Slip, Slappity, Hop, the Rain Drops Plop
An "Alice in Wonderland" Story
By: Draculamomma
Author's Notes: I swear, if ONE more person adds this story to their favorites, or their alert list, I will SHOOT MYSELF! GAH! Just kidding! I really appreciate all the support everyone has given me, thanks so much you guys, I really needed it! Especially right now, because I'm kinda stuck in the middle of a personal problem right now, there is a lot going on in my life right now, really nasty problems too, but nevertheless, I'm not going to bother you guys with my problems because they are MY problems. I got a chance to write another chapter for you guys, so enjoy it, and comment if you like, but please, don't leave hurtful comments because I'm going through a lot right now, and I don't know if I can take hurtful comments for the time being. Any other day, by my guest, I get shit on (not literally) all the time by others, so please, if you want to go ahead and mock me, just wait a bit, ok? Thanks and enjoy reading.
Chapter 11-Cabin Fever
Alice and the Mad Hatter still had a hard time fully understanding how the Dormouse actually had gotten where they had found her, standing there on the top of the cave under a small but thick patch of monster skin drenched in blood.
They were positive she hadn't followed them, because she had never been at the tea party anytime since Alice had returned to the Underland…so, where had she come from?
The Mad Hatter let the Dormouse rest on his shoulder as they walked past the no longer haunted cave, and into a lighter patch of the forest filled with smaller trees.
"I am so glad you set me free! I thought I was a goner for sure!" she said, still trying to flick died flakes of blood off her soft fur.
"What? What do you mean?" Alice exclaimed; feeling shocked from the sudden amount of gratitude directed specifically toward the Mad Hatter.
The Dormouse stared at her with tiny narrowed eyes, "Well I was under a spell, and a witch put me under the spell, after all. Mr. Tarrant here managed to rescue me just in time, breaking the spell in the process," she gleamed at him.
Alice fumed angrily at the Dormouse, "Well excuse me! I was the one who stabbed that horrid creature, which happened to be you under a witch's spell!"
The Dormouse jumped up, and drew back a tiny, flimsy sword and pointed it at Alice, "Don't you yell at me, Missy!" she hissed in a warning tone.
The Mad Hatter pulled the sword from her tiny paws, "Calm down, and watch who you point that thing at," he said softly, but sternly nonetheless.
"And you, what's wrong with your eyes, lad?" the Dormouse changed subjects quickly.
Alice suddenly raced toward the Mad Hatter, "The blindfold…" she trailed off.
"I don't need it," he answered quickly, moving forward with his head hung low.
Alice stopped him abruptly by placing a hand on his arm. He felt calmed down by her soft touch. He looked at her beautifully shaped hand resting on his arm, and felt the sudden urge to touch it.
"Hatter…" she began, but a low thundering sound echoed across the sky above them.
The twins giggled and pointed at the sky, mumbling incoherent things as they did so.
"Rain! We ought to take cover then!" the Dormouse interrupted, leaving the Mad Hatter staring intently at Alice's hand still resting on his forearm. The twins tore ahead playfully, as if they hadn't heard what the Dormouse had said.
"There's a small cabin, right here in these beck of the woods!" Tweedle Dee called way ahead of them. He had clearly located an old cabin cleverly.
"Well done," Alice said gently.
Soon the rain began to fall, and they walked on faster until they reached the cabin. As soon as the first raindrops began falling down harder and faster, they were already at the front door.
Alice looked up into the grey sky, and gasped softly when a cold raindrop landed on her cheek.
"Come on Alice!" she felt Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum pull her arm forward while the Dormouse got off the Hatter's shoulder and snuck underneath the frame of the door and unlocked the door for them.
The Mad Hatter stepped inside, watching Alice intently. He followed her as she ran inside quickly, in fear of getting wet. She ran and stood by a large window in the far left corner of the cabin, staring out at the rain as it pounded heavily against the glass.
She wrung out some water from her clothes, and ran her fingers through her hair, hoping it hadn't gone frizzy due to the dampness in the air.
The Mad Hatter watched her, edging closer to her, his eyes never leaving her body.
"It's not so bad here, huh?" she asked herself more than the Mad Hatter.
Silence was her only answer as she continued to get water out of her clothes, and as the Mad Hatter stared on at her lithe frame.
"At least it's warmer in here," she continued on, feeling a bit uneasy with the silence.
The Mad hatter nodded slightly, not saying a word.
"I hope the rain won't last much longer, we've got to keep moving," she flipped her gorgeous hair behind her shoulders gracefully.
