Chapter 15 - Alice Liddell-3 (1/2)
Chapter 15: Chapter 2 Alice Liddell-3
Tonight's task was for Baby. Baby greeted, SoYoon, who arrived a little before 6:00.
”Welcome! You came by when I was asleep last time. You should have woken me up.”
”You were sleeping so peacefully, I didn't want to interrupt.”
Baby rammed into SoYoon like a boar. SoYoon hugged Baby back. The lovers playfully made fun of them as Baby kissed SoYoon all over her cheek. The giggling face was so young looking that it was hard to believe it belonged to a 30-year-old. As rumor had it, the face had not changed since 15.
Baby transformed in a different way. Baby changed genders. It was something Baby couldn't control and could only feel the changes coming on. However, like a true resident of Wonderland, Baby was able to seduce men, women, young and old, whenever the whim presented itself. Right now, she must have been a woman as she was sporting a green dress.
”Let's go inside. There's something I need to hear from you.”
”I came to fulfill a task.”
”We have some time left, so take it slow. Okay?”
Baby smiled, raising her finger over her plump pink lips. SoYoon couldn't help laughing at the innocence.
”That's not going to work on me.”
”C'mon, friend.”
”What is it you want to hear so badly?”
”Oh, friend!”
Baby was the only friend that SoYoon had made here. They had in common hair that shone in the dark, small, thin stature, young faces, and although it was a secret, similar ages.
Baby dragged SoYoon into the room. The things that SoYoon thought were dull such as the happenings of Wonderland, the suspicious activities of the Twins, the smartphone, Heart's advances, Mad Hatter's patch order became wonderful topics of discussion to Baby. Baby laughed, wiping tears off her face.
”You're an idiot. Oh, you naive fool. All my life, I've never…”
SoYoon stared at the laughing Baby and chewed on a french fry. The salty french fries were a favorite of Baby's, who surprisingly hated sweets.
Baby barely controlled her laughing and dove into the fries until the plate was almost empty. When the snacks were depleted, gossip time was also over. That's when they talked about work.
Baby called the people who tried to attack her thugs. Baby reasoned that it was a word that described their wanting to attack a beautiful and frail being.
Beauty—Baby's second-biggest weapon. Using it, Baby was able to seduce a hoard of lovers to create a clan. But she was frail. If you based strength on physical power alone, then yes, Baby could be considered frail. That was probably why the thugs thought it easy to attack.
”There are six total. The actual attack will start at two a.m., but at eight, one is planning to infiltrate our ranks. They plan to kill the person who delivers our groceries once a week, pretend to deliver the goods, then remain in hiding inside. Then when everyone is asleep, he will open the door and let the rest inside to kill me. If they kill me, they can split apart the clan.”
SoYoon, however, never thought of Baby as frail. Baby knew every bit of information circulating within Wonderland. Baby said her nickname as Intel was a bit drastic when she only made contact with a select few, but Heart and SoYoon didn't think so. Just recapping the story, Baby had intel on the time and number of intruders and was relaying them all to SoYoon.
”Should we keep one alive?”
”No need. I know the person and reason behind it.”
”Who is it?”
”The person who calls himself Mad Dog. He was pretending to be a big-shot mobster at Outhouse, then messed with the wrong man and ended up crawling in here with the rest of his minions. They are slowly getting established now and wanted to make a point, and I ended up being the target. He's pretty good-looking, though. What a shame.”
”Were you planning to eat him up?”
”Eat him up? I just never reject anyone who loves me. Think about it. The enemy falls in love with his target, and I make the macho man grovel at my feet. It gives me the chills.”
Baby's blue eyes drained of color. She looked ready to take all her lovers to bed this instant. SoYoon flicked her forehead and spoke.
”It's almost eight. There's no time for that.”
”I know. That's the only reason I still have clothes on at this hour.”