A/N: I recently became aware that there is already a story that has the same name as mine. I haven't gotten the chance to read it so I don't know how similar it is to mine, but I've gotten permission from the author to continue my story despite having the same name. Yay for her! :D I just wanted to let everyone know in case anyone out there thought I had stolen this story. It is definitely not stolen and is my own idea. Thank you for reading!

"My worries?"

"Yes."

"Why do you want to know my worries? I said your friends..."

"But you are my friend Sawara-san."

"Nonsense! I'm the wisest of this land. I would have known if…" Absolem noticed the glint of hurt in the girl's eyes and stopped his sentence midway.

"Sawara-san, I'm not lying. You're the reason I've been able to come this far in my dreams. And…now I want to help you, too." Absolem sighed, scratching the back of his head.

"Worries…I don't remember ever having the slightest worries at all, but ever since I've met you…I've been worried non-stop for you. As if a child of my own is in trouble. If what you say is true, then when you succeed and find your way to get home, my worries will leave on their own." Hearing Absolem's words, the corners of Kyoko's lips slightly upturned into a smile. Kyoko obediently nodded at him.

"Ok. If you say so. I'll go find someone else then."

"Before you go, have this." All of a sudden, out of nowhere a necklace magically appeared around Kyoko's neck.

"With this, you can change size as you please." Kyoko lifted up the golden chain and stared at the sparkling jewel hanging on it. She gasped as she recognized the pink treasure.

"Princess Rosa!" Kyoko lunged forward and tightly hugged Sawara-san, not caring about his buggy appearance. Absolem blushed an odd shade of purple in surprise and quickly brushed her off, clearing his throat.

"Ok, ok. Now off you go."

"Alright. Bye Sawara-san." Kyoko began walking away and glanced back to see Absolem give her two thumbs up. She smiled and waved goodbye. When she was out of view, Absolem let out another sigh.

"This child." He smiled and shook his head slightly. Mentally wishing her good luck.

There was no time to waste. Kyoko wandered around looking for a broken house. Although she was slightly scared of how the fuming rabbit would react to seeing her again, he was the only one who's living place she was certain of. Well, not exactly certain. She wasn't sure which direction to head, but it wouldn't take too long to find it once Princess Rosa helped her grow to back to human height. Kyoko chuckled slightly at her new found power.

"Now I can be taller than Tsurug…" Kyoko stopped and shivered, remembering the dark version of Tsuruga-san.

"It's ok Kyoko, stay calm. Now how exactly does this work?" She stared at the shining jewel in curiosity. She wrapped her fingers around the gem and closed her eyes, imagining herself growing bigger so she could take bigger steps and get to her destination faster. She peeped one eye open to see the still enormous world in front of her.

"Hmmm…this can't be…AHHH!" Kyoko glanced down to see gigantic feet, much too huge for her little body.

"M-maybe if I concentrate more?" She squeezed her eyes shut again.

Normal Size. Normal Size. Normal Size.

Kyoko chanted in her mind and slowly opened her eyes. She jumped in surprise at what she saw. The canopy made by the trees was just a little higher than her head. She looked down and barely saw the ground that was so far away from her eyes. Definitely not normal size. Well, it's better than nothing. She twisted and turned around and observed herself to make sure nothing was out of place. Putting the side of her hand to her forehead, she squinted her eyes scanned around to try to find the little house.

"There it is!"

She headed in the direction of the little house and her long strides got her there in no time. She stood in front of the wooden house with a split open roof. She peeked inside but there was no bunny in sight. Before she could even think of where he could be, she heard a voice.

"Back for more damage I see"

Kyoko looked down and saw the rabbit sitting on her foot, smoking a pipe.

"President!"

The rabbit looked up, twitching his nose slightly, with a far from amused look on his face. He blew out a trail of smoke.

"So is giganticness in style lately?"

"Wha…no…I...President, I need to talk to you."

"Who? Me? And what for?"

"It's really important, we need to…"

"Yes, yes, that's nice, but why should I help you? You did destroyed my house you know."

"Yes, and I'm sorry about that, but right now we're all in a lot of trouble."

"Is that so? Weeellll….you seem like an interesting girl, so why not. But no need to be so formal with me. Please call me Peter."

"Peter? Um...ok, I suppose if that's what you want."

"I would invite you inside to talk, but you're far too big for my house."

"Oh yes, please wait…Let's try this again." Kyoko closed her eyes once more, focusing her mind on Princess Rosa. Come on, don't let me down now!

Peter jumped off as Kyoko started shrinking. Kyoko opened her eyes and jumped back when she saw large albino rabbit eyes staring intently at her.

"Well, quite an interesting girl indeed. Well, come in then."

Kyoko followed Peter inside the house, glancing around cautiously.

"The…the snake isn't here, right?"

"Who? Natsuko? Sadly no. She's out now. But I'll introduce you if she gets back in time."

Kyoko chuckled nervously. She was a little confused at the snake's presence though. Did the President have her with him on the set? And it was odd that the snake got to keep her name. This world really had no rules did it?

"So what did you want to talk to me about Miss Ginormous?" Kyoko giggled at her nickname.

"It's Kyoko sir. Well, I actually wanted to help you."

"With what? Fixing the house? I can take care of that."

"No, I mean, I wanted to know your worries."

"My worries? Well, other than my now non water proof house, I don't really have any worries."

"But there must be something!"

"Hmmm…let's see, let's see, now that you mention it, there actually is!"

"Can you please tell me? I'd love to help you!"

"Well, the thing is…there's a costume party, and I just can't figure out what to wear to it."

Kyoko stared at Peter in surprise, but then she started laughing. Of course the president would be worried about something like that.

"What's so funny?"

