Chapter 2
Back at the apartment.
"Eren! you're home, how was it? what was he like?" Armin says running towards me as soon as I get through the door, I stuggle to answer his question with his arms around my neck nearly chocking me, "what can i say? I'm glad it's over and i never have to see him again. He was so serious and intimidating." I shrug whilst trying to pull him off me, "but you do have to admit he is hot" he says to me while walking back to the sofa, I shrug again "If you're into that type of person then I guess so." following him "oh and I asked him if he is gay." I scowl remembering the smirk he gave me when I asked him the question, "well..he hasn't ever been in a picture with a woman before so I thought I should just put that on there.." he looks at me smiling, remebering what Rivaille said to answer the question I replied back to Armin saying "He did give me an answer though.." I wink at Armin he then looks wide eyes at me "are you serious?!" he shouts leaning right towards my face, "well he didn't exactly say he was...but he was obviously trying to tease me in a way." I told him, before he could eve say anything else, there was a long awkward pause "well...what did he say?" he leans in closer
"he said some thing around the lines of 'and what if I were?' I just answered him with 'that wouldn't change a thing' and Armin please give me some space.." I tell him. "Anyway, Armin I think that I can still make it too my shift at the hardware store." I say quickly checking the clock on the wall to see if I still had time.
I'm glad I still had time for my shift so I could get my mind off of Rivaille, I started aranging some nails but Mikasa, my boss and childhood friends, comes around the corner and says "hey Eren, can you help me out back?" I look up at her and nod "yeah, give me a minute." I arange the rest of the nails on the hook then get up making my way towards where Mikasa had gone, once I'm around the corner a man is stanging there which make me jump and step back a little but then I notice those same gray eyes I saw earlier "Levi?" I whisper and step back once again "What a pleasent suprise, Mr jaeger." he says with one of his signature smirks "please call me Eren and why are you in here?" I say looking down at the floor thinking that I sounded a little rude
"I'm in here for business. I needed to pick up a few things, are you free?" he says back to me making me look up from the floor "y-yeah, what can I help you with?.." there was a pause before he answered me "do you have cable ties?", "yeah we do, follow me." I make eye contact nearly forgetting what we're even having a conversation about until he spoke up and said "please lead the way, Mr Jaeger." I start walking towards the place where the cale ties were, once he grabbed on I ask him "Is that eveything you need?.." he looks at me says "yes, that's all, thank you." once he made sure it was the right thing we walk back to the cash register, not speaking to him I laugh at little remembering Armin talking about how 'hot' Rivaille is, "what's so funny?" he asks. "oh nothing, I was trying to think of a way to get a picture of you for the schools paper.." I say grabbing a bag to put the cable ties in "would you like and original or should we arange a photo shoot?" he says looking at me while grabbing the bag "you'd do that?" I look at him wide eyes with hope, he then slides a card towards me "call me...about the pictures." I look down at the card then back up to him "oh...yeah I will." once I finish speaking he smirks then walks towards the exit without say anything or even looking back, I watch him lower himself into his car through the window of the store "stop Eren that's weird." I whisper to myself looking back into the store rather at him.
At the photoshoot
"Thanks again for doing this Mr Rivaille." I hear Armin say with a really big smile and he just replies with "I'm happy to help." I just stare at him, I always thought that he looked good in suits.."Okay, should we try one with you smiling?" the photographer asks taking a few more shots, the photographer is my friend Jean..I never really got on well with him, seeing that Rivaille didn't smile Jean whispers "or not..." but clearly everyone heard him, I then notice Armin lean towards me and whispers "you have realized that he hasn't stopped looking at you since we got here..." I then bite my lip and whisper back to him "he asked me to go for a coffee once we finished with this." he looks up at me and giggles, yes..Armin just giggle, "I know, shh." I smile back at him.
"so, is he your boyfriends?" Rivaille asks me while we're walking out of the room where we took the photos "who?" I ask him "the photographer.." he looks down at his wrist readjusting his watch "Jean?...no, no, no way.." I laugh a little then look at my feet, "oh..well I saw the way he was smiling at you." I raise my eyebrow "really?...I pretty much hate him..he only done this to pay me back for something." he then is the one to raise an eyebrow "it didn't seem that way..so what about the girl at the store?.." I notice that we're at the entrance of a coffee shop "Mikasa?..No, she's more like family and plus I'm gay..." I mutter the last part. We then order our coffees and sit down at a round table at the center of the shop, I grab the cup but notice it's too hot for me to handle so i rest my fingers at the top of the cup, "you seen nervous." He says making me look up from my fingers and shug "I guess I find you intimidating.." he then raises an eyebrow and says "I'm used to getting my own way." "life must get rather boring then.." I am the one to smirk at him now. "Tell me about your family." he says out of the blue making me jump a little "my family? well both my parents died when I was fifteen and have been living by my self ever since." after such a long time I can finally talk about my familys death without runnig and crying..it was a hard time for me, "anyway..that photo shoot went well Armin see-" he interrupted me, "I'm sorry, I'll walk you out." he got up quickly which stunned me yet annoyed me at the same time he nearly left me behind, once we were out side his pace sped up. While I was there basically jogging to catch up with him "Is it becuase you have a girlfriend or a boyfriend?" he then readjusted his tie and looked at me "I don't do romance." he then ran his finger through his hair as he said that. I didnt notice that the red light was on so I stepped onto the road trying to get infront of him so he'll look at me but I get pulled back onto the pavement by him "Watch it." he shouts while pulling me into his arms so I'm not infront of the moving traffic, he still has his arms wrapped around my waist I look down at him trying to figure out how someone so short could be so strong anyway notice him looking right at me, he then reaches up and gently strokes my cheek "I'm not the man for you...you should stay clear of me." he whispers so only I can hear what he said "I have to go" he says dropping his hand from my cheek "good bye Mr Rivaille." I turn away from him and start walking towards my apartment.