Wonders

Chapter 16

I gave his head a quick, hard smack. I could hear the Duchess give a light chuckle without even turning around.
"Ow~ What was that for?!"
"You're asking crazy stupid questions! Now let's go to bed!" His tail moved in irritation as he slowly disappeared; his feet disappearing first.
"I'll definitely get you back for this, Alice..." With that, his head disappeared and I went to a random room. I slammed open the door only to see Mad Cat in his regular form and changing into pajamas. His shirt was off, and he was in the middle of putting on the pajama top.
We were both frozen. Then I quickly closed the door and ran into a different room. The image of his naked chest seared into my mind.
I mumbled while hitting the bed with my pillow, "Stupid retard! I'm so stupid! I can't believe I saw that! Ugh! Get out of my head!" I slammed my head in pillow and just laid there. "I shouldn't let that get to me. I'll just pretend I never saw that... GAH!! How can I pretend I didn't see that?!?! No, Alice. You're being weird. You never flinched when you saw the pictures of models' chests. Why do it because you saw Mad Cat's...? That's right. There's nothing to freak out about." After some more mumbling, I closed my eyes and drifted away.
When I woke up, Mad Cat was right in front of my face. I shrieked and punched him in the face.
"AGH." He held his head back, in case he had a nose bleed. "What was that for?" I huddled into the corner of the bed while wrapping myself with the blanket.
"Don't you know how to knock?! You shouldn't even be in a WOMAN's room in the first place!!!" I pointed to the door as I moved my finger up and down. "Shoo! Shoo!"
"Sorry, sorry~." He gradually disappeared while pouting. When I was sure he was gone, I quickly changed into the clothes that the Duchess had left for me in the wardrobe. They were a long, low cut, mint green sweater, a dark gray cardigan, dark wash skinny jeans, and mint green ballet flats. I wondered if ever Wonder knew each other's sizes as I ran to the living room. Mad Cat and the Duchess were having a discussion over tea.
"Did you get a good night's rest?" The Duchess pleasantly asked as she set the cup down delicately.
"Yes. Thank you very much." I noticed she still had a revealing outfit which consisted of a red dress which was skin tight.
"No need to be formal." She smiled and motioned for me to sit beside Mad Cat. Noticing my hesitation, she glared at Mad Cat. "Why don't you go play with the penguins?" Mad Cat wistfully looked at me before walking out the door solemnly.
"Why did-"
"You seemed to be having a difficult time speaking to me with him here." I nodded, grateful for her concern. "So why are you here?"
"We came to find out where the Red Queen is."
She rose an eyebrow before asking, "Do you have any money?"
"Huh?"
"I AM an information broker. What will you give me in return?"
"Anything you need, I suppose..." I shrugged, mentally cringing at the weak response. If I answered like that we might get something impossible.
"Oh~ that's perfect!" She clapped her small hands.
"Do you have something for us to do?" I leaned forward excitedly and nervously.
"Yes! You can go capture Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum for me. You see, they kidnapped my familiar." She momentarily furrowed her eyebrows, thinking back on the memory.
"So get them and the pig? Will do."
"Excellent!" She got out of her chair and danced to the soup, stirring the mixture.
"Will-" The door slammed open and Mad Cat rushed in. He gave me a wide grin while hugging a maturing baby penguin in his arms.
"What were you talking about?"
"I agreed to-" I just noticed the baby penguin. "Why do you have a penguin?" It looked up at me with sparkling eyes. Mad Cat pulled out a pan from no where, put it on a stove, and set the penguin in it.
"Penguin stir fry."
"Oh HEEELLLLL NO!" I angrily stomped over and picked up the baby.
"My gourmet meal~."
I cuddled into the soft fuzz on the baby's head and curtly stated, "We'll be hunting Deedle Dum and Deedle Dee so we can retrieve the Duchess' familiar. We need to bring all of them back." Mad Cat's jaw dropped.
"It's TWEEDLE Dee and TWEEDLE Dum. Anyway, did she convince you?" I nodded. "Ugh. Why me~?"
"What?"
"Those two are the trickiest Wonders to fight. I hate them! They're so ANNOYING!!!" He sighed and slumped forward while the Duchess giggled.
"My bad... I didn't know..."
He looked back up, picked up his pan, shoved it at me, and demanded, "If you're sorry then gimme Stir Fry."