mean, aren't you happy to see me?" Xerxes Break giggled. He had pure white hair with long bangs swept to one side, fully concealing his left eye, while his other blood-red eyes was fully visible. He wore a white coat that started under his shoulders with long sleeves over a purple vest. He had his cane and hand, and his doll Emily was perched on his shoulder.

"Are you heading to dinner?" Break asked in his usual cheerful voice. "Mind if I join you?"

Alice scowled. "Whatever." She continued walking with Break beside her.

"So, how was your last mission?" Break leaned forward so that Alice was actually facing him.

"Last mission?" Alice leaned her head back and rubbed the back of her neck in exasperation. "Ah, that one? Exhausting."

Last night, Alice had been hunting down an illegal contractor along with some older members, though
they had really just slowed her down.

Alice and Break were both members of Pandora, an organization that researched the Abyss and hunted illegal contractors. Illegal contractors were humans who made contracts with Chains by drinking their blood. Chains were beings who resided in the Abyss, a different world in a different dimension. The only way they could leave the Abyss was to form a contract with a human.

Some Pandora members also had contracts, but they were legal. They found out a way to legally form a contract with Chains, but in return, they stopped aging. Others used blood sealing mirrors to keep the seal from their body, though it limited the Chain's powers.

They entered the dining room, a large room filled with tables and the smell of food. Members were sharing stories and chugging down alcohol in the back. Women were sipping tea and nibbling bisuits at tables.

Alice didn't know many people in the organization. She never really interacted with any of the other members, feeling there was no need.

"Break! Alice-sama!"

Alice spotted a young girl running towards them. She had long long caramel hair held up with a purple ribbon. She had on her regular puprle and pink Victorian-style dress. The sound of her heels clanking on the marble floor echoed across the room. She seemed clueless of all the man drooling at her. Alice simply rolled her eyes.

"Hello, ojousama." Break bowed towards his mistress.

"Break." Sharon smiled sweetly. "And hello, Alice-chan."

This girl was Sharon Rainsworth, the Lady of the Rainsworth household, and Break was her servant. Even though she appeared to be 13, she had formed a legal contract with a. chain, so who knows how old she was. The same went for Break.

"Would you two care two join us?" Sharon gestured to a table next to one of the windows. Seated there was a man in his early twenties with unkempt dark hair peeking under a black hat. He had on a long black coat over a collared shirt and black pants. He gave off a gloomy yet handsome aura from his golden eyes.

"It's him." Alice scowled. But before she could refuse, Break cried out "Oh, Gilbert-kun!" and dragged her towards the table.

Gilbert Nightray looked up from his cup of tea. As soon as his eyes met Alice's they narrowed. Alice glared back at them.

Alice had known Gil for a long time. They had known each other in the past, but they hadn't interacted much. And now, they butted heads every time they saw each other, though that wasn't often.

"Yo, Gilbert-kun!" Break grinned from ear to ear. "Mind if we join you?"

Gilbert glanced at Alice once more before sighing. "Do what you want."

"Ah, I'm starving!" Break plopped down in the seat next to Gil with Sharon on his other side.

"How many times have I told you not to call me my real name?" Gilbert sighed. Everyone in Pandora knew him as Raven after his Chain, though Break and Sharon both ignored this. Alice hastily took a seat on the other side of the table. She grabbed a drumstick from the plate in the center of the table and ripped off a chunk of flesh with her teeth.

Gilbert gagged. "Should a girl really be eating like that?" Alice swallowed her meat and scowled. "Huh? What was that, seaweed head?" "Don't call me that! Gilbert snapped.

Alice sneered with her usual leering, I'm-the-boss face, legs crossed with a huff. "Why not? It fits you perfectly." "Shut up, you hog."

"Hog? How dare a lowly manservant such as you think he has the right to call me that!" Alice snapped. "Manservant?" Gilbert exclaimed. "Since when-"

"Now, now." Break calmed them down. "You two always fight whenever you see each other. That's exactly why I want you two to go on your next mission together."

Alice choked on her meat. Gilbert splurted out his tea. "Wh-what?!"

"Ah ha ha ha! See?! That there!" Break laughed hysterically. "They're completely in sync."

"Why must I be partnered up with her?" Gilbert demanded.

"Ah, this cake is delicious!" Break's sweet tooth arose as he dug into the slice of blueberry cake on his plate. "Pay attention!" Gilbert snapped.

"Why must I be with this seaweed head?" Alice jumped out of her chair. "You stupid clown!"

"Please calm down, Alice-sama, Gilbert-sama." Sharon innocently smiled. "You two are one of our top yet youngest members. This mission is a very big one."

"Hah?! What do you mean?" Alice narrowed her eyes.

"Why don't we discuss this later in my office?" Break stuffed another chunk of cake into his mouth with delight. "Mmm, delicious!"

Alice scowled and plopped back down into her seat. She glared at Gil with disdain and took another gigantic bite out of her drunstick.

"This sucks."

Gil POV

"This sucks."

Gilbert sighed as he head towards Break's office.

"Why must I cooperate with that meat hog?" Gilbert groaned. He had never like Alice in the first place, and now they had to work together. It was almost as impossible as Break giving up on his sweets.

He reached Break's office in ten minutes flat and opened the door.

"Break, I'm-"

"Seaweed head!"

