Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros & Michi)
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				Title: <strong>Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jag</strong> on <strong>24-06-2012, 21:18:47</strong>
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				<div align="center">Run. Run fast. Run faster. Run harder. Just run. </div><br>Those were the only thoughts in his head as his bare feet pounded the cobblestone streets. Rain poured down over his head as he ran. The boy slipped and fell several times, but that didn't seem to hinder him. If anything, it made him run faster. Where was he going? He didn't really know, he just knew he needed to run. There was somewhere he needed to be, but he couldn't remember where it was or what it was called. All that mattered was that he had to get there. Get away from those doctors and nurses trying to feed him pills to forget whatever it was he'd forgotten. Just run. Run as fast as his body could go.<br><br>Dressed in nothing more than a wet, muddy hospital gown, the strange boy ran till he ran right into a wall. The bricks hurt, but his chest hurt more as he struggled for air. How long had he run? Forever it felt like. He felt like no amount of running would be enough to get away from this world. How was he to get where he was going if that place could not be got to through normal means? There had to be a way there. <br><br>Stranger than his desire to run was the boy's appearance. He was weak from lack of proper food (he threw away the nasty stuff at the hospital) and he was horribly thin. It was amazing that someone in his condition could move the way he had. Nothing buy skin and bones at the moment. Dark, almost purple eyes, were sunken in his head. A thin, cat like face. His hair was all over the place, sticking out like a lion mane about his head; and the color was such a dark black that it almost looked bluish-purple. And his fingernails would have seemed terribly un-managed, but for the fact that they were perfectly clean and looked as if they were filed to clawed points. He was a strange looking boy indeed. Everything about him was unnatural. <br><br><div align="center">Run. Keep running.</div><br>His body told him to move again, but this human form was so weakened already. He slummed to the ground and closed his eyes. A small nap. A cat nap. That's what he needed. Never mind the rain. Let the sound of it lull him into a peaceful sleep. The alley way seemed fitting anyway. Much more comfortable than that bed at the hospital.<br><br><div align="center">Run to Wonderland. Find Wonderland.</div><br>That was it. Wonderland. That was where he was running to. But he knew he couldn't do it yet. He was too weak. He wasn't himself yet. He needed more time. Time he felt he didn't have if the hospital got a hold of him again. They would lock him away forever. How was he to get home and be himself if they wouldn't let him? A little sleep would help him figure it out. Yes. A little sleep would do.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Suiko</strong> on <strong>28-06-2012, 01:48:12</strong>
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				Inspiration. Something that seemed to ever-elude the young man who stepped from the grocer's with a small sigh, lifting a hand to brush rogue strands of brown hair from his slender features. It was difficult to convince one's mind to stop seemingly constant napping when there was nothing around to stimulate it; the most interesting event in Lewis' life so far having been the development of a rather terrible cough a few weeks ago, and that was hardly fuel for the imagination. He sighed again, something he found himself doing rather often of late before he turned and made his way along the cobblestones, laden as he was with a small amount of personal shopping. Things were somewhat troubled at his home also... The time didn't seem right for him to be focusing on matters of fantastical worlds.<br><br>No less than two weeks ago had he been finally taken into the Oxford college; the pride of his family, so his mother told him. It had taken months of waiting for a place to become available and he had been ecstatic when the letter arrived detailing the availability of one such room. Apparently the fates decided he wasn't to follow that particular path however, as a mere two days into his education terrible news brought him immediately home again. His mother had passed away, leaving the family home empty. The doctor's had said inflammation of the brain, though Lewis knew little of what they had meant... It left a hole inside the young man, but he did his best to continue on for the time being.<br><br>Something pleasant had to come along after so much badness. He hoped to have had his fill of dreadful luck and, as if to seek out something different and chance some adventure, he decided that he would this time take an alternate route home. Away from the crowded main road with the wealthy, the whores and the merchants, the city was remarkably quiet and bland. It was no wonder imagination was often left to rot, but no; Lewis would one day find something, he was sure of it...<br><br>Grey eyes blinked slowly as he rounded a bend and made his way down yet another dull alleyway, awkwardly holding the umbrella above his head to prevent the rainwater spilling onto the foodstuffs under his arm when his gaze caught something rather different. He paused mid-step, black shoes finely polished to a shine as he looked down at the (he assumed) street urchin. Nothing but skin and bone, usually he would have continued walking, but there were a number of oddities that called to his curious self. Any number of cats would tell him he was making a mistake, but regardless, he stepped closer to the curled frame and cleared his throat loudly, head tilted to the side.<br><br>"The streets aren't a safe place for a young boy..." He began, stepping back so as not to seem too close when the boy awoke. "Cold and wet, aside from anything..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jag</strong> on <strong>30-06-2012, 06:01:08</strong>
