Here is the next chapter. This is shorter compare to others because it's supposed to lead to the next chapter which is about Thanksgiving. I actually wanted this to be ch 8.5, but I don't know how that would work. Okies, so this weekend, I won't be doing anything so the next chapter should be up during a normal time.
In this chapter, all the lovers are introduced to the "family." This was shortly mentioned in the last chapter. Enjoy~! (It's mostly dialogue)
The trio were talking among themselves in the boys' room. The first topic to come up was Armin's relationship. They haven't talked about it for a few days since the blonde never brought it up. Eren eventually gave in and asked.
"Bitch, please tell me what happened that night! You left with Captain Eyebrows, so did you guys do it?" Eren bursted.
"I was wondering when you were going to ask. I'll be truthful for you. We didn't do it," Armin replied anticlimactically.
"You had me all tensed for no reason... What happened?" The brunette asked as he sighed.
"I don't know why you couldn't tell. Armin's face is written with sexual frustration," Mikasa commented.
"Shut it, Mikasa. Anyways, I left with Erwin that night. He didn't do anything, because at some point he knew it was me. We had an embarrassing talk about it. We decided to take it slow. Also, Eren, Erwin said that he kind of guessed it was me because of something you said," Armin stared accusingly at the brunette.
"Oh, that? Well... it all turned out for the better right?" Eren shrugged his shoulders. Mikasa just nodded in agreement with her brother.
Eren laid on his bed with Mikasa. Armin was doing the same on his bed. It was almost time for Thanksgiving, a time all about the family. However, because Mikasa wasn't going to be with the boys, they thought up something stupid. Eren wasn't sure how he felt about the idea though.
"I seriously think we shouldn't do this," the boy stated his opinion.
"We have to. I'm not leaving you two without doing this," the girl with the red scarf told her brother.
"I don't want you going to some stranger's house either," the blonde boy teased. Eren sighed loudly.
"If that's the case then do Levi last," the freshman boy insisted. "Also there are some things we can't say."
"Like what?" Mikasa inquired.
"Probably parents or family," Armin suggested.
"Exactly. I don't really know, but Levi never talked about them. I can't really say anything because I'm the same," Eren told his friends.
"Erwin told me that he's close with his family, but right now it's a sensitive topic. He's not going back home because his father isn't going to be there," the blonde told his friends. "Other than that, I don't really know anything else."
"Annie told me that it was just her and her father. They're really close," Mikasa informed the group. "I guess the only person who we won't talk about that is with the hobbit."
"Mikasa! Don't call him that. Anyways, let's do Annie first, then Erwin, and then Levi. I never really thought about it, but we're dating really intimidating people," Eren pointed out.
"Levi being the most intimidating, and Eren being the most idiotic. You guys are perfect for each other," the girl with the red scarf connected the ideas.
"Thank you for that compliment," Eren replied.
"Let's do this then," Armin stated.
"Uh, if one of you guys get murder by Levi then it's not my fault," Eren responded as he got up. "And actually, I have some real questions I would like to ask. And some jokes, so don't kill me."
"Oh my god… you're really going down that route? Don't worry, I'm with you all the way," the blonde boy promised the brunette as he climbed down from his bed.
"Count me on that one too. I'm not the only one who's going to be embarrassed," Mikasa informed the group as she stood up to join them.
The trio walked out if the room. They walked into the empty common room. Everyone was busy catching up on their homework before the Thanksgiving break. Most of them were out at a cafe or the library. Their lovers were studying from home since they weren't easily distracted. The trio went through some hardcore studying for their senior year. They never wanted to experience a year like that again, so they did their homework in time. However, doing homework and doing homework correctly were two completely different things. Eren fell into the former category.
"So... Go get Annie," Armin looked at Mikasa as he sat down on their usual couch.
Mikasa nodded and went down the stairs. Eren sat down next to his blonde friend. They had never went through these scenarios before. Dating people in a serious way and then introducing them to the family was new to them. Well, college was a big place, so it offered a lot of meetings. Special meeting led to those serious relationships they never had. Fate just had to be cool and let those special meetings happen in the same place for the trio. It was the only time when fate was cool. They didn't understand how fast was too fast in a relationship, but they were sure that their lovers could understand the apprehension that they felt. In addition, they just wanted to do something they could laugh about later.
