Chapter one: Showtime

A Chapter by Azure

Chapter 1: Showtime

" Queen Alise, queen Alise" her co- worker and best friend Katrina who in Alise's restaurant is the cheshire kitty she dramatically cried pausing to pose as if she were a damsel in distress before continuing " THEY ATE ALL YOUR TARTS!" Alise smiles the prepares for her entrance, taking a deep breathe she walks on to the stage he face a perfect blank mask she sat down in her "throne" a very old ornate chair heart shaped with intricate vine patterns on the metal it was red velvet she turned towards the cheshire cat looking her up and down she was wearing a very short chest hugging blue dress with small white ruffles going down the front finally alise spoke " Who. Ate My. Tart?" she questioned even the actors who practiced with her flinches from the ice in her voice hearing no answer she asked again " WHO. ATE. MY. TARTS" Kat stood next to the alise smiling as the card knights knights and knaves flinch. she gets up walks around then stops whispering she says " was it you" n-no your majesty the soft voice of a lady echoes on the now silent stage. she continued walking until she is right in front of the audience " was it you ?" she asked her voice so cold hell would've frozen over the little boy scared whimpered "n-no" she raised her left bro and stared at him "what?" he whimpered the said " i me-mean no your ...your majesty" " she walked towards a teenager with red lips stick sitting in the chair with the hidden "stolen tarts" she leaned in close " was it you?" the girl smiled "no your majesty" narrowing her eyes she sniffed " what is that under your chair" the girl leaned over and pulled out the strawberry tarts alise took one and bit it " hmm brumberry.. what is your name child? " the girl responded " Stacy" her voice a little shaky Alise paused and turned before yelling "OFFFFF WITH HER HEEEEEEEAAAAADDDD!!!!!!" ending her scene by dramatically walking out as knaves of clubs escort the young lady to the kitchen to receive her gift she was given a box of strawberry tarts free. back stage alise changed into her alise costume and walked around greeting customers kat ran up giggling as she said " awesome peerrrformances" she said keeping slightly in character alise giggled at her friends english accent and responded with and english dialect " why thank you kitty kat" she smirked at her friends blush when she called her that before moving on to the kitchen "cooks and duchess" they chuckled and pointed to the clock alise smiled and walked into dining area before clearing her throat to get her everyones attention the has "anyone seen the rabbit oh! " at that moment her employee peter ran by dressed as a rabbit "tea time" she stared as he stopped in front of her " I'm late" before he ran down a black corridor" alise followed and the patrons all the clapped it was how she ended every show their were may comments as they threw roses " you make a wonderful red queen alise" " I love your version of wonderland"' and many more customers left tips as they happily walked out the door alise sighed and began closing up the shops as all her employees but Kat left " ugh my feet hurt' alise moaned sitting on one of the bar stools, kat laughed " well you have been running in them" she bagan locking up as alise packed the left over snacks not that there was much before leaving out the back door.

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