Splintered- Alyssa & Morpheus

Chapter 1

Hi! This might start off somewhat slow,  but the story gets better. Please pretend that Alyssa managed to save Wonderland using Red's life form. Red's soul is now working for Wonderland, and will for all of eternity. Alyssa did not swear on her life magic that she would spend 24 hours with Morpheus right after Red was defeated. Thanks!

Sunlight was streaming in through the open window. Where was I? I opened my eyes, groaning. In front of the huge four poster bed with thick red and black sheets was an open wardrobe. Every dress and petticoat in the wardrobe was red, black, or both, and many were covered in lace. Wonderland. Of course. I glanced at the grandfather clock on the far window. The arrow was pointed directly at "Late" which was very useful. I dragged myself out of bed and stood in front of the wardrobe.

"Hi Alyssa!" A preppy voice quipped. I looked behind myself and sighed. My personal servants, Lilac, Lavender, and Lily, were fluttering around me. While quite useful, the faeries were often annoying. "What do you want to wear?" Lilac asked.

"I don't care."

"This one would be perfect! Okay, the mid-thigh black with the red lace back! And silver crown number seven! Girls, get it! Are knee length combat boots good? And lace stockings, of course? Okay! Perfect! I'll get those!" I smiled. It was nice to have three faeries who knew my exact style choices. Just one of the side effects of being the Red Queen in Wonderland. I let my faeries dress me and opened the door. With a deep breath, I floated down the red staircase, no emotions showing. I was serene, and supreme. I was finally at the door to my personal dining hall. God, I would miss this when I went back to the human world for the rest of a human life. Everything was planned out. Have a normal life with Jeb. He would die in around sixty years, at which point I would return to Wonderland and be returned to the age I was when I first donned the crown. I would be sixteen for the rest of eternity. And... the vision. The child I would have with Morpheus. The crown prince. And all of Wonderland would rejoice. But that would be a long time from now. First I would get to live happily with Jeb. Jeb... my true love. And we were meant to be together. For his entire life. Morpheus, a little voice inside of me begged. Morpheus! NO. No. Sure, we would be together... sixty years from now. But I love Jeb. I opened the huge doors.

"Hey Alyssa." A man in all blue and a hat rimmed with moths purred. He slowly looked up, wings extending.

"Morpheus. What are you doing here?"

"I believe that, as the future king, I have a right to be here, luv." I glared at him. Morpheus smiled.

"You know that you want me, Alyssa."

"Right. You do realize that I ditched you for Jeb..."

"Now, Alyssa, luv. What can that human possibly give you that I can't? You know you want me."

"Nope. Lilac! Lavender! Lily! Bring me the tarts! And then prepare the people for the ceremony.." In seconds there was a plate full of strawberry tarts in front of me. I grinned and grabbed one, stuffing the entire thing in my mouth. Who cares how queens were supposed to eat? Morpheus smirked. And took a tart from my plate.

"HHMF!" Morpheus smirked. War. I swallowed.

"Hey! Give that back!" Morpheus nibbled the tart. I sighed.

"You win." Morpheus nodded with a conceited smirk. I groaned and took another tart. And smashed it into his face.

"HEY!" Morpheus grabbed the entire plate and threw it at me. I screamed, and dodged a second to late. I was now covered in strawberry tarts. I glared, scraped the mushed tarts off my face, and threw it back at him. Morpheus yelled and tacked me. I screamed as loud as I could as a crashed to the ground, trying to attack Morpheus as I did. Suddenly the doors busted open.

"Your Majesty! Are you alright? Is there an enemy in the castle?" I flushed red. Morpheus smirked.

"We're fine." Just then my faeries flew in.

"Alyssa! You need to get ready so you can say goodbye to subjects, and pronounce Morpheus ruler until you return!" Morpheus  turned to me.

"I don't believe this has been mentioned to me..." I glared.

"I didn't want you to have time to plan how you are going to ruin Wonderland until I return."

"Don't worry, luv. You'll be back very soon." I rolled my eyes. "And anyway, I'm better than Grenadine."

"Morpheus. I want to live a normal human life. You'll see me in sixty years."

"Time is hard in Wonderland, luv. That would be, two or three suns?"

"Two days? Morpheuuuuuuus. You know I'm staying away. Stop it! Morpheus, don't look at me like that. Just get changed!" I stormed out of the hall.

"Hello, my subjects! I will see you in... time. It will be late. Very late. But until I return, your ruler will be Morpheus. And I don't know why I'm trusting Wonderland with him, but I am. So goodbye!"

The entrance to the human world. The exit from wonderland. The portal. I turned around, saw all of the amazing, beautiful, terrifying, mystical creatures. I looked back through the portal. A park. The human realm. Jeb. He was the one I loved. Far more than anyone else. It was Jeb, always Jeb. I closed my eyes, and jumped.