Crossing the lines between us || aot x reader

Jealousy makes for honesty

You leaned your head against the passenger side window, annoyance clear on your face. You couldn't entirely be mad with Eren, you left with him in the end, but still you could have always stood your ground and refused. Although, that would probably have led to either of you making a scene in public.

"This is ridiculous," you sighed.

"You're ridiculous," Eren gripped his steering wheel tightly.

You looked back at him in disbelief, "how am I the ridiculous one? You just dragged me out of a club for no reason."

Eren kept his eyes on the road.

"You keep doing these things for no reason," you sunk back in your seat.

"For no reason?" Eren scoffed, "you think I do this for absolutely no reason, you really think I just wake up thinking about how I can possibly go about ruining your little fun?"

"At this point, yeah I do," you proceeded to jiggle the door handle, "let me out, I can't breathe in here."

"Are you trying to jump out on me?" Eren finally looked over at you.

"If you don't pull over now, I might think about." You sneered back at him, your hand clasped tightly around the handle.

"Fuck, fine." He finally caved and pulled the car in to an empty grocery store parking lot.

Once parked, you stepped out from the car blaming the door shut behind you. Eren stepped out as well, but gave you your space in hopes that you would calm down. He couldn't understand why you would willingly leave with him and be angry with him at the same time.

"Why?" You turned around sharply to face him, "Why did you show up?"

Eren tried to read your expression under the moonlight as he walked closer to you, "because."

"I want an actual answer from you," you leaned up against the passenger door, crossed your arms around your chest and looked up at the night sky, "stop giving me bullshit."

"Because," he paused as he pinned you between him and the car, his hands on either side of you, "I can't stand seeing you with other guys."

You looked back at him, his face was so serious you couldn't help but laugh at him.

"You actually think I'm going to believe that junk," you spoke between laughter, "how many times have you used that line?"

Eren's face remained stone cold, "I'm being honest with you, I showed up because I was jealous it wasn't me."

You stopped laughing, "I'm sorry, did I not get the memo? Are we some sort of imaginary couple now? It was just a one time thing."

"Three." He leaned in closer to you, "four, if you want to count grad."

You turned your head away from him, "it never meant anything."

"Guess you don't remember it the way I do," he sighed pulling himself back from you and walking back to the drivers side of the car. "Just get in before I leave without you."

The rest of the car ride was silent. You couldn't wrap your head around how he could have interpreted that night differently than you. It was a spiteful kiss. It wasn't a real one. It felt like such a long time ago you had almost forgotten all about it.

Eren pulled the car in to his parking space, he hadn't looked at you the entire drive. You decided to break the silence.

"I don't know where your head's at right now, but let me make this clear, we aren't a thing so you don't need to feel jealous," You opened up the car door, "I don't belong to you or anyone, I can make my own decisions about who I want to be around in that way."