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				The sound of the footsteps were enough to wake him. Small noises usually woke him. That was how he knew in the hospital when the nurses and doctors were coming with their straps and needles. He could always hear them coming down the hallway. No matter how deep the slumber, footsteps always woke him. Just because he was on a street didn't make that any different. He heard the noise and tensed up in his light sleep. For a moment, he forgot that he wasn't in the hospital and was ready to rear up and lunge at the person coming near him. He'd managed to escape the hospital by pouncing the nurse that had come in to give him his medicine. <br><br>Purplish eyes cracked open as he heard the voice. It took a moment for the actual words to make any sense to him, "There are far more dangerous places to be than the streets," he said softly before pushing himself into a sitting position. His voice was very sing-song, "I'm sure the mouth of the Jabberwocky would be a far more dangerous place than this," despite what he was saying, his eyes were not clouded. The boy seemed very clear minded when he spoke. Like everything he said made perfect sense to himself, even if he wasn't one hundred percent sure how he knew it yet, "The Queen would have my head to hear me say that, I should think. And the Jub-Jub birds would laugh day and night about it."<br><br>The crazy haired boy leaned back against the wall, "You understand, don't you? Of course you do," he could see it. This man in front of him was different, he could tell that already. This man had a glow around him. A glow of fantasy and wonder. It was somewhat alluring and he was amazed at the luck he had to have someone like that come upon him. He was sure, just from one glance, that this man would be the one to lead him where he knew he needed to go, "You have to understand..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Suiko</strong> on <strong>10-07-2012, 17:00:34</strong>
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				Goodness the boy looked peculiar. Aside from the wild, untamed hair, even those eyes glittered a deep shade of violet Lewis hadn't thought possible in a person. He cleared his throat and stepped back slightly, feeling some degree of caution towards the rather feral-seeming boy, but has expression remained curious as the oddly lyrical tones passed between lips, feeling a peculiar pull towards what anyone else wouldddismiss as nonsense and insanity. "True, but one must not invite danger to oneself, no?"<br><br>He tilted his head and furrowed him brow as the boy spoke of bizarre things; some Jabber-creature, a Queen and birds he doubted he'd find in any textbook. Yet there was a definite sense of truth to those bewitching eyes and Lewis found himself kneeling.down slowly until he was on the same level as his curious stranger, smiling softly. "While I understand little of... Jabberwockies and Jub-Jubs, I would very much like to. I am a learned man afterall and one much always expand their knowledge..." He glanced toward the end of the alley, frowning slightly; it wouldn't do for nosey neighbours to see him bringing the boy home... rumors could be vicious things.<br><br>"What might I call a thing with such brilliant hair and wonderful imagination? I go by Lewis..." He offered a hand, having shifted the umbrella in the other to shield the boy from the pounding rain; he had to be soaked to the bone though what limited clothing he possessed. "And if it is not frightfully forward, I would offer an invitation to my home; you look rather like a cat on the wrong side of a waterfall..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jag</strong> on <strong>29-07-2012, 00:02:44</strong>
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				As the man moved closer and knelt to the ground in front of him, the boy's mouth curved into a wide smile. A mouth full of clean, white teeth showed as he smiled practically ear to ear. A smile like that was almost comical. What brought the smile to his face was the other male's expression to like to know about Jabberwockies and Jub-Jub birds, "The Dutchess would surely teach you a lesson or two about those things. Just beware the wrath of the Queen. She's a cruel mistress. But I suppose there isn't much to be done about that. To learn, one must take an adventure. Every adventure begins with a leap or faith. And every leap of faith begins with a new version of reality..." he stopped there.<br><br>At the point of being asked what he was called and that he looked a bit like a cat, he smiled again, "I like cats. I should like to be one someday. They called me Cheshire. I liked that. You're not going to take me back?" not that the man knew that he'd come from the hospital and not that it was hard to tell he belonged in one, "They said I was insane. They didn't realize that my reality is just different from theirs. That I'm in the wrong place. I belong under the White Queen's polished and trimmed fingers. I would like to drink tea again. Not the tea here. They think it's so calming, but real tea should be like a shot of adrenaline to the heart. I miss that..."<br><br>Standing slowly, Cheshire wasn't extremely tall. His thinness made him seem taller than he really was. The stripes on his pants made his legs look long. Despite how he looked, his eyes were wide and bright. Filled with curiosity and wild abandonment. As if this tiny, scrawny thing could do anything in the world, "Have you ever had tea like that? Tea as if a mad man made it? I should think you might enjoy a cup of that," but despite his obvious mental status, Cheshire didn't put off a sense of danger. He seemed harmless.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Suiko</strong> on <strong>04-09-2012, 19:55:58</strong>
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				The longer Lewis spent with the boy, the more attached he became. Such a curious thing to have stumbled upon with a seemingly endless wealth of bizarre and wonderful fantasies to be written to paper. He had begged the muses for inspiration and it seemed that on this day he'd simply walked right into it. He simply chuckled softly as the unknown boy spoke of the Dutchess and the Queen - both doubtlessly excellent characters in an equally enchanting world. "I would like to hear of these people. If you'd be so kind as to tell me in a warmer place..."<br><br>He trailed off and rose to his feet as the named Cheshire did, ensuring that his umbrella was held to should both of them from the rather torrential downpour around them. "Cheshire... The oddities never cease..." The young man mused to himself with an amused shake of the head before he cleared his throat and lifted a hand slowly to gently rest it on a thin shoulder in what he hoped would be a friendly gesture. "Tea is something I can certainly provide, though I'm afraid you'll have to contend with our poor supplement... I dare say his shot of adrenaline sounds much more entertaining to drink."<br><br>Lewis smiled and nodded, releasing his hold on Cheshire's shoulder. "Now then, Cheshire. If you'll follow me, we can get into the warm and I'll fetch some dry clothes for you... Then you can tell me all about your White Queen. I also have a cat I'm sure you'll like." Assuming the boy would follow, he resumed his route along the quieter streets. Rumors could he vicious and he didn't much fancy the neighbours discussing his bringing a street urchin into his home.<br><br>Soon enough they were there and there was a brief fumbling of keys and the tuning of a lock before Lewis held the door open for Cheshire to the chorus of a small meowing fomenting a small bundle of brown fur. "Diana...! Let us into the door, silly cat." He muttered to himself, stepping inside and shutting out the rain and the cols, sighing heavily.<br><br>"Please mAkers yourself at home, Cheshire. Would you like some clean clothes? My things will likely be a bit big, but they should be more comfortable..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jag</strong> on <strong>22-09-2012, 06:31:04</strong>
