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[BACK HIM/FUCK HIM]
DAY 1 : Discovering Titan
Saying that I was mentally ready for the next year would be a lie.
One week at home with peaceful holydays and maybe that the stress would have faded.
But here I am…
"Morning" I say quickly to my mom downstairs in the kitchen.
Mikasa is already prepared, and glances at me from the front door of the flat :
"Good luck Eren"
I let an anxious smile covering my face for a while and she goes out in the cold September air. After a few minutes of listening the eternal speech of the confidence I should have – speech that my mom loves to do particularly when I don't have the time to listen to her – I manage to eat two burnt toasts and say goodbye to my her.
"And don't forget to make friends!" She tenderly adds.
Well, thanks… That could be an interesting option.
I'm joking but, last year, my class was just a crowd of stupid guys and crazy girls, only giving attention to the last movie stars or some random things they could see on TV. I remember the day a blond girl named Sissy just fainted in front of me because a celebrity from a famous show had answered her admiration letter.
I was quite alone... And my parents had understood it well.
I close the door behind me and begin to descend the stairs with excitement.
Life in school, college, university is globally the same…
The pretty ones become popular, and popular ones rule the conversations, the way to talk and to dress… It has always been like this. And I've never been one of those awesome guys who deserve all attention – and all the pretty girls too…
I'm just Eren.
A young biology student who only wants two or three good pals. That's all.
Outside, the sun is strange, I can feel that the heavy clouds want to hide it. The sensation of the rays on my cheeks is nice, I take a short pause.
I'm quite a pale boy. We don't go to the south in holydays, neither to the sea. And because I'm not into sports, I cannot say I am a very muscular guy.
Now I clearly wonder how people are going to see me.
First looks and people already judge you. I don't blame them for that, because, shush, I'm going to do the same thing, it is quite normal.
But in this kind of environment, a lot of them will only focus on appearances.
And even if I feel that I gained some force during the summer, I'm still quite thin.
And I don't really care about what I wear. The basic jean and the dark T-shirt that goes with everything. Plus the gray jacket. I'm not bad looking, I even find I could attract looks… but seriously… I'm not a handsome guy!
The worst with me is my hair cut. Damn hair! I just can't find the right way to syle them. So it is always the messy cut and here we go, Voilà! as French say… Here is Eren!
Listen to : Aoi Teshima - Esukeepu
Titan school is a huge building, ten minutes far from house – the other reason why father wanted me to go there – made with white rocks and old style metal slabs.
I swallow hard when I can finally see the great entrance, occupied by several young guys around my age. Very few are talking to each other. That is my chance! It seems I'm not the only one to be alone now…
But it's already eight o'clock and an old bold man calls us from the inside. We silently follow him and soon begins the habitual other speech of the morning which consists in the organization of the year. Let's sum up the whole paquebot quickly:
WORK, BITCHIES!
That's the main thing about this school. The old man is called Mr. Pixis as I heard from a blond girl sat behind me. He must be the headmaster of the school… So I look at him, trying to listen, but my eyes just travel into the huge room we are and stare at random faces.
But nothing really outstanding for now. Normal dudes and normal girls, watching outside or texting messages on their lap.
That generation… ^^
And soon, Pixis calls us one by one, telling me that I'm in the A section this year. BiOA, here I am… So I join my group and we then all follow our biology teacher: a brown-haired and young woman, wearing thin glasses and smiling at us sincerely "Come on, torture begins right over there!" She grins.
At least, she has some humor…
A little room for the group. Seems like every one doesn't know with whom to seat. I don't care. I just take place and a blond guy sits next to me. Blue eyes, medium-long hair and quite small…
Quite thin too… I'm not the only one.
He eventually looks at me and talks with a soft voice:
"Hey, do you know who many we are in the class?"
"No… really not" I answer.
It was true. The room was almost full and yet, students still entered murmuing things.
"Well, take you seat and calm down…" Says the teacher, clapping her hands with satisfaction. "I'm your biology teacher for the year and my name is…" She begins to write on the black board her name with haste. "Hanji".
She then gives us papers where it is highly recommended to write informations about ourselves. Or, as says the teacher "I'll send you to the undergrounds with the stuffed animals". Damn… What is that woman? I thought there would be nice people here!
Armin, observing carefully to his own piece of paper, was writing with a shy expression some things about him. I slip a furtive glance over his answers.
