Wake up in 3..... 2..... 1..... Woken up

My eye was already open. Someone was holding it open. I kicked against the wall and flung myself out of the bed and got caught in the bunk bed ladder. Oh look, its julie. And... And shes holding scissors?!

"w-what?" I said. I rubbed my eyes. She was still there.

"What... I was going to make you bald before you did to me. What is wrong with you? Your eyes were grey, then they turned glowing blue! Is that some sort of new contact lense? And I know I saw you with one arm last night!" She accused me.

"I... I have a fake left arm and it came off.... And contacts that glow some times." I said.

"Your so weird. Are you even human?" She snorted.

"No." I said before I could stop myself.

She looked at me weirdly. "Then what are you?"

I got myself out of the ladder and sat on the bed. "I'm a useless wind up doll fruitlessly spinning its gears towards ultimately becoming trash." I said.

"Your really creepy... If that's true then how old are you?" She sneered.

"Honestly, I don't know. Yuki said she's 13. So, I just said I was to." I looked at Julie with the scartest yandere look I could manage. "And if i wanted, I could kill you right now...." I stood up and walked over to her. She seemed frozen in fear. "Here I come... I'll make you blind... Your insane, I'm out of my mind... Don't you run.... Can't you see?... You caused this, now die for me....."

Julie screamed and ran away. Yes! Little jerk, taste my revenge!! And I would make sure to sing that tonight as she fell asleep. I got up, and sat at a desk and looked out the window. It was still cloudy. Sigh... i put my head on the desk. If I didn't get sun soon, I really would kill someone... Well, if I did I hoped it would be Julie.

Tap tap

The window? I raised my head to look out the window and-

TAP TAP

Yuki? What the hell? Yuki's face was at my window. I opened it and she climed in. "Huuuhh.... Huuuhh.... Huuhhhh... Alice, I!... Huuhh....." She tried to catch her breath. "Ok, Alice! Can you meet at that mall we were at yesterday? In like, an hour? Jeeze! Running on two legs is so hard! How do those stupid humans stand that?"

"Why...?" I asked cautiously.

"Why? Well, I tore your arm off yesterday, so we couldn't meet together then. Oh, you fixed your arm! I told Calcifer not to bug you, that's why you didn't show. We're meeting so we can decide what to do next. Angels healed!" She chirped.

"Were you always this loud?" I asked.

"Uuhhhggg.... Just go over in an hour ok? If not we'll leave you behind to take a bus to hell." Yuki jumped back out the window, blowing a raspberry at me. "Come or else!" She bounded away.

I laughed quietly to myself. I liked her. Her, Angel, and Calcifer. I think, I think I could fight for them.....

"Ahem." Someone said.

I turned around to see Alexander and julie watching me. Craaaaap.....

"We heard it all, freak. Your going nowhere." Julie said, standing behind her father.

"I've never listened to an anyone in my life, why would I start now? I'm perfectly fine on my own. And I'm only staying with you untill you can ship me off to an orphanage, right?" I said. I picked up my backpack.

"No, you are staying right here." Alexander said. I hesitated.

"Just because you look like him, didn't mean you are him..." I said.

"I look like someone you knew?" Alexander said in a confused voice.

"Yes.... The one who was murdered. But no one cared when he was gone, because he was alone...." I mumbled.

Alexander grabbed my right shoulder. "So, I hear your left arm is fake?" He said. I nodded. "You shouldn't go I with that girl. Yuki. She seems like a bad influence." He said.

"Well, all the more reason to go. If Angel is alone with her to long.... Heck, she might sprout ears and a tail to. I need to balance out the insanity...." I told him.

"No Alice, I think-" he started.

"No! I don't care what you think! I don't care what anyone thinks! I'm not a tool to be used!" I shouted at him. He walked up to me and hugged me. "L-let go...." I said quietly. "No... Your not him, he died... He died....."

