Once Upon A Dream; TXT FF

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-Y U J U N-

My eyes fluttered open when I felt something holding my nose as I let out an accidental shriek. I sat up while that thing landed on my lap.

It was a grey cat placing it's furry paw on my nose. No wonder I feel ticklish, I thought to myself.

The cat didn't ran away or something but instead, it came off my lap and tilted it's small head at me, blinking it's beautiful natural green eyes at me.

I wouldn't say it has fake eyes because cats don't wear contact lens so it's clearly natural right?

I glanced at my side and was more surprised to see a handsome young man with uhm... Yellow mustard or...banana hair color sleeping beside me, while sucking his thumb softly.

"Yah...wake up you mustard hair guy "I said in a scared voice since I don't know who this charming stranger is. He just groaned and took out his thumb off his mouth but now had his mouth slightly open that drool might come out in any time by now.

I stared at the cat and apologized at him before picking him up and took his soft paw.

I guided his paw to use as my 'weapon' to wake him up and he did woke up.

He sat up straight like what I did just now and looked at me with widened eyes when it was supposed to be me who had widened eyes because I'm surprised after I looked at him closely.

"Omo, you're that crazy guy who carried me just now and ran to that scary monster! Where are my friends?! "I exclaimed and crawled a bit further from that confused mustard hair guy.

"First of all, the name is Choi Yeonjun and I am not crazy even if I am stucked in this place for years but still, I'm still in my right state of mind. Second, your friends are probably with my friends so they're safe" he explained calmly as I calmed down a bit.

"Put him down please... I know you're scared of cats but please, Jun is my only friend at here other than the others "He pointed at the cat I'm holding as I slowly placed it down. Maybe that cat name is Jun though.

"How do you know I'm scared of cats actually? "I asked, suspicion started to rose in my chest.

"Your illusion just now says so. That monster we saw is a cat actually and that's why I ran at it carrying you. In order to wake up from those illusions, you need to face it. I'll explain to you what's going on at here and why you were brought here in the first place. Let's walk and just chill for the meantime "He suggested as I nodded and he started to explain everything, not leaving a single detail.

"And that person knocking at the mirror is me actually, I saw you in that room with your other friends "he scratched the back of his head nervously as I hummed a yes at him.

"is that the locket you told me? By the way, I'm Yujun...Yang Hyujun actually. I don't usually tell my name to some random strangers so be lucky " I asked, pointing at the lock hanging on his necklace just like mine and he nodded with a grinned while looking down his shoes, probably because I said to him to be lucky.

"Anyways....Yujun-sshi, is that okay if we start our search for clues starting from the land of Alice in the wonderland? There's probably many weird things at there, who knows there are clues at that fairytale? " He spoke up while pushing the dangling leaves out of our way.

"your choice, you're the guide here because I am new here. You're probably a pro at this fairytale land and discovered all the districts"I shrugged while my hand was pushing some leaves and he shook his head at me.

"Anni... I didn't get the chance to discover the whole land because this land is so damn big and as far as I know, they all know how to dance alright because mostly here at fairytale land, dancing is a tradition so basically, every fairytale you'll see dancing characters. I don't have to dance though because I'm just an extra that was just wandering around in their stories while they did the same thing all day. Runaway, get in a cottage and meet 7 dwarfs, eat poisonous apples, dies, Prince Charming came to save the day, marry then happily ever after. That's their everyday routine, it keeps replaying like it never stopped because children read their fairytales. And fairytales should be alive or the story would extinct" he stopped talking when we saw something white running past us once we were in the middle of a large place with only a pond and one path that led to the land of Alice in the wonderland.

"What's that? "I asked as my eyes wandered everywhere trying to spot that fast thing running just now.

I saw a glimpse of a sharp dagger that Yeonjun took out from his satchel, ready to aim it at that unusual white thing.

"Oh you're not supposed to be here Mister Sunflower hair boy "A voice said and my eyes averted to a rabbit about half Yeonjun's height, crossing it's hands to its chest while holding a small antique pocket clock.

I just noticed that this rabbit was wearing nice clothing like that rabbit from Alice in the wonderland.

Wait... This is him! That white rabbit from Alice in the wonderland.

"And why is that so?" Yeonjun asked, still aware if that innocent looking rabbit might do something unexpected at us.

"You don't belong here and you kept on messing up our tea party because you kept on finishing Hatter's biscuits which was my favourite of all and you kept on telling weird jokes which was not funny, not to mention that you kept on saying 'T time' loudly like its your territory at there "The rabbit said as Yeonjun scoffed. Wow, I never knew that a cute rabbit can be this rude.

"Come on, it's funny and what does that have to do with ruining the tea party?" He argued back.

"I'm tired of arguing with a weird human like cat like you, I rather hang out with the Cheshire cat "The rabbit sneered and before they could start a silly argument, the rabbit pushed both us in the pond nearby after saying bye which was pretty rude of that white rabbit.

-N A R R A T O R-

Instead of a shallow pond, that pond was actually a portal that led to the folktale that they didn't noticed before.

The rabbit did not purposely pushed them to the pond just to get them wet but instead he pushed them to a pond that led them to the land of Romeo and Juliet.

The old sign was there at the pond, with almost fading words started to get replaced by new written words, their names were written there making them as the new generation of that tragic old story.

Yujun's eyes opened once again as her eyes scanned her unfamiliar surroundings that seemed to look like a house or mansion with large halls and she just realized her clothing has changed into an elegant Italian style red dress that she never saw before.

Where's Yeonjun? Why am I here? Her inner self asked herself but those words can't seem to manage itself to rolled from her tongue.

"my lady Juliet, there's an intruder at here and he's probably in this ball, please be aware "A man she never knew or met before said to me as she nodded her head.

Wait... I'm Yujun, not Juliet. How in the world did my name changed-she argued in herself, still thinking why did that man called her Juliet.

She tried to fight herself to control her body and succeeded as she ran around the enormous hall, bumping against with dancing couples when she saw a familiar boy looking directly at her wearing a masquerade mask approaching her.

Her body can no longer be controlled by her as she felt like she was possessed by something. She walked towards him and she could tell from his face he was panicking and confused like herself,why they can't control their body.

Once they are infront of each other, He took her hand and kissed it gently before looking at her in a worried way.

Someone pulled Yeonjun from Yujun as a woman hugged her as like shielding her from Yeonjun as the man that separated Yeonjun from her pushed his chest.

"You shouldn't be here Romeo, don't mess up with Juliet, Rosaline is also not here so leave or I'll kill you for intruding our property " the man threatened but Yeonjun was hesitant to go.

The unusual man took out his sword, ready to kill the hesitant boy when suddenly someone stopped the man before he could take any more further actions.

To be continued...