Chapter 5:Tarrant goes after Anna

Mad Hatter's POV:

It's been a couple of days since she left, since I watched her run off as tears spilled over. Those words kept repeating themselves "it was for the best" even though I wanted to tell her the truth. I walked back to my house not feeling too well and sat down at my sewing machine. As I grabbed the various fabrics I sighed knowing this was another means to keep my mind busy. I've been doing that a lot in a short amount of time. Now that my muse is gone it's been a little less lively which says a lot in this place. I sighed as I finished another dress and immediately started to think how beautiful it would be on Anna and set it down. No matter what I do I can't stop thinking about her. Every time I close my eyes I remember the hurt in her eyes, the hurt I caused her. I sighed as I got up from my sewing machine and went outside to talk to Thackery. I walked to the table where he was sitting and sat down.

"I was thinking about going to see Time and seeing if he could help me make this right." I said to him and he looked at me.

"Tarrant, not even Time can help you after you hurt Anna the way you did. I don't think anything could make what you did right." he said and went back to his tea as I stood up sighing. I decided I'd go talk to Mirana and see if she could help me get to Anna so I could apologize to her. I walked to her castle deep in thought wondering what I would say.

Mirana's POV:

I can't believe Tarrant would say those things to Anna. After all she's done to heal the hole Alice left in his heart. I sighed as I paced back and forth in the throne room.

"My queen, Tarrant is here and wishes to speak to you." Nivens said and I looked up and nodded.

"Very well, send him in." I said and Nivens left letting Tarrant in.

"Mirana, I came to ask you what I should do. I want to make this right." he said and I crossed my arms.

"You can't undo this Tarrant,you broke her heart. She knew she could never replace her mother, but she would have been there at your side as your love. She knew you were hurting losing Alice not only in death but for leaving Underland,she never could have belonged here but Anna had agreed to stay to console your madness, be your friend,your companion,your other half,the things Alice could never give you." I said fiercely and he looked down.

"You royally screwed up Tarrant, only you can fix this."

"You're right Mirana, that's why I have come to you. I want to go up to her world and go after her." he said as he looked up at me and I could tell he meant it. I walked over to the desk. I kept the Jabberwocky blood in and handed Tarrant a vial.

"Drink this and you'll be up in her world, when and if she forgives you, lead her back to the rabbit hole and you both can return." I said and he nodded as he walked out of the castle and I sighed, really hoping he goes.

Mad Hatter's POV:

I walked back to my house and decided if I was going to go to her world I needed to dress a little more like the people do there. I quickly sewed me some clothes and changed. Once I was fully dressed, I took the vial and drank the content. I grimaced at the taste and purple smoke surrounded me. After it cleared, I noticed I was standing in a cemetery, standing next to Alice's grave. I looked down touching the headstone.

"I'm so sorry Alice, I messed up. But I plan on making this right." I whispered and walked into town. As I walked among the people it was instantly quite different from underland. The sky had started crying which, when I thought about it, had suited the current mood. People clad in simple suits and dresses were around and the whole area was bleak.

"Dear, I don't even know where to begin my search" I said as I stopped looking in and out of the shops that I passed by all holding interesting trinkets and items within their walls. I walked over to a couple.

"Excuse me but do you know where Anastasia Kingsley lives by any chance?" I asked hoping they could point me in the right direction. They looked at me and nodded.

"Yes sir, we do. She lives in the big mansion looking house at the end of the street but no one has seen her come out in days." the man said and I nodded.

"Thank you for your help." I said and ran to her house. I will never forgive myself if something happened to her and it was because of me. I got to her house and knocked on her door frantically hoping she'd open the door. A few seconds later the door opened to reveal Anna. her hair was a mess, her eyes were red and puffy from crying and she was still wearing the dress from the last time i saw her but it was now ripped in places. It broke my heart to see her this way and know that it was my fault.

"W-what are you doing here Tarrant? Y-you made it clear that I wasn't wanted and that I didn't belong." She said and I looked down.

"I-i was wrong, I wasn't thinking straight. I was just scared I was going to hurt you." I said looking up at her.

"Tarrant, I don't care, I love you no matter what and I want to be with you because I love you and trust you with my life." she said and I looked up and saw that she was trying to hold back tears.

"P-please give me another chance, i-i care about you a lot a-and i love you." I said and she gasped.

"Y-you love me?" she asked and I nodded. She smiled and ran into my arms. I held her close and smiled.

"Let's go home Anna." I said and she nodded, taking my hand in hers.

"I-i should change first though." she said and I nodded.

"I'll wait here for you." She kissed my cheek and walked upstairs to her room.

Anna's POV:

I walked upstairs and into my room. I couldn't believe Tarrant came here to bring me back and tell me how he felt. I looked through my closet and bit my lip trying to decide on what to wear. I finally found the dress I wanted and smiled a little. I took it off the hanger and put it on. Then I walked over to my vanity and brushed through my hair knowing it needed it. After I was done with my hair I put my shoes on and walked back downstairs. I was a little nervous about going back to Underland but I really want to give Tarrant a chance and it's the only place that I feel like I belong.

Mad Hatter's POV:

A few minutes after Anna went upstairs, I heard the stairs squeak and looked up. I gasped as I saw Anna walking down the stairs. She wore a sky blue dress that had a fitted bodice for the top with blue lace cap sleeves,and had black buttons all down the front of the top. The bottom of the dress flared out a little at the bottom. The skirt also had black embroidery designs of flowers on the hem. It reminded me a lot of Alice's dress from the first time she visited Underland. I smiled a little but as I looked closer to the dress I noticed a lot of differences to it and that it was Anna's own style. She looked beautiful. I held out my hand for her to take, she took it and I helped her down the stairs smiling.

"You look beautiful Anna." I said and she blushed.

"Thank you, and you look very handsome in your suit." she said and I smiled a little.

"I thought it best I try to blend in while I was in your world." I said as I led her out of the house. We walked hand in hand back to the rabbit hole and I was honestly happy and grateful that she was giving me a second chance. We got to Alice's grave and I stopped for a second and she hugged me.

"I miss her too Tarrant but I think she'd be happy that we are together." she said and I smiled, kissing her forehead.

"I think she would be too honestly. I just wish she was here to see how amazing you are." I said as she smiled.

"Goodbye mother, I love you so much." she said and we jumped down the rabbit hole, I held her close to me. After a few minutes we landed and I thought the first thing we should do was go see Mirana.