Marley regretted walking away from Zack and Keynai, for now she had absolutely no clue where she was going. There was nothing but tall trees, and abnormally large mushrooms to both her sides. I feel like I m going in circles, she groaned in frustration. She leaned heavily on a mushroom well above her head, wiping her forehead of sweat, I ll never find Norum, she muttered, a small pout on her lips. Suddenly she heard a merry hum and looked around to find a male walking along a path that surely wasn t there a few moments ago, he had bright blonde hair, and strangely enough a pair of dark blue/green wings on his back, though they were quite small and probably weren t used for flight. I should be getting used to people having animal appendages, Marley muttered to herself, thinking of Norum aswell as Zack and Keynai.
The boy turned, startled, W-Who are you!? He asked, large doe-like eyes frightened.
I m Marley, who are you? H-Hayden... The Dodo, he answered, his face flushing with red.
Marley tilted her head, Why are you blushing? I-I don t r-really like m-my title... AAs soon as Marley left Zack and Keynai, she lost her way. Damn her sense of direction. All around her was nothing but tall trees and abnormally large mushrooms, varying in all shades of color. She didn't dare go near any of them for she had no idea what they could do. "I am pretty sure I'm going in circles," she muttered to herself as she passed by a purple and yellow mushroom that met her stomach in height. She leaned against a near by tree, making sure to keep away from the red and purple shroom that was growing from it, and wiped her forehead of sweat. "I'll never find my way out of the forest, or Norum for that matter," she sighed heavily. Suddenly a merry hum met her ears, and she turned her head, spying a male walking along a path that seemed to of appeared out of nowhere. He had bright blonde hair, and a pair of dark blue/green wings on his back, they were incredibly small and didn't look like they could be used for flight. Marley blinked, "What in the world is with all the people that have animal appendages?" She muttered to herself, thinking of Norum aswell as Zack and Keynai.
The boy turned to her, his eyes widening in fright, "W-WHo are you!?" He asked.
"I'm Marley... Who are you?"
The boy looked at her, completly frozen, "H-Hayden... Th-The Dodo," he answered, facing flushing with a brilliant red.
Marley raised a curious eyebrow, wondering why he was stuttering so badly, but decided not to ask. "How long have you been walking on that path?"
"Uh... F-For a w-while... Why?"
"Because it was not there a moment ago..."
"Oh, y-yes... T-That happens."
Marley gave him a weird look, then sighed heavily, "Alot of things tend to appear out of nowhere-I shouldn't be surprised," she muttered to herself. She looked to him, "Would you mind helping a girl in need?" She asked with a sheepish grin.
Hayden tilted his head, "Do you need to get somewhere?" He asked, his stutter suddenly gone.
While Marley found it rather curious for his stutter to be gone, she once again didn't ask about it. "Well, it's not a where, but a who. I'm following the rabbit-boy Norum."
"Norum?" Hayden repeated, thinking for a moment before his face lit up. "Oh! Yes, I know the way to where they live!" He said with a smile.
"...They?" Marley asked.
"Yeah, Norum and Izumi! The two White Rabbits!"
"There's two of them?"
"Uh-huh. They live down this way," Hayden answered as he pointed south.
Marley followed his hand, "Uh... Would you mind...?"
Hayden smiled, "Of course not, follow me!" He said cheerfully as he walked past her, more of the path appearing at his feet as he walked with Marley at his side.
"How is the path appearing before you?" Marley asked, confused and amazed at the same time.
Hayden shrugged, "I dunno. It happens where ever I go, I guess it's in case I get lost, or something," he said.
Marley nodded, "I see. That surely is strange," she stated, earning a grin from Hayden.
"Wonderland is filled of strange things my dear." Soon enough they arrived at the little cottage, a pale yellow in color with two windows at the front, and white door; a small fence enclosed the area, little gardens of flowers littering the yard, a cobblestone path down from the door to where Hayden and Marley were standing. "Well here we are, I unfortunantely won't be joining you inside," Hayden said as he opened the gate up for Marley.
"What? Why not?" Marley asked with a whine, she didn't want to face the two rabbits alone.
"Well, Izumi is kinda crazy, and she scares me so I like to stay away from her," he explained with a shrug.
Marley gave him a panicked look, "How crazy are we talking about?"
