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Mission 3
a Knight with a Heart

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"Hikari~"

The brunette furrowed her eyebrows down as the sunlight streamed in through the tent. It was just too bright and early for her to wake up. Usually she skipped her training with Riku, but never missed a training section with Sora because they always train in the noon. The whispering trick never really worked for her, it just bugged her a little bit.

"Hikari~"

She grabbed her pillow and covered her ear while trying to ignore the whispering.

"Hikari~ wake up!"

Suddenly, her pillow was yanked away making her head hit the ground with a soft thud. Slowly, her eyelids fluttered open lazily. An irritated look replaced the once peaceful look that she had when she was sleeping. A blurry figure hovered above her. Her eyes narrowed at the figure. He was huge! It couldn't be Alice because she was right beside her, still asleep. So it could only be one person, Ace.

"Get off Ace… It's too freaking early for me." Hikari groaned and tried to go back to sleep again. Her eyes snapped wide open as she felt something wet on her cheek. "UGH! EW! ACE! Did you just lick me?! So un-cool, dude!" She shouted very loudly to the other brunette.

Ace chuckled. "I didn't do that." He said.

"Huh? But you're—my goodness! A baby bear!" Hikari shrieked as she crawled away from the wild animal.

"I tried to warn you~" Ace sang as he grinned at Hikari, who was still surprised.

Hikari flashed him a quick glare before backing away from the baby bear.

"Mmmm Hikari? What's wrong?" Alice sat up, rubbing the sleepiness away from her eyes. A small yawn escaped her lips as she stretched her arms up in the air. She wiped the tears away and her eyes quickly widened. The former foreigner shrieked in terror as she backed away to the corner of the tent, away from the baby bear. "W-Why is there a ba-baby bear in here?!" She pointed her finger at the baby bear.

"I don't know!" Hikari's eye twitched as the baby bear crawled closer to her. The brunette quickly placed on her 'manly' accessories and crawled away to Ace. "Why is there a bear inside your tent?!" She grabbed the collar of Ace's shirt.

Ace laughed. "I don't know too! When I woke up, I saw a bear right above you~" He gave a goofy grin.

"Well, we better hurry and get it out!" Alice panicked.

"Why?" Ace and Hikari asked in unison, looking over to the chestnut-haired girl.

"When there's a baby bear, there's always a momma bear." Alice gulped.

Hikari instantly paled. She remembered, whenever there's a baby animal there's always a mother nearby. Like that time when she found a baby tiger and there was the mother right behind her, roaring angrily at her. Or like the time she was helping a baby eagle return to its nest, the mother came and chased her around. The brunette shuddered at the memories of wild animals chasing her. She wasn't good with wild animals, but yet she was good with smaller animals, except for cats.

"D-Do you have any more food with you, Ace?" Alice asked.

Ace nodded happily. "Of course! Tada! Bread!" He raised the bread up in the air.

Hikari gave him a blank look. "Seriously, we're luring a bear out using bread? How's that gonna lure the bear out? Bears love fish!" She asked the Knight and he simply shrugged his shoulders. The bear suddenly was placing his or her paws on Ace's chest, making Hikari crawled away while the goofy Knight laughs. The baby bear began to sniff of the bread and tried to eat it. Ace kept on laughing as he kept the bread out of the baby bear's range. "Oh, for the love of pancakes! Give me that!" Hikari snatched the bread away from Ace.

"Here, bear, bear, bear… Come and get the delicious bread~!" Hikari grinned nervously as she lured the small baby bear with a piece of bread. The baby bear quickly turned away from Ace and crawled over towards the entrance of the tent. With a nervous smile and tone, Hikari was finally out with the baby bear following her. She quickly stood up. "You want this? You want this? Go get it!" She threw the bread as far as she can.

The baby bear quickly chased the flying bread.

A loud sigh of relief escaped Hikari's mouth as she finally got the baby bear out.

"Way the go, Hikari!" Ace wrapped his arms around the brunette's neck, pulling her into a headlock. The Knight balled his fist and gave a super noogie, making the brunette in his arms yelled out for him to stop.

"OUCH! Hey! Stop that! You're giving me a bad hair day!" Hikari cried loudly, trying to free herself from Ace's strong headlock.

Alice laughed. "Cut it out, Ace." She said and Ace pouted. "We need to get to the Castle and this time, I'm leading the way." She smiled.

Roooooaaaar

Alice paled as Ace and Hikari turned their heads towards the bushes. Out come from the bushes, a mother bear appeared. It didn't look very happy as the sharp claws were out and she was roaring angrily at the three humans.

Hikari paled and grabbed each of Ace's and Alice's hands. She dragged the two away from the mother bear as she screamed:

"MOMMA BEAR IS ATTACKING!"

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"Gah… I think we lost her…" Alice panted out. They had been running away from the mother bear for the past fifteen minutes and finally, they lost the angry bear. Hikari was in the same situation as Alice, panting and gasping for air, while Ace… well, he didn't work up any sweat. Instead, the Knight was smiling at the two girls with a goofy kind of smile. Alice let out a deep breath before glancing around to her surroundings. "Well… At least we came to the right place." She smiled.

"Wha—wow…" Hikari stared in confused at Alice before glancing up to the huge castle in front of her. Her blue eyes stared in awe at the pink castle with heart flags and heart shaped windows. Everything there was heart-shaped! Either they were colored pink, black, or white, it was all very beautiful. The guards were also wearing a black, red, and white uniform with hearts! It was cool seeing the cards were actually humans and not the skinny-walking-talking cards. "This is soooo cool~! It's much bigger than I would've expected it would be! Oh look! A heart-shaped fountain! Does it have heart-shape fishes in it?!" She excitedly skipped towards the fountain.

Alice giggled. "No, sadly no. The fish isn't heart-shaped here." She said as her reflection appeared next to Hikari's as the brunette kept on staring into the water looking for fishes. "Vivaldi doesn't like fishes that much…" She nervously smiled.

'Vivaldi? The queen of Hearts' name is Vivaldi… huh… I hope she's prettier than the last one!' Hikari thought as a goofy grin made its way to her face. She grabbed Alice's hand and dragged her back to main double doors where Ace was waiting with a smile. "C'mon, Alice! I wanna meet the queen! I bet she's pretty!" The keyblade wielder grinned.

