Chapter 11

Note: I hope everyone had a safe and Happy new Year, sorry for the long wait on this chapter! This has some new faces in it yay! :) I do hope you like it, please leave comments on what you think of it Send me PMs or emails at demondog136 on what you hope to happen later on it the story. I'm hoping to be able to post one again soon, but no promises I have been having internet troubles.

Eren's POV

It has been a peaceful week, the nightmares have been at bay, and my flu left a few days after Halloween. I was playing catch-up on work when three new people walked into the classroom. Everyone froze, looking up from whatever work they were working on. You had a blonde female look alike of Armin, standing next to this tall freckle brunette who had her arm slung over her shoulder looking at everyone with a stink eye, daring someone to say something. The female Armin just blushed at everyone's stares. Then the last person looked like he could be related to the freckled female, but he had a warm pleasant smile on his face, looking around at everyone.

Erwin popped in shortly after the three people walked in, "Ohh! It looks like you already heard the news, we have three more people staying with as of now. The rooms that had water damage had been fixed, but with the increase of people I am keeping the living arrangements as is." Wait the rooms were done?! Why didn't he saying anything sooner?! I looked at Levi mentally asking him these questions, but he just shrugged his shoulders and went back to his work.

"Why don't you three introduce yourselves?" Erwin said drawing my attention back to the new kids.

The little blonde steps up first and presented herself with a warm friendly smile, "Hello everyone my name is Historia, but I like to be called Krista," she bowed her head a little, "Its nice to meet everyone."

Next up was the freckled girl, "Yo, my name is Ymir, and Krista is my girl so don't try anything." Her statement made Krista blush wildly, then she proceeded to place her arm right back around her waist pulling her closer to shield her from everyone's looks.

Last up was the freckled boy, he look every familiar to me, but I couldn't place where I have seen him before. That was until he said his name.

"Hello everyone my name is Marco." He had a friendly smile plastered on his face, as if nothing could take it off.

That name, I know that name, why do I know that name? I sucked in a breath as memories flew about in my mind, ones that I haven't seen in a long time. I stood up abruptly my chair flying to the ground as I slammed my hands on the desk before me. How is he here?!

"Eren?" in the distance I heard Levi call my name, but I was too focused on the person in front of me. Marco. I took three steps and I was in front of him looking him straight in the eye, at first he was confused on what was going on, but something clicked and his eyes began to fill with tears.

He pulled me in a big hug, tears sliding down our faces at this sudden reunion, I hadn't seen my freckled friend since the second house I was dropped at, and I can bet that is something we both didn't want to talk about. I took his hand and took him outside the classroom to have a talk with him.

Levi's POV

What the fuck is going on? I thought, one moment we were just meeting the new kids and next Eren is dragging one of them off into the hall. Everyone was still looking at the door Eren and the kid Marco walked out of, and much like me everyone is thinking the same as me. I felt a twinge in my gut thinking that something bad was going to happen, but I don't know for sure what it was.

It was a few seconds before they both walked in their eyes rimed with red as if they were crying, or were just about to break down. Erwin didn't say anything to them just gave them a concerned look as if he wasn't sure what to say. I looked at Eren trying to catch his eyes to ask what was up, but he never did look at me. Throughout the class he just focused on his work not paying attention to anyone who tried to talk to him. Marco and the other kids were whisked out to finish settling in before they came to the class the next day. We were dismissed from class for lunch. Eren walked straight to Erwin's office. I wanted to follow him, but I figured that this was a talk that was supposed to be just between them and Marco.

Throughout the day I was just worrying, he didn't come back when for half of class I really didn't see him till he came back to the room before lights out. His eyes were red showing signs of crying, his cheeks had the dry tear stains. All I wanted to do is pull him down into the bed and hold him tight against me, I never want to see this poor boy to be hurt again. I started to stand up the question on the tip of my tongue.

He looked at me and spoke, "please don't ask Levi, it's too long of a story for right now. I might tell you here in the next few days, but not right now," his voice was just above a whisper, his eyes dropping down to the ground as if worried that I would demand that I would say no. I looked at him very concerned for him, he wasn't that happy go lucky brat that I have come to know in the last few weeks; his eyes locked somewhere in the distant past. A place where I didn't excite, a place where I couldn't rescue him, a place that seemed to house many horrors.

Without much thoughts on my movements I was pulling him close to my body guiding his head to my shoulder. At first he was stiff as if unsure what to do, but slowly he started to relax, letting go of the walls that he had built up the years he had spent hiding. They were stripped down to nothing. I felt his arm come around my body hugging me back and the dams broke loose tears spilling on to my shoulder, I lead us back to my bed where I held him as close as possible rocking him and kissing his head. Wanting for his pain to fade, hating to see that this was all I can do for him.

It was half an hour later, before the sobs ran its course, but he stayed in my embraced, his head now resting on my chest. I first thought he had fallen asleep after everything was done, but I felt him shift his head to look up at me.

"Levi," I brought my eyes to meet his two different colored eyes, both so beautiful, "Thank you," he said before putting his head back on my chest, "c-can we stay like this for a while?" I swear if I saw his face it would mirror my own at the moment, bright red. I swear I heard my heart stop at the question.

I ran my figures through his soft hair, "Of course you can." I mumbled not really trusting my voice to go any louder afraid that this was a dream that I would be waking up from soon.

Eren's POV

I felt safe here in Levi's arms, the outside world almost seemed non-existing here. When I asked if I could be held for a while longer I was afraid that he would say no, but when he said I could my heart soared. After a day like today I just needed to feel safe, after learning that Marco was a live after what happened. The first time I felt free, was stripped once again by the monster that won't leave my life alone. I felt myself tensing up as the thoughts came back, but Levi's fingers in my hair made me relax. Why was it when I am with Levi he could make my barriers strip down to nothing? Why was it here I felt like nothing could touch me, but happiness? Why was he so warm, when the whole world was cold? As the thoughts flew through my head I slowly felt me body grow heavy with sleep, these question didn't have any answers just yet. I know that I would have to tell him everything soon, but now was time for sleep.