"We better get some rest for the time being," she said. Suddenly, the Mad Hatter stepped forward, getting closer and closer to Alice until their faces were barely a few inches apart, noses almost touching.
Alice hadn't noticed his silent steps until she suddenly saw his red hair in front of her. She looked up at him with her mouth hanging slightly open in shock.
"Hatter? What is it?" she whispered, staring as intently at him as he was sating at her.
"Hatter…" before she could say anything else, he reached out and ran a hand down her check slowly and gently.
She didn't recoil from his gentle touch, or speak out, but leaned in closer still, closing her eyes as she felt heat transferring from his hand to her face.
The Mad Hatter gently wiped the raindrop from her cheek, eyes still on her face.
She opened her eyes and looked deep into his orange ones, suddenly no longer fearful of him anymore.
Both said nothing, completely fascinated and under the other's spell. They could say nothing, as they held each other's gaze, the Mad Hatter's hand stroking Alice's cheek slowly and gently.
Alice felt the Mad Hatter's hand move from her cheek to her lips. He ran the soft skin of his thumb along her beautifully shaped lips, tracing and outlining them in awe, his eyes never leaving hers.
Alice closed her eyes again, surrendering herself to his skilled touch. She felt her heart flutter in her chest like one large butterfly excitedly. She took a sharp intake of breath when he moved closer to her, eyeing her pink lips as he tilted his head lower to hers.
They had nearly touched lips, when they were interrupted by a small cough. They opened their eyes quickly, and turned to look away from each other with reluctance. The Dormouse, Tweedle Dee, and Tweedle Dum were staring at Alice and the Mad Hatter with their arms folded across their chests, eyebrows raised up high in surprise.
"Oi! Alice, if you wanted to be alone in the cabin with the Mad Hatter, why didn't you just say so?" Tweedle Dee laughed.
Alice immediately felt her face go on fire. She pulled away from the Mad Hatter more quickly than she thought she would and went back to fixing and straightening out her clothes. She didn't want to show the others that what they'd said had gotten to her. She played it casual, but instead she wanted to hide her head in a brown paper bag.
The Mad Hatter was feeling no different than Alice. He coughed and cleared his throat numerous times, moving away from the window, eyes cast on the floor.
"Well this is certainly a nice place for a break, huh?" he asked, trying desperately to change the subject and forget Alice's pink lips in front of his won. He hoped the others would soon forget too, and follow suit.
The cabin truly was beautiful. It was decorated with exotic plants everywhere; the windows were large and clean due to the rain, cream colored curtains hung from them. The floor was hardwood, but a dark brown elegant shade of wood.
As they moved on from the den, they found two large bedrooms decorated with old paintings and some toys, accompanied by two large bathrooms, one per room.
Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum ran forward into a grey shaped bedroom, where they excitedly plopped down onto the large bed in the middle of the room. They were soon hitting each other with the plump toys and stuffed bears, laughing and arguing at the same time.
Alice and the Mad Hatter moved across the hall from the bedroom the twins had decided on and straight forward to the other. They walked into the second bedroom, painted in soft red. The bed was very large with matching red satin sheets, and fluffy red pillows.
Alice shivered, suddenly remembered the Red Queen immensely. She didn't want to stay in this particular room, but she had no other choice, knowing Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum surely wouldn't move either.
Alice and the Mad Hatter stood side by side silently, both looking anywhere in the room but at the bed.
Alice shrieked in pain when she felt a jab in her leg. She looked down and saw the Dormouse glaring up at her boldly.
"What are you standing around for? We need to turn in now, it's almost dark out!" the Dormouse was absolutely correct. Outside, the rain had settled a little, but there was almost no light out and it nearly was completely dark.
"Right, well, I'm off then," Alice said as she sat down on the bed and sighed.
The Dormouse looked up at the Mad Hatter next. "I won't be sleeping in here, I need to go and keep an eye on the other two and make sure they don't kill each other. But just remember, just because I am not going to be here, don't you think for one second that I won't know if you're up to something fishy!" she pointed at both Alice and the Hatter, resulting in both of them bursting out in a deep blush.
"Goodnight, Dormouse," the Mad Hatter said, stepping past her and holding onto the doorknob.
The Dormouse walked into the doorway, and just when the Mad Hatter was about to close the door, she turned around and pointed at Alice.
"I am watching and listening!" she cried out once more before the Mad Hatter shut the door on her.
Her muffled warnings were heard behind the door for another minute or two, before she padded off to find the twins.
ONE HOUR LATER
For the first hour, Alice and the Mad Hatter rarely spoke more than a sentence or two. They didn't say much, or maintain eye contact when speaking for long.
