Saving Hearts

Chapter Three

"Cheshire." White Rabbit acknowledged her. "Blanc." she mirrored him. A few moments passed between them and Alistair broke the silence. "We should keep moving, you know, before it gets dark." he stated. "He's right, we've still got a long way to go." Cheshire appeared beside them on the trail. They continued on the trail, walking until nightfall. The moon illuminated the path before them, giving the surroundings a blue tint. Coming to a fork in the road, the three stopped and glanced down each path. "Where to now?" Alistair turned to White Rabbit, who was checking his pocket watch. "Hare's. But I don't know which road leads to his house." the white haired man looked up from watch. Alistair sighed in frustration and furrowed his brows. "If you don't where you are going any road will get you there." Cheshire shared her advice to Alistair. "Okay, if memory serves me right Hare's house should be to the far left." the sandy blond pointed down the road on the far left. "I suppose so." Rabbit tucked his pocket watch into his waistcoat and headed down the path, Cheshire and Alistair followed. Walking until arriving on a scene of the wildest tea party, a man with fiery red-orange hair in a mismatch ensemble and a hat perched upon his head, was pouring tea into another man's teacup. Cheshire appeared in a chair as White Rabbit and Alistair sat down. "You weren't invited." a man with disheveled brown hair and rabbit ears protruding from his head pointed at Alistair. "Calm down March, he's with us." Rabbit focused his dark red eyes on March. "Just saying it's rude to sit down without being invited." March sat back in his seat and crossed his arms. Alistair bit his tongue and diverted his attention to the man being used as an arm rest. "Dormy would you like a spot of tea?" Hatter asked the sleeping man. Shooting straight up he sleepily replied, "Yes, I would love a spot of tea at the moment." Then face-planting the table and snoring, as Hatter poured him cup of tea. "You know Alistair, we'd thought you'd never arrive." Hatter's voice scared him out of his trance. "Well, I'm here now." he awkwardly grinned. "Yes indeed you are, if you weren't I wouldn't be talking to you. Or would I be talking to someone else entirely?" the red-orange haired man looked around for answers to his question, as he walked away. Alistair looked at his cup of tea, it had a scent of jasmine to it. He took a sip and closed his eyes in content. It was the only hot thing he had since lunch he had earlier on that day. "Hatter we have to see Caterpillar, immediately." Rabbit looked over to Hatter. "Yes indeed." Hatter's usually cheery demeanor dropped into a serious tone. "Dormy, wake up." March jabbed his sleeping friend in the ribs. "Huh? Oh yeah." Dormouse bolted up and flipped open the lid to a tea caddy, digging through he pressed a button that was concealed inside. Alistair pondered the thoughts of why a button was hidden inside of the tea caddy, when a seat belt clicked around his waist. He shot his head up to see them, opening his mouth to ask why a seat belt was around his waist, until the ground slid open and they dropped down into the abyss.