Ring around the rosy

Pockets full of posey

Ashes ashes

We all fall down!

Children chanted this while joined in hands, spinning in circles, giggling and falling to the floor while singing the last line. Everything seemed joyful and everyone seemed cheerful, the sun beating down on the spring day.

"Amu, go play with the children, they always ask about you." The woman asked, kneeling in front of the child, who just shook her head.

"They ask about me because they think I am weird." She argued and her mother sighed, tired of her daughter's introvert attitude.

"I doubt that sweetheart." Her mother tried to convince her, but the daughter was as stubborn as a mule. The little girl known as Amu stared at the kids past her mother, they were now playing a game of tag and she wanted to join, but was too nervous. "Alright, the sun is about to set anyway, we'll be leaving in a few moments." She kissed her forehead and stood up, walking back to the adults.

Amu leaned against the tree and brought her knees to her chest, glad about what her mother told her. Ever since she expressed her ideas about a different world, all the kids teased her and didn't appreciate her imagination. It was terrible how they treated her at school, but she never told, fearing of what they could be capable of.

A rustling in the bushes caught her attention, she saw a white rabbit there, she blinked a couple of times before it sped off into the opposite direction. She stumbled to get up but ran into the bushes after it, running through the rose garden to try and chase it down.

"Ow!" She yelped, looking at her arm to see blood forming a small bubble on her arm. The roses had thorns, of course she would get hurt running through them. Ignoring the pain, she continued to run, now very carefully.

Exiting the garden, she noticed the large forest that she has never seen before. The rabbit's red eyes locked with hers before it started to run again, and of course, she chased it.

"Wait, I won't hurt you!" She called and tripped over a large root, tearing her tights and she sucked her teeth, looking around. Did she run deeper than she thought, she couldn't see the garden anymore.

Before her was a large hole, she stood up slowly and approached it, hearing her name being called in a hypnotizing way.

Ring around the rosy!

Steps closer.

Pockets full of posey!

So close, but yet so far.

Ashes, ashes

Amu couldn't turn away, her feet carrying her along.

We all fall down!

"Amu, get away from there!" Her father called and lifted her small frame away from the ditch, Amu was still stuck in her trance, her brain not comprehending anything.

"She's bleeding, what happened Amu!?" Her mother was petrified for her daughter, who couldn't come to her senses. "Richard do something!"

As she was carried back, she caught sight of a white animal staring back at her, her head suddenly ached as multiple memories she doesn't remember experiencing filled her mind.

A world where nothing makes sense, insanity is normality, a place where you belong.

I have no idea where I'm going with this, just go with it. Going for an Alice in Wonderland theme, but maybe more of a darker theme and a different plot so bear with me.

Please R&R!