Who Are You and Who Am I?

Chapter 3

    Arriving at the studio in which our group called Stryker held our dance practice sessions, Xenon and I stationed our bikes next to the building and bent down to lock them in place for safety. Getting up we then walked up together to the front entrance only to find out that the front door was surprisingly locked. Confused I pulled out my key card and for the first time ever, pressed it against the scanner like thing next to the door handle, in an attempt to open the door. Waiting for the  door to somehow signal it was unlocked, I then heard Xenon suddenly and quietly laugh from behind me.

Turning I was just about to ask him what was so funny, when I felt him grab my key card out of my hands. Frowning I watched as he flipped the key card over and said, "You see this black line on the back here? Its supposed to be facing the door so that this can happen...".

Demonstrating what he had just said to me, Xenon then proceeded to press the key card against the scanner and soon after it beeped to signal the door was now unlocked.

Fascinated yet embarrassed I wasn't able to do such a simple thing I turned the door handle, pushed the door open, and let it quickly close behind me as Xenon went to follow me in. Staring at me in amusement and fake astonishment, Xenon stuck out his tongue and raised an eyebrow from the other side of the door as he proceeded to take out his own key card. Pouting I then quickly decided it would be funny to rush upstairs before him, turned to leave him behind, and entered the staircase only to come to a sudden stop upon realizing that all I saw upstairs was pitch black darkness. Freezing in fear I couldn't stop the next line of cusses that slipped out of my mouth as I panicked and tried to flee from the scene in an attempt to return to a more lit up area.

Hearing Xenon enter behind me, I turned and stared at him with my eyes and mouth wide open as I saw black spots enter my vision and felt a panic attack coming along. Upon sighing I could almost hear the worry in his voice as I felt him stick out his hand near me and say "First of all take this before you or I lose it" He proceeded to then hand me my key card back and then continued with "Do you want me to hold your hand or carry you instead?"

Feeling thankful that he didn't ask any questions I closed my eyes and nodded my head as I turned away only to mentally facepalm when I realized he couldn't see my face and that I hadn't exactly answered his question. Taking in a deep breathe I blocked out all the thoughts running through my head and focused on finding his hand in the darkness as I blindly reached out to grab it.

Finding his hand, I firmly grasped it and attempted to step closer to him. Feeling myself bump into him, I was startled upon feeling him put his arms around me, pick me up and start walking up the stairs as he carried me. Choosing not to question him I simply put my arms around his neck and felt his heartbeat quicken as I buried my face between his neck and shoulder in an attempt to push back any flashbacks and calm myself down. After a short while I felt Xenon come to a stop and I slowly loosened my arms around his neck and allowed him to set me down as we arrived at the entrance of the 4th floor practice room which was lightly lit up from the faint sunlight coming in through the small top windows.

Noticing that the room was noticeably empty, I was once again taken over with great anxiety but managed to convince myself that everything would be fine as long as Xenon was by my side. Thinking this, my anxiety lessened but did not completely go away.

Entering the dark empty room with Xenon made everything seem less frightening but I was still feeling slightly anxious. After all it was weird that it was already this late and yet there was no one to be seen. Wondering if something had happened or if there'd been a change of plans without me knowing, I continued walking with caution, and was startled when Xenon pulled me to a sudden stop

Making eye contact, Xenon gently brushed back my bangs from my face as he slightly leaned in closer to me. Tensing up I stood as still I could and kept eye contact until his face was right next to mine. Feeling his breath against my ear, I shivered and felt him reach behind me. Confused I slightly turned my head to face him and was momentarily taken aback when he spun me around and reached out to hug me from behind. I was even more taken aback when the lights suddenly switched on and I was momentarily blinded.

Gaining my sight back I slightly jumped more into Xenon's arms and tried looking around the room, only to be surprised once again when I suddenly heard several hidden voices yell out loud,

"SURPRISE!!"

This was accompanied by loud whistles, confetti poppers and claps as I heard several people stepping inside of the dance studio to join Xenon and I.