Join Me In Death

Chapter 2

Erens POV

I waited a couple of minutes after the door closed and then walked down the staircase and made my way towards the dining hall. An eager hand grabbed my arm and pulled me back. "Hey Eren! I haven't seen you all day! Come eat with us!" My friend Armin said as he, Sasha, Connie, Jean, Marco, and Mikasa all walked to dinner together. I nod and greet them but Mikasa shoots me a glare but I have no idea why...wait...shit! I was supposed to meet with her so she could help my with European history. A class that I'm failing and that she is passing with a 100. "Fuck..." I mutter under my breath as Mikasa glares. "Hey Eren? How was that last Euro test? I heard you're the only one to have made below a 50." Mikasa says with her usual smug look on her face. I roll my eyes and shrug. "I mean I tried my best." I argue but she cuts me off saying "I tried my ass. That's bullshit Eren and you and me both know it. Where were you today?" She asks glaring at me again. We let the others walk on without us as we talk. "You were with that Levi Ackerman again weren't you?" I faintly blush and look down at the floor not answering. "Goddamnit Eren! Don't make me tell your dad! If you keep this shit up I will! You need to focus on your studies and not some fucking schoolgirl crush! Get it together!" She yells smacking the back of my head.

I panic a little at her words and I pull my best puppy dog face and stutter "n-no Mikasa please don't tell dad please I'll do anything. I'll be at our study session tomorrow on time I promise just please don't tell dad about Levi." She rolls her eyes and mumbles "fine Eren. Fine. But you better be on time tomorrow or I will rat you out. I know what you guys are doing and I know about your little hide outs. Focus on school Eren." I nod and we get to the dining hall and take our seats by Armin and Jean. The butlers come around with baked chicken, rolls, salad, and at the end desserts. I finish eating and find myself scanning the room for Levi when I spot him sitting beside a tall blonde. I wince as I watch the blonde hug him and ruffle his hair a little. A girl with brown hair tied in a ponytail and glasses sits in front of them and she bounces in her seat and tells Levi to cheer up. My stomach sinks a little with worry looking at Levi because something is definitely wrong. He isn't his stoic self tonight...he seems kind of...sad? I look away from him and make eye contact with my dad at the professors table. I can tell he's been watching me a while because his face is red and his hand holding a fork is shaking. Shit. He's mad. I sigh and flash a smile at him but he frowns and mouths "we need to talk after dinner. Go to my office." I lower my gaze and nod and try to finish my dessert.

Everyone finishes eating and leaves the dining hall. I scan the room for Levi and see him leaned against a wall by himself staring at me. I rush over there and grab his hand leading him out and around to a quiet corner and I can already tell something is wrong. I frown and Levi looks at the ground avoiding my gaze. I gently tilt his chin up and he meets my eyes and sadness and worry fills his. "Levi. Tell me what's wrong. Please." He sighs and he takes a deep breath and starts, his voice shaking, "i-if I fell another test I get kicked out. But I don't understand. I study for hours for my tests but nothing works. I get different tests than the other students and and they're so much harder. There's stuff on them that the professors don't even cover! I-its not fair! What did I do?" Levi whimpers and buries his head in my chest. I sigh and try to swallow my anger because I know exactly who is responsible for this. "Levi. I will get this sorted out you're not getting kicked out. I won't let that happen okay? I'll fix this for you." He sniffs and nods and quickly pecks me on the lips. I wrap my arms around his waist in a tight hug and lean down to kiss him again. I slowly and sensually lick his bottom lip and his lips part, inviting my tongue in. I accept the invitation eagerly and swirl my tongue around his mouth. I needed to taste every inch of him and I was going to. As our kiss deepens we hear footsteps and the voice of my dad. Shit. My dad.

We jump apart and I motion for Levi to run back through the dining hall and he does. Running away from me again. Back to his room. I watch and when he's out of sight I walk down the hallway and out to where my dad stands talking to Professor Reiner. He sees me and Reiner pats his back and turns walking off back to his office. "Eren." My dad says sternly and I reply "hey dad.." Unable to meet his eyes.

We walk in silence to his office our footsteps echoing through the halls louder than normal. We get in his office and the door slams behind us making me flinch. He motions for me to take a seat and I do. He sits across from me on the other side of his desk and folds his arms across his stomach  and closes his eyes sighing deeply. "Eren. Your grades in Euro are miserable. If you don't start doing better then I'm going to make you stay after with Professor Bertoldt every day and at least three hours every Saturday and Sunday until your grades improve. You failing this class is unexceptable. My son will NOT be a failure. Your studies have been compromised ever since I caught you with that that Levi." My dad snarls glaring at me.

I flinch and try to speak but my mouth is unable to form words as he continues shouting at me. Finally I manage to stammer "y-you can't punish him because of me. Its wrong. I'll stop seeing him if you bring his grades up and stop fucking him over." My dad stops talking and raises a hand smacking me square in the face making my head jerk to the side. I yelp in pain and he growls "watch your language son and how dare you accuse me of screwing that kid over! And you're right. You WILL stay away from him. This is your LAST warning. Next time I hear about you and that boy being seen together you will be in HUGE trouble. Get out of here." My dad yells standing and roughly jerking me to the door. He throws me in the hall and slams the door shut behind him and I can hear him yelling and throwing things around. I scramble from the floor and place a hand to my throbbing face. Damn that one hurt.

I walk as fast as I can to my room using my left hand to cover my already swelling eye. I look at the floor continuing to walk when I bump into someone. I mutter a curse word and look up at who I ran into and my heart drops. No not Levi. "Eren are you alright? What happened?!" Levi asks alarmed. "Who did this to you?! I'll beat their ass!" Levi hisses touching my eye gently making me flinch. "N-no one. Look Levi I have to g-go."  I brush past him ignoring his protests and continue walking quickly to my room and I slam the door behind me. I collapse on my bed and let the tears flow the pain in my chest now unbearable. Emotions were a bitch.