This is coming back, sorta kinda…idk yet
"Is your friend always that quiet?" Nicholas asked curiously turning blindly down a hallway as Alice followed a few paces behind. "Or is it just when he meets new people?"
"I think its just you," Alice said with a grin, looking behind her in hopes that The Hatter had decided to come with them instead of leaving once Mirana had allowed Nicholas to stay in Underland, and in her castle none the less. Alice and Nicholas were extremely ecstatic, mostly because they could be together in the world that they both had long to go to, but now she had realized that The Hatter may not have been as happy for Nicholas to be here as she was. But even now as he was probably miles away from her and she was with Nicholas, the thought nagged at her and the question was left unanswered in the madness that was her mind.
"Hello?" Nicholas asked, his face inches away from hers. His dark gray eyes were wide with playfulness and curiosity and he stared into Alice's questioningly and almost, anxiously?
"What?" Alice said taking a step back and crossing her arms over her chest defensively, another uncharacteristic thing for herself to do.
"Are you alright?" Nicholas said placing a hand on Alice's shoulder. "You seem, un Alice-y."
"That's not a word." Alice said sticking her tongue out at him as she started walking down the long white corridor of the white queen's castle. "And I'm fine, why would I be?"
Nicholas shrugged, running up behind her and trying to keep up with her quick pace. "I don't know, you just seem different today." He smiled crookedly. "You know what's funny?"
"What?" Alice asked.
Nicholas grinned wider. "This is one of the first times that I haven't challenged you to a race when we were alone."
Alice stopped with a smile of her own. It was true hat she had Nicholas had had a history of racing between them, it was one of their favorite things to do together and they used to do it in the park all the time, but it wasn't the first time that he hadn't challenged her to a race. The first time was only a few hours ago, but it seemed like a whole other life time, while they were walking to the Ascot estate. Alice looked behind her then in front of her, then back at Nicholas, narrowing her eyes slightly.
"You sure you can keep up with me?" Alice challenged playfully.
Nicholas eyes widened and he turned himself into the starting position, both arms out next to him. "I was just about to ask you the same thing."
"Ready?" Alice said, bracing herself. "One, Two,." Both of them ran before Alice started the third number and ran quickly, sometimes skipping, running and just happy to be with one another again.
Shortie but I'm trying to get this started, tell me what you think. Review