Fandom: Alice in Wonderland 2010
Rating: R ( M )
Warning: Explicit content, do not read when under 18.
Pairing: Alice / Tarrant
Genre: General/Romance/Hurt/Comfort

Disclaimer: I don't own anything nor do I profit.

Written as a reply to : 2010_Alice_kink


I dreamed you


'Nothing Ever Hurt Like You'

Alice was running.

She didn't mind looking back at the rabbit hole which she had crept out of. She didn't mind thinking of what had once been known as 'wonderland' to her. Her mind was completely blank and all she could think of was home.

She kept running. Her inner self was hurting with each step she took away from Underland. She knew she hadn't even said 'hi' to the White Queen and that she had left without showing herself to anyone else but McTwisp and Tally.

All the others she had blocked from her mind.

The white rabbit had lead her there. How often had she not tried to go back? To return to Underland would be like a dream coming true. And now that it had it had turned into a nightmare.

Raped.

She clutched her hand on her belly and kept running, all the while blinking her tears away and trying to stay focussed on her goal which was her home. Underland had showed her those she had wanted to see the most and it had left her broken.

Betrayed.

She let out a soft cry, knowing that no one was around to hear her desperate plies. She wished she could have drunk some Jabberwocky blood and that it had transported her home. She wished the White Queen would have stood up for her and sent her back home by using her magical skills. Instead she now had to run home, as fast as her legs could carry her. Her vision was blurred by now and her breathing rapid and unsteady. Her heart caught in her throat and she felt as if she was going to have an attack.

Her hand searched for support against a wall of a house. She looked up at it and saw, by the number next to the door, that she was close to home.

Her mind tried to block out the memory of the hatter. How he was leaning over her and how he was moving inside of her. Her body still ached at the thought of him and it reminded her of how she should have been stronger.

Another pitiful cry escaped her lips.

Now his cousin was left between the rubbish they had created. She was now standing in the midst of a battlefield that had been created by them to stop the inevitable.

"I'm such a fool." Alice blamed herself silently.

Why did she follow McTwisp? She noticed that she had finally reached her house and entered. She shut the door and rushed to her room, ignoring the voice of her mother as she called for her or the cheering greeting that was given to her by her little brother.

Once she was inside her room she stood in front of her mirror and studied herself.

'A looking-glass.' She thought.

Mirrors could function as portals, couldn't they? At her doubting thoughts the mirror seemed to blur before her, presenting a nice view of the wedding plaza. She could see how the White Queen made gestures and how her soldiers came to drag Tally away.

Alice tried to ignore the image of the hatter who stood at the side and watched silently. She didn't even notice his defeated expression. Instead, she focussed her gaze on his cousin and watched her being taken away. It was clear she had to be punished. The White Queen wouldn't kill her minions, would she?

Alice let herself fall down onto the bed.

There was only one punishment she could think of that would be appropriate in this case. They had gone against Mirana's wishes and had ruined all the hard work of her and her servants. They had even destroyed the wedding dress and the cake. One punishment was all that came to mind as Alice remembered how the White Queen had reacted on Frabjous Day.

Alice whispered softly. "I was right after all. I did dream Tally up."

She looked at herself in the mirror again. The image of Underland had faded.

"But not for Tarrant."

No, not for him.

How could she have been such a fool not to realize it before?

A soft whisper escaped her lips.

"Stayne."