I hope you're doing okay. Here is my new fic'.
For those who read "A prank in the dark", this one is really different. I hope you like it anyway.
As always, since english is not my first language and I don't have a beta, don't hesitate to point out mistakes !
Enjoy XD
The alarm went off and Levi frowns slightly. He doesn't open his eyes right away as he knows Diaval will be there in no time, licking his eyelids and forehead to wake him up. And there he is. Levi grumbles and gently strokes the dark cat fur.
" Mornin' kitty, had a good night ? "
The cat purrs and nuzzles him on the chin.
" Good, that's at least one of us "
Diaval pokes him with his front pawn.
" 'kay, I'm getting up "
Diaval jumps off the bed and heads toward the kitchen, followed by a zombie-like raven. Levi yawns and he stretched his arms, then opens the blind and the window to let Diaval out. He smiles as he watch his baby going outside.
Levi stands still, enjoying the sunny yet fresh morning, before turning back to go fetch his coffee. As Diaval goes on his morning routine, so does he. He smells contently the dark liquid in his favorite mug before sipping it carefully. Levi is much more of a tea drinker, but waking up really calls for coffee. Levi is so NOT a morning person. He actually wakes up one hour and a half before he needs to leave his house. That means one quiet hour to slowly wake up while having breakfast, then thirty minutes left to shower and get ready for the day, then bid his goodbye to Diaval before going on his way. The key word here is quiet. If there is one thing (among a lot of other things) Levi can't stand, it's noise or having to rush after getting out of bed. Even the shitty glasses never dared twice to speak to him before he had his morning coffee.
Once his breakfast eaten and his dish cleaned, Levi turns some music on and hops in the shower. He wash himself thoroughly then gets out and, towel wrapped around his hips, grabs his toothbrush. He watch his pale reflection brush his teeth while bouncing slowly along the rythm of the music, water slighlty dripping from his ebony hair. As usual, that's the moment Diaval choose to come back from his morning walk and Levi cringes as the cat rubs his dark fur along his wet legs. Levi spits the toothpaste and rinces his mouth.
" You fucker, just how many times did I tell you not to do that ?! "
The cat purrs and stares at him.
" Yeah, fuck you too " smiles Levi.
Diaval jumps on the counter next to him and meowed twice. Levi looks surprised then watch his reflection in the mirror, taking in his right blue eye and his left steel one. Diaval is right, his heterochromia iridum are showing today.
" Damn, more magic today, huh ? "
Diaval meows and cocks his head to the side.
" Should I be worried ? "
The cat purrs softly.
" 'kay, so I guess I will just go with the flow " sights Levi.
He finish to get ready and put on some dark jeans and black t-shirt. He hangs his favorite onyx necklace around his neck and hide the black stone under his shirt. Seeing as his right eye turned blue, he could use an anchor gemstone today. He then turns to Diaval.
" Well, how do I look ? "
Two piercing green eyes stares silently at him.
" Well, fuck you. I feel safe in black ! And you're one to talk ! Who is the one here always wearing dark fur ? "
The cat's tail flicks quickly in the air as the feline turns his back and goes hide under the bed.
" Yeah, sure, go pout you twit ! "
Levi checks that Diaval as enough food and water for the day, then grabs his backpack (black, thank you very much) and heads for the door.
" Anyway, have a good day ! See you tonight Diav' "
Levi steps outside and locks the door before walking to the university nearby.
Levi hummed to himself, enjoying the nice weather. He lets his senses wander, listening to the birds singing on the trees along the street. Said trees always get him in a good mood. Their aura his a soothing white and, when he has time to stop and greet them, they're always nice to him. Not that he does it often. These trees run alongside a rather busy street and a man talking to trees or hugging them tends to attract some weird looks. That's both one of the perks and bad sides of being a witch. You can't never openly be yourself unless you want people to think you're crazy. Like you're somehow wrong, or need to be fixed. And sometimes, Levi gets really tired of it.
He had discovered he was a witch when he was sixteen. As if being an homosexual teenage boy wasn't complicated enough.
One day, he had decided to stop denying all the things happening around him, all the 'unnatural' things he saw or did. He had mustered some courage and gone to look on the internet. Apparently, their were a lot of words to describe people like him : crazy, magnetiser, wizard, witch, sorcerer, pagan, … He had known when he had saw the word. Witch. Suddenly, that was as if a giant weight had been lift off his shoulders. Witch. It felt right. It was what he was. Yeah. Levi was a witch.