Alice shook her head at Hikari's enthusiasms. The brunette acts like a three year old when going into a candy store! The chestnut-haired girl giggled with a happy smile plastered on her lips. Vivaldi would love having Hikari around. The cheerful and adorable brunette would defiantly be Vivaldi's new dress-up doll. She remembers perfectly that Vivaldi loves to dress her up every time she came for a visit at the Castle of Hearts. She just hoped that Hikari doesn't mind getting dressed-up.

"Off with her head!" Alice heard Vivaldi shouted to a poor maid. The chestnut-haired girl paled as she froze in her tracks. Hikari also seemed to freeze when she heard the sentence came out of the Queen of Heart's lips. Ace on the other hand stared at the poor maid being dragged away by the Faceless guards.

"O-Oh please, your highness! I beg for your forgiveness!" The maid begged helplessly as she trembled in fear. She would cry if she has eyes.

"I said off with her head!" The Queen of Hearts, Vivaldi, ordered again narrowing her scepter to the poor maid.

Alice gulped. 'That poor maid…' She thought, a sudden pang in her heart, seeing that the maid was going to lose her head. She leaned a little to Hikari, covering her mouth so she could whisper something into Hikari's ears. Alice saw the shock look on the brunette face as she saw the maid was being dragged away. "That's the queen… she likes to behead her servants for the slightest mistake they make." She whispered as quietly as she can.

'Same old queen…' Hikari said in her mind before running off towards the maid, who was still begging for forgiveness to the Queen. "STOP!" She screamed to the top of her lungs.

Alice stared in shock as Hikari was now standing in front of the poor maid and the two guards. The expression on her face was unreadable. The straight, yet determined look on her eyes stared right into Vivaldi's cold purple eyes. Both girls' expressions were unreadable. Hikari's expression could tell that she would attack Vivaldi any time or save the maid for the punishment of beheading. Vivaldi's expression could be that she wanted Hikari's head cut clean off her shoulder or jug hug the brunette tightly. Alice gulped in fear.

Vivaldi stared at the brunette standing in front of her reckless maid. Who dares disturb her from beheading people?! The Queen of Hearts rested her chin on her knuckle, staring into the brunette down bellow with interest. Never has anyone dared to interrupt her from beheading people. Her cold purple eyes narrowed to the Prime Minister standing beside her. Peter White seemed to know this female with eyes.

"White… Who's the girl?" Vivaldi asked with a calm tone, her eyes closed.

Peter turned to the Queen with a small smile. "She's my dear sweetheart, Hikari! Oh my dear Hikari is here with my dear ex Alice!" He cried happily.

"I see…" Vivaldi sighed before turning her attention back to the girl named Hikari. She observed the 'girl' bellow her. The 'girl' has short brown hair with bright blue eyes. She wore such un-lady like clothes. Vivaldi would have mistaken her for a boy if Peter hasn't told her that Hikari is a she. A smirk appeared on her lips. What would this little foreigner do to save her useless and reckless maid?

"Your majesty!" Hikari shouted, gaining attention from everyone in that chamber. The brunette quickly bowed down to one knee and she stared down to her metal shoes. "I ask for you to release this lady from being 'beheaded'. If you're not letting her off, then I will willingly replace her for any punishment she is sentenced to." She shouted and everyone stayed quiet to stare at the brunette. She lifted her head up to wink at the queen. "But if your punishment for me is also beheading, I would put up a fight first." She grinned.

Thank the lessons Riku gave her when speaking to any royalty.

The Faceless maid and the Faceless guards stared in shock. They never expected someone would replace them for a beheading punishment.

"Pl-Please… you shouldn't involve yourself into my problems, Miss." The Faceless maid whispered.

Hikari grinned at her. "Don't you worry about a single thing! I'll protect you! I promise," She gave another wink before turning to the Queen, who had on a smirk on her lips. The brunette quickly stood up to her full height. She could always put up one heck of a fight if the Queen ordered for her head to be cut clean off her shoulders.

Alice quickly ran to Hikari's side. "H-Hikari! Stop! You might get beheaded!" She whispered, trying to drag the brunette away.

"Pffft! Don't worry, Alice. I'll be fine." Hikari whispered, turning to Alice for a second before turning back to the smirking Queen. She cracked her knuckles before standing to a fighting stance. "What's your answer, Queen?" She asked or more likely shouted.

Vivaldi suddenly burst out laughing, making Alice and Hikari stared up at her with confused looks. "My, my, you're very adorable when you're fighting for my servants' freedom! We like you, brave foreigner. You may call us Vivaldi." She said while walking down the flight of stairs. "And you, you're excused from us." She said to the maid.

"Oh, my dear Hikari and my dear ex Alice! I'm so glad you've return!" Peter yelled as he embraced both girls into a big bear hug.

Since when did he get down?

"Gah!" Alice cried as he tried to shove the bunny-man's face away. "Get away from me, you pervert! And since when am I your ex?! I never liked you!" She yelled.

Peter smiled brightly before feeling a throbbing pain from the back of his head. "My dear, Hikari! Why did you hit the man you love?" He whines as he turned to face the brunette in his other arm. "Are you jealous that I'm showing more affection to dear ex Alice than you? You shall worry not my dear! I love you as well!" He tightly hugged the brunette in his arms.

"Dude… I don't understand a word what you're talking about." Hikari sighed, pushing Peter away. "I just hit you because I promised Alice that I would hit you whenever you're a bit too 'huggy' to her." She gave a shrug. The brunette turned to her right and saw Vivaldi standing in front of her.

Hikari gave the queen an awe look. "Wow… You're pretty~!" she grinned.

"My, my! You are very adorable from up close! We like you!" Vivaldi pulled Hikari into a hug, suffocating the poor brunette. The keyblade wielder gave a heavy sigh. Vivaldi is such a beautiful woman. Her purple-ish black hair was put into six large curls and her eyes matches her hair color, deep violent. She has a beauty mark on her left side of her chin. She wore a skirted gown mainly colored red and accented by a black corset and black bows, gold heart accessories, and she also wore a giant heart collar to frame her head and a matching crown and scepter in hand. "Come! We must have tea!" She smiled as she pulled apart from the hug.

Vivaldi is defiantly nicer and prettier than the last Queen of Hearts.

"Uh… Sure, my name's Hikari by the way." Hikari replied and the Queen smiled at her. The confused keyblade wielder turned to Alice with a look. "Does Queen Vivaldi like to change her mood?" She quietly asked.

Alice nodded with a nervously laugh, "Yeah… You'll get used to it." She patted the brunette's shoulder.

