The new job was exciting to say the least and Eren realized he made more in tips in two nights then he did in a week at the café. But the downside drunk people sucked; he been hit on, almost been hit, and everything thing else you could think of that happens in a bar happened with in just one week. Plus it didn't help he never seen Levi at all this whole week only, but he knew Levi was working somewhere in the building cause every time they closed and it was quiet there was a muffled scream.
"Hange, may I ask you something?" Eren was wiping down the counter as Hange cleaned the windows from someone's hand prints. "What's up sugar?"
"The times that Levi never messaged me or made contact was he… was he working?" Eren could see Hange freeze up and think on how to respond, but it was all Eren needed. "I see thanks…. Oh, and are you sure, you'll be find tomorrow? I can come in after I'm done shopping with my friend." Hange turned and smile, "Don't you dare, you been working just as hard as both me and Mike; and both of us had our two days off already so enjoy your weekend!" Eren returned the smile and would have returned to cleaning the counter if it wasn't for someone cleaning their throat.
"Short stuff! We were just talking about you." Eren looked up to see Levi, the man was dressed in an all-black suit a cigarette in his mouth unlit but there was another odd smell on him that Eren couldn't place. "I hope Hange haven't been teaching you their bad cleaning ways." Levi walked behind the bar up to Eren and looked down at the counter. "Shit they have…" pulling his cigarette out and grabbed the back of Eren's head pulling him down slightly to kiss him softly on the lips.
"After your weekend is over, I'll show you how to properly clean."
"You could always spend Sunday with me and give me a head start." Levi smirked at Eren's offer before giving him another kiss, this time right next to his ear. "Not this time beautiful, I have different plans for us this Sunday then teaching you how to clean properly." Levi then blew softly into his ear before letting go and walking towards the office. "Hange, I'm disappointed in you. But you're lucky I'm in a good mood right now. So if you get the cleaning done right I may even forget I even saw this disaster." With that Levi went up the stair closing the door behind him.
"Oh my gods, I think I just witnessed a miracle." Hange gave a loud laugh and went back to cleaning the windows. "Really… but what's wrong with our cleaning?" Eren couldn't help but ask as he looked down at the bar it looked clean to him, in fact it looked cleaner than most places he been in. "Don't worry about it, he just nick-picky." Hange waved him off, letting him just nod at the response. Looking over to the office Eren noticed that the floor in front of one of the restrooms was moving up then away.
"Shit, Oluo can you not drop him, he already smells like shit." A man with blond hair and a small beard was walking up a set of steps holding a bag after a few more step Eren could see it was a body bag and Oluo was walking up hold the other side. "Well if you could move your ass faster we don't have to smell him much longer." Eren watched as another man this time with brown short cropped hair holding a large jar that he seen only once and helped him place what Levi smelled like. "Embalming fluid." Eren jumped over the counter and out the door, he up heaved his supper and the light snack he brought with him to help him get thru the night. As he remembered the dead body his father showed him when he was a child.
"Eren are you alright?" Hange came running out after him and rubbed his back as he used the light pole in front of the bar and a support. "Yea just a bad memory I had came rushing back to me." Eren shivered at memory of the dead body that was opened up the open bottles of embalming fluid set on the table ready to use. "Oh, okay do you want me to get Levi?" Shaking his head no Eren didn't think he could hand Levi right now, knowing what he smelled liked. Hange didn't say anything else and just stood next to him rubbing his back, after a while Eren's stomach was empty and he move without feeling like he need to up heave, he looked back at the bar think if he could go to the restroom to wash his face and mouth or would the smell still be in there making him feel sick again.
"Hange take him home. I'll finish cleaning up and locking the place down, and next time make sure he knows to water down his alcohol when someone buys him a drink, we can't have him sick from drinking every night." Levi's voice called from the second stories more likely hiding the fact to why he was throwing up to anyone that was still up. Eren looked around and saw no one but figuring in Levi's line of work it better to be safe than sorry.
"You got it... Come on let's get you home." Hange took one of his arms and placed it over their shoulder and started heading the direction Eren takes to get home.
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"Eren!"
"Krista!" Eren couldn't stop the smile as he saw his friend, she was dressed in a long light blue skirt with a white tank top and a light blue shawl around her shoulders, and her sandals had little beads woven into the straps like the headband she wore and the small side bag she carried. "Oh no, what are you doing dressing like that? Ymir will really think we're really going out on a date with you looking like that." Eren placed on an over dramatic act as she finished walking up to him.
"Says the man that dressed like he's about to hit the clubs and pick up anyone he wants." Eren didn't think he picked something that over tops, just a pair of nice tight black jeans with his knee high boots and a black tank top under a white button up he had only halfway buttoned. But he did have fun placing on some black eyeliner to give more a gothic look since he was wearing Levi's collar. "Well, what she doesn't know; can't hurt her." Eren grabbed Krista and pulled her into his arm making it look like there were modeling for some cheap romance novel.
"Oh, down you." Krista giggled and pulled away she pulled out her phone and looked up movie times. "There's a 3:15 movie time which should give me plenty of time to go shopping and grab a bite to eat. What about you? Do we need to more time for your shopping?" Eren laughed and shook his head. "No 3:15 is fine with me."
They ate first before hitting several store in the mall Eren told her about the new job which Krista suggested that they get him a couple new outfits since there was no real dress code other than wear something that you can work in. So they ended up shopping a lot longer than 3:15 and ended up watching the 8 a clock movie, Ymir at that time got off of work and joined them.
"Oh man that was a funny movie I figured it was only going to be a lot of fighting and gore." Ymir laughed as they made their way towards Krista's and her place. "Yea, I was not expecting that." Eren grinned but Krista hadn't said anything for a few minutes he looked down at her. "Hey is everything alright?"
"Eren… I have something really important to ask of you?" Krista's face was blank it made her look all too serious. "Of course what is it you know? I'd do anything for you." Then that's when he saw it in Ymir's face and realized he just got set up. "Eren we need to help us celebrate national women's day like Deadpool did with his girlfriend."
"Oh god no, you didn't just ask me that." Both women started laughing as Eren went on a fake drama act for them. "Oh gods that was perfect." Ymir wiped the tears that leaked out from laughing so hard. "Well glad to be here for your entertainment." Eren took a bow as they stood in front of the girls' apartment. "Well, have fun at your new job Eren and don't go braking too many hearts, drunken people think they can get lucky with anyone if they tried." Eren smiled and waved her off, "All I do is take money, clean tables and wash cups, the drink making lesson are next week." Everyone laughed before say one last goodbye, letting Eren start walking home.
It was close to midnight when Eren got closer to home, he had such a great high from just being with his two friends he didn't bother noticing anything around him. "Hello beautiful, I been waiting." A voice called out making him jump and turn around. It was dark even the few street lights that was on didn't help but make shadows. "Who's there?" Turning around looking all directions Eren couldn't see a shadow anything that could be human. "Must be my imagination." Starting back towards the apartment he didn't make it far as something moved behind him and grabbed him. "What... Let me…" the short yell he gave as cut shorts as a cloth covered his nose and mouth, it smell bad as Eren tried to knock the hand away but the other arm of his attacker held him still till darkness crept into the side of his vision before bring his world into darkness.