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A/N: Hullo, people! This is the 3rd chapter of this fic, and let's all say hi to Roxas! It's his first appearance here, yet things might be a bit confusing here. But I hope you guys will like this chapter, as well as the upcoming ones. There are tons of new surprises in every chapter. And at least Roxas is here! I'm guessing my updating would depend on my school schedule, but since I have an advanced chapter, it won't be long until I update again. Thanks to those who read, faved, alerted, and reviewed! They mean sooooooooo much! :D They want to make me update even faster, even if my time is getting consumed by school works, which I really need to keep up. :) Thank you guys so much! I really hope you guys will like this chapter and that I won't disappoint!

-Ruby Lanx - Thank you! Here's the continuation, and probably another cliffhanger! I hope you like this chapter! :D

-Victoria - Haha thanks! I'm sure I'll find a way to squeeze in your OC here. :) Yeah, I wrote Kisa as a little absentminded thing... so kawaii. x3 Nope! I won't write Roxas like that in this fic. He's more of a stubborn guy here. And yeah, I really can't resist cute puppy-pout faces! And regarding your question, I'm not a Brit, but I'm flattered you think so! I'm actually obsessed with tons of British stuff (McFLY, Harry Potter, Doctor Who, etc.) and somehow a part of me wants to be British although I'm a proud Asian. Thanks for your review and I hope you like this chapter!

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Naminé in Wanderland

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Chapter 3

Secretive Twins

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"Wh… who's there?"

The different voice she heard gave out a chuckle. She was pulled away from the mattress and was caught by a hard grip. "Let me go!"

The voice didn't budge and she tried struggling to no prevail. The person's grip was strong and being pulled within the darkness without a flashlight scared her.

"Don't worry. I won't do anything bad to you." She exhaled. Somehow, she was safe.

The grip started to loosen as they continued dwelling through the darkness. Naminé couldn't see where she was going, let alone the person who was guiding her. The silence scared her even more.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"Someone, obviously," the voice retorted. She frowned, not like the guy would see her expression anyway.

"I'm being serious! Who are you?" she asked again.

"Ask me again once we reach the lighter part of this maze," he replied.

"Maze? Would it take long?" she asked. Under the coated darkness, the person shook his head. "No. It's not a maze. It's just a figure of speech, I guess. It's tricky to get out of here." Judging by his voice, he was young.

They walked in silence again afterwards. The person's grip started getting tighter again, but Naminé had faith that the person was someone trustworthy. She was still scared though. There were occasional lumps on the ground and nightly sounds that caused her to shiver. The person continued walking and didn't bother to stir up a conversation. There was no comfort in the walk and Naminé couldn't help herself.

"Are we there yet?" she asked.

"No. We're still in the dark, aren't we?" the person snapped. Naminé was taken aback. So the guy was crabby. But suddenly, slowly, her dark vision was getting clearer until her view had shades of gray. She could see the figure of the person in front of her now was slightly taller than her.

"How old are you?" she asked.

"Why do you ask so many questions?" retorted the person.

"Well, excuse me for wondering! I'm not from this place!" she barked.

"I know that! That's why I'm taking you captive!"

"CAPTIVE?"

Naminé squirmed and did her best to free herself from the person's grip. The guy was fighting back, however, and held her even tighter. "Let me go!"

"You can't even let me let go of youuuuuuuaaaah!"

Naminé felt a strong pull and fell along with the person. Her body collided with the solid ground and felt the pain once again. Tears started welling up again, but she forced them to stop.

"Hey! Stop messing around!" another voice came.

"Huh?"

Naminé finally saw where she was as a flashlight blinked on top of her. A spiky-haired blond boy clad in a black and white shirt and khaki-colored pants stood above her. He had calming blue eyes and he smiled as he waved the flashlight on top of her face. She turned to the person who held her tightly and it was the same boy!

"Geez, you're not careful," the blond with the flashlight said with a smile. He offered Naminé a hand to help her up. The other blond remained on the ground.

"Get up, you idiot," the blond said again. The other blond stood up and dusted off his black cloak. "This wouldn't have happened if you didn't squirm!"

"Why wouldn't I? You were taking me captive!" Naminé yelled.

The blond with the flashlight started laughing. "What's so funny?"

"You idiot! Why did you tell her that?" he said between laughs. After an awkward moment of watching the boy laugh, he finally stopped and regained his composure. "I'm sorry. He often gets dumb ideas and say stupid things by impulse."

The other blond almost threw a punch at him. "Excuse me?"

"Hey! Before you punch me, let's get this lovely lady out of this dump."

Naminé couldn't help but blush at the moment. The other boy was really nice and reassured her safety. He was also cute.

"Oh! And I'm Ven!" he added.

Ven. That was a nice name for a nice boy. She quickly went behind him and followed his lead. The other boy grunted and stomped in front of her. Somehow, she was still safe.

