So I found this post on tumblr(that's the summary) and all I could think of was Eren and Levi.
So this is a oneshot for now,
Butttt
If you guys like it, and let me know, I will write another chapter and make it a twoshot.
So r&r, guys! (:
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Today was the day.
The day for what, you ask?
Well, the day my timer goes down to zero.
You see, all people are born with a timer in their wrists, and these timers count down the very seconds until you are destined to meet your soulmate. What happens then? Well, some people get down on one knee and propose in that very moment. Some people drop everything they're doing and run to that person, bringing them into their arms and hugging them so tightly as if to make up for every second they spent apart. Some people fight it, they don't want to conform to fate's chosen path so they try to avoid it in any way they can, and completely unaware that everything that happens is meant to happen. Everything that goes on in life is supposed to. Soon, they realize, just like everyone else, you can't fight fate.
Unfortunately, for other people, their timers never reach the end. They are the ones you see barely ghosting through life. They have no joy in their eyes; you can visibly see how miserable they are in every fiber of their very being.
Why don't their timers reach zero?
Well, one of them dies.
It happened to one of my friends.
His timer had only seconds, and he was so nervous, glancing around, searching everywhere.
Ba-dump.
His heart was hammering in his chest, and just as his eyes locked with a pair of warm brown, he knew. The boy was across the street, all neat chocolate locks and freckles. The smile that lit up his soul mate's face will always haunt him, because as soon as they locked eyes he went to run across the street. Neither one saw the low cruiser coming, tinted windows rolling down as a black barrel snuck its way out. All my friend could do was scream as that car came at the wrong time. Crime is at an all-time high. If you walk down the wrong street at the wrong time, the chances of you being caught in gang activity was very high.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Why?
Drive-bys happen every day where we are from. The people in the car were aiming for someone else, but poor Jean's soul mate got hit in the cross fire, directly in his chest. He didn't stand a chance. He collapsed, dark crimson splotches erupting from beneath his shirt, soaking him and the asphalt beneath him.
Jean ran into the street, bringing the boy into his arms, tears running down his face as he grabbed his wrist to check his time. Was it the same as his?
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So, yeah. Not everyone gets to meet their soul mate. Those who do, however, lead such happy lives. You can see it just by looking in their eyes. They light up with love, with some un-nameable emotion that was unexplainable to those who haven't experienced it themselves.
"Eren, hurry up! We're going to be late!"
Oh, yeah! I forgot, that's my best friend Armin. I've known him ever since I was little. He used to play with me and my adopted sister Mikasa.
He's incredibly smart and loves to read. His timer has two more seconds than mine, so whoever his soul mate is, I get to meet mine just two seconds later. Since we're going out to go meet up with Mikasa to go shopping today, we're going to meet our soul mates together.
How exciting!
Every one I know has been counting down the seconds until they meet their special One.
My friends Connie and Sasha are soul mates, too. They were lucky, they met when they were kids and grew up together. Now they are the best of friends as well as partners for the rest of their lives. They're so fortunate.
Only a few hours left until I get to meet who fate has decided will be my perfect match!
My other half, the one who will love me eternally until death do we part.
Once you find your soul mate, nothing else in the world matters. All you want to do is be with them.
"I'm coming, Armin! Just let me put my shoes on!"
I didn't dress up for the occasion. I wore jeans, a dark denim that faded to a lighter hue on the tops of the thighs and on the butt paired with a grey t-shirt with a black, grey and white flannel on top. I left it open, none of the buttons meeting to hold it closed. My hair was brown, messy and short, but that was how I liked it. My eyes were an emerald green around the very outside and on the inside they were flecked with so many different variations of blues and greens, it was hard to tell if they were green or if they were actually blue. They reminded me of the ocean surrounding the islands of the tropics. Like the Caribbean.
I pulled on my black and white converses, tying the laces together in a quick bow before straightening up, grabbing my necklace with they key given to me by my father, and exiting my room.
I didn't want to look like someone different when I finally met them. By them, I mean soul mate. I wanted them to see who I really was. I didn't want them to think I was someone that I wasn't. So, despite everyone telling me I should dress up, I didn't. I wore my regular clothes; albeit my nicest ones, but they were clothes I wore on a regular basis. I had my favorite flannel and my favorite jeans.
Butterflies fluttered in my stomach as I glanced down to the inside of my wrist.
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Ah! I can't wait!
I let my lips stretch into a wide smile as I walked down the hall to join Armin in the living room.