The two boys put on their professional faces until Eren remembered that he should make some coffee. He got up, leaving his serious blonde friend, and went into the kitchen. He found that there was already coffee made again. I probably need to make him stop drinking so much coffee. He just drinks it like it's water. The freshman shook his head in disapproval.
After pouring four cups of coffee, the boy made them into each person's preference. Eren brought them to the common room as the girls came up the stairs. He handed the cups to their respective person. Mikasa sat with Annie on the other couch as Eren settled back down next to Armin. A silence filled the air. Annie's face showed a hint of frustration.
"You wanted to see me?" She asked the boys. The two boys didn't waver.
"Yes, we did. We wanted to have an actual conversation with you. A serious one," the blonde boy went first.
"This is some serious business," Eren took a sip of his coffee.
"Annie… what did you say your major was again?" Armin questioned.
"Sports… just like Mikasa," Annie looked at the boys like they were crazy.
"What do you plan to do after college?" Eren took his turn in the interrogation.
"Does it matter?" the blonde girl scoffed.
"How do you plan on taking care of our Mikasa with that kind of attitude?! You may not believe it, but two years will fly by pass you. Now I don't need you to financially take care of her, but I will not allow a woman with no ambition to take our Mikasa's hand," the brunette exclaimed.
"Oh my god…" Annie turned to look at her girlfriend. "You can not be serious. Am I… meeting the family?"
"These two are my family, Annie," Mikasa replied with sincerity. "It would be nice if you could answer their concerns."
"Okay… if that's what you want," Annie slightly shook her head in disbelief as she drank some coffee. She nodded in approval to the coffee. Eren really knew his way around with the coffee. "After college, I'm obviously going to get a job. I'll probably see if I can help train people at a gym while also training myself."
"I see. Now… this Thanksgiving, you are taking Mikasa back home with you?" Armin inquired. The girl nodded in response. "Okay, so what does your family do?"
"They're farmers out in the rural area. It's only me and my father. He has some farm hands helping him out with the job," Annie answered.
"May I ask why aren't you majoring in anything about agriculture? Why don't you plan to take your father's farm?" Eren asked.
"My father wanted me to do something that I actually liked. He said that if fighting was something that I enjoyed then I should focus on getting into sports. He didn't want me to work on the farm knowing that I would hate it," the blonde girl showed no emotion on her face.
"Would your father accept Mikasa? Even if he didn't, would you still love her wholeheartedly?" The blonde boy was getting romantic. He took a moment to drink his coffee. "Can you tell me, right now, an honest answer? The first words that came into your mind?"
"'Of course' to both questions," Annie replied.
"I like this one, Mikasa," the brunette admitted. "Make sure you keep her."
"Eren, we aren't done yet. Annie," Armin clapped his hands once. Eren and Mikasa got the message. Annie just sat on the couch with a slightly confused expression.
"What?" She asked the trio. Mikasa shook her head knowingly.
"So… I heard that when doing the do… scissors are involved. You're not trying to hurt our Mikasa are you?" Eren eyed Annie suspiciously behind his mug. The blonde girl let out a small laugh when she heard that question.
"Shall I show you how it looks like?" Annie asked the boys.
"Whoa, have some decency, please! You may use your hands to demonstrate it," Armin gestured for Annie to do so.
"Whatever you want, Mr. Arlert," the girl shrugged her shoulders.
Annie handed her coffee to Mikasa. She sat up straight and held her two hands up. She smirked at the two boys as she made two peace signs. Or rather, she made scissors for them. She turned her right hand and brought to her left. She intertwined them together vigorously. The two boys cringed from the sight. They were gay, so they like dicks and not pussies.
"Please stop! How horrible! I can't even… Is there truly no penetration?!" Eren exclaimed with sarcasm.
"Yea, there isn't, Mr. Jaeger. I'm sorry to disappoint," Annie gave them a small smile.
"Have you thought about getting a strap on?" Armin questioned after he got his composure again. Mikasa was laughing with herself as she watched the interactions between her girlfriend and friends.
"Who said we didn't have one?" The blonde girl sassed.
"Is there a top and bottom?" The brunette asked with real interest.
"Does there have to be one?" Annie questioned back as she grabbed her coffee.
"Does that mean that you two switch?" The blonde boy guessed.
"Why don't you use that brain for something more useful?" Annie calmly retorted.
"Well… I am a medical major. Anyways, now that that's over… You have any other questions, Eren?" Armin turned to look at his best friend.
