College is like Schizophrenia
Chapter 2:
Eren yawned as he laid in his bed, still tired. The sun had yet to rise, but Eren still woke up. The night was silent as the boy laid staring at the wall, his tired eyes staying open. The open window blew air into the over heated room, Eren covered in his sheets.
In the quiet he heard shuffling downstairs, making him sit up worriedly. Slowly he climbed out of bed, making his way to his bedroom door. Carefully
he opened the door, sneaking out and down the stairs. The light to the kitchen was on and there was chatting coming from inside.
Walking down the stairs his sleepy eyes spotted two people standing in the kitchen, chatting with each other. As he reached the bottom he began walking towards the doorway. His vision improved he was able to make out who was standing in the light.
"What are you doing up so early?" The taller man said holding a mug in his bulky fingers. Levi and Erwin stood watching the sleepy boy wobble into the room.
"Thirsty?" Eren muttered, looking at his watch.
"Do you want some water? Maybe juice?"
"Maybe beer?" Levi sarcastically said.
"Water please." Eren yawned.
"Get your water and go to bed." Levi said, sitting his mug in the sink.
"Why are two you awake?" Eren mumbled, walking into the kitchen.
"We were about to leave for a jog." Erwin said as Eren grabbed a mug from the cabinet. Walking to the sink he turned to face the two.
"It's dangerous early this morning. Be safe." Eren said as he filled his mug. "Good-night you both." Eren said and walked out of the room.
"What a nice kid." Erwin smiled as he finished off his coffee.
"He was staring between us weirdly, I'm not sure if I like him." Levi said a he turned to wash his coffee mug.
"You actually have a statement about someone else. Who knew you cared." Erwin teased, putting his mug in sink. Levi huffed, but cleaned it anyway.
"He's weird, but I can look past that because of Mikasa. She seems to cherish him deeply." Levi muttered, switching to drying the the mugs.
"He seems generally nice." Erwin smiled.
"He's just weird, that's all I said. He'll fit right in." Levi said, looking between them where Eren had been staring. "Maybe he's just too tired to see straight." Levi argued with himself, walking to the front of the house. With a sigh Erwin followed after, already jogging to keep up with the shorter.
Neither bothered to lock the door, they never did.
The next morning Eren was woken up by Mikasa slapping him across the face, making him alert. It took a moment before he growled at her.
"Was war das für?!" He yelled and rubbed his cheek.
"You are a lair!" She snapped.
"Lügner?! Wie soll ich ein Lügner?!" Eren snapped back. Mikasa brought her fist up, Eren flinching expecting a punch, but instead it was held out in front of him.
"Sie sagten, Sie es in Deutschland verlassen!" Eren opened an eye, peeking at Mikasa's hand. Clenched in it was Eren's cellphone. Taken by surprise he couldn't get any words out. "Eren! Sag mir die Wahrheit! Armin und ich verdienen es zu wissen!"
"Ich bin kein Lügner! Ich lassen Sie es zu Hause, auf meinem Bett! Ich warf es aus dem Bett! Das kann mir nicht sein!" Eren yelled, Mikasa pressing the phones home button. There was a screensaver of a woman. She was smiling happily, her dark eyes bright as she looked straight ahead. "Es ist nicht möglich! Ich brauchte nicht das!"
"Vielleicht haben Sie es brauchte unwissenlich. Haben Sie Ihre Medizin bevor er zu nehmen?"
"Nein! Vielleicht-Vielleicht folgte er mir." Eren said, looking over his shoulder.
"Grisha doesn't know." Mikasa said calmly, Eren shaking his head.
"Nicht Papa. Der Mann, der Mensch."
"Eren! Es gibt keinen Menschen! Er ist in deinem Kopf!
"Nein! Er ist real! Ich habe ihn gesehen!"
"Ihr verrückt! Sie sollten zu Hause bleiben können!"
"Es geht mir gut! Ich brauchte nicht den Vater, mich zu sehen!"
"Du bist nicht in Ordnung! Vielleicht sollten wir uns Ihr Repzept angehoben!
"Aussteigen! Nehmen Sie die dumme Telefon, nehmen Sie die dumme Pillen! Ich brauche sie nicht!"
"Eren!" Mikasa yelled as Eren pushed her toward the bedroom door. "Stop we need to talk!"
