A/N: I'm going to answer some reviews now! Hooray!
Hiruma YA-HA - Eren pushed Levi away because he felt panicked, like, "Whoa! This hot dude just kissed me! What the fuck?"
Maru de Kusanagi - It's perfectly fine! (As long as you review form here on out...) Just kidding. But it would be appreciated, if you don't mind.
(Guest) Erearu - I'll do my best!
Everyone else - Super yippee! I love all of you for reviewing and following and all that good stuff, and as a present from me to you, I'll have them kiss again. Maybe not in this chapter, though.
Armin and Jean walked out of the movie theater. They had just gone to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, and both of them had laughed a little. A little. Mostly, they had felt embarrassed by all of the stares they were getting.
It seemed as if it wasn't socially acceptable to kiss your boyfriend in public. Jean had tried, and each time he got disapproving glares from parents and curious glances from kids. Like, really. They weren't that interesting.
Armin still had his cold. He was hesitant to even breathe too close to Jean because of it. It was kind if pissing Jean off. Didn't that boy ever take medicine?
They stopped at an ice cream place, but only because Jean insisted. Armin preferred healthier snacks. Jean tried to buy Armin some, but Armin refused, crinkling up his nose.
"What's that big book you've been lugging around school?" asked Jean. Armin's eyes immediately lit up.
"It's a book about the ocean." Armin said excitedly. Jean smiled.
"You still want to see it that badly?" asked Jean. Armin nodded eagerly. "I still don't see why. It's just a big puddle of water."
Armin frowned. "I guess it's because my parents used to dream about it, and save up so we could go, even once..." Armin trailed off. His parents had died when he was about six, along with Mikasa's mother. They had ended up staying at Eren's house for a while, and now they were both living in small apartments, paying for it using money from various jobs and small donations from Grisha and Carla. Being the way they were, both Armin and Mikasa tried to refuse the money, seeing as Grisha and Carla were considerably poor as well.
"Hmm..." Jean thought for a minute. "Maybe we can save up and go on a trip to the beach sometime. Maybe."
Jean didn't think it was possible for Armin to look happier. "Really?"
"Mm-hm." Jean said, finishing his ice cream and tossing his napkin in the trash. Armin grinned and stood on his tip-toes, pressing his lips against Jean's. Jean was surprised at first, then relaxed and let himself wrap his arms around Armin, pulling him closer. They stayed like that for a while, standing in front of the ice cream shop and kissing, until Armin got a foot cramp. Laughing, they walked away.
Legout had been in the shop the whole time, and had gone unnoticed by them. He usually did. He also noticed Sasha and Connie sitting at a table together, as well as Reiner, Bertholdt, and Annie sitting at another table.
He could have some fun with this.
What's your address?
Eren didn't know how to respond to the text. Why did Levi want his address? Perhaps to return the scarf.
i can get the scarf myself, u know
Eren sent the message and leaned back. He had been doing homework, which he didn't really feel like doing anyway. His phone beeped.
It's fine. I'll bring it.
Persistent bastard. Eren reluctantly told him his address and sat back again, anxiously waiting for a reply.
I'll drop it off tonight. How does eight sound?
He really was a persistent bastard! Eren agreed, even though he knew his parents would be home. There was no harm in having a friend return a jacket, right?
The hours passed slowly after that. He hated to admit it, but he was both excited and terrified of seeing Levi again. He had pushed him away that morning. Eren was regretting it afterward, but what's done is done.
Finally, at exactly eight, Eren heard the doorbell ring. Carla got up to answer.
"No, Mom!" Eren shouted, running for the door. "I'll get it!"
Eren opened the door. Levi had a heavy coat on due to the rapidly changing weather. And he thought it was cold before! He held Eren's scarf in his hands. The teen held out his hands and Levi plopped the scarf into them.
"Oi, Eren." Levi said. "I want to ask you something."
"Yes?" asked Eren, shivering. He had worn nothing but his long-sleeved shirt and jeans, and it was freezing outside.
"Want to go on a date?" he asked. Eren froze. Another date with Levi? The idea sounded wonderful.
"Yes." Eren nodded as he said it. He heard a barely audible gasp behind him and spun around, coming face to face with his shocked and disgusted looking parents.
A/N: Ooh! A cliffy! You know what can solve that? Reviews.
Sorry if it seems kind of rushed, I just wasn't sure how to make it longer.