Annelise opened her eyes, finding herself in a place with large windows. As she sat up, she noticed she had company. In front of her, At some distance, was the man she had dreamt about the previous night. Black hair, dressed in a white coat and brown pants, and with an odd top hat onto his head; behind him, stood a reddish-blonde man with bunny ears of the same colour, dressed in a black long coat with purple embroidery, the coat parted, to let her see two yellow coloured belts hanging from his hip, a purple-and-black scarf surrounded his neck.
"Where am I?" The girl asked them.
"You are now at my home." explained the man with the hat, turning to see her. Nelli could see his eyes were light blue in colour, shining from his handsome features. "Welcome to Wonderland, my little Angel."
"W-who are you?" Nelli asked, moving backwards.
"Don't speak that way towards Blood-sama" The blond added threateningly.
"Calm down, Elliot" Blood sighed "she is still our guest. And as she was brought while asleep, it is only natural for her to be this curious." He smiled kindly at her "I am the master of this house, Blood Dupre. And this ill-mannered fellow here is Elliot March, one of my underlings."
"What am I doing here?" Nelli asked.
"Because I found you to be quite interesting." Blood chuckled "So much, that I wanted for you to be here."
Creepy. Thought the girl. The blue eyed stood up, and approached her. Nelli kept herself as calm as she could.
"Here, take this" He offered her a roll of white cloth. The girl took it reluctantly. "You will be safer if you are dressed like the people from here. I'm afraid I can't stay with you for long, but Elliot will explain how things are around here." Blood turned and approached the door. "Let us meet again, Little Lotte."
Nelli unrolled the cloth once Blood had left, it was an old fashioned dress with details embroidered in green. Elliot cleared his throat noisily, and the girl looked up to find him opening the door.
"Knock when you're done changing." He said before leaving.
Nelli changed into the dress, it fit like a glove. And after folding her clothes neatly, she knocked the door, letting Elliot back in.
"As Blood-sama said" He began as he took a scroll from a nearby table and extended it. "I'll explain the territory division in the country."
Nell approached to see the map. It was divided in four, each in a different colour. in the center, a green one piece surrounded by the other three.
"Now, this is where we are." Elliot explained, pointing at the blue part of the map. "This, is the Hatter's Mansion." He pointed at the center of the map. "This here, is the Clock Tower, the only neutral spot."
"Neutral?" Inquired the girl.
"You see, the other two territories, The Amusement Park and the Castle of Hearts are at war with us at the moment" He pointed at the yellow and red parts as he spoke. "It's a territorial quarrel, I won't bore you with it."
"Uhm... Sure?"
"Well, now that you know. How about showing you around? It's boring to stay at the same place for a long time." He smiled.
"Ok." Nelli shrugged.
"Follow me, then." He said while opening the door for her. Then, they began the tour of the Hatter's Mansion.
***
In the darkness of her sleep, Luna heard voices.
"I still don't get why you had to bring her here." One of them said.
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The Mansion
FanfictionThe House Dùbh or Black, was located in the outskirts of Inveraray, Scotland. The owner's niece and sole heiress, Luna, appeared to be your usual home schooled teenager. Except for the fact that her friend, Nelli and herself worked at a bar&grill, t...
