Teranee closed the front door to her house before leaning on the heavy object for support. It seems the peace and quiet they had enjoyed was short lived. Phobos sent the tracker after one of the rebels in the village and he nearly leveled the place. It took them a while to subdue him but once they did he managed to escape. Will suggested they let him go and help the villagers, clean up and rebuild the village. They spent hours helping to the point where Teranee barely had the energy to make it home, not to mention she was already sore from the fight. When they finally made it back Irma and Will crashed at Hay Lin's place while Caleb helped Cornelia home.

The only thing Teranee could think about was making it to her room and passing out on her bed. She knew she had homework but hopefully she could get most of it done on the bus and during lunch. The house seemed empty and Teranee glanced at a note taped to the back of the door. Like always her mom and dad were working late and nine times out of ten Nigel was gone and wouldn't be back until after school the next day. Her stomach grumbled loudly but she chose to ignore it as she slugged her way towards her bedroom. Dropping her bag by the door she stumbled to her bed before passing out on top of the covers.

She snuggled deeper into her pillow which seemed fluffier than normal but she wasn't complaining until a cold draft made her shutter. She didn't remembering it being so cold when she came home but she was too tired to pay much attention to anything so with a huff she pushed herself out of bed only to shriek in surprise when her bare feet came into contact with a freezing stone floor. Coming in contact with the icy floor woke her up instantly. Taranee looked around the room in confusion. Obviously she was not in her bedroom anymore. She laid in the center of a California King size bed with blankets and pillows that made you feel as if you were sleeping on air. The room was elegantly decorated yet had the appeal of a wealthy bachelor.

"Ugh not again" She moaned as she buried her head in her hands.

She looked around the room once again hoping to find some kind of shoes she could wear and thought she found nothing when her hands landed on a pair of socks rolled into a ball. She immediately recognized them as a pair of socks from her room. Ignoring the creepy feeling coming over her she put the socks on and left the room she awoke in. Silently she crept through the empty halls though she was surprised by the lack of doors in the castle. She felt as if she was traveling through a maze again when she came to the music room.

Cautiously she peeked her head inside to see that it was empty. Having little to no other option she walked inside the room forgetting to close the door behind her. The beauty of the room had not dulled to her and she still found herself captivated by it. As she explored the music room she came to a full length mirror. She looked herself over with scrutiny as always and sighed sadly. Undoing her hair from the side braid she watched her wavy hair cascade around her. Her hair wasn't freakishly long like Phobos and Cornelia but it came to an acceptable length, she supposed, watching it stop a little below her chest. She tossed and fluffed her hair with her hands as she looked at her rounded glasses. She took the glasses off wondering what she looked like without them although she knew her vision would be too bad to answer that question. Just for kicks she removed the glasses anyway and stared in shock as her vision was just as clear with the glasses as they were without them. Dropping her glasses in surprise she silently cursed as one of the lenses cracked from the force of the stone floor. However seeing that she could see just fine without them in this dream land, or wherever she was, she decided to leave them as she walked over to the piano. With another hesitant glace at the door she sat down at the backless bench. Gently she ran her fingers across the keys as memories of piano recitals and composing with her older brother came to mind from their younger years. Teranee became talented in many instruments but her favorite was the piano. Her mind drifted to a song she had been wanting to play with for a while but she never had the time. Her fingers played the keys gingerly to a soft melody as her voice reflected the soft melody.

Oh misty eye of the mountain below
Keep careful watch of my brother's souls
And should the sky be filled with
Fire
And Smoke
Keep watching over Duran's sons

Unbeknowest to Teranee prince Phobos had been on his way to the music room when he heard a soft yet beautiful voice coming from the room. Apart of him thought of killing the intruder but seeing that it was his music room, his only place of sanctuary, he did not wish to destroy it. He peered from the shadows to conceal himself from the intruder and was not surprised to see a young woman, since the voice gave that much away, but he was surprised to find the same woman he found snooping around his music room before. It took him a few minutes to realize it was the same woman seeing that he enjoyed her singing and her new appearance.

