Awaken (2)

Opening her eyes, Mika found herself floating in a body of water.

Feeling very relaxed Mika continued to float as the water lapped at her body.

Gazing up Mika only saw something that looked like the night sky above her.

Remembering being at the sparring grounds with Kaze and Joanos when she fainted, confused Mika got up and checked her surrounding.

Raising from the water, Mika stood and did a 360 rotation. Observing nothing but blank space and water, Mika picked a random direction to start walking.

With the quietness of space, Mika was swift to notice the start of buzzing. It sounded like bees. Searching the expanse for the cause of the sounds but seeing nothing Mika chose to ignore it.

Feeling like there was no end to this body of water, Mika stopped walking. With the water reaching only to her ankles, she sat down and took a rest.

*Buzzzz* *Buzzz*

There it was again.

Closing her eyes, she concentrated hard to block the sounds, but they were persistent this time. The buzzing was getting louder and louder to the point where it was hurting her head.

Clamping her hands over her ears, Mika tried her best to block the sounds but no matter how hard she tried it wouldn't be obstructed.

Unable to think as the frequency got higher, Mika felt fluid dripping from her nose.

Wiping it away, Mika saw blood on her hands. Knowing she needed to get away from the noise or it will turn her brain into smush, she stumbled to her feet.

When she was about to run, the noise seems the become like waves. One after the another they crashed into her body making her swagger on her feet.

Mind on a whirlwind, Mika looked up at the "sky" and saw thousand among thousands of flickering lights gliding down. Light-headed and slowly losing her mind, she began to sway to the buzzing sound.

Mika danced, she twirled, dipped and leaped fluidly through the water. Her feet were lightly splashing water around her.

Finally giving herself over to the sounds, Mika felt a barrier crumble in her head.

The lights in the sky had gathered around her, and the noise turned into singing.

Mika didn't know how long she danced among the "stars", but she didn't want it to end.

Just as her body grew tired, the song came to an end.

Looking around, Mika found herself surrounded by tiny lights all in different shapes, size, and colors. Reaching out to touch one, Mika felt a warmth spread through her body from her finger to her head and down to her toes.

Drunk off this feeling Mika giggled. Reaching out to touch another one, she was stopped by a familiar voice in her head.

"Are you done yet?... You've wasted enough time not listening now you want to poke and giggle at us. Have you no sense of decency?"

Startled, Mika looked all around her but all she saw were the lights.

"Where are you?"

"You have already touched my body, but only now you ask for my name...pervert..."

"....."

Mika looked down at her hand then at the light she just finished touching. Doubting herself, Mika lifted up her finger to poke it again when the voice shouts out.

"Look but don't touch!... I'm not easy!"

"....!"

Bring her face closer to the light Mika squints her eyes, looking closely at the light she saw a little body flowing in mid-air. Jumping back, Mika took a close look at the "stars" surrounding her, only to realize they are little people.

"Tinker Bell?..."

Mika hesitantly asked as she looks at the little person flying in front of her eyes.

"What's a tinker bell? Is that some sort of bad word, are you cursing us!?"

A little person flew rapidly towards Mika's forehead and kick it.

"Ow! What did you do that for!?"

"I thought you were still daze... I was going to slap you, but my hand is too small."

"...."

Inhaling and exhaling in deep breaths, Mika closed her eyes and calmed her mind. When she felt she was relaxed enough to face the situation, she opened her eyes and face the little people surrounding her.

"Okay, what is this place?"

"This is your core...every Fae has one....though they differ, essentially they are the same."

"My core....but aren't I only suppose to see my core when I-"

"When you've awakened...Congratulations! you're an early bloomer."

*giggle**giggle*

The rest of the little people started giggling at Mika surprised facial expression.

"Why are you so surprised didn't I tell you, you are stronger than your mother."

"You're the voice I heard from the cave...How are you here?"

"I placed a piece of me inside your mind before you and your mother left...the people you see here are being transmitted by me from the cave to your mind..."

"So, your a parasite...?"

".....No."