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Clovis Glas

It was a hectic day to say the least, and with the sun long gone, Eren was glad that day was almost over. Seeing Clovis again was not something he prepared for and afterwards, he wondered how Mikasa was feeling about all of it. He felt guilty, because he got her involved in something she didn't need to be a part of. As he was thinking of a way to apologize to her, George scurried up the stairs and jumped onto Eren, causing him to lose his balance. "George, relax…what are you—" Just then, he noticed his phone in the jaws of his blonde terrier; it was ringing, and he saw the caller id on the front of the screen. He quickly grabbed it and answered, "Hey Mikasa. Is everything all right?"

"Yes…um, am I bothering you?"

"No, I was actually going to call you." George jumped onto Eren's bed, finding a place to take a nap.

"You were? What did you want to tell me?"

"Hey, you called me first remember?"

"Oh, that's right. I told my parents that I decided to go to Caeruleum." Eren waited silently to hear what her parents had to say. "They were happy, just like your father said."

Eren smiled, "I see, that's good then."

"Yes, I just wanted to let you know." Mikasa had been walking around her room so far, and now she decided to take a seat as she asked, "So, what did you want to talk to me about?"

"Mikasa…" Eren wasn't really ready, but it would be much better to say it now then later on, "Sorry, about earlier today. I got you in the middle of all of that craziness."

Mikasa stayed quiet briefly and then replied, "You were acting pretty immature, and you definitely were crazy to try to climb the side of a building." She didn't hold back, but it was only because he needed to hear it. "First, that incident with the car and now this, you like getting yourself in situations were you might get killed, huh?" He waited for her to finish. "Still…I'm glad that you're okay," her words fainted at the end, but he was able to hear it. His heart started beating, because her words were true and it made him know that she actually cared about him.

"Yeah, I'm okay," Eren then remembered, "wait a minute, that car incident was your fault. You were daydreaming and I had to save you."

Mikasa briefly held her tongue but then responded, not allowing Eren to relish the moment, "Don't change the subject, you need to watch yourself more."

"I will when you stop daydreaming."

It was clear to the both of them that they have been involved in some tense situations recently, but it was not the first time for either of them.

"Hey, Eren," said Mikasa.

"Yeah?"

"How do you know Clovis?" It still bothered her that someone like him knew Eren closely. She figured that learning more about him would help, because they might meet again in the future.

Eren looked out of his bedroom window not saying anything, Mikasa sat quietly waiting for him to speak him. He then walked towards the window and opened it, allowing the fresh air to drift in. "You know, I was wondering…is that your bedroom window that I'm looking at?"

Mikasa stood up and moved toward her window, which was covered by her white curtains. It didn't really occur to her that their bedrooms might be right across from each other. Eren, on the other hand, was always curious but never felt the courage to ask, until tonight. As Eren held his phone tight, he saw fingertips guiding the curtains across the window, revealing the girl next door.

"I guess it was," said Eren.

"Yeah," Mikasa opened her window and was about to close her phone figuring that they would talk without it, but Eren stopped her.

"Wait, stay on…this way we won't have to yell at each other."

"It's not that far, besides you made me open my window."

"Sorry, I just want you to see my face and know that I'm not lying when I tell you about Clovis."

Mikasa held her set expression, "Okay, tell me."

Eren took a deep breath as he told the tale of his once close friend.

"Our fathers knew each other, so we were around each other at a young age. Even though he was a year older than me, he never tried to boss me around. That has to do with the fact that we challenged each other almost every day. They were little things at first, like Jacks, card games, racing; but then it become more complex."

"You mean more dangerous?" said Mikasa.

"To others, it seemed like that. The way we challenged each other to certain things scared everyone else off. But you know…I wasn't scared of any of it, I liked it and he liked it too. We just ignored everybody else and became best friends."

Mikasa continued to stare at Eren through the open window, as she noticed that he had brought his eyes down. "Though one day, we got into a real argument with some older kids that eventually led to us fighting them. It was only the two of us, so naturally we didn't stand a chance. I was on the ground as I watched them kick Clovis over and over again. It seemed like they just wanted to beat him up and I was just in the middle of it. I assumed this because I faintly remembered hearing them say something about his father being the one at fault. Regardless, seeing them hurt him to the point where he was beginning to lose consciousness made me angry. And then…"He stopped talking for a moment; she focused solely on his next words. "I took a pipe that was next to me and smashed it on one of their heads. Then I took a rock and threw it at another one's chest. I just kept hitting all of them; a few of them ran, but there were still some on the ground. I didn't stop."

Ever since she met him, Mikasa has seen Eren as a good person with no ill intentions, but the things that were coming out of his mouth brought about a familiar feeling that she had once agreed to let go of. It was a feeling of animosity, a strong sense of inner dislike that appeared onto one's reality. "There were stains of blood on me as I sat there grasping the pipe on my hand. When I looked over to Clovis, he was laying there, staring at me with unblinking eyes. I expected him to run away out of fear, but instead, I saw him smile in a way I never saw before. At the time, I didn't realize that that was the moment he changed. Remembering his expression now, sends a slight chill down my spine." Eren looked back to see if Mikasa was still by there, "Mikasa, I can stop here if you want. I understand if you don't want to listen anymore."

