Chapter 33 and this one is shorter than most of my chapters but it has a cliff hanger so it's alright I guess. Now read! Because I wrote this chapter over like three times and i finally got it right! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I wish I owned Alice in Wonderland, but I don't.
Later that day, everyone sat down at the long table that hosted so many of the amazing tea parties that Alice had come to love with all of her heart. Hatter sat at the head of course, with Alice next to him and Mirana across from her. Next was Irisa on Alice's side and Nicholas on the other, and then Chess, Mally and Margret and Lowell, while Thackery, Mctwisp and the tweedles sat on the other side. Bayard and his wife sat on chairs next to one another while their pups darted and played under the table, knocking into chairs and disrupting guests.
Everyone passed around cups and cakes and everyone was smiling talking over one another and sending pieces of food and tea all over the beautiful table. It was the best tea party that Alice had ever been to, and all of her friends were there.
"Alice try this one." Nicholas said, handing Alice a cookie that was frosted with green and blue. "It's delicious."
Alice grinned at her friend. "You sure I won't grow?"
Nicholas sighed. "Where's the trust?"
Alice took the cookie from him and bit into it. It exploded with flavor like nothing Alice had ever had before.
"Oh, I love those." Irisa said with a grin, handing Alice a cup. "You'll love this to go with it."
"You're going to over feed her you know," Hatter said with his own smile, leaning his chin on his fist as he gazed at Irisa.
"Oh come on," Irisa whined. "She's never had them, has she? I want to make sure she tries absolutely every single one."
'"And Nicholas is helping you?" Alice asked.
Irisa nodded. "Of course,"
"So, Alice?" Mirana asked, sipping her tea delicately. "Do you think you'll be visiting London soon?"
Alice shook her head. "I don't think I'm returning."
"Underland needs her more than London does," Lowell joked and Margret rolled her eyes at him.
"Honestly, Alice." Margret said. "You should visit us some day, we'll all miss you. Maybe even Hamish,"
Alice laughed at that. "Maybe,"
"What about you, Nicholas?" Chess asked. "Do you have any plans on returning to London?"
Nicholas shrugged. "Well, I've been thinking about it, but I'm not really sure yet."
"You could be an artist here," Alice said brightly.
"I suppose I could," Nicholas mused. "But, I would have loved to draw things up there. And maybe even draw things that I've seen here."
"I think you should go," Irisa said softly, and they're gazes met. "You could be a brilliant artist, Nicholas."
"Hatter, tell us what it was like in London." Mallymkun said.
"Yeah," Tweedle agreed. "Tell us,"
"Please tell us," Tweedle Dum begged.
"Well," Hatter said, lifting his arm and placing it on the table. "It was the strangest place I'd ever been. Did you know, that people would have thought my hat was strange , so Alice asked me not to wear it."
"But you're the Hatter!" Mally protested. "And a Hatter without a hat is….well…"
"A Hatter without a hat?" Chess suggested.
"S-strange." Thackery agreed.
Mctwisp nodded. "It's a scary place alright."
"London isn't that strange," Margret retorted. "It's a lovely place. We may not have all the things here, but it's still a nice place."
"I'm sure we'd all be lucky to visit such a place," Mirana pointed out.
"And I walked into a shop once," Hater continued. "And he asked if I wanted to buy tea."
"Buy tea?" Thackery exclaimed and Mallymkun shook her head.
Lowell shook his own head. "You're making it sound like a mad house. It's actually quite normal,"
"I'm sure your normalcy differs from theirs, Lowell." Alice pointed out and Margret laughed at Lowell's widen eyes. "So, why did you two stay in Underland, after all? Besides to get an army ready?"
"We knew you were going to war," Margret explained. "And we wanted to make sure you'd be alright. And we wanted to learn more about this world."
"It's true," Lowell agreed. "Your sister wouldn't let us leave until she was absolutely sure that you'd be safe here."
Margret glared at her husband playfully, elbowing him in the stomach. "Lowell, you're asking me sound like I forced you to stay."
Lowell grinned, his smile somewhat close to Chess's. "Well…."
"Um, everyone?" Irisa asked, standing up and Alice looked at her friend curiously. She sounded much different than she usually did, and she actually looked a bit, hesitant. This had to be important. "I'd like to tell you something."
"Is everything alright?" Alice asked.
"Relax," She told her and looked back at the rest of the group. "These past few weeks I've been keeping a secret from you all. Except Mirana she's known for a while." Irisa sat down and ran a hand through her hair. "Wow, how do I say this."
"Come on then," Mallymkun said from her end of the table standing on her small chair. "Out with it."
"Alright, alright." Irisa said, with a shy grin. "Everyone….I'm pregnant."
Tell me someone expected this. And if people go to my house tonight with torches and pitch forks, this story will never get done! Review please!
