Chapter 4

...Alice looked at the ceiling as she laid down her hairs and legs spread out she sighed as her face was continuously poked she looked to the sighed it was Quinten he had three of the toys from before he grabbed the guard and extended his hand “Want to play guards and horses with me and brother?” Quinten said Alice looked at the toy it’s paint was slightly chipped away and the other toys were a bit broken and corroded in some points Alice could tell the toys hadn’t been used in a while....

...Alice sat up she sighed “Why don’t we play another game!” Alice said smiling she sat on the floor with her legs crossed Quinten looked confused “What kind of game?” Quinten said Alice smiled “Hide and seek.” Alice said Quinten looked a bit confused “Don’t you need 7 other people for this game?” Quinten said Lukas who turned out to be behind Quinten looked at Alice nodding, Alice rubbed her head Shiiit hadn’t thought about that. The door to the room opened mom and dad walked in Alice thought of an idea so she ran towards her dad “Daddy and mummy join us to play hide and seek please!?” Alice said dad looked at bit upset while mother didn’t she nodded “Sure why not why don’t I be the seeker while the rest of you be the hiders?” Mom said Alice, Quinten, and Lukas smiled they all dispersed while dad stayed mom looked at him confused....

...“Come on your supposed to be hiding.” Mom said dad shook his head as tears fell from his eyes “Maggie I don’t think I can do this anymore.” Dad said Maggie looked confused “This? Do you mean the game?” Alice said dad shook his head “No I can’t do this marriage anymore.” Dad said Maggie looked shocked but unknown to them someone had been watching “B-But why?” Maggie said Elric looked away “You cheated on me the week before our marriage that’s why but that isn’t even the worst part you kept your affair hidden for 7 whole years you watched as I took care of another mans children!” Elric yelled a bit Maggie backed up covering her mouth “I know I messsed up but isn’t this a little extreme?!” Maggie said bringing her to tears....

...The person that was listening in was also to tears backed up into someone else they turned around seeing Alice, she looked shocked “Lukas…” Alice said Lukas got up and hugged her crying Alice patted his head she looked at her parents arguing....

...“Maggie messing up would be destroying the garden not cheating!” Elric said he took out a cigarette lighting it up with a nearby candle “I’m leaving tomorrow and taking Quinten with me.” Elric said Alice looked shocked and so did Maggie “W-Where are you taking him?!” She yelled Elric sighed “To my mother and fathers home kingdom.” Dad said Maggie began to cry then slam the front door slammed up Maggie and Elrics eyes opened widely he ran to the door shocked to see Quinten, Alice and Lukas running “Come on Lukas and Alice I won’t… no I can’t be separated from you!” Quinten said....

...Elric and maggie ran after them “Alice, Lukas, and Quinten come back!” Maggie yelled Quinten didn’t stop instead while running he looked at them a little bit “No your planning on separating us!” He said Maggie and Elric stopped in their tracks shocked....

...7 minutes earlier...

...Alice Megan to cry then she felt a hand on her shoulder she looked behind her shocked to see her older brother Quinten who had looked just as shocked and hurt as Alice he looked at her with a straight face Alice nodded and they ran ...

...Now...

...They lied I thought everything was fine but it wasn’t! Alice followed her older brother while holding Lukas’s hand “Big brother where are we going!?” Alice yelled Quinten looked down he looked at her “We are going to the nearest kingdom so we can self insert our selves at their orphanage.” Quinten said Alice looked shocked everything went black as she imagined a thin rubber band stretching to its limits she stopped Quinten noticed after a few second he looked back confused “Why did you two stop we need to get moving!” Quinten said Alice looked at the night sky “What’s the point if we go to the orphanage we could get separated anyway when we’re adopted or something.” Alice said Quinten bit his lip he reached out but Alice shook her head “No at least if D-Elric takes you away now me and Lukas will stay together and in the future we could see each other but in the orphanage we won’t see anyone by ourself as we slowly leave one another behind.” Alice said Quinten looked shocked he hadn’t though everything through all he knew was he wanted to stay together Come on don’t fight with me anymore brother I’ve been to an orphanage their not only not pretty but they will separate us....

Mom and dad catched up they gasped for air taking them back to the house without a word.

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