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Don't Go (Jefferson/The Mad Hatter x Reader)

You sprinted through the forest, jumping over fallen logs and branches, trying to find somewhere, anywhere to hide.

You chanced a glance behind you, cursing under your breath, stumbling upon a decent sized cottage.

You twisted the handle, relieved as the door swung in. You shuffled inside, and shut the door, peering around the house for a place to hide.

You froze when you realized that there were people in the house, a man and a young girl, and they were both staring at you.

"I'm so sorry but the Queen sent guards after me and I just needed somewhere to hide and-" You said in a rush, stopping yourself when you heard a knock on the door. Your face paled, and the man and the girl shared a look before the girl took your hand and led you to a wardrobe.

You sat down at her instruction, and she piled a few coats and blankets on top of you, pressing a finger to her lips, signaling for you to stay quiet, before she placed a final blanket on top of your head.

You heard the door to the wardrobe shut quietly, and the lock on the front door unlatching. You stayed as still as possible, hardly daring to breath for fear of the guards hearing you.

You hadn't even done anything to warrant any special attention from the Queen, you had just done a simple spell to make your apple tree grow faster and someone had seen you and told someone, and the Queen had somehow heard about it from that, and now she wanted to find you. Why, you didn't know, but you figured it couldn't be good.

You could hear the man, he had a very nice voice, you noticed idly, talking to one of the guards. You prayed that the guards would just go away, prayed that the man was a good liar, prayed for anything. You just knew that nothing good would happen if the Queen found you.

The door to the wardrobe creaked open, and your muscles tensed, heart pounding rapidly.

You breathed a sigh of relief as the girl started taking the blankets off of you, giving her a shaky smile as the man locked the door once more.

"Thank you both." You said gratefully as the girl led you to a chair. The man and the girl just looked at you, eying you cautiously.

"Why does the Queen want to find you?" The man asked after a moment.

You gnawed on your lip nervously, wondering if this man would believe you or call the guards back to the house.

"I did...a bit of magic, and word of that travelled back to the Queen and she wanted to find me for something." You said at last, flicking your __e/c__ eyes over the man and the girl worriedly.

"What's your name?"

You were surprised by the sudden topic change, but responded quickly.

"__y/n__ and may I ask yours?"

"I'm Jefferson, and this is my daughter, Grace." The man said with a fond smile at his daughter.