Poison [[Eren x Reader]]

Chapter 9

"You're not dressed for this at all," Historia says with slight worry in her tone.

"I know, I'm just waiting for Eren to pick me up," I say.

Mikasa invited Sasha, Historia, and me to go for a hike on a hill near the beach, overlooking the ocean. I already have plans with Eren, but I decided to tag along until then. Mikasa wanted to check out some shops near the beach before we headed over to the hiking trail, allowing me to spend time with them before I have to leave. The sun's starting to set and it's barely visible over the horizon, reflecting off the water.

"What're you two doing again?" Sasha asks, sitting down on a bench at the beginning of the path.

I clutch onto my over-the-shoulder bag which is filled with crystals, incense, and a blanket, "Just some meditating at the beach. I found this cool spot with a small cave-opening in the rocks."

"You really think it'll work?" Historia asks, taking her seat next to Sasha on the bench.

"I hope so," I sigh, "He has a lot of trauma that he needs to heal from and maybe I can get him to face it."

"Yeah, he definitely does," Mikasa shrugs with a frown on her face, "Maybe he'll open up to you. How does it even work?"

"She's gonna get him to become aware of his suppressed emotions. The only way for him to start healing is to face the parts of himself he chose to hide away," Historia explains, leaning back into the bench.

Mikasa crosses her arms with one eyebrow raised, "Or he can just go to therapy."

"True, but do you really think he would?" I ask rhetorically, knowing that no matter how much I explain, they won't understand. "This focuses solely on himself. He can't have someone tell him what he needs to work on because he won't do it until he realizes it for himself."

"You have a point," Sasha adds in, "When's he coming to pick you up? I wanna start hiking before the sun sets."

"He should be here soon," I say.

I hope it does work for him because maybe he might open up to me more. I don't even think he believes in it at all, and I don't even know if he deserves it, but it's worth a try.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you," Mikasa says, turning in my direction, "Eren brought you up for the first time the other day. He and I were smoking at a park and Armin was keeping us company."

I see Sasha's eyes widen while she looks at Mikasa, probably as equally shocked as me. He talks about me to his friends when he's high? That makes sense. I wouldn't expect him to talk about me when sober, or at all. "Really? What'd he say?"

"He was talking about Hange's party and mentioned how he found it funny that they thought that the two of you were gonna hookup. Then, Armin asked if he was with you when Hange called, and he stayed quiet."

Eren slipped up in a conversation and accidentally mentioned me. I'm not even gonna think too much of it, especially since we're just friends, according to him. Awfully touchy friends. At least I've kept my promise of not hooking up with him.

"Oh, yeah, we were just hanging out."

"He literally took you on, like, an hour drive. After dragging you away from the group," Sasha says while rolling her eyes.

Christ, Sasha. She might be my best friend, but goddamn, she has a big mouth. I don't think she means it, though. She's just a super open person, so I don't think she understands when to say something and when not to.

"Oh, that's what happened?" Historia asks, "I just knew that you guys were going somewhere. Reiner thought you two were gonna hookup right on the grass before you left."