…Pink Camellia...
Author's note/Warning: This is a Yaoi story, male x male. The pairing is Seme Eren x Uke Levi. If it offends you, you might want to turn back now. For those that don't mind that, I hope you enjoy the story. All reviews are appreciated.
Disclaimer: I will only say this once. I don't own anything and make no profit off this story.
Chapter 1.
Eren remembered when he was young, he remembered how it was painful for him and his mother, to always live in the poorest place in their city with his sick mother. He remember everything and that what made him wish for nothing more than to escape this life with his mother. After all a one room apartment that have nothing but a bathroom and bedroom that used for everything wasn't a life.
Eren had never met his father, and he will never wanted to meet him face to face after what he had done to his mother. Eren may be young, but living in the bad side of the city of Shingashina made him grow up fast, not only for himself, but to protect his sick mother too.
Long ago before he was born, his mother had fallen in love when she was in high school. She had told him that she had met his father there, but he had died before he was born. Eren knew that was a lie, after all why would his mother awake in the middle of night when she thought he was sleeping, she then will start crying and begging for 'Grisha' to return to them. But Eren was able to put two and two together after he had read a newspaper talking about the successful doctor 'Grisha Yeager'. His mother had fallen pregnant with him causing his piece of shit father to dump her and go marring a rich bitch that his rich parents had arranged a marriage between them. Eren later had discover that his mother's parents disown her because she didn't want to get rid of him. after that she met a person named Hannes who took a pity on her and let her work in his bar.
Eren sometimes will see his mother cough and hack so hard that she will have a hard time breathing, and when she will pull her hand away from her mouth, he will see a flower petals that his mother will try and hide them desperately from his eyes. Eren knew that his mother wouldn't tell him a thing if he had asked her and will always tried to hide everything from him, so he had done the only thing a six years old would think of, he had asked Hannes. And the answer he got was not the one he had hoped for, because it only shattered what was left of his little heart. His mother was sick, sick with a rear disease that was called 'Hanahaki Disease'. A disease that happened because his mother was in love with a bastard that had left them both to die and suffer.
After that Eren had stopped asking his mother for anything, hoping that his mother will be able to use the left over money to be able to go to the doctor. Doctors heal peoples, right? If they are able to heal peoples then it mean they are able to heal his mother, they only need money, and if Eren didn't ask for food, clothes for winter, or anything, they will be able to save enough money for a doctor.
But then his mother had to sign him in school, even if Eren didn't want it, even when he told his mother he can read and write. His mother refuse and said he had to go. That day Eren had cried hard, because all of the money he had been saving for the doctor that will heal his mother, was used to buy him clothes, books, and everything that he will need for the school that will start in a month.
Though one day Hannes had told him that if he was able to achieve an 'A' in school, he will become a doctor in the end. He remember how hope had start blooming in his heart, If he was able to be a doctor then he will be able to heal his mother, and they will have enough money to get out of here!
After that Eren had start working himself, reading every book his little hand was able to held. He read and read and tried hard to understand everything before school come, if he was the best in everything, then he will be able to become doctor. As simple as that.
When school had start, Eren didn't care about making friends, he didn't care about the children that will try and talk to him. he only care about having an 'A' in all of his tests. Eren was proud to say that he was able to skip two grades and now he was in the fifth grade because of that and he was happy about it, because he could see the pride in his mother's eyes every time she looked at him. but what made him try even harder was his mother condition, she had become worst then the last time. And this time when she cough the petals her coughs are always bloody. The first time he had saw that he shrike and start crying, begging his mother to stay with him and not to die.
Eren couldn't help but hate that bastard father who but his mother in this position, by the end of year. his mother's condition had become worst that not even a doctor could help.
At the age of ten his mother had died.
He saw her corps surrounded by her own blood as a floating petals of camellia's pink flower around her.
That day Eren had promised himself that he will never fall in love.
EXL
For Eren. living in an orphaning was hard, not only because he had lost his mother, but because of the orphaning itself. Kids that cry all night and won't shut up and face reality, teens that fight left and right entering the gangs only to leave the orphaning as a corps and not with a family, adults that are either drug addicted or alcoholic that doesn't care about the children, but the check they will get from them. Eren was ok with that, he didn't care about that shit anymore. He didn't want to be a fucking doctor anymore, the reason of that wish had already died leaving him alone. But even then Eren continued studying and having full marks in school, after all his mother's only wish in life was getting him out of here, and he will try to get himself out to achieve his mother's last wish.
