The One That Got Away Part 4 Sad Reunion
It's been two months since his mother went back home. He's just got home from a hard day at work when he walks past his answering machine he sees he's got a message so he presses play and sees that he's been called from someone in Trost his old home he's told if he wants to ring back the number he has to press one it must be his mum or dad ringing she must have taken his number when she was here two months ago.
He heads to the kitchen and opens the fridge and pulls out a beer and starts to drink it he then goes back to the phone picks it up and goes and sits down in one of his chairs and dials the number then he says yes to calling the number it rings for about one minute before someone picks up then he remembers the time difference then the person speaks it sounds groggy "Hello" He knows that voice its Armin's he sighs "Armin is that you."
Even after a year and a half Armin knows that voice "Eren hey" Eren sighs "What the hell I told you not to look for me or contact me I'm hanging up" He's just about to when Armin shouts "Eren wait no I'm calling about your parents" Eren sighs "Are they OK" Armin sighs "I've been trying to call all day there's no easy way to say this but your parents were killed in a car accident yesterday."
Eren can't believe it he saw his mum two months ago and now he'll never see them alive again. Armin can't hear anything "Eren are you still there answer me" He then hears crying on the other end of the phone and he sighs he speaks into the phone "Eren the funerals in two days".
Eren sighs "I can't come back" Armin's shocked "There your parents Eren" Eren sighs "I know they are but I can't come back that's my old life" Armin can't believe it he snaps "Don't give me that shit Eren get your ass back here it's your parents funeral dammit" Eren sighs "Please Armin don't make me come back" Armin sighs "Get your ass on a plane" Eren sighs "Armin please I can't."
Armin snaps again "You either get your ass on a plane or I'll fly to Canada and drag you back whether you like it or not" Eren sighs "Damn you Armin fine I'll be there sometime tomorrow" Armin smiles "Good ring me when you get in I'll pick you up" Eren sighs "Fine" He then hangs up then he cries again his parents are gone he has nobody anymore no family nothing. He finishes the beer and follows it up with seven more.
He doesn't remember what happens afterwards as he passes out. When he wakes up its 11:30am he feels like crap first he rings Jacques and tells him what's happened and he's told to take as long as he needs he thanks Jacques and hangs up.
He then rings the airport and is told the next plane to Trost leaves in four hours he buys a ticket and is told he can pick it up when he arrives at the airport. He thanks the lady then hangs up packs for three days and finds his passport then he takes a long shower. He gets out 45 minutes later and rubs the mirror and looks at his reflection he really does look like shit as much as he feels right now he's changed a lot in a year and a half he's grown his hair long and put on a lot of muscle.
He takes his sunglasses and packs a suit along with his other clothes then he calls a taxi he's not really fit to drive he'd probably crash the car and he'd rather not do that. The taxi arrives 10 minutes later and he just says "Airport" Then says nothing after a while the driver gets the hint of no small talk and stays quiet. When he arrives at the airport he picks up his ticket and when the plane arrives he boards it. A noisy man sits next to him but when Eren just doesn't acknowledge him he finally shuts up.
He arrives in Trost at 7pm he doesn't call Armin he'd much rather not even be here he hails a taxi and tells them to take him to a hotel. The Driver takes him to the Trost Royal Hotel an expensive place he'd rather not stay here but he's only here for three days even though Jacques gave him as long as he wanted off. He pays for a room and is shown to his room he doesn't recognize anyone so that's good. When he gets to his room he quickly unpacks then makes his way downstairs to the bar.
He's on his third beer when Armin finds him" He sits next to him "Damn Eren you look rough why didn't you call me when you got in" He looks at Armin "Does it matter how did you find me" Armin smiles "I'm smart remember I rang every hotel you was bound to be staying at one of them this one's a bit pricey isn't it" Eren sighs "What do you want" Armin smiles "I'm your friend remember and your parents funeral is tomorrow so how much have you drank."
Eren smiles "Not enough" Armin looks at the barman who shows his three fingers then points to the beer Armin nods at him then turns to Eren "Make that your last beer".
Eren sighs "Why" Armin sighs "You don't want to be drunk on your parent's funeral do you" Eren sighs "Fine" He drinks the beer in one go it was pretty much full then he stands up and leaves the bar Armin follows him to his room. When Eren opens the door he looks over his shoulder "Why are you following me."
Armin smiles "Eren I don't trust you tonight so I'll sleep on the couch I'm sure it has one" Eren just smirks "Suit yourself" When they get inside Eren goes straight to his room and is shortly asleep. Armin follows him and sees him asleep and he sighs he's not surprised by Eren's actions he'd be the same it was different for him when his parents died so long ago he had his grandpa, Eren and Mikasa to help him get through it Eren probably feels he has nobody but he's wrong he has him.
