A Very Long Dream

The Peridot Kingdom, Royal guest bathhouse.

"Haa~ so nice, after a whole tiring day." Kyra sunk her body in the water. They are now in the women Royal bathhouse. The bathhouse is so huge that it can fit almost a hundred of people inside it.

The pillar and the floor are coated with gold and marble. It has its own natural-made waterfall and stone. So beautiful. It gives a rich vibe more than in Zirconia Castle.

"Ah~ I feel like I'm in another dimension of my life. This is truly beyond my imagination. Huhu." Rachael who just takes off her robe jumps into the pool.

She and Ning Zhi just finish their visit to Magiya Academy today. They decide they will stay inside the castle. It's more assuring and comfortable with people they know rather than sharing a dorm with an unknown person.

"Right? I feel like I don't wanna wake up from this dream.." Ning Zhi still not taking off her robe.

While Yuina already went to Kyra join them to take a bath.

"So, how was your school today?" Yuina started. She pulls off the hairpin that she used to tie up her hair and wash her hair.

"Hmm..we just visiting the school's department..uhm..sending our application.. and decide on what class we're interested in. That's all." Rachael swims to Yuina's back and helps her to wash her hair.

Kyra suddenly pops out from the water surface. Breathe in. "So, which class did you choose?"

"I took a combatant class. So, tomorrow is the examination day for me. They want to see if I have a talent or not." Rachael smiling at Kyra while braiding Yuina wet hair to the side after wash it.

"Wow..cool. So, you know how to fight?" Kyra's eyes glittering a bit.

Chuckles, she nods her head. "In my world. My father is the General of a special unit. It just as …uhm…" She rubs her chin a bit while squinting her eyes. "Ah! Just like Hayden. I think their level at the same pace, or so." She snaps her finger.

Yuina tilts her head a bit. "So, your mother is a great doctor in your world and your father is a great General?"

"Mhm.." She nods her head, feeling a bit proud of both of her parent in her real world.

"So…how many siblings do you have? And..what are you? A General too?" Ning Zhi walks to them and sits on the floor, listening on their storytelling.

"My sibling, huh? I have three. But my brother is adopted since he was a baby. He is also great in combatant. Second ranker after my grandfather. For me…hah~ I took a medical course at my university. But I really admire my father's job. So maybe I will decide to follow his step after all. And my little sister…she's a bit useless. But, I hope she's doing okay right now. She causes a ruckus before I was thrown in here."

Yuina turns around and pats on her shoulder. Her voice just now.. sounds like she's missing her family. Who wouldn't? Even she, also still missing her father.

"Be patience. We'll find a way to return you back to your world"

"Right…don't leave me. I also want to return too." Ning Zhi also pats on her shoulder.

"Hey, you…why are you still on the floor? Come on, get in already." Kyra looks up to Ning Zhi.

"Oh..uh…" She blushed a bit. Looking at all of them who is naked right now, with their each of different curves and size, she only could gulp a bit. She did not have many 'meat' on her chest like others, nor too curvy like Kyra or Rachael. Yuina? No, don't ask. Her body just looks likes Angelica Kenova. Totally out of her league. How did she manage to hide her body under the robe she always used? Somehow, seeing them make her feel a bit down, shy and wondered. Is she really a woman?

"I..I think…I will take a shower." She pointed her finger to the side of the bathhouse.

"Shower?" Kyra asks while knitting her eyebrow.

Rachael tilts her head a bit. Well, technically, it's not like a showerhead. In this world, they don't have that. But they have a 'magic' cloud hanging in the air and when someone steps under the cloud, it will automatically showering the person under it. Very advance.

"Why?" Rachael suddenly asks and trail her eyes on Ning Zhi's body which is still covered with a white thin layered robe.

"Uh…um…" She lost her word. Her face turns red.

"Don't tell me.." Kyra glance at Rachael and both of them nod their head in simultaneously.

"What? What is it?" Yuina still didn't get why they nod their head. Why did Ning Zhi suddenly turn red and seems so shy?

Rachael and Kyra grab on Ning Zhi's arm and pull her into the water. "Come on! Don't be shy. Show us.."

Splash!

Blub blub blub blub. Zsssss….

"Eh!" Kyra and Rachael immediately pull her hand from the water. They look at each other before they look back into the water.

"Where's Ning Zhi?" Yuina asks when there is no bubble on the water surface.

"Oh no!" Kyra dives into the water and searching for her. Rachael also does the same. They both frantically search her in the water.

While Yuina already feels uneasy. "Kyra, Rachael..did you find her?"

Splash! Kyra pops out from the surface before Rachael also pop out after her.

They both shake their head. "No."

"God! This is weird. She was just here. Now, she is nowhere to be found!" Rachael bit her tip of a finger.

"Come on. Wrap up. There is no time to waste here. We need to go to the library. There must be some explanation." Yuina holds Kyra and Rachael's arm before dragging them out from the pool.

She knows they both must be feeling guilty making Ning Zhi disappear like that. But, it's not their fault either.

….

Blup Blup Blup

"Fuuuwahhhh!!"

Ning Zhi resurfaces from the water surface and she immediately breathes in. Huffing a bit before she could clearly see what's happening.

She did not hear any single voice from her surrounding and the bathhouse seems very weird too. Slowly, she rubs her face with both of her palms and opens up her eyes back with slowly.

Once she opens her eyes, it turned wider for a second before she regains back her memory. "Ah~ so it's all just a dream?" She mutters slowly and gets out of the bathtub.

She remembers that she was reading a book while taking a bath and maybe she falls asleep after that. A dream she had just now seems so real to her. She went to the mirror and wipe the surface.

That is when she noticed…

Her clothes! She still wearing a robe from her dream. She shakes her head a few time. "Wait wait! Did I wear this before I take a bath? But…I don't have this kind of clothes, aren't I?"

"God…what is happening to me?" She rubs her head a little.

Ding! A new message from her phone makes her flinch a bit.

"Forget it. It might be just a dream. A very long dream." She pushes the bathroom door and changes her night attire before she grabs her phone on the table.

Open the screen lock, she looks at the message her friend just send to her.

'Tomorrow we have Mr. Zi Yan's class in the morning. Don't forget to bring the material that he asks this afternoon. And oh! Tomorrow night, you have to join me in a mixer! No excuse!'

"Urgh….I totally forgot about the assignment he gave us.." She sits up and turns on the study lamp on her desk.

Looking around to find the Legendary of the Phoenix book she was just read earlier. 'Hmm..must be in my bathroom. Ah…I hope it's not wet.'

She took the book and place it back into her backpack. Luckily the book did not wet, otherwise, she would have to answer it later.

Took her study cases and her laptop, she started to finish up her assignment before she went to bed.