"Oh, it's nothing. Sorry. I guess I can try to help you with that. Any ideas of what you'd want to go as?"

"No, it seems like I've already worn every costume there is out there!"

"Well, I can help you with your costume, but I don't know where I'd get the material from."

"You can really help? Getting the material is no problem. I'll be right back!"

The bunny hopped away into the woods as Kyoko waited for him. She looked up at the sky through the gaping hole in the roof. It still looked bright. Kyoko sighed in relief. She didn't want to see Peter as a rabid rabbit once night fell. She saw Peter return with someone waddling behind him. Kyoko gasped as she looked at the beautiful snow white swan.

"Well, my girl, this is…"

"ODETTE!" Kyoko rushed over to the swan with twinkling eyes and wrapped her arms around her. Realizing her mistake, she quickly let go.

"S-sorry about that."

"How did you know her name?"

"What? You mean this really is Odette?"

"Yes. Odette. The swan princess. Swan by day. Witch by night."

"Wow, I'm really meeting…wait, so you're a witch by night?"

The swan looked at Kyoko with a disturbed face.

"You have a problem with that? Anyway, Peter told me you needed help with his costume. I can help you make the costume and provide you with any material you need. I just need you to come up with some costume ideas."

"I'll do what I can."

"Ok then. I'll leave you ladies to it. I'm going to go look for Natsuko." And with that the bunny hopped away, leaving Kyoko with Odette.

Kyoko sat on the floor, carefully working with the needle in her hands. She decided that the best way to show Peter her ideas would be to make dolls of him with the costumes on. She had been working for hours, but luckily night hadn't fallen yet and she was able to complete the dolls. She had several ideas in mind: Prince, Chef, Teacher…but Peter said he had worn everything there was to wear and knowing the president, he would want to wear something more unique. Kyoko glanced up at Odette, who was sitting idly, watching Peter play with Natsuko, lost in thought.

Now that I think about it, she kind of reminds me of Ms. Woods. Which means she must have a worry, too.

"Um…Odette?"

"Yes? What is it dear?"

"Well, earlier you said you were a witch by night. Aren't you supposed to be a princess by night?"

The swan folded her wings and looked away, beak in the air, looking slightly irritated.

"Excuse me, but I don't think that's any of your business. And don't call me Odette, only my close friends can call me that."

"Then what do you want me to call you?"

"Oh, umm…I don't know..."

"How about Ms. Woods?"

"Ms. Woods? Why?"

"Oh, just because you remind me of a friend and that was her name."

"I guess that's ok. Now let's see what you've come up with."

Kyoko laid out her finished figurines.

"Wow, these are magnificent! Peter darling! Come look at these."

Peter hopped over to see the little rabbit dolls; they all had different costumes on. One was dressed as a ninja. One as a jester. Another as a Musketeer. The fourth as an evil warlock. The next as a detective. There was even one as a prince, because Kyoko couldn't help but make one. But the last one really caught Peter's eye. It was the little rabbit doll dressed as a roman warrior, with a golden helmet and shield as well as a belt with a fierce sword hanging from it.

"Of course! Why didn't I think of this! The queen loves knights and a costume as a heroic warrior would certainly please her!"

"Yes, it'll look great on you, but personally I like the prince one better. But whatever you choose is fine. I'll get started on putting together the costume for you right away. Come child, help me with these fabrics."

Kyoko and Odette got to work right away.

"Listen, I'm sorry for snapping at you earlier. It's just that. I hate living in a swan's body. I used to be a beautiful princess, but I was turned into this swan by that maniac. And you're right, I was supposed to be a princess by night, but for some reason I turn into a horrible witch. No matter what I do, Peter will only see my ugly side."

"Ode…I mean, Ms. Woods. I might be able to help you. What is it that worries you the most?"

"Worries me the most? Oh, I don't know, I guess…it's the thought of losing Peter. Sometimes I feel like he just plays along with me, but sees me nothing more than just a little girl. You see, even as a human, I look like a child. He probably thinks I'm a fool for thinking that he's interested in me. Did you see how happy he got when he found the perfect costume for the Queen's party? He probably likes her so much more."

The swan hung her head sadly.

"If my prince leaves me, I'll never turn back into a princess."

Kyoko was surprised at the swan's words. She never realized that Ms. Woods thought about things like that. She knew what it was like to have someone you love not pay enough attention to you, so she felt Odette's pain.

"Don't worry Ms. Woods. I'll help you make sure Peter sees you as the princess you are."

Odette's face lit up.

"Will you really help me?"

"Of course. But first let's finish with this costume."

"The party's tomorrow, but we should have just enough time to finish it if we start at sunrise. Come back first thing in the morning. Right now you should go. The light is leaving us."

Kyoko looked up to see a dim cloudy sky. She sprang up to her feet in fear.

"O-ok. I'll come back as soon as the sun comes out. Good bye!"

Kyoko ran to find a place to hide for the night. The world around her was beginning to change around her. The floor beneath her feet was starting to crack. The rumble of thunder and waves crashing could be heard. She felt the back of her neck burn as a rain drop hit it. Acid rain. She saw a small opening between some boulders and quickly squeezed in. It was dark inside, but it was better than being out in the world of Wickedland. She could hear the crackling of fire outside and the low growling of fierce beasts. She tried to stay awake in case something came for her, but her eyelids began to droop. Her head began to feel heavy and soon sleep washed over her. As she slept, someone peered in through the cracks of the rocks and watched her.

"How long do you intend to run and hide?" He let out a sinister laugh and walked away.

It's been a while since I updated, so I made this chapter a longer one. Hope it was worth the wait. There's a lot more to come, so please keep reading and please review to let me know what you think!