Not The One Who Dies ⇀ Attack on Titan *Original*

Part 38: The Night We Met

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Logan walked down the halls of the scouts barracks, checking in on all the new recruits as he had done most initiation nights. He walked past familiar dorms before he felt his body stop at an empty one. He looked in, finding it just as he'd left it. A small smile rose to his face as he looked at his old room, leaning on the doorframe. Memories of the past flew through his mind, he remembered when Eld, Petra, Gunther and Oluo had first given him the room. The memories of he and Eren falling in love inside the room, oh how he missed those days. A sad smile rose to his face as he let the nostalgia hit him.

The boy finished his check, smiling and welcoming all of the new recruits into the scouts, telling them that if they ever need anything, he lives a few blocks away and will always be there for them. Afterwards he left the building for the new recruits, walking to where his horse was waiting. Logan's smile grew more at the sight of his animal friend, his face was a bit more aged, but he was still Logan's Stark.

"Hey, bud." Logan whispered, patting the side of his neck as he climbed aboard him. Even if it was only a few minutes, he loved taking little rides with Stark. It was something that gave his mind peace.

The boy rode his horse towards the dorms that the more experienced scouts stayed in, letting the nostalgia of seeing his old dorm take hold of his mind. He smiled to himself at the thought of seeing his ex once again, after the night the two shared a week or so ago.

Logan hitched the horse near the front of the building as he hopped off, patting him once again and promising him that he'd bring back a snack for him. He jogged up the stairs, making a mental note to stop in and check in on Jean and Levi while he was here. Connie and Sasha spent their nights mostly at Logan's especially over the past week with Cloud there.

He walked up the stairs scratching at his chin as he arrived outside of Eren's room, hesitating to knock on his door. Did Logan really want to do this? Eren had just disappeared the other morning, was it a one time thing? Surely Eren still felt something for him, right? Like Logan still felt something for-

Logan's thoughts were cut off by the sound of a thump in the room. His eyes widened at the sound, worried that maybe one of the soldiers had gotten angry at the boy? Maybe he and Jean had gotten into a fight? Logan's hand instinctively shot down to the door handle as he twisted it, opening the unlocked door.

"Ere-" Logan was saying as he opened the door, worried for the boy he loved safety. His worries along with his thoughts were frozen by the sight he least expected to see. Logan stared into the dark room, blinking a few times as he felt his heart stop beating. Logan furrowed his eyebrows, his breathing slowing as he looked at Eren. He stared back, confusion and worry filling his eyes.

Logan felt his hand move upwards, running it shakily through his blonde hair as he tried his best to breathe. Eren stood from his spot, his lips moving but Logan didn't hear him. He couldn't hear anything, it was almost as if he'd lost all of his senses except sight. As Eren got closer, Logan backed further up on instinct until he hit the door across the hall from Eren's. Logan felt his heart beat with every footstep, at least, he assumed it was his heartbeat.

"Logan? What're you doing here?" Eren asked, his voice filled with concern as the door that Logan had bumped into had opened, Jean looking at the back of his best friends head before looking past him into the open room. Jean quickly pulled Logan into his room, walking past him and shoving Eren as hard as he could to keep him out of the room.