Alicia In Wonderland Book II: Forgetting Underland

Disclaimer: I don't own AIW:(

Author's Note: Honeymooners! WARNING: MAJOR FLUFF:) Nothing inappropriate that would cause the rating to go up, but it looks like something that should be in a Nicholas Sparks novel:)

Chapter Twenty: Honeymooners

Alicia's Point of View

I felt the sun filter through the window into the tiny house.

I didn't realize that I was smiling until the muscles in my mouth got soar. I was disoriented, but happy. It took me a minute to remember where I was.

After the wedding, Chess had taken me to an island by boat. It was uninhabited, and there was a beautiful little house on it. The house was on the seashore, and there was a beautiful jungle covering half the island.

I was just waking up. I reached my hand over the bed, but became confused when I didn't feel Chess. I sat up, and saw that there was a note on the pillow.

I'm making breakfast, darling. Meet me in the kitchen when you wake up. I love you.

I giggled to myself, and blushed. I never knew just how romantic Chess could be. Grandma had been right; he was serious with me sometimes. He at least attempted not to be so sarcastic. Huh. I must be really, really special.

I stretched once, and forced myself out of the super-comfortable bed. The house wasn't very big, so it was a piece of cake to find the kitchen. Chess's back was to me; he was working over a stove. I tip-toed in, and snuck in a hug from behind. He jumped a little bit, obviously startled. But then I saw him smile, and I couldn't help but smile myself.

"Good morning, husband." I murmured, loving the way it sounded.

"Good morning." Chess said. "How did you sleep?"

"Wonderfully." I said, giggling. "And yourself?"

"Terribly." he said, grimacing.

It took a second for the words to sink in. He obviously saw the confused look on my face, because he chuckled.

"Kidding." he laughed.

I let out a breath of relief, and found myself smiling again.

Chess was mine. We were married, and nothing was going to tear us apart again. We were together, and we were happy, and that's the way it was going to stay.

"I can't believe everything that's happened." I said, sitting down in a nearby chair. Chess brought out two plates, sat one in front of me, then sat down himself with the other.

"You're telling me." he said. "Three days ago, I think you're dead. Two days ago, you save me from dying. Yesterday, we got married. And today, we're honeymooning."

"I know." I said. "But we never really talked about some...things, that I think we should."

"I think I know what you're talking about." Chess said. "But humor me and tell me anyway."

"I left Wonderland and Alice came with me." I began. "I still don't know why that happened. Maybe because she was holding my hand? But anyways, we tried to jump back down the rabbit hole to return immediately."

"You mean you didn't stay in Upperland for a horribly long time?" Chess asked.

"Not at all. We didn't even stay a whole day." I said.

"How did you get back, then, if the rabbit hole wasn't working?" Chess wondered, intrigued.

"I looked into a lake...and I saw a beach...it drew me towards it...and I fell inside. Grandma chased after me, and it brought us to the middle of the Red Ocean. But it was storming and-"

But Chess caught me off guard, beginning to laugh.

"What?" I asked.

"You were outside during a thunderstorm. You freaked out when you were inside during a thunderstorm." he said.

I playfully pushed him. "Shut up." I mumbled.

"Sorry." he apologized. "Continue."

"Anyway, it was storming, and the waves were awful. When we were washed up on shore, we had been thrashed around so much, we were completely out of breath. When we woke up...we couldn't remember anything." I continued.

"You lost your memory?" Chess asked.

I nodded. "That's when we were found by Leila Hightopp. She said that she knew who we were; her two closest friends. Girls by the name of Jade and Emily."

Chess gasped. "I wasn't crazy." he said. "You really were Alicia."

"Yes. Those dreams I mentioned to you once? They were all of you. But I didn't know you, so I was embarrassed to say anything." I admitted.

"And you were in the forest when I dropped the note and necklace." Chess said.

"Yes. And I read the letter. Which reminds me-" I said sharply. "How dare you think I gave up on you! I told you I loved you with my whole heart, and I meant it. It wasn't by choice that I didn't return to you. I missed you like crazy, even when I didn't have the slightest clue who you were."

"What was I supposed to think? You were..." but Chess trailed off, his voice seeming choked up with pain.

I instantly felt bad. I cupped his face with my hand, and planted a kiss on his mouth. I looked intently into his eyes, and whispered, "But I'm here now."

"Don't leave me again." he said.

"I promise you, I won't." I swore.

"You told me that you were Emily and Emily was you the day you saved me." Chess remembered. "But I got so caught up in everything that I completely forgot about that. All I remember is seeing your face."

"You're too good for me." I said.

Chess laughed. "I think it's the other way around, love."

"I think we'll just have to agree to disagree." I said.

"Alright." Chess said, putting his hands up in surrender.

We sat in silence for a moment.

"So...how did you get your memory back?" Chess asked.

"You." I said simply.

"Me?" he asked.

"You. I had a dream. And you said "You are one strange girl, Alicia Kingsleigh." That one sentence opened the door to my memory. It was you." I said.

"The one who was saved has saved his savior." Chess said.

I stared at him blankly for a moment before bursting into giggles.

"You're mad." I said.

"All the best people are." Chess said.

"Never heard that one." I said.

He laughed as well, and we each took a bite of our breakfast. I never knew, but-

"Chess, you can cook." I said approvingly.

He chuckled. "Like I said once before, I'm not a total jerk."

"Being a jerk has nothing to do with being able to cook." I said.

"Thank you...hey, wait!" Chess said.

"And I never said you were a jerk." I allowed.

"Thank you." Chess said.

After breakfast, we sat on the beach for a while, and watched the waves roll in. We even went swimming for a bit. Yes, I got Chess to go swimming with me. I got a cat to go swimming. I am so talented!

It actually wasn't as bad as he thought it would be. Granted, we didn't go in past our knees, but still, it was a start.

The day was lazy and fun, and beautiful.

There it was again; that perfect happiness. I was so blissfully happy...

So...c'mon, where's the catch? What's going to go wrong? If I'm this happy for this long, something bad has to be waiting in the wings. I'm not stupid. I know how life works. Each person gets an equal balance of good and bad in their lives, and this is too much good to go unpunished.

Well, all I can say is that whatever bad thing is waiting for me, you better not touch Chess. Or I will kill you.

And on that lovely note, Chess and I ended our day and headed to bed.

Where I completely forgot the whole 'bad things waiting' thing.

In fact, I forgot about pretty much everything. Chess was the only one on my mind.

And I wouldn't have wanted it any other way.

Aww! Hope you enjoyed this little fluff;) If you're a major Twilight fan like me, this little island may sound familiar:) I actually did picture Isle Esme when I was writing it, so if you want to picture their honeymoon spot, that's what I would recommend:)

~PeachyKeen13