-Prologue-

Wonderland is a place of magic and dreams. A place where everyone has their own powers which the citizen call 'Alice". Even though there are many people living in Wonderland, there are still many uncharted places and the land is shrouded in mystery with secrets that are yet to be exposed. They say that the only way to enter Wonderland is through dreams. However once you wake up, all the things that happened would seem like an illusion.

Chapter 1

Into the hole

"Jii-chan! Please tell me that story again. The one where people have powers called 'Alice'." Said the young lady who has medium length brown hair that was tied in twin tails with white ribbons and eyes that are big with hazelnut coloured irises. She wore a baby blue dress with puffed sleeves and a white ribbon wrapped around her waist, tied in a fancy knot at the back. On her feet, she wore a pair of knee length white socks and black doll shoes.

This young lady's name is Sakura Mikan. She was adopted to the Sakura household when they found her by their doorstep crying in a basket. Later that, the whole Sakura household went to the village to ask the citizens and the chief if ever there are incidents of a missing child here or in the other nearby village. A few days has passed and still no one had claimed the baby. She was supposed to be given to the orphanage however the Sakura household took custody of her since they have already became attached to the baby that they have taken care of for just a few days.

The once baby girl has now grown in to a healthy sixteen year old young lady. She now lives with her grandfather in a house just outside the village where they own their own garden near the side of the forest. The household itself is small in number with only three people to serve them. One of them was in charge of cooking, the other in cleaning and laundry and the last was in charge in gardening.

Ever since Mikan was small, she was already a very energetic and cheerful yet at the same time very curious and clumsy. She loved the fantasy stories that her grandfather tells her. Even until now, Mikan would pester her grandfather to retell the stories that he always tell when she was still little, where he insist that those stories were real.

"Come on Jii-chan. Tell me that story again. You know, your adventures in Wonderland. I really love to hear it." Said the young lady with pleading eyes.

That trick always gets her grandfather to do what pleases her. She would always use that so that her grandfather would talk or if she wanted him to agree with her. The old man then proceeded to retell the story.

The story was comprised of the experiences and adventures of the old man when he was Mikan's age. It was all about talking to people with and without animal features, exploring magical forests, finding extra ordinary plants and the like. Mikan would always be left in trance whenever she hears those stories because she was an avid fan of fantasy and magic. She enjoyed hearing tales that makes her imagination go wild.

At the garden, where the two were currently resting, Mikan watched in awe as her grandfather retell the tales of his adventures in Wonderland. Delighted and envious, her eyes sparkle as the old man continue with his story. After a few minutes of reminiscing and storytelling, her grandfather then stopped as he noticed the time. "Well, I guess that's enough for today Mikan. I know you love those stories but this old man needs to rest now." Said her grandfather jokingly while looking at his pocket watch. Her grandfather was indeed old and was advised by their doctor to have afternoon naps to rest. "Okay, Jii-chan. Have a good rest." The young lady said in her usual cheerful yet polite tone. Her grandfather smiled at her then went back inside leaving Mikan at the garden. Mikan thought of the stories that her grandfather just told her, she imagined that she was the one exploring Wonderland.

Suddenly all of her thoughts were cut off when she heard some rustling in the bushes and saw something white in her peripheral vision as she turns toward the noise. "Huh? What was that?" Mikan said to no one in particular. Curiosity and excitement filled the young lady as she headed towards to where she saw the white creature, through the forest. Mikan, knowing that she was very clumsy, was very cautious with every step she makes, afraid that she might make some noise and scare the creature she saw. While walking in the forest, she heard someone speak and headed to where the voice was coming from. To her surprise, Mikan saw a young man sitting on a grassy patch surrounded by animals of different kinds. There were birds, mice, squirrels, rabbits, deers and even boars.

'Whaaaaaa. He's being surrounded by animals! And boars are supposed to be very wild but he treats them like his own pets.' She thought astonished.

The young man has short blond hair with blue eyes whereas Mikan assumed that he was probably a foreigner. He wore a white long sleeved polo shirt with a black vest on top. His shirt was tucked in his dark blue shorts and he wore a pair of dark blue boots on his feet. A golden chain can also be seen dangling from his vest pocket.

Mikan silently watched the young man in awe as he pet and talk to the different kinds of animals that surround him. She thought for a second on how the young man does such a thing but then he suddenly stood up after taking a peek in his golden pocket watch. "Crap! It's almost time. They might be near the meeting place already." Said the young man as he started to dash deeper in to the forest. Mikan then followed the young man. She was curious to know where this new face came from, where he was going to and who are the people that he's gonna meet.

After a few minutes of following him stealthily, the young man then stopped near a seemingly big hole under a huge oak tree. He observed the hole and then jumped inside it. Seeing what the young man just did, Mikan immediately approached the hole and kneeled beside it to take a peek inside. She never did saw the bottom of the hole for it was pitch black.

Mikan, still kneeling beside the hole, didn't felt the ground under her collapse. She too also fell in to the pitch black hole.

A/N: Hi there! This is my first time to write a fan fiction. This story was kinda travelling in my head for some time now as a 'what if' kind of a thing so I started this. I have so many stories in my head, a lot of 'what if's that I imagine but I'm just gonna try everything slowly and try to focus on one or two stories. They tend to get pretty much mixed up a lot of times. Haha. If you feel that this chapter is short then don't worry cuz I do plan to make the next chapters longer but it will also take more time to update especially with the number of things I must do. I will try my best to finish the story so if you guys like this then leave a review or message me for your suggestions.

Thanks for my beta reader, Keamchi, for helping in correcting my mistakes and teaching me how to write properly. You are now my writing sensei. XD

PS. This is my own version of Gakuen Alice with Alice in Wonderland as a theme so if you've seen or have read anything that is similar, then that is only a coincidence.

PSS. I also started writing this story because I was inspired by a certain Senpai who also writes a lot of AUs. If you know who you are then I am grateful to you for awakening my creative side.

DISCLAIMER: Sadly I don't own Gakuen Alice and all its Characters. Also I did use some of the scenarios that happened in the actual manga and anime so that I don't make some of the characters OCC.

Claimer: I own the plot of the story and some OC that might appear in the story.