Rover

Blanca and I quickly made our way to the train platform.

Not that we were surprised, but the train had left already. I turned to face the monkey standing near the tracks. He had brown fur and a cream colored face, most of his fur covered in a blue uniform with red and gold accents.

"Excuse me, sir. But do you happen to know when the next train to..." I trailed off, realizing I didn't know what town came next.

"The next train should arrive in... Oh, sixteen minutes or so. Right at 3:49 pm, eek eek! It'll be going to the town of Plantin!" The monkey reported to me.

"Great! Thanks!" I smiled to him. He nodded and gazed at the train tracks.

I made my way over to Blanca who was currently digging through her duffle bag.

"What are you looking for?" I asked her politely.

"A snack." Blanca replied flatly, her focus on the task at hand, "I did't get lunch with the whole fainting mishap."

I nodded and sat down on the train platform, digging through my own bag and pulling out a small bag of trail mix. I held it out for Blanca.

"We packed the snacks in my bag, remember?" I laughed.

Blanca laughed, too. It was a strange laugh, since it was a sound and nothing more. But it was a familiar laugh, one I had come accustomed to, one that sounded like-

"Uh, Rover? Why are you staring at me like that?" Blanca asked, a question mark seeming to appear above her head as she tilted it slightly.

I blushed a bright red, "Oh, uh, it's nothing."

Blanca shrugged and began to eat her trail mix quietly.

Blanca

The train arrived at 3:49 sharp, just as the monkey had told us. Rover and I stepped onto the train, taking two seats next to each other that faced two more seats.

I read my book quietly for awhile, before I became aware of a presence across from us.

In one of the two seats sat a girl with brilliant blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes, wearing a dress sewn with a pattern of blue and purple diamonds outlined in black.

"Hello." I said shyly. Rover was fast asleep, I might as well learn to be social with others, right?

"Oh, hi!" the girl said, smiling politely.

"What's your name?" I asked her, my confidence building.

"Sage. What is your name?" Sage replied.

"That's a beautiful name! My name's Blanca. And this sleeping cat right here is Rover." I said, pointing to Rover beside me.

"Thank you, it's a pleasure to meet you both."

"So what brings you to the town of Plantin?"

"I'm moving there to start a new life."

"That sounds amazing! I'm going there with Rover to travel. It was his dream which he was kind enough to share with me."

"A shared dream? I've never heard of a shared dream before. But it still sounds wonderful." Sage said, thinking for a moment.

"Arriving in Plantin! Now arriving in Plantin, eek eek!" a voice announced over the PA system.

"It looks as though this is my stop, it was a pleasure to meet you, Blanca!" Sage said as she left the train and stepped onto the brick platform.

A shared dream? I never thought about it that way. Do I not have my own dreams and goals? Am I being a follower? No, no, Rover wanted me to come. But... Wouldn't that just have been his dream? His wish? Not mine?

Sage and Plantin are the character and town of Starry-Lightning on here. :3

Reviews are greatly appreciated! I have one last character up my sleeve, one that submitted earlier today, but I'm good on characters, at least for now!

Safe travels!