Twisted Wonderland | Mickey's Print

17. The Rebel Of The Savannah

On Sunday night, after going to sleep, Yuu visualized the mirror in his room and saw a new place he never saw before. It seemed to be the middle of the African savanna and in front of him, there was a huge rock surrounded by countless animals such as elephants, giraffes, antelopes, different types of birds, and many more different species from the area.

"Another dream?" He asked aloud. "I can hear the wind..."

That dream had nothing to do with Alice and the Queen of Hearts, Yuu was not even wearing the blue dress, instead, he was dressed in a white cotton shirt with a tribal design on the neck, brown pants of the same material, and sandals on the feet.

He lifted his left sleeve and just as he expected, the blue print was shining.

Looking up, he again saw the dark shadow in the shape of a person, her silhouette did not seem to be wearing a dress either, so he deduced that she was wearing the same clothes as him. The girl, in the case they were actually one, looked carefully at the animals around her as if she was as surprised as him. Yuu could see that her right shoulder also emanated a blue glow.

The girl finally noticed him and got startled.

The most sensible thing to do at times like this would be to be careful and run, but for some reason, Yuu, while he was intrigued, was not afraid for her. However, he wanted to keep his distance.

"Hey," he called her. "Who are you? What's all this?"

He got no response. Both of them turned their attention to the top of the rock as they saw what appeared to be an ancient baboon holding a small animal in his arms.

Then he lifted the animal above him as if he was introducing him to all the animals below, revealing himself to be a little lion cub.

"Simba..." Yuu whispered. Just like with Alicia, he knew the names of those present despite never having seen them before.

As if it were a miracle, rays of sunlight filtered from the top of the clouds and illuminated the little lion. The other animals bowed in respect. Shortly after, Simba's parents appeared next to the baboon, a pair of lions who looked proudly and tenderly at their baby.

Dialogue and context weren't needed, the moment was purely incredible and majestic.

The girl returned to focus on the animals in front of her and dared to try touching one of them, but the images began to disappear and she backed away.

That meant the dream was over, but Yuu did not feel that he was going to wake up and stood in that place, now a grayish space without animals or blue sky, just her.

The girl glanced back at him and they stared at each other for a while. She must also have noticed the blue light on his left shoulder because she happened to raise her right sleeve and gestured a surprised movement with her head as if she saw her print there for the first time.

Gathering the courage to make the first move, Yuu slowly approached her. "Excuse me..."

However, the girl took a step back. Yuu took a couple more steps with some doubt and she ran in the opposite direction.

"Wait, come back!" Yuu exclaimed before running after her.

They barely ran for a few seconds because the girl stumbled, rolled over on the ground, and looked at her feet accusingly. She apparently was not used to running with sandals...

Yuu wasn't either but was able to reach her. Seeing him approach, the girl shook her head quickly in fear and tried to push him away from her with a kick that did not even touch him.