The Rocks Hitting My Window

Chapter 1

"...Always... and forever, my love."

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Reiner POV

Waking up in a cold sweat, I looked around my room. 

What... what was that? It was like some crazy dream. Yeah, just a dream.

I'd been getting some weird dreams lately. There was this girl...

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Oh lord. It was her again. What did she want with me? Always throwing rocks at my window like I was the long lost Juliette in some twisted Shakespear play.

"HEYYYYY! REINER! GET UP SLEEPY HEAD!"

SHUT UP! YOU'LL WAKE UP MY MOM, IDIOT!

Quickly getting dressed, I did my best to quietly run downstairs. Softly closing the door behind me, I approached her. I wonder now if she could tell how pissed I was. 

"What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Whaddya mean?"

"I mean that you could've woken up my mom doing that. Throwing rocks at my window."

"Oh. Uh- I didn't think about think about that. Sorry."

Was she dense? Who doesn't think of someone else's parents?

"So, what did you want from me?" I asked, irritated. 

"Oh! I just wanted to make sure you woke up in time for warrior training signup. In fact, I wanted you to wake up early, so I could tell you something before you left."

Oh my. What was it she needed to tell me this time?

"Reiner. I really don't think you should do this," she said, a serious look on her face.

Was- was she really doing this? Sure she was annoying, but telling me not to become a warrior? That was too far.

"Why the hell not?" was all I could manage to say. The other things in my head were far too mean to be spoken aloud.

"Uh well, it's-" 

"Spit it out already," I was growing more angry by the second.

"It's because I love you! You dumbass. I don't want you to die in thirteen years, or sooner because of something stupid! I know, it's immature and selfish, but don't leave me."

Don't leave me? 

I couldn't comprehend what she meant. We weren't that close, were we? Sure, neighbors forever, but we weren't best friends or anything. Come to think of it, I didn't really have any best friends.

"You- You're the only thing I have left, Reiner. They took my parents when I was a child. That's why you never see them around. And why I don't really think of other people's parents. I'm not used to having them around. I managed to escape the guards back then, hiding in a closet. I'm constantly living in fear of them, afraid they might come back to look for me. You've been my only solace, the naive, adorable boy next door. The one that wants to fight for Marley, but for some reason, I just can't hate him. I've slowly fallen for you, and you've only seemed to hate me more."

I don't-  I don't hate you...

"But no matter what, Reiner, I want you to be safe. And I want you to stay with me, even if you can't return my feelings."

Stop talking... please... I- I have to be a warrior. I have to bring my dad back. So we can be a family...

"I'm going to be a warrior, no matter what you say. I'm sorry you feel that way, but it has to be like this," I felt like an asshole. I didn't want to treat her the wrong way, but I just couldn't admit that it was because of my dad. 

I wish now that I had just stayed there, stayed with her.

Y/N. I hope you can forgive me...

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