Wonderland in the Dark

Chapter 5

"This tastes great!" Tamaki smiled as he happily ate the food Sogo had cooked.

"I'm glad you like it"

"Make some food for the party too! I want to try more of your food!"

"Ahah..I'll do my best. Um, do you know how many guests will be there, so I can make enough for everyone?"

Tamaki thought for a moment, probably going over the list of people in his mind. "Me, Mikki, Rikkun and Yukirin will be there..Not sure if Iorin and Nagicchi will be there but in case they are make a bit extra" he replied.

'Nagicchi', another person he had yet to meet. He nodded as he kept note of how many people would be there. He'd be sure to make plenty, if the two extra guests didn't show then they could just have seconds. "You'll have to help me make the food Tamaki-kun, so it's quicker" 

"..Ehh.." he said before Sogo stabbed a knife into the couch, inches from Tamaki. "Okay okay..! You sure are scary.." he waved his hands in defeat.

They would have to buy all the necessary ingredients so he could make the food. He'd make sure not to add hot sauce to the food since they had different tastes from him. Since the tea party wasn't for a few days they had plenty of time to get ready.

He practically dragged Tamaki out of the house so they could buy everything.

. . .

Riku woke up with a small yawn. It had only been an hour but sleeping was getting boring. He crawled out of bed deciding to work on staying awake. Maybe taking a walk would help. Tenn said he wanted to talk later so it'd also give him something to do until then.

As soon as he walked out of his house he saw Sogo walk by with Tamaki in tow. The Hatter gave him a look as to ask for help, but Riku just rubbed his eye and waved. He assumed they were playing or something. 

"At least they're getting along..*yawn*" he mumbled, walking down the path leading into the forest. He knew his way around so he didn't have to worry about getting lost. "I'm surprised Tamaki accepted him so quickly..normally he doesn't like uninvited guests..I wonder..."

He didn't have a set destination to really go to. There was quite a few places to go to, though one place he wanted to avoid was the Meadow of Living Flowers. The flowers were rude, calling non-flowers weeds. They'd probably chase him out if he tried going there. Maybe he could visit Iori, but then he'd have to find another way due to the flowers living close to his house. Also the White Rabbit might not be home so that'd be a waste of time.

Suddenly he felt someone grab him from behind, "Look what I've caught" Riku jumped at the cat's voice. He and the Cheshire Cat never really got along due to their roles. "Cat! Cat cat cat!" he exclaimed, flailing about trying to escape Yamato's grasp. "Can't escape that easily little mouse!" Yamato chuckled, picking Riku up. 

Riku continued screaming 'cat' and flailed around. Though he stopped when he heard someone else, "What's going on here?" Both looked over to see Tenn standing there, glaring at the Cheshire Cat holding the Dormouse. Yamato set Riku down as to not further anger the trump soldier. But that didn't stop him from smirking and patting the Dormouse, "We're just playing~".

"Cat!" Riku exclaimed again, running over and hiding behind Tenn. 

"Clearly this little mouse doesn't want to play with you cat" he smiled before his gaze turned cold and he glared at him seriously, "So hurry up and leave him alone or do I need to deal with you personally?" 

"I'm going don't worry. Let's play again soon~" Yamato replied calmly before disappearing.

Tenn sighed, looking behind him to the Dormouse. He was holding his arm a bit tightly and shaking. Their relationship was that of a normal cat and mouse's. In that case, he'd just have to make sure Yamato didn't get his hands on Riku again. "Are you alright Riku? Did that cat hurt you at all?"

"No..I'm fine.." he replied, letting go of his arm so Tenn could face him. "Thank you for saving me from that cat!" He held a clutched hand to his chest with a serious look.

'Even serious he's so cute..' Tenn thought. "You're lucky I was on my way to visit again. Is it okay if we talk now? Especially since you seem wide awake now"

He nodded, as they walked down the path side by side. "What did you want to talk about..?"

"That guest you had at your tea party earlier..he's not really from here is he.."

"....W-Well.." he didn't know if it was a good idea or not to tell Tenn about Sogo. 

The mad tea party members were always skeptical of the trump soldiers. Even if he and Tenn seemed to get along he made sure to not reveal much information to him. They thought of them as bad people solely because of them interrupting their tea parties. Plus their hostile attitude at times. They thought the same of the Black King due to them reporting to him, so they considered him 'bad' too.

"Riku.."

"I can't say if he is or not..I don't tend to focus on conversations since I'm always tired..." he lied a bit, he really didn't focus much when tired. But he was awake when Sogo told him, about where he from.

"Mm..Is is that so..."

"I'm working on staying awake..just that it's a slow progress" Riku yawned.

"I wish you luck in that matter. But Riku.." he held him from behind, startling Riku a bit. "Any information on this new guest, you'll let me know right?"

"I..e-erm...I don't think I'll be much help..with information...."

"Even a small bit of information is good. Besides, I have my ways to persuade you" he replied, letting him go. "Now, I have to go. I look forward to seeing you again soon" he smiled, walking off.

Riku stood there trying to understand what he meant by persuade him. There was no way he'd reveal such information. Unless Sogo gave him permission to do so. But he doubted he would. 

"..I never understand him..*yawn*" he mumbled, shrugging off what just happened. Maybe Tenn was just messing around again. Nothing to worry himself about.

He made his way back home, wondering what the upcoming tea party will be like. It's been a while since they celebrated Yuki's unbirthday.