A/N: Hi everyone! I'm back with a new eren x mikasa fanfiction. This is a story about eren and mikasa in an entirely different, modern highschool AU. It's not like I don't like canon universe, but I feel there's not much I can write in canon universe without ruining the story (copyright of the story goes to Isayama and Isayama alone, so I don't want to do anything that would spoil the already-great plot of the canon story).

The characters will be different, though I will try to keep them as close to their canon personalities as possible. But sometimes I might rewrite them, or change things about them, either to satisfy my writing desire or boost my muse.

And with that, please enjoy the first chapter (it's still a prologue). And please, please, please, review review and review! I'm a review whore and i constantly need feedbacks to live.

Cheers.

"That is my place."

Mikasa turned to gaze into a pair of emerald green eyes that stared to her. The owner – a dark-haired boy with average height, lean build, and somewhat dark skin, stared back at her. Deep creases decorated his brows as he watched her through narrowed eyes, clearly none too pleased at her sudden invasion on his privacy.

"I-I'm sorry," she said, getting up immediately. "I thought… no one is sitting here…"

"Well I am, so get off." His words were cold, short and mean. He walked past her as though she was a ghost before leaning against the wall, and reaching into his pocket to pull out a pack of cigarette. He lighted one cigarette and blew a long, heavy puff of smoke. Then it was as though he suddenly remembered he wasn't alone in the vicinity, and his eyes drifted back to her.

"What are you still doing here?" he said, not as much with wonder as was with annoyance, and she recoiled, startled at his harsh tone.

"I…," she started, not quite sure what to say. What should she say? She only wanted to seek solace here, away from the noises, the wandering eyes, the people who only wanted to know but didn't want to help – and to make prejudices when they know they could.

"I just… wanted to rest." It wasn't a complete lie. In this moment, she wasn't sure if she could stand to be around them. Solitude was what she needed, away from people, until she could hear the faint sound of her heart beating. A place where she could be herself, for just a moment, until she could gather her strength and face them again – with the mask that she always wore.

He laughed, none too pleasantly at her answer. "Top student in class, wanted to rest? What do you even need rest for? I thought you're busy chasing up your grades." He drew another long breath from his cig, and puffed the smoke in the cold afternoon air, when her voice answered, colder and sharper than usual. "You know nothing."

It was a horrible first meeting, between a guy who was constantly on the verge of being expelled, and a girl who was the teachers' favorite, always the top of her class. They didn't know each other, nor did they intend to. He was bratty, and she was silent. He acted like he knew everything, when he didn't. She concealed everything, even though in truth she knew more than he did.

He had fucked every other girl in school and didn't bother to keep count.

She had turned down every guy in school who wanted to go out with her.

He didn't want to fall in love, and nor did she.

But it all began when he wrapped his scarf around her – as he stared into her pair of grey, clouded eyes – and it was then when they realized that maybe, they were deeply in love.

A/N: This is just a prologue and it's kinda short - but this is something i've wanted to write for such a long time, and it's going to be a long project. Anyone who wanted to help me by being my beta/proofreader are more than welcome! To be honest, I really need beta readers and your helps will be greatly appreciated!

Next chapter is coming - stay tuned!

PS: Reviews are like cream on my oreo.