Klaus has been searching for his mate for 1000 years, although he would never admit it. What happens when he finds her in the most unlikely place? Shes not what he expected, considering shes completely insane, but hey, everyones mad in Wonderland...
We followed the girl, who introduced herself as Cheshire, through the woods for a while. I couldn't help but stare the whole way, though she didn't seem concerned with me. Until of course, I couldn't stand it anymore and reached out, stroking her tail gently. It felt as if it was made of pure silk and he wished he never had to stop touching her. "Having fun? If anyone else had touched my tail they would be missing a limb by now."
"Why not me then love?" She looked back at me for a moment, before shrugging.
"I'm not sure sir, there's something about you I cant explain...you belong here, and I enjoy your company." I watched as Alice walked on the trail and over to a table before I reached out and scratched my mate behind her ears. I heard a loud rumbling and felt her rubbing her head on my chest. "You make me purr like no other ever has, and I feel comfortable. If you can explain that, please do."
"You're my mate. My name is Klaus Mikaelson and I'm a vampire. I've been looking for you for over 1000 years." Normally he wouldn't be this direct but it seemed like it couldn't be the weirdest thing around here.
She looked at him shocked before grinning, he was starting to find that grin sexy. "Well, that sounds like an adventure. Come, its tea time." She grinned, taking my hand and strolling to the table. We sat down and heard the man that was introduced as the hatter speaking about Alice slaying the Jaberwoky. "All this talk of blood and slaying has put me off my tea."
"Oh...the entire world is falling to ruin and poor Cheshires off her tea." He muttered sarcastically.
"What happened that day wasn't my fault." She insisted and the hatter turned to glare at her, his eyes turning orange.
"You ran out on him to save your own skin you gutless-" the rest just sounded like a ton of jibberish until I stood and grabbed his shoulder, shoving him back, not liking the way my mates ears curled in fear and sadness as she tried to curl in on herself.
"That's enough. You don't talk to her like that." I snarled.
"You're absolutely right, I'm sorry, I'm fine." He grunted and I sat down again.
"Whats wrong with you Tarrent, you used to be the life of the party, you used to do the best futterwacken in all of Witsend."
"Futter-what?" Alice questioned.
"FUTTERWACKEN!" The hare shouted, flinging a spoon that I caught just before it hit Cheshire and she purred, curling her tail around my leg, giving me chills I had never felt before, leaning her head on my shoulder.
"Its a dance." I pulled Cheshire over and onto my lap, making her nuzzle my neck much like a cat would and I think I'm starting to like it.
"On the Frabjus day, when the white queen once again wears the crown, on that day, I shall futterwacken... vigorously." I couldn't help but chuckle at the look on his face as he said this, making Chess purr even louder.
"Your smile is attractive sir, you should wear it more often...maybe we can paint it on." I reached up, stroking her face and realizing that it wasn't makeup on her face.
"Is this a tattoo?" I asked softly and she looked confused.
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"What is a tattoo sir? This is a birthmark. I am the grinning cat sir, its what I'm known for. Do you not like it?" She asked worriedly.
"No, no. I love it." She smiled, wrapping her tail around my head and kissing my lips softly.
"You have put a spell on me sir. But I believe i like it."
"My name is Niklaus. You can call me Klaus, or Nik if you want but please stop calling me sir." I chuckled.
"Alright Niklaus. Your full name is beautiful, why would you shorten it?" She questioned and I nuzzled her cheek gently.
"Where I'm from its not a common name."
"Why would you want to be like anyone else? Good thing you're here now, you can be whoever you want to be. Were all mad here, and you can join us." I found myself actually debating this. Maybe she's right, I'm away from Mikael, i have my mate, my siblings all hate me...maybe I should stay here... it was at that moment I heard horses riding up and saw a man get off as Alice was shrunk and shoved into a tea pot. "Uh oh...goodbye." My mate spoke, disappearing, but I could still feel her hands on my shoulders.
"Well...if its not my favorite trio, of lunatics. And who are you?" I looked up at the man, letting my hybrid visage take over. He stumbled back slightly and decided to ignore me.
"You're all late for TEA!" The march hare shouted, tossing a tea cup that he had to duck to miss, making us all laugh.
"Were looking for the girl called uh, Alice."
"Speaking of the red queen, here's a little song we like to sing in her honor. Twinkle twinkle little not, how I wonder where you're at, up above the-" The hatter was cut off by the tall man grabbing him in a choke hold.
"If you're hiding her, you'll lose your heads!"
"Already lost them." He wheezed out laughing. "All together now! Up above the world so high, like a tea tray in the sky-" I went rigid as I felt something brush past my leg. Chess hissed and I turned to the noise, feeling her nuzzle me again. The next thing I knew a dog had run from under the table and taken off. I stood, following after the hatter as he walked off with Alice and caught up quickly, seeing my mate reappear and wrap around my neck. Damn she's flexible. "Twas brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe, All mimzy were the borogoves, and the mome raths outgrabe." The hatter spoke, confusing me instantly.
"What was that?"
"What was what? The Jaberwock with eyes a flame, Jaws that bite and claws that catch, Beware the Jubjub bird and shun the Frumious Bandersnatch. He took his vorpal sword in hand, The vorpal blade went snicker snack, And with it dead, off with its head, He went galumphing back. Its all about you, you know."
"I'm not slaying anything. I don't slay so put it out of your mind." He stopped, making me stop as well.
"Mind...you don't slay? Do you have any idea what the red queen has done? You don't slay..."
"I couldn't if I wanted to."
He got a sad look on his face as he kneeled down to where she was now on a tree stump. "You're not the same as you were before. You were much more...muchier...you've lost your muchness."
"My muchness?"
"In there, something's missing." He pointed to her chest as she asked what the red queen had done. I sat beside her as he told the story, which horrified even me. Families...children...slaughtered. And for what? So she can be queen? "Did you hear that? I was certain I heard something..." A dog barked loudly and he went rigid. "Red knights!" He shouted, grabbing her and running. I ran after him, seeing Chess running beside me. It was an odd sight to see her not floating as we ended up at a river bank.
"Disappear!" I demanded as the knights began approaching.
"No, I wont leave you alone Niklaus!"
"Now! Now Cheshire!" She understood my urgency and did as I asked as the Hatter shouted 'Down with the bloody red queen' and we were grabbed.
"You saved her..." the Hatter muttered and I looked over at him.
"I will never let harm come to her, and I will never leave her behind." I felt her tail still around my leg and smiled.
"You are with him?" The man questioned, looking me over and I shifted my face again.
"Down with the bloody red queen." I snarled and everything went dark.
