-Sadly, Naruto doesn't belong to me-

Sakura in Wonderland

Chapter 3: Crazy Twins

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No matter how much she tried, she could not understand what Kakashi meant when he said that everyone was crazy in Wonderland. What did he mean when he said she was in Wonderland? Was she in an alternate universe? Where ninjas and fairies and existed? She was unsure how much time has passed since the sky still remained a pinkish colour and the air was breathless. She had followed the Cat's advice and had kept walking, but it seems like she was still in the middle of nowhere.

All of a sudden, Sakura could hear faint sounds of metal nearby. It was the sound of metals clashing into each other. She broke into a run following the sound. She stopped when her shoes made contact with hard, cobbled stone.

Instantly, the air surrounding her became cold and she was stepping on ground covered in snow. The season seemed to have changed as soon as she stepped out of the forest. Sakura was vulnerable to the cold, harsh winds as her thin dress barely gave her enough cover.

What the hell? She thought to herself, folding her arms around the petite body to provide some heat.

"Return it, Brother! I know you took it!"

Sakura looked up and found a man holding out a long sword. He was shouting obscenities at another man who looks completely identical to him.

Wait.

They were Twins!

Both had jet black hair that framed their boyish face. Both were also wearing black pinstriped suits. It was difficult for Sakura to differentiate between the two.

"Sometimes, Brother, I wonder who the older one is. You behave like a child," the man said. He was standing tall unlike the other who was in a battle stance. In his hands were two guns.

"What did you say? I'll kill you now!" The twin with the sword rushed towards him, his deadly sword pointing at his twin. The other dodged it easily and started to shoot.

Something whizzed past Sakura's face.

Was that a stray bullet? I could have been killed!

Sakura screamed in horror. What is wrong with these people?

Immediately, the twins stopped. Each of them had their weapons pointed at each other. They withdrew their weapons and looked quizzically at her.

"Brother, who is she?" The one with the sword spoke.

"Can't you tell? It's a girl," the other spoke.

"I knew that!" He retorted.

Ignoring his twin's answer, he started to walk towards her.

"Who might you be?" He asked politely, a smile plastered across his face. Sakura noticed that the brother's had bright blue eyes. The one holding the gun had a red tie while the other had a blue tie.

She was about to answer when she remembered.

"We don't treat trespassers kindly here."

Her eyes wandered to the weapons held in each twin's hands. It would be a painful death.

"My name is Alice," Sakura answered.

Immediately, the twins' faces lit up. Dropping their weapons, both engulfed her in a hug.

"Alice! You finally arrived!" They chorused.

"Alice, do you want to play?" The one with the blue tie spoke.

"Play?" Sakura asked nervously.

"We haven't played with you for a very, very long time," the other said, his fingers playing with a lock of Sakura's short pink tresses.

Sakura struggled for an excuse to escape.

As if on cue, an arm was draped around her shoulders.

"Shun, Shin, don't scare the lady like that."

Sakura looked up. He was at least a head taller than her. He smiled a huge grin, his hair was a bright blonde that stood up in all directions and his eyes were a bright blue.

"Hey, you're pretty cute," the blonde joked.

"Get your hands off Alice, Naruto-niisan," one of the twins said, pulling her out of the blonde's grasps.

He looked shocked, "Who are you to order me around? Shin!-" He smacked the twin with the red tie, "Shun!" He smacked the other with the blue tie.

"Do you still remember why we're even here? Sasuke would freak if we return late. I can't believe I have to be stuck with babysitting both of you," Naruto sighed, rubbing his temples.

"We're not kids! We can take care of ourselves," Shun argued.

"Oh yeah? I leave for one second and looked what both of you did," Naruto scolded gesturing to the area behind them where the battle between the twins took place.

Both the twins looked down, ashamed of their childish acts.

"When we return both of you are going to repaint the mansion walls," Naruto added.

The twins started to whine and voice their protests against Naruto's unfair punishment as they tried to justify their battle as a simple fight amongst siblings.

Sakura looked up and noticed something amiss.

"You have rabbit ears!" She shouted in shock.

"Rabbit? That's mean, Alice. I'm the March Hare. So, I'm not a rabbit," Naruto explained pointing at his yellow ears. What kind of reasoning was that?

"Naruto! Can we bring her back for tea?" Shun asked, his tone dripping with excitement.

"Yeah! Can we?" Shin gushed.

"Hah? Sasuke's usually not too fond of guests coming over for tea," Naruto answered, scratching his head.

"Come on, please!" Twins started to beg and grovel.

Finally, after much persuasion, Naruto agreed. The twins rejoiced as each grabbed Sakura's arm and dragged her down the cobbled stone path.

"Wait!" Sakura shouted, trying to stop them.

"Alice? Do you have somewhere you need to go?" Shun asked.

Home. She thought.

She looked at the twins and shook her head.

Was there even a way to return home?

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"Neji, what did you just say?" Shikamaru asked his face in his hands.

"Are you deaf, White Rabbit? I said she escaped," Neji answered, annoyed that he had to repeat himself. It was humiliating enough that a girl could escape him so easily.

"She escaped because you tried to kill her. She's supposed to have already arrived at the Castle of Hearts. I'm in deep shit if I don't get her there soon," Shikamaru said, his hand around his throat. The Queen would certainly behead him.

"How was I supposed to know she was Alice? She touched the Gate and you know it's my job as the Gatekeeper to make sure no one leaves or enters without proper permission. And wasn't she supposed to be picked up by the Cheshire cat?"

"Did someone call for me?"

Both men turned around to see a smiling Kakashi, "Yo!"

Shikamaru lunged for him and grabbed Kakashi's shirt. He started to shake him violently, "Where were you when you were supposed to be escorting her to the Castle?"

"Ahh. You see there was this animal that needed help. So, being a kind-hearted man, I decided to provide the animal with my services and rescue him," Kakashi explained.

"Lies! The only animal in trouble here is going to be you if you don't get her to the Castle!" Shikamaru shouted, once again violently shaking him.

Shikamaru sighed loudly and released his hold, "Troublesome. Now, I have to go find her. Do you have any idea how big Wonderland is?"

"There's no need for that. The queen has already ordered the Knight of Hearts to go after her. It seems like she was being dragged to the Hatter Mansion," Kakashi clarified.

"The Hatter Mansion?" Both Neji and Shikamaru asked at the same time.

Shikamaru sighed loudly again. Things were getting more and more troublesome by the minute.

"You don't have to worry about Alice, White Rabbit. She's much more capable than you think," Neji stated.

"I'll take your word for it since she managed to single-handedly bring you down in one move."

Shikamaru ignored Neji's glare and continued, "She recovered quickly from the fall than I expected."

Kakashi interrupted, smirking under the mask, "Well, that's because she's different from the other Alices."

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Hey peeps! Come on and guess who the Knight of Hearts is!xD

I created the Tweedle Twins though, so I hope you guys won't mind.

What do you guys think Kakashi means?

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