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Last chapter was probably one of the worst places to stop because of the major cliffhanger. Luckily, once I start a story I try to finish it as quickly as possible so I don't become bored with it or I lose my ideas of where I want the story's plot to go.
DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING; not Alice in Wonderland or any of its characters
Alice woke up to the sound of feet padding on marble tiles. She looked down to tell whoever it was to stop it so she could sleep in peace. What she found was the pacing White Queen at the foot of her bed, picking at her fingers and biting at her lips. Alice was too shocked to say anything, her queen, the one person who seems to dance with every movement, was obviously about to have a nervous breakdown.
The queen glanced at the bed and saw Alice staring at her. "Oh Alice!" The White Queen literally jumped on the hospital bed and hugged Alice, "Don't you ever scare me like that again!" Alice was again at a loss for words only this time it was because she couldn't breathe due to her queen's death hug.
Alice slapped the bed, trying to tell the queen time out. Of course coming from Underland, Mirana didn't know what the gesture meant and continued to squeeze Alice. Alice finally found her voice and got out, "Queen. Cant... Breathe!" The White Queen let go of her champion and felt embarrassment course through her when she realized that she just acted like a dog that hasn't seen his master in so long.
The White Queen got off the bed and stared at the floor, feeling tears welled up in her eyes. Alice looked at her queen and saw the sad look, she felt bad because it was her fault that she got wounded in the fight and caused her queen to fear for her. Alice patted the spot next to her, signaling for her queen to sit by her. Mirana looked up and smiled, walking over to the bed and surprising Alice when she laid down with her head on Alice's shoulder. The White Queen reached over and laid her arm on Alice's stomach, making herself more comfortable while silently claiming Alice as hers, even though the queen herself didn't realize this.
Alice though knew all too well what Mirana was doing; Hamish and even Tarrant tried the same things with her. Alice sighed and looked down at the queen and was shocked with what she saw, or lack there of. She sat up straight in her bed, causing the queen to let go off her, "My queen! Wh- where are your clothes!" The White Queen looked down as if noticing her nudeness for the first time.
The White Queen smiled knowingly and sat up on the bed. She crawled toward Alice and stroked her cheek with one hand while her naked breasts pushed against Alice's clothed ones. Mirana smiled when she noticed the blush spreading across Alice's face and whispered, "What's wrong Alice my dear? You don't like it that I'm naked?" Alice gulped and stuttered, "We- well my queen i- its not that I do- don't like it. I- Its just that i- its ina- inappropriate for a qu- queen to be re- revealing so much when someone could easily see her." The queen smiled when she noticed that Alice was gaining confidence in herself as she spoke to her about her nakedness.
The White Queen crawled even closer to Alice who tried to put up more space between them by scooting further into the sheets, covering herself up to half of her face, her eyes just poking out. Mirana frowned at this, she didn't expect Alice to put up so much resistance. Mirana lightly touched the end of the cover and stroked it, "Now now Alice. How am I suppose to have fun with you if your all covered up?" Alice choked out, "Yo- you don't..."
Mirana's eyes flashed red for a second at being told no to having something she wants. She forced a smile with bared teeth at Alice, "Now darling please stop acting like a child. I can make it feel so good." Mirana grabbed the sheets and using strength she didn't know that she had, ripped them from Alice's body. Alice flinched as the protective cover left the bed and hit the floor. Mirana purred, "Much, much better."
Alice looked up and gasped in shock. How could she have not noticed this before? The White Queen's eyes were dilated and the bags under them told Alice that she did not get a good night sleep in awhile. Alice looked down and stared at her queen's wrists. She sat up and grabbed one, pulling it so she could see it better. Mirana gasped and tried to pull back but Alice was stronger than she was when she wanted to be.
Alice let her fingertips trace the three scars, much finer than the ones on her back from when the queen scratched her. She held the wrist up to her queen's face and demanded, "Tell me who did this to you while I was asleep, or do I really need to ask?" Mirana gave herself away when she looked away from Alice. Alice stared at her queen in shock, "How- HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO YOURSELF!?" Mirana flinched at Alice's tone and meekly said, "I- it helps Alice."
