The melody in my ears. It came from nowhere, yet from everywhere. The air caressing my cheeks and crystal motes flowed through the light mists. The floor was a vast expanse of marbled dark black with silver threads that twirled around my each step, the walls a creamy white. The ceilings reached to an eternity of black with the swirls of stars and moon dust.
I stood at the end of the ballroom, feeling out of place in my sweeping nightgown, my dark brown curls are a mess as usual, my eyes still heavy from sleep. My feet were bare, but I didn't feel cold. I watched as beautiful creatures danced to the music that no human hand could have played.
Suddenly, the music stopped. The dancers had cleared a path from where I stood to the other end of the room, where you had been watching me. As if pulled by forces unknown, I found myself taking a step, walking forward, my eyes trained only on you, too far away to see, yet too near for comfort. The closer I got to you, the harder my heart beat, the harder it was for me to breathe. And when at last, after a lifetime of waiting, I stood before you.