Disclaimer: Alice is not mine.


A/N: Sorry to keep you guys waiting, I had finals to deal with and I had a slight case of writer's block. Here's chapter 7. It's nice and long too.

WARNING!!!!!!! This chapter does contain a lemon, yes, a lemon. Cheshire is in his human form mind you, and will remain so for the rest of the story. If I do decide to make him a cat again, it will only be for a short time. If you don't feel comfortable readings about sexual situations then don't read. If you do, please be mature, if not, you have been warned! A little side note to all the flamers out there: FLAME ME ALL YOU WANT!!!! I'LL JUST LAUGH AND WRITE MORE JUST TO PISS YOU OFF!!!! Anyway, now with that said and out of the way, on with the story.



Alice was sitting outside in the asylum airing garden just starring at the flowers.

~Hmm, I never realized just how beautiful the flowers here really are. The fact that I was always in that damn catatonic state could have something to do with it. ~

She stood up and walked over to a bush filled with red and white roses. She reached out and picked a rose of either color and pricked her finger on a thorn. She put her finger in her mouth to soothe the pain.

~ Damn, I forgot that roses have thorns. I'll have to be more careful from now on. I don't want Mandy and the other nurses to think that I did it on purpose. ~

She took a good look at the two roses in her hands. She was reminded of when she first met the card guards.

```Flash back```

Alice was walking down the path that the Cheshire cat made for her, and saw red paint being spilled all over the ground. She peeked through an opening in the tall bushes and saw some tall, skinny men that looked like playing cards painting all the white roses red.

"We must paint all the roses red! We cannot let the queen see them white!" exclaimed one.

"Right. She'll have our heads if she sees white instead of red!" Exclaimed another.

They were so caught up in their hysterics that they didn't notice Alice walk up to them.

"Oh, pardon me, but, mister three why must you paint them red?" Alice asked.

"Well, you see, the queen wanted red roses and we planted white ones by mistake." One said.

"Yes, and if the queen sees them white instead of red, she chop off our heads!" exclaimed the other.

"That's awful! Let me help you!" Alice exclaimed.

She picked up a paint brush and went off to help paint the roses.

```End flash back```

Alice laughed at the memory.

~I remember, the card guards were having a heart attack because the roses were white and the queen wanted them red. She was nothing but a fat, heartless, power hungry bitch.~

Alice was taken out of her thoughts when a hand placed itself on her shoulder. She turned around to see Mandy smiling down at her. She smiled back and showed Mandy her pricked finger.

"Apparently, I have forgotten that roses have thorns. I accidentally pricked my finger when I was picking them." Alice said.

"It happens dear, don't worry about it." Mandy said.

"I never got to see how beautiful the flowers are. I barely remember anything from my catatonic state." Alice said.

~For your sake Alice, I hope it stays that way. At least, for the time being. ~

"Perhaps it's for the best dear. Now come along, it's time for bed." Mandy said.

Alice nodded and followed Mandy to her room.

"Would you like me to put the roses in water for you, Alice?" Mandy asked.

"Yes, thank you. Could you take the thorns off as well?" Alice asked.

"Of course, dear. Now get some rest." Mandy said.

Mandy left and closed the door behind her. Alice took off her dress and apron and put on her blue nightgown. She walked over to the mirror and saw that her charm wasn't there.

~Hey, where's my charm? I could have sworn I put on one of this mirror's posts. Oh well, maybe I misplaced it somewhere else and I just don't remember. I'll look for it tomorrow though; right now I'm too tired. ~

Alice yawned and walked back to her bed. She noticed that the bed sheets were actually clean, and not all soiled like they usually were.

~How nice. Mandy washed my sheets for me. I'll have to thank her the next time I see her. ~

Alice got into bed and inhaled the flowery sweet scent of the freshly washed sheets, making her smile.

~They smell so lovely and sweet. I actually may be able to get a goodnight's sleep, for a change. ~ was Alice's last thought before drifting off to sleep.

A few minutes later, Mandy came back with the roses in a small vase full of water. She smiled at the sight of Alice sleeping so peacefully.

~How sweet. She looks so lovely when she's asleep. I'll just put this on her nightstand. ~

She put the flowers on the nightstand and took a moment to stroke Alice's hair. Alice stirred slightly, but, did not wake.

