Alice P.O.V
It had been a week and a half and there was no reply from Hatter.
Or any sign at all that my letter had made it to Underland.
Even it did make it down to Hatter, how would he even reply and get it back up here?
I kept thinking about while I paced my room. There wasn't much room to pace in, but it was enough for me at the moment.
Lord Ascot had wanted me to come on the voyage to china that I had suggested after I returned.
I had to tell Lord Ascot that I would think about it. I had decided that if I hadn't got a sign or letter from hatter by Sunday, I would tell Lord Ascot that I, infact would escort him to China.
I looked out the window, to the dark night.
I wanted to return so badly to Underland. To return to hatter, and my other friends that were blurs but I still could half remember them.
I just hope that I get a sign from Underland or a letter by Sunday.
Hatter P.O.V
I had replied to Alice's letter. It was sitting on my desk, tempting me to climb up the Rabbit Hole to see her. But I didn't know what would happen to me if I did go up there. I had lived here all my life.
Instead of risking my neck, I decided that I would go to Absolem.
Absolem was now a beautiful blue butterfly. He could fly up the Rabbit Hole to find Alice and give her the letter that I wrote back.
Oh how I missed Alice dearly. I missed her wild yellow curly hair that covered her white neck that trailed down to-stop thinking like that Tarrant.
Yes, I must stop thinking about Alice like that.
I had found Absolem in a tree in the garden of white flowers at Mamoriel. He was hanging upside down in a white flower tree. Everything was white here.
"Absolem! I am very glad to have found you here. I must ask you to do something, its mad yes, but I'm mad so to me it seems normal but to you it may seem-"
"Quiet, you fool!" Absolem yelled to stop my rambling.
I shut my mouth with an audible snap and looked at my feet.
"Finally, you're quiet. Now what is this normal task that is mad that you would wish me to accomplish for you?" he said bored.
"I would like you to use those lovely blue wings of yours to fly to Aboveland and hand this letter beautiful Alice. I'm sorry to say, but she is more beautiful than your blue wings." I said
"I don't care about what you think is and isn't beautiful Tarrant. But, I must mention that your eyes are pink. That's a new colour for you. Anyway, I will give this to Alice, just so you won't annoy me with this again. I can't say how it will take, but I will complete this for you."
Please be soon.
"Thank you Absolem!" and with that, he flew off with my letter.
I headed back to the made tea party with a skip in my step. I was so happy now, Alice would get my letter soon and she would return and then we could have tea together all the time.
I reached the table and noticed that Chess was in my seat.
"You're late for tea!" hare yelled to me throwing a spoon and cup in my direction. I missed the cup but the spoon had got me in the eye.
"Ow! I should skin ya, ya little hairy mongrel!" I said getting angry at him, speaking in my Scottish accent.
"Hatter" Chess said, pulling me out of my angered state. Usually only Alice would be able to do that. Alice.
"I must say, Tarrant, your eyes are rather pink suddenly. I've never seen them like this before, and I have seen you quite often at tea times. Thinking about someone? A certain blonde someone?" Chess said in a bemused tone of voice.
I ignored his remark and shooed him from my seat.
"Now mally, what letter shall we study this tea time?" I said sitting down, trying not to think about Alice.
"Have some sugar!" Hare yelled laughing.
"I want a letter Hare, not sugar." I said knocking it away.
"A!" Mally squeaked. I lost her for a moment but then found her in the teapot.
"You are small you know that? Ow!" I said rubbing my hand after she had stabbed it with her little sword.
"Okay, the A. Hmm…" I wondered while tapping my chin. The only A thing I could think of was Alice.
"Airhead! That was what the Red Queen had" Mally said, shivering at the thought of the Red Queen.
"Yes, she did have an airhead, but Lady-I mean Queen-Mirana has banished her so its safe now. Armor" I replied, I wanted to say Alice but decided against it.
"Apricot"
"Apple"
"Tea!" Hare yelled after being quiet for long for him.
"Yes, tea is nice, but we are looking for A words. Not T Hare. Now A…Alice" I slipped out. I pretended to drink my tea, but then remembered that I didn't have anything in it.
"Your eyes are pink again Tarrant." Chess said appearing next to me suddenly.
"You need to announce when you are arriving here, Chess, you do give quite a scare."
"You know what I think of this new pinkyness in your eyes Hatter?" I flinched; I only really liked it when Alice called me Hatter.
"What do you think of my new pinky in my eyes Chessar?"
"Don't call me that." He said scowling
"I believe that from your new pinkyness in your eyes, that you love Alice Kingsley." He said twirling his head while he said it.
"I do not! What an absurd idea that is Chessar! Alice is simply my best friend. I don't love her!"
"Oh but yes Tarrant! You do! All the evidence needed is in your eyes!" he then disappeared in a cloud of smoke before I could snap at him.
I thought about what he said.
Alice was my best friend. I loved her in a friend way.
I didn't love her that way.
Did I?
