If Only For A Little While

The Recons

Levi

The world passed by me through the open window of my car as I drove home. The cool air of that spring night whipped my face and blew my hair about. I wished the breeze could blow away the chaotic storm in my mind.

I could still feel his arms wrapped around me, the way his tears had dampened my shirt collar. He'd been so warm, an unexpected feeling that I hadn't felt in so long. I couldn't remember the last time anyone had held onto me like that.

No, I could remember. I just didn't want to.

I pulled into my driveway and rolled into my garage. With a turn if the key my car's rumble became a deafening silence. I sat quietly in the drivers seat for a while. My eyes closed and I leaned back, relishing the memory of that sweet boy, so passionate and broken.

I shook my head, disgusted with myself. Good job Levi, you're a certifiable pervert. I quickly got out of the car and slammed it shut behind me. In a few quick strides I'd made it inside my house.

The garage door led directly into my polished kitchen. Black marble counters and silver appliances gleamed in the artificial light. My house was sparse of anything truly personal. The blank walls matched the empty tables and shelves. Sleek black furniture was placed about the living space. The only thing that really indicated that this was indeed my house was how spotless it was. Not a single speck of dust adorned the place.

I made my way back into my bedroom to put my belongings away and change out of my work clothes. I set my briefcase in it's designated spot in my closet along with my shoes. Carefully I undid my tie, making sure to hang it up neatly beside my others. As I unbuttoned my pressed, white dress shirt my mind drifted to mine and Eren's conversation.

I'd told him much more than I'd planned. My sister, my sweet Isabel...

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"Hey big bro look what I found!" Izzy leapt over a trash can and made a mad dash over to where I sat waiting for her and Farlan to come back with tonight's meal.

"Oi what've you got Iz?"

She plopped down on the gritty groin beside me and set her burlap sack down in front of her to show me her findings. She pulled each item out one by one so I could see what she'd gotten. "I managed to find two decent loaves of bread in the trash, I stole a small bit of cheese from one of the venders- oh! And look!" She brandished her prize in one hand like a trophy, "A nice lady have me this apple for free!"

Isabel's face beamed, her green eyes sparked like two polished emeralds. I reached out and ruffled her hair, "Good job Izzy, did you see Farlan by any chance?"

"No but he should be back soon-"

Just as she said that the blonde haired boy himself rounded the corner into the alley, sprinting like he had the devil on his tail. He wrenched me and Izzy to our feet nearly spilling her bag out onto the pavement. "Farlan what the hell!" Izzy shrieked as she fumbled to prevent her precious goods to be tarnished by the filthy city street.

"It's the cops," Farlan panted, attempting to drag us away, "they saw me and recognized me as one of the runaways from the orphanage!"

"Shit." I muttered and the three of us took off running. I could hear the cops yelling behind us, two of them at least. Their footsteps drawing dangerously near

Shit, I thought to myself. They can't take us back to the orphanage, not now that we were finally free.

We ran as fast as our legs would carry us. Adrenaline was all that kept us moving. Just as the shouts from behind us began to fade, two pairs of hands dragged us into an alleyway. Izzy tried to scream but the man that held her and Farlan was much larger than them. He was the biggest man is ever seen, over 6 feet of muscle. His blonde hair was swept just out of his eyes. A light scruffy stubble covered his chin and upper lip.