Magnificently Mad

Heavens Evangel

Rated: M

Pairing: AlicexHatter/Tarrant, Mirana/OC

Disclaimer: Alice in Wonderland does not belong to me, only OC's do!

He watched her with bright green eyes and then pulled her into a deep soul searing kiss, his lips hot against her plush rose red lips. He damn near purred in delight at having his Alice, resting against him this way, as he reached up to tangle his fingers into her soft curly locks.

She pulled away, allowing her lips to graze his just slightly before she moved the settle closer to him, enjoying the view.

Chapter 10: Blake gets a hat

It was a beautiful day here in Underland, as all days were now since Iracabeth's fall, but there were just some things that just did not change, like Mirana's stubbornness in the issue of finding a king and today was one of those days that she dreaded to her very core. Mirana sat on her throne, listening to her court go on and on about how she must find herself a King and start a family. She huffed softly and shook her head. "Please, respect my wishes, I do not wish to be married to just anyone, now please let it go." She dismissed them all with a wave of her hand, not wanting to hear any more of it. Her court heaved heavy sighs as they began to leave the room, before noticing a young man enter the room, looking around the place as if in awe that he actually remembered how to get here. They noticed how Mirana sat up more in her seat and looked among themselves, many of them getting the same idea. A few smiled, while others scowled before actually filing out of the room entirely. Mirana smiled fully at Blake as he headed closer to her. "Good Morning Blake."

"Good Morning!" He seemed cheery as he finally stopped in front of her. He bowed to her before straightening himself and smirking up at her.

She flushed a bit. "You're in a happy mood."

"Indeed, I'm just surprised that I didn't get myself lost on my way over here."

She nodded. "Very good for your first real day here," she smiled in approval, "have you eaten breakfast yet?"

He frowned. "No, I couldn't find the kitchen or the dining room." He said sheepishly, casting his eyes to the ceiling with mild frustration.

She chuckled and stood, "good, I haven't eaten yet myself, let us go together then." She walked down the steps and offered her hand to him with a bright smile.

Blake took her hand and slowly brought it to his lips, kissing it softly. He was right in his assumption that her hands would be soft. He wondered if her lips would be just as soft as he pulled away and stared down at her.

She fought the blush valiantly and nodded to him. "Shall we be going now?"

He nodded and walked side by side with her, looking around him at all times in order to remember where he was going.

Watching them from the shadows was a group of mischievous mischief makers; a grinning cat, a nervous rabbit, a half mad dormouse, a mad hatter and a valiant and courageous blond. They looked at each other and huddled in a circle talking among themselves.

"Do you see what I mean? How frustrating it is to watch the two of them," whispered the mischievous cat.

She nodded. "I see what you mean Chess… There's obviously something there between those two."

The hatter held the girl's hand in his and patted it gently. "Then dearest we must do our best to make them both see it."

The mouse looked around the corner, keeping lookout as the rabbit twitched nervously. She nudged him to make him stop. He soon calmed, only jittering every now and then.

Chess frowned. "They were so close to kissing in the maze yesterday, but that boy is too much of a gentleman."

Alice sighed. "I know he is, but that sort of thing shouldn't be rushed, he's still getting used to this place."

Tarrant nodded. "Yes, one must not rush love." He smiled and pecked Alice on the cheek. "Things could go wrong if we force it on them."

"It doesn't hurt to push them into it a little though." Chess said trying to convince the other two. "I'm sure others have begun to notice."

Alice sighed. "If we have then there is no doubt that others have as well, and some of those others may start to cause problems between them if they don't like where it's going."

Tarrant nodded sadly. "The case of Mirana is a delicate one. The court begs her to find a suitor, but they continue to direct men that Mirana has no interest in. Much like your family was doing to you Alice dear."

Mally eventually had to kick Nivens in the toe because of the nervous noises he was making. "I'll get rid of this one." She grabbed Nivens by the front of his waist coat and forced him off, using her pin sword to poke at his foot coaxing him to leave the dark corner.

Alice sighed in frustration at that. "If that keeps up Nivens will croak and spill all our plans."

"Mirana wouldn't be angry."

"No but Blake would. His parents have always tried to force him to marry and after they died he just never bothered with it again, even after his uncles and aunts tried to push him into it."

Tarrant heaved a sigh. "We're working against two seemingly stubborn people; we'll just have to be stubborn as well."

