Continuation of Soulmates AU Part I Drabble

"It's just a trial period," Petra said to Lionel as she rummaged through her closet. She'd left her wallet in one of her purses, but she couldn't figure out which one.

"A trial period," Lionel repeated from where he was seated on her bed. His voice sounded unconvinced, and there was a clear twinge of something there… regret? Fear? She felt bad having this conversation with him, and she'd been tempted not to even bring it up with him. She could've just ignored Levi and walked away before anything started, spent her time with Lionel instead. But until when? A few months when she would inevitably run into Levi on campus and feel something there? Or maybe until after she graduated college, so she could skip town and meet up with Levi somewhere else? And then there was the other option. Just break up with him and go find Levi. Lionel probably would've figured out why she had broken up with him. Even if she had managed to find some convincing reason to tell him at the time, it wouldn't have been long before he saw her with someone else…

"Yes, Lionel." She stepped out of her closet, a strap of a bag slung over her shoulder as she struggled to unzip it. "Listen," she said, distracted. "I just met him the other day, I barely even talked to him." Yeah, they hadn't talked. She had conveniently left out the part where she had slept with Levi already. "Anyways, who knows—we might not even really be soulmates." The instant she said the last word, she wished she could have taken it back. Lionel flinched ever so slightly, almost imperceptibly, and she felt bad. There was no guarantee that Lionel would find his soulmate. She almost wanted to stay with him just to make him feel better—maybe it would be better if both of them were stranded in non-soulmate-dom together. But that's ridiculous. She opened up a bag and checked inside. Nope.

"Yeah," he replied, unconvinced. "You're right." He paused before continuing. "So when will you break up with me?"

Petra, her back turned to him once again, furrowed her brows, concerned by his blatant loss of hope. It made her want to sit down next to him and hug him. She tried to laugh. "I mean, there's no guarantee Lionel. We've been dating for months. The amount of time I've spent with Levi pales in comparison."

She grabbed a bag and tossed it to Lionel, as if asking for him to check inside. "And who knows about this soulmate thing." She gave him a smile. "Maybe it's not always right."

When he looked up at her from the bag, blankly without a smile in return, her expression faltered.

"Anything there?" She asked.

He looked up, meeting her eyes. "No, nothing here."

A break. That's what this was supposed to be. Lionel wouldn't see her unless she explicitly called on him—texted him, called him, waited outside his room—just so that Petra would be given enough space, proper space, to take the time to get to know Levi and see if everything felt right. Then, after the period of around two to four weeks, she'd let him know. It was a common occurrence. She'd heard about and known people who had done it before. And as far as Levi was concerned, he didn't seem particularly perturbed by the arrangement. His blase reaction was indicative of either his indifference, or his knowledge that in the end, they'd probably end up together.

Could I love him if that meant leaving someone else I potentially also love?

Petra tried not to interrogate herself. After all, wasn't avoiding questions one of the reasons why she was taking a break from Lionel?

When Petra turned back to look at him, she stared at him for a brief second. He was too busy following the lecture to notice her gaze, and she took the opportunity to study him. His dark raven hair, which was effortlessly tousled in a way that flattered his sharp jawline and features. The way his glasses rested slightly below the bridge of his nose, falling forward. How his clothing was wrinkled in all the right places. If she had to say anything on first impressions about her soulmate, it was that he was definitely not unattractive. She found herself getting lost in her thoughts, and it wasn't until he turned and met her eyes that she realized how long she had been staring. Her cheeks began to turn red, and she watched as he smirked at her, knowingly, then gave a small wink that made her melt a little. He looked as though he was about to mouth something to her, but she looked away before she could see whatever it was. She tried to turn back to her notes, but her cheeks still felt hot.

On the way out of the hall, she almost missed running in to him. Instead, he quite literally ran into her. He nudged his way through the crowd until he was standing shoulder to shoulder with her, his hand brushing against her purposefully as they walked together.

"You seemed distracted during the lecture," Levi started, smirking, his voice dripping with mirth. "Did you see something you liked?"

"Unfortunately not," Petra replied coldly, calmly avoiding his gaze. She could tell even without looking that he was amused by her charade. It was impossible to play games with your soulmate—especially when they knew that you were the one.

He was silent for a bit, and for a second Petra wasn't sure if he was just thinking about a response or if, somehow, she had defeated him in two words. They walked side by side, the crowd trickling away around them as others split up to go to their next classes.

"Well," Petra said, prepared to send him away. But before she could continue, Levi's hand circled her waist to her lower back, and his other hand cupped her cheek. Levi pulled her flush against him, and before she could say anything, his lips met hers, and she melted into his touch.

He held her close, as he continued with his urgent, open mouthed kisses, a sign, if anything, that he had no intention of letting her go anytime soon. And even though she'd been reluctant, and cold even at first, she found herself running her hands up his hard chest, letting herself fall into his arms. Her heart raced, and she let herself enjoy this.

He pulled away too soon, and she let out a groan of annoyance before she could stop herself, making Levi raise an eyebrow and smirk again. God, that smirk. She wanted to wipe it off his face.

Petra found herself standing upright again, Levi's arms to his side, and for a split second, she was tempted to pull him back by the collar of his shirt and start unbuttoning it right then and there.

Levi ran his thumb over his lips, making her want to strangle him, and he gave an amused smile. "I'm sorry you didn't see something you liked during the lecture. Maybe later today?"

"Tonight?"

"No, like another lecture."

"Right."


Thank you to everyone who's been reviewing and reading! Depending, I might continue writing drabbles for this Soulmate AU verse :)