Short Story: My Fantasy

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It was morning when we set out on our quest once more. We took the paths again, so I had no clue how long it would really take us to get where we needed to be. I hoped maybe we would get lucky and they'd bring us closer rather than farther. That didn't seem to be the case, though. It had already set us back two hours. "Just where are we going this time?" Ciel asked from behind me. He didn't seem to be so worried about being secretive anymore. Or about keeping his distance. Perhaps I really had gotten through to him. I answered, "The Caterpillar. His knowledge is primarily of the darker sides of Wonderland, but he is often given information. He might know something of Rabbit." He questioned, "Will he be more sensible than the Duchess?" I just smiled at him. He sighed, knowing my answer from my actions. I slowed down so I could walk next to him and said, "You know, I'm rather curious about this London, England. Mind telling me about it?" "Well, London is a city. England is the country it is in," he started. I gasped, "A city? That sounds so fun! But what's a city?" "It's a place where people live, but is usually rather industrial." "Industrial?" His world had a lot of strange words. "Oh, dear," he muttered. I couldn't help that I didn't know. "Industrial means factories and machines. They make things for you without so much manual labor. It allows the products to be much less expensive, which companies sell. I own a company myself. I manufacture sweets and children's toys. It's called Funtom Company." "That sounds exciting! But, wait. Why would you want to make people grow?" I wondered. "That isn't what food does to you there. You have to eat and drink in order to survive. It's a necessity. Food and drink... ... middle of paper ... ... actually pretty nice outside. God damnit, I just couldn't win. "Alice? What's wrong?" I dismissed after taking a deep breath, "It's nothing. Let's keep moving." I took a step forward only for my knees to buckle underneath me. I fell on the dirt path. I started coughing, but that time, it seemed more like hacking. He kneeled next to me and said, "Alice? What's going on? Alice!" "S-Something's… wrong… with me," I managed, my voice weak. My eyelids fluttered shut. I was so tired. I just wanted to sleep. Why was I acting so strange? I had woken up only a few hours ago. "Alice, keep your eyes open! Stay with me!" "I feel… drained," I complained breathlessly. Why is my heart beat slowing? It was racing a second ago, I thought incoherently. I could barely string the words together in my mind. I fell unconscious in Ciel's arms, him screaming for me to wake.

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