Being back home with stuck up fairies and their traditions will never make Miriam as happy as she felt now. With a few twirls, she made the light of her wings brighten and soften, signalling to the fireflies, and with their small light circled around her in cheerful spirals.<br/><br/>A carefree giggle escaped her and she flew off along the surface of the lake the fireflies trailing behind her. Gently lowering her foot to slide across the water, it looked like she was skating. She could never have this much space to fly back home. Always the elders would tell her to fly slowly and with grace, to focus more on her duties than to the sky.<span style="font-style: italic">Back straight Miriam. Chin even Miriam. Take your time Miriam.</span>What was the point in having wings if they weren't used properly?!<br/><br/>Miriam huffed a disgruntled breath before breathing in more calmly, not wishing to sully such a beautiful night out in the wild.<br/><br/>Just as she was nearing one side of the lake, her eyes adjusted to a break in the water and for her to come to a complete stop when she realized that what was disrupting the water's surface was a pair of human eyes. A wet mess of hair on their head made her reconsider but she was sure that she was looking at a human's head and that their eyes were fixed on her.<br/><br/>Her heart raced with with sudden fear as she stared wide eyed back. But she didn't move from where she continued to hover above the water.<span style="font-style: italic">A human? Or perhaps a water nymph?</span>Miriam hoped to the ancients that it was a water nymph, or she will not hear the end of it from mother.<br/><br/>Being the first to break the eye contact, Miriam looked around as if in search for an answer before she just tried to slowly leave, as if her suddenly quiet nature would make the human lose interest in her. The fireflies certainly have as they returned to their usual routine and dance in finding a partner.