It was a chilly autumn afternoon when Alice and Hatter were taking a walk through the park. They were enjoying the cool weather and each other's company. Children were playing in the pile of fallen leaves they kept rebuilding after jumping in. Hatter watched them curiously and Alice took notice of his puzzled expression.

"Okay, don't tell me you've never jumped in a pile of leaves as a kid," said Alice.

"Wasn't much time for playin' since I was born into the Queen of Hearts' rule," Hatter explained. "I didn't really get to act like a kid." Alice processed this, feeling sorry for Hatter.

"You know, it's not too late. There's no age limit on immaturity," Alice offered. "I still act like a kid sometimes." Before he knew it, Alice took his hand in hers. "Come on, it'll be fun. We can jump in together." They both ran toward the large pile of colorful fallen leaves, hand in hand. They jumped in, laughing as the leaves crunched under them. Hatter stood up, offering a helping hand to Alice. She took it and wiped the leaves off of her coat.

"You've got some in your hair, love," Hatter laughed, picking the leaves from her dark strands.

Giggling, Alice replied, "Thanks, Hatter. See, wasn't that fun?"

"It most definitely was, my little oyster," he responded, joyfully. Behind them, they could hear kids giggling.

"Are ya gonna kiss him," asked a little blonde, pigtailed girl. "And why did he call you an oyster?" Alice blushed, causing Hatter to laugh. They helped the kids rebuild the pile and started to walk home afterwards. Around 6pm, Hatter asked Alice if she wanted to go out for dinner.

"Nah, let's stay in tonight," she replied. "Ooh we could have breakfast for dinner!"

"How do pancakes sound, love," asked Hatter.

"Perfect," she exclaimed. Alice walked into their bedroom to change into something comfier. She pulled out a pair black sweatpants and that crazy patterned shirt of Hatter's he wore when they met. She always loved his quirky sense of style, plus the shirt was silky against her skin and it smelled like him. Walking out of the room, she stepped towards the stereo and started playing Fall Out Boy albums, a band her and Hatter both love. Alice sauntered over toward the kitchen, watching Hatter flip the pancakes in the air. He could do it as easily as his many hat tricks. Allowing the pancakes to fry, he turned to see Alice in his shirt.

"Stealin' my clothes now, are you," Hatter joked.

"Yep, that's right, better watch out or I'll take them all for myself," Alice teased. Hatter smiled and went to check on the pancakes. He could hear Alice singing along with the chorus of A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More 'Touch Me'. He always loved to hear her sing. She has a beautiful voice for it, he thought. When the pancakes were done, he placed them on a plate with two forks for them to share. He looked up from the counter to see Alice dancing to the music in her bare feet, sporting a couple toe rings.

Seeing Hatter come out from behind the counter, Alice danced over to him and took his hand. Alone Together came on and Hatter was twirling her around the living room. She was singing to Hatter as they danced. At one point, they were dangerously in close proximity to the wall when they stopped dancing. Alice leaned against the wall, catching her breath and laughing with Hatter. He took the chance to go in for a kiss that Alice welcomed happily. She wrapped her arms around his waist, tilting her head up to deepen the kiss.

After their lips parted, Hatter whispered, "As much as I'm enjoying this, we should eat before the pancakes get cold, yea?" Alice agreed with a nod of her head. She loved how Hatter made her feel. Her heart always raced and butterflies fluttered in her stomach every time they kissed or when he would whisper sweet nothings in her ear. Every time he proclaimed his love for her in different ways, she fell for him even more. She reflected to the time they said goodbye in the looking glass hall. If she hadn't been pulled away by the engineer, she knew she wouldn't have had the strength to leave him.

She thought about all of this as they ate their plate of pancakes together.

Noticing Alice's silent state, Hatter asked, "What's the matter?"

"Hmm? Oh, nothing. Just thinking about you," Alice replied, awkwardly. Hatter raised his eyebrows in question. "I was thinking about how if that engineer hadn't pulled me away to the looking glass, I never would've been able to leave you. At least, not without telling you how I felt." Hatter gave her that adorable crooked smile she loved, causing her heart to skip a beat.

"I was getting to the part of how I felt before he pulled ya away. Though, I wasn't doing a very good job of it," Hatter laughed.

"Yea, Mr. 'Hell No', I noticed," Alice joked.

"I didn't mean it like that, Alice," Hatter explained, forever mentally kicking himself for it.

Laughing, Alice told him, "You're weird, but luckily for you, I like weird. I think I'll keep you around." They spent the rest of the night reminiscing their adventures in Wonderland.

Author's Note: I do not own Fall Out Boy and their amazing songs. This chapter was inspired by one of my current favorite songs by Jessie James Decker called Lights Down Low. Thanks to JillJones123 and PrimevalAngel for the lovely reviews and thanks to AlwaysHopelessRomantic95 for the proofreading! This was a really fun chapter to write and I hope y'all enjoyed it as much as I did! Please, let me know your favorite parts!