"Out Mikasa!" Eren yelled shoving her out of the room. The girl stumped, the blast of air behind her from the door made her tumble over. Turning she looked at the door, knowing it was locked. With a sigh she got to her feet, the phone clutched in her hand as she leaned her head against the door.
"Eren. When you calm down…come find me so we can talk this out. You'll understand why I'm saying all this. I found the phone Eren, try and remember. If you have a problem…I'll have to call your father." With that Mikasa walked away, a frown planted on her face.
She made her way down the stairs her poker face playing as she's walking into the living room, the usual crowd sitting on the circular couch. Eyes dragged to her immediately, Levi's sticking out with the anger it held.
"What happened up there?" He asked, not hiding the anger in his voice.
"Nothing."
"That certainly didn't sound like nothing." Marco said, shaking a bit.
"I caught him in a lie."
"Did he hurt you? I will personally kick his ass back to Germany if he laid a hand on you." Levi growled.
"I'm fine, all he did was push me out of his room. He's just upset. He will calm down soon and we'll sort stuff out."
"Still he shoved you. That's no way to treat a lady." Jean said as Mikasa sat next Armin.
"That's not how a young man treats a lady." Levi grumbled, sitting back.
"What would his mother and father think." Connie grumbled next to Sasha.
"His father would just tell him the proper way before leaving him alone to head to another clients home. His mother…she…I don't really know what she would think. She hasn't been around since we were ten."
"Why'd she leave…was the temper too scary for her?" Christa asked sincerely.
"She…she…she's just not around anymore. Something's happened and we all try to forget about it. Eren and her were closer than anyone else, so out of respect I won't talk about it." Mikasa said, bowing her head in shame.
"She's dead." Levi said, Mikasa and Armin nodding.
"Please just don't talk about it. We lived in a part of Germany, one like the south side of a city. Grisha was just a new doctor. We barely made it out of there, Mikasa and I didn't have anyone to hold us back, but Eren was stuck back with his father. Now he's here, without any reason to hate it. Let him be happy, we all deserve it after what we went through." Armin muttered, looking down with Mikasa's hand in his. "Not all memories are better ones."
"But…what happened…did she get sick…hit by a vehicle?" Sasha asked, regretting it when Mikasa looked up with a death glare.
"Ask me about my own mom and dad all you want, but don't you dare ever ask me or him what happened. The image will never leave his mind. The last thing we need to remember was an angels death." With that she stomped out of the room, leaving Armin alone with the curious and scared bunch.
"What about doctor Jaeger?"
"He certainly is a man of titles. After his wife's death Eren and him…broke apart. He was only around to make sure Eren was in good health."
"Well isn't that a good thing?" Christa said.
"No it's not. A young child growing up with no help after a traumatic event like he faced. No one was there for him, when Mikasa and I moved he was stuck alone. Call us greedy for wanting to be free, but Eren was too focused on the negativity in life. He needed serious help and no one was around to talk with him."
"So what, he's a mental case? Should we lock our doors at night?" Jean asked.
"Eren's not a monster, don't be scared of him. He may be a little off, but his hearts where it should be, caring for those he loves." Armin glared at Jean to get the message across.
"Still, if he snaps we will get his father here to take him back." Levi said, wanting Eren gone.
"He'll be fine Levi, everyone's safe." Armin reassured.
"Big bro can't go killing people. He's scared too, you see him shaking like a leaf." Isabel said behind Levi, Farlan in the doorway.
"I'm not a murder Isabel."
"Eren will never stay mad, he's a very caring person who puts others before himself…I think I should go check on Mikasa." With that Armin got up and left without another word.
"I still don't like that brat." Levi stated, sitting back into the couch.
"Is it fair to judge him before you really know him." Christa spoke up.
"Christa." Ymir said next to the girl.
"Later, I'm sure he'll be downstairs for dinner, I'm going to try and talk with him. He must be lonely with only a few people able to understand him. It's a new environment, so just be nice to him."
"His temper reminds me of my sister, that woman I tell you made me fear her." Hange said with a smile. "I need to visit her, last we saw each other she was against me leaving home. Didn't really help our relationship any, but she really couldn't keep me home anymore."
"I thought you said your sister left to get married." Levi corrected.
"Let me just think I actually got passed her." Hange smiled.
"Weren't you three when she left?" Erwin asked.
"Something like that, I never really got to talk with her. She'd come by from time to time, do my hair as we talked."
"What happened then?" Isabel asked as she rested her chin on Levi's head.
