He realizes that the person is the one who spoke to him and that they want to talk more with him.

As the realization of who this person was finally dawned on him, he began to slowly relax and a smile spread across his young face. Likewise the person before him finally showed some emotion in their well-tanned, yet still very young-looking, face. With a wave of a hand, two chairs appeared next to them and they both sat down.

“So, you believe that there’s something that I’m forgetting?” he said, trying to break the ice.

“I didn’t say that. What I said was, ‘There could be things that you haven’t thought of yet.’ Those are two entirely different statements.” She replied, turning her attention to the distant horizon. As he looked over at her, he saw that she seemed to be considering his words. “However, it could be something that you’ve forgotten. Have you ever heard of something called the ‘collective ****’?”

“Yes, I have. But I don’t really remember all of what was said about it. It has something to do with a person’s core beliefs. The beliefs that form the basis of what they believe to be the unalterable truth of their existence. Am I right?”

“Yes, you’re basically right. If people can’t bring themselves to believe something with all that they are, then that same something will become an impossibility for them. In other words, they won’t be able to accomplish whatever it was that they were trying to do.”

“I believe I understand.” He replied.

“Well, let me give you an example.” She said, turning back to regard him. “Say, for instance, you wanted to teleport out to that boat over there. If you didn’t believe in your heart that you could do it, then nothing would happen. You would remain right where you are right now.”

As she watched him, she saw that he finally realized what she was saying. He laughed and turned to look at her. His soft brown eyes were dancing and seemed to hold an inner light of happiness in their liquid depths. Her heart seemed to leap into her throat at seeing this and she found it difficult to find her voice. But she wanted to finish their discussion before she even considered devoting any time to the attraction she was beginning to feel for him.

“I understand completely what you mean now. This is something that I have known for a long time. For the better part of my life, I could do no more than a person could do in real life. I could walk, talk, eat, laugh, kiss, fuck, and various other normal things. But flight and levitation weren’t even thought of while I dreamed. Now, however, I can do both easily.”

He laughed once again, the laugh of a child, and floated up into the air. He turned one complete somersault, then glided back down to the chair. He winked at her, causing her heart to lurch in her chest, then turned his gaze back to the beautiful sunset. The sunset that was just now beginning to bathe the beach’s inhabitants in a warm, orange light and that was causing a feeling of calm to descend over both of its observers Unable to stop herself, she joined him in his mirth and also turned to watch the horizon.

Neither of them wanted the dream to end just now as they enjoyed the scene before them. The stresses of the real world were just too annoying to be dealt with right now. Here there was very rarely any stress or hatred. The only times those negative feelings made an appearance was when other dreamers who entered this enchanted realm brought them. Then the dream quickly became a nightmare and that was something that no one wanted.

When the sun had finally sunk below the horizon, they stood and made their way back to the hotel together. The girl waving her hand before they did to dispel the chairs. It was an unnecessary act, but one that seemed to bring her some small pleasure. As if she had the same desires as he did to use the powers they had found. Feeling his gaze, she turned back to him and smiled softly.

“Yes, I do find pleasure in using my powers. Just as you do from the look on your face.”