Disclaimer: Me don't own A Witch's Tale.

All I really want to say is…Sorry for it being so late. I know a lot of people were waiting for this chapter, and I really appreciate all the people reading this. *bows deeply*

Here is chapter 2 (finally)!

Chapter 2

"Loue!" Liddell cried out. Loue and Liddell embraced for a few moments, happy to see one another.

Breaking the embrace and stepping back, Loue placed his hand on top of her head, smiling, "I see you've grown. You hardly look the same; especially your clothes."

Looking down, Liddell remember that she had run outside in her pyjamas, bare footed. At her realization she fisted her hand and punched him in the head, "You're lucky I don't have my pumpkin umbrella with me," she puffed turning away from Loue, who was rubbing his sore head, "And just to tell you it has been five years since the last time I saw you. So obviously I've grown."

"Of course you have," he laughed, coming to stand in front of her; his face turning serious, "The fact that you remember me is a good sign. But…"

"But?"

"…Do you remember anything else?"

"Of course I do!" she replied. Without hesitating she continued, "I came here to find the magic book. That's when I met you, and when I let out the Eld Witch (by accident). Then you told me we had to go rescue the six princesses. And then…"

"And then?" he asked quietly, waiting for her to continue.

"And then—" she repeated before a painful throbbing started in her head, "Ah," she flinched, holding her forehead in a hand.

"Liddell?" Loue asked concerned.

The throbbing got worse. Liddell felt as though her head was about to split in two. She had the feeling that she was remembering something. Just on the surface of her memory… If only the throbbing in her head would stop.

"Liddell!"

Liddell heard Loue's voice and realized that she was falling towards the ground. She barely noticed when Loue caught her, calling her name concerned. She couldn't focus on anything. All she could see was blurs, as darkness started to overcome her.

Loue…

Then all was engulfed in the darkness.

Liddell was in a world of candy. She was running with Loue-in bat form behind her- through a maze, avoiding chocolate being thrown at them by Gingerbread men. They saw an exit and dashed out of there. Both of them were panting from the excruciating run.

"Liddell, look at that." Loue said, pointing (as much as a bat can) behind her.

It was not hard to spot the huge Gingerbread man looming behind her.

"Wow! He's huge" Liddell exclaimed, awed. She noticed something was off about it though, and saw that it looked sad, "Hey, Loue. Doesn't it look sad?"

"It seems that it's missing something. Look at the hand."

She looked at the hand. It looked as if it was supposed to be holding something.

"What do you think is missing?" not waiting for a reply she continued on, "Let's go find it." With this she rushed off back into the maze, a tired bat Loue flapping behind her.

Liddell awoke to warmth on her face. She was looking up at her ceiling. She was snuggling back into the blankets, getting ready to sleep again, when something dawned on her.

Why was she here? How did she get back? Where's Loue?

Sitting up in a flash, she searched around the room seeing it was just her present. She knew it was sometime in the day, because of the light coming in through the window. She was getting up from her bed, when the door opened to her room. Standing in the doorway was Kitty, looking frantic. Her fur on her cat ears and tail were prickly and she kept looking back and forth as if she was afraid of something popping out at her.

"Kitty, what's wrong?" Liddell asked concerned at the condition her roommate was in.

"Liddell!" she cried, running to the sitting blond and hugging her. She had tears in her eyes and was blubbering nonsense. "I-What-He…"

"Whoa! Whoa! Stop crying Kitty. I can't understand what you're saying." Liddell said, trying to calm Kitty. Using magic she made a tissue box appear, and took a few out handing them to Kitty, "Here, blow your nose." Kitty took them and blew her nose with a big honk. Her fur on her ears and tail went back to normal and she had a relaxed look on her face. "Now repeat what you said."

Kitty released Liddell looking down at her; she took in a deep breath, "WHO WAS HE!" she yelled, frazzling Liddell.

"Who was who?" Liddell asked regaining her composure.

"The vampire guy who dropped you off here in the middle of the night, that's who!"

Was it Loue?!

Liddell thought before asking Kitty, "Did he have silver hair and red eyes? And have a huge black cape on?"

"Yes." Kitty replied sitting beside Liddell on her bed with a huff, "It wasn't long after you left. I was wondering where you went; when all of a sudden that man appeared with you in his arms," she explained, remembering how the man had placed Liddell down on her bed, politely said sorry to Kitty and disappeared as fast as he appeared, "I was freaking out! Who was he, Liddell?"

So it was Loue.

"Just a friend of mine, you don't need to worry about it."

"Yes, I do!" Kitty insisted, "It's scary when someone just appears in your room, with your roommate in their arms! So who is he?!"

"His name's Loue," Liddell sighed. She glanced toward the clock on her nightstand (it said 12:34pm) and asked, "Hey aren't we late for class?"

"What?" Kitty checked the clock, and jumped from the bed, leaping for her bag, "Your right! Liddell hurry up and get dressed!"

As ordered Liddell got dressed in her favourite outfit, a slim violet top (stopping just below her chest), a short three-parted skirt with red ribbons hanging on both sides, her knee-high dark purple and violet stripped socks (one with fashionable holes in it), and dark violet big shoed heels. Tying back her hair in two ponytails, she took one last look in the mirror. She gazed at the pendant that snugly fit her.

"Liddell, hurry up!" Kitty shouted from the door ready to leave.

"I'm coming." Liddell replied, placing the pendant in her top, she grabbed her bag and rushed with Kitty out the door.

What happened last night? Why did I faint?

Running, they could see the top of the school, its old Victorian roof sticking high in the sky in the sunlight. They ran across the lawn, Kitty carrying on about nonsense; gossip, weather and other topics. Liddell pretended to listen while her mind was on other thoughts, such as to why she had fainted and what the dream she had, had signified.

Arrgh! Why can't I—

Seeing something white from the corner of her eye, Liddell looked over to see what she had glimpsed. Immediately she froze, Kitty ran on without noticing Liddell was gone. What had shocked Liddell was the site of something, or someone she did not expect to see. A white rabbit stood only a meter away from Liddell, his bandaged ears twitching. The rabbit stared at her with his red tear make-up eyes, and she stared right back.

"What are you doing here?" Liddell asked surprised.

His hands rose and the White Rabbit took on the pose of an actor, singing, "Ahh, my eyes pain me so! Sweet tears of torment... The little girl has forgotten us... Our new Alice has forgotten! The tears of torment... The pain! We weep until we are remembered... Poor Alice... When will the day come for remembrance? Will our new Alice choose us? Will we have our tea party again, like we once had before?" With this the White Rabbit hoped away down a path into the woods.

"Hey, Wait!" shouted Liddell, following the White Rabbit. Liddell knew something was stirring inside of her, that this path was only the beginning of another.

Haine-of-Winter: Again, I would like to say sorry!.

My Internet was not working for weeks, and I meant to work on the chapters on March Break, but I TOTALLY forgot. Sorry! TToTT

I hope this chapter was ok and I am hopeful that everyone will stick with me until the end.^-^