"Hey come on guys! We're gonna be late hurry up!"
"Dude this is gonna be so fun having a party in the 3-A dorm it's gonna be crazy!"
"Midoriya, yo Midoriya wake up bro!"
Midoriya snapped his eyes open and furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, wondering where he was and whathe was doing before he got here, wherever here was to begin with. Looking down he found himself to be dressed in formal attire, an emerald green long sleeve with a black vest and matching slacks and shoes as he wascontinuously being dragged by his crooked arms. On his right was Kirishima, Kaminari being on his left as the two students brought their friend along for a ride they never asked for. It was night time, the cool breeze of a setting fall weather brushing across his face with the path of U.A's campus paths illuminated by the tall overhanging post lights.
"Uh guys?" Midoriya asked. "Where are you two taking me?"
"Dude what are you playing dumb or something? The party man!" Kaminari answered. "Don't tell me you'vealready forgotten!"
"The...party?..."
thump*
*thump*
*thump*
*thump*
In the distance and growing closer, a faint thumping sound could be heard in a steady and rhythmic pace as the two boys continued to drag Midoriya in the direction of a dorm building that was not too far down the path. The closer the trio of boys grew to the dorm building the stronger that smooth thumping pace began to increase, the visual of bright colorful lights flashing out of the dorm's windows as if a giant disco ball was spinning it's glitz for all to see.
THUMPTHUMPTHUMPTHUMP*
The steady thumping sound turned out to be the beat of muffled music as the three boys approached the front of the dorm, Kirishima and Kaminari releasing their holds on Midoriya before they both scampered up the stairs. "Come on dude! They've already started."
Midoriya remained at the foot of the stairs as Kirishima swung open the door leading into the building, the blinding lights of multiple colors flooding through the door as well as the tremendous increase in the music's volume. The two first years disappeared into the flood of colors and when the door slammed shut behind them the music became muffled once again with the colors being cut off. Left by himself out in the front, Midoriya observed over the sight of the dorm building with a questioning curiosity before looking around him in the world that he was in. The sense of a small world was apparent here, his vision only allowing to span out to fifty yards or so and anything beyond that was obscured behind a wall of void black particles. Strange.
The rhythmic thumping of the music within was so intense that even outside he could feel the faint feeling of the bass hitting his sternum, the beat of a pop culture classic filling his eardrums with it's distinct tune. For a while Midoriya would continue to stand outside the dorm until he stepped onto the first step of the short flight and stopped when he heard the door above click and thrust open. Colors and loud music once again flooded out of the dorm as he looked up to see Hado bouncing to the top of the stairs and beaming down at him, the same dress she wore during the pageant looking as flawless and beautiful now as it did before.
"Hey hey Midoriya!" Hado grinned. "What are you doing down there? The party's up here silly!"
"Hado-senpai?" Midoriya said as the third year rushed down the stairs towards him. Without warning she latched her right hand around his left wrist and began to drag him up the stairs, causing him to stumble and nearly trip over each step. "W-Whoa hey!"
"Come on come on! The best part's on the inside!"
Quickly up the stairs and through the open door Midoriya was dragged into the dorm and was instantly taken back by how crowded and packed the building was, so many people squeezed together with the volume of conversation making it difficult to hear even the person beside him. The colors of the rainbow flashed from within the dorm but he had no idea where exactly they were appearing from, there was no disco orb hovering over the common lounge nor a contraption for the light to shine from, it was otherworldly to describe. Hado continued to hold onto his wrist as she weaved both she and Midoriya through the crowd and towards the center of the common lounge where the sea of bodies then parted to reveal a giant disco floor with a squared shining template that was bright like diamonds. When did they put that into the foundation?
Hado giggled as she turned and took his other wrist into her other hand, backpedaling her way to the center of the dance floor where other students were already having their blast. The two were center yet not the spot of attention as she playfully forced him to dance beside her by taking his wrists and synchronizing a back and forth motion, causing their shoulders to shimmy front to back all with a slight hop in her step. At first Midoriya was hesitant by the actions of the third year, until he scanned around to see that it looked like everyone was having fun, and it instilled a strange kind of feeling that he's waitedfor so long.