And temporarily lost track of her sanity when someone held her wrist. "Aaaaaaaaaaagh!"

"It's just me," the other boy grunted. "D'you want to get lost?"

"No! But I can follow you two like a normal human," she answered angrily. Ven rolled his eyes. "C'mon, guys. This is a bad time to fight. We're still trapped here and… oh."

A large beam of light glimmered in front of them. They all looked up and saw a large hole above as its source. Ven smiled. "Well, we're here. Grab hold of me, Ro…"

"Roku. Yeah, yeah, I know," said the other boy. Naminé got a glimpse of Ven's confused expression, but the boy shrugged and decided to ignore his strange feeling. "Close your eyes, miss!"

Naminé did as she was told without hesitation and felt a sudden pressure around her body for a few seconds. Roku's grip on her suddenly vanished and returned again. "Open your eyes, miss!"

She opened her eyes and gasped. She was in another room! It looked like an attic of a mansion filled with many boxes and interesting artifacts to go around. Beams of sunlight touched the floor and emitted a nostalgic feeling through Naminé. Uncle Ansem's house had an attic similar to this. In fact, it almost felt like a replica of it, except for one little detail – there was a tiny door on the wall far across her.

"Is this your house?" she asked. Ven shook his head.

"Nope. Ro…"

"This is a place under your way back," Roku said, cutting off Ven. Ven looked at him funnily again. Naminé didn't quite understand what Roku said, meanwhile. "Huh? A place under my way back?"

"Back to wherever you came from," Roku deadpanned. Naminé mouthed an 'oh' and continued scanning the attic. She wanted to check out the boxes due to her curiosity. But the door took the cake.

"What's behind that door over there?" she asked. She faced Roku, who was rubbing his temples impatiently. She turned to Ven, who was smiling and observing the door like she was. Despite looking alike, Roku's blue eyes were icy and more mysterious compared to Ven's warm and welcoming glance.

"She asks a lot of questions," Roku said in a tired tone. Ven smiled. "She has the right to."

"It's getting annoying."

"Geez, Ro…" Roku glared at Ven. "…ku. Roku. If you got annoyed by her, then you should have abandoned her. But then, that's something wrong to do."

"I can't leave her behind. I'm not that cruel, y'know," he told Ven snippily.

Naminé waved her hand in front of them. "Hello? What's behind that door?"

Ven cleared his throat before explaining. "That door is your way out of this attic. It'll lead you to your way back up there!"

She looked at him excitedly. Was he possibly a student in Twilight Town Academy too? Was she just trapped in an underground room of the academy which was simply accessible by everyone?

"Really? But…" She walked towards the door and looked at them in distress. "It's too small."

"Then drink this!" Ven exclaimed. He handed Naminé a little bottle of who-knows-what and patted her head.

"We'll meet you at the other side."

"Huh?" Naminé turned around to ask again, but somehow, the twins vanished. She sighed. She was alone again. But not for long.

She looked at the tiny bottle and read the engraved words upon it.

Read this, you must, to understand
Drink this to go back to your land
Go through the space best fitting
We'll meet you afterwards for more teaching

She shrugged and removed the cork from the bottle and paused momentarily. Should she drink it? She didn't know what liquid exactly was inside the bottle. And she wondered what flavor it would be, if ever it wasn't poison. She drank it anyway because it was her best chance to go back to the office without Vexen knowing she went through Room 44-D.

"Mmm. Strawberry."

The sweet taste lingered in her tastebuds for a while until she felt strange. The bottle slipped from her fingers and… her thumb was shrinking?

"What's happening?" she yelped. She watched her entire body reduce itself to the size of an ant. But instead of crying, she went through the space beneath the door.

The twins, meanwhile, emerged back from their hiding place once Naminé passed through the door.

"Naminé's pretty smart. She knew where to go," Ven said smugly. He turned to Roku and saw the seriousness in his eyes. "Hey. Roxas. Why didn't you tell her your real name?"

The other blond chuckled and looked at his look-a-like with a hopeless expression. "It's useless. She's real. We're just illusions. There's no point of having her know if we would just fade away when she leaves."

A/N: And so, Naminé's adventure in "Wanderland" begins. And yeah, Roku is Roxas. There's a reason why he's hiding his identity from Naminé. Any guesses why? :D

And a hint for this chapter that's important: Naminé didn't introduce herself to Ventus and Roxas. How come they know her name? :)

So... yeah... Naminé has a little thing for Ven here because he's so nice. So you guys better tell Roxas to stop being such a meanie to her. Haha! Don't worry, it'll be Naminé/Roxas. :D Next chapter will reveal little Roxas' real purpose in Naminé's trip in Wanderland. And note: Roxas and Ven are parallel Tweedledee and Tweedledum. :D Strange... one of the look-a-likes have a more important role than the other. Ah, well. XD Please R&R and stay tuned! :D I hope you guys liked this chapter and thanks for reading!