The King of Games Chapter 1: Prologue, a bleach fanfic

Well, I will admit that I haven't written anything in forever on here and now, BAM, new story, and I don't know how recently I will update this, but here, I hope you like this random little thing that just appeared to me. I will try update my other stories ASAP!

Disclaimer: I don't own Bleach!

THE KING OF GAMES

Prologue

"- and then, Alice fell down the rabbit hole."

The teacher's raised tone forced the drowsy Hinamori Momo to look up, preventing the weary eyed girl from napping. There on the blackboard, written in the teacher's neat scribbles were the words she'd just recited, only in English. Momo squinted, having some difficulty deciphering the Roman alphabet but soon the words became clear.

A soft sigh escaped her lips as she gathered a pencil and paper in order to take down the required notes. She'd just been about to fall asleep when the teacher's voice had heightened, indicating that the phrase was rather important.

Yet, as she wrote the words, a strange, unknown emotion clawed at her heart. Momo frowned at the foreign sensation and made a movement to lightly place a hand upon her heart, feeling how the organ's speed had increased. Her frown deepened as somehow, the words resounded in her head.

"…And then, Alice fell down the rabbit hole."

The phrase was getting louder and louder and she was sure it was no longer her teacher's voice that spoke the words. It was more masculine, huskier than the squeal that her teacher called a voice.

"…And then, Momo fell down the senkai gate."

Momo's chocolate-shaded eyes widened greatly and she resisted the urge to stand and flee from the class.

Had she just heard correctly?

"…And then, Momo fell down the senkai gate."

There it was again, even clearer than the previous repetition. What was this?

"Come to me Momo."

The new command caused a shiver to run through Momo's delicate frame as she now wildly scanned the class for a sign of the voice that spoke to her.

By now, a few of her classmates were staring at her as though she was insane. They worriedly called her name, yet it was in vain as the girl continued to ignore them.

"Hinamori-san!"

Her English teacher's squeal eventually broke through Momo's trance as the voice faded completely, her heart slowing at her eyes returning to normal.

What had just happened?

She'd been sent home early.

Momo sighed as she trudged along, paying no attention to her surroundings. It wasn't even noon yet. Her mother wasn't going to be happy with her early homecoming, considering the fact that she'd recently gotten a new boyfriend who seemed to live at their house. It was pitiful really and Momo vowed she'd find as many reasons as possible not to be at home.

Yet, with no money and a growling stomach, Momo was forced to return home at the hour in the hopes that her mother had already left for work and that she wouldn't be home until much later. At least then, she wouldn't have to answer to her mother for her early return.

After recovering from her trance in the classroom, Momo had been sent straight to the nurse, who, unable to ascertain Momo's illness, had sent her straight home.

The young, long haired girl was now pretty certain that most of her class of 17 year olds thought she was clinically insane and this saddened her. School was unbearable already, now this incident would made it a whole lot worse.

But, Momo wasn't sure if she'd actually gone through the entire ordeal or if it was just a fiction of her sleep deprived mind. The voice had seemed so real, that intoxicating voice… Somehow, it felt familiar, the husky sound of the words that rolled from it. Yet, she forgot the sweet-sounding voice and focused on why she had heard it and the strange, confusing meaning behind the words.

What exactly was a senkai gate? How was she going to fall down one?

Then, her heart began to speed up as that same emotion from earlier gripped her heart. What was this feeling?

"You should turn right here."

Momo stopped dead.

What was that?

It was the same voice as before, she realized and she quickly shot her head up. If someone was messing with her, this was a rather messed up way of doing it. She looked around at the few people passing her on the sidewalk, they appeared to have heard nothing.

"You should listen to me, my pet. Turn right."

She wasn't sure what clicked in her at the sound of the endearment, but her feet followed the voice's instructions as she turned right. A soft chuckle filled the air as her pace hastened. Her mind was no longer in control as she blindly walked, as though her body was paralyzed from her mind's wishes.

She was nearing a forest.

"My, you are a good listener. Enter into the forest, your guide shall appear soon."

Momo nodded, her logic completely failing her as she stepped into the forest's depths with no hesitation. Her feet seemed to know the invisible path as she twisted her way among the vivid-green, densely vegetated forest. As a child, she'd been told horror stories of children getting lost and eaten in this forest.

But the memory of those stories did not deter her feet.

Then, just as she felt like she'd been ambling for hours, a flash of white blurred past.

Her feet stopped as she searched the area for the white blur, uncertain of the feeling that now clenched her. Somehow, adrenaline began coursing through her veins, filling her with a sense of adventure and bravery. Seeing the white blur once again to her left, she ran in that direction, ignoring the clawing trees that ripped her clothing.

It all seemed immaterial.

And then she came into a clearing.

The white blur sat before her, back facing her as long, floppy ears were now visible.

It was a white rabbit.

Momo cautiously approached the rabbit, her eyes focusing on the creature. Somehow, it seemed most important that she reached the creature.

Slowly, the rabbit turned the face her and she swore that she saw the creature smirk.

"Welcome, Alice, or should I say, Momo?"

The rabbit had just spoken to her.

Momo was a finger's reach away as she fell to her knees.

And that's when the earth opened up beneath her.

A scream escaped her lips as she was tossed downwards, her stomach jerking at the movement. She looked up, and through her limited vision, she saw the rabbit looking into the hole, that same smirk upon its face.

That's when everything went black for the young girl.

…And then, Momo fell into the senkai gate.

Please tell me if you find any errors or misspellings or anything, I didn't have much of a clear mind when writing this... Ehh, I hope you enjoyed!