Old scars (Yuma Mukami x Reader)

Chapter 3

The first thing you did when you were shown your new room was take a long shower, to wash away the blood and tears all over your face and neck. Once that was done you went out to check through your wardrobe, and to your surprise all your clothes were already there. 'They must've brought it here earlier...' you thought to yourself before picking out something to sleep in.

That's when you heard the door creak slightly before you detected the sound of Yuma's voice. "You descent?" he asked from outside. "One moment" you said back, before putting on your sleepwear and walking over to the door. You opened it further, revealing the tall male. "Yo" he said casually before entering the room and sitting down on the bed. He then gave you this weird look before patting the spot beside him, indicating for you to sit next to him.

Without a word you cautiously made your way over to him and sat down. Out of nowhere, you felt his hand land on yours, before gripping it slightly. Feeling a wave of nostalgia wash over you, you intertwined your fingers with his and started fiddling with the key hanging around your neck. "Remember when I gave you that?" he asked sweetly, as you noticed he had been looking at you. You didn't answer, but simply nodded once and smiled at the memory.

Flashback

As Edgar walked through the forest on the way to his friend he suddenly heard the sound of sobbing, making him quicken his pace. When he got there he saw the girl sitting against the bars over her window, wrapped in a blanket crying. He ran over to her as quickly as his legs could carry him. He hadn't seen the girl crying in a while, not since the night they first met.

"What happened, (f/n)?" he asked quietly as he took your hand in his, like always. "I-I'm scared. I d-don't want to be here, what if I can't ever get out?" you sniveled as you hid your face in the blanket. As usual, you didn't tell him exactly what happened. You wanted to spare him from the details, it was enough that you had to deal with it.

"Here" he then said, holding out a chain with a key hanging from it. "I was once locked up like you, but that's the key that got me out. I've kept it like a good luck charm ever since, but I think you need it more than I do" he said before reaching through the bars and hanging it around your neck. "That's a bit unfair..." you mumbled as you looked at the key. "What do you mean?" he asked confusedly. "I'll have something to remember you with, but you won't have something to remember me with. That is, if something were to happen, I mean" you say quietly, knowing all too well that if someone were to figure out about the two of you meeting, he would be chased off and you would be given hell for it.

"Wait here" you say before getting up and walking into your room. A few seconds later you came back with a necklace. "Here" you said before placing it in his palm. "It was my mother's, one of the few things I still own..." you explain to his confused expression. "I can't take that, isn't it important to you?" he asked as he was about to give it back, but you simply shook your head. "I never met the woman, so it doesn't really mean anything to me at this point. It's got my initials on the back, though. I thought it'd mean more to you than it ever did to me..."

End of flashback

"Still wearing it" he said, bringing you out of your dreaming as he held up the necklace in question. That fact alone made you smile, that he despite everything had kept it for this long.

"Weren't you human back then? What happened?" you asked, changing the subject. He then looked down and squeezed your hand a little. "I'm not really sure. I don't have many memories from my time as human. You're one of the few things I remember" he explained before looking up at you. All of a sudden he put his hand on top off your head before ruffling your hair. "Alright, you need sleep. I'll see you tomorrow" he said before standing up and walking out.

Once he was out of your room you stood up and walked over to the door, closing it. You then walked over to the window, opening it and sitting down at the windowsill. You brought your feet up over the windowsill and out, letting your legs dangle out of the window. You ignored the chills you got from the cold night air and instead started admiring the beautiful surroundings. You were up on the second floor, but you could still probably jump down from here if you really wanted to get out. There was a driveway just outside the house with a car parked on it and beyond that there was a small road. Except for that there was just a forest.

Looking up, the sky was clear. The moon only a crescent and the stars extremely bright. They were so clear it almost made you think that if you just reached out a little more you could touch them. You weren't that stupid, you knew it was impossible, but that didn't make it any less beautiful.

Grabbing the windowsill you started leaning forward until you entire upper body was outside the window. You weren't going to jump, but the fact that nothing was blocking you, no bars, felt awesome. Breathing in the fresh night air one last time you decided to call it a night, before going back inside, closing the window and going to bed.  

Author's note! Okay, this is really short, but I'm going to make up for it by updating more times this week. You see, I'm on break. Thank god for easter, right? Okay, so some of you might have read my Levi fanfic and noticed that the first chapters suck ass, so due to this break, and in honor of Attack on Titan season 2 finally coming out, I thought I'd rewrite it. Feel free to check that out in about a week, hopefully it'll be better by then. One more thing, if any of you want to see more of the author (not that I'd know why you'd ever want that...) me and my brother have a youtube channel. It's called Squid and John and the profile pic is a seal, shouldn't be hard to find. We play games and talk about random shit. Warning for swedish accent and a lot of awkward, but you'll at least get to see my stupidity first hand, right? //Yours truly, Handsomesquid :3