Tarant's POV

Glowing. That's how I would describe my Alice this morning. She wasn't actually glowing, but everything about her seemed brighter. Not that she wasn't bright before, she was very birght. But now she is just glowning-

"Tarant." She giggled.

"How much of that was out loud?" I asked her. I tend to do that alot. Speak my mind.

"Not that she wasn't bright before...and so on." She stated. I smiled crookedly, knowing that it was the very smile that she loved. She rolled over on her side so that she was facing me. "You really think I glow?" She asked me, snuggling closer. I placed a kiss on her forehead.

"I know you glow." I whispered. I could feel her smile into my chest. Looking behind me, I saw that my purple coat lay on the floor next to the bed. The bed. The Queen's bed. "Uh, love?" I gently nudged Alice with my hand.

"Mm?" She replied, drifting off into sleep.

"Do you realize, that we reside in the Queen's bed chambers?" I whispered in her ear. Her eyes shot open, and she raced out of the bed. I quickly got out as well, and proceeded to put on my coat and hat. I looked over at Alice, who as well was putting on her blue sundress. We silently stalked out of the room, and down to the dining hall.

Mirana's POV

We got up early. That was my plan in the morning. I quickly got up when I heard voices of the soldiers down the hall. Dedrick must have felt me move, because he bolted up. He was always a light sleeper. We rushed down the hall, I was sure Alice and Tarant were still asleep. No need to check on them, they were adults.

We made it down to the dining hall, fortunatly not being seen by anyone. There was no one at the table, but food was set. Soon enough we were joined by Alice and Hatter.

"Fun night?" I riased my eyebrows at them suggestivley. Alice blushed deeply, hiding her face from me. Tarant gave a smug smile. "My bed better not be ruined. I should probably send someone to replace my sheets..." I trailed off.

"Oh my! We are sincerley sorry, Mirana! Because Alice was residing in your chambers, and that's where I found her, and then she was all cold, and then I kissed her and she got all warm and then....." Hatter rambled.

"Hatter." Alice smiled, stopping him from his chattering.

"Thank you, love." He smiled back at her.

"It's all right. As long as you two are happy, and that you had fun." I smirked.

"Well, I'd love to stay ladies, and Dedrick. But there are hats that need to be made." Tarant got up from his chair, taking a last spoonful of eggs. Alice kissed him good-bye, Dedrick shook his hand, and I gave him a warm hug.

"I'm afraid that I to must get going." Dedrick sighed, gathering his things.

"Alright darling, i'll see you later." I gave him deep kiss before he stumbled out of the room. Alice looked at me in shock. "My husband." I gestured with my hand. Alice still looked confused, but probably decided not to argue with me. "So..is he your first?" I asked her. She looked at me strangely. "I mean, is he going to be your first. You know, lover?" I rolled the word lover, wanting to get emphisis on it. Realization dawned on Alice's face and she nodded her head shyly. "That's sweet. I completey understand. You're young, I wouldn't expect you to be willing to make love with a man you only just started seeing." I told her. She nodded her head.

"But Tarant's the one. I'm willing to go as far as he wants." She replied, a slight blush creeping into her cheeks. Then she looked at me curiously. "Mirana, sorry to ask, I know it must be personal. But, who was your first?" She asked me, curiousity dancing in her sea eyes. I stopped play with the teat in my cup and looked up at her, afraid what to say. Do I tell her the truth, that Hatter and I were once together? Or do I lie, and tell her that Dedrick or some other man was with me before him? No, I could never lie to her. I took a deep breath and cleared my throat.

"Don't kill me, alright?" I asked her, and she nodded her head. "Tarant was my first. We had a thing a while back. But we decided that it was awkward, and friends were all we ever wanted to be." I explained. Alice's eyes widened in shock, then she shook her head.

"Alright." She simply said. That was it? No exploding? No fury? "Like you said, it was a while back. And you have that strange man now." She continued. I nodded my head quickly.

"Dedrick, his name is." I told her. She smiled. "Love him more than anything." My eyes drifted to a far away place. Alice giggled.

"Well, i'm very happy. And I can presume that you want no one to know about him?" I quickly nodded my head.

A/N: Yay! More chapters to come. You'll have to wait until they come out to see what they are. Good news: My mom is having a baby soon! The baby is due in a couple of weeks! I'll be sure to tell you when she comes.