Disclaimer: Why bother? You already know I don't own Alice.
A/N: I know the first chappie was short and boring, but, this next chapter is qiute interesting, not to mention freaky. At least, it was for me. You'll see what I mean. Now, the fun begins.
*What is reality?
Who are we to say what's real and what's not?
And, how do we know we're not just living in the delusions of someone else's demented mind?*
I woke up sometime later, to find Salem meowing and scrathing at the door.
"Salem please, I'm trying to..." my voice trailed off.
I opened my eyes and realized that I was no longer in my bedroom.
"What's going on? Where am I?" I asked myself.
I took a look at my surroundings and nearly hurled when I realized where I was.
"A hospital? But, how can that be? Am I sick? Did I suffer from some kind of injury that I don't remember? Something weird's going on. I've got a bad feeling about this place." I said.
I kicked the covers off of the soiled bed that I was lying in, and gasped when I saw myself in a blue dress with a white apron draped over it.
"Oh, my god! Please tell me this is not what I think it is." I said, my voice shaking.
I walked over to the tall looking glass that I saw in a corner of the room. I went as white as a sheet when I saw my reflection.
"Holy shit! No, this can't be! I don't have green eyes, they're brown! My hair's blonde, not brown! Sure, it's dyed, and brown is my hair's natural color, but I don't remember ever dying it back, and this is not my dress, and this is certainly not my room!" I exclaimed.
I closed my eyes, and took a deep breath. I shook my head, and opened my eyes to find that nothing had changed.
"Oh, good god. I look just like Alice. Then, that must mean, oh shit, I'm in the asylum!" I exclaimed.
~Okay. Just calm down, Libby. You're obviously dreaming. You have let your imagination come and kick you right in the ass, again. You do not look like Alice, you're not wearing her dress, and you're not in some god forsaken asylum!~
I was taken out of my thoughts by a loud knock on the door. Salem ran and hid under the covers.
"Be quite, Salem. I don't want whoever it is to find out you're here." I whispered.
I heard another knock after that, only this time, it was louder.
"Alice! You open this door right this instant, young lady! It's time for your medication!" exclaimed a female voice.
~Must be one of the nurses. I didn't even realize that the door was locked.
I opened the door to let the woman in.
"Honestly, Alice. You've got to stop locking your door. Now be a good girl, and take your medicine." the nurse said.
~Oh, man. They think I'm Alice. This is getting really creepy. What the hell does she mean by 'my medication'? What is she trying to do, knock me the fuck out, or something?~
I looked at the name plate on her shirt, and saw the letter D.
~D. That sounds familiar, I... oh, good lord! Nurse D, she Alice's nurse! Whatever that shit is, there's not a chance in hell I'm drinking it. No way!~
I looked around for a way to escape, but, seeing none, other than the door, I realized that I would just have to try to outsmart D.
"Um, that's not another sedative, it is?" I asked, trying to sound as innocent as I could.
D just laughed.
"Always trying to get out of taking your medicine, eh, Alice? Well, it's not gonna work this time, deary." D said.
~Damn! What the fuck am I gonna do now?~
I did the only thing I could think of at the moment. I grabbed the bottle from D's hand, and forced the medicine down her throat. After that, I hit her over the head with it, and knocked her out. I noticed a small trickle of blood fall from her face where I had hit her.
~Well, that takes care of you. Now how am I gonna get out of here?~
I walked back to the bed, and lifted the covers, only to find that Salem was gone.
"Oh, my god, Salem!" I exclaimed.
I yanked the covers off the bed, and noticed something shiny under the mattress. I picked it up, and smiled.
~A knife. This may come in handy. The doctors and nurses are all mad here. I might go mad myself, if I don't find a way out of here.~
I ran out of the room, leaving D unconscious on the floor. After taking a quick look around, I realized that the only way I could go was left. I ran down the long, narrow hallway with the knife clutched tightly in my hand.
"Alice! What do you think you're doing, trying to sneak out of your room? You know better!" exclaimed another nurse.