Mandy walked over to Alice's looking glass. After looking behind her to make sure that Alice was sound asleep, she passed her hand along the glass and an image of Cheshire leaving Rabbit's house appeared.

~Hey, who's this? Could he be the chosen one? ~

Mandy continued to watch as Cheshire began to walk down the path with the dagger in his hand. Then Mandy noticed the charm he was wearing around his neck.

~That's the charm that Cheshire gave Alice when she was seven! What's he doing with it? Could it be that, Cheshire is the chosen one!? Of course, it makes sense. Cheshire is really close to Alice and he has a hugh resentment toward the king of hearts. The Caterpillar did say that the chosen one would be the one who was closest to Alice, and Cheshire knows Alice inside and out. It has to be him! He's quite handsome too, he and Alice would make the perfect couple. She'll begin to dream about him soon, most likely tonight. I wonder if she'll know that it's really Cheshire, or think that it's someone else. ~

Mandy was taken out of her thoughts when she heard Alice begin to moan in her sleep. Mandy turned around, afraid that Alice may have woken up. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Alice was still sound asleep. She turned back to the mirror and Cheshire's image faded to reveal that of the White Rabbit in his house.

~Phew, that was too close for comfort. For a second there I thought she had woken up. Now, let's see what Rabbit's up to.~

"I do hope that Cheshire makes to the Caterpillar alright. The Fortress of Doors is an extremely dangerous place, with all the card guards and Boojums running around there. I hope the daggers I gave him will be enough for him to defend himself against them. It was strange that in the heat of his momentary rage he crushed my glass cup with his hand and didn't feel any pain at all. He didn't even notice the shards of glass in his hand until I brought it to his attention! Well, I hope the Caterpillar will be able to help him. He always seems to what must be done in certain situations. Until then, I can only pray." Rabbit said.

~So, Cheshire is the chosen one! Who would have thought that mangy old feline would the one! I'm glad it's him, though. He'll teach the king of hearts what the true meaning of the word 'pain' is. I can't wait to see what their children are going to look like. Wait til I tell Geo about this, he'll be thrilled! ~ Mandy thought happily.

Mandy was once again taken out of her thoughts by Alice's moaning. Mandy turned around and saw that Alice's eyes had begun to flutter open.

~Holy shit! She's waking up! I'd better get out of here before she sees me. ~

Mandy quickly ran her hand through the looking glass and Rabbit's image had disappeared. She was just about to walk out the door when Alice woke up.

"Uh, Mandy? Is that you?" Alice asked.

Mandy froze. She was unsure of what she should do or say. She then remembered the flowers she had put on Alice's nightstand.

"I simply came back to put the roses on your nightstand dear. I'm sorry I woke you." Mandy said.

Alice smiled. She sat up and stretched a bit.

"Thank you, Mandy. By the way, thank you for washing my bed sheets. I really appreciate it." Alice said.

Mandy smiled. She walked up to Alice and gave her a kiss on her forehead.

"You're welcome, dear. Would you like some sedative to get you back to sleep?" Mandy asked.

"No, thank you. I really just got up because I have to use the bathroom." Alice said giggling a bit.

Mandy smiled and nodded. She opened the bathroom door for Alice.

"If you need anything, I'm right down the hall sweetheart." Mandy said.

"Alright, Mandy. Thanks a lot for everything." Alice said.

Alice closed the bathroom door and Mandy left the room. When she was out of Alice's room, she breathed another sigh of relief.

~Phew, she bought it. I'm gonna have to be more careful next time. Alice can't find out who me and Geo really are, not yet. Not until Cheshire comes to take her back to Wonderland. Well, I'd better go tell Geo what I have learned. ~

Mandy walked over to the other end of the hall and took the elevator down the floor where Geo's office was.

A few minutes later, Alice walked out of the bathroom and sighed.

~Well, I guess I'd better be getting back to sleep. Nothing much to do now, really. ~

Alice walked back to her bed and was about to lay down, when a light from her mirror caught her attention.

~What the hell? Did a light just come from my mirror? ~

Alice walked back toward her mirror. She had to shield her eyes from the blinding light. When it faded, Cheshire's image appeared.

~Huh? Who the hell is this? I've never seen him before. He's pretty cute, though. I wonder what he's doing. ~

Alice watched as Cheshire walked down the path. She took notice of the charm he was wearing.

