Chapter 11
-Full with memories-
"Alice...!" She barely entered the train station when suddenly Boris jumped towards her, his ears and tail down. When he was looking like that at her she couldn't other than find him cute, just like her cat Dinah.
"Huch, Boris?!" She shouted as he buried his face in her stomach. It hurt Alice and the blood oozed through the bandages when he squeezed himself to her. Alice tried to get him off while Josie only smirked as she saw it before walking off, probably to search Gray.
"Boris, let go of me!" Alice said but the Cheshire Cat refused. Alice sigh and then got an idea how to get him off her.
"Boris – it hurts!"
Then the Cheshire Cat realized that he was hurting her and let go of her, looking slightly embarrassed.
"Sorry. And sorry for not remembering you. Although you look quite... other." He looked away while his cheeks flushed and Alice grinned as she saw it, looking forwards to the reactions of the others.
"It's all right, Boris. After all it had been five years." She said and looked through the hole in her dress at her bandage. It was only a little bit soaked with blood so it wasn't that bad.
"Wow! Where did you get so much blood on you!?" Boris shouted, shocked but Alice waved it off.
"It's my own, but the injury is already treated so it's not that bad." She said but Boris still looked shocked. Probably because she had lost so much blood. After all, she had still some nearly invisible red stains from her blood.
Boris then grabbed her hand and pulled her forward.
"Come, you should better change." He said and pulled Alice forwards. She had a weird feeling with this as he pulled her out of the train station.
"You don't have to do this, Boris." She said as they went in a clothing store, the same she was the last time with Josie. Alice – feeling bad by him buying her clothes – took the same dress, only in wine red with a black ribbon and changed into it. On this blood would be less visible at least.
I should have chosen this at first. She thought while she stepped outwith Boris again, looking more satisfied. She was used to wear blood-stained clothes but now it somehow bothered her.
"Sis!" She then heard, immediately recognizing the voices who called her. Alice looked around and saw the Bloody Twins running towards them, falling her her arms.
"It's really you, sis!"
"Yeah!"
"Hey! Stop harassing her, you two!" Elliot's voice echoed from behind them. He grabbed the Tweedles on their necks and pulled them away from Alice.
"Stop that, you stupid hare!" Dee shouted.
"Go and eat your carrots!"
"I'm not a hare! And I only like things with carrots as ingredients, not only carrots!" Elliot said, frowning. Then he looked at Alice and turned his gaze, just like Boris before.
"Oh, uh, hey, Alice." He said.
"It's nice to know you can remember me again." Alice replied and smiled.
"Besides, sis, were you on a date with Boris?" Dee asked and Alice winced while Boris put his arm around Alice's shoulders.
"You got it you two. It's nothing for children so piss off." He said.
"What are you...!" Dum said, gripping their axes tight.
"She doesn't belong to you, Cheshire Cat." Elliot said, pointing his gun at Boris's forehead. "So it would be better of you to piss off."
Alice, being captured in Boris's embrace tried to make them stop although her pleas turn a deaf ear. Before Boris could shoot Alice pushed him away and avoided the axes of the Tweedles.
"Stop it already, you four!" She said. "It's stupid to argue about something like that. I needed something so Boris only accompanied me."
The four finally calmed down and put away their weapons.
"All right, sis. You should better come with us."
"After all you're staying at the Hatter Mansion."
They grabbed Alice's wrists and pulled her towards them.
"Hey, Alice. You don't have to stay there." Boris shouted as the twins pulled Alice on and she looked around only to shook her head.
Although she hadn't really decided to stay there, her decision was moreover made by Blood, she wanted to stay there nonetheless but the most thing she feared now was to meet Blood again after he does remember.
The twins and Elliot didn't intended to return home instead they took Alice to several places in town and ended in a cafe. While Elliot was nibbling on his carrot cake the twins ate their pancakes, only Alice drank a cold drink since she wasn't hungry. Alice was secretly happy that they took her to a cafe so she would have some time until she will meet Blood. Besides she still has to think over what she should say to him. She mostly wondered what would happen when she will try to talk to him. Blood was so unpredictable so she never knew what he was about to do or say next. He can be angry for fooling around with him, he could act like he was without the memories, he also can tease her for having now a more mature body or totally ignoring her.
Alice tried to shoo these thoughts out off her head and instead concentrated on the twins and Elliot arguing about the fact that Elliot can't eat at any of the cafes without always eating or drinking something which contains carrots and that he's the guilty one why Blood disliked the color orange. Alice tried not to laugh by the fact that Blood disliked anything that was orange and thought over buy something which contains that color only to tease him.
They spent some time together until the next time loop came and it turned night.
"Oh, it's night again." Dee said and sigh. Alice yawned behind her hand and noticed being tired but tried not to show it.
"We should return, after all the work is done." Elliot said and stood up. Alice followed him but the twins didn't intended to stood up.
"We want to stay here!" Dum said and both looked at Alice but she shook her head.
