Peach Baker was a five-year-old girl with white skin, blonde hair, big blue eyes, and soft pink lips. She was a bit small for her age and sat curled in her armchair, reading a book about a place called Floral Hollow.
It was said to be an invisible forest no one had ever seen. While she read, her puppy Rufus suddenly bolted out of the house. Curious, Peach leapt up to follow him.
Once outside, she locked the front door and slipped the key under the carpet, her mother was away, after all.
They lived in a small town by the ocean, far from any forests. But after running for no more than five minutes, Peach found herself surrounded by towering trees. She stopped, wide-eyed. Where was she?
The air was different, tinged with the scent of flowers. The leaves shimmered faintly in the light. Then she remembered the forest in her book, Floral Hollow. She was inside it.
The invisible forest was said to be home to mystical creatures: elves, fairies, and other strange and wondrous beings.
A few minutes later, a huge white werewolf leapt out of the darkness. Its deep red eyes glinted hungrily. What could she do now? Peach froze, her heart pounding. She was just about to accept that she might be its dinner when a portal suddenly burst open.
Two girls, about fifteen years old, stepped out. Sensing the danger, one of them instantly leapt in front of Peach, shielding her, while the other charmed the werewolf and offered it something to eat.
"It seems he hasn't tasted flesh and blood in a long time… he couldn't help but crave it," the second girl murmured to herself.
After a short while, the werewolf began to change. Its form shrank, fur receding until a familiar figure stood in its place.
"Rufus? Rufus!" Peach squeaked in relief.
"Thank you," Peach said to the girls.
"Aww, aren't you a cutie?" the girls said in unison.
"Is he your spirit animal?" the girl who had charmed Rufus asked.
"My what?" Peach blinked.
Before she could get an answer, another portal swirled open behind them. In a flash, it pulled the two girls inside.
"WAIT! MY WHAT?!" Peach screamed, but they were gone.
When peach got home (don't ask how she found her way home she walked through the portal without even knowing) that evening she thought of what the two strangers had said, like what's a spirit animal anyway? she thought
"peach, there is a world where magical creatures exist and maybe those two girls you might've been a part of them too, Rufus is one too"
" woah" she was too tired to ask questions but she knew her mom said the truth.
The next day peach decided to take a walk, she grabbed her coat and left
"be back before dinner" her mother called after her
" I will" peach replied
" Look after her and don't hurt her if you value your life" Peaches' mom said to Rufus with a serious tone and he barked in reply and chased after peach.