Heal // z.m

thirty one | water tunnels & warm feelings

Zayn

"You know, I do like it, but I still prefer the animals that live on land." Rose pulled a terrified expression at the ocean animals that swum above us, especially at the shark. I laughed a little, continuing to walk through the aquarium tunnel.

My laughter died, I smiled instead. "I do too but look at it." I pointed my finger up and gazed above me as I saw the variety of sea animals swimming above us. I thought the idea was quite cool, it was as if you were walking through the water itself.

"What if this breaks? All the fish and sharks will come down and they'll eat us up alive while we drown." Rose quickly stepped aside when a shark came too near to the window in her opinion.

I laughed, "That won't happen, Rose. They obviously tested the glass a thousand times before actually putting the fish and stuff in here."

"Well, I don't know." She mumbled and I couldn't help but laugh again, secretly thinking she was precious. She let out a chuckle as well and sighed in relief when we finally got out of the tunnel, moving into another dark room that was full of smaller aquariums with any sea creature there was probably to exist.

Standing still in front of a rather large aquarium, Rose squealed. "Nemo and Dory! I had always wondered if they'd actually get along in real life." She exclaimed, her dark brown eyes full of wonder.

Smiling, I decided to copy her enthusiasm, secretly wondering if she had never seen them in real life before. "Wow! I've always wanted to see them in real life. Never knew they were this little."

"You never did see them in real life?" Rose questioned, a small frown visible on her forehead.

Looking at her, I couldn't keep a straight face and laughed. "Of course I did, who hasn't?"

Rose raised her eyebrows but smiled cheekily, "Do you like Disney movies?"

"They were my childhood. I could still watch them now, though. I love them. I think they're good. What about you?" We slowly walked further and stopped when people were crossing us so now and then.

"Me too. I love them as well." Rose smiled as we slowly made our way outside again.

Squinting my eyes as the sudden bright sun basically blinded me, I noticed Rose did the same. Once we were both used to the bright sky, Rose reached for the map, her eyes scanning the drawing and route. "Where'd you want to go?"

"Let's just follow the Brave Lion Route." I said simply, seeing it was closest to the Aquarium, where we had just been. All the routes from the different areas had names especially made for children but I thought they were quite cool as well. I really wanted to go to the safari area as I had always been fascinated by lions.

Rose nodded, "Sounds fun. Let's go."

We followed the Lion footsteps on the ground and we eventually arrived at the savanna area with lions, giraffes, hyenas, elephants and more, though, my eyes lingered on the lions. I couldn't help but smile when I saw them, they seemed so mighty, yet so cuddly in some, strange ways. Kings of the animal Kingdom, but the only thing they did was sleeping. I stared at them for quite some time, but when I turned my attention back to Rose, I noticed her staring at me.

"They're so.. beautiful." I sighed softly, following the lion with my eyes as she walked over to the male, lazily lying down against him.

Rose smiled warmly at me, nodding as she agreed. "They really are."

After we had watched them for quite some time, read the information board about these lions and visiting the other savanna animals, we decided to go towards the jungle area of the zoo, Rose basically gasping as she read the map. "What?! You can get into the monkeys cage and maybe cuddle one! I want that. Do you?"