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				Cheshire seemed a little shocked when the other male said he'd like to hear more. It felt like forever since someone had said that with sincerity in their voice. Most of the time, it was simply mocking by the doctors. They only wanted to hear him talk about it so they could make fun of him. That's all they ever did. They didn't understand. He felt like no one in this world could understand. Yet this man seemed to be truly interested. Oh he had so many things to say. So many things that no one seemed to care about, but were so very important to him, "The White Queen won't admit it, but she likes to be talked about. She's very modest on the outside, but a little bit of praise goes a long way with her. Though the same could be said of many women," even with someone like him, the nurses turned into a fluttering mess if he told them they looked nice.<br><br>The tattered boy followed and perked up a little at the mention of a cat. He liked cats. Sometimes he fancied himself a cat. Those doctors had tried to break the habits he had. Sometimes they would beat him when they found him cleaning his face with his hand like a paw. Or purring when the nurses patted his head. The doctors said it wasn't healthy for him to act that way. That it was unnatural and if he ever wanted to be a part of normal society, he would have to stop that. Cheshire hated that people thought his reality was wrong. It wasn't wrong, it was just different. Not that they would understand that.<br><br>Seeing the small ball of brown fur, Cheshire leaned down and picked the kitten up. It looked at him for a moment before licking the tip of his nose. He smiled, "You understand, don't you..." he muttered to the little thing. Holding Diana close, he stepped inside slowly and looked around a bit, "Anything dry is fine," long fingers stroked the head of the now purring cat in his arms as he moved over to a wall and sniffed it, "Your home smells like ink. He writes, doesn't he?" though Cheshire was actually speaking to Diana. Holding the cat up to his face and talking to her, "He spends all night up writing about mysteries and crimes. That's what they are writing about these days, aren't they? So many more fantastical things they could be using their talents for though. They could be taking the imaginations of people to new heights. Giving them dreams and helping them think impossible thoughts."<br><br>The cat meowed and he rubbed his nose against Diana's, "The White Queen would like you, Diana. She could make you a princess. You would spend all your days being fed by butterflies. Wouldn't you like that?" he smiled and stood near a wall, waiting for Lewis to come back before moving any further into the house.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Suiko</strong> on <strong>01-10-2012, 18:24:21</strong>
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				It was something of a joy and a wonder to simply watch the curious boy and his equally curious quirks. Lewis himself loved cats a great deal and rather spoiled Diana, and never before had he seen the uppity feline take to someone so quickly, even licking the boy's nose with a rough pink tongue. He smiled to himself, feeling a stirring of excitement the likes of which he'd never felt before, as if his fingers hitched to reach for his pen once again, to write about the strange and wonderful Cheshire. The boy who fancied himself a cat. Maybe he'd make him a cat - a Cheshire cat.<br><br>He chuckled at the thought and nodded as he turned to gather some suitable clothing for the sodden boy, leaving him briefly to chat away with the cat. It took some time to find something that would even remotely fit such a thin-framed boy and eventually Lewis had to settle on a simple pair of navy trousers, rather thick socks (he thought the feet would be freezing after being outside) and a warm wooly jumper. They would be baggy, but he supplied a belt to at least keep the pants decent.<br><br>"Here we are, Cheshire." He announced, placing the folded clothes on the arm of a sofa opposite an as yet unlit fireplace. "Would you like to wash before changing? There is a basin in the kitchen... I'll get this going and make some tea, hmm? Not your wonderful tea but tea nonetheless." He chuckled and crouched by the fire, stoking the logs and fiddling about with the flints until a speak lit the dry wood and he fanned the budding flame until a pleasant fire cracked in the hearth.<br><br>"Lovely." He smirked and rose to his feet. "Tea then?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jag</strong> on <strong>03-10-2012, 00:55:59</strong>
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				Diana was great company. A precious little thing that loved her master dearly, "He treats you well, doesn't he?" he continued to converse with the cat while Lewis was away, "Your fur is beautiful," it was almost as if he were flirting with the little cat. But he wasn't. He talked like this with everyone, "He brushes you well. I bet you hate when he gets ink stains on you. You're a little spoiled," he said with a smile, "That's alright. The White Queen is spoiled too. She hates to get dirty. Her vow to never commit violence ensures she always keeps her hands clean," he said with a nod, "She'll take care of me one day..." <br><br>Lewis came back in and set the clothing down. Cheshire set Diana down, but the kitten pawed as his leg, "I'll wash first," he said with a small nod and headed to where Lewis pointed out, "Tea would be nice," he commented as he found the washing basin. The water in it was warm, but he eyed it with mild disgust. Cheshire had never liked pools of water. Rain was okay, but baths were always a fight with him. It took at least six nurses to bath him at the hospital. He didn't want to do this, but Lewis was being kind to him. Even he had manners. Diana was nice and clean, so should he be. <br><br>Hesitantly, Cheshire dipped his hand into the water and shook it off a little bit. Not thinking, he brought the hand up to his mouth and licked it a little before rubbing it against his forehead. It didn't take too long before he looked much cleaner than he had before. Not any more put together, but cleaner. His hair was still sticking it out, but at least his face and arms appeared to be clean. The paleness of his face was even greater than before. His eyes looked much brighter now. The strange purplish color was bright and deep. The clothing hung off his thin frame, but at least he looked warmed up now.<br><br>"Thank you for your kindness, Lewis. You'll be rewarded for it someday," he said with a smile before taking a seat on the floor in front of the fire. Diana jumped into his lap and started purring again, "She's so behaved. The Wild Lands would be no place for her, but the White Palace would be fitting. She'd be more spoiled than she is now. It's called Marmoreal. The whole palace is built out of the purest of white stones. There is even a courtyard filled with rows and rows of the most beautiful trees that bloom bright white flowers. When the wind blows, it's like a snow storm. The White Queen holds the most wonderful summer picnics. Everyone ends up with flowers in their hair and fur," he said with a smile before turning to Lewis, "Doesn't that sound wonderful?" it was obvious that Cheshire believed this place truly existed.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Suiko</strong> on <strong>08-10-2012, 19:50:13</strong>
