Tails and Ears

A soft tune carried through my ears. My smile was content and my walk was slow. The rain was letting up, and I had no intention of going home now. The green grass vibrated with energy and the clouds danced a slow dance. They were opposites and yet I loved neither more than the other. My face tilted up toward the sky, attempting to catch the last few drops. A radiant red, glowing orange, exploding yellow, outlandish green, sparkiling blue and pulsing purple catch my attention easier than a car crash. 1

With a slight laugh, my desision became clear to me even before my mind had chance to react. I was going to follow this one to its end and if I found gold, great, but if it never ended then that was cool too. 2

Chilled water washed over my sneaker as I splashed through a rather deceiving puddle. Goose bumps ran up my legs and over my arms as I began to pick up pace. It was as if I had been changed from manual to automatic. The change was so smooth that at first I hadn't even noticed but soon the sounds of my own feet slamming on pavement caught my attention. 3

My grin broadened ten fold as my mind played its trick, making me believe that the rainbow was getting closer. Shaking my head quickly, I pressed myself into picking up more speed. The daylight would soon be fading behind the omious storm clouds. My heart began pounding from the extent of my race. I needed to be faster. I needed to be stronger. 4

Soon the green grass was crushing gently below my powerful foot steps. The Rainbow was starting to fade and yet I was so close. My mind begged for the rainbow to stay long enough for me to get to it. My blood pulsed through my viens with such speed that it seemed my very heart could stop. Faster still, I propelled myself through the last line of bushes that stood in my way. 5

As soon as I liked at my destination again and my feetjust stopped. With a muffeled cry my body found itself rolling down a slick slope. Tubbling head over foot, grass attaching itself to my jeans and my hair pulling free of the rubber band. Suddenly I stopped, all my momentum gone. My eyes forced themselves open and I glanced around. They found the rainbow and I couldn't believe them. It just stopped in the middle of the ground. 6

A bit stiffly, I climb to my feet. Cautously I reached my hand through the light and it felt curriously cold. Sucking in some air, I jump through the rainbow, not sure what to expect. I land on the otherside with a soft thump. Nothing. I was still in the same place as before only now I realized that I was facing where I had fallen from. My mind complained about what a waste of time this had been and slowly I went though the bent light again and headed up the slope. 7

Since I was so close to the cafe this really was the fastest way. But as soon as I cleared the last row of bushes I realized how extrodanary my trip had been. My brown eyes grew wide with shock and my mouth hung open slightly. I wasn't in my backwater little town anymore. A man with shaggy brown hair and a just as shaggy tail walked past as if having a tail was the most normal thing in the world. Another man, only this one seemed much younger winked at me as he passed. His face was quite charming but his bear like ears threw me off. Just where was I?