I narrowed my eyes. I was really starting to get annoyed by all of these pestering nurses, and what better way to get rid of them, than to...
~No! I can't do that! I can't believe I even thought such a thing! Still, these bitches are getting on my nerves, and god know where my poor little cat is!~
"Now, come along, Alice. I'll make you some tea, then you'll be all better." the nurse said.
~Yeah, I'll be all better my ass. That's what you think. Just wait til you see D knocked out with blood all over her face in Alice's room, and how do you explain the knife in my hand. I know she can see it, something's going on. She's toying with me, I know she is.~
As the nurse was talking to me, I felt a jacket being wrapped around me.
~Oh no you don't, asshole! You're not getting me that easily.~
Before the attendent could buckle the straight jacket,(A/N: I think that's what you call them.) I spun around and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt with one hand, and held the knife to his throat with the other.
"what the fuck do you think you're doing, Alice?! Put down the knife!" exclaimed the attendent.
"Why?! So you can get me in that dirty old jacket? then lock me up with restraints on my arms, and have your dirty old way with me?! Sorry, I don't think so!" I exclaimed.
Then without realizing what I was doing, I poked the knife deep into his skin, and in one quck motion, I slashed his throat completely open. I gasped when I realized what I had done, and droppng the knife, I fell to my knees.
~Oh, my dear, fucking god?! What have I done?! I killed him! What the fuck just came over me?~
I was taken out of my thoughts by a loud scream. I looked up to see the nurse who tried to set me up. I smirked when I realized she was alone.
~Perfect. I can dispose of this bitch too, and be done with it. What the bloodly hell am I saying?! Am I even starting to think like Alice, now? I have to get out of here, and fast!~
I stood up, and picked up the knife. I glared at the nurse.
"You stood me up." I hissed.
"No, Alice. Please, it was for your own good." the nurse pleaded.
"You toyed with me, and attempted to bound me! Did you think you could get away with it?!" I exclaimed, my voice was dripping with vemon.
The nurse whimpered, and staggered back. I slowly walked towards her, knife in hand, ready to kill her, but, I somehow managed to stop myself.
~No! I can't kill this nurse! She didn't do anything! I feel as if, I'm not even in control of myself, anymore!~
I dropped the knife, and buried my head in my hands. For a moment all I could do, was cry. Cry for the sufferings of the patients in this asylum, cry for hurting D, cry for the attendent I had just killed, and cry for Alice. Just when I thought I had control of myself again, I heard a smooth, articulate, male's voice in my head, almost demanding that I kill the nurse.
~Kill her, Libby. You'll die if you don't. Then, you'll never be able to wake up! Kill her! Kill her, now!~the voice exclaimed in my head.
~No, I won't do it! I don't even how I got here or why! I just wanna find my cat, and go home!~
~Then, kill her. It's the only way, Libby. She'll have you put to sleep. Remember, everyone thinks you're Alice. I did too, at first. Luckily, your scent gave you away.~
~Who are you? What do you mean 'my scent gave me away'? What's going on?~
By this time, the nurse had already gotten up, and tried to sneak away, when Salem came out. She smirked, and jerked Salem up by the tail. He meowed in pain, snapping out of my trance.
"Salem! You fucking bitch! Put him down, now!" I exclaimed.
"So, this little kitten is dear to you, huh? Then, put the knife down, and come peacefully." she said in a threatening tone.
I snarled at her. Now, I was pissed. I gripped the knife tighter in my hand. My eyes burned with a malice that was mixture of someone else's, and my own. Oh yes, she was going to pay, dearly.
~This annoying bitch thinks she can just mistreat my little Salem, and get away with it? Well, I've got a little surprise for her.~
~Yes, that's right, Libby. Kill her before she brings anymore harm to your precious kitty! Make her pay for what she has done!~
I smirked, and walked towards her. Salem continued to meow in pain, and sruggled to free himself from her grasp.
"You know, I thought about letting you live, but guess what, you blew it." I said.
I grabbed her by the throat, causing her to lose her grip on Salem. He ran to the far corner for safety.
