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Chapter One: Down The Rabbit Hole

Victoria's POV – Blackwell Grounds – Sat 9:00 a.m.

As I bask in the warm sunlight on one of the benches outside the Prescott Dormitory building, I survey my domain. The grounds are unsurprisingly empty now, only a select few students braving the outside world at this time in the morning. Given the usual student sleep schedule most would not be rising until at least the early afternoon, some would wake from their slumbers much later than this due to late night battles against procrastination and from watching "just one more" film. However, the lack of people was the reason why I had chosen this time of day to venture out… I needed some time to think.

I look up at the rooftop and shiver. Just a couple of weeks ago, Kate Marsh had been teetering on the edge all because of insensitive bullies… like me. Thankfully, there were still a few good people around to help her, Max Caulfield being the one who managed to talk her down. The horrific event had really put everything in perspective for me. Something had to change. I had to grow up, stop hiding behind excuses and start to take ownership of my actions and any consequences they caused.

I sigh, letting my shoulders slump as I sit on the weathered wooden bench. Just then, I hear the creak of the dorm building door and voices echoing around the almost silent campus.

"Max, thank you so much for helping me," a shy cheerful voice speaks out.

"No problem Kate, you know I'm always here to help you," a familiar soft-spoken voice replies.

I hide behind the tree near me so as not to be seen. Two girls walk down the dorm stairs onto the path, one with mid-length brown hair and blue eyes wearing a gray hoodie and the other with blonde hair tied up in a bun and hazel eyes, a small golden cross hanging down from her neck. I recognize them as Max Caulfield and Kate Marsh. Ever since the roof incident, they have barely left one another's side.

"Alice… Alice… where are you?" Kate calls out, a hint of desperation in her voice.

Who is Alice?

Max scans the area and turns to Kate, "Kate, how about we split up. We can cover more ground that way."

Kate nods in agreement, "Good idea. I'll go check around the parking lot."

"I'll stay here, she can't have gone far," Max mentions as Kate gives her a hug before departing to the main part of campus.

Ugh, get a room. No-one wants to see you getting it off.

Once Kate has left, Max crouches down and gets to searching in the undergrowth.

This is too good an opportunity to miss.

I come out from behind the tree and creep up behind her. When I get close I tap her on the shoulder, "Argh," she calls out in shock, the unexpected contact making her jump and swivel round, "V-Victoria?" she stutters.

I put a hand on my hip and give her my usual look of contempt I reserved for those I deemed as a lower status than myself, "What are you doing, Lamefield?"

Max stands up and crosses her arm, giving me a defiant look, "I'm helping Kate, not that it is any of your business."

Lamefield has become more daring in her responses to me recently, which I do not appreciate. I am the Queen of Blackwell and I demand respect.

Not appreciating her icy tone, I draw myself to my fullest height to assert some control over the situation, "With what? Not that I care or anything," I boredly remark.

Max sighs, rubbing her temples before replying, "If you must know, her rabbit escaped. I'm helping her track Alice down, now if you'll excuse me," she goes back to crawling around on her hands and knees in the bushes.

She isn't going to get anywhere doing that. Maybe this is the first step I can take to apologize to Kate. I have a lot to make up for.

I kneel down beside her, "Move over, Lamefield."

Max glances over at me, her eyebrows raised in shock at my help, "Huh?"

"You don't have the necessary skills to do this," I scoff, unable to reign in the flicker of superiority in my voice, "A situation like this requires the finely honed skills of a Chase."

"If you say so," she mumbles under her as she continues to search.

After about an hour of searching, neither Max nor I have seen Alice. Max give me a look of wry amusement, "I thought you were supposed to be good at this."

"Shut it, Lamefield. Don't criticize me. It will be the last thing you…" my words are cut off when Max puts her hand over my mouth to silence me.

No-one interrupts a Chase. No-one.

