False Pretense [EreRi/RiRen AU]

Chapter 11: Unplanned Discovery

Look who's able to update after a week? I did this instead of reviewing for my tests. Anyways, this is also unedited. Plenty of mistakes ahead. Read at your own risk.

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Time seems to went by faster and almost unnoticable after that night. Since that pleasant evening, everything seems to come into our lives calmly. Everything felt like it's in the right place and not even once we had a fight between us. We have constant bickering and exchange of harsh words between us but it's nothing serious.

Days, weeks and months passed like a blur. The season passed by quickly and now all the trees are left bare to the cold, the sky always hving a monochrome shade, and people are now forced to wear thicker clothes to fight off the cold. Being with Rein helped me from fighting the cold off, always wanting to cuddle with me every fucking chance he get. His warmth is very comforting in contrast to the coldness of the place, and even though I like the cold, being close to him is a much better feeling.

We also went out to several dates, going out to a cafe, to the mall, or even our frequent star gazing. We held hands even when we're in public, sometimes even a chaste kiss on the lips if I felt like it. It would commonly happen if some shitty bastards who doesn't know the word respect would fucking snicker or say some shits about us. The look on their face when we missed in front of them would always be priceless, even more whenever I fake a moan to get the reaction I want from them. I would flick them off with my middle finger and everytime it happen, Rein always look at me with a blush on his cheeks.

Rein's as weird, spontaneous, and as fucking sappy as he can as always. I would always received some shits from him, whether it be a bouquet, chocolates or other shits. I would always get teased by my so-called 'friends', with Hanji as their fucking leader of course. It's fucking irritating, but Rein would always make me keep my cool and remind me to just ignore them. I don't fucking know how he's able to handle that crazy thing, but he can deal with them without losing his cool.

We got closer than we did before, and it made me really fucking glad, not that I would admit it out loud. After class, we'll always be together at my apartment. It has become a natural occurance for us to watch movies, the movie soon being forgotten in favor of having small talks regarding to whatever random shits got our attention, mostly coming from Rein. He always have something to talk about, never losing anything to say which made boredom always almost nonexistent whenever he's around.

I still haven't gotten used to the way I feel whenever he's around, the way how I felt like I was electrocuted whenever our skin made the slightest contact, the way how his voice sound like a melody when he tells me something that made him excited, the way how a simple smile from him can change my mood no matter how bad it is. I can't understand how a chaste kiss in the forehead, cheek or lips can make me feel like I want to melt, the feeling of receiving this kind of affection new to me.

But still there are times when I notice him being restless, and there are times when he'll just space out like his mind is out of this fucking world. There are times when we're talking to each other and he'll suddenly stop answering, just looking at me with the same look that I cannot describe, the same look thay he gave me that night when we went camping.

I don't know why he's acting like that. I want to know why, but he wouldn't fucking tell me. That's commonly the reason why we fight, but at the end of the day, he'll apologize and say that he just have plenty of things in his mind. Even though I don't believe him completely, even though I believe that there's a deeper reason for him to act like that, I would still accept it and shrug my thoughts off, then everything will be okay.

We are fine, more than fucking fine, but there are times that I can't help but feel uneasy at how peaceful everything seems to be. Call me fucking paranoid or some shit, but I couldn't help it. I'm very pessimistic in the first place, and it's in my nature to worry and think of the worst every fucking time.