Just A Touch | Eren Jeager x Reader

Chapter 19: Excitement

It was 10:00 and almost completely dark out. Everyone was out on the sand messing around and just like you had planned, you and Armin went to where his stuff was and got the bag.

"Okay I'll put my clothes in here and then you can take it to your room and put your stuff in. Is it okay if you bring the bag when we sneak out?" Armin asked as he put his white tshirt that had a small surf shop logo on the front and his black shorts in the drawstring bag.

"Yeah I can do that." you said as you watched him.

"Okay I'm done. I'm gonna go out to the sand with everyone else while you put your stuff in. Sound good?" he said as held the bag out to you.

"Yep!" you said while taking the bag and started leaving the room.

"Wait... um can I ask you something?" Armin said quietly.

"Yeah what's up?" you said, a little confused.

"Do you think you'll end up being close with Eren after the trip? I mean you seem to be getting along well but what will happen when we go home? Will it still work out?" he asked a little timidly.

"Oh... well I guess it does make me kind of sad to think that we'll be leaving in three days, but I think that we'll find ways to keep visiting. And I'm not sure if this whole thing will end up in us being really close... I'm not entirely sure about how he feels about going to another level at least for now." You felt a little bad because you knew that Armin liked you, but you wanted to be straightforward. "Is there something you're worried about?"

"Well you just seem so happy and I don't want you to get sad when we leave. That's all." he said giving you a slightly sad smile.

"Don't worry about it. It will all end well for everyone, including you. Me and Eren may or may not stay friends long-term but my friendship with you won't change. And I won't go into a depression if me and Eren quit talking. So there's nothing to worry about. Just enjoy everything as much as you can while we're here! We have a fun night ahead of us so don't worry about anything and just enjoy yourself." you said as you went up to him and gave him a hug. You knew that Armin had a history of worrying about things and you wanted to try your best to help him let loose and have fun on this trip.

"You're right. I want to have fun. So there's no need to worry because everything is fine right now. Thank you. You always know how to help me." he said as he hugged you back.

"It's my job to help you. You're my best friend after all. Anyways we better get out of here before someone finds us." You gave Armin a smile and left the room with the bag.

You got to the girls' house and made sure nobody was around and put a change of clothes in the bag. You picked out a tight black cropped tank top, light-wash baggy jeans with rips and distressing all over them, and a silver chain necklace and some rings. You also put in some makeup, perfume, and some extra underwear in the bag because you didn't want to have another situation where you had to use another pair of Sasha's new underwear. You laughed as you thought back to how Eren dealt with that whole situation. He sometimes surprised you with how passionate and into you he could be one moment and then the next moment he turns into a full on housewife. You liked the duality of his personality. You could never tell what was coming next with him.

You stuffed the bag in your suitcase and closed it to keep it hidden and then you went outside and joined everyone else. You and Armin for once actually interacted with other people and had a little bit of fun, but you figured that the only reason you were able to have fun was because you were both giddy about going to the party.

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Everyone was back in the houses and getting ready for bed. You didn't take off your makeup but you did brush your teeth and change into an oversized tshirt and some nike pros spandex shorts so it seemed like you were getting ready to go to sleep. You kept a low profile and tried to stay away from the others in the house so that they wouldn't notice that you still had some makeup on.

You laid down in your bed and dozed off like you had been doing the previous nights. You kept your airpods in so that your alarm wouldn't wake anyone else up. You were completely ready to go and you couldn't wait. You only had 1&1/2 hours left before it was time to leave.