Imagine you going back to Underland and reuniting with Mad Hatter.
*Requested by moonwalkin_bird*
"Ow! You're making my corset way too tight!" You told the servant, who was tying your corset and fixing up your wedding dress for your arranged wedding day. "It needs to be very tight in order to be perfect, (y/n). Now stop complaining and hold still while Maria fixes up your wedding gown." Your very high level etiquette mother said. "The one that you chose and I don't like. I liked the one that I picked out when I was trying on dresses." You said, while wincing in pain at the same time from the tightness of the corset. "That dress was horrendous and it didn't fit your shape and you know quite well that I despise anything horrendous, especially if it's your sort of taste in fashion." Your mother said, rudely.
A minute later, Maria stopped tying the back of your wedding dress and she fluffed out the skirt. You tried to take a breath, but you felt like you couldn't move at all, not even to take a breath. It felt so tight around you and claustrophobic, it seemed like it could easily break your ribs. "Wonderful. You look so lovely in this dress, (y/n)." Your mother said. You walked up to the body mirror near your bed and you looked at yourself in the mirror, looking uncomfortable and unhappy. You didn't like the dress you were wearing. It looked nothing like a wedding dress to you.
"I don't like it, mother." "You stop talking like that, (y/n). I don't like how you're acting. It's your wedding day." Your mother said. "It's an arranged marriage to Samual Bennett, mother. I don't love him and I assure you that he doesn't love me either." You said, sadly. Your mother slightly slapped your hand after you said that. "Don't talk like that, (y/n). Who cares if either one of you don't love each other? You were arranged to marry him and that's how it should be done. The Bennetts are rich and you deserve a rich husband. Now I don't want to hear another word out of you. You're marrying Samual and that's final. Stay here. I'll be right back to get your bouquet." Your mother said, and, then, she walked out of your bedroom, with Maria following her, leaving you all alone in your bedroom.
You looked down in front of the mirror, feeling like you were on the verge of tears. "You look beautiful, my dear (y/n)." You looked up, with wide eyes, when you saw a familiar man standing, closely, behind you. You recognized his pale skin, his frizzy, curly electric orange-colored hair, his light green eyes, his handmade top hat, and his adorable smile, with a gap in between his teeth, anywhere. It was none other than your Underland friend and the man you truly love, Tarrant Hightopp. "Hatter?" You called out by his nickname you call him, as you turned around to face him, but he wasn't behind you. It saddened you because you thought he was really there with you. "Hatter?" You choked on tears, as they fell down your cheeks. You turned back to the mirror and looked at the spot where you thought you saw Hatter from behind you.
Your bedroom door opened and your mother stepped in with your bouquet of roses, with Maria following behind her. "Come along, (y/n). The wedding is about to start. Stop looking at yourself in the mirror. You look fine." Your mother said, and, then, she noticed the tears on your cheeks. "Oh, for goodness sakes, (y/n). Maria, wipe these tears off her face. You're supposed to look beautiful without these tears, (y/n). Crying will make you look ugly." Your mother said, while Maria took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears off your face. "Here are your roses. Don't ruin them." Your mother said, as she handed you the bouquet of roses to you.
"They're white roses, mother." You said. "What were you expecting? Red roses? You know I despise colorful flowers. They don't look good for wedding days. White roses are more elegant and more simple. Now let's go, (y/n). It is time act like a lady and get ready to marry Samual." Your mother said, as she grabbed your upper arm and walked you out of your bedroom and headed to the back of your family mansion where the wedding ceremony was taking place.
***
When you were ten years old, you discovered Underland after you followed the White Rabbit, McTwisp, down a rabbit hole. At first, you thought it was all a dream, but, thankfully, it wasn't since it was the type of place you wanted to live in than the life with your rich, etiquette parents. You made lots of friends, especially with Hatter. The two of you became very close, inseparable best friends. You both would have tea parties and picnics, share stories, and make hats together. Being with him changed your life forever since you weren't happy with your family.
