I looked at the man in front of me and then back to McTwist. I smiled at him showing McTwist that I was not really worried. I did not move from my spot but I noticed another rabbit and a mouse sitting at the table. The two new creatures looked at me then back to Hatter.
"You can make hats like me?" Hatter asked. His eyes glowing bright green.
"Well I can make hats but I do not know if they are going to be like yours?" I told him and continued to look around.
"Please young lady sit with us. We can enjoy some tea." The mouse said and pointed to a chair.
"Thank you very much. Oh McTwist are you going to join us?" I kneeled down to ask him. I did not think it would be polite to just look down on him and ask. So kneeling to speak with him was more polite.
"Oh I d-d-don't want to be a bother." McTwist replied.
I smiled at him and picked him up. I petted his head pushing his ears behind him. I don't think people held him often because he seemed a little stiff.
"McTwist I would not feel comfortable without you. You and the Rose are my only real friends here and well I don't want you to be left alone. Besides you are so cute." I told him and kissed his cheek.
He blushed and fiddles with his coat. He nodded and gave me a hug. I sat him down and pulled a chair out for him. He climbed in and I sat in the seat that the mouse pointed out for me. I sat down and smiled at them all.
"I don't wish to pry but can you tell me your names?" I asked them looking at each person.
"I am the March Hare." The gray rabbit said.
"My name is Mally." The mouse said. I smiled and shook both of their hands.
"And I am Tarrant Hightopp, or the Mad Hatter. I work for the Queen." Said the man with orange hair.
I smiled at them all. They seemed to be happy, a little too happy. I wonder if it is because they have all lost their minds. Well don't want to be rude and ask them but it would be safer to know.
"Mr. Hightopp are you mad?" I asked and shifted in my chair.
"Why of course I am my dear but I am kind I would not hurt you. Oh an please call me Tarrant or Hatter. I do not wish to sound to old if you call me Mr. Hightopp." Tarrant replied and sipped his tea.
I giggled at his response and looked at everyone near me. For some reason I felt at home here. I didn't feel like I was going to lose myself in crowd. I smiled sweetly at the feeling; I was not used to feeling like this.
"My dear Jackie will you make a hat for us?" Asked the March Hare.
I was surprised at his request. I nodded happily and got up. Everyone lead me to a very poor looking windmill. They all brought me to a room that was filled with supplies. I was impressed at what Tarrant had collected.
"Alright who should I make the hat for?" I asked them as I sat down.
They all looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders. Mally walked to the table that had the supplies I was going to use.
"I want a hat!" Mally yelled at me.
I giggled at her and nodded.
"Now hold still I will measure your head and I need you to tell me a few things about yourself." I told her and started to measure that little mousy head of hers.
"Well I am mad like Hatter, He is my best mate next to the Hare that is, I am brave and I love practicing with my sword!" Mally stated and started to fight with nothing showing me her skills.
I thought for a moment and looked at her. Her outfit was like a musketeer so I thought why not make a hat that looked similar to the musketeers of my world. I grabbed some purple cloth and some ribbons. It sewed swiftly making the outline of the hat. All I needed to do now was create the design on the front. I looked at Hatter and the Hare. Hatter had a card on his head and the Hare held a ladle. So I created a little patch that had a card just like Hatter's and crossed it with a ladle. I grabbed a small feather and put it on. I looked it over and did the final touches.
I presented it to Mally and the others. They were impressed that not only did I make a hat in little time but it fit Mally's head perfectly. It matched her perfectly. They all smiled at her work and Tarrant jumped with joy.
"This is a wonderful hat Jackie. Thank you thank you so much!" Mally said and hugged the hat.
"It was not trouble at all Mally. I like making hats for my friends." I told her.
"We must bring you to the queen. We were going to go there later today to see how she is doing. I think she will love to see what you can do." The March Hare said shaking the ladle.
"How are we going to bring the supplies to her?" I asked waving my arms to show them just how much stuff they had in this one room.
"Oh don't worry about that she has much more supplies than I have here. I basically live there now but there are times that I enjoy getting back here." Tarrant said.
I nodded in understanding and rose from the seat. The others walked outside and there before us was a carriage all in white being pulled by white horses. I am getting the feeling that everything about this castle is going to be white. I don't have a problem with the color white but it is very hard to work with if you do not have clean hands. It is not easy working with the color so I don't usually work with it.
We all climbed into the carriage and got comfy. I picked up McTwist and placed him on my lap. It would be more comfortable than being squished. He smiled up at me and got comfy. Mally sat in Tarrant's hat while Hare sat in his lap. The carriage pulls away from the mill and we road off to the castle.
"So tell me about yourself Jackie?" Tarrant said out of no where.
"Well what do you want to know then I will tell you." I replied and got ready to play twenty questions.
"Where were you born?"
"America. California to be exact."
"Where is your family?"
"All dead."
"Do you have a husband?"
"No if I did I would have asked to go back to him."
"Pets?"
"No the landlord does not like animals."
"What other talents do you have?"
"I can paint but I do plants better than anything else."
We did this for a while. I didn't mind answer his questions but for some reason this felt like some kind of set up. Like the more I answer the deeper I was digging myself into a hole. This line of questioning continued until we got the castle. I peered out of the window in awe.
"It this the castle Mally?" I asked her and she nodded.
"Yes this is the white queens palace." She replied and looked proud for some reason
"I get the feeling she really likes white." I said and looked at McTwist.
He giggled and nodded his head. Great, looks like I can't stain anything in this castle.