~That looks like my charm! Can't be, though. Mine was given to me by Cheshire when I was seven. Sure looks like it, though. ~

Alice continued to watch Cheshire as he kept walking.

"Man, I hope the Caterpillar won't be too freaked out when he sees me. Ha, yeah right. I can just see it now, I walk up to him and go 'Hey, Caterpillar, buddy. What's up? Yeah, I was wondering, I went from being the mangy old Cheshire cat, to being a tall, handsome man. Can you explain that one to me? Oh, and can you also explain how in the hell I ended up with Alice's charm, and why it just suddenly appeared out of nowhere?' Yeah right. He'll probably think he's hallucinating or something." Cheshire said.

Alice's jaw dropped and her eyes went as wide as tea saucers. She could not believe what she was hearing.

"Wha…What?! That's Cheshire?! Oh, my god! He's not so mangy any more. How did he become human, and how did my charm end up with him? He's going to see the Caterpillar. That means, oh no, he can't! The Fortress of Doors is to damn dangerous. Oh, man, I hope he knows what he's doing." Alice said.

Alice just starred at him. She couldn't believe it. She was mezmerorized by how handsome and strong he looked. Alice suddenly felt a surge of heat run through her body and she felt flushed.

~Why do I suddenly feel so warm and tingly all over? This has never happened to me before. I feel so drained of energy, but, in a good way. ~

Alice watched as Cheshire came to a lake that was full of Snarks. He smirked.

"Well, well, what do we have here. It seems I'll be having roast Snark for lunch." Cheshire said.

Alice gasped.

~Surely he's not thinking of jumping in there with all those Snarks! ~

Cheshire was just about to dive in, when he realized that the Snarks would destroy his clothes.
"I like these clothes. It would be a shame to let the Snarks ruin them. Let me take these off first." Cheshire said.

He began undressing himself and Alice's eyes went wide. She gulped and started fanning herself.

"Oh my God! Is it suddenly really hot in here or is it just me? He's not so mangy after all. He's got some muscles on him. I can't believe how good he looks. I hope the Snarks don't tear him apart. I still can't believe he's going to do it!" Alice exclaimed.

Alice blushed a deep red from head to toe at the sight of Cheshire's nude body.

"Wo... wo... wow." was all Alice was able to mutter.

She watched with dreamy eyes as Cheshire dove into the lake and killed all of the Snarks that were in there. When he came back up, Alice marveled at the fact that there wasn't a single scratch on him.

~Wow, he's pretty good with that dagger. He killed them all. It seems that I've underestimated him, he handles himself quite well. Maybe I don't need to worry so much~

Cheshire pulled himself back onto the shore and grabbed the Snarks. He set them aside and started a small fire to cook the Snarks.

"Well, the fire should dry me off a bit, and then I'll get dressed. Man, now I know how Alice felt when she had to deal with Snarks. These little bastards are a pain in the ass. They make for a tasty meal, though." Cheshire said.

Alice had to laugh.

"Oh, Cheshire. You always have some sort of smartass remark to make about everything, don't you? Yes, those snarks were a pain in the ass to deal with, especially the ones that spit poison." Alice said.

Alice continued to watch Cheshire as he ate. She couldn't seem to take her eyes off him.

~Well, Cheshire. I must say I am impressed! You're a fine looking man, and you handle yourself well. I wish you the best of luck on your journey. Please do be careful, the Fortress of Doors is no walk in the park. May the gods and my charm protect you, my dear friend. ~

Cheshire's image then disappeared from Alice's mirror. She sighed and walked back to her bed.

~Well, now I know where my charm is. How did it get to Wonderland though? I still can't believe that Cheshire is human! What's come over me? I feel so heated and moist. Maybe I just need to get some sleep.~

Alice got back into bed and closed her eyes. Within minutes she was fast asleep.

Some time later, Alice felt a warm and gentle hand stroking her hair. She opened her eyes to find a man with black hair and golden eyes smiling down at her.

"Che…Cheshire? Is that you?" Alice asked.

"Hello Alice." Cheshire said.

"Cheshire, how did you get here? Alice asked.

"I don't know. It doesn't matter, though. The important thing is that I'm here with you." Cheshire said.