If this to end in fire
Then we shall burn together
Watch the flames climb high
Into the night

Calling out Father Oh
Stand by and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on the moutanin side

And if we should die tonight
Then we shall all die together
Raise a glass of wine for the last time
Calling out Father Oh
Prepare as we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountain side

Desolation comes upon the sky

His brows creased at the emotion behind her voice. It did not seem as if these were mere words she sang but rather a memory. He silently scolded himself for even paying attention to such details seeing that she meant nothing to him and he should be angry that she disturbed his sanctuary once again but he could not seem to bring himself to interrupt her.

Now I see fire
Inside the mountain
I see fire
Burning the trees

I see fire
Hallowing souls
I see fire
Blood in the breeze

I hope that you remember me

Oh should my people fall
Surely I'll do the same
Confined in mountain halls
We go too close to the flame

Calling out Father oh
Hold fast and we will
Watch the flames burn auburn on the mountain side

Desolation comes upon the sky

Now I see fire
Inside the mountain
I see fire
Burning the trees
I see fire hollowing souls
I see fire
Blood in the breeze

And I hope that you remember me

And if the night is burning I will cover my eyes
for if the dark returns then my brothers will die
And as the sky is falling down
It crashed into this lonely town
And with that shadow 'pon the ground
I hear my people screaming out

Phobos' emerald eyes tunneled on the young woman as her voice lifted and rang out with such strength and sorrow he never noticed he was now standing a few feet away from the piano.

I see fire
Inside the mountain
I see fire
Burning the trees
I see fire
Hollowing souls
I see fire
Blood on the breeze
I see fire

Oh you know I saw a city burn
Feel the heat on my skin
Oooooo

I see fire burn auburn on the mountain side

The song seemed to end quicker than he preferred but he stood silent as he watched the young woman sigh and bury her head in her hands.

"I do not know if you are brave or foolish for returning here" Phobos said masking the thoughts and feelings from earlier with an emotionless unreadable expression.

The woman jumped up in fright taking a few steps backwards to put even more distance between them. She stared at the prince in fear but tried to hide it with a pathetic attempt of a fearless look which caused his lips to twitch with amusement.

"Or perhaps both" He said with a smirk.

The young woman's eyes darted around but she failed to speak. This slightly annoyed him but he tried not to show his annoyance to her. He still was not sure who or what she was but if she was powerful enough to break through his protection barrier and invade his consciousness during his sleep she could prove to be useful. Although from the looks of her she did not seem to possess any kind of great power or her powers of deception were just as great.

"Can you speak?" Phobos questioned.

The girl seemed to be thinking about something before she shook her head yes. He sighed in aggravation.

"Yes" She responded softly.

"Good" He smirked. "Do you know who I am?"

"Yeah I know who you are" She said with slightly narrowed eyes.

Her response surprised him and he was pleasantly surprised to see there was fire behind those shy chocolate orbs of hers.

"Well it seems you are at an advantage since I do not know who you are" He said.

She did not respond but seemed to be devizing a way to escape.

"Do you have a name?"

"Yes" She answered simply.

"I have the feeling you do not wish to share" He said with a smile.

Her eyes adverted away from his immediately making his narrow at her defiance.

"Seeing that you are intruding I believe I am being quite hospitable but if you continue to try my patience..."

"Teranee" She said interrupting him.

"Hm" He muttered as his eyes traveled up and down her frame.

The clothing she wore was not common among his people accept for the rebels since they traveled between Meridien and Earth. Anger coursed through him as he wondered if she was sent here to deceive him. He would have to keep his guard up around her.

"How did you get here?" He asked bluntly.

Teranee glanced at Phobos wondering if she should tell him but seeing that she didn't have much choice and he was her only chance at getting some answers she decided to tell him.

"I..I don't really know. One minute I was sleeping in my bed the next I woke up here...again"

"Are you trained in magic?" He asked.

