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“You set me up”, I whispered. I’m surprised Eren even heard it.
“I set you up? Levi, what are you talking about?” Eren asked sounding even more confused than before but I was so close to tears that I didn’t even care.
“I said”, I take a shaky breath, barely keeping my tears back, “You set me up.” The line went quiet again. I’d hear the occasional sniffle, but other than that he didn’t speak. And now I feel like the biggest dumbass in the history of dumbassess. This is exactly why I absolutely hate crushes! You spend all your time and energy on a person you may not even be close to. Then, if you confess and they say yeah and set up a date you get so fucking giddy you could shit rainbows for days. And then, when you get all dressed up they leave you to drown in the fact that they didn’t really like you and that they never will.
Although I feel like the world is coming down around me, I’m not gonna let this-this jerk go without understanding how much of an asshole he was for setting me up. No way in hell is he getting off easy!
Letting all my anger bubble to the surface I start talking again, “Oi, you shitty brat. Do you know how you’re making me feel right now? Huh?!” I glance around the store. Luckily I’m the only one in here. Yeah. Lucky . “I got all dressed up for you. I put on color, fucking COLOR for you, and you don’t even show up?! That is the most inconsiderate-”
Eren tries to speak, “Wait-”
I keep going, “insensitive-”
“Levi wait-”
“Selfish thing that I’ve ever seen someone do-”
This time he yelled. “LEVI WILL YOU SHUT UP?! I’M TRYING TO TALK TO YOU!!” I got so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The only people who have ever yelled at me in that way are my parents, and for Eren, the quiet nerd to be yelling at me was a HUGE shock to my system. Is that how he sounds when he’s mad? I heard him sigh deeply then start to speak, “Look, Levi, I’m sorry I had to yell but you wouldn’t listen to me. Are you listening now?” I just hummed in response. “Ok good. I honestly have no idea what you’re talking about, but if you’d let me explain what’s wrong maybe we can come to an understanding. I’m si-”
“Eren Yeager! You know you’re not supposed to be yelling while you’re sick. Give me that phone this instant!” Umm. A woman’s voice. And it said his whole name, so I’m guessing it’s his mom. Or aunt. Couldn’t be his grandma though, doesn’t sound that much older so…Wait, he’s sick?!
“Hello? Who is this and why are you making my son yell?” Eren’s mother demanded. Wow, so this is how you meet your dates mom. Fantastic Levi, your parents would be proud.
I clear my throat to speak but never get a chance to say anything because Eren takes over, “His name’s Levi mom.”
I hear his mom let out a squeal of delight. “What? That’s the boy you’ve been talking about all week?” All week?
“Mom!” I hear Eren shriek in horror.
His mom laughs, “Aww, it’s nothing to be embarrassed about sweetie. You should see his face. He’s as red as a tomato. But i think I see what all the yelling was about now. Levi, Eren got sick last night because some lady sneezed on him at CVS.” I don’t realize I make a sound of disgust until I hear her giggle again. “I know. I almost sprayed her with lysol. Anyway, he also has a migraine, so that’s probably why he didn’t remember your date today. I’m sorry.”
So that’s why. He didn’t leave me here just because he didn’t want to come. He had a good reason and I yelled at him. I should have let him explain, but of course, I got all pissy and yelled at him and probably made his migraine worse. Great.
“You kinda did make my migraine a bit worse, but it’s ok.”
My eyes widened, “Wait you heard that?”
“Yeah. Mom has you on speaker, so we can both hear you. Like I said, it’s ok. I probably would’ve reacted the same way if the roles were reversed. One more thing. I prefer to be called bright eyes, not shitty brat.”
“Eren Yeager!”
“Sorry, sorry. He said it first though!”
“Yes, but he’s 18 and you’re still 17 young man.”
“Ok...It’s sucks that we couldn’t go on our date Levi. Sorry for getting you all excited for nothing. Maybe we can go some other time?”
I shake my head rapidly, “No no, don’t apologize. It’s not your fault. I blame that nasty lady who doesn’t know how to cover her fuc- her mouth.” Try and keep it clean Levi. His mom’s in the room!
“Thanks for keeping this conversation PG.” Smart woman. “I have an idea for you boys. Since Eren got sick, my husband and I weren’t able to go on our date today.” I hear a muffled ‘Sorry mom’ come from Eren. “It’s ok sweetie. But maybe, if you feel up to it Levi, you could come and hang out/watch Eren while me and my husband go out?”
