It's up!
Number 3 gasped, falling to her knees on the floor, heedless of the petticoats of her dress that now seemed to swallow her small form as she did so. Her voice left her as her eyes took in the gift she was given. 'How could he have known?' she asked herself, tears brimming the corner of her eyes. 'It's so beautiful!'
And indeed it was beautiful. In fact, it was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. It was a hallway, a hallway filled with millions of flowers. Daisy's to keep their love loyal. Tiger lilies for the pride of their relationship. Forget-me-nots because their love was true. And finally orange blossom, a reminder of their eternal love. She inhaled the delightful aroma of the fresh flowers and smiled. She had always loved flowers and made it a point when she was younger to learn the language that the beautiful blossoming plants silently spoke.
Taking a careful step into the corridor, she giggled. This was truly a gift already and from the looks of it, there was more to come. Her steps were light and airy as she made her way through the flowers, carefully stepping on the stone steps that were lay on the path before her. Turning around, she noticed the Number 4 followed her but instead of walking he seemed to be floating.
She smiled at him deeply. "You are so sweet." She told him as she then turned around and made her way to the main room. The main room was like nothing she had ever seen. It was even more beautiful then the corridor she had just walked through. It was a large conservatory complete with a waterfall fountain.
Tears pricked her eyes as she looked around the large conservatory that was given to her. Since she was a little girl she had always wanted to own a garden. Living in Japan though forbid her to have one for a number of reasons; first of all they lived in an apartment, second of all there was no where to get the seeds, and third of all there was just no room for any type of garden anywhere. She couldn't have a garden at the tree house either considering that Number 2 was allergic to flowers. But no she owned one, one that was large and beautiful and more perfect than she had ever dreamed of.
"Do you like it?" Number 4 asked looking at her with a large smiled on his face.
"I love it!" She yelled running over to give him a hug. "How did you know I always wanted one of these?" She asked, the skirts of her dress twirling around her legs as she whirled around to take it all in.
"I knew that you liked gardens. But there is also some thing else." He snapped his fingers and instantly music filled the air. "May I have this dance my fair lady?" Number 4 asked, bending over and holding a hand out for her to take.
Number 3 giggled at his proposal for the dance. "Of course!" She said, curtseying before taking his hand in her own. She placed her delicate hand into his and he pulled her to him, placing a hand on her waist while she placed a hand on his arm. Then they were ready and they begun to dance. He spun her around the dance floor, her skirt and his cape twirling around their dancing bodies as they waltzed to the music. Number 3 giggled delightfully. "This is the most romantic thing that has ever happened to me." She told him, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Will you remain here with me forever?"
The question came so suddenly that Number 3 didn't know if she heard it right. "What?" She asked, looking up into his deep eyes.
"Will you stay here with me forever? We don't ever have to leave. It will be just us in this paradise. Nobody will bother us ever again and we will remain happy forever and ever and ever."
Number 3 stopped dancing at his words. Through all the glint and glitter of the night, she had forgotten why she was here in the first place. She had forgotten about her friends, the friends that died while she watched, dead while she danced the night away. Tears suddenly pricked her eyes and fell in silver rivulets down her paled cheeks. "This isn't right." She said, taking a step back from him.
"What do you mean?" He asked, genuinely confused.
"Wake up, Wallabee." She said, stepping back another step. Using his first name was something she only did when she was serious. "You need to wake up. This isn't real."
Shock and confusion were etched on every pane of his face. His eyes were large and deep. "I don't know what you're taking about. Every thing in here is real."
"No it's not. This is inside your head. We can't just stay in here forever. We can run and hide from the real world but just for a while. Right now you need to wake up so that we can face the outside world. This is all inside your head. I am here, yes, but it's only to tell you that you need to wake up!"
"I am awake! How could you tell me I'm not?"
She stifled a giggle and smiled sadly at him. "No, you aren't awake." She took his hands in her own and kissed each of his palms, his eyes watching her intently. Then, standing on her tip toes she kissed him on the lips. "You need to wake up. All of us are lost without you. You need to wake up."
"I don't understand."
"You see silly, this is all in your head." She kissed him one more time on the lips and whispered in his ear. "I love you." Before she took several steps back from him and disappeared all together.
