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The Glass Entry

"A fine way to treat the Queen of Wonderland" At this he produced a smile larger then the Cheshire Cat. It would have unsettled her but it was too dark to see.

"Forgive me little one. I didn't know who you were. I don't get visitors here." The Black king knelt down beside her.

"If you don't mind I think I'll leave then thank you." She stood and looked for the door but it was gone. "Where's the door?"

"Door?" He narrowed his eyes slightly. 'She must be Alice then. How delightful.'

"Yes the gray door I came through." She decided to make a point of remembering what it looked like so she'd never come back here again.

He held out a hand," It ran away I should think."

Not what she wanted to hear. She raised herself up "Well how am I going to leave now and be out of your hair."

"Come to my castle and rest till morning. I'll show you the way to the train then." He held tighter to her hand.

She pulled herself free." Just show me now if you please."

"But it doesn't please. The Bandersnatch eats little girls in the dead of night and the Jubjub bird will pick your bones." He touched her nose.

"Stop calling me a little girl!"

"Only if you come with me." As much as she hated it, she decided that he was most likely right. He wrapped is long black coat over her shoulders and guided her to his castle. It wasn't a fairytale castle nor was it one a witch might live in. In fact it was shaped little a little mountain. No real shape of walls to be seen from the outside and Alice tried to see if there was anything that looked like windows. Light pierced through the castle almost as if a child had stuck a twig through sand here and there so that it trickled down the slopes. She was surprised to find the door very much like the one she stepped into getting here. The same gray with blue trim so unlike everything else it made her smile just to see something that wasn't black. As Alice stepped through the door with her companion close by she was amazed at the colors inside.

"It's so beautiful..." It was as if she stepped into a prism with all the colors dancing around. Everything in this room was glass even the stairway. She hung the black coat on the glass coat rack. She realized that it wasn't all black little flecks of purple and blue ran through the threads. Even the Black King changed in this room. His clothes were threaded the same as his coat and his skin glistened with a thousand colors from the room. Alice wished that she could see herself but couldn't find any reflections even in all the glass.

"Come. We will have some refreshment." He tossed his hat atop the coat rack and lead her to the next room. This room was a stone gray all around. She was grateful the couch was soft not hard like stone as she thought. His face was a caulk white here with bewitching green eyes. His hair was a jet black curled softly and half tied in the back. He sat a little too close for her taste as his perfume made her feel intoxicated. She moved a little further to the edge of the couch. In front of her was a Tea tray and all sorts of fine pastries. At first she didn't know if she should try anything for fear of growing and smashing the glass room she loved so much. After dipping her finger in the teacup and tasting she was delighted that there was no change.

"Odd. I always change after eating here." She sipped her tea. It had a strange quality to it. Sweet with honey or maybe it was just her sense of small getting the better of her. She bit into a petit four that melted like honey on her tongue. Alice's head started spinning and laid her head on the couch arm "Perhaps you are changing my sweet." She brushed a few hairs from her face as she drifted into slumber.