Hello everyone~ I'm back with chapter 2. ^^~

First off, I am going to ask you all a question. I will post the question at the end of this chapter too so people don't forget about it. XD

Question: Who do you guys want Alice to pair up with?

Whatever character gets the most votes will win Alice's affection. 3 You can choose any character from Heart, Clover, and Joker.

Ahh so I'm trying to keep all chapters at 7 pages minimum, so will never post less but might/most likely will post more if that makes sense. Sometimes I suck at explaining what I want. XDD

If I do post a chapter less than 7 pages, then it'll probably be because I'm busy and my head's about to explode. 3

Anyways just to let everyone know, I do plan on making this story go from Heart all the way to Joker. *Trying to get glitchy clover to work boo boo*

*New Note* Finally got to play Clover a few days ago, but now it's being stupid with its glitchiness and is freezing at a certain scene to make it impossible to finish…. WHHHHHHHHHY?

I might make heart, clover, and joker separated into different stories, buuuut then I might combine them all into one story instead. Still deciding. It all depends on how many chapters I end up having. XD

Also, I'm drawing a picture of Alex. X3

I might add a few of the heart no kuni no alice characters in the drawing lolz~

OMG I typed too much *facepalm*

Anyways enough of my blabbering~ On with the story~ *winks*

-Chapter Two-

-Similarities and Meeting Alice-

I hugged myself as everything became dark. I was confused as to why it would become dark so quickly without warning.

"Looks like it's time to set up camp," Ace said cheerfully.

"Camp?"

"Yeah, it's dangerous for a child to be traveling at night."

"I'm not a child, but more importantly what's going on?" I asked Ace and froze as I saw him setting up a tent. "And where did that tent come from?" I asked, feeling very surprised and confused.

"Haha! I always carry a tent with me for when it gets dark. And day, evening, and night change randomly."

Why would it change randomly? That made no sense. And wait...

"EXACTLY WHERE DOES THAT TENT POP UP FROM?" There's no way he could carry something that big without anyone noticing. There's no logic!

Sadly, Ace ignored the question as he continued with putting up the tent. I sighed and decided to help. Maybe not knowing was best for me.

Evening came immediately after dark. I started to grow impatient after a long time of traveling.

"Ace, how long until we get there?" I asked with a frown.

"We're here," Ace said with a smile as he pointed towards a rather large mansion in the distance. It's amazing how he didn't get us lost. But then again, we did go through two nights, three evenings, and two mornings...

As we neared the gate, I noticed two boys guarding it and not looking very happy with their job. One of the boys had something that caught my interest. Becoming too excited, I bolted towards him.

"You there," I said with a smile.

"Is she an intruder brother?" the boy in blue asked.

"She's with that knight brother," the other responded.

They held out their weapons towards me. I stopped in my tracks and took a step back.

"W-wait. I'm sorry. I don't mean any harm," I said apologetically.

"What do you want?" asked the boy in red.

"Your eyes."

They both gave me questioning looks.

"You want my eyes?"

I guess I should have said more…

"N-no! Your eyes are red! They're like mine," I tried to explain. I pulled up my bangs to show them my red eyes.

"I never thought I'd ever meet someone like me. And you're a twin like me too." I felt like hugging the boy but refrained from doing so. After all, their weapons were still aimed at me.

"So you like my eyes?" the boy in red asked with a grin.

"What about mine?" asked the other as they lowered their weapons. I nodded in response.

"Your blue eyes are really cute," I said. I was mainly just excited to meet someone like me.

"I like her," said the boy in blue.

"Me too."

"I'm Tweedle Dee."

"And I'm Tweedle Dum."

"We're the gatekeepers of this place. And who are you?" asked Dee.

"I'm Alex Garsel."

"What brings you here?" asked Dum.

"We're here to see Alice," Ace said. "You're so mean Alex. You completely forgot I was here. Plus I have red eyes too. Hahaha!" he then added.

"Sorry," I said sheepishly. "I didn't mean to… Oh wait. You do have red eyes!" I looked at his eyes in awe. Ace laughed at my reaction.

"What do you want with Big Sis?" asked the twins as their weapons were now aimed at Ace. Ace drew his sword.

"It's to help this kid. She needs to get back home, and we need Alice to help her."

"How do we know you're not just trying to take Big Sis for yourself?" asked a serious Dee.

"Well if you're not going to let us pass, then I guess I'll have no choice but to force my way in," Ace said with a smile then laughed.

Something about the way he said that sent a shiver up my spine. Were these guys actually going to fight? They wouldn't, right?

"H-hey, let's put down the weapons here. Ace and I really do just want to talk to Alice," I said, hoping they would do just that. Dee then aimed his weapon at me which caused me to take another step back.

"As much as we like you, you do have to pay the price for trespassing," said Dee.

I couldn't believe this. Were they really not going to listen? Ace then laughed and readied his sword.

"I think you should get behind me, Alex. I wouldn't want to accidentally kill you with my sword."

"Exactly HOW would you accidentally kill me?" I asked in a panic.

"Hold it!" we then heard someone shout from beyond the gate. "Dee! Dum! What are you two doing?"

We all turned to see a girl in a blue dress running towards us. A man with black, spikey hair and a top hat followed from behind.

"That knight an' this girl wants to take you away Big Sis," said Dum.

"We're not trying to take her away!" I shouted.

"Hey Alice! We were just having some fun," Ace then said.

"WHO'S HAVING FUN YOU DUMB KNIGHT?" I was getting fed up with this.

"Who's this young lady?" asked the man who stood by Alice. He seemed like a calm and reasonable guy.

