I was sleeping when suddenly I felt cold.

Cold? How could it be? Did I leave the window of my bedroom open for all night? It couldn't happen...

I opened my eyes to go check and when I woke up I was confused: I was on a bed of green leaves on a meadow just before a forest. What?! How I ended up in a place like that?

I looked around myself and from afar I caught some chatting and laughs of people getting nearer and also chirping of birds.

It was lively but I still was puzzled about my circumstances.

So I stood up and when I took a look at myself I got even more perplexed; I was wearing a plain green long dress with no sleeves only laces that intertwined with each other around my neck to support the clothes covering my breast and a green belt on my waist.

I looked better at myself still disoriented and on second thoughts I considered myself really pretty dressed like that... and observing even better I noticed I was barefeet.

What to do in a place like that? What I was supposed to do?

Around me there was only an extension of trees. I stood there thinking and the only thing that brought me back from my thoughts was some laugh: girls with strange clothes were running and all of them were heading to the same direction in other word into the wood.

Getting curious I decided to follow them.

I had nothing to loose; since I was there it would be nice for me to take a look of the surroundings...

after all, in that moment, I could only adapt myself at the situation and so I did.

As I entered the forest I was pervaded by a magical atmosphere; a nice, lively and catchy song spread through the air and it got into my body that in no time began feeling oddly. Maybe that song was some kind of magic; maybe it was also because of the fact I was barefoot and as I was walking further in I had the sensation to feel a even more closed contact with the nature from feet to the very end of all my fingers. It was indeed magical and inside my body I began feeling a sense of peace and comfort.

Suddenly I was cheerful and carefree. Was I under some kind of spell to feel so at ease in an unknown place?

I walked and walked and to make me company there were those strange girls I saw before and we both followed the source of the music to be dragged by it maybe to the centre of the forest.

We arrived in the heart of the wood and we stopped in an open space where there was lots of people. Some kind of party was going on: couples were having intimate moments, some were dancing and others were enjoying a banquet with foods and alcohol while laying on the cold ground... and everyone there seemed so happy and carefree as if they were under magic.However one of them out stood from the group for how he was acting and for how he was dressed; and it was him that caught my attention and curiosity. I had my eyes only on him.

He was laying down on a mattress of a long but narrow bed and around he had lots of girls who were attracted by him... and at the sides of the bed there were a panther and a tiger sleeping peacefully.

I got utterly puzzled at that vision. What the heck was I living? Where I was?

I looked better at him and I got shocked when I recognised him. He was Dave! What the hell was he doing there? Why was he dressed like that? Well, "dressed" was a great word.

He wore only a purple long skirt tied on his waist and so he was left shirtless to show nice abs and fine pectorals.

I got entranced looking at his chest but after recomposing myself I looked in his eyes to see he was wearing also an ivy crown on the head.

Him and I exchanged glances from a distance and when he recognised me he showed me his brightest smile making my cheeks burn and my heart thumping and then he stood up to get near me.

"D-Dave? Is that really you?" I asked when I had him in front of my eyes.

"Yeah... and you are amazing dressed like this" he said while taking me by my waist to pull me into a hug in a seducing way.

"Wait wait... slow down man" I giggled but a second after I had his lips on mine. He couldn't hold back and for a moment I couldn't either because after that we shared another kiss.

"What's going on here and why on hell are you dressed like this?" I was curious.

"As you can see there is a party going... and you can join".

I stopped him when I saw him wanting to return to his place.

"Stop right now Dave! Explain me what is going on here for god's sake. Can you see I'm totally disoriented?" I shouted at him and by yelling I got everyone's eyes on me.

"How you dare talk back to him!"

"He is Dionysus, you mere human". Those nice and strange girls who were dancing and laughing before suddenly shouted at me and their menacing voice startled me. I didn't expect that they could do such a deep and violent cry; because of that I got scared.

"Calm down everyone!". Everyone fell down at Dave's order like obedient servants and suddenly it became awfully quiet.

"Y/n please come with me... I'll explain everything to you in a quiet place".

In this way I followed him and we walked until we stopped on the banks of a stream.

"So.. tell me".

He clarified everything that happened until that moment and if I was confused before I became even more perplexed at his explanation.

I couldn't believe his words.. how could he be a Greek god? And moreover why hide his identity mingling with mortals?

"I was bored being surrounded by people like me, magical creatures; I was being bored being addressed as 'lord' or 'Dionysus' and being always worshipped and having always people do as I tell them. I know I am a god but sometimes is too boring being a deity... I want also to take it easy just like the humans and forget my real self to be treated equally and as a normal person. I needed a change so this is why I decided to come among you mortals. Just to take a long holiday, relax, having fun around" he confessed. Then he took my hands in his in a gentle way; his touch was so warm and looking into my eyes he smiled and I felt butterflies in my stomach as my heart began beating faster and being filled with love.

"I only planned to take it easy in the world of the humans, only this. I didn't expect that I would meet such an amazing woman like you and fell in love with you. I didn't planned all of this, falling in love with someone like a human, but I don't regret anything; not even a bit. I love you and I am so happy with you.. I would never change, I would never go back into the past because I don't need; because what it matters is that I have you now".

Those words touched my heart that I found myself crying happy tears and Dave hugged me close to his chest.

"S-So all of this make me the companion of a god?".

"Yes... mine, of Dionysus" he whispered and then he kissed me.

When we parted I smiled so bright at him and being excited for the first time in all my life I hugged him tightly and I remained in his embrace for long time. When I let him he showed his hands to me and like magic he created from nothing a flower crown. It was made with twig wreath and on it there were little blossomed white and pink roses and also myrtle berries. It could be a simple crown but in its simplicity I found it really pretty.

He then placed it on my head.

"Yeah... this suits you really well. It makes you really cute" he laughed and I giggled. "You are now my queen; does this like you?".

" 'Like'? I love... I love being your queen, Dionysus".

I felt so great, I felt so much loved and I never stopped letting happy tears; Dionysus noticed me and he hugged me again sweetly and cupping my cheeks he first wiped away the tears and then gave me a peck on the lips.

"Now I'll show you around, my love."

We walked around hand in hand and as we took a stroll in the nature Dionysus presented me tothe others and vice versa. I met and got to know so many different supernatural creatures that I at the end I was left speechless and amazed. I even got to know the fauns and also his friend Pan who played pan flute that enchanted some nymphs around him.

I laughed and after Dionysus and I returned to the open place we sat down on thebed, where he laid before... and the panther and the tiger didn't even move an inch for all the time; they were still sleeping.

We hugged each other and after a moment Dionysus decided to lay again on the mattress and so did I. I rested my head on his chest and feeling his heart beating with love I smiled and beginning to make myself at home I felt my eyes closing.

"Yes, sleep my love and don't worry.. I will never leave your side" he lulled me into a peaceful sleep while caressing my cheeks and petted my hair.