Previously

My eyes glanced over the necklace around my neck, and I had a sudden urge to hide it. I ransacked the dresser and found a decent pair of shorts and an oversized sweatshirt. Then I looked, and found, a perfect place to hide my necklace so I wouldn't lose it in this dangerous and unknown world. I was so tired that as soon as my head hit the pillow, I was fast asleep.

Chapter 6

My dream, or rather nightmare, was blurry and unclear. All I could make out was that I was in a huge rose bush like maze running for my life. Someone or something was chasing me, and I knew if I didn't find the exit I was dead. I ran quickly, the thorns torn at my arms and ripped the blue dress I was wearing. It was weird I could almost feel the pain, like it wasn't a dream at all. Then sudden;y I was out of the maze and in a room mostly decorated in red with a throne in front of me. On the throne sat a woman with long brown hair. There was a man kneeling in front of her, he was wearing red from head to toe, including a red hat. Then it struck me.

"HATTER!" I yelled my voice echoed through the room. The man turned around and I prayed it wasn't who I thought. But it was.

"I'm sorry, Evangeline," his voice whispered around me.

"OFF WITH HER HEAD!" the woman yelled and I was surrounded by men in black suits.

"Hatter no!" I yelled, "Why Hatter why?!" I thrashed and fought, and broke out of the mob of black and ran towards Hatter. But with each step I took he got farther away. "HATTER!" I screamed but he would not look up. Then the floor started to disappear, and a dark abyss surrounded the area I was standing on. Slowly, the floor deteriorated and I jumped for hand caught the edge and the rest of my body hung there.

"Hatter help me!" I cried desperately. He appeared and knelt down and grabbed my hand and pulled me up so his mouth was extremely close to my ear.

"I'm sorry," he whispered, sending chills up my spine. Then he threw me into the darkness.

"Hatter!" I screamed and he grew smaller and smaller as I fell deeper and deeper into the unknown.

"Wake up" someone whispered, "Wake up, Evangeline, wake up wake up WAKE UP!"

My eyes shot open and I quickly sat up, my head narrowly missing Hatter's, whom I presume had been looming over me. I was shaking, uncontrollably, and strong arms wrapped around me.

"What was it about?" Hatter asked, and my mind went to my foggy nightmare. I realized I couldn't remember who was kneeling by the woman or who had thrown me into the darkness.

"I-I was running…. A-and something was… and then…" but I couldn't explain my dream, I was too scared to get my voice to work. My eyes became watery and tears threatened to fall.

"It's okay, you don't have to tell me," Hatter said soothingly, and I curled up into him silently crying. He laid with me, rubbing my back and I calmed down and started drifting off to sleep. I felt Hatter pull away but I wrapped my arms around him and pressed my cheek against his chest.

"D-don't leave me," I whispered, and he laid back down and wrapped his arms around me.

"I won't, I promise," he whispered back, and with that I fell asleep once again.

I woke up and found myself up against something. I recalled last night's events and I knew it was Hatter. I blushed, realizing how close we were. My head was on his chest, which rose up and down steadily, and I could hear his heart. One of my arms was draped over his stomach and one of his was over my back. Our legs were tangled up. I slowly rolled away, so not to wake him. He twitched, and my body froze. After a few minutes I was standing there, watching him sleep. He looked so funny, but peaceful.

I tip-toed out of the room and closed the door softly behind me. I looked at the kitchen and decided to make breakfast. I opened the fridge and saw if I could make anything simple. The metal box was almost empty, there was only a little of that soup and a carton of milk. I heard footsteps behind me.

"Hatter you really need to get some food," I complained.

"He doesn't really use the kitchen much," a female voice said. I shut the fridge and turned around to find that woman from my dream. But it was who she was with that scared me.

"Hello again. Broad," said the weird-porcelain head- robot voiced- ugly- rabbit.

"HATTER!" I screamed loud enough to wake the dead.

Author's notes

Sorry I haven't updated. I ate the stupid shrimp taco from Del Taco and got food poisoning. Never eating fast food ever EVER again. Seriously that's how bad it was.

Next chapter should be up soon considering I'm on spring break and have nothing more important to do. =P