Twelve years later, you found out from your mother that you're arranged to be married to Samual Bennett, the greedy, selfish son of an investor. She told you that once you marry him, you have to focus on your responsibilities as a wife and a mother when you have children in the future and no distractions. It hurt you because you knew you could never go back to Underland and never see your friends, especially Hatter because you had loving feelings for him. You kept thinking that you should be marrying him instead, but you couldn't because you never told anyone about him and Underland and you'll end up in an asylum if you tell anyone about Underland. You had no choice but to tell Hatter and all your friends that you're never coming back to Underland because of your arranged marriage. It hurt everyone, especially Hatter, who looked heartbroken that last time you saw him. It was the hardest thing you had to do that you didn't want to.
But when you thought you saw Hatter in your bedroom earlier, it made you realize that you're making the biggest mistake of your life. Going through with the arranged marriage when you should be leaving your prison life with your wealthy family and marry Hatter in Underland instead. It's like your heart was telling you to leave your wedding and go back to Hatter. You went with your gut instinct. You knew you had to get out of this wedding and go back to Underland.
***
"Do you Samual take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife? To honor and to cherish, in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live?" The priest asked. "I do." Samual said. You gulped when it was your turn. "And do you, (y/n), take Samual take this man to by your lawfully wedded husband? To honor and to cherish, in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live?" The priest asked. Your heart was racing as you couldn't say anything for a moment. "I...I..." You stuttered. Samual looked irritated when he muttered, "Say 'I do', (y/n)." "I..." You stuttered again. 'Just do what your heart is telling you to do. It's now or never.' You heard your conscience telling you.
"I don't." You finally said, with confidence. You heard everyone gasped, in shock. Even Samual was shocked when you said that. You were about to turn and run off, but Samual grabbed your upper arm, tightly. You winced in pain as you turned back to him. "What's the matter with you, (y/n)? We are arranged to be married. It's someone else, isn't it?" He said. You glared at him and said, "Yes, it is. His name is Tarrant Hightopp and I'd rather be his wife than be yours, Samual." Then, you slammed your bouquet of roses in his face, causing him to exclaim in shock and everyone to gasped out loud. You ran away from the altar and ran towards the forest to find the rabbit hole.
You lifted the skirt of your wedding dress up as you kept running through the forest to look for the rabbit hole you've been going to for the past twelve years. When you turned to the location, you finally found it. As you were about to get on the ground, you turned when you heard your mother calling your name. "(y/n), you get back to that altar and marry Samual or else you will be shunned from your family for the rest of your life." She said. You didn't hesitate to say, "So be it, then, mother." Then, you took the engagement ring off your finger and threw it at her. After that, you got down and started crawling through the rabbit hole. The next thing you knew, you fell through the rabbit hole and it changed into blue skies and clouds. You screamed, closed your eyes, and braced yourself for impact as you were falling towards a pink cherry blossom tree.
You fell through the cherry blossom tree and ended up landing on a bed of pink hydrangeas, without any harm. You sat up and saw a tea party table next to you, with all your Underland friends sitting all around it, with smiles on their faces. "Hi, everyone." You said, while smiling. "(y/n)'s back!" Bayard, the blood hound, said. "It is her!" Tweedledee and Tweedledum said at the same time. "Welcome home, (y/n)." Mally, the dormouse, said. "Good to see you again, (y/n)." The Chessir Cat said, floating next to you. "We thought we'd never see you again, (y/n)." McTwisp said, as he hopped right next to you and hugged you. You giggled as you hugged him back and, then, he hopped back to the table. "We are pleased to have you back, (y/n)." Mirana said, the White Queen, said from the end of the table.
You stood up, brushed the petals off your dress, and looked around and saw the person that you were happy to see. He stood up and walked towards you, slowly, as he whispered, "(y/n)." You smiled and said, "Oh, Hatter." Then, you quickly walked towards him and embraced him in a tight, but gentle hug. He hugged you back immediately and held you close to him. Everyone around stared in 'awe'. "Oh, my sweet (y/n). I thought I was never gonna see you again." Hatter said, lisping a bit. "There's no need to worry about that anymore, Hatter, because I'm here and I'm not going back to my world this time." You said.