"Well… now don't get mad me, okies? So, periods, if you two ever happen to have them at the same time… you two won't be interacting with us, right? Having one Mikasa on her period is enough for me. I don't want to deal with your emotional swings that happen before and during your periods," Eren confessed.
"Well… bitch," Annie started off. Eren held his hands up. "Don't worry, I got that all covered."
"I still remember when Mikasa slapped me when she was menstruating. It hurted," Armin rubbed his right cheek in remembrance.
"That was your fault," Mikasa informed her blonde friend.
"That's what you say, but in reality, I didn't do a thing," Armin responded.
"Anyways, Mikasa better come back in one piece, okies?" Eren flashed a weird murderous but angelic smile at Annie.
"Calm your virgin ass," the blonde girl replied. Eren rolled his eyes at the insult. "She will be fine."
"Good, it was nice getting to know you, Annie," Armin offered his hand to the girl.
"I guess… same to you too," she shook Armin's hand and then Eren's.
"I'm going back downstairs," Annie announced and kissed Mikasa.
"I'll be down later," Mikasa told her girlfriend.
Annie walked down the stairs. After hearing her door closed, the trio looked at each other. The two boys smiled and Mikasa rolled her eyes. Eren got up to make another cup of coffee for Erwin.
"Well, that went fine," Mikasa broke their silence.
"Yea, I suppose. I'm going to go get Erwin," Armin told his friends.
"Make sure Levi doesn't come with him," the brunette responded.
After finishing making the cup, the boy walked back to his seat. Mikasa got up and sat down on Eren's right. She was still drinking coffee like the rest of them were. She turned to look at Eren.
"What?" The boy asked.
"I'm just… happy," Mikasa told her brother. Eren smiled.
"I know. Me too," the brunette kissed his sister's cheek.
Armin came back out with Erwin behind him. Eren held out the coffee cup for Captain Eyebrows. The tall blonde gladly took it and sat down. The small blonde sat down next to Erwin.
"So, what's up?" Captain Eyebrows questioned as he took a sip into his coffee. He felt heaven in his mouth.
"The goddamn ceiling, that's what," Mikasa answered in a literal sense.
"Okay, sorry. Did I offend you or something?" The senior asked, alarmed.
"No, we just have some questions for you," Eren drank his coffee.
"Oh… seriously? Are we going to do this?" Erwin figured out what the trio were doing.
"Yes. Now starting with the easiest question, you are majoring in politics, correct?" Mikasa asked the same first question.
"Yes, that's right," the tall blonde nodded his head.
"What do you plan to do once you graduate?" The girl with the red scarf elaborated her question.
"I obviously plan to go into politics. I aim to make it into office," the senior smoothly replied.
"Local, state, or national?" The brunette jumped into the conversation.
"Preferably, national," the tall blonde took another sip of his coffee.
"And you don't think that having a male lover would be scandalous? How do you plan to go around that?" Mikasa let out a real good question.
"I don't believe that my personal life should affect my professional life. If others were to see it otherwise, then I will just have to prove to them that it doesn't matter," the man would not waver at all. Armin blushed slightly on the side.
"When you graduate, you'll meet many people. Can you guarantee that you'll continue to love our Armin? While he is still here? Studying to become a doctor, which will take many more years?" Eren was sounding pretty smart.
"Yes, I will. Don't question my heart. If I want something then I will use whatever means to get it," Erwin confessed.
"I'm actually liking this man," Mikasa commented.
"Pretty douchebaggy personality though," the boy inputed. Erwin chuckled lightly at the insult.
"True, very true. Yo, Eyebrows, you have to understand that if you take Armin anywhere with you then you have to take full responsibility for him. You have to protect him and make sure that he's safe," the girl with the red scarf told Captain Eyebrows.
"Yes, of course," said Eyebrows.
"Now," Eren clapped his hands once. "Eyebrows, we should go through the preparations."
"And what would you know about that?" Armin smirked with a blush.
"A lot more than you, because I'm scared of it. That's why I looked it up," Eren confessed.
"Just so you know, if you break it then you pay for it," Mikasa put in with a pointed look at Captain Eyebrows.
"I'm sorry, but I think Armin's not a toy," the senior responded with a confused face.
"No, you don't understand. If you break him and he bleeds, then you take him to the hospital and pay for that bill. Your responsibility," the raven haired girl spat out.
"Mikasa?" Armin questioned with embarrassment.