"Oh…" Hikari responded and turn to Ace, who was still standing at the place he was before. "Yo! Ace! C'mon and join us! Hurry up before you get left behind! I can't find you if you're lost here!" She waved her hand to the dazed Knight.

Ace blinked before grinning. "Coming~!" He sang happily.

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Hikari stared at her cup of tea, remembering the last time she drank tea with the Hatters. She took a sip from her cup and it was way less hot than the Hatters'. Her blue eyes observed the people sitting around her. Vivaldi was drinking her tea with a calm look. Alice kept on glaring daggers at Peter and on the other hand, Peter was smiling happily at the brunette's direction. Ace was eating sweets with a sweet smile on his face. The keyblade wielder kept placing her teacup on her lips as it was already empty. She was too observant that she didn't even realize.

"More tea, Miss?" A Faceless maid asked.

"Huh? Oh yeah…" Hikari replied as she smiled at the maid. The maid filled back her teacup and bowed. The Faceless maid went back to her spot, standing with the other Faceless maids and Faceless guards. A sigh escape Hikari's lips as she ate a heart-shaped cookie. She wished that she can do something to make the Faceless have eyes… An idea popped into her mind. She grabbed something from her pouch and grinned.

"Pssssttt!" Hikari whispered to the guard standing behind her. The Guard lifted his head up and looked around, looking for the Faceless who was calling for him. He stared at the brunette in front of his and pointed a finger at himself. "Yeah, you, come over here for a sec." She whispered and the guard nodded.

"What are you doing, dear Hikari?" Vivaldi asked.

Hikari stood up from her chair, leaning closer to the guard who has a number five printed on his clothes. "Hehehehe~ giving him eyes of course! Hold still okay?" She chirped happily. She never even noticed the dark looks Peter and Ace was giving to the guard. After a few seconds later, Hikari leaned back. "Tada~ you have eyes now! See?" She gave the guard a silver spoon.

The Faceless guard blush a little as he has 'eyes' now. It wasn't real eyes. It was drawn on where his 'eyes' should be if he's a Role-Holder. The number five guard observed his reflection and chuckled a little. Even though his eyes were drawn by the foreigner, he still felt like he has eyes.

"So~? Do you like it? You have eyes now! I learn to draw from my friend, but I'm not as good as her though…" Hikari grinned sheepishly as she shoved the black marker into her pouch again.

"Hikari!" Alice whispered.

"What?" Hikari whispered back and froze. She just noticed that it was rude to draw on people's face without their permission. "Oh my freaking waffles! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to offend you! Here, let me clean it up." She quickly grabbed her handkerchief.

"No! No… It's alright, Miss…" The number five guard smiled as he scratched the back of his head. "I kind of like it." he said truthfully.

Hikari tilted her head before grinning happily. "I'm glad you like it! It's feels great that someone does appreciate my drawings." She puffed her chest out proudly.

Peter gave one last dark look to the guard. He was so tempted to shoot him dead now, but he was sure Alice and Hikari would hate him if he killed number five. A loud sigh escape his lips. At least, the guard was back in his place now. He smiled at Hikari who began to drink her tea again, feeling happy. The Prime Minister was delighted to see the brunette was now happier.

"So, Hikari, tell us more why you're dressed so… un-lady like." Vivaldi placed her teacup down.

Alice gulped. 'Please don't say you don't like cute things. Please don't say you don't like cute things. Please don't say you don't like cute things!' She chanted in her mind, hoping Hikari answer something differently.

Hikari cleared her throat. "Uh… Well… I don't find wearing skirts and dresses quite fitting from where I came…" She answered, scratching the back of her head.

"Oh? And why's that?" Vivaldi asked back.

"Hmmm," Hikari hummed. "I think that using skirts and dresses would get in the way while training or fighting. You see… I somehow always ended up fighting a group of rebels every day. They fight fiercely, not caring if I'm a girl or not, so sometimes I ruined my clothes with dirt, mud, dust, blood, and some holes at the end of every day." She placed her elbows on her table.

Peter's pocket watch turned into a gun, "Who dares to hurt my lovely kitten?! Who were they?" He asked darkly.

Alice stiffened her shoulders as Ace's look was also getting dark. "E-Easy there… Hikari here have had a lot of experience and I believe that she already put those criminals in prison, right Hikari?" she asked with a nervously smile.

Hikari nodded her head slowly. "Yeah… already taken care of." She gave a thumb up.

Ace smiled, "Wow! We should train together sometimes~!" He suggested, patting the hilt of his sword.

Hikari nodded her head eagerly. "Sure thing, Ace! I would love to test out my skills with you! When?" She asked.

"Absolutely not! I would not leave you alone with this idiot!" Peter cried, pointing his gun at Ace's head. Ace smiled warmly at Peter as he took another bite from his cookie.

Alice nervously laughed. "So, Hikari…? What do you think of Wonderland so far?" She asked.

"Yes, we are also very curious." Vivaldi added.

Hikari smiled. "Well… It's wonderful! I never felt so relaxed in my life! It's always training, fighting, and working from where I came from… I always skipped every one of those when I get the chance. I didn't fight anyone for two days! It's a whole new record!" She slapped her knee while laughing. She snapped her fingers, almost forgetting about the vial. "Oh yeah! I almost forgot about something!" she reached into her pocket.

"Forget what, my dear Hikari?" Peter asked cheerfully. He watched as Hikari pulled out a vial, the Medicine of the Heart to be exact. He was surprised to find it was still full. Not a single drop seemed to be missing from the bottle. "Why haven't you drunk the Medicine of Hearts, my kitten?" He asked in a surprised tone.

"Well… Dee and Dum continue to ask me to drink it, changing every super power I will have if I drink this 'medicine'." Hikari tapped her chin, looking up to the sky, remembering every super power the Bloody Twins told her. "But now I'm beginning to think this is poison…" She placed the vial on the table before crossing her arms.

"Why would I poison my little kitten?" Peter asked, still surprised. He rushed to Hikari's side, hugging her from behind. The brunette yelped as she was being hugged by the neck… once more. She placed on a sour look before balling up her fist. "I would never do that to my precious foreigner! I shall help you drink it, my dear!" he shouted with a happy smile.

"Hands off, you pervert!" Alice shouted, as she punched Peter off of Hikari. The brunette only whistled at how strong Alice's punch was. She gave Alice a huge grin before high-fiving her.

Vivaldi chuckled. "Hikari, we would like to know where you will be staying."

"Huh… I haven't decided yet… I still haven't visited the Amusement Park and the place where that July guy lives, yet…" Hikari hummed and flashed Vivaldi one of her best smiles.

