Michelle and Hagi sat along the edge of a sparkling blue lake as the sun was just beginning to set. Everything was vivid in her dreams, nothing would ruin her time with him. In her mind, everything would stay perfect.
"Tell me again," she whispered. "tell me that you love me."
"I love you."
When she was in control, Hagi couldn't ever refuse her. There was no one else to get in the way. She could ask him the same question for eternity and he wouldn't ever grow tired of her, and she knew it.
"I love you too," she replied with an innocent smile. In return, he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her close.
They watched the sun set and the bright, oversized moon illuminated the scene so that everything was now tinted blue. Everything shimmered in her eyes, but nothing was more perfect than Hagi. Here, he would forever be hers.
"Everything is perfect here... but I still feel sad."
"Hm?"
"Right now, in reality, I'm asleep. And you aren't with me. I need you with me but... in reality, you aren't mine."
"I will always be yours, Michelle," Hagi whispered, sending chills down her back.
Closing her eyes and soaking in the moment, Michelle found herself beginning to float away. No longer wrapped in Hagi's arms, she felt alone and cold. Now she was feeling constricted.
"What's happening?" she wondered, openning her eyes to see her dream begin to fade. She was no longer anywhere near the lake anymore, but now she was in a dark ball that wrapped itself around her whole body. Flashes of the lake floated across her vision and as she reached out to them they disappeared. She reached as far as she could until she felt herself fall forward, landing with a hard slam against solid stone.
"Hello?"