Taking his hand into hers, the soft smile never left the small blondes face as she slowly made her way with Alexander to the dance floor. It had been such a long time since she had allowed herself any fun, so as she stared up at the tall young man she couldn’t help but let all of her recent anxiety and tension slip away. ‘It couldn’t hurt to have a little fun.’ Once her left arm sat along his, while her right hand sat interlocked with his own, Disa grinned widely as her cheeks continued to burn red. But just as the mood began to lighten, everything quickly went out of control.
Amber orbs went wide as her breathing hitched in her throat. The glass moved at alarming rate, but to Disa everything seemed to move in slow motion. Her heart beat pounded like a drum in her ears as the hair along the back of her neck stood and arms stood. A long, sharp menacing shard of glass shot down from above, aiming to take out the little blonde at any moment, but a familiar figure pulled her into a strong grip, shielding her from the dangers around. A small cry of fear escaped from her lips as she closed her eyes tight and dug her head into his chest, waiting for the inevitable to strike them both down, but as seconds past nothing came.
Trembling lightly, her hands gripped the material of his tux tightly as shaky breaths escaped from her lips. “Hey, you alright? Didn't get nicked or something?”
Hesitantly the girl looked up with wide eyes. Her hand clung to his jacket still shaking as she still had yet to get passed the idea that they had almost died. Parting her lips, no sound came out first but as she swallowed hard and gathered herself, Disa finally spoke up letting her hand drop from his shirt, “Y-yeah, I’m okay.” Looking around the room as the shards disintegrated into a shimmering dust, the girl put her hand out as the crystals seemed to evaporate just as they touched her hand. Turning her attention back up at Alexander a concerned look came into her eyes, “Are you alright? Did you get hurt at all?”
Waiting for a response, another voice yelled out to the crowd, causing Disa to look quickly over her shoulder. “Is everyone alright?” The voice came from none other then the mysterious looking woman she had seen not long ago, “I ask that everyone immediately return to your dorms. This accident needs to be addressed at once and the floor tidied for tomorrow. Get rest, tomorrow will be a busy day.” Confused, and frightened students looked and talked amongst themselves as everyone slowly began to file out of the Grand Hall. Moving with the crowd and making sure Al was close beside her, Disa casted one last look at the green eyed woman as she passed her tall figure before heading out into the open air of the CTS campus.
The walk to the dorms had been quiet, as thoughts swarmed the girls mind. ‘What the hell was that all about? How did glass just disintegrate like that, and why did that woman seem so calm about the whole thing.’ Nothing made sense, and it only gave the blonde a headache as she tried to figure out a solution. Her life had centered around the weird, and unexplained, but at the moment the blonde found herself stumped on this one. Turning her head up from the path her eyes sat along the tall blonde beside her, “Alex,” She called out to him quietly as she struggled to find the right words, “Thank you for protecting me like that.” Rubbing her arm nervously her eyes fell back to the ground as she continued, “I.. I don’t know what happened today, but I do know that I owe you.”
“Things may not have gone as bad as they could have, but that still doesn’t mean what you did for me doesn’t count.” Even though it was clear the girl was still shaken up, a light smile slipped along her features as she came to a halt once the path split into two, “So thank you, again.” Crossing her arms to keep herself warm as a cold breeze swept passed them, Disa’s small smile never faltered as she said her goodbyes, “It’s getting late, so we should probably start heading back to our dorms.”
Taking a step back as she began to make her way down the path to the Girls Dormitory, the blonde looked over her shoulder before giving the boy a small wave, “I’ll see you tomorrow!” With that she headed off to the Ivory dorm, and almost immediately tried to go to bed.
By morning the uneasy thoughts, and the events from the night before still seemed to plague the girls mind. She had tossed and turned all night, and hardly got any sleep which was odd considering just how comfortable the bed had been. Still, with little sleep, the blonde found herself trapped in her own thoughts, and if it hadn’t been a small noise outside in the living room, she probably would have stayed in her room until her roommate, or someone else got her up. Pulling her bedsheets off of her, Disa quietly tip-toed to her bedroom door and peaked out. An envelope sat before the door, obviously slipped in by another student. Amber eyes casted up looking at the other closed door, which meant that her roommate was still sleeping inside, so trying to keep quiet she crept over to the envelope and carefully opened it.
Scanning over the thick, bolded words her eyes stopped over a single name as the mysterious woman immediately came to mind. ‘So her name’s Lumen.’ Placing the letter along the coffee table for her roommate to easily find, the girl left the living room and decided to get ready despite the time. Showering, and dressing in her uniform, Disa grabbed a few things from her room before quietly leaving the dorm and heading outside. The sun still had yet to fully rise, as traces of dark purple and pink lined the clouds and sky above. A cool breeze swept past the girl once again as she pulled her cardigan around her tighter, trying to keep warm.
Coming around to the front of the Girls Dormitory building, she leaned against the wall and focused her attention down at her cardigan. Taking out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter from her pocket, Disa casted a few glances around before placing a single tube between her lips. Lighting the white tip and breathing in deeply, the cool menthol ran down her throat and filled her lungs. Closing her eyes and letting the heavy puff of smoke escape her lips, her muscles relaxed as the cigarette put her most of her thoughts at ease. With time she knew all of her questions would be answered, but until then the girl tried to enjoy the cool morning and silence that surrounded her.