Movie Night!
The day after the sparring session between class one and class two happened to be a saturday which means the new students have the day off.
At about noon a very concerned Violet walked up to Lev’s dorm room to see if he was doing okay. She softly knocked on the door and waited for a moment.
“Hey Lev. Are you in there?” See said after about a minute.
After about another minute Lev slowly opens the door.
“...Hello Violet…What’s going on?” He says with bags underneath his eyes and tear stains streaking down his cheeks.
“I just wanted to make sure that you were okay.” Violet responded delicately.
“...Don’t worry about me…I’m…I’m fine…” He lied.
“Can I come in?” Violet asked with a worried expression.
“...Uh…” Lev thought for a moment while rubbing the back of his neck. “...Sure…I guess that would be fine…”
“Thank you.” Violet said while wearing a smile.
As she was entering the room she looked around to see how Lev decorated the place since he got here.
The walls of the room were almost completely covered in posters for anime and video games with them being a good mix of stuff that was generally popular along with some things that would be considered more feminine. There were a few character figurines that were lined up on top of a dresser on the side of his bed. Speaking of his bed, it was also filled to the brim with colorful plushies of all shapes and sizes.
“This place sure is…colorful…” Violet responds while trying not to be rude.
“...Thank you…” Lev said while he went over to sit on his bed as he grabbed one of his plushies which just so happened to be a navy blue shark.
Violet just continued to glance around the room. She wasn’t aware of what most of these things were. The only things that she recognized were the ones that were from franchises that were so popular that they were unavoidable. She wasn’t a media nerd by any stretch of the imagination unless you count history as nerdy, but that is more book smarts than actually nerdy.
“...So…you still like cartoons…that's…interesting.”
Lev felt a blush of embarrassment climb onto his face as he hugged the plushie closer.
“I didn’t mean that in a bad way.” Violet quickly said while waving her hands in front of her face. “It’s just not exactly what I expected from the room of a young man.”
“...Yeah…” Lev said solemnly.
Even though Violet didn’t say anything bad she still felt awful. She didn’t know what she said was wrong, but she felt like she said something wrong.
A lightbulb appeared in her head as she tried to course correct the situation.
“You know what.” Violet says as she quickly stands up. “How would you like to come to my room for a movie night?”
“What?!” Lev said with the blush on his face getting bigger.
“Don’t worry, it’s not going to be a date or anything like that. I’ll invite Candi, Ash, and Maka over as well. We could make it a thing.”
Lev thinks it over for a moment before giving a small nod.
“Great!” Violet says as she quickly gets her phone out of her pocket to make some calls.
After about fifteen minutes of calling their other new friends Violet puts her phone back into her pocket.
“Now it’s set! We will watch a movie in my room at 6:00 PM tonight. I’ll also prepare some food and get some board games just in case.”
“...That…sounds like a lot of fun actually…” Lev says with a surprisingly big smile for him at least.
“Alright! I’ll give you some time to get ready. Remember, my dorm, at 6:00 PM. Got it.”
Lev nods in response.
“Excellent!” Violet says as she leaves Lev’s dorm to get this prepared.
After thinking about how much fun he is going to have later Lev eventually snaps out of it and bolts upright.
‘What am I going to wear?!’ He thinks to himself in a panic.
At about 5:45 Lev is pacing outside of the building which houses Violet’s dorm. He wanted to be there early because punctuality is important to him, but at the same time he didn’t want to be the first person to arrive and have to make awkward, one on one small talk.
He is wearing a light blue hoodie with a t-shirt of a magical girl anime underneath.
At about 5:50 Lev hears a voice behind him.
“Hiya Lev!” Candi says with a wave and a huge smile.
“...Hey Candi…” Lev says sheepishly.
Candi walks right up to Lev and gives him a big hug.
“I am so excited! This is going to be so much fun!”
“...Yeah…I am also looking forward to it…”
“AAAHHH! This is gonna be great!” Candi says as she starts speed walking towards where she thinks she might find Violet’s dorm.
Before she takes off completely she grabs onto Lev’s hand and starts tugging it. “Come on! Let’s go together!”
“...Um…okay…” Lev says with a blush.
Eventually they found their way towards Violet’s dorm and knocked on the door.
It quickly opened since Violet was expecting company.
“Candi! Lev! Come in. Make yourselves at home.” Violet says as she beckons them inside.
As Lev walks in he is amazed by how much Violet has already modified her room.
“...Wow…This place is…fancy.” He says as his eyes dart around at the decorations around him.
Various paintings cover the walls as many vases, clocks, and other expensive looking knick knacks cover the shelves that she also has installed.
“What?!” Candi yells as she gestures towards the ceiling. “You have a chandelier!”
“Yes. When I first arrived at the school…about a month earlier than necessary I’ll admit, I went ahead and scoped out my dorm room which I honestly just thought looked dreadful…I mean…too rustic for my tastes. I just decided to make some modifications to make myself feel more at home.”
“Amazing!” Candi says as she rushes towards something else.
“This is the biggest flat screen TV that I have ever seen!” Candi says while vigorously gesturing towards the 2.5 meter (or 100 inch) long TV that covered one of the walls of her room.”
“...Why…does this place look bigger than my room?” Lev questioned. “Aren’t all of the rooms supposed to be the same size?”
“You are correct. I just also bought out the room right next to me and had the place remodeled into one larger living space.”
“...I know you said you were rich, but I wasn’t aware that you…were this rich.” Lev says while still glancing about.
“One of the perks of being the next in line to own a Fortune 500 company.”
The three of them kept chatting until the next couple of guests arrived.
“Sup losers!” Maka shouted out as she entered the room.
“I beg your pardon?!” Violet exclaims with a hand over her chest.
“It’s just a joke. Don’t take it personally.” Maka says with a shrug. “So, where’s the food?”
“My butler should be finishing up with the cooking as we speak.”
“A Butler!” Maka says as she bursts out laughing. “Does he also slice the crust off your sandwiches? Does he tuck you into bed and read you a bedtime story before you go to sleep?”
“I invite you into my room and this is the thanks that I get?!” Violet says as she quickly crosses her arms while glaring at Maka.
“...Uh…Just kidding…” Maka says while rubbing the back of her neck.
“You better be.” Violet says as she hears another knock at the door.
“Yo!” Ash says as he walks into the room.
Following closely behind him is Takeru from class two.
“...Wait…I thought it was just going to be the five of us?” Lev says in confusion.
“When I was making the calls to arrange this earlier he asked me if he could bring a friend.” Violet answered.
Takeru shoots up a peace sign as he walks into the room.
Directly after this an old man with a curly mustache who is wearing a suit walks into the room and speaks to Violet.
“The food is ready madam.” He says with a bow.
“Thank you Baldemort.” Violet also says with a bow.
“You are quite welcome.” Baldemort says as he walks towards the coat rack by the door. “Anything else you need me to do before I head back to the mansion?”
“No. Thank you for the help.”
“Very well. Have a good day Miss Violet.” Baldemort says as he grabs his coat and hat before leaving the room and closing the door.
“Have a good day Miss Violet!” Maka says with a mocking tone a moment after Baldemort leaves.
“For the love of…” Violet says before calming herself down with a quick breathing exercise. “...Since we are all here, let us get started.”
The group of young adults have all found places to sit in front of the TV. Violet was sitting in a chair by herself on the left side of the TV, Ash and Takeru were sharing a chair on the right side of the TV, and on the couch in between sat Candi, Lev, and Maka from right to left.
“So.” Violet says as she claps to get everyone’s attention. “What type of movie are we going to watch? Any preferred genres?”
“Let’s do a horror movie!” Maka immediately blurts out. “There is this new one that I heard about that holds the record for having the most blood ever used on set in movie history.”
Lev taps Maka on the shoulder.
“...I’m sorry Maka…but I can’t …watch a horror movie…” He says sheepishly.
“What? Are you afraid?” Maka says with a toothy grin.
“...Yes…” Lev says very matter of factly.
“No horror movies…” Violet says as she jots something down on a clipboard. “...Noted.”
“...No fun…” Maka huffs and she leans back into the couch cushions.
“I know!” Candi says as she shoots her hand up. “What about a musical!”
“Boo!” Maka says as she gives Candi a thumbs down with her hand.
“What about a comedy?” Takeru says while leaning forwards to grab the soda can that he was drinking from.
Lev turns towards Takeru.
“...That depends…if they have…offensive jokes in them…”
“Oh come on!” Maka says as she quickly stands up and turns towards Lev. “Do you like anything?”
Lev puts his hoodie on and pulls the strings to cover his face.
“Woah!” Ash says as he stands up and walks towards Maka. “Different strokes for different folks.”
“Ugh!” Maka says with an exasperated tone as she sits down to avoid doing something she might regret.”
“What about…a superhero movie?” Ash says as he turns around and looks at Lev for approval.
Lev just nods with a small smile.
“Yes!” Ash says while pumping his fist. “Let’s watch the new American Dream movie!”
The American Dream was one of the strongest and most popular superheroes in their world. He had long, flowing golden hair and wore a costume that was adorned with the pattern of the American flag.
Now that they were finally in agreement they all sat down and enjoyed the movie together.
As the credits rolled Ash stood up and gave the movie a standing ovation.
“Don’t you just love a well put together cinematic universe?” He says while wiping a tear from his eye.
“Sure. They’re alright.” Takeru answers.
“Alright?!” Ash says as he quickly pivots towards Takeru. “You just don’t see the artistic merit that goes into such a project. The movies are consistently good while also contributing to the universe they are setting up as a whole. You just watched the culmination of everything great about modern day storytelling.”
“I get that you are excited, but…” Violet interrupts. “Take the nerd talk out of my room, please.”
Ash leaves the room, but quickly turns back towards Takeru before exiting completely. “This isn’t over!”
With that, Ash and Takeru both leave the room.
Candi and Maka were both fast asleep while Lev was sitting between them fiddling with the strings of his hoodie.
“So…” Violet turns towards Lev. “What did you think?”
“...I…thought it was really good…” Lev lied. He thought it was incredible, but didn’t want to come off as too much in front of his new friends. When he liked something he tended to over explain everything about it and annoy those around him, but he didn’t want to be a bother.
“I am glad you enjoyed yourself.” Violet responds. “Feel better.”
“...Yeah…I actually feel a lot better…Thank you Violet…”
“I am glad.” Violet says with a soft smile.
She then stands up and walks towards the remote to turn off the TV.
“Do you want to make this a weekly thing?” Violet asks Lev.
“...I…think that I would like that…” Lev says while trying to hide the immense amount of joy that he was currently feeling.”
“Then it’s settled. From here on out, Saturday night will be our movie night.”
After they talked for a little longer Candi and Maka eventually woke up and were promptly shooed out of the room by Violet.
Lev thought he might as well leave too so he just gave Violet a soft wave and a small smile and walked back to his own dorm.
As he got ready for bed that night a warm feeling washed over him.
‘Today was one of the best days of my life. I am so lucky to have Violet as a friend.’ he thought to himself as he dozed off.
The thought of Violet caused him to blush a little as he soon drifted off to sleep.