Alice shook her head in disgust, "How can this," Alice squeezed the wrist still in her hand, causing the queen to flinch at the pain, "possible help you?" Mirana looked at Alice and answered truthfully, "You've been unconscious for three days Alice. For two of those days the nurses thought that you might not even make it. My- my demon resurfaced when they told me and- and I needed an outlet! I- I knew that if i didn't cause something harm than I would have attacked them so I- I caused myself harm." (Weird sentencing I know but I wanted to tie it to the 'I cannot not harm any living creature' vow)
Alice just sat there, staring at her queen, her once gorgeous queen. Now though, all she saw was a broken creature, struggling with what she knew is right and what her most basic instincts demanded. Alice looked away and thought for a moment before looking back at her queen, "Does anyone else know?" Mirana shook her head and laughed halfheartedly, "Thank the gods that I have long sleeved dresses huh." Alice wasn't amused by the twisted joke and asked, "Wh- when does your uh demon come out?" Mirana shrugged, "Sometimes, all the time, really it depends. But there is one thing I can tell you. If I don't at least give it what it wants sometimes, the yelling grows so loud that I can barely hear myself think."
Alice gulped her fear and asked, "Yelling?" Mirana nodded, "It- it talks to me. Tells me to hurt people but after awhile," Mirana stared at Alice with fear filled eyes, "I- I'm not sure if its the demon talking or just me."
Alice stared at her, at a lost of what to do. "I- I don't know how I can help you my queen." Mirana nodded, "I wasn't exactly asking for your help Alice, its just that you were the only one who knows about me breaking that vow now that my horrid sister is gone. And besides I don't want to put you in that situation. Now if you excuse me, I believe I have embarrassed myself enough for one day." With that the White Queen grabbed her dress that was neatly folded in a closet and started to put them on. When she was finished, she smiled at Alice and almost looked like her old self, almost. She walked out of the infirmary in that walk/graceful dance of hers, although it didn't fool Alice. The White Queen is struggling with her demon, and now it looks like it is winning the fight.
Alice slumped against her bed and wondered if she made the right decision of leaving the queen to deal with her own problems. Of course a champion wouldn't have done as she did but instead would've asked Mirana to take her frustration out on them. Alice's stomach fluttered at the thought of the White Queen doing just that, tying her to a bed and forcing a gag in her mouth so she couldn't scream for help as her queen ferociously fucked her body until her demon was sated.
Alice shook her head free of those thoughts and looked around to see if anyone was watching her as she had her little daydream about the queen. Alice sighed and said, "I really need to stop having those thoughts. Its already bad enough that I like women instead of men." She got up and clutched her side, "Fuck." Alice lifted her shirt and gasped when she found twenty stitches where the Jabberwocky's spike went through her armor. She let the shirt fall back down and limped to the door.
Alice opened it and looked to see if anyone was in the hallways. She found herself frowning when she saw the Bandersnatch sleeping beside the door. "Thank god the infirmary is not big enough to house him or I fear that he would have been watching me the entire time." As soon as the words left her mouth, the Bandersnatch's ears picked up and he awoke. When he saw Alice he jumped up and ran to her even though she was only a few feet away from him. The Bandersnatch sat down and licked Alice's face, obviously happy that she was well.
Alice laughed at the Bandersnatch's affection and petted him on the head. "You don't happen to know which way the White Queen went do you Fluffy?" Fluffy was the nickname Alice gave the Bandersnatch when they were alone as an inside joke between the two. The Bandersnatch hated the name and always huffed when he heard it but because Alice just got up from the three day coma he let it slide. He pointed a massive paw to indicate that the White Queen turned left when she left the infirmary. Alice nodded her gratitude and surprising the Bandersnatch went the opposite direction the queen took. The Bandersnatch stared as Alice walked away from him until she turned a corner and out of his sight. The Bandersnatch thought for a moment and felt his fur stand up on end; the White Queen actually went the opposite direction he pointed out to Alice! After a minute or two of him considering whether or not he should find Alice and tell her that she was walking in the same direction as the queen he just shrugged and thought that Alice wouldn't be mad at him when she runs into the queen since they seemed so close. The Bandersnatch curled into a massive ball and resumed his nap, right in the middle of the hallway.
Alice continued to walk in the opposite direction that the Bandersnatch had pointed out to her, hoping to stay far away from the queen until she got her thoughts under control. She walked to the door at the end of the hallway she was in and passed through it. She looked around for a bit until she realized that she was in the garden in the middle of the castle. Alice walked for a bit until she saw someone that made her smile involuntarily; the hatter. He was sitting on a bench and talking to Chessur intently about his hat.
Alice walked over to them and heard the hatter say, "-and that is why you will not get my hat!" Chessur pleaded, "But i do so love that hat. I would only wear it on the finest of occasions." Tarrant snorted, "Exactly! You would never wear the hat even if I gave it to you!" Chessur was about to say something back but stopped when he spotted Alice, "Love! You are okay!" The hatter jumped off the bench and whirled around, "Alice!" His eyes turned bright green to show his pleasure and ran to Alice. He scooped her up and spun her around three times before letting her on the ground again, "You see Chessur, I just knew that she would be okay!" He looked down at her and repeated, "I just knew you would be okay."
