There's this dream I keep having, where someone is calling my name. It's loud enough that I can tell what the voice is saying, but I don't know where it's coming from. It's dark and I keep trying to find the person who's talking to me. Then it gets really bright, like the sun is right in front of me. That's always when I wake up.

"Nadia..." the voice called. It was a woman's voice.

"Nadia why don't you ever listen to me?" The voice grew louder and sounded irritated. In my dream I started turning in circles trying to see the person calling for me.

"Wake up Nadia!" Everything was getting brighter and I finally started waking up.

"AHH-" I screeched for only a moment before a hand clamped over my mouth.

"FINALLY!" the woman groaned, "You have no idea how pissed Aphrodite has been at me. Talk about shooting the messanger! You're awake now though! That's good."

The woman was smiling now, and her light skin sparkled slightly even in the dim room. White feathered wings spread behind her and she was completely eyes were a strange shade of bright turquoise and her curly hair a light blonde. Her eyes were a strange shade of bright turquoise and her curly hair a light blonde.

I shoved her hand off my face. "Who are you and why the hell are you in my room?" I hissed at her.

She skipped away from my bed, her light curls bouncing as she moved, and started flipping through the notebook on my desk.

"How strange..." she murmured, "I could have sworn you had already started studying me."

"What the hell are you talking about?" I snapped, reaching under my bed in search of my pepper spray.

She glanced over at me, her eldritch eyes half-concealed from her messy hair, "That spray stuff doesn't work on me." She turned back to the notebook and flipped through pages more, "Ahh, here it is!" She ripped out a page and turned to hold it up to me. "Recognize me?"

It was part of my history notes, this page was on Iris the Greek messenger goddess.

"You think you're a Greek goddess?" I questioned.

"Look I know you think I'm crazy but I AM Iris. I'll prove it to you." she explained.

Iris walked toward the glass doors that lead to my balcony. As she opened them she held out her hand and gestured for me to follow her.

I stared at this puckish woman and tried to think of something to do. She didn't seem very threatening but that didn't change the fact that she was still a random stranger who had snuck into my bedroom. After a few more moments of hesitation, I got to my feet and followed her.

Iris stepped out to the rail and stared out at the horizon as if she was looking for something.

"All there is out there is forest." I said confused.

She turned and smiled at me. "Maybe, but look at it now."

I looked back up to the forest and was shocked that there was now a large bridge coming off of the railing. A rainbow bridge, which sparkled the same way Iris' skin did. It shot across the sky so far that I couldn't see the other end.

Iris climbed over the railing and crouched on the edge of her rainbow holding her hand out. It coruscated in the moonlight. "Come with me." she pleaded.

"I can't." I said; I was dreaming, I just had to be.

"C'mon Nadia. What have you got here? A couple of people you say hi to when you walk past. A school to go to that will never do you any good. No one loves you here Nadia. It's not me being rude, it's honesty." she explained.

Her words were true, and I hated them.

"And things will be better wherever the hell is at the end of that rainbow?" I questioned coldly.

It would never change. It was impossible; my life would always be the same. It didn't matter how much pixie dust and rainbows she tried to shove down my ; the outcome would always be the same.

Iris smiled at me, her eyes turning blue again, "Yes. It will."

I stared at her silently for a few moments.

"You wanted a new life didn't you? Here's your chance." she murmured.

She was right of course. What's it matter anyway? I'm probably dreaming.

I took a deep breath and grabbed Iris' hand. She pulled me up onto the rainbow and we walked into my new life.