"Julius, his name is Julius, Hikari." Alice corrected, trying not to laugh.

"Oh, so does that mean you already visited the Circus?" Vivaldi asked as she sipped her tea.

"Cir…cus? There's a Circus?" Hikari asked with a puzzled look.

Alice shook her head. "We were going to visit the Circus last, since it's the farthest here in the Country of Hearts." She said, turning to Hikari who only nodded as a reply. "We're going to the Amusement Park next." Alice bowed her head as she smiled.

"Would you like to come with us, Queen Vivaldi?" Hikari asked as she stood up, trying to make the Queen feel better.

"We would love to come with you, but maybe next time." Vivaldi said with a sad smiled. A sigh escape Vivaldi's lips. "Leaving so soon? Oh well… Thank you for joining for our morning tea." She gave a sad smile.

"No! Please stay my dear ex Alice and my kitten Hikari!" Peter cried as he threw himself into Alice, who moved out of his way. The Prime Minister of Hearts falls face first to the ground, but he didn't give up just yet. He gave Alice and Hikari a big bear hug and he received another punch from Alice. "Why are you so cruel, my dear ex?" He asked, sniffling.

"I wouldn't be so cruel if you stop being a pervert!" Alice shouted, placing her hands on her hips.

Ace flashed the two girls a smile.

"You're not coming with us, Ace? I thought you wanna come…" Hikari asked with a slight confused look.

"I want to~!" Ace whined. "But I have some work to do…" He sighed.

"Oh… maybe next time! You too Peter!" Hikari waved her hand goodbye.

Vivaldi waved her hand goodbye. "Come back soon. We love having you two around." She said with another sad smile on her face.

Hikari looked down to the ground, frowning. She looked up to the Queen with a grin. "Don't worry! I'll come back and visit you soon, Queen Vivaldi! You're one of my role-model now~!" She exclaimed and quickly covered her mouth.

The Queen of Hearts laughed full-heartedly.

"Whoops… Didn't mean for that to slip… Sorry." Hikari apologize with a sheepish grin. "Keep that laugh, Queen Vivaldi! I hate it when someone frowns—Hey! Wait for me Alice!" She cried as she ran to catch up with Alice.

Vivaldi chuckled. "We like having this one too."

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"Oh my freaking pancakes and waffles! This Amusement Park is HUGE!" Hikari screamed loudly.

Alice giggled. "What is it with you and pancakes and waffles?" She asked.

"I don't know… I guess they taste good." Hikari grinned as she walked towards the entrance. She stared in awe as at the Amusement Park. The brunette never visited a real Amusement Park before. The Amusement Park at Prankster Paradise almost killed her and she never wanted to return to the Nightmare Carnival ever again. But the atmosphere here was different. It was bright and cheery. There were a lot of bubbles flying around and there were also balloons! "Man! This place is so… cheerful and—and bright! I love it!" She cheered happily.

"I'm glad you like it!" A cheerful voice replied from behind.

This time, Hikari didn't punch or kick the man. From the tone of his voice, she guessed that he's a nice guy and she can't actually hit a man at a bright and cheerful place. That would ruin the bright atmosphere! Hikari turned around and was met with a tall guy grinning down at her. He has his hair in some form of braid and is a reddish brown color. He has bright blue eyes under his glasses. A light stubble beard gave him the feature of a nice man. He wore brown pants, a white work-shirt with a yellow vest and a jacket over it. His jacket has light-blue diamond patters. He also wears a couple of belts with musical notes.

"Hello! I'm Gowland, the owner of this Amusement Park!" Gowland introduces with a wide smile.

"Hi Gowland! My name's Hikari! The 'new' foreigner as Alice says." Hikari shook his hand excitedly. "And might I say, Gowland… You did a wonderful job with this Amusement Park! I can't wait to go on the rides~!" She laughed happily.

Gowland laughed, "I'm glad you think that my Amusement Park is wonderful~!" He smiled.

"Oh yeah! Where's the ticket booth?" Hikari asked, as she glanced around, looking for the ticketing booth. "I wanna go inside quickly to try on the rides! Isn't that right, Alice?" She asked.

"Oh no! A foreigner who likes my work isn't going to buy any tickets in my Amusement Park!" Gowland argued as he grabbed Hikari's wrist. He placed something in her palms. The brunette looked at the item Gowland just gave her. It was a ticket, a Platinum ticket card.

"Wha—no! I can't accept this! I'll pay for it. How much?" Hikari asked as she pulled out her wallet.

"No, I insist that you have this." Gowland said while smiling.

"No, I insist that I pay you." Hikari said, smiling.

"I insist," Gowland began.

"I insist," Hikari also began, a visible vein was seen on her forehead.

"I insist." Gowland started again, shoving Hikari's wallet away.

"I insist!"

"I insist!"

"I insist!"

Alice sweat dropped at the 'I insist' argument between Gowland and Hikari. The two kept on going with 'I insist' for awhile now and neither of them was going to stop anytime soon. A sigh escaped her lips as a vein popped on her forehead. She was getting tired of the yelling. She came in between the Duke and the keyblade wielder. The two stared at the chestnut-haired girl confusedly.

"Alright! Enough!" Alice shouted as she glared at both Gowland and Hikari. "You can repay Gowland for the life-time pass by listening to his music okay?" She suggested. 'I'm so sorry Hikari…' she apologized in her mind.

"That's a splendid idea, Alice!" Gowland cheered happily.

Hikari nodded, "I guess that could work…" She mumbled. "Thanks Gowland." She grinned at the man.

The two foreigners and the Park owner entered the Amusement Park. Gowland gave a private tour around his Amusement Park. He was delighted and at the same time amused that someone was so eager to go on his rides. The Duke happily escorted Hikari to one of the highest roller coaster in his Amusement Park while Alice decided to step out of the challenge. Gowland was also nice enough to ride with Hikari, testing out how 'fun' his ride really is. The two let out excited screams as they rode the ride. Alice simple laughed as she sat at a bench watching the roller coaster moved on the tracks.

"WOW! That was FUN! Let's go again!" Hikari tugged on Gowland's sleeves, urging him to go again.

Gowland laughed before patting Hikari's head. "Maybe next time, there's still a lot of rides here you need to try!" He cheerfully said.

"Really?! Well then let's go!" Hikari grabbed Gowland's hand dragging him towards Alice, who was waiting for them both to return back. "Alice! Alice! Alice! That was so much fun! Let's go on another one! I wanna ride the others! C'mon!" She exclaimed happily.

