"Wait, so he just stared at you?"
Ahe laughed as Assana glared at him. She was telling him about the strange, but beautiful man she had encountered earlier.
"I'm telling you! He isn't from here!" She exclaimed with a pout as Ahe kept laughing, not handling the story she had just told him.
"Do you think he's a pedophile?"
Assana gasped at Ahe's thought and slapped his shoulder. "I don't believe that such a handsome man is a pedo!"
Rolling his eyes, his expression suddenly turned serious. Ahe was usually like this, always changing his mood as quick as light. It was annoying for most people, however, Assana found this quality quite endearing.
"Were you able to find any information at all?" He asked her, his humorless eyes searching for any sings deep within her eyes.
This look is what drove girls wild. Ahe's deep and meaningful look made everyone think of him as a mature and independent person for whatever reason.
Sighing, Assana shook her head. "I couldn't find anything. However..." she thought about the old man that sat beside her on the bench. He didn't dare look at her, and the words he said held a hidden meaning.
Shaking her head, Assana dismissed the thought. "Never mind. It doesn't matter, anyways."
Ahe nodded slightly, believing her words. Then, Assana bid him goodbye since it was already late and her mother was waiting for her back home.
•••
Yawning, Assana made her way to her bed.
Her mother had received her quite coldly, saying that she was extremely worried since she didn't contact her all day.
She snuggled up against the bed covers and closed her eyes, slowly drifting to dream land.
Everything was dark and nothing could be seen. The temperature dropped intensely, making Assana shiver and cover herself from the bitter cold. However, she couldn't seem to warm herself up.
"Follow the green and the lightest of pink.
They will take you to see what you truly need to see. The longing in your heart will never cease until you find who you're truly meant to be."
Ice began forming around ser arms, slowly covering her whole as she screamed and struggled to set herself free.
"Set me free!"
After yelling this, the ice began melting and formed water puddles beneath her. Mesmerized, Assana bent down and stretched her arm slightly, touching the water, thus creating ripples.
The ripples were small and gentle, almost graceful like. After a few seconds, however, the water began moving violently and grew in size.
Assana struggled against the water and tried to swim up, but she couldn't seem to leave this place. Her vision began to get cloudy and her body begged for air.
She was beginning to lose consciousness inside the dream. All of a sudden, she was back to were she had started. The darkness and the cold was all that she could perceive.
The dark room began warming up slowly. Assana sighed in relief and smiled. Finally, something was happening in her favor!
However, after a few moments passed, the heat became unbearable. Assana gasped, feeling the harsh warmth run through her veins, burning her deep inside.
"Hiss..."
A strange noice was heard throughout the darkness. This noise made the heat disappear, making Assana gasp and sigh in relief, falling to the ground.
A snake emerged out of nowhere, it's sharp eyes taking in Assana's form.
"More mental training..." the snake's powerful voice sounded throughout the room, making her unable to move.
"Weak mental state, weak physical state, a bit chubby..." slithering around her, the snake's words were like a knife, stabbing her over and over again.
However, despite its rude attitude, the snake was rather beautiful. It had light blue, dark blue, red and green scales that glimmered and shined despite the darkness. It was also quite long and it would be easy for it to wrap itself around Assana and crush her to death.
The snake wrapped itself around her neck and stared at her deep within her eyes. "Water is more suitable for you."
Slithering away, he completely disappeared and was nowhere to be found. Assana didn't even get the chance to ask him what was happening.
Suddenly, a huge wave of water crashed onto her, making her head hit the ground and she was quickly be submerged under water. Strangely, she could breathe under water and was able to see clearly.
The water was too clear and it was as if there was no water at all, only air. However, she could feel how the liquid held her movements and didn't allow her to move properly.
A black streak of water appeared and began circling around her, looking as if it was staring at its new found prey. Subconsciously opening her mouth, the black liquid began circling closer and closer and slowly began to grow bigger, covering up her vision completely.
Suddenly, the dark liquid forced itself down her throat, producing a sharp feeling. Assana's body began growing weak as all strength began to leave her.
Closing her eyes, a soft and almost inaudible voice was heard throughout the room. "You'll find out the truth soon, little girl."
•••
Gasping, Assana jumper out of bed and stared at her surroundings cautiously, feeling paranoid. The sharp pain she had felt in her dream was still there, red marks appearing all over her neck.
"Assana? Honey, are you okay?" A sweet voice rang out as her mother's head popped out of the doorway, scaring Assana.
After telling her mother about her hurting throat, she quickly went over to the kitchen to bring Assana some medicine.
She took her medicine and took a quick shower, feeling uncomfortable. Wrapping herself with some blankets, she tried to make sense of her dream and what she had just experienced.
The red marks on her throat were inflicted on her in her dreams, so she felt confused as to why the wounds would also appear in the real world.
"Maybe... everything was real?" Assana asked herself while rubbing her sore throat. Laughing quietly, she quickly dismissed the idea and convinced herself that everything was just a coincidence.