Once again co-written by Esmara!
A Rabbit
Qwin and Wendy were taking the long route to the apartment complex they both lived in, through the woods from the college building, when Wendy heard the sound of a rattling cage. Without warning, she turned and followed it, and Qwin, unfazed, followed her. A white rabbit had gotten caught in a trap, both caged and snare around the back leg with a barbed wire noose. It was squeaking softly, in a large amount of pain. Wendy was already on her knees, undoing the snare. "It's injured. Help me calm it down, Qwin."
Qwin nodded, and gently stroked its nose. It quivered a bit as Wendy gently undid the snare, using her hair ribbon as a bandage for the bleeding leg. "Let's get this little guy some water." Wendy said quietly. Gently, Qwin picked it up, and they headed off to the dorm they shared. Wendy gave the rabbit some water and cleaned off the wound before getting to her homework. Qwin flipped on the television quietly, as not to disturb roommate or rabbit. They spent the night doing homework and checking on the rabbit, not falling asleep until 1 am. It was at 2:30 that Wendy shook Qwin awake.
"What is it?"
Wendy shushed her, and pointed at the rabbit through the doorway. It was standing on its hind legs, trying to get at the doorknob, and muttering in a human male's voice.
"What the-"
"It's been doing that for fifteen minutes!" Wendy said in a whisper. They continued watching it, and then... it started to change.
He became thinner, and the fur fell away, and it grew to about 1.5 feet tall, until where the white rabbit once stood was occupied by what looked to be a human man, with white hair, pale skin, glasses and long rabbit ears, glaring at the doorknob. His leg was still bandaged where Wendy had tied her ribbon. The man walked away from the door and began trying to push a nearby stack of newspapers towards it in an effort to reach the doorknob, only to find he couldn't.
"What is he doing?" Wendy asked her, whispering.
"I... I think he's trying to get out."
"Obviously... but why?"
"Maybe he's late for something?"
"Please, Qwin. This isn't Alice in Wonderland!"
"I have to go back... if they find out I lost the looking glass, I'm as good as deceased..."
"A mirror? Why does he need a-?"
It was then that the rabbit - er, guy - spun around, wide-eyed, and saw the two girls awake - and fell off the stack of newspapers. "Ow!" He yelled before standing and dusting himself off. "I... oh dear... I hope I did not disturb your rest," he said, giving a small bow of greeting.
Qwin got over the initial shock fist. She always had been more outgoing. "Who are you?"
He straightened himself to his full height - not much, really - and gave another small bow. "My name is Bartholomew Abbot. I never properly thanked you two for releasing me from that cage earlier. I can assure you that you are not going mad."
Wendy spoke. "Why are you here?"
"You brought me here, didn't you?"
"That isn't what I meant..."
"Ah! You mean this world. Well, as I'm sure you heard me earlier," he said as he adjusted his glasses, "I have lost track of a very valuable looking glass. It acts as the portal between Wonderland and your world-"
"Did you say wonderland? As in the one Alice went to?"
"My grandfather was the "white rabbit", and the girl's name was Alicia."
"..."
Qwin turned to Wendy. "I told ya."
"It was ALICIA in Wonderland."
"Yes, but who guessed where he was from?"
Wendy sighed, and turned to Mr. Abbot. "I never caught your names…?"
"Wendy."
"I'm Qwin!"
"Well then, Miss Wendy and Miss Qwin, I really must return to that wilderness in order to locate the looking glass."
"It's two in the morning," Wendy murmured.
"Who cares? Let's go!"
