7. The teacher and his student
It was by far the worst moment of Eren's young life. Everything felt like it was happening in slow motion. The boy heard the door opening and he knew that his parents were there. In fact, the medical conference had only lasted one day and Carla and Grisha had decided to come home earlier. Eren would never forget the shocked faces of his parents when they found their only son in tight embrace with his teacher.
"Eren?... Mr Levi?" Carla stuttered, not yet grasping the situation.
"Mr and Mrs Jaeger, I can explain-" Levi tried to soothe the situation, but Eren's father was in a rage.
"Explain? I can't imagine how you could explain this!" Grisha yelled furiously. "You are his teacher; you are supposed to take care of him! My boy is only 15 and you are abusing him!"
"He didn't abuse me!" Eren shouted into the chaos. "I love him!"
"Keep quiet, Eren!" Grisha shouted. "And you, Mr Levi, leave my house and never come back again!"
Levi got up and searched for his clothes. Once he was dressed, he tried to talk to Eren's parents again.
"Please, let me explain." Levi begged.
"I don't want to here a single word from you! Leave or I call the police. Of course I'll also report this to your school." Grisha grunted through his teeth, eyes sparkling with anger.
That's it. I'll never see him again, Eren though in despair as Levi left the room and Eren's life. The boy hadn't noticed the tears running down his cheeks, but now the silent tear drops became a convulsive sobbing. It felt like his heart was ribbed out of his body.
"Eren, sweetheart, it's over. You don't have to cry. He won't hurt you anymore." Carla tried to comfort her son.
"Leave me alone! You don't understand anything!" Eren yelled and shook off his mother's embrace. Then, the boy hid under his blanket and sobbed again.
After exchanging a sad glance, Eren's parents left the room and Eren was alone. How could it turn out like this? Fate was surly cruel. Eren had hoped that he and Levi could start something like a relationship. I know it would have been hard. A teacher can't date a student. But we would have managed. Somehow., Eren thought. The idea that Levi was only using or abusing him never crossed his mind. His teacher didn't do anything he didn't want. Furthermore, it was Eren who got the ball rolling. When Eren wanted to get up from the bed, he noticed the used condom lying on the floor of his room. He was sure, that his parents had seen it and imagined how it got there. Not that this mattered anymore.
The whole world seemed to be covered with a layer of grey dust. Yesterday, everything was bright and colourful, but now all was dull. Monday was going to come. This meant the boy had to go to school again. He doubted that he would see Levi there. He thought he would see Levi never again.
After a while, Eren's mother called him for lunch and later for dinner, but he wasn't hungry. The teen only left his room to go to the toilet. He felt like somebody has sucked out the life from his body. He went back to his bed and tried to dream about the hours he shared with Levi.
In the middle of the night Eren's phone rang. He didn't know the number, but he answered nevertheless.
"It's me, Levi."
Eren felt his heart skip a beat. He thought that he would never hear this voice again. Everything in his head span around and he couldn't grasp a clear thought.
"Why do you have my phone number?" was the first coherent sentence Eren was able to build. As a respond he heard Levi chuckle into his phone.
"I have my sources." Levi answered and after a moment of silence he continued: "Eren, I have to ask you something extremely selfish."
"You can ask me anything. I'll do anything."
"Run away with me."
Eren couldn't trust his ears. Run away with Levi? This idea had to sink in. But this meant that Levi wanted Eren at his side. That Levi wanted Eren.
"I know it's selfish. How can I ask you to leave your home, your family, your friends – your whole life? I know that you can't abandon everything for an old man like me. It was a stupid idea." Levi concluded.
"No. I mean yes! I come with you." Eren shouted a bit too loud. He didn't want that Levi withdraw his proposal. "I want nothing more than to be with you, so don't say it's a stupid idea."
Through the phone Eren could hear Levi exhale relieved.
"Make sure, you're ready in one hour. I pick you up."
In no time at all Eren packed his most important belongings into a suit case and a backpack. Maybe his decision to run away with Levi was precipitous. But he would regret it, if he didn't go. It was hard to know, that he wouldn't see his family and friends in a while. Surely, his parents would be very worried, which made Eren feel guilty. That's why he wrote a short note to his parents:
Mom and Dad, wish me luck. Don't worry, everything will be fine. I love you, Eren.
When the time was there, Eren sneaked out of the house and waited for Levi. After a few minutes, the boy heard a car driving around the corner. The car stopped in front of Eren and he could see Levi on the driver's seat. To see Levi again made Eren's heart jump. Fast, he opened the door, threw his luggage into the car and sat down on the passenger's seat. Then Levi started the engine and Eren left his old life behind.
"I was afraid you changed your mind. I'm really relieved." Levi admitted.
"What are we going to do now?"
"First we drop in by an old friend of mine. He can get us fake IDs. Then? I don't know. I have plenty of money with me. We just stay where we like it."
"That sounds like a plan." Eren said with a grin.
After an hour of ride, Levi stopped the car.
"I forgot something important." Levi said.
"What? We can't go back-"
Eren's words were cut off as Levi pressed his lips on Eren's firmly.
"I forgot to tell you something: I love you, too."
That was my angst/fluff chapter. I hope you liked it!
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Love, Hanny
