Okay, so here's number 5! I made this one longer than all the others, and this time, i am fully awake! I, myself, am proud :3
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"Come on, were going to be late because of you." Mikasa noted, holding the door open.
"I got it Mikasa, just take a chill pill real quick!" Eren yelled from his room, shoving an object into his bag. Eren had put on some ripped jeans, a orange t-shirt, and a dog tag with no name on it. He had some Nikes on, and grabbed the back pack, rushing down the hall.
"We don't have the time for your games, so come on." She noted, walking through the door, Eren catching it just in time.
"Gosh, I know your exited, but give me a break!" He chuckled, locking the door behind him. He slung the arm strap on his shoulder, running to catch up with Mikasa. Tonight was going to be either unusually very long, or very short.
Levi sighed, looking up files. And more files. And more till he was fed up. No one in the whole world had seen a file with anything more than a name and a birthday. Petra was too scared to say anything else, afraid of what might happen if Eren caught her again. He understood, so he didn't push her any further. Neither of them wanted Eren in a rampage.
Levi had tried to find something, anything about his kidnappers. A name, a label, a conversation. But there was absolutely nothing, not a glimpse or a pinch. And Levi was enraged. It was only his job. He could let it go, put it on the stack, and move on, as he did most of time. But it wasn't part of his job anymore. It was more of his heart telling him too.
"Hey," Hanji entered the room slowly. She sighed, and decided it was just better to ask immediately. "We're going bowling. Take your mind off things, ya know?" She sighed. "The new boy has got you troubled... More than usual." She smiled.
"... Sure." He said a few seconds after. I mean, why not? It's not a drink, so he won't get drunk, and will probably do something entertaining during that time. "And what do you mean, the new boy has gotten me troubled? That's bullshit." He noted, standing up from his chair.
Hanji smiled wide. "It's nothing that you would notice, trust me," she commented, starting to walk out. "We're leaving in an hour, so get ready!" She exclaimed, shutting the door.
"EREN!" The high pitched squeal could be heard all around the dark parking lot, sending blurry figures that he couldn't make out flying at him. A little closer, and his eyes widened. He saw Sasha, Connie, and Christa running over, bawling their eyes out and screeching at the top of their lungs. They leaped over to Eren, making him slam onto the ground in seconds.
"EREEEEEEN" Sasha cried, snot everywhere.
"We miiiiiiiissssed yooooouu!" Christa noted, hugging him tightly.
"Can't... Breathe..." He sputtered out, and they released him.
As he stood up, more shady features came into place. One was Ymir, who had a smirk on her face. "Sup Eren. Haven't seen your ass in a while." She noted, and you could barely see the watery eyes she had.
There were more figures. One looked like Reiner and Bertholdt, Reiner holding Bertholdt to keep him from crying. Reiner gave him a thumbs up and a smile, and Eren winked back. Then there was Jean and Marco, Marco bawling his eyes out beside Jean. Jean sighed, "Haven't seen you in a while, brat." He spat, though you could see how happy he was.
Then there was Armin. His best friend and little brother. Eren had stood up, and looked at him. Armin just stood there, petrified. Eren had smiled smoothly, and walked over to him, hugging him as soon as he could. "I'm here, Armin. I'm here..." He said, rubbing his back comfortably.
Armin sighed, tears swelling in his eyes. His shaky voice replied. "I thought... I would never... See y-you again.." He sobbed, gripping his T-shirt tightly. "You're here..."
Eren smiled. "I was always here..." He said, looking up. Mikasa, and everyone else was here. Happy. Relieved.
He sighed. "Armin, are you ready to bowl?" He said exited, releasing him and holding his hand out out.
"We need you to come with us!" Sasha yelled, laughing with Connie.
Armin stopped to think, and then gave Eren a genuine smile. He grabbed his hand. "I would like that a lot." he replied, sending the whole group screaming in.
When they had gotten two lanes, they had set it up like this: Team One, Eren, Mikasa, Armin, Jean, Marco, and Annie, who had just now arrived after her work shift. Team Two; Reiner, Bertholdt, Connie, Sasha, Ymir, and Christa.
"Were gonna kick your ass!" Jean playfully spat, smirking at Reiner.
"Well see about that now!" Spat Reiner right back, and you could see lightning bolts fighting forth the other. The group chuckled, and Eren smiled along with them.
"Eren, how much do want to bet Mikasa gets a strike?" Annie smirked, holding her hand out for money.
He laughed. "There is no bet in that; it's positive that she'll get a strike!"
"Damn right!"
"You can say that again."
All these words were full of enthusiasm, happiness, relief. Eren realized how hard it was to do this without keeping a frown on. So he'd laugh with his friends, he'd talk, he'd lie to them, and be more messed up than he already was.
"Attention everyone!" The loud speaker said. The lights turned many colors and started to swirl around. "Do you know what night it is!"
"KARAOKE NIGHT!" The crowd screamed, throwing their hands up in the air.
Eren gave the group disapproving looks, but they just gave Eren that troll face of theirs.
Oh hell no.
"First person to come up tonight is: Eren Jaeger!"
"You fuckin bastards!" He spat, the gang laughing their ass off. Jean was dieing on the ground, while Mikasa was struggling to keep her own giggle contained.
"You'll be fine! We all know you took choir in middle school,so how bad can it be?" Marco insisted.
Eren sighed. "Don't blame me when you die from ear cancer." He rolled his eyes, earning some more chuckles as he turned away.
He stepped onto the stage, and looked at the screen for what song he'd sing. Never Close Our Eyes by Adam Lambert. Is what the screen said. Eren had heard the song before, so he picked up the mic. He winked at Armin, who gave him a thumbs up for good luck, and started to sing.
