𝚁 𝙴 𝙵 𝙻 𝙴 𝙲 𝚃 𝙸 𝙾 𝙽 | 𝙴𝚛𝚎𝚗 𝚡 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚎𝚛

𝚃 𝚆 𝙴 𝙽 𝚃 𝚈 - 𝚃 𝙷 𝚁 𝙴 𝙴

(Y/N)'s POV:

I stared at the trio for a few moments, meeting the full gaze of Eren, who held no reaction from seeing me here. And why should he?

I looked away, feigning disinterest and trying to hide the fact that I was shocked he was even here to begin with.

Mikasa, I could understand—she was somewhat friends with Annie. And Armin? It now made sense why Annie was so nervous when the doorbell rang. But Eren? Since when did he know anyone here?

I walked away from the window, deciding to find a plate and get some food. My stomach was still rumbling, and I found Jean already at the buffet table, helping himself to what looked like his second plate.

"Oh, (Y/N)!" He said, giving me a sidelong glance. "Hey, baby, you gonna finally eat?"

I brought up a smile. "Yep."

"Awesome," Jean said, not looking at me as he scooped more and more food onto his plate. It all looked amazing. Where did Historia even find all this food? "Make sure you try some of the—"

"YO JEAN! WHERE'S OUR REMATCH AT?" I heard Connie yell from across the room.

"PUNK! ILL BEAT YOU ANYTIME, ANYWHERE," Jean shouted back, walking off to meet him and leaving me to get my own food.

I picked whatever things I could find most appealing, finding the smell of all of it inviting.

"You decide what to eat?" I recognized his voice immediately.

I answered Jaeger without even looking up at him, putting some chocolate covered strawberries onto my plate. "And why are you at this party, exactly?"

I heard his chuckle, and I looked to my side to see him getting his own food. "I was invited."

"I think it was a mistake. You can leave. I'm sure no one would notice anyway."

He glared at me. "What—like anyone would noticed your loss either? Don't act like you're any different."

"Sorry, what I meant to ask was why are you at this party talking to me?"

Eren shrugged, getting his own strawberries. "I guess I just needed some entertainment."

"Right."

"Where's Jean at?"

"Why, you want to go get beat up by him some more?"

He glared, then smirked a bit. "You wanna do it instead?" His tone was inviting.

I scoffed. "Just leave me alone to eat in peace."

He put a spoon in his mouth, holding onto his plate with two hands. "Gladly. See you around the party."

I merely looked away, not caring whether or not he left. I was getting used to his surprise pop-ups with me, and it wasn't as bothersome anymore. And though I'd agreed to stop fighting him over the dumb project doesn't mean I'd stop fighting him completely. For some reason, I couldn't seem to let myself go that far down just yet.

I found Annie sitting beside Mikasa, and I thought about heading over to the empty seat next to them. But I hesitated before walking over there, being reminded of last time I'd seen them hanging out at the museum. The sight of it last time had been enough to make me stop my walking completely, and all I could do was stare at them, not being able to help myself as I was reminded of Sasha... That was all before Eren rudely interrupted.

On that note, I decided against it. I didn't want anything else to ruin this night. I wasn't going to let my stupid thoughts—or even the fact that Eren was here—ruin my time at Annie's party.