Chapter 7 - The Phone Call Everyone's Been Waiting For

(Eren's POV)

If I call Mikasa right now, what could I tell her? I can't tell her the truth and even if I did, she would probably never believe me. I mean, who would believe you if you called them up randomly and told them you had been turned into a vampire? That's not something most people would believe.

"Why don't you tell her that while you were at the party, you met one of us and we mentioned that we needed help with something so you decide to come with us and help. You were so busy you forgot to call and then your phone ended up dying. You finally got a charger and that's why you're calling now, but we are not finished with what we needed help on so you say you're going to stay for a while and help finish it." Farlan suggests.

"Hmmm… That actually might work. It's worth a shot at least." I say, unlocking my phone and dialing up Mikasa's number. I hesitate over the call button. "Sigh, it's now or never." I whisper to myself, hitting the call button and putting the phone to my ear.

The phone rang 3 times before someone pick it up. "Hello?"

"Mikasa? It's me, Eren."

"Eren! Oh my god! What happened? Where are you? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine Mikasa. Don't worry. I'm with some friends I met at Annie's party. They needed some help with something and I offered to help them out. We have been really busy and by the time I was going to call you, my phone died. I had to get a new charger before I could get ahold of you. We are not done yet so I think I'm going to stay for a while until we're finished. Alright?"

"What?! You just met these people and you're already staying with them?! They could be murderers!"

"I'm pretty sure if they were going to murder me, they would have done it by now Mikasa."

"Damn right we would have." I can hear Levi say under his breath next to me.

"Whatever Eren. I want to speak with one of them then."

"Okay, fine. Just a sec." I move the phone away from my face to talk to the others. "She says she wants to talk to one of you." Before I can even react, Levi snatches the phone from my hand.

(Levi's POV)

"I got this Eren." I say before putting the phone to my ear. "Hello?"

"Are you one of Eren's new friends that he is staying with?"

"Yes I am. My name is Levi. Don't worry, we won't let anything happen to Eren."

"Well I guess if Eren trust you, I'll let him stay. But what about school? He's a senior and I refuse to have him get behind in school when he is so close to being finished."

"We can pick up the homework he misses and if he needs help on it I will help him."

"I won't need any help on my homework!" Eren interrupts. I glare at him to tell him to shut up and he does.

"I guess that works then. Okay, let me talk to Eren again." I hand Eren back the phone without saying anything. He takes it and puts it back up to his ear.

(Eren's POV)

"Yeah?"

"I guess you can stay until you're done doing whatever you're doing,"

"Oh that's awes-"

"BUT I want you to call or text me everyday so I know you're okay. Got it?"

"Yeah I got it."

"Okay, good. I have to go to work now but I will text you later and you better reply!"

"Alright, I will. Thank you so much! I'll text you later." I say and then hang up the phone. "I think that went rather well, surprisingly."

"Of course it did! It was Farlan's idea after all!" Isabel says proudly, bouncing slightly in her seat.

"That's right, thanks Farlan. Oh thank you Levi also, for talking to Mikasa." They both nod in reply.

"Well we should all start getting ready to go to sleep. It's getting late and I want to get out of this shit box as soon as possible tomorrow." Levi says, standing up.

"You mean you guys don't live here?" I ask.

"Oh hell no! The only reason we are even here is because Shitty Glasses here wanted to do some kind of stupid experiment and she isn't allowed to do them at the house anymore after she almost blew it up!" he says, glaring over at Hanji with a death glare.

"Awe but you love me Ravioli! It was just a tiny accident." she says innocently.

"No. I don't, and tiny accident my ass." Levi says, Hanji just cackles in reply.

"So where do you live then?" I ask.

"Just a short walk through the woods and then up the hill. It's not very far away. You'll see what it looks like when we get there." Erwin answers.

"Oh, okay then." I say, nodding in agreement.

"Alright, Eren, you can stay in the extra room you were in before for tonight." Levi says, turning to me. "Before that though, I want you to come with me. And everyone else," he says turning to face everyone else, "I want you to get your asses to bed now so we can leave as soon as possible. I hate this place. It's filthy."

"Sir yes, Sir!" Hanji and Isabel solute before running out of the room laughing; Erwin and Farlan following after them.

"Alright let's go." Levi says, walking out of the room and turning the corner. I quickly follow after him.

