"Alice! Listen to me!"
Lucy looked down from the branch she was on.
"Hmmm?" She yawned, making the girl on the ground furious.
"Alice, you need to focus more on your studies!"
"Alice?" Lucy sat up, looking around at the park she was in.
"Yeah, that's your name."
"Oh, Alice in Wonderland!" Lucy nearly fell out of the tree with a yelp, clinging onto the rough bark.
"What?" The girl asked, confused.
"White rabbit... White rabbit..." Lucy hopped off of the tree she was on, looking for the late rabbit.
When she finally saw it, she ran after it, chasing it to a tree where it entered its dark little hole.
"Oh no..." Lucy muttered, looking at the hole before her. "This is gonna hurt..."
And with a leap, she went down into the darkness. She passed by clocks, a piano; all sorts of weird things. She saw the checkered floor getting closer, screaming out when her head hit it with a thud.
"Ouch..." She rubbed her head. "Alright, key first, then the drink."
She went over to the table, feeling under it. When she felt the key, she pulled it from its place, then took a swig of the shrinking potion. Luckily, her dress shrank with her, saving her the embarrassment. She wandered over to the red curtain, pulling it aside, showing a door much smaller than the others. Instead of being nice, Lucy just jammed the key in the keyhole, twisting it, pushing the crying door open.
"Alright, let's get this over with." Lucy sighed out, stepping into Wonderland.
~Later~
Lucy wandered through the forest, lost. The caterpillar had been rude, the flowers were mean, and the tweedles' were really obnoxious. At least she had found the mushrooms that make her grow back to her normal size. The branches seemed to be reaching out to grab and scrape Lucy's arms. As Lucy's eyes were wandering, they stopped on another pair. Lucy shrieked, falling on her butt.
"W-who are... wait, are you the Cheshire Cat?" Lucy asked, watching his body form. "Can you point me in the direction of the tea party?" She stood up, dusting herself off.
"They never invite me."
"I'm sure you can come with me. Would you like to?" Lucy gave the cat a smile of her own.
"R-really? I can come?"
"Of course, but only if you show me the way." Lucy smiled as the cat leapt off of the branch he was perched on, strutting off to the tea party.
As the two got close, Lucy could hear someone screaming about 'unbirthdays'.
"Natsu!" Lucy cried when he came into view.
"Luce!" He grinned, running towards her from the end of the long table. Or hopped, rather.
"N-Natsu?" Lucy stared down at the little bunny.
"What?"
"K-kawaii!" Lucy shouted, picking him up.
"L-Luce, what're doing?" Natsu was being squeezed to death by Lucy.
"S-sorry, Natsu." Lucy dropped him. I mean, It's not everyday you see a pink bunny!
"Luce, where the hell are we? Dipshit over there keeps going on about birthdays, or somethin'." He pointed to the Mad Hatter.
"Merry Unbirthday, Alice!" The Hatter tipped his hat.
"And a very Merry Unbirthday to you, too!" Lucy giggled as Natsu's jaw dropped.
"Cheshire Cat, could you make a door leading to the castle please? I need to go see the Queen."
"T-the queen? Do you have a death wish?"
"No, but she knows how to send me home." Lucy smiled.
"O-okay, but I guess this is the last we'll be seeing of you, huh?"
"Luce, what does he mean?" Natsu looked really worried. His cute little nose kept twitching.
"I mean that your little friend here is gonna die." The Cheshire Cat opened the portal, and Lucy thanked him.
"Luce, no! Don't go!" Natsu shouted after her.
"Natsu, I'll see you in the next fairy tale, 'kay?" Lucy smiled, then stepped through the portal. Little did she know that a little bunny followed her.
"W-wow." Lucy entered the maze. "This is beau-" She stopped talking, taking notice of the guards holding pails of red paint. "I love this part!" Lucy squealed, following them.
Natsu followed closely behind.
"May I help you?" Lucy asked the guards, smiling.
"No." They said unanimously.
"H-huh? Why not?" Lucy pouted.
"Because." They answered.
"Whatever, I didn't wanna help anyways." Lucy pouted, turning away from them. "Eh? Natsu?" Lucy stared down at the pink bunny.
"C-crap... You weren't supposed to see me..." He muttered.
"Natsu, what're you doing here? You need to lea-"
"Who's been painting my roses red?!" Bellowed a low, horrible voice. Lucy and Natsu shivered, and the guards stood at attention, hiding the paintbrushes.
"Ma'am, the girl here has red paint on her hands." Said a guard next to Lucy.
The fat queen took Lucy's hand from behind her back, examining it.
"So she does... Off with her head!"
"Natsu, I-" The guards grabbed Lucy, dragging her away.
"What? No! It was the guards! Leave Luce alone!" Natsu shouted.
"Natsu, this isn't how the tale goes!" Lucy shouted, fear evident in her eyes.
"Hold on, Luce! I'm comin'!" He began to hop in her direction, muttering curses.
"What a cute pink bunny!" The Queen picked Natsu up, and he punched her in the nose. "Off with its head!"
Guards came to grab Natsu, but they were too slow. Natsu kicked the Queen in the face, making her land on her ass. He dashed over towards Lucy, who was still screaming and trying to get away.
"Luce!"
"Natsu!"
Natsu hopped up to the guards, unleashing his adorably terrifying bunny fury on them. He bit them (almost) everywhere. When the guards let her go, Lucy picked up Natsu and began to run away. While Lucy carried him, Natsu stared up at her face, noticing just how beautiful she was. How she looked determined, and how her hair bounced with each step she took.
"Natsu, we're almost there!" Lucy smiled, and Natsu's heart did a backflip.
Looking ahead, he saw a sleeping version of Lucy.
"Get back here!" Screamed the Queen. She was gaining on them remarkably fast; they wouldn't make it in time. Unless...
"Luce... I'm sorry."
"Eh? Natsu?"
Natsu pushed off of her, hopping towards the Queen.
"Natsu!" Lucy cried out, stopping in her tracks.
"Run, Luce! I'll be okay! I'll see you in the next tale!" He flashed her one last smile before the Queen got her hands on him, handing him to a nearby guard.
"Natsu!" Lucy felt the hot tears stream down her face. But, he was right. She had to keep going, in order to finish the tale. But...
"Luce, go!" Natsu shouted as he was being taken away.
Lucy stumbled over her feet as she ran towards the exit, hating herself for it. She hated herself for running away from Natsu when he needed her. She burst through the portal, and out of Wonderland.
She woke up from her dream, and Lucy began to cry as she was surrounded by the golden light, hating herself. Sobs racked her entire being as her vision faded to black.
I hope you guys liked this update! And, The E.N.D, I love your idea! Thanks for the great tip! I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter.
P.S. Please don't hate on the 'kawaii' moment. Like you wouldn't do that if you saw an adorable pink bunny!
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