Revelations of a Different Kind
By: Catty Engles
Mickey sighed as he lay back in bed. Life was good. It had been a month since their adventure. The keyhole was locked.
Mickey tried to classify the feeling. Was it duty? Instinct? It seemed more like habit, although, Mickey had never sealed a keyhole. It was something akin to getting ready in the morning. You're still half-asleep but you know what you need to do from constant repetition that it almost seems like second nature.
Mickey closed his eyes, savoring the moment. The completeness, when he heard the click of a lock, he knew it was over.
The keyhole had turned out to be in the heart-shaped pool. The fragile shape had hovered above the calm waters and he had locked it. Locked it like second nature. Only when the pool returned to normal did everyone notice Dandin and Thistle's absence. Mickey hadn't noted their disappearance because he had been- uh- busy.
He smiled at the recollection. Minnie now proudly held his hand in the school halls. He wasn't abashed by her frankness. He liked it, more or less, although it warranted dirty glares from half the male population, but he was otherwise admired. Prince Mickey had found his queen. And Donald had found his too. Goofy was content on being a fifth wheel. Mickey still couldn't understand why.
Mickey and his friends had decided to keep their whole escapade a secret. It made sense to. Who would believe them? Chip and Dale had been promoted and sworn to secrecy.
Mickey rolled over and buried his head in his pillow.
***
"Hey Minnie, Daisy." Mickey greeted the girls. Minnie immediately took Mickey's hand and gave it a quick squeeze, smiling adoringly up at him. Donald looped an arm around Daisy's waist and they set off for advanced private lessons. Their magic skills had become increasingly better. Goofy ambled along beside them in the general direction of math class.
Minnie leaned her head on Mickey's shoulder and heaved overly exaggerated a sigh of contentment. Mortimer hurried past, eyes glued to the front. Mickey felt Minnie's shoulders shake in laughter.
"You did that on purpose." He whispered out of the corner of his mouth.
"Mmm-hmm." She murmured coyly. He whirled her around and clasped her shoulders.
"Before, you wouldn't have done a thing like that." He had begun to notice the changes that all of his friends underwent.
"Before- I wouldn't have done a lot of things. Before. . ." She lost her train of thought as Mickey's eyes softened.
She resumed walking, nestling closer to his side, "I was different, before there was you."
Mickey smiled thoughtfully and whispered to himself, "Before there was you. . ."
The End
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Ahem, I'd like to thank the academy, my reviewers- oh sorry jk. Christina- amethyst is purple not pink! Thistle's not an albino! A quick recap next chapter, well not really a chapter, just an explanation.
By: Catty Engles
Mickey sighed as he lay back in bed. Life was good. It had been a month since their adventure. The keyhole was locked.
Mickey tried to classify the feeling. Was it duty? Instinct? It seemed more like habit, although, Mickey had never sealed a keyhole. It was something akin to getting ready in the morning. You're still half-asleep but you know what you need to do from constant repetition that it almost seems like second nature.
Mickey closed his eyes, savoring the moment. The completeness, when he heard the click of a lock, he knew it was over.
The keyhole had turned out to be in the heart-shaped pool. The fragile shape had hovered above the calm waters and he had locked it. Locked it like second nature. Only when the pool returned to normal did everyone notice Dandin and Thistle's absence. Mickey hadn't noted their disappearance because he had been- uh- busy.
He smiled at the recollection. Minnie now proudly held his hand in the school halls. He wasn't abashed by her frankness. He liked it, more or less, although it warranted dirty glares from half the male population, but he was otherwise admired. Prince Mickey had found his queen. And Donald had found his too. Goofy was content on being a fifth wheel. Mickey still couldn't understand why.
Mickey and his friends had decided to keep their whole escapade a secret. It made sense to. Who would believe them? Chip and Dale had been promoted and sworn to secrecy.
Mickey rolled over and buried his head in his pillow.
***
"Hey Minnie, Daisy." Mickey greeted the girls. Minnie immediately took Mickey's hand and gave it a quick squeeze, smiling adoringly up at him. Donald looped an arm around Daisy's waist and they set off for advanced private lessons. Their magic skills had become increasingly better. Goofy ambled along beside them in the general direction of math class.
Minnie leaned her head on Mickey's shoulder and heaved overly exaggerated a sigh of contentment. Mortimer hurried past, eyes glued to the front. Mickey felt Minnie's shoulders shake in laughter.
"You did that on purpose." He whispered out of the corner of his mouth.
"Mmm-hmm." She murmured coyly. He whirled her around and clasped her shoulders.
"Before, you wouldn't have done a thing like that." He had begun to notice the changes that all of his friends underwent.
"Before- I wouldn't have done a lot of things. Before. . ." She lost her train of thought as Mickey's eyes softened.
She resumed walking, nestling closer to his side, "I was different, before there was you."
Mickey smiled thoughtfully and whispered to himself, "Before there was you. . ."
The End
***
Ahem, I'd like to thank the academy, my reviewers- oh sorry jk. Christina- amethyst is purple not pink! Thistle's not an albino! A quick recap next chapter, well not really a chapter, just an explanation.