Disclaimer: I don't own Alice In The Country Of Hearts: Wonderful Wonder World.

Note: I own Kitten Tiva.

Hikari Maiden: Kitten Tiva is a foreigner. She's human. She ended up in Wonderland as a scared, injured child. Boris found her and took care of her. Years later, Boris starts to fall in love with her. She starts to fall in love with Boris, but she feels Boris isn't in love with her.

Lovely Thorns

By: Hikari Maiden

~ Chapter One: Bedtime Battle ~

Boris glared at Kitten Tiva. "Woman! Go to bed!"

She glared back at him and shook her head. I'm tired, but I'll see blood again if I close my eyes. I still don't know what to do. "Leave me alone, Boris! I'm not tired!"

He sighed and rolled his eyes. She's tired. "Blondie."

She growled and hissed at him. Of all the…! "Don't call me that!"

He flicked her in the forehead. Something keeps her awake. "Then, go to bed. There's nothing to worry about. I'm right here."

She grimaced and pulled away as she rubbed her forehead. That hurt! "Ow!" Tears came to her eyes and her vision turned into a watery blur. Meanie! She sniffled and whined, "Boris, you're so mean!"

Boris grimaced as he plugged his ears with his index fingers. She's annoying! "Jeez, Kitten, you're so shrill. Hush."

Blood entered the room. What's the racket? "What's all the noise?"

Kitten smiled with a gasp and she ran up to him and hugged him. Blood! "Blood."

The hatter looked at the Cheshire cat. She looks tired.

She won't listen to me. Maybe she'll listen to him. "I've told her to go to bed. She says she isn't tired. She acts more her shoe size than her age."

Kitten peeked out at Boris and stuck out her tongue at him. Necko boi!

Jeez, what a child! "Don't act three. Act nineteen."

She's going to end up sick. "Kitten. Boris is right, you know. It's midnight. You wake somewhere around eight something in the morning."

I'm scared! I'm so scared! I'm so, so scared! "Blood…Boris…I…" She bit the lower, right corner of her lip and she began to tremble. Her arms slipped as she crumbled to her knees and covered her face with her shaky hands. Tears fell from her eyes and slid along her cheeks and chin. She coughed and whimpered, "I'll see blood…lots of blood…splattered…drip…tub filled with it…girl run away…from something…from someone."

She's scared. Blood lowered himself towards her. "Nothing bad is going to happen. Boris and I are here."

She gulped and she spoke in a shaky voice. "Oh-Okay." She climbed into her bed. As soon as her head touched the pillow, her heavy eyelids closed and she fell sleep.

Blood had been about to turn off the main light and exit the bedroom, but Boris whispered, "Blood."

The hatter turned to the Cheshire cat. He whispered, "Yes?"

"She's afraid of the dark. Leave the light on until I find the night light." He found the pink night light, plugged it in and turned it on.

Blood turned off the main light and exited the bedroom.

Boris exited the bedroom. "The door stays open. Air needs to circulate."

Blood heard a muffled cough. "Is she all right?"

"It's allergies. The humidifier is on. She took Sudafed PE not too long ago."

He's got the hots for her. "You're in love with her, aren't you?"

Boris felt his heart skip and begin to pound and his nose and cheeks went crimson. Why must he tease me? "Blood."

Gotcha! "Hit the nail on the head."

Of all the sneaky…! He exclaimed, "Blood!"