Click, click, click.
Tap, tap, tap.
The sounds of a mouse being clicked and typing on the keyboard. The small, cramped room was dark, with no lighting except for a computer monitor. In front of the screen sat a boy with dark-rimmed glasses, a red neck tie, and a plain white shirt. It was a school boy busy with his computer, concentrating hard on the screen.
The teenage boy was busy playing a game he got addicted on two years ago, a game with no end, sucking the very life of the boy whenever he touched it. The time was 7:48, a lot of time had passed since he started playing after he got home from school, but he couldn't stop now.
The kid put an enormous amount of time and effort onto the game, resulting in him becoming the strongest player on the site. He had to continue. No time for breaks. He was in the middle of a fight against another player when-
"EREN! STOP PLAYING YOUR GAME AND GET OUT OF YOUR DAMN ROOM. IT'S DINNER!"
Oh shit. It was Mikasa. Eren's adopted sister who literally attached to him. This is why Eren always locks his room.
"Okay, okay! Give me five minutes!" Eren put his headphones back on and continued playing.
BAM!
The next thing Eren saw was a very angry Mikasa on top of the smashed bedroom door.
Mikasa busted the door open. Shit just got real.
"EREN. How many damn times do I have to fucking tell you to fucking get out of your damn room?"
"U-Uhhhh…"
Mikasa grabbed the frightened boy by his shirt collar and punched him hard in the face. Eren fell out of his chair and the girl pulled Eren's ear, dragging him all the way downstairs. Carla Jaeger, Eren's mother, was waiting at the dining table, dinner all ready. Mikasa threw Eren into his chair before sitting in her own chair. Eren had a bruise on his face because of Mikasa's last punch. Carla knew she shouldn't ask. The three of them ate in silence before Carla had spoken up.
"So, Eren, Mikasa, it's almost summer, isn't it?"
The two were freshman in high school (it's Japan, so they are in their last year of junior high). They knew summer break was next week.
"Yes," Mikasa replied bluntly.
"Maybe we should do something, like go on a trip…" Carla was intimidated by the two in the state they were in at the moment, so she kind of mumbled.
"Nope," Eren had blurted out. Mikasa stared at Eren in disgust.
"She said we should go on a trip." Mikasa kicked Eren under the table.
"Okay, okay! You two can go where ever you want, but I'm staying here! I was planning to get to level 300 by the end of summer!"
"You know, you're a real bitch, Eren."
"Mikasa, I am not a bitch. Only females can be bitches. Like y-" Eren felt another kick under the table.
"Shit, Mikasa."
Mikasa ignored Eren's remark and continued eating. After healing from Mikasa's power kicks, Eren went back upstairs to his room. He forgot about the door. Shit. He had to get another door during summer. The door was the only thing protecting him from Mikasa, well, before she broke it.
Eren slipped past the door and sat in his chair, putting back on his headphones. He looked at the screen. His mouth dropped open.
Eren saw the ranking. His original number one spot had been taken. He was now number two. He saw the username of the new number one. He almost laughed. It read:
clean_yo_ass
Eren compared it to his username: ere_tan. Okay, his username was ridiculous, too. But that was only because when Eren signed up for the game, Mikasa typed a username she liked when he wasn't looking, causing Eren's username to be so girly. But later on, he become the famous Ere-Tan.
The boy ignored the name for a moment as his rage built up.
Someone surpassed me?! I need to know who this guy is! He's ten levels more than me? How could someone possibly spend this much damn time on a game?
The boy then began working. He hacked into several programs to find out who this Mister clean_yo_ass was and found out it was a man living in the same city as him, Shibuya. He also found the man's skype account. He immediately opened up his skype and found his target. He sent a contact request. The weird thing was, Mister clean_yo_ass accepted Eren's contact request the minute he sent it. Eren then typed a message.
hello
Eren got a reply faster than he anticipated.
Hello. So you are the famous ere_tan, I see.
Eren responded back.
yea…
Another replay.
A pleasure to meet you. I look forward to working with you, brat.
Eren was automatically annoyed by the guy's correct grammar and spelling. Another grammar Nazi. Eren was also annoyed that he was called a "brat" from someone he just met. Such manners.
But Eren was confused at why he had said "I look forward to working with you." It wasn't like they were going to actually work together. And how did he know he was ere_tan? Eren's skype name was completely different. The boy kept asking all of these questions to himself. Why?
When Eren looked back at his screen, he saw that Mister clean_yo_ass was now offline.
So, what, now he just disappears?
The boy tried to ignore his mysterious encounter and continued playing his computer game before going to sleep.
The next day, Eren awoke to Mikasa's shouting, and he immediately prepared for school. Almost late. Eren hurried up and put on his tie, running out the door with toast in his mouth.
There was a reason Eren had toast in his mouth. You see, Eren is not only a NEET (Well, he goes to school so he's technically not a NEET… more like a hikikomori) but he is also an otaku. After the boy took interest in games, he also took a liking to anime. His room is filled with figures and posters of his favorite anime, and when he's not playing games, he's always watching anime.
So back to the toast in Eren's mouth. Yes, Eren is a dork, and he thinks he'll bump into his destiny or something stupid like that which only happen in animes.
On the way to school, Eren saw his best friend, Armin.
"Eren, I keep telling you to stop coming to school with toast in your mouth!"
"Sorry! Gotta run!" Eren's voice was muffled. He kept running until he reached a corner. He bumped into someone!
Could this be destiny?!
NO.
The fallen Eren opened his eyes to see the number one face he did not want to see when somebody finally bumped into him.
Jean.
Behind him were Marco, Connie, and Sasha.
"Shit, Jean! You took my first!"
Sasha was about to explode.
"What?! You mean you guys-"
"N-No way! What are you talking about, Sasha? And Eren, watch where you're going!" Jean was angry and confused.
"You're not my destiny!" Eren wiped his watery eyes. Marco stepped in.
"Um, guys, I think Eren is upset because he bumped into Jean when he was expecting to bump into his 'destiny'… Eren being an otaku and all…"
"The first person I bump into just had to be Jean!" Eren got up and continued to school. On their way, everyone was joking about such a dork Eren was. This is why he didn't have many friends. They finally got to school.
And then began another normal school day.
The last day of school before summer break.
A/N: Okay, not much happened in the first chapter. I just had a random idea for an SNK fanfic today. I'm trying to make it original. I'm sorry if this chapter is a little long, I ended up writing too much.
And YES, Eren has glasses, is a hikikomori, and an otaku. (Originality)
This is also romance, although there has been none so far in this chapter.
So I ask you. Who do you think will be shipped? There are a few clues in this chapter…
I always enjoy feedback *^* But thank you for just reading this, I am really grateful.
I should be working on my other fic…
(OH MAH GAWD I'M SORRY THIS A/N GOT LONG, AND IT'S JUST GETTING LONGER)