Yaaaay, my second story! The first one isn't complete, mind you. But I suddenly had a good idea for an Alice in Wonderland FF, so a little more added to my plate can't hurt. Even though I have 3 huge projects due before November. No biggie. . Hope you like it!
"Chessie?" The grown woman whimpered in a hoarse voice, clutching at the deep violet skirts of her gown. Although she was an exotic sight for all to see, age shown through in some places. There were blotches on her ivory skin and silver in her black hair. Her heavy, black makeup was streaming down her cheeks as she watched him with wide, frightened eyes.
She looked like a pretty, ebony mouse caught in the claws of a vicious cat. Probably because that was exactly the situation she was in. Scared out of her mind, the dark beauty fisted the jacket of the much younger man she was addressing. "Chessie? Chessie, talk to me. Tell me it isn't true!" The dark mistress sobbed into the front of his shirt.
Carefully, but with a firm grip, the adolescent boy removed her from himself. He charmed her with a kind smile, although even a fool could see he wasn't feeling at all kind or charming at that moment. The older female was shaking in her heels. "What, by all means, are you saying, my Queen?" he asked earnestly.
But he batted his long, black lashes at her and she felt reassured. "I overheard… Hic… I overheard you talking to the Rabbit and the Caterpillar about-"
"Now, now, Your Highness. Your tears are your own fault, then. Eavesdroppers never like what they hear," Chessie admonished her, shaking his head rather sadly. When he was done tsk-tsk-tsking her, he grinned. However, his expression wasn't caring anymore. It was ruthless and bloodthirsty.
The Queen staggered away from him in shock. "So… So it's true! Chessie, please! Think of all the time we've spent together. Think of all the things that we have accomplished. In just a few more years, we could rule not just the Kingdom of Clubs, but all of Won-!" Once again, he cut her off. However, this time he wasn't so gentle. With an angry hiss, he lurched forward.
His action surprised the old lady and caused her to fall backwards. She admitted a sharp cry of pain when she felt her hip break. Her age was coming on fast now. Her beloved Chessie was distancing her from his power. At the rate she was changing, the Queen would be nothing but a pile of dust in less than a minute.
"I apologize, but I've gotten as far as I can with you by my side. Good-bye, my dear." The teenager cooed in the most mocking voice ever heard. His once-beautiful queen withered away, leaving nothing but a crown of white gold and ebony. He picked it up as if it were a baby bird and blew her dusty remains away.
"It's time. The next head you sit upon will be the true Queen." Chessie whispered to his reflection in the precious metal. With one last grin, he tucked the crown away safely and began jumping through the trees towards the Rabbit Hole. New arrivals were coming soon. It was be very ungentlemanly not to greet them.
Plus, there was also the fact he didn't want anyone else laying his or her dirt paws on his final accomplishment.