Amaranth

Chapter 18: Calendula

The weekend passed much too quickly for Mikasa's liking, and before she knew it, it was Monday again. She sighed at the realization as she got out of bed, preparing herself for the day. She put on clothes for the day before going to the main floor to pour herself a bowl of cereal for breakfast.

After she ate, she went back to the bathroom, passing Eren on the way. She brushed her teeth before brushing out her hair. "Are you done yet?" Eren asked as he pounded on the door.

"Calm down," she sighed as she ruffled her hair, thinking it looked more messy than usual, "I just got in here."

"At least open the door if you're not half naked or something," Eren said as he banged the door again.

"You're so annoying," she huffed as she opened the door for him, stepping to the side to let him in.

"Thank you," he sighed in annoyance as he put toothpaste in his toothbrush and began brushing his teeth.

"You're actually disgusting," Mikasa commented as she fake gagged. She put her hand under his chin and pushed it up before saying, "Brush with your mouth closed."

"But that makes it so difficult," he spoke with toothpaste in his mouth.

"Don't speak with toothpaste in your mouth either," she scolded him as she slapped the back of his head, walking out the door before he could retaliate. "You have 5 minutes to finish getting ready and get your shoes on before I leave!" she yelled to him as she walked down the stairs.

Almost exactly 5 minutes later Eren came down the stairs. "Just give me a few seconds to get my shoes on," he pleaded.

"Nope, you'll have to catch up," she said as she looked at the clock, confirming that 5 minutes had passed.

"You're such an asshole," he sighed as she struggled to pull his shoes on.

"You know it!" she agreed as she left the house, tightening her scarf around her as the cold air hit her face.

Eren easily caught up to her since she was walking, and the two walked to the school together. Armin joined them after a while, and Eren and him immediately jumped into conversation.

"Isn't that project you and Annie were working on due soon?" Eren asked, pausing his conversation with Armin.

"Shit," she muttered. With everything going on between the two of them, she completely forgot about the assignment. Luckily, they finished the majority of it the first day, but they still had to actually complete it. Eren snickered at her, knowing he'd never seen her forget about a school assignment. "Shut up," she huffed at him as she sighed.

"I didn't say anything," he said with a smirk.

When they finally made it to the school, the three walked inside together, getting a few stares from people every once in a while. Mikasa merely rolled her eyes as she walked to her locker.

Since the day that her secrets were revealed to everyone, her locker had been properly cleaned, but there were still faint traces of sharpie in certain spots. She sighed as she opened her locker and collected her things for first period.

She then closed her locker, surprised to find the last person she wanted to see in the world. "Welcome back," Mikasa said in a strained voice.

"'Sup?" Hitch said with a smile.

"What do you want?" Mikasa asked, fighting every bone in her body that wanted to kick the girl into next semester.

"To talk," Hitch said easily.

"You have 2 minutes," Mikasa said as she checked the clock.

"Perfect," Hitch said as she grabbed the girl's wrist, "That's all I need."