Alice giggled. "I've never seen you this excited and happy before." She commented before standing up.

"Well—," Hikari suddenly sneezed.

"Bless you," Alice said with a small smile.

"Thank—chi—you," Hikari scrunched her nose as she sneezed again, covering her nose and mouth with her handkerchief. She continues to sneeze every second, making Gowland and Alice turn to her with worried looks. "Don't—chi—worry—chi—about me! I'm—chi—fine!" She sneezed again.

"Are you allergic to something?" Gowland asked worriedly.

"Yeah—chi!" Hikari sneezed again.

"HELP ME CHU~!" A familiar mouse-kid came into view, throwing himself to Hikari. They both fall to the ground with a loud thud.

"Hey! You're the—chi—mouse I met—chi—at the forest!" Hikari exclaimed and every time she sneezes, she threw her face away from the mouse-kid's face.

"Hikari… are you perhaps… allergic to mice?" Alice asked as Hikari began to sneeze again.

"Y-You're allergic to me chu?" The mouse-kid asked with watery eyes—well, eye because his other eyes was still covered by his bangs.

"N-No! I'm not—chi—allergic to mice—chi!" Hikari replied and pushed the mouse-kid away and helping him up, but she threw her face away again as she began to sneeze uncomfortably. "I-I'm al-alergic to-to—chi!" She groaned.

"Hah! Looks like the new foreigner is allergic to you, Pierce," A new voice said from behind Hikari. A soft thing brushed against her cheek. It was pink with purple stripes. It looked like a big bushy boa. Hikari glanced back, but not before sneezing. It was a guy with punk-ish style. His hair was reddish purple and his eyes were like a cat, yellow. He wore a black top that revile his stomach, black skirt-like pants over his knee high pants, he has a single arm cover on his left arm and a fingerless glove on his right hand, a pet collar around his neck with chains, uneven striped sock, and white sneakers. He also has cat ears and a cat's tail. He also have a lot of piercings on his body. He almost looked like Lea or Axel for some reason… maybe it was his hair color that's almost identical to her friend. "My name's Boris Airay… What's your name?" He asked with a cynical smile.

Hikari stared blankly at the cat. "LEA! Is that really you?!" The brunette embraced the man in front of her into a tight hug as she sneezes. "What are you doing here?! I thought you were back at Radiant Garden?!" She cried, but sneezes again.

Boris blushed. "Le-Lea?!"

Hikari pulled away from Boris. "Oh… sorry—chi—… let me start—chi—over." She cleared her throat. "Axel~! It's so—chi—got to see you again—chi!" She replayed the scene, but with a different name.

"L-Look! I don't know about this Lea or Axel guy, but I think I'm getting jealous." Boris pouted as he stared into Hikari's eyes.

"Oh—chi—sorry there—chi!" Hikari sneezes again. "GAH! Stupid—chi—allergies!" she screamed into the air.

"Perhaps you're allergic to cats…" Gowland said with a nervously smile.

"How did you—chi—know?" Hikari asked looking up to the Duke.

Everyone stayed quiet for a few seconds before Pierce burst out laughing.

"O-Oh chu… I never thought someone would be allergic to the man cat chu~" Pierce wiped his tears of laughter away. He yelped as Boris flashed him a deep glare. Pierce threw himself to Hikari, hugging her shoulders. "You're my Knight in shining armor~!" He kissed Hikari's cheek.

"Hey! Get off of her!" Boris yelled and Hikari sneezed again. He instantly turned to walk away.

"W-Wait! Axel—I mean Boris! I didn't—chi—mean it! I lied—chi!" Hikari shouted between laughter and sneezes. "I'm—chi—not allergic to you! I-I'm allergic to—chi—DAFFODILS!" She yelled out loud.

Boris stopped in his tracks. "So you're not allergic to me?" He asked and Hikari only nodded with a sneeze. A grin made its way up to Boris' lips. He quickly hugged the sneezing brunette. "I'm so glad!" he chirped.

"Okay, you Stray Cat! Get off of her so we can leave this spot!" Gowland smacked Boris' head, making the cat's tail twitch.

3=~x~X~x=E

"Waaaah! It's feels good to breathe again~!" Hikari slumps into the park bench. She leaned back against the bench as Alice sat next to her. A cold metal touched her cheek. It was one of those canned drinks. Boris grinned as Hikari grabbed the bottle from his hand. She haven't had drink any canned drinks before. "Thanks Boris." She thanked.

Hikari began to try and open the drink. She huffed after trying to open it a few times. She finally shook the drink with all her might, hoping it will opened by itself.

Alice laughed nervously, "This is your first time drinking from a can?" she asked and Hikari nodded. "You just need to pull that lid." She pointed to the small lid.

The drink suddenly burst out of the can, spraying her with sticky liquid. "Gah! What the heck is this?! It's… sticky and orangey! And it smells like orange too!" The brunette whined.

"It's orange soda chu~!" Pierce replied with a bright smile. He brought a wet towel and began to wipe the stinky soda off of Hikari's face and hair. "There you go chu~ and here, I brought another chu~ it's already open chu~" He said, handing Hikari an opened can.

"You know what? I'm hungry…" Boris said out loud, making Pierce shrieked in horror. He quickly hid beneath the bench while shaking in dear. "Oh look! A mouse! What a surprise!" He grinned, a fork and a knife in hand.

"Boris!" Alice smacked Boris' head. "Leave Pierce alone!" She scolded.

Boris pouted as he crossed his arms over his chest. "No fun…" He huffed.

Hikari laughed as she took a sip from her drink.

"Better?" Gowland asked and Hikari nodded. "I should get rid of those Daffodils…" He murmured as he ran his fingers through his hair.

"No! Don't get rid of it because of me!" Hikari quickly yelled, stopping Gowland from putting out the Daffodils in his Amusement Park. "Other kids might love those Daffodils! Think about your customers! Don't worry about me! I could just avoid it!" She grinned, scratching the back of her head.

Gowland smiled. "If you say so,"

"Well, well, well, Mary… It seems that you're getting quite well with the new foreigner." A familiar voice said. Hikari glanced over to her right and saw the Mafia boss, Blood Dupre, but she seems to get his name wrong, changing his name to Blood Droopy instead. Blood had on a smirk while Elliot and the Bloody Twins were behind him along with a few Faceless members. Their hands were full of guns pointed at Gowland's direction. "Hello Alice. Hikari. What a pleasant surprise meeting you two here at Mary's Amusement Park." Blood smiled.

