-1Title: Curiosity killed the Cat

Paring: Alice/Hatter

Rating: PG…for now

Disclaimer: Don't own Hatter(I wish) or Alice.

Summary: Alice meets Hatter 1st meeting Hatter and Alice didn't leave as quick as they did to find the resistance members and Alice finds out what happens to nonwonderlanders who drink emotion tea...

"And it should take effect in 1...2...3..."

All of a sudden Alice's eyes grew dark and clouded by lust. Her neck and cheeks flushed red. And then it seemed that the lust was radiating off her body. Hatter could see the waves of lust becoming thicker and he knew he had to back away before they took hold of him too.

"Hatter...", with the sound of her voice it took him away from his thoughts. But what he saw wasn't the Alice he just met. She was…different.

"Now Alice it's the tea that's making you act this way. But just stay over there and don't come near me."

"But why Hatter?", she said while taking a step towards him as she moved her arms up and down her body stopping at her thighs.

"I just want you to… she paused watching him squirm and jump behind the table. "…I want you to take me to my Jack…"

"Pleeease Haatter…I need to seem him. I need to feel him…around me…in me."

"Wait what!"

"You heard me its him who I like. It's him who I want. And I'll do anything to find him."

She then walked slowly up to the table and with her last words she crawled on top of it and laid down in a seductive pose. To Hatter's shock he thought she was going to jump him. He was so close to her. He felt drawn to her but something in him made him stop.

I can't take advantage of her even if she's "willing".

"Listen, I'll take you to this boyfriend of yours but you don't own me any…favors ok?!"

"But I want to—— "No you don't. You drank lust and its controlling you.", he said while lightly shaking her to snap her out of this state.

Suddenly, she seemed to gain her senses back especially when she jumped up accusing Hatter of doing something to her.

"Hey I didn't do anything! It was your bloody fault for drinking the tea without asking me if it was safe."

"…ok if you didn't do anything…did I?"

He thought for a moment and decided to tell her the truth. If he lied to her he knew she would find out somehow and he was trying to gain her trust not lose it.

"You're telling me all of that is true?"

"Yes, I have no reason to lie."

She looked at him suspiciously but then thought he must have been telling the truth because it was lust tea that she drank. But for some reason it didn't bother her that she was close to doing naughty things to him. In fact, it turned her on a little. And then the lust took over again.

~*~

Hatter was sitting in his white chair drinking his tea when all of a sudden he felt hands on his shoulder but it was the pair of lips against his ear that sent a shiver down his spine.

"You know I wasn't kidding when I said, I would do anything to find him…"

"Ah…Um Alice I thought it wore off?"

"I guess it didn't. Why you don't like me like this? I want a release just as much as you do I suppose", she said while she moved her hands from his shoulders to his thighs.

"Oi that's OFF LIMITS you hear me!"

"Hahaha…for now."

"Alice snap out of it your stronger than this!"

"…Huh…Wha..What happened."

"You started to come on to me again….unfortunately it seems that the lust tea is not out of your system yet. Anything could trigger it. So we should go and find your boyfriend..ok?"

~*~

Alice's POV:

"You started to come on to me again….unfortunately it seems that the lust tea is not out of your system yet. Anything could trigger it. So we should go and find your boyfriend..ok?" He said it in a bitter tone emphasizing on boyfriend. All I could say was. "Oh..Ok." I wondered what could have bothered him so much. I mean we just met. What could I have done...?

Hatter's POV:

Damn it. Why did she have to drink that bloody emotion tea. And of all the emotions in that box why lust. *sigh* It doesn't matter she will be back with her boyfriend whatshisname Jay..James..whatever. Also, she had to leave me with a hard on. I'm just happy that since I've tested so much tea in my time that I'm immune to all bottled emotions except for the natural ones that it seems only I feel. All I have to do is focus on is bringing her back home and then I'll forget about her just like all the girls I've been with…all the ones that left me alone. Plus, she would never fall for someone like me. This fellow she talks about makes me feel inferior to him. Damn bloody woman.

All Hatter could think about was the event that took…almost took place as he climbed down the latter. He jumped down and decided to sped up the pace by picking Alice up and placing her on the ground. Followed by a "Thank you."

Things couldn't possibly be more awkward.

He continued walking until he heard a…*gasp*

"What's the matter?"

"I've got a thing about heights", she said in between gasps. "Why couldn't you build this city on the ground?"

*sigh*"Look at me."

"Alice…" and he stretched out his hand to be met by hers and slowly they proceeded away from the latter, away from the edge, away from the Tea House, away from…everything. In that moment they looked into each others eye not breaking eye contact. His dark browns meeting her blue-grays. It was like looking into a sea but he could see almost all the emotions she was feeling. Scared, worried, but her hand told him another story. They were soft and gentle, not shaking as they were before. She appeared to be calm but inside he knew she was screaming. And as she looked into his it made her think of Jack. His eyes were different compared to Hatter's. Jack's eyes were more serious and looked like he was hiding something. But then again she thought that about every guy she has been with. But when she looked into Hatter's she felt content and almost happy. Its as if he washed away all the negative thoughts in her mind. It was the first time she had trusted a guy in many years. And he was a complete stranger…