Riiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnggggg.....

   That signaled the end of classes for the day. As you walked out of the tall gates of your high school, Trost Academy, you took a deep breath of the fresh, crisp air.

   "Remember, your assignment is to produce a cover of your favorite song. Preferably a song that you fully memorize and understand.You are all required to work as a pair. No more no less. Your deadline will be on next week, first thing in the morning, randomly picked. So I expect all of you to be at your best."

"Dammit, I was so busy I haven't even thought about it." You said. Your music professor, Mr. Dot Pixis, may have the appearance of a typical old bubbly man but you knew better than to just slack off and not finish the assignment.

If that hasn't caused enough trouble, it is already on the 4th day of preparation and you still don't have a partner. Initially, you were supposed to ask your best friend, Eren Jaeger if they could pair up but he said he already paired with Mikasa.

You let out a deep sigh. "What am I gonna do?, I still have three Calc homeworks to finish, a book report to finalize and swimming practice. Great, as if this day could've gotten any better."

  Not knowing you accidentally bumped into a tall man and fell with your butt on the ground. Embarrassed, you stood up and quickly apologized to him.

  "Y/n?! What are doing here?"

  It was the familiar face of Bertholdt Hoover. You first met him when you are in your freshman year. He is as awkward and adorable as you are so the two of get along quite well.

  You quickly brushed off the dust from your skirt and stood up straight. "I'm good. I was just going home." You shifted to your side. As adorable as he was, You also had a slight crush on him since you entered your second year.

   "Oh geez, grow up." You silently scold yourself.

  "Oh, I see.. Actually I was kinda thinking about that assignment Pixis gave us and... I don't have a partner." His eyes are filled with despair. "I was kinda considering going solo but I doubt that Pixis wouldn't allow that sort of matter." He gave a sigh.

Suddenly everything seemed to stop moving. You stood there, staring at Bertholdt. Thoughts started to enter your mind.

  "Hey your crush doesn't have a partner, this is your chance."

  "No, don't you ever think of partnering up with him. There are other better men out there."

Before you could make up your mind, your lips spoke with such speed you weren't sure if that's what you really intend to say.

  "Um Bertholdt?, I was wondering if-if we c-could be partners for the music p-project. A long pause. "Cause I don't have one..." You answered meekly.

  "Congratulations, Y/n. You just made a fool of yourself."

You were bracing for the rejections and the apologies to come but none came. Instead Bertholdt gave you a small and meek smile.

  "Sure, Y/n. I would gladly like to be your partner." He replied. You couldn't believe it. He accepted. The awkward, lanky boy who you've been crushing on has agreed to be your partner.

  "Thank you. Bertholdt." You said with a smile.

  "Not a problem." He also gave a smile.

   "So where should we practice?" You asked.

   "Hmm..."  His eyes scrunched in concentration. It makes your heart flutter every time he's in his deep thinking state. Finally, his eyes lit up. "How about we meet at my house.?"

"That's a great idea!" You said.

  "So I'll see you later. 6:30 pm." He said.

  "Yeah." You replied.

As you both part ways, you can't help but feel relieved as the burden of not having a partner gets lifted up and carried away from your soul. For the first time, you know what feels to be free....

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6:00 pm. You glanced at your watch. Still early but Bertholdt hasn't arrived yet. You parked your sliver Honda outside his house and peeked out. His house was surprisingly good looking, for an average guy like him.

You gave yourself a smile. You're excited. Of course you are. You're going to spend time with your good friend.

  "Goddamit. Stop daydreaming." You remind yourself. After all, this is a assignment due for next week and you hadn't have much time to waste. Slowly, you got out of your car and walked to the front lawn of the house.  You arrived at the door and knocked.

  "Come in." A sweet voice called out and opened the door. She was greeted by a tall woman with dark hair wrapped in a bun. This must be Bertholdt's mother. "We've been expecting you."

Mrs. Hoover led you to a brown door. "Bertholdt's inside. We're so glad that our son has made a good friend." You gave a smile and turned around and knocked his door.

  "Um, Bertholdt?, it's me. Y/n." You slowly opened the door.

"Y/n, come in." Came his beautiful voice. You slowly entered his room. "It's okay. " Bertholdt assured you. His room was clean and organized with a few movie posters pasted on top of his bed. Your eyes drifted for a moment before landing on Bertholdt and you could not believe your eyes.

"Oh my god. You played the guitar?" You said.

"I've been practicing." He said while clutching his red Les Paul guitar. "Shall we get started ?"

"Yes." You replied.

