A/N: I hope you're all enjoying the story so far. Here's chapter 4, and as promised, it's longer than the last one.
Cheshire reached Rabbit's house a few minutes later and knocked on the door.
~Man, I hope he's home! Good thing I found some large leaves to cover myself with.~
Cheshire was about to knock again when he heard footsteps and a familiar voice mutter something about tea time that he couldn't quite understand.
"Yes, who is it?" Rabbit asked.
"Rabbit! It's me, Cheshire! Something happened to me, and I need to talk to you." Cheshire said.
Cheshire could hear the sound of locks being unlocked and Rabbit opened the door to let Cheshire in. If it were possible for Rabbit's face to get any whiter than it already was, it happened the moment he saw Cheshire.
"Cheshire?! Is that you? What in gods name happened to you? Get in here before you freeze?!" Rabbit exclaimed ushering Cheshire into the house.
"First off, yes it's me, and second, it's a long story." Cheshire said.
Rabbit nodded and headed to the kitchen.
"Would you like some tea while I fetch you some clothes?" Rabbit said.
"Yes, thank you." Cheshire said.
Rabbit came back with a cup of tea and handed it to Cheshire. He then ran off to find some clothes.
~Ah, some warm tea just might do me some good. It always calms me down.~ Cheshire thought sipping his tea.
Rabbit came back a few minutes later with a white button up shirt, black pants, boots, and undergarments.
"Try these on and see how they fit." Rabbit said.
Cheshire smiled and took the clothes to the bathroom.
~Now, how exactly am I gonna do this? ~ Cheshire thought.
It took some time before Cheshire finally came out of the bathroom fully dressed.
"Well? How are they?" Rabbit asked.
"They fit perfectly Rabbit. Thank you!" Cheshire said looking himself over in the mirror.
"I'm glad you like them. Now, sit and tell me what happened." Rabbit said.
Cheshire complied and sat down on the sofa across from Rabbit.
"Well, it all started when you left after our little talk. I was eating some Snarks and out of nowhere I felt Alice's aura and thought, well..." Cheshire's voice trailed off.
"Yes, go on." Rabbit urged.
"Well, I followed her scent and found the charm I gave her when she was seven just floating in the air glowing." Cheshire said showing Rabbit the charm.
"Uh-huh, and it just appeared out of nowhere?" Rabbit asked.
"It seems that way. I don't know how it got here or why, so I can't really say. Anyway, I thought I'd hold on to it for her until she came back but, when I grabbed it, it began to glow again, temporarily blinding me. Then I felt my body twist and change, I fell to the ground in pain, it really hurt. Anyhow, when I opened my eyes I saw that I was starting to glow as well." Cheshire said taking a deep breath.
Rabbit brought his hand up to his chin and had a thoughtful look on his face. Cheshire sighed and began to bite his lower lip.
"Cheshire, are you alright?" Rabbit asked his nose twicthed slighty in worry.
Cheshire closed his eyes and nodded. Still biting his lower lip, he began to shake slighty.
"I'm sorry. I'm okay, really, I am." Cheshire said his voice shaking.
Rabbit frowned. He and Cheshire had been friends forever, so he could always tell when Cheshire was not feeling well.
"Cheshire, my boy. You do not look well. Come; get some rest in my guestroom. You can finish your story later after you've calmed down." Rabbit said.
"N… no, it's okay, I'm fine. Just please, give me a minute to calm my nerves." Cheshire said.
Rabbit sighed and sat back down. It was obvious that Cheshire wasn't going anywhere until he finished explaining. Cheshire then ran a shaky hand through his hair and continued.
"So, when the light faded I tried to rub my eyes with my tail like I always did and found that I couldn't do it. When I was able to see clearly again, I looked behind me and saw that I was even a cat anymore." Cheshire said.
Cheshire took off the charm and held it tightly in his hand.
"I think the charm may have had something to do with it." Cheshire said.
"I think the charm has everything to do with it, Cheshire." Rabbit said.
"Yeah, maybe you're right, Rabbit. My question though, is how. How did this happen, and why?" Cheshire said.
"I wish I could answer that Cheshire. I think the only one who may know is the Caterpillar." Rabbit said.
"Yeah, I thought he might. I was thinking of asking him, but I couldn't go butt ass naked, you know. As it is I'm afraid he'll have a heart attack!" Cheshire said with a tone of playfulness in voice.
