[ON HIATUS] We're Not Dreaming (Mercury x OC)

The First Night

Blanche's POV

"Good night guys," I bid my teammates good night before shutting off the light. Snuggling under the covers, I drew the curtain across my hammock. "Good night," I heard a chorus from the rest of Team BRBN. Within five minutes, I was fast asleep.

I opened my eyes and looked around to find myself still in my room. "Lucid dream...it's been quite a while since I've had one of these." I hopped off my bed before shrieking in shock as I almost landed on a person. My first reaction was to immediately jab a pressure point. As he collapsed on the ground, I slowed down my racing heart and looked at him, my surprise quickly turning to annoyance. I leaned down,"What the fuck are you doing in my dorm room?"

"To hell if I know!" the mysterious boy growled out. He began twitching again, the temporary paralysis lifting. I backed away from him slowly, motioning to grab my weapons before I remembered that they were still stored in my locker, and I was in a dream. The boy made no motion to move again, and I dropped my offensive stance to lean against one of the desks.

"So who exactly are you?" "Name's Mercury. You don't want to know the rest." I raised an eyebrow,"Blanche. Let me guess. You're a criminal." Mercury's eyes shot up at me in shock,"How did you know?" "Lucky guess," I shrugged. It wasn't really a guess; if you've been a criminal yourself, you recognize it in others. Mercury glared at me and stalked up to me. Slamming his hands on to the desk on either side of me, he leaned in close,"If you ever tell anyone about this...!" I narrowed my eyes and slammed my forehead into his nose, hearing a satisfying crack as he stumbled back.

"Calm down you idiot, you do realize we're in a dream," I rolled my eyes before heading into the bathroom to grab a damp washcloth. Mercury was still clutching his nose when I returned. I swatted his hands away from his nose to take a closer look, and saw that I had broken it. "Blow your nose into this," I handed him the towel and waited for him to blow the excess blood and mucus out. I threw the towel into the laundry bin with a wince of disgust. "This is going to hurt," I warned him before quickly resetting his nose with a small crack. Mercury groaned in pain and I quickly placed my fingers on his tender nose to let my aura accelerate the healing.

"You're a healer?" Mercury asked. I shrugged and sat down under my hammock. Mercury sat down next to me. "You're a student at Beacon?" "Way to state the obvious." I leaned back and closed my eyes, feeling his stare boring into me. I gave him a glare,"What." "Nice ears and tail set Foxy." I was quick to jab another pressure point, feeling him stiffen. "Just......don't." I released him and he rubbed the area where I had jabbed down. "Jeez you're too uptight," he grumbled.

I leaned against the wall, inhaling Mercury's scent and feeling the pulse of his aura next to me. He had a strong aura, silver-white in color. I noticed his aura slowly dim, and upon opening my eyes, I realized he had fallen asleep. I studied him now that I knew I wouldn't get caught staring. He was quite handsome, almost as pale as me, and well-built. I noticed a while ago that he had robotic legs but I didn't question it. I realized he was in what was most likely his pajamas, same as me.

"Maybe we'll meet again," I mumbled to myself before leaning against the wall and closing my eyes.

Final version published September 15, 2016 at 11:13am ET.