Into the light..|Eremin

Chapter 8 |My books

Armin POV:
I waited patiently for Eren to let go but he still hadn't it felt like a while went by but I felt calm as he held me so I was okay if I was being honest. It's just their was one little tiny problem.. my parents might be home. I then said "Eren that's enough I know I love you too very much.. but my parents might be home even if you call the police they have a solid alibi or they can use some cash and get themselves out of the situation and I bet you they did." I then looked down as Eren finally stoped hugging me and he said "can I come with you.. please." I the hesitated because what if they hurt him I don't think there home yet if they come home he can go through the window. So I nodded and said "only if.. only if they aren't home and if they come you need to hide okay." Eren nodded back as he packed a small bag he wanted to stay over. We made it to the car as I got in the passenger seat and buckled up. We saw that my parents car wasn't their I sighed in relief. I was happy they weren't here. I decided as we walked inside I was gonna draw today.. I love drawing I didn't think I was that good but I could draw in detail and realistically.

Eren POV:
I needed to know how he was being hurt and if I'm a witness I can tell them. I watched as Armin sat at his desk and drew a picture I always wondered what he was doodling in class or sketching he was always reading and sketching he was quite talented with art. I walked over to Armin to see what he was drawing. He covered it and said "it's not finished yet." So I walked back over and said "do you want me to get you something to drink." Armin shook his head and continued to draw. I looked around his room it was quite empty it was painted a pale light faded blue and his bed was just completely white some blood stains were still their and on the floor. There was a big bookshelf and small dresser with some cute clothing Amin hardly wore I wondered why. He also has a desk that was a pale green. And a window seat where I was supposed to sneak out of his parents came. But I wasn't actually going to just leave I was gonna hide and make sure to witness. Armin then said as a while passed "finished.." he handed me the thin paper it was very very good and he only drew that in 42 minutes it was a picture of me I smiled and blushed slightly and said "It's very good Armin thank you." Armin brushed off the eraser marks on his desk and said "it's fine you don't have to thank me." He whispered a lot around his house I didn't get it. His room was freezing. I walked over and sat by the window to admire the picture he was so talented i then said "hey Armin.. Do you think you could draw yourself so I could put it in my room.." he seamed to think for a second he looked shyly and said "oh uh well I mean.. since it's for you I could uh give it a try.." I smiled and before I could say anything we heard a car pull in the drive way.

Armin POV:
I turned to Eren and motioned to get under my bed. I then said "you can't go out the window they'll see you just stay quiet." Armin began hiding his art supplies but before he could finish his mother walked in with another cigarette. "Y-yes.. Is their anything you need I can go cook or if you want a drink..." I didn't want them to hurt me in front of Eren at all. My mother laughed at me while pulling the papers out of my arms. She then said "you're a waste. I told you to stop drawing a couple dam years ago!" She said in an angered tone. I nodded and said "s-sorry." She turned to me and laughed a bit as she threw them and walked out. The next thing i knew she came back in with a lighter. She started burning all of the drawings. The hours of hard work some of these were fully colored and they took so many hours. Their was one of Eren all shaded and colored full detail she burnt it til it was in ashes. I covered my mouth trying not to say anything and just began to cry. It took so long to draw and made his hands sore and now it was all a waste. His mother laughed more while slapping him repeatedly and she said "You better listen next time or you-" she stopped for a second and started taking my books and she said while laughing "you don't need to read either" she began burning each page as I kept telling her "m-mom their not mine.. their from the library you can't-"
Before I could finish she slapped me and gave me a bloody nose and she said "shut up dammit I'll do what I want with you're stupid little books and you're little drawings and you." I then just say their and watched her continue to burn my books and drawings while I cried but inside I thought 'it's useless I never wanna read or draw again she's right.' I thought I even forgot Eren was in the room witnessing every second. My dad walked in and said "is he drawing again and reading" my mother nodded as she finished burning the things as she dusted the ashes off her and through the remains on the floor. My dad chuckled and he said "stupid bitch will never learn." He then kicked me and he yelled "Don't think about leaving the house dumb bitch." He walked over to my window and locked it and slammed the door and locked it. I just cried more and more thinking about how hard it was to draw those and all my hard work was gone. Eren couldn't believe what he saw. He crawled out from under the bed and held me and he said "this is what they do this is horrible all you're hard work is gone" I nodded and cried more and I said "it doesn't matter I wasn't good anyway." I snatched the photo I drew of him and was about to rip it in half but Eren took it back and he said "Armin this is good you're really good at drawing so you should continue." Armin shook his head and said "no they'll just rip the rest it's useless just like I am theirs no point Eren I don't know what to do anymore I'm not aloud to go out or read or draw.. all the things I love and I can't have friends." Eren said "well they can't control you're life okay.. just wait I'll make sure that they rot in jail." Eren looked around my room their was always paper towels since he got lots of nose bleeds from his mother. Eren took a few and handed them to Armin. I thanked him and said "thanks Eren.. just thanks for being here." Eren smiled and said "always. I just wanna make sure you're okay. I know you're not tomorrow I'll make sure these people rot.." I then laughed at how determined he was knowing he would fail. He patted a small spot on my bed which meant he wanted me to sit down next to him. We cuddled for a while til we fell asleep. It has been such a long day for me. I was very exhausted.

-Morning-

Eren POV:
I woke up beside Armin and shot up quick while I held him hearing footsteps. They stopped at Armins door and opened it I heard keys jiggling and then his dad was revealed.
We kept on yelling at each other as I made sure Armin was not gonna get hurt. I protected him his dad kept trying to hurt me but he was so drunk he could hardly do anything but yell at me. We yelled and yelled about how I needed him to back off Armin and how he was trying to hurt him. I really didn't wanna wake my blonde babe but sadly I couldn't take it anymore I was so mad I yelled furiously. He bickered yelled until my blue eyed blonde woke up slowly his eyes were all red from crying. He turned to me and said "e-Eren! YOU NEED TO LEAVE NOW" Armins dad left through the room and passed out in the hallway. Armin sighed in relief and he said "Eren you need to-" before I let him finish I said "no I'm not leaving you like this now.." I yanked Armins wrist trying to get him to cooperate but he wouldn't be kept on trying to stay I didn't understand why maybe he was scared. He was really bugging me since he wouldn't listen I just picked him up even though he couldn't get out of my grasp he still tried which that's what I love about him he always tries. I brought him to the car locked the doors and we all calmed down. I drove to the police station. These needed to be out he needs to be safe.