A/N: Hello there! It's been awhile since I've made a fanfic... But I've jumped onto the SnK bandwagon, and it's more or less consumed my life... yup. Just a warning, I love me some heichou, and I think it clearly shows. Anyway, hope you enjoy!

"Wake up, Levi..."

The young man shot upright in bed, breathing unsteadily. The room spun around him as he gathered his bearings. He was still in his house; of course he was, why wouldn't he be? The problem was, he felt like he had been plucked right out of another reality and placed into this one. The feeling it gave him was very distorting. One reality was hard enough, dammit. These dreams gave him such a headache. Especially that woman's voice...

Levi got up, throwing off the sheets. Glancing at the clock, he noted it was almost time for his alarm to ring anyway. Might as well go and start the daily clean.

His footsteps echoed around his silent, empty house as he walked through, passing by all the barren rooms. He was a neat man, one who kept all his belongings, few as they were, in three rooms.

The master bathroom was where he kept all of his cleaning supplies, and, like the rest of his house, was enormous and so very lonely. He passed by the mirror and stopped a minute to assess his reflection. Levi knew he was attractive; hell, his co-workers and defintely his students acknowledged that. Vanity never went to his brain, though. He didn't have time for dating and flirting, anything like that. People often wondered why he, a handsome man in his early 30's, was so cold and detached from the world. Levi never had a good enough answer, it seemed.

Levi finally looked away from the mirror, averting his eyes from his own blank face. He gathered what he needed before walking back into the hall.

The place was huge, but he always started at one room. There was no rhyme or reason for this particular room- he just seemed to begin in it.

The room was a little smaller than the other ones in the house. There was a rectangular table set in the middle, made of the finest wood. Five chairs circled the table, all distributed evenly. Levi traced a finger on the surface of the table, noting some dust had settled over the course of the night. The rest of the room lay bare, some boxes huddled away in the corner.

The only other striking aspect of the otherwise empty room was a grandfather clock. It stood proud against the wall, its furnished paint glinting in the light. Five chimes were bundled inside the mechanism, and the sound they made were beautiful. The clock sounded every hour, and, though, the chimes were harmonious to the ears, it left a sort of haunting presence. It somewhat displeased Levi, but he couldn't be bothered to shut it off. The clock had always been there, and he could not remember when he'd first acquired it.

The morning passed by rather uneventfully, Levi sweeping the whole house before settling down for a quick breakfast of toast and eggs. He got dressed shortly afterwards, in a crisp suit. He pulled his cravat tie close around his neck. His fellow teachers often made fun of him for wearing such stiff clothing, but it honestly did nothing but accentuate his good looks.

Glancing at his watch, he saw it was almost time to leave. Levi collected all his teaching supplies before locking up and heading over to his car.

His mansion loomed over him as he crossed the gardens. As he reached his car, he glanced back at his luxurious home. It was almost like a castle, very regal and gorgeously furnished. The gardens were well kept, and there was a small fountain located in the back. Lavish horse stables could also be found.

But, the words beautiful, extravagant, and grand never crossed his mind. All he could think was that the house was very much like him; cold, alone, and oh so very empty.

And he had no idea how to fix the emptiness.

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