Disclaimer: I own neither Alice nor Hanging On by Britt Nicole. Their owners do. This is for pure enjoyment.
AN: Sorry I missed a day or so. I have to write non-fiction things. :( but here you go! Thanks for all the reviews. i like Duchess too :)
And when the darkness falls
I can't see what's before me
Hatter panted in the dim elevator as it made its way up, listening to Alice protest. "You guys shouldn't have come. You could get yourselves killed," she said, out of breath as well.
"You tried to cut a deal with the Queen, didn't you, Alice?" Hatter asked. Of course he knew he could get killed, but that wasn't a reason not to come! He was more worried about her.
"I was getting close," she said optimistically.
"Ge'ing close?" Hatter asked, raising an eyebrow. "Maybe I'm wrong, but negotiations didn't appear t' be goin' so well."
"I need more time," Alice insisted, leaning against the wall.
"For what?" Hatter demanded. "Do you really think the Queen is jus' gonna …send you an' your boyfriend 'ome?"
"No." Alice stared at the floor.
Finally, she was hearing the sense of the argument. "No, of course not!"
"Because he's her son."
Hatter stared. "The Prince? Jack Heart? Jack Heart is your boyfriend?!" Hatter exclaimed in shock. This couldn't be happening. His jaw was pretty much on the level of the floor. The Jack she was so enamored with was a Heart? He couldn't fathom this.
He felt a swell of pity for her. That would be an awful thing to find out, plus the added fact that everyone in Wonderland knew Jack Heart was engaged to the Duchess.
But…maybe …he would have a chance now.
And suddenly, there was hope.
