Call me by my name.
I'm me and you can't change that,
So call me by my name.
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Natsuki sat on Sasuke's shoulder, her legs kicking back and forth. It was awkward in the silence of the forest. She hated the tension, and the Hatter didn't to be doing anything about it anytime soon. She cleared her throat hoping he'd say something. But no. He was off in wonderland. Wow the irony in that one.
"Sasuke-San?"
The Hatter's attention was brought back as if he'd had an out-of-body experience. "Yes?"
"What is the White Queen like?"
He smiled. "Aw. She is quite the kindred spirit, gentle and is fond of everyone." Then a frown creased between his eyes. "But ever since her younger sister overthrew her, she has become ever-so timid and shyer than she has ever been. She refuses to come from the tower and declines every visitor. I'd never seen the poor thing like that as long as she's lived." He finished shaking his head.
"That sounds dreadful." Natsuki pouted sympathetically. "Then how are we going to see her?"
"I have... Connections." Saauke smirked and continued, Natsuki not bothering to ask for her own sake.
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Somewhere on the way, Natsuki must have fallen asleep because the next time she opened her eyes she wasn't on Sasuke's shoulder. She now laid carefully in a small jar attached to his hip. She stumbled to her feet and looked ahead. She noticed a tall hedge to her right and not far ahead a tall white castle, with light snow falling in a quarter mile radius. That's when she realized how cold it was.
She cuddled into the blankets that she'd awoken in and called out to Sasuke through chattering teeth.
Sasuke blinked and looked down at her. He smiled. "Why it's good to see you amongst the living Natsuki-Chan."
"Don't give me that! It's bloody cold down here!" Natsuki yelled, red face and all.
Sasuke winced away and wondered how such a small thing could make such noise. Wait. Tenten could top it. =.="
"No need to fret, dear Natsuki-Chan. We're almost there."
"What's almost?" She growled.
"The front gate."
Natsuki blinked. "What gate-?"
Sasuke pulled out a key and inserted it into an invisible lock and pushed, hearing the creaking sound of a gate opening. Natsuki's jaw was left ajar as they walked inside.
"That gate has only been there since the Queen of Hearts took over. They have been separated by the hedge since then."
"My poor dear queen." A sympathetic voice said from behind, that startled Natsuki to the point it made her back crawl. She turned and grinned.
"Naruto-San!" She exclaimed.
"Natsuki-San." He replied with his famous bow.
Sasuke simply rolled his eyes. "Is it clear."
Naruto smirked. "Why of course. I would never disappoint my dear friends."
"Not that you haven't before..." The hatter mumbled.
"What was that Hatter!"
"Moving on." Sasuke chuckled. "Now let's get you to the Queen's suite."
Natsuki blinked. "Wait what?"
Sasuke unclipped the jar from his side and clipped it to, the now cat, Naruto's collar.
"What are you two up to? When I return to full size. I swear- Eeeep!"
Naruto floated up into the sky and up the castle wall. If there was one thing Natsuki soon realized after being in the sky for no more than ten seconds… She HATED flying.
"You two are going to bloody hell when I am threw with you!" She shrieked, saying things a proper lady shouldn't. But we established that she wasn't in chapter one.
The Cheshire Cat finally stopped in front of an open window and slid threw it. Inside sat a girl that looked not much older than Natsuki. She had long deep violet hair with a crown atop her head and a pale blue dress on, with white gloves. The expression on her face didn't go well with the beauty. Her pale violet eyes seemed sad and concerned.
Naruto sat and cleared his throat. The queen looked around startled then blushed when her eyes finally fell on him.
"N-Naruto-Kun?!" She stampered.
