Allen In Dreamland by Blumarshin

Chapter Two: Such a Strange World Part 1: The white rabbit

Allen looked to where the shadow pointed and saw a flash of white darting between the tall grasses.

"A...white...rabbit?" Allen started to run towards the white flash, the shadow and its grin forgotten. "I need to follow the white rabbit." Allen kept repeating to himself, his eyes scoured the plains looking for the flash of white again, but instead he heard a child's laughter. It was light and joyful, Allen turned towards it. It was the laughter of a young girl, Allen was positive.

"There!" Allen shouted as he spotted the white flash again. He ran quicker, leaving the path and into the tall grass he trampled swiftly through, his eyes following the flashes of white, the continuous laughter, beckoning him forward. The grass eventually came up to a deep wood. Allen stopped before it, unsure whether to venture inside but positive the rabbit went this way. The girl's laughter sounded again, very close this time. Allen looked up to see a young girl sitting on a large tree branch looking down at him. Her skin was grey, her hair black with a blue shine. She was dressed all in white, from her pretty sundress, to her dainty shoes and her ribbons, one in her hair, one around her neck and two around her wrists. She was licking a huge lollypop, Allen thought she looked familiar.

"You're late..." she said to him and smiled.

"Who are you?" he asked her.

She laughed once more. Pointing to her head she said, "I'm the white rabbit."

Allen suddenly noticed that she had white rabbit ears on top of her head; it was strange he didn't notice them before.

"Who are you?" she questioned.

"I'm Allen."

"Allen, Allen, Allen. I like that name." She said as she jumped down and landed gracefully before him. "Why were you following me Allen?" she gave him a probing look. Allen blushed a deep red and turned away. She laughed once again, amused at his reaction.

"I was told to..." Allen whispered back.

"Oh! You're after my rabbit hole!" the white rabbit exclaimed in shock.

"I am?" Allen questioned. They were the same height and yet she seemed to be able to look down at him. He looked up and saw a grin spread wide across her face.

"Tag! You're it!" She yelled playfully punching him in the arm before she took off deeper into the forest. "I bet you can't catch me!" Her voice teased.

Allen couldn't help but smile. "I bet I can!" and he ran after her, his earlier fears about the wood forgotten. "Oh little Miss Rabbit! Little Miss Rabbit!" Allen called out to her as he took chase. Her reply was only laughter.

Together they ran through the woods, up and down and through the trees roots, Allen soon lost track of time but never tiring, ever chasing the girl rabbit in the little white dress.

However, soon he suddenly came to a halt. He was in a clearing and in the middle stood a big heart shaped door, checkered pink and black with a crown on top. The door made him feel uneasy as he walked slowly into the clearing. The doors suddenly opened wide and Allen took a few steps back in alarm.

The white rabbit appeared out of mid air and elegantly landed before the doors, her lollypop discarded. "What's the matter? It's what you were looking for right?"

"What I'm looking for?"

"Follow me...to a wonderful world...Allen..." she beckoned.

"This feels like a dream..." he whispered.

"Yes, but dreams can be so very, very real," she whispered back and smiled down at him.

Allen started to walk forward once more towards her and her open arms. Her feet seem to lift just off the ground and Allen took both of her hands as she effortlessly floated backwards towards the open door.

"Don't leave me!" Allen begged.

"Don't worry... just follow me...to your wonderful world..."

Allen didn't hesitate; together they approached the door, his eyes hypnotized by her face, her smile. Allen not realising had walked through the door, was enveloped by darkness.

"Call me Road..." she whispered to him.

"Road..." he breathed back her name. She smiled and winked at him.

"Now don't look down." She said. Allen couldn't help himself, he looked down and suddenly he was not holding on to Road, he slipped out of her arms and began falling, falling endlessly down her rabbit hole, when he will stop, nobody knows.

-end-

A/N: These chapters will be short but hopefully updated regularly as I have written 60% of it so far.

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