New story idea 2 :3
Prologue: Unwanted
I just sit with my head hanging low and trying to not cry at the words I hear. I have heard them so many times before but each new voice adds to the pain. Curling up as small as I can with my arms wrapped around my knees and burying my face in them I let a single tear slip out. It happened again just like it always does when I go to a new home. I stay with them long enough to feel just a tiny bit wanted then when I try and share my secret with them...
"I am sorry but I just take having a creature like that in my house!" my now previous 'mother' yells at the social worker. "I have already sent all of her things back here. Now goodbye and good riddance!" with that she storms out of the office not even sparing me a second glance. I hear the man in charge of me sigh and get up from his chair walking to the door. He tells me to head over to 'my' room and go to bed and pats me on the shoulder saying he is sorry this happened again. He leaves heading towards the door that leads to the street and going to his own family.
"10..." I whisper to myself as I do as told and head to my room to go to bed. I flop down on the familiar mattress and cover my eyes with my arm. "Ten different families and ten times returning here...not that it matters anymore now." I say into my empty room while turning onto my side to try and sleep. I will be 18 soon and officially able to live on my own and get a job. Most would be excited about this in my situation but not me, I just wished for one thing to happen all my life but so far it hasn't. I want someone to like me for me and not just for my talents or looks. The woman who just returned me adopted me because I could master so many of the arts. She was a musician and wanted someone that could be just like her and carry on her legacy. I didn't mind that ,I loved to play music for people and it was nice to feel even that small amount of love from her. But last night I decided to show her why I had been returned to the adoption center so much. And when she saw she freaked out and did what they all did when they saw me. And here I am for the tenth time waiting for someone else to want me or for my birthday to finally arrive.
"I just wish I could be where people wouldn't hate me...to be wanted by someone..." I whisper to myself as I let my mind drift to sleep, not expecting for my wish to come true.
Chapter 1: Alice? But I am ...
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"Hey..."
Who is that talking? I ask myself as I start to wake up the next morning. I sit up and rub the sleep from my eyes and let out a small yawn. I open my eyes and have to blink a couple times at what I see. I am no longer in my room at the center but sitting on what appears to be a large mushroom. I turn my head when I hear something moving next to me, I am greeted by a woman wearing a mushroom suit staring at me blankly. I let out a small scream and move backwards away from her but end up falling off the edge of the mushroom. I land in a pile of leaves and my own hair that has somehow grown to be down to just past my knees. I stand up rubbing the back of my head and wincing when I hit an especially sore spot.
"RanMao what are you doing?" a man asks walking around the base of the mushroom and staring at me. The man is Chinese and has on a strange blue outfit that makes him look as if he is a caterpillar. He has short black hair and his eyes are closed making me wonder if he can even see me, he is holding some kind of cigar or cigarette in one hand and using the other to rest his elbow on. "Oh so Alice is awake now is she?"
"Alice? My name isn't Alice." I say dusting off my clothes that I just notice are not what I fell asleep in. My tshirt and jean shorts have been swapped with a red and black dress that stops at my knees. The dress is victorian lolita styled with puffy sleeves and a silver ribbon around he waist, silver knee socks and black doll shoes with large bells on them. For jewelry I have large black collar with a red clip and a bell like a cat would wear around my neck, black leather gloves and a silver ribbon in my hair finish the look. My pale lilac/purple hair has been left down except for the small amount being held into a bun with the ribbon, my bangs thankfully have been left with my right eye covered.
"Hatter." RanMao murmurs jumping down to stand next to the man.
"Yes Alice needs to see Hatter, RanMao will you take her please?" with that the man leaves and RanMao walks up to me still showing no emotions on her blank face. She suddenly sprouts a pair of large butterfly wings and grabs me before taking off into the sky. I scream and hold onto the strange woman for dear life as we soar above the clouds at a fast pace.
"Miss RanMao where are you taking me!" I shout over the sound of the wind with my eyes closed from the force of it.
"Hatter." Is all she says before dropping me and letting me fall towards the ground. I scream and wrap my arms around myself and try and brace myself for the pain of impact with the ground. But even after what felt like hours I still didn't feel anything hit me so after freaking out for a few more minutes I open my eyes. I am confused to find myself sitting on some kind of large flower and in a forest of sorts.
"Meow~"
I freeze when I hear that and slowly turn around towards the noise. I am greeted by a pair of yellow-green eyes staring at me over a pair of red glasses and a set of shark-like teeth smiling at me. For some reason I don't feel the need to scream at this so I just stare right back into those eyes. After a while a face appears along with the rest of the person or creature. He or she has long red hair and is the same height as me(about 5'6 ft) and is wearing a white collared shirt a red/white stripped ribbon with a red vest, and black pants that end a few inches past his knees. A long pink/purple scarf is around his neck with fuzzy matching socks and black heeled boots with fur around the ankle. But none of this is what really has me staring no, not even his razor sharp teeth are causing this. It is the fact that he has a pair of fuzzy striped cat ears on his head and a tail, both being the same colors and pattern of his scarf.
"I didn't know a new Alice had come to Wonderland." he purrs leaning closer making our noses only inches apart and smiling wickedly. "But it seems you have skipped a few things haven't you~" I just stare at him with my wide two colored eyes. My left eye is a bright sapphire blue while my right eye is a almost silvery-green that is a bright yellow on the inner part that most have black.