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				It was a pleasure to listen to the boy chatter away to the feline as though she could understand every word. Most strangely however, Diana tilted her head with seemingly rapt attention and even one as reasonable as Lewis had to wonder whether the little creature could indeed know what was being spoken to her. Still, tea had to be brewed and he plucked up the already-full kettle, placing it on a small metal ledge above the fire as he hustled with pieces of clanking china, jumping slightly at the high-pitched whine from the now steaming kettle.<br><br>He removed it and poured the contents into a light blue teapot, sighing happily before leaving it to drew for a few moments, looking upwards as Cheshire returned. The difference was startling. Now inside and in the light,ttree was no doubt as to the brightness of pink and purple hues that run through his hair and bright eyes. It was a shame there were no clothes to compliment, but Lewis was hardly bright and brilliant.<br><br>"Ah, think nothing of it, my dear boy." He said warmly to the thanks of his kindness, pouring two cups of tea and offering one to Cheshire along with a small bowl of sugar and a little pitcher of milk. "Help yourself." He was quiet then, watching and listening as the boy spoke again to his cat, smiling to himself st the thought of her living in a palace. "Oh certainly she would well suit the palace. To be waited on and groomed whenever she liked..." He chuckled again.<br><br>"It does indeed sound rather spectacular, Cheshire." He agreed with a nod, tilting his head to one side as he sipped at his tea. "I would like to hear more about these fantastical places and people. A pity I cannot see them as you have..." What harm could there be in indulging him? The boy was harmless and appealed to a protectiveness Lewis never knew he had...<br><br>Remarkable, in all ways.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jag</strong> on <strong>14-10-2012, 22:18:32</strong>
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				Taking the tea, he drank it straight without any cream or sugar, though his eyes did linger on the pitcher of milk for a moment. The tea was wonderful. It had been so long since he'd had any. Even this weak stuff was heavenly in his mouth. But he set it down as Lewis commented that it was a pity he couldn't see Marmoreal, "Maybe you will one day. You've been so kind to me, it would be wrong of me not to mention that to the White Queen. She loves to hear stories. I bet if you told her one, she would fall in love with you...but that is dangerous. Her sister is a jealous woman. Whatever the Queen has, her sister must try to take. If she cannot have it, she will try to destroy it."<br><br>A sad tone took over his face as he looked down at the kitten in his lap. He pet her lightly with one hand while he sipped his tea with the other, "That's why I'm here. The Red Queen wanted me in her court. I refused to betray her sister and was exiled to this place," not that it was new. From the moment Cheshire stepped foot in London, it felt familiar. As if he'd been here before and had run away from it before. Now he was back and he yearned to run away again, "She wanted me to be her pet and to tell her all the White Queen's secrets. She kept me caged for three months before threatening to behead me. She's so violent. It made her furious that my head wouldn't come off, so she sent me here..."<br><br>"Her palace, Crims, is a horrible place. All dark and cold. It made me feel as if the magic were being drained from my body to be there. The Jubjub bird swore his allegiance to her and pecked at me with his sharp beak everyday till I was cast out. I fear she has taken the Bandersnatch as well. He was once a good creature, but I fear she has corrupted him. I'm scared to think of what has become of Marmoreal since I was forced away. The Red Queen will surely destroy her sister's palace," reaching up, he wiped his eyes before hugging Diana close.<br><br>The boy knew why his appearance was the way it was. He'd begun to believe what the doctors and nurses were telling him. That it was all in his mind. He was losing his magic. If Crims and Marmoreal didn't exist, then neither did he. He would be nothing more than a sad, little boy with no family or friends. Once his magic was gone, he would be that. No longer would he be Cheshire. He would be nobody. But there was one ray of hope. Speaking of all this to Lewis was making him feel better than anything else had in so long.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Suiko</strong> on <strong>19-10-2012, 20:36:10</strong>
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				Lewis simply smiled as the boy gulped down the tea as it came. Personally he enjoyed things a little sweet and dropped a sugar cube into his own cup, stirring it slowly as he listened to more of Cheshire's wonderful words. Part of him wondered whether it was right of him to encourage what could very well be insane fancies that were poison to an otherwise normal boy, but the way he described everything with such vigor and conviction give even him pause. Maybe, just maybe there was something in the tales spun by the brilliantly coloured boy. And what did he have to loose in moving him somewhere safe for a few days?<br><br>"Goodness, I fear I shouldn't be good company for one so fine as a Queen..." He mused with a small chuckle, glancing with a faint frown towards the numerous piles of paper in the far corner. All scraps of vague thoughts or characters; all unfinished and all rubbish to boot. They would be no good for a Queen's eyes, especially one so lovely as the cat... boy (he forcibly reminded himself) described. "Hmm, her sister does sound unpleasant.."<br><br>How anyone could lock away someone as wonderful as Cheshire was beyond him and he blinked curiously for a moment as the boy spoke of his head not coming off. He thought it better not to question; best take it at face value. "Well I'm quite glad your head didn't come off." Lewis smiled and leaned forward to gently post the top of that bright hair affectionately. "It would be a shame for me not to have met you." He sipped at his tea an sighed.<br><br>"I wonder if you have any way of getting back home? To this Marmoreal? Indeed I confess a little selfishness in wanting to see it for myself..." He realised there was a chance he could be lead to a dustbin and told that it was the white castle, but his curiosity had been stirred and there would be no stopping it.<br><br>"Though, the more I think on it perhaps you'd best stay here tonight? It will only grow colder and you've been through quite an ordeal..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jag</strong> on <strong>22-10-2012, 01:25:17</strong>