When he first saw Eren he was shocked he looks so different he's grown his hair long it's in a ponytail now and he's put on a lot of weight but its muscle probably he is a mason and he did build his own house plus his mum said he goes to the gym when he's not working and does rock climbing you have to be strong for that. He leaves the room and grabs some blankets and spare pillows then he lies down on the couch and quickly falls asleep.
The next day when Armin wakes up he sees that Eren's still fast asleep. He looks through Eren's clothes and finds a suit that's good although it's not been ironed in a while he takes the suit with him and he writes a note saying he'll be back in a few hours he also lets Eren know he's taken his suit. When he arrives back a few hours later he sees that Eren's only just gotten out of bed he's sitting down watching TV when Armin sees him he sighs "Damn Eren go take a shower here's your suit I had it cleaned and ironed for you" Eren just nods and goes into the bathroom and Armin hears the shower going. Armin sits down and waits for him.
Two hours later and there at the cemetery he never went inside the church he didn't want anyone to notice him. He went straight to the cemetery instead. When everyone turns up at the cemetery he notices a few old faces\ Armin of course and his grandpa and Hannes he also notices Mikasa and Tommy and her parents plus Levi, Hangi, Petra, Connie and Sasha are there he stays to the back of everyone so nobody recognizes him although some people do glance at him.
He looks different also and he's wearing sunglasses his eyes will probably give him away he also has a ponytail now and he's built like a wrestler. When the caskets are lowered Eren is the first to walk up so they will probably guess who he is plus Armin and Hannes are next to him.
Mikasa sees him well she saw him straight away and guessed it was him he looks so different but she knows it's him he won't even look at anyone she watches him when he drops two roses in the caskets one for each of his parents. Then she sees him walks to the back he wants to be alone it seems she can't blame him though he just goes up the hill and waits for everyone to drop roses then to leave.
Tommy looks at her "That was Eren wasn't it" She looks at him "Yes" They follow them out some people are crying Eren notices that Mrs Ackerman is crying but she was his mums best friend also Mr Ackerman is crying but again he was his dads best friend. Armin approaches him "Hey you coming to the wake I'm sure everyone would love to see you" Eren shakes his head "Why bother I'm going home in two days this isn't my life anymore."
He sighs "Eren at least meet the Ackerman's you were like a son to them". Eren sighs "I'll think about it" Armin pats him on the shoulder and walks away. Eren then approaches the grave it's now started to rain but he doesn't care. He stops next to the grave and starts to cry "I can't believe you're gone I was so looking forward to seeing you both for Christmas now I'm all alone I have nobody I'll miss you both I will not see you again.
I love you both but I will never be coming back here please forgive me for that but I have nothing keeping me here anymore Goodbye Mum Goodbye Dad". He slowly walks away he calls for a taxi and when it arrives he tells the driver "Trost Royal Hotel" that's all he says.
Mikasa went to the wake, Tommy only stayed for a short while then he left he had work to go to. She consoled her mum and dad then slipped out when Eren didn't turn up. She hails a taxi and when it gets there she gives him her address then he drives off. When she gets home she sits on the couch she's been thinking about Eren a lot lately and how he must be taking this she knows Eren so she knows he was dying inside she knows it because Mrs Yeager and Mr Yeager were like second parents to her.
She also misses him so much she wanted to just go over and hug him but he'd probably just push her away. She picks up the phone there isn't many hotels in Trost she asks for Eren Yeager and for three of them no luck when she rings Trost Royal she's in luck they ask her if she wants to ring him she says no and hangs up. She then calls for another Taxi and when it arrives she tells the driver to take her to the Trost Royal He nods and takes her there.
When she gets there she asks which rooms he's staying in but they are reluctant to give that advice out so she walks away. She's approached by a luggage man who after exchanging £10 tells her which room he's in and what floor. When she gets in the elevator she thinks what exactly is she doing. She's still with Tommy after all but she's missed Eren for so long she wants to comfort him like a friend should. When she gets to his room she's about to knock but she stops why is she here what is she even planning to do.
She sighs then takes a deep breath then breaths out and does it again then she bites her lip. What is she even going to say to him after all this time he left because of her after all? She knocks anyway. She waits but nobody answers the door she knocks again still with the same reply the man who told her where he is said he came back little over an hour ago. She knocks again this time the door slowly opens and she looks at him and he looks at her "Hey Eren".