"One day she didn't come…she never came back. I wanted to visit her, but I never knew her address. I think I was fifteen when I moved."
"It's sad when they don't come back." Erwin said before standing up. "I'm going to the library, who's turn is it to cook."
"Mine." Christa said with a smile. "I'm going to do some homework before I start cooking." She smiled, getting off the couch and walking towards the front door.
"Why are the girls cooking for you boys?" Ymir asked Erwin.
"It's easier and we spend less money between the two houses."
"So far the only guy that cooks here is Levi. He's slow as hell." Ymir said, Levi glaring at her.
Later in the day Christa returned to the boys dorm to find a note waiting in place of everyone.
"Dear Christa,
We went to play volleyball, to relieve stress. We didn't want to interrupt your homework schedule so we left a note. Eren is still upstairs locked in his room, so you're not alone. Be back before sundown.
Sincerely Armin."
"You always write it like a letter Armin." Christa chuckled before looking up at the stairs. "Did you try to invite him?" With a sigh she ascended the stairs to Eren's room. Once she reached it she knocked on the door. "Eren, I want you to help me make dinner. Everyone's gone so no ones here to be scared of." Christa heard a sigh on the other side of the door and no movement. "You're not suppose to spend your college years in hiding, alone." At this the lock clicked and the door opened to show Eren. Smiling up at him Christa grabbed Eren's hand, pulling him down the stairs.
Once in the kitchen Christa set up for dinner. "What do you want to make?" She asked as she pulled her hair back.
"Uh. Dessert?" Eren shrugged.
"Eren I want to make a German dish. What do you want?"
"Next time, next time." Eren answered. Christa chuckled and shook her head.
"Alright lets have chicken noodle soup. Can you boil the noodles while I cook the chicken and the vegetables?"
"Me boil noodles? Okay." Eren smiled, filling the pan with water.
"Five bags, everyone's always hungry."
"Okay." Eren said as he brought the heavy pot over to the hot stove. "I wait and help with vegetables?" Eren asked.
"Can you get a skillet out, I can't reach it?"
"Skillet, Ja." Eren said, opening the cabinet above the stove. Pulling out a skillet he gladly handed it to Christa.
"Usually Bertholdt helps me, but they went to play volleyball." Christa huffed.
"You like volleyball?" Eren asked, pulling his hair back into a nub of hair.
"I do, but I'm too short and weak to play. I'm fine staying behind, I thought that they'd take you though?"
"Me not wanna go. I fine staying alone." Eren answered, removing the bags of noodles from the cabinets.
"Yah, I'd rather cook."
"I love cooking, I help if you need it." Eren smiled widely, Christa returning before removing carrots and the chicken from the fridge.
"Thanks, Levi always gets stuck cooking too, maybe after you get use to the kitchen you could both take shifts." Eren chuckled, not understanding some of what Christa said, but didn't want to point it out. Christa was opening the carrots while Eren ripped open the noodles and poured them into the pan, the bubbles escalating as more and more noodles were added. Once all five bags were in Eren turned to help Christa, only to find the girl staring at him, a carrot up her nose.
"What?" Eren said before the carrot flew past him. Christa was smirking playfully, grabbing another carrot. She managed to get a handful before Eren snatched the carrot bag, placing one in his mouth. Both stared each other down, waiting for the other to make a move. Christa had her nose blocked, ready to fire, Eren had his cheeks puffed, ready to fire back. Like the flick of a switch they fired at each other, reloading quickly.
"I swear we get cheated every time." Jean complained as the friends walked toward the boys house, sweat dripping from head to toe.
"Jean it's not our fault you play too bad." Ymir teased, Jean snapping at her.
"It's not my fault you took the best players miss happy-feet." Jean growled as the group reached the porch of the mansion, the sun setting behind it. "Hopefully Christa's got dinner done, I'm starving." He whined as Levi opened the door, mumbling about cleaning himself up.
"Let's just rest, my legs are killing me." Armin said, walking into the living room.
"Come on, it's good to get your nose out of books once in a while." Mikasa said as she stretched.
"Why's there a carrot on the floor?" Levi asked, picking the small vegetable up between his fingers.
"Maybe it rolled out of the kitchen." Isabel said, the crowd already moving towards the kitchen. The first thing they notice was Christa kneeling down, hiding behind one end of the counter. The second thing they noticed was all the carrots on the ground.