"Hanji, I already regret this." Were the first things Levi said as he stepped out of the Mustang.
"Don't worry bout it Levi, it's going to be fun!" Petra squealed. "And besides, this also includes singing and dancing, so it's supposed to get you pumped." She noted, grabbing her purse from under the seat.
"That makes me even more worried. " Levi groaned, shifting his hair back. Hanji and Petra were the only ones with him, and these two girls together is just heading for disaster.
Hanji and Petra were skipping inside, laughing and chatting. "Oh, it seems someone's already started the karaoke!" Petra noted, going in quicker.
Levi sighed, taking his time reaching the door. He couldn't help but think that he had heard the voice before though. It was beautiful. Taking a step inside, he looked at Hanji and Petra, who were staring at the stage.
"What is it-" Levi stopped, and froze. Did he see...?
I don't wanna let a minute get away
'Cause we got no time to lose
That was no doubt, Eren. He was singing on the stage, eyes closed and totally into it. The whole crowd looked amazed, since Levi was too.
None of us are promised to see tomorrow
And what we do is ours to choose
Eren thought about this. He knew this firsthand that we weren't guaranteed tomorrow; he knew better than a lot of people. But he wished that he could be free. Do what he wanted to do.
Forget about the sunrise
Fight the sleep in your eyes
I don't wanna miss a second with you
"GO EREN!" Armin yelled, jumping up and down. Levi looked over, and saw a blonde headed boy. Around him, Levi assumed, was the 'group', and they were also jumping up and down. So those people were who he hanged out with. The crowd was clapping along to the beat, some dancing. Eren smiled at Armin,
Let's stay this way forever
It's only getting better
If we want it to
The beat sped up, leading to the crowd starting to dance. Even Petra stopped staring, grabbed Hanji and Levi, and dragged them over a little closer to the stage.
You know that I wish that this night would never be over
"Damn right Eren!" Jean yelled, and Eren smirked. He did wish this night, with his friends, lasted forever. The crowd was going crazy, and the group were dancing like maniacs, and no matter how badly Eren wanted to laugh, he continued
There's plenty of time to sleep when we die
So lets just stay awake until we grow older
If I had my way we'd never close our eyes, our eyes
Levi looked at Eren, and saw something he hadn't seen ever before. His eyes were golden, and beautiful golden bronze. He guessed it was because of the lighting, but, without a doubt, they were intriguing.
Never.
It's so hard to think this could fade away
But what goes up must come down
Why can't we just live life with no consequence
And always live in the now
The crowd was wild, earning screams, shouts, and cheers. Levi didn't expect he could sing, at all. He was actually glad he had came here, for it felt nice too.
Forget about the sunrise
Fight the sleep in your eyes
I don't wanna miss a second with you
Eren was exited, and looking around the crowd. Everyone was dancing, and shouting, and the group was having fun. Though, in the corner of his eye, he saw something he didn't expect to see. Levi.
Let's stay this way forever
It's only getting better
If we want it to
Levi had made eye contact with Eren, and they were just staring at each other. A shiver ran down Levis back, while Eren thought he was hit with a lightning bolt. Levi seemed to have really pretty eyes, even if they were cold.
You know that I wish that this night would never be over
There's plenty of time to sleep when we die
So lets just stay awake until we grow older
If I had my way we'd never close our eyes
Our eyes
"Never!" Eren finished the song, sounds roaring into his ears. Armin and Sasha had ran up on the stage, attacking him.
"Oh my begoogles Eren! You little potato, you can still sing!" Sasha yelled into his ear, sending him laughing.
"That was awesome!" Armin explained, pulling Eren up. "Anyway, we should get back, before the whole group kills the stage." He commented, rushing him down.
Levi had worked himself out of the crowd, secretly sitting behind the lane Eren was sitting in. 'This is fucking stupid, Levi' he sighed in his head, seeing Hanji and Petra come down to him to get their names into the screen.
"Whoa, Eren, you were great!" Marco explained, pulling in Eren for a hug. "You should totally become a singer!"
You are a machine, Eren, remember that.
"Sorry, I had wanted to go into the army for sometime now." The army? Levi thought. The dude who blows up buildings and goes against the book wants to join the army? More bullshit. He was being forced.
"Aw, when did that happen?!" Ymir explained. "You were the freeloader back in middle school, I can't believe that now!"
"Yeah, yeah, but people change!" Eren laughed back. Of course, Mikasa had gotten a strike, so it was Erens turn. Eren sighed, got up, picked a good weighted ball for him, and rolled it into the lane.
We will give you two months, Eren. Go have some fun while you can.
They had finished a round, and, with Mikasas perfect score, Erens team won.
"Hah! How bout some of that!" Jean said triumphal, grinning in victory.
Eren sighed, walking over to the drink bar. He saw a figure sit beside him, and when he looked over, he saw it was Levi. He was startled, and started to fall back in the chair before Levi caught him.
"You weren't that bad, brat." He commented, lifting him back up.
Eren couldn't help but have a faint pink, almost unnoticeable, on his cheeks. "Thanks," he murmered, looking down.
'Damn, he looks kissable,' Levi thought. 'Wait, what?!'
"Well, you gonna lock me up now?" Eren sighed, "You sure haven't won this game yet!" He said, his eyes full of confidence and excitement. Levi sure liked that part of Eren.
He, not thinking, quickly pecked Eren on the cheek. It was warm, and smooth, Levi decided. Eren was frozen stiff, afraid of what just happened.
"Are you really sure about that, brat?" He smirked, getting up and walking away, still feeling the warmth on his lips.
Eren was still frozen, and went up to feel his cheek, which was now flushed red.
He started to think he wasn't in control with the game as much as he thought he was.