Will walked us into the empty cafe and the silver moonlight filtered in through the windows.
"We shouldn't even be here," I said, stepping behind Will and clinging to the back of his jacket.
"Don't be so afraid, Ana," Will replied as he stepped behind the counter. I let go of the leather and stepped back. He started to pull down cups and croissants and began to pour coffee into one of the mugs. I sat on one of the stools and watched him.
Things started to shake and Will almost dropped the mugs. There was a blue glimmer on Will's face and his eyes were fixated behind me. I turned around slowly and the unknown blue light blinded my eyes. A white rabbit popped out... And spoke.
"Will, we have to go," it said.
"What? Why do we have to go, Rabbit?" Will asked. I stared between the two of them. Will must have noticed the horror in my eyes because he walked to stand beside me and he put his arm around me.
"Who is this?" the rabbit asked.
"This is Ana Stutler. She's my... Friend," Will said.
"Well, um... Hello Ana. I'm the White Rabbit, but you can call me Rabbit and this seems really weird because I'm a talking rabbit. Will, we must go and save Alice." Will looked down at me.
"Let's go then," said Will. He let go of me and started to walk towards the portal.
"Will, where are you going?" I asked, reaching forward to grab his hand. Will turned to face me.
"Ana, I have to go and save a friend. I need you to stay here."
"No. Will, I'm coming with you."
"Ana, please. Not now."
"William, you can tell me to stay here, but I will follow you anyway. You're my best friend. I'm not going to let you go to some unknown place with the risk of dying. I. Won't. Let. You," I replied, holding my ground. Will looked defeated.
"Okay, okay. You can come," he replied, gripping my hand and pulling me closer to him.
"Oh, we must hurry or we'll be late," said Rabbit.
"Ready, set, let's go," Will said and we jumped in the portal together, starting our adventure to save his friend I didn't know.