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Chapter 1
Things were always ordinary in Alice’s day to day life. Being a teenager was hard. Parents didn’t understand, teachers didn’t get it, and even the politicians on t.v. tried to relate to them. It was stupid.
No one cared about the teen society. They were all messed up. All of them depressed, traumatized in some way shape or form, and above all, spoiled.
Of course, that was all what the adults said. They never tried to relate to the teens. No. They fucked their their society and blamed it on how they were raised. Alice didn’t care about any of that. Alice was quiet. Alice was normal.
At least that’s what everyone around her thought. Alice however, was anything but. No one knew she fantasied about leaving this world. No one knew that Alice wanted to be dead in a street somewhere wasting away while the world moved on without her.
She wasn’t depressed, not really, she just hated the way the world worked. The world was slipping by her regardless if she was dead or alive. She didn’t think it mattered if she truly was gone.
“Alice?” A low voice called out to her as she looked up from her book. She stared into beautiful black eyes as Jungkook smiled shyly. “You were doing it again.” He teased. Alice sighed. She had a habit of just dazing off and making it look like she was reading.
“I’m sorry, did you ask me something?”
Jungkook shook his head. “No, I just wanted to make sure you were okay.” With that, the bell rang which signaled lunch. She thanked the stars because her stomach was growling obnoxiously at this rate.
Walking to her locker, she switched out her school shoes for her street ones. She preferred to eat on the roof, away from everyone. Of course, not her five best friends. She loved them. They were about the only ones she could truly love. They understood her. They saw her.
Walking up to the roof and opening the door, she was greeted by a bright smile.
Hoseok.
“Alice! About time!” He said wrapping his arm around her shoulder leading her to their usual spot. “I didn’t realize I was late.” She smirked at him. Hoseok laughed and sat her down. The blonde boy across from her didn’t have much to say. Of course, Yoongi never did, and she preferred it that way. She supposed it was one of the reasons they got along so well. They communicated by silence.
“Where is everyone?” Alice asked as she fished around in her lunch pale for her strawberry milk. It was her favorite. Lately however, her parents had been lacking in providing her special drink for her. It was a little annoying to Alice, but she would never say anything about it.
“Namjoon has a huge exam, he probably won’t be here. Gukk and Tae should be here soon.” Hoseok said biting into his apple. Alice nodded as she failed to find her drink and sighed.
“Everything okay Alice? You’re unusually quiet. More so than usual.” Yoongi stated watching her carefully. He picked up on those things. She never was upset by it, after all, she met Yoongi back in junior high when they bonded over 'The Tales of Dracula: The Imapler.' They were inseparable since then.
“My parents forgot to pack my strawberry milk. It’s stupid.” She said shaking her head and grabbing her chips before popping one into her mouth.
“No. He means as of late, you’re very quiet. You don’t talk at all.” Hoseok pointed out. She looked at them. She couldn’t tell either of them of her sudden desire to get away from the world. It wasn't like her life was all bad. She was just tired of repeating the same old things everyday. She wanted more. She wanted an escape.
“Oh. I guess I hadn’t noticed.” She replied shrugging her shoulders. Before either boy could ask anymore questions, the door opened revealing two tall figures.
Taehyung and Jungkook.
“See! I told you she would be up here!” She heard Tae call as the three of them turned and looked over at the two approaching figures.
“What do you mean, ‘I told you she would be up here?’” Alice asked raising an eyebrow as Tae lightly chuckled. “Poor Gukk here was worried about where you ran off to.” He said lightly nudging the younger brunette boy with his elbow. “I only asked because you basically ran off after class!” Jungkook quickly spoke up to defend himself.
She shook her head and continued eating. The four boys chatted among themselves as Alice spaced off into her own little world. It wasn’t unusual for her to keep quiet while they talked. It was then that the door to the roof suddenly burst open as a sweaty Namjoon stepped out. He wasn’t alone however, as a figure stepped out and followed behind him. Equally as sweaty.
“Joon?” Hoseok called out as Namjoon came over rapidly reaching for a good breath to calm his racing heart. “Sorry I’m late guys." He panted. "I had an exam and then I ended up running all over to find my street shoes.” He explained as the equally sweaty figure came up behind him.
“Who’s this?” Jungkook asked as he stuffed a piece of sweet bread into his mouth. “This is Jimin. He’s new. We met in chemistry and he was helping me.” Namjoon explained before sitting down and reaching for Hoseok’s drink.
Jimin was beautiful. She thought all of the boys were. But, Alice had never seen anyone like Jimin. He was stunning. The way his smile was already lighting up the room as he caught her staring. Alice quickly looked away. Even if his smile was beautiful, there was something behind it that held mystery and darkness.
Yoongi noticed the small bit of staring she had done and smirked. “Jimin, this is Alice. She’s annoyingly quiet, but she’s not mute.”
Alice shot her head up as she looked at Yoongi horrified. Jimin slightly smirked as he nodded. “Nice to meet you Alice.” He said as her name rolled beautifully off his tongue. She looked over seeing a smile that sent small chills down her spine. Something twisted laid behind that smile, and it shook Alice to her core.
