sorry for the long wait guys and i admit this chapter isn't very long :( writing papers for 3 months kinda makes an individual just not even want to look at another blank page for a while ya know. anyways i hope i can continue to do this story some kind of justice. i only continue for you guys at this point your reviews inspire more and more to come out of the crazyness that is called my mind so pls continue to review

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Alice watched as one foot passed in front of the other over hard sandy ground for what felt like forever. It had been day's since she had seen anything other than the brown of the earth and the blue and black of the sky. Since she had made her escape from the mountain she followed the pull that she had felt coming from the center of her chest. The dream was a constant in her mind, replaying over and over as days turned to nights and nights turned to days. The pulling never lessened over her heart and always in the same direction except one further past the first one. Alice could only guess that they are to lead her somewhere and could only wait to see where she ended after she passed close to the first one.

With nothing else to focus on but the pulling in her heart Alice started realizing one pull was familiar like she somehow knew it for her entire life. Keeping to the same monotonous pace Alice figured it had to be Mirana she was feeling. There was no other that she was ever so familiar with. With that in mind she had to wonder where the other would lead her. She had been told to find the goddess but where should she start? She had nothing else to go on but the mysterious feeling and she wasn't all too pleased with that. Round and round the thoughts went as she followed blindly for no other reason than to keep her White Queen safe.

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She paced at the end of her bed, back and forth as she chewed her bottom lip. Alice had been missing for so long that Mirana feared the worst. When her young Champion had suddenly disappeared she had felt so helpless. Stopping with a sigh Mirana let her head drop slightly her eyes temporarily finding the ground. She had hoped to find some clue as to Alice's whereabouts by this point but the longer it dragged out the more dauntless it seemed. The Queen had sent out teams of sentries to look for any sign of her Champion and searched her texts for anything else that could aid her. Neither had turned up anything and the Queen was at her wits end.

Turning to face out her private balconies Mirana thought of all the times she had spent there with her charming Champion. Their time had been so short but she refused to give up her Champion this time. Something was keeping them apart and this angered her fueling the dark blood that run through her veins. In the early years of her rein the crown had been enough but even before her sister had stolen it, it had been failing in its restraint of her. When Iracabeth had it stirred the darkness letting it reach just to the surface. She had often been left weak in her restraint leaving her in no condition to take on her sister nor could she find the will to bring herself to do it if she could have.

Mirana felt her eyes flash black at her thoughts. Closing them she brought her fingers to pinch at the bridge of her nose. Alice's disappearance was somehow so much bigger than the loss of her crown had been. She felt empty in some way that she couldn't begin to understand and she absolutely hated that feeling. Her free hand clenched at her side as her thoughts turned over and over. Mirana moved from her spot taking her place in their bed. She could feel the ghost of Alice's hands the last time they had been in this bed together even though it seemed like a lifetime ago. Calming at the remembrance of her love's eyes that night Mirana briefly had a thought that if she would be able to keep it together till Alice's return.

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Dark thoughts crept where none had ever ventured to travel before as the edge of disillusionment took on. They crept at the edges of her mind always there as she wondered and thought. So slowly gaining ground that they go unnoticed. Days turn to nights and the land grows more and more unfamiliar to Alice. She has the slight twinge in her heart that she is going in exactly the opposite direction she should be but can't bring herself to turn around. She had to do this though she was losing the reason why. It baffled her to know end only adding to the deep swallowing darkness of questions that was trying to take her over.

"She won't be able to help you Alice."

She froze only but a moment in her step as the words rattled through her mind. Smirking briefly she wondered if the voice was nervous. She knew it hadn't been the goddess but she hadn't a clue as to who or what it was. She found the words hard after going so long without speaking.

"So you've finally come back have you? Will you be staying longer this time?"

The voice she was expecting stayed silent and after several seconds Alice's eyes glazed over again. With a final sigh and one last step Alice tumbled forward to the ground as her world went black taking her to her dreams of blood and torture.

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so there it is i hope you like it. it was mostly a filler so i wouldn't jump right to the big stuff but didn't have to write a lot of repetitive stuff for a long journey iiiiiiiiinstead laying it out for your large imaginations to make up all on its own *sigh* isn't it great. i also hope you guys like the new way i'm laying this out and pls review.