SyFy Alice: Hatter, Duchess: Go
Title: Go
Author: mistress_britt
Fandom: SyFy Alice
Characters: Hatter, Duchess
Word Count: 489
Rating: PG
Summary: Hatter followed her.
Disclaimer: Characters aren’t mine, quotes belong to Lewis Carroll.
Author's Notes: Reviews are nice. Spoilers for Part 2.
Hatter steps into the cool air of Wonderland. The tears burn his eyes and he couldn’t bear to look at the mirror any longer. He couldn’t believe she was gone and that he allowed her to slip through his fingers.
“You’re an idiot,” he mutters out loud.
The warm hand on his shoulder almost makes him jump out of his skin. He turns, half expecting (100% hoping) to see Alice behind him. Instead, he’s greeted by the face of Duchess. She’s not surprised by the look of disappointment on his face.
“You almost scared me to death,” he accuses and coughs while straightening the lapels of his gold jacket.
“Sorry,” the blonde woman apologizes and looks down. He’s already noticed that her eyes are red and swollen.
“S’ok. Are you alright?” he asks tensely, knowing full well that she isn’t, but he doesn’t know what else he’s supposed to say.
She nods. “You should go after her,” she tells him, her voice quivering slightly.
“After who?”
“Alice, of course. I see the way you looked at her, the way she looked at you. You should go after her.”
“I didn’t look at her in any sort of way. Besides, she and Jack…” he says, waving his hand in a dismissive gesture.
“She and Jack are nothing. He asked her to stay and be his Queen, but she said no,” Duchess replies, finally lifting her head.
Hatter raises a curious eyebrow. “Really?”
“She loves you Hatter. I can see it in her eyes. She looks at you the same way I look at Jack.” He finally understands where her tears are coming from.
“Oh, Duchess…” Lightly, he touches her shoulder.
She offers him a little smile. “I’ll be fine. You need to go after her though. Don’t let love slip through your fingers.”
“I don’t know much about her world though. She mentioned that I need money and all that,” Hatter says.
Duchess gives him a sly grin and reaches into her ample cleavage to pull out an envelope. Hatter stares for a moment and then coughs uncomfortably.
“I took this from Jack, it’s the least he can do,” Duchess smiles and pulls out the stack of green bills, before handing them to Hatter.
“Wow, Duchess, this is…so kind of you,” Hatter says.
“I’m not as cold and dumb as people think I am,” she replies.
“I understand, I’ve dealt with plenty misconceptions of myself.”
“You’ll need this too. It’s place for you to live, so I’m lead to understand.” She hands him the small, golden key as well as a little map of the world Alice and Jack lived in. “Now, go quickly! The journey will have worn on her so you can rescue her. Be her knight in shining armor.”
Hatter doesn’t think he’s ever been compared to a knight before.
“Thank you, Duchess,” he tells her sincerely and lightly kisses her cheek.
“You’re welcome, Hatter. Now go!”
Author: mistress_britt
Fandom: SyFy Alice
Characters: Hatter, Duchess
Word Count: 489
Rating: PG
Summary: Hatter followed her.
Disclaimer: Characters aren’t mine, quotes belong to Lewis Carroll.
Author's Notes: Reviews are nice. Spoilers for Part 2.
Hatter steps into the cool air of Wonderland. The tears burn his eyes and he couldn’t bear to look at the mirror any longer. He couldn’t believe she was gone and that he allowed her to slip through his fingers.
“You’re an idiot,” he mutters out loud.
The warm hand on his shoulder almost makes him jump out of his skin. He turns, half expecting (100% hoping) to see Alice behind him. Instead, he’s greeted by the face of Duchess. She’s not surprised by the look of disappointment on his face.
“You almost scared me to death,” he accuses and coughs while straightening the lapels of his gold jacket.
“Sorry,” the blonde woman apologizes and looks down. He’s already noticed that her eyes are red and swollen.
“S’ok. Are you alright?” he asks tensely, knowing full well that she isn’t, but he doesn’t know what else he’s supposed to say.
She nods. “You should go after her,” she tells him, her voice quivering slightly.
“After who?”
“Alice, of course. I see the way you looked at her, the way she looked at you. You should go after her.”
“I didn’t look at her in any sort of way. Besides, she and Jack…” he says, waving his hand in a dismissive gesture.
“She and Jack are nothing. He asked her to stay and be his Queen, but she said no,” Duchess replies, finally lifting her head.
Hatter raises a curious eyebrow. “Really?”
“She loves you Hatter. I can see it in her eyes. She looks at you the same way I look at Jack.” He finally understands where her tears are coming from.
“Oh, Duchess…” Lightly, he touches her shoulder.
She offers him a little smile. “I’ll be fine. You need to go after her though. Don’t let love slip through your fingers.”
“I don’t know much about her world though. She mentioned that I need money and all that,” Hatter says.
Duchess gives him a sly grin and reaches into her ample cleavage to pull out an envelope. Hatter stares for a moment and then coughs uncomfortably.
“I took this from Jack, it’s the least he can do,” Duchess smiles and pulls out the stack of green bills, before handing them to Hatter.
“Wow, Duchess, this is…so kind of you,” Hatter says.
“I’m not as cold and dumb as people think I am,” she replies.
“I understand, I’ve dealt with plenty misconceptions of myself.”
“You’ll need this too. It’s place for you to live, so I’m lead to understand.” She hands him the small, golden key as well as a little map of the world Alice and Jack lived in. “Now, go quickly! The journey will have worn on her so you can rescue her. Be her knight in shining armor.”
Hatter doesn’t think he’s ever been compared to a knight before.
“Thank you, Duchess,” he tells her sincerely and lightly kisses her cheek.
“You’re welcome, Hatter. Now go!”