Gilbert cried out as Alice sent him a flying kick. He slammed into the wall behind him.

"Wh-what the hell was that for?!" Gilbert rubbed the back of his throbbing head.

"You useless seaweed head." Alice said in a slurred voice. She looked dizzy, and her face was bright red.

"Is she drunk?"

"Man, why do I hafta partner with him, huh?" Alice staggered.

"Yo, Gilber-kun!" Break's head popped out of the doorway. "I just slipped a little something in their tea and now they're all like this!"

"Break, you idiot!" Sharon's voice shouted from inside the room.

"Hai, ojousama?" Break turned around as if nothing was wrong.

Gilbert walked into the room then gasped. Sharo was sprawled out of the couch, waving her paper fan. Her dress was loosely slipping off her shoulders.

"My head hurts, dammit!" Sharon slapped Break with her fan, who just laughed. Gilbert gaped in awe.

"So Sharon has this kind of side as well..."

"Don't worry, Gilbert-kun, they'll be fine. Please have a seat." Break said from under Sharon, who was sitting on him and pulling hisarms off pro-wrestler style.

"They don't look fine!" Gilbert exclaimed.

"So noisy." Alice, whowas lying flat on the ground, complained.

A while later...

"Damn you, you stupid clown!" Alice began beating Break down as soon as she was sober. "Ah, they're back to normal!" Break simply said.

"Break..." Sharon stood above her servant, fan in hand. Her eyes were on fire. "May I ask why you have taken such actions?"

"Because I was bored, ojousama!" Break replied instantly.

"What kinda reply is that, why you?!" Sharon began slapping him silly. Even Alice looked shocked.

"U-um, Break..." Gilbert raised a hand. "What about the mission?"

"Oh, right!" Break sat up. "I forgot! Let's have some tea and-"

"NO TEA!" Gilbert, Alice, and Sharon exclaimed at the same time.

Once they all settled down in their seats, they began discussing the mission.

"So? What's this special mission?" Alice rested her legs on the coffee table and leaned back. Gilbert stared in disgust.

"What kind of lady sits in such a posture?!"

"Ah, you see," Break said in his serious, well, as serious as Break could get, voice. He sat in his chair and rested his chin on his hands. "There have been a series of murders in a town east from here. The victims are killed ruthlessly, but all at random. It is obvious that this is the work of a contractor, though?"

"Huh? Isn't that just the same as always, then?" Alice questioned.

"Mmmm, I guess so." Break mused. "But the mission itself isn't what interests me. It's the contractor."

"The contractor?" Gilbert echoed.

"Well, to be more specific, the Chain." Break admitted. "Eveidence from the crime scenes have proved that the Chain killing those people may be...

"B-Rabbit."

Tension rose in the air. The temperature dropped. Alice's eyes widned. Gilbert felt as if he couldn't move.

"D-did you just say..." Gilbert slowly regained his voice. "B-Rabbit?"

Alice slammed her hand on the table. "The B-Rabbit? The most dangerous and powerful chain of the Abyss?"

Break nodded. "So it would seem."

"But...why?" Gilbert demanded. "B-Rabbit would have no reason to do something as little as killing random civilians."

"Like I said, it might be B-Rabbit." Break corrected him. "That's why I want you two to head over there and see if it's true."

"And what if it is?" Alice asked.

"Don't try to fight. I have only heard rumors of the tremendous power B-Rabbit holds." Break said firmly.

"Oh, please." Alice smirked. "Don't underestimate me, you clown. I have my sword, and this wimpy guy over here has a powerful chain at least."

"Winpy?!" Gilbert seethed in rage. He often relied on his pistol rather than his physical abilities, and he only used Raven as a last resort. Even though Alice wasn't a contractor, he had a large double-edged sword that sheswung around maniacally, though surprisingly effective.

"I'm not. We just don't know what that Chain is capable of." Break explained. "B-Rabbit is a mystery. No one knows of its origins or specifics on its powers. No one even knows how it looks like."

"Blah blah blah." Alice smirked. "All right." She stood up. "I'll go."

"Hey, wait a minute!" Gilbert exclaimed.

"I don't care if you're too scared of a seaweed head to go." Alice huffed. "This sounds interesting. It's worth checking out, even if it's with you." Determination sparkled in Alice's purple eyes.

"That's the spirit!" Break beamed. "And you, Gilbert-kun?"

Gilbert looked around the room. Break was grinning, Sharon was sipping her tea, and Alice had her "You-big-baby" look in her eyes. He sighed heavily.

"I guess I have no choice."

"Then, it's settled." Break jumped onto his feet. "You two will leave first thing in the morning, so got get some sleep!"

"Oh, and don't die!" Break called out after them.

"They way he says that isn't assuring." Gilbert sighed again. He watched Alice as she strode confidentlly towards her room.

"Are we really going to be all right?"

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"I envy those people."

"This atmosphere...it's so scary."

"The criminal is not an ordinary man! It's a Chain!"

"I finally found you! You're father Harris Watson, aren't you?"

"You're justa boy. What can you do? Do you know anything about B-rabbit?"

"B-Rabbit...isn't something to mess around with."

"I know. B-Rabbit is the most powerful Chain, isn't it? But...even so...I have to kill B-Rabbit! At all costs! I don't care how powerful of a Chain it is!"

Next Chapter:

Bloody Roses