Mouse from Space – Chapter 10.
The following day started very calm. No annoying chickens at last. When Mickey awakened he didn't see any 'invader' creature around, but the furniture of the flat that weird rabbit lived in. He yawned and rolled to his other side, noticing both Minnie and Ozzie resting on the couch. The rabbit laid along the sofa, embracing the female on a cute way. Minnie used his chest as a pillow, nuzzling under the chin.
Mickey raised a brow and crawled closer to them. He didn't understand the gesture they shared. The alien reached out and poked the rabbit. Ozzie snorted and half opened his eyes. He blinked, and when he noticed Mickey he let out a startled yelp and fell off the couch with Minnie.
"Ouch! W-what the heck you doing?" groaned the girl as she awakened on the floor.
"Ughh i-it's not my fault..." grumbled back Ozzie as he tried to stand up, rubbing his sore side "It was he who scared me to death!" pointed at the alien with an angry look.
"I'm sorry, I was just curious what were you two doing." said timidly Mickey, helping Minnie up.
"Huh? What you mean?" blinked the girl.
"Well... you two were in each others' arm, and looked happy..." tried to explain the situation the alien mouse. Next to them Ozzie became red like a crab.
"It was nothing special!" tried to hide his embarrassment with a frown "I..I just... damn I just dozed off, right?"
"You sure? You act strange." noted Mickey, whereof Ozzie shot an angry look at him.
"I hope you not start bickering, cause I not really in that mode." stretched her arms Minnie. By her voice the rabbit hunched his shoulders and slowly calmed down.
"Fine… I just hate the sudden awakenings…" he mumbled and fixed his hair, then suddenly he perked his ears cautiously.
"Is there something wrong, Ozzie?" blinked Minnie, but the rabbit made her quiet by putting a finger in front of his mouth.
"I hear something." he whispered and slowly went to the door. Ozzie carefully peeked out, then quickly came back with worry on his face "Damn it." cursed under his nose.
"What's wrong?" asked Mickey.
"The men in black guys." he rushed to the couch and grabbed Minnie's pack "They looking for you in the neighborhood. We can't stay here." Oswald went to the window and gestured "Come hurry!" Minnie and Mickey changed a look, but not argued with the rabbit. Outside was a fire-ladder, opening to an alley. They quickly went down and peeked out from the alley. There was the black car, similar to the one tried to catch Minnie.
"Curse it... now what should we do?" grit her teeth the girl. Ozzie hummed then flipped his fingers.
"That's it! I know a place you can hide. There's an empty house on the bolder of the forest I found not a long time ago. Come, I lead you there!" grabbed both her and Mickey's hand and dragged them to the opposite site of the alley where his car parked. They jumped in and drove away before anyone else could notice them.
The travel was full with worry, Minnie glanced behind very often, aware the men in black follows them. But she didn't see the car. Around them, as time passed the view began to change. Trees appeared on the two side of the road, and in the distant a deep green, huge blur became visible.
"What is that?" peeked out Mickey the window.
"That's the Sleeping Forest..." answered Minnie, but her anxiety just increased as she sat on the passenger's seat.
"Why it's called Sleeping Forest?"
"Cause it's so quiet... like every critter sleeping there for eternity. Or like everything is dead inside." explained Ozzie and shot behind a wicked grin. Minnie immediately shoved him in the shoulder.
"Gah stop this face! It's hell scary!" she frowned, the rabbit rubbed his sore arm with a grimace, but kept driving ahead. It was already evening when they reached the forest and Oswald parked down on the edge. Mickey gazed upon the huge, dark trees that ominously grew above the trio.
"This way..." pointed the rabbit and lit up a flashlight, showing a small path reaching into the woods. The other two slowly followed him, stepping into the shadows of the trees and the crickets' sound immediately stopped. Around them everything was so quiet, neither the leaves moved, nor the wind blew. Mickey instinctively stepped closer to Minnie, his tattoos sparkled light blue. The female gently took his hand, encouraging the alien.
"We're not so far." told them Ozzie, continuing the way ahead.
"And where exactly we going? You're being too mysterious in the past few hours." frowned Minnie a little.
"I told you already. There's an empty house where you can hide." meanwhile they arrived to a small clear, where they finally could see the clear sky above them. Mickey gazed upon the stars and sparkled in joy.
"How beautiful..." he said and reached out his hand, trying to reach the Milky Way.
