~A Few Chapters Ago~ Alistair Wonderland 2 ~

Chapter 3 - Grade 8

As his brown boots went one in front of the other, Alistair kept his eyes peeled for any of his friends on the way. He was worrying more than he should have, but he couldn't help it. He didn't want anything to change between him and his friends.

Alistair continued walking, taking in the scent of the treacle from the trees, and admiring the chaotic beauty of his home. It wasn't long until he saw a couple of figures ahead of him on the path. He could recognize all of his old classmates very well, but then suddenly his heart skipped a beat. 4 blurry figures were walking together, the only thing that could be used to recognize them was the colors of their hair. One with black hair, one with white, one with purple and one with blue. 

Alistairs mind wanted to run in the opposite direction, but for some reason his legs kept moving him forward. After a few seconds of moving forward, he realized why his instincts told him to keep moving, and it was because there was a particular person behind him. Courtly Jester. 

Oh curses, Alistair thought. Courtly wasn't a bad person, atleast not to Alistair, but she seemed to have an odd fascination with him that she wasn't good at hiding. When she got the chance to start a conversation with him, it was almost impossible to end.

"Alistair!" The light-haired girl called out.

Alistair turned around, his face scrunched up and his body stiff. He tried to seem less annoyed, but it wasn't very easy. She began racing towards him.

"Wow, you really changed a lot over the summer! Taller, cooler, handsomer..." She said with heart eyes.

Alistair's face went red and he had to suppress his sudden urge to vomit on the pink and blue path.

He glanced down at the pocket watch that Bunny had gifted him before he left on the voyage, and let out a sigh of relief.

"Oh, look at the time! I've gotta go, or else I'm going to be late!" He exlaimed with a fake look of sympathy, and with that, he was dashing towards the school grounds, while Courtly's footsteps trailed behind him.