Marley sighed as she leaned against a large oak tree, the long branches shading her from the spring sun. Though the heat wasn't as bad as it would be in summer, for spring in New Hampsire it was sweltering out. So while working out on the garden she decided to find some shade under the oak, which had been planted back when it was a seedling and had grown up with Marley. She remembered the day like it was yesterday, her Father had come home from work early that day and gifted her with the seedling, she was so excited she just had to plant then. It was right before the snow began to fall, and once spring came back around the tree grew like a weed. Marley shook her head, dispelling the memory as tears threatened to fall from her eyes. Her Father died six years earlier, he had been in the wrong place at the wrong time; and it just devistated Marley and her Mother- so it still hurt to think about him to this day. Marley sighed and picked up a book that had been lying next to her, trailing her fingers over the title, "Alice In Wonderland: Down The Rabbit Hole... My favorite book since I was little, Dad used to read it to me every night," she muttered to herself and though a frown met her lips she turned the cover page."To my little bunny, love Daddy," she read the note her Father had written on the blank flyleaf before the story actually started. Her lip trembled for a moment before she shook her head yet again, "Stop it Marley," she muttered to herself. She sighed as she flipped the flyleaf and to the first chapter, letting herself slip into Alice's shoes and right into Wonderland itself.
Suddenly the sound of twigs snapping caught her attention, and her head shot up from her book, she looked around wildly as she tried to find where it was coming from. Next the sound of hurried footsteps met her ears, and finally when her curiosity met its limit she put her book down and got up from her spot. She looked around for a while and didn't come upon anything, but suddenly a figure rushed past her and caused her to freeze up. The figure stopped and she was able to get a good look at it, it was a boy with black hair dipped in sky blue, it covered his right eye, and weirdly enough a pair of long, white rabbit ears sprouted from his skull and as he turened around Marley noticed he even had a fluffy tail! A utterly confused expression crossed Marley's face as she watched him look around in panic, what was he trying to find? "Uhm, hello there sir! Do you need some help?" She asked as she walked a tad closer to him.
He jumped in surprise and instantly turned to her, his eyes wide with fright. "Oh no no no! You aren't supposed to see me! I can't show myself to a human!" He talked quickly, flailing a bit at her, which only increased Marley's confusion.
Suddenly there was a large puff of smoke, which blinded Marley and caused her to start coughing. When it blew away all she could see was a rabbit hopping away from her, she stood there for a moment trying to piece together what in the world just happened and the realization hit her like a ton of bricks. "That's the rabbit-boy!" She shouted as she started chasing after him, "Hey! Hey wait up! Where are you going? I could help you find whatever you were looking for!" She yelled to the boy.
The rabbit skidded to a stop near a large hole, giving her a stern look, "You shall stop right there! I can't just bring a human into Wonderland willy-nilly! The Queen would have my head removed!" He shouted with a stomp of his foot.
Marley quircked her head, giving him an odd look, "Wonderland? What are you-"
She was quickly cut off by the rabbit, "I shan't tell you a thing of it! Now I have no more time for chit-chat, I must go and you must stay! Je dois aller, et vous devez rester!" And with that he skampered down the hold he had been standing in front of.
Marley stared at the hole for the longest time, weighing her options, and finally she got on her hands and knees and crawled into the opening. "I hope there ain't any spiders down here," she muttered to herself with a shudder as darkness surrounded her. She hated spiders, the filty little eight legged creeps. She crawled and crawled and begun to think she wasn't getting anywhere, that was when the ground gave out under her hand and set her balance off, sending her down down down.
Suddenly the sound of twigs snapping caught her attention, and her head shot up from her book, she looked around wildly as she tried to find where it was coming from. Next the sound of hurried footsteps met her ears, and finally when her curiosity met its limit she put her book down and got up from her spot. She looked around for a while and didn't come upon anything, but suddenly a figure rushed past her and caused her to freeze up. The figure stopped and she was able to get a good look at it, it was a boy with black hair dipped in sky blue, it covered his right eye, and weirdly enough a pair of long, white rabbit ears sprouted from his skull and as he turened around Marley noticed he even had a fluffy tail! A utterly confused expression crossed Marley's face as she watched him look around in panic, what was he trying to find? "Uhm, hello there sir! Do you need some help?" She asked as she walked a tad closer to him.
He jumped in surprise and instantly turned to her, his eyes wide with fright. "Oh no no no! You aren't supposed to see me! I can't show myself to a human!" He talked quickly, flailing a bit at her, which only increased Marley's confusion.
Suddenly there was a large puff of smoke, which blinded Marley and caused her to start coughing. When it blew away all she could see was a rabbit hopping away from her, she stood there for a moment trying to piece together what in the world just happened and the realization hit her like a ton of bricks. "That's the rabbit-boy!" She shouted as she started chasing after him, "Hey! Hey wait up! Where are you going? I could help you find whatever you were looking for!" She yelled to the boy.
The rabbit skidded to a stop near a large hole, giving her a stern look, "You shall stop right there! I can't just bring a human into Wonderland willy-nilly! The Queen would have my head removed!" He shouted with a stomp of his foot.
Marley quircked her head, giving him an odd look, "Wonderland? What are you-"
She was quickly cut off by the rabbit, "I shan't tell you a thing of it! Now I have no more time for chit-chat, I must go and you must stay! Je dois aller, et vous devez rester!" And with that he skampered down the hold he had been standing in front of.
Marley stared at the hole for the longest time, weighing her options, and finally she got on her hands and knees and crawled into the opening. "I hope there ain't any spiders down here," she muttered to herself with a shudder as darkness surrounded her. She hated spiders, the filty little eight legged creeps. She crawled and crawled and begun to think she wasn't getting anywhere, that was when the ground gave out under her hand and set her balance off, sending her down down down.