Timeless (Ereri/Riren Fic) (DISCONTINUED)

France, 1792

*Levi's POV*

Levi sighed as he stared into the faces of the new 'soldiers' he'd acquired. And soldier should be used quite loosely, these were barely trained farm boys and poor kids, eager to get their bratty hands on a bayonette and kill aristocrats and such without a second thought. 

"Tch......Attention!" He called, his cutting voice immediately silencing the boys in front of him. "Today is your lucky day, you brats. You get to kill aristocrats. We have put a number of them on trial and the ones who you will end today have been sentenced to execution. But! You are not to defile them when you end their lives. You are to end them with a quick shot to the head, nothing more. Comprendre?"

"Oui, monsieur!"

Levi watched as the boys continued on their chatter as he walked out of their grounds, moving onto the more elite force he was responsible for. Only ten....pitiful. And a few of them were girls. He sighed, walking over to them. As he was about to begin speaking, he recognized a brunette boy with fierce green-blue eyes. 

It was that boy from three years ago.

He gave the boy a hard stare, and once the boy noticed his presence, he immediately went into a slight shock. 

"You," the short man said, walking right up to the boy. "Your name."

"E-Eren Jager."

"I've seen you before, oui?"

"O-Oui."

"How old are you now?"

"F-Fifteen, monsieur," Eren stuttered, hoping Levi wouldn't kill him. Levi just let out a small huff, grabbing him by his chin, exaiming him.

"Hm."  Was all Levi said, letting him go. "Go get a sword from over there."

Eren looked over at the direction Levi pointed, blinking.

"A-A sword?"

"Ai-je bégaie?--Did I stutter?"

Eren went over to the swords, pulling out a sword. Levi unmouted his own sword, facing Eren.

"Let me see how worthless you are. Venez, fight me."

Eren looked at Levi with wide eyes, about to speak when the ravenette began charging at him, without warning. Eren barely had time to defend himself as the man moved with grace yet unremarkable speed. He was entirely light on his feet, moving from one place to another without much effort. Eren tried to keep up, and he lasted longer than Levi expected him too, but eventually Levi knocked him down to his knees, sword pressed against his neck. Eren looked up at him, mentally praying that he would spare him. Levi smirked as he saw the fear in Eren's eyes, then removed the sword. 

"You. You're as shitty as they come, but you have potential. You're coming with me."  He said, placing his sword away and walking off. 

Eren's heart began to beat again, the blood pounding as he shakily stood. The other recruits stared at him, and Levi turned, frowning. 

"Qu'est-ce que vous attendez?-- What the hell are you waiting for? Get your ass moving." 

Eren nodded quickly, stumbling after Levi.

Levi glanced back at Eren, his smirk returning as he watched the poor boy running to keep up with him. Though, as he walked, he felt something in his mind telling him that this was not the first time he and Eren had met. 

But he pushed the thought aside, moving down the street without saying anything.

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{Eren's POV}

"Ah--monsieur?" The brunette asked as he followed the silent Levi in and out the streets of France.

"What is it?"

"Um.....ah....what was that about?"

"A small test. Nothing more." Levi replied, then reverting to silence again.

This man was one of few words, it seemed. 

"Monsiue--"

"If you're going to be asking questions the whole time we walk, please stop wasting my time and ask them all at once, brat. I don't feel like dealing with your rambling."

"S-Sorry," Eren stuttered.

"And get that stutter under control."

"Yes sir," Eren said, then thinking about everything he may need to ask.

"Your name....is Levi, right?"

"Oui. Don't ever forget it, brat."

"Of course, I won't but....I want to know more about you," He said simply.

Levi stopped as soon as Eren said  those words.

"Monsieur.....?"

"Say that again."

"Say what.....?"

"What you said just now. Encore une fois, le redire--Again, say it again."

"Je veux en savoir plus sur vous--I want to know more about you.....?"

Levi said nothing before turning around and looking at Eren. Eren squirmed under his gaze, but was highly curious about what he was going to say next.

The ravenette said nothing. "Huh," was all he said, turning back around and starting his walk again.

"We're going to go meet some friends of mine, that's all. Ces merde, merde de mes amis--Those shitty, shitty friends of mine."

Eren nodded, still wondering why that statement had made Levi freeze like that.

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~*Death's POV*~

I watched as Eren and Levi walked down to meet Levi's friends, Erwin and Hanjeane. Levi's soul still had memories of his past life, which were trying to fight their way into his concious memory. That phrase from Eren triggered quite a few of them, which wasn't bad, but it wasn't really good either.

"Still watching these two?" Lifeil asked, looking at the souls below us.

"Yes," I said, still looking at them both. "Levi just had a flash of his past life."

"Deatharian, you're shitting me." Lifeil scoffed, now turning his attention to the two destined yet cursed lovers. I remained calm as I looked on, still watching the eager and curious brunette begin to annoy the older ravenette with his questions. 

"For someone who is supposed to be the giver of life, your language is very vulgar." 

"You know how this could mess up the soul record, don't change the subject."

"I am well aware of that. It'll handle itself out before any more memories get released." I said, moving on. "I've got more souls to collect. These French are awfully brutal when they are upset."

* I got the idea to make Death and Life (Lifeil) narrators from Markus Zusak, who wrote the Book Thief, just so you know. Hope you're enjoying it so far~

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