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				"Nonsense," he mused when Lewis said he wouldn't be good company for the Queen, "She loves everyone. She vowed to love and protect any who walk through her palace and to keep peace within the walls of her city. No matter what goes on outside her walls, it is always a place of peace and safety inside," never had war touched within the White Castle. Not that it couldn't and one day it likely would, but the Queen did her best to prevent it, "The Red Queen was planning war when I was exiled. I hope Marmoreal still stands. I don't think I would ever want to go back there if the castle has fallen. It would be just as bad as living with those doctors..."<br><br>"I'm glad to have met you too, Lewis. You don't look at me like the others do. They say I'm not right, that I need to be fixed. Since no one has come to claim me since being there, they say that I'm to be sent to a work house," not that he knew what that meant, but it didn't sound good or fun, "I'm sure there is a way back. The White Rabbit comes here often, but I've not seen or felt him. There is a candy here that the White Queen likes, she sends him to get it sometimes. I'm not sure what it is though. I hope the Red Queen hasn't caught him. She'll treat him so badly. She hates animals. Poor Diana wouldn't stand a chance if caught by her," he hugged the fluffy cat to his chest.<br><br>Cheshire sat silent for a moment, "Thank you for letting me stay here, Lewis. I promise I'll repay you someday," if Marmoreal still stood, he wanted to bring Lewis there. He wanted to show the writer everything, "Maybe if more people see it, then people wouldn't think I'm crazy anymore. Because I'm not. I can't help if my reality doesn't fit in their minds. But people like you, Lewis, you're so different. It's people like you that make them believe. Without people like you, it wouldn't exist in the first place," he could tell the moment he met Lewis that the man was different. The White Queen told him that all their people came from this world originally, but they were so special that they needed a place of their own. Lewis belonged in Wonderland.<br><br>"If I find a way back, you're coming with me," he said with a smile.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Suiko</strong> on <strong>26-10-2012, 18:26:20</strong>
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				&nbsp;The boy simply sounded so sure of himself. So sure that this Wonderland did indeed exist with a magnificent Queen and Castle that Lewis didn't have the heart to even think that the poor child might suffer from some terrible mental affliction. Surely someone so insane wouldn't hold the absolute clarity in their eyes that Cheshire did as he spoke of Marmoreal and there was the oddity of his peculiar hair and cattish mannerisms. No, he refused room think that he was dealing with an insane individual.<br><br>"I am sure your home will b there when you return, Cheshire." He said with a warm, almost fatherly smile as he reached over to ruffle that amazing head of hair. "I'll find some way to get you back. Someone as unique as you doesn't deserve to be snuffed out in a work house..." Terrible places they were; filled with people who needed help, needed just a bit of care but instead crammed into the dingy spaces to work as mindless drones.Lewis shuddered at the thought. No. Not for Cheshire.<br><br>"I'd have thought there would be a commotion if another boy like yourself was found in the streets. But if you can 'sense' this Rabbit, I'm sure we'll be able to fetch him before he gets into trouble." He glanced down towards his teacup and took a small sip, running his tongue thoughtfully over his lips. "This Red Queen sounds most unpleasant. I wouldn't like to meet her, but I'm sure your friend is fine. Try not to fret."<br><br>He blinked then at the thanks and felt a slight flush come to his cheeks as he cleared his throat and modestly shook his head. "No, no... I'm happy for the company. This house has been far too quiet since... well... for some time..." It still hurt to think on his mother's passing and a small frown came to his features for a moment before he shook the melancholy away and smiled once again. "It would be an honour to see your Wonderland, Cheshire..."<br><br>If it were real at all.... Imagine the wonders he would see and could write about. His muse had long since abandoned him, but perhaps he'd found a new one? He chuckled at the thought before standing and moving to pull heavy green curtains over the windows to block out the gloomy weather outside. "Well now... Are you hungry? I'm not the best cook but I promise not to poison you too badly if you want something to eat..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jag</strong> on <strong>03-12-2012, 02:56:09</strong>
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				"Thank you, Lewis," he said warmly as the other fluffed his hair and told him that they would find a way to get him back. He felt sure that Lewis would be the one to get him home. If not Lewis, then being near Lewis would at least show him the way. Cheshire believed in little else at the moment. Lewis was special in some way and that meant a lot, "Oh, the White Rabbit isn't a boy like me. He's a rabbit. A large one though. About this tall," he held his hand about three feet off the ground, "He likes to wear vests and he carries a pocket watch, but he always forgets to check it. That's why the Queen always tells him to be places ten minutes before he actually has to be there. That way he's always on time for her," he nodded with a serious tone to his gesture, "But I can usually tell when he is near."<br><br>"Hungry? Not really," he was sleepy though. Cheshire sprawled out on the floor in front of the fire for a moment before curling up a bit with Diana cupped to his chest. There was some kind of sadness in Lewis and Cheshire just knew he had to do something to fix it before he found a way back home. Though maybe going to Wonderland would cure his sadness. He decided in that moment that this was the reason Lewis had been the one to find him. They were to help each other. Lewis would lead him home and in return, Cheshire would make Lewis happy and write again. <br><br>Storytellers were some of the most important people in the world, in his opinion. It was their stories that helped people dream. Their stories that made the world come alive. That made the dark, gloomy days like today better. Lewis was one of those special people and Cheshire refused to see that talent stamped out by sadness.<br><br>With a small yawn, Cheshire started to slip off to sleep right there on the floor, curled up like a giant cat, "You're...going to...remake the world, Lewis..." he muttered softly before passing out. After all, today had been a tiring day for him. Escaping from a hospital and spending god knows how many hours running around in the rain before the other male found him. It was taxing.<br><br>Soft, rattling like noises came from Cheshire as he slept with Diana cuddled up to him. Almost like he was purring in his sleep.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Suiko</strong> on <strong>11-12-2012, 17:32:08</strong>
