After that whole assembly when they walked to the locker room, two teenagers one Levi knew as Mikasa the raising star of all the sports, and another that Levi did not recognize nor couldn't place. The two embraced Jaeger as soon as they saw him, Bright eyes tensed but relaxed and hugged him "Armin! What are you doing here?" He addressed the short blond.
"What I have to have a good reason to come see my best friend?" The small blond smiled, crinkling the skin around his eyes. Levi bypassed the, and continued into the locker room
After he finished dressed, Ymir tossed a towel "Yo, Levi go get Eren. We have to get to the bus." That's right they were heading to Sina to play on the Garrison's home turf
Levi walked back into the hallway, he heard and saw the brunet laughing loudly, and it was warm and deep. That laugh would make anyone want to hear it again. "Jaeger?" Levi stopped right outside the door, as said teen turned, the smile not disappearing as he gazed at the shorter male "Ymir told me to that you need to hurry up." He tried to keep the harsh bite out of his voice, so that smile didn't go away. Like it usually did around Levi.
"Alright, I'll be there in a sec, thanks." He turned back to the two "Armin will you coming to Sina? To see the game?" There was an obvious note of anticipation in his voice "You as well Mikasa?" Levi watched the bright smile turn hopeful. It remind when he first watched the teen play and he watched the stands for someone. Mikasa gave the teen an apologetic smile and Jaeger's smile dampened
"I'm sorry Eren, I have a match. I just wanted to say good luck."
"And I have a big test, I have to study for sorry Eren." The blond smiled sheepishly
Eren's smile became more forced and his gaze became steely "Oh right, sorry for assuming. Why would my family ever come to watch me play even once? I hope you both do well." Mikasa grabbed Bright eyes' arm and opened her mouth to say something "Save it, I know you can't miss a match, but you forget your great at everything and this, this is something I'm exceptional at. I'm not perfect like you nor am I as smart or anywhere near as smart as Armin and you!" As Jaeger continued to speak his voice rose "I may have expected you to come to watch one game! Just one! I've had so many games at home, I have even practiced putting more time in then the rest of my team! Thinking that if I performed better, if I was better then perhaps someone out of my small family would come to see me! The only person that ever made an attempt to make it was mom! And who do I have now?! Can't you at least make the smallest effort to come see me like I have you?! I always made it even if I had to cut practice or leave a celebration!" The teen was biting his lip now as if trying to rein in the emotions and words that wanted to spill from his mouth. He eyes had that glow about them' like they always did when he was angry, but tears that threaten to spill dulled it a bit
"I'm sorry Eren but this test-"
Eren held up a hand, taking a small breath "Is important like everything else is." He cut the small blond's excuse as if he had heard it some many times "Everything but my games? Don't bother to deny it Mikasa. I think I came to terms with this long ago." His eyes swung to the female "I've heard every excuse, you could ever come up with, since I was ten and lost everything. I'm so tired of it, the arguing, the fighting, the begging, and disappointment. I'm so tired." Levi felt almost like he was intruding, but his sense of curiosity and seeing himself in the teen made him stay. "You know what don't bother coming to any game, I don't need the support like I once did. Besides you obviously don't need me like I need you." Jaeger's face fell, no emotion played on the stone mask, and he looked crushed, broken. A kid who lost everything.
