Alice held her hand to her chest, taking deep breaths as she had just fallen down a hole right back into Wonderland. She was finally back, back to a place that had been more familiar to her than anywhere else in her life.
She got up from the wet ground that she had landed on and brushed dirt off the pale blue dress , getting as much off as possible. Slowly the sun rose up from behind the mountains far off where she was, casting rays of sunlight over the distance.
Patches of grass grew in wetter areas, and tree leaves slumped slightly with droplets of water rolling off towards the ground.
Assuming it had just rained little before she had made it down there, branches swayed slightly in the chilly breeze, sending goosebumps over her skin, and chills up her spine.
Animals began to raise from their slumbers, roaming around Alice, getting small drinks from the creek or rummaging for food. Some stared at the blonde girl who looked like she had just come from a ball and gotten lost, others were not interested and mad their way around.
Sooner rather than later she began walking, beginning to look for the White rabbit, wanting to find someone she knew that could lead her to all of the other friends she had grown be close to and love in the past years of being around.
Half an hour of searching, and the sun inching it's way up, Alice saw a fluffy white cotton tail sticking up from behind a bush. And sitting there next to it, was a golden pocket watch connected to a chain, and it was the same one the white Rabbit had kept with him all the time. Relief washed through her and settled in the pit of her stomach as she cleared her throat and called out, "Rabbit!"
The little thing jumped and rustled it's way out of the bushed, his face angry but tinted with confusion. Then suddenly his red eyes focused on her and filled with excitement, he rushed to nuzzle her leg, the only part the little guy was able to reach "Alice! Oh wait, no, I'm late! Very very late!"|
He began to hop as fast as his little legs would carry him. "W-wait!"
Alice raced to catch up with him, sprinting deeper into the dark forest. She huffed slightly, breath getting short. The Rabbit's voice was still going on about being late, very, very late.
"Oh Rabbit quiet down!"
A familiar voice called, and the Rabbit stopped shortly, fidgeting "A-Alice."
He breathed, stuttering the slightest.
A figure merged from behind the shadows from behind one of the trees, coming into view. The voice belonged to a male, wearing the peculiar-est of hats. "Alice?"
The male asked, turning to stare at the girl, or at least that's what it looked like. And right at that moment, the sun rose into the sky, shining brightly on the man and herself. Right then and there her heart stopped and skipped a beat, butterflies fluttering left and right in her stomach. The Mad Hatter's eyes lit up, twitching into a smile. Before anyone had time to register was was going on Alice was off her feet, face buried into the Hatters shoulder as he held her and spun around.
"I may be mad, but in all honesty I have never been sane."
The two repeated, pulling away only to look at each other, smiling.
Authors note: Let me know what you guys think of the first chapter!