"Sorry you two, but I'm very tired. Maybe an other time." Alice quickly said before one of these two would force her to stay.
So the twins stayed while Elliot and Alice returned to the Hatter mansion and the march hare asked her mostly what she did in her home world. Alice didn't told him what she actually did and only told him she helped her people in several things.
"It was a huge surprise for everyone that you suddenly disappeared. Mostly to that insane white rabbit." Elliot said and Alice giggled, she could imagine Peter freaking out because she disappeared. "But no one had imagined you to come back."
"Well, I got bored there. I guess I got too used here." Alice replied while the two passed the entrance gate and again the thought of encountering Blood popped in her mind, making her sigh. "But it was really a surprise to come here and find everyone acting other than five years ago."
"I guess it was a surprise." Elliot said as both entered the mansion. Elliot went an other way to his room while Alice hesitated to go on, wondering if she should visit Blood.
I shouldn't keep things wait... Sooner or later I'll have to meet him... She thought as she slowly made her way to Blood's office, once again wondering what the Mad Hatter would do if she will enter his office. So she stood before the door and thought about if she should enter and raised her fist to knock but again hesitated. She reminded herself to not forget to apologize to him for her rude behavior but how many times Alice tried, she couldn't get herself to knock on the door.
Come on, what are you waiting for, Alice?! She asked herself and got more determined as she then was about to knock when suddenly the door opened and she winced.
"Oh, it's you." Blood stood there, looking with a quite expressionless face. "Do you want something?"
"Uh... yeah. Can we talk?" She asked and shoo the bad thoughts out of her head as Blood stepped aside and let her in his room. Just like being here for the first time Alice looked around just like she was expecting something but there was nothing new in here – aside of Blood who looked quite amused at her as he sat down on the red couch.
"You wanted to talk with me, right? So spit it out." He replied and loosened his tie while he still captured her with his strong gaze.
"The others seem to have their memories back... do you have yours back, too?" She asked standing restless in front of Blood, waiting in anticipation for his answer.
"If I would say yes, what would you say then, Alice?" Blood asked and she took a bit courage to tell him the next few words.
"I'm truly sorry for my behavior back then. I shouldn't have spying on you, even going to your secret garden. After all it's out of my business what you're doing." She said and then bit on her bottom lip. Blood stared a moment at her before letting out a laugh and Alice felt her cheeks turning red.
"H- hey, don't laugh at me! I needed a lot of courage to tell you this!" She said offended as he suddenly grabbed her hand and pulled her onto the couch, hovering himself over her with a wide grin.
"You don't have to apologize for something like this, princess, although I can say you've gotten more interesting in these past five years. Seems like your personality had changed together with your body." Blood said with an amused expression and his hand raised up just like he tried to grope her.
"No-!" Alice quickly reacted to it and pulled her arms around her chest. She still remembered how he groped her while kissing.
"Could you stop teasing me?" She asked while she felt how her face grew hotter as Blood grinned wider, just like he was having fun.
"I could never, like I said you're very interesting and the fact you're reacting like this is quite amusing." He said and then grabbed her chin. He pulled her towards him and pressed his lips over hers, embracing them from different angles while kissing and demanding for entrance. Alice noticed how she wasn't defending herself against the affection he showed towards her although she wasn't sure if it really was affection he was showing or if it was just a mere pastime for him. Blood nibbled on her bottom lip and Alice opened her mouth, letting his tongue enter and meeting sloppily her own.
"Mhm..." She noticed how he pulled his arms around her and put his hand on her bottom head to press her lips closer to his own. After a brief time Blood let finally go of her and she gasped, trying to get some air.
"Still, to be honest, it was quite a surprise, realizing that the woman I'm going out with is in fact that rude but interesting girl from back then." He said and looked at her, an unusual expression on his face. Somehow Alice knew that this time he was looking lovingly at her and it took her by surprise.
"Are you sure you're still the same you?" She asked and Blood chuckled, pulling her closer.
"I am, princess." He said, leaning closer until his face was a few inches away from hers. "Still, don't forget what I told you, you do belong here, to me. Don't even try to escape or let others snatch you away."
Again taken by surprise he kissed her, more possessively and aggressive this way, just like he wanted to show Alice her place.
"And from now on you're staying here, in my room. So make sure the maids will bring all your things here."
"Why so sudden?" She asked surprised and Blood pinched her cheek, like he wanted to let her remember.
"You've encountered Jaberwock in your dreams, remember? I won't let you face him all alone again. This stupid dream demon seems to fail with his job." Blood said and suddenly pinned her down onto the couch.
"Hey, it's still early!" Alice said as she noticed what Blood was up to. He looked around to the windows and frowned. Then he took something out of his jacket, a small hourglass. Blood flicked it over and suddenly it turned dark outside, the hourglass in Blood's hand disappeared.
"Well then, my dearest, let's have some fun." He said with a mischievous smile and took his vest off as he lean over the woman pinned on the couch who turned dark red as his lips captured hers again.