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Bertholdt started strumming the first chords for the melody while you worked on the lyrics. You enjoyed watching his beautiful fingers strum every chord making you be electrified in a good way.

Going back you started thinking of a song to cover. "Hmm.. what song is nice?" You dived into your list of songs you know.

Suddenly, an idea sparked at the back of your mind. It may sound stupid but you decided to give it a shot.

"Hey. I think I have an idea for the song but I'm not sure if you would like it. Google the song "These are the Moments I Remember."

It is one of your favorite songs from your favorite tv series Riverdale. You used to sing it in class every time. But then again it is just a suggestion .

Just as you are about to doubt your suggestion. Bertholdt suddenly smiled. "You watched Riverdale?, I loved that series. "

"Really." You asked. He gave a nod.

Feeling excited you said. "Let's do this."

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Three days later...

You have been practicing your song for three days. And today is the day. You slowly calmed your breathing as you wait for Pixis to call your name. As every name was called you started to become nervous. You weren't used to performing in front of everyone

"Don't worry about them. Just be you." Bertholdt would say to her.

Finally...

"L/n, Y/n. Say your song you're gonna perform and your partner." He said.

"Hello, my name is Y/n and I will be performing alongside Bertholdt Hoover. The song we will be performing is called "This Are The Moments I Remember."

You heard a few catcalls from the other students but you pushed them aside.

You and Bertholdt stood up walking to the stage. Him on guitar and you on keys.

Bertholdt gave a look. "Are you ready?"

You gave a nod. Bertholdt smiled and squeezed your hand.

You started to play the first chords on your keyboard while Bertholdt started to strum too. Then he started to sing.

  "Every moment we're together
Is a moment I remember
I'll take the good, the bad, the better
And the smell of your favorite sweater
These are moments I remember
These are moments I remember."

Then you started to join in forming such a beautiful and harmonious melody.

    "My love, my heart
I wanna share it with you
Tough breaks, new starts
I wanna share it with you
I wanna share it with you. "

  "When there's nothing left that's certain
Then it's time to raise the curtains
    Whispers of a truth that shatters
    Dove deep to collect the errors
These are moments that we'll remember
These are moments that we'll remember."

     "My love, my heart
I wanna share it with you
Tough breaks, new starts
I wanna share it with you
When it seams too hard to bear
I'll be here or I'll be there
I wanna share it with you
I wanna share it with you."

Then with all your might, you started to sing as a solo this time.

   "What's come undone
Can be built up
    Stronger than ever before."

You gave a small glance and saw Bertholdt smiling at you. You smiled back.

   "My love, my heart
I wanna share it with you
Tough breaks, new starts
I wanna share it with you
When it seams too hard to bear
I'll be here or I'll be there
I wanna share it with you
I wanna share it with you."

The song ended with a wonderful round of applause.

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Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnggg..

As you packed your things ready to go home, you heard someone calling your name.

"Y/n wait." It was Bertholdt.

"Bertholdt, what are doing here?" You asked.

"Can we talk for a moment?" He asked.

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"Why did you choose this song? " was all he asked.

You seem to hesitate for a moment.

Bertholdt sensed your hesitation and quickly said. "No right or wrong, I just wanna know. "

You took a deep breath.

"The reason that I've chose this song was because you were the only friend that truly understands me. We get along so well that every day I couldn't take my mind off you. I started to realize that I'm falling in love. I know it's wrong and stupid. So I wanted to confess how I really feel through the song. I hope you could understand that. I'm sorry."

As you said those words, tears started to drop down. "I-I 'm so sorry. I had no choice." Then you started to sob.

Suddenly you were pulled into a comforting hug and you  sobbed into his shoulder while he strokes your hair.

Bertholdt stops stroking your hair and pulls your chin up and presses his lips against yours.

You were shocked by what he just did but you slowly return his kiss, tasting the saltiness of your tears.

At last, you pulled away and gazed upon his face. The face that never ceases to make you smile.

"Y/n.. I love you and I will never allow yourself to be hurt because the real Y/n is the person who is not afraid to express her feelings to others. He pressed his forehead to yours. "Do not apologize for being you. Because there can only be one courageous young woman like you Y/n." He smiled. And you smiled back.

You held each other longer until you heard the first drops of rain beginning to fall...

What do you guys think? There isn't much Bertholdt fanfics out there so I decided to make one but mostly I want to dedicate this to Rey_Stark . A Bertholdt fangirl and a fellow friend. This is my first oneshot so please you can comment but no foul words and feel free to send me requests if you like.

  ~Kanerys