"Hey, you didn't put your marks from last year exams…" I remark.
"That… I don't remember them all I'm afraid" The blond guy says nonchalantly. Then he watches at me and smile. "Tell me what mark I deserve in Sport!"
"What? How could I say you that?".
"Come on, I just need a random thing not too aberrant…"
I roll my eyes to him, dumbfounded, then:
"Let's say 13…?"
"Are you sure?" He says, playful.
"…Yeah…" I mumble.
"Oh, thanks! That's maybe one of my best marks in sport!"
"Really…?"
"Well, have you seen my innate qualities?" He then laughs happily.
"Yeah…" I nod. "Nobody's perfect I suppose…"
"I'm Armin by the way" He clams with joy, before giving me his hand.
I accept, surprised by his liveliness.
"I'm Eren…"
Hanji cut the discussions and calls us to come in front of the black board so that she can take us in photo. One by one of course...
"I have to make a face book." A terrible smile crosses her cheeks. "And the other teachers must see your funny faces…" She adds.
Some students just laugh, while many others including me find the detail quite scary. I don't want all those jerks to see my photo! And to laugh at me?
Armin is still pronouncing my name with pleasure, as if it was a candy or something like.
"Why are you focused on my name like that? Is it that strange?" I ask.
"Oh, that's a rare name…"
"I don't know… Armin sounds foreign to me".
"Comes from the east…"
"Like Romania…?"
"Hungary."
I smile a little, then sigh.
"Eren Jaeger!"
"Yes?" I ask to Mrs. Hanji.
She seems to wait something.
"Ah… yeah! Sorry…" I murmur before jumping to the board.
I can feel the look of everyone in the class on me… And that is really a strange sensation. And while Hanji prepares the photo, I travel my gaze to all them.
"Thanks Jaeger…" The teacher then says to me.
I pause, still lost in the faces.
"Eren! You can come back to your sit or just have a nap here but you got to tell me okay? So that I can bring my pillow."
"Oh…" I blench.
I can hear some laughs around me as I go back to my sit. Well, it's already done it seems… I won't be the guy to take seriously…
"Jean Kirsten!" I then heard from the teacher.
I turn my eyes to a guy going to the black board. He is quite tall, maybe as tall as me. Short hair, with a blond side on the top. He seems bored like hell. Some girls behind us are commenting at all the passages, until giving marks to every student.
Girls…
"Yeah… He is damn sexy…" I can hear.
"Have you seen his eyes?"
"Dear lord!"
"Oh my god…" Adds a third one.
"Don't touch him! He's mine!"
Girls…
"Hey… Are you listening?"
"Yeah… Sorry…" I answer to the curious Armin next to me.
"I was saying that you seemed disappointed with my answer… Are you Romanian?"
"No, it's just that I like Romania…"
"That's cool, one of the first time I hear that…" He stretches a little. "Why?"
"… I have been there a few times… Do you know the mud volcanos?""
"No…"
"Well you should really google that when you're home" I advice him.
"Alright, I'll search."
"Great country…" I say.
"Hey, you really had 6 in Philosophy last year?" He suddenly asks me.
"Yeah… this is clearly my weak point…" Then I add, smiling softly. "I don't think I have any skills anyway."
"And your 17 in French?"
"… The teacher was too kind..." I mutter.
"Do not undervalue yourself… It won't help you… In all your life, it is pure nonsense…"
I keep silent for a moment.
He is just right.
He seems to be the big brain of the class but he is so open… And cool like hell. Maybe too nice in fact!
Soon, Mrs Hanji gives us our timetables, before saying goodbye to everyone.
We all leave our sits. The first day is short but I'm already tired. Armin helps me to tidy up our table and conduce me to the door.
"Ah… Finally, we are done with this crazy woman..." I hum.
"I think she is nice" Says Armin walking in the green court were flowers are blossoming.
We can see at this particular moment Mrs Hanji running to a door with an evil smile.
"That must be the teacher's common room…" Comments Armin.
"You see? She looks like Taz, the devil of Tasmania!"
Armin just can't refrain a laugh.
"Too much TV Eren…" He adds.
Armin says goodbye to me – he takes the subway to go back to his house – and I continue on my road on the right side of the school.
Well, that was a first taste of that new world…
Even if I have the sensation people were laughing at me and that everything was going too fast, I had already found a nice friend.
That was already a lot for me…
END OF THE FIRST DAY
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