"What the hell happened to my kitchen!?" Levi yelled, scaring Christa and Eren, both jumping up and facing the group. Both had carrots in their noses and a group of them in their mouths, ready to fire.
"What the hells going!?" Levi yelled, the carrots in their noses falling out. The two stared at the group in surprise before looking back at each other. "Don't even open your mouths! Just go and spit those in the trash, then get back here to clean this up!" Levi yelled angrily. Slowly Eren began walking, looking at Christa cautiously. Said girl did the same as he neared. When they were next to each other they puffed their cheeks warningly. Again they blew the carrots at one another, Eren making a break for it as he broke through the crowd, Christa chasing after. He didn't get far when Christa hopped onto his back, putting him in a headlock.
"Oh no you don't!" Christa chuckled as Eren spun around, trying to shake her off. Unfortunately it only succeeded in making them dizzy, Eren tripping and falling face first into the couch. Christa chuckled as she rolled off his back, laying on the couch as her eyes focused. "Let's do that again!" She yelled as she laughed, Eren snickering against the cushions.
"You both! Clean this up now!" Levi yelled, his eyes aimed at Eren.
"Dinners burnt." Sasha whined as she looked at the overflowed pot to see nothing but charcoal.
"We'll order pizza Sash." Connie said as he patted her back.
"How many bags did you waste shoving up your noses!?" Levi yelled, Eren just stared at the cushion laughing along with Christa.
"Only six." Christa said as she sat up, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"Get the brats head out of the couch I don't want there to be carrot juice on it." Levi growled, Christa poking Eren.
"Uh oh I think he's dead, better make sure." She said teasingly as she poked Eren's side, a laugh escaping him as he clutched his hips. She kept poking around, tickling Eren. When she poked the back of his neck, however, Eren shot up with a yell of pain. It scared the others, causing them to jump. Christa covered her ears at the sudden loud noise escaping the boy.
"Oh my god! I didn't mean to hurt you!"
"I fine…just tender spot." Eren said as he covered the spot carefully.
"I hope so." Christa said.
"Both of you are alright now clean that mess up!" Levi barked, Christa grumbling as she took Eren's hand and pulled him toward supplies cabinet. "When your done cleaning up that whole mess then you can eat pizza!" Levi ordered while Mikasa called the campus pizza restaurant.
Levi inspected the kitchen, the two young adult looking with nervousness, both starving for the pizza in the living room. The smell was torture to their starving stomachs. Kneeling down Levi swiped his finger against the stove, being the last thing he checked.
"So?" Christa asked irritated.
"Not perfect, but you can clean the kitchen tomorrow. Go eat." As soon as Levi said that the two charged into the living room, finding spots to sit down in before digging into the pizza. Levi walked in, taking a seat next to Mikasa, the girl already having a plate for him.
The conversation that Mikasa and Eren was having shifted to Eren calling his father. "Eren, you should text him or call him to let him know you're alright." Mikasa said, holding out the phone.
"I know." Eren sighed, holding out his hand. With a small smiled Mikasa handed Eren the phone, watching said boy get up and leave. He stopped outside the room, leaning against the doorframe. He had the phone to his ear already as he waited for the man to pick up.
"Hallo?" Came with a click.
"Hallo, Papa." Eren whispered.
"Eren!"
"Ja, es ist."
"Wo bist du!?" An angry yell came from the other side, Eren curling together as he flinched.
"Ich bin mit Mikasa und Armin. Ich habe meine Medizin bekam, so werde ich Ordnung sein." Eren said lowly.
Es ist mir egal! Wenn Sie nicht ein Flugzeug steingen jetzt ich schwöre bei Gott, ich werde dich verleugnen!
"Ich sage nicht, nach Hause zu kommen, ich bin mit Mikasa und Armin bleiben. Ich werde zu Gast bei Freuden."
"Fein. Du bist für mich gestorben. Sie werden kein Geld, um euch gegeben, damit Sie dort verhungern können." After the last anger filled word the phone went dead, Eren's father hanging up on him. For a moment Eren stood still, gripping his phone silently.
"Eren is everything alright!?" Mikasa yelled, Eren turning with a smile and walked back into the living room.
"Ja. Dad said I can stay. He trust yous both." Eren said as he sat between Mikasa and Armin.
"You both. Armin teach him English already." Levi barked as he sat next to Mikasa, glaring at Eren.
"I'm busy, maybe Mikasa could."
"You know more than I do, but I guess I'll try." At this Levi sighed, shaking his head.
