Chapter 7: A Nightmare of Darkest Fears.

POV: Lady.

That night, as I laid in my selected bed that was at the hotel, I couldn't help but smile as Thomas slept next to me. Looking all so peaceful as he did.

"I still can't believe that we became a couple just moments after I met him in person." I thought. "I mean yeah, I do love all of my fans, but this love for him seems different."

I then wrapped my arm around him, still ever so smiling. From the moment I felt his arms and warmth in that moment where he was comforting me, I felt the extent of his crush on me that dad mentioned.

"He's so charming, and very sweet for him to comfort me like that." I thought. "He could've backed off or just simply let me be for how much of a fan he is of my works and music, but no... He brought me into a comforting embrace, and is even sleeping by my side. His crush on me was no simple crush, but a feeling of proper love. I just hope that I can be the same. For I never felt so greedy and territorial over a person before. Especially a guy my age."

I then preceded to pull myself closer to him as I then nuzzled his neck, careful to not too much pressure on the scars on his skin, in case they hurt.

I never said it out loud, but when I was spending time with Thomas, I noticed these scars as well as few more that he kept hidden under tube-socks that had their toe covers cut off. Though a dork-ish thing to wear, my brother used such things when cosplaying as Izuku at a point, as well as use them as actual braces when he was recovering from a broken arm. Regardless, I decided to keep my mouth shut about it until I could get a strong enough bond to where he'll really open up to me.

I wasn't pretending to love him, or using our upcoming date as an excuse to get a short term boyfriend. No. I was really loving him, all because he's a really sweet boy who really needs such a light and tenderness from whatever caused his drop in self value as all of these scars. He needed love, and not just from his parents. To put it simply, and in the way of My Hero Academia, Thomas needed to be saved, and I planned to do exactly that. Planned to save him from his lack of self value and pain.

"Please feel my warmth, Thomas." I whispered into his ear. "I don't care what it will take, or what needs to be done, I'll find a way to help you. For I do love you."

My eyes gently closed as I then drifted off to sleep. Hoping that my love for him was actually true.

POV: Thomas.

Not long after I fell asleep, did I wake up to find myself back at my bedroom in my home.

"Was that all a dream?" I asked myself, as I then decided to look at my phone for mum's usual good morning message, but to find nothing there. "What? Why hasn't mum..."

My voice halted as I then looked outside to find Geoffrey and Lady both laughing and giggling as my mum and dad said hello to him.

"What is going on here?!"

Footsteps then came closer towards my door as a certain teen in red stepped before me.

"No-one likes you, squirt." He said slyly, as he then grasped my throat and began to strangle me.

"No..." I exhaled, as I felt the air escape my lungs. "No..."

"Calm down." Then came a familiar voice that also had a warm sensation. "It's just a nightmare. I'm here."

My eyes began to wince open as I then found a certain angel-faced someone before me. To say the least, I was relieved.

With me still shuddering from that dream, Lady caressed my cheek as she gazed at me lovingly and worriedly. Her warmth was something to be reckoned with, for it was soothing me from a dream of my darkest of fears: Abandonment and betrayal, which normally took hours for me to calm down from without Geoffrey's interference. Though it seemed like a dream on it self, sudden relationship with Lady, was real.

"Hush." She shushed me tenderly. "It's okay. You're okay. Nothing bad has happened to you, okay?"

I nodded in response, as she then began to nuzzle my neck.

"Anyways, morning Thomas."

"Morning, Lady." I sighed as I nuzzled back to reply to her gesture. "Gosh. That was scary. For a second, I though THIS was the dream. Thank you for waking me up."

"Heh-Heh! Anytime." She replied with a slight giggle. "You were so willing to comfort me, it wouldn't have been right if I didn't comfort you, right?"

"Yeah." I sighed solemnly, still worried of the possibility of her leaving me. "Are we be able to stay like this when Lady returns to Sodor?" I thought. "I mean... I'm very much stuck in Brighton for life pretty much, and Lady can't stay here forever. Her home is on Sodor and nothing will change that. Does that fact make my love for her pointless? Will she end up dumping me in the end?"

These thoughts began to plague my mind as I began to shudder again.

"Darn it! Darn it! Darn it! No matter how I put, Lady will just be like the rest and she'll..."

My inner-monologue was abruptly interrupted as Lady placed her hand on my cheek with the same look as earlier, bringing me back to the reality before me.

Exhaling with a slight bit of fear, I then came into a hug with her as she caressed my back to soothe me.

I didn't want Lady to EVER, leave me.

To be continued...