Do I Like Being Treated Worse or Being Treated Better?【Modern AU】

CHAPTER FIVE FOUR | When Did We First Meet? |

I ask myself, "Does love even exist?"

Well... there are couples everywhere. In the mall, school, cafes and restaurants, cinemas, even in my house. My mum and dad also count.

I would always look at them and sigh. My friends would tell me that one day I would find someone perfect, but I never did. That was until I had a crush on someone.

His name was Izaya Orihara.

The first time we met was when he saved me from bullies in kindergarten. Ever since that day we became friends, hung out with each other during recess and lunch breaks. We also went to the same primary school and high school.

I remember back to the time when I had a crush on him. It happened during high school when he gave me a box of chocolates before class started during Valentine's Day.

He also attached a little note to it that said 'Happy Valentine, my awesome best friend!'

My heart warmed up and ever since then, I couldn't take my eyes off him. My friends teased me, 'shipping' us together and drawing pictures of us together. I would blush and yell at my friends.

I was too shy to confess to him until three years later since we both entered the same university. I builded up the courage to confess to him at a park. It's not really a romantic place, but as long as he's here with me the place is already perfect.

I would look down, open my mouth and let the feelings in my chest fly out of my mouth. I confessed to him... I did it!

Or so I thought...

I could remember the cruel words he replied after... I planned for such a long time, loved him for such a long time...

"The reason why I became your best friend was because I want to be your best friend. Man, I do love humans so much. They're just... interesting creatures to toy around with!"

I could remember how shocked I was at him.

"W-wait... I-I thought we were best friends... I-I thought I wasn't alone-"

"Tch, humans. They can be this stupid, how pathetic. You better stay away from me, you pathetic human being!"

My eyes then would water up and I would run away from Izaya. From that day, I started moving to a different university. I wouldn't talk to anyone and people would whisper about me during class. They would whisper things like...

"Does she even talk?"

"I don't know... Maybe she's mute?"

"She does look depressed. Maybe something bad happened before she moved here?"

"It's none of our business anyway. Maybe we should leave the poor girl alone."

I would love to answer those questions and let the pain in my heart to go out. If only I had friends or someone...

This continued on for a month until one day. I met 'him', known as Levi himself.

He was the one who took my hand and pulled me up to light. As soon as he showed up in my life, we became friends, I started chatting to people and made a couple of friends.

That was when I met Jean, Hanji and Mike. The three of us would hang out with each other every day. I remember the times when we would normally get called the 'Arcade Four' since we like to go to the arcade after school to play games.

Seconds turned into minutes, minutes turned into hours, hours turned into days, days turned into months and months turned into years.

At the end of the university years, Levi confessed his love to me. I was shocked because I thought that he didn't like me. I accepted him and we immediately began dating. Let's just say that we actually dated for... two weeks.

During the first week, Levi introduced me to his family.

That's when I met a girl named Mikasa. When I first met her, she was quiet but we did get along pretty well. We all had a fun time, chatting while eating dinner, me and Levi getting flustered when we get caught kissing by one of his parents.

The next day though, he acted strange. I'm not quite sure why... if I can remember, he was looking at his phone.

I asked him what was wrong, but he just pecked my lips and said it was nothing. Mikasa suddenly noticed Levi's behaviour and predicted that Levi was cheating on me. But I just laughed and thought it was a joke...

Then another day, he would call me things he never called me. He would normally call me brat or princess in a sarcastic, but loving way...

At first, I thought it was Levi opening up to me more but...

I was wrong.