I rip her hand from my face and am about to launch into a full on angry rant when she places a finger to her lips and points over to a section of grass in the middle of the area, "There, look," she whispers as my eyes follow her finger. I see a blur of white and black dart across the path onto the grass in front of us.

Max crouches down and goes to sneak up on the small rabbit, but I grab hold of her arm and pull her back, "Please, you think you can catch a rabbit with your clumsy ass? No, no, no. Let me show you how it's done," I begin to sneak up on the rabbit, taking care not to step on any twigs or other object that could potentially make a noise loud enough to scare Alice off.

Just a little closer.

When I am about a foot away I lunge at the rabbit, but it darts out of my reach at the last second. The sudden movement catches me by surprise and I topple over, landing flat on my face in the grass. I hear stifled laughter from behind me as I try again and again to catch that damn rabbit to no avail.

"Oh, teach me your ninja skills, Victoria," Max chuckles heartily as I stand up and make my way back to her.

"Go fuck your selfie, Lamefield," I snarl, "I'd like to see you try."

Max smiles at me. Something about it seems confident, almost scarily so, "I am about to show you how it's done," she scans the grounds for any signs of the rabbit, her eyes falling on a patch of long grass just up ahead. She crouches down and slowly crawls towards it. Without warning, she is suddenly much further ahead than before. I do a double take and rub my eyes as she creeps up behind Alice.

How? Are my eyes playing tricks on me? I swear she wasn't that close a second ago.

As I stand there trying to process what I had just witnessed, Max deftly scoops Alice up in her arms and turns to me, a victorious grin on her face as she approaches me.

"What was that?" I ask as she stands in front of me, tickling Alice behind the ear.

Her face crumples up in confusion, "What was what?"

"You just sort of… teleported," I state, realizing how crazy my accusations sound out loud.

She tilts her head curiously at me, "What are you talking about?"

Maybe I just imagined it.

Max leans against a nearby tree and slumps down the trunk, "Phew, that is my exercise for the rest of my life."

Putting the weird occurrence out of my mind for now, I motion towards the dorm building, "Come on, let's get this vermin back to Marsh," as I look down at her, my eyes widen as I see blood trickling down from her nose, "Max, your nose…"

She lifts her hand up and wipes at her nose, inspecting the red smear on the back of her hand not seeming too worried about it, "Yeah, I feel a bit dizzy. It's nothing to worry about. It happens a lot."

I roll my eyes, "I wasn't worried."

She raises an eyebrow skeptically, "Sure you weren't," she passes Alice to me and fumbles around in her pocket, grabbing a tissue and gently dabbing at her nose, "I'm just going to sit here for a bit. You go on ahead. I bet Kate is really worried. She's probably gone back to her room now," I pause, maybe feeling a tiny bit of concern over Max's condition. She shakes her head at my hesitation and smiles, "I'll be fine, go."

"I'll let you boss me around this one time, Caulfield," I huff much to her amusement as I make my way to the dorm with the rabbit in my arms.

Why did I get myself involved in this? I don't have time for this.

I glance down at Alice, who's whiskers twitch rapidly as I carry her through the entrance and up the stairwell.

Oh, well. A Chase never backs down from a challenge.

When I reach the top of the stairs, I stride out into the hallway leading to the girl's dorm and continue on to Kate's room. Just as I am about to knock, I hear muffled sobbing, "Alice… where are you?"

A pang of guilt enters the pit of my stomach as I stand there listening to her crying. My mind wonders to a couple of weeks earlier when my insensitive actions led to her almost…

Should I even be here? I doubt she would even want to see me right now, maybe never after everything I put her through.

I shake my head and decide to go back to Max. As I turn, I hit straight into someone.

"Ouch, that hurt," they cry out. I look up to see a girl with bright purple hair and blue eyes, her head buried in a book as per usual. I recognize her as Alyssa Anderson. She finally manages to steady herself from the impact and grumbles, "Hey, watch what you're…" she frowns at me, "what are you doing near Kate's room…" her eyes fall on the rabbit in my arms, "why do you have Alice?" her face crumples in disgust and mild anger as she glares at me, "Haven't you already done enough to her?"

