Alice Lidell woke up from the clock tower earlier than usual. Julius was dozing off with a cup of coffee beside him and a pile of broken clocks in front. Alice smiled at the sight of Julius' peaceful sleeping face. She brushed a hair out of Julius' face and headed out.
The forest air was crisp and light, tickling Alice's senses. She smiled and skipped along the path, heading towards the amusement park. She hadn't seen Boris in awhile and was dying to go on a roller coaster. As she passed the mafioso's mansion, she snorted in disgust and quickened her pace. God, how she hated that Blood Dupre.
As she continued skipping, she wondered if Boris was up yet. She had woke up pretty early, although she wasn't sure how because Wonderland's time periods changed quickly and unexpectedly. She shrugged and skipped on, feeling full of energy.
Alice was tired of skipping and slowly started walking. Ah. Her legs were sore. She leaned against a tree and caught her breath. She closed her eyes and embraced the sounds of the spring robins chirping. So sweet. So refreshing. She smiled, eyes stilled close. She felt the sun heat up her face. Ahh. She finally opened her eyes and saw a mischievous face right in front of hers.
"Ah!" Alice backed up and hit her head on the tree.
Oh. It was only Boris. Boris rubbed Alice's head. "Are you alright? You were dozing off so I was waiting for you to wake up." He smiled.
Alice smiled back. "Ah. I was wondering… do you want to go to the amusement park?" She stepped away from the tree and back on the path.
Boris stuck a thumb up. "Sure!" He looked at Alice, and suddenly his ears perked up. "Alice…"
"Hm?"
"I never heard your heartbeat."
Alice laughed. "Oh yeah. " She tried to avoid that topic as much as pocket.
Suddenly, Boris pounced on Alice and pressed his ear on her chest. "Ah! It's like a thump-thump-thump!" He pressed harder.
Alice turned tomato red as the young cat boy listened to her heart. Awkward. And uncomfortable. She tried not to breathe too hard.
Soon, Boris let go and Alice released a huge breath. "Did I hurt you?" Boris asked, his cat ears drooping sadly.
Alice smiled. "It's fine." She mentally noted to never bring up hearts or anything related to it.
Alice stretched, cramps disappearing. Boris stepped right up to Alice. "You have a leaf on your shoulder…" He took it off, but tripped on a rock and fell right on top of Alice.
"Ah! Boris!" Alice half-cried, half-laughed, "Get off!" She was laughing so hard. Boris was blushing as much as Alice now, looking like he was pushing her down. He rested his head on Alice's chest, again.
"It sounds so nice…" he whispered. Alice ruffled Boris' hair. He was so innocent.
"Now, please. Can you get off now, Boris?" Alice asked, not being able to take this indirect harassment anymore. Boris instantly lifted his head off and jumped up. He offered a hand to Alice, which she accepted.
Alice was too weak to even get up, for she had forgotten about breakfast. Boris yanked her arm and she was instantly pulled up, resting on Boris a bit.
"Alice…" Boris could tell the Alice was tired. In fact, Alice was dozing off already with her head on his shoulder. Boris sighed and swept Alice off her feet, bridal style. Boris stared at Alice's innocent face. He smiled.
"I love you, Alice," he whispered in her ear.