Alice smiled. She reached a hand up to touch Cheshire's cheek. Cheshire grabbed her hand and held it in his own. He leaned over and gave Alice a kiss on her cheek. Alice began to feel hot again. She went rigid and she couldn't move.

~Why do I feel this way? No man has ever had this effect on me before. What is it about Cheshire that makes me feel so strange? ~

Alice began breathing heavily and she wiggled a bit. Cheshire then began a slow trail of Butterfly kisses on her neck. Alice closed her eyes and moaned lightly. He stopped briefly to lick at Alice's collarbone and placed a soft kiss there. He looked up at Alice with his eyes full of emotion. He placed his lips on hers in a soft, sensual kiss. He dug one hand into her hair and held her face with the other.

~Oh, god! We're kissing! I can't say that I'm not enjoying it, though. ~

Alice moaned softly into the kiss. She put her arms around Cheshire's neck and deepened the kiss. After a few minutes they pulled apart.

"Cheshire, I..." Alice's voice trailed off.

Cheshire smiled and kissed Alice again. He put all of his passion and desire into it. He climbed on top of Alice and she could feel his desire on her leg. He began kissing down Alice's neck again, while his hands found the zipper to her nightgown. He unzipped it slowly and let fall off her shoulders exposing her bare breast to him. Alice blushed furiously under his golden gaze.

"You're so beautiful, Alice." Cheshire said.

Alice opened her mouth to say something, but, Cheshire silenced her with another kiss. He kissed his way down to her breast. Alice moaned lightly as began lick her right nipple. He then took it in his mouth and gently sucked on it while his hand gently caressed her left breast. Alice's breathing became raspy and labored. Cheshire then kissed his way down her stomach and began to stroke her thighs. Alice cried out in delight. She had never felt so good before in her life. She felt weightless, like she was walking on air. Cheshire smiled. He slowly removed Alice's panties and tossed them on the floor along with her nightgown.

"Cheshire, I... I've never done this before." Alice said.

"Neither have I, Alice." Cheshire said.

Alice smiled. She reached up to kiss Cheshire. She began to unbutton Cheshire's shirt, but he stopped her.

"Not yet, sweeting." Cheshire purred in her ear.

Cheshire laid Alice back down and kissed his way down her stomach. He gently pushed her legs apart and began to lick her inner thighs. Alice withered in pleasure. She almost couldn't stand it. She cried out when she felt Cheshire's tounge flick her clit.

"Che… Cheshire, please don't tease me." Alice whimpered.

Cheshire smirked. He rubbed her moist and heated womanhood gently with his thumb before his mouth claimed her again. Alice moaned loudly at the jolts of pleasure that ran through her body. Cheshire then stuck his tongue in her vagnial opening and Alice screamed in ecstasy.

"Oh, Cheshire. Oh, god, don't stop." Alice moaned.

Cheshire stuck his tongue deeper and started a steady rhythm. Alice cried out as her orgasm hit her. Her walls tightened around Cheshire's tongue, and he lapped up her juices. Alice tried to recover her breath.

"Tha... that was incredible. I never felt so good before." Alice said.

"It's not over yet." Cheshire whispered in her ear.

Alice smirked. She playfully pushed Cheshire onto his back and straddled him.

"Turn about is fair play, Cheshire. Now, it's my turn." Alice said.

She finished unbuttoning Cheshire's shirt and tossed it aside. She began kissing and licking down his neck and chest. Alice kissed her way down his stomach. She gently stroked his erection through his pants. Cheshire moaned loudly and purred softly. Alice unbuttoned his pants. When they were completely off, Alice threw them on the floor and removed his briefs. She took a moment to admire his size. Then she began to stroke it slowly making Cheshire wither in pleasure under her.

"Alice." Cheshire purred.

Alice licked up Cheshire's length slowly and sucked the head gently. Cheshire cried out in ecstasy when Alice took him in her mouth. Alice sucked slowly and gently at first, and then gradually increased the pace.

"Oh, Alice." Cheshire moaned.

Alice felt Cheshire's length expanded and figured he was almost at his orgasm. Sure enough, a few minutes later, Cheshire couldn't hold it anymore and spilled his seed into Alice's mouth. She swallowed every bit of it. Cheshire was purring quite loudly now. Alice reached up and kissed Cheshire with a passion she never knew she had. Cheshire flipped her over so that he was once again on top and positioned himself at her entrance.

