Jealous much? (JeanxReader)

Chapter 2

"What are you doing?" Eren asked me. Confused I answered, "Paying for my ticket. What else would I be doing?" Eren laughed. Which confused me more. Yet I couldn't help but at least smile. He had a nice laugh. He didn't laugh often so it was nice to hear it.

"Now what kind of gentleman would I be if I didn't pay for the beautiful girls ticket?" He caught me off guard. I suddenly lost all confidence as I blushed. I wasn't used to this. Of course being flustered caused my stutter to come out more than usual.

"U-u-uh um I, uh, you don't have to pay for me. I-I can pay my own ticket. You don't have to." He smiled at me, but it was to late the ticket was paid. I didn't mind I just didn't understand why he was paying this much attention to me. Sure I counted us as friends, but not close ones. I mean I was best friends with someone he counted as an enemy. Plus to be completely honestly I always thought him and Mikasa had a thing. I learned recently that they didn't, but still.

As we were getting the popcorn I decided to ask, "So, may I ask whats with this attention. I mean you paying for my ticket and seeing the movie with me?" He actually looked kinda shy compared to his usual confident charming self. It was honestly kind of cute.

"Well actually I've always had a bit of an interest in you. You just were always around horseface and honestly I thought you two were dating. I mean you guys act like your married." He had stopped and looked at me while saying that. I looked at his green eyes. There was a kind sparkle in them. He brought one of his hands to rub the back of his neck. As he did so his sweatshirt lifted a little exposing some of his stomach.

"Oh yeah I've heard that before. There's nothing going on between us though." We started walking to our seats. "I know we are really close and sure we've 'dated' before, but it never worked out. We are just friends." Eren looked down at me while we found our seats and smiled. We sat down. Eren was at the end of the row, me next to him, Jean next me, then Mikasa, then Connie, and Sasha and Niccolo took the last 2 seats.

Eren leaned over to me and whispered in my ear, "I know you don't like scary movies so if you get scared I'll hold your hand." I looked up at him to see him smirking. Damn. His confidence came back and it's hot. All I could bring my self to do was nod as I looked down trying to hide my blush. He looked to the screen to watch the movie. I took that chance to check on Jean. Apparently he had the same idea. We made eye contact and he smiled. I guess him and Mikasa were doing alright, that's good.

The lights started to dim. I mentally prepared myself for this. I really hate horror films. They always freak me out way more than they should. The last time I watched one was at Eren's house when he had us all over and I had to leave the room from being to scared. I took a couple deep breaths. I haven't heard much about The Shining so I had no idea what I had got myself into. I closed my eyes and got ready as it started.

About 30 minutes in my breathing started to get heavier and I knew that if any jump scares happened I would flip. Not on purpose, I just can't control myself when it comes to horror. Jean must have noticed, he leaned over and whispered in my ear, "Are you okay y/n? Do you need to leave for a moment?" I looked at him and smiled. I wasn't going to let myself ruin his time with Mikasa.

"No thanks. I'm okay. You enjoy the movie. I'll be fine." He looked worried but nodded. Going back to giving his full attention to Mikasa and the movie.

Just then a jump scare happened. I flinched. Hard. I was barely able to suppress the scream that so desperately wanted to leave my mouth. As I flinched I felt one hand on my shoulder and another gripping my hand. I was shocked . I looked to my left to see Jeans eyes on me full of worry as his hand held my shoulder. I gave him a smile and said I was okay.

I then looked to my right. Eren's green eyes looked into mine. His eyes were soft with a hint of worry in them. He gave my hand and gentle squeeze. Maybe I did need to step outside. My head started to spin. This day was moving fast. Too fast. Why is Eren so interested in me all of a sudden and why does the way he look at me affect me so much.

"Are you okay? You look really pale. Let's step outside for a moment. If that's alright?" I nodded my head. I figured I should let Jean know so he doesn't follow me out of worry. Whether he's with Mikasa or not. He would drop anything for his friends. I leaned over to let him know. He looked at me again. His eyes still full of worry. I grabbed his hand and squeezed it to reassure him that I'm okay. He nodded and watched as I walked away with Eren still holding my hand.

As we were walking out of the movie room I realized I had been holding my breath. I let out a shaky breath and my knees almost gave out. Eren noticed this and put his arm around me to keep me steady. He guided me over to bench and we sat down. He didn't let go of me.

"I'm sorry for ruining the movie for you Eren. I'm okay now. You can head back in and finish it. I think I'm just gonna skip out and wait for you guys here." I let out a couple more shaky breaths. I felt bad for ruining the movie for Eren, but secretly I hoped he stayed.

"I'm not gonna leave you here alone y/n." He said this so calmly and surely it caught me off guard. "Watching a horror movie was a bad idea anyway. Everyone knows you can't handle them. I don't know why they chose it. If you don't mind me asking though, why can't you handle scary movies? You don't have to answer if you don't want to."

I didn't mind answering, but that was the problem. I didn't have an answer. "Truthfully," I began. "I don't know. Horror movies were never my thing and I've always reacted to them this way. It's actually kinda funny to think about. Halloween is my favorite holiday yet I can't handle horror."

He laughed at that. I had forgotten how close he was so when he laughed I felt a shiver go through me. "Oh are you cold?" He asked. I've never see this side of Eren before. He's so calm and caring.

I sat up straight and scooted a little away from him so I could look him in the eyes. "No, actually, sorry. Just got the chills." He nodded to that. He looked as though he wanted to ask another question. "Something on your mind?" I asked hoping to learn a bit more about why he was acting this way with me tonight.

"Actually yes there is. How come you like Jean so much. Please don't say there is nothing between you guys either. I see the way you look at each other. You don't deserve to be stuck in an endless loop with someone who can't commit. So why do you like him?" I was shocked to say the least. No one ever put this out in the open. Not even me and Jean. We never sat down and talked about our true feelings for each other. I was left speechless by how sure he was of saying this. "Y/n, Jean likes Mikasa. We all know it. She likes him too, but won't make a move because of you. I wasn't gonna come tonight because I hate seeing you with him. I've liked you for awhile Y/n. I know you don't feel the same, but I figured it was better to put it out in the open then beat around the bushes." Halfway during his speech his eyes fell from yours and he stared at the ground.

Speechless. What were you supposed to say to that. 'I have a massive crush on Jean and I know he likes me to, but neither of us will act on it plus it's not fair for Mikasa.' I wanted to say that. Instead I sighed. I needed to get over Jean. Why not start now. "Listen Eren, you're a really sweet guy. I've always considered you a friend. Tonight has gone a little faster than I planned it to be. I was expecting a quiet movie night. I won't deny I have feelings for Jean. He likes Mikasa. We have already tried the whole dating thing. It didn't work out. I would absolutely love to get closer to you and find out more about you. It just wouldn't be fair to go out with you or anything. I'm sorry." His eyes sparkled and a huge grin appeared on his face. He had a beautiful smile.

"You mean it? You'd want to hang out sometime? It can just be as friends. Don't worry." I nodded and he hugged me. It felt really nice to have some clarity. Just as Eren let go, all of your friends started walking out of the movie room.

So I have never watched the shining. I have no idea if it has jump scares. But it was the only horror movie I could think of. I hate horror so please don't hate me too much!