I hear Eren protest, “Mom! I don’t need a babysitter. Besides, Levi probably doesn’t want to.”
“How would you know bright eyes? I’m actually not that against it. It could be a date at home. I could bring some movies.”
“My thoughts exactly Levi. Oh my, seems you gotten Eren’s attention too. He loves watching movies at home.”
“That’s cause in the movie theater people talk and ruin the movie. Plus people are weird. Yuck.” I understand 100% Eren. I hate movie theaters too. “Levi, sorry, but could you talk to my mom now because I really need to close my eyes. Feels like my heads about to explode.”
“Sure. I don’t mind talking to your mom.”
“Ok sweetie. I’m leaving now. I hope you feel better.” I can hear some movement and a door close, so now she must be out of his room. “Levi? Are you still there.” I respond with a quick ‘yes’. “Wonderful. Now let’s get all the little details out of the way.”
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“Ok, let’s see...Toy Story 3? No, too emotional. Cinderella trilogy? Yes. Always take the must have. Maybe the Carol Burnett Show? Definite yes. Hmm, maybe I should bring an action movie too. Avatar?”
So right now I’m looking through all the DVD’s on my bookshelf, trying to figure out which ones to watch with Eren. I had to ask my dad to pick me up and bring me home so I could grab my DVD’s a my pajamas, cause I wanna be comfortable for our stay in date. And this is the time we do the flashback thing so you guys know what the hell I’m talking about.
*FLASHBACK OPTION UNDER CONSTRUCTION*
Ok...nevermind then. Look, long story short, I’m going to be taking care of Eren while his parents go on a date. I don’t really mind because it’s kinda like we get to have our date. Even though he’s pretty screwed up right now. All I have to do is bring myself, DVD’s, pajamas, and my cooking skills and we’re good. Now back to the story.
I pack the DVD’s into my backpack and head over to my closet to grab my pajamas. I fold them and throw them into my bag, toss in my favorite blanket, zip it up and head downstairs. “Dad! I’m ready to go!”
I got a text just as I reached the bottom of the steps.
From Queen Bee:
I’m already in the car. Man you can be loud when you want to be. Come on out so we can go. We’ll be 15 minutes early if you move you butt.
Sent at 3:45 p.m.
Ok then. Making sure all the lights are out, I close the door and lock it then head to the car. I walk around the front of yet another Juke, this time it’s blue, and open up the door. Wow dad, couldn’t wait could you? The Kpop was already spilling out of the speakers.
“Well aren’t you going to get in?” Dad asks, looking at me with a grin on his face. I sigh and slide into the passenger’s seat, buckling up for the drive ahead. My dad’s still smiling when we pull out of the driveway.
“Dynamite? You guys really must love VIXX.”
“Of course! The songs they make are amazing.”
“Uh huh. When you guys heard they were having a comeback you nearly peed your pants” I hear him huff in annoyance.
“I’ll have you know that I did not pee my pants.”
“Uh huh.” The chatter stops for a bit, and I rest my head against the window, watching the scenery race by, sipping the juice box I got before I left the house. It’s peaceful. Until dad talks.
“I peed my pants once I saw the music video though.” And it may not have seemed funny, but that shit was hilarious to me. I nearly spit my juice all over the dashboard. Instead I ended up almost choking. I could see my dad grinning out of the corner of my eye while I was still coughing to clear my wind pipe. “Gotcha. But are you ok? You’re not dying are you?”
I clear my throat some more before I speak, “Oh no. I’m fine. Saw my life flash before my eyes, but I’m fine.” I hear my dad let out a light laugh.
“Drama queen.”
“Says the Queen Bee.”
We both smile and continue to ride. Eventually dad cuts off VIXX and rolls down the window so we can just listen to the outside noises. It’s really nice.
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“Just give me a call and I’ll come get you alright? ”my dad says, patting my head gently. I nod my head. “And you’re absolutely sure you have everything you need?” I nod again. “But are you sure? You have your pajamas and your-”
I stop him. He’s such a worrywart. I smile softly at him “Dad, I’m fine. I have everything. We’re good.” He opens his mouth to say something then closes it, nods his head, and heads back to the car. After getting in and starting the engine he rolls down the window.
“Have fun! Be safe! Don’t let in strangers! Don’t get sick! Don’t do anything stupid!” How much more is there? “AND DON’T HAVE SEX!!”
