Chapter 1

You trudge up the stairs to your best friend Erwin's apartment, you were so ready to go out and let loose, work had been rather stressful today and you had been looking forward to catching up with your friend. You readjusted the bag on your shoulder and pulled out your phone, you looked to see a text from Erwin saying that he was working late and you would have to postpone your dinner plans for an hour. You texted him back that that was fine, you told him you would just meet him at the restaurant and he texted back:

Him: Just head to my place it'll be easier.

You: I really don't want to deal with your roommate, he is such a jerk!

Him: You'll be fine, just try and get along, I'll be there shortly.

You send him a thumbs and continue to head to him place. You finally reach the door and let yourself in. You immediately see the person you were hoping to avoid. There he was standing on his tiptoes reaching for something on the top shelf of the entertainment center. An idea pops into your head and you smile wickedly.

You smirk and say sarcastically "Can I help you reach something?"

His shoulders clench and he turns at the sound of your voice. He sneered at you and rolled your eyes and instead of answering he flips you off and stalks towards his bedroom. You laugh to yourself and place your bag down on the chair and wait for Erwin to get home. You make yourself comfortable on the couch and wait for Erwin to get home. Luckily you were prepared always kept a book in your bag, you take it out and start reading. A few minutes later you hear someone clear their throat and you look up to see your nemesis Levi.

"What do you want?" you say as you sneer at him.

"Where's Erwin? I thought you two were going out?" he asked with disdain in his voice.

"He had to stay late at the office, we changed our plans for a little later" you explained.

"Great, so you're just going to hang around until then?" he quipped as he rolled his eyes.

"You know if you keep rolling your eyes, they might get stuck in the back of your head" you say smartly.

"Tch" was his reply. He walked over to the couch and shoves your feet and says "move."

Your feet slide off the couch and you huff. He glares at you for a second then picks up the remote to turn on the television. He begins to thumb through the channels trying to find something that would hold his interest. You go back to reading, but soon find yourself sneaking glances at him. Without realizing you are staring your mind starts to wonder why you even disliked him in the first place, you had no idea why you two couldn't get along. You come to the realization that you had no idea why you disliked him so much. You think about how devastatingly handsome he is with dark hair and brooding eyes. You continued to stare at him until he finally turned and shouted "What are you staring at?"

Your face turns red and you try and stammer out a response but nothing comes out. He huffs out a breath in exasperation and turns back to the television. You go back to your book and try to read but find yourself staring at him again. He notices and turns the TV off and turns to you.

"What is the matter with you?" he yells.

"Nothing" you yell back as you try to hide your face behind your book.

"Well obviously, something is up, you keep staring at me" he says as he stands to face you.

You jump off the couch and stand toe to toe with him, poised for a shouting match. You are slightly taller than he is so you have to look down at him. You glare at each other not saying a word. You stand toe to toe for what seems like an eternity, then without reason you say "I hate you" before leaning down slightly and sliding your tongue in his mouth. He is taken aback, but after a second he returns the kiss. Soon you feel his fingers tugging at your ponytail and you move your hands to his neck. You lean your body into his and his hand immediately move to grab your waist to keep you in place. You both are so lost in the kiss that you don't hear the door open, suddenly a voice startles you both and you jump apart.

"I see you two are getting along swimmingly" Erwin says with a huge smirk.

You turn bright red and slide down onto the couch and cover your face with your hands. Levi ignores you and mutters "tch" before heading back to his room. Once you hear his door slam you uncover your face and look towards Erwin. He is laughing so hard he is holding his stomach and you stand up, walk over to him and smack his arm.

"Shut up" you say as bravely as you can.

"When I said get along, that wasn't what I had in mind" Erwin replies as his laughter dies down. Instead of responding you stick out your tongue. He grabs it and says "So, are you ready for dinner?"

You pull free and nod your head, and the two of you head out into the night you being eager to get away from this embarrassing situation.