Hatter's POV
What is that girl thinking? Standing outside, it was freezing! When I lifted her in my arms, her body was blue. Her lips, her ams, her legs. Everything. It pained me to see her like this. What if I never got to see her again? She could be gone for ever.
I gently placed her onto the bed in the Queens bed chambers. Where the Queen was, I didn't know. It was only Alice and I. My sweet, dear, Alice.
"Alice, Alice talk to me, please." I begged. Nothing. Not so much as a murmer. "Alice please.." I sobbed, dripping tears onto her cheeks. I closed my eyes tightly, holding back another scream. She couldn't be gone. It was impossible. I gracefully pulled the covers over her, covering her shivering body. "It's impossible, it's impossible." I whimpered. Never before in my life had I been so weak.
"It's only impossible, if you think it is." A heard a voice croak. My eyes shot open to find those shimmering blue eyes staring at me with intensity. Alice sat up, wrapping the golden comforter around her. She brought a hand to my cheek. "Look into my eyes, Hatter, and if you're able to tell me that you don't remember me, then I'll leave you alone. I'll leave Wonderland, for good. Look into my eyes and tell me." She pleaded, her eyes shining with forming tears.
"I...I....can't." I breathed.
"Why not?" She looked hurt, searching in my eyes for answers.
"Because I love you to much, to forget about you." And with that, I placed a gently kiss on her mouth. I saw color instantly return to her cheeks, and her skin was normal again. She stopped shivering, unwrapping the blanket that covered her. She wrapped her arms around my neck, kissing back with much force. I pulled her closer, and she kissed me even more passionatly.
Alice's POV
He kissed me. It was all he had to do to keep me glued to the spot I was at. At some some point, I must have wrapped my arms around him, because I could feel frizzy hair beneath my now-warm fingers. My hands travled through his hair, and I removed his hat. We had to break away eventually. I was the first, I literaly could not breath.
"That was...." I trailed off, gasping for air. Hatter took a deep breath. "You remember me. I knew it couldn't be true." I smirked at him. "But I wish that you didn't put me through so much pain." I pouted.
"Alice, i'm sorry. I thought that if I tried forgetting about you, the bad memories would go with you." He turned away from me. I sighed.
"You can't get rid of me that easily. I'm sorry, Tarant, if I caused you pain. I didn't mean to. I don't want to see you hurt, I love you." I smiled at him. He smiled back at me, showing that little gap in his front teeth. I placed a kiss to his mouth, and I saw his eyes turn from the dark green to the more neon green. "Tarant, what is happening with your eyes?" I asked him, curiuosity crossing my features. Hatter chuckled.
"They change color, according to my mood." He replied.
"What does neon green mean?" He leaned forward and whispered in my ear.
"Loving, caring....allured." He whispered. I gasped playfully. I had never heard him use words like that before. Letting out a giggle, I placed a passionate kiss onto him, and the conversation was left unfinished.
Mirana's POV
"Come on Dedrick, it's after hours. Everyone is asleep." I pulled his hand. He walked alongside me, wrapping his arms around my waist. I led him to my room, where we could get a good night sleep.
"Shh, stay here for a second. I'll be right back." I told him. He nodded his head as I turned the knob of my bedroom door. It was very late at night, past one o'clock in the morning. What I saw on the other side of my door, I was not expecting. There was Alice, sleeping soundly. That part I expected. What I hadn't expected was that Tarant would be here, with her. His hat lay on a chair, sleeping on its own. He lay in the bed with Alice, her head lying peacefully on his bare chest. His purple coat lay on the floor. But his trousers were still in their rightful place. I smiled at the pair, they both wore smiles as they slept. Of course they didn't get far tonight. I didn't expect Alice to be ready. She was young after all. And what a gentle man Tarant was, always willing to wait with Alice.
I slipped out of my room, turning the lights out as I left.
"We can't sleep in my room tonight." I told Dedrick.
"Why not?" He asked, running a hand through my white hair.
"Well, there's a half naked Tarant in our bed. With an Alice that is wearing a very short night dress." I stopped talking. Then my eyes got wide. "My....bed..they almost....made love...in my bed..." I gapped, then shook my head. "It's ok, Mirana. As long as they're happy." I took deep breaths.
"Easy, love." Dedrick put his hands to my cheeks, trying to calm me down. My breathing slowed. Then I sat down on the ground, bringing Dedrick with me.
"Good night, love." I kissed him, then wrapped my hand around his. It always made me feel safer. I placed my head on his shoulder and closed my eyes.
"Good night, love." He repeated back to me. We then fell asleep, our hands still interwind. The only thing I didn't think about was that every morning, a soldier came by my door to wake me. When he saw me lying on the ground, with my hands locked with a man's, he would surely start spreading news that the Queen had a lover.
But no, I didn't think about it. The only thing I thought about as I lay there with Dedrick was the warmth of his hand agaisnt mine.
A/N: Believe it or not, there are a couple of more chapters. The next is when Mirana reveals to Alice that Hatter was her first love!
