Aeris In Wonderland
Disclaimer: I only own a copy of Final Fantasy 7 and the only wonderland I have, is in my head.
A/N: Thanks to those of you who took the time out to read and reveiw my little fanfic here. Hope to hear more reviews soon! And now on with the show.
Chapter 3: A land of wonder
Aeris was looking for a way out of the mouse hole, when she saw a light up ahead. She walked towards it. When she got there. she saw that she was surounded by a forest. She also saw that she was no longer small. As she turned to go back to get her things, the mouse hole had vanished.
"Sure took you long enough, Cetra." said an all too familiar voice from behind her. Aeris jumped, startled by his voice. "My you're jumpy!" Sephiroth said laughing. Aeris frowned as she turned around. She didn't like to be toyed with, especially by the likes of him. "Where am I? What's going on? Explain!" demanded Aeris, arms crossed. "You're kind of cute when you're angry you know that?" Sephiroth said smiling. Aeris blushed. She was furious. "Answer me!" she said. "Please?" he said crossing his arms. Frustrated, she lowered her tone.
"Please, tell me what's going on?" She sat on the ground. "And the neme is Aeris, ok?" Sephiroth squatted next to her. "Fine; Aeris." he said. "I could tell you a million reasons why this is happening and not one will make any sense." "Why? Why are you doing this?" Aeris asked, tears sliding down her cheeks. "I have my reasons," Sephiroth replied; wiping her tears with his gloved hand. "Why are you in such a hurry? You just got here." he asked her. Aeris paused a moment, thinking about what to say. She very well didn't want to just flat out and say 'cuz I'm freaking terrrified of you thats why'. She already knew it was evident on her face, she wasn't going to admit it to him.
"My friends will start to worry." That's the best thing she could think of.
'That's the best excuse she could think of? Ha! The reason's written all over her face. Silly girl.' Sephiroth thought. "Ahh, the puppet and his puppet show."
"Huh?" Aeris asked, puzzled. "Nevermind, inside joke," he replied. Sephiroth stood up and offered her a hand to help her up. She took it and got to her feet. "What do I do now?" she asked him as she began dusting the dirt off her dress. "Well I can't really say, this forest is grand and has many paths. Where you go is up to you." Sephiroth replied. "But how am I supposed to know which way to go?" "You're not. That's what makes it interesting. Cause and Effect. Where you go determines where you end up. You understand?" Sephiroth asked. "I...yeah... I think I'm catching on." she replied. "Have you ever read 'Alice in Wonderland'? It happens to be one of my favorites." Aeris gave him a weird look. "You mean to tell me that I'm Alice and this is wonderland? Let me guess, you're the white rabbit?" Sephiroth laughed. "You're finally catching up wtih the rest of us. Good shall we proceed?" Aeris sighed. "This is ridiculous."
Sephiroth smiled. "Close your eyes."
"What?" she replied. ' What is he plotting'
"You heard me. Now do it."
Reluctantly, Aeris closed her eyes. She felt something cold press aainst her lips and a tug at her hair. She heard him laugh as she opened her eyes. Sephiroth had turned back into the silver rabbit. Only this time, he had her pink hair bow. "Hey give that back!" she shouted as she started to run towards him. "Catch me if you can." he said as he dashed through the forest; Aeris not far behind.
"That no good opportunist! Thinks he can steal kisses from me!" said Aeris as she stormed through the forest. "Where the heck did he go?" She stopped and reached into her pocket. "At least he didn't get this." Between her thumb and index finger, she held a small pale green orb. "I think I would've gone crazy." She put it back in her pocket. "Well now where do I go?" she asked herself; looking around. "I wonder if this place has any signs, maybe I can find my way." She began walking again. "Might as well."
Aeris walked a good distance; when she heard voices nearby. "It's got to be around here somewhere" said one voice. "But, uhh...where do you suppose it could be?" said another. "Just keep looking!" shouted another, more high pitched than that of the other two.
Aeris tried to see who it was from where she was standing. "It's no use. I'll have to get closer if I want to see who it is." Aeris approached the direction from where the voices were coming. "That keyhole has got to be around here somewhere." She got even closer. "Where would the heart of this world be anyway? A-hyuck." Aeris got close enough to see who they were. It was a boy with a giant key, a short white duck, and some kind of large dog. A twig snapped under her foot. 'Crap' she thought.
"Who's there?" queried the boy, getting into battle position.
"Fire!" shouted the duck. Then instantly the bush Aeris was hiding behind of, was ablaze. Aeris jumped away, being careful not to get burned by it.
"I'm sorry for intruding, I was just trying to find my way around here." Aeris said nervously.
"Show yourself!" demanded the boy. Aeris stepped into view. "Gwarsh, it's just a girl." said the dog creature. "You were scared of a girl?" taunted the duck. "I was not!" snapped the boy. He put his giant key down. "We thought you were a heartless for a second there. Sorry."
"What's a heartless?" Aeris questioned obviously puzzled.
"They're evil living shadows, it's kinda hard to explain." The boy replied
"Oh, I see." Aeris got even more nervous. "Any Idea where I might be able to find my way out of here? Or where I am for that matter." "You're in Wonderland. A-hyuck. We're just as clueless as you about getting out of here though." answered the dog creature. "Well I guess I should just get going then, no point in holding you up for no reason. One question, who are you guys?" she asked.
"I'm Sora, that's Goofy, and the short one is Donald." he replied. "Why I oughtta!" steamed Donald.
"Now Donald, Sora was just kidding. A-hyuck. Besides he's not lying."
"Rub it in why don't ya?" Donald replied. "Hey who are you?"
"I'm Aeris. Nice to meet you all." She paused for a moment. "Have any of you seen a Silver rabbit run past this way, he was carrying a pink hairbow?"
"Nope. We've been to busy looking for a keyhole. Have you seen one?" asked Sora.
"I have. It was attached to a fat head for a doorknob." she replied.
"Where was it? If you don't mind us asking." Goofy asked eagerly.
Aeris replied " Well I can't be sure. The room had a table and two chairs..."
"I know exactly where that is! Thanks!" Sora said as the trio started in the direction she had just come from."Hey! Wait!" she shouted. It was of no use. They were gone and she was alone; again.
"I sure hope I don't run into any of those heartless things they were talking about." she said to herself, continuing her walk.
A/N: There you have it! another chapter. Sorry it's so short but I'm very tired, and i figured this is the way i should end this chapter. thanks for tuning in. till next time. bye for now. hope i'll be able to update soon after. Lamica