"Al... Alice... calm down, ack...I wasn't going to... ack... harm your kitten. Ack..." she said between chockings.
I narrowed my eyes, and tightened my grip on her neck.
"Why should I believe you? you tried to bound me in some dirty jacket, you toyed with me, and you tried to harm my cat!" I exclaimed.
"Alice, please. we were only trying to calm you down." she said.
"Calm me dowm?! Calm me down?! Calm me down, my ass! You were going to have me gagged and killed!" I exclaimed.
her eyes went wide. She was obviously scared now. Salem began hiss angerly at her. I drew the knife up to her throat.
"Now, let's see. How should I do this? Should I just slash your throat open, like I did to your friend over there, or should I just stab you right here." I said.
I pointed the knife to her chest where her heart was.
~Just stab her in the heart, and be done with it, Libby! You don't have time to fool around!~
~Awe, you're no fun. Very well, then. The heart it is.~
"Any last words before you die, bitch?!" I exclaimed.
She whimpered, but, said nothing.
"I guess that's a no." I said.
I thrust the knife deep into her chest, and she let out a bloodcurling scream. I kept stabbing her until she nothing but a bloody pulp on the floor, surrounded by a pool of her own blood. After the momentary rage had passed, I realized what I had done.
~Oh, my god! I killed her! What have I done?!~
I sank to my knees, and cried. The dress and apron became soaked with blood, but, I didn't care. Two lives had died by my hands. The guilt was almost too much for me to take.
~Don't just sit there crying, Libby! You have to get out of here before anyboby else sees you!~
~But, who are you? Why are you doing this?~
~There isn't much time. I'll explain later, I promise! Right now, you must take your cat, and get the fuck out of here!~
I scooped Salem up, and ran down the long, narrow hallway. I stopped when I felt a pair of slender arms pull me to the side. A hand covered my mouth, when I attempted to scream.
~What the fuck is going on here?!~
I stuggled to free myself from my capture's grip. Salem began to hiss, again.
"Shh.. Don't worry, I'm not gonna hurt you.
~That voice! I know that voice!~
When the girl let me go, I turned around, and gasped at what I saw.
"My body?! Wait a minute, I'm in Alice's body, so then that must mean.. Alice, is that you?!" I exclaimed.
Alice nodded.
"Yes, it's me. I don't know how, but, we've swapped bodies, and you ended up here, and I was in your room." Alice said.
"I take it you had a bit of killing to do yourself, judging by the bloodstains on our dresses." I said.
"Yes. Believe it, or not, I saw cardguards running around in your neighberhood. I managed to kill a few, but, the last three got away." Alice said.
My jaw dropped, and my eyes went wide.
"You're kidding me?! I just killed a nurse, and an attendent. I saw your nurse when I woke up, she tried to give me some kind of sedative, but, I shoved it down her throat, and knocked her out." I said.
Alice laughed.
"Finally! Someone knocked some sense into her! Thank you!" Alice said.
This time, it was my turn to laugh. I must admit, seeing my body through the eyes of someone else is quite a shocking experience. I still couldn't believe it.
"This is so weird, seeing myself, as, someone else." I said.
Alice nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, it is." Alice said.
Salem meowed softly, and I put him down.
"Is that your kitten?" Alice asked.
"Yeah, his name is Salem. I've had him ever since he was born. My two female cats gave birth in my room a few months ago." I said.
"How many cats do you have?" Alice asked.
"About ten. Out of all the rooms in the house, they choose mine, the little bitches." I said.
"Ten? Good god, and I thought I loved cats." Alice said.
I smiled, and Alice smiled back. She seemed like a really nice girl, it was a shame that she was cooped up in this asylum.
"Alice, can I ask you something?" I asked.
"Sure, what is it?" Alice said.
"Well, I may risk sounding really crazy here, but, I kept hearing this voice in my head. It was telling me to kill the nurse, and get out of here, or else, I would never be able to wake up. Did something like that ever happen to you?" I asked.
