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This is just simply fucking impossible. My mind is just too fucking worked up it's already getting to me. But all of those thoughts were proven wrong when he spoke, the look on his face softening, his eyes full of happiness and longing.

"Hey, Levi. Are you just going to stand there? Where's my long awaited hug?"

I didn't move. I couldn't move. My body felt like it was paralyzed, leaving me standing there like a fucking statue and looking at him with wide eyes. Is he really here? Rein, really in front of me?

"Ok, I'll be the one to hug you instead then." He walked over to me and the moment I felt his warmth enveloped me, I closed my eyes and sighed, my hands wrapping around him.

This is true. He's back. This isn't just some sick ass imagination. This is real, he's with me now and that realization made me breathe a breath of relief.

"Rein... you did come back, you brat."

His arms tighten around me and he nuzzled his nose at the top of my head. "Of course, Levi. I promised, right?"

He pulled away and gave us a little distance, smiling his adorably dorky smile once again. I couldn't stop the way my lips lifted into a smile. I really missed him.

"You're still as bratty as ever, Rein."

"Talk about how you're still as short as ever, Levi."

I punched him in his arm and he winced at the pain I brought and he started rubbing the part I punched to sooth it.

"Really, Levi? That's what you're giving me after not meeting for five years?"

Crossing my arms over my chest, I rolled my eyes at him. "Well, it's not my fucking fault that neither of you contacted me." Guilt took over his features and he looked down to his feet. Shit, what the fuck are you saying, Levi? It's not like they wanted to fucking do that. Guilt also rolled over me and I looked down to the ground, forcing my mind to form any sort of apology.

"Sorry."

My head snapped back to look at him, still looking at the ground. He slowly looked up and meet my eyes, loneliness still pooling inside his although hidden at the very back. I shook my head and sighed. This brat's just too kind for his own good.

"No, Rein. I'm the one who's being the insensitive prick here."

It seemed to do the trick since the brat perked up like a dog would do when it sees a bone. I suppressed the smile that's threatening to show and took a step back to sit at the swing once again. He also did the same, sitting where he did before but with his legs at the both sides of the swing, looking at me with a warm smile on his face.

"What the fuck are you smiling for?"

"It just feels good to be back."

I snorted and rolled my eyes, using my feet to swing back and forth. Feeling his gaze burning holes through me, I looked at him once again, a frown on my face. He is staring at me before his gaze traveled downwards towards the ground beneath my feet.

"Oi, Rein. Can you fucking stop staring?"

"Oh," he looked up to meet my eyes in confusion before it went back to normal. "I just remembered how we met you. You can't make the swing move because your legs are too short to reach the ground." He started to laugh, throwing his head back and tears started to pool in his eyes. "I can still remember what you looked like when you told us that you can't move it."

"Oi, are you making fun of me?"

"N-no." He started to suppress his laugh, his shoulders moving as he did. Wiping the tears in his eyes, taking deep breaths to catch his breath before looking at me. "I just can't believe that many years had passed since then."

"You're right." Silence started to take over us but we let it. The silence is comfortable, the presence of one another is enough to provide entertainment.

While I was enjoying the silence, another thought came to my mind. Why is he here? Did his family moved back here? Where is Eren?

"Rein." He looked at me when I called his name, giving me a "What?" look, raising both of his eyebrows. Using it as a signal to continue, I started. "If you're here, does that mean that Eren and your parents are here too?"

My question seemed to make him uncomfortable since he looked down and started to move uncomfortably. It took some seconds before he answered, still not meeting my gaze.

"No, they're not. I was sent here to study while Eren stayed there. I'm the only one who went back here."

Noticing how uncomfortable he is, I just nodded and hummed despite the fact that he's acting a little weird. He didn't speak for a while, still looking at the ground, his expression sometimes changing into a look of doubt and insecurity. The sight made me frown in confusion but I decided not to ask him about it. If he want to tell me about it, he would.

Standing up from the swing, I looked at him and called his name. "Oi, Rein." When he looked up at me, I cocked my head towards the direction of my apartment. "Let's go to my apartment."

Nodding, he stood up and went beside me before we started walking side by side. It didn't take long until we arrived and I lead him inside.

My place isn't that big considering that I'm the only one who lives here. It has a living room, a kitchen, a dining room, bathroom in the first floor, and two rooms upstairs which also have its own bathroom, one that I use and the other is a guest room.

Rein sat on the couch and placed his bag at the side of the couch as I went to the kitchen to make some tea, making two cups for the both of us. When I finished preparing I brought it to the living room, setting one of it in front of Rein before I made myself comfortable on the other side of the couch.

