" Alice.." A voice echos. I open my eyes and everything is bright and blurred. What happened? Where was I? Who is calling my name? I close my eyes one more time when I open them I see.. him... " Jefferson?" I sit up then regret it, I hold my head in my hand. " Alice are you alright?" Jefferson asks again. I look at him, was this real?
I reach out to his face and hold it in my hand. I gasp softly. " you're back...how?" I whisper. " What are you talking about? You ran off into the woods." He explains. I shake my head " I haven't been in the woods since you left, because the queen asked you a favor." I say recalling events. Then Jefferson's face changes, he looked confused and worried then he looked as if the world could fall apart in any second. He opens his mouth to say something but nothing is said. Instead a glistening tear was in his eye.
" What happened? Where were you?" I ask. He looks away then back to me. "What do you remember last?" He asks with a more serious tone. " I was reading to Grace. Like I do every night." I answer. Then it dawned on me. I sit up to stand " Where's Grace?" I ask panicked. " She's fine, Alice." Jefferson answers helping me stand. " Where is she?" I ask walking off in a direction "Alice." Jefferson says fallowing me. " I need to see her, where is she?" I ask quickening my pace.
" Alice." He says taking my hand stoping me. " Jefferson, where is she? Where's our Grace?" I ask, suddenly the worst comes to mind and I would feel the tears well up. " She's safe, she's perfectly fine." He answers. I step closer to him " Then where is she?" He looks at me with eyes filled with guilt. " It's complicated." He warns. " I don't care, where's our daughter?" I ask one more time more agitated then before. He sighs looking away from me.
He closes his eyes then looks at me " I'll show you, but you have to stay calm. This isn't the Enchanted Forest." he says. I take a breath and nod. He walks up to me and places his hands on my shoulders. " Listen, a lot of things have happened. It's a long story." He takes a breath like he's searching for words. "The queen cast a curse, one that brought everyone here, it changed everything and everyone. The curse rewrote people, changed their names, memories, everything." He says.
" Why aren't you different?" I ask. He hesitates for a moment. " My curse is different. I remember, while everyone else I love gets a new life and I am left alone to go mad." He says and I knew he truly had become mad, lonely. " I don't understand. How-Why?" I say shaking my head. " I don't know. But Grace is safe, she's just not with us." He says, his voice wavering.
He and I walk to a path and fallow it. This place was defiantly not the Enchanted forest. But this wasn't like any realm I had seen. I look up and see a big white house. My eyes become wide, this place was almost big enough to be a palace. We walk up some stairs and then Jefferson opens a door. I walk inside and my mind is blown. I had never seen so many strange things in my life. I get distracted by a light, it wasn't a candle it looked like magic.
" Alice." Jefferson calls. I look over and see him standing near a telescope. I walk over to him and he gestures to it. I look through the telescope and I see her. I sigh with a smile " Grace..." I whisper. " Wait." Jefferson says I look at him and he looked angry but also sad. I look back and see her run to a woman's arms and hug her. My smile fades, The woman kisses her head then a man walks in and also kisses her head. I stand and walk away from the window with my hand in my hair. I close my eyes and let the tears fall.
I tighten the grip on my hair and cry silently. My breath becomes shakily. I was mad, I wanted to break a window. Then my anger fades and I just feel lost, sad. I felt Jefferson walk in front of me and pull me close. I start to sob and grab his shirt. Jefferson leans his head on mine and rubs my back. " Why is this happening?" I ask. "I don't know." Jefferson answers.
" What are we going to do?" I ask. Jefferson takes a breath " I don't know..." he answers. "It's late, do you want to go to bed?" He asks. I didn't want to go to sleep but at the same time I felt so tired. I don't know why. " yeah..." I say under my breath. Jefferson takes my hand and leads me somewhere. He then opens the door and we walk in. I just lay on the bed, I didn't even bother to change.
Moments later I felt the bed dip and I knew it was Jefferson. I roll over to lay my head on his shoulder and he wrapped his arm around me. It felt peaceful, I close my eyes and let sleep overcome me.
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Sorry for taking so long to update but anyway. I hope you like the chapter. Also I think I should explain it a bit more.
So in this story Alice has Multiple personality disorder. Meaning she has multiple Personalities. And they all are Alice, in a way. Lemme explain.
The first personality is Her REAL Personality which is Alice remembering, she comes out when she sees anything from wonderland ( The white rabbit, Colorful flowers, etc.) And this is who she really is
Her second personality is Alice from the Enchanted Forest, she comes out When she wakes up to her name being called, she is sad or emotional, or she hears a clock chime. This is who she wants to be but isn't
And her third personality is Alice from story broke. She comes out when she smells Tea, hears a car, becomes stressed or panicked.
All of these are a result of the curse
I hope this explains things and the other chapters make sense. I know it's a bit confusing, but tbh this is a fic about Alice going crazy and Once Upon a Time, everything is confusing.
Anyway I hope you like
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Down the Rabbit Hole ~ Jefferson Hatter x Oc reader ( OUAT)
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