A/N: This is being written by my younger sibling and I. The rating on this might change the further we go. More characters are also bound to be added in later chapters.
Iwaizumi Hajime let out a heavy sigh as he dropped onto a park bench, his backpack falling next to his feet as he stared down at the newspaper he had just purchased, the headline reading:
UTOKYO STUDENTS VANISH
He flipped the newspaper open to the article and read "UTokyo students, Senior, Sugawara Daichi, and Freshman, Kageyama Tobio seemingly vanished from their dorm rooms on Friday January, 2017. Witnesses stated that they heard a yell and then saw a bright flash of light at both scenes. As of right now, however, authorities say that they do not believe that the two cases are linked."
'Not connected my ass,' Iwaizumi thought bitterly as he crumpled up the newspaper and tossed it into a nearby trashcan.
He got up from his spot and hefted his bag onto his shoulders, when suddenly someone collided with him forcefully, nearly knocking him over in the process.
"S-sorry." The person, a boy a couple years younger than Iwaizumi stuttered. He had an armful of pamphlets clutched in his arms, each of them with a large image of an alien spaceship splashed across them.
Iwaizumi raised an eyebrow at the pamphlets. "What are you doing with all of those?"
The boy's eyes lit up, great.
"Oh! They're about aliens and my theories on them existing!" He shot off quickly, "Would you like one?"
Iwaizumi could feel his eyebrows creeping into his hairline as he took in the boy's energetic speech and how he nearly bounced on the balls of his feet in excitement.
"Um...Sure…." He answered slowly and took the pamphlet that was held out to him. "Do you really believe in all of this?"
"Oh yes, of course!" The boy nearly shouted in glee. "You can't believe that we're the only sentient beings in the entire universe, right?"
"Well… I guess not." Iwaizumi said. "Honestly I've never really given it much thought."
"I find that not many people do." The boy nodded vigorously and held out a hand. "My name is Yamaguchi Tadashi, by the way. I'm the president of the W.N.A club."
"W.N.A?" Iwaizumi ventured to ask, not really sure if he wanted to know the answer.
"The 'We're not alone' club." Yamaguchi's smile was so wide all of his teeth could be seen. "I know it's not the best name for a club, but what else could I call it? The 'they're here' club? That would just sound silly."
"Yeah, silly." Iwaizumi grimaced and waved the pamphlet in front of himself. "Thanks for this."
"No problem! If you ever have questions then you can find me in room 12 in building K."
Iwaizumi nodded, "well, I need to get going now. It was nice to meet you."
Yamaguchi nodded. "Have a nice day!" And walked off.
Iwaizumi watched him walk away and shook his head in disbelief before he jammed the pamphlet into his pocket and headed towards his next class. Once in his class, he plopped down next to his friend Kuroo Tetsuro.
The tall boy with spiky black hair looked over to him with a frown. "I talked to the police again today. Or at least I tried. They still won't listen to what I have to say about Daichi and Tobio." He paused, seeing the bulge in Iwaizumi's pocket. "Are you happy to see me or do you have something in your pocket?"
"Really, Kuroo?" Iwaizumi rolled his eyes so hard it almost hurt. "I ran into this weird guy today that was raving about aliens."
Wait…" He grinned, "you took a pamphlet from that alien enthusiast?" Kuroo stifled a laugh. "Green hair, about 180 cm?"
"That's the one." Iwaizumi nodded.
Kuroo burst out laughing, "you gotta be kidding me! He's just a nutty kid with conspiracy theories."
"I know that." Iwaizumi snapped. "I just took it to appease the kid. He seemed to earnest and happy when I took one from him."
It took a minute or two for Kuroo to calm down. "Man," he wiped his eyes. "You're too sweet."
"Stuff it Kuroo."
"Okay, okay," Kuroo waved his hand dismissively. "I'm just teasing you."
"But you were saying something about talking to the police earlier. What do you think happened to them?" Iwaizumi asked.
"Well it sure as hell wasn't alien abduction." Kuroo rolled his eyes.
Iwaizumi snorted, "of course I know that, but…" He trailed off.
Kuroo nodded, "I know, I'm worried too."
"I just don't see how they can both vanish from their dorms like that. And for the police to state that they don't believe they are related? How could they not be? People that were nearby reported having heard and seen the same thing! Plus they both attend the same university." Iwaizumi huffed in indignation.
"I know. Speaking of-" He was cut off by the professor coming into the room.
Iwaizumi gestured for his friend to continue but just got a shake of Kuroo's head in response and a terse whisper of "we'll talk more later."
Iwaizumi turned around in his seat in order to face the front of the room and tried to pay attention as the professor started to talk in his usual monotone voice.
The door of Iwaizumi's room slammed behind him as he kicked it shut and dropped his stuff on his desk.