'Mary? Who the heck is Mary?' Hikari asked herself, scratching the back of her head as she began to think. "Ah… Fancy meeting you here, Blood Droopy." She took a sip from her soda.

"Hah! Blood Droopy?! That's hilarious!" Gowland laugh as he lowered his rifle.

Hikari raised an eyebrow, since when did he have a weapon in his hand?

Blood's eyebrow seemed to twitch, but he hid it under his fake smile to Gowland and Hikari. "But it's not as hilarious as your name, Mary Gowland." He smiled.

"Mary… Gowland?" Hikari repeated. Gowland's hand twitched a little as Hikari heard the gun clicked. "Huh… I don't know what's so funny about a guy named Mary… My name can also be used as a boy's name… Actually my bro and most of my friends have names that can also be for the opposite gender." She said with a shrug.

"R-Really? Do you mean that?" Gowland asked.

Hikari shrugged. "Well I usually laugh at something like that, but because I've met a lot of people with names that are the opposite of their gender and weird long names that I couldn't even get any right… I'm kind of tired of laughing…" She took another sip from her drink.

Gowland grinned. "Thanks kid, now…" He began, his rifle clicking. "I'm not giving you any of my territory!" He shouted.

Alice sweat dropped at the scene. "T-This is getting a bit too far…" She mumbled.

"I agree…" Hikari nodded her head in agreement.

"New Onee-chan~!" Two childish voices came and hugged Hikari by her neck, suffocating the poor girl. "We missed New Onee-chan and Onee-chan so much!" Dee and Dum cried in unison.

"Get the bloody heck off of me!" Hikari shouted, shoving the twins away. "You're scaring Pierce!" She looked down underneath the bench and Pierce was still shaking in fear.

"I-I'm scared chu…" Pierce said shakily.

"Don't worry Pierce, I'm not going to let any of them hurt you! I'm your Knight but minus the shining armor part!" Hikari jumped off the bench, showing off her 'muscles'.

"Thank you chu~!" Pierce jumped out from underneath the bench and jumped into Hikari's arms, making her carrying him bridal style. The Dormouse kissed Hikari on the cheeks again, carefully not kissing the part where a white paper was plastered on her cheek. "You're my hero chu~!" He sang happily.

"Hey!" The Bloody Twins and Boris screamed in unison. "Hikari! Are you really letting that rat kiss you?!" Boris pointed his finger at Pierce who started to cry.

"Boris! Stop making Pierce cry!" Alice scolded again.

Pierce sobbed as Hikari only stayed quiet. The Dormouse looked up. "Aren't I heavy chu~?" He asked with a small pout.

Hikari shook her head with a grin. "Nope~ you're as light as a feather! Personally, I say that to everyone I carry… because you know… oh never mind." She finished with a slight blush and grin to embarrass to tell them that she did pull-ups every morning.

Alice giggled. "You're so cute when you're blushing in embarrassment!" She squealed. "Oh! We should probably get out of here before Blood starts to—," The chestnut-haired girl saw that Blood and his gang suddenly retreated. "Oh… never mind!" she smiled.

"Awwww… We want to be with New Onee-chan and Onee-chan a bit longer~!" Dee whined as Dum approached Hikari. "Did New Onee-chan drink the Medicine of Hearts yet?" He asked with bright red eyes.

"Nope…" Hikari responded. She thought for a moment before remembering she left the vial on the table at the Castle of Hearts. "Whoops… I think I left it at the Castle of Hearts…" She sheepishly grinned at the Tweedle Twins.

"Awwww." The Bloody Twins whined in disappointment as they left Hikari and Pierce behind with Alice, Boris, and Gowland.

"Never seen them so disappointed…" Boris sighed heavily. Hikari stared at the Bloody Twins as she let Pierce down. She smiled and grabbed a red balloon. Boris raised an eyebrow at her. "What are you doing?" He asked.

"You'll see." Hikari winked.

"Wait a minute, you brats!" The brunette yelled loudly, running towards the disappointed twins. She crouched down as the twins looked at her confusedly. The new foreigner released the rope holding the air inside the balloon. Blood and Elliot even stop to see what she was planning to do with the balloon. Hikari placed the tip of the balloon in her mouth and inhaled the helium. "Hey~ don't be so glum now~" Her voice suddenly changed into a high and squeaky voice.

Dee and Dum blinked a few times staring confusedly at Hikari.

"Hey~! Now turn that frown upside down~!" Hikari said in a really high and squeaky voice. "New… Onee-chan doesn't like seeing people frown in front of her~" She grinned as she patted the Bloody Twins' head.

"Hahahahahaha!" Dee and Dum laughed as they pointed their fingers at Hikari, who only grinned at them. "New Onee-chan's voice is so high and squeaky! We like New Onee-chan even more!" They both hugged Hikari's neck once more.

Hikari smiled. "Okay~ now… You two can go back to Blood~" She said with her voice still stuck in a high and squeaky tone. "See you two brats later~" She waved goodbye.

"See you later, New Onee-chan!" Dee and Dum shouted in unison.

The Amusement Park residence and Alice stayed quiet for a minute before bursting out into full laughter. Hikari glanced back with an amused smile. She was happy that she made everyone laugh full-heartedly and not the fake 'haha' laugh. She never did like frowning, but she also somehow likes to do it. She would shook her head and replace it with a grin, but when it comes to others. She would pinch both their cheeks and stretch it up into a smile no matter how much it was uncomfortable for the victim.

"My goodness!" Boris clutched his sides. "You have one squeaky voice, Hikari~" He grinned.

"Yeah—HEY! My voice is back to normal!" Hikari pumped her fist up in the air and released the left over helium, making the balloon fly everywhere and it landed on Hikari's head. She took the flat balloon off her head. She handed the airless balloon to Gowland. "Here 'ya go Gowland." She said.

Alice's laughter died down to giggles. "C'mon Hikari, I still have to show you the Clover Tower." She patted Hikari's shoulder.

"Okay~ See 'ya later Pierce! Boris! Gowland! Looking forward to spend more time with you guys! Oh and Boris? Don't you dare eat Pierce!" Hikari raised her fist up in a threatening way.

Boris laughed as he raised his hand. "Now… Where was I? Oh yes! Lunch time~!" He sang happily.

Pierce paled. "EEEEEEEEPPPPPPP!"

"BORIS!"