"Alice, this is going to hurt, but it will pass." Cheshire said.

Alice smiled and nodded. Cheshire then entered her in one swift thrust breaking through her virgin barrier. Alice cried out in pain and tears rolled down her eyes.

"I'm sorry, Alice. The pain will be over soon, I promise." Cheshire said.

Cheshire stopped momentarily to let Alice get used to his size and for the pain to pass. He gently stroked her hair and kissed her softly to reassure her that everything was alright. After a few minutes, Alice bucked her hips to let Cheshire know that it was okay for him to continue. Cheshire pumped in and out of her slowly and gradually picking up the pace. Alice moaned in pleasure. It was unlike anything she had ever felt before in her life. She felt herself beginning to build up for her release and her walls started to tighten making Cheshire go faster. Moments later, Alice screamed out as her second orgasm over took her. Her walls tightening around Cheshire's length was too much for him and he too reached release, spilling his seed inside her. He laid down on his back to not crush Alice with his weight. Alice snuggled up against him.

"That was incredible, Cheshire. Thank you." Alice said.

"I love you, Alice." Cheshire said.

Alice was about to say something when, a piercing scream was heard. Alice's eyes shot open. She looked around to find that Cheshire was no longer with her. The scream was heard again starling, Alice.

~What the bloody hell was that?!~

Alice sat silently listening for the scream. It was heard again a moment later and Alice realized it was coming from the room next to hers. She then heard a nurse trying to comfort the girl that had been screaming. Alice figured the nurse would give her some medicine to knock her out. Alice sighed and looked up at the ceiling.

~Had it all been a dream? It felt so real, though. I can still feel the heat in my moist center. ~

Alice looked down and realized that she was still fully clothed, and that her panties had a wet spot.

~Cheshire. How did you become human? Why did I dream about this? Oh, Cheshire, please do be careful on your way to see the Caterpillar. I just can't help but feel that it's still dangerous, though I'm not sure why. I do hope nothing bad happens to you or the other. ~ was Alice's last thought before drifting back to sleep.

Meanwhile on the other side of the asylum, Mandy finally reached Geo's office. She opened the door to find Geo looking over some files. She cleared her throat to let him know that she there. Geo looked up at her and smiled.

"So, how'd it go?" Geo asked.

Mandy smiled.

"Great. I know who the chosen one is." Mandy said.

Geo nearly fell off his chair making Mandy laugh.

"Well? Who is he?" Geo asked.

"The riddler of Wonderland himself. The Cheshire Cat." Mandy said

"Wha… wha… what?! Are you serious? That old mangy feline? Damn, I never would have guessed he'd be the one!" Geo exclaimed

"Yes, I know. Think about it though, it makes sense. Caterpillar said that the chosen one would be the one who knew Alice better than she knew herself. The only one who knows Alice that well is Cheshire, and remember, he also had quite a resentment for both the king and queen of hearts. That's why he brought Alice to Wonderland in the first place. He didn't know that the queen would go to such drastic measures to kill her and cause her to go insane, though." Mandy said.

"Yes, you're right. It all makes perfect sense. Alice kills the queen, and he kills the king. That was his plan all along. He's quite a clever ass cat." Geo said.

"Yes. The queen greatly underestimated them both. Cheshire is alot smarter than he let the queen in on. He just didn't show it, so Wonderland could have an advantage over her. The only ones he revealed his true colors to at the time, were Alice, and the White Rabbit." Mandy said.

Geo laughed. Yes, he had seen what Cheshire was capable of. He knew that he was not the cat to fuck with. He saw how burning mad Cheshire became when he found out about the card guards burning Alice's house down, killing her parents and rendering her insane. Needless to say that for some time, everyone in Wonderland was more afraid of Cheshire than of the queen. However, after a few words from the Caterpillar, Cheshire calmed down. As much as he had hated to do it, Cheshire realized that the only way to kill the queen and save Alice's sanity, was to take her back to Wonderland. That was when the fight against the queen's army began.

"What's so funny, Geo? Mandy asked.

"Remember how pissed off Cheshire was when he found out that the queen had ordered the card guards to burn down Alice's house?" Geo asked.