Moments later, you both pulled away from the hug and looked at each other. "But what about your wedding, (y/n)? I thought you were getting married to...someone else." Hatter said, sadly. You shook your head and said, "No, Hatter. I'm not marrying that horrible man. I was wrong to go through with the arranged marriage. I should never have told you and everyone that I was never coming back here. Underland is my home and it always has been. I never loved the man I was gonna marry, especially since he doesn't act like a gentleman. I had someone else in mind that I wanted to marry instead." "And who might that be?" Hatter asked, while looking down, hurt and more sad. "I'm looking at him right in front of me." You said.
Hatter perked his head up after you said that. "You mean...me?" He asked. You nodded and said, "I couldn't stop thinking about you after I left Underland to get married, Hatter. You're the reason why I came back here and why I left my arranged wedding. It was all because of you, Hatter. When I thought I saw you in my bedroom when I was getting ready for the wedding, it made me realize that you were the one for me and my heart was telling me to go back to you. I was happy to realize that because...you've always had my heart since I've had feelings for you for so long." You explained. "All this time?" Hatter said, sounding shocked. "Yes." You said.
Hatter looked at you, with tenderness in his eyes, when he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small object you weren't expecting to see. It was an engagement ring. "And you've always had mine." He said, as he took your hand and, gently, placed the ring on your left ring finger. "I kept this with me since the day I last saw you. I was gonna ask you, but, then, you told me you were getting married to someone else. I was afraid it was too late." He explained. "No, Hatter. It's not too late. There's no man in my world that is like you that I want to marry." You said, as you wrapped your arms around his neck and pressed your lips against his. He placed his hands on your waist and kissed you back immediately. Mirana and everyone else watched this moment between you and Hatter.
Then, you both pulled away from the kiss. "I wish I could marry you right now, Hatter." You said. "I think that sounds like a splendid idea, (y/n)." Hatter said. "I agree. The two of you could get married at my castle and we'll have a proper wedding ceremony for you both." Mirana said. Everyone at the table agreed with her. You were happy to hear all this. It'll be much better than the arranged marriage. "My family will be delighted to have you as part of our family, (y/n)." Hatter said, excitedly. "This is all wonderful. I couldn't agree more. Plus, I do need to get out of this wedding dress. I honestly can't breath in this piece of rag with this corset wrapped around me very tightly." You said. "I'll have my servants alter that filthy dress and make it presentable for you, (y/n)." Mirana said. "Perfect! Let's everything ready for the wedding!" You said.
***
The sun was setting from behind the castle of Mirana's as the wedding ceremony was about to begin. Mirana invited everyone in her kingdom, including Hatter's family, to come to the wedding at last minute, which was not a problem. You were surprised of how the servants were able to fix up your dress so quickly and make it a lot better than your original one. In fact, it was the exact style that you wanted from the dress you previously liked. You even wore a flower crown with your wedding dress and a bouquet of colorful roses. It was breathtaking to see yourself as a bride in the fixed wedding dress.
Hatter's father, Zanik Hightopp, escorted you down the aisle as soon as the ceremony began. When you saw Hatter at the end of the aisle, you noticed that he was wearing a fancier version of what he always wears, which was nice because it suited his personality. You were smiling this time as you flowed down the aisle, staring at the man you've always loved after all these years.
***
"Tarrant Hightopp, do you take (y/n) to be your lawfully wedded wife? To honor and to cherish, in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live?" The priest asked. "I do." Hatter said, while holding both your hands. You smiled at him before it was your turn. "And do you, (y/n) (y/l/n), take Tarrant take this man to by your lawfully wedded husband? To honor and to cherish, in sickness and in health, as long as you both shall live?" The priest asked. This time, without hesitating, you said, "I do." Hatter had the biggest smile on his face after that. "Then, by the power vested in me by our Underland world, I now pronounce you man and wife. Tarrant, you may kiss the bride." The priest said.
Then, you and Hatter leaned forward and kissed each other, softly, on the lips. Everyone all around cheered and clapped for you both. The two of you pulled slightly away from the kiss and looked into each other's eyes. "I love you, Mr. Tarrant Hightopp." You said, staring into his now shade of pink eyes. "And I love you too, Mrs. (y/n) Hightopp." Hatter said back. Then, you leaned forward and you both kissed each other again, passionately.