I assume my best 'no-one messes with me' expression and cross my arms over my chest, "It's none of your business why I'm here. Why are you here? You don't even live here."

"I'm visiting a friend," she snarls at me confrontationally, "I know that's a foreign concept to you."

I take a step forward, "What did you just say to me?"

Alyssa moves closer, squaring me up, "You heard me," she growls.

At her sudden show of hostility, all thoughts of trying to make amends with people go out of the window, "Don't start something you can't finish. I can make your life a living hell if I wanted to."

She scoffs, not seeming threatened at all, "What, like you did with Kate? Like with Max? Like with literally everyone here at Blackwell? I'd like to see you try. I'm not scared of you."

A door creaks open behind us, revealing a puffy-eyed Kate Marsh.

"What's going on ou-?" she freezes as soon as she sees me, then glances down to find Alice in my arms. Her brow furrows in confusion, "Why do you have Alice?"

She probably thinks I did something to her. Shit. Just explain the situation.

I sigh in exasperation, giving Kate a look dripping with condescension, "If you must know, I saw Lamefield crawling around in the dirt, where she belongs. She was looking for your rabbit and failing miserably. I couldn't just stand there and watch her, it was just too pitiful."

Good job, Victoria. Can't you just say something nice for once in your life?

Kate's hazel eyes widen as she looks at me, then she stifles a giggle, placing her hand to her mouth, "V-Victoria… your clothes, your hair."

"What about them?" I glance down to find that my clothes are covered in dirt and are torn in places. I run my fingers through my now dishevelled short blonde hair and feels bits of leaves and twigs stuck in it.

Alyssa hands the book she was reading over to Kate, "Here, thanks for letting me borrow it," she stands in front of Kate and gives her a hug, "I should get going."

"No worries," Kate beams, "You can borrow my books anytime."

They break apart and as Alyssa passes me she whispers, "If you hurt her again, you will be sorry."

Kate and I are now left alone in the hallway. She bites her lip, trying her best not to laugh at my out-of-character scruffy appearance, "Come here," she takes my hand, gently pulling me into her room and sitting me down on her bed. She takes Alice from me and puts her back in her cage, then glances at me over her shoulder, "Hold on, I just need to get some water. Stay here, I won't be long," she leaves her room.

I take this opportunity to inspect Kate's room. Along with the religious mementos dotted around, there are various drawings scattered on the tables and chairs. I walk over to near the door and pick one of them up. The drawing has a distinctive cartoony style, so bright and cheerful… just like Kate. I place the drawing back on the chair and walk over to her desk, a photo of Kate with who I can only assume to be her sisters stood beside her. They all look very alike and beam with that same soul-healing smile Kate has.

It feels so… alive in here.

Something scrunched up in the small metal trash can by her desk grabs my attention. Curiosity gets the better of me and I take it, my eyes widening in shock when I see what it is. The piece of crumpled up paper has a drawing on it, however this one is far from bright and cheerful. It is dark and ominous with no color to speak of. It kind of reminds me of the unsettling drawings I have seen in Nathan's room recently. On closer inspection, there is a letter hidden underneath some papers on Kate's desk. After a moment of deliberation, I pick it up and read it. It seems to be a letter from an aunt of Kate's and it is… harsh to say the least.

I sigh, running my fingers through my hair as I return to the bed, "You really did a good job there. Way to kick a girl while she's down Victoria."

What did I do to this girl? What did I put her through? Was it really worth it? No. It will never be worth it. If only I could go back…

The door opens again, bringing me out of my thought. Kate enters the room with a bowl full of water which she carefully places on her bedside table. She searches around in her drawers and produces a mini first aid kit. Once all set up she draws a chair close to her bed and takes my hand in hers, carefully washing my scratches and placing plasters over the cuts. Her fingertips brush lightly over my wounds as she continues to dress them, her hands warm against mine. As she works, I stare at her and wonder what I have done to earn such compassion from her. I am the last person who deserve to be treated with this much kindness.

