False Pretense [EreRi/RiRen AU]

Chapter 10: Stars Are Our Witness

Fuck, the chapter title makes me cringe but I can't think of a better title. XD Shitty chapter title aside, please do enjoy the chapter. This is once again unedited.

Oh, I always forget to say this but, Rein has Eren's Titan hair. You know, that long hair that reaches his shoulder? Yeah. (I think it's fucking hot.)

Now proceed.

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Soon after we watched the sun set, Rein told me to wait as he get out all of the things he brought. I refused and it took a little arguing between us before he gave in, letting me help him in the end. Stubbornness defeats stubbornness, it seems. 

Apparently, he decided to go camping here, saying that it's a good way to spend our time and relax. I agreed without any second thoughts, knowing that he's right and it's great to be back here after so long and camp like how we used to.

It didn't take long until we finished setting up the tent, placing pillows and comforters inside to provide the both of us comfort. After that both of us collected woods, which isn't that hard since we're near plenty of trees.

He made a fire out of the woods we collected and soon enough we found ourselves sitting in front of it, huddled together in a blanket as we roast some marshmallows.

The night is pleasant, like it was destined to be at peace to give us a night in which we'll be comfortable with. The sky is clear, only with the occasional passing of clouds that obscure the view of the bright stars that adorned the black sky. The wind that blows is just enough to leave us a little bit chilly, but not strong enough to kill the fire that's giving us warmth and light.

With the almost nonexistent space between us, I can feel Rein's warmth passing through him and to me, and I swear that his guy is a fucking heater. It feels comfortable, enough to fight off the cold that I'm feeling, and I mindlessly inched closer to him, eating off the little space between our shoulders earlier.

"Rein..." He was silently eating his marshmallow when I called him, making him look at me. I almost lost the strength I gathered to ask him what I want to clear between us when he looked at me, his eyes reflecting nothing but admiration.

"What is it?"

"I..." I let out a sigh and pulled the end of the blanket covering me closer to me when the wind blew stronger, making me shiver. Noticing it, he placed his arm around my waist, scooting closer to me. I leaned in to it, the gesture nothing short of comfortable.

"Come on, Levi. You're making me nervous."

I took in a deep breath before I started speaking. "What if we don't work out? What will become of us? I don't wanna risk everything if it'll only be gone to waste after this."

"Do you think that we won't work out?" I'm about to say that he shouldn't answer a question using another question but decided against it, letting it slip. It isn't the fucking time for any sassy remarks.

Instead, I shook my head. "That's not it, I'm just stating a possibility."

He tightened his grip on me and I rested my head on his shoulder, his head resting over mine as we watched some of the embers rise out of the fire just to be swept away.

Maybe that's a way of how I can explain what we're diving into right now. Like the ember, we're stepping out of our zone, the place where we secluded ourselves to avoid hurt and going into the unknown, unaware of the things that will meet us as we did so. We will be swept away by our emotions, emotions that make us lose control of ourselves, makes us feel like we haven't known ourselves at all, and it'll lead us to what we will become, whether be it for good or bad. It feels exhilarating to say the least, plunging into something we haven't explored yet, but at the same time it scares me. Experiences are always accompanied by fear, but I know that if I'm with him, facing it wouldn't be so hard.