"I'm Alex Garsel, and I heard that Alice can help me."

"Help you with what?" asked Alice.

After some time, I had the whole situation explained.

"So the young lady wasn't given a vial?"

"No… Not that I know of," I responded while looking at the ground.

"There must be a mistake. Since you were sent to this world, you should have been given one. Maybe Nightmare would know," Alice said thoughtfully.

"Nightmare? Who's that?"

"He's a nightmare who shows up in people's dreams. It's the only way for you to contact him."

"Someone who can only be contacted in a dream?" I sighed in disappointment. My chances of returning to my own world were dimming down to nothing.

"Don't be depressed," Alice said while trying to cheer me up. "Can she stay with us Blood? At least until we can help her find a way back home?"

"Of course. A room will be prepared for her immediately," said Blood.

"I am Blood Dupre, boss of the Hatter Mansion. It's a pleasure to meet you," he said with a smile.

"It's a pleasure to meet you too," I said with a forced smile. This man seemed nice, but the idea that I'd be stuck in this world wasn't making me feel good.

"Come in," Alice said with a smile.

"Well I guess I'll head back to Julius now," Ace said as he waved good-bye.

"Wait," I said, stopping him from leaving.

"What is it?"

"Thank you very much. Let's meet again sometime." The guy was a clueless moron, but he was also the first friend I made in this world.

"Hahaha! Sure," he said with a smile then walked off.

"Wait Ace! The Clock Tower is in the other direction," Alice pointed out. I sighed in disbelief. That guy really was hopeless.

"So you'll be living with us from now on huh?" asked Dee.

"I guess so."

"You said you're an outsider right? That's so cool," said Dum.

"An' you can play with us," Dee then added.

"Sounds like fun," I said nervously. These two did just try to kill me and Ace earlier, so I wasn't planning to trust them just yet.

"I don't want you kids to be playing any dangerous games with her," Alice said with a stern voice.

"Aww but why Big Sis?" asked Dee.

"Because you might get her killed. If you're good boys, you won't do that."

What Alice said made me freeze in my tracks. 'get her killed…' Those few words trailing off in my mind made me doubt the boys even more.

"We're good boys," Dum said as he went to hug Alice with Dee. She sighed in disbelief.

"We'll see."

I stood in the room that was prepared for me during my stay here. Everything was beautifully decorated. I laid on the bed and stared at the ceiling.

"Aura," I whispered. "I wish I could tell you about everything."

Aura was my twin sister. Everything about us was similar except for our hair and eye colors. Aura had beautiful dark blonde hair and violet eyes. Even though our appearances were alike, I always thought of her to be much more beautiful. She was unlucky enough to be born with an incurable disease. My uncle told me she'd die at an early age… Not something I wanted to hear really… Aura's pale skin and frailness added to her beauty though. I always wondered if it were possible for me to become that beautiful. But then again, I know that's impossible.

I sighed and turned to the side. My uncle had told me a few days earlier that on the day of the coronation, Aura's pain would end. He must have found a cure. And I had to be stupid enough to fall down a dumb hole. Now I couldn't help Aura or find out whether or not uncle really did have a cure for her.

Would she be alright?

Would she get worse?

Will uncle help her?

Will my absence worry them?

I heard a knock at the door.

"Come in," I said as I sat up.

"Are you finding everything to your liking?" asked the woman who walked in. I suddenly froze when looking at her. She seemed to be… lacking… in the facial area.

Now what would one do in a situation like this? You're looking at something abnormal that creeps you out. How to react. How to react. How to react. How to- Oh! Should I scream? Uncle always did say that one should scream when in a terrifying situation.

"Uhh miss?"

But I'm not really terrified. I'm just sort of creeped out.

"Are you… alright?"

Ahh but she looks really nice. And concerned? I think? No, screaming would be bad.

"Miss?" the woman asked again while walking towards me.

Think of something, stupid.

"Miss?" the woman asked again, this time standing right in front of me.

"Hello there," I said while smiling at the faceless woman. I wanted to punch myself in the face for stupidity. The woman looked at me oddly.

"Are you finding everything to your liking?"

"Yes. Thanks for asking."

The woman smiled.

"Lunch will be served shortly. Shall I show you the way?"

Food sounded nice, but I just wasn't in the mood for it.

"No thank you. I think I'll pass. Thanks for asking though."

The woman looked at me with concern.

"It's not healthy for the young lady to skip a meal. You really should eat."

I smiled at her warmly. I really was an idiot for even thinking about screaming before. This woman was too nice. All I had to do was get used to the fact that she was missing a face…

"Thank you, but I'm really tired. I'll sleep instead."

The woman gave up and frowned.

"Okay… Rest well," she said then left.

I sighed and laid back on the bed, pulling the covers over me. It'd be nice if this were just a dream. Maybe it was a dream? Maybe if I slept, I'd wake up in my own room. Then I could help Aura.

Aaaaand cut! That's all for chapter 2. *is already working on 3. XDD*

Ahh so I really hope you all enjoyed this chapter. I feel like there's something I reaaaally wanted to say, but now I can't think of it… That happens to me a lot x_x Oh well~ XD

Ahh right, the question.

Question: Who do you guys want Alice to pair up with? Anyone can vote. X3 You may choose any characters from Heart, Clover, and Joker.

Thank you all for reading!

*edit*

Oh gawd now I remember! I keep forgetting about the disclaimer *HUGE FACEPALM* I'll remember to add it at the beginning of chapter 3. x_x

I do not own Heart, Clover, and Joker no Kuni no Alice! Sadly

pfft, idk why I'm posting this at the end. XD