Miles awoke early the next morning to the sound of busy nurses running up and down the halls of the hospital he had been brought to late yesterday afternoon after suddenly collapsing on the sidewalk on his way home from school. Sitting up on the hospital bed he felt a slight tug at his arm and sighed as he took notice of the medicine pouches attached to his left arm and reached for the medical report on the bedside table to find out if his fainting spell had been anything out of the ordinary. His face nearly going white as he read the first page which showed the blood tests detecting an odd string of viral bacteria which looked like it was slowly bonding with his own cells and destroying many in the process.

Hearing the sound of one of the nurses coming down the hall he nearly jumped out of his skin and placed the clipboard back on the table and laid his head down under the covers right as the nurses walked in, and after a brief look around went over to the bed side noticing the report moved from where they had left it a hour ago when they had gone on break. "We're sorry Miles… The doctors have tried everything, although they've been unable to stop the bacteria or even determine where it originated…" one of the nurses said as she pulled the covers back with a sympathetic look and opened the drape to let sunlight into the room for a little while figuring it might be beneficial for the boy who spent nearly as much time at the hospital as the majority of the full-time staff.

Instantly clutching the covers back over his head in shame, Miles coughed suddenly in a long spell which made the two nurses rush to either side of his bed in case he required anything. "I-I'm alright…" he said a moment after the raspy coughing had finished and he took a gulp of water from the glass at his desk. "Did they find out why I collapsed…?" he asked, only really remembering the last few moments before blacking out as he heard the sound of ambulance sirens a few streets down when his friend James had rushed home to report that he had not been feeling well and needed to take a rest. His muscles felt so weak and worn out today, not like ordinary, and the glass of water felt like it weighed several pounds causing him to clutch the edges with both hands so he would not drop it and be any more of a nuisance to the nurses.

The second nurse shook her head slightly and urged him to lay back down after he had finished his drink and took the glass from him with a faint smile. "The doctors at the lab suspect you just got light-headed a moment or two, although Dr. Andrews suspects it might be the bacterial virus… Although, none of those things matter right now so you should get some sleep honey…" she replied quietly and adjusted the bed's controls slightly to make it more comfortable for a mid-morning rest. They were both quite surprised after watching the young man only nodded his head faintly before shifting slightly in the bed and slipping off into sleep since his body felt as though it had not slept for days let alone a few hours. Both nurses giving each other a quiet nod, checked the room one last time, and then made their way outside into the hallway and closed the door quietly behind themselves to allow Miles to rest to his heart's content.

Slipping into a deep slumber a few moments after laying his head down, his body felt as though it were burning up with a fever although his mind felt almost frozen as he slipped into an odd dream. Expanses of lush forested terrain rushed past his sensory perceptions, feeling as though he was flying high above a new and unexplored region far too wonderful or beautiful for woods. "We have been awaiting you Miles… Your suffering is nearly at an end for soon your mortal body shall fade away like all human beings, although we have observed you from a distance for some time now and would wish to extend to you the greatest of gifts we can bestow… A chance at a new life free from sickness, suffering, and illness… A new life on our world of Eluria where you will live amongst the ancients for the rest of your days…" echoed throughout his dream in a soft and serine voice which put the young boy instantly at peace despite his physical discomforts.

The unknown scenery beginning to slow as he approached a pristine golden blue mountain which extended high into the radiant white clouds, landing towards the base a small faerie floated out from behind the trees and after a few moments turned and began to fly off in a further direction. "Oh wait… I won't hurt you… I mean, there is nothing to be afraid of, was that you who spoke a moment ago…?" he asked quietly only to find his voice echo throughout the strange dream scape as well with a dizzying fluidity. His expression was hurt slightly when the faerie did not stop; he rushed after it surprised to find his legs carrying him far faster than they ever had before and his body brimming with odd agility and grace. "Where am I…?" he asked in a quiet tone of voice only to find it echo around the world a second time causing him to grow silent while he moved in pursuit of the faerie.

Several other faeries beginning to gather in the tree-tops while they followed the young man who was being led deep into the forest of his own dreams. "Through a magical crystal we have observed you for long time young child, we wish to bring you here, to our home, and end your perpetual misery… Will you choose to accept? The rift between your world and our own is closing rapidly, and we fear that your body may cease to exist shortly so we have advanced our offer to the present…" The quiet serine voice spoke again as the forest filled with an odd white light which was nearly blinding as a tall robed woman appeared slightly in the light. The figure stood hidden by the shadows of the trees from clear view, but the general appearance of her form far too wonderful to describe her as Miles took a step back to find his feet light as air while he came to a pause to behold the lovely creature standing in the light.

Swallowing he stared down at himself in a daze and pinched himself in an effort to awaken from his sleep, although despite the pain the dream endured. "I-If that is true… Then please… Do what you must to save my life… I-I'm so tired of spending all of my life in the darkened hospital beds and waiting rooms…" he replied quietly and took in a deep breath. The world flickering like a ripple in water as the radiant women nodded her head slightly, her face entirely blocked off by the glowing light emanating from her body that appeared almost magical in form. "Then we shall do what you ask…" the voice replied quietly as the whole world began to fade away in a sparkling shatter of lights, the dream slowly fading away as opened his eyes slowly to feel a burning sensation along his whole left arm where the needle lay.

Reaching to clutch at his arm in pain, he tried to scream but found his voice failing to make even the most quiet of sounds causing him to raise one hand to his throat in alarm. Observing a darkened line of blood, his own blood, beginning to edge its way slowly up his arm and following the path of veins which sent a nearly mind-numbing pain all through his body while intense chills racked his entire body. His eyes beginning to glaze over while his vision grew worse and worse with each passing second, the ceiling lights appearing as a tunnel beckoning and drawing him in closer. It was at that moment when his skin began to burn intensely that he realized his life might be pre-maturely coming to an end with so much still left for him to do in the world that he would have adored. His life rapidly flashing before his eyes as he struggled to remain awake, fearing the results if he should fall asleep now with his body in such pain, although in the end the pain grew too intense to handle and the young man blacked out a final time.