This time, Mikasa was the one who brought her eyes down, "No, please…keep going."

Eren hanged on one of his curtain as he continued, "I can only assume that Clovis admired the way I acted that day, because since then, he started to create more chaos by himself. Again and again, he would tell me what he did, and he kept asking me to join him. At times I would go, but when I didn't, he would take another kid with him. Eventually, one of the kids that went with him ended up going to the hospital. So, I finally asked him to stop."

"Did he listen to you?" said Mikasa.

Eren shook his head, "No, instead he begged me to come with him. I figured that it was better if I want, than some other kid. He led to me to a store; it was long past closing time and there was no one around. Then he said 'wouldn't it be fun to light all the fireworks inside?' I should've said no, but I hesitated. A part of me wanted to cause chaos like him. Clovis broke the window with a rock and the two of us went inside to quickly ignite the fireworks."

"Eren…" Mikasa looked on with a sorrowful face wishing that Eren hadn't done it.

"I didn't stop him. When we ignited them, the collective sounds of whistling and explosions vibrated all around us, leading to a blaze throughout the store. He was laughing like a child playing with a new toy, while I stayed silent. I realized that there was something wrong with me. I tried to get Clovis to leave, but he wanted to stay. He wanted to wait for people to arrive so that he can see their reactions." Eren began recollecting his conversation with Clovis.

"Let's get out of here Clovis!"

"I want to see their faces. Come on, stay and watch with me. It just like always, we do our thing and everyone else ignores us!"

"No, it's not the same! This is all becoming meaningless!"

Clovis revealed a pained face, "Meaningless…Eren, why would you say that?"

"Clovis…let's go home."

"…Maybe it's cause you're younger than me, so I'll wait till you grow up and then we can show people who we really are."

"So, he waited outside the burning store, while I ran home. I'm sure he ended up getting in trouble, because I learned that he moved away afterwards. I thought I was going to get in trouble too, but I suppose he never revealed it to anyone. That's how I know Clovis."

Mikasa tried very hard to gather everything she heard from Eren, but rather than analyzing every detail now, she decided to accept Eren and his past. "Thank you, for telling me. I'm sure it wasn't easy for you to say all this to me, so I'm sorry if you felt unsettled in any way."

"My parents don't even know about this, you're the only person I've told this story too. And I'm glad I did, so don't worry," a faint smile appeared on Eren's face.

Mikasa lifted one of her hands to grasp the curtain next to her, "I think that it's best not to be around someone like that anymore. You might end up doing those things again, unless you still do them."

"I don't do those things anymore, and you're right, I shouldn't be around Clovis. But I feel like I'm the only one that can speak to him; he might need my help in the future. So I hope you won't get mad if I do see him again."

"I won't be happy, but I understand."

"By the way, don't tell anyone about this. Promise?"

Mikasa clutched her phone and bit her lip slightly. This wasn't the first time she received the weight of a promise, but this time she was determined to keep it. "I promise."

Weeks pass by as the end of the school year arrived. The students of Shiganshina Middle School are saying their goodbyes as each one of them decide on the high school of their choice.

"Eh! The two of you are going to Caeruleum, Jean, Connie?" said Eren. The three boys are standing outside the school building with all the other graduates.

"Of course, where else would I go?" said Connie with arms crossed.

"Rubeus would've been better, don't you think?"

"My parents would've been happy if I went there, but I keep hearing you say how amazing Caeruleum is, so I wanted to go. Isn't that right, Jean?

"Yeah, you sounded like a broken record. I, on the other hand, was applying to Viridis."

"And how did that turn out?"

"Flat out rejected. And as for Rubeus, I don't need job security when I already have a job at my uncle's store. So, Caeruleum was the obvious choice left."

"Actually, you chose Caeruleum because Mikasa was going there as well."

"Shutup Connie!" As Jean and Connie tussled with each other, Eren was aware of the other student's conversation. A great number of them had decided to enter Rubeus; so far, only four people were actually going to Caeruleum from this middle school. Which means, there would be new people he would have to confront, but as he looked over at Mikasa who was talking with some girls, he wasn't nervous about any of it.

On the walk home, Eren and Mikasa share a moment together as they prepare to take on the next stage of their lives.

"So, are you ready for Caeruleum?" said Eren.

"Yes."

"Good, and don't get mad if you decide that you don't like it. After all, I didn't force you to follow me."

"Eren, I'm not following you. Besides, you should be glad I'm going too, who else is going to look after you if you do dumb stuff, like climbing on the side of a building."

A small bead of sweat ran down his face, "I'm not going to, jeez, are you going to start babying me around?"

"Only if I have to," a small smile spread across her face. "Still, I'm looking forward to our new school."

Eren looked up at the sky as he responded, "Me too."

THE END…

Just kidding lol….uh April fools :D. Most stories end like that though :( Hope you guys like that, I enjoyed writing it. I'll cya guys later! Remember to check that profile!