Chapter 1- First Impressions and Lost Little Men
People say that with one look, you can tell what role the person you've gazed upon will play in your life. Well since a simple silhouette had peaked her interest last night, seeing his full frame was like being slammed by an oncoming train or the leg of the beast in her frequent dreams. He was slight, but she had known that from earlier. The details she noticed instantly filled in the missing parts of the image that Petra had desperately tried to conjure based on the past glimpse.
Firstly was his iron-black hair, the woman would have called it 'hipster' if it weren't for the ease and effortless way it had been styled in a (very attractive) undercut. Second were his eyes, they were a piercing grey, and as they swept over her, she felt him analyze her movements like a hawk staring down its prey. Lastly were his clothes. Petra liked to believe that clothes could tell a person's story. Looking at the man's simple style, a school shirt and khakis, she could tell appearances weren't high on his priorities. Strangely enough, he appeared to have a handkerchief of some sort dangling from his pocket. He appeared to move his attention from the ginger and to a school pamphlet.
Realizing she had been staring, Petra looked at her own feet and continued to rush towards her classroom. Before barreling past him blushing profusely, the small male awkwardly stopped her and spoke up.
"D'you know where I can find the music room?" His voice was surprisingly rough and deep for his size, effectively causing her fluster to increase.
"May I see the map to show you?" Her voice almost shook as she pulled out a pen and reached for what he had in his hand. Passing it quietly, his hand brushed hers, and she marked quickly a small room located close to their current position while trying not to deepen her face's pigment any further. She smiled pointing towards a window above the two of them "It should be right up there."
Gruffly acknowledging her, he stated "I'm Levi, I didn't catch your name?"
Radiantly she replied "Petra Ral, see you around, but I'm late for class," and with that she spun on her heels and ran the rest of the way to class to make up for lost time. She cursed as the seconds went down on her watch. 20 more seconds and she would be late, yet somehow she managed to make it to the class in 15. She burst through the door, shocking a good number of the students. Relief washed over her as she sat in her seat by the only person she knew in the class, Rico Brzenska. Sighing, she pulled out a book and thought about what idiotic lesson was planned for today. Around that time, the teacher walked in, beginning her least favorite class.
As expected, the lesson was simply writing notes. Unfortunately, Petra was still somewhat disoriented due to the rush from her sleep without her morning coffee, leading to quite a few stern faces from the teacher when she nodded off. Rico tried preventing these incidents with sharp prods to Petra's side, but alas not all embarrassments could be avoided. When finally the teacher, Mr. Keith released the class, she almost jumped for joy. After bidding Rico goodbye, she returned to the dorm, calling for Hanji as soon as she entered the dwelling.
Never in her twenty years of life had she been as shocked as Petra was at that moment. The man named Levi sat on their makeshift couch looking as though he was physically rotting from boredom as her roommate explained her latest test subjects.
"Ah Petra, come sit, this is Levi, he volunteers with the science program," Hanji motioned to a place beside her, near exploding with eagerness.
Levi glanced over Petra and gave Hanji a questioning expression.
AN: I apologize but I have a very busy schedule and might not be able to update EVERY week. However, I'll find a way to make up for it. I promise next update will begin actual plot, so please bear with me. Thanks for reviews!