Levi hated his job. Why? Well picture this. Midnight, in a shitty movie theater, being the only one working, making sure no one's killing each other or fucking in the shitty seats, or refusing to pay twelve dollars and sneaking into the shit movie. And that's not the worst of it. No, because nine times out of ten, the midnight shift brings the fucking horror movie premieres and showings and all that shit.
Levi could watch anything else. Slasher films, Action thrillers, shit where people's bodies get mangled and he could watch it like other people would watch paint dry. But once there's little ghost children, shit moving on its own, or gets all psychological, Levi's fucking done. And tonight, of course, they're showing some horror flick filled with creepy kids and shit. Levi was not impressed, nor happy.
However, only a few minutes until the movie is supposed to start, and no one's come yet. Levi internally gets excited. Maybe no one will come and he can just lock up early. Just as he's about to close the blinds, a cute brunette with these amazing fucking eyes comes in, buying a ticket for the shitty movie Levi was hoping he'd be able to miss out on.
"Coming alone?" Levi asked, handing over the ticket and beginning towards the theater. The brunette nodded.
"Yeah. None of my friends would come with." He said, putting his hands in his hoodie pocket.
"You better not be lying and planning to sneak them in." Levi said coldly. He'd seen this shit before. A bunch of kids want to go out but only one has permission or money, so they come in and sneak the other snot nosed shits in. The brunette quickly shook his head.
"No, I would never. The ones that would sneak in would only get their asses kicked later when their significant others found out." The brunette chuckled lightly. Levi just shrugged it off and allowed the boy into the theater and got situated. The movie started and Levi was already on edge.
First thing that comes on the screen after the previews is a fucking little ghost girl walking into a dark, dank, dusty hallway. And even fucking better, she has a porcelain doll. And as soon as the little girl, who's eyes were either completely black, not there, or some other ghost like gimmick, the doll started to laugh, head spinning 360 degrees.
Yup, this was gonna be a good night. Not.
Levi tried to ignore the movie, really he did. He tried to look anywhere BUT the screen, which may or may not have included the only other person in the room. Well, the back of his head anyways. But his eyes always went back to the screen. And at the worst times. When something was flung across the room, when someone was levitating, when the fucking ghost thing was hanging by the ceiling with it's head turned at an odd angle with the cat hanging from it's mouth by its entrails. That wasn't as bad, but the fucking eyes of the damn thing had that paranormal feel and just made Levi's blood run cold.
And the fucking kid was sitting there in the middle of the damn theater, YAWNING. Here was this little shit, watching a fucking paranormal mind fuck, and he looked like he was about to take a nap, where as Levi was reading to puke, piss and/or shit his pants, or faint. Levi had half the mind to leave. Hell, the door was right fucking there, not helping with the short man's jumpiness, but it was there!
"Hey, I'm gonna get a drink... want anything?" Levi jumped at the voice. And the scream from the movie. Levi looked down, the movie's light playing off pretty blue/green eyes. Levi would have to go with this kid to get his drink, considering that Levi was the only one working tonight. Levi was going to say that, but something a lot different came out.
"Don't leave me." And Levi's cheeks colored slightly because he sounded so god damn pathetic. He's a grown ass man, and he pretty much fucking whimpered. The kid just smiled and stood, walking over to Levi and pulling him with him as he left the theater to get his beverage. Levi got everything sorted out, giving the boy his water with syrup that was supposed to taste like soda, and they returned to the theater.
But instead of going back to his seat, the kid stayed back.
"My name's Eren by the way." He said, placing his cup in the cup holder on the side not by Levi.
"Levi." Was all the shorter male said back. They continued watching the movie together.
"Holy fuck do you see how bad that CGI is?" Eren asked, chuckling to himself. Levi looked and noticed the the ghost, or whatever the fuck it was, looked completely out of place in the scene.
"And Hollywood made this shit?" Levi muttered.
"Oh my god, her acting." Eren said as one of the protagonists was walking around a corner that obviously held a jump scare. "She looks like she has a stick up her ass." Levi couldn't help the small chuckle at the observation. "No really!" Eren said, pointing after the jump scare had happened. "And that scream sounds as fake as an amateur porn star's orgasm." Levi chuckled a little harder at that.
