Endless dream

And so, the dream begins

~ I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream ~

~ I know you, this look in your eyes is so familiar a gleam ~

~ And I know it's true that visions are seldom all they seem ~

~ But if I know you, I know what you'll do ~

~ You'll love me at once ~

~ The way you did once upon a dream ~

"That's... a strange song, y'know ?"

The singer stopped singing as they turned around to face the one who had interrupted them, a young child, a smile crossing their features 

"I thought you liked it."

The child, who was sitting on the fresh grass, their hips close to their chest and their hands on their cheeks, stared at the singer with large, innocent eyes for a few seconds before answering and breaking the stare by closing their eyes 

"... It's not that I don't like it. It's just that..."

" 'It's just that' what ? What's the problem ?"

"Do you... feel lonely ?"

"Huh ?"

"I... feel like when you're singing this song, it means you feel lonely."

The singer stayed silent and stared at the child wide-eyed, shocked by their statement. An heavy silence invaded the meadow, making the child gulp, fearing that they could've angered the singer. After what seemed to be a eternity, the singer...

"Pffft... AH AH AH AH AH AH AH AH !!!!!!!!"

The child jumped at the singer's sudden scream of laugh, surprised, as the singer held their belly, continuing laughing

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah !! Do you hear yourself talking ?! I knew you were strange, but not that much !!! How could I be lonely since I'm with you ?! It doesn't make any sense, ah ah ah ah ah ah ah !!"

The child pouted, annoyed that the singer was seemingly making fun of them

"But you said that being with someone doesn't necessarily mean you don't feel lonely ! I can't know if you're lonely or not, 'cause I don't know what you're thinking ! What's telling me that you don't feel sad or something ?!"

"Ah ah ah, that's a strange way of thinking, ah ah ah ah ah ah ah !! You really are weird, ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah !!"

That was it. Having enough of the singer's mockery, the child growled before getting up and glaring at the older person, whom had tears pricking their eyes because of how much they laughed, ignoring the child's rage against them

"Take... THIS !!!"

The young one rushed toward the singer and pinned them against the grass, surprising them and making them stop laughing, as the child glared playfully at them

"You're the strangest one !! It's because of you I became strange too !!"

The singer stared at the child above them, a gentle expression on their face before letting a small smile cross their face

"It's better to be strange. If you think like everyone, then your life will be like everyone's, and such an outcome would be only boring, don't you think ?"