"Yes, it did, um..." Alice's voice trailed off.
"Libby. Well, my real name is Libia Zamora, but, I prefer to be addressed as Libby." I said.
"Right, Libby. Well, that voice you heard in your head, was actually my Cheshire puss." Alice said.
"Cheshire?! so that's why he said he knew who I was by my scent!" I exclaimed.
"Not only that, my dear. I also had to probe into your mind to find out who you were. Your scent only told me that you were not Alice." Cheshire said.
He materialized before us, wagging his boney tail behind him. Salem began to play with it, making Cheshire laugh.
"Che... Cheshire cat? You're the one who told me to kill that nurse, aren't you?" I asked.
Cheshire's grin grew wider, and nodded.
"Yes, I was, Libia, or I say, Libby." Cheshire said.
"I didn't know you could speak to people in their minds, as well as read them. Then again, I don'y why I'm so surprised, you're no ordinary cat, after all." I said.
Alice laughed.
"I take it that Salem is having fun playing with Cheshire's tail." Alice said.
Cheshire looked back to see Salem playing with his tail. Cheshire started moving his tail everywhere, so Salem had to run around to try to catch. Evenually, Cheshire let Salem catch his tail, and he bit down on it playfully.
"Aww. How cute, Cheshire's playing with Salem." Alice whispered to me.
I smiled, and nodded.
"Well, Cheshire. You promised me an explaination." I said. crossing my arms over my chest.
"Yes, indeed I did. Well, a promise is a promise, but, first, we must go somewhere safe." Cheshire said.
"Okay, Salem. you need to stop playing with Cheshire's tail now." I said.
I scooped Salem up. He gave a soft meow of protest, but, didn't try to get away from me. Cheshire looked to make sure nobody was around, and with one wave of his paw, we all disappeared from sight.
A/N: Truth is stranger than fiction, not to mention freakier. You can't tell me that going to sleep in your room, and suddenly waking up as someone else, isn't freaky. You'd be scared shitless if this happened to you. I sure was. Stick around, it'll get better. R/R.
A/N: I know the first chappie was short and boring, but, this next chapter is qiute interesting, not to mention freaky. At least, it was for me. You'll see what I mean. Now, the fun begins.
*What is reality?
Who are we to say what's real and what's not?
And, how do we know we're not just living in the delusions of someone else's demented mind?*
I woke up sometime later, to find Salem meowing and scrathing at the door.
"Salem please, I'm trying to..." my voice trailed off.
I opened my eyes and realized that I was no longer in my bedroom.
"What's going on? Where am I?" I asked myself.
I took a look at my surroundings and nearly hurled when I realized where I was.
"A hospital? But, how can that be? Am I sick? Did I suffer from some kind of injury that I don't remember? Something weird's going on. I've got a bad feeling about this place." I said.
I kicked the covers off of the soiled bed that I was lying in, and gasped when I saw myself in a blue dress with a white apron draped over it.
"Oh, my god! Please tell me this is not what I think it is." I said, my voice shaking.
I walked over to the tall looking glass that I saw in a corner of the room. I went as white as a sheet when I saw my reflection.
"Holy shit! No, this can't be! I don't have green eyes, they're brown! My hair's blonde, not brown! Sure, it's dyed, and brown is my hair's natural color, but I don't remember ever dying it back, and this is not my dress, and this is certainly not my room!" I exclaimed.
I closed my eyes, and took a deep breath. I shook my head, and opened my eyes to find that nothing had changed.
"Oh, good god. I look just like Alice. Then, that must mean, oh shit, I'm in the asylum!" I exclaimed.
~Okay. Just calm down, Libby. You're obviously dreaming. You have let your imagination come and kick you right in the ass, again. You do not look like Alice, you're not wearing her dress, and you're not in some god forsaken asylum!~
I was taken out of my thoughts by a loud knock on the door. Salem ran and hid under the covers.
"Be quite, Salem. I don't want whoever it is to find out you're here." I whispered.
I heard another knock after that, only this time, it was louder.
