Hours went by mostly by everyone celebrating and conversing.
"So, then Jean went and gave Mikasa her Christmas gift, right?", Hanji was telling a story that happened on Christmas, about 3 weeks ago. We were all surrounding her, sitting, at the office's little 'lounge area', which was basically nothing more than 2 long couches and a long glass coffee table, at the end of the back of the room by the doorway; Probably put there to fill the empty space and make it seem like the boss cared about his employees and wasn't a sadistic freak.
"Okay, so it was really small"
"That's what she said.", Interjected Connie, receiving a slap from Sasha and an eye-roll from Petra.
"Anyways...", Hanji cleared her throat. "So, he gave her the small 'square box' ", Hanji emphasized and averted her eyes to Connie, who was still giggling. "And Mikasa was just staring at it, unamused. So, he handed it to her and she was all like-"
"No.", finished Mikasa, deadpan.
"Yeah, exactly like that; Like, her face was like 'gettin' real tired of your shit'." , Hanji continued. "And so, he begged her to open it for like an hour."
"Shut the fuck up, Hanji!", Jean scoffed.
"And when she did, it was an engagement ring!", Hanji was laughing so hard her eyes were watering. "B-But wait! That's not the funny part!", she stammered, struggling to recollect herself and finish her tale. "So, she just looked down at the ring, then back at Jean, who had a hopeful creepy smile-"
"Hanji I swear I'm about to break your fucking face", Jean was balling his hands into fists, grimacing.
"And then she looked back at him and down at the ring!"
"Ahh! Shut up, shut up, shut up!", Jean roared.
"She just threw it! The box was open and she threw it at the wall and just kept walking! His face was so...BUAHAHAHA!", Hanji was laughing so hard she leaned over the couch's armrest and buried her face.
"Way to go, Jean.", Sasha nudged him with her elbow. "Such a charmer."
Jean got tired of our shit and stood up, scowling. He stomped out of the office.
"Poor big baby.", Petra teased and giggled to herself.
"Whoa, Petra's turnin' sassy!", Connie winked.
We spend the rest of the time telling stories and laughing. Honestly, if this department wasn't for manga, and if my boss wasn't such a sadistic fiend, it wouldn't be so bad. I wouldn't have minded staying here.
8:00, finally! I never thought I would ever be so relieved to see such simple three digits. I just had to deal with one more little issue before I receive my long-deserved leisure: Deal with the route home with Levi.
The walk consisted of the same awkwardness and some empty talk up to when we were seated on the subway; Which of course, he chose to sit next to me.
Slowly with time, I was becoming lulled by the train's white noise. I found my eyelids growing exceptionally heavy.
I just have to hold on for about 30 more minutes...
"Ngh", I turned my body to get into a more comfortable position. Something felt different about where I was sleeping.
"Nyah, time to wake up, Eren!", my alarm went off, but it sounded farther away than usual. I reached my hand over to turn it off like I would where it usually would be...yet I somehow couldn't seem to reach it. What was going on?
Suddenly, the alarm was turned off. As I began to turn onto my back and get my face out of the pillow which I always bury myself into, something gentle grabbed my outstretched hand.
"Wh-what?!", I shrieked in surprise. I sat up and pulled my arm back. Opening my eyes, I allowed them to adjust so I could figure out just what the hell was going on and where the hell I was.
I was laying on a couch...but not my couch. I didn't recognize the room at all. Moving my gaze to my grabbed arm, something suddenly pounced on me and covered my eyes.
"A-ah! Get off me!", I exclaimed. The thing that pounced on me pinned me down, hard. I couldn't move at all. I began to kick at it, but it quickly reacted and pinned my legs down. It twisted and entwined our legs; So, the thing pinning me down was definitely a person.
"P-please, let me go!", I begged, struggling to get out and lifting my chest up from the couch. The person replied with a sinister laugh. It leaned in, or so I assumed due to the change of weight to my upper torso. I felt hot breath close to my neck.
I couldn't breathe, I was beginning to panic. "P-please...", I choked out.
The person leaned into my ear, giving out a light laugh and: "Nyah, time to wake up, Eren~", the voice teased.
Wait a diddly-darn minute. I knew that voice.
"L-LEVI?", I blurted out, struggling with as much force as possible due to added anger.
"N-No, stop, p-please~!", He gasped, mocking, into my ear. He then laughed and got off of me, clutching his stomach on the end of the couch while I scooted as far away as ever, hugging my knees.
"Wh-what the fucking hell! Why would you?! What even?! WHAT AM I EVEN DOING HERE. EXPLAIN!", I yelled.
Levi just sat there laughing. "You're as red as a flustered schoolgirl, Jaeger.", he laughed. "Your reactions...if you were honestly kidnapped or something, would you honestly act that way? That's basically asking for someone to take advantage of you.", he continued, calming himself down.
"What am I even doing here! And...", wait a minute, what did he just say? "Asking to take what of me?!", I freaked.
Levi propped his elbow on the couch's armrest near him and looked at me, smirking with both his mouth and eyes. "Well, I guess you wouldn't remember what happened from last night since you were already so exhausted~", he chirped.
Oh fuck no. Please do not- Please do not tell me..
"Wh-what are you saying?", I was aghasted. "Wh-what did..", I stared down at my knees, I couldn't even get myself to finish the sentence.
Levi leaned back over and crossed his arms on my knees, face smirking close at me, "What do you think we did~?", he questioned, in a husky tone. I lifted my face to glower at him.
Levi then took advantage of the situation, yet again, and placed one of his hands on my cheek while still supporting himself with his other hand. "Or maybe I should be asking a different question.", he slid his hand down my cheek and grabbed my chin. "What do you want us to do?", he articulated in a sultry tone.
Obviously, the first thing that I wanted to say was 'nothing', but, I couldn't speak. My throat was tight and I just couldn't seem to breathe at all.
"I-I..", I stammered.
He leaned in closer. "Yes...?"
"I don't", I tried to speak again.
"You don't want me to stop, right?", he leaned in closer.
"N-no! I-i do!", I squealed, trying to push him back away.
His lips were an inch, no, a centimeter or two away from mine.
"L-levi, I-i'm just..", I breathed the words out.
Suddenly, Levi diverted his lips to my ear, "a child.", he said.
"Wh-what?", I whispered.
He moved off of me and went back to the edge of the couch and began laughing hysterically, again. "You're such a child, honestly!", he said between gasps of air from laughter. "This is too fun.", he wiped a tear from his eye.
"Honestly, we did nothing at all. You fell asleep on the train, like a child, and I didn't need you being kidnapped or something so you'd have an excuse to not show up and do work tomorrow. We can't be short of a person yet again", he explained. He rose up from the couch. "Your reactions are just so hilarious, you could honestly have your own series or something."
Was he serious right now. Are you seriously friggin' kidding me?
"As fun as that was, you have work to show up to, as do I; So, your phone with your lovely childish ringtone alarm thing is on that table with your coat.", he pointed to a table behind the couch. I suggest you go back to your apartment and make yourself presentable unless you plan to show up to work looking like one of the shoujo-schoolgirls from one of our mangas.", he said as he walked into another room of this unfamiliar apartment.
That's it, I am so fucking done with this guy.