Thankfully, the bell rang, and Alice moved quickly for the door. Just as she reached it, a hand caught hers. “Sorry.” Jimin said looking at her. Everything about this new kid was screaming to Alice to stay away. “Ladies first.” He gestured as he opened the door.
“Are you going to move or what?” Hoseok asked as he tossed the last of his food into the trash. Alice shook herself out of her trance and nodded. “Sorry.” She said sheepishly before making her way down the stairs. She was painfully aware of the new presence that followed behind her.
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Normally, Alice’s day would have gone on in a fast haze. That was always how it happened. Today, it seemed to go by slower. Maybe it was because she was forcefully willing it to go by faster and the universe was against her.
She was very aware of Jimin’s presence in the last two classes she had for the day. Working on her assignment, she felt him lean over. “Do you mind if I copy off your work?” He asked quietly in her ear. She could smell his mint gum, and something that was otherworldly.
What the hell was her problem? He was just a guy. Alice had no sexual attraction to anyone. She figured that out long ago. Not that she probably couldn't, she just never found anyone who made her feel those types of things. So what the fuck was it about Jimin that was making her want to run away from him, but also right to him?
“Is that a no?” He asked as she cleared her throat realizing she was just staring at him stupidly. “Sure.” She replied curtly. Jimin chuckled a bit and scooted closer to her. His body next to hers made her feel small. Bumping his leg next to hers, she let out a small sigh.
“Something wrong?” He asked curiously but the hint of teasing was hidden behind the question. He was messing with her. He knew she was uncomfortable and he was purposely making her that way.
“No. Nothings wrong.”
They sat in silence as Jimin copied her work onto his paper. She tried to scoot away from him without it being obvious, but he had his foot hooked around the chair leg. She wanted to lash out, but that wasn’t Alice. No. Alice was quiet, Alice was not confrontational, Alice was normal.
The bell finally rang and Alice shot out of her chair and headed straight for the door. “Alice wait!” A voice called out behind her. She didn’t stop. She ran straight to the girls room and locked the door. She screamed as a she saw a figure move behind her.
“Holy shit!” She cried out as Jisoo jumped. “Fucking hell! What are you doing in here freak? Shouldn’t you be slutting it up with the school misfits?” Jisoo snarled.
Alice was pleading for her heart to slow down. To keep quiet and let Jisoo insult her like she always did.
But this time, she couldn’t. “Do me a favor?” She asked as Jisoo stared at her. “You can fucking talk?” She asked shocked. Of course Alice could talk! She just didn’t talk to anyone besides her group of friends. Occasionally her parents, and her older brother Jin.
She resisted the urge to roll her eyes. "Can you check and see if there's a guy waiting outside?" She asked Jisoo. Jisoo crossed her arms as she made a small snort. "What? Your boyfriends becoming too much to handle?"
"Can you please just look!" Alice growled. Jisoo clicked her tongue as she unlocked the door looking around. No one was there besides a few passing students leaving for the day. "You're a freak. No one's out here." Jisoo snapped giving one last look at Alice before leaving her alone.
She waited a few more minutes before stepping out and making her way to her locker. She grabbed her shoes and slipped them on. A shadow flashing across her vision made her stop making her look around. "Hello?" She called out but the only response was silence.
Shaking her head, she shoved her school shoes into her locker and left.
Stepping out into the fresh air, Alice felt like she could truly breathe for the first time today. When she opened them back up, she was met with eyes similar to hers.
"Little sister." Jin smirked making Alice jump back. "Holy hell Jin! Don't sneak up on me like that!" She snapped. Jin looked at her before laughing.
"Who pissed in your cornflakes?" He asked curiously which only upset Alice more. "No one! I just had a really bad day!"
Jin offered to take her bag for her which Alice graciously accepted. "What are you doing here? I thought you weren't supposed to be back until Friday."
Jin nodded as they began walking together. Of all people who really understood Alice, Jin was the best. Alice was convinced they were meant to be twins by how bonded they were.
They could feel each other. If Alice was in pain, so was Jin. If Jin was angry about his day, so was Alice. "I was, but they sent me back early. I guess they're having a huge audit soon, so they sent most of us home early." He shrugged. Alice nodded. She didn't understand what it was like to be an adult. Jin was only twenty-three, only six years older than Alice.
He went to university but ended up dropping out. He didn't care much to be trapped in it anymore and ended up finding his place in a multi-million dollar company.
Their parents were proud of him. "Well, mom and dad will be happy your home."
And with that, they walked home in a comfortable silence.
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"Where did you even find this guy Namjoon?" Jungkook asked while stuffing his face over the Skype call.
Alice was doing her best to concentrate on her homework, but the guys insisted she be apart of their call. "He was in my chemistry class. He seemed like a good guy to add to our group. He doesn't have anyone else." He explained calmly to the younger male.
"Yeah, well he seems unstable." Taehyung chimed in.
