A Key To Another World

Chapter four

What the hell happened? Where am I anyway? All I see is darkness and I can't move at all.... I can't even feel my body.... Is this what it feels like to be dead...? Without anything but the pitch black darkness and my own lonely mind...? It's definitely better this way. I'm going to be alone for the rest of my miserable life no matter what, so why shouldn't I get used to it? This is the perfect moment! Now I won't be a burden to other people.

???: "You can't think like that, Michael. You're not all alone. You still have-"

What do I have, huh?!? I have nothing left!!! Nothing!!! I managed to do something that no one else managed to do!!! And that was to enter another world, a new and different life!!!! I got my hopes up, only to have them crumbled by this white furried bastard!!!! Not even another world welcomes me!!! And now I'm surrounded by darkness, probably dead too!

???: "You are not dead, Michael. You're just sleeping. And... I'm really sorry that I hurt you..."

You're sorry that you hurt me? I don't understand... Who are you anyway?

???: "My name is Zoe."

Okay, Zoe. What do you want from me?

Zoe: "I want you to wake up."

Michael's eyes shot open and he immediately sat up, his vision spinning.

???: "Good morning."

Michael waited until his vision cleared. Right in front of him sat this anthropomorphic vixen with white fur, smiling up at him.

Oh, no! Not her again!

Michael: "Shit!"

Michael wanted to jump up and run away, but the human-like vixen lunged at him to keep him in his place.

???: "Wait!"

Her face was now only a few inches away from Michael's. They stared at each other for a long time. Her beautiful emerald eyes bored into his brown, lifeless eyes. Her fur, pressed against him, felt as soft as a cloud and warmer than summer days.

She really is beautiful... And her fur looks so fluffy. I wish I could pet her head and feel the fur on my hands....

The humanoid vixen blushed at this thought, but it was not visible through her thick fur. Still, she enjoyed hearing that thought from him and smiled.

???: "R-really? You think I'm beautiful? Well, if that's the case, then I'm fine with you giving me pettings!"

Now it was Michael's turn to blush.

Michael: "W-wait, did I say it out loud!? Y-you weren't supposed to hear that!"

She giggled at his outburst, a sound that sounded so adorable to Michael that he wished he could hear it for hours.

???: "Sorry, sometimes I can't help but intrude on other people's thoughts. By the way, I'm Zoe."

Michael: "Oh, so you were the voice in my head...? Wait, does that mean you can read and hear my thoughts?"

Zoe: "Mhm, right!"

She's a fucking mind reader!? A telepath!? And she heard my thoughts before, great! She's probably hearing this too! Shit!

She giggled again at his thoughts and got off of him. As she did, Michael felt the temperature change from warm to cool. He already missed her warm fur.

Zoe: "Don't worry about it! I'll try not to read your mind so much anymore, but I can't promise you anything."

Michael: "Uh-huh."