"My name is not Alice, it's Midnight..." I grumble out and crossing my arms over my chest looking away from him.
"Eh~ Well my name is Grell Sutcliff, or as many here know me the Cheshire Cat." he spins around on his heel before stopping behind me and placing his chin on my left shoulder. "Where are you going in such a hurry hmmm~" the last part comes out as a purr that sends shivers throughout my body and causing him to smile at me again.
"I am looking for someone called Hatter apparently." I reply turning to look at him only to find that he has vanished.
"Grell..." I say looking around me worried that I may have said something bad.
"Meow~ You are a strange Alice most that come here are looking for the white rabbit."
"I have not ever met a white rabbit so why would I look for him?"
"Nya~ I like you girly. You have no interest in my bunny kun so in my book your alright~" he yells before I feel a pair of arms wrap around me from behind. I jump and let out a small squeaking noise as I am lifted up by my waist and over his shoulder. "I will take you to see the Hatter Alice dear."
"My name is Midnight!" I yell as he starts to run through the trees with me over his shoulder. "And why are you carrying me like this!" I scream as he jumps over a fallen log my face as red as his hair at this point. He isn't hurting me but with the angle I'm in anyone in front of us including him has a good view of my underwear.
"Sorry darling but you are just too slow walking by yourself." After another 15 minutes of him running around and dodging trees and jumping over things he drops me on the ground. I land with a loud thump with my arms and legs spread out as if I was making a snow angel. I grunt and sit up rubbing my now sore bottom and sending the smiling Cheshire Cat a small glare and pout.
"And you did that why?" I ask standing and dusting off my dress making the bells on my outfit jingle softly. I look back up and am not surprised to see him gone again. I look around me and see a post with two signs on it one with a tophat and teapot painted on it and the other with a pair of white rabbit ears and a pocketwatch. It's not hard to figure out that the hat leads to the Hatter and the rabbit ears/watch lead to the White Rabbit." Well thank you for helping me." I say somehow knowing he is still close enough to hear me. "And it was nice to finally meet someone like me." I say more to myself than to him as I head towards the path marked by the hat/teapot sign.
"Nya~ What do you mean like you?" I don't react when he materializes next to me floating along by be with his head near my shoulder. "I am a wonderful Cheshire Cat and you are a mere human girl. How are we alike in anyway little Alice?"
"Hnmm~ Should I show you." I say ignoring him slightly causing him to frown and start to nudge my shoulder with his tail. I continue to ignore him and his constant attempts at getting me to speak for a few more minutes, keeping a straight face as we continue down the path towards the Hatter.
"That's not fair~ stop teasing me and tell me what you meant already." this time he pokes me on my cheek with his tail and causing me to smile slightly.
"I guess it is alright I mean we are so similar in a ways." I stop walking causing him to bump into me before turning to face him. I take a deep breath and close my eyes concentrating on the spell I use to hide my secret from others. I manage to get halfway done before something goes flying past my head, I open my eyes in complete shock losing all concentration on the spell. When I look back at Grell he is face down on the ground holding his head in pain. A broken teacup laying not to far from him and it is then that I notice all the other broken items around us as well. Most of the things I see are teapots and the like all of them shattered and sitting at the base of one of the trees lining the path.
"Grell are you alright!" I shout rushing over to the redhead and leaning down to check his head. I don't see any blood or cuts thankfully but he is sure to have a bruise later on. He wraps his arms around me and buries his face in my shoulder going into what I can only describe as a childlike fit.
"W - why do I always get hit in the head when I come here!" he cries into my shoulder while I rub his back trying to calm him down. I manage to get him to stand but he is still clinging to me as if I am his mother or something.
"Well why don't we go see why it was thrown, if there is no good reason I will have a talk with whoever did it." I say as I pat him on the head betwen his ears and start walking again. We eventually reach what looks to be an old garden of sorts with a long table in the center, the table is covered in random tea sets and desserts that seems to have been placed at random. At the very end of the table are three men all of them seeming to be asleep or not bothering to acknowledge our presence here. I look down at Grell who seems to be feeling better now because his smile has returned and he is purring softly. Without another thought we head towards the three men and I can finally get a good look at them now. One of them is asleep with his head on the table facing away from me he has short blond hair that is black on the lower half and large grey mouse ears and a thin tail hanging off the side of the chair. The next man has short black hair and long light brown ears and is wearing a suit of he same color with a green tie and moon broach. He is staring at us over the rim of his silver glasses seeming to find us the worst thing possible. The last man the is sitting at the head of the table has long silver hair with bangs that cover his eyes and a braid at his right ear. He is wearing a black coat with silver/black stripe trim and a dark purple vest and bow with a skull charm, under that is a plain white collared shirt with the collar turned up, a pair of black and white striped pants that are tucked into a pair of knee high black boots. On his head is a black tophat with a tattered purple bow, a scar trails over his right cheek disappearing under his bangs to the left. And when he waves at us ,while giving one of the creepiest smiles, I can see his long black nails and another scar around his left pinky finger.
"Hello Hatter."