Alison and Cheshire ended up getting a new room, apparently they had scared a few people off with the ruckus. Alison sat in the corner of the room, curled in a ball. She had cried all her tears, she had none left. Cheshire sat in front of her.
Cheshire's animal instincts were kicking in, making him very uncomfortable. He could see her sadness and her fear. She might have run out of tears but she was still scared, really scared. Cheshire's ears flattened with worry, his violet eyes big. He crawled over to her and nudged her shoulder with his head. Alison looked up and saw him, shock all over her face. Cheshire blushed a little.
"Don't take this the wrong way, I'm like any other any animal. I can't stand to see a friend scared and upset." he said. Alison smiled softly.
"Friend? Is that what you call me now?" she joked. Cheshire smacked her with his tail.
"Shut it." he said, sticking out his tongue. Alison reached out and scratched behind one of Cheshire's velvety ears. Cheshire closed his eyes and purred happily. Alison stretched out her legs and used both hands. Cheshire lay his head in her lap, purring like a motorboat. His tail swished plafully and his ears twitched under her touch.
"Feels good..." Cheshire purred.
"Who's the good kitty?" Alison cooed, trying to make him frustrated. Cheshire only purred more.
"I'm a good kitty." he mewed. Alison blushed, thinking that he was actually really cute when he acted like this.
Alison told herself that she would later regret her next decision.
"C'mon kitty, come keep me warm. We have a big day tomorrow." she said, standing up. Cheshire mewed unhappily that she moved but his eyes lit up when she lay down on the bed, putting her back to the wall so he had room. Cheshire padded over and jumped up. He nuzzled Alison's shoulder with his head and purred. Alison giggled and pet his hair soothingly. Soon enough, Cheshire was asleep, and so was Alison.
The next day, Alison woke up to the sound of running water. She opened her eyes and saw that the bathroom door was closed and steam was slowly seeping from under the door. Cheshire wasn't in bed anymore.
Alison stood and stretched, a long yawn escaping her. She looked outside and noticed that the sun was shining and strange colored birds flew around. The small town square was bustling with people.
"Awake huh?" Alison heard. She turned and saw Cheshire, wearing nothing but his jeans that hung low on his hips. Alison blushed at the sight of his six pack abs and beautiful muscled body. She looked away and cleared her throat.
"Yeah...how are you?" she asked.
"Fine, I talked to Dum this morning and he said that Dee was locked up and being dealt with. And also that he would help us with getting stuff together for tonight."
"For tonight?" Alison said, confused.
"Yeah, tonight we sing on stage and destroy Diamond." Cheshire said. Alison turned around to face him.
"On stage?" Alison squeaked. "I can't! I get stage fright!"
Cheshire smiled and touched her shoulder lightly.
"You'll do fine, Alison. Believe in yourself." he said. He reached up and ruffled her hair playfully.
"Now get ready, it's gonna be a weird night I bet."