Prologue: Down the Rabbit Hole
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This will be my first fanfic ever so please bear with me. English is not my first language so I'm pretty sure there are mistakes here and there. Do please leave comments and critics because it will be very helpful and make my writings better. ^^
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That bunny's step wobbled slightly upon reaching the park. He's silently thankful after his tiny little feet touched the green grass and soils, slamming his body onto the ground and feeling it on his body. His legs felt sore because of the non-stop walking and hopping on the concrete ground and he was very tired. He had been searching for a certain girl to participate in the game, another foreigner. A certain someone that fits the role, like Alice, but never had he found one that is most suitable.
Alice stated a pretty good time changes ago that she would someday return to her own world after filling up the vial and that made him restless since. And to know that of course she would have gone filling it up, Peter White became slightly worried that her statement will prove to be true. He loved Alice. She was his strawberry pieces on his parfait, she was the sunshine of his heart, she was his... Everything. Peter could not admit that he was actually very worried. Why would she leave? Was he not satisfying enough? Or his act of showing his affection to her wasn't good enough? Or was it simply too much?
He could not think straight. So he sought the caterpillar for guidance. The smoker bug was also feeling something was about to happen about it and made him pondered it a bit. One thing led to another and after a good couple of days outside of Wonderland, here our white bunny lies, on the grass in a park, heaving his chest out of breath and hungry.
He already ate his last cookie crumbs a few hours ago and now he's hungry again. He eyed the grass and wondered if he should eat the grass before his body finally gave up. The grass. He could not, for the love of—just how many germs were there in the grass?
He blinked a few times trying to get back to reality when he heard voices not too far away, catching his attention. He raised his head slightly, wiggling his left ear free and focusing on that certain direction.
"So what do you think, sweety?" asked a feminine voice.
"I love it!" shouted a more childish voice and he heard some light wobbly steps in their place. Definitely a young woman and a little girl.
The feminine voice giggled softly, her voice sounded happy. "I'm glad you like it. Now go fetch your brother so we can have lunch."
"Okay!" said the childish voice in enthusiasm.
He heard light steps coming to his way in pretty fast rate, like it was running, but sloppy. And then he felt the steps stopped two feet from him. Ah~ It seemed she stopped near him. But he's too tired to move. He eyed her direction but could not see anything more than a red flats.
"Oh? Bunny? Bunny okay?" the childish voice spoke up. He heard the steps coming to him and the sound of rustlings on the ground next to him, right beside his head. He then felt something poked his side, as if checking he's alive. Of course he voiced nothing, but he knew his breathing gave him away as his breathing was still somehow unsteady.
Then he felt his body scooped up by tiny arms and kept in a safe place in the little girl's arms. His chin positioned at her little shoulder and his nose slightly brushed over her flailing black hair. She smelled nice... Flowery and fruity. He liked it.
"Owh bunny not okay.. See sis, okay? Sis helps. Pain shoo shoo, pain will go away~" cooed the little girl, brushing his back's fur with her cute little hands to comfort him. The little one turned back and hugged him in her arms, looking to her sister.
"What's that, dear?" asked her sister calmly.
The little one dragged him to the older one with her wobbly legs and put him down onto the soft pink checkered blanked on the ground so slowly and delicately. Peter could not admit that this was a very embarrassing thing that had happened to him. Cradled by a little girl probably 4 years old and for her to put so him gently as if he would break right then and there. He felt pinkish spots appeared on his cheeks as he swallowed down a lump in his throat.
"Bunny hurts sis. Help please?" said the little one after he reached the ground, wide eyes starring pleadingly to her sister. Peter eyes the older girl with tired eyes. Shiny black wavy hair, small slightly pointed nose, pale skin, and a beautiful pair of salmon eyes looking at him. This girl's beautiful, very beautiful. The girl's eyes wandered to his body, probably wondering why someone would leave a dressed bunny in a park.
The older sister blinked and smiled warmly, "But of course, sweetheart. I simply cannot stand seeing this cute bunny as stiff as a dart." Rhymed the girl, making his stomach felt weird slightly. Did she just rhyme? Her melodious voice sounded so right in his ears and her warm smile was just enough to make him choose the girl to come back with him.