He had learned a lot on the internet. Like they were as many types of witches as they actually were of witches. Basically, withcraft was about following your own path, the way it felt right for you. Of course, they were a lot of different fields to explore or learn if you wanted to, but that wasn't needed to be a witch. He had chat with some people online about it. In the community, he had learned that, watever the type of witch you were, it was hard for everybody to come as one in front of their surroundings. They even had an expression for it : 'coming out of the broom closet'.
Levi had snorted when he had seen it. God, just how many closets do I have to come out of ?
In Levi's opinion, it wasn't a bad choice of words. Being a witch in this century was very similar to being gay. You couldn't talk about it to just anyone. It was hard to find somebody who will truly be open-minded about it, without judging you or forcing theirselves to be polite. And you were up for mockeries or worst if you came out. Basically, both were about always being carefull about your words and actions when in public. Both were exhausting.
But being a witch had also its perks. As one, Levi can do really nice stuffs. Like the way he can communicate with living beings. Like his cat, or plants. The living beings weren't answering back with words. It wasn't some kind of telepathy. He would just feel their answer, and his brain would translate it into words. Just as he knew he was a witch, he could hear and understand the language of non human living beings.
Of humans too, for what it worth. But for Levi, it was more on the bad sides. Sure, sometimes, it could get him out of troubles. When meeting someone, he just knew what kind of person he was dealing with. But that also means he can hear what people think of him. And thinking about him they are. They usually think he is awkward or strange, silly, even nasty. Some think it openly, while others try to be nice or polite and hide it, smiling at him. Those are the worst.
And, of course, there are Hanji and Erwin. He had met the former online, when looking for witchy advices. They introduced theirselves as a gardening and stoner witch. They had discovered they were the same age and had chat more and more, until they become friends.
Several years later, both were in their second year at Trost University, Levi studying psychology and Hanji neurology. And they both were friends with Erwin, a second year aiming to become a neurosurgeon. They had met him in their first year in one of their shared classes, and had quickly become friends.
If Hanji looked like a crazy scientist with big round glasses and messy brown hair, Erwin looked more like the perfect son. Tall, blond with blue eyes and a smile good enough for a toothpaste commercial, he was the perfect image of the perfect son of a rich and conservative family. Which he was. Erwin, or 'Captain America' as his friends nicknamed him, was protestant and would never miss an office. Surprisingly, the three were good friends. Levi knew Erwin didn't understand Hanji and his believes but he respected them nontheless, and tried to understand. The same went for Hanji and himself. Even if he would never admit it willingly, Levi was truly glad to have them.
As he reachs the front door of the university, Levi pulls his earplugs off his bag and sets them into his ears. It only takes five minutes to reach his clasroom but five minutes in a crow of so many people is like a lifetime in hell for Levi. He walks faster as he listens TNT from AC/DC. He tries to block his surroundings by focusing on the music. When sitting on the classroom, most of the students are focusing on the teacher so he can do the same without much effort. But here, as they walk to some destination, they all tend to think about their problems.
For Levi, it's like walking on a storm. The more people, the darker it is. The pressure gets heavier and heavier until he has trouble breathing. All he can do is walk faster and try to focuse on the music. That's why Levi doesn't do parties nor have a large group of friends.
As he moves forward, Levi suddenly feels a sense of danger. He doesn't know why, but he knows he has to get down. In a second, Levi is kneeling on the floor. He looks up just in time to see a baseball bat flying above his head before crashing on the ground.
.hell ? Did I just dodge a friggin baseball bat ? Am I being attacked ?
Though, the sensation of danger has disappeared so he figures he is safe. He slowly gets up and dusts off his pants, then turns around to meet with flustered green eyes. A tall brunet who looks around his age his trying to talk to him, hands nervously throwned in the air. Levi removes his earplugs and stares at the shaking brunet.
" —orry ! Are you okay ? "
" What the hell ? " asks cooly Levi.
The brunet's cheeks darkens and he scratch the back of his neck " I'm really sorry. My friend his a batter in the university team and was teaching me some moves … "
Levi archs one brow " So ? "
" So, hum, I tried one and I kind of accidently threw the bat ? " was the sheepish reply.
Levi snorts. Dumbass. Levi considers scolding him but he can feel strong guilt radiating from the brunet. That, and that would make him late. And Levi doesn't do late. Watever, nobody's hurt.
" It's okay, be more careful next time brat " says Levi before turning around. He puts back his earplugs and see from the corner of his eye that the brunet his saying something. He ignores him and walks toward the building in front of him.
Only fifteen meters left to the classroom door.