Number 3 gasped, falling to her knees on the floor, heedless of the petticoats of her dress that now seemed to swallow her small form as she did so. Her voice left her as her eyes took in the gift she was given. 'How could he have known?' she asked herself, tears brimming the corner of her eyes. 'It's so beautiful!'
And indeed it was beautiful. In fact, it was the most beautiful thing she had ever seen. It was a hallway, a hallway filled with millions of flowers. Daisy's to keep their love loyal. Tiger lilies for the pride of their relationship. Forget-me-nots because their love was true. And finally orange blossom, a reminder of their eternal love. She inhaled the delightful aroma of the fresh flowers and smiled. She had always loved flowers and made it a point when she was younger to learn the language that the beautiful blossoming plants silently spoke.
Taking a careful step into the corridor, she giggled. This was truly a gift already and from the looks of it, there was more to come. Her steps were light and airy as she made her way through the flowers, carefully stepping on the stone steps that were lay on the path before her. Turning around, she noticed the Number 4 followed her but instead of walking he seemed to be floating.
She smiled at him deeply. "You are so sweet." She told him as she then turned around and made her way to the main room. The main room was like nothing she had ever seen. It was even more beautiful then the corridor she had just walked through. It was a large conservatory complete with a waterfall fountain.
Tears pricked her eyes as she looked around the large conservatory that was given to her. Since she was a little girl she had always wanted to own a garden. Living in Japan though forbid her to have one for a number of reasons; first of all they lived in an apartment, second of all there was no where to get the seeds, and third of all there was just no room for any type of garden anywhere. She couldn't have a garden at the tree house either considering that Number 2 was allergic to flowers. But no she owned one, one that was large and beautiful and more perfect than she had ever dreamed of.
"Do you like it?" Number 4 asked looking at her with a large smiled on his face.
"I love it!" She yelled running over to give him a hug. "How did you know I always wanted one of these?" She asked, the skirts of her dress twirling around her legs as she whirled around to take it all in.
"I knew that you liked gardens. But there is also some thing else." He snapped his fingers and instantly music filled the air. "May I have this dance my fair lady?" Number 4 asked, bending over and holding a hand out for her to take.
Number 3 giggled at his proposal for the dance. "Of course!" She said, curtseying before taking his hand in her own. She placed her delicate hand into his and he pulled her to him, placing a hand on her waist while she placed a hand on his arm. Then they were ready and they begun to dance. He spun her around the dance floor, her skirt and his cape twirling around their dancing bodies as they waltzed to the music. Number 3 giggled delightfully. "This is the most romantic thing that has ever happened to me." She told him, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Will you remain here with me forever?"
The question came so suddenly that Number 3 didn't know if she heard it right. "What?" She asked, looking up into his deep eyes.
"Will you stay here with me forever? We don't ever have to leave. It will be just us in this paradise. Nobody will bother us ever again and we will remain happy forever and ever and ever."
Number 3 stopped dancing at his words. Through all the glint and glitter of the night, she had forgotten why she was here in the first place. She had forgotten about her friends, the friends that died while she watched, dead while she danced the night away. Tears suddenly pricked her eyes and fell in silver rivulets down her paled cheeks. "This isn't right." She said, taking a step back from him.
"What do you mean?" He asked, genuinely confused.
"Wake up, Wallabee." She said, stepping back another step. Using his first name was something she only did when she was serious. "You need to wake up. This isn't real."
Shock and confusion were etched on every pane of his face. His eyes were large and deep. "I don't know what you're taking about. Every thing in here is real."
"No it's not. This is inside your head. We can't just stay in here forever. We can run and hide from the real world but just for a while. Right now you need to wake up so that we can face the outside world. This is all inside your head. I am here, yes, but it's only to tell you that you need to wake up!"
"I am awake! How could you tell me I'm not?"
She stifled a giggle and smiled sadly at him. "No, you aren't awake." She took his hands in her own and kissed each of his palms, his eyes watching her intently. Then, standing on her tip toes she kissed him on the lips. "You need to wake up. All of us are lost without you. You need to wake up."
"I don't understand."
"You see silly, this is all in your head." She kissed him one more time on the lips and whispered in his ear. "I love you." Before she took several steps back from him and disappeared all together.