Alice stayed seated on the edge of the bed, facing the door. She examined her hands and fingernails for a while before growing bored. She really wanted to speak to the Mad Hatter, but she didn't know where to start.
"I guess I should properly thank him for saving me back at the cave," she thought to herself.
The Mad Hatter was sitting at the far left side of the room at a large writing desk, sketching something and nothing. He let the quill take control of his hands as he stared blankly at the piece of paper before him.
He dropped the quill once he heard Alice clearing her throat behind him. He immediately turned around in his seat and faced her, interest oozing out of his eyes. It seemed as if he was very thankful she had broken the ice and uttered a sound.
"I d-didn't get a proper ch-chance to th-thank you for saving me," Alice got out softly. She had spoken so quietly she was almost sure that he hadn't heard her for a second, but then he smiled.
"There's no need to do that, you were in trouble, and I was merely doing my part as a f-friend," he had a rather difficult time getting the word 'friend' out.
Alice wrung her hands nervously. "What's wrong with me?" she thought, "I've never felt this nervous around him before!"
The Mad Hatter looked out a window near the bed and sighed, "Well it's dark outside, and I'm sure the others are sleeping, so we better do the same."
Alice hung her head, hoping the Mad Hatter wouldn't see her blushing, but he already had.
"I'll sleep on the floor, and you can take the bed, Alice," he said carefully, not wanting to make the situation anymore uncomfortable than it already was.
He got up from the desk, but Alice got up from the bed too. "No, I'll take the floor!" she quickly said.
The Mad Hatter chuckled, "Don't be silly, it's no bother."
"But you've already done so much, please, it's the least I can do for you," she replied back.
He continued to smile warmly. "Alice, would it be better for me to switch places with the Dormouse?"
"NO!" she screamed, immediately covering her mouth afterwards as she scared both the Hatter and herself.
"I'm sorry, I mean, n-no. Please stay here," she answered again, looking up at him shyly.
The Mad Hatter couldn't say no to her. "Alright, I will stay, but one of us has to sleep on the floor."
She shook her head and opened her mouth to speak, but the Mad Hatter stopped her with a raised hand.
"We both can't sleep in the same bed, Alice, the Dormouse said-"
"I don't care what she said or thinks!" Alice hissed angrily.
The Mad Hatter nodded, not wanting to argue any further and wake anyone else up. He nodded once more, and took off his shoes.
Alice watched him undress for a while, but then he stopped, and smiled at her. "Relax, it's just sleep."
She nodded and smiled back, and took off her own shoes, suddenly feeling very grateful to be out of them. She took off towards the bathroom in the room, and changed into a nightgown she'd luckily found in one of the dressers in the room.
When she came back, she saw the Mad Hatter already lying down with a few buttons of his shirt undone. She smiled at him from the bathroom doorway, and made her way over to the bed, hesitating slightly before throwing back the thick covers, and sliding in beside him.
She didn't look at him, but felt his eyes searching her face, trying to get her attention. She was busy looking around the room, when she remembered something…
"Hatter, the writing desk, and the raven…"
"Hush now, Alice. You need to sleep," he only replied, lying back and pulling the covers warmly over her.
She nodded and turned on her side, turning her back to him. She didn't want to blush in front of him and make a fool of herself. She saw the lights slowly diminish in the room as the Mad Hatter turned off the lights, and turned to her.
He scooted closer to her in the bed, and ran a hand gently through her hair. Alice closed her eyes and was nearly asleep in bliss, when she felt him stop. She then heard the bed squeak as he leaned over and placed the most delicate kiss on her neck, and whispered in her ear, "Fairfarren, Alice."
She was about to say something back, but he leaned closer, and placed a kiss on the top of her head, and nuzzled against her, enjoying their closeness for a while in the dark as they listened to all the night sounds. They heard owls hooting outside the window, they heard a few odd raindrops still plopping on the roof, and they heard the Dormouse across the hall muttering to herself in her sleep, while Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum snored.
The Mad Hatter held Alice close to himself, as if he planned on keeping her by his side forever. He stroked her hair in a clam, soothing rhythm. She was then out, fast asleep when she felt his hand return to her hair, massaging he scalp and sending her off to another world of her own imagination.
End of Chapter 11. I hope you guys enjoyed it; sorry I didn't make any sex happen in this chapter. To be honest, I was going to do that at first, but after reading through my original draft, I felt that it was too early for Alice and the Mad Hatter to have a sexual encounter, and a lot of people requested a more "tender" moment between, so this is the best I came up with. I hope I didn't disappoint. Thanks for reading.