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				"Oh?" Lewis tilted his head slightly as Cheshire corrected him about the White Rabbit, chuckling inwardly as he made a point to note down these fantastical beings as soon as he was given the chance. For theSsake of remembering them if nothing else and he nodded with a small smile at the explanation. "Well in that case I am even more certain that should a vest-wearing rabbit appear in town, there would be quite a fuss. Don't worry, I'm sure we'll happen across him soon and then you can return home." Already he felt he'd miss the curious lad, but he couldn't keep him. Anyone could see the boy wasn't from these parts... It wouldn't be right.<br><br>"Your Queen sounds rather brilliant. That's a fine way to keep him on time." He chuckled and nodded, leaning back in his chair to simply watch as Cheshire curled up in front of the fireplace, Diana nuzzles quite happily into his chest. She'd never taken tks another so quickly but she purred contentedly where she rested against him . Lewis blinked slowly as he heard the small rumblings of the boy as he drifted into slumber, smiling to himself and shaking his head.<br><br>"Changing the world... You could do that on your own, Cheshire." He said quietly, sighing as the boy slept. For several moments he watched before moving carefully to tidy away the cups of tea, placing the fireguard uo in case the boy was prone to rolling. A brief trip upstairs had him bring down a woollen sheet and he draped it gently over the boy before settling in his chair again, diary in hand.<br><br>'Cheshire... a cat? A boy? Certainly delightful, whatever his species.<br>A rabbit with a waistcoat and pocket watch, who can't tell the time. Quite the character.<br>Red and White Queens... Sister who don't get on to my understanding.<br>Jubjubs and Bandersnatches... Wonderful nonsense...'<br><br>He continued to scribble short notes from what he remembered until his own exhaustion crept upon him and his head dropped to one side, his book sliding down to rest on his lap, his own still loosely gripped in his hand where it hung against the arm of the chair. He slept well, despite the lack of a bed, a somehow excitable smile upon his slumbering face.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jag</strong> on <strong>01-01-2013, 22:18:26</strong>
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				Cheshire slept more peacefully tonight than he did in the past few months. Even though he was sleeping on the floor, he felt safe and comfortable. No one was going to creep into his room in the middle of the night and make him take those horrible medicines that made him feel numb. No one was going to hit him for not eating because the food was cold or the tea disgusting. No one was going to yell at him for not being able to force himself to do what they wanted him to. No hard bed below him to make his back hurt. None of that. Instead he had a warm fire, Diana purring into his chest, and Lewis watching over him.<br><br>The fire started to die down as morning came. Cheshire stretched out, his legs and arms extending as far as they could. Diana did the same. They even had the same sort of tongue curl as they yawned. He scratched behind her ears for a moment, "I'm going to miss you when I go home, Diana. Maybe you could come visit one day. I'll show you so many things and places. Oh the places you could go, Little Diana. You'll be a spoiled queen when it's all done and over with. And you'll give that bothersome doormouse a run for her money. Maybe she'll learn her place with a queen like you around," he joked before climbing to his feet.<br><br>His eyes flicked around the room for a moment. It looked different in the day light. It was still cozy and warm though. He was glad for that. It wasn't his home, but he could see himself being very happy here for a short time. Maybe finding his way home wasn't so important right now. Lewis obviously needed him, at least he felt so.<br><br>In that thought, he looked over to the sleeping man and smiled. Toothy grin still on his face, he walked over quietly and slid into the man's lap like a cat. He curled himself up and draped his arms around the man's neck. It didn't feel odd or strange to him one bit to do this. His body melded to Lewis' and he sighed contently before his chest rumbled in a purring noise as his eyes slipped shut again. Cheshire didn't fall back asleep. Instead he just sort of dozed and enjoyed the feeling of a body close to his.<br><br>Yes. This was his goal before going back home. He needed to hold out as long as possible to make Lewis' life better. He only hoped that now that he was free he wouldn't be called back without a choice to stay. If that happened, then he may never get to see Lewis again.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Suiko</strong> on <strong>02-01-2013, 17:02:04</strong>
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				Lewis slept well. His chest rose and fell at a steady pace and a sense of peace settled over his mind that he hadn't felt since his mother had been alive. Cheshire seemed to bring with him an air of wonder amd magic - rare things in this world - and the young writer was all too happy ajd ever so thankful to have been the one to stumble upon such a treasure. His dreams were of the fantastical lands he had been told of. Of great white castles and wicked red queens, of bizarre birds that could talk and a rabbit holding an oversized pocketwatch. Certainly eventful dreams, amd a smile was upon hos features as the boy stirred upon the carpet.<br><br>He barely moved as Cheshire rose and moved to sit upon his lap, shifting downwards only slightly to make himself more comfrtable. The warmth of another body was something he'd not felt in quote some time and Lewis settled deeper into sleep as thin arms wrapped around his shoulders, his head tilting forwards. A hand shofted blindly to settle upon one of th boy's thighs and Lewis sighed heavily, leaning deeper into the smaller frame above him.<br><br>So comfortable... But there was only so long he could slumber for before his eyelids fluttered and he blinked slowly, peering down at the cattish bundle upon his lap. He wasn't sure what to do. Cheshire didn't seem to be alseep but he looked so cosy, amd he found himself smiling, lifting a hand to run his fingers through that vibrant hair. Was it wrong to indulge such touch? Perhaps a piece of his mind told him he should gleam no pleasure from it... But it couldn't be helped.<br><br>"Good morning... Did you sleep well?" He asked quietly, lips set in a gentle smile.
