The morning air was tepid as swirls and splashes of green, orange, pink, purple, and various blues illuminated through the slim crack between the curtains; coloring the girls' room a strange tint. As the foreign colors shone brightly into their eyes, the girls stirred in their sleep, but didn't quite wake up. Instead, they were in a state of being awake whilst dreaming causing the illusion that their dreams were reality.
"Sara," his deep voice whispered; echoing in the vacant room.
Her surroundings were a dark abyss, but a small light shone in the distance. Though it was undefined if there were was a ground, Sara assumed there was since she was lying down. Propping herself up with her left elbow, Sara sat up and brought the palm of her hand to her forehead as a sharp pain pulsated inside.
"What is this?" Sara mumbled to herself as she admired the white, flowing dress she had no memory of wearing.
Shrugging, she rose to her feet and began walking to the single light illuminating in the distance. Despite her several steps taken towards it, the light seemed to only increase distance rather than decrease. Furrowing her eyebrows, she gradually began gaining speed until she was sprinting towards the light, but regardless of how hard she tried to reach it, it seemed as though she was just running in place.
"Sara, listen to me," his voice commanded as tears of frustration glided down her cheeks, "I am conjuring a plan to come save you, so wait for me."
Completely freezing in place, Sara stopped as she nodded her head and tried to regain her breath. With her eyes centered on the light, she watched it transform from a simple light into the form of Yongguk, but not quite a solid version. As if the flames had painted a portrait of him, Yongguk stood before her; a smile on his face, his gums perfectly visible as his collarbones peeked from beneath the straps of his tank top and the defined lining of his muscles clearly shown.
His eyes told a different story, though. Despite his joyful appearance, his eyes were doleful which caused a downcast feeling to radiate from his holographic body.
"Is everything okay?" Sara queried, her left hand traveling to her right as her finger fidgeted with the fabric of her sleeve.
Yongguk sighed a bit, the picture slightly glitching, "I don't have much time to explain, but listen to my words carefully: Do not trust anyone, only Blondie. Daehyun will warn her in his own time, so do not worry, but Sara, be careful. Do not trust the King and do not trust-" but before he could finish, the picture dissolved into thin air and Sara's eyes flew open as she heard Soryong's voice calling out her name.
"Sara! Sara! Wake up!" Soryong exclaimed, his hands firmly grasping her biceps.
Sara pushed him away as she clutched the spot her heart was located, "Yah! You gave me a heart attack! Don't do that again!"
Soryong nodded, his eyes growing wide as he pursed his lips together, "Forgive me. My father told me to retrieve you, but when I had walked in, you were tossing and turning. I thought you were having a nightmare."
Nodding, Sara pulled the covers off of her as she swung her legs over the side of the bed, "Why does your father want to see me?"
"Dress fitting," Soryong merely spoke as he reached over to wipe some sweat from the brim of her eyebrows. He frowned a bit, "Are you sure you're okay?"
"I'm fine," Sara forced a smile as she rose to her feet, "don't worry about me. Why do I need to go to a dress fitting?"
Wrapping a robe around herself, Sara followed the older boy down the hallway. With his fingers locked behind his back, he carried himself like a true prince would.
"Once every fifteen years, this planet experiences a Lunar Eclipse."
Raising her eyebrows and shrugging, Sara replied, "So?"
Chuckling a bit, Soryon turned a sharp corner causing Sara to knock into him. Regaining her balance, she waited for the dark haired boy's answer as a smile curved his lips, "The Lunar Eclipse is important. Without it, the sky would blow up into a million little, jagged, colorful pieces causing the Lisinian breed to completely die off. Also, if for some reason the Lunar Eclipse doesn't occur, well, you can kiss your life goodbye."
With wide eyes, Sara's mouth fell ajar causing Soryong's smile to widen a bit, "Don't worry, though, it is going to happen. The prophecies say so."
"And when exactly is this even supposed to occur?" Sara queried, her right eyebrow arched high.
"Three or four months," Soryong answered as they stopped before a tall, Mohogany door encrusted with precious jewels and gems and trimmed in genuine gold.
As the door swung open, several servants bounded up to Sara as they took her away to the back room. Struggling in their grip, Sara craned her neck to look behind herself as she called out to Soryong, "Yah! Why am I getting a dress fitting now? Soryong! Soryong!"
Shaking his head, invisible fingers lifted the corners of his mouth upwards into a perfect smile as he tied his hands behind his back and exited the room.
"That girl," he spoke aloud to himself, "I like her."