Chessur disappeared and reappeared above Alice's head, "You gave us all a fright you know. Especially the White Queen. Why, I haven't seen her so worried ever since the day her sister stole the crown!" The hatter frowned, "That is because you are never interested in politics. All those high class buffoons trying to pay for the White Queen's hand in marriage. Why I bet they can't even do the Futterwacken!" Alice laughed, "That is because only you could do that dance!" Tarrant huffed, "Well that's besides the point my dear Alice."
Tarrant looked like he wanted to say more but he noticed that Alice wasn't paying attention to him; she was petting that damn floating cat! Chessur was purring loudly as Alice scratched him behind the ears. Tarrant cleared his throat to get her attention. Alice looked at him and stopped her petting, something Chessur did not like. Chessur glared at Tarrant but closed his eyes and rubbed his head against Alice's hand, trying to get her to pet him again. Tarrant's eyes flashed red but he quickly stomped on the feeling of anger, "Alice dear I would like to talk to you about something." Alice nodded and waited for him to continue. Tarrant glared at the cat and added, "Alone." Chessur shrugged and floated above Alice again, letting his tail tickle her nose. Alice laughed and Chessur looked smugly at Tarrant before disappearing.
The mad hatter took a deep breath and smiled at Alice, trying to remember the words that he practiced every night since he first saw the girl. "Alice, I want to show you something if you would follow me." Alice nodded and walked with Tarrant. In the middle of the walk a cold breeze caught them and Alice shivered. Tarrant smiled down at Alice and asked, "Are you cold?" Alice nodded, "Freezing." Tarrant walked closer to Alice and wrapped an arm around her. Alice looked like she wanted to protest but the hatter just said, "We don't want you to get a cold now do we? You've only left the infirmary for an hour."
Alice looked up to him and asked, "Why did it get so cold all of a sudden? It wasn't like this a minute ago." Tarrant looked down and said, "I was always taught that if a cold breeze came on an otherwise warm day then that means that someone is very spiteful toward you." Alice shivered, "That doesn't sound too good." Tarrant shrugged and then smiled, "We're here."
Alice looked up and blushed when she saw where the hatter had led her. It was the same bench that she and the White Queen kissed on! Alice rubbed her thighs again as she felt her arousal rise within her as she remembered what happened later that night.
The mad hatter seemed oblivious to Alice's obvious discomfort and stopped in front of the bench suddenly. Did i just hear a laugh? The hatter shook his head free of the thought and turned around to smile at Alice. Alice smiled back and asked, "So why did you bring me here?" Instead of answering her right away, Tarrant walked to the bench and sat down. Alice followed him and sat beside him, keeping two feet of space between them. Tarrant looked down and noticed the gap. He scooted over until his side touched Alice's and looked around them. First a laugh and now a growl? Maybe everyone is right, I am as mad as a hatter.
Tarrant looked down at Alice and asked, "Do you know why a raven is like a writing desk?" Alice thought for a moment, "Because both are dark and sullen." Tarrant laughed at the answer and says, "Oh good you knew because I didn't." Alice smiled and asked again, "Why did you bring me here?" Tarrant looked away for a moment and then back at Alice, "For two reasons. One to apologize." Alice became confused, "For what?" Tarrant said, "For kissing you before. I- I was way out of line and made you very uncomfortable or so the queen says."
Alice stared at Tarrant and felt anger bubble in her. How dare she says what is and is not out of line! Sure I was uncomfortable but she didn't have to tell him! Who does she thinks she is, my mother! Tarrant saw Alice grow angrier and angrier and wrapped an arm around her to comfort her, "Calm down Alice or your face will become red as a tomato!" Alice took deep breaths and said, "I'm fine hatter. Is there anything else the queen told you?"
Tarrant looked away from Alice and said no. Alice looked at him and said, "Don't lie to me hatter." Tarrant looked back at Alice and said, "She told me not to tell you." Alice glared at the ground and replied, "Fine then." Tarrant took a shaky breath but said, "Although I believe some vows are made to be broken." Alice's head snapped to the hatter and wondered for a moment if he knew about the White Queen breaking her vow. Tarrant continued, "This is the second reason why I brought you here. This is going against the White Queen's orders but with what happened to you on the Frabjous Day, I- I thought I was going to lose you. So Alice Kingsleigh of the Aboveland," The hatter got off the bench and got down on one knee in front of Alice, "will you do this old hatter the honor of becoming my bride?" Unknown to the two of them the White Queen was hiding behind one of the statues in the garden, watching as the hatter proposed to her champion.
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PLOT TWIST~ LOL :P