Pure: New story! So this idea wasn't my own this belongs totally to pennameabc I just like this idea of story for Alice and Peter so I hope you enjoy it as well!

Alice: So what happen to Shatter Reality?

Pure: I'm still doing it! I just want to start this one so I don't forget where I want this to go!

Alice: Alright…I guess…

Pure: So I hope you like this AU story! Disclaimer!

Peter: Pure doesn't own Joker/Clover/Heart no Kuni no Alice!

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Steady now…almost got it…now! An arrow whizzed through the air as it hit the deer right over its heart. "Yes! Perfect shot!" Walking over to the now dead deer, the figure picked up their prey, "It looks good too!" They shouted a smile on their face. "Hey! Alice!" The girl turned to the sound of her name; she waved over to the person who called her. "Hey Boris! Looks like you found me!"

Alice Liddell, a hunter in training age 16, walked up to her instructor/friend, "Of course I would, you're always out here in the wood." Boris Airay, teacher and Alice's dear friend age 23, laughed as he patted the maiden's head. "Did you see that? Right over its heart!" She clasped her hands, which caused her to drop the deer. "Watch it; you still need to have respect for your prey, whether it's dead or alive." He sternly said, picking it up for her.

"I know I know I got a little carried away there." The young girl took it away from him as she attached it to her belt. She flung her bow on her back as well, "It's best we be getting back to the cabin before its get dark out here." The man said to her as he turned to leave. "Alright…please tell me Ace isn't there." The brunette pleaded to him, "Ha! Only in your dreams Alice, only in your dreams." The punk man waved back to her as he went on.

The blue-eyed girl groaned as she face palmed herself, "Leave it to Ace to get lost, if we haven't found him I think he would still be wandering the woods." Ace, directionally challenged age 18, was abandon at a young age and has learned to survive in the woods until Boris found him one day when he was on the verge of death.

Walking, the hunter treaded through the deep forest, the sound of leaves crushed under her feet, the warm smell of pine and of the many flower scents. The birds sung, the trickled of a nearby stream, it was all familiar to the girl; it was her life ever since her parents passed away. And since then, she has lived with their closest friend, Julius Monrey, close friend to her parents and now guardian age 26.

Rustle…Rustle…

Huh? Alice pulled out her bow as she loaded it with an arrow, she stealthily walked over to the sound, she pulled back on the string ready to take aim if need be. She peered over from behind a tree, "What the?" What was before her was a rare white rabbit, hardly ever seen in these woods. "Wow…I've heard about these rabbits, but I never before seen any of them."

The white rabbit took notice in her; it cowered back in fear as it continued to pull at its leg. The young miss saw this as she cautiously moved towards it, not wanting to scare the poor creature more than it already was. "It's ok now…I'm not going to hurt you." She cooed to it, her weapons put away, the rabbit ongoing its attempts to get away stopped when the hunter lifted the rock that was on its hind leg.

"Wow that looks pretty bad…but I think nothing Julius can't fix, come on." Alice gently picked up the rabbit as she cradled it in her arms. Thunder was heard above her, she looked up when a rain drop fell on her nose. "Uh oh, we got to go!" Standing up, the brunette sprinted back to the safety of the cabin, rain fell harder on the two as the cabin came into view.

Slam!

"That was close! Aww man! Now I'm all wet!" The blue-eyed girl complained, her entire hunter's gear was soaked wet, her hair dripped down her back, and even the rabbit's fur was stuck to its body. "Alice! Your back!" Ace called out to the girl as he came up to her, "Wow you're all wet!" He laughed at her, the girl's eye twitched. "No! I didn't notice Ace." She sarcastically said back to him, "I did tell you to come back soon." Boris stated as he looked back over his shoulder to the girl.

"Ha ha ha, of course, where's Julius?" "I'm right here." A long, navy blue-haired man came out in to the living room with the rest of them, a white coat draped over his shoulders. "Hi Julius! You've been working a lot lately; you should take breaks more often. Enjoy the fresh air!" Thunder and lightning was heard from outside, a sweat drop formed at the back of her head.

"Right…I'll do that…what's that in your arms?" The bluenette pointed at the creature in her arms. "Oh this! It's a rare white rabbit! I found it on my way back, but he injured his leg. Can you take a look at it?" She brought him over to her guardian; he took it in his arms as he examined the wound. "It doesn't look so bad, bandaging it up and allowing him to rest should do the trick."

Ace and Boris smiled evilly to one another, "Or we can cook it in a big pot with the other little guy you brought." They said together, already reading the pot; Alice quickly grabbed the rabbit out of Julius's arms. "No! I'm keeping him! And you can't do anything about it!" The maiden ran to her room as she shut the door behind her, the girl sighed; she took a quick shower, soon after changed into her nightgown.

She brought the little rabbit over to her bed, a towel in hand, "Don't worry little guy, they won't lay a hand on you…unless they want to be hunted down." A sinister laugh escaped her mouth; the white rabbit cowered a bit in fear once again. "You're probably cold and wet." The young girl dried the rabbit off, his fur fluffed out, which made him look like a puff ball.

"Now to wrap up your leg." The white rabbit watched as Alice wrapped up his leg, he stared curiously to the girl, trying to understand her actions to him. "There we are! Good as new…now I honestly can't keep calling you rabbit now can I?" The blue-eyed girl pondered the thought for a bit, "Luke…no…maybe Steve? No…that's not good either…" The white rabbit look up at her with his crimson red eyes, his nose twitched ever so often.