"Yes, I do. Everyone had become more scared of him than the queen for a while. Everyone was glad when he had finally calmed himself down, though he was still enraged by the whole thing. I understand why he was so angry, though. I really can't blame him. He cares for Alice more than words can say. His love for her, Wonderland, as well as his desire to help set everyone free, especially those poor insane children, was all too strong to ever let the queen poison him with her evil." Mandy said.

"Yes. Cheshire is far more powerful than he himself realizes. He could have killed the queen himself, but, only Alice could use those weapons, or should I say, 'toys'. He did give her quite a savage ass beating once, though. Remember?" Geo said.

Mandy smirked. She remembered all too well.

"Yeah, after Rabbit realized what the queen's true intentions were, he rebelled against her. She flipped and tried to kill him, but, Cheshire saw the whole thing from a nearby tree and kicked her ass. If it wasn't for the fact that only Alice was able to use the weapons that could kill her, Cheshire would have used them and killed her himself. He didn't want to drag Alice into it. That cat doesn't play around when it comes to the safety of those he cares about." Mandy said.

"Yep, Cheshire can and is a nice guy, but, rub him the wrong way and he'll become your worst nightmare. Piss him off and you better run. Run and pray he does not catch you. What else did you find out?" Geo said.

"Well, turns out he was staying over at Rabbit's house while he had that fever. He gave Cheshire an interesting looking dagger. Cheshire is now on his way to the Fortress of Doors to get the potion to make himself small so he could go see the Caterpillar. So far, everything's going just as Caterpillar predicted." Mandy said.

"Well, that is good news indeed, Mandy. Hopefully, Cheshire will be here soon to take Alice back to Wonderland." Geo said.

"That reminds me. I've been wondering, just how is Cheshire going to get here to take Alice back to Wonderland?" Mandy asked.

Geo shrugged his shoulders.

"I really don't know. I'm sure Caterpillar already has that figured out, though. Either way, he'll be here, and we must be ready when he arrives." Geo said.

"You're right. Until then, Alice can't find out who we really are, but, I want to tell her. I hate having to lie to her like this, especially after everything's she's been through." Mandy said.

Geo sighed.

"I don't like it either, Mandy. We have no choice, though. If we tell her now, she'll think we're making of her and toying with her sanity. We have to wait until Cheshire comes." Geo said.

Geo opened his drawer and pulled out a small looking glass. He placed the mirror on his desk and ran his hand along the glass.

"Speaking of Alice. Let's see how she's doing, shall we?" Geo asked.

Mandy nodded and took a seat next to Geo. An image of Alice fast asleep in her room appeared.

"She looks so flushed. I think she may have already started having the dreams." Mandy said.

"It would appear so. Her cheeks have gotten quite rosy." Geo said.

Mandy smiled. Alice had already begun to dream about Cheshire. She wondered if Alice knew that it was him, or thought it was someone else. She sighed worriedly when she thought about what else the Caterpillar had said. Geo noticed and raised an eyebrow at her.

"Mandy? Are you alright?" Geo asked.

"Now that Alice has begun to have the dreams, the king will take advantage and try to confuse her, she'll wonder if she really did regain her sanity or not. I'm worried, Geo. Alice may have been able to kill the queen, but, god only knows how powerful the king is!" Mandy exclaimed.

"Now Mandy, calm down. That's why we're here, to protect her from his mind attacks until Cheshire shows up, which I pray is soon. The Caterpillar also said that it would be a long battle, but, Cheshire will be victorious and Wonderland will be free. Alice will finally have her sanity back, and we'll be able to take her away from this god forsaken place for good. We just have to be patient. It's killing me too, Mandy, but, right now, there's really nothing else we can do. We have to wait and see what happens." Geo said.

"Oh, I know, but.. I just wish I could warn her or something." Mandy said.

Mandy then began to cry. Geo hugged his crying wife to try and comfort her. After a few minutes, she stopped. She looked up and saw that Geo was smiling down at her.

"Don't worry, sweetheart. Everything's going to be alright, you'll see." Geo said.

Alice's image faded from Geo's mirror and he put it back in his drawer.

"Come on, let's get out of here and try to get some sleep." Geo said.

Mandy nodded. She and Geo walked into the apartment room they had on the other side of Geo's office. Geo closed the behind them and shut off the lights.


A/N: Well, how was that for my first lemon? Did you like it?