Darkness. Everything around her was covered with it. She liked the darkness. When it was dark, she was sure that the 'doctors' who came to torture her weren't there. The dark is safety and security to her. As long as she can't see them, she knew that they couldn't see her either. Thus, she sat and prayed that they'd just leave her alone with her darkness.

The door opened, and she shrunk back into her corner on reflex. They were here again. They were going to hurt her. She flinched at the thought. She hadn't had any of her dreams lately. Maybe they wouldn't torture her this time…?

"Alice?" A soft, voice asked, sounding worried. Alice relaxed. It was him. The new doctor was kind and willing to listen to her when she said that she didn't mean anyone harm by having those dreams. He didn't hurt her.

"Doctor…?" Alice's voice was barely above a whisper. She barely knew how to speak anymore. If she spoke in the other doctors' presences, she'd say something wrong and end up getting punished. She'd found out a long time ago that it was easier to just stay silent.

"Alice." The doctor sounded relieved to hear her voice. He changed back to his normal, kind but patronizing tone. "Come, we're going to go on a little field trip today, okay?"

Alice didn't want to leave her room. She still remembered the last time she'd left it. It was a long time ago, when she'd just arrived. She'd tried to escape, and was punished accordingly. She'd never approached that door again.

Alice was torn. She wanted to shake her head, and refuse to leave her room. However, she didn't want to make the doctor mad. She knew what would happen to her if she aggravated someone, especially a doctor. She closed her eyes and tried to repress the images that were flashing through her mind of the punishments she'd received over the years.

It would be okay if she left with him. He was a doctor after all. Surely the other doctors wouldn't punish her if she followed his instructions.

She slowly got up to her feet. If there wasn't a wall behind her, she's sure that she'd have fallen right back down to the ground.

Her legs felt so weak. She didn't know how long it'd been since the last time she'd stood up. Nobody had ordered her to stand in a long time, and so she hadn't.

After she got used to the feeling of her legs actually supporting her body weight, she took a few shaky steps towards the doctor. Her head was pounding, and slowly, the doctor began to fade from her sight. Everything turned black again, and she was sure she'd fall. Before she could even begin to fall, a strong arm made its way around her waist, and she was leaning against a solid figure.

She gradually regained her vision, and her pounding headache subsided a little. She immediately attempted to push herself away from the doctor. The arm around her waist kept firm though.

"Alice, you haven't eaten in a week. Your blood sugar's too low; you're not going to be able to walk on your own." The doctor's calm voice stated from above her.

Her arms fell back to her side immediately. She knew he was right. He was a doctor after all, and it would explain the sudden bout of dizziness. She let him support her as they walked towards the door of her 'prison'.

She didn't know why she was in there, or how she'd gotten there. She barely knew anything outside of what had happened within her little box room. If she tried really hard, she thought of the name Cynthia, but she couldn't remember who it applied to.

Her legs gave way just as they walked out the door of her cell. The strain of walking even that little bit after not eating for a week and a half was too much, and the last thing she felt was a pair of strong arms carrying her.

A/N: Hey guys. So I know this is pretty short, but I've split it so that one scene is one chapter, although I've only done two scenes so far... Anyways, if I manage to continue this story (as I've got a terrible long-story-writing-streak), the longer scenes will be split into different chappies, but for now, one scene per chapter. The rating might go up to a T in the future, but I'm still not sure, as I've only got 2 scenes at the moment. Also, the characters are listed as Jasper and Alice, but Jasper most likely won't show up until a few chapters later. Anyways, I'll stop rambling now. Please review and tell me what you think of it :)