"Come on, Kate," said Mona Lisa.
Kate rubbed her eyes. It was late and she didn't want to wake up, even for Mona Lisa. She couldn't believe Mona Lisa wasn't tired. But, she was a painting, after all.
"What is it?" Kate asked Lisa.
"I want to show you something," she said.
Kate was curious. "Okay," She said, and shoved the covers away. She got out of bed, slowly. She still felt like she was sleeping.
They crept downstairs and Kate followed her to the back door, then stopped. "It's a little late to be going out," she told Lisa. The microwave clock near the door was blinking 2 a.m. She couldn't believe that they were both up at this hour.
"Trust me, Kate." Lisa said, as she opened the door.
Kate was confused. This back door didn't lead to her backyard. There was a dirt path going through tall grass, dotted with wildflowers. There was a huge lake on the right and mountains in the distance.
"Kate, this is my painting. It's all right. Nothing will hurt you. This is my world," she grabbed Kate's hand and she came out of the house.
Kate didn't mind following. She just couldn't figure out what was happening. But, for the moment, she decided to let Mona Lisa show her what her world was like.
The dirt path had a lot of twists and there were big rocks all around, which seemed to make the walk longer. But, that was ok. It was sunny and warm and she started picking flowers along the way. "Where are we?" Kate asked Lisa.
"We're in Italy. Ponte a Buriano, to be exact." She pointed to a stone bridge, with several arches, in the distance. "That is the Buriano Bridge," she told Kate. "And this water is the Arno river."
"It's beautiful." Kate said. She sat down in the grass and watched the ducks on the water. There was a breeze rustling the trees around her and the water glimmered in the sunlight. The mountains were beautiful. They rose up dark and muted, in the background.
"I can see what inspired Leonardo to paint," Kate said, looking all around her, and enjoying the nature surrounding her.
"Come, let me introduce you to my family. It's a long walk, but I hope you don't mind." Mona Lisa said.
Kate noticed that Mona Lisa was wearing her dress again - the one that had disappeared in her hands.
She looked down and her own clothes - she was wearing a similar dress - a forest green silk. It was smooth and flowing and was like wearing a puffy cloud around her. She brushed it off. She had been sitting on the ground in this long, fancy dress without even realizing and now it was all dirty!
