Namine in Wonderland
Chapter 2
"My what?" Namine asked.
"Your twin sister," Kairi said, "what's your name, twin sister?"
"I'm Namine," Namine said hesitantly. She didn't want to tell her reflection that they weren't twins; such an argument would seem like an odd way of arguing with herself.
"Follow me!" Kairi shouted cheerfully. Not wanting to be left alone in this strange place, Namine ran after her.
The path she followed Kairi through led to a forest, where Namine chased her until Kairi strangely stopped in her tracks. It was an odd forest. The leaves of the trees were either hearts or keys.
"What is a pair of twins doing in my forest," a mysterious voice said cheerfully.
Namine looked around her and Kairi. Seeing nothing, she turned to Kairi and asked, "Was that you?"
"No, it wasn't her," the voice said teasingly, "What's the matter…"
A grinning face appeared in front of Namine. Suddenly, it sprouted into a handsome blue eyed brunette boy who had, of all things, a giant key. He was dressed in a red suit that was very… interesting. His smile increased as he got closer to Namine.
"…Cat got your tongue?" he asked, "You're new. I'm Sora. Who are you?"
"This is my twin, Namine," Kairi said enthusiastically.
"Well, which way are you going, Namine?" Sora asked, "Left or right?"
"Which way leads where?" Namine asked.
"One leads to the Hatter…" Sora began.
"The Hatter!" Kairi shouted zealously, grabbing Namine by the wrist and starting to drag her, "I haven't seen him in a long time!"
"You saw him 10 minutes ago," Sora replied, his grin turning into a smirk, "are you sure you haven't picked up on stalking him?"
"It's not stalking!" Kairi replied defensively.
"Um, who is this Hatter?" Namine asked.
"Oh, he's a madman, but he does make great company, even if he usually pays too much attention to his tea. Sometimes, I wonder if stressing over whether he'd have enough tea just turned his hair grey."
"If he's mad, I don't particularly want to be around him, as I tend to avoid mad people here," Namine carefully replied.
"Oh, it can't be helped, Namine," Sora replied, lying on his back in the air, while still focusing on her, "We're all mad here. Even me. Especially you."
"Why are you saying I'm mad?" Namine asked, getting irritated.
"If you're not, you wouldn't be here," Sora replied, gently brushing some of her blonde hair behind her ear, causing her to blush.
"Well, see you, Sora," Kairi said, grinning, "We're off to see the Hatter. Try not to sleep in, you lazy bum."
"Maybe you two won't see me that often, but I'll definitely be seeing a lot of Namine," he smiled, starting to vanish.
"Wait!" Namine shouted, realizing something, "You've got cat ears and a tail!"
"Kingdom Hearts!" he exclaimed, "I do? Oh, Kingdom Hearts! Thanks for telling me! I thought I left them at home!"
"Why do you have them in the first place?" she pushed, noticing that he wasn't remarking as to why.
"Well, I can't be the Cheshire Cat of Destiny Forest if I have no Catty parts. Then I'd just be the Cheshire Boy, and where's the fun in that? If I were a Cheshire Boy, then I would just be an ordinary citizen of Wonderland."
"Wonderland?" Namine replied cynically, "You really expect me to believe that we are in a children's story."
"Well, if it looks like a duck, and talks like a badger, that is a rather interesting thing. Either way, we're here, and you're here, and you know you're real, so, it's a rather realistic story, isn't it," Sora said, standing in Namine's personal space.
Just then, he started to vanish, starting with his body, and ending with his friendly grin.
"Well, let's go see the Hatter!" Kairi shouted eagerly, dragging Namine down the left path.