"Alice! You open this door right this instant, young lady! It's time for your medication!" exclaimed a female voice.
~Must be one of the nurses. I didn't even realize that the door was locked.
I opened the door to let the woman in.
"Honestly, Alice. You've got to stop locking your door. Now be a good girl, and take your medicine." the nurse said.
~Oh, man. They think I'm Alice. This is getting really creepy. What the hell does she mean by 'my medication'? What is she trying to do, knock me the fuck out, or something?~
I looked at the name plate on her shirt, and saw the letter D.
~D. That sounds familiar, I... oh, good lord! Nurse D, she Alice's nurse! Whatever that shit is, there's not a chance in hell I'm drinking it. No way!~
I looked around for a way to escape, but, seeing none, other than the door, I realized that I would just have to try to outsmart D.
"Um, that's not another sedative, it is?" I asked, trying to sound as innocent as I could.
D just laughed.
"Always trying to get out of taking your medicine, eh, Alice? Well, it's not gonna work this time, deary." D said.
~Damn! What the fuck am I gonna do now?~
I did the only thing I could think of at the moment. I grabbed the bottle from D's hand, and forced the medicine down her throat. After that, I hit her over the head with it, and knocked her out. I noticed a small trickle of blood fall from her face where I had hit her.
~Well, that takes care of you. Now how am I gonna get out of here?~
I walked back to the bed, and lifted the covers, only to find that Salem was gone.
"Oh, my god, Salem!" I exclaimed.
I yanked the covers off the bed, and noticed something shiny under the mattress. I picked it up, and smiled.
~A knife. This may come in handy. The doctors and nurses are all mad here. I might go mad myself, if I don't find a way out of here.~
I ran out of the room, leaving D unconscious on the floor. After taking a quick look around, I realized that the only way I could go was left. I ran down the long, narrow hallway with the knife clutched tightly in my hand.
"Alice! What do you think you're doing, trying to sneak out of your room? You know better!" exclaimed another nurse.
I narrowed my eyes. I was really starting to get annoyed by all of these pestering nurses, and what better way to get rid of them, than to...
~No! I can't do that! I can't believe I even thought such a thing! Still, these bitches are getting on my nerves, and god know where my poor little cat is!~
"Now, come along, Alice. I'll make you some tea, then you'll be all better." the nurse said.
~Yeah, I'll be all better my ass. That's what you think. Just wait til you see D knocked out with blood all over her face in Alice's room, and how do you explain the knife in my hand. I know she can see it, something's going on. She's toying with me, I know she is.~
As the nurse was talking to me, I felt a jacket being wrapped around me.
~Oh no you don't, asshole! You're not getting me that easily.~
Before the attendent could buckle the straight jacket,(A/N: I think that's what you call them.) I spun around and grabbed him by the collar of his shirt with one hand, and held the knife to his throat with the other.
"what the fuck do you think you're doing, Alice?! Put down the knife!" exclaimed the attendent.
"Why?! So you can get me in that dirty old jacket? then lock me up with restraints on my arms, and have your dirty old way with me?! Sorry, I don't think so!" I exclaimed.
Then without realizing what I was doing, I poked the knife deep into his skin, and in one quck motion, I slashed his throat completely open. I gasped when I realized what I had done, and droppng the knife, I fell to my knees.
~Oh, my dear, fucking god?! What have I done?! I killed him! What the fuck just came over me?~
I was taken out of my thoughts by a loud scream. I looked up to see the nurse who tried to set me up. I smirked when I realized she was alone.
~Perfect. I can dispose of this bitch too, and be done with it. What the bloodly hell am I saying?! Am I even starting to think like Alice, now? I have to get out of here, and fast!~
I stood up, and picked up the knife. I glared at the nurse.
"You stood me up." I hissed.
"No, Alice. Please, it was for your own good." the nurse pleaded.
"You toyed with me, and attempted to bound me! Did you think you could get away with it?!" I exclaimed, my voice was dripping with vemon.
The nurse whimpered, and staggered back. I slowly walked towards her, knife in hand, ready to kill her, but, I somehow managed to stop myself.