"Eren, you're really not going to dress up for this? You look like you always do!" Armin was built very petit. He had these big, blue eyes that any girl would kill for paired with the most golden blonde hair I had ever seen. He had long hair, chin length in a bowl cut around his face with bangs that angled straight across his forehead. Today he was wearing a pair of nice fitting slacks with a white dress shirt and a black vest, every crease perfectly formed, not a wrinkle in sight. I kind of envied him, the way he could keep everything together and look like he just stepped right out of a magazine with how well he pulled off his look of maturity. I chuckled lightly.
"Armin, but I want them to see me. They were meant for me, so that means that I shouldn't have to do anything extra to make them like me."
He sighed, running a hand through his hair before straightening his vest. "Alright, well, let's go. We don't want to keep Mikasa waiting, you know how she gets when she's away from Annie."
Oh, yeah. My adopted sister had already found her soul mate. Mikasa was a beautiful woman, half Japanese and half American with long, dark hair and gorgeous twinkling eyes that were just as dark.
She had had a rough childhood, and when my Dad had brought her into the family, we welcomed her with open arms. On the first night she came, she couldn't stop shaking, shivering as though she was frozen on the inside even though we were sitting right in front of the fire. I had given her my red scarf, wrapped it right over her head. She was surprised, but her shaking had stopped and when I asked her if she was warm now, she just nodded her head and held my hand. Since that day, we were inseparable until she finally met her soul mate.
I would be lying if I had said I didn't feel some type of resentment at the fact that she spent most of her time with Annie, her soul mate, now. But that was how life went. Once you found that special one, nothing else could even hold a candle in comparison.
Annie was very standoffish, keeping to herself and looking at everyone as if she detested everything. She had medium length blonde hair that she always kept swept up into a messy bun with cold, cold blue eyes that pierce every one they look at. Normally, Mikasa would be with Annie right now but Armin convinced her to come shopping with us, like old times.
Armin and I hurried through the door, locking it behind me as I followed him down the steps and to the sidewalk, making our way down town to the shopping district.
We walked side by side about a foot apart, casually conversing on what's been new in our lives, my hands chilling in my jean pockets.
"Yeah, so after that we went to the bar and guess what!" Armin gushed enthusiastically.
"What?"
"He got so drunk he forgot about his clock and ended up meeting his soul mate by puking on his shoes!"
"No fucking way!" My jaw dropped. I had heard of some first time meetings being downright embarrassing, but that took it to a whole new level.
"Yeah, he was sooo embarrassed. Shoot, I was embarrassed for him. Poor Reiner."
I laughed aloud, lifting my arms above my head and stretching.
"I hope my first meeting goes well, otherwise I think I might die." I commented, staring ahead and watching the backs of heads.
"You'll be fine, Eren. Just keep your temper in check and don't be too goofy." Armin laughed, clapping a small hand on my shoulder. "Ah! Look! There's Mikasa."
He pointed ahead and I had to squint to make out the red scarf she never took off.
A smile broke out on my face; I hadn't seen her in at least two weeks. I picked up my pace, grabbing Armin's hand and dragging him along with me at a slow jog. When we got closer, I practically threw myself at Mikasa, wrapping my arms around her and squeezing tightly. She wrapped her arms around me in return and squeezed just as tight, if not tighter.
"Mikasa, it's been too long!" Armin said from our side as we separated and I stepped back to allow him to step in for his own bone-crushing hug.
"It has, you look great." Mikasa said to him, the scarf on the lower half of her face hiding the fact that her lips were curled into a small smile. She looked up at me before pinching my stomach. "You look skinny, have you been eating?"
"Mikasa, stop! I've been eating fine!" How embarrassing, twenty years old and she still babied me. I felt a soft heat flood my cheeks and I knew I was blushing.
"Let's go shopping, guys! We only have a few more hours left and I want to enjoy it with you two until everything changes while I can!"
"Armin, not that much changes, you know." Mikasa replied to the blonde's statement.
"Yeah, that's what you think. But for those of us who are alone for now, the one's who get partnered up change so much. It's like nothing else exists." He frowned, sniffling slightly and turning his face up in mock chagrin.
Mikasa's eyes softened and she had a very light pink dusting the tops of her cheeks.
"You'll understand what it's like, Armin. I couldn't even begin to describe it."
I envied her. Her and Annie were a match made in heaven. She looked so happy and I could only hope that when I found my soul mate that we would be that happy together.
"Do you think I'll have a boy or a girl, Eren?" Armin turned to ask me as we began to walk into the store together.
