Alice Hightopp

Chapter 7 Cheshire...

Tarrant ran up to Cheshire and the dormouse.
"Come on we need to find her, help me!" He said desperately.
"Oh hello stranger." Cheshire said.
"What are you taking about?" Tarrant asked.
"You didn't even say hello to us today, you never really talk to us anymore Tarrant! It's her isn't it! She's getting in the way of our friendship, you're ignoring all of your friends for her! Go on tell him" Tarrant looked at the dormouse but she frowned and looked down.
"It's like you've forgot all about us hatter..." the dormouse whispered.
"Mally..." Tarrant said with a shocked look. "How could you..." Tarrant started crying as they walked away, then he walked out of the garden to find Alice.
"Well you've done it now! Look how sad you've made him! He never cries, he usually gets mad! He's not the same anymore..." the dormouse said.
"Yeah because of her!" Cheshire shouted, causing everyone to look at him.
"Ugh whatever, don't say I didn't warn you!" He said, vanishing.
"Don't do anything stupid Cheshire!" the dormouse said.

Tarrant cried and cried he couldn't stop. They where supposed to be his friends and as soon as he gets married they get jealous? He sped down the corridors, turned every corner, looked in every room until he eventually reached the front of the castle, to see Alice sat on the steps, crying.
"Alice?" Tarrant said, still crying.
"Oh Tarrant I'm sorry for running off like that!" She said, running up to him and hugging him, with the bottle still in her hand.
"Tarrant, are you crying?" She asked.
"Yes but it's alright it doesn't matter..." Tarrant said, trailing off.
"Hey, yes it does!" Alice said, holding his face.
"It doesn't matter." Tarrant said, angrily. You could see the fire in his eyes building up.
"Tell me!" Alice insisted.
"NO!" Tarrant shouted. Alice was scared and jolted back.
"Sorry, sorry it's just Cheshire, he just upset me." He said.
"Well it's clearly more than that, what has he done?" She asked.
"He told me that I was ignoring all of my friends...because of you, and that you were getting in the way of our friendship..." He said stating to cry again.
"Oh my gosh, Tarrant I'm so sorry..." Alice whispered.
"Don't you dare say your sorry, it's not your fault, he's just being jealous." He said.
"I'll talk to him" She said.
"No Alice, I don't want him to say anything horrible to you." He said.
"Don't worry, I'll try to reason with him." She said hugging him and smiling. She looked down at the bottle.
"If you haven't decided yet, it's ok..."
Tarrant said.
"You know I have thought, and seeing you like this has made me realise that you need me more than ever." Alice answered. She was about to take the lid off the bottle, when Cheshire appeared.
"Speak of the devil." Alice said.
"I see you two are having a nice time together." Cheshire said.
"Chess, the last thing I want to do is get in between you and Tarrant, but I can't help who he likes more." Alice said.
"Likes more! Ha ha! Well if it's competition you want..." Cheshire purred.
"Shut it Chess." Tarrant said angrily.
Alice shot him a look.
"Oh talking now are we?" Cheshire said.
"Chess please don't be like this, we could all get along." Alice suggested.
Cheshire looked at the bottle in Alice's hand.
"Oh the potion, not taken it yet have we not?" Cheshire asked.
"I will, when I'm ready." She answered.
"Well that should have been straight away, since you love him so much you have to push his friends away from him. We were here first! You don't belong here." Cheshire shouted.
"Back off! She hasn't done anything!" Tarrant said fiercely.
"Not yet, but i'm not gonna let that happen." Cheshire said. He swiped his claws at her, but Tarrant pushed her out of the way, making her fall. Tarrant lunged for him, his eyes practically red with anger.
Cheshire vanished before he could touch him.
"Are you ok?" Tarrant asked, picking Alice up.
"Yeah I'm fine." Alice said. "I can't believe he just did that, this isn't like him Tarrant." Alice hugged him.
"I know my sweetling." Tarrant said stoking her hair.
"Now I think I'm gonna take that drink that potion." Alice said, opening the bottle and drinking it.
"Woah!" Alice said nearly toppling over.
"You ok?" Tarrant said catching her.
"Yeah it was just a bit weird, I feel great already!" Alice said, before kissing him.
"Good because you'll be with me forever now." He said, hugging her close.