"Would you have to go to the doctor for that?" Captain Eyebrows pondered.
"That depends on what's down there," Eren looked straight into Erwin's crotch. "And speaking of 'down there,' we have to go through the preparations to avoid that."
"Eren, I know how to have sex," Erwin announced.
"Captain Eyebrows… PRE-PA-RA-TIONS," Eren smiled cutely with a glare.
"We can go through that if you want," Erwin gave in.
"Lube… that's what you need a lot of. Make sure you get a floral scent too, because that will help relax Armin. You're going to use one lubed finger to probe that entrance down there. Then when you think that he's ready, you have to lube up your dick before you put it in. And before all this, Armin, you need to be cleaning yourself," Eren explained dramatically.
"Yes, yes, that's right. Do we need to say more?" Eyebrows questioned.
"How experienced are you… in the art of… Harry Potter?" Eren asked with all seriousness.
"Wait… what?" Erwin was getting confused. The subjects kept changing, and he wasn't following.
"You heard him correctly. Armin, here, loves Hogwarts. Can you deal with that?" Mikasa drank her coffee.
"I guess that's fine. I watched all the movies. I read the books too, so stop glaring at me," the tall blonde assured the trio. Eren lit up at that confession.
"Alright, do you have anymore questions, Mikasa?" Eren turned to his sister.
"Yes, I do. Eyebrows, do you understand that if you do anything to hurt our Armin, we will come for you? In. Every. Possible. Way," the girl with the red scarf threatened her upperclassman.
"I completely understand," Erwin nodded.
"Thank you for coming," Eren held out his hand.
"You're welcome. Thank you for the present," Captain Eyebrows smirked.
"You are most definitely welcome," the boy responded.
Erwin shook the brunette's hand and then Mikasa's. They said farewell to one another. Eren told Eyebrows to not let Levi out until he came in to get him. The brunette went in the kitchen to make a cup of coffee for Levi. When he was done, he looked at his friends.
"Next is Levi. Are you ready, Eren?" Armin went back to his original seat.
"Yep, let's do this," Eren announced.
The boy grabbed Levi's cup of coffee and walked down the hall. He stopped at the room that Levi shared with Erwin. He brought his free hand up and knocked on the door. After a moment, Levi opened the door. The man was in casual clothes and Eren couldn't help but stare. After a moment or two, the older man flicked the boy's forehead. Eren flinched in pain.
"What do you want?" Levi crossed his arms.
"I made some coffee for you, and by the way, you need to start drinking water and not coffee all the time," Eren handed the coffee mug to Levi, who took it gracefully.
"You don't want that. After all, you think I look hot when I drink coffee," the raven haired man smirked. Erwin's laughter could be heard.
"Whatever. I need you to talk to Mikasa and Armin," the boy told his boyfriend.
"Oh, am I meeting the family?" The senior questioned teasingly.
"Well… yea. What we have will be serious… right?" Eren sheepishly inquired with a blush. The older man stared into those caribbean eyes and he felt like he could melt from Eren's cuteness.
"Yea, if you want it to be. Do you want it to be serious?" Levi leaned on his door.
"Of… of course. So come out here and talk to them," Eren pouted.
"Whatever you want," Levi replied and kissed Eren's cheek as he went to the common room.
Mikasa and Armin were sitting on the usual couch with the middle empty. That spot was Eren's. The brunette and the raven haired man sat on the other couch. Levi drank his coffee and sighed from the great taste. He held onto Eren's hand and intertwined their fingers. He then looked at the two freshmen in front of him.
"What?" He asked curtly.
"Levi, we just wanted to talk to you," Armin offered a smile.
"Yea, so please do talk like you wanted to," the older man told the blonde.
"If you're majoring statistics then what do you plan to do after graduation?" Mikasa started out again.
"Get a job at a company to support myself," Levi replied.
"And Eren?" The blonde boy questioned.
"If he wants to live with me after my graduation then I'm completely fine with that," the senior confessed.
"Really?" Eren turned to look at Levi with surprise. The man nodded in response.
"Do you have money to buy a place right after graduation?" The girl with the red scarf drank the last bit of her coffee.
"More than you'll ever know, princess," the raven haired man continued to drink his coffee.
"If a person were to hit on Eren, how would you react to that?" Armin changed the subject.
"Grab Eren and preferably kill the guy, but I don't think any of you would be down for that," Levi shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe I'll just break a few bones."