She didn't stop, Hado coming a little closer to the boy as she continued to dance both her body and his. Eventuallythe hesitant thoughts of Midoriya were washed away by the vibrancy and joyfulness of music, Hado, and mood of the dorm that blocked out everything that didn't fit the theme of being happy. Though for him he didn'tnecessarily need anything that didn't have a head of blue with matching colored eyes, but everything else was a nice bonus. His confusion and curiosity quickly meltedinto a smile on face as he joined Hado in their dance, the sense of total enlightenment feeling so intoxicating to his system that he couldn't get enough. And as they jammedthe rhythm of the music got stronger, why he didn'tpartake in activities like this sooner he had no idea. There was nothing wrong with just a little fun, dancing all night long didn't seem like such a bad idea either.
Hado giggled as Midoriya laughed in response to her perfect giggles, frolicking around each other in their shortcircle with not a care in the world. And in their splendor the girl released her grip on his wrists and twirled away from him, his eyes widening at the captivating sight of an angel before him. Her dress spun with such grace and magnificence the fabric was practically glowing with the essence of a goddess herself. Her periwinkle hair shimmered with twinkles, the jewels of her eyes holding more glimmer than even the finest rock that this planetcould ever produce. Brighter and brighter Hado became until it grew to the point where Midoriya had to squint in order to lay his eyes on the third year, the squint thenbroken by his hands covering his face when she became blinding to his eyes.
Underneath the sound of music was a deep tone that started low but quickly rose in pitch and volume, like an energy charge reaching it's peak or a bomb growing close to the point of detonation. The pitch was equal to Hado's growing brightness until it crashed and a sonic boom knocked Midoriya onto his bottom then his side, the boom rough and heavy on his eardrums that he tried to shield himself from. The ground tremored from the force of the boom but quickly stopped as soon as it came, silence replacing everything that was loud and eliminating any remnant of any party there ever was. With his eyes squeezed shut and his body tucked into a fetal positionMidoriya slowly opened one eye and looked around, opening the other eye as he rose onto his knees with a curious furrow of his brows.
Everybody that was there was now gone, there was no trace of them. There were no flashing lights, no loudmusic that beat against his sternum no sign of anybody that was dancing and having fun around him like there were moments ago. There was only silence, darkness, and solitude. Hado was gone, but what happened to her? What happened to everybody else for that matter? What even was going on at this point?
"Psst..."
From behind Midoriya came a hushed cue that grabbed his attention, turning to see not a person but rather a strange glow down the hall in front of the open door that lead into the staircase.
"Over here silly..."
It was Hado's voice, there was a slight echo to it like it was disembodied or spiritual, and it came from the direction of where the glow was. Normally Midoriya would be on edge or suspect since he had no idea what was going on anymore yet the sound of her voice was inviting to him, as if it called to him and only him, nobody else. Without waiting but still cautious with his steps the first year moved down the hall and towards the staircase beside theelevator doors, hearing a quiet hum of a heavenly chorus as he approached the glow's form. It seemed harmless, merely holding the form of a fog or a strange mist that remained in place like a sign for travelers.
It was not long for him to reach the open door and approach the glow, inspecting it at first before taking the leap and stepping into it. Nothing happened, thankfully, but doing so revealed that the glow wasn't a small orb-like object rather a string that traveled up the staircase like a guide from a different world.
"I'm waitiiiiing, hm-hm."
Midoriya approached the staircase and stood in the middle of it at the bottom to look straight up, seeing that the glow traveled from the bottom of the case all the wayto the top where it stopped in front of the door that led out to the rooftop. Hado's voice rung in his head and clung to his heart as he began the ascension of the staircase, the heavenly chorus gradually growing louder as if he was ascending the stairway to Heaven itself. The glow was warm he also noted, like somebody was embracing him tightly and squeezing him similar to a child with their favorite teddy bear. Or a better comparison, the level ofcomfort that Hado provided on the separate occasionswhere she hugged him. Removing himself from the glow's course would in turn remove the feeling of arms wrappingaround him for a hug, so he decided best not to stray off the path.
Turning on the small platform just before the last flight of the stairs to the rooftop door, the chorus resonated strongand powerful in Midoriya's ears as grace's touch comforted his skin with a soothing warmth. The glow did not phase through the door but it stopped right in front of it as he now found himself face to face with the door itself. His left hand reached out and gripped the handle, jutting it down and pushing out to swing the door on it's hinges. Doing so would cease the loud chorus that rang in his ears as the roof was now open for him to access and explore, the cold breeze from outside drifting from the front of his face towards the back. And in the open environment of the rooftop he found Hado standing near the edge directlyahead of the door with her hands clasped behind her backand hair bouncing with the movement of the wind.