Mirana was alone, reading through some papers, but her concentration was failing her at the moment. She set the papers down and stood up. She glided her way to the window and looked out of it. There was a beautiful view of the gardens and the maze. She thought back to it and felt her face flush a bit. He had the chance to take advantage of me and he didn't. I almost wish he would have. She felt a frown starting to make itself known on her lips. She heaved a sigh and shook her head, running her fingers through her white hair, reaching back to the hidden patch of black, remembering how his fingers felt when he had touched this hidden part of her. She shuddered, feeling the sudden impact of such thoughts on her lower regions. She flushed at the strangeness of it and tried in vain to will it away.

Blake was exploring the castle when he came upon a strange room littered in hats of all sorts of different colors, scattered all over the floor, on the walls, everywhere. "What marvelous hats…" They were strange beyond belief, nothing he had ever seen back home. He went to the wall and looked them over.

"You like my hats?" Came a voice from a workstation.

Blake jumped up and turned around. "Ugh I'm sorry I didn't know anyone was actually in here. Forgive me for intruding, I didn't mean to disturb you."

The person turned around and grinned widely. "You must be Blake."

He blinked and then nodded. "Why yes… I am."

Tarrant chuckled. "I'm Tarrant Hightopp, the mad hatter… or royal hatter… which ever suits you."

"Oh…" He paused and thought about it. "OH! You're Alice's hatter. It's a pleasure to finally meet you." He smiled and went over to him to properly introduce himself.

Tarrant stood and nodded to him before taking his hand and giving it a hearty shake. "Alice has told me a great deal about you Blake. I'd like to thank you for watch over her in my stead."

Blake nodded. "There's no need to thank me, Alice is like a little sister to me. We have always had a lot in common and I thoroughly disliked the people that would bother her. So really it was my pleasure beating them back to their place."

Tarrant blinked at him. He's ranting a bit. He laughed a little and shook his head. "Would you like a hat? I was just starting on one but I seem to lack inspiration."

Blake nodded and sat down in a chair that was by the workstation. It felt awkward getting stared at by another male, but he would sit through it. He had never had a hat made for him. He always bought them already made. "So what-"

"Shh, I'm thinking." Tarrant stared at him and took in all of his features, before smirking to himself. "Alright I think I got it." He got up and went to a large standing wooden chest. In it, were various fabrics of different colors and types from velvet to silk and cotton, black to white and red, feathers and different adornments were stuffed to the brim on either side of the chest's doors.

Blake looked around the place in curiosity from his seat by the work station. I actually found a place that wasn't excessively white! He smiled as he noted the various different colors. Alice is a lucky woman I can tell. From how he works with hats he spares no detail in anything he does. (Blake's having a yaoi moment) He's a strange looking man, but I won't say he isn't one bit attractive. I'm happy for Alice. He smiled from ear to ear, uncharacteristically for him since he hardly ever smiled around strangers.

Alright Tarrant, you have him here, make a point to mention Mirana and how she's lonely and needs some affection and all the attention she can get. He cleared his throat. "So, Blake, you are well acquainted with her highness?"

Blake snapped out of his own thoughts and looked up with a blush. "Yes I know Mirana, I'm still getting to know her however so I would not say we are well acquainted."

"Hmm… yes well, from what I've heard, Mirana is paying quite a lot of attention to you lately."

"It's probably just because she finds me hopeless."

"I doubt that. I heard from a reliable source that the two of you were in the maze the other day."

Blake gulped. "Am I being interrogated?"

Tarrant laughed a bit. "Not at all! Why interrogate you when I already know all the facts?" He said in a sing songy manner as he made his way back with a roll of fabric and some materials. "So- I just want to tell you things she might not."

Blake blinked at him. "You seem like you're up to something…"

He opened his mouth and shut it as he got a contemplative look on his face. He looked at him and smiled. "Well actually I am." He laughed a little.

"Should I be afraid?"

"Hmm… no not really at least I don't think so." He chuckled and started to get to work on a fabulous looking fedora. "So, Mirana, you know she is the Queen of Underland."

"Yes." He nodded as he looked at what Tarrant was doing.

"She and I have been around for many years, in fact all of us Underlandians have." He continued to work. "But, there was this big war and her evil sister whose name or title will not be mentioned for fear I lose my head…." He chuckled at that before continuing, "well Mirana became Queen again four years ago, and her court has been pushing her to marry."