~No! I can't kill this nurse! She didn't do anything! I feel as if, I'm not even in control of myself, anymore!~
I dropped the knife, and buried my head in my hands. For a moment all I could do, was cry. Cry for the sufferings of the patients in this asylum, cry for hurting D, cry for the attendent I had just killed, and cry for Alice. Just when I thought I had control of myself again, I heard a smooth, articulate, male's voice in my head, almost demanding that I kill the nurse.
~Kill her, Libby. You'll die if you don't. Then, you'll never be able to wake up! Kill her! Kill her, now!~the voice exclaimed in my head.
~No, I won't do it! I don't even how I got here or why! I just wanna find my cat, and go home!~
~Then, kill her. It's the only way, Libby. She'll have you put to sleep. Remember, everyone thinks you're Alice. I did too, at first. Luckily, your scent gave you away.~
~Who are you? What do you mean 'my scent gave me away'? What's going on?~
By this time, the nurse had already gotten up, and tried to sneak away, when Salem came out. She smirked, and jerked Salem up by the tail. He meowed in pain, snapping out of my trance.
"Salem! You fucking bitch! Put him down, now!" I exclaimed.
"So, this little kitten is dear to you, huh? Then, put the knife down, and come peacefully." she said in a threatening tone.
I snarled at her. Now, I was pissed. I gripped the knife tighter in my hand. My eyes burned with a malice that was mixture of someone else's, and my own. Oh yes, she was going to pay, dearly.
~This annoying bitch thinks she can just mistreat my little Salem, and get away with it? Well, I've got a little surprise for her.~
~Yes, that's right, Libby. Kill her before she brings anymore harm to your precious kitty! Make her pay for what she has done!~
I smirked, and walked towards her. Salem continued to meow in pain, and sruggled to free himself from her grasp.
"You know, I thought about letting you live, but guess what, you blew it." I said.
I grabbed her by the throat, causing her to lose her grip on Salem. He ran to the far corner for safety.
"Al... Alice... calm down, ack...I wasn't going to... ack... harm your kitten. Ack..." she said between chockings.
I narrowed my eyes, and tightened my grip on her neck.
"Why should I believe you? you tried to bound me in some dirty jacket, you toyed with me, and you tried to harm my cat!" I exclaimed.
"Alice, please. we were only trying to calm you down." she said.
"Calm me dowm?! Calm me down?! Calm me down, my ass! You were going to have me gagged and killed!" I exclaimed.
her eyes went wide. She was obviously scared now. Salem began hiss angerly at her. I drew the knife up to her throat.
"Now, let's see. How should I do this? Should I just slash your throat open, like I did to your friend over there, or should I just stab you right here." I said.
I pointed the knife to her chest where her heart was.
~Just stab her in the heart, and be done with it, Libby! You don't have time to fool around!~
~Awe, you're no fun. Very well, then. The heart it is.~
"Any last words before you die, bitch?!" I exclaimed.
She whimpered, but, said nothing.
"I guess that's a no." I said.
I thrust the knife deep into her chest, and she let out a bloodcurling scream. I kept stabbing her until she nothing but a bloody pulp on the floor, surrounded by a pool of her own blood. After the momentary rage had passed, I realized what I had done.
~Oh, my god! I killed her! What have I done?!~
I sank to my knees, and cried. The dress and apron became soaked with blood, but, I didn't care. Two lives had died by my hands. The guilt was almost too much for me to take.
~Don't just sit there crying, Libby! You have to get out of here before anyboby else sees you!~
~But, who are you? Why are you doing this?~
~There isn't much time. I'll explain later, I promise! Right now, you must take your cat, and get the fuck out of here!~
I scooped Salem up, and ran down the long, narrow hallway. I stopped when I felt a pair of slender arms pull me to the side. A hand covered my mouth, when I attempted to scream.
~What the fuck is going on here?!~
I stuggled to free myself from my capture's grip. Salem began to hiss, again.
