Chapter 1

Alice Kingsley never forgot about Wonderland, though try as she might she never could find her way back. Years passed she grew older and as it is with life she finally settled down and married. Soon after she was blessed with a beautiful baby girl. Her father named her Rin and she was the apple of his eyes. They always hung out together and for fun he would brush out her midnight black hair and tell her story's of various places he had traveled with her mother.

When Rin was about twelve years old her father passed away. Though they would miss him they knew that his body was no longer in pain from his sickness. They were devastated when he could no longer walk and had trouble breathing. So when he passed on one late night while they slept they were relieved that he would no longer feel any pain.

Taking his place as story teller Alice began telling Rin story's about Wonderland. Rin enjoyed the story's about that magical place but her interest in it was peaked when her mother told her about a mysterious Mad Hatter. As Rin grew older she started hearing less stories about Wonderland until one day they stopped all together.

Rin ran her fingers through her midnight black hair that reached to her waist as she looked out the carriage window. "Now Rin you know I'm not forcing you to agree to anything but it is a matter of being polite that we agreed to meeting with the Ascots. They claim that his eldest son is quite taken with you, and wants to get to know more about you."

"That's all in good I suppose mother but I have no intentions of becoming engaged at this point in time."

"Rin I never said you had to get engaged."

Sighing Rin looks back out at the passing countryside. How she wishes that she could just disappear, ever since she came of age men have been begging her mother to allow their eligible sons meet her. With another sigh she closes her eyes.

"Rin, promise me something."

Without opening her eyes she reply "depends on what you ask mother."

"Just promise me that if you ever find someone that you are happy with that you will marry him for making you happy and not someone who will make you miserable."

Without a reply they continue the ride in quite. Shortly they pull up in front of a huge estate. A footman opens the door to the carriage and Hamish Ascot reaches a hand in and helps Alice out. Then he reaches in once again and helps Rin out. "It's so good to see you lovely ladies here to visit. Rin my son is waiting for you to meet him out back in the maze. If you could perhaps retrieve him for tea now we could all sit and chat."

"Of course Lord Ascot," Rin bows slightly and heads off towards the shrub maze.

Alice calls out to Rin, "watch where you step dear we don't need you falling down."

"Yes mother,"Rin calls back.

Entering the maze Rin spots a white rabbit looking directly at her. She stops and looks at it a bit puzzled since he is standing on two legs and wearing a waistcoat.

The rabbit motions to her to follow him and darts around the corner. She quickly moves to follow him then spots Hamish's son. Before he notices her she darts around the corner and chases after the rabbit who stays just in front of her. The rabbit stops just in front of a large hole next to a fallen tree. He motions for her to follow and jumps into the hole. Going up towards the hole she leans forward looking deep into it's depths.

A voice calls out, "Rin where are you."

She assumes it must be Hamish's son and leans a little further over. Just as she is about to stand straight up and back a way an odd feeling enters her. without much thought she steps forwards and falls into a deep dark hole. The fall seems to last forever and she passes various out of place objects. A piano plays as she passes it and she bounces off a bed that juts out of the side of the wall. Finally she hits the bottom breaking through it and lands on her butt. Looking around she discovers that she is actually upside down on the ceiling. Upon realizing this she falls again and lands on the floor. Lifting herself up she looks around and discovers a small end table in the middle of a room surrounded by several doors.

Walking to the doors she tries each one, only one door opens though and she is far too large to enter it. Turning around with a sigh she spots a vial and key on the table. Her mind screams out to her as if it remembers something told to her once. Taking the key in her hand she also grabs the bottle and sips from it. Quick as a wink she shrinks until she is smaller then the door. Going back to the door she tries to open it but finds it locked. Using the key she slowly unlocks the door and goes through it.

The door vanishes behind her and a blackened sky threatens to unfold a storm before her. She looks around and not sure which way to go she decides to just move forward. Placing one foot in front of the other she slowly walks towards a forest in the distance. As she enters the forest a loud boom is heard overhead. Turning around she sees that it had just started pouring rain.

With a deep sigh she begins walking though with each step she grows wetter and wetter. With her dark hair now sopping wet she comes upon a table laden with tea cups and plates. With the rain no one is sitting around it but then she spots a windmill near it. Although it looks rundown it appears to be warm and cheerful. As she draws closer to the windmill she notices a house attached to it. She comes up to the door, listening she hears cheerful voices coming from the other side.