"Look at there Minnie." pointed Oswald ahead and in the other side of the clear the girl noticed the silhouettes of a very old house.
"Indeed you were right." relieved Minnie and smiled at him "Thank you for helping us, Ozzie." her words made him blush and lowered his head, invisibly clenching his fist. The girl then turned to the alien "Come Mickey, there we can rest a little." said and began to walk. Mickey nodded and playfully rushed ahead. In the next moment Minnie was grabbed by the hand and pulled into Ozzie's arms.
"H-huh? W-what are you doing Ozzie?"startled the girl, looking upon the rabbit, but he had a mournful expression on the face "What's wro...?" suddenly she heard sparks and zaps, followed by a loud, painful scream. Minnie stared that way and her eyes grew wide in stun.
Just a few meters away the ground sizzled with blue electricity, Mickey jerked and wailed on an indescribable voice, his marks flashed purple violently. This continued only for a few seconds then the electroshock stopped, and the alien collapsed to the ground senseless.
"Mickey!" Minnie struggled out of Ozzie's arms and rushed to the still trembling mouse. She knelt down and touched her shoulder full with worry. The marks pulsated with the same purple light "Mickey. Mickey, please wake up..."
"Finally the mice came into trap." hissed a voice and from the shadow persons walked out.
"No... oh no..." Minnie grit her teeth and glared angry at the men in black. On the top their leader, Mortimer approached, his nose was bandaged. Seems to be her Unc and Aunt treated him well. "Stay away from Mickey, you damned bastard!" hissed Minnie. The rat not cared about her, but first glared at the fainted alien, then behind the girl.
"You late!" spit out "I began to think you peasant kids can do nothing but lie."
"I always keep my words!" heard the answer Minnie, and her heart stopped for a moment. In the next moment Mortimer stood right in front of her with hatred in the eyes.
"And this for my nose!" snarled and kicked Minnie in the guts, sending her away from Mickey. The girl winded, landed on her side as she jerked painfully. She whimpered and weakly reached out her hand toward the alien, as he was grabbed by several scientist, ready to take him away.
"M...Mi...ckey..." stammered and everything turned black around her.
Minnie felt a gentle tap on her cheek and someone called her name. She sighed but it immediately turned into painful rattle and cough. When she opened her eyes she barely noticed Ozzie's figure.
"You okay Minnie? Hey..." his voice was full with concern as he tried to shake some life into her.
"O...Ozzie..." in the next moment her eyes snapped wide open and frantically looked around. They were still on the clear, her back was lean to a tree trunk. She tried to stand up but the pain in her stomach almost made her vomit. The rabbit grabbed her and gently hold in an embrace. "Ozzie where is Mickey?"
"The men in black guys took him..." whispered the rabbit.
"What? Then we must take him back!"
"No, Minnie..." his answer shocked the girl.
"No? But why? I don't understand..." stammered Minnie, Ozzie sadly lowered his head.
"Forgive me Minnie... I had no choice..." the words hit her stronger than the rat's kick before. She just couldn't believe her ears.
"W-what you talking about...?"
"Believe me Minnie, I only did this for you!" hold her shoulders tighter the male "That alien already dragged you into danger and I made a stop. Look!" from his pocket he showed up a satchel, full with money "Look Minnie! By this we finally can live fine."
"W-what?" she became more and more confused. Ozzie weakly smiled, his cheek was so red.
"I wanted to do this for a long time, but... I didn't have the money... until now. Minnie... I... I love you! More than anything!" he stammered and in the next moment he gently pulled her closer, placing his mouth over her lips, giving his whole heart into the kiss. Minnie froze in his arms, eye grew in surprise. After the kiss broke Ozzie shyly glanced away "I... I know this might be too quick for you but I..." he couldn't finish, because suddenly he was slapped very hard across the face. The rabbit groaned and fell behind.
"You..." sneered Minnie through her grit teeth, her fist shook furiously "How could you do this...?" Ozzie touched the place where he was hit and not looked at her "HOW COULD YOU?" her voice choked when her tears began to stream over her cheek "I thought we're friends..."
"But we are..." tried to speak the rabbit.
"Shut up!" wailed Minnie "I thought you're different... that you not like the other guys... But you... You're the worst! I HATE YOU, OSWALD L. RABBIT!" shouted and rushed away, leaving the ashamed male behind. He bit his bottom lip as he tried to force back his own tears.
"Oh god... what have I done..."