(Eren's POV)
School. What a waste of time. I'd love to be laying in bed right now, holding my DS above my head and feeding my Pokémon cupcakes. But no. The law apparently says I have to attend school. "If you don't go to school, you'll end up dumb and working at McDonald's." They tell us students in attempt to scare us into studying. It works for the majority of students but not for me, as I couldn't even bother to give a damn. I'm one of those people who just smash my head into whats going on and go from there. It gets me in trouble all of the time.
I took a deep breath and stepped into the last period of the day, math. I dreaded math more than anything. I mean, when am I ever going to actually use these things in my life? Only time is if I become a teacher and like hell that's gonna happen.
I zoned out as usual and stared at the clock, mesmerized by how SLOW time moves. I groaned quietly and buried my face in my hands. I wanted to scream I was so bored. The teacher was talking about some weird math thing I was completely lost about. I'd have Armin teach me later.
I just wanted to get the day over with.
"Jaeger!" The teacher shouted. His voice jolted me awake. I stared at him sleepily. "Answer the question on the board." I stared at the board, the problem foreign to me.
The teacher caught on that I was lost. "Jaeger... Stay after school with me today. You need to be disciplined." He shook his head in disappointment. I groaned audibly.
(Levi's POV)
Goddamn those sly bastards. How could they have tricked me?!
I dashed around the brick corner and came to a dead end. I reloaded my pistol and held it ready for my pursuers. The two men drew closer to me. "Come on, Hawkeye. A deals a deal." The thug attempted to coax me into giving up, using my nickname. "Tch. If I had known you'd pull this shit, I'd have killed you when I had the chance." I spat back, holding my pistol out, finger on the trigger. "Look, Hawk. No one needs to die. Just give us the money and you're free to go." The other man laughed, taking a step forward and holding his own pistol out. "As if." I sighed, rolling my eyes.
I was suddenly grabbed from behind by another man. He held me tight in a head-lock and had his gun to my head. "The money or your life. Pick one, Hawkeye."
I thought about this on a deep level. Let them kill me and loot my body for the money or give them the money and discard my dignity. Either way, they get the money, unless I create my own way out.
My swung my leg back and kicked the guy holding my arms in between his legs. He let out a groan and droppd me, along with my gun. Shots were fired and I dodged the bullets easily. I grabbed my gun and climbed onto one of the men and launched myself into the window of a building in the ally.
(Eren's POV)
Class ended and I was sitting in math still, waiting for this damn thing to end. I tapped my foot, not listening to the teacher's lecture. "Jaeger! Listen!" The teacher shouted, smackimg his ruler on my desk. I stared at him, my bored expression unchanged. "You will come after school every day until the test. That is an order." The teacher yelled, angry.
The after school bell rung, dismissing students from the building. I scrambled to my feet and left the room in a hurry. The teacher was left steaming and angry,
I came home by bus and walked towards my house, breathing slowly and dialing Armin's number on my phone.
"Yeah, man?" Armin addressed, picking up. "Armeeennnnn. I need you to help me catch up on math." I requested. "Again?" "Yeah. It's much more entertaining when you teach me." "Fine..." Armin groaned.
I sat down on my couch and waited for Armin to arrive. When he did, I greeted him with a brohug. We went back into the living room and Armin began his lesson. Before I knew it, I was grasping numbers and answering questions left and right.
After Armin's lesson, we played video games for a while. Violent first person shooters. I shot Armin's character, who was on the other team.
"You dick! You shot me!" Armin laughed.
(Levi's POV)
I stood up and brushed the shattered glass from my clothing and picked a few bits from my hair. "Hawkeye! Come back!" I heard the men yelling. Rigid and speedy, I moved to the stairwell and went up to the top floor and stood on the terrace. I knew the men were following me so I looked for my fastest escape route.
Below me was a river that ran through town. I could jump in and if I was lucky, die and keep the money's location secret, having the note on me. The ink would smudge and they wouldn't be able to identify the address.
I looked around again. Rows of other buildings were next to this one. I could run across the roofs and try to dodge bullets.
I could either jump into the river and die or risk getting shot along the roofs and them finding the note on my body.
I had to make a decision.
Fast.
(Eren's POV)
I sighed and had laid out on the couch, Armin laying on my chest innocently. We had taken a nap after a few rounds of the video game. He was breathing slowly and I smiled at him.
He stirred uncomfortably and woke up. "Oh, hi." Armin greeted, rolling off of me."Mikasa will be home soon." I spoke of my sister, sitting up. "Yeah. Don't really wanna be around here. She'll be coming home from training. She's gonna punch something." Armin laughed, standing. "Well, I'll be seeing you." I waved as he left my house, backpack in hand.
As Armin left, Mikasa slipped in. "How was training?" I asked, moving to the kitchen. "Good. Knocked someones tooth out." Mikasa replied I her stoic voice, laying her equipment next to the door. She walked past me and went up to her room.
I sighed and drank some water.
(Levi's POV)
"Hey! Hawkeye! Where you hiding at, buddy?" I heard voices shouting for me. I whipped around to face them. The three men ascended onto the roof and they just looked at me.
"No where to run, Hawk. Turn over the money and you'll walk away alive." They warned. My feet edged closer to the edge, I was about to jump.
"Another step and I jump." Levi hissed, peeking back at the river. "And if I do, the location of the money will be lost." The men went rigid at this. "C-come in now, Hawkeye. We can talk." "There is NOTHING to talk about." I shouted. "We can come to some kind of agreement!" "No. You tricked me and shattered my trust." "We're sorry! It's business!"
I smirked and slipped off the roof, falling to my death. I reached out a hand and grabbed onto the ledge of a window, nearly breaking my hand. "Hawkeye!" The men shouted, looking over the edge. I silently dropped from the ledge and my feet landed into the grass at the edge of the river.
I ran from the area, eager to get out if sight. Once I was out, I stopped and took a breather. I plucked the note with the location of the money and tore into into bits before throwing it away.
"What a day..." I groaned, pulling open the door to my house. I dropped my keys into a bowl next to the door and walked in, closing said door behind me.
I walked into the living room.
I stared at the man sitting in my armchair, his pistol aimed at me. "Hawkeye..." He addressed. "Erwin." I griped out, looking at the wall and pulling my pistol from my harness slowly. "I understand you nearly died today...again. And what was that about refusing to pay my men?" Erwin questioned. "They cheated me, tricked and lied to me. I trusted you and your men. Not anymore." I hissed, sitting down in a chair by the wall. "I understand that but you have to pay up." Erwin shrugged. "I can'T" I replied, exaggerating my 't'.
"Then you'll have to die."
(Eren's POV)
I sat on the couch again and watched cartoons, simply wasting away time. I looked at my phone for a minute before picking it up and looking through tumblr.
This was how life was everyday.
Simple, carefree, safe.
(Levi's POV)
"I understood. You can kill me right now if you want. You're not getting that million." I growled, pulling my gun further from my holster. "So be it. I'll find the note and I'll get the cash. One way or another." Erwin hissed, pushing the gun to my head. My gun was suddenly pried from my hands. One of Erwin's men snatched it and threw it across the room.
"Goodbye...Levi..."
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