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He was standing there with his back facing me..
Raven hair...
Broad shoulders..
He feels familiar yet not...
I want to come closer to see his face but once I get a little closer his image blur and he's far away again.
I stop and try to think of a way to make him look at me... I wonder why I want him to face me..
I tried calling him but there was no sound.. I can't even open my mouth...
Why? Look at me.. why are you looking away?
I was taken aback when my tears start falling. I've never known this guy and yet why do I feel hurt.. it hurts.. It's painful.. I want him to look at me talk to me... I want to feel him again... I want to hear his voice I want HIM to look at me in the eyes again.. "Again?"
Why?! why?!! It hurts.. please... I let my self-cry.. I wanna shout but words won't come out...
Then he looks back... but I can't still see his face.. it's too bright... He was saying something but I cant hear him...
"WAIT!!! say it again!! .. wait!!"... and then I woke up!
..Panting, sweat running down my forehead..
"What was that.. who was that?" .. I shake my head in disbelief and force my self to get up..
I was under the shower and still thinking of what was that dream is all about.. I feel like I've known that man yet I don't know where and when I meet him..
"Levi! you're going to be late if you don't move your ass now!" That is when I decide to move fast and head back downstairs and eat my breakfast if I still have time..
"Why you are so late to get up today? Are you okay?" mom asks as I take my seat in the table..
"I'm okay mom.," I said picking up a slice of bread and started eating it.. then my phone rings.
Hanji?
"Yes?"...
.."Nekko!! I need you tonight!" she said screaming everything in my ear..
"Calm down stupid! yours damaging my ear! and why do you need me at this time Hanji?" I always love when Hanji calls me that name..
"Ah.. sorry I'm just a little excited about this project and the client ask if you could model for them... please? They'll gonna double your pay since its urgent and you're on break.." she answer..
"Let me think about i-"
"NO!! no more thinking! it's urgent and you won't need to worry about everything.. We got it all covered! okay, so I will pick you up after school today! okay see yeah!" she said interrupting me..
I want to protest but she already cut me off..
"Hanji?" mom ask..
"Yeah.."
"I haven't seen her around.. What did she want and why she's not visiting here anymore, is she busy? how is she?" she bombards me with questions.
I sigh.. and smile at her "She's fine mom, she's a little bit busy and she wants me to model on her latest client, it was her client request and I can't say no.."
She crocks her brows "And is there a problem?"
I was shock or at least that is not what I think she react..
I smile "No, nothing it's just..... I wasn't expecting that you'll allow me to do it.."
She sighs "I know, but you have a life too, we are allowed to get worried but I don't want you to throw away the things that you love. I don't want you to regret it" She looks at me again with worried eyes and said, "just don't you to overwork your self.. okay?" She hugged me
"Yes mom, I know thank you.." I answer.. and I hug her back..
"And you're going to be late if you don't move fast now!" she said
I scramble on my set and start picking up my bag and head to the door where my school shoes are and start putting them on.
"Mom, I will be a little late later, but I'll make sure to go home.. Hanji will pick me up at school today and I'll make sure to call you when I reach the studio.. and I'll call you before I come home. and make sure Hanji will bring me back here on time.." I said as I kiss her check..
She kisses me back, smile and said: "Okay honey, be safe and tell Hanji to drop by sometimes I missed her.."
I wave back at her and start walking to school.
..At School
"LEVI!!!!.. ohh good I caught up.."
I stop my track and look at the person calling..
My eyebrows crock to see who was calling me.. Kasa?
"Hey, whats up? running late aren't we?" I said looking at her while she's catching her breath..
"Say's the one who's not late," she said smiling as she drags me off to the school gate.
We almost face detention, but because we're just a minute late and it was the first time we did it, They let us pass.. And that makes me feel relieved. I don't want to run a lap especially when its rainy season.
As we walk along the hallway as we do every day, something catches my attention..
I stop.. Is that what I think it is?
"What? why did you stop?" Kasa asks me as she look to the direction I was looking but she found nothing..
"...a cat.," I said without looking at her...
"A cat? really?" "Yes! can I go get it, I think its stuck.." I look at her with puppy eyes, I know she can't say no when I do that.. "Please.. please.."
"You know that you can get in trouble with this right and we are already late.." She said..
"But.. I-" "You can get it later, but for now, we need to hurry or Mr. Eyebrows will make us stand in front if he arrives there first.." she said dragging me away from that spot.
It's a good thing that we got in the classroom first before our Prof. did..
..The class started but my mind wanders around the cat that I saw in the yard..
Then the bell ring.....
I almost trip when I hurried out of the classroom, without looking back to the call of my friends.. I really want to know where did that cat go..
"Ackerman!" I stop and grumble before I look back to see Prof. Eyebrows is calling me.. "I need to talk to you, I need you in my office now!"
I let out a long sigh and start following the man to his office.. Kasa and Armin ask if they should go with me but I wave them off and told them to head first to the canteen.