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"The Clover Tower is where I currently live and it's the only neutral area besides the Circus," Alice explained as she leaded the way towards the tall tower where Hikari met 'July'. "Three Role-Holders life here, there's Julius Monrey—the guy you just met yesterday. Gray Ringmarc, former assassin. And of course, there's Nightmare Gottschalk… the owner of the Tower and a dream demon…" She continued her explanations.

"Huh? What?" Hikari asked with a puzzled look. "Oh, yeah, yeah, I hear you." She said, observing the Tower in front of her. "I hope that Julius guy isn't mad at me for calling him July…" She trailed off.

"Alice? What are you doing out here?" A voice asked from behind. Both girls turn to see a man with dark blue hair that matches his golden colored eyes. There's a dark blue lizard tattoo on his left side of his neck. He wore a simple neat dark gray suit. There are golden accents on his outfit with his buttons and links as well as the straps across his chest. The man stared at Alice and then to Hikari with a confused look. He was also carrying a lot of groceries in his arms. "Is she a friend or a foe?" He questioned.

"Geez dude, relax will you?" Hikari sighed, shaking her head as her arms were crossed. "A friend of course! My name's Hikari and you must be either Nightmare or Gray. I'm guessing you're… Nightmare! Am I right?" She turned to Alice with a hopeful look.

"No, sadly you're wrong…" Alice shook her head with a smile. "Hikari, meet Gray Ringmarc, Gray meet Hikari." she introduces.

Gray raised an eyebrow, "You have no surname?" He asked.

Hikari shook her head. "Nope~! Just Hikari!" She pointed her thumb to her chest.

"Oh Gray! Let me help you with those." Alice said as she grabbed a bag of groceries and placed one into Hikari's arms.

"Huh wait what?" Hikari started with a puzzled look as she stared at the large paper bag in her arms. She turned to Alice who flashed a 'help-Gray-carry-the-groceries' look. The brunette only shrugged as she shifted the bag in her arms into the right position. She didn't want Alice to be mad at her, after all, she is the only person she was close too at Wonderland. "So, Gray? Why did you buy a lot of… medicine and healthy foods?" She asked with disgust.

She despised both things with a passion!

"They're for Lord Nightmare." Gray simply replied with a straight look.

"Lord… Nightmare?" Hikari almost laughed.

"Yes, he is ill you see." Gray replied, ignoring that the brunette was snickering. He opened the front door and let both girls step in first. He closed the door behind him and leaded the two foreigners into the kitchen. "Please place those on the counter." He said.

Hikari did as told. She sat on the country watching as Gray and Alice began to put everything in its place. The keyblade wielder grabbed the bottle of medicine in the paper bag and observed it for awhile. She never drink any medicine since she was thirteen and that was four years ago! Whenever she got sick or anything, she just drink potion or just sleep it off. Maybe this Nightmare dude should try the potion instead of using this disgusting medicine. She simply tossed the bottle back into the paper bag.

"Alice! There you are! I was worried sick that you might get caught up with that stupid Knight again!" A new voice cried as he went inside the kitchen. Hikari stared at the man and the man stared back at her. The man has short straight silky silver hair matching his grey eye since his right eye was covered by a gold and black eye patch. He wore a dark gray suit with a frilled shirt underneath. He was very pale, paler that Kairi! This man must be Nightmare, the ill dream demon. "You must be Hikari correct?" He smiled.

"Yeah, I am. Nice to meet 'cha." Hikari grinned. She observed the man carefully. 'He looked like the Pirate Wanabe Xigbar….' The brunette raised an eyebrow at the man as he scoffed.

"I am not a pirate wannabe Xigbar!" Nightmare argued, pointing a finger at Hikari.

'Wow~ how did he—,'

"—know'? Well, my dear… I can read minds." Nightmare smiled as he walked towards the puzzled brunette.

"Cool! What am I thinking about now?" Hikari asked with a big grin.

"Hmmm," Nightmare hummed, tapping his chin. "You're thinking about sweets." he said.

"Wow! Correct! Again! What am I thinking now?" Hikari asked again, feeling excited all over again.

"'Lazing around the secret garden'." Nightmare chuckled. He turned his face away from the keyblade wielder as he started to hack and gagged blood. Hikari jumped off from the counter and placed a hand on the sick dream demon's back, patting slightly. "Do-Don't worry… this happens a lot…" He forced a smile.

Hikari gave a worried look. She let out a heavy sigh as Gray rush to his Lord's side. The brunette turned to Alice who only gave a sad smile. This man was really ill and he was still cheerful.

"Lord Nightmare, please drink your medicine." Gray grabbed a bottle of pills from the paper bag, handing them to Nightmare who shook his head furiously as blood came out from his nose.

"No way! I don't like medicines!" Nightmare shouted childishly. He suddenly felt like flying in the air. He looked up and he was being carried by the new foreigner! To add a scar to his pride, she was carrying him Bridal Style! He felt blood came out from his nose again while blushing in embarrassment. A man was supposed to carry a woman like this! Not the other way around. "Wha-What are you doing?! Put me down, Hikari!" He argued.

"I'll take him to his room." Hikari said to Gray and Alice, who only stared at her confusedly. "You two can start making lunch for him. At the mean time, I'll keep him company." She said with a grin.

"Alright," Gray nodded his head. "Lord Nightmare's room is at the third floor, go straight to the end of the hall, turn to your right, walk to another end, and the door to your left is his room." He instructed.

Hikari laughed nervously as she shifted a little. "Uh… I think I'll just ask Nightmare for directions." She admitted. She was a bit lost when it comes to direction, but she wasn't like Ace. She can still find her way around the places she often visited. After leaving the kitchen, Nightmare was still complaining about Hikari carrying him like that. She completely ignore the man's complain and continue to walk up the stairs. "So Nightmare… You're the owner of this tower?" She asked, trying to stop him from complaining.

"Yes, I am the owner of this tower. Gray and Julius are my subordinates." Nightmare replied.

"Where's this Julius guy anyway? I didn't see him in the kitchen." Hikari asked, reaching up the second floor.

Nightmare stared at Hikari for a moment before answering, "He's known as the Mortician. He fixes clocks. You didn't see him before because he always locked himself up in his office. Alice is the only person her warmed up to." He explained in a short summary. He suddenly started to hack and cough blood out again, staining Hikari's sleeveless blue jacket. "I-I'm sorry about your jacket." He apologized wiping his blood away with his hand.

