A/N: Hello friends. Thank you for reading last time lovelies now, next time there shall be more characters! Enjoy 3

Ciel didn't quite know what he expected when he opened the door but this certainly wasn't what he had in mind. He and the White Rabbit were stood in a very bright room with chessboard floors and high reaching walls. Looking up he could see that the roof was dome-shaped and made entirely of what looked to be a pale purple glass which gave the room a slightly eerie lavender tint.

The room was circular in shape and lined with many different doors of all different shapes, colours and material. Some were normal wooden doors with brass handles and others were metal. It was a very strange room Ciel decided with a hefty sigh and it appeared to have no function other than to frustrate him further. Rabbit wasn't aiding either as he had taken to bouncing around on some mysterious errand.

"You're no help at all!" Ciel snapped venomously as her tried an old wooden door that had been painted yellow.

"That's true but, I can be if I must." Rabbit replied watching the earl with beady red eyes.

Ciel rolled his eyes in response and continued checking all the doors to see if they opened. Unsurprisingly none did and he was back to square one again. Turning back around to ask Rabbit what he was meant to do, he found a red velvet curtain draped over the door he had just entered from. Shaking his head, he walked over to it and pulled it aside. Once again in no surprising manner, the door had vanished only to be replaced by a tiny golden one.

"Hey, Rabbit, do all the doors do this?" He asked looking back at the creature who was leaning against the yellow door he had tried first.

"Oh yes indeed they do."

"I imagine that must make travelling around very hard but, you said we can't go backwards so I suppose this door is out of the question?"

"Well, you could go backwards if you really wanted but, what's the use in seeing all the things you've seen before? And only for now, Alice. You don't want to have to go through that door too soon."

Ciel didn't ask what he meant and let the curtain fall back into place. Once again he turned to see if his new discovery had affected his surroundings and it seemed it had. In the middle of the room was a very expensive looking wooden table (one he wouldn't mind taking back with him if it had matched his other furnishings) with a number of various items on it's top. Among these items was a gold chain with a little golden key dangling from it, a medicine bottle containing an unknown substance, numerous playing card and a couple of chess pieces.

"Well, this is just getting better and better isn't it?" He huffed looking over the items, "And I bet this key opens that door, or am I wrong?"

"Absolutely right but, going in there now would be suicide. Without an invitation you'll lose your pretty little head Alice."

Ciel sent the stuffed rabbit a look that could send most grown men away in tears. He decided to keep the key safe if he needed it later, if they came back here there was no guarantee that it would still be there. As he carefully hung the chain around his neck the label on the medicine caught his eye. 'Drink Me' it read.

He quickly uncorked it and gave it a tentative sniff. Strangely it didn't smell like medicine but of fine tea and roses. He briefly wondered if it tasted like tea as well not, decided to test his luck as it could be poison... or worse actually medicine.

"What is this?" He demanded showing it to the White Rabbit who had been watching intently for a while.

"Shrinking potion. It makes you smaller, perfect for getting through that little door, yes?"

"I don't believe you at all." Ciel stated blankly, "Such things as magic potions do not exist."

"If that is true, such places as this do not exist." Rabbit attesyed with another strange half smile before adding, "If you don't believe me, why don't you drink it...?"

"No thank you. I'd rather not be smaller than I already am."

"Suit yourself." Rabbit bemoaned, "It's a shame really we could have had a lot of fun, Alice!"

Ciel rolled his eyes before tucking the bottle into the pocket on his apron. It seemed that there would be no way out of here and the only way he knew of had become somewhere he didn't need to be. He leant against the table looking about him once again. Maybe there was some sort of clue and he should look things over? Maybe. He closed his eyes, allowing himself to become emerged within the soft pattering of rain of the glass dome.

He jerked up looking up into the ever present purple glow of the light streaming through the glass. How long had it been raining? For a moment he simply stared in slight confusion. The rain appeared to be yellowy in colour but, the purple tint of the glass made it hard to see. He had to admit, this place was rather curious and it was quite exciting being somewhere he hadn't been before without supervision. Well, almost without. A little droplet of liquid landed on his nose which he was quick to wipe away. It seemed that there was a small leak in the ceiling which was letting in what ever the rain was.

It was only then that he realised that there were droplets of the yellow substance dripping down from everywhere., as if it were raining inside.

"Rabbit what do we do!" Ciel fretted noticing that his feet we're already submerged.

He watched the creature make his way over to him slowly, the wet fur making it difficult to walk. Ciel quickly scooped him up and plopped the little fellow on the table. Rabbit muttered his thanks before looking upwards at the glass dome.

"It seems we're in a predicament."

"Well I can bloody well see that, I'm not fully blind you know!" The earl snapped.

"You see," Rabbit continued as if he were never interrupted, "It's raining shrinking potion so any minute now, you'll be getting much smaller."

"...You're joking right?"

"Oh no, see, it's already started!"

Ciel looked down at himself in absolute horror. It was true, he was getting smaller, in fact, he was now smaller than the table.

"What's going to happen to me? I'll drown in this!" He all but screeched.

"Don't worry Alice. You'll find help. I've done my part but, now you're on your own. I only have one piece of advice: find Caterpillar, he can make you big again."

And with those parting words, Rabbit hopped way from the table leaving Ciel, now only three inches tall, attempting to find a way to safety. The water/potion/what ever it was was deep, and was getting deeper all the while and he knew he wouldn't be able to stay a float much longer. He was cold and his clothes were weighing him down. Unable to keep swimming, he slowly began to sink. He had all but given up on trying to survive this when all of a sudden he burst through into sweet glorious air.

Ciel didn't question it at all. Slowly he opened his eyes and found that somehow all the water had drained away and he was now laid on a flat warm surface. It took him a while to fully come to but, once he did, he noticed that he was definitely not in the room of doors. Around him was large trees that blocked out the sun's rays and under him was a soft blue-coloured grass. In fact, most of what should have been green was now varying shades of blue and purple. Brown was now silvery and translucent. Even the sky had changed colour.

He lay there, breathing deep for a while, thankful that he didn't drown. The White Rabbit had abandoned him now and he was sent to find a caterpillar. A caterpillar! He didn't even want to start guessing how he would find such a small creature in a forest. With a great amount of effort due to the clothes sticking to him, the young earl managed to get into a sitting position. He knew he had to find a warmer place and dry off soon, unless he wanted to stay wet and cold which he certainly did not.

Ciel dragged himself to his feet, body protesting and began to search the area. After a while he came across a small cottage. The stone it was made from was a golden shade and it had a pretty thatched roof. There were glowing pink roses in the garden and a nice cobbled path. He immediately decided to see if anyone was home and began the walk up to the cottage.