What had made Eren cold and spiteful to everything, was how many times he was thrown away from foster home to foster home like a raged doll. In only two years alone, Eren had been in ten fosters homes by now. Some of them were abusive, some of them didn't even care about him other then the money he will bring, and some had treated him like he was invisible half of the times, which was really ok by Eren. it made him focus on his studies even more.
It was after his return to the orphaning by a week, a strange family had came to adopt him. the Zoë family, they were strange family of doctors that made Eren bitter every time he looked at them, they could have helped his mother if they had appear two years earlier, even if Mrs. Zoë had stopped being a doctor after having Hanji.
Their elder daughter Hanji was older than him by two years but they were in the same classes and next year they both will be in their first year of high school. At first he had done nothing but glaring and ignoring them all together, only caring about his studies. Even when Mrs. Zoë will try and cheer him by baking him something, or Mr. Zoë who will try and take him out to the park, he will only glare at them and head to him room to read a book. Even when Hanji will chat next to him for hours and hours without stopping. He just give her a cold look and headed out.
He never get why Hanji didn't get out with her friends and have the time of her life like he had saw the children in the orphaning do. But one day he saw her getting bullied and how other students treat her. he didn't know why, but the second he saw her cry silently as someone broke her glasses, he snap. He remembered breaking that kid's arm and bruised half of his gang, he and Hanji get suspension for two weeks because of that. but that day he and Hanji had become friends. Even the Zoë's family become his family.
Eren had told Hanji about his mother and how she had died from sickness, Hanji understand. She understand why he didn't want to be attached to anyone after what happened, and for that he was grateful.
After the two of them had graduated joiner high, they move from Shingashina to Sina, miles and miles away from that miserable city. The two of them had entered the survey corps high school, at that time Eren had chose what he wanted to be when he grow up, he wanted to be a professor in college, he didn't know why, but he wanted to share his knowledge with other people, though he will study Marine biology his love for the Ocean seems to have win his heart. Strangely enough Hanji wanted to be a professor too, but a biology one, that somehow made his heart warm up at that.
Unknowing to him, he had broken the promise that he had promised himself the day he saw him.
EXL
"AREN'T YOU EXCITED!" Hanji's shrill yelled made Eren wince at that but he give Hanji a small smile and hummed. "We are going to start high school in half an hour! WE ARE GOING TO BE ADULTS! I CAN'T WAIT TO DO SOME EXPIREMENTS!" She cackled at that making Eren snort and continue with his breakfast.
"Now, now Hanji. You are still too young to be classified as an adult, that and Eren is only 13." Jenny Hanji's mother had said as she look at Eren and wink at that, making Eren smirk at Hanji's crestfallen face.
Han their father had snort at that and looked at Eren. "Keep her out of trouble, little one. God know what she will do this time." He said making Eren laugh softly at Hanji's loud 'HEY!'
Eren looked at his watch and smirk. "If you wanted to reach the school in time we better leave now or we will be late in our first day." Eren said as he stood up, that made Hanji shrike in horror and jump from her seat. Han just shook his head and stood up, kissing his wife's cheek and headed outside the door to his car, with Eren and Hanji behind him.
Once they were in the car, Han brought his car to life and start driving them to school. Eren turn to Hanji only to see her fidget in her seat, making Eren frown at that. "What is wrong Hanji?" he murmured making her turn his head to him and give a nervous smile.
"W-well you know, we only share few classes this time, so I am kind of nervous at what will happen." She muttered making Eren sigh and hugged her softly.
He and Hanji had shared all of their classes together last year. and after that day when he saved Hanji, he had become like a guard to her, always protecting her from bullies. Thankfully after they had saw what he was capable off they stopped with their pointless bulling. "Don't worry about that ok? If they tried to do something just tell me, and I will kick their butt." Eren said making Hanji grin at that.
"I will!" she said happily after her fear had case down. "I will meet you at lunch, try not to run to the library this time, or I will hunt your butt! …Again." She grumbled at that making Eren snickers at her.
"We are here!" Han said as he parked near the school, making Hanji look at it and squeal at how big it was. Eren just shook his head at that and opened the door, getting out of the car with Hanji with him. "Be safe!" Han said making Eren and Hanji look at him.
"We will uncle." Eren said dragging a waving Hanji to school. No matter how Eren had tried, he couldn't call Mrs. And Mr. Zoë by the titles of 'Mother' and 'Father'. The first because he only had one loving mom, and the second was because he hate his bastard of a father with every vibe in his being. So he still on calling them uncle and aunt.
Once the two of them entered the school the head to principle Pixis office to take their schedule and whatnot. Once they did, they had meet vice-principle Rico who give them their schedule, Eren really couldn't believe that she had given them a map for the school instead of taking them on a tour. Eren just shrug at that and he and Hanji stood outside studying the map that they were given.