"I got it!" She snapped her fingers, "Peter! Peter White is what I'll call you, I think it fits you well what do you think? Do you like it?" The brunette held Peter up to her face as she looked into his eyes. Peter licked her nose, which caused her to laugh. "I'll take that as a yes then…you're so adorable! I never had a pet before…usually they're dead before I take care of them…but with you."

The young girl's gaze rested on Peter, who stared back up at her, "Your different…I don't know how or why, but I just have this feeling. Well lets go to sleep." The young girl tucked herself in bed as she placed Peter next to her. "Good night Peter, see you in the morning." Alice pulled him closer to her, just enough not to injure his leg further as she fell into a deep sleep.

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"Morin' Alice! Breakfast is ready!" Ace happily said to a sleepy girl, who came into the room with a still sleepy Peter as well. "Hi…what's for breakfast?" "Eggs and your meat from yesterday." Boris answered; he placed some plates on the table. "You still have that rabbit?" "Yes I do and his name is Peter White." "How do you know it's a he?" Ace asked, "He is, I checked him yesterday." Julius responded as he came into the room as well.

They nodded, all of them sat at the table, the rabbit on Alice's lap. "Do you have carrots that I can give him? He must be hungry." "Yeah…here." The instructor handed her some carrots, she put it in front of his mouth as Peter sniffed it before taking small bites out of it. The young miss smiled down to him as she petted him, "Do you have your bags packed Alice? We will be leaving soon." The bluenette deadpanned, taking a bite out of his food. "Already? I don't want to go back to school yet."

She pouted, her gaze rested on Peter once again, "I'm sorry Alice, but we can't stay up here forever." Boris sadly said. "I know…I'll go start packing now." The hunter got up as she took the white rabbit back to her room, setting him on her bed; the girl took a pillow and screamed into it. "It's not fair!" The young maiden fell back on to her bed, pillow still covered her face.

Peter limped over to her, he licked her hand to gain the girl's attention, she pulled it away to stare back at the rabbit's crimson red eyes. "I'm sorry Peter White; I just like the fresh air out here, the open space, the wind through my hair. I just like the forest here…I practically grew up in the woods…ever since my parents died that is…" The rabbit curled up next to her as he urged her to go on.

"You're a nosy little rabbit aren't you, alright, I'll tell you as I'm packing up." Alice moved him over a bit so she could get up, the hunter started to pack her things as she continued on with her story. "You see my parents were often ill at times…very ill that they were always in bed. Julius came over every day to make sure that I was ok…one day their illness was too great."

"So they just died in their sleep." Tears fell down her eyes, "I'm glad that they died in their sleep…an easy…painless way to die…I guess…so…umm." She wiped her tears away as she sat next to him, stroking his fur. "Julius took me in; after he found out that they died. Then…as a stress reliever he put me in hutting lessons, that's where Boris came in, and around when I was 10, did all of this happen."

The crimson-eyed rabbit stared up at her, his eyes showed sadness, "Thanks for listening Peter; I hardly talk about this with anyone so I appreciate you lending an ear." "Alice! Hurry up! We're going!" Boris called out to her. "I'm coming!" The blue-eyed girl called back as she shook her head. "They can be quite a pain sometimes….but they're all my closest friends….and I hope we can too."

Quickly putting her clothes into her bags, Alice grabbed her gear, clothes, and Peter as she ran out of the cabin. "Come on!" "Calm down Boris! I'm here!" Both the brunette and white rabbit got into the car, Julius started it up as he pulled out of the driveway. The young girl hoisted Peter White up onto her lap so he could look out of her window.

"You're going to like where we live Peter, it's a nice big house with a wide open backyard, a lot of places for you to hop around and such." She kissed his head, ruffling his fur once more. "Very nice place I believe, you'll love it."

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"Go to bed early Alice, school starts right in the morning." Julius stated as he headed to his office, the girl threw her shoe at her guardian's head. "Don't forget to go to sleep early as well Julius!" She swiftly yelled, the bluenette grunted as he saw her go up the stairs into her room. "Troublesome girl." He mumbled retiring into his office for the night. Alice opened the door to her room as she stretched her arms over her head.

"What do you think Peter?" Her room was somewhat plain, her walls were a forest green; her curtains were a sky blue, carpet and a small full sized bed in the middle. "I know pretty plain and simple, but I really like it." They went to her bed; she threw her bags off to the side as they both fell back onto the bed. "I wish I could bring you to school tomorrow, but it's against the rules to bring animals to school."

She smiled to him, once again ruffled his fur, "I'll be back as soon as I can tomorrow so I can show you the rest of the house, but for tonight, we sleep!" The young maiden changed back into her nightgown, she plopped onto her bed as she tucked herself in with Peter next to her once more.

"Night Peter White, see you in the morning."

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Pure: First chapter done! I really like where this is going! Once more original idea goes to pennameabc!

Alice: …Too…cute…

Pure: He is, isn't he? !

Alice: I'll agree when he is a rabbit…just too cute to resist…

Peter: My darling Alice loves me! *Glomps her*

Alice: I do not!

Pure: Yet!

Alice: Pure!

Pure: What? It's true…well I hope you like this so far!

Boris: Review!