A/N: Well, first story published! A Hetalia and Are You Alice? crossover~ Two of my favourite Anime/Manga combined into one story. Though am I the only one who sees the similarities between Arthur and Alice the 89th? Honestly I adore these two~ Not only because of the fact that they are both blondes, but their personalities are a charm too. Anyways, I ramble too much… On with the story!
WARNING: Story is set in a slight AU during Alice's fixed holiday and the characters which are dead in the original story are alive in this story for the sake of the story's plot.
DISCLAIMER: Hetalia and its characters belong to Hidekaz Himaruya and Are You Alice? and its characters belong to Ai Ninomiya. I only own the story plot.
Chapter 1: Down the Rabbit-hole – With a cat.
The cat leapt gracefully from one tree to another, reddish-brown hair swaying in the wind, maroon eyes scouting the area. "Found him!" Coming to a slow stop, the cat gave a final strong kick with his legs before jumping and landing in front of his target, eyes shining with anticipation. The target of course, was startled by the sudden performance of the cat. "Y-You insufferable feline! You nearly gave me a heart attack!" The White Rabbit was obviously unhappy, having being on his way to tend to Marianne but instead meeting the wretched cat that nearly died of heart attack. The Cheshire Cat shrugged with a playful grin on his face while the poor frightened (now angered) rabbit glared daggers at him, face flushing red with anger. "What do you want? If you're here just because you are bored, then I won't hesitate to slice you up into pieces!" Cheshire raised his hands up in defeat and a look of hurt flashed across his eyes.
"My apologies for frightening you, White Rabbit…" The rabbit ear teen scoffed, his right hand crept slowly to the sword attached to his belt, not fully trusting the Cheshire Cat. However, the action did not go unnoticed by the cat. "…Ah, there's no need for violence now, is there..? Besides, I'm here for a more important purpose…" At this, White Rabbit stopped his actions and looked at the taller man with suspicion. "You are not jesting me now, are you? Surely you know the consequence of lying to me." A small chuckle escaped the taller man's lips. "Absolutely not. I'm just a mere house pet; I wouldn't dare lie to you. In fact, his royal majesty the Queen of Hearts gave me a mission to retrieve a new Alice." White Rabbit's crimson eyes widen in surprise. "A new Alice? Was the last one killed off already?" The albino teen questioned with some hope in his voice but the hope quickly died away with the Cheshire's answer. "I'm afraid not. It's the Alice's fixed holiday tomorrow and his royal majesty wants me to get a temporary Alice, since Alice the 89th is going on a holiday. Even though it's Alice's holiday, 'A country won't do without a proper Alice!' he says."
The White Rabbit slumped back in defeat against a tree, muttering something along the lines of 'Queen of Hearts will be the death of me one day' and 'Better get a proper Alice'. "So could I borrow the passage way? I promise to be real quick!" Cheshire's voice snapped him out of his trance. Sighing softly, the rabbit teen hesitated. "Alright then… But you better get a real and proper Alice!" The cat merely smiled, thanked the rabbit and went off on his mission.
"I really need to get someone new for the Cheshire Cat's role…" White Rabbit heaved a sigh of complaint before heading his own way.
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Arthur Kirkland (also known as England/United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) was not the one to enjoy parties with large crowds of people eating, chatting or dancing all at the same time, but he certainly did enjoy picnics. This was why now the blond was packing the contents of his picnic basket. He was certainly not going miss out on such a wonderful weather. Scones? Check. Sandwiches? Check. Tea? Check. With the picnic basket in one hand and a good book in another, Arthur Kirkland was ready to go on his day of relaxation and having a wonderful picnic on the hills near his house.
Luckily, the cheerful 'self-proclaimed' hero Alfred F. Jones (also known as America/United States of America) was busy with his work back at his own place so he wouldn't have time to bother Arthur on such a day. It was one of those rare days when Arthur can truly enjoy the peace and quietness around. Walking out of the backyard and up the hills, the blond took his time to admire the nature around him and listened to the bird's happy chirps. No loud American breaking through his door, no Francis trying to break into his house through the window (he had taken extra measures and locked his windows firmly shut), today was a beautiful day indeed.
Finding a perfect spot from atop the hill next to a huge oak tree, Arthur set up his picnic and took out the book that he had yet finish and sat down by the tree. The top of the hill provided the English nation with a 360 degree view of the area around, and the tree had provided him with a decent shade from the sun. It was definitely the perfect spot for nature lovers. Arthur smiled softly, flipped open his book and began reading. The book was called 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'; a book that the blond had adored for a long time, but never did get the chance to finish it. 'If I only I get a chance to experience what Alice had, that would probably be the best experience I ever have…' Arthur thought jokingly to himself.
Suddenly, he felt a tug on the hem of his jacket from behind and before he could even turn to check what was happening, he was being pulled back and into darkness. "What the blood-" A hand clamped over his mouth. "Now, now Alice-chan~ There isn't a need to make such a fuss about it." A voice purred into Arthur's right ear and sent shivers down his spine. Who the bloody hell tried to kidnap the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and where was he taking him?!
England tried struggling out of his captor's hold, but from the amount of strength the captor used to hold onto him, escaping was impossible. 'Damn it! If only I had strength like Alfred, escaping out of this situation would be much easier!' Arthur cursed inwardly while his captor just hummed a happy tune. How long is this fall going to be? Shouldn't they reach the bottom by now? And it's really dark… Wait, this seems kind of familiar…
Arthur's eyelids began to grow heavy as the fall continued; soon, he was drifting off into his own wonderland in his sleep. But right before his eyes totally closed, his captor's voice whispered by his ear again.
"Don't worry much about it Alice-chan, we'll be there soon~"
A/N: And so Arthur's adventures will continue in the next chapter! Hopefully the characters are not OOC... I am a huge fan of Cheshire Cat (hence my FF name) and my FF naming idea also came from the Vocaloid song iNSaNiTY. But my most favourite characters in Are You Alice would be the March Hare and Jack~ Also, no worries! Everyone's favourite hero will appear soon enough!
Hope that everyone enjoyed the first chapter of this story! Please do leave a review if you do, suggestions will also be welcomed on how to improve it but flames will be taken to roast marshmallows~ Thanks for reading and do look forward to the next chapter!