This made Rabbit chuckle. Ha always did enjoy Cheshire's sence of humor. Cheshire then tried to stand up but, lost his balance and fell over Rabbit's coffee table.
"Cheshire! Are you alright?!" Rabbit asked helping Cheshire up.
"I..I feel so weak. I can't even stand up straight." Cheshire said his voice barely above a whisper.
Rabbit brought a hand up to feel Cheshire's forehead and just as he suspected, Cheshire was hot.
"Cheshire, you have a fever! All that time without eating and sleeping has finally made you sick. Please Cheshire, lay down. You can't go anywhere in this condition." Rabbit said.
Cheshire gave a weak smile, and allowed Rabbit to lead him to the guestroom.
"Thanks, Rabbit. Hey, I just noticed, I'm almost your height now, and you're about what, 6'1'!" Cheshire said.
Rabbit laughed.
"Indeed, Cheshire. You're only one inch shorter than me now. We'll talk about that later though. Right now you need to rest." Rabbit said.
Cheshire nodded and yawned. Rabbit opened the door and led Cheshire to the bed so he could lie down. He left and came back with some medicine and gave it to Cheshire.
"Take these and you should better in the morning." Rabbit said.
"Alright. Thanks for everything buddy." Cheshire said.
"No need to thank me old friend. Now, get some rest." Rabbit said and left the room.
Cheshire closed his eyes and fell into a calm dreamless sleep. Meanwhile, Rabbit went outside and noticed that out of all the stars that were out that night, one seemed to shine brighter than the rest.
"Alice, how we all miss you. Cheshire and I miss most of all. What would you think if you saw Cheshire now? He's become such a handsome young man; you two would be perfect for each other. I do wish you could come back to us, Alice!" Rabbit said now starting to cry himself.
He looked up and noticed that the brightest looking star was the one that shined.
~Hope. I remember long ago, Caterpillar said that a single shining star meant hope.~
Rabbit took a deep breath and slowly let it out.
"I wish for Alice to come home to us, and for her and Cheshire to be happy." Rabbit said looking up at the star.
He closed his eyes and sighed walking back into the house and closed the door behind him.
A/N: I hope I'm not confusing anybody. Anyway, what would you (the reader) like to see happen? I'm thinking of having a lemon chapter between Alice and Cheshire. Tell me if I should? If not, I may just do it anyway.
Cheshire reached Rabbit's house a few minutes later and knocked on the door.
~Man, I hope he's home! Good thing I found some large leaves to cover myself with.~
Cheshire was about to knock again when he heard footsteps and a familiar voice mutter something about tea time that he couldn't quite understand.
"Yes, who is it?" Rabbit asked.
"Rabbit! It's me, Cheshire! Something happened to me, and I need to talk to you." Cheshire said.
Cheshire could hear the sound of locks being unlocked and Rabbit opened the door to let Cheshire in. If it were possible for Rabbit's face to get any whiter than it already was, it happened the moment he saw Cheshire.
"Cheshire?! Is that you? What in gods name happened to you? Get in here before you freeze?!" Rabbit exclaimed ushering Cheshire into the house.
"First off, yes it's me, and second, it's a long story." Cheshire said.
Rabbit nodded and headed to the kitchen.
"Would you like some tea while I fetch you some clothes?" Rabbit said.
"Yes, thank you." Cheshire said.
Rabbit came back with a cup of tea and handed it to Cheshire. He then ran off to find some clothes.
~Ah, some warm tea just might do me some good. It always calms me down.~ Cheshire thought sipping his tea.
Rabbit came back a few minutes later with a white button up shirt, black pants, boots, and undergarments.
"Try these on and see how they fit." Rabbit said.
Cheshire smiled and took the clothes to the bathroom.
~Now, how exactly am I gonna do this? ~ Cheshire thought.
It took some time before Cheshire finally came out of the bathroom fully dressed.
"Well? How are they?" Rabbit asked.
"They fit perfectly Rabbit. Thank you!" Cheshire said looking himself over in the mirror.
"I'm glad you like them. Now, sit and tell me what happened." Rabbit said.
Cheshire complied and sat down on the sofa across from Rabbit.
"Well, it all started when you left after our little talk. I was eating some Snarks and out of nowhere I felt Alice's aura and thought, well..." Cheshire's voice trailed off.
"Yes, go on." Rabbit urged.
"Well, I followed her scent and found the charm I gave her when she was seven just floating in the air glowing." Cheshire said showing Rabbit the charm.
