My Own Worst Nightmare
Remember awhile back I put up a poll asking about possibly publishing a new story? Well... this is it. If you want me to continue, please review, otherwise this thing is gonna die just like everything else I write (excluding Red Joker of course). More info at the bottom.
Prologue
"This is the girl Nightmare thought could replace Alice?" The clockmaker thought to himself as he stared in disbelief at the trembling girl that sat in the chair in front of his desk. At least, he assumed she was a girl. With her flat chest, nothing special looks, short hair, and the fairly unisex name of "Gwen", it was a tad hard to tell. It wasn't until she spoke up and he heard her quiet, near whisper of a voice that he was able to figure it out. She was deathly pale, perhaps even more so than him, with her short, pitch black hair that only made her look paler. Her hair was choppy and uneven, as though she had cut it herself. She had dark circles under her eyes, showing that she hadn't been getting a good amount of sleep. She was skinny too, almost unhealthily so. Her limbs were so thin they could be mistaken for twigs. She was short, no taller than 4'11, which made her appear younger than she really was. Her clothes were simple, only a striped hoodie, black shorts and a pair of worn out boots. Her entire appearance seemed rough, nothing at all like dear sweet Alice. Did Nightmare really think that the residents of this world would love someone like her?
Her bluish-green eyes darted around like a frightened rabbit, never once looking up to meet his gaze. She was quite obviously terrified of the situation she was in. Which was understandable, seeing as how she had been treated so far. Due to Nightmare's screw up, she had not ended up at the tower upon entering Wonderland, but rather the forest... right next to the Hatter mansion. Poor girl.
Though he felt sympathy for the girl, for she was not taking this nearly as well as Alice had, he couldn't bring himself to show her any kindness. He treated her in the same cold, distant manner, he had treated Alice, if not more so. He explained the situation to her, though it was different from Alice's game. While they both involved socially interacting with the role holders, this girl's vial would only fill as they fell for her, instead of the other way around. Judging by both her appearance and personality, it seemed as though she would be here for awhile, if not forever.
Despite his disapproval of Nightmare's plan, she had already been given permission to stay at the Clover tower. He didn't bother to object. It's not like she had anywhere else to go. He knew that entering two of the other four territories would result in her death. The Hatters already made it clear that she was not welcome, and he doubted that the castle residents would either. More so Peter and the queen, as he couldn't see Ace caring all that much.
When he finally finished the lengthy explanation, he looked to see that her face had somehow managed to get paler, though he didn't think it was possible. He thought she was going to faint when he mentioned that she would have to interact with people in order to go home.
He ordered one of the tower employees to show her to a room so that she could lie down. The last thing he wanted was an unconscious girl on his floor. Nervously, she followed after the faceless man out of the room, leaving Julius alone to ponder the situation. She seemed to have some rather severe social anxiety. This was not going to be very fun for her, especially with the role holders still bitter about Alice's departure. They would not take to her very well. He wondered how long she would last.
"I give her a week."
Honestly I've been trying to write this since about October, and just this little snippet has been sitting in my documents for about three months now. I was really hesitant to publish this just because of how all my other "OC in Wonderland" stories, and most others, have gone. But, I'm giving it one last shot. I'm going to do my best to keep things more accurate to the series regarding how the Wonderland universe works and keeping characters in character, seeing as how I've failed at that with previous ones (I'm looking at you, Red Joker). And as of now, I'm not really planning on making this a romance story. I'm just not good with that stuff honestly, so it will be more friendship based. So with all that in mind, I hope you give it a chance.