"Thank you. Wemy fetch bwother now." He heard light steps ran away, but he focused on the older girl who looked back at him. She gently scooped him up and cradled him like a baby, with his back on her arms. He felt something rubbing his stomach and purred, enjoying the feeling. She was very much different from his Alice; her physical and all, and she's willingly touching him on his belly. Not his dear Alice would do.
The fingers left his stomach and he silently groaned at the lack of pleasure. She chuckled lightly. "I have some here that you might like. Here you are, cotton cake." Cotton cake? He didn't find the nickname amusing, but pink tinted his cheeks at how she sang it.
Something poked his lips and it smelled like carrot. He opened his lips slightly and took a lick. Oh sweet carrot sticks. He opened his mouth and let the familiar thing enters his warm insides. He rolls his eyes closed before chewing to his heart content. Oh sweet carrot sticks it's delicious!
The girl chuckled again.
She's like his Alice. Sweet and kind. She would never hurt a fly. And to add, she smells like vanilla with a bit of strawberry. He would take her to Wonderland and hid her inside the castle until the start of her own game. He'll make her love him and him only. And when the time came for her to start the game, she'll be all over him already. The other Role Holders would have to take her from him the hard way and face the wrath of the Prime Minister of Heart Castle. If not, the Queen herself. Which he would make sure to make her like his foreigner and that means more reason for the foreigner to not leave the castle herself. He'll not be running around chasing her like Alice. Oh Alice...
He heard steps getting closer and slightly opened his left eye. Seeing the black hair and red flats, he knew the little girl would come back. He also knew that someone would also come with her, and yes, there was a tall teenage boy with the same black hair trotting behind her. He opened both of his eyes when they sat in front of him and the older girl, still munching on the carrot sticks given to him. He noticed that the three of them share the resemblance; black hair and salmon eyes, just not the skin. Because the little one's healthy and glowing, like the brother, but not the girl that was cradling him. This girl was just...pale. Like sickly pale. Was she sick?
"Who's bunny is that?" asked a low, breathy voice he assumed was the brother.
"I don't know. Wemy found it." Answered the little one, now looking at him with her own wide salmon eyes as he looks back. If it wasn't because of her, he would have died of hunger.
The brother raised his eyebrows at the sight and simply shrugged his shoulders.
She touched his cheek and her eyes wide. Fascinated by the weird feeling his cheek made due to the never ending munching, she continued to poke his cheek and ignoring him eating. He didn't mind, the little girl was his savior. This was at the least he could do to pay her back.
"My my. That was the tenth carrot stick, cotton cake, I thought you were simply sick, now I'm sure you are hungry and not simply addicted." Said the older girl with a wider smile.
"Tendth shtick? Bunny's hungwy!" exclaimed the little one while pushing her own cheek in excitement, making her puffy and cute. He smiled slightly. The little one was so cute!
"Probably just addicted. Like you two." Joined the brother, rummaging through the picnic basket beside the older girl, invisible to Peter's eyes.
"Oh brother dear, carrots are delicious. Juicy, sweet, healthy." Said the other girl, still smilling.
"Yesh! Cawwot gucchy! Delicious!" agreed the little one.
"You carrot maniacs." Replied the brother, eating away a sandwich while smiling.
The girls burst into fits of giggles.
Peter agreed. None of the vegetables in the entire of their existence could beat carrot.
He felt the carrot stick train stopped coming and looked at the hand that was feeding him, seeing nothing. Well that was good, he almost lose himself. He raised his head up slightly and looks both girls in the eyes, hoping they understand that he's thanking them right now.
The girl looked down and smiled, "No more carrot sticks, cotton cake. Your belly will go boom."
"Boom!" the little one repeated.
Yes. Of course they didn't understand. He wished he could voice out something, but they're in public and the presence of the brother made him pretty uneasy to voice out something. He suddenly felt sleepy and yawns.
"Aa~ Little bunny sleepy~" the little one sang, looking at him with cute eyes.
"Sleep alright, we'll wait till your owner comes up." Said the brother, sandwich gone and now slouching around on the blanket.
"Yay~" the little one lied down with her back on the blanket. She opened her arms towards him in a friendly gesture.
"Careful, sweety... Wittle bunny ish a bit heavy." Said the older sister.
