Starting a new story! Um so it's kind of spoilers and tells when Alice decides to go back home… I don't really know the aftermath of Alice in original so this might be different from the game. Just to inform, the first setting is in Joker no kuni no Alice! xD

Suddenly the time stopped ticking in the fanatical Wonderland. Alice looked at her co-workers as she was just about to finish her job in the restaurant, "Huh? What happened? Why is everyone not moving?" She went up towards one of the customers and waved her hands in front of their face.

"You actually know the reason right, Alice." Suddenly her surroundings turned into a dream world, just a vacant dark space.

Alice turned towards the familiar gentle voice, "Nightmare…"

"It's time for you to make a choice, do you want to stay or leave?" Nightmare approached Alice and gently touched her cheeks to make her look at him.

"I…" Alice suddenly realized that she was holding her already filled vial. She has already chosen to stay at this crazy Wonderland for two times now, but she always felt regret seeping inside her. It was true, that her friends were important to her and she grew accustomed to her new home.

"You can't choose which one to decide. Alice you know that where you are right now is the best choice you have. You don't have to feel sorrow, pain and forget everything of the cruel reality you have to face."

Alice couldn't understand what Nightmare was referring to. Forget? Pain? What are you talking about, Nightmare?

"Alice, there are many things people don't want to see or hear. To forget things are the best way to ease the pain that you already have experienced."

"But Nightmare, what if I want to go? Maybe my heart is telling me to go to my sister and face reality." Yes, I have the feeling that there is some sort of responsibility I have to face with.

Nightmare slowly turned his gentle smile in to a sad one and turned his body away from Alice's. "If you want to go, that is your decision. I will not stop you and neither can anyone bother you." Still not looking at Alice, Nightmare slowly raised his arm and pointed his hand towards the light. "That is the exit. Good bye Alice."

Alice turned to walk towards the light and stopped. Making her mind as blank as possible, she ran up and hugged Nightmare, giving him a scare, "Thank you Nightmare, you and everyone in the Wonderland were my best friends." With this last word she let go of Nightmare and entered the exit. Nightmare finally turned around with his soaked face and let out his most unmanly voice, "Alice, I-I love you!"

xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Alice felt like she was floating up towards the surface. She felt like a bird, finally free of the chains she was weighed. How ironic, I nearly thought I was going to die when I fell through a hole. I surely thought the way back is not pleasant either. She laughed lightly as she finally felt like she hit the surface.

She felt reality come back to her. She felt something soft underneath her and felt the light cloth enveloping her. She could smell bitter medicines in the air and noises that sounded like people talking. Alice finally lifted her heavy eye lids and struggled to get up from her bed, "W-where am I?"

From Alice's sudden awakening, her sister, Edith jumped to her, "Alice you are finally awake!"

Still groggy from her slumber Alice looked at her sister in both joy and confusion, "Edith?"

Two men approached beside Alice's bed and one of the men was crying, "Alice, thank God you have awoken from your endless dream."

Alice was surprised at her father's reaction. After his wife's death, Mr. Liddell became a cold hearted man who only cared about work. Comparing the image Alice had of her father made her chuckle, "Father you don't have to cry so hard! I am awake now."

Alice looked at the other man who approached to her and gasped, "Blood!"

"What! Alice you see blood? Where? Are you hurt?" The man panicked at Alice's statement and frantically came beside her.

Realizing that the man in front of her is not the same man as the one in Wonderland, Alice explained to the confused man, "Huh? O-oh no I was just daydreaming…Alex. Spouting nonsense is just one of my habits. Hahaha…"

Alex, who looked a lot like Blood, nodded his head and replied, "Oh God, Alice it's so great to see you after so long. I have always been guilty about our relationship…"

"Never mind about that, Alice I am so glad you are ok!" Sobbing Edith nuzzled her face into Alice's patient clothes.

Alice smiled at her sister and froze at a sudden query, "Hey father, where is Lorina?"

Her father looked at Alice, shocked and looked at the nurse who was standing in the corner of the room and soon turning back his head to give out a sigh, "You know Alice… I knew that we all sometimes have to face the truth, but… well… your elder sister is not here anymore."

Alice trembled in fear; she felt a looming peril, as she asked, "Hahaha….so Lorina is in another place right now? Where is that? I want to go meet her soon…" All of the people around her just looked down and had a sad face. Her fear had come true. Lorina is dead. Tears started trickling down her pale cheeks and splashed on the cloth that was covering her. Alex made a move, but Edith stood in his way and glared at him. Was this the pain that Nightmare was referring to? It's so painful and unbearable! Lorina! Suddenly someone entered the room. Alice didn't even look up to see who it was until she heard a familiar voice.

"How is she doing?"

I read Seraphic Melody's one-shot and learned a lot from that story. Uh, so Alex is the guy that looks like Blood, either I don't know or Alice never mentioned his name so I just made up a name. ==