Before I start I would just like to say that I am new to the site and this is my first story. I obviously own none of the characters but I wish I did! I would love for people to review so I can see how I am doing. Enjoy!
I woke up on the day that I have been waiting for…the day I will return to Wonderland! I made sure I ate breakfast and said goodbye to mother (I still cannot believe that I managed to convince her to let me leave). Then I went into the garden and to the rabbit hole, I took a deep breath and jumped into it when I reached the bottom I worked out exactly how much of the drink me and the eat me to have and so once I was out of that room, I changed back to normal size. I had already decided that the first place I would go was to see Hatter. Oh how I missed Hatter!
Once I had walked for what felt like ages through the picturesque place which is Underland, I arrived at the tea tables. As I walked along the length of the tea tables I gently stroked my hand along the tables next to me. The table cloths were surprisingly soft considering being so old and tattered. Then I reached Hatter's chair. I have always admired his chair. His chair was liked a symbol of him. I put my hands on the top corners of the chair whilst looking down at the structure and the wonderful material. I decided to sit into the chair and then I looked out across the tables at all of the mismatched crockery. The fact that Hatter had mismatched crockery always fascinated me because it shows just how different he is.
Suddenly I heard someone clear their throat behind me and I jumped. How embarrassing! As I turned I saw Hatter standing there.
"Sorry!" I said standing up out of the chair.
"Don't worry," Hatter said after seeing me move out of the chair "Sorry if I scared you". He sat down in the chair and moved me to sit on his leg. "At least you are the right size this time!" he joked.
I giggled and said "I think I have had enough practice to get to the right size by now!"
"So why are you back here in Underland?" asked Hatter looking at me with his adorable green eyes.
"When I left I realized just how much this place meant to me and all of the people in it. I missed it so much and then I remembered that you said I could stay if I wanted to, just before I left" I said while trying not to give away the full extent of why I wanted to be back here.
"I'm glad you decided to come back. Everyone missed you and Underland was not the same without you. Wait…didn't Hamish ask for your hand in marriage? Did you marry him? If so, we shouldn't be sitting like this. It's not appropriate for a married woman to be sitting on a single man's lap and I certainly-"
"Hatter!" I had to stop him from babbling.
"Thank you, I'm fine" he said. "I didn't marry Hamish. Don't worry!" I secretly liked the fact that he was so worried about being proper.
"There is something else on your mind and has been since I asked you why you came back. What is it?" he asked me. How is it that he can see right through me? Am I like a book when it comes to him?
"Well what it is…amm…well… I missed you so much, even more than everyone in Underland put together and possibly even Underland itself" and with that I hugged him tightly and then I started crying on his shoulder. How embarrassing!
"I missed you too." He hugged me just as tightly and then suddenly he picked me up and had started walking.
"Where are we going?" I asked rather confused.
"I don't live near here any more but I come back sometimes and I'm so glad I came back today" he said.
We arrived at a carriage and Hatter said "Ladies first". He held my hand and helped me into the carriage.
"Thank you Tarrant Hightopp" I said continuing the formalities. He smiled and asked "Did you just use my real name?"
"Why yes I did!" I said and with that the carriage started moving.
We sat and talked the whole way to where Tarrant lives. We spoke about what has happened since I left and what I took care of when I went back to London. He told me about how everyone is really grateful to me for slaying the Jabberwocky and saving Underland.
"I am glad that you are no longer calling it Wonderland you know!" he said as we were sitting there, with a grin on his face.
"Don't be too happy, I still call it Wonderland sometimes" I told him this so he wouldn't get his hopes up that I finally stopped calling it that.
"Oh well at least you get it right sometimes!" he said jokingly.
After a short silence I decided to ask him something. "So what have you been up to while I have been away?"
"Well I have been making hats, having tea and missing you" he said with a smile and I was trying not to giggle with embarrassment. Why was he being so sweet?"Are you trying not to giggle?" he said in a mocking tone of voice. He actually seemed like some sort of a psychic when I was around!
"How did you know that?" "Because when I am around you I seem to be able to notice these things. "Plus the fact that I can see that you are trying not to laugh" we both laughed at that and that was when we arrived to see where Hatter was living.