"Why are you helping me?" I mumble, desperate to know why she is being so nice to me.

Kate glances up briefly, her hazel eyes soft, "Because you helped me find Alice."

"But after everything I've-" I am cut off when Kate holds up her hand, "Stop," she interrupts, "I forgive you."

How can she? If it were me, I would have torn down the person who did this to get my revenge, made their life unliveable.

Kate gently hums as she works, a small smile forms on her lips. Something about it is mesmerizing and draws me in.

Her smile is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. All I have seen is her crying and looking miserable, because of me.

I hear a light chuckle, "If you keep frowning like that, you will get wrinkles. We can't have that now, can we?"

Kate gently flicks the crease forming between my eyebrows and I blush from being caught staring. Her expression is soft as she beams at me.

A Chase never gets flustered. Yet here I am.

I look away shyly and mumble, "Well, that's another cashmere I've lost to Blackwell."


Max's POV – Blackwell Grounds – 12:03 am

After finally catching her breath and once her mind crushing headache had passed, Max makes her way to the dormitory to see how Victoria and Kate are getting on. As she walks along the path, she is suddenly lifted off of the ground. She shrieks at the unexpected occurrence.

"Whoa Max, calm down," a voice next to her ear speaks, "It's just me."

She is placed back on the floor and swivels around to see a tall girl with faded blue hair and mischievous azure eyes. Her childhood best friend stared back at her… Chloe Price.

"Chloe… you scared me."

"That was the point," she grins, placing her hands behind her head, "You were in your own little world. You ok?"

Max rubs her neck, "Yeah, just tired. What are you doing here?"

Chloe smiles innocently at her, "Can't I come see my best friend without wanting something?"

Max gave her a skeptical look, "Other people do, but you don't."

Chloe feigns a hurt expression, "You wound me," she is only able to keep it up for a few seconds before she grins and winks.

"Knock it off, Chloe," Max gently shoves Chloe's shoulder, "Come on, let's go watch a movie or something while you're here."

"Hella yes. A famous Pricefield sleepover!" Chloe exclaims gleefully as she grabbed onto Max's arm and begins to impatiently pull her along to the Prescott Dorm building.

Max groans, "Pricefield? Seriously?"

Chloe gives Max a quick kiss on the cheek, "Why not?"

Max shakes her head and smiles, "I just need to go check up on Kate first."

"Ok, let's go Super Max."


Max knocks on Kate's door, but didn't receive an answer. She found this odd. Kate almost always answered her door, the only times she didn't was when she was out.

She taps on the door again more confidently, "Kate… you in there?"

The door is slightly ajar, something even stranger than Kate not answering. Max gently pushes on the door and is met with an unexpected sight. Both Victoria and Kate are passed out on the bed before her. On closer inspection, she can see their hands are very slightly linked, their pinkie fingers hooked around on another.

Max smiles at the weird sight, "Wowser," she breathes as she takes a photo. It's not every day the Queen Bee of Blackwell is caught napping and with the 'Peasants' as she so fondly puts it.

Satisfied with the shot, Max turns back out into the corridor, "Chloe, come here."

"Hella yes, Max," Chloe whispers as she examines the photo Max took, "Now we can use this to blackmail Icky Vicky if she ever goes all alpha bitch on us."


Hey guys. I hope you enjoyed this. I'll get on with the Warm Bodies – The Untold Chapters story soon. I'm not sure if I'll manage to get anything up before Episode 5 hits, I will try but if I don't manage, good luck and let's hope for at least one happy-ish ending, preferably Pricefield, fingers crossed. If nothing else, let's hope we can give a certain character what they deserve (you all know who I'm talking about.)

Have a great day and stay safe out there and remember to stock up on tissues for the 20th. It looks like we are going to need them after those teaser trailers :)