"Where are we going?"

"The kitchen. You're going to have another bag of blood before you go to bed."

"Oh."

When we get to the kitchen, it's not exactly what I expected it to be, it's really just a small room with a fridge and a few cabinets; there's a small table in the middle of the room also, but that's about it. Levi walks over to the fridge and opens it, grabbing a bag of blood. The bags are just those kind that they usually use when people donate blood. He walks over and hands the bag to me. I just stare between him and the bag because I'm not exactly sure how to do this.

"What? Do you seriously not know what to do?" he asks. I nod in answer, looking down at the floor in my shame. He just sighs and rolls his eyes at me. "Use your fangs to puncture holes in the bag and drink it." he deadpans.

"Fangs?" I don't remember having any fangs though. I run my tongue over my teeth to check and I still don't feel any fangs.

"Vampires have retractable fangs. It makes it easier to blend in with humans. It's like a mental thing, you just have to think about having your fangs out and there they are." He says, opening his mouth to show me his fangs as an example.

I try doing what he says and think about having my fangs out, and just like that, there they are. I run my tongue over them to make sure it's not just my imagination. It's not. "Levi! Look, I did it!" I say excitedly, showing him my fangs.

"Congratulations. Do you want me to give you a medal?" he asks with his usual bored expression, though there's a slight hint of amusement in his eyes. "Now hurry up and drink that so we can head to bed."

I nod, sinking my fangs into the bag like he said to. I immediately taste the fruity taste of the blood again and I gotta admit I could definitely get used to this. I have the bag finished in a few seconds and Levi points over to a trash can I didn't notice before. I walk over and throw the bag away before asking the question that has been bothering me for a while now.

"So vampires need sleep?"

"Well yah. We may technically be immortal but we are still alive. We still have a heart beat and everything. Our bodies just function a bit differently from humans; and just like humans, we need to sleep. Just like we have to eat regular food still, not just blood. Get it? And don't even think about asking if vampires sleep in coffins because we don't."

"Oh yah, I guess that does make sense." As I say that, my stomach growls loudly. I guess the mention of food reminded it that I haven't eaten in a long time. I look guiltily over at Levi who just rolls his eyes and walks over to one of the cabinets. He opens it and starts looking through what's in it.

"We don't come here often so there isn't much to pick from. Do you like peaches?" He asks, showing me a can of peaches in his hand.

"I love peaches!" I say excitedly. Peaches are one of my favorite fruit.

Levi shuts the cabinet door and opens a drawer beneath it, pulling out a can opener and opening the can. He then grabs a fork from the drawer and puts it in the can. Shutting the drawer with his hip, he walks over and hands me the can. "Eat this then go to bed. I don't feel like waiting for you right now, so once you're finished clean your mess then head to bed. You know where the room is. I will come and wake you up in the morning. Alright?" I nod in answer, already shoving peaches in my mouth and deciding talking to Levi with a full mouth would be a bad idea.

Once I had acknowledged him he nods in return and leaves the room, saying "Goodnight Eren" as he walks out.

I quickly finish the can and clean up any messes I had made, and head to 'my' room for the night, all of a sudden extremely exhausted from all the excitement I had been through today.

As soon as my head hits the pillow in my bed I remember Mikasa saying she was going to text me later and I haven't checked my phone in a while. I turn on the phone, squinting as the bright light blinds me for a second in the not-so-dark-anymore room. I groan at my phone. I have 20 new text messages and 5 missed calls; all from Mikasa. That girl is crazy sometimes. I quickly text her back telling her I'm tired and that I will text her more tomorrow before I set my phone down on the bedside table and lay back down, falling asleep instantly.

(Levi's POV) - After he leaves the kitchen

Why did I tell him goodnight? I never tell people goodnight. I'm not seriously developing feelings for this brat, am I? I just met him! There is no way I could be falling for a brat, even if said brat has the most adorable facial expressions and actually isn't very annoying, despite his childish tendencies that are actually quite adorable. Ugh I don't know how to deal with this, I've never felt this way towards anyone before. Maybe I can talk to Eyebrows or Farlan about it tomorrow. I refuse to talk to Shitty Glasses or Isabel about this, they would just start freaking out and try playing matchmaker or something.

I reach my room and throw myself onto the bed. My head hurts from thinking too much. Maybe sleep will help me figure things out...