'I must be dreaming' Flora thought as she stared with wide eyes at the rabbit who stared back, equally surprised. She watched with interest as he tried to hop away but he made an odd squeak. Looking at his foot Flora realised that he had a thorn lodged inside the soft pink pad.

"Oh! You poor thing" she exclaimed softly before reaching hesitantly to pick the rabbit up. The rabbit tried to shy away from her grasp but she wasn't giving in and easily managed to take him out of the shrub and into her arms.

'He must be someone's pet since wild rabbits don't usually wear clothes' she thought with a nod. Carrying him gently to the picnic she had abandoned, Flora rubbed his head soothingly in hope that he would stop struggling. It seemed to have had the desired effect since the rabbit flopped into her arms like a rag doll. She couldn't help but giggle at the sight which gained her an annoyed look from the rabbit in her arms. Yet this made her laugh more at the peculiar rabbit who's eyes were hid behind small glasses.

"I'm just going to put you down for a moment, if you struggle it will only hurt your paw more" she said to the rabbit as she put him in her lap. Looking in the picnic basket she gave a slight delighted gasp and grabbed a fresh carrot out and held it in front of the suspicious looking rabbit. He didn't seem sure but her reassuring smile seemed to have been enough for him to hold it with his front paws and nibble it carefully.

'Now for the tricky part' Flora thought whilst looking at the poor rabbits foot. Taking out a napkin from the basket she decided that the fast approach was probably the best. The rabbits attention meanwhile was now focused completely on the rabbit and she thought he looked a lot happier.

'Not for long' she thought. Pulling his leg slowly as not to scare him she gave a shaky sigh, then pulled out the thorn with the napkin and used the rest to wrap around his foot. This definitely put a stop to his good mood as he made a whimpering noise.

"OW!" The rabbit shouted and bolted up from her lap. He had to admit though that his foot felt a little better. Flora on the other hand looked at the strange rabbit as though he was a ghost. Backing away from him she felt her back hit the tree and tried to understand what on earth had just happened.

"D..did you just t..talk?" She stuttered, obviously confused.

The rabbit thought about remaining quiet but he knew she had heard him. All he had wanted to do was find a replacement for Alice and for a moment he thought he had found it but the girl in front of him wasn't nearly as alike as he wanted. Knowing that his silence was disturbing the girl who had attempted to stand but slipped, he gave a defeated sigh.

"Yes"

"Okaaaayyy, this must be a dream. Rabbits don't talk, do they?!" Flora asked in alarm. Trying to stand again, she nearly achieved it until her foot got caught on a root making her tumble over. Thankfully the tree behind her gave her something to hang onto. The rabbit all the while had been staring at her with an amused expression.

"I suppose you wouldn't be used to talking rabbits.." He answered thoughtfully making the girl shake her head.

'This is awkward, what do you even say to a rabbit?!' She thought frantically and then she had an idea. 'Be polite' she heard her mothers voice ring in her ears.

"Um.. Well, Please to meet you, I'm Flora" she said with a smile and gave an awkward litter curtsy. 'Seriously!' She thought completely embarrassed over the odd gesture. The rabbit, who looked surprised at this nodded his head and gave a small bow.

'That was adorable!' She thought and tried to hide her growing smile under her hand that was now pressed firmly against her mouth and ever blushing face.

"I'm Peter White" he responded and she had to admit the name suited him.

"Well Mr. White, it's a pleasure to have met you...an odd question, but were you following me before?" She was now sure it was him but Flora decided to find out rather than guess.

"Oh! Is that the time? Well...I must be going" he suddenly said as he looked at the large clock attached to his jacket and before her very eyes he took off as though his foot had never been injured. Watching as he ran further into the woods, it took Flora a few minutes to react.

"Wait!" She cried and ran after him, or stumbled would be a better word. After a good five minutes of running she slowed down and grasped her waist whilst trying to regain her breath. 'Must do more exercise' she thought as she looked around. She had lost sight of him long ago but her determination pushed to to continue. The her eyes caught a very odd sight, which was funny considering everything she had seen that day.

There, near a large tree was a huge hole. Looking around suspiciously, Flora wondered what had made it. It looked too big to have been made naturally. Walking towards it she had just seen how dark it looked when her foot clipped a rock and before she knew it, she herself was falling very fast through the hole. Screaming, she tried in vain to grab hold of a side but her body was turning to quickly. Her vision went quickly and the last thing she heard was her own heart beat.

A/N: What will happen to Flora? Dunnn Dunnn Dunnn!

Hope you have enjoyed this chapter, I would really appreciate feedback so I know that people like it and want me to carry on! Hopefully I will have another chapter uploaded soon!