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Eren's hand once more rubs the back of his neck, ruffling up some loose locks. 

"Well then... what a turn of events." He states, his eyes averting to the ground.

I nod, "yep, sure is."

Oh, this is awkward. Which is weird, because hardly anything between us is awkward.

Annie, one of my adversaries, walks by us only to halt and plaster a snicker on her face.

"Oh, you got stuck with her? How lame." She sneers, nodding towards me, earning a slight rolling of Eren's eyes.

My eyes narrow into slits as I turn to face her. "Leave him alone." I scowl.

She rotates her body towards me, cocking her head from side to side in a taunting manner. "Or what? You're gonna bark at me? You have no bite." She challenges. I raise a brow, considering her statement.

Instead of rising up to her challenge through words, I just let my fist throw a sock up her nose. From the brute force of the punch, she stumbles back, her hand clutching her nose.

Her eyes also change to slits. "You little bitch," she growls.

The corner of my mouth curls inward, making a dent in my cheek. "I get that a lot. And really, you asked for it, you said I had no bite. I just wanted to show you that you need to watch what you fucking utter out about me."

Forgetting about her nose that's leaking blood, she reels back her own fist and tries to strike at me. Whipping my head out of the way, her fist misses its target by an inch.

My leg swings under her own, knocking her bottom to the ground. She rises up, her hand clutching her head. My feet are ready to kick my body forward at her, and tackle her face with a punch, but to no avail. As I'm ready to launch my body at her, Eren's hands grip my shoulders, retreating me back.

My body jerks around in his grasp, "Eren! Let me go!" I seethe.

"Stop, Ebony!" He commands, but I continue to writhe around.

"Don't you think you've taught her a lesson?!" He advises.

"Oh, I think I haven't taught her enough," I growl.

"I said stop!" Eren insists, his voice booming.

I struggle in his grasp, trying to wiggle my arms loose. "Eren, stop holding me back!" I scowl.

"If she wants to fight the bitch, then let her." An oddly familiar voice utters. Why is he choosing now of all times, to show up? Why is he even bothering to show up at all?

"Um -- what?" Eren frowns, caught off guard by Levi's sudden intrusion.

"Eren, let the brat fight her. If she wants to, you shouldn't hold her back." Levi clarifies, folding his arms together.

"I'm trying to help her!" Eren seethes, baring his teeth at Levi. After some moments, Eren lets out a sigh, reluctantly letting my arms drop from his grip. The moment Eren sets me free, Annie seizes her chance and throws a roundhouse kick towards my face.

"Hey! Whoa!" Eren exclaims, sliding in front of me, hiding me from her view like he's trying to protect me from her.

Annie lets a scoff pass her mouth, "what? If she can be released to beat my ass, it's only fair that I fight back." She snarls, irritated. Eren raises his hands as if trying to make a gesture.

"How about both of you just stop?" He suggests.

"Like shit," Annie growls, her lips almost curling as she growls.