Blake had a feeling he knew where this was going; he and Alice had both been in the same boat. "It's a lot of pressure."

"Indeed, but anyway. Mirana has always refused because she is afraid that if she marries that the person would only be after the crown and make Underland a hellish wasteland again."

Blake frowned at that. "She is afraid no one will love her for her…"

"Yes so you do get it."

"Of course I do…" He turned away. "My parents were pressuring me to marry but I refused every time, no woman struck my fancy. After they died and my aunts and uncles began to pressure me as well I was actually contemplating marrying some secretary that worked at the company that I hardly knew, just to get them all off my case…" He bowed his head. "But I knew that would have ended in hell."

Tarrant looked at him, studying Blake's face carefully. "And what do you think of Mirana?"

Blake blushed. "She's a lovely woman and deserves nothing but the best and the most love that anyone could ever give her."

Tarrant found he rather liked that answer. "Mm." He went on to working on his masterpiece. He looked at the colored feathers again and nodded as he picked a bright peacock feather and fastened it into place as he fashioned a smart looking ribbon to match the black and white material of the fedora. "But… what is it you feel for Mirana?"

Blake blinked and turned his eyes to everywhere but at Tarrant, they finally rested on the ceiling. "Well… I… like her, quite a bit, but it's too soon to say I might have those kinds of feelings for her. I've never met a woman as enchanting and caring as her before. And when she looks at me… my heart beats faster than it ever has before." He sighed contently.

Tarrant smiled a little. "Ahh... young love."

"Love…?" Blake finally looked at him.

"Yes, Love. I felt those very same feelings towards Alice; I still feel those feelings when I even think of her." He smiled at his musings. "Blake, I think you love Mirana."

Blake stared at him as if he was struck dumb. "Love…" He looked away and up at the ceiling again, starting to kick his feet. "Love." He repeated, as if getting used to the foreign word. A smile crept to his lips, illuminating his features more.

Tarrant found that he liked how a smile looked on Blake; he looked a little somber before when he entered the room, far too serious for his liking.

Alice peeked in and saw Tarrant sitting at the workstation talking to Blake. She smiled a little and backed away to not be seen so she could listen to them.

"Do you really think I love Mirana?"

"Yes, I can see it in your eyes, they sparkle when you talk of her."

"Do they?"

"Aye." He finished the hat and held it up to the light. He examined the fedora. It was white with black stripes, a greenish blue sash and interior and a beautiful peacock feather. He stood and went to Blake, placing it on his head and fixing it. "There we are, all done." He held a mirror out to him.

Blake stared at it and smiled brightly. "Amazing! I shall cherish this gift you've given me." Blake looked genuinely happy and relieved all at once; the talk with Tarrant was refreshing, now that he knew what those feelings that had him up for most of the night thinking rather sinful things about Mirana were. He could be at peace with himself finally, or would he be now that he knew what it was. He stood and smiled at Tarrant, placing his hands on his shoulders. "Thank you for having this talk with me Tarrant. But I must wait for her to want me as well; I will not force myself on her." He nodded. "I will consider you a brother since it is you that my dear Alice so wants." He smiled more and patted his shoulders before moving away. "I will leave you to your work then, thank you once more." He went to the door and left, by this time Alice had hid herself.

Tarrant watched him and chuckled deeply. "And they say I rant."

Alice entered with a smile and chuckled as well. "I see you had a nice talk with Blake."

"Aye, I did. He came wandering in here not too long ago." He wiped his hands of the mercury and turned towards her to smile. "And they say I can rant."

"I do believe Blake has been here too long." She laughed a little. "Before I came in he skipped down the hallway to his room."

"He did… and I missed that?" He looked disappointed and shook his head. "That may have been a treat."

"Indeed it was." She smiled and went to him, wrapping her arms around his waist. She leaned up and kissed his lips.

"Mmph." He smirked and pulled her closer to him and dragged his hands up her sides before pulling away. "Shall we go to the bedroom then love?"

Alice looked up at him looking deviously at him before nodded. "Alright."

AN: BWAHAHA Yaoi Moment :P Sorry no smut this chapter XD Sorry to leave you at that cliffy but there will be smut next chapter I promise, it has been awhile since there has been any between these two. :P Don't worry it will be hot.

I'm also writing a Hetalia fanfiction and a Naruto one right now. I just started them. If you're interested they should be posted up soon.

Thanks for the reviews *hands out cookies* :D

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Heavens Evangel