Alive In Wonderland Chapter II

Malice opened her eyes, seeing through that which was not hers.
Her hands moved of their own accord.
Wh-what is this?
But her voice remained quiet. Her body still. As she stared what seemed like lifelessly at the dark grey sky.
It’s colors where swirled, like charcoal upon wet stone.  The cold pitter-patter of rain washed over her.
And suddenly she was in agony. Her body was stiff and tight, her arms and throat throbbed.
“unnggghh” the sound emitted from her lips, but they where not hers.
What’s going on?
“Who’s there?” Words spilled from her lips. Panicked, slurred.
Her body moved, pulling its self to a sitting position, pain erupted through her. And a cry parted from her icy lips.
Who are you? What are you doing to me?
With blurred vision, her sight teetered.  Darkness was calling to her, Malice tried to close her eyes and let herself succumb to it, but her eyes remained wide open. Haziness flooded her, and all went black.  Only the sound of the voice that was not hers filled her.  It was happening again…

Alice shook her head “Hello. Is someone there?” she called. It felt unusual to talk, her throat burned.
“Unh” she clamped her hand over her throat.
Hello? A voice whispered from what seemed like within her.
“H-hello?” she echoed in return.
It’s just as I feared. Are you Alice?
Shock flooded her, who was this person, and how did they know who she was?
“Um, yes. Who is this?” she asked, looking around. “Where is my mother?”
She is not here love. You are not on a world that is yours. I am Malice.
“A world that is not mine?” Alice repeated.  She looked around, and for the first time, she saw.
She was in a forest, a deep entangled growth of it, but it was a forest.  Nausea swept over her.
This is the bleeding forest love, you may want to get up soon. I feel a change coming on
“A-A change?”
Internally she felt Malice nod. “Are, are you INSIDE of me?!” her shriek filled the forested area.
Malice chuckled
This is not the first time this has happened love. Many, many years ago you came to this place. Though now you would never guess that this is the place you visited.
Alice looked around, she was sure she had never been here before. It seemed like a place that she would create in her dreams, not someplace she had ever been.
Oh but Alice, how can you not remember? Seven years ago you came here, and like now, you took over my body. Because here, in wonderland I am you, and we cannot exist together.
Her head spun, this is wonderland? This place of sheer desolation?
Desolation? Alice how can you say that. We can only exist because you allow us to. You are our creator. You are the breath in us.
Wonderland…
She was in wonderland.
Her mind could barley handle that. Let alone the fact the she had taken over the body of … herself.
MH must know that you’re here; I suggest we go and greet him. He is very impatient.
MH? The words stung her like the vilest of poisons.  And she loved it, MH was the Mad Hatter. The Mad Hatter that she had created after she had wonderland taken from her.
Malice recoiled from her feelings, the action made her stomach churn.
“Wonderland” she whispered. Like it was the most sacred of words, for a long moment both of them where quiet.
Alice lost in her own little world
Malice stuck in hers.

“I knew you’d return”
Alice felt her heart thump, but she wasn’t sure to whom the action belonged.
Silver clouded her vision, and in an instant she was transported to the depths of what seemed to be an abandoned castle.
“Hatter” they whispered in unison. Alice felt the urge to walk towards the doors placed before her. Naturally, seeing as she had been placed just before them. She felt Malice roll her eyes. It was almost like the action belonged to her, except distant from her flesh.
Malice had no control over this body as long as she was in Wonderland. Both joy and sorrow clouded her, and this time she didn’t know which action belonged to who.
“MAlice” the word echoed through her ears, and the urge deepened.
They moved forward, hand reaching for the door, the anticipation belonged to them both.