Alice

Hatter was being so sweet. But, of course, he was mad. Not angry but crazy. Not that I mind. It's one of the things I love most about him. I also loved how is voice would change when he was telling me a story, or how his eyes changed with his emotions. I love having tea with him, and Hare. He was also crazy, but at the same time crazy awesome! He always makes me laugh.

"Alice, I must go though. I have to make some new hats for the queen. I've had so many ideas!" He was having to leave me for the night to go make hats. It is what he loves to do.

"Can't you take a break for tonight?" I tried again. It was my 5th attempt to make him stay. I walked up to him, an idea forming, and kissed him passionately. "Please?" I mimbled against his lips.

He groaned. "1. Hatter being able to break away from your kiss." He said, listing an impossible. Meaning he wanted it to be possible. I pulled away with I sigh, taking satisfaction at his loss look.

"Fine." I grumbled. "Go make your hats. When are you going to be back?"

"Tommorow morning before you wake up." He smiled. "And Alice?" He asked as I began to walk away. "Why is a raven like a writing desk?" He winked and left. He always asks that. Yet he has no answer. Why is a Rven like a writing desk? Maybe they both have inky quills?

"Hello Alice." Ches suddenly said behind me, making me jump, litteraly, two feet in the air.

"Must you do that?" I grumbled, trying to calm my heart.

"It's funny." He shrugged his cat shoulders. "Anyways, I have some rather unfortunate news. Come with me." He led me down the hallway, we were in the white queens castle, and out into the garden.

"If this has to do with Hatters hat, then I am leaving." I said, as he led me through a maze of white flowers on a tall green hedge.

"No, Alice. It has to do with you." He said. We finally reached the end of the maze, and entered a forest.

"What about me?" I asked cautiosly, and he led us past a waterfall or should I say a waterfall-up? It was water going up and over the 100 feet ledge. Weird, but cool.

"Will you be patient. You are worst then Hatter. Perfect pairing." He mumbled. We walked in silence for several more minutes. We finally reached this hole in the earth. It was as wide as his tail, and as deep as Hatter.

"What is this for?" I asked, peeking in.

"It's your home for the next few weeks or so." He said casually.

"What?!" I shot up and looked at him.

"You're in terrible danger Alice. The white queen wants you dead."

"Why? We need to tell Hatter!" I began to stalk off when a flowers vine grabbed my ankle.

"Alice," the flower said, "you need to listen to him. The queen is after you, and you'd be safer here."

"But, people will notice me missing." I said.

"Not really." I heard my own voice, and turned startled. It was like looking in the mirror, except my eyes were blue-grey and cat-like. "I will have to take your place until this all blows over."

(I finally figured out Hatters name! Terrant!)

"But, Terrant will find out."

"I thought you preferred to call him Hatter." I shrugged. "Ok so I have to call him by his actual name. Got it. Anything else?"

"I haven't agreed to this! Can you at least tell me why I'm in danger of the Queen?" I asked, trying to pry the vine from my ankle.

Chessur sighed. "She is jealous of you and the Hatter. Not that she wants to be with him. She's just had some darkness in her for so long that she keeps down. It decided to show itself by taking on the form of jealousy."

"Oh. But, there are plenty others out there who would die to marry her, or go out with her, or court her- whatever you call it! Why him?"

"Because, she cant have him. It's all simple really. Human nature is to want something you can't have. And, since she has lost the king, the only way to let the darkness deep within her out, is to want someone she can't have. Now, is there anything else I should know?"

"He likes tea with extra sugar. Not just extra, but extra. Mallymkun usually makes the tea. So you should be fine in that area." I couldn't help a small blush. Ches's eyes widened.

"Are you thinking, what I think you're thinking?" He asked, his-well my-face paling. "Oh no. No, no. Not happening."

"Oh c'mon, I didn't think you would. And if you must know, we have not had-"

"I don't need to know!" He plugged his ears. I smiled and blushed. "And I am not going to kiss, or hug, or anything else other then a handshake or a "hey". Got it?"

"Yeah yeah. Okay, so you got some shrinking potion? I cannot be expected to fit in that." He rolled his eyes and pulled out a bottle of the weird green liquid. Where did he put that when he was a cat?

The liquid was like ice and fire at the same time. Both burn you in some way. It reminded me of a peppermint. I gagged a little, then felt myself starting to shrink. I hope I had some sort of change of clothes. Luckily, he pulled out the dress Terrant had made me when I was hiding. Weird to think that I am, yet again, hiding from one of the queens, in the same dress.

"I filled the hole with all the things you need for living. A refrigerator that re-stocks itself, a bathroom with unlimited toilet paper, a bed, a TV, and other furniture."

"How did you manage to fit all that in this- you know what? Never mind. I don't want to know. And how long is this going to be?" I asked as he lowered me down.

"Maybe a week, maybe a year." He said like he was saying that he just woke up. It's not that simple!

"A year?!"

"I said maybe. Now brace yourself, the last of the fall is pretty tough, but will not harm you to much." And then he dropped me.

Oh wow. The small dark tunnel emptied into a very large dome like thing, filled with bright multi colored lights, and soft fur furniture. It was beautiful.

"Get comfortable Alice. It'll be over before you know it." And with that, he left. This might not be to bad.

Chessur

Well, now she's safe. Now for the Hatter. This might not be as easy. I have to act like Alice, but not his absolutely Alice. I have to be with him, but not with him. Why is this all so strange? I can only hope that the queen will be taken out of her dark haze. But how? Oh well, Alice is the main objective here, and now that she is safely 6 feet under, everything else I can deal with.

From the corner of my eye I saw the queen slipping out into the forest, heading off to the mountains. Or maybe this is way over my head.

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