"Ignoring the violence, can you truly say that you can protect Eren from others? He is pretty oblivious sometimes and very innocent," Mikasa added.
"I know that very well. I'll do whatever it takes to keep him. He's mine," the senior smirked as Eren blushed. In the hallway, doors were opening and closing. However, no footsteps were coming to the common room.
"Are you treating him as if he were an object?" Armin finished his coffee at the same time as Eren.
"Of course not, but he is still mine. If you don't like it then you can fuck off," Levi told the blonde mushroom.
"Possessive… might be exactly what Eren needs," the blonde boy commented.
"Yea. We were wrong about him being expressionless," Mikasa responded. She clapped her hand once. "Now, do you think that your short stature will satisfy our Eren?"
"Mikasa, that's a landmine," the brunette squeaked.
"Honey, I know that I can satisfy him, so back the fuck off about my height. Or I'm going to have to comment about your relationship," Levi growled.
"Do you actually really like the sweets that Eren makes? Don't lie to me. You'll only make Eren sad," the blonde boy started his attack. The older man's eyebrows slightly twitched and Armin smiled at him.
"Yes… I do like them, you fucking mushroom," the senior answered. Eren felt his heart skip a beat. He squeezed the older man's hand and the man squeezed back.
"You're not into bondage, discipline, sadism, and masochism are you? Or anything like that," Mikasa made a face of disgust.
"Look, I may look like this," Levi gestured to his piercings and facial expression. "But that doesn't mean that I'm a kinky bastard."
"Could had fooled me," Mikasa muttered. The senior shot a glare at her. The girl simply just shifted her gaze from the short man.
"Well… I'm not saying that I'm not rough though," the man added.
"Levi?!" The boy exclaimed. Everyone ignored him.
"If Eren said that he never wanted to have sex then what would you do?" Armin asked.
"Make him change his mind in a very elaborate way," Levi smirked at the two freshmen in front of him.
"Do you actually like our Eren? Would you let him go if he asked you to do so?" The girl with the red scarf inquired.
"I love Eren. I would never let him go because as I said earlier, he's fucking mine," the raven haired man replied as he finished his coffee.
"I see," Mikasa turned to Armin. "Do you have anything else you want to ask?"
"Yes, I do. Levi, how did you become short?" The blonde boy teased. Levi sucked his teeth and glared at the mushroom boy.
"Do you really want to go there?" The senior asked.
"You know, you're a clean freak so I don't think you would murder us in a gross way," Armin stood up and grabbed everyone else's cup. He quickly went to put them in the sink.
"Yea, so if you killed us, it probably wouldn't be so bad," Mikasa stood up and headed for the stairs.
"It was nice to talk to you," the two of them said in unison as they left the couple alone.
Levi sighed and rubbed his eyelids. Eren lightly massaged the man's shoulders and then leaned on him. The senior wrapped his arms around the freshman. They sat there in silent. Soon, they could hear footsteps in the hallway. The both of them looked over to see Captain Eyebrows with Fuckin' Foureyes. Levi sighed loudly and Eren gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"We sort of wanted to join in," Erwin reported.
"We'll just ask two short questions for you, Eren," Hanji smiled.
"Um… okay?" The freshman let go of Levi. The man grunted in discontent, but he let go of the boy.
"Right now, you love Levi. Will you continue to love Levi regardless of anything?" The tall blonde asked the first question.
"Of course, I'll continue to love him regardless of anything," Eren looked at his upperclassmen innocently.
"Would you die for him?" Hanji inquired seriously which scared the brunette.
"Hey!" Levi shouted. Eren grabbed his hand to calm him down.
"… Yes, I would," the freshman gave his honest answer.
"Good," Eyebrows responded as he stood up.
He left with Hanji right behind him. The brunette turned to look at his lover. Levi wasn't looking at him. The boy reached for the man's chin and forced the man to face him. Eren kissed him on the lips and hugged him. The senior pulled the boy onto his lap and rested his face on the boy's chest. Today was supposed to be fun, but reality had to be a bitch sometimes. The brunette knew that he shouldn't ask. At least, not yet.
I hope you all liked it. Also, I never thank people for their reviews in my chapters. I usually just reply back, but some of you guys are guests... So thanks for all the reviews. Anyways, I got my "Twittering Birds Never Fly" book today and they... messed up my favorite quote. It's about people being full of contradictions.