"Oh, no, no. Not like that, don't worry she's actually very nice. Just... Eccentric," Hayden explained with a soft laugh.
Marley pouted, "Fine," she muttered as she walked through the opened gate and down the cobblestone path, only to stop and turn around, seeing that Hayden was nowhere to be seen she turned back around with a sigh. "Well it's now or never," Marley muttered to herself as she lifted her hand, knocking loudly on the door.
The boy turned, startled, W-Who are you!? He asked, large doe-like eyes frightened.
I m Marley, who are you? H-Hayden... The Dodo, he answered, his face flushing with red.
Marley tilted her head, Why are you blushing? I-I don t r-really like m-my title... AAs soon as Marley left Zack and Keynai, she lost her way. Damn her sense of direction. All around her was nothing but tall trees and abnormally large mushrooms, varying in all shades of color. She didn't dare go near any of them for she had no idea what they could do. "I am pretty sure I'm going in circles," she muttered to herself as she passed by a purple and yellow mushroom that met her stomach in height. She leaned against a near by tree, making sure to keep away from the red and purple shroom that was growing from it, and wiped her forehead of sweat. "I'll never find my way out of the forest, or Norum for that matter," she sighed heavily. Suddenly a merry hum met her ears, and she turned her head, spying a male walking along a path that seemed to of appeared out of nowhere. He had bright blonde hair, and a pair of dark blue/green wings on his back, they were incredibly small and didn't look like they could be used for flight. Marley blinked, "What in the world is with all the people that have animal appendages?" She muttered to herself, thinking of Norum aswell as Zack and Keynai.
The boy turned to her, his eyes widening in fright, "W-WHo are you!?" He asked.
"I'm Marley... Who are you?"
The boy looked at her, completly frozen, "H-Hayden... Th-The Dodo," he answered, facing flushing with a brilliant red.
Marley raised a curious eyebrow, wondering why he was stuttering so badly, but decided not to ask. "How long have you been walking on that path?"
"Uh... F-For a w-while... Why?"
"Because it was not there a moment ago..."
"Oh, y-yes... T-That happens."
Marley gave him a weird look, then sighed heavily, "Alot of things tend to appear out of nowhere-I shouldn't be surprised," she muttered to herself. She looked to him, "Would you mind helping a girl in need?" She asked with a sheepish grin.
Hayden tilted his head, "Do you need to get somewhere?" He asked, his stutter suddenly gone.
While Marley found it rather curious for his stutter to be gone, she once again didn't ask about it. "Well, it's not a where, but a who. I'm following the rabbit-boy Norum."
"Norum?" Hayden repeated, thinking for a moment before his face lit up. "Oh! Yes, I know the way to where they live!" He said with a smile.
"...They?" Marley asked.
"Yeah, Norum and Izumi! The two White Rabbits!"
"There's two of them?"
"Uh-huh. They live down this way," Hayden answered as he pointed south.
Marley followed his hand, "Uh... Would you mind...?"
Hayden smiled, "Of course not, follow me!" He said cheerfully as he walked past her, more of the path appearing at his feet as he walked with Marley at his side.
"How is the path appearing before you?" Marley asked, confused and amazed at the same time.
Hayden shrugged, "I dunno. It happens where ever I go, I guess it's in case I get lost, or something," he said.
Marley nodded, "I see. That surely is strange," she stated, earning a grin from Hayden.
"Wonderland is filled of strange things my dear." Soon enough they arrived at the little cottage, a pale yellow in color with two windows at the front, and white door; a small fence enclosed the area, little gardens of flowers littering the yard, a cobblestone path down from the door to where Hayden and Marley were standing. "Well here we are, I unfortunantely won't be joining you inside," Hayden said as he opened the gate up for Marley.
"What? Why not?" Marley asked with a whine, she didn't want to face the two rabbits alone.
"Well, Izumi is kinda crazy, and she scares me so I like to stay away from her," he explained with a shrug.
Marley gave him a panicked look, "How crazy are we talking about?"
"Oh, no, no. Not like that, don't worry she's actually very nice. Just... Eccentric," Hayden explained with a soft laugh.
Marley pouted, "Fine," she muttered as she walked through the opened gate and down the cobblestone path, only to stop and turn around, seeing that Hayden was nowhere to be seen she turned back around with a sigh. "Well it's now or never," Marley muttered to herself as she lifted her hand, knocking loudly on the door.