Then he was laid down on her stomach and immediately her fingers rubbed his ears and back gently. A familiar sensation bloomed its way all around his body and making him purred in pleasure.
"Wittle bunny no heavy sis. Wemy likes."
"Rubs softly dear... Don't wanna hurt him~"
The little girl giggled.
He closed his eyes and laid his head on her stomach, feeling the tiny fingers danced and pleasuring him on the back. He's in pure bliss.
He opened his eyes and suddenly in panic. He was no longer in the park, but in a bedroom. On a bed. His nose twitched and inhaled a scent, a carrot and vanilla scent. His eyes flickered to the left and spotted the little girl from before sleeping soundly. He's probably in their house now and judging by the silence in the house, everybody's sleeping. He looked at the window and found that it's night time. Perfect time. He could take the girl without anyone noticing. Oh sweet parfait and sprinkles, he sounded like a freaking kidnapper.
He slipped down the bed slowly, not wanting the little ankle bitter to wake up, and shifted back to his human form. He looked at the little girl sleeping on the bed with a small smile.
"Thank you, little one." He whispered.
He then looked out the window and noticed he's on the second floor of the house. His eyes darted to the front yard. The area beside the tree a few meters from the front lawn should be a good spot. He then called out to the caterpillar inside his head.
'Nightmare.'
... No respond.
'Nightmare.'
... Still no respond.
'Nightmare!'
'White?'
'Oh thank heaven.'
'Well well... Is that worry I sense there, darling?'
'That is definitely gross. Now open the hole so I can bring our beautiful rose.'
'Seriously. I thought you were dead.'
'And here, I thought you were never near. I called you!'
'Ehh... I was busy. I've opened the path, hurry up. I can only hold so much.'
And there the conversation went as Peter saw a pretty big hole appears right on the front lawn a few meters off the porch and a few feet away from the tree. Not beside the tree like he wanted but he could care less for now. Nightmare could not hold the hole for long, so he must find her fast.
He sneaked out of the room and stands in the hallway. There were four doors including the one he just went through. Now to find his other Alice. He sniffed the air, finding the vanilla and strawberry just to the left of his. He sneaked into the left door and found himself in the older sister's room. Her silhouette on the bed looks inviting. Now now, think nothing but going home with her in your arms.
He walked up softly to side of her bed and starred at her figure. Her chest moving up and down along with her synchronized breathing. He heard slight rustle in the room beside them, from the little one's room. She must be dreaming, because he heard a faint 'Bunny..' along with the rustling. He ignored it and looked at the girl in front of him again. If he took her back, would that make him a traitor to his love? He loved Alice. But his countless effort seemed nothing in his dear beloved eyes.
He gripped his gloved hands and felt his clock ticked heavily. It pained him. Thinking about it made his stomach churned. Why Alice? Why?
He gently touched the girl's hands and prepared to lift her up when he noticed the little one's room was silent, nothing heard. He stopped touching the girl and listened to his surroundings. Not even the faint sound of light breathing caught his ear coming from her room. What happened? No. Where did she go?
Then he heard the familiar childish voice outside. No. She did not, did she? He walked to the window and scanned the yard, finding the small familiar figure walking slowly while calling out to him.
"Bunny? Bunny where are you?" the little girl cried. He blinked and noticed her steps are sloppy, clearly in the state of just getting up.
How did she get up without him noticing? As light as her steps were, he swore he could have heard it especially if it's only a few feet distance away. And how in the bloody hell could she get there so fast?!
She stopped near the hole on the lawn a feet away from her. Tilting her head and walked near. Oh no she could trip herself into it!
He dashed out the window and eagerly waits for his feet to reach the roof of the first floor before taking a mad dash towards the little straggler.
She crouched in front of the hole and peered inside, "Bunny? Bunny there?" she called. She squinted her eyes together to get a good look in the dark pit and stepped closer.
Just a few meters away and he could snatch the little girl from the hole. No little girl! Get away!
The girl crouched forward and tried to steady her wobbly legs on the stacks of the unsteady dirt while her body swayed a bit.
He reached his hand forward. Just a bit more...
And then she reached forward slightly and he felt his clocks skipped a tick.
"Bunny-WAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"
His eyes went wide.
This is just the prologue. I want the characters to get to know each other first. But it will get better!
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