The third year turned over her left shoulder and beamed instantly at the sight of him, her right hand coming around the front and waving at Midoriya. "Hi!"
"Hado-senpai." Midoriya greeted, stepping onto the gravelof the rooftop and making his way over to join the girl by her side. Each of his steps crunched over the minerals and rocks until he came to a halt on her left, the distant stars twinkling behind her in the gorgeous blanket of a night sky. "How did you get up here? What happened?"
"I walked silly." Hado giggled. "How else would I have gotten up here? All these stars so far away from us yet so pretty looking and bright, it's amazing to think that we could see something that we'll never be able to reach in our lifetime. No telescopes or any kind of thingy mabobs, just our eyes, isn't that awesome?"
"Uh, yeah, it sure is pretty great to know something likethat. Uh Senpai? What happened to the party we were just at? Where'd everybody go?"
"Party?" Hado repeated with a slight tilt to her head. "What party? I've been up here the whole time waiting for you to join me so that I could tell you something."
"Huh?"
"Midoriya...I know."
The first year blinked twice and hard. "Ummmmm, know what exactly?"
"I know about how you feel about me, I know there's more to your feelings than us being simple friends."
His cheeks began to flush with a tight gulp down his throat. His heart pace increased in both strength andspeed, feeling the vibrations over each bone in his chest. "Y-You do?"
"Yeah, I do. Why do you feel that way towards me?"
"Well I uh...I-I, um...How could I NOT feel that way, is, probably a better question that would be asked about you, Hado-senpai. You're so...so... awesome as a personand as a friend and, I don't see how anybody could not feel this sort of way towards you. Your kindness is as sweet as your looks, you're as fun to hang around with as it is easy to speak with you you're everything that any guy could probably ever want. Plus, I mean, it's not like Iwould have gained anything out of telling you this sort of thing anyways it would have just made things weirdbetween us.
And given the fact of how much I enjoy spending time with you Senpai, I didn't want to ruin the ability of us two being able to hang out at the library and continue our little drawing sessions. For the short amount of time that I'vebeen hanging out with you, it's enough for me to say that Idon't wanna stop. But, I mean it's not like me telling youwould even result in anything between us in the first placeI know you probably have a bunch of other guys you'd choose before me-"
"You're wrong."
"Huh?"
Hado stepped close to Midoriya and locked eyes with him, the shimmering beauty of her blue eyes like jewels under the surface of crystal clear water. "You're wrong, Midoriya, there are plenty of reasons as to why I could like somebody such as you before anybody else. You're sweet, you're thoughtful, and you're a really cute person so don'tyou even think of calling yourself ugly you dummy."
THUMP-THUMP*
Something changed within Midoriya after hearing the girl's reply to his explanation, something that he could not clearly describe no matter how grand his vocabulary. His entire body shifted into an odd spectrum as everything began to feel perfect, from the tips of his toes up to the corners of his forehead, he felt as light as a feather. Something inside told him that the mood and time was right, not even thinking a clear thought before he reached forward and put his arms around Hado for an embrace. As for the third year she also felt right about the situation, putting her arms around him too for a hug. Shifts in both emotional and spiritual levels were titanic within Midoriya as his heart sang to the angels above and danced a dance like no other, feeling every bit of warmth that he could absorb from the girl's arms around him.
For a moment the two backed away yet kept their hands attached to the other, looking deep into the other's eyes with a level of want for something. But suddenly the tension between them snapped as they felt the shining sun loom on the horizon, both turning to see a bright yellow orb rise in the distance of a darkened world and illuminate everything in it's reach. The world crumbledaround the dorm and before they knew it-
BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP*
Click*
The dream was all gone.
Shutting their alarm off quickly without anymore loud noise to screech in their ears, legs swung over the side of the bed as light poured into the bedroom through the balcony window, the student rising and not exactly shining quite yet without a morning routine. The visions of the dream still fresh in their mind they slid off the edge of the bed and made their way towards the dresser to see hair standing out on every end imaginable and then some. A solid pair of heartbeats rang twice in their chest as they patted their cheeks and sighed deeply with concern in her eyes, Hado feeling the strangest sense of confusion and mystery in her stomach like a newly formed pit.
'What's going on with me...'