"Eren eat." Mikasa said, but Eren shook his head.
"Not hungry anymore."
"You haven't eaten all day, come on." Armin smiled, holding up a slice of pizza.
"Nein. I go and take shower. Very tired." Eren said before getting up.
"Eren, come on. Your schedule will be messed up if you don't eat." Eren didn't reply, he just walked toward the staircase in the main hall.
"Is he okay?" Annie spoke up, looking down at her pizza.
"I'm sure. Chats with his father aren't good at all. His father is horrible to him. Probably yelled at him." Armin said and bit his pizza.
"You know about bad dads right Levi?" Mikasa commented, earning a glare from her cousin.
"I'm not a pussy about it. He needs a lesson beaten into him."
"Hasn't he been beaten enough." Mikasa whispered to herself.
"What?" Levi asked, but Mikasa just bit her lip before getting up to leave.
A/N: Translations:
Eren: Was war das für?!
Eren: Lügner?! Wie soll ich ein Lügner?!
Mikasa: Sie sagten, Sie es in Deutschland verlassen
Mikasa: Eren! Sag mir die Wahrheit! Armin und ich verdienen es zu wissen!"
Eren: Ich bin kein Lügner! Ich lassen Sie es zu Hause, auf meinem Bett! Ich warf es aus dem Bett! Das kann mir nicht sein!"
Eren: Es ist nicht möglich! Ich brauchte nicht das!"
Mikasa: Vielleicht haben Sie es brauchte unwissentlich. Haben Sie Ihre Medizin bevor er zu nehmen?
Eren: Nein! Vielleicht-Vielleicht folgte er mir.
Eren: Nicht Papa. Der Mann, der Mensch.
Mikasa: Eren! Es gibt keinen Menschen! Er ist in deinem Kopf!
Eren: Nein! Er ist real! Ich habe ihn gesehen!
Mikasa: Ihr verrückt! Sie sollten zu Hause bleiben können!
Eren: Es geht mir gut! Ich brauchte nicht den Vater, mich zu sehen!
Mikasa: Du bist nicht in Ordnung! Vielleicht sollten wir uns Ihr Repzept angehoben!
Eren: Aussteigen! Nehmen Sie die dumme Telefon, nehmen Sie die dumme Pillen! Ich brauche sie nicht!"
Grisha: Hallo?
Eren: Hallo, Papa.
Grisha: Eren!
Eren: Ja, es ist.
Grisha: Wo bist du!?
Eren: Ich bin mit Mikasa und Armin. Ich habe meine Medizin bekam, so werde ich Ordnung sein.
Grisha: Es ist mir egal! Wenn Sie nicht ein Flugzeug steingen jetzt ich schwöre bei Gott, ich werde dich verleugnen!
Eren: Ich sage nicht, nach Hause zu kommen, ich bin mit Mikasa und Armin bleiben. Ich werde zu Gast bei Freuden.
Grisha: Fein. Du bist für mich gestorben. Sie werden kein Geld, um euch gegeben, damit Sie dort verhungern können.
Eren: What was that for ?!
Eren: liar ?! How am I a liar ?!
Mikasa: You said you left it in Germany
Mikasa: Eren! Tell me the truth! Armin and I deserve to know! "
Eren: I'm not a liar! I left it at home, on my bed! I threw it on the bed! That can not be mine! "
Eren: It is not possible! I did not bring it! "
Mikasa: You might have unknowingly taken it. Did you miss your medicine.
Eren: No! Maybe-maybe he followed me.
Eren: not Dad. The man, man.
Mikasa: Eren! There is no man! He's in your head!
Eren: No! He is real! I have seen him!
Mikasa: Your crazy! You should have stayed home!
Eren: I'm fine! I did not need father to see me!
Mikasa: You're out of order! Maybe we should raised your prescription!
Eren: Get out! Take the stupid phone, take stupid pills! I do not need it!
Grisha: Hello?
Eren: Hi, Dad.
Grisha: Eren!
Eren: Yes, it is.
Grisha: Where are you !?
Eren: I'm with Mikasa and Armin. I've got my medicine, I'll be fine.
Grisha: I do not care! If you are not on a plane right now I swear to God, I'll disown you!
Eren: I'm not coming home, I'm staying with Mikasa and Armin. I'm making friends here.
Grisha: Fine. You're dead to me. You will not have money given to you so you can starve to death.