Courting

Growth

Disclaimer: I don't own Alice in Wonderland.
'Thoughts'
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(Castle Garden)

It was the day after the tea party. Both Ches and Tarrant had received invitations to the castle. They had met up at Cheshire's place before going. Now they were in the gardens eating some cakes. The others were there too. It made them realize they were going to learn what they were hiding from them.

"So I asked you here to talk about the wedding." Mirana said. "Mally overheard some disturbing information and we think it is best for you to know."

"You know about the note?" The feline asked as he held back the anger he still felt from it.

They all looked at a silent Hatter. "Yes. She talked to her mom about it. Um..." The queen trailed off.

"I was on my way to the bathroom. I overheard Alice talking to her mother. I changed to my normal form and hid in the bathroom." She said before telling them everything she had heard.

"Hatter?" Mirana looked at his unchanged expression.

"Yes?" The redhead looked at him.

"You know that she's wrong, right?" She asked.

He smiled at her. "Of course. If I was everything she said then why are you friends with me? Why did Ches accept my proposal to court him?"

"Good." She said, glad that Alice wasn't affecting him.

"Well if you excuse me I have a date to finish planning." He said before standing up and leaving.

"Thank you for telling us." Chessur said. "I'll see you all later." He left after that.

"Are you sure it was the right thing to do by telling them?" Tweedledee asked.

"Cheshire seemed upset and I couldn't even read Hatter." Tweedledum said.

"I'm sure." The queen said. "Despite how horrible it is, he has a right to know."

"We will just show him how wrong that bitch is." Mally said.

"You know Chessur will get her for this." The March Hare cackled. "He's going to punish her. He's just waiting for a perfect moment."

"I know." The white haired queen smirked. "There isn't anything I can do." Not that she would.

"No one can do anything." The March Hare laughed. "Nothing at all."
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(With Cheshire)

The feline made his way to Tarrant's house. He was pissed off but he knew Hatter needed him first. He would deal with that blond bitch later. She would pay and she would never see it coming. It would be worse than what she did to the bloody big head.

Once he arrived he found the man sitting at the tea table. Cheshire shifted to his humanoid form and made his way over. Tarrant looked up and the gray haired man sat on his lap.

"I have a confession." He told him, causing Hatter to tense. "I've had a crush on you since we were kids." He admitted.

Tarrant was shocked. "What?"

"I have liked you since we were kids." He repeated.

"That long?" He asked.

"Yes. I was always afraid you would find out and hate me. Even if I couldn't be with you like that, I wanted to be friends with you." He told Hatter.

"Wow."

Ches blushed and hid his head in Hatter's neck. "Yeah." It came out muffled.

Tarrant kissed his forehead. "Thank you for telling me this."

"You're welcome." He nuzzled his neck. "I knew you needed to hear it."

"I did. Despite knowing how wrong she is, it still hurts. You know what, I'm not going to let her hurt me anymore. I don't care what she thinks. Her opinions no longer matter to me." He said.

The hybrid in his lap pulled back with a grin. "Exactly." He said.

"Here help me finish planning our date." The green eyed man said.

"Of course."