"No worries, dude. I've been meaning to wash this jacket anyway." Hikari grinned as she shifted again to put Nightmare in a comfortable position. "Where to now, Nightmare? I think we're at the third floor already." She smiled.

Nightmare let out a chuckle, "We're at the fifth floor now…" He stated and Hikari nervously laughed as she turned to go two floors down. She can't believe that she just missed the third floor! The sick dream demon in her arms let out another chuckle. "Now just go straight, turn right, reach the end of the hall, and the door on your left is my room." he instructed.

Hikari nodded her head and did as told. She stopped because there was a man standing in the halls, staring at her with cold midnight blue eyes. Nightmare seemed to notice and turn his head slightly to his left and saw the Mortician.

"Julius!" Nightmare said loudly, calling the man.

"Nightmare," Julius greeted with a straight tone. "And you are the girl I saw yesterday." He said, staring right into Hikari's light blue eyes.

"'Julius', right?" Hikari asked and the Mortician nodded his head. "Well, my name's Hikari, the 'new' foreigner. It's nice to finally meet you properly." She answered with a sheepish smile.

Julius simply nodded. "Why are you carrying Nightmare?" He asked.

"Oh! I insisted to take him to his room while Gray and Alice prepares lunch for him~!" Hikari sang happily.

The cold Mortician only nodded again. "Very well." he said and walked pass by the brunette.

Hikari turned around and stared at Julius' back with a straight expression. She turned away to proceed walking towards Nightmare's room. It wasn't long when she finally reached the end of the hall. Nightmare opened the door to his room and the brunette steps inside the fairly large room colored mainly in blue, yellow, black, and gray. She carefully set Nightmare in his bed and dragged a chair to sit next to the bed.

"Does he always have to be that cold?" Hikari asked, leaning back against the chair.

Nightmare chuckled. "You'll get used to it." he said and began to cough blood again.

"Geez, Nightmare… Why don't you just go see a doctor?" Hikari sighed grabbed her handkerchief. She wiped the blood off Nightmare's mouth and hands. The sickly dream demon froze as the brunette was really close. "You're sicker than anyone I've ever met in my life…" She said.

"I despise Hospitals and needles…" Nightmare shuddered.

Hikari shook her head. "I don't like those too." she said, sitting back down to the chair. She took off her sleeveless blue jacket and sighed deeply. It's a good thing her one sleeved black turtleneck isn't harmed with Nightmare's blood. She loosed her neckerchief as she gripped her stained jacket. "Usually I just sleep it off or just drink a medicine from my world." She scratched the back of her head.

Nightmare blushed. This foreigner just took off her jacket in front of him! How rude! Luckily she still wore a black turtle neck underneath. "Really? Tell me, Hikari, you have one very imaginative mind. I find your thoughts are really interesting for my taste. Do you really think I look like a man named Xigbar? He's much older from the looks of his facial features." He asked with a small smile.

Hikari laughed. "Now that I really think of it, the only thing similar about you two is the eye patch! And you're right! The pirate wanabe is much older than you by the looks of it." She grinned. "How did you know?!" She asked with a smile.

"You see, I'm a dream demon who can read minds and enter someone's dreams." Nightmare answered.

"So you're like a Memory Wit—Wizard?" Hikari asked with a childish grin.

"You were going to say 'Witch' right?" Nightmare asked and Hikari only answered with a sheepish grin as she scratched the back of her head. "If that is what you think of me then so be it." He said.

"By the way have you drunk the Medicine of Hearts?" Nightmare asked. He read Hikari's mind and nodded his head with a small smile. "I see… You left it at the Castle of Hearts…" he said.

Hikari sighed. "What game am I playing when I drink that potion?" she asked curiously. "Peter and the Bloody Brats seem to make such a fuss about it…"

"Well, do you know why you're brought here by Peter?" Nightmare asked. Hikari shook her head. "I'm the one who told Peter to bring you here." he concluded.

"You're the one who told Peter to kidnap me?" Hikari asked confusedly with an eyebrow raised.

"Yes, he seemed so… desperate to get Alice's attention, but she hated him for stealing her first kiss." Nightmare began and stopped as he began to hack more blood. Hikari leaned forward and wiped the blood off his mouth and hand. "Tell me, Hikari. Do you believe in love at first sight?" he suddenly asked.

"Uh… maybe… no… why ask?" Hikari answered unsurely.

Nightmare smiled warmly. "When I showed him an image of you talking to your friend… he seemed to fall in love all over again. He said you almost looked like Alice for some reason. I don't know, but maybe he needs to get his eyes checked again." He paused, rubbing his temples. "But when I also look at you… My clock stopped ticking for some reason." He said, blushing a little.

"What? I don't get it... Why I have to drink that 'medicine'…" Hikari stressed out the word 'medicine' with a hiss. "Who knows… maybe that 'medicine of hearts' is actually a real medicine or a poison…" She deadpanned.

"Don't you want to go home?" Nightmare cuts in.

Hikari blinked. "Home…?" She asked.

"Yes, home. You'll have to drink the Medicine of Heart and play the game in order to go home." Nightmare said coughing slightly.

Hikari stared at the sickly dream demon with a straight look. "Maybe I don't want to go home just yet." She grinned as Nightmare stared at her with a confused look. Usually, a foreigner wants to go home when being dragged down into Wonderland. But Hikari… did she really mean what she said? "It's fun and relaxing here~! The people here are also nice~! Maybe I'm not ready to go home yet~!" she sang happily.

Nightmare laughed. "Maybe you would change your mind after a few time periods… The rules say that you have to drink the Medicine of Hearts." he smiled.

"Hmmm," Hikari hummed, tapping her chin. "I'll think about it… I tend to break rules quite often and besides I don't want to go home just yet~" she grinned sheepishly.

Nightmare chuckled. He stopped chuckling as something came to his mind. "Ah…"

"What's the matter?" Hikari asked with a worried look.

"It seems that the Circus has arrived." Nightmare smirked.

Hikari gave him a puzzled look. "What?"

A/N: A very long one~ I guess I'm excited!

Remember~ Hikari has been to the Wonderland created by Lewis Carroll. You know the Alice in Wonderland ver. 1951? Where the Queen still likes to play croquet? That's the one ^^

Special thanks to: Forest-Animal, Himitsu the secretive otaku, Rafanan, and TheParadoxicalOtaku for adding this story to their favs!

Special thanks to: Forest-Animal, Himitsu the secretive otaku, and Rafanan fro adding this story to their alerts!

Reviews are very appreciated, and please no flames~

R&R please!