"Uh-huh, and it just appeared out of nowhere?" Rabbit asked.
"It seems that way. I don't know how it got here or why, so I can't really say. Anyway, I thought I'd hold on to it for her until she came back but, when I grabbed it, it began to glow again, temporarily blinding me. Then I felt my body twist and change, I fell to the ground in pain, it really hurt. Anyhow, when I opened my eyes I saw that I was starting to glow as well." Cheshire said taking a deep breath.
Rabbit brought his hand up to his chin and had a thoughtful look on his face. Cheshire sighed and began to bite his lower lip.
"Cheshire, are you alright?" Rabbit asked his nose twicthed slighty in worry.
Cheshire closed his eyes and nodded. Still biting his lower lip, he began to shake slighty.
"I'm sorry. I'm okay, really, I am." Cheshire said his voice shaking.
Rabbit frowned. He and Cheshire had been friends forever, so he could always tell when Cheshire was not feeling well.
"Cheshire, my boy. You do not look well. Come; get some rest in my guestroom. You can finish your story later after you've calmed down." Rabbit said.
"N… no, it's okay, I'm fine. Just please, give me a minute to calm my nerves." Cheshire said.
Rabbit sighed and sat back down. It was obvious that Cheshire wasn't going anywhere until he finished explaining. Cheshire then ran a shaky hand through his hair and continued.
"So, when the light faded I tried to rub my eyes with my tail like I always did and found that I couldn't do it. When I was able to see clearly again, I looked behind me and saw that I was even a cat anymore." Cheshire said.
Cheshire took off the charm and held it tightly in his hand.
"I think the charm may have had something to do with it." Cheshire said.
"I think the charm has everything to do with it, Cheshire." Rabbit said.
"Yeah, maybe you're right, Rabbit. My question though, is how. How did this happen, and why?" Cheshire said.
"I wish I could answer that Cheshire. I think the only one who may know is the Caterpillar." Rabbit said.
"Yeah, I thought he might. I was thinking of asking him, but I couldn't go butt ass naked, you know. As it is I'm afraid he'll have a heart attack!" Cheshire said with a tone of playfulness in voice.
This made Rabbit chuckle. Ha always did enjoy Cheshire's sence of humor. Cheshire then tried to stand up but, lost his balance and fell over Rabbit's coffee table.
"Cheshire! Are you alright?!" Rabbit asked helping Cheshire up.
"I..I feel so weak. I can't even stand up straight." Cheshire said his voice barely above a whisper.
Rabbit brought a hand up to feel Cheshire's forehead and just as he suspected, Cheshire was hot.
"Cheshire, you have a fever! All that time without eating and sleeping has finally made you sick. Please Cheshire, lay down. You can't go anywhere in this condition." Rabbit said.
Cheshire gave a weak smile, and allowed Rabbit to lead him to the guestroom.
"Thanks, Rabbit. Hey, I just noticed, I'm almost your height now, and you're about what, 6'1'!" Cheshire said.
Rabbit laughed.
"Indeed, Cheshire. You're only one inch shorter than me now. We'll talk about that later though. Right now you need to rest." Rabbit said.
Cheshire nodded and yawned. Rabbit opened the door and led Cheshire to the bed so he could lie down. He left and came back with some medicine and gave it to Cheshire.
"Take these and you should better in the morning." Rabbit said.
"Alright. Thanks for everything buddy." Cheshire said.
"No need to thank me old friend. Now, get some rest." Rabbit said and left the room.
Cheshire closed his eyes and fell into a calm dreamless sleep. Meanwhile, Rabbit went outside and noticed that out of all the stars that were out that night, one seemed to shine brighter than the rest.
"Alice, how we all miss you. Cheshire and I miss most of all. What would you think if you saw Cheshire now? He's become such a handsome young man; you two would be perfect for each other. I do wish you could come back to us, Alice!" Rabbit said now starting to cry himself.
He looked up and noticed that the brightest looking star was the one that shined.
~Hope. I remember long ago, Caterpillar said that a single shining star meant hope.~
Rabbit took a deep breath and slowly let it out.
"I wish for Alice to come home to us, and for her and Cheshire to be happy." Rabbit said looking up at the star.
He closed his eyes and sighed walking back into the house and closed the door behind him.
A/N: I hope I'm not confusing anybody. Anyway, what would you (the reader) like to see happen? I'm thinking of having a lemon chapter between Alice and Cheshire. Tell me if I should? If not, I may just do it anyway.
