(Eren's POV)(will be Eren's POV from now on)

I suddenly felt overwhelming pain in my cheat and it tightened. I hissed and held my hand to my chest and attempted to stop the pain with deep breaths, to no avail. My vision began to swim and I felt myself fall onto the couch, the cushion pomfing against me. The pain died immediately but I was thrown into unconsciousness.

When I woke up, the pain was entirely gone and I felt like it never happened in the first place. I blinked and sat up with a groan. "What the hell was that..." I mumbled, clenching and unclenching my fist.

"Finally he woke up..." A stoic voice spoke from behind me. I spun around to see a stranger. He had a black undercut hairstyle, a black vest and white dress shirt under it, a cravat stuffed in his collar. His eyes looked distant and dead, but shone a grey crystal blue.

He looked surprised to see I noticed him. "You can see me?" I nodded I reply. "Who are you?" I asked, sitting up. "For now just call me Hawkeye..." He replied, looking away. "Why are you here?" "What is this? 20 questions? I have no idea how I got here or why." Hawkeye replied blankly. I just stared at him for a moment.

"What was it a surprise I could see you?" I tilted my head. "Because that chick upstairs didn't pay any attention to me while I yelled trying to get her attention." Hawkeye scoffed. "Well that makes no sense because I can see you." I blinked, confused.

I stood up. "Let's go talk to her, see if she really can't see you." I smiled and moved towards the stairs. "Wait." Hawkeye reached out to grab my wrist. I looked at him. "Why are you so quick to trust me?" He asked. "I don't know. I just feel like I can trust you with my life." I replied. Hawkeye looked at me for a second.

"I know I shouldn't trust anyone anymore but I feel the same." Hawkeye admitted, glancing at he wall. "Why wouldn't you trust anyone aside from me?" Eren asked, curious. "The last guy I trusted..." Hawkeye began. He suddenly sucked in a breath and his eyes widened.

"Hawkeye?" I addressed him, reaching to touch him. He grabbed my wrist again and looked into my eyes. "The last guy I trusted killed me." He finished.

I gasped and pulled from his wrist. "S-so you're dead? A ghost?" I asked, shivering. The air suddenly felt extremely cold. "I don't know how but I've been brought back this way...and in this house..." Hawkeye murmured. I kept watching him.

"What do you have anything to do with me?" I asked, shivering again. "No idea. I never learned your name, by the way." Hawkeye questioned back. "Eren J-" "Jaeger..." Hawkeye finished my name. I went rigid. Hawkeye looked shocked with himself. "W-wha... How did you k-." I stammered. Hawkeye only looked at confused as I was.

"Hawkeye isn't my name." He admitted, randomly. "Yeah?" I furrowed my eyebrows. "My real name is Levi." He told me. I smiled and nodded.

Mikasa suddenly descended the stairs. She bumped into Levi. Well, not bumped, but completely walked right through him. Levi let out a shiver as did Mikasa. "Did you leave a window open or something?" Mikasa hissed, shaking off the cold and walking into the kitchen. "Mikasa...didn't you see Levi standing there?" I asked, pointing to Levi. "Levi? Who? Eren, are you going crazy?" Mikasa asked, resting her chin in her palm.

I blinked, confused. Levi just shrugged.

Mikasa began to make herself some food. She was pretty good at cooking. "Hey, Eren. Why don't you go hang out with Armin for a while? Maybe study a little more? I got some friends coming over in a bit." Mikasa suggested. I nodded. Maybe Armin could tell me more about Levi's situation.

I took Levi to Armin's house. I couldn't help but notice how close Levi stayed to me. "Levi? Are you okay?" I asked. He look at me, his expression stoic and unchanged. "Dunno, I just feel a little...protective?" He sounded unsure but you would never be able to tell by his face. "Protective? Think it has something to do with your whole ghosting thing?" I suggested with a grimace. "My friend might be able to tell us more about you."

I took no time to pull open Armin's house door. "Armin?" I asked out, to which was replied with a squeak. Armin appeared from behind the couch in his front room. "Hi, Eren. What's up?" He greeted. "Mikasa threw us out of the house while her friends came over." I rolled my eyes. "'Us'?" Armin blinked.

"Ah. Yes, yes. Us. I woke up earlier to find this ghost hanging around me." I replied, grabbing Levi's hand to show him. "Eren? There is nothing there..." Armin cocked his head. "That's what Mikasa said!" I exclaimed. "I thought you'd be able to tell us about Levi's situation, being the bookworm you are." I finished. Armin nodded and waved us over.

