A/N: Hello again, dearies! :D

I'll grant the reviewers with the newest chappie, and cookies (virtual, of course)! *hands cookies*

Okies, the start will have a quite short flashback what Mirana tolds them of her lost sister~. Enjoy, as always!


''My family has always been the leader clan of Underland. My mother and father were happily in marriage, and they got my elder sister, Iracebeth, after a year. Then, I was born, four years after that. My mother kept me always close, because I looked so much like her, and that is why Iracebeth was always jealous. She felt like she was left out of everything, since I was the one that was chosen to be the next Queen, thought she was the eldest. She envied me, thought I didn't even want to be the next Queen at that time.''

''People thought it was wrong. Underlanians had never seen me; I was always kept in the castle, because of my safety. They did not like the idea, that someone who was like a stranger to them. Someone's stood against my father and mother, and once, when my mother was alone, she was kidnapped. She was searched all over the Underland, but she was nowhere to be found. My father banished the ones that kidnapped her to the Outlands, like Iracebeth is now. After time, he found another woman that looked very much like our mother, but she couldn't be. She was mean, and she hated me and Iracebeth. We told our father about this, but why would had he believed in us? She was the new Queen after all.''

''Iracebeth and I grew even more apart, and we were always fighting. Other one of us left the conversation always crying. Mostly it was me, and that's why she began to tell me I was weak, and I couldn't do anything without crying. As this continued, I began to believe in her words.''

''After years, it was discovered that my father and her wife were expecting another child. She was born, and named Virginea, like her mother's great-great-grandmother. Virginea was nothing like her mother; she was kind, pretty, and she didn't hate me and Iracebeth. I made friends with her, and one day, we went to Aboveland, accidentally.''

''First we had no idea where we had arrived, but after we found out that flowers and animals did not speak, everyday had a name, but the names were used always next week too, and the people hadn't ever even heard of upelkuchen or pishsalver, we knew this couldn't be Underland. We were scared, and the fear we felt made our conversations to be full of anger. We got lost from each other. However, my father had sent his soldiers to look for us, but they found only me. I was still so angry at Virginea, that I told them that she was… dead.''

''Time went forward, and there was a day when I was picking flowers for my dying father. His wife's death had put him under strong sadness, and every day, it made him weaker. When I was about to leave, I saw her. Virginea. She stood in front of me, a sad look on her face.

''Mirana, why did you do it?''

I couldn't do anything that time but run. Virginea didn't run after me, she stayed, looking after me.


Mirana started to cough. Alice noticed a can of water on a table with a glass, and poured some water to it, giving it to the Queen. Mirana nodded thankfully, and drank.

''Please, if you ever find her, and I am not to be anymore, tell me I so sorry I can ever be.''

''We will'', Tarrant said, and took Alice's hand in his own.

Alice felt a blush creeping on her face, but she did nothing to stop him.

''I want to ask you to leave on your journey as soon as possible; I would want to meet her, one more time, before I die.''


Alice heard someone to knock on the door. She put shoes that had been on her hands on the bed.

''Come in'', she said and turned.

Tarrant opened the door, smiling a bit.

''Alice, there is something I would like you to see'', he said, offering his bandaged hand to her.

She took it without second thoughts, and so he pulled her with him.

They walked hand in hand through the corridors and halls. Finally, they arrived to the hatter's workshop's door.

''Can you close your eyes and open them when I say so?'' Tarrant asked her.

Alice nodded in agreement and closed her eyes, thinking what this could be about. He led her to the room, and let go of her hand. She felt little sting of disappointment in her chest, but she ignored it. Alice heard him to do something with cloths.

''You can open your eyes now, Alice'', the hatter said.

When she opened her eyes, she gasped.

''Oh, Tarrant! What a surprise, you have totally surpassed yourself'', Alice exclaimed, grasping her hands around his neck.

And without thinking, she kissed his forehead, making his top hat fall off his head.

Tarrant blushed immediately, and his eyes changed their color to lavender.

''Y-you're very welcome, Alice'', he stuttered a bit, his head in the clouds. Even thought there weren't clouds inside the castle, he thought quickly.

Alice let go of him, eyeing his work. He putted a beautiful, greenish dress with a white ribbon to her hands, and picked his hat from the floor.

''I don't know what to say…''

''You don't need to. I am just glad you like it'', Tarrant said, smiling his crazy smile.

''No, it's more than that; I love it'', she said, still awing the dress.

His smile grew even wider, and he took something from the table behind him. It was a green hat to match the dress. It also even had a white ribbon around it!

And Alice found herself hugging and kissing him the second time today.


Both of them stood in the front of the castle waiting for their companions to arrive. Alice had changed her new dress, and she was wearing the matching hat, too. She had her small bag with her. On the other hand, Tarrant was wearing a blue big jacket, his top hat, dark-blue pants that reached barely his ankles, and differently striped socks.

He was still blushing when he thought about the two kisses Alice had given him on his forehead.

''What is the hatt- matter with me? I've ever blushed this much. I haven't even probably blushed or felt like this before I saw her the second time she arrived'', he thought.

His thoughts were interrupted when he saw Mallymkun, Nivens and Bayard walking towards them. The dormouse was riding on the bloodhound's back, and the white rabbit was leaping normally next those two.

''Are you ready to go, Alice, Tarrant?'' McTwisp asked.

''More ready than fighting the Jabberwocky'', Alice answered, getting four smiles in return.

Suddenly, there was a loud voice, which got all of them to turn around towards it. It was the Bandersnacth, running to them. Anyone else would have run away screaming, but they knew that Alice was the only one who it trusted. Alice patted it, and it growled kind of happily.

''With him, we are going to be over with this two times faster.''

She climbed to its back, and continued:

''I think that you, Tarrant and Nivens, should ride with me; Mally is the only one who is enough small to ride on Bayard's back.''

The hatter sat behind her, a placed his hands on her waist. The rabbit hopped on too, and Alice put him in front of her.

So they started off from the castle, hoping they could find the Queen's sister only in time.


A/N: And so how the next chappie is written! Hope you liked it. ;)

My summer holiday starts on the fifth day of June, so I'll try to get the next one written before that.

Review please, and stay tuned!

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Ohmigosh, after this chappie this story should have over 10,000 words! O.O

And it's only thanking to you, you lovely reviewers! Gah, I gotta hug you all! *hugs tightly*