"Its ok... You can stay with us." He said. I almost said yes... I wanted to go after yuki... Even though I could easily have gotten out of his soft hug, I couldn't, somhow.

"Julie.... Help.... Pull me away....." I pleaded softly.

"Get out yourself! And let my brother go!" She said angrily.

I couldn't break free. "Mmm...." I whined. I let my legs give out and I fell onto the floor. I sat back up and hugged my knees. I felt a tear drip down muy cheek. "What the hell?" I said. I don't cry... I can't cry! Since when has this been possible?

"Your crying." Julie said.

"Thank you captain obvious." I said. Alexander reached down to hug me again. I scooted away.

"It's ok Alice.... I'll take care of you..." Alexander said to me.

Its dark. I can't see anything. Where's Mira? She's gone.... Everything's gone... Creak what was that? Mira? Is that you...? A door opens and someone reaches out to me. I shy away from the hand. Its not Mira.

"Hey, are you ok? What are you doing in this grandfather clock? Its dangerous to play around here." A voice says. A patch of light hits my face. I open my eyes and see out a window the blue sky. "Woa! Your eyes just turned blue! Are you alright? Is that... Whitch craft?" He says.

I look over and see the hand belongs to a boy. He's small. Looks about my age. I'm 14. "Are you a witch?!" He says, still holding out his hand. I don't know what he means. "if you are one you have to keep it a secret! otherwise the town was burn you at the stake!" I still wouldn't grab his hand. His little chest puffed up with annoyance. "Come on! If you say here the witch hunters will find you!" He grabbed my hand forcefully and pulled me out of... The clock. Hadn't I climed into a chest at the grey place? How did I end up in a clock?

I couldn't move. The boy pulled me, but as if I wasnt alive. He let me go. "Is this a doll?" He said. He dragged me to his house regardless. He sat me up on his bed. I couldn't move my body. He put his hands on my neck to straighten my head, but he stopped when he felt the back. He reached down my shirt, and pulled up a necklace. The one Mira had given me. 'No!' I wanted to shout. But I couldn't move. I couldn't do anything. He took the charm on the necklace off, and brought it to the back of my neck. I felt an odd sensation throughout my body.

My hand twitched. Slowly, all the feeling in my body came back. I could move. I looked at the boy. His fiery eyes sparkled with excitement. Your a wind up doll! A giant wind up doll!" He exclaimed.

I blinked. "Gasp! Are you alive!?" He said. I nodded. "Do you have a name?!" He shouted in my face.

"A... A... Alice...." I said.

"You can talk! Wow!! How old are You?" He asked.

"14..." I said.

"What? No, you can't be. I'm 8! You have to be about 8 to! You look younger then meee!" He said.

Oh right... Mira said I age twice as slow as humans. So me being 14, I look like I'm.... 7.

"I'm 7..." I said.

He nodded. "Cool! I'm older!you have to do everything in say! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" He said. He stopped laughing and sat down next to me. "I'm Alexander." He said.

"Alcesander..." I tried to say. "Alex?"

"Heheh! Ok, you can call me Alex!" He giggled. At that moment someone burst open the door.

"Alexander!! Where have you been-" she saw me. "Alexander! Who is that and why did you bring her here!!"

I hugged my knees and looked at the floor. "Do you have a mommy and daddy?" Alex asked. I shook my head. Everyone at the grey place made that clear to me. I had no parents. The closest I got was Mira, but she.... "See? She doesn't have a family! Can she stay here? I'll share my bed!" Alex said.

The loud lady sighed. "Fine. But if either of you cause even one speck of trouble, your out!!" She said, and left.

"Look Alice! Everything's fine now!" Alex got under the covers and pulled me with him. He hugged me tightly. I stiffened. He held me like that till he fell asleep, and I let my self cuddle against him. This strange boy had, he had acted like I was normal. Tat was the greatest gift he could give me... Alex talked in a sleepy voice for the last time that night "its ok Alice.... I'll take care of you...."