The sunlight was bright as Eren Jaeger stood at the edge of the water, which was lightly licking at his toes. Eren inhaled deeply loving the smell of the wind…a smell that has always been with him. All his life, Eren has lived and breathed the ocean. It was his oxygen, his sustenance, his world. Eren has not went a day without being in the ocean. Without opening his eyes, Eren wiggled his toes. He could feel that the light, soft sand had pooled up between his toes and was most likely dusted lightly on the tops. Eren leaned his head back as the wind blew again, pushing his brown hair around as a smile danced its way onto his face while his eyes opened slightly. His eyes, one honey golden and the other teal, sea-foam green slowly looked out at the water. He felt safe, he felt at home…
Gripping his board under his arm, he walked out into the water slowly in order to allow his body to get use to the slightly chilled water. When he was about waist deep, he climbed onto his board and began to paddle out farther. After a while, Eren stopped to take a breather and sat up on his board, looking around. The water was calm at the moment but to him, it seemed to pulse with life. Looking down at his board, he grinned as he started to bob in the water as the waves began to pick up.
The board had the same picture on the front and back. The picture was of two blood-red roses; one rose held thorns on its stem and the artist made the board look as if the thorns had drawn blood from it. It had been a gift on his 19th birthday from his best friends, Armin and Mikasa. Eren tilted his head back to look at the clear blue sky, the vastness of it surrounding him, not a single white cloud in sight.
I'm here, Mutter (mother)…the place you always told me about…It truly is paradise, Mama (mommy)…Eren thought as his fingers traced the necklace his mother had given him on his 10th birthday. It was a simple golden key, but it meant more than the ocean to Eren. I wonder if the place has changed much since your visit…Eren grinned as a sudden burst of wind danced around him causing his hair to go wild. Ich liebe dich auch, Mama (I love you too, mommy)
Eren snapped out of his thoughts as he saw the wave he had been waiting for and got on his stomach, starting to paddle towards it. Once there, He stood quickly and with perfect balance. He was surfing. Riding a wave was like the perfect storm. Eren felt one with the ocean and at the same time, felt like he was flying. He felt like he was on top of the world. There was no greater feeling- the freedom, adventure…the joy…
After about five hours, Eren decided it was time to head back to the shore. As he was paddling, Eren couldn't help but feel like he was being watched. Figuring it was someone on shore, he shrugged it off. Once he reached his things, he stuck his board in the sand and dried off. He dug out a small snack from his backpack as he sat on his towel to watch the sunset. Slowly, the sky was painted in purples, reds, oranges, yellows, blues…It was another thing Eren loved about surfing. He got to see all kinds of things that some people would spend a life time trying to see only once. He got to see them every day.
Eren looked toward a nearby rock structure, squinting when he noticed something moving in the water. He gasped as his eyes met another pair; he stood up quickly, hoping to get a better look at the person. But he made the mistake of looking down for a moment because when he looked back, the eyes were gone. Eren stood there stunned for a moment before moving closer to the rock structure, wanting to make sure the person wasn't in trouble when he heard his name being called.
"Eren!"
He looked behind him to see his best friend since birth, Armin Alert waving him in for dinner. Armin, Mikasa and Eren had bought a house that was beach front. Eren looked back toward the rock structure for a long moment before he grabbed his board and headed home. The eyes on his mind all throughout dinner...