"Shh.. Don't worry, I'm not gonna hurt you.
~That voice! I know that voice!~
When the girl let me go, I turned around, and gasped at what I saw.
"My body?! Wait a minute, I'm in Alice's body, so then that must mean.. Alice, is that you?!" I exclaimed.
Alice nodded.
"Yes, it's me. I don't know how, but, we've swapped bodies, and you ended up here, and I was in your room." Alice said.
"I take it you had a bit of killing to do yourself, judging by the bloodstains on our dresses." I said.
"Yes. Believe it, or not, I saw cardguards running around in your neighberhood. I managed to kill a few, but, the last three got away." Alice said.
My jaw dropped, and my eyes went wide.
"You're kidding me?! I just killed a nurse, and an attendent. I saw your nurse when I woke up, she tried to give me some kind of sedative, but, I shoved it down her throat, and knocked her out." I said.
Alice laughed.
"Finally! Someone knocked some sense into her! Thank you!" Alice said.
This time, it was my turn to laugh. I must admit, seeing my body through the eyes of someone else is quite a shocking experience. I still couldn't believe it.
"This is so weird, seeing myself, as, someone else." I said.
Alice nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, it is." Alice said.
Salem meowed softly, and I put him down.
"Is that your kitten?" Alice asked.
"Yeah, his name is Salem. I've had him ever since he was born. My two female cats gave birth in my room a few months ago." I said.
"How many cats do you have?" Alice asked.
"About ten. Out of all the rooms in the house, they choose mine, the little bitches." I said.
"Ten? Good god, and I thought I loved cats." Alice said.
I smiled, and Alice smiled back. She seemed like a really nice girl, it was a shame that she was cooped up in this asylum.
"Alice, can I ask you something?" I asked.
"Sure, what is it?" Alice said.
"Well, I may risk sounding really crazy here, but, I kept hearing this voice in my head. It was telling me to kill the nurse, and get out of here, or else, I would never be able to wake up. Did something like that ever happen to you?" I asked.
"Yes, it did, um..." Alice's voice trailed off.
"Libby. Well, my real name is Libia Zamora, but, I prefer to be addressed as Libby." I said.
"Right, Libby. Well, that voice you heard in your head, was actually my Cheshire puss." Alice said.
"Cheshire?! so that's why he said he knew who I was by my scent!" I exclaimed.
"Not only that, my dear. I also had to probe into your mind to find out who you were. Your scent only told me that you were not Alice." Cheshire said.
He materialized before us, wagging his boney tail behind him. Salem began to play with it, making Cheshire laugh.
"Che... Cheshire cat? You're the one who told me to kill that nurse, aren't you?" I asked.
Cheshire's grin grew wider, and nodded.
"Yes, I was, Libia, or I say, Libby." Cheshire said.
"I didn't know you could speak to people in their minds, as well as read them. Then again, I don'y why I'm so surprised, you're no ordinary cat, after all." I said.
Alice laughed.
"I take it that Salem is having fun playing with Cheshire's tail." Alice said.
Cheshire looked back to see Salem playing with his tail. Cheshire started moving his tail everywhere, so Salem had to run around to try to catch. Evenually, Cheshire let Salem catch his tail, and he bit down on it playfully.
"Aww. How cute, Cheshire's playing with Salem." Alice whispered to me.
I smiled, and nodded.
"Well, Cheshire. You promised me an explaination." I said. crossing my arms over my chest.
"Yes, indeed I did. Well, a promise is a promise, but, first, we must go somewhere safe." Cheshire said.
"Okay, Salem. you need to stop playing with Cheshire's tail now." I said.
I scooped Salem up. He gave a soft meow of protest, but, didn't try to get away from me. Cheshire looked to make sure nobody was around, and with one wave of his paw, we all disappeared from sight.
A/N: Truth is stranger than fiction, not to mention freakier. You can't tell me that going to sleep in your room, and suddenly waking up as someone else, isn't freaky. You'd be scared shitless if this happened to you. I sure was. Stick around, it'll get better. R/R.