"What are you on about Tae?" Namjoon asked him as Tae looked at Namjoon through the camera. "What I'm 'on about' Joon is, I literally watched the kid scare the crap out of Alice as I was walking by her last class of the day to use the bathroom."
Everyone went silent as they all looked at Alice.
"You saw that?" Alice groaned as she shook her head.
"So it's true? He made you uncomfortable?" Hoseok asked her. Alice was getting annoyed.
She understood that they just wanted to make sure she was okay, but she didn't want to talk about Jimin. Not one single bit.
"Listen guys. I have to go. Dinner time." She lied. Everyone protested but she disconnected the call before anyone could make her stop and think.
She rubbed her face in frustration closing her laptop. She could forget about homework. It wasn't getting done tonight.
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She laid in bed scrolling through her social media when an unexpected message popped up.
-Unknown-
I'm sorry about today. Clean start?
-Alice-
Who is this?
-Unknown-
It's Jimin. Namjoon gave me your number.
Alice was going to murder Namjoon. First he brings this new guy to the group, and now he had her number! Unbelievable!
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The next day, she woke up with a vengeance. She was going to murder Namjoon at the first sight of him.
After getting dressed, she walked downstairs and it didn't take her long to smell the food that was cooking in the kitchen. Alice loved it when her brother was home.
That meant fresh home cooked meals, fully stocked up groceries, and all around, just better everything.
"Good morning little sister. Hungry?" Jin asked her as she smirked. "For your cooking? Always."
She went to the fridge and opened it instantly spotting the strawberry milk. She happy danced on the inside. "I noticed you didn't have anymore. I figured I would get you some."
Alice thanked her lucky stars for her brother. She went to him and kissed his cheek. "Thank you." She said before sitting down.
After breakfast, she heard Yooni's car honk in the driveway. "That's Yoongi. I'll see you after school." Alice said hugging Jin goodbye and heading out the door. Yoongi was blasting his music for the whole world to hear and he didn't bother to turn it down when Alice opened the door.
"You'll lose your hearing over this!" Alice shouted over the music. Yoongi made no effort to turn it down, and made no signs to signal he would.
Alice shook her head and did her best to somewhat enjoy the loud ride to school.
Arriving in the parking lot, they were greeted by Jungkook, Tae, and Hoseok. Namjoon nowhere in sight.
Good.
She didn't see Jimin around either, which she hoped last nights silent response meant he got the message.
She was not interested.
"Holy hell Yoongi, do you think you could play that any louder? America couldn't quite hear it." Hoseok quipped as Yoongi made quick work to act like he was going to hit the younger male. "Okay okay! I'm sorry!" Hoseok quickly moved away.
"Where's Namjoon?" Alice asked as she started making her way to the building. "He's running late. Said he was going to pick up Jimin or something. I swear, after what Tae told us last night, we are going to have some words with the guy." Hoseok said wrapping his arm around her shoulder.
"Well, let me kill Namjoon first. He gave Jimin my number." She said spilling the beans not meaning to. Everyone stopped and surrounded her. "He did what?!" Jungkook asked grabbing her shoulders. "Ouch Gukk! That hurts!" She winced. Jungkook let go of her and lightly straightened out her uniform jacket. "I'm sorry." He apologized.
Walking into the building the bell rang just as Alice was switching her shoes. She took her time as she waited for everyone to basically be gone.
She didn't really care for being on class on time. Not that it mattered, she was a straight A student. The teachers didn't pay any attention to her as long as she got her work done. Just as she shut her locker door, she looked out the window to see Jungkook sneaking off.
Was he serious? Ditching class? That wasn't like Jungkook at all.
She looked around to make sure she was alone before leaving through the emergency exit. Luckily this one was disarmed for whatever reason.
Following the male, she kept her distance. She knew she should just turn around and go back to class, but she wanted to know why of all people, Jungkook would be ditching class.
She followed him into the woods and while every logical part of her being was screaming that this was stupidly predictable, she couldn't shake the feeling that was clouding her judgment.
Following Jungkook deeper into the woods, she watched as he began to sprout...ears? She didn't believe that what she was seeing was real.
Finally, he stopped in front of a tree. At the trunk of it, a giant rabbit hole. What the hell was going on?
"Jungkook!" Alice called out to him. The young boy turned slowly on his foot to look at her. When he did, his eyes were shaped like a rabbits. His nose shaping into a rabbit's nose. In fact, every feature on his face screamed rabbit.
Without the male saying anything to her, he jumped into the hole and disappeared.
"Jungkook!" Alice cried as she ran over to the hole. As she came to it, she realized she couldn't see the bottom of it. She tried to listen for any sign of movement but heard nothing. The silence was deafening.
She called out to Jungkook but was only met with her own echo. She didn't know what else to do. She couldn't go back to school. Who would believe her?
Someone help me! My best friend just turned into a rabbit and jumped down a huge hole!
Yeah right.
They would lock her up the second the words left her mouth. Aside from her peers thinking she was some silent freak, adults thought she was the embodiment of perfect.
So without another thought, she took a deep breath, and jumped into the rabbit whole after her best friend.