We walked towards him but something caught my eye. I grabbed Levi's arm and tugged him towards the mirror on Armin's wall. "Hey. I can see you in the mirror. Good thing you aren't a vampire." I chuckled lightly, earning a displeased glare from Levi. Armin jogged over to us.

"Oh my god..." Armin squeaked, looking into the mirror. "What is it, Armin?" I asked, leaning over. "I can see him. I can see Levi in the mirror." Armin pointed. "Tch..." Levi made a noise and glanced at nothing. "I-I heard him too!" Armin laughed.

"Step away from the mirror, Armin." I suggested. Armin did such. "Say something, Levi." I instructed the ghost. "This is pointless." Levi scoffed. I glanced at Armin, his face curious. "Can't hear him as long as I'm not directly infront of the mirror..." Armin hypothesized, walking to a bookshelf filled with colledge-ruled notebooks. He pulled one out and began to write in it.

"Let's see if we can learn more about Levi." Armin led me to the couch. We sat. Armin began looking through his books. "I remember reading something about ghosts earlier." Amin mentioned, flipping the pages of one book.

Armin stopped on one page. "So Levi isn't any old regular ghost, right?" Armin questioned, peeking over at me. I nodded. "Apparently, you two are soulmates." Armin held back a laugh.

I sputtered suddenly, as did Levi. "Us? Soulmates? But he's a guy!" I felt anger bubbling. I could see Levi's face go back to a expressionless one. "Can you believe that, Levi?" I laughed lightly, nudging Levi's arm. He didn't reply.

But suddenly, Levi broke into a fit of laughter, startling me. Armin just watched me scoot away from nothing. Armin left and came back with a mirror. He held it to Levi to see what he was doing. "Why is he laughing?" Armin blinked. "Hahahahahhh... That's funny. The Highschooler and the Ghostly Thug. How odd." Levi's laugh died down. "Thug?" I scooted a little closer. "Yeah. I was a thug in my living days. Dealing with other thugs and mobsters. Depositing money in drop-offs and receiving money. Dealing drugs and mugging normal people." Levi sighed, laying back on the couch and leaving a visible groove that Armin could see. "D-did I mentioned I killed? Popped em with a pistol. Anyone who double-crossed me was as sure as dead. I was nearly the best at what I did. Just under the guy who killed me. His men betrayed me so he killed me." Levi continued. "I woke up laying on top of Eren, confused as fuck but unfeeling. And now I'm being told I'm some kids soulmate. I'm twice Eren's age!" Levi wiped laughter tears from his eyes.

"Just how old are you?" Armin asked. "28." Levi replied, his face going emotionless again. I almost choked. "28?! I'm only 18!" I let out a weak chuckle. "One hell of an age gap." Levi smirked.

"W-well thank you for your help, Armin. We better get going home." I stood up, my hands shaking. "Um...okay..." Armin nodded, putting the mirror down.

We left. "Well. That was a pleasant experience." Levi intertwined one hand with mine. I blushed at the contact. "Y-you're holding my hand..." I squeaked. Levi's grip tightened. "Y'know. I have one million dollars in a place only I know about." He replied, off topic. "One million dollars?!" I sputtered, shocked. "Yeah. I was supposed to give it all to my killer but his men tricked me and I refused to hand it over. Thus I died." Levi explained, swinging our linked hands.

"What about this soulmate thing?" I mentioned, looking at Levi. He didn't reply. "How do you feel? I mean, about being soulmates with a thug?" Levi finally asked, looking up. "I...I don't know. I'll go with it if it's inevitable. But the fact that we're both men is a little unsettling." I replied, grimacing. "It's not so bad. Being with someone of the same gender. I've done such. Not as many fights with someone who has near same problems like you. You tend to have similar interests with someone who's shares your gender." Levi rambled, smiling.

"Levi?" I addressed, turning him to face me. "Yes?" "Will you go out with me?" Levi's breath caught in his throat. "Yes. I will...soulmate." He winked. I leaned over to kiss his cheek only for him to turn his head and kiss me full on.

I sputtered and blushed. Levi leaned away, a smile on his face. Levi suddenly placed his hand on the cheek of my ass, eliciting a squeak from me. "Sorry. I'm used to going straight to the point." Levi apologized, his hand moving again to mine. I just nodded. "I won't disapprove of you touching me when we're alone but please don't do such while we're in public. Others can't see you and it would be weird as fuck for them to see me squirming about like I have ants in my pants." I explained, shuddering lightly.

Levi pushed his hand back into my pants as soon as we arrived home.