“OH MY GOD DAD!!” I screech, my face hotter that the sun. My dad howls in laughter as he pulls out of the driveway and down the street. That fucking maniac! What if the neighbors heard?! I look down both sides of the street, relaxing when I see that nobody was outside. Unfortunately, I didn’t hear the door open. I hear a deep-ish voice come from behind me
“Yes. I agree with your father Levi. I’d prefer if you’d refrain from any sexual activities until my son is 18.” I can’t even think, let alone form a sentence. All I can do is turn around, mortified, and meet the gaze of Eren’s father. I was actually a bit surprised by how he looked. He had a light beard and mustache, hair parted in the middle, but I couldn’t see how far down it went from this angle, and round glasses. He was wearing a pink dress shirt and dark brown slacks with black dress shoes to complete the look. He looked nice and very professional looking. Maybe he’s a doctor? Yeah, he gives off that doctor vibe.
I didn’t notice Eren’s mom join her husband at the door. “Ah! Levi you’re here. Grisha, please tell me you were being nice.”
Grisha? He lets out a light chuckle, “Of course Carla.”
Carla? Ok now I know their names. “Good. Don’t want to scare him off now. Anyway, Levi come on in and I’ll show you where everything is.”
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“And that’s pretty much everything. When you get hungry all you have to do is finish what I started with the chicken noodle soup. It shouldn’t take too long. And if you need anything our numbers and and all our emergency contacts are on the fridge. Other than that, enjoy yourselves!” Carla said happily. They were already halfway out of the door.
“And make sure Eren takes his medicine after he eats dinner.” Grish added a small grin on his face. Must be excited. They finally get to go on a date after all this time. And I was right about the whole doctor thing. He works at Sina Hospital.
“Ok. I’ll take good care of Eren. Have a good time on your date.” I offer a small smile of my own. Carla’s smile gets even wider as she turns around and walks down the steps toward her car.
“Isn’t he just lovely? Eren picked a good one!” I couldn’t hear Grisha’s response because the door had already closed, leaving me on the silent first floor. I stand there for a minute, staring at the red door that had just closed a second ago.
Well this is an interesting turn of events. I’m in his house quicker than I thought I’d be. There house is really nice too. Cozy.
I glance around one more time, then walk up the stairs to find their bathroom so I can change. What I’m met with is a very very tired, barely hanging on, Eren sitting on the steps, with, wait a minute…
“Is that a pizza blanket?”
Eren gives me a tired smile, “And hello to you too Levi. Yeah it’s a pizza blanket. I’ve got a hamburger blanket under it too. Wanna see?” I nod because hell yeah I wanna see. I’ve never seen pizza blankets or hamburger blankets before.
His face seems to brighten up a bit as he lifts up the pizza blanket, revealing a hamburger one underneath. I let out a soft ‘woah’ in amazement and Eren giggles a little. “Never seen these before?” I shake my head ‘no’. “We ordered them online. Cool right?”
“Uh, yeah. If you weren’t crawling with germs right now I’d probably grab one and put it around me. Hurry up and get better so I can use one bright eyes.”
He giggled again, “You got it Mr. Grumpfish.”
Mr. Grumpfish? Why does that sound familiar? Wait! It’s from a kids show. Okay, Octonauts? No, not that one. Team Umizoomi? Nah, they’re not even underwater. So it has to be...Oh! Bubble Guppies. But how did he know about that nickname?
My eyes widened making Eren break into a coughing giggle fit. “Fucking Hanji! She’s always up to no good. I’m going to kill her the next time I see her.” I growl.
“No don’t”, a few coughs, “kill her she’s my”, a few giggles and another cough, “information source. I need her!”
I glare at him, “All the more reason to kill her. She knows too much.” All Eren does is groan in protest. “Alright alright. Stop your groaning. You sound like you’re trying to take a shit and it won’t come out.” At that Eren makes even more groaning and farting noises. “Eren Yeager!”
“Ooooh, whole name. I’m in trouble now.” he says grinning like the dork he is.
“You bet your ass you are. Now go sit on the couch so we can get this date started.”
Eren gave a mock salute, fixed his glasses, laid on the floor and rolled into the living room.
Dear lord what have I gotten myself into?
Ok, it won't let me put the picture I made with a game creator for Eren, here's the link so you can see it on meh tumblr: