After walking down the path that lead from the cottage Marley ran into a fork in the road, a sign sitting right in the middle, with an arrow pointing to both sides of the road. One read 'Over the rainbow', and the other read 'I wouldn't go this way if I were you'. "Well that's no help at all," Marley stated with an annoyed sigh. She wanted to know which way Izumi and Norum had gone off to, though she heard Norum say they were going to see the Queen, she was still terribly curious to see why they were. Eventually she made a decision to go down the path that read 'Over the rainbow'.
"I wouldn't go dat wah if I were ya'~" A voice called out playfully, causing Marley to pause and look around in panic-there was no one around so where could that voice of come from? She backtracked to the sign and turned towards the path that read 'I wouldn't go this way if I were you'.
"Or dat way~ Leads ta a man eatin' Snid, vicious creature it is," the voice called out again, followed by an amused chuckle.
"Then which way am I supposed to go!?" Marley snappedd, annoyed. There were only two paths! She had no other choice.
"Oh dat's quite simple actually~ Ya' 'ave ta go through da middle," sang the voice. Suddenly right in front of Marley a boy appeared, standing well above her, he had black hair with purple and read streaks through it, along with a pair of cat ears and a tail.
Marley was a little more then surprised by his appearance, and ended up falling backwards with a squeak, "What middle path!" She asked as he helped her up.
"Look closer mah dear, an' you'll see it." He said with a cattish grin.
Marley gave him a weird look but ended up kneeling next to the sign, seeing a small path that lead through the grass, but there was no way she would fit through it. She looked back to him, "Are you crazy? There's no way I'll fit through there... Who the hell are you anyway?" She asked as she stood back up, placing her hands on her hips in a irritated manner.
He bowed to her, rolling his hand in front of him as he did, "Sayrin Hunter at yer service. I'm known as da Cheshire Cat," he greeted with a grin as he straightened.
"I'm-"
"Marley. Yes, I know. I've heard of ya', Outsider," Sayrin finished, grin growing as she gave him a surprised look. "I'm da type of person ta know everythin' dat's goin' on 'ere," he said.
"O...Kay then. How do you propose I fit down this path?" Marley asked.
"Before I tell ya' dat, tell me, who are ya' followin'?"
"I thought you were the type of person to know everything about what's going on," Marley stated with a smirk.
He gave her an annoyed look, his visible eye narrowed at her, "I know what's goin' on wit the occupants of Wonderland, ya' are not one of those."
"Oh.. Well, I'm following Norum and Izumi, they're going to see the Queen and I want to know what for," Marley answered in a small voice.
Sayrin brightened at Norum's name, a grin growing across his lips, "Yer followin' Norum ya' say~?" He asked in a sing-song voice.
"Uh... Yes, that's correct."
"Ah I love dat boy," Sayrin muttered, loud enough for Marley to hear. He dazed off for a moment, a dorky grin on his lips.
"Sayrin, hello? How do I get down that path?" Marley asked as she waved her hand in front of his face.
Sayrin blinked, "Ah. Yes, drink dis," he said as he offered her a small crystaline bottle with a little tag on it that read "Drink Me".
"Oh no, no, no. Izumi told me not to eat, or drink, anything from this world. It does weird things to outsiders."
Sayrin rolled his eye, "If ya' want ta get down dat path, it's da only way."
Marley looked from him, then to the bottle, then back to him. "Fine," she grumbled as she took the bottle from his hand.
Sayrin grinned, "I'll see ya' later then Marley," he said as he suddenly disappeared.
Marley stared at the spot he had been standing in for a moment, before unplugging the bottle and drank the liquid inside. Her bones seemed to crunch as she shrunk in size, standing about thee inches or so. "Well then," she muttered as she placed the bottle in her pocket just in case she needed it for something. She turned towards the path, taking a breath in she began traveling down it.
"I wouldn't go dat wah if I were ya'~" A voice called out playfully, causing Marley to pause and look around in panic-there was no one around so where could that voice of come from? She backtracked to the sign and turned towards the path that read 'I wouldn't go this way if I were you'.
"Or dat way~ Leads ta a man eatin' Snid, vicious creature it is," the voice called out again, followed by an amused chuckle.
"Then which way am I supposed to go!?" Marley snappedd, annoyed. There were only two paths! She had no other choice.
"Oh dat's quite simple actually~ Ya' 'ave ta go through da middle," sang the voice. Suddenly right in front of Marley a boy appeared, standing well above her, he had black hair with purple and read streaks through it, along with a pair of cat ears and a tail.
Marley was a little more then surprised by his appearance, and ended up falling backwards with a squeak, "What middle path!" She asked as he helped her up.
"Look closer mah dear, an' you'll see it." He said with a cattish grin.
Marley gave him a weird look but ended up kneeling next to the sign, seeing a small path that lead through the grass, but there was no way she would fit through it. She looked back to him, "Are you crazy? There's no way I'll fit through there... Who the hell are you anyway?" She asked as she stood back up, placing her hands on her hips in a irritated manner.
He bowed to her, rolling his hand in front of him as he did, "Sayrin Hunter at yer service. I'm known as da Cheshire Cat," he greeted with a grin as he straightened.
"I'm-"
"Marley. Yes, I know. I've heard of ya', Outsider," Sayrin finished, grin growing as she gave him a surprised look. "I'm da type of person ta know everythin' dat's goin' on 'ere," he said.
"O...Kay then. How do you propose I fit down this path?" Marley asked.
"Before I tell ya' dat, tell me, who are ya' followin'?"
"I thought you were the type of person to know everything about what's going on," Marley stated with a smirk.
He gave her an annoyed look, his visible eye narrowed at her, "I know what's goin' on wit the occupants of Wonderland, ya' are not one of those."
"Oh.. Well, I'm following Norum and Izumi, they're going to see the Queen and I want to know what for," Marley answered in a small voice.
Sayrin brightened at Norum's name, a grin growing across his lips, "Yer followin' Norum ya' say~?" He asked in a sing-song voice.
"Uh... Yes, that's correct."
"Ah I love dat boy," Sayrin muttered, loud enough for Marley to hear. He dazed off for a moment, a dorky grin on his lips.
"Sayrin, hello? How do I get down that path?" Marley asked as she waved her hand in front of his face.
Sayrin blinked, "Ah. Yes, drink dis," he said as he offered her a small crystaline bottle with a little tag on it that read "Drink Me".
"Oh no, no, no. Izumi told me not to eat, or drink, anything from this world. It does weird things to outsiders."
Sayrin rolled his eye, "If ya' want ta get down dat path, it's da only way."
Marley looked from him, then to the bottle, then back to him. "Fine," she grumbled as she took the bottle from his hand.
Sayrin grinned, "I'll see ya' later then Marley," he said as he suddenly disappeared.
Marley stared at the spot he had been standing in for a moment, before unplugging the bottle and drank the liquid inside. Her bones seemed to crunch as she shrunk in size, standing about thee inches or so. "Well then," she muttered as she placed the bottle in her pocket just in case she needed it for something. She turned towards the path, taking a breath in she began traveling down it.