Heart no Kuni no Rika (reupload)

Chapter Two: Voices of the Chord ~II~

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Chapter Two: Voices of the Chord ~II~

"Ocean, you're calling me. To a place where I have no memory."

~Voices of the Chord – SawanoHiroyuki/Gemie

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As the Mr. Knight carried me along, I swore I saw the sky change from midafternoon to night to morning and back. "Whelp, it's nighttime, time to set up camp," he said as he put me down gently on a log and seemed to pull a tent out of Oyashiro-sama knows where. He makes good time setting up his shabby brown tent, making sure everything was secure. I raised an eyebrow; did he really know where the hell he was going?

"Do you have any idea where we're going?" I asked him simply, no cuteness in my voice. He shakes his head, grinning like an idiot.

"Nope but isn't it the journey not the destination?" he replied, trying to get philosophical with me. I sighed, this guy was hopeless, and I had not known him very long. He tells me to stay by the fire as he had to track something down for us to eat. I did not question his order at all. I was in an unknown place with unknown potential threats looming all around me. I stayed close to the fire, waiting for him to get back. It seemed to take forever. I had a feeling this guy legitimately was lost. I sighed but it turned into a giant yawn. I decided to climb into the tent, using a red blanket I found, curling up inside it and sleep claimed me instantly....

Instead of my usual post traumatic flashbacks of past loops, I found myself in a nebulous multicolored void. I walked on what seemed to be clouds, my bare feet feeling the softness of the plush ground underneath me. Suddenly, a golden light appeared before me and a man with short, silvered hair materialized. He had a left silver eye which seemed to observe me thoughtfully and his right being covered by a simple black eye patch like a pirate. Even his attire was like a pirate with a lacey shirt, black vest with detached sleeves and black shoes and pants. He looked nice as if he had gotten back from somewhere important.

"Thank you, you're a lot nicer than my usual dream clients," he said, his voice slightly deep in tone. I took a step back, did he read my thoughts?

"Yes, I can read your thoughts Rika Furude of Hinamizawa. It was I who brought you here. It was you who wished to live, and I heard your wish and simply granted it for you," said again, without missing a beat. My violet eyes widened once more in surprise. He had granted my request. I could not believe it.

"Well believe it, you're here in Wonderland now. What you choose to do now is up to you," he replied with ease. I had not thought about what I would do here. I had been busy running from people I thought were after me. "You will be safe from future loops here in Wonderland. Wonderland's inconsistent time periods make it difficult for time travel or what you call loops to occur. I believe when you wake up, you will be in the Hatter Mansion. Young Alice had found you by yourself at Ace's camp. Oof, it's time to wake up now," he added before he faded from view. Wait Mr. I have more questions!

Before I had a chance to ask Mr. Dream man more questions, I woke up from sleep. My vision was blurry as I had awakened in an unknown room. "About time she woke up. She was asleep for four time turns straight," said a deep and unfamiliar voice. My vision had adjusted to the brightly lit room. I noticed I was on a bed; my cuts had been bandaged and I no longer wore my green sundress. I slowly sat up, wanting to get a look at the source of the deep voice.

A tall man with black, spikey longish hair sat on the edge of the bed to my right. A woman with long dark blonde hair sat on my left with inquisitive aquamarine-colored eyes. The raven-haired guy had piecing emerald, green eyes. They contrasted sharply beneath is dark bangs that jetted out under his overly decorated top hat complete with roses, feathers and cards. He looked like the Mad Hatter character that appeared in the Alice in Wonderland books. The woman wore a blue dress with golden ring like designs on her puffy sleeves and skirt complete with a white apron pinafore tied over it. She also had a blue bow tied up in her hair. If I didn't know better, she also looked like she appeared out of a fairytale.