I bit my lip in thought. Now that I think about it, I wasn't even sure what gender my soul mate would be, either.
That was another thing, no one knew anything about their soul mate. Not how old they were, their height, their looks, and their gender. It was all seemingly random to us. Although Lady Fate had chosen our pairs well, we never knew what to expect. For some it was a male and a female pairing, others male and male or female and female. I could only hope that whatever gender my partner was that I would be happy with the outcome. Those who weren't male and female pairings didn't often have children, even though adoption was available. They believed that if Lady Fate had wanted children for them, they would have been paired with the opposite sex.
"I'm not too sure, Armin." I replied before grinning slyly, "It'll probably be some big ol' buff guy because you look so girly!"
"W-What!" Armin had obviously not expected my answer because his jaw dropped and his face instantly flamed redder than hell. "E-Even if it was… I think I'd be okay with that. I just hope Lady Fate paired me with someone who's kind. I couldn't handle a soul mate that was cold."
I frowned. That was another thing we had no idea about, their personality. Sometimes Lady Fate seemed to play cruel jokes. She liked to pair the kind with the cruel, probably in hopes that they would learn from one another. But from every pairing I've seen, they seem to be pretty identical and mesh well, personality-wise.
"Yeah, knowing my luck I'll probably get stuck with some asshole." I remarked, hoping that Lady Fate hadn't taken me too seriously.
"You guys will be fine. She knows what she's doing. Have some faith," Mikasa interjected. "Let's go over here, I really like these pants."
We followed her to the rack containing pants, our comfortable banter occasionally filling the air. We shopped for clothes, trying them on and parading about in the dressing rooms as if we were models on the runway. I had blushed a few times from remarks on how good I had looked in a few choices, but blushed even harder at a comment on how good my butt looked in a particular pair of jeans. I decided to get them.
A few hours later after Mikasa had left to go home to Annie and Armin and I were on our way home, I glanced down at my wrist.
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My heart skipped a beat.
Ba-dump.
I glanced over to Armin, seeing that he was now doing the same.
He looked up at me, apprehension clear in his face. We walked side by side on the walkway, staying on the right side on our way home.
We were both terribly nervous.
"Ahaha, it seems that the time is coming rather quickly, huh, Eren?" Armin breathlessly squeezed out.
I bit my lip, my hand tightening around the handles of the bags of clothes I had purchased.
"Yeah, it seems so…" I trailed off, suddenly feeling nauseous. What if something went wrong?
What if my clock stopped?
What if they didn't like me?
What if I didn't like them?
What if I never get the chance to be happy in this world?
I glanced down.
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Oh my gods.
Less than a minute now.
I craned my neck, looking out over the fellow pedestrians making their ways home after long days at work. I glanced down at Armin; he looked incredibly nervous as he fidgeted with his vest again.
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I felt as if I couldn't breathe. It was so close now. So close and soon I would see them, they would see me, our eyes would meet, and we would know. That's my One.
Armin reached over and grabbed the sleeve of my flannel tightly, worrying his bottom lip between his teeth before realizing that he was acting so unnerved.
"Hey, it's okay Armin. What did you always tell me? This was meant to happen. Everything will be fine." I gently reminded him before sneaking another glance.
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"Y-Yeah, I guess I just never thought about the immense pressure I'd feel. I really want them to like me, Eren. What if I'm not good enough?"
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"Armin, don't be silly! Anyone would be crazy lucky to have a guy like you! You're so awesome!" I comforted, offering him an easy smile despite the butterflies now on speed in my stomach.
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Ten seconds left…
I kept scanning the crowd around me.
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Who could it be?
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It could be any one of these people and I wouldn't know until I looked into their eyes. I glanced over to Armin.
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He was scanning the crowd, just as I was, looking for any possible sign. Looking for anyone who might be searching for him, too.
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I had forgotten just now that he was destined to meet his soul mate just before I met mine. Would they be friends?
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Would they just happen to be in the same place at the same time?
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My heart felt so tight, I thought it might explode in that very moment.
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I couldn't breathe.
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I heard Armin's gasp and followed his trail of sight to a rather large male. He reminded me instantly of Captain America with his muscled stature and his charming good looks. It seems like Lady Fate had indeed chosen a male for Armin.
"It seems that you're the one I've been searching for." I heard him say to Armin in a deep, soothing voice.
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Oh, gods. I couldn't breathe.
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I looked just to the side of Armin's soul mate only to find myself gazing into the most beautiful pair of grey eyes I had ever seen.