"Whoa, what's gotten into you?" His roommate, Ryūnosuke Tanaka, asked and closed the graphic novel he had been reading in order to look closer at Iwaizumi. "You look about ready to scream."
"It's nothing." Iwaizumi retorted.
"Yes. Nothing is why you look about 5 seconds away from joining a fight club." Tanaka snorted. "Tell papa Tanaka what's bothering you."
"Never refer to yourself like that again." Iwaizumi shuddered.
Tanaka laughed wholeheartedly. "Okay but seriously dude, you okay?"
"Kuroo and I just went to talk to the cops again after class." Iwaizumi announced. "They pretty much told us to stop being nosey and that we're just kids so we don't know what we are talking about. As if being 22 means I'm still a child."
"Tell me about it," Tanaka muttered. "My mother likes to refer to me as a child still. It drives Saeko nuts. So it has its perks." He smirked.
"Your sister's irritation aside, it's fucking frustrating for the police, people who are supposed to keep citizens safe, to tell us to mind our own business and that they will let us know if they find anything!" Iwaizumi seethed. "They're not even looking anymore!"
"What do you mean?" Tanaka sat up, his novel falling to the floor in a pathetic heap.
"All of the information gathered on Tobio and Daichi's cases were pushed to the side and behind other boards. They're now looking into the murder of some socialite." He ground out.
"It's only been a week! How could they stop looking already!?" Tanaka asked in outrage, his fists balled.
"I don't know." Iwaizumi shook his head. "But if they're not going to look for them, then I will."
"Okay, but what exactly can you do that they can't?" Tanaka questioned.
"I've known Daichi for most of my life. If anyone would know where to look for him, it would be me and Kuroo. Also you have known Tobio for a few years, so you could probably help." Iwaizumi said.
"Uh, to say I know Tobio is a bit of a stretch. I don't think anyone really knows him." Tanaka pointed out.
Iwaizumi sighed, "that aside, do you have any ideas?"
"Not really. I've already talked with his mom who didn't have any idea on where he could be. She did say that he wouldn't just vanish. He just won this huge scholarship that will allow him to continue his education. He wouldn't just give that up."
"Honestly…" Iwaizumi shook his head. "At this rate, we'd be better off investigating ourselves."
"Fine, but where would we even start? Tobio doesn't have any friends that I know of, and he only has his mom for family. So I don't really think he would have anywhere to go. As for Daichi, he's so straight laced he would probably have a heart attack if you even suggested skipping class." Tanaka pointed out. "He would then slap you upside the head for suggesting he do so."
"More than likely." Iwaizumi nodded.
Tanaka tapped his chin, "we could always ask for a second opinion on all of this, right?"
"I suppose so."
"Why not Akaashi? He's always been good at seeing the big picture," Tanaka suggested.
"That's true." Iwaizumi shrugged. "It can't hurt."
"Then give me a minute to put on my shoes and jacket, and we can go stop by his dorm."
Iwaizumi waited for Tanaka to get ready and then quickly lead the way to Akaashi's dorm room which was on the other side of campus.
When they knocked, they heard a muffled 'hold on a moment' before the door opened, revealing none other than Akaashi himself. "Tanaka, Iwaizumi." Akaashi said simply. "What's up?"
"We were wondering if we could get your opinion on something," Iwaizumi said. "As long as we didn't catch you at a bad time."
"What is it?" Akaashi stepped to the side to let them into his room which felt eerily empty without Daichi there. The two of them had roomed together since Freshman year.
"The cops have stopped looking." Iwaizumi told his friend. "We were wondering if you would have any suggestions on where to look for Daichi and Tobio."
Akaashi was majoring in criminal justice and was the closest thing to a police officer that they were going to find.
"I don't really know what I can do to help," Akaashi admitted. "If the police haven't found anything then that means that there is nothing to report or find."
"But this is Diachi we're talking about. Do you honestly think he would leave without telling anyone where he was going?" Tanaka asked.
Akaashi shook his head. "No, I don't. He wouldn't do that to his family or any of us. He cares too much about us to do that. "
"What do you think could have happened to them? I mean, people said that they heard yelling and then saw a bright flash of light. What the hell could that be?" Iwaizumi questioned.
"Aliens?" Akaashi asked.
Iwaizumi looked at Akaashi incredulously. "Seriously? You too? First that first year and now you?"
"I'm just saying that it's an option." Akaashi shrugged.
"Aliens don't exist!" Iwaizumi groaned heavily.
"You never know." Tanaka suggested.
"You're not helping." Iwaizumi snapped. "If you guys are not going to take this serious, then I'll just look for them on my own!"
With that he stormed out of the room and slammed the door behind him. He was so livid with his friends that he didn't notice the ominous shadow that was following him until he felt something grab him with strong arms and a cloth was placed over his face. He had only a few seconds of conscious thought before everything went black.