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jag</strong> on <strong>03-01-2013, 04:10:35</strong>
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				There was nothing in Wonderland that was considered unnatural or wrong. There were things that were looked down on, but nothing was really 'wrong'. People were allowed to do what made them happy and that was the end of it. If he wanted to curl up in Lewis' chest, then so be it. Even if there was a valid reason for him not to do it, she tended to do it anyway. There were very few things that Cheshire would not do. He'd damn near killed people to get out of that hospital. He had bit and clawed everyone in his way till Lewis showed up. As peaceful as he was, he was a vicious creature. A wild animal.<br><br>He nuzzled into the other man's chest and purred softly as the fingers ran through his hair. Lewis would find his hair to be much softer than most people. Fur like in texture. More fluffy than normal hair.<br><br>When questioned, he nuzzled his face into Lewis' chest and made a mewing noise, "Yes...don't want to move," it had been such a long time since he felt this comfortable. He didn't want to get up yet. Just because he was awake didn't mean he wanted to move. He wanted to stay close to Lewis all day like this. He would move if he could be promised to sleep like this again tonight, "Can I sleep like this tonight, Lewis?" his body started to move, but not to remove himself from the other man's lap. Instead he wrapped his arms around Lewis' neck more and buried his head into the other man's shoulder, "Diana can sleep on my lap if she wants to," he wasn't about to steal all of Lewis' attention from the little kitten.<br><br>As childlike as the request was, it wasn't one from a child. Cheshire was sure of himself and confident. It wasn't said with a child's voice or nature. He knew what he wanted and was asking for it. He firmly believed his request would be granted, just as he believed all the things he'd told Lewis about Wonderland last night, "Can we stay inside today? It's probably wet out. I don't like getting wet."
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Suiko</strong> on <strong>03-01-2013, 18:36:14</strong>
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			<dd class="postbody">
				Without realising,&nbsp; Lewis found his touch lingering upon that soft hair. If he didn't know any better he would have called it fur - it felt so pleasant to touch, as though he were stroking Diana who often sat herself on his lap in much the same way as Cheshire. The lines of human and cat seemed to blur even further where he was concerned, but the young writer decided that he simply didn't care to label such a wonderdul being. Cheshire was Cheshire. That was all.<br><br>"Mm... You mean sleep on my lap?" He smiled and chuckled softly, noddong his head. "Of corse you can. Doana can find a spot to be comfortable as well... it is rather nice..." His hand finally stopped its steady steoking only to fall and rest upon the gentle curve of Cheshire's hip. It seemed like the most natural place to put it, even if a slight flush had taken his cheeks at the sensation. To have a body close to his own; wanting to be near to him and curling up so intimately... The devil offered him uch terrible temptation.<br><br>Lewis cleared his throat softly and glanced toward the window, fingertips brushing ever so slightly over the boy's hip."We'll stay in... Though I'm afraid I shall need to stand at some point. I'll make us some tea and some breakfast, hm? What do you like to eat?" He didn't move just yet however. Just a few more moments of this closeness. It was harmless, wasn't it? Yes. So long as Cheshire showed no signs of disliking it...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jag</strong> on <strong>28-01-2013, 01:43:45</strong>
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				There were several comments Cheshire could make. Several he wanted to make, but for the first time in his life, he doubted himself. He wanted to tell Lewis that Diana didn't have to sit with them and they could even find a larger place to lay. Somewhere more private. He believed Diana understood everything. All animals did, "Does it have to be right now?" he purred in a near moan as he felt the fingers touching his hip and Lewis mentioned needing to stand, "I don't eat..." which he didn't realize how strange that sounded, "I only drink tea," he had ate in the past and did so for celebration, but generally he did not eat.<br><br>In an act of small submission, he stretched and climbed to his feet to let the other man stand. His back arched as he reached up towards the ceiling and then reached down towards his toes. He was flexible. That was one of the attributes that lead to the hospital having difficulties keeping him in. No matter how many nurses and doctors were holding onto him, he was able to slip free. It was only when they stuck him with needles filled with some kind of potion that it made him fall asleep. They would complain that it took nearly triple the amount of the potion to knock him out that it took a normal person. He tried to explain to him that he wasn't normal. That he wasn't from this world. But that just made them put more locks on his door.<br><br>Diana meowed and trotted up to his feet. Circling and nuzzling at his legs till he picked her up, "Good morning, Miss. Diana. Did you have sweet dreams? Sweet ladies always have sweet dreams and you are the sweetest lady I have ever met. Even the White Queen would find her self competing with you," the cat seemed to understand and licked his fingers at the compliment, "What should we do today, Diana?"<br><br>He leaned his head down and put his ear near her mouth. She made a few purrs and mews before he straightened his back, "Diana says you should write today and I should be your inspiration. She says you have not written in some time and that is a terrible shame. She has been worried about you since your mother passed," his mother passing was not something Lewis had told the cat-like boy, "Perhaps I can tell you stories about my home and you could write them. I've never been very good with the writing thing. What do you think?"
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			<dt class="postheader">
				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Suiko</strong> on <strong>30-01-2013, 18:34:55</strong>
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				Certainly Lewis would have been lying if he saod that he himself didn't have certain lingering thoughts. Inappropriate ones that could very easily land him in a great deal of trouble, even if he didn't feel rather ashamed of feeling such things for the slender boy now seated on his lap. He knew Cheshire wasnt a child, but there was an innocence to him that seemed so very rare in the current days and he didn't want ro spoil it... Still his hands lingered longer than they should have, and a small sigh passed between his lips at the near-moan in his ear.<br><br>Did Cheshire mean to do that?<br><br>"Ehem. Thank you." He coughed loudly as thankfully the cat-boy rose to his feet, watching with far too much interest as he stretched towards the ceiling then to his feet. Never had such temptation lingered so close to him, but no. Lewis was a good and respectable man - he wouldn't indulge.<br><br>"I shall make more tea then." He smiled, not lingering on the idea that the boy didn't eat. Conpared to some of the fantastical stories he'd been told, that seemed perfectly normal and so as Diana purred and nuzzled happily into the boy's chest, Lewis bustled about the kitchen to fill the kettle with water before returning and placing it over the fire to boil, two teacups and strainers perched on the modest table.<br><br>"Hmm? Write...?" He blinoed slowly, a frown coming o his features as Cheshire mentioned the passing of his mother. He was sure that he hadn't mentioned such a personal tragedy to one he'd known a mere few hours, but then perhaps he'd dreamed and mumbled about her. He did miss her terribly. "I... suppose it has been difficult since... then." It was obvious the topic was difficult for him, and he lapsed into silence, watching he kettle until steam began to rise from the spout and he poured the liquid through the strainers into the cups.<br><br>"I would like to hwar more of your stories." He forced a smile and offered a cup, along with a saucer of milk and small bowl of sugar cubes and a spoon. "You drink that and I'll fetch my papers..."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Jag</strong> on <strong>04-03-2013, 02:46:43</strong>
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				The thoughts of the cat like boy were far from innocent at times. There were many doctors and nurses that had long lasting scars because of him. There were thoughts of blood and violence in his mind many times. But not since meeting Lewis. Now his thoughts were content and peaceful. He thought about laying about in the sun and rolling in the grass. Even then, there were many darker ones that good, respectable people did not have. Cheshire was a creature of indulgence. He liked to take in excess much of the time when it was something he wanted. Such as laying in Lewis' lap. Respectable people never did things like that, but Cheshire had wanted to, so he did and did so for a long period of time and planned to do it again.<br><br>"More of my stories you shall hear then. I think you will find the story of the Jabberwocky most exciting. The most fearsome beast in all the lands!" he said with a smile as he sipped the tea. <br><br>When Lewis came back, he immediately started with his story. It was filled with strange words and creatures. A story of a great battle.<br><br><em>"Twas brillig, and the slithy toves<br>Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;<br>All mimsy were the borogoves,<br>And the mome raths outgrabe.<br><br>"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!<br>The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!<br>Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun<br>The frumious Bandersnatch!"<br><br>He took his vorpal sword in hand:<br>Long time the manxome foe he sought—<br>So rested he by the Tumtum tree,<br>And stood awhile in thought.<br><br>And as in uffish thought he stood,<br>The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,<br>Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,<br>And burbled as it came!<br><br>One, two! One, two! and through and through<br>The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!<br>He left it dead, and with its head<br>He went galumphing back.<br><br>"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?<br>Come to my arms, my beamish boy!<br>O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"<br>He chortled in his joy.<br><br>'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves<br>Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;<br>All mimsy were the borogoves,<br>And the mome raths outgrabe."</em><br><br>Cheshire smiled from ear to ear as he finished and glanced over at Lewis, "What do you think? It is the greatest legend in the land. The story of the death of the Jabberwocky. Of course stories are never that simple. The Jabberwocky had a child. It still lives and eats helpless people whenever it can, but it is no where near as vicious as it's dead parent."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Welcome to Wonderland (Angel Eros &amp; Michi)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Suiko</strong> on <strong>06-05-2013, 15:18:27</strong>
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				Lewis returned holding a well-worn leather bound book, the corners slightly frayed from age and many fingers opening it to reveal what was within. Sadly it hadn't recently recieved much in the way of such reverence of the pen, but hopefully with the addition of Cheshire inspiration would once again strike. The writer thought he could easily fill the pages simply with what he thought of the curious boy, but he wanted to hear more of the wonderful world; the Wonderland that awaited him.<br><br>He chuckled at the thought and wrote the word at the top of the first clean page, circling it several times before he raised a curious brow at his companion. "Hold on... Jabb... er... wockey..." He wrote the name with a small smile, already enthralled by such a bizarre name before he glanced back towards Cheshire as he began to recite the tale with dramatic and entertaining detail.<br><br>Lewis had intended to jot down notes as the boy spoke, but he found himself letting the pen rest on the paper as he leaned closer to the storyteller, his other hand cradling his palm. The battle was expertly told, the perfect emphasises made to make a wonderful story on its own and before he realised it, the song had been sung and he blinked quickly, an embarrassed chuckle passing between his lips.<br><br>"Oh dear... I seem to have forgotten to write anything down... You're quite the storyteller, Cheshire. Very intriguing." He nodded and sighed, tilting his head back to look at the ceiling. "Such a wonderful world you come from... So different from the dregs of this place..."
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