She was dating Reo, a rich man. But she wasn't in love with his money. Not at all.
Something about him drew her in.
Little did she know, it was his alice.
She'd always pay for stuff while he did not. He'd also torture her, rape her, and more.
But she still couldn't stop loving him.
But eventually, she had no more money, and he left her, saying the truth.
This was her life in Alice's Land.
She then left, traveling far away. Until she finally dropped. But her will was strong.
She didn't want to be raped, tricked, or any of it ever again.
That's when a lady, with many jewelry and more, found her. The lady made the young girl her maid.
Now, the young girl cleans and cleans at that lady's mansion.
And the lady ended up to be the princess of Techno Land, Hotaru Imai.
The young girl being Mikan Sakura.
But though she was a maid, Hotaru was very close with Mikan, and Mikan even closer to Hotaru.
But one day, Hotaru shared feelings that shouldn't have been there.
"Mikan, you know I am engaged," Hotaru announced as Mikan tidied her room.
"Mm-hmm," she nodded, not looking at Hotaru and just smiling as she did her work.
"With Natsume Hyuuga, the prince of Alice's Land." This caught the maid's attention.
She stopped and turned around. She nodded.
"He is not my type." Mikan's eyes widened.
"Uh, H-Hotaru-sama, you are not-"
"It's only you and me here. You'll keep it a secret, right?" After a few seconds of staring, Mikan gulped, nodding.
"But Hotaru-sama-"
"Love is not something you can force."
Mikan knew that was not true. By alices, you could force anything, but she just gulped and nodded.
"I do not love that man," Hotaru shook her head. "I never will. I need you to do a special mission. I do not believe that Natsume loves me, either." Mikan nodded.
"I need you... to go to his palace," Hotaru said as Mikan got a lump in her throat.
She'd be going back to Alice's Land.
"And see if he does not like me. If he does not, we will make a plan. If he does, you are to immediately come back here. Do you understand?"
Mikan nodded, "Of course, Hotaru-sama."
"Good. Go now then. I will cover." Mikan nodded and left on her journey. Just like when she walked away, but with her needs this time.
She took good care of herself. Hotaru left money with her at all times for some reason.
She guessed this was why.
Once at the border, she gulped, and still walked on, now guarded.
She went to the palace, and gulped again, stiff.
It'd took a few months to get here, but now, she was here.
And there was no going back.
She walked to the palace, but at the gate, the guards clanked their spears together.
"No peasant shall come here," the one on her right announced.
Mikan was prepared for this, but she thought Hotaru would've taken care of this.
So she said her name, "Mikan Sakura. I am here for a meeting with the prince, Natsume Hyuuga?"
They pointed their spears at her, "No peasant shall pass."
That's when a young boy came up in a robe.
"I've told you time and time again, don't kill people for their being here."
He had raven hair like Hotaru's but brown eyes. A couple of earrings, as most alices did.
Was this the prince?!