Chapter One

Alice scowled as her maidservant pulled back her luscious gold locks and tried to fit the tiara properly.

"Oh, Annette, do please hurry up." Alice grumbled, feeling stuffed in her black and gold chiffon dress her mother specially gave her to wear for her six year old birthday ball this evening. Annette tried to straighten the tiara on Alice's head while Alice closed her eyes impatiently.

Suddenly, the tiara disappeared and a bunch of white lilies replaced the tiara on Alice's head. "oh!" Annette cried in alarm.

Laughing gleefully, Alice opened bright blue eyes and gave Annette the slip, running out of the room. She ran into Heath, General Cerides' son. General Cerides was in charge of Wonderland's Card Soldiers.

"Heath! C'mon! Let's go play!" Alice gestured excitedly as she pulled the seven-year-old Heath into the royal garden.

"Heath, do you know anything about the Mirror Pool?"

Heath gave Alice a side-way look.

"I heard Father talking about it before… Why?"

"oh no, I heard Rubo Hatter talking about it. And…"

"I think the Mirror Pool appears anytime, anywhere. But when it does, rainbows would suddenly appear. Even if it's at night."

"Cool. Hatter said something about it an entrance to the other world…"

Alice trailed off thoughtfully.

"You're needed her in the future, Alice. Don't go running to some place where we might never find you." Heath said seriously.

"Right." Alice snorted. "it's not like Rhanda can take over."

Heath looked up, startled. "I…"

He broke off, pointing behind Alice.

Alice turned. Her father, King Phillipe, slowly descended the marble steps to the garden.

"Alice, your mother's waiting for you."

"Yes, father." Alice replied, disappointed. She looked up and once again noticed the scar across her father's right cheek.

"Alice, C'mon." Heath urged.

Alice tored her eyes away from her father and followed Heath.

King Phillipe gazed after the two children.

Soon,soon.

His bright blue eyes, which Alice inherited, glowed bright red.

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ok! That was the end of chapt one. I hope it's alright! Sorry if it's rather short. Please keep the reviews coming! ((: thanx.