"So what, you watch a bunch of amateur porn?" Levi asked. Eren shrugged.
"Hey, gotta do what you gotta do. And when you decided you don't want to pay for an account on a quality porn site, you get a lot of shitty amateurs." Levi laughed a little harder.
"Did you just use the word 'quality' and fucking 'porn' in the same fucking sentence?" Levi asked.
"Yeah, I did." Eren laughed.
"Holy fuck kid. Porn doesn't have a quality rating."
"Does now." Eren said as he turned back to the screen. As the movie began to get intense again, Eren leaned over to Levi. "And then Barney jumps out of the closet with a pink feather boa and princess crown demanding a tea party." Levi burst out laughing.
"Fucking Barney? Out of all the shitty kid shows you could choose, you chose the fucking purple dinosaur?" Eren was quiet a minute.
"Okay then, Big Bird comes out of the-" Levi began to laugh again.
"Really? What next? The fucking Count's gonna come out and count the survivors and then count how many more movies the actors won't be in?" Eren shook his head.
"No, Steve comes out and asks if they've seen his puppy." Eren laughed as Levi grabbed his stomach.
"You're fucking stupid." Levi said.
"Not as stupid as these people." Eren said as he nodded back to the screen. "They're headed to the basement. Everyone knows that you NEVER go to the basement." Levi stopped laughing then, turning back to the screen as well. A flash light was on the cellar door and Eren started giggling.
"And at last I see the light!" He sang out in a shitty, off key, feminine voice. Levi began to laugh again. And this happened for the rest of the film. Eren would point out all the little details that the filming crew didn't notice, like the way the light hit a wire perfectly, removing the illusion of levitation, or when things got tense, would sing off key Disney songs that somehow involved what was going on. Like the scene where a guy didn't want to go around a corner, Eren started singing 'I'll make a man out of you'.
By the end of the film, Levi felt better than he ever had after watching a movie like that. His face and stomach also hurt like a mother fucker because the last time he had laughed that hard was when his friend, Hange, shaved off his other friend's, Erwin's, eyebrows.
And what made everything better was that Eren stayed after while Levi locked up the theater. They headed towards the parking lot when a sinking feeling hit Levi. He didn't have a car. He had to walk home, alone, at 2 A-fucking-M. It was dark, and even if Eren had made him laugh his ass off, the images from the movie still had an affect on the shorter male. Eren seemed to notice his unease.
"Hey, do you want a ride home?" Levi turned to Eren, who nodded his head to a black pick up in the cinema parking lot. Levi just nodded once, trying to keep his nerves in check. After getting in, Levi rattled off his address. Eren seemed to chuckle as soon as the raven man finished.
"What's so damn funny?" Levi asked.
"I live only a few buildings down." Eren said as he pulled out of the parking lot. Levi said nothing as he stared out the front of the window. "This is going to sound really fucking weird and creepy, but... can I have your number?" The brunette asked, not taking his eyes off the road. Levi smirked as he looked to the taller male.
"Looks like you've got bigger balls than I thought." Levi teased. Eren smirked.
"Who almost pissed themselves when the cat jumped down from the bookcase." Eren teased right back.
"Hey! The last fucking cat we saw in the movie was in that fucking thing's mouth. And right before that, that little fucking girl was brushing that fucking doll's hair!" Levi snapped back. Eren snickered lightly.
"Everybody wants to be a cat." Eren whispered.
"No, fuck you." Levi growled out.
"What? Now we're making amateur porn? I think I make a decent fake orgasm, do you?" Eren asked, a light blush on his face.
"Is this how you get people to give you their number?" Levi asked, crossing his arms. Eren shrugged, his blush fading.
"I don't know, you're the first I've asked." Eren said, seriously. Levi eyed him.
"Wait, are you fucking kidding me?" Eren shook his head.
"Nope. Usually everyone's asking me." Eren stopped at a stop sign and looked away from the road, just to wink at Levi before going again.
"Cocky little shit aren't you." Levi said as they pulled up in front of the apartment building Levi lived in.
"I am. But seriously." Eren's blush came back. "Can I have your number?" Levi smirked.
"Hand me your phone kid."