We drive for probably 20 minutes, the car turning into an area I've never been before. I can feel the awkward silence filling the air and I try to focus on the moving trees and houses outside
What would I have been like if I'd grown up in a house like that? I wouldn't be here. Maybe I'd have been a hero. Maybe I could have protected my parents from hero's. I wonder if I would've had siblings.. and maybe a dog? With a big yard and a trampoline.
We take the final turn and I finally see the huge campus of the infamous UA. I've never been to this side of town before. It's so much bigger than I thought it was going to be.
I gaze through the window at the large glass building and the rows of trees as we drive down the empty street to the school.
What have I gotten myself into?
We pull up outside a building connected to the main school. It looks like a fancy hotel. And camo guy doesn't hesitate to be right outside my door to pull me out.
"What a gentleman" I say sarcastically as he opens the door and unclips me. I feel an extra strong tug on the chain at my smug remark and my shoulder aches as he does it.
We unload from the car and I'm shoved inside the grand entrance. I see a sign that signifies the floors and rooms but I don't get a good enough glimpse of it to read any of the details. We walk through the main lobby and into a large elevator. It's huge.
As we stand in silence, Tsukauchi pressing a button for the 2nd floor and I roll my eyes. We couldn't have just taken the stairs?
I feel the elevator shift under my feet and I get nervous. I don't think I've ever been in an elevator before have I? My heart rate quickens a little IGH nervousness but it doesn't take more then a moment until the elevator dings and I'm pushed forward through the open door. Camo man is extra aggressive as he shoves me around and into a long hallway.
The doorways are labeled with numbers and they are spaced out probably 20 feet apart each and I stare at the random welcome mats and various decor around each one.
We come upon a bare door with no mat labeled 6. And Tsukauchi opens the door as Camo guy leads me inside. It's completely dark but I can see a faint layout of.. a house? I see a couch and we pass a small kitchen island with tall chairs facing the counter. I don't have much time to look around before I'm lead to a hallway past the kitchen. There's 2 doors and Camo guy tugs on me as I walk too far forward. Ow. I stop and he opens the first door on the left. I step inside.
The light clicks on after a moment of me being in here and Camo guy huffs at me. "If you try anything the police will be here in minutes and you will be sent straight to jail."
"Shit. Your voice is a lot deeper than I thought it would be dude." I taunt and he responds by tugging again at the sleeves and cuffs he holds in the thick chain I'm attached to. Finally reaching up and I feel the sleeves slide off of my fingers. My warm and sweaty hands being exposed to the air, I turn my head to the side and look over my shoulder as the cuffs are released to.
I pull my hands immediately to my front and roll my wrists while curling my fingers. God that feels so much better. I don't hesitate to turn myself to face him, nervous about having him behind my back for longer than I'm forced to. His eyes are narrowed on me in cold carelessness. Like he wouldn't care if I died in this moment, before he turns and shuts the door in front of me. A moment passes before I hear not one but three locks being knocked into place.
Great. I don't know where the fuck I am. I'm locked in and.. I turn back around to look at the room. It's so.. big.
A twin sized bed is wrapped with dark blue covers and blankets. Next to it is a dresser and a large wardrobe is placed in the corner across. I stare at the white ceiling and pale empty walls and it makes me feel. Small. I walk forward and hear my shoes hitting the carpet that covers a square on the center of the floor. Am I supposed to take my shoes off?
I continue walking anyway as my footsteps dull from the thick carpet and I place a hand on the bed, dragging my hand along the blankets as I walk. I twist myself around to see the small circular mirror hanging on the wall and I glance at myself.
I used to think my hair was dark brown. I would deny and deny if anyone dared to call it black, but after I got my quirk, I realized it matched the pure black smoke that flows from my palms. I have a white streak that appears right above my left ear but I try to cover it as much as possible.
I stare at my draped hair and decide to pull it back, tucking my white strand behind the pools of messy black hair and pulling it into a bun. I notice my neck and the dirt that's built up on it. I usually don't get a chance to look at myself in a mirror so I use this time to examine my features. The purple eye bags under my light brown irises. The dirty face and clothes that I've worn and abused for years now. And my dirty hair, skin and nails that I haven't had time to care about.
I can hear talking outside my door, deep in the house . I think I can barely recognize Tsukauchi's voice but I can't make out any of the words.
I try to lean up against the door and place my ear but all I hear is jumbled words and mumbling.
I realize now it's probably almost 1:30-2am and I've had a terribly long day. I examine the covers again and sit on the bed, touching the pillows softly and I rest my head down in defeat. I have no idea where I'm at or what's going on. For all I know they're just holding me here until they throw me in jail. I rest my head and feel a single tear fall down before I'm overwhelmed by sleep.
