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The older man was clearly mocking him, the right corner of the mouth up in a slight grin. Eren saw red and launched himself at the raven.
But, just when his fist wast about to reach the man's face, he felt a harsh pain in his chest and his feet leave the ground.
The first thought popping in his head was that he was being attacked by a bear. A brown bear. A brown bear with round glasses. The fuck ?
Before he could process the situation, the deep amused voice of the raven cut his train of thoughts :
« What the fuck are you doing, shitting glasses ? »
« I'm saving the cutie pie ! He is too sweet, let's not break this fine piece of art, shall we my little oreo ? » replied the bear with an high-pitched enthusiastic voice.
The raven snorted and said « If you continue to squeeze him like that, your fucking pie will have shitty marmelade jolting out of his eyes, shitty glasses »
Eren looked at his chest, currently being bear-hugged by to strong arms, while his feet still hung in the air. He suddenly felt the urge to question his life choices.
To his relief, the woman put him down and let him go. He stumbled on his feet, the anger longed vanished from the shock. He tried to gain back his senses and looked at the two strangers.
The bored expression was back on the man's face and he turned his back, walking to the house he came out of earlier. He got inside and Eren was sure he heard the words mouth wash before the door closed.
Meanwhile, the woman was staring at him with a creepy grin. So creepy that for a second, he considered going after the very same man he wanted to punch two minutes ago, and ask him for help.
« Hello there, cinnamon roll ! I'm Hanji, and the charming little man who just ditched us is Levi ! What's your name sweetie? » asked the woman.
Eren was to dumbfounded to think, he just replied his name automatically.
« Sooo Eren, » continued an over-excited Hanji, leaning against him with a conspirator look, « now that Levi's gone, tell me : are you a secret admirer of Levi, who has been stalking him for months before losing it and kissing him in the spur of the moment, or is it a case of love at first sight and that was your attempt to declare your burning passion for my petite friend ? »
Okay, she's perhaps a little drunk, but definitively crazy.
At that point, the college student didn't know what bothered him the most : being confused for some pervert by a deranged woman, or the fact that his crapy friends clearly didn't intend to come and help him. Hell, he was sure those jerks were having a tone of fun at his expenses.
The woman got closer, waiting for his reply. He took to step back and stuttered :
« N-no ! I-I, I'm not, I just, huh, I—»
« Come on, Eren, don't be embarrassed » cut the woman — god, what was it tonight with everyone cutting him mid-sentences ? — « that sure wasn't the best way to win Levi's heart » she added, giggling, « but I'm on your side ! I think you should — »
That was is. Eren didn't know what she was going to say, but he was sure he didn't want to.
He turned away and ran like Satan himself was chasing him.
He didn't even stop when he heard the voices of his friends calling him.
His alarm clock woke him up early. Too early.
Last night, he arrived home around 1 am and couldn't fall asleep before 2:30 am. That was the most confusing and embarrassing night of his life. He had a bunch of messages from his friends on his phone, but chose to turn it off before going to bed. He didn't want to speak to anybody. For once, he even was glad his father weren't home when he came back.
He groaned and went to take a shower before putting on a black pair of jeans and the green shirt with the logo of his workplace. He was in a bad mood but tried to stay positive. At least, working will help clear his thoughts of last night. He put his jacket on and got out of the house.
Maria cafe was just fifteen minutes walking from his home and he arrived quickly. He went behind the counter and nodded to his two co-workers, already there.
Marco was a tall man his age with black hair, brown eyes, and freckles. In Eren's opinion, he was the nicest guy on earth and his smile could smooth anybody.
The other one, Ymir, was Marco twin sister. Like her brother, she was a tall brunette with brown eyes and freckles. Although, unlike him, she was quick to get angry and didn't fear to say whatever was in her mind, regardless of the person. Eren liked her a lot too, he just learned quickly to stay in her good side.
Both siblings were children of the owner and Eren had gotten the job thanks to them.
Marco gave him an apologetic smile while Ymir grinned at him. She was the first to break the ice :
« Hey Eren ! A little bird told me you made new friends yesterday ? »
« What ? What are you talking about ? Who said that ? », asked Eren.
« Well, a little bird called twitter spread the news last night, with a reaaaaally nice video of you trying to kiss an angry midget » answered Ymir with a mischievous smile.
« OMFG ! Those bastards posted the video on twitter ? Let me guess, that was Jean, right ? I'm going to kill him ! I'm going to kill him so hard his ghost will die, that horseface jerk ! » shouted Eren.
Ymir bursted ou laughing and Marco got closer to him with a concerned face :
« Are you okay ? I'm sure he didn't mean any harm. Let him know that you're not confortable with the video being posted on twitter and Jean will remove it. »
« Like hell I am ! That bastard would be too damn happy ! Next time I see him, I'm going to punch him, crash is fucking phone to pieces, then punch him again in his stupid face ! ».
Eren was fuming, yelling in the empty cafe while Marco was trying to calm him down, Ymir still laughing like a hyena. The three had their back facing the entrance door and jumped when a deep bored voice came from behind :
« Oi ! The shitty pervert over there ! Quit complaining an make me a medium black tea to go ! Ain't got all day ! Some of us actually have to fucking work ! ».
The three of them quickly turned back to face the client, and Eren felt his guts tense.
In a white shirt and dark suit, the petite man from last night was frowning impatiently at him.