At the Office
"Sit down." He said while he sits behind his table..
And I take the chair in front and said.. "What do you want to talk, sir?"
He let out a long sigh and "Hanji... She told me, that she will be here today, and she's going to get you appear on the Add that she's working.." I curse Hanji for being so talkative, she know's that people around me get all worried about things like this.. "Yes, she called me this morning about it.. Why?"
"No, nothing did you talk about this with your mom? did she agreed for you to do this?" He ask me with concern voice.. stk.. I know they are just worried but, I also want to get back the life I abandoned because of what happened.. "I'm okay, mom already give her okay, I also want to get my life back I don't want to be trap in that nightmare anymore.. I- I know that you are all worried since that day, that's why I stop appearing for a year and change how I look, I even change school!!" I almost shout at the last part.. I can't help it, I feel like I was in a cage since they are all been worried about my safety..
"I- I'm sorry.. I just-" I can't stop my tears from falling. "It's okay," He sighs and said.. "I know you can handle much your self now but you can't stop us from worrying.. But I am happy that you are slowly getting your old self back.." He said that with a smile..
"I know, but I'll make sure to stay safe, and if ever something happened Hanji will be there. Since after what happened I don't think she will let anything happened in here territory." I said as He nod for agreement. Hanji might be eccentric and easy to get excited over little things but when people mess with her in her territory, its either you see hell or you'll meet Satan himself..
"Okay, but if something happened, please call us okay?" I nod "We are here for you don't forget that.. and be with Hanji always if you insist in working with this project... okay?"
"I will and I promise I will call you.. Thank you.." I answer..
"I owe you and your mother a lot so doing this is nothing.." He said and I smile..
"I'll go now I still need to meet with Kasa and Armin... And I need to meet Hanji before she flips the whole school upside down because she did not see me waiting at the gate for her.." I look back and say my thanks again and close the door behind me..
I let a long sigh and start walking towards the canteen to meet with Kasa and Armin when I remember the cat..
I run towards the yard and start searching for the cat..
"ohh There you are.. " the cat hiss.. I stare at the cat long enough to notice someone is standing behind me..
Those cat's eyes, its green with a little gold.. It reminds me of something but I don't know what..
"Now, kitty don't be stubborn! come on kitty come here.." and I got it.. but just then it scratch and I accidentally let it go..
I wasn't able to react fast and I just watch it go..
I didn't notice that there is someone standing behind me that I almost knockout.
"ofp!--- So-sorry" I abruptly face him that I lost my balance but he catches me.. which is a good thing but sooo awkward at the same time
"Ah! gotcha.."
I was in an awkward position.. very awkward..
And when I regain my balance, He let go of me and ask "Are you okay? I'm so sorry for startling you.."
"A-ah, no I'm okay.." I said backing away from him without looking at his face.
"Aren't you going to do something about that?" He asks.
"What?" I ask him back and now he is pointing my bleeding hand.
"That, the cat scratch you right you should clean it and go to the infirmary to get first aid."
"It's okay, I will you don't have to worry about it and I need to go, anyway if you'll excuse me I have to leave," I said and I start marching towards the canteen.
He said something but I don't want to stop walking and look back since I know that my face is burning...
I feel embarrassed and my cheek heats up as I run towards the canteen.
"Oh, what happened to your hands? and why are you blushing??" ask Kasa while looking so worried but intrigued at the same time, I sigh and start telling them what happened, well except for that encounter, I just don't feel like I need to tell them..
"Still, I don't see why you are blushing? hmmm?" she said eying me.
"Yeah Spill it out come on!" Armin seconded..
I was dumbfounded...
"I- I don't know what to say.. ha.. hahahaha.. shi*.. ughhh just leave me alone.. I don't know...." I told them but "Oh.. come on! spill! spill!"
"Come on guy give me a break I'm hungry!" I plead and hope that they will let that blushing issue go..
After School @ the Gate
"NEKKO!!! NEKKO!! There you are!!.. Come on we need to go!!" Hanji drag me towards her car.
I look back again at the School gate before Hanji starts her car.
And there He is again.. standing and looking at my direction....
That guy and why is he there? stk..
"Hanji, can you see that person before the gate?" I ask her nervously.
"Where? No, I don't? why? did someone.... did something happened to you?" She asks me while shaking my shoulders..
I look back and sigh when I saw no one..
"No, its nothing I just thought I saw someone or not, maybe my excitement is getting me," I said while looking at her smiling, to assure her it was okay..
I know she didn't believe me but she let it go.
"Okay, as long as your okay, Now are you ready to start this?"She said while grinning like a maniac...
I look at her now I am smiling too...
"I was born ready!"
we look each other and laugh.
While we are on the road though we occasionally talking, my mind keeps wondering about the guy in the schoolyard. It reminds me of what I dream that morning..
Strange..