"No" Teranee answered although she knew that wasn't completely true but she couldn't possibly tell him she was a Guardian so no was the best option.

Phobos seemed deep in thought from her answer.

"Where am I exactly?" Becoming tired of him being the only one asking questions.

"Meridien" He said with a mischievious smirk.

"This isn't Meridien...well not the Meridien I know. There isn't anyone here"

"So you are from my kingdom" He said seeming happy that his trick went according to planned.

"I did not say that" Teranee huffed aggravated by his trickery.

He looked content as if he received the answer he needed.

"Very well"

"Do you have any ideas on how or why I am here?" Teranee questioned sincerely.

"No. Seeing that you are not trained in magic the only option is that someone brought you here but that's impossible"

"So somehow I am in your dreams" Teranee mumbled to herself but Phobos heard her however chose not to respond.

There was silence between them for a minute before Phobos turned to leave.

"Wait!" Teranee called making him pause in his tracks and turn towards her. She did not trust Phobos but she did not want to be left alone in his head especially seeing she didn't know how she woke up before.

"I know you don't want me here but until I can figure out how to wake up maybe you could stay with me" She said giving a pleading smile.

Phobos' brows creased in thought.

"Maybe it would help to reenact the events from last we met" He smirked evily as his hand began to glow a neon blue color.

"Yeah or you could play while I sing" Teranee felt confused on why she would suggest something like that and expected a cruel response from him. However her mouth almost dropped in shock when he silently took a seat at the piano.

She began their little music session by beginning to sing and he would accompany on the piano. At first she stood near the piano but became tired and took a seat beside him. He did not seem too bothered by her and she may be crazy but she could have sworn he was actually enjoying her presence. An even crazier thing was she was enjoying his presence as well. Suddenly she felt a jolt that made her gasp. When she opened her eyes she was back in her room. She frowned from leaving Phobos and not having the chance to say goodbye.

"Come on sweety time to wake up" Her mom smiled from the side of her bed.

Teranee's eyes shifted to her clock and she groaned.

"Mom it's Saturday" Teranee sighed.

"I know but I cancelled everything from work. I thought we could have a girls day out" Her mom smiled.

"Really? You mean it?" Teranee cried out.

Her mom nodded her head making Teranee jump out of bed and hug her.

"Ok give me like twenty minutes" Teranee exclaimed with excitement. Her mom nodded and left Teranee's room closing the door behind her.

Teranee hopped out of bed in excitement before she collided with the wall making her fall on her butt.

"Honey you ok?" Her mom asked in concern.

"Yeah I'm fine I guess I was so excited I forgot my glasses could you get them off of my night stand?"

"Sure honey" Her mom answered.

After a few minutes went by and Teranee still did not have her glasses she became worried.

"Mom you ok?" Teranee asked.

"Yeah I'm fine honey but I can't find your glasses anywhere" Her mom said puzzled.

"Well good thing your optometrist is open on Saturdays but we need to hurry if we want to make it there before they close" Her mom rushed.

"Alright"

"Are you going to be ok?" Her mom questioned.

Teranee chuckled at her overprotective mom.

"Mom I'll be fine it'll just take me less time"

"Ok" Her mom said before leaving.

Quickly Teranee brushed her teeth and washed her face before throwing on a change of clothes and grabbed her bag before her mom escorted her to the car as if she were a blind person by taking her by the arm. Teranee hummed along to the music on the radio when her mom chuckled and spoke.

"You're in a good mood today"

"Yeah I guess" Teranee shrugged.

"You're wearing your hair down now? It suits you" Her mom said.

Teranee reached up to touch her hair never noticing the wavy hair that fell around her.

"um yeah thanks ma. Just trying something new. Speaking of which I was wondering if maybe I could get contacts" Teranee said quietly.

"Really? Well you're full of surprises today" Her mom said slightly suspicious but didn't want to ruin the bonding moment.

"Sure that's fine" Teranee's mom smiled as she pulled into a parking space.

Teranee smiled in excitement as she hopped out of the car to follow her mother inside.