Chapter 2

As soon as the words escaped his mouth, Eren broke down into tears. Levi's eyes grew wide by the boy's sudden out burst. Eren's body shook as he cried, pulling his hands free from the others grasp and hiding his face in them.

Levi sat there as the boy sobbed. He didn't know if he should comfort the boy or continue to care for his wounds. Deciding to do both, Levi gently tugged the male's arms away from his face, once again wiping away the blood that had appeared on the cuts again. At the same time, Levi spoke in a hushed tone.

"Eren, can you explain to me what exactly happened?" He asked him, pulling out bandages to wrap the males arm with. Eren still had tears running down his cheeks, and when he opened his mouth to speak, only a choked sob came out. Nodding his head to shush the male, Levi simply wrapped the bandages around Eren's arm.

"Alright, alright, I understand," Levi said, finishing up treating the other and closing the first aid kit. He returned the first aid kit to where it belonged, before it hit him. If Eren had been in a car accident, why was he here in his bathroom?

"Eren, why are you here? You should be at a hospital."

The words were meant to be soft, but came out with a slight harsh tone to them. Eren sniffled and looked at Levi, his bottom lip still quivering before looking away. The black haired male narrowed his grey eyes at the other, grabbing his chin and tilting his head so that Eren was looking directly at him.

"Eren, I swear to God if you don't tell me, I'll make you scrub my entire house floor, with a toothbrush," Levi growled, causing Eren's eyes to grow wide. Keeping the male's chin in his grasp, Levi waited until the other began to explain himself.

"Levi.. It all happened so fast. One second my mom, dad, Mikasa and me were laughing, and the next, everything started to hurt. Someone was screaming, I don't know who.. Me? Mikasa? Some innocent bystander? I have no idea. All I could remember was I was in pain," Eren mumbled softly, sniffling, "I don't know if there was another car involved, everything was so blurry when the ambulance arrived. Lights were flashing, everything was so bright, my entire body ached.

When they finally got me away from the car, I.. Oh my God Levi.. I watched them pull out my mom's body.. It was horrible, Levi.. She didn't deserve to go like that," Eren's eyes began watering again and he quickly wiped at them, "Mikasa, they were holding her down while she screamed. I was in shock, and I didn't know what else to do, so I just ran. I got up and ran. I heard Mikasa screaming my name, but I kept running. I ran, and ran.. And well, I ended up here."

When Eren had finished his story, Levi's face was completely written with a mixture of emotions. He didn't understand why Eren ran to him of all people. Even Eren's friend, Armin Arlert would have been a better choice then Levi himself. The male was thinking of something to say before Eren spoke up again.

"I don't want to go to a hospital right now, Levi. I really don't. I just want to stay here and be with you."

The words were spoken soft, and Levi was taken back. His grey eyes softened, and he simply nodded his head.

"Alright, Jaeger. But, I'll be keeping an eye on you. I don't need your death on my hands," Levi replied, letting go of the male's face. He glanced at the watch on his wrist. 9:55 it read. Five minutes before the ten p.m. nightly news.

"C'mon. Let's go watch the news. I want to hear if there's anything about the new cleaning items that are to be released soon," Levi shot a glance down at the male, watched as he was answered with a nod. As Eren stood up, Levi watched him carefully, prepared to catch him if his legs couldn't hold him up.

Leaving the bathroom, the two of them made their way back to the living room. Eren sat himself on the leather chair that he sat on before, and Levi sat on the couch. He turned the T.V. on, flipping through the channels before landing on the news.

"Breaking News. There was a head on collision on the highway outside of town. Two were declared dead on the spot, one injured, and one missing. Here's Judy Rose with more on this story."

By the time the screen changed to the news reporter, Eren's face had paled. Levi scooted himself off the couch, bending down by the chair Eren was seated at. "T-Two people dead..? I don't understand," Eren shook as he spoke, eyes locked on the screen. Levi silently took the male's hand, giving it a small squeeze before a small gasp escaped the boy. "Oh my God.. That's Marco Bodt's car."