hA/N: Second Chapter! Thanks for the Reviews!
This mainly focuses on Alice exploring the castle and finds new people in the castle.
Alice also witness someone being killed and Alice also sneaks out to see the circus with Wendy, Alex and Jack.
P.S.-This song has nothing to do with the plot I just like it.
Disclaimer: H/C/J no kuni no Alice does not belong to me, if it did I wouldn't be writing this.
Song does not belong to me, Poem and plot do belong to me!
~HAPPY READING~
Royal Blood in a Foreign Land
Chapter 2
Wandering About!
Oh Yeah
Whoa
I look around and see the possibilities
you know it's fun to be me
Never fit the crowd
Nothing gets me down
Never scared to d-d-dream
and if I hear something can't be done
I'm gonna prove them wrong
make everybody pay be-lieve
That If I had the chance I could change it (oh oh)
That's what I am ready to see
(Chorus:)
If I had it my way
I would make new rules, that sounds cool
People say I am crazy they don't understand who I am
If I had it my way
I would change the world, just one girl
If I had it my way
(yeah Who yea)
-If I had it my way, by Emma Roberts
~*~
Alice Liddell woke up still remembering the mysterious voice and poem.
Somehow Alice doesn't want to forget it so she wrote it on a piece of scrap paper and hid it inside her drawer next to her bed.
"Alice-Sama time for breakfast" a sing-song voice called out,
"Good Morning Celine" Alice greeted her standing up to get ready for breakfast.
When Alice got ready she's wearing a light blue flowy dress with a black bow in the middle, white flat ballet shoes and her usual bow on top of her head.
When Alice arrived to have breakfast she took a sit next to Lorina and ate breakfast.
There's an eerie silence during breakfast but nobody dared to break it or else the topic might be awkward or enrage one of the royal families.
(*)
After breakfast Alice was just wandering 'bout the castle until she ended up in a deserted hallway to the library,
Everything was quiet until Alice heard a scream coming from the library.
Alice ran to the direction of the scream and gasped on what she saw.
There on one of the sits were one of the maids, Alice recognize the maid as
Rebecca Woods, Lorina's personal maid.
Rebecca's eyes were closed, she looks like she's sleeping except for the bloody wound on her arms and chest.
Alice slowly walked towards her and slowly touch her arm then suddenly her family and a few servants came into the library.
"Alice we heard you scream, are you hurt?" Lorina asks shaking Alice lightly.
Alice didn't even realize that she screamed but her thoughts were interrupted when the servants pulled a blanket on top of Rebecca's head.
The funeral was small and private only the royal family and Rebecca's friends and family attended.
After the funeral Alice, Lorina and Edith were not allowed to wander off outside the castle in their own.
Apparently their father worries that his children may get hurt or killed if they're left alone so he does his best to keep them safe (in his way).
Lorina and Edith's life wasn't changed that much because they prefer to stay inside the castle but Alice on the other hand can't sneak out that much to see her friends.
Alice heard that the circus is coming today at the afternoon and Alice never been to one decided that sneaking out to see it with her friends wasn't such a bad idea.
When Alice was done changing she put on her black robe and sneak out of the castle and coming back just before nightfall.
"Hey Alice, glad you made it" Wendy told her when they met up
"Yeah, want to come and watch a show?" Jack asked
"Sure!" Alice exclaimed smiling.
When all three of them got seats at the circus they all got comfortable and watch the show.
Everything was really fantastic and went along well until in the middle of the act they heard the ringmaster told something over the microphone that made the three friends gasp in shock.
"Ladies and gentlemen prepare to be amazed by the one the only: Alex Sparrow"
Alex exclaimed.
Alex had sneaked his way in and was pretending to be a ringmaster until the real ringmaster went in threatened him with his whip and dragged him backstage.
Alice, Wendy and Jack snuck their way n backstage and were trying to find Alex until they saw him heading towards them eating cotton candy.
"Sup guys?" Alex ask
"What were you doing there?" Wendy asked ignoring his question
"Nothing! I just wanted to see what it would be like for me to be a ring master" Alex answers rolling his eyes.
Before anyone could start a fight a young woman came up o them and smiled before taking Alice's hand and dragging her to a tent.
"I'm sorry for the inconvenience but you'll have a very special journey ahead of you" the woman said then added "I'm sorry if my face disturbs you" she apologized.
Alice now saw that she has no eyes but reassured herself that maybe it's just a mask or makeup.
Soon Alex, Wendy and Jack were there listening to the woman that kept telling Alice that a poem can hold many clues and that she is very special until someone also came into the tent.
It was the ringmaster but he's wearing a different uniform, it seems to be a warden's uniform and he's glaring at the eyeless woman until she mumbled an apology and left.
"The circus is over, get out before I shoot you" he said in a venomous tone that made the four of them leave without another word.
When Alice returned to the palace at sunset she breath a sign of relief that no one saw her and continue down a random hallway until she felt someone knock her over from behind.
"Sorry 'bout that princess" the person who knock her down apologize
"No problem and you are?" Alice ask looking at him curiously
"I'm Ace! I'm the new knight ordered by your father" Ace replied smiling.
Alice doesn't have proof but she feels that Ace is hiding something from her.
Alice and Ace were talking about and wandering around the castle until Ace told her something
"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you that Lorina requested your presence at the throne room about half an hour ago".
Alice didn't reply for she was already running to the throne room
"For a princess who wears high heels she sure runs fast" he commented watching her retreating figure.
"I'm sorry I'm late" Alice apologized as she entered the throne room looking around sheepishly.
"Not sorry enough" Edith mumbled for Alice to hear.
Lorina cleared her throat to catch everyone's attention
"I would like to announce that my Fiancé, Simone will be staying at the castle until the wedding" she announced.
Everyone was in shock, it was obvious that Lorina didn't consult their father about this but after a few minutes of arguing and suggestions its final that Simone will stay until the wedding and he will stay next to Lorina's room.
When everyone left except Alice she spotted a shadow at the corner of the room.
She approached it with caution and it was a black shadow of a man, a man that might be about the same age as Ace and he seems to be holding out a note.
The note said:
"Dreams are not forgotten but stored
Everyone has a dream and you are no exception
But Really all you dream for is Freedom"
Finished! This turned out to be a good chapter but if you want to give me suggestions it alright.
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Does anyone know who the mystery man is? ^o^
SPOILERS for the next chapter:
*Alice will see a certain white rabbit
*Alice's birthday is in either chapter 3 or 4
*Alice will get an early b-day gift
*Ace and an assassin will fight in front of Alice