Hey again! Here is chapter 3! (YAY!) this chapter is a little bit ~lovey!~ hehehe ! oh, and FINALLY! ITS FUNNNNY! (loviness and humour arrive near end) ^_^ enjoy!

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Chapter 3

Alice The final decision

Nightmare looked at me with tender loving eyes "Alice, don't be sorry, I have always been weak, its thanks to you that I have finally found strength." He said this gently "but to continue with the story… once I reached your dreams and opened the path, I was able to let Peter cross paths and enter your world. Once he carried you, and you fell down the hole, you reached the gates to Wonderland." He paused for breath, before continuing again.

"There it was my job to either let you exit, should you choose to decline the "medicine" or to let you enter, should you accept. However, this time I had no choice, Peter ordered me to let you in no matter if by force or will. When you finally drank from the vial (out of peters mouth *smirks*) a double was created; your double."

"So while you were in Wonderland your double was on earth. Just not conscious…" he said the last bit meekly, I stared at him with incredulity, my mind whirling. "See this is because, instead of going down the hole like you, your double assumingly "fell" and hit her head. Making you… no, your double temporarily unconscious, and by temporarily I mean until you chose to leave wonderland." He heaved a breath " your sister found you and immediately put you in bed, caring for you, waiting for you to regain consciousness."

"But that of course was just the 'trial period' you could say. Once you choose your path, you will remain strictly in one world. Should you choose wonderland, your double will disappear and your sister's memories of you will be erased. But choose to stay on earth, and wonderland will disappear; however, you will have the liberty of deciding whether or not your wonderland memories stay, or disappear along with wonderland." He stopped and faced me "Its all your choice Alice"

I gulped, my heart aching as I tried to decide. "Alice, just remember to let your heart choose, because no matter you decision wonderland and its people will always remember and love you." Tears started to flow down my eyes as he said those words. My heart screamed at the thought of leaving wonder land…. But it couldn't be helped. I couldn't leave my sister, she was my only family… even though I loved everyone in wonderland, I could just leave my sister behind.

I looked up and smiled, wiping away my final tears. I finally knew my choice, though it was heartbreaking to leave Wonderland, I knew that I would never really lose them, never. With that though I ran, I ran into a surprised Nightmare's arms, squeezing him tight against my body. Clutching tightly onto his thin body, as I pressed him against me, treasuring our final moments together.

Then all of a sudden Nightmare gagged, breaking away from me. He spewed out blood, face paling (even more than before). I stared in complete shock as he fell to the ground. His skin was drained of all colour, shaking as he gasped for air. Then all of a sudden, he stopped moving altogether, his hands and feet fell flat onto the ground, his eyes closed… I felt my heart skip a beat as I stared at his limp body.

I fell to his side, leaning against him, as tears leaked from my eyes. "What have I done?" I whispered as he lay lifelessly on the ground before me. "No, no, this cant happen, no," I could do nothing but stare in complete disbelief. I cried heavily, my face almost touching his, my tear drops landing on his skin. Something happened, I could suddenly feel air touching my face, the warm smell of chocolate drifted in from Nightmare's body. I opened my eyes, hoping, just hoping for the best.

I sighed in relief, joy, and thankfulness as I saw his chest start to move, up, down, steady. From the corner of my eyes I could see his hand, his hand was moving toward me. I suddenly felt it land firmly on my back… through my surprise I didn't notice his eyes open. I felt him push me down… all to soon I could feel his lips on mine. His lips were soft and warm. I was surprised by how gentle the kiss was, it was also reassuring, I could feel all my pain, all my fears, and all my doubts disappear as we kissed.

He held my hand through the through it, I could feel it shaking… But it wasn't till then that I realized that he had broke the kiss. He was now looking up at me with saddened eyes. I didn't know why until I realized it was my fault. I hadn't kissed back! When I looked up at his face, I could only see love, pure, unwavering love. I smiled down at him, remembering everything he went through. Everything he did to get me hear, everything that he did to bring me happiness. I couldn't help but feel guilty as I looked into his face.

I took his hold of his shoulders and pushed him down. His eyes widened with surprise as I lowered my head. What I didn't notice was the smirk that formed on his mouth… I placed my lips onto his. I felt a sudden feeling of love as we kissed onward, breaking only for air. I, for once, felt safe, protected, and I finally felt truly LOVED…

But my thoughts always kept going back to one person…Andrew (my ex) I couldn't help but wonder where he was, when I return will he come back too? Was he already in a relationship? I didn't know, but I learned, that I no longer felt like crying every time I thought of him… I no longer wanted to be left alone, no longer felt insecure, unloved… I felt, I after all my days of crying over him, I finally felt alive…

When we finally broke apart, I knew for sure my choice. I felt sad, but I felt confident… As I helped him up I realized how much I cared for everyone in wonderland… I realized how much they cared for me… I realized that wonderland HAD made my life happier, though I didn't know it then, I knew now, for sure, that wonderland would ALWAYS live in my heart.

I looked up once again, and stared into Nightmare's eyes, " I finally made my choice" I said, he looked at me and nodded his head. " Nightmare, I want to see my sister…" He just nodded… I felt my heart break, but I had made my decision, there was no going back now… " As you wish, Alice." Nightmare said… and this time I DID see the sly smirk that formed, dancing on his lips…..