Mikan Yukihira woke up suddenly, she questioned her surroundings with heavy confusion. She doesn't remember much of anything, but for some reason her mind was set on looking for a yellow brick road to lead her out of a never-ending maze, and getting away from creepy-looking creatures.
She looked around and saw her stuffed animals lining the shelves, with framed paintings of carousel horses hanging on the pastel-pink walls. She sighed in relief, taking in that everything was just a dream, and she was back safely in her room.
Mikan got out of her bed, sinking her bare feet in the fluffy pink rug, and walked to her nightstand. She gingerly picked up her delicate jewelry box, and when she opened it, a tiny princess and prince were …show more content…
What’s your name?” She inquired with child-like curiosity. Her parents and her older sister, Mitsuki, always told her to never talk to strangers. However, for some reason, Mikan felt like this stranger was a fellow friend not a mere stranger.
She took out her hand, indicating for him to shake it. He grasped her tiny hand in his black gloved one, moving their joined hands slowly up and down before they both pulled away.
“My name is Natsume Hyuuga, King of the Goblins. How would you like all of your dreams to come true, starting with your wish of wanting to become a princess bride?” He asked her with a hint of hypnotism in his tone.
A red flame ignited itself on the palm of his gloved hand, she stared at it completely mesmerized. She saw her dreams flashing before her, switching to different ones, and she felt compelled to touch the flame.
As she was about to touch it with a soft prick of her finger, she heard her sister exclaimed in protest, which made her snap out of reverie.
“Mikan, don’t touch that!” Perplexed and slightly in a daze, Mikan ran to her sister who wrapped her arms protectively around her.
Mitsuki glared at the Goblin King, and said through clenched