A young woman stepped through a red door and found herself in a small town. As she walked, her crimson dress swayed and her short brown hair bounced. A girl named Meiko and at the age of 16, she was at the height of her beauty. Everyone she talked to was kind and welcomed her warmly. A man with blue hair sang to the townsfolk, small children skipped along the road and woman sat gossiping beside the fountain. It was a beautiful place, intriguing like no other, but… she did not know where she was or who anyone else was and that frightened her.
She was shy and felt blessed to meet so many sweet people. To be flirted with by men and included in the elder woman's conversations was something she had never experienced. The world seemed like a gift to her, even more so when she met her elder sister in the cathedral. But something was forever nagging at her mind, telling her again and again that she was forgetting something important. She focused herself on trying to remember, but was not successful. Then she heard a young child's voice, drifting on the wind.
"Why?" Such a fragile voice, Meiko feared it would break at the slightest touch. "You are my 'Alice'. The 'Alice' of this world. Why do you try so hard to remember? You have me. You have this world and your sister. I've brought her to you. I made her come, just for you. So why do you want to go back to that wretched place?" The frail voice was angry now, and Meiko felt very confused. She wondered who had spoken, and what was happening. What was the 'wretched place' she apparently wanted to go to?
Other than remembering what she had seemingly forgotten, she wanted nothing more than to stay in this blissful paradise. Everyone was generous and encouraging. She spent hours giggling with her sister by the fountain. Everything was perfect. Wasn't it? Then, on a sunny day like all the others, she was finally able to remember…
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"Mama!" The grass waved in the breeze and the sun brightly lit the energetic child's face.
"Yes, Meiko?" A beautiful woman kneeled down to the small child who ran towards her.
"Look, Mama! I found flowers for you!" Holding up a small, hand-picked bouquet, the child grinned with joy. The woman gently took the flowers and thanked her daughter, smiling at the child's innocence. The maid standing beside them called for the woman, and led her away from the child, towards the mansion. As Meiko's smile began to wilt a slightly older child hugged her from behind.
"Cheer up, Meiko! Mama's just busy!" Spinning around Meiko met the view of her elder sister. Grinning like there's no tomorrow, the sister grabbed Meiko's hand and strode across the field using big steps and swinging her hands high in the air, along with one of Meiko's.
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"She's just a child!" The woman screeched.
"Stop spoiling her!" The man yelled back. A china cup broke against the large wooden door where two young girls hid behind. The maids passed along the corridor, pretending not to notice, while the girls silently cried. The door had been left open slightly and so the children had an easy view of what was happening inside.
Eventually they decided it was getting late and went to their bedrooms to try and sleep, but no one could ignore the yells which still filled the mansion.
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Tears fell from the young teen's eyes. A horse-drawn carriage had run over the eldest daughter of the mansion. Wearing her prettiest, black dress, the girl laid a flower on the coffin of her dearly loved and newly deceased elder sister. Head bent low, she slowly wobbled to her seat at the funeral.
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In a drunken rage, the man threw everything within reach at his only living daughter. He cursed her and blamed her for the death of her elder sister, saying she should have died instead. The girl stood indifferently as he abused her in every way possible. Her mother sat helpless in a corner of the room, unable to help the daughter she deeply cared for. A single tear was the anything which gave away the girl's emotions.
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A girl lay in the bed of a hospital, having been severely injured by her father's abuse, she was close to death. She did not blame her father though, she knew it was her fault sister had died. Who could blame him for getting angry about something she knew she did?
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'No…' Meiko thought. 'To have had a past like that…' a strong wind suddenly swirled around her. The sunny sky turned dark as clouds blocked the light.
"Why? Why would you do that? I told you already, you are my 'Alice'! Why did you remember?" The voice screamed, furious. "I gave you what you wanted! So why would you do something like that?" She could tell the voice was crying, but didn't care.
"So… all of this… it's not real?" Her voice was small and barely audible among the gusting wind. "You mean to tell me, that all of this is fake? That sister is dead? Then… am I also…?" Her soft voice was lost by the ferocious torrent which caged her. All of a sudden, her sister called out to her, asking her to come inside from the storm. Meiko slowly shook her head and a sword started to form in her palm. A red spade glowed from the back of her right hand and a ruby sat in the gold hilt of her now fully formed sword.
Holding the sword in both hands, she sprinted from the town. Determined to escape the woods, she ran for hours… Only to find herself back in the village. Mad with fear, her desperation turned her insane and she cut down everyone in her way. 'They're not real.' She thought. 'They're tricking me'. When she stood in front of her sister, she paused. Looking at the pleading woman she had always loved, a tear fell, but she still proceeded to slice open the woman's heart. Throughout the duration of her holocaust the voice howled for her to stop, but she would not listen. After executing all who stood in her way, she left the bloodbath and walked back into the forest.
"You shouldn't have done that…" The voice whispered menacingly. As Meiko walked, the trees closed in on her and vines slithered towards her wavering body. The vines leapt at her skin, whipping her hair and cutting her dress. Before she had time to react, the vines had encaged her and were dragging her into the darkness.
"You shouldn't have done that!" The voice shrieked in hatred. Meiko was furious, it had tricked her and now it was mad at her? But as the vines violently tugged at her body, she knew she could not fight back for long. Her wrist cracked sharply as she dropped the sword.
"No!" The young woman screamed. Her blood-red eyes, distorted with rage. "I am 'Alice'! I am the 'Alice' of this world!" She screeched. The last anyone saw of her, was a pale hand marked with a red spade, reaching out desperately for salvation.
"No… you are not the 'Alice' I want." The voice whispered into the darkness.
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'The first ALICE was a red warrior woman
Charging gallantly into Wonderland with sword in hand.
In order to escape the woods
She cut down all who stood in her way with a bloody wake.
This first ALICE, somewhere in the woods
Was finally trapped and locked away as a criminal.
Were it not for the paths she had made
No one would have ever known she was there in the first place.'
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Again, please review! I'd hope you're looking forwards to the next chapter but I personally don't think I have anyone following me right now… ^.^"
Oh well! I'm going to write it anyway~ xxx