All The Best People Are
Disclaimer: I don't own any Alice in Wonderland Characters. They belong to Lewis Caroll and I don't own the movie either, Tim Burton does.
Summary: 7 years after Alice returns from Underland, Margaret has had a little girl. Louise. Alice has told her all about Underland and when she see's the White rabbit herself she follows it. Will Alice return to all her friends and the man that stole her heart to bring her niece home and will there be enough Jabberwocky blood for the job? AliceXTarrant.
Chapter 5 - A Hatter Tea Party
Louise POV
I followed closely behind Mally as she had a needle do stick anyone that came near us. I was a little scared of this part in the woods but I didn't admit it to my new friends.
I felt a cold breeze pass behind me and I shot around.
"What was that?" I asked frantic.
"What was what?" A voice I didn't recognise asked.
"Who are you?" I called, ignoring my friends saying that I was ok.
Suddenly the owner of the voice appeared. It was a cat with a grin like the moon. Alice mentioned someone like this.
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"Well we discussed the Frabjous day. Then Chessur arrived and made a comment. In which Tarrant replied to- Well I'll leave that out for now."
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"You're the Cheshire Cat!" I announced.
"Well yes, but who are you?" he purred.
"I am Louise, you knew my aunt Alice"
"Thee Alice?" He asked turning his head around until it was looking at me upside down.
"Yes, the one that killed the Jabberwocky on the Frabjous day"
"Oh yes, I do miss Alice, just as much as I love Tarrant's hat"
"Well that's where were going now, so come along Louise, we don't want to be late to the party do we?" Mally asked pulling at my leg.
I shook my head and we continued walking, leaving Chessur behind.
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After walking for what seemed like hours I finally heard something worth hearing. It was a record player. I followed the sound until I reached a clearing. In that clearing was a long Tea Table.
The Hare picked up a cup and launched it a Mally. "Your late for tea"
"Well I'm sorry Thackery I got caught up in some business" she climbed up onto the table and crawled over to the man at the top of the table wearing a green top hat with a ticket on it that read 10/6.
"Tarrant, we have company" She called at the man and he looked up from the tea he was drinking. He was just like Alice described him to be. Everyone walked past me and sat at the table. I frowned. I can clearly remember Alice telling me that you shouldn't sit down at a Tea Party without being invited. It was rude.
"Oh really, who is this Mally?" he asked.
"This is Alice's niece, Louise"
His eyes brightened up and smiled. I noticed the small gap in between his teeth just like Alice said. "Niece? Well hello Louise why are you still standing?"
I frowned again. "Well I remember my aunt Alice saying that you should never sit down at a Tea Party without being invited because it's rude."
He smiled wider. "Come and join us and tell us all about yourself" He patted a seat next to his left side. I guess that's because Alice always sat on his right.
"Well, I am 7 and I think that was the age Alice was when she first came here"
"Yes"
"And she told me about you and all her friends"
"What did she say about me?" He asked looking very curious.
"Well she said, um that you were her best friend here in Underland and that she risked her own life to go to Salazen Grum to save you. Oh and that you kept asking her a riddle that you never knew the answer to."
He smiled and nodded. "Why is a raven like a writing desk?"
"That's it, what is the answer?"
"I haven't the slightest idea" He laughed.
I smiled and sighed. It wasn't my place to tell him that Alice loved him. He looked at me again and leaned in towards my ear.
"Can you keep a secret?" I nodded quickly.
"If you see Alice when you return can you tell her that I love her?"
My eyes widened in joy and I broke out into a huge grin. "Yes. I will"
Mally stood up and shook her head. "That is if she gets home, remember were out of jabberwocky blood."
The march hare spat out the tea and everyone looked at me sadly.
"What is it?"
"The only way your going to get home is if your aunt Alice comes down the hole after you with the rest of the Jabberwocky blood." Mally explained.
"You mean I'm stuck here forever?"
"Sorry"
I blinked and tears fell down my face. Sure I loved it here but I'm only a little girl who needs her mother and father. I felt two arms hug me and pull me up onto the table.
"Tears don't solve anything. There must be another way she can get home and we'll just have to find it."