themadmaiden

Title: A Picnic
Fandom: Adventures in Wonderland
Characters: Alice, Mad Hatter
Prompt: 038
Word Count: 629
Rating: PG
Summary: A sunny day

A/N- Alice's age: 22

A Picnic

It was particularly bright and and sunny day in Wonderland and on a green hill there was a picnic basket and blanket set up. Dee and Dum were playing a game of catch down at the river out of sight of the blanket. The March Hare and White Rabbit were there as well. The Queen couldn't make it to the picnic but she had allowed to the White Rabbit to go even though she couldn't.

Both Alice and the Mad Hatter had opted out of the ball game. They were both sitting in the sun on the picnic blanket. Alice had fallen asleep after a while and was laying there peacefully on her back breathing slowly.

The Mad Hatter however was wide awake. He was laying on his stomach, his head propped up in his hands and watching Alice sleep. She was close to him, close enough that if he felt so inclined he could reach out and touch the side of her face. He didn't of course, it would be extremely awkward if Alice woke to find her friend doing something like running his fingers through her hair.

Which, unfortunately for him, was what he was itching to do. It had hit him only a few short months ago that he had started seeing his friend in more then a friendly manner. Yet it had seemed like a lifetime ago. Watching her sleep, with her face bathed in the suns light he thought she looked beautiful. Perhaps if he just touched the tip pf her hair.....

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As Alice pulled her consciousness out of the slight doze she'd been in, she was acutely aware of a strange sensation. She kept her eyes closed and continued to lay as though she were still asleep. The sensation, though odd, was not unpleasant and Alice was quite comfortable. After a moments thought she realized what it was. Someone was running their fingers through her hair.

Alice tried to concentrate hard to see if she could hear anything to identify the person. She could hear the far off laughter of the Tweedle's and the shouting of the March Hare. It couldn't be the White Rabbit because she would have heard him come over as he was wearing his Rollerblades.

Alice almost froze when she heard a faint sound. It was someone humming and she found she could easily place it. That didn't answer her main question though. Why, was the Mad Hatter running his fingers through her hair? She supposed she could ask him but that would be extremely embarrassing as she was sure he thought she was still asleep. So Alice continued to lay there. The rays of the sun warming her face and gentle feeling of fingers running through her hair.

After a moment Alice felt something soft brush her cheek. It had the texture of a glove. At that same moment she heard some noises in back ground.

“I hope they didn't it eat all the food.” It was Dee and the others coming back from the river.

Her eyes snapped open and she pretended she was just waking up. When she looked over at the Mad Hatter he was laying on his back, hands under his head, as though he had always been like that.

“Have a good sleep Alice?” He asked in a friendly voice getting up, causing Alice to smile. She had, but she wasn't going to tell him the reason she'd enjoyed it so much. “It was alright.” She looked around her. “We should get the food set out I think I heard everyone coming.”

The Mad Hatter nodded and started to help her get the food out and if they're hands seemed to brush each other a little more then usual, then that was just chance.......