Hanji hummed as she looked at the schedules in here hands. "So we have biology, chemistry, and physics together." She murmured then blink at Eren's schedule. "How in the name of God did they accept for you to learn Germany and French in the same time?" she asked him looking at Eren with a blink.
Eren hummed at that and grin. "I already know how to speak Germany and French, but it was either that, or drama class. And you know how much I hate them." Eren said making Hanji laugh at that.
"You know, you should be interpreter." Hanji said with a grin as she looked at him. "You know how to speak six language fluently! Germany, French, Spanish, Japanese, Italian, and Latin! And by the way the last is a dead one." She cackled as she looked at Eren who was humming.
"Maybe I will be just that, who knows? I am still thirteen." He said then they two walked to their first classes French for Eren, and Math for Hanji.
Hanji grin at that and hummed softly. "Yeah, you are still thirteen." She said as she grin and looked at him, making Eren raise his brow at the crazy look in her eyes. "Maybe we could even blow the chemistry lab like how we did last year!" she said making Eren grin at that.
They are going to have so much fun in here.
EXL
Eren sighed in relieve as he heard the bell for the lunch break ring, history was always a boring subject to him. who wanted to know about how Maria had been attacked 2000 years ago? I mean HELL! We are in Sina! Not Maria! Eren just grunt at that and stood up, he could feel all the eyes on him and he rolled his eyes at that.
The student are either awing at how he had answered every question correctly or laughing at his height which was 5 foot, again! He was 13! He still have five years before he will reach his final height. Eren hummed softly as he headed to the dining hall and looked around, he was sure Hanji was here somewhere.
"Eren!"
Speaking of the devil, he turn around to see Hanji waving to him with both hands while sitting with strange people. Eren narrow his eyes at that and headed to where Hanji was sitting. "Hanji." He murmur as he sit in the chair next to her and looked at the people at the table. "Who are you?" Eren asked as he look at them with a frown. Did they forced Hanji to sit with them?
The raven haired boy looked at him and raise his eyebrow making Eren look at him. pretty. Eren thought then looked at Hanji making her grin at them. "They are my new friends!" she said with a happy grin that made Eren's lip twitch up at that. "The blond with the buschige Augenbrauen (Bushy Eyebrows) is Erwin smith!" that made Eren smirk at nodded at Erwin trying to suppress his laugh at that command. "And the other blond who is sitting next to him is Mike, and this little Munchkin like you is Levi! And those are his squad! Petra, Oluo, Erd, and Gunther!." She ramble making Eren hum and nod at that. Hanji then turn to the group who was looking at them with a grin. "Guys! This is my little brother! Eren!" Hanji said happily making the other smiled at Eren.
Erwin then give a playfully smirk at Levi. "Look Levi, it seems like you are not the only short one anymore." He said making Levi growl and flip him off, he then looked at Eren with a huff.
Eren raise his eyebrow at that and cleaned his throat, making Erwin look at him with a smirk. "I am 13 years old, eyebrows! So the next time you want to make fun of someone height ask for their age first." Eren said making the teens blink at that and look at him with shock.
Levi blink at Eren, he had saw him in his French class. Eren had took the seat in the back away from students, but he really didn't know anything about that kid, until Hanji had start talking about him. "How…?" Levi mutter making Hanji grin and Eren to roll his eyes.
"Skip two grades." Was the only thing he said making the rest 'oh'-ed at him with wonder. The rest of the lunch break spend with Hanji talking with the other and Eren humming every now and then.
EXL
"MOM! WE ARE HOME!" Hanji yelled as soon as Eren and Hanji reached their home. Eren saw Jenny coming out of the kitchen with a smile and looked at the two.
"How was your day?" she asked them as she waves for them to come to the kitchen to eat some cookies she had made.
Eren sit on one of the chair around the dining table and sighed softly. "Hanji made some friends today, and she practically forced me to be their friend." He says as he point at Hanji who was eating the cookies like no tomorrow.
That made Jenny smile happily and laughed at Hanji's grin. "So I take it. you two had fun." She asked as she stood up and hummed. "Who knows? Maybe moving here was the only thing we had needed." She said happily making Eren smiled at that. Hanji just grin and took the cookie that was in Eren's hand making Eren scowl at her and took another one.
Yes. It was what they had needed.
So what do you think?
I really wanted to make a fic with Hanahaki Disease in it :D
Pink Camellia mean: Longing for you.
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Nazaki-Sama.