Courting

Tea Party

Disclaimer: I don't own Alice in Wonderland.
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(Tarrant's Home)

"The gang should be back from the wedding soon." Tarrant said as he set the table.

"Good." Ches smiled.

He was once more in his feline form. He helped Tarrant with setting the table. They were having a tea party to tell the others they were courting as well as celebrate it.

"Indeed. Red, blue, or purple?" The redhead held up three teapots.

"Blue."

"Obviously." He shook his head at himself.

"Silly Hatter." Ches teased.

"Silly me." He smiled at the other.

"Well I finished over here."

"Ooh good. Can you get the cookies?"

"Yup."

"Thanks Ches."

"You're welcome."

Once done Tarrant changed. Soon the others arrived. Almost no one wondered about the tea party. Hatter loved random tea parties and his family had gotten used to them. His mum was the only one suspicious.

When the invitation had arrived she didn't think anything was up. The minute she saw him she knew something was going on. Her son looked different. To her he looked happy, not a normal happy. No, he looked happy in love. She just hoped it wasn't someone like Alice and that they continued to make him happy. She wondered who.

As she sat down she observed the others interacting with her son. Tarrant didn't give anything away until he talked to Cheshire. His body language changed.

'So it's the Cheshire Cat. Much better than Alice.' She thought.

"Tea mum?"

"Yes. Thank you dear."

He smiled brightly at her. "You're welcome."

"You really out did yourself Hatter. This is wonderful." Mirana complimented.

"Thank you." He smiled at her. "It is a special occasion after all."

"Oh really? Why?"

Tarrant and Cheshire shared a look. The feline floated over to him. Once he was beside Tarrant he changed to his humanoid form. The others were surprised.

"Earlier today I asked Cheshire for permission to court." Tarrant began.

Ches smiled as Tarrant pulled him onto his lap and hugged him. "I said yes."

"You and Hatter are courting?" Mally asked in excitement.

"Yes we are." Chessur confirmed.

"Congratulations." She said.

"Thank you."

The others congratulated the two. They were happy to see Tarrant move on from Alice. Those at the wedding shared a look. They would tell them about what happened the next day. At the moment it was about them.

"Does this mean we shall be seeing this more often, Cheshire?" Mally asked.

"No." He changed back to his cat form.

"Ah." She poured before smirking. "So only Hatter will see it?" She teased.

"Yup." They all laughed.

Tarrant handed him his tea and Ches began drinking. The women cooed and awed at the image. Cheshire ignored them as Mally poured.

"Now I'm jealous. I need to find a man." She said.

"Don't worry you'll find one." Hatter said.

"I hope so." She sighed.

"I know so. You're wonderful after all." Tarrant told her.

"Yes, yes I am."

They all laughed at that. The party continued for a while before they began to leave. Everyone had fun and now wanted to give Tarrant and Chessur some time alone. The feline changed to his humanoid form once more.

Once they were all gone the redhead hugged Cheshire. "This was nice."

"It was."

"Are you free Friday?" He asked.

"Yeah."

"Good. I want to take you out on a date then."

"Okay."

"I'll give you the details tomorrow."

"Great." He smiled at him.

Tarrant leaned in and kissed him. Ches blushed and kissed back. After a few minutes Tarrant pulled back.

"I'll see you tomorrow." He said.

"Yeah." The blush was still on his face.

The gray haired man used his powers to disappear to his home. Both were satisfied with how the day went. They knew that their friends were hiding something from them and agreed to talk to them the next day.