Nightmares - naegami

Chapter 1

TW: sexual assault

"C'mon Master, give me what I want! I'll do anything for you, please!"

Byakuya struggled in Toko's grip. "Let me go, let me go you disgusting woman!" He kept his breathing steady, trying to keep his quickly diminishing air of authority.

"Master please, Master I'll do anything, anything!" Toko sighed pushing her weight against the tall man so he was trapped against the wall. Byakuya gasped as he hit the hard concrete, panic starting to gather in his chest. "Toko get OFF ME!" He tried to shove her away but she only giggled and tried to press herself onto his chest, grabbing at his shirt. "Oh Master I know you like it, I know you want me, I know you're just pretending!"

Byakuya's breathing quickened as he realised he couldn't get away. His mind was spinning as he desperately tried to think of any options. Toko sighed and pulled down on his shoulders, trying to get closer to his face. Byakuya could barely think, the adrenaline was filling his body as he panicked, trying to lash out but failing to do anything in his fearful state. He closed his eyes and pressed himself against the wall. He tried to settle his breathing. "Come here master, let me kiss you, let yourself upon me!" Toko moaned.

Byakuya chocked, tears gathering in his eyes. "Let me go, LET ME GO, I DON'T WANT TO, I DON'T WANT TO!"

"Yes you do, yes you do, I want to," Toko's voice shifted to a very different sound, a lower, urgent, whisper.

Byakuya's eyes snapped open in fear, greeted by the sight of the taller, blond man who'd replaced the bespectacled girl.

"You have no other choice, you do as i say, do you want me to tell father?" The larger boy pushed himself upon Byakuya, smirking. Byakuya's heart pounded, his stomach rising up into his throat as his abuser lifted his shirt.

Byakuya let out a loud shout as he sat up in bed. He looked around the room, slowing his breathing to try and calm himself. He was in Hope's Peak Academy. The door to his room was locked. It was nighttime. No one could get in. No one could hurt him right now. He was ok. Taking in a deep breath, Byakuya leaned over his knees and hugged them, trying to forcefully hold in the tears brimming in his eyes. He finally relaxed his tense form and let them stream down his face, silently crying into the darkness of the room. It was just a dream, or at least it was now. He certainly didn't miss when it wasn't.

A few hours later

Byakuya lay silent on his bed, staring blankly at the dark ceiling. He was tired, but unable to sleep. A nuisance, but he liked the quiet, so it didn't bother him too much. Suddenly, a buzz sounded from his phone, which was laying on the bedside table. Reaching for the device, he glanced at the notification. It was a message was from Makoto. Can I be bothered to read what Neagi has to say? He hesitated for a moment before reaching for his glasses and placing them on his face. Opening his phone, Byakuya read the message Makoto had sent him, and then waited a moment before responding.

Makoto: hey you up?

Byakuya: I am currently, yes.

He put the phone down, before it buzzed again and he continued the conversation.

Makoto: I can't sleep and no one else is awake, I've tried legit everyone

Byakuya: Well yes, that would be because everyone else is sleeping.

Makoto: did you just use a full stop at the end of a text?

Byakuya: Is correct grammar a bad thing?

Makoto: not really XD

Byakuya: I see you don't care for it in the slightest.

Makoto: not while I'm texting XD

Byakuya: Delightful.

Byakuya waited a few seconds before putting his phone down again. He sighed. He was both annoyed at where his night was going, and pleased. While he did want to be on his own, though he didn't know why and would never show it, he did enjoy talking to Makoto. His phone beeped again.

Makoto: why are you up? Can you not sleep either?

Byakuya stared at the screen. What should he say? He couldn't tell the truth, he couldn't tell other boy he was having nightmares. Or could he? He hesitated, and then:

Byakuya: I couldn't sleep, my dreams took a turn for the worst. I decided to stay awake.

Makoto: wait you had a nightmare? You wanna talk about it?

Byakuya grimaced in anger. This was a mistake, why did he say that? He couldn't show weakness, he couldn't let himself have help, he had to do it on his own. He quickly deleted his confession.

Byakuya: this message was deleted

Makoto: ...

Byakuya: If you wouldn't mind, I'm going to go now.

Makoto: Wait Byakuya I'll pretend I never saw it!

Byakuya turned off his phone without another second of thought and lay back down on his bed. It took him a few minutes to realise his hands were shaking.

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Hi, future Squid here to add music to each chapter!

If you've just started reading this story, you wouldn't know this, but on the most recent chapter (chapter 23) I added a music recommendation based off the chapter at the end, so I'm gonna be going back through and adding songs to each one! Just thought you'd like to know that originally this wasn't here, but I listen to too much music while writing to not do this XD

Song: Animal by Sir Chloe

(Also yes random readers who referenced her in the comments, that is why I picked this song)