Poisoned Tea
Summary: This is Alice. Alice says hi. And this is what happens when 2 Cheshire Cats come by. Poem/One-Shot Kaoru/OC/Hikaru?
Rating: Rated T For Tea (I Feel So Clever! XD)
Disclaimer: All I Own Is This Poem/Story And Alice. Lewis Carroll Owns The Cheshire Cat (My Name Is CHESIRE–No Second H-XKITTYXCAT) And OHSHC/Hikaru & Kaoru Belongs To Its Respectable Owners.
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Cheshire Cats, Cheshire Cats
Smiling so widely
You snicker as the souls of girls break
Because of the poison tea you give them
You grin as you set the cup on the saucer
Laughing as they watch the antidote just out of their grasps
In YOUR hands
You break their hearts
Keeping a shard or two so you won't be lonely
"There's only two types of people in the world;"
"Them and us."
The year before the caterpillars goes into the cocoon
The last day as a caterpillar
The year before the King comes to his kingdom
The last day before become princes
The year before the twin jesters change
The last day before the summer of boredom ensues
But not now.
They're still the same.
The jesters come in to their kingdom one day
The day before the summer of boredom
Boredom is all that awaits
The thought depresses them
But finding in-between their desks
Is a letter
Written with to address
No recipient
Vague and messy handwriting
While the girl spills out her love
To one of the twins
But which one is the note to?
Might be fun, one says
Nothing better to do, the other agrees
Hiding their hidden smirks
They aren't cruel.
The girls are.
And Alice is one of the girls.
So they'll poison her tea
And keep her heart's shards
To keep from feeling too lonely in the world of "Us"
The jesters watch from their tower
To the girl with copper eyes
She's dressed in a yellow sundress
With an eager smile on her face
The twins frown at each other
Not much to look at
Her hair looked like a helmet
She had no chest
Her sunflower theme disgusted them
(Flower-power was last centaury)
Her headband was ironic
Her Cheeto-colored freckles were obnoxious
And she was rocking back and forth on her heels
Ignorant
Naïve
Annoying.
This is Alice.
Alice says hi.
And this is what happens when 2 Cheshire Cats come by.
Eeinie, Meanie, Minie, Moe
Which twin will she choose?
One Cat hides behind the trees
The other is in front of Alice's face
If she hollers, don't let go
If she cries, don't stop
If she runs, don't run after her
Break her heart
She'll leave some shards.
Cheshire Cats, Cheshire Cats
Had Alice over for tea
Snickering as they sip their tea
Poisoned Alice's tea is
Break her heart
Because they aren't cruel
The girls are
Choosing one
And then saying yes to the brother
They aren't cruel
The girls are
Alice is.
"You got our desks confused"
Liar
"But thing is, Kaoru already has someone he likes"
Smiling widely, nodding, how can she not understand?
How can he not understand?
Because guessing who
Is lying too
"But…"
He steps closer, she just smiles, she just rocks back and forth
He's too close for comfort
So she hops back, but her expression reveals nothing
Shows nothing
"I like you, so won't you have me instead?"
Another step closer
Another smile
Another rock
Too close
Hop back
"We ARE twins, so we're, like, the same, right?"
She giggles as she hops back, she's against the wall now
So ignorant is she
But he's a liar,
Liar,
Pants on fire
But sorry
No water to flush it out
Her voice is like a siren when she answers
You can barely hear what she's saying
Because her voice is like a symphony
Drawing out that deception
From male or female
For revenge or love
With poisoned tea or polluted water
Is still deception
But you cannot hear what she speaks
When she uses her voice
Because it's like a song you love
That you keep pressing 'Replay' for
The obscure jester cannot think
He just hides
And is in the siren's trance
The visible jester
Is alone
I can see you Cheshire Cat,
I no longer care for the invisible Cheshire Cat
For we are playing cat and mouse
Trapped in the void of this endless game
This life of ours' will never be the same
Because Alice met you
And you met Alice
It's a dangerous game, full of risks and chance
Seems predictable, but that's just 'cause
You haven't played with Alice before
And Cheshire Cat, Cheshire Cat
You do not realize
That you are now the mouse
Alice's back is against the wall
The visible Cheshire Cat is too close
He might see the cracks in her mask
He's asking again
He's trying to get an answer again
He's trying to trick her again
Again and again
Same old game
Alice is bored
She wants some fun before the summer of boredom
She flicks his forehead
Giggling
Pretending to be who she is not
Arresting the police officer for doing the same crime
Because she can see
The skull and crossbones etched into her teacup
She isn't blind
"Sorry Hikaru~"
The jester is frozen
His lips inches away from her grinning lips
Wearing a smile like the real Cheshire Cat
Because she knows she figured out the puzzle
"I have to move to America tomorrow"
Disappearing without a trace
Like the real Cheshire Cat
"And, besides, I don't date liars"
It doesn't matter if she's a hypocrite
Alice the Cheshire Cat
Can be whoever she wants to be
And disappear into the mist
The jester is frozen now along with his twin
And Alice has no intention of thawing them out
The twins come to
They are still Cheshire Cats
Still jesters
But they know they are cheap knock-offs
The real Cheshire Cat,
The real jester
A true wild-card always at their best
They have so much to learn
But all pros start as beginners
Except Alice
Because she's born this way
And the author of this tale, of the world, God, makes no mistakes
But the twins come to
Hikaru and Kaoru
Only to find the Cat
Has disappeared
Because she isn't a knock-off
She's the real thing
And cats have claws
And sharp grinning teeth
Never again shall they see her
Their heads draped down like defeated nations' flags
Because Alice is the conquer of them all
Queen of the hill
The school
The world
The world of "Them"
And now
The world of "Us"
Because she trespassed and won the game of chance
The game of cat and mouse
Alice sets down her teacup
Thanks the pale faced Cheshire Cats for the tea
And leaves them, forcing them to watch with dieing eyes
As she flicks the antidote between her fingers
And she isn't coming back
Because a Cheshire Cat
Disappears into the shadows
And doesn't return
Ever