"I don't have anything to offer except that. It's not like I fucking know that I'll see you." He nodded and carefully handled the cup, blowing it to ease some of it's hotness before taking a sip. While doing so he looked around, probably noticing the lack of almost everything. I'm not surprised, my apartment isn't one of those which have a homey feeling in it. Mine lacks decorations, the colors are either black, white or grey, and the lack of presence make it look like there's no one living in here. He placed the cup on top of the coffee table and shifted himself to look at me.

"You're the only one who lives here?"

"Yes, unless you can see something that I can't, in which, I highly doubt." I placed my cup on the coffee table and set my whole attention to him, raising my legs and resting it on the couch. I nudged his side using my foot and he looked at me. "How long have you been in here?"

He tilted his head back and closed his eyes before looking back to me. "I've been here for a week."

"You've been here a week and you didn't even bother to tell me?" Rolling my eyes, I crossed my arms over my chest and gave him a serious look. I saw him gulp and scratched his nape, a mannerism of the two of them whenever they get nervous or anxious. He looked at me and I raised an eyebrow. "What?"

"Well, first of all, I have no idea about where you live now and second, I need to settle all of my stuffs and myself, you know." He gave me a lopsided smile, moving a little to the left and taking my ankles, resting my feet on his lap. "Your feet are so small."

"It would be much fucking weird if I have feet with the size of Big Foot's now, do we?" He chuckled at my response and started to drink his tea again. I bet it's starting to go cold now. "What are you doing at the park earlier?"

"My guts told me to go there since it's been so long so I went. And I'm glad that I did since I saw you there."

"Same here."

Awkward silence filled the air. I don't know why but he seemed to be distracted by something that I don't have any clue about. Using my foot that's currently resting on his thigh, I gently kicked him on his side. An "oof" came out of his mouth before he looked at me pointedly, his hand resting on his side.

"What is that for?"

"For acting like someone had just shit on your face. What's getting you so worked up, kid?"

"Don't call me "kid", Levi. You're just a few months older than me."

"You're acting like one."

He rolled his eyes and shifted himself on the couch, our legs now entwined with each other. I sipped at my drink, staring right back at him when he silently declared a fucking staring contest.

"Have you been in a relationship in the past five years we're gone, Levi?"

His sudden question made me choke on my drink. Where the hell did that fucking question came from? As soon as I recovered from choking, I glared at him while he has an uncertain smile on his face.

"Why the fuck are you asking me that?"

His face started to get red and his eyes started darting around in all directions. I rolled my eyes and let a small smile paint my lips.

"No."

Looking at me with wide eyes, he moved his gaze up and down my body before giving me an incredulous look. "You're fucking kidding me."

"You fucking asked me and now that I gave you a damn answer you're not believing me?"

He shook his head slightly, the skeptical look on his face still there. "I mean—damn, Levi. Have you seen yourself in the mirror?"

"Well, your bestfriend is just one choosy bastard."

"I am not surprised. But, have you been at least attracted to someone?"

"No, I hate people." I watched him chuckle and muttered something under his breath. "How about you?"

"Well..." I raised an eyebrow at him as I wait for his answer. "I had one but we broke up after a few months..."

"Oh?" What he said caught my interest. So he has been in a relationship before, huh? "Who is it? Why did the both of you broke up?"

He cast his gaze downwards as another wave of silence took over us. He looked like he's in deep thought and I watched in amusement how his facial expression changed in the most subtle ways. Apparently, he remembered something so fucking unpleasant that his whole body shivered.

"Let's not talk about it. Let's just say that she cheated on me."

So it's a girl.

"Did Eren had any? I bet that that guy's a fucking playboy."

"It's actually the opposite." It's my turn to give him an incredulous look. Eren's quite popular among both boys and girls even before they left. "He's never been in a relationship before. He had flings but nothing serious. He told me that he's waiting for someone."

Eren? Waiting for someone? The thought of that troublemaker being such a sappy little shit never crossed my mind. "That's the weirdest thing I've ever heard."

"I know right? Whoever that someone is got him deep."

We both laughed and I swung my feet from his lap to the floor, grabbing both of the cups and going to the kitchen to clean it. I went back to the living room and saw him doing something on his phone, before he looked at me with an apologetic look on his eyes.

"Sorry Levi but I have to leave. Armin texted me and told me that we need to buy something for the apartment. I'll introduce you to him next time." He stood up and took his bag before he walked over to me, hugging me tightly before letting go.

"I'll visit you tomorrow."

"Take care, brat."

"I will."

Watching him leave, I can't help the happiness I felt when everything that happened today sink in. Noticing a small paper laying on top of the table, I walked closer and took it, smirking when I saw what's written on it.

'Hey, Levi. Good to see you again. I really missed you and sorry for leaving early. I'll make it up to you. Here's my number:

xxx-xxx-xxxx

P.S. You're still as good looking as ever.

-Rein ;)'

That flirty brat.

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Author's Note

Here's chapter two! Sorry if it took so long, I had a sickness for the past few days and it made my writing horrible.

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