Summary: its years later and Alice feels a pain of loss in her life. Seeking unceremoniously for a way back to Wonderland, Alice lands herself back into a heap of trouble. With a few adjustments in character maturity and a new set of plot twists, will Alice finally find herself? AxH

Authors Note:

Hello! After watching Tim burton's Alice in Wonderland last night I have come to the conclusion that I must help build a fan section for our new (yet not so new) sprouting couple, Alice and Hatter.

My theory was, that, if I start giving what the fans want and desire…maybe others will too so that I can swoon as well. It's good to see oneshots have been popping up since the movies release though. Yay for fandoms and yay for AlicexHatter.

So I hope you enjoy. I am slowly planning a nice juicy plot for this one. So no it isn't a oneshot.

Tell me what you think!

P.S. I don't own Wonderland or any of the inhabitance…unfortunately.

Please enjoy…and comment please!

Chapter 1: Six Impossible Things

They were always the same things.

"Animals that can talk. "

Always the same six impossible things before breakfast.

"Flowers that can sing."

Which had always reminded Alice of the same extraordinary dreams.

"I have slayed a Jabberwocky."

Of the same wondrous place.

"Caterpillars give good advice."

Where the same memory of a certain mad hatter stained her cheeks.

"Mad hatters enjoy tea."

Only to remember the same bitter regret.

"I can never go back…."

It was a foul taste that left Alice in a dejected state for a well part of her mornings. She had traveled at sea for weeks, pioneered her way through various countries for months, dinned with kings and queens for days…and all that she had to show for it was a restless heart and a lonely cottage filled with priceless relics.

Adventure within the world, the young female realized, was only half as exciting as it should have been— even less as the years rolled by.

Granted, Alice was grateful for the opportunities that were given to her. Being the apprentice of Lord Ascot and being able to bring her father's dream to life…was a very gratifying experience. But the female had always thought back to Wonderland and realized that that was the truest adventure of any life time.

And she was just lucky enough to do it twice.

It was a devastating revelation that left her heart broken. She knew that she wouldn't have grown properly if she did not go back to reality and face the trials of life…but she also knew that she left a large part of herself back with the inhabitance of her beloved Wonderland.

Sometimes, when others thought she was not paying attention, they would stare at her with a sort of sympathetic pity in their eyes. Like somehow they knew the secret she kept hidden deep within her that caused her to struggle through a normal mundane life. It was almost touching, really. But any thoughts of even daring to utter a word of Wonderland were snuffed out quickly with apprehension. They would surely think her mad for such talk. This, in all honesty, wasn't particularly a ghastly crime in her mind but knew that an asylum would not exactly be on the top of her list as a suitable living facility.

And so Alice kept her most prized secret to herself, which caused a wall between her and any other who sought to draw closer.

The champion of Wonderland was lonelier than she had ever felt in her entire existence…

"Oh Hatter…" Soft crystal blue eyes stared out into sunset skies and wondered how much more breathtaking a Wonderland sunset could possibly be to this. She surmised quite a bit. "I hope you are doing well…I miss you all to the point that it is almost too much to bear. What a foolish girl I have been…"

She had taken up to talking to the air as if her closest friend was sitting quietly besides her. It was a recent habit that she had so easily acquired when in the privacy of her own rooms. The warmth from such antics, however alone she may have seemed to be, drove her to continue the habitual evening conversations.

"Something seems wrong as of late," she continued onward in hushed tone, "…but perhaps it is only apprehension for my birthday party tomorrow…I cannot believe it's already been four years. Can you believe that Lord Ascot actually planned all this? Well…mummy says he did but how can you truly leave a man on his own when he is completely out of his element?" She actually gave a bit of a giggle at the thought before sobering with a strained look. "I'll be going back again… where my adventures started a second time in your world." She leaned her chin to the palm of her hand